Straits Echo, 14 October 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, TAB FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY rot. 16 «30 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 14th OCTOIiEK, 1918. Mingle Copy, lo cento. No. <538»
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      1397 1 nestles MILK L«iOD BEST f?od m mi I pc* i •*>. 90 cts. tin PER i 11> TIN ANK S > h,»/* chartered Bank lot India, chl n Australia and China. icorporatedln England by Royal Charter.) 1,200,000 £2,000 WO (in Paid ap Capital Swerve Liability of £1,200,000 Proprietor» Head Offics
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      9 1 MILKMAID BMMD swiemm OOHDEK3ED MUL $20.50 Z. btaihablc Kvnmmcßi
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      279 2 “CUR O'V”! TANK THIS SPACE USUALLY ADVERTISES DEWAR'S WHISKY For which Messrs. KATZ BROS, are the sole importers. We can thoroughly recommend this whisky as Messrs. KATZ BROS, have been so good as to allow us to use this space to advertise BBBB^pEjp^pi^ptEpEjatapgißnsrigißiigißig^iggißiSi I i m MANY PRIZES HAVE ALREADY
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    A WALK DOWN THE STRAND.
    1188 3 Bt Neutral. There used to be, in that celebrated thoroughfare of London, the Strand. patch of ground not built upon—a wild little j patch right in the oentre of the metropolis —what Americans *ould call a Taeant lot Especially Americans and Canadians, visiting Lon on
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      787 3 I 3 straits settlements war LOAN BONOS. I Bearing interest from the date of purchuae at 5 per cent per annum, payable Half-yearly the 20th January and the aoth July on f !fa_ REPAYABLE at par OS the 20th JULY, 1928t i I price of issue—ioo per cent. all proceeds
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      219 3 NOTICE OE SALE. Penang Auction Mart By Order of the Mortgagee The undesigned are in ructed to j.ut up for sale bj PUBLIC AUCTION At the Archway of Logan s Buildings] On Tuesday, the 15th day of October, 1918, AT 11 AM. Th» f Mowing prop%rfj: A LL that piece
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      505 3 PENANG RED CROSS GYMKH4NA. PROGRAMME. PAST 1 Saturday, 19th October, 1918. Admission 11 to tho tcta.isatsr enolosnro. 1. Jumping competition for the Hoops Challenge Cup. High and long jumping. 2. Tent pegging competition and tilting at the ring. 3. Musical stalls with Deli ponies. 4. 4 furlong Ladies’ flat face.
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    THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    1748 4 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] VISCOUNT OBEY AT WESTMINSTER. Enthusiastic Reception. London, October 10. Very great intereit was aroused by today's meeting at Westminster on the uooasion of Viaeoant Grey's first pablio appearance since he relinquished the poat of Foreign Mmiater in support of Freaident Wilaon’a pohoy of a
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      455 4 ALLEN DENNYS Co.. 7, Union Street, Penang. Phone Nos, 393 4 1 412. Proprietors of: THE PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOMS, where good prices are always obtained. THE PENANG*TRANSHIPPING u FORWARDING.Co., who undertake to forward goods to ANY PART OF THE WORLD. ESTATE DEPARTMENT. —We pay special attention to all supplies
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      533 4 Federated n U a> Staten War t'li»ritj P( MiOtter^. Tickets for this Lottery are i s H under the auspices of the Federated Maiaj S f a tea W r ar (-Parities Committee and the Prizes vili be allocated follows Tlie Prizes. The allocation of' the amount mb*, cribed will
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    Germany’s Allies.
    347 5 0 0 Crumbling Qn&drnpllMLondon, Ootober 11, 10*30 p.m. > Renter learni on good authority that Austria-Hangary and Turkey hare informed Germany that they may be oompelled to take separate aotion if Germany, in oonoert with her Allies, is unable to oome to terms with the Entente Powers. Prtitnrt
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    PRESIDENT WILSON’S REPLY.
    1426 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] German Press Comments. A CONCILIATORY TONE. The Raiser’s PositionLondon, October 11. Hitherto there have been praotioally no German newspaper comments on President Wilson’s reply, but there are indications that President Wilson’s query regarding who is rsaliy ruling Germany is forcing big issues in Berlin. It
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    240 5 BIME, DABBY A Co’a BEPOBT. *53 Singapore, October 12. J London Quotation». —The latest wire frosa London reoeived here on 10th instant, dated Btb, was as follows —ißabber 2/3, 2/4, market firm bat quiet.” Auctions 9th, 10th and 11th Ootojxee, Owing to the large offerings rii, seme 8,838,468
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    Singapore Divorce Action.
