Straits Echo, 6 November 1918

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATEC MALAY STATES AND THE FAR BAST GENERALLY. fOL. 10* $3O Per Annum. PEN\iN<l f WbUJUiSMI, 6th NOVEMBER, 1918. Single Copy, lo cents. No. *466.
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      1315 1 NESTLES milk fl»OD (BANKS. Bank of India, 4 1,200,000 42,000,000 41 .200,000 t» rtered Australia and China. Rov«l Charter Md o pC.pi»l* SlrtT’o D Lrve Liability of Propria^ l Held Office i BISHOPBBATE, LOUDON, E.C Ajencica anil Branch... u&a Honttton, PeUng Tinilo Penang Puket Rangoon Saigon Beremban gsS^koE gtUfi» Bombay
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      8 1 MILKMAID MAM SWIKTKMB (ffIIPFHBIP MJL $20.50 .BfAINABLC IVII
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    THE PUBLIC MAN.
    2461 2 It is impossible to speak with the same 1 voice in public as in private. It is physical- 1 ly impossible, but it is more than that—it 1 is also dramatically impossible. Queen Victoria used to complain that Gladstone—or was it Bright?—addressed her as 1 though she
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      387 2 DCDCDCD C=== (1 TOOTAL PIQUE 4k t V S r I i U.ilTrr^ A V\\ 'rl < w m 'W I '5 ns o O n> ->C7._. '>< t~ ITOOTAL PIQUF. r C the Tootal.'giuranteed Fabric?, ’in stock in white, grey, biacmt and sue bine. Fast washing colours. Heavy rib,
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      337 2 notice. WE bet? to inform our nan»* customers and the public omZ that f om and after the Ist day of W ber, >919 our offices will be closed it 6a! daily (Sunday included?) Orders for provisions, etc. should be tin &e early as possible and before the time. TONG
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    815 3 Out Own Correspondent^ ▲lor Star, November 8. Yesterday was the Dcpavalli Festival whioh was religiously observed by the Chetty community who went to pray in I their temple in Jalan Barn. After the servioe, they partook of various kinds of I oakes specially prepared for the ocoasion j
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    Lest We Forget.
    242 3 Mr. Alfred Stead, writing from Oitend on September 8, 1914, said i The story of the twenty-one virgins of W should stand as truly a martyrdom as any of those of the Catholic Church* Here in the twentieth century after Christ, in a prosperous town, onoa full
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    THE INFLUENZA.
    490 3 Pbhang’» Health Rutubns, The health statement for the week ending November 8, showing tka number of deaths within Municipal limits during that week, indicates an appreciable decrease in the j number of deaths as oompared with the previous week. The total number of deaths was 868, as against
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    Vital Statistics.
    77 3 The following ii the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ending November 2,1918 [Male 160) > 26S Female 103 J Death rate 128.47 per mille per annum compared with 196.86 in the preceding week and with 33.94 in the corresponding week #f last year* Nationality.
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    Compulsory Registration.
    134 3 [To thu Editob of thu Straite Echo.'] Bir, Under the heading Chinese Marriages in your paper of the 21st September 1918, re exchange of views on proposed registration of Chinese Maniagss between Mr. Cheah Kee Be and H. E. the Governor, Mr. Cheab Kee Ee is reported te
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    Tin Outputs.
    113 3 The output and profits from Kramat Pulai Ltd. fer the month of Ootober was i From the Mine— Output Dressed Ore, (Tin) 200 piculs, (Soheelite) 208 piouls; Estimated Proflt $24,500, From Tributors—Output Dressed Ore 217 piculs; Estimated Proflt $2,259. The output of the Renong Tin Dredging Company Ltd.
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      347 3 C aN YOU AFFORD IT? DO yoo pass the w#ek without a religious service TRY HE MID-WEEK SERVICE at FITZGERALD MEMORIAL CHURCH (Corner of Anson and Barmah Roads). Homelike and Inspiring TO-NIGHT AT 8 P M. i THE church with a cordial welcome. f PATAOMZU) BY ROYALTY I the KNOWN
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      601 3 i DRINK SAKURA BEER and STOUT io cafes ct 12 h«lf at-ivi j hot t\**. Martini and Rossi The famous Italian Vermouth AND THE WILL NEVER TOUCH YOU. G AURELY A Co. it Ql~—a, )CZ) poorx x —>r j A deadly foe! o o More people hare been crippled in
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    The Straits echo.
    96 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Daily Local (80 Per annum Outstatlon Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Eoho) *B6. Printing Department 343. M.B.—AW business communication! should
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    WHO BREAKS PAYS.
