Straits Echo, 9 January 1913

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING TBRCl'SHtiUT THE ST IEDEKATEO SUUV STAILS* ANi) THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 11. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY,> 9th JANUARY, 1913. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 7
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      33 1 Order it<in Nip Bottles Dog's Head Guinness's Stout. The Tonic that cheers and soothes and doesn’t harm. Observe this label, it is on every genuine Nip. TIANG LEE A Co.. Sole A en*t
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    The Faked Roulette Wheel.
    608 2 An Inoeniouh Contrivance. In tho Shanghai Municipal (Jazrltr is published n letter from the C’hairinau of tlie Municipal Council to 11.8. M Consultlenoral, suggesting that the fullest public*tj !<• accorded to |«rticulars of the faked roulette wheel recently soiled at -1« North Hunan Kurd; and the
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    Penang to Bangkok.
    375 2 I’enaug is still keeping its eye on the, Siamese railway aud agitating for direct connection. But tho Strait» Echo, which I now returns to the subject, approaches it from a new standpoint. Formerly Penang had a grievance against Singapore, iu the treaty having arranged merely for an
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      264 2 Something Dependable. Chamlterlain’s Cough Remedy never disappoints those who use it for obst nate coughs, colds and irritations of the throat and lungs. It stands unrivalled as a remedy for all throat and luog dißeaats. For sale by all Dispensaiies and Dealers. I Recommended by Medical Authorities for the immediate
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      1819 2 NOTICE. THE OPENING DAY CELEBRATION fist January, I It 13), MCH4MFMN FOITBALh ASSOCIATION'S CROIND 1 otfcj;r- wiso-cailed uni; Iva fcui of ictona in the M i ah, hramat, I many. Colony of Hongkong an Managing Partner M. I A SPORTS 'of ana on bebslf of ray firm Wing I*-e Wai
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    26 3 Ffirscl# hr cm Aijentt Due At*ayt Della KUlet L remen Colombo Singapore Singapore Colombo AG.&Co. A.G.&Co. B MAJo> BM.ACo. 9th Jan. 11th 14th 16th
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    SAILINGS.
    19 3 Vet$elt For Agent) Leave) Attayr Siu^afora A.G.ACo. Jan. Belta Colombo A.G.ACo. Klrint Colombo B.MACo.. Bremen Singapore B.M ACo.
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      312 3 P.&O. S.N.C r,u-Mlr! Arrival* and Departures Mail Service Outward. 9 A ggaye connecting with Morea Himalaya Maruicra ltovanha Medina Moldavia •t Mongolia Homeward. Dale. Steamer. Co B a t U T with S.S. London. Jan. Jan. 23 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 Delta Mar. 0 India SPECIAL THROUGH STEAMER. K.M.S. India
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      1482 3 (SHIPPING.) X <M x 5 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. MMUBEB LLOYD, IDEM. IMPERIAL OERMAM MAIL LINE. fTTHE fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen A Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa Naples (connection Marseilles, Alexandra and vice versa), Port Said, Suez,
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    97 4 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THB CEITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 226—232 Beach Street, Penang. Prior. I Daily Local 924 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 •V B. —All bu*in»a* communication*
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    ENGLAND & GERMANY.
    1362 4 ENGLAND GERMANY. y In the course of a thoughtful article od the causes aud results of the war iu the Balkans, a writer in one of the Home reviews expresses the hope that the reshifting of the balauce of power iu Europe, J which will result from the defeat of
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    HUNT CLUB PAPERCHASE.
    350 4 •AT HOME" AT AYER RAJAH. Mr. and Mrs W. were 41 At Home” to the members of the Huut Club and their friends at “Aver Rajah” yesterday Among those present wore H. E. Sir Arthur Young and Lady Evelyn Young. Tables and chairs dotted the spacious lawD
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    M. A. P.
    394 4 Mr. W. Cromar, manager of Kedah Rubber Company, is going on leave early this year. Mr. O. F. Stonor, of the F.M.S. Civil Service, is laid up with fever in Kuala Lumpur. Major Kindersley, Mrs. and Miss Kindersley were among the passengers bv the s.s. Alma this
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1050 4 We imagine that, after their painful experiences of the last few years, the banks in the Straits will toon begin to look askance at clerks who are attppoted to possess large private means and are known to spend money lavishly oa the Turf. The case of Lim Choe
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      201 4 <&0*0^0*0#0*000**0#******0^0*0f> o o TO o o o MINERS ORE-BUYERS. o o WHY LOSE MONEY o o o o BY SELLING I’AKCKLM OF Mixed Ore, containing Wolfram. Magnetite, etc. O o o o o o o When our sej>ur.t.tur, special'? designed to treat mixed on* CAN SAVE YOU all you are
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    LATE MR. D. C. OAKLEY.