    639 5 The case in which Mrs Donellia Brown is petitioning for a divorce from her hus band, William Nelson Brown, on the grounds of alleged adultery, cruelty and desertion came before Mr Justice Ebden in the Supreme Court, at Singapore, on Friday TLe defendant did not put iuau
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    “Our Day” in P. W.
    126 5 List or Subscriptions Amount previously acknowledged $758 76; Mr W Peach 20; Mrs Keymer 25 Mr O V Thomas 16; Mr Kee Tek Queo 25; Dr Furaivall 40; Anonymous 20. Proceeds of Box No 27 per Mr Lee Swee Bee 2.25; Card No 28 per
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    Penang Golf Club.
    106 5 Oue Dat Bed Ceoss Fund. A reminder i* given of the Bridge Tournament to be held, in tte Club House on Wednesday next, 16th instant, from 6 to 8p m in aid of the above fund. Entranoe fee $l/- each player, and it is hoped that not
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    Nibong Tebal “Our Day.”
    78 5 In connection with the celebration cf "Oar Day" in Nibong Tebal on October 16th sports and side-shows will be held on the Beoreation Ground. A Chinese wayang, r. Tamil drama and a Bonggeng and Wayang kulit will also be performed on that day. The ladians (amateurs)
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    “Our Day” Tank.
    697 5 The Robinson Piano Company have kindly presented a small organ valve $76 to the Our Day Tank. We are informed that 466 coolies arrived here yesterday 127 go to Palau Jerejak for quarantine and the balance to Port Swetten ham, Owing to the faot that many of
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      478 5 fiQft- SALE. gabber Return» Books. nrenared to off Jr «or me We r the purpose of voiding the books for f rub ber in accordance e h O r ;'t«XVll.l 1910. Most nl b!o 1» rubbor dwle 1 CBITEKION PEEB3, Ltd,, p n %lert A Slat toner i^oticb. LABOUR CODE.
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sondays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 30, Beach Street, Penang. Price Dally Local >BO per annum Outstatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition Poet Free) «18 per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Noe. (Eoho) 986. Printing Department 363. N.B.— All businem roDDumcitiogi
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    UNPOPULATED AUSTRALIA.
    1129 6 Few pe. pie kn,w tbit Australia bat a 'arger area of territory than tbe United States of America (Alaska being left oat of h» reckoning). Tbe Australian excess is only matter of 4,000 square miles; yet that exo<S9 is noteworthy, The mischief is in the maps. School atlases
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    M. A. P.
    968 6 Mr, ff, G. Suw.r is appoint'd a District Judge for Penang Mr. H. Vardhman is appointed a temporary member of the Hindu Advisory Board, Singapore. B ja Chulan, Magistrate. Kuala Kangsar, is indisposed and his work is being shared y the DO. and ADO —T O.M, Mr.
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    IN THE BALKANS.
    637 6 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, October 12. A Frtnoh Eastern communique of the 9th btatesi—The Frenoh and Seibiing continuing their successful advance, reached Lake Ochtofs* and Srotice. Greeks at Zavala London, October 11, 6 55 p tn. A Greek common que states i In East M-cedonia we reached Kavala
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      106 6 JUST ARRIVED. Burroughes V. Watts i t A3LES FULL sizes AND, SMALLER SIZES 0 feet x 5 feet. ritekard LIMITED. (iNCOBPURATED IN 61 EXITS SETTLEMENTS STREET. V P ia p s ~fp-<rwvw in M 3' IS U ON ALL THE LEADING ESTATES AS A COMBATANT OF BLACK THREAD AND FOR
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      31 6 -4r-I*= wusitsgai acm OUR DAY TANK fund. TICKETS SI. FIRST PRIZE New Elgin Motor Car VALUE $5,000. OUTSTATION APPLICANTS MUST ENCLOSE POSTAGE in* «pplj to the Hon Secs* Innk laud, feiiang.
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    THE GERMAN RETREAT.
    4222 7 CReCTl*’ 8 TKL«au>M3.j THE NORTHERN AREA. Snmv Sopalsed at Ronlers. Lto* Oetobar 2.210..». R ta states* There A J.Lt I0tlTlt 01 b0 ,ile m pr ,p.r.,ion. .be eoern, ,t..oked I,», bdo* B»“ ler bul W oom P lBto| y The Jl.mish Oowt. Ljndon, October 11. tb.t. 'be
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    The Military Situation.
    793 8 Ths Eundaa ICtntoeThe British Armies since the 8th August I engaged end defeated more than 89 Ger. man divisions— many of them two and three I times over—oelminating in the great blow l of the 8th Ootober from whioh they will have diffioulty in recovering. The number
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    New U Boat Campaign.
    1943 8 IRISH MAIL BOAT TORPEDOED. Over 500 Perish- < London, October 11. |j The steamer Leinster has been torpedoed. 1 1 I She was proceeding, from Kingstown to I, Holyhead. It is stated that 400 were lost. On board the Leinster were 650 passengers I and a
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    “Our Day.”
