Straits Echo, 28 November 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo OAII.Y CHRONICtE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING (THROUGHOUT THB STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THB FAR EAST GENERALLY* V0I» 10 «SO Per Annum. PENANG, ALiitaiSiUiA*, 28th JNIOVEMBJ&B, 1918. Single Copy, lO cento. No. 273.
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      1421 1 NESTLES Milk LuUE TUI BtSf FOOD fog YOuh ftAbY! 90 cts. PKM I M». TIM. W BANKS Chartered Bank of India» Australia and China lo corpor«Ud Is England by Royal Charter. flld up '*P ita g,, rreiand gjigrre Liability of Proprietor» Head Office i £l t 200,00( £2,000 000 £1,200,000
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      5 1 f MILKMAID $20.50 |< 3TAINAK.E -v
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      24 2 BOTTLING OF I EXTRA FOREIGN Brewed and Bottled in Du Lin. Ireland. HAT PENANG BROTHERS ID. SOLb AGENTS. (INCORPORATED IN ISTRAITS :SETTL.EMENTS )i SINGAPORE.
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    ROOSEVELT ON “THE GREAT ADVENTURE.”
    1390 3 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's editorial in the Metropolitan Maganni for October, is entitled 44 1 he Great Adventure,” an although no name is mentioned, it is apparent that the basis of the editorial was the supreme sacrifice of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt of the American Aviation fceotion.
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    THE TWILIGHT OF THE FLAPPER.
    567 3  -  (Bt F A. Douglas Darin the last twenty years we have watched with delight miae 1 with apprehension the rise and development of the flapper* Quite recently the flood has risen, and we have been positively inundated with alert and spruce young maidens, garnished in
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      220 3 GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT PRICE NOW REDUCED From $3B To $33 (Per c&B9 of 8 Doz pints Abo in nip aim of 12 dox at (37*60 par oaaa with datj. BUY “BEAVER” BRAND SOLE IMPORTERS TIANQ LEE Co. Fenang and Kuala Lumpur o* J Deliveries at any time can be
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      258 3 The members of the Quartette, a special feature ‘of the N OW Fantastics” performance. N P m ROM* LEFT TOiRIGHI, The Misses Pauline Bindley, Queenie Fenton, Claire Gillies and Vera Passmore. Penang St. Andrews’ j Society. 1 i A subscription Ball under the auspices of the above Society 1 will
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      390 3 NOTICE. rpHE USUAL MONTHLY BALB Jo 1- Pawnbrokers’ forfeited pledgee fo sums exceeding $lO will be held punctaalij 11 (o’clock a m on Wednesday Thursday and Friday, the 4tb, sth and 6th proximf respectively at No. 42, Beach Street. The above forfeited pledges may b* viewed at the Sale Boom
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    THE WAR AND COMPETITION.
    887 4 80MS REMARKABLE FIGURES. Tbe war is responsible, of course, for great and unav id-tbie losses, snd how fai I tbev «’ll) b- r-o varod after tie war, say Common Sente will upon wh tnei i wrt eoanaik upon an and protec I tire policy. One form
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      396 4 ■ZDC DO ooOOi j\j<_><s_ *GET YOUR CRACKERS f-om WHITEAWAY’S BAZAAR. O m* m Fairy Frolic Crackers. Contain studs, Meek lets, Charm», Rings, Pina., Price.Bs eta. Fortune's Favourites.’* This box containa 12 large Craokers containing hats and caps and also an amusing faoe and mask (2 articles) Price $2,20 per box.
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      81 4 Crap. This disease ia so dangerous and so rapid in its development tbat every mother of young children shoald be prepared for it It is very risky to wait until the attaok of croup appears and then send for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be ebtained.
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      963 4 ORIGINATING SUMMONS. SUI 7 1918 No. 292. In the! Supreme Coart of the Straits Settlements, Settlement of Penang. In the matter of an Indenture of Statutory Mortgage dated the 15th day of November, 1897 .Registered No. 56, Voi. LXXVII of 1897 of land known as Lot 79 Mukim IV Bslek,
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    THE WATERFRONT.
