Straits Echo, 28 February 1918

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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. VOL- 16. IH3O Per Annum. PENANG, THUKSDAY, 28th FEBRUARY, 1918. Single Copy, lo cents. No. 49.
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      33 2 sum OF EVERY Momi Cases. r Acetic Acid. English Tapping Knives. Changkols. Wire Nails. Cat (Brand) Axes. Box Strapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire Gauze. OTHERS C. (Incorporated in Strains Settlements.) PENANG. f
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    The Harmless Necessary English.
    2009 3 Oce of these day* it wiil happen, we not* quite cor fi iently exprot i the apirit of Gallic i r <>r j will poise a moment over the British WVbtarn Front and wing back to P*rie gay with the diaoovery that there are English soldiers
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      275 3 Pure Beef DRIPPING IN 2 lb. TINS made on our premises from Australian Supplies of finest quality. i i SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE V COMPANY, LIMITED. PENANG. «KXWXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X XXX XXXX XX X* NTAN wonderful Tonic and Mouth Refresher* -5PEOAL MERIT or J1NTAN— A3 a digestive, it is unequalled and will
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      72 3 The scourge of a tropical country is dysentery, but every trouble has its antidote, and for dysentery the medicine is WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE. Xt is a medicine that will provide qu ck relief and cure. Those who have to get twtj into the out portions of this country should
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      49 3 Aeeidente Will Happen. It may be impossible to prerent an accident, bat it is not impossible to be prepared for it. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is not beyond anyone’s perse, and with a bottle of this liniment yon are prepared for almost Anything. For sale by all dispensaries and dealt».
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    War News and Gossip.
    2185 4 Our Oiun iJsft rcrpc'r.dcnf^ The First Sea Lord. London Junuirv 10 Admiral Sir Risslyn We yss. K(.B, CM G MV O who hi* replaced Admiral -i r J o hn Jellicoe, «C.B, G.0.V0.. as First Sea Lord made his mark during the Gallipo i campaign, when
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      439 4 PENANG LIBRARY, The Annual General Meeting of M o n,k. «rill b. h-U »1 tb. Library 2 5 h March, 10H, at i 3D pV for th, t»,* action of the followings busiue-s:— (a) To receive the Committee’s Report and Treasurer’s Statement of Accounts for 1917. (6) To elect Members
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    Another Suggestion.
    521 5 [To thr Editor of thr Straita Echo.'] Dear Mr. Editor. I bare been much interested in Inquirer’s letter which appeared in the Straita Echo yesterday on the subj-ot of an appropriate name for the new road along the sea coast to Bagan Jsrmal. •'lnquirer dor* not like New
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    155 5 Penang Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged $6,479 68 Feb. 19th i Night Bird 12-00 G. M. P. 2 00 John G. Brown 10 00 Henry Syer 10 00 Mrs B.ight 5 00 Mrs. Goodrich 5.00 Muka Merah 10.00 ToUl 6,531.68 Hospital garments for soldiers ready cut
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    74 5 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys A Co. at their two Auction Sales held tbiß week i Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 s76to 82 per picul Bmoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 58 74 do Unsmoked Sheet No, 2 50 51 do
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    P. C. C. Tennis Tournament.
    80 5 Thu following are the r6ults of the t ea play'd off T«8te f d*y SioclM A—H W*ugh beat E H Everest by 6-3, 3—6. 6-2. Singles B-J Tryner beat E A l)in«s by 6-2. 6—1; A S Hall beat ODD Hogan by 5—7, 6—3, 6—1;
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    Chinese Marriage Laws.
    684 5 r* thr Editor of thr Malaya Tribune Chr, I have iectiVo(l a copy of your is ue of the 14:h Feb. forwarded by a friend, m which I have read with interest the letter of 1 “A. Straits born Chinese” aoent Chinese marriage laws. If your correspondent
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    The Spirit of Sacrifice.
    350 5 Under this caption, tbe Malaya Tribune sm-wers its own query aa to what we are fighting for. We are fighting to crush the spirit of German militarism, for the sanctity of treaty rights and for tbe cause of tbe small nations. In the abstract we may
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      444 5 PS PRIETOR H. J. A. HOLM. MAXAQKR.* THOMAS BHAFTOTwo Important Announcements I\'o COMMENCING AT 9-15, MARCH Ist Hi •3 •81 The Empire Management are delighted to present to Penang Theatre Goers EDGAR WARWICK’S clever combination of talented Artists r THE COURT CARDS i AND THEIR JOKER Brighter than ever and
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      288 5 Sandilands, Butter/ Co* PENANG TOTff’ mnnnr THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office: —SING A PORE. "OLD ACE AND L EATH NcVER COME’* says the fool The man who systematically saves even a little by means of that best of all savings investments, a Great Eastern Life Policy,
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  • Supplement to the Straits Echo. “Straits Echo.’
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      THE WAR.
