Straits Echo, 26 November 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. I®- 930 Per Annum. PENANG, AonsiJAtf, 26th WOVEftliitilt, 1918. Single Copy. I© cents. No. 274.
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      1344 1 nestlts MIIK the best FOOD FOB YUUh HaUY I 90 cts PUI 1 Mb. TUB. BANKS chartered Bank of India, ctm Australia and China (Idcor poratedlo England by Royal Charter.) paid ap gaurTeFand |ie«erve Liability o Propri^torß Head Office. l ,‘200,00 > £2,000 000 £1,200,0ti0 jjo BIBHOPBOATE. LONDON, EC, Agencies
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    P. A. M. MEETING.
    6579 2 STIRRING RESOLUTIONS. NO MORE GERMANS. RUBBER "RESTRICTIONS. Io the Town Hell, Pen*Dg, at 10 o’clock yesterday morning, e very representative gathering of members of the Planters’ Association of Malaya, including planters from almost every Distriot Planters’ Association throughout the country were present at a General Meeting.
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    BIRDS IN THE BUSH.
    683 3  -  (Bt Tom Weigh r The mind of a middle-aged man, who has lived and travelled, felt and seen, is a dense tbioket, inhabited by many and divers birds. This extraordinary simile oame down a singing waterfall, high up amone the mountains of Oahu, and struck me
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    Singapore Items.
    176 3 tu.wV LiquidationC From Char Own Correspondent^ Singapore, November 25. Tbe Kwong Tik Bank liquidator's report (or the year ending 17th December, 1917, ■ays tbe only matters delaying the completion of liqnidating are the affairs of Boay Lian Chin and the estate of Boey Ah Foo deceased. Claims outstanding
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      245 3 I I *5 fig K k, K ad DC H >• SC o fig i S WHATS ON AT THE EMPIRE l\t HOUSE THE, CRAPPER bU/ IPDDV’C nmiDi r un. V JERRY’S DOUBLE HEAd 7 ARZAISi 0 <■ <? r m 2r d Hf USE Overture Empire Orch Farmer Alfalpas*
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      388 3 FRESH BTOCK OF Sakura Beer Stout QTS, pts Chianti Claret Martini Rossi Italian Vermouth JUST ARRIVED. Acetic Acid in Jars (J F» rr > Corrugated Iron (E"*Usb) Changkols etc. Telephone 572. Cable AURELY. NEW FANTASIiCSi PEN AMO. Monday Tuesday Wednesday December 2 December t 3. December 4. Plan Opens LTo-morrow
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and pnbllc holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price Daily Local |BO Per annum Out station Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) *lB per annum, Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Eoho) BBS, Printing Department 343, A.b.— A\\ business
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    PERSECUTION AND REACTION.
    1181 4 What wee formerly the organ of the Pac-Germans sod the Prussian armament firms wbo made the war, the Rheinitck W«stfadische Zeitung, com plains that the Poles are behaving with inoredible rudeness” towards their Prus* sau taskmaster?. One of the leading representatives of the old idgime has fled
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    M. A. P.
    779 4 Mr. Yeok Paik Tatt, of Messrs. Tiang Lee A Co., left this morning for the Native States on besiness. Mr, R, G. van Somaron leaves to-day for Singapore from whrre he will proceed to New Zealand to reouperate, s Appearanoss are proverbially deceptive and many jreoplp, misled
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    YESTERDAY’S MOTOR SMASH.
    463 4 CHINESE CHAUFfeob OH*** As a sequel to the motor occurred at the jucotion 0 f v Mh *hlah »nd McNair Street N ord,n C however, non 7 th a p ,t9rD of the iwo cars came off th ß Oofl, P*«t. collision—* Chintsa chauff Ur r,e f
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    Interstate Football.
    168 4 PiNAxa vi, Peiae, The following bare been selected to represent Penang against Perak at Ipob on Saturday, the 30th instant Goal i T, J. William*; Baeki, P, A, Reutena and M. D. Rutley; Half baeki, Km Chooi, C, Choon Lim and 0. SeogKoot; Forward», Eng Hong, Tnean Hock,
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    "Our Day” in P. W.
    41 4 Amount previously acknowledged ..I fB,O7W!| Amouot as published in Caledonia list 2,***** Mr. W. Daman (2nd subscription) WJJg Mr. T. W. Patton 30.00 Proceeds of Nlbong Tebai s p° rtB *BB Mr. D. G. Ellis 112,853,18*
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    Penang “Our Day” Bazaar.
