Straits Echo, 21 June 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo MILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THB FEDERATED MALAY STATES ANL THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. •30 Per Annum. PENANG, EKIDAV, 21st JUNE, 1018. Single Copy, lo cents. No. 142
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      1494 1 NPENSED M ??ISSCOND Switzerland and r GO TO THE Undermentioned Garage For Brand New Cars for hire day and night Telephone No. 694 I Telegraphic Add.e s: H0K1MTEIK. For: sale. *!l 1 I One <2-3) seater ‘Scripps Booth t Motor» Car i "Latent 1917 m'j'lel f starter and I Dvd.
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      16 1 '«WHTSOIW ®L23 w u IH£ «at ct*rg „0* duS !SS? <—*3 1 9E&SS cs r>ass V*
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    THE CREDIT VOTE.
    738 2 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Loid jp, Jane 18. The oooolading part of the debate in the House of Oommuns is i— Mr. Bonar Law *aid that the submarine menace would probstill oause privation to the country, but for the first time, in April and the tame was true in
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      187 2 r oc “DCDCDCDC r DCCDCDOC DCDCDCDC DO Whiteaway's, For QUALITY, SERVICE p KEEN CASH PRICES. THE IMPERATOR BRAND 'Lti PERATOCT Boot* sncjtlb» lr t TORS TOC X KM* GRAND i.ikperATOß*’ BDOT* PRICK $2l-00 PiR PAIR. SHOES, PRICE SIZ-bO PER PAIR* nil mi IMPERATOR BRAND O 0 Ihe Imperator” Brand. m
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      324 2 COLISEUM. EVENING BHOW. S to 7 p.m, 1 DAILY I FOUR NIGHTS ONLY X. DANIEL FRAWLEY, PRESENTS: THE FRAWLEY COMEDY, CO. 0 0 s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l PRICES $3 and $2. /Van now open at Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. COMMENCE AT 9.15 P.M. P I
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    Penang Chamber of Commerce.
    1431 3 Excerpt Iron the mi sates of a meetioi lot the Committee of the Penang Coimbo lof Commeroe held at the Chamber on Jam 18 1918. Pebsent.— Messrs H A Low Chairman I The Hon’ble Lieut-Col A B Adams, J C Bm*oo. C E Craig and W
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    Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.
    139 3 Oag 8i Hock and three women were this morning charged before Mr. 8. H. Langston with gaming in publio. All the accused pleaded guilty and the three women were fined 63 each. Inspector McLernon stated that with regard to the first accused, be had had this
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    Mails Will Close.
    59 3 Fob By Stbambb At To-morrow (Saturday). Langkat Pnngah 11 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore If oh 8-SO p.m. Monlmein 1-30 p m Port Swettenham and Singapore 6 pm. Madras taking mails 8 a.m. for Europe eto. viA Regt. up to 7 a.m. Bombay Mail Ej Parcels To-day
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    Parsee Theatre.
    252 3 The Parsee Empire Tbeatrioal Company bad a fairly large audience at the Drury Lane Theatre Hall laat night, when they staged Krishna Lila, a aac'ei Indian drama depicting the life of Shri Krishna according to Hindu mythology. Bo far aa the play waa concerned there waa nothing abort,
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      511 3 |S§?lfWTTfTTT?TroTT??T?WTTTTTT??TTTT?W??WTT# fH m Hi To-night’s A Starry Night. A NIGHT FOB A LITTLE 8TAR GAZING EMPIRE bluebird stars MYRTLE CONZALEZ Th. .null hut winiome Star with Geo. Hernandez and Maifield Stanlej in “SOUTHERN JUSTICE" A B uebrid Photo-play which is Ileart-toncbing— Noble—beautiful and Intensely Dramatic. The Famous Un v>rsal St
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      490 3 ZXP2BI1NCBD TYPIST. IS PREPARED to undertake the typing of dooumenta of any description. demand accurate typing guaranteed, at moderate rates. Cooliea will be «applied on a short notioe Apply to Thm STRAITS AUCTION ROOM, 32, Beaeh Street, Penang, WAXTBD. CHINE8E SALESMEN and an ix pprienced Chinese Storekeeper. Security $5 000.
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    96 4 PUBLISHED SICILY (Except Sundays and public holiday»,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price Daily Local 180 pep annum Outetatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Poat Free) $lB pep annum. Cable Address: "ECHO PENANG.’ Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 086. Printing Department 363, N.B. —ail butinaa*«oamuaieitwH ihould
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    EDUCATION POLICY.
    1335 4 Much faith is needed to sow with a fall knowledge thst tin sower will not ss much as see the tender shoots shore ground, still less ths lest formation, the bad, flower, snl seed. That is the reason why, we suppose, the polioj, or waat of policy, of
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    M. A. P.