    1377 4 Germany's friends in tbe House of Commons bare naturally been perturbed at tbe programme of Allied peace terms outlined by Lord Northoiiffe in tbe Timet and they hare succeeded in obtaining from Mr. Bonar Law an assurance that the writer waa speaking for himself and not I
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    M. A. P.
    1012 4 Mr. Justioe P. J. Sproule will leave here cn Saturday afternoon for Malacca to hold the AsaiV* there. Mr*, E. H. Everest and Mr*. Stephen Anthony are expected back in the 8traita in about ten days’ time. Mr. A. W. H, Hamilton, Asst. Snperin* teedent of Police,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1035 4 Goldsmith and War Repo rtl Tho art o l wiitmg W4r mislesd, distort, eiaggtrate, JJ 0 1 press, etc., eto, is no n «-w tut» 1 "P tr 1 ,f A aipirM Oiver >»a skit of 150 years ago in The 0,t, b, PPj World" deserves recalling—thos»h B
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      146 4 C3 SPECIAL LINE OF MUSLIN MOSQUITO NETS STRONG DURABLE INEXPENSIVE WRITE for SAMPLE PRICES PAY A VISIT TO OUR NEW SHOWROOMS 8,000 SQUARE FEET. PRITCHARD Co, Ltd, (incorporated in straits settlements) V COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS PENANG sbtbsbsbsb‘bdLsicbsb&sb js <fc > d fr -e •0 •0 -0 *0 •e. *0 •e
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    51 4 DEATH. Yuaf Gm Wah Nuoh. —On November 5, at her residence No, 58r, Northern Boad, Penang, of pneumonia, the beloved wife of Mr. Oog Hock Hoon, and eldest daughter of Mr. and Mr-, Ye*p King Teng. A<e 29. Deeply regretted. Obituary. dtitk London, November I. °ll lnßoB n°®d of tb«
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    THE SITUATION.
    636 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] gp KOETHCLIFPE’B beview. Peace and AfterLondon, NaTember 4, 12.35 p.na. firlt reasoned exposition hitherto o(the „tuatio= with whioh E.rop. r ort :j b« confronted .nd of lome of tbe umi tltsndnnt on tbn long tr.nnition to pence »nd thenooton tof Nlt joD« appears in the Timet
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    BREAK-UP OF AUSTRIA.
    631 5 [Reuter's Telegrmas.] SEPARATION OP HUNGARY. Appeal to the NationLondon, November 4, 2 40 p m. i A telegram to Amsterdam from Budapest i «ays that Count Karolyi, speaking at the town ball, said the King had ooneeated to release the Government from its oath. The Government and
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    ITALIAN ADVANCE.
    635 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] THE TAGLIAMENTO CRO33ED. Americans ParticipatingLondon, November 4, 3 50 r. m t A British.ltalian effixial message states t—a The Tenth Army baa reaohed the line of tbe a Tagliamento. Amongst tbe troops crossi. '°g the river at several placea was the 3320 d American regiment forming
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    Tin.
    19 5 Latest QuotationsTin (uorefioed) is quoted here to-day at 1145 50, in Singapore (refined) at $146,25, buyers no sellers.
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    IN THE WEST.
    1355 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Great Allied Offensive. From Valenciennes to Guise London, November 4, 6 50 p m. A great Allied offensive, in which British, F eneb, Americana and Belgians are all participating, is now in progress on the West front. The British First, Third and Fourth I Armies
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    THE STRATEGIC POSITION.
    400 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] CLIMAX OF THE FIGHTING. Vital Points Affected London, November 5, 7.45 a m. The series of battles raging on the West front from Valenciennes to Stenay promisee to prove the most stupendous conflict of the war, It is a mistake to suppose that the Allies
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    Dutch War Cables.
    287 5 A eable to the Dtli Courant states that the Allied Fleet passed through the Darda* nelles last Thursday morning. A later his reports that a British naval contingent has been landed. Krupp’s agent at the Hague has been informed that a strike has broken out at Krupp’s
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    Outside.
    56 5 Tbe following article* will be found on our outside pages i 2 —1 be Public Man, Notts. L?st we Forget. Tb? Intluern, Compulsory Registration. Vital Statistics, Tin Outputs. 6.—Army Promotion. Pood Subsidies and W-ges. Rubber Petition. October Rubber Crop?. Shipping Alter the War. Schools. The Peninsular Bail* ways, Arabia's
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    938 6 In the course of l*ne<hy arhc'e haded "Rubber Delay” rue straits Timet ctj Monday aaya: •‘lt is quite certain, we believe, teat Amerioa will relax the import regalations as soon r s possible; indeed, we beiiere, she mast de so in order to meet the needs of
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    October Rubber Crops.
