Straits Echo, 10 April 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. 930 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, iOth APRIL, 1918. Single Copy, I© cents. No. 83.
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      37 2 OF EVERY Momi Cases. Acetic Acid. English Tapping Knives. Changkols. Wire Nails. Cat (Brand) Axes. Box Strapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire Gauze. BROTHERS, LTD., (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) PENANG. Y Si V 1 m N /V
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    Nietzsche.
    1628 3 Cfiticiem of Nietzsche is rife, understanding rare: this book is a contribution to the understanding cf him.” It must be admitted that Mr. Salter has amply justified the words with which hit Preface opens. He has traoed with the utmost distinctness the various lines along which Nietsscbe’s thought developed
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    The Navy That Flies.
    385 3 Watchbbs or thi Seas Yery spick and span, their floats and fuselage spotlessly clean, and the early morning winter sun brightly rtfl cted on the burnished Bteel of their engine coverings, the duty machines are drawn up facing the sea. They are of various shapes and
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      451 3 it GUARANTEED” UNDER THE PURE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. On every bottle of Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills sold in the United S tates of America there is placed an extra label, bearing a number and the word ‘‘Guaranteed’ which denotes that the proprietors of Dr.
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      12 3 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night Woodh'a Gro»t Peppermint Cure 1?, 6d.
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      566 3 *s^ A Great Soldier And A Great Tonic Iron Jelloids. tJARD pounding gentlemen but we shall see who can pound DUKE OF WELLINGTON. longest.” These words o Wellington suit well the present times. To withstand Fate’s pounding—maintain your blood rich and red, replete with red corpuscles. These are the Army
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    Alleged Defamation.
    578 4 ACTION AGAINST MB. KELLIE SMI I’H. Claim for $20,000. A civil suit of wore than usua interest commenced in the Judicial Commissioner's Court, Ipob, on Monday Morn ing. before Mr. Juatice. Farrer-Manby, ir which Mr. R. D. Fenton, of Ksjang, formerly an employee on Kinta Kellaa Estate, Bats
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    The Week’s Events.
    279 4 Widnisdat, April 10. Town Band, Esplanade. Thursday, April 11. New Moon. Football.—P.B C. 1.8. Esplanade, Parit Perak Rubber Co., Ltd. General Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 12,15 p.m. Friday, April 12, Town Band, Esplanade. Saturday, April 13. Kuala 8 dim Rubber Co. Ltd., General Meeting, Chamber of Commeiee,
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    Bangkok Revisited.
    990 4 Ia an article on a visit to Bangkok in a looal paper the writer refers to a mountain on the new railway near Siogtrora said to be 7000 feet high which he thinks a ideal •pot of people who like mountain air. He noticed while on the journey
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    PRODUCE.
    216 4 P»ah«, April 10. S. F. Tapioca Ho „)u r M. P. Tapioca in Goldbtf !i 7U V WMtepJU Tr„, P.pp.r ...U2 ,uo Mace Picki.g, 4, u Cloveii season over Nutmegs 110 s Uae'lers (No.l 112 sals! Sugar l No. 1 102 sal M (Basket 5.15 b.j Pri Copra Sundried
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    Market Prices.
    298 4 Puuxira, April 10, 1918. Buef— eU. Soup o*. per catty 22 Roast •> 38—40 Ptesks n 38—40 Stew or Curry Meat 24 Rump Steak 38—40 Ox Tail each 40 Tongue 50—60 Feet H Heart 40—45 Liver per catty 45—50 Fillet of Beef 70 PomPork per catty 60—62 with
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    Municipal Fire Brigade.
    344 5 Aknual Eupokt. Appropriately bound in fiercely flaming fi c ry shade of radiant red and accompanied by the Chief Officer s compliments, the annual report of the Municipal Fire Brigade for 1917 reached this office this mornirg. The Revenue for the year, derived mainly from licences and
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    Tin Output.
    594 5 Tbe output of the Bandon Property of the Siamese Tin Syndicate, Limited, for the month of March was 846 piculs. It is reported in the Hongkong Qaaette that one hundred and fourteen candidates for certificates as misters, mates and engineers passed their examinations at the Hongkong Harbour Office
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    Conscription in Ireland.
    241 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Immediate Enforcement London, April 9, 7.15 a m. The Times Bays the Government has fouud in the deliberations of the Irish Convertion a bash for proposals as regards tbe Government of Ireland but their scheme of oonscription for Ireland is not conditional upon the acceptance
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    Electric Polyscope.
    107 5 There was a fairly large audience at tbe Eleotric Polyscope last night when two further episodes of “Tbe Goddess.” featuring the well known actress, Miss Anita Stewart as Celestia, tbe girl from heaven come to reform the world, was screened. This film was followed by two n6w chapters
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    Empire Theatre.
    460 5 The management of the above theatre notify us that they are presenting to-morrow night a particularly attractive film which pourtrays incidents in the life of that b3autiful and cslebrated actress, Madame Petrova. The story told by this exclusive Metro him is very real and the acting is superb.
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      321 5 nc n DCDC DCDtrczmcDC DC A Girl’s Complexion DCDt Indigestion and thin blood are the causes of unsightly eruptions and pimples on a girl’s face. Because these eruptions are so common with school-girls and young women, they seldome receive any attention from parents. When they indicate thin blood, or anemia,
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price Dally L>ocal *3O per annum. Outatatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) 818 per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.’ Telephone Noe. (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343. N.B. —All bustnesa communication*
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    F.M.S. LAWS.
