Straits Echo, 12 April 1918

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THB FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. Vol>. 16. $3O Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 12th AEiilL, 1918, Single Copy, lO cent». No. 86.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 12 1 milk r ■Bi snif .V '*lo*. I» 01;-' F«( IN *3«^ 'N
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  • 4975 2 1THE REGISTRATION BILL. Colony's Man Powbb. The Federal Council met in the Council Chamber in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday morning, there being present t H. E. the High Commissioner (Sir Arthur Young, G.O.M.G., K.CBE.), the Aoting Chief Secretary (The Hon. Mr. R, G Watson, C.M G.), H. H.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 288 2 xyyxxxx Models in Stylish Ladies’ Footwear. New C i V V «-J. > The Swiss Brand. PRICE Ladies’ White Canvas 2 Button ShoesFitted with Cuban Heels, canvas lining, smart shape and comfortable. Exact to illustration. $6-75. PER PAIR The Swiss Brand. PRICE Ladies* White Canvas Court Shoes, stout sole, smart
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    • 622 2 It’s Bad Sign. When y°« have that obstinate, lin„rin«, ooBgh which will not be shaken off 8 There is no cough at any stage,’ wbeth«, old or youog, bat what need, atient.on a ooegh soon wrecks a strong constituting soon makes one helple.e, in fact a cou h a Tery
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  • 1167 3 COKMITTIU MEETING MINUTUS. Prom tbe secretaries, Messrs. Brown, J Phillips Stewart we have received the 11 following excerpt from tbe Minutes of a B Committee Meeting of tbe Penang Chamber of Commerce held in the Coambsr on I Tuesday, April 9, at 2.30 p.m.;— Prß-BNT. I
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  • 665 3 Paris, April 8, President Poincare has rejected the last appeal for mercy of 8010, who then announced that he wanted to make declarations to the justice, The Deputy Publio Prosecutor believing tbat those declarations could interest tbe affairs actually pending, addressed to tin Government a report asking
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  • 174 3 The full dress rehearsal of this Shaker* peariao comedy was staged last evening at the Town Hall by the Malay boys of th* j Penang Free Bcbool before an almost uncountable audience of big and little children from all the Penang seboolv, This was a most
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  • 94 3 CFrom Otar Own Qnrespondmtd Singapore, April 12; At the weekly auction the following prioes were realised Fine ribbed smoked sheet 92 to 98 per picul Good 80 91 do Fine plain 83 do Good 62 do Uosmoked good 68 do Good plain 60 do Crepe fine pale
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  • 121 3 A Golf Match against the Caledonia Golf Club will be played on Saturday and Sundav, April 13 and 14, Founomes Matches will be played ou Saturday afternoon, and Members are asked not to start private matches between the hoars of 330 and 4 p.m nor between 480
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  • 511 3 The following programme of music will be played at the Esplanade to-day at 5 p m.:— 1 Sdrction Jerusalem Verdi 2 Polka Babillage Michiels 3 Reminiscences Of Domzetti G dfrey 4 Waltz Ideala Bucalossi 5 March Of Joy Bwinstead The body of an unknown Chinese found near
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  • 155 3 The Tennis Tournament at the Penang bucket O'nb came to a olose yesterday When A. V Perrin beat A. W. Harries in the Championship fi n »l. We append the list of winners and runners-up in the different events Championship. j Winner —A. V. Perrin. Runner-up—A. W.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 230 3 TTT?T r TT V'**'"'””TTVMTT f EMPIRE THEATRE 9r T«M Proprietor: Hl. A. holm. 2 Manager: Thomas shaft no hesitation in seeing *1 RE AT Metro Super Film. S. ACTSJ COMMENCING TO NIGHT ATiio.3o IH C ft--B^* ir* •P B-* A Is '< < ieMMas Hpat* 1 w* SCtN£ PROM "EXTRAVAGANCE,
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    • 191 3 TOWN HALL 7—" 111-^—^ I AT 9 P,M. I 1 N THE MALAY BOY8 OF THE FREE SCHOOL PRESENT: “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM.” (in Malay.) IN AID OF THE RED TRIANGLE HUT FOR CHINESE LABOUR CORPS. T TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! PRICES, $3, 2*1. WANTED. To rent or lerae a small
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  • 97 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price Daily Local *BO per annum. Outstation Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) 918 per annum. Cable Addrees: "ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343, M.B. —411 business communications
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  • 1372 4 We have devoted fear leading articles daiing the past week to the new F.M.8 Oivii Prcoeda'8 Code and the importance of all matt®,8 connect'd with the administration of justice in this country is suoh that wi offer no apology for pieeanting to our readi rs what many
