Straits Echo, 22 December 1917

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. fOL. 16. #*4 Per Annum PENANG, SATURDAY. 22nd DECEMBER, 1917. Single Copy, lO cents. No. 30i«
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    Look at the Map.
    1477 3  -  By Lovat Faser. (Note: The following was written for The Daily Mail" on October 15, before the Italian reverse and before the Russian collapse became so complete, but the argu- meats presented are still pertinent, especia ly in view of Lord Lansdowne't r o-nt letter i
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      672 3 wmiljyjim f r ft ĕ n A Harmony of Fragrance from the scents of a thousand flowers, Shem-el-Nessim perfume is fragrant and lasting. It possesses just that subtle note of daintiness and refinement wnich appeals most strongly to the person of taste. Shem-el-Nessim can also be obtained in conjunction with
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      136 3 iNTOTICEi LABOUR CODE, 1912, F.M.S Indian Immigration Fund Ordinance, 1911. Employers of Indian laboui aie hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must bsent to the Office of the Deputy Controls of Labour, Penang, during the months or April, July, October and January. Forma for the return will
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      280 3 No Hore HeadachesHeadache*, intermittent > pains, ibarp shooting spasms, or steady, dulhaebee, over the pyps, in the back of the bead, at the base of the braia or in the temples, quickly succumb to the soothing influence of LITTLES ORIENTAL BALK* Every minute you sufhr from a be*d«cbe is lost
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    Christmas Mumming Plays.
    946 4 Like many another old-time institution the Christmas mumming play is fast dying out, although there are still one or two districts in which it still Ungers though usually in a sadly degenerated form. Its ictual origin appears to be unknown, but possibly it had some connection with
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    Status of Women.
    1049 5  -  (By Tom Wright.) Msny Europeans who read the article oa the‘'btafus of W 'men in China od page 1516 of the Echo —about the end of September—would assuredly plume themselves on the fact” (innocently assumed) that there is tremendous difference, and 1 that on the right Bide,
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    Coroner’s Court.
    1094 5 Mubdkk Ehquiry. Tde enquiry into the circumstances attending the death of a H kien Chinese named Tan Ah Poot, a hawker, who was found wounded in a lane off Bagan Jerma) Road on the afternoon of the 12th December and who died at 8.20 the same night at
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  • Supplement to the “Straits Echo.
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      THE WAR.
      261 6 [REUTER’S SERVICE!. PENANG, 22nd DECEMBER, x9I7. East African Campaign. Inspired German StatementLondon, December 2'.. The German press adopting an inspired attitude states that the honours of war as regards the EiSt African Campaign rest with the Germans. The Cologne Gazette says: •There is little reason tor rejoicing in
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    The "Straits Echo."
    79 6 INCREASE IN PRICE. The price of the Straits Echo will be raised from the New Year to $2.50 a month or $3O a year. The Directors have been very reluctant to take this step and have delayed doing so as long as they possibly could. Unfortunately, the
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    MARRIAGE.
    46 6 Dunkiblbt Ealis —On the 31 it 0;t. at 8« Bartholomew's Chu cb, Sydenham, ly the father of rbe bridegroom, Lieutenant Ronald M. Duokerley, eon of A’obdeecon and Mir. Duokerley, of S*v°noaks, to £l9ia D eldest daughter of Mr. John Eiles, of Bydr nhini, S E
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    NO PEACE NOW.
    1145 6 No one can complain that the Britiah public and Parliament hare been left unenlightened during the paat week regarding either the "war situation” or the I Allies war-aims. Mr. Lloyd George in his latest speech reviewed the whole position comprehensively and the chief impression his words will
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    M. A. P.
    870 6 Mr. A. Jack, of Batter wot tb, goes to Singapore to-day on business, Dr. A. L. Hoops, State Surgeon of Kedah, will be visiting Penang at Christmas. Mr. M. M Stewart proceeds to the sister settlement this afternoon on a short visit, The Hon. Mr, W P.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1004 6 The Official Way. h r am 8 o£ P» rtic ul*rs to be filled in in the fo.ms issued under the new Registration and Medical Examination Ordinance is oue for general health" It would be interesting to know what obiait the authorities hope to attain by elicit.n,, this
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      39 6 IN AID OF THE RED CROSS PENANG LOTTERY The value of tickets sold now exceeds a quarter of a million dollars Have you secured the WINNING TICKET? There are 888 PRIZES Drawing to take place on JANUARY 5th, 1918
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    THE WAR SITUATION.