    1792 6 Continuin; our examination of the sew (i) FM S. Civil Procedure Code, we note that the provisions for summoning witnesses direct (section 156) that the witness’s travelling sod "other” (presumably living) expenses (and a fee f "for one day's attendance” be paid into coart with the applicaticn for
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    M. A. P.
    977 6 Mr. O. V. Thomas is expeoted to return from leave in J*pin at the end of this month, Mr. C. J. Scott, from Sertmban, has taken over the management of Messrs* Swan and Maclaren’s Kuala Lumpur office. A large number of Kuala Lumpur residents passed through Penang
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1006 6 A Dissertation on tk* Durian. A Taiping correspondent writes "The durian season whioh is just starting promises to be a record one this year in this part of Perak and I bear similar reports Lorn other parts of the country. In mv garden, I have a durian tree
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    2723 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] War Aims Unravelled. PRESIDENT WILSON AT BALTIMORE. Third Liberty Loan London, April 9. 445 p.m. A menage from Baltimore »Utes that deDt Wil.on, addressing a meet mg th. fir.t .DniT.rß.ry of America'» sntranc3 mto the war and “«.«tin* a campaign for the Third y W
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    Tin and Rubber.
    231 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) iB quoted here to-day at 8150 50, business done, in Singapore, (reined) at 8151, buyers no sellers, Messrs. Boustead A Co. inform us that the following were the quotations for Rubber on spot in London on the 8th inst. received to-day. Plantation 1st
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    THE VLADIVOSTOCK LANDING.
    533 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] No Political Intent London, April 8, 6 30 p.m. Banter ia informed that the British and Japanese landing at Vladivostok was solely necessitated'by disturbances at Vladivostok where on 4.h March Japanese business premises were pillaged and Japanese killed. The landing has no relation to any
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    London Rubber Market.
    84 7 (From Our Own Correspondent-) London, April 8. The prioea in the London Babber Market to*day were: Pale Orepe 2/4$ Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/3$ A G. P. O. official telegram atatea that in addition to the three homeward maila mentioned yesterday aa having been delivered in London, mail
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    LOCAL MAN-POWER.
    736 7 CONDITIONS IN THE F.M 3. Statement in Council (Erotn Our Own Correspondent.') Kuala Lumpur, April 9. c At the meeting of the Federal Counoil, i the most interesting portion of the proceed- in 8 9 w 9 the “Registration and Medical 1 Examination Bill which was welcomed by
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    Outside.
    54 7 The following articles will be found oa our outside pages 3 Nietzsche. The Navy that File»; 4, -Alleged D<jfamition. Bangkok Revisited. The Week’s Events. 5, Mucioipal Fire Brigade. Tin Output. Telegrams, 8.—Chinese Marriage Law, To-day’• Band Programme. 10. —Raiding the Pacific. America and the War 11. The Indicative Strain.
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    Chinese Marriage Law.
    3406 8 [To The Editok or The Straitt Echo Bir, L c :t me reply to the various correspon- d<-nts during Mr Cbeab Kee Ee’s absence in order to crake room for fresh inquiries. Ia rep’y to ‘‘Foubis’” letter of April 6 para 1 1 —Aa ordinance ia necessary
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    To-day's Band Programme.
    669 8 The following programme of music will be played at the Esplanade to-day at 5 p.m.:— 1 Fantasia On New Popular Ballads Kappey 2 Gallop La Malle Deludes Lanotbe 3 R a miniscenoes Of Verdi Godfrey 4 Waltz Claiibel Coote 5 March Camp Life Baneiiot A Whits Paper
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      489 8 p INKETTE THE TINY LAXATIVES S are the safest and surest remedy for use in the tropics. One or two after the principal meal of the day will promote digestion and stimulate the appetite. They clear away waste material, prevent congestion, headaches and liverish ness, and with a little persistence
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      425 8 THE OP Taims SCHOOL PRESENT: L “A MIDSUMMER NI6HT S DREAM. (IN Malay.) IN AID OF THE RED TRIANGLE HUT FOR CHINESE LABOUR CORPS. 'T ON SITUATION WANTED Englishman, 45, married with family, as a planter. Surveyor or Engineer— Speaks Tnmil and Malay. Willing to go to any oolony or
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    SHARES
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    Raiding The Pacific.
    1167 10 Publication of n> ws r bout tbo Matunga bai given tie world ar.o her story of Ger. man naval enterprise in the artvitycftbe i Wolf to match that of the Emden, Both emitters made the Pacific aid Indian Ocean their hunting grounds, though the Wolf did most
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    America and the War.
    916 10 An article contributed to the American newspapers by Mr. Robert Lansing, the Secretary of State in the American Adminis tration. serves a useful purpose. Even if his bold stand on the subject of the Manama dues question bad not already done *e. the later phase* of
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      12 10 Far Chudren'u Hacking CoagLi at ftigkt, W*#d’ Qrut Pappermiat Omra la, M
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    The Indicative Strain.
    1475 11 i 44 This inconvenience just serves to show what people are made of,’’ said a girl in a large provision store to the present writer. I have every opportunity now to know the characters of the customers.” She looked very good tempered herself as she watched the
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    "Reaction, Bullying And Corruption"
    495 11 Strong Sfrkch In Prussian Dirt, A great sensation has been created in the Prussian Di?t by a speech made by Dr. Mehring, the lad pendent Socialist deputy, in which he angrily denounced the German Government’s systematic minimisation ot :be effect of America’s co-operation with he Allies.
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