    841 4 Mr D R obards is «pointed collector if W*r T*x for Singapore. Mr. D Butler has returned to Serf mban as C.P.O Mr. D M Barry takes over charge of the Railway Police. Commodore Bartolomo, C- B. (since 1913) was Naval Secretary to the First Lard ot
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    Bisley Prize Giveing.
    97 4 To-morrow (Saturday) aftercoon the P.V and P.V B.C. will be A l, Homa” from 3 t > 6 pm, to all their Friends. The Town Band will be in attendance and light refreshments will be sersad. The following 1 shoct ng will take rlaca commencing at 3
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    952 4 That Important Second Word. Possibly the following b;ief announceroent uf what was wired out here by the thousand words, contains the pith of the whole matter. "A formal protest «gainst the taking over of the Dutch shipping has been made to the State Department at Washing, ton by
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      156 4 The goods in Pritchards outfitting Dept, cannot be equalled for quality anywhere in the Colony. cooti QUALM Y. SEBK r4 GOOD J2a* t VALUE Si gan»t«n»: Townends white "Straits” Topees. Similar to illuatation. Good Quality and Value. Price 9.50. Pith Plantar’s Solnr Topees, covered DrillVery Light and Thick. Round shape,
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    AUSTRIAN BREAK.
    2107 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] AN OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE. London, Jaap 18. An Italian official metaage atatra: The violence of the battle baa somewhat decreased on the mountain front, but it is increasing along the Piave. The enemy's renewed attempt! opposite Masemda and Oandelu to establish new opening! on the right bank
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    WEST FRONT.
    1366 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] AT MONTDIDIER, i London, June 19. t Frenoh communique Artillery activity waa fairly lively north-west of Montdidier. Also between Montdidier and the Aisne. We carried out a local attack south of Valsery, improving our positions and taking i prisoner a hundred and some machine-guns. A German
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    SEA AND AIR WAR.
    579 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] L cd'D, June 19. A Neutral correspondent gives harrowing details in connection with the destruction of one of the largest and most recent German submarines near Zeebtngge lately. The submarine struok a mine and from a crew of forty only two survived, on reaching
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    Outside.
    123 5 The following articles will be found on our outaide pigei 2 —Telegrama. B—PfDing Chamber of Gommerof. Wolf in Sbeep’a Clothing. 6. —Telegrama, Red Ofoaa. Dutch Cables. 7. —The Night of the 27tb. Here are ope or two things that the young idea has picked up Lyons la a town
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    THE END OF WAR.
    689 6 [Reuter's Telegrams.] VISCOUNT GREY’S PAMPHLET. London Jane 19i Visoouat Groj of Fallodon baa broken a prolonged ailenoe in politioal affairs bj publishing a pamphlet written on 11th May explaining in concise terms some of the eaaentials of a league of nations. He begins by showing that
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    GENERAL WAR NEWS.
    695 6 [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, June 19. At the Hague it ie reported that Scbeidemann interviewed Troelstra (as mentioned r on 16th June) and has returned to Berlin- Troelstra hitherto has not received his I passports to England. It is behaved he may not receive them, t London, Jane
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    POLITICAL NEWS.
    281 6 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Bulgarian Cabinet. London, Jane, 20. An Amsterdam message from Sofia states that the democratic leader Malinoif who wse designed for the Premiership by a large majority of the opposition has begun negotiations for a ooalition ministry, London, June 19. An Amsterdam message from Bukharest says that
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    The Electric Polyscope.
    149 6 The mmagement of the E'eotrio Polyscope announce that there will be no dis•ppointuont to-night. The long-lookad-for Jfwel Production picture entitled Pay me will bo sLjwn to-night in the second house after Episodes 7 and 8 of the Neglected Wife." Pay Me ”is the second Jewel Production to
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    The Week's Events.
    305 6 Fbidat. Juhb 21. 1 Town Band, Esplanade. SmuiT, Juhb 22 Tbe Extern Shipping Co,, Ltd., General Meeting, 8 p m. P. V. and P. Y. B. 0. "At Home”, Rifle Range. Residency t Meeting of Pening Women 11 a.m. Subbat, Juhb 23. Fonrth after Trinity. P. V.
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    Red Cross.
    269 6 Tia "Oub Dat” Apfbal. The following abbreviation of a message from Field-Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and the Marquess of Lsnsdowne has been telegraphed by the Sight Honourable the Saoretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the High Commissioner and is published for
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    Train and Motor Car Collide.
    217 6 About 1.45 p.m. om Tuesday, a serious accident occurred on the railway lines near the Holland Road police station, Singapore, at the spot where the lines pass through Mr. Elias’ grounds. A D»imler 5-seater motorcar belonging to Mr. Elias, drivsn by a Malay ohtuffeur and
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    Q. M. N. G.