    316 5 Evide .ee At 'he Iaquoit. SjHt.ill.l Singapore, January if Mr. 1>. C. Oikley. of Sedenak Estate, who was ft ili'v*il by bis roolDa and died of his wounds at the Singapore Hospital. was gnatly lihed by the c xdios and there was no suspicion that
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    Wet Weather in Singapore.
    27 5 Ur ho Soeciaf.) Singapore, January 8. There lias l»een an unprecedented absence of the sun for nearly a fortnight. More rain is threatening.
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    Polar Expedition.
    132 5 German Explorer's Sufferings. (lieu ter.) Loudon, January 8. Captain Kitscher, the German explorer, has reached the Norwegian wireless station in Advent Bay, West Spitzbergĕn. Ho is probably the sole survivor of the German scientific expedition to Northern Spit/.bergen. Ho reports that the members of the expedition suffered from
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    Hon. Alfred Deakin.
    83 5 Retirement From Public Life. (Reuter.) London, January 9. The Hon. Alfred Deakin, member for Ballar.it in the House of Representatives, has resigned the leadership of the Opposition, acting under his doctor’s orders. He "ill retiie from public life with the dissolution of Parliament, but ho in ends
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    The Orange Trade.
    42 5 Fiost Don Immense Damage. (Reuter.) Loudon, January 8. 1 i in Sandornadio Sin Francisco) to I<>s Angelos, all the orange aud lemon plantations were frozen. Only one-tilth ol the trees can lie saved. The loss is estimated at $20,000,000.
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    Governorship of Bombay.
    39 5 Lord Willingdon Appointed. {Reuter.) Loudot. J.iU lib TT 9. It is officially announced that Lord Jlitigdon, Juuior Lord of the lreasurv, liiw been appointed Governor of I oinl av in kaccession to Sir G. S. Clarke.
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    PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
    220 5 DECISION OF THE POWERS. (Reuter.) Berlin, January 8. It is officiary stated that the Powers have decided upon immediate action iu the cause of peace. Identical representations will be tnide simultaneously at Constantinople and to tin Turkish delegates in London with the object of preventing a renewal of
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    Antarctic Exploration.
    49 5 New L:nd Discovered. Reuter.) London, January 8. Herr Filchner, the German Antarctic explorer, has returned to Buenos Aires. He telegraphs that he has discovered a new land which he christened Prinz Regent Luitpold Land, also an ice barrier which he has christened Kaiser Wilhelm II Barrii r.
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    Londonderry By-Election.
    53 5 The Nationalist Candi 'ate. (Reuter.) London, January 8. Mr. David Hogg has been selected as the Nationalist candidate for Londonderry. A Straight Fight. Mr. Marshall Tillie and Mr. O’Shane Leslie have withdrawn their candidature, leaving a straight tight at Londonderry between Lieut.-Col. Pakenham (Unionist) and Mr. David Hogg,
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    Wreck of Oil Steamer.
    44 5 .Thirty-three Drowned. (Renter.) Astoria (Oiegon), January 8. The oil steamer Rosecraut was wrecked in a storm. Thirty-three were drowned and three are clinging to the topirast which is projecting out of the sea. There is no hope of rescuing them.
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    The British Navy.
    76 5 New Training Squadron. Reuter.) London, January 8. It. is announced that the present training squadron will bo abolished iu February and that a new one will be formed with eight ships of the Edgar class. They will have their base at Quetnstowu in pursuance of Mr. Winston
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    Another Bullion Robbery.
    49 5 Is i. the Same Gang? Reuter.) London, January 8. A box containing specie amounting to £5,000 disappeared between Berlin and Hamburg while en route to Rio Janeiro The loss is disquieting to the underwrite:s iu view of the bullion robbery in the same way last November.
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    Doctors and Insurance Act.
    42 5 The London Panel». (Reuter.) London, January 8. It is officially announced that 750 doctors have joiued the Loudon panels. It is existed that an additional hundred, as doctors of adjoining counties, are prepared to treat the insured people.
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    FOOD TAXES.
    228 5 Lord Rosebery May Lead the Diaaentieat*. (Reuter.) London, January 8. The proponed conference at Lancashire on the subject of food taxes has been postponed at the request of the Earl of Derby. He and the Duke of Devonshire conferred with Mr. Bonar Law in the House of Commons
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    Political Wedding.