    185 4 All articles intended for sale at t s Baiaar will be gratsfully receded b; Upjohn Mitchell, York House, at any before November 25. All sections oM“ community are askod to kindly assist i making the Baiaar a success. Succese can be assured by the making o
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      239 4 r JKSSaHLi THE FINEST TONIC AFiERlfFitMA I s H m S GUNDY Recommended by the Medical Faculty. PBB BOrTFK PfcB HALF BOTTLE cints. OUXY EXTRA. OBTAINABLE FROM PRITCHARD Co Ltd V. (INCORPORATED IM STRAITS SETTLEMENTS REN ANG J MX V Redecorate with Halls Distemper this Spring, It is the most
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      50 4 r^Jp=Jr=a Part of The Coats’* of Victory. British Empire’s Casualties (Army only: Navy Mercantile Marine, Air Force and civilians omitted.) Killed Sick Wounded 658,000 2,400,000 Tbe Ring has asked yon to subscribe to this work of the RED CROSS. Subscriptions of $25 and over in Penan* to date 164. Sanaa
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    NEW GERMAN CONSTITUTION.
    1220 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] EXECUTIVE WITH SOVIET. Sepubllo of Hamburg. London, Novembfr 24 ble frem Copenhagen says that Btrlin Ally that the S-Viet and th® have agreed to tbe transference authority to the Soviets who Lpress any ocunter-revolutior. The council In Berin will ccctrol pmding the election fI? DfW
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    Tin and Rubber,
    55 5 latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $*****, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $124.80, no business done Mpssrs! Boustead A Co. inform us that jhe following were tbe quotations for B«bber on spot in London on tbe 20th m.t received to-day t e
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    GONTROL OF RUBBER.
    66 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] R-C-A. Scheme Abandoned. London, November 21. In view of the cessation of hostilities, the Rabber Growers' Association has resolved to abandon the scheme for Government oontrol of the industry. It is in consequenoe understood that no farther immediate etepe will be taken by the Government
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    Welcome News.
    343 5 IMPORTS TO IHfi U. S. A. 75,000 Tons Morh. A oable advioe ieoaived from tbe Department of State by the Amerioan Consul at Penang states i "War Trade Board has authorised issuance of licences prior to January first next permitting importation seventy-five hundred tons crude rubber from overseas
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    Belgian Orphans’ Chris tmas.
    313 5 [To th* Editor or th» Strail» Echo D<>ar Bir, May I ask you to be so kind as to publish in your paper the following letter reoeived from the Secretary to Her Belgian Majasty Qu*en Elisabeth Madame, When receiving from the hands of The Comtesse de
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    SIAM AND THE WAR.
    997 5 ROYAL PROCLAMATION. Ow thb Occasion or thi Gbiat Viotobt or thb ALLIB8, Translation) Oa the 22nd of duly of tbe present year I invited the Siamese people to unite in ao interoessional piayer invoking the Holy Buddhist Trinity and the Virtues ot the departed Sovereigns of
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1823 5 The Coming General Electionr Evidently the Coalrion is not going to be allowed ti have anything like a walk-over at the General Election next month, Labour promises to make a b g effort on its new programme, in tbe slaboration of which M"- Sydney Webb and 1 his
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    Outside.
    51 5 The following articles will ba found 01 our o«t*ide piges i 2 —P. AM. Meetirg, 3.—P. A. M. Meeting. B rds in the Ba»h 6. —YeUerday’s Motor Smashed. The PitOe*Goode M.rket. Singapore's Hous n< Problem. Jtpaa's Peace Terms. Kuala Lumpur Share Market. Our Diy*' in P. W, The D»y
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    SINGAPORE’S HOUSING PROBLEM.
    797 6 Tbe armistice is signed The celebrations connected with that event. wise and otheryjt are comma' to an end—and vtill little or nothing is being dona to remedy the housing question in Sin apore. The signature of the armistice terms is no remedy for the handicap Singapore people
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    The Civil War in China.
    205 6 A Peking despatoh to the Jiji says that In view of the earnest desire for the unification of North and South held by President Hsu Sbih-chang, Sir John Jordan, the British Minister, has informally intimated the desire of the British Government to see a speedy
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    THE PIECE-GOODS MARKET.
    496 6 Our correspondent Mancunian is sorely distressed. It was unkind of ns to suggest anything like hoarding or a slump in tbe piece-goods market. Tbe trade, «cording to him, has been exhibiting ex silent qualities, being fair and reasonable a their dealings. Perhaps wa are wrong. The alternative
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    Engineering Congress in Java.