    593 5 iutvui, Van Noort, Dut a.a. 1235 tons, Captain Knegtmana, 28/11, from Batavia 18/11, for Langsa 30/11, general cargo, E.P.M. Trang Br. a,a. 73 tana, Captain Pythie, 28/11, from Trang 27/11, for Trang 1 80/11, general cargo, astern Shipping Co, Ltd, Perak Br. s.s, Captain Olenday, 28/11, from Monlmein
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    Penang “Our Day” Tank.
    28 5 Messrs. Ohin Seng A Co., Ltd., have kindly presented two Goodyear Motor Oar Tyres, All Weather quality, as priues to the Our Day Tank.
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    St, Andrew’s Ball.
    77 5 The following arrangements have been made for to-morrow’s Ball in the Town Hall i— i, Tickets will be en sale at the. Hall for those who have not already obtained them. Subscribers and their guests are requested to bring their tickets as they will be collected at
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    DISTRICT COURT CASES.
    769 5 INSURANCE COMPANY OABI. Judgement waa given this morning by Mr, R.D. Aotion, Diitriot Judge, in the case in whioh Tan Ah Kuai, also known at Tin Ah Kwi, was charged with oheatlng one Tan Chan Peng by falsely pretending that he was aathoriaed by the Great Eastern
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    Bukit Mertajam Court.
    218 5 (From Out Own Correspondent At the Bukit Mertajam Distriot Oourt, before Mr. G. A. Hereford, Distriot Judge, Province Wellesley, on Tuesday, two young Malaymen named Sahak bin Mat Aria and Bakar bin Tahar were oonvicted of (1) housebreaking by day with intent to commit theft and (2)
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      351 5 WHATS ON AT -THE EMPIRE O a T O c* a 4ft Ist HOUSE CHARLIE CHAPLINS Farocer Alfalfa’s Revenge /A 'a 1 toon Comedy Hi*t at 6 o clock o: a •p TARZAfr 0 i 2nd H‘ USE Overture Empire Orcheatra Be aure you’re Right (Comedy) The Fourteenth Man (Comedy)
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      477 5 II vS -I FRE8H STOCK OF Beer Stout Qts. pt Chianti Claret Martini Rossi Italian Verainnth JUST ARRIVED. Acetic Acid In Jars Corrugated Iron Changkols etc. >.! 1: si Telephone 572. Cable AURELY* fk 1 a 0 a n n n MORDAUNT BROS V* L a unuuuuuuanannnunnnnn++444 t IA ST.
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 39, Beach Street, Penang. Price t Daily Local 180 Per annum Outstatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) 118 per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343. .#.£.-*4ll buiintM communication!
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    THE ANGLO-SAXONS.
    2101 6 M, Ddmolins, a great French educator, published some twenty years ago a book entitled "A quo* tient la tuperiorite dtt Anglo-Saxon*f The publication of a work with tush a title was an aot cf no little courage at a time when Fashoda, Sam and parlous other pinpricks were
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1043 6 E iged Cou <1 «w„ Sullertit 3*}s a writer in ,H uniep er I have heard of several women w deep distress because toi f passports to go to Hun «Si J Singapore, and India on ~urpow t U lhe hance in each case is h,” 10 nur
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      169 6 i SOMETHING QUITE NEW IN WATER COLOUR FOR WALLS. J» ARTISTIC, SANITARY, LASTING AND ECONOMICAL “Alabastine when applied on the walls gives a clear, streakless, and spotless appearanoe and is particularly suitable for standing the tiying light of the Tropics. •f “Alabastine” is stocked in a| wide range of colours
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      47 6 II Part of The Costa” of Victory. British Empire’s Casualties (Array only; Navy Mercantile Marine Air Force and civilians omitted Killed Sick Wounded 658.000 2,400,000 The King has asked yon to subscribe to this work ot the hed cross. Subscriptions of s2sand over in'Penang to date 218.
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    ORIGIN OF THE WAR.
    704 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] tHE GUILT OF GERMANY. EaTarian Disclosures. L udon, November 25; Tb0 disclosures cabled this morning re,rd vi the origin of the war published by g KlVir ian Government are contained in 0 f Count von Lirohenfeld, B*»ai'i*n Minister at Berlin, to his Governae'eti" J°y,
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    NAVAL SITUATION.