    95 6 Samagaga 15,100, Nellmsy 6.049, Bukit Jelutong 2,000, Wellington 22,800, Eog Joo 7,400, Fadang Jawa 19,777, Rubber Estates of Krian 25,200, New Columbia 22,079, Gula 66,000, Ayer Kuning (F.M.8,) 43,188, Bradwall (F.M.B) 23,651, Chersonese (F.M 8.) 38.850,D*nnistown (Krian) 81,000, Highlands A Lowlands 81,239, K abang 13 153, Krian
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    NON-SECTARIAN SCHOOLS.
    369 6 [To thu Editou ov THU Btraiti Echo.] S.r, Wuh roiercccj to "Nil De pe .tdum letter published in your paper of the »ad ultimo, re unsectarian schools, 1 beg to point out some wrong ideas he may have b*eu entertaining. Not only aia English schools aided by the
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    The Peninsular Railways.
    514 6 BURMA AND SIAM. Phoposhd Linking ov thh Two Counteii» The Railway Newt of March 30 has an article under tne beading of railway communication between Siam and Burma in jvhich it is noted as remarkable that although Burma has now soma 1,600 milee of railway or about
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    SHIPPING AFTER THE WAR.
    1030 6 Ambkican Computition. ’ihere was a carious article in the Timet the other day. Hurley, the American 1 Shipping Controller, had written to the 1 journal in deprecation of mischievous I suggestions about the advantage which the i United States will get after the war at .our
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    To-day’s Band Programme.
    29 6 EbPLAMADI, P.M. 1 Overtire Lindpiintner 2 Polka Whistling Lawton 3 Selection Falka Chasaaignea 4 Waits The Girl In the Train Fall 5 March The Pioadarc soisa
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    ARABIA’S NEW KING.
    930 6 (By th$ Mar quite dt Fontenoy) Arabia'» new king, hitherto known ai Shereef Faisal, who baa succeeded to the th.ooe of hi» father, Hussein, is an Arab of J the Arabs, a sinoere Arab patriot, who received a greater portion of hi» education in Paris and London,
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    ARMY PROMOTION.
    623 6 We ve oome the announcemen tat Colonel Godfrey Junes, rmely a South Walea miner, haa been raised to the r-nk of Brigadier une ai. But while this promotion furnishes proof hat tea enue to p ofessional advancement is open to talent, v hatever i s ri .in, one
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    Food Subsidies And Wages.
    430 6 Mr Clynes did*a useful piece of work at the Trade Union Congress by warning the Labour delegates that in asking for food subsidies they were imperilling the rate of wages. At the present moment this is a point which most wage-earners may be excused for overlooking.
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    CASTE IN INDIA.
    911 6 THE GOVERNMEN F 8 ArTITDog The Government of India hare v frequentl. and ,o ju„|,. «Tj a g lei ting t- g vern >nr-c nt yes r thV not surprising t> find t e o afraid Vf" question of s:oiai reform. It m U confessed t at
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      45 6 Now Is the Time. For rhemmatism 70« will find nothing better than Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Now is the time to get rid o( it. Try this liniment and see how <j«ickly it will relieve the pain and sereness. Far sale by all dispensaries and dealers
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    THE FUTURE OF ALSACELORRAINE.
    1967 7 Alsaoe-Lorraine, Past, Present, and Future. By Coleman Phillipson. (Fisher Unwin- 251net) The voice of France is all but unanimous in demanding the letrocession to her of Alsace-Lorraine, and this not only as a simple measure of justice to berself and to the people unw.llingly separated from
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      614 7 labuan lottery It has been decided to merge the Labuan Ten Thousand Dollar Lottery in the Straits Settlements Two Million Dollar Lottery as follows 1. Straits Settlements tiokets equivalent to the total value of Labuan Lottery tickets sold will be issaed to the Labuan Lottery Committee. jan Lottery oomuniwe. 1
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      46 7 No* Is the Tim?. For rheematiam joe will find nothing better than Ohamberlala’a Pain Balm. Now ia the time to get rid ol it. Try thia liai* mant and a®« how qaickly it will rebprr th* pain and pjmcjf. ter pale by all difpeaaariea uad uoaHua
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      12 7 For Obworaa’a Hnekimf Oavgk at Nt*kfc. Woadt't Omt Papparaiat Ctra la, *1
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      1283 7 ORIGINATING SUMMONS. FOR SALB. SUIT 1918 No. 292. In itbe Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Settlement of Penang. TH3 SEASON TO PLANT, Coffee nurseries bearing after 18 moDtbs). Liberian Coffee nurseries (gives bearin after 24 months) Rubber Stumps year, 1 year, 1* yea In the matter of an Indentare
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