    343 8 Rud Cross Gymkhana The following are the entries for the Deli 1 Derty and Dali St. La*er to be held on the 1 19th and 26th respectively 1 THE DELI ST. LEGER. Distance 2 Furlongs. Entrance Fee §20. Open to Griffins. Imported by Penang Hunt Club. 1 Major
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    The “Hirano Maru”.
    83 8 Messrs. PstersoD, Simons and Co.. Singapore, have received the following telegram from the Nippon Ynsea Kaisha, London, regarding passengers lost on the Hirano Marvi —Hirano Man following passengers yonrs missing Lieut. Cecil Campbell, Lonis Mahler, Frederick Young, Perov Johnson, Alexander St r onaob, Albert Hill, Mom Prabriddbi,
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    Tin and Rubber.
    289 8 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefioad) is quoted here to-day at $149.121, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $149.87}, business done (125 tons Bold). Messrs. Boustead Co. inform ns that the following were the quotations for Rubber on Spot in London on the 10th inst, received yesterday Plantation Ist
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    TRADE AFTER THE WAR.
    1070 8 The referoi ce the other day to the posi- tion of Singapore (and all the ether ports I of the Colony) cis a vie trade conditions I; after the war did not include any comment I j on the key indus.ry” preference that is I, indicated
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    TO-DAY’S COUNCIL.
    6860 9 GOVERNOR’S ADDRESS. rniONY'S POSITION C0L0 AND PROSPECTS. A c MPKEHENSIVE review. 18 Til I BIT 0» THU O» HlS ElO.LL.UOT TB. fl“,„u. Sib Abtbub You„g, J| 0 K.Bfl. at THU Murtihq ths Luoislatjvb Coumcil hbld JJ. U T, Monday, Octorbh 14. HoIOCBablb Members ox thr Lkoiblativ* ‘.'ooncil T
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    RUSSIA AND REVOLUTION.
    996 10 The Last of the Rcmanofs. Br Chaelbb Rivet. Constable. 7s. 6d. net. War and Revolution in Russia. By John j Pollock. Constable- 6s. net. WboJ all allowance has been m*d* for delusion, disillusion, and disappoittment, the Russian Revolution remains iooontestab- Ij the greatest event which has happened
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      531 10 c Whiteaways for Hardware. DOCXXD ooOOC DC DC a Enamelled Saucepan ▲b sketch' with cover, b;«e m»ne e. outside and while emnHird irtideji* 2. 4, 6 8. and 10 pints. Pric« i s»2-25,_2-50,_2 95. 8-50 and $3-95 each. iPotosi Silver Table War©. j 4 Finest Nickel Si r Ware, guaranteed
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      275 10 FOR SALE. Building sites suitable for Bungalowi at Tanjong Bungab laring both sea and road frontage For prices and particulars apply to “A. B C.,” cjo Strait» Echo, for sale. A complete Bice Mill with ground offices, houses, coolie lines at Taojong Brmbang, P. Wellesley. For further particulars and permission
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      47 10 Now is the Time. For rheumatism you will find nothin* bftter than Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. Now <s the time to c t rid of it. Try this lini. imnt and see how quickly it will rehere the pam and soreness. For sale by all dispensanes and dealers.
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      482 10 WANTED TO RENT. A SMALL BUNGALOW. Furnished Preferred. State Bent and lituat on to XX,” c/o Strait» Echo. 709-22-10 PENANG HARBOUR BOARD FOB SALE B 7 PBI7ATE T3S3JJ. TENDERS will be received at the Offi of the undersigned op to noon on Fridir 18tb October, 1918. for the sale of
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    THE STUDY OF MODERN LANGUAGES.
    1857 11 Iq the turmoil of a nation deciding—by fits and starts, it is true, and rather absent* mindedly, bat still deciding—the great qaestiens, which of its members «ball be educated and bow much, it is perhaps only natural that the consequent questions, what to be taught
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      406 11 ■V n y A f? •Msen er beer GRAND PRIZES.. hi ft! BRITISH E> HIBITIW- 5 J *U|* PACIFIC EXHIBITION*!; 9 u a iii, I* 0 3 ii B#. L ISA cv r«s *2 o a 4sav*\ o v SPECIALLYBREWED O' EXPORTy^ I 111 l MV i f ill; r
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      331 11 WANTED FOR THE NINES DEPARTMENT, KEDAH 1. Overseer of Mines i commencing salary (360 per annum. A knowledge of Chinese ts essential. 2 Traoer i oommenoing salary 800 per annum. Applications to be made in writing to WARDEN 07 MINES, Kulim. 716—17—10 NOTICE. WITH THE SANCTION of the Board of
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