    836 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] A VOYAGE TO KIEL. Minesweepers Ahead. London, November 25. Tc»day the advanced unit of the British flset set out for Kiel from the great minesweeping and Q boat base at Gran ton near Edinburgh. It consisted of a flotillla of the “Hunt” Glass of mine Bweepers,
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    398 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] CHAOS IN TBE LAND. Movement Against Soviets. London, November 25. A cable from Copenhagen says that the Berlin papers emphasise the growing political complications throughout Germany, Separatist movements aimed at throwing eff the Berlin authority are becoming more pronounoed in South Germany, North-west Germany and the
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    Commissions in the New Armies.
    303 7 The General Officer Commanding, Straits S ttlements, has reoeived a telegram from the War Office, London, stating that no more applications for Commissions in the foi owing Technical Corps t —R. E,, R, A, M O A, Y O.. A S C., A. C. C.,
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    THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
    1421 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] MR. BONAB LAW AT GLASGOW.! The Need for Unity. London, November 26. Numerous eleotion speeches were made this evening including one at Glasgow by Mr, Bonar Law, who said that for the future of the world and the sake of the natiors which had participated
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    Exclusion of Germans from the Colony.
    74 7 [To ths Editor or thu Straitt Echo 8 r, This is a matter for publio me-ting—repre- native of all clashes— aot Cb-m'ier oi Commerce and other bodies alone. A public meetiog in tbe Town Hall, with some ol our hading public men on tbe
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    Outside.
    83 7 The fallowing articles will be found oi our out-ide pages i 3 Twilight cf the Plappe' fij sevelt on Toe Great A t»»oture.” 4. Toe War and Competition, 5, Tbe Waterfrmt. Pen*rg "Os D<y *'Ta> k Ds'ricr Court C»eee B,k t M«ruj m Cases. 8. —L o.i R construction.
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    M. A. P.
    1044 7 Mr. R. T, 8. Dui utoP, manager c S m-tgaga E-tit**, has re»a nml lr m hohdijr in Kashmir looking very fit*t d »e. We are glad to learn that Mr. A. B Vjulee, Acting Municipal P evident, iif better and was ube 10 »t ead i
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    French Review.
    296 8 [Reuter's Telegrams.] wooupiuan ot to* sunt. Paris, November 27. Bj the terma of the Armistice the Allies ere to hold the entire weak bank of the < Bhme in addition to three bridgeheads en the east bank. The American Army will ooonpy Ooblens, the British Cologne, the Frenoh
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    Penang "Our Day" Red Cross Fund 1918.
    321 8 Penang "Our Day Red Cross Fund 1918. Exutixth List of Subscuiftions RIOBIVBD. Amount previongly acknowledged 185.787 11 H.Welham r 100 J. O. Hummeling 25 Oolleotion Boxes Nos. 186/190 ifsvsd to Government Mono* polles, Penang 75.4« Xsoh Beng Lye 100 Oolleotiog Card Ho, 65 issaed to Seoretary, Biog Long Wan Club
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    LOCAL RECONSTRUCTION.
    996 8 In oar issae of November 7 we drew attention to the imminence of a reooil from the strain of war into the new era of paaoe, the world now being constrictive and not destructive, as the President of the F. M, S Chamber of Mines sabseqnrntly expressed it.
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    LABOUR, RICE & INFLUENZA.
    1012 8 LABOUR, RICE INFLUENZA. (To thu Idito* of thu Sir, —In view of the admittedly serious shortage of Chinese Labour and the decline in the production of tin in the Federated Malay States oombined with the recent inorease in the death rate of Chinese coolies through inflnensa, I venture through your
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    THE KWONG YIK BANK.
    966 8 LIQUIDATORS’ FOURTH REPORT ON POSITION. The liquidators' fourth report on the Kwong Yik Banking Co., Ltd, (in liquidation). for the year ended D cember 17, 1917, states that the amount due from suudry debtors at date of liquidation was customers $2,606,166.79 directors »‘2,605.632,85. Of this there
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    547 8 ANNUAL MEETING AND ACCOUNTS. The animal general» meeting of the members of the Penang Turf Club will be held in the Chamber of CJomteeroe, on Wednesday, the 4th December. 1918, at 415 p.m, Business. 1. To confirm the minutes of the halfyearly general meeting held on May
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    SINGAPORE ITEMS.