    2143 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] PREMIER’S REVIEW. an interesting speech. The Food Problem London, December 20, 4 p m. 0 tbe Home cf Commons, on the motion for the adjournment, Mr. Lloyd Georg?, reviewing the war situation, Jdili fi r gt with the question of (ocd He Baid that two
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    Rubber Risiag.
    25 7 (Front Our Own Correspondent.) London, December 20 The prioes in the London Bobber M trket to-day were: Pale Crepe ®/Jf Diamond Smoked 9bnt
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    CIVIL WAR IN RUSSIA.
    678 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] FIGTHING AT ODESSA. Bolshevik Leader Hilled. Odessa, December 20 Owing to the Ukrainians ordering the Bolsb r vilt3 to cease interfering with the! administration of tbe town and not allowing the Bolshevik expedition against the Don Cossacks to pass through Ukraine. Tbe r e
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    662 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Enemy Activity. London, D c. 21, 1.30 a m, Sir Douglas Haig reports tbat the enemy raided a peat to tbe northeast of Hargicourt and also under cover of fog captured an advanc'd post east of Mesdnes. “We drove off raiders nortb-eaat of Armenf Ves and
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    RUBBER LANDS ALIENATION
    565 7 FEDERAL COUNCIL AND THE NEW BILL. Unofficials in Opposition' CFrom Gut (hen Cm respondents) Kuala Lumpur, Deo 21. At the meeting of the Federal Council, the Legal Adviser, introducing the Bill for the amendment of the Alienation of Lind Restriction Enactment, said that tbe inconveniences foreshadowed by
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    Tin and Rubber.
    69 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $138.00, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $139.50, business done, (75 tons sold) and in London at .£307 spot and at <£297 10?. threa months. Messrs. Boustead Co inform us tbit the followiog were the quotations for
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    Outside.
    83 7 The following articles will be found cn our outside pages Pagrs. 3. —Look at the Map. 4. War on Malaria. An Ambassador's Memories. 5. —Status of WcmeD. Cororer's Court, 8, P. A, M. Meeting, Trie Singapore Lottery. Tha Week’s Events. Germany ard the N»vy. Church Services. Penang Cricket Club.
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    The Singapore Lottery.
    122 8 Where Thi Prizes Hat* Gone. We (S T) are officially informed that the following list correctly discloses how the D ri*). in the S.ngapore Sporting Club E Oar Day" War Lan Lottery are distributed: First prise goes to $160,000 Malacca 60,000 ™?d India 30,000 «I Fbh'm bach
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    The Week’s Events.
    605 8 Sunday, Dicihbu 23. 4th in Advent. Mondat, Dionm 24 Town Band, Esplanade. Selangor Turf Club, Gymkhana. Tuesday, Decembee 25, Public Holiday, Christmas Day, Wednesday, Decembee 26. Town Band, Esplanade. St. Stephen. Publio Holiday. Boxing Day. Thursday, Decembee 27. St. John. Feiday, Decembee 28. Town Band, Esplanade, I
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    ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH, PENANG.
    154 8 Dec. 23- 4th Sunday in Advent. 8-00 a.m. Matins 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion 10-00 am. Matins (Chinese) 5- p.m. Sunday School 6- p.m. Evensong Hymn 49 Psalms CXIV Tonus Peregrinus CXV Buck Magnificat 47 Nunc Dimittis 65 Hymns 53, 202 and 193 CHRISTMAS DAT. 7- a.m.
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    166 8 Bowls Tournament. The following ties have been fixed for Monday, the 24th inst.i-* Championship—W S Dunn v R N Goodwin (1) J M Chalmers v H Smith (2). SiDgle Handicap—E Reimann vJ G AllaD (3). Tuesday Xmas Day. The following ties have been fixed for Wednesday, the
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    Municipal Commission.
    90 8 The following are the agenda for the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to be held on 24th inf:— 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2 Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Some bills to be passed. 5. Declarations by
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    To-day’s Band Programme.