    462 6 The Committee of the General Engineering CoDgress to be held at Batavia, Java, in 1919, has issued its first circular outlining the purposes of the Congress. It is proposed to invite attendance of engineers principally from tbe conntries in the region of tbe Dutch Eist Indies
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    K. LUMPUR SHARE MARKET.
    544 6 Messrs Baker. M> rgau and Co, Ltd reported on November 23 Markets this week have proved a distinct disappointment, that is, as far as the rubber and tin sections are concerned at any rate. In our own centre the shops the club at midday etc., already
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    The Compradore Habit.
    466 6 When the foreign merohanta settled at Canton early in the 17th eentury their dealings with the natives were limited to a monopoly known as the Thirteen Honge, and that was the foundation of tha middleman system that exists to-day in the compradore. A proceeding that pleases the
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    JAPAN’S PEACE TERMS.
    492 6 MARQUIS O RUM A* 8 VIEWS. What will be Japan’s peace terms P The question was answared by Marquis Okuma ex- Premier of Japan in an article published by the Kolumin on October 22. Since the beginning of the war none of the Japannese statesman or publicists
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    Shipping.
    235 6 Messrs Guthrie Co. advise us that the s. s, Iwami Man is timed to arrive here on the 28th instant from Belawan. She will be promptly despatched for Singapore. The s. s dirt Maru of which Messrs Boustead Co. are the agents, bound for London from Singapore, is dne
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    Week’s Events.
    64 6 Tuesday, November 26, Penang Volunteer», Compulsory Parade, Esplanade. Meeting of Our Daj General Pur poses Committee, Government Offices. 4*30 p.m, Municipal Commission, 4 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, Town Band, Esplanade, St, Andrew’s Ball, Beel Practice, Crosby Hall, 6 pm. Fbidat, November 29. Town Ba d, EsplanadeJewish Holiday (Hacucah).
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      402 6 THE •***«ii*M. •Of •*1 •4 Hi -9 HS a 4’ -a -a Hi HJ Hi hi A H Hi -4 a 4 a a -gi •4 -6 -e HE 4 1 ns -a -H8 X» 4 h« -0( •9 Hi STRAITS SETTLEMENTS $2,000,000 “OUR DAY” 1918 SIX WAR LOAM LO
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1036 7 pr0 posed_P^£g.™ mm Jleii) &ear Meeting, igig. -Vv'-v; (Under S. R. A. Rules of Racing.) amendments to this programme will| be considered u-less due IfOriLL not(ce gi Te n in writing to the Secretary at least‘seven clear days before the date of the Special General Meeting which
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      397 7 Entries Close SH.UI ComHillo* rl H«l.P H....-- 1 1t£”S5iS Pome*, the Official Uandicapper may, with the consent o the H»ndicar»Ded uto more or leas Classes than advertised and each Class wiU be separately P, Entries In all “Divided Races” the Committee reserve the nght if the finmes not justify two
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      1540 7 WANTED. A DRESSER qualified aocordlng to Labour Code requirements, to work as Assistant Dresser in Estate Hespital. Apply to, MANAGER, Sabrang Estate, Telok Anson, Lower Perak. u.o. ACCOUNTANT WANTED WANTED IMMEDIATELY an Aooeuntant for Factory business in Penang. Apply by letter to: Box No. 75, e/o Straits Eoho 845—23—26—26—11 Bungalow
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    "OUR DAY"
    803 8 "OUR DAY A lilt of the snbaeritore of til and om to the OUB DAT Bod Gross Fnnd li pnbliotod tolaw. Any nrori and —aintone showld to reported to tto ■•notary ioaratary or Hoaorary TrMenran tt naiT ■oak Iwm Ln Boq •*,•00, Lm toon Poo 1^ Lim Mah Okyo Eaq
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    THE DAYS OF ASSAULT.
    1344 9 WHAT THE BAfctRAGE MEANB* (By Majob 0. J- 0, Stbbbt, R.GA. Author of "With the Gun»”). Id describing the part played by the artillery in an attack upon a large scale, it is best to consider what is seen by an observer in a post just
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      401 9 Federated Malay States War Charities t Lottery. Tickets for this Lctterj are issaed under the auspices of the Federated Malay States War Charities Committee t and the Prizes will be allocated as follows: The Prizes. The allecation of the amount subscribed will be as follows: 20 per cent. for one
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      721 9 ORIGINATING SUMMOf SUn 19/8 No. 292. In the Supreme Court of the Stril'l Settlements, Settlement of Penang. In the matter of an Indenture of Statute Mortgage dated the 15th day of Novemb 1897 Registered No. 56, Vol. LXXVII 1897 of land known aa Lot 79 Muki IV Balek Pulow in
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