    196 8 Our 0« Thu s.bordm.tr, a petition to H. E. the 0 ‘“’"«ll that tbe Sterling bal.r, OobT Ml, l requited to ioqnir, into th, ir THE RUBBER Maeeei, In oonseqoenoe of the An»*, cation of the importation o( 32, Mj l robber to January 1913 he lcci! steadier
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    Q. M. N G.
    28 8 Amount previously aekknowleged 19,0905? Mrs. m Ladi s* Bridge Boek 94$ Bri Ige Debt gjg Mrs. Bunp«on m jj'gg W, Duncan Eiq. 80.00 89,*****
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    Tin.
    447 8 Latest Quotation*. Tin (unrefined) is quoted hers to-day it 8124 25, and in Singapore (refined) si 8124.95, business done, dunging kiodi 50 to 'is, M ssrs. Barlow and Co, in their oopri report dated November 25 state that lines their last report there has been an unexpected activity in
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    SHARES.
    2334 9 m a I Divid end. c Numb* of -3 d ll Capita). Bhsrissued. t> -a last flnanfor currant K 1 Zf J eial year. year. 0 1Q RUBBER—DOLL A* SHARE* I ots. ets WOK J 120,00ft soo.ooo 450,000 2' hi, 000 T50.0U0 2wrt,«<!0 120.000 88.000 1 i 1 5
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      211 9 ALLEN DENNYS 6* Co., 7, Union Street, Penang. Phone Noe, 303 A 412. proprietor* oft the PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOM!, where good prices aie always obtained. THE PENANG TRANSNIPrING FO.iWARUINC Co., who undertake to forward *oods to ANY PART OF THE WORLD. ESTATE DEPARTMENT.- We pay special attention to all
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    MR. HEWLETT'S NEW POEM.
    1378 10 Thu Village Wipe’s Lament, By Maorioe Hewlett. Seeker 3a. 6d. net. It has been remarked before in these pages that Mr. Eewlett is a poet who growa the better the s renter the length he fil s His most successful work up to now has been
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    An American Censorship.
    606 10 Among the other curious incidents of this war for freedom is the institution of an Indtm Erpurgaioriut in the U. S, Army The latest additions to the list of publica tions which are unsafe for American soldiers to read are works by Dr. David Storr Jordan, for
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      90 10 Chamberlain's Ceagh Remedy. When 70« bare a bad cold yon want a remedy that will not only giro relief, but ef• foot a prompt and permanent cnre, a remedy that is pleasant to take, a remedy that con tains nothing injarioas. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets all chase reqairementi, It acta
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      501 10 The Allied Governments Have Bought Over During 5 V Great •X K i. <?l2 v I ROYAL r\ V V To Equip their Wonderful Armies. Follow this excellent lead and insist on havii.g a Royal at your place of business. It means easier work for tiie typist and bette- results
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    “NO GERMAN GOODS.”
    1464 11 "lop Sniff economic ft** 9 JOURNAL. liAU the Economut) on the learn <*?' Maxi of August 5*. eft»»* D teamen’s boyoott of <>vr: b““ g-y P 1#dge tbe signature of his tb B wlll or will not the popularity ot th. time «ill "bo*I «> h r,.,rt.iit
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    The German Plots.
    420 11 THE BANGKOK CONSUL. The report of the Committee appointed by the Government of India to investigate the natare and extent of the criminal conspiiaoies connected with the revolutionary movement in India ha§ now been made public. From this it appear» that certain German scheme», relied upon cooperation
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      409 11 «L/k A*: to V «I tig mr v Vi *4 *1 j 1 *a X i TJll NATURE’S WONDERFUL GIFT TO AFFLICTED MALAYA A CERTAIN, SAFE SPEEDY CURE FOR ALL CASES OF MALARIA, SPLEEN KALA-AZAR J'i<»t think of it!—more people are killed bj milaria, s le-u and kala-azar in the
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      1162 12 P. O.— BRITISH MOM AND APCAR LINE. (Companies Incorporated In England.) MAIL AND PABBENQER BERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS(Under Contract with Hli Majeety’e Government The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAT art at prooont impended Pamoagoro for Europe are booked rim Bom be > aa opportunity offer* and aa farjae
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