    58 8 Tbe following programme of music will be played at the Golf Culb to-day at 5-45 p.m.: 1 Selection The Yeomen of The Guard Sullivan 2 Polka Pliny Cbme Kiss Yo Biby Boettger 3 Selection A Waltz Dream Strauss 4 Waltz The Skaters Waldteuf6l 5 Intermezzo Anoca Grey
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    Shares.
    73 8 The following are the alterations in Messrs. A. A. Anthony A Co.’s Share List to-day Jimah Rubber Esttes $1 buyers and 1.77 j sellers; Tin Baotong N L 265, sellers; Tongkah Cocupoutd NL. 13s buyers and 13s. 61. sellers »-x.; Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging N.L, $lB.OO buyers. Says a
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    P. A. M. Meeting.
    3094 8 LAND RESTRICTIONS Rubber Duty. Iq amplification of the telegrams from our Kuala Lumpur correspondent already published wa take the following from the Malay Mailt detailed acoount of tbe P.A.M. meeting on Wednesday t Rubber Duty Tbe Chairman said:—The question of tbe desirability of adopting the Singapore
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    Safeguarding India.
    252 8 New Association Form». Lordm, December 10. The ludc-British Association, the formation of which was decided on at a meetirg at Cannon Street Hotel on the 30th October, has be3n founded with Lord Sydenham as chairman. With him are associated Sir Charles Armstrong, Sir Wiliiam Garth, Sir John Hewett,
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    Germany and the Native.
    55 8 Ia all the German plans there is no thought for tbe native. He has to be treated as a beast. The German regime was slavery undisguised. The Allies, who believe in human freedom and in the Christian doctrine of the worth of the individual, cannot restore
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    An Ambassador's Memories
    1004 9 A T SOFIA AND PETROGRAD. f /Br Si» Feahx Lascbllb«, P.O., G.C.B., I firmer British Amhattador in Brnrlin blv the most interesting incident in I career was when I, jointly with the j y h representative, requested Ismail Pa- 1 Ff6 ab dicate the Khedivate. His Highness
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    War on Malaria.
    254 9 What Ipoh Dootom Sat, From the appendix to the memorandam we take the following and hope to reproduce more later i Not. 23,1917. Dbar Sib, I am of opinion that a Prevention of Malaria Enactment is necessary and that the present state of medical knowledge warrants such,
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    DR. SKAE'S STRICTURES.
    631 9 No CoNFIDBNCB IN THU HBALTH Dbfartmbnt, Ipoh, Oct. 20, 1917. Bir, —In reply to your letter of 12ch inst. asking me whether in my opinion “in the present state of medical knowledge in regard to Prevention of Malaria, the enforcement of Enactment 13 of 1917 is justified,”
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      618 9 PENANG TURF CLUB. NOTICE. The Bice Course is officially open from To-day for Training for the New Year (1918) meeting. No borses will be allowed on the Tracks before 6 a.m., and no Haoking will be allowed daring training hours viz,, 6 a.m. to 7.50 a.m. H. OXENHAM. Secretary. PENANG
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    A Grand Fleet Chaplain’s Note-Bock.
    1068 10 The “Navy List.", There is a very fascinating book over which I pored with much delight in the dajs of my youth, but I have never come across it again since then; it is Disraeli’s “Curiosities of Literature,” a fat volume that must have entailed
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    Britain and The War.
    769 10 A Fjushch Viiw. Andre CbevriDon write* a Q vnaly«i«of the B. it ish in Britain «-j War (Hodder and Stoughton.) I t a complimentary analysis bur 1101 penetrating and acute. With the TbJ 1 War three ceLturies of territorial exDan 1 F Oime to an uod;
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    Is It Peace ?
    186 10 Is It Peace Wa know tber from of old, God’s blessed acgel, holy, bailing e,c9 Beneath the music of whose harp of gold All wars of foolish men shall ons day osase. Therefore we know thee too, Dj*e* bearing harlot of the tinsel crown Think not to fool us i
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. New Year Meeting, 1918.
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    How it will Strike Posterity.
    3570 11 In the last three years we have learned ow strikes a contemporary,” but we have begun to forget the standpoint of posterity. It was our own standpoint in the old days, but unconsciously- We judged by the result and thought little of the process. Napoleon
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