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  • 917 4 Miss Du Pre is leaving (or a five months’ holiday in Kashmir. M.M, Dr. F. B, Croucher, P. C. M. 0-, returned from Kedah yesterday and proceeded to the Dindings this morning. Mr. C. G. Clarke, D. 0„ Dindings, who has been ill with fever, was veil
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  • 642 4 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Khwkofia Caotur*d, London, April 10. 9 t B A ble from Pdtrograd states that the German capture of Kharkofin i. officially confirmed. Euaso-Ukranlan Peace. 1 London, April 10, 6 40 p. m A Moscow message states that in reply to Germany’s demand for the conclusion
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 103 4 r m j PRITCHARD Co, Ltd, PENANG. SC LE AGENTS FOR THE Imperial Typewriter 7 rl $135 NETT. BRITISH AND BEST. rThe machine that has made j the high priced typewriter a fad. u w irvr m. rvr' <rj«a V gp E rm y. C) $S Q jg? f >
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  • 2055 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Sir Douglas Haig’s Despatch. Givenchy RecapturedLondon, April 10, 1.15 p,m. Sir DourUb Haig in a despatch states Fierce fighting continued on the battle front north of L» Bastes Canal yesterday evening and last night. We hold the line 0 f the Rivers Laive and Lye,
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  • 28 5 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $151.75, business done, in Singapore (refined) \at $152. buyers no sellers, and in London st £322 three month*,
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  • 1740 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] i New Service Bill. Some of Its Previsions 11 London, April 10, 12-45 p.m. >1 The text of the nrw Military Service Bill states that its provisions do cot apply I to persona ordinarily resident in the I Dominions. Doctors up to fifty*aix years I
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  • 65 5 SIAMESE TROOPS IN FRANCE. President's CongratulationsParis, April 10. The Siamese Minister to France introduc'd yesterday to the President of the Republic the members of the Siamese military mission, headed by Brigadier-General Paya Bijaf, who arrived in France reoently with troops recruited by the Siamese Government to fight on
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  • 254 5 Psris, April 11. The Frenoh press comments very favourably upon Mr, Lloyd George’s spirited j ptech at the reopening of Parliament, The following declarations regarding unity of command are received with gnat satisfaction as they express the general opinion in Fnnoe on this matter! "The allied
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  • 135 5 The following articles will be fraud oar outside puu 2, —Fr*de-al Coanoil. 3. —Penang Chamber of Commerce, Today’s Band Programme. French Consular C*bUs. Penang Golf Club. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 6, —Sapreme Coart. The Week's Events. Defamatory Letter. P.C.C.* Tennis Toarnament. 7. —Federal Council. The launching of the Eastern
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  • 2512 6 A Divorce Case. In the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice P. J. Bproule yesterday the hearing wss resumed of the suit broigit by Aleunder Perreau (Petitioner) «gainst B ancbe Eieanore Pnrrp-u ei Mtthitu) for divorce in which one Paul btsdelman was cited as corespondent. Petitioner’s application in this
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  • 464 6 [Reuter's Telegrams.] ADMIRALTY RETURNS. London, April 10. Tbe Admiralty announces that the arrivals for the week ending 7th April numbered 2 534 and the sailings 2,495 Total 5,029 Four vessels over 1,600 tons and two vessels under that tonnage were sunk. Eleven vessels were unsuccessfully attacked. Two
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  • 2832 6 FENTON vs. KELLIE SMITH. $2,000 Damages Awakdbd. A Lady’s Interesting Evidence. The further hear ng of the libel and slander case, in which Mr. R. D Fenton claimed $20,000 from Mr. W. Kellie Bmi'h, was continued in the Judicial Commissioner’s Court, Ipoh, yesterday, Mr, H. Huntsman appeared for
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 62 7 ESTABLISHED 1874. THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Company, Ltd. I*c*rp»rate4 is Is4ia. BRANCH OFFICE, SINGAPORE J. E. Maofhmiojt, Secretary 8.3. A FM.S Fends exceed 130.500,000.00 Claims Paid M $26,000,000 00 LOW RATES LIBERAL CONDITIONS Apply for Proipectue etc. to Lim Eu Toh, Merchant, 168, Beach or Thi Branch 86,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1368 8 The Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND FROM LONDON are at present suspended. The P- A O. Company shall be at liberty to cancel aav of their obligations in the present state of affairs and hold themselves free from all liability. Telegraphic Address: PniciNSULan Penang. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN C0~ Ltd-, Telephone No.
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