      195 6 [REUTER’S SERVICE]. Ireland. A Wave of Lawlessness. LondoD, February 36, The Timet Dublin correspordaut says that a tide of lawlessness is sweeping throughout th« west and south of Iceland. The King’s writ has ce»sed to run in Counties Clare, Sligo, Roscommon and Mayo. The police in Clare, assisted
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    The Straits Echo.
    99 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price s Dally Local €3O per annum. Outstatlon Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) €lB per annum. Cable Address: “ECHO PENANG." Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343. ti. B. —All
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    BEFORE THE DAWN.
    1237 6 There is no teed to go beyond this norning’s cables to find an adiquafe antwer to Ciunt HertliDg’s latest speech la the Reichstag. When Mr. Bontr Ltw told the timbers of the Aldwycb Club that all peace-talk was froth at the present moment be probably had not
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    The Share Market.
    99 6 The following are the latest quotations in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Company’s share list:— Yesterday. To-day. Rubber. J S. J s’® s P 3 CQ CQ Alor G&jah 8.60 3.75 3.50 3.65 Ayer Kuning 1.10 1.20 1.00 1.15 Batu Lintang 6.25 6.75 6.25 6.50 Changkat Serdang
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    M. A. P.
    930 6 Mr. and Mrs. Cheah K .e En celebrate their silver wedding on Ma r ct 8 s On March 1, 1918, Consul G.orge L. Logan will take over charge cf the American Consular Agency at Penang, ucceeding Consular Agent J. N. Heim. Two crayon portraits of H.E.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1008 6 Sacra Fames Auri. a.vorai Of our ou station correspondents mnneleh k C0M,,OOal J 6tta tell US that th moneychanger on the mainland is U rr«! with the tame brush ..hi. bro.i’b m Pm.g. F.w p„ cant. nd .Ten Bm mentioned as their unjust demand fo supplying those vanish
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      357 6 NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED. m as SI 5? yf%i& SM Razors I DE LUXE PATTERN These are heavily gold plated, fitted in brown <fc black leather or Gold Plated Cases. They are very handsome in appearance and a m«st acceptable gift. Complete with 12 BUdes 14.50 fbfo GILLETTE BLADES In
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    RUSSIA & GERMANY.
    645 7 RUSSIA GERMANY. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE INVADER3' ADVANCE. Capture of Serai. Loiidou, 26, 5.4 p.m. A wire l(Bi German official report says: .'Four days *fter crosaiog the Moon Bound, our troops marching on Reval oapt<red the fortress after a battle. .•lu many towns in Livonia flags were out when we entered.
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    GERMAN RAIDER’S RETURN.
    631 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] CAPTURED SIEAMER STRANDED Singapore Lawyer Beaeaed. London, Frbiuaiy 26 410 p.m. A c.b'e from Copenhagen states that tht Spar.ish steamer Igotxmendi captured by the German raider Wolf is stranded near the East Skaw lighthouse. There is a German priar crew and the Spiuish crew on
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    THE BALKAN POWERS.
    538 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] BUKHAREST CONFERENCE Delegates Arrive LonaoD, Febiaary 26,4.30 p m A cable from Ame'e d-m siys that a me-sagi has been received from Bukharest to the iffeotthit the Bulgarian Peace representatives have arrived and that tbe Turkish representatives are expected immediately from Constantinople. Bulgaria’s Terms Amsterdam,
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    Dutch War Items.
    101 7 The Germans are endeavouring to obtain control of the Trans Siberhn Railway. Germany is arnicas to make speedy peace with Rumania in order to secure communications by sea with the Ukraine. The Ukraine and Livonia both asked the German military authorities for help againat the Boleheviks. The
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    526 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] RAIDERS DRIVEN OFF. Our Night-Fliers Busy London, February 26 12 15 ».m. Sir Douglas H«ig reports: *We drove eff raiders near S f Quentin and Passchendaele and took ikw prisoner* on the northern front, ’’Enemy artillery was act.ve at Cambrai, iu the Valley of the Scarpe,
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    579 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Army’s Unconquerable Spirit London, February 26. Reuter’s correspondent at the French headquarters telegraphed on February 25 that as the season advances and the sh%d w of the expected German offensive Louslarger, it is comforting to know that th> French are ready on every sector of their
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    Tin.
    27 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to*day at t 146 25, buyers no sellers, and life Singapore (rt fined) at 9146 75, buyers no sellers.
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    THE RUBBER DUTY.
    78 7 CONCESSION PROMISED.C From Out Own Correspondent.') Kuala Lumpu”, February 28. At a meeting of the Selangor branch of he F.M.8. Chamber of Commerce the 3or. Mr. Hampshire announced that he hid interviewed Sir Edward Brookman m the subject tf the rubber export duty. Sir Edward Brockman was
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    National War Bonds.
    378 7 [Kbotbk’s TuLHaaAjfs.] Speech by Mr. Bonar Law. Lmdor, Februaiy 26, 5 10 p.m. M Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exch quer, in a speech at the Aldwyoh C ub aaid that the National War Bonda were an aasnred success. Not inoluding be money given direct by bankers,
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    Outside.