    42 5 Mr. Redmond’s Daughter Married. (Reuter.) London, January 8. A prominent politic il wedding between Mr. Green, the Chairman of the Irish Prisons Board, and Johanna, a daughter of Mr. John Redmond, took place yesterday. The bride is a clever dramatist.
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    Lord Roberts' Daughter.
    26 5 Engaged to Be Married. Reuter.) London, January 8. Edwina, the daughter of Lord Roberts is engaged to Major Lewin of the Field Artillery.
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    Sir W. Henry’s Assailant.
    31 5 Severe Sentence* (Reuter Loudon, January 9. The chauffeur who shot at Sir E. R Henry, Commissioner of Police, London, has been sentenced to fifteen years’ penal servitude.
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    Portuguese Cabinet.
    34 5 (Reuter.) Lisbon, January 9. Signor Almeida Kibeiro lias accepted the Hist of Minister for the Colonies and Signor Gonsalves Texeira the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs in the new Portuguese Cabinet.
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    Shares.
    189 5 Yesterday. To-day. Riss or Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Fall. RUBBER. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Analo Malay 15 44 16 3 13 14 16 ——3 d Bukit Mertajam. 2 10! i 3 3 210 3 3 —Hd Chersonese ..3 10 43 39 42 Id Con*. Malaya
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    To-day’s Rubber Market.
    45 5 (By Courtesy of Messrs. The East Asiatic Co, Ltd. through their agents G. H. Slot A Co.) Fine Para s rot 4s. t>’,d. Fine Para Forward 4*. 6M. First latex Crepe delivery next three months 4s. o^d. Market weak Januarv 9, 1913.
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    658 5 New Books. The following new books have been received at the Library History of English Literature, by Andrew Lang, 1912. The Union of Italy 1815—1895, by W. J. Stillman, 1909. The Last Legitimate King of France Louis I XVII, by Phoebe Allen, 1912. Dictionary of National Biography Second
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    114 5 SCR ATC MINGS. Following are the scratehiugs for today’s races: Race I. Maori Roy and Rotter. •t II. Lodestar. w III. Little Mary. I X. Ti., Revolution, Unty, Tynesid-r, Mystery, Norma and Boy V. Remembrance, Adversity, Tima- thy Titus, Seldings, Unity, My*tery. Cymro, A fghan, Roy and
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      55 5 'Twas Darby’s golden wedding, and He took his helpmate by the hand Said he: “0!d tiirl, we’ve oft l«een ill. We’ve suffered many a cold and chill. But never yet Lave we l-een l eat. Or ever yet confessed defeat Woods’ Peppermint Cure has lteen a friend. And we’ll stand
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      80 5 Bcwue of Colds. Children are much more likely to contract tlx» contagious di-eases when they have colds. Whooping cough, diphtheria, scarlet fever anil consumption are diseases that are often contracted when the child has a cold That is whr all medical authorities sav beware of colds. For the quick cure
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      239 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Applications will be received by the undersigned up to 4. p. in. on Friday, the 31st January, for the pest tf Chief Clerk, Secretariat at a commencing salary of $l5O rising to $2O( f per mensem. Applicants should bo between 30 and 40 years of age. A thorough
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      396 5 Notes for Merchants take care of the cents so that THE DOLLARS CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU. L money because your system does not show you where every cent comes from. It Joes not tell you how much you hav6 taken. A National Cash Register Does both and more. *RE
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      106 6 fl BY APPOINTMENT ft V TO H. M. THE KING. THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY. CONTRACTORS TO THE WAH OFFICE. THE INDIA OFFICE. Milk LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. The fact that MILKMAID MILK has been Chosen for use in the GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS OF THE Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States is
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    Empire History.
    839 7 In these days of free education and cheap literature there is no excuse for the mau who does not know something of the historv of his own country. Modern history,” said the late Lord Acton, the most learaed of recent historians, touches us so nearlr, it is so
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    FIXTURES.
    77 7 To-day 3rd Day of 12th Moon. Luncheon Party, Government House, 1 p m. Penang Turf Club, January Meeting. E O. Race Diuner and Dance. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kangsar Road. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. To-morrow. 4th Day of 12th Moon. Governor Visits Province Wellesley.
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 7 English (Afitciye) 9th Jan. China Delta ...11th China (Kleirt) ...14th German (Bremen) ...16th
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    THE MOON.
    19 7 (I* irst Quarter Jan. 15th O Full Moon 22nd Last Quarter 29th O New Moon Feb. 6th
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    33 7 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outward. Homeward Assaye, 9 Jan. 1 Delta 11 Jan. Himalaya 23 Inilia 25 txira Service. Outward. Homeward. Somali 14 Jan. I Sumatra 16 Jan. Namur 28 Sumatra 16
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