    77 6 Pmano Wo mm WouKina. Amount previously acknowledged $7,533 22 Mrs. Henty 20 00 Vilas Murphy 500 Mrs. Tennent 10,00 Mrs. Darke 10 00 Mrs. Mathew 2 00 Mrs. Bobless 3.00 $7,583 22 Hospital garments for soldiers ready ent out for workers will be given oat every
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    Belgian Slavery.
    120 6 Ditobtations Still In Full Swine, E?po in tb<* -mallest villsge of Belgium deportations sod forced labour of civilians are systematic»lly applied in the present army eones, both on the Dutoh frontier and on the western front. The villagers of Moerkerke, Stroobrugge and Maldeghem are compelled to dig trenches
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    Overseas Club Tobacco Fund.
    35 6 The Inspector of Schools, Penang, has received a subicription of $l6O from the Convent Girls' Bchool, Penang, and has forwarded the amount through the Director of Eduoation to the above fund.
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    370,000 Germans Killed First Week?
    83 6 The Hague, April 12—'Three hundred and seventy thousind Genmans were kiled in the first week of their offensive on tbe western front, according to a report printed by tbe Belgitehe Dagblad today. It s*id that twenty baskets, measuring 24 by 16 inohes in |sise, fail
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    Dutch Cables.
    373 6 NlPl. SUBVIOB. Amsterdam, May 27. The vermans have again seised three Dntoh ah'pa whioh were on their way to Sweden. Hear Van Veen haring reqneated the Government to requisition cargoes on the Dutch steamers Bared from Amerioa, his opinion was the answers were unaatis* faotory. Heer Van Veen
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    Singapore's First Concrete Boat.
    240 6 The first reinforoed concrete boat built in the Far East will shortly be launched at Tacjong Rhu, where mors oonorete vessels will be constructed. This boat is built to answer the somewhat special conditions of a ferry boat. It will be used by the Federated Malay
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    Hub Hotel Accommodation.
    218 6 [T# Thu Eoitob of Tmm Straits Echo] Sir, Now that the Grand Hotel in closing, where oan Hotel accommodation be fonad tor:— 1 Tboee who wiah to stay in Ipoh tor a few months only. 8 Those enable to find snitable homes. 3 These who wish to
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    Market Prices.
    286 6 Pnaua, Juun 21, 1918 5? up per catty »j 88 Steaks n 3g Stew or Curry Meat Rump Steak m 4l 85 Tongue M Feet M Heart,small... each 3 large... per catty 24 I* iver per oatty 45 Fillet of Beef 7 POBK— P° rk per catty 65—68
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    PRODUCE.
    231 6 Pmais, Jumm 21. 8. P. Tapioca $7.50 sellers. I ?f\?\ Ta pio0 900 sellers. Gold leaf im 72 sellers Pepper (W.Coast I lb. *OB’j!sl«f buyers. Black Pepper 25.00 buyer» White Pepper 40 nominal Trang Pepper m no stook 1 80 nom. Mace Pickings 53 sellers Cloves geaaon over i
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    The Night of the 27th.
    1022 7 Tbe night of tbe twenty-seventh was Diok Cbeeser’a first night on sentry, The night was far gone when he went oe duty j in another hour they would stand to. Dck Cbeeser bad camouflaged bis age when be enlisted ,he was barely 18. A wonderfully
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      746 7 Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association. VTOTICE >h hereby given that a General JLi Me«-tiog of (be Association will be be<<1 in the CaUdnnia Club, Nibong Ttbal on Sunday, the 23:d June, at 11 o'clock a-m KENNEDY A Co., Penang, 13th Juqp, 1918. Secretaries 422 NOTICE. In the Estate of Joseph Manook
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      51 7 Accident* Will Happen. It may be impoasible to prerent an aocid*nt, bat it is not impoa«ib!e to be prepared (or it. Chamberlain'a Pain Balm ia not beyond anyone's pnrae, and with a bottle of tkia liniment yon are prepared (nr almeet a oy thing. For aale by all diapenaariae and
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      1088 7 In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Between. DONELLIA BROWN, Petitionor, AMD WILLIAM NELSON BROWN, Respondent, Divorce No 1 of 1918 GEORGE V bj the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Domini ons beyond the Seat,
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      1449 8 P. O.—BRITISH INDIA AND APCAB LINK. (Companies Incorporated in England MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS(Undei Contract with His Majesty's Government.) The Company’s MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAT are at preeentsuspended. Passengers for Europe are booked via Bombay as opportunity offers and as far as atoommodation is availableThe
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