    198 7 The following artioles will be fenad ou our outside pages ‘a* ■> Pagas. 7. 3 —The Harmless Necessary English. 4 —War News and Gossip. 5. —Another Suggestion. Qaeed Mary's Needlework Guild. The Spirit of Sacrifice. Chinese Marriage Laws. P. C. C. Tennis Tournament. Penang Rubber Anotion. 8. —Telegrams. Taiping
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    PEACE POSSIBILITIES.
    1370 8 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] COUNT BERTLING'S VIEWS. Speech in the EeichstagL mdon, February 25, 1 50 >.m. A cable from Amsterdam states that in the Recbstag the Imperial Chancellor, C juot Hertling, referring to Mr. Runciman’s speech, said that if the latter meant that peace would be brought nearer if
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    Week’s Warring.
    1563 8 Unofficial Rbvibw, The following cables were communicated to tbe Bangkok papers by the British Legation: London, February 16. Tbe King accompanied by the Q lean on F*bu*ry 12 opened Parliament and drove through the streets acclaimed by vast obeering crowds. The King’s speech said that the aims of
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    Taiping Police Cases.
    370 8 Oar Taiping correspondent writes Oa the 13th instant, Chri Fong charged one Oog Koon Mooi—a Cbiaeso women—with theft of $260 in a dwelling and wheD put on oath by Inspector Lamerton stated that he was a weeding and pruning contractor on an Estate and that the accused
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    The Court Cards.
    401 8 At The Emmri. To-morrow evening lovers of good music Dd.l.i.iy humuur wi.i fi d ti e tveo.ng’j opening pb. loi rn.nco ot tue G Urt Cards a giogtauuiie ot exo oi tiuu*i q u i.y \Vith iflists ot the calibre of the caids w.tb a ongut spubliLg
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    Coliseum.
    88 8 The Coliseum presents its usual long new bill to-night the chief attractions being an Universal serial in thirty parts "The Masrer K y,” featuring Robert Leonard and Ella Hail. Thu management beg to inform their maDy patrons and tbe theatregoing public that this is tbe last opportunity fur t
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    The Week’s Events.
    49 8 Friday, March 1. St. David, Town Band, Esplanade. Saturday, March 2, loteryo t Polo, PenaDg Selangor, L ops, Cricket—E-planade. Sunday, March 3. Third SunUy in Lent. Monday, March 4. Town Band, Esplanade, Tuesday, March 5. Penang Library, Annual General Meeting Wednesday, March 6. Town Band, Esplanade.
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      392 8 Estata Office Clerk «anted. THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE of bookkeeping e»»enti*l. G >od «*Ury. App y with oopiea of testimonials fo Box 99, 131 c/o Straits Echo, t WANTED. CLEBK-DBEBSER for an Eatate in the Sulama Diatrict. Write stating nUrj required and enclosing copies of Testimonial* to Box No 77, 1 137
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      165 8 NOTICE LABOUR CODE, 1912, F-MS-“Iadiaa Immigration Fund Ordinance, 1911.’ EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR are hereby leininded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months on April, July, October and January. Forms for the return will
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    School or a College?
    808 9 S c hool or a College? BMTO* or TB» Strait. Timu T h ii t» ft I thankful to you if ilow ue to r*i-e cudgels, ,0» ’'"“la wlutoii* of y ur valuable inro°* b f h b of liia Mtdical luntitu*udi ,or n<* i tJ .upp.-n towards ,blB c
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    Municipal Commission.
    461 9 Minutes of Mketiwo. Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioner* held on Thursday, the 14. b P-brn’try, 1918: Prutnt W. Peel, Esq Pretidsnt, A. F Goodrich Esq. F Duxbuey, Esq. Thoh Gua.n Sbox, Esq. Chhh Wor Lok, Esq. Abieni t A. M. Goodman, Esq Quah Brno Krr,
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      704 9 —'Xsxoxxj oocct/occ jj «car« of Empire Heriet—So. 'J. 1' The Houses of Parliament on the site of the old Palace of Westminster, were opened in 1317. Designed by Hir Charles Barr It.A., in the Gothic Perpendicular Style and noted throughout the world lor their symmetry an*! beauty. The Royal or
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    Malayan Tin Output In 1916
    1185 10 (Et CoNint OiNiiiL Eowik N. Q UNSAULUB, SINOAP KB The Btraits Settlements rack first in the world in the output of tin from the huge smelters in operation at Singapore and Penang, Singapore likewise bolding first place both as to quantity of tin ore rrceivrd
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    Men of Torpedoed Ships.
    364 10 Tbe Reverend T. Eynon Davies, General Secretary of the British and Foreign Bailors’ Society, writes concerning tbe relief of men of torpedoed ships that "As some misunderstanding he says has arisen on the part of newspaper corres* pond nts concerning the work of my Society, which
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    Hazlitt.
    1911 11 “No min is truly great,” wrote Hazlitt in, perhaps, the best of his essays, who is great only in his lifetime. The t 9 st of greatness is the page of history.” Hislitt himself would hardly on these or any other terms manage to creep into a list of
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