Straits Echo, 26 August 1914
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Straits Echo
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Title Section35 1914-08-26 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 26th AUGUST, 1914. Single Cop;, 10 coots. No. 19635 words
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Advertisement1206 1914-08-26 1 CEMENT:! CEMENT!! ••TIGER” BRAND. Cheapest on the Market Highly recommended and used by the leading engineers, contractors and builders. Large Stocka Held Dy TIANG LEE S’ CO.. Penang tf Kuala Lumpur. Now On Show. Lagonda Cars -< BANKS. THE LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. 111,206 words
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Advertisement29 1914-08-26 1 Drink Dot's Had Guinness Stout. o. G HP Sou Agent, TIANG LEE 6* Co.. Penang Kuala Lumpur. ■■■■□□□□□□□□□□□□■■■■■■■a The Doctor advuee end reoommende. It it noariahingr, inri(ontiag end rtrengtheninir.29 words
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Advertisement98 1914-08-26 2 T rTTT l TC^'”*' NATURA L r LION BRAND.I (STERILIZED) J m v>'‘" l/v Grc*nd Prix: (JA y Paris 1900 St. Louis 190 4 !> '*3. '893. 1599 u!Mi;iiui!iiiiiiinmiiii!ill!UlHlllllli Schutzmarkc 18 9, .592. Ks fr;«' Prag 1 .(5" C •JW. Rose!) 4 Mecklenburg (Deuts ctl1 Made in germanYin- Ca 2*X>98 words
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Article1088 1914-08-26 3 DIFFICULT POSITION OF THE i NEW COMPANY. Working Capital Exhausted. I The statutory meeting of Dungun, Ltd was held on Saturday, at the registered offices of the company, 5, Malacca Street, Singapore, Mr. R H. Sharpe presided, others present being Messrs W. L. Watkins, H. T. White, F.1,088 words
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Article821 1914-08-26 3 THE STONE-LAYING CEREMONY. Address bt Mr Choo Kia Peng Oil Saturday afternoon Mr. Cboo Kia I Peng laid the foundation stone of a new building for the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Young Men's Association, which is being erected at the town end of David-on-road, upon a site821 words
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Advertisement860 1914-08-26 3 AT Crown Cinema, CHULIA STREET. For Two Nights Only, August 26th 27th. Three Feature» Specially Chosen for the Occasion. John Sterling, Alderman A feet Production by the Imp Com* pany of America. The story deal* with the adventures of a man who hid once Roue wrong, but who io after860 words
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Advertisement75 1914-08-26 3 Tcethi&t Chi drer. Teething children bave more or less diarrhoea, which can be controlled by giving Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea i Remedy. All that is necessary s to give the prescribed do«e after each operation of the bowels more than natural and then casI tor oil to cleanse the75 words
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Advertisement472 1914-08-26 3 o c as 3ffr /fS EGVP FELUCCA^ v m sir £SL$ M M 'f yw kjfllSi i E ft) ki FR^REs J*IS. m? rnr F*B»iQut m "Wu:-^ Maspero Freres Lrp\KK< DANS Ilu* au !i c jam *0. V V. s h l! C—r rABRIQUE DE ClGARtTTESEGYPTlENNES MASPEROfreres X ITIm I'472 words
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Article, Illustration95 1914-08-26 4 ifabriihed daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT TH* CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. r*ic*. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outatation... Postage Extra. Ifail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CAULS ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Not. (Echo, 586 Printing Departnent 343 N.B.— All buiioew ecrnmunication» »ho»ld b«95 words
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Article497 1914-08-26 4 In view of President Woodrow. Wilson's recent pronouncement on the neutrality of the United States, an article in a recent number of the National Review by a writer signing himself Washington indicates, we think, the trend of American feeling in this war. Discussing the relation of the United497 words
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Article716 1914-08-26 4 All aloDg a front of over a hundred miles the combat deepens. Probably two million men are engaged in a gigantic struggle for mastery and whole armies are being hurled against each other. The tremendous conflict almost transcends the imagination Out of the details sent us by716 words
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Article62 1914-08-26 4 A Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass, for the repose of the soul of the late Pope Piux X. will ba sung at the Church of the Assumption to-morrow at 8 a.m. bv His Lordship Dr. Merel, Bishop of Canton. The principal officials in Penang, as well62 words
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Article118 1914-08-26 4 AND MINING INDUSTRY. FINANCIAL HELP FOR PLANTERS. We are asked by Mr. L. E. P. Wolferstan, Acting Adviser to the Kedah Government, to make known that the Kedah Government have made engagements to assist the tin industry on the lines adopted in the Federated Malay States. As regards118 words
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Article80 1914-08-26 4 The Batavia Correspondent of the Sumatra Post learns that the German warship Qneisenau is now at Tjilatjap (Chilacbap) on the West Coast of Java. A patriotic Dutchman has contributed 20,000 guilders to a war fund. Two special trains carried 1000 Dutch tourists from Switzerland back to Holland on80 words
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Article134 1914-08-26 4 A considerable number of Reservists arrived here by the P. and O. Oriental today. They are From Singapore Mr. A. Pusinelli, Mr. C. Clouet, of Clouet and Co.; Mr. J. Ruinat, first assistant at the M. M. Mr. P. de Bondy, son of the Consul for134 words
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Article408 1914-08-26 4 To-day ii the thirty-first anniversary of one of the most terrific volcanic outbursts in history—the eruption of Krakatoa, in the Straits of Sunda. It was estimated that in one awful explosion on the night of August 26 a cubic mile of Krakatoa was literally blown to atoms,408 words
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Article197 1914-08-26 4 A meeting of the Municipal Co m sioners was held at the Municipal aS’* yesterday afternoon at 4 p m. There were present Dr. G W P Deputy President, Mr. J.Mitcheil Mr P J’ Allen, Mr. Quah Beug Kee, and Mr yJI Guan Seok with Mr. W. 8.197 words
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Article429 1914-08-26 4 Verdict of Murder. The inquiry into the death of Chinnavik a Hindu, who was alleged to have b*> n murdered by another Hindu, was held on the 22nd instant before Mr. V. G. Ezechiel the Coroner, in the Second Court. The evidence of Dr. Kyle showed that429 words
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Article253 1914-08-26 4 Senawi, a chauffeur, was this morning arraigned before the Third Magistrate on summons for driving his car, No. 482, without a tail light. The accused claimed trial stating that he had a light but it had gone off. Awang, P. C. 379, stated that the car of the253 words
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Advertisement237 1914-08-26 4 E. O. Hotel. SPECIAL TIFFIN EVERY WEDNESDAY G 5 SATURDAY. PRITCHARDS Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR ROVER CYCLES. CONTREXEYILLE WATER S FROM the PAVILLON PRINC IN H The Valley of the Vosges. j[ This tasteless water is recognised the world over as a cure g for all Uric Acid troubles, so237 words
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Article376 1914-08-26 5 Ptition on the Frontier ftITRALITY OF ITALY. ailies fall back. &RMAN ARMY SUFFERS HEAVILY. (Copyright Telegram.) London, August, 25. T'e latest French communique says that u tie orders of Oeneral Joffre the British *n< French troops in Belgium after heavy have fallen back on covering positionsfwhich would not376 words
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Article131 1914-08-26 5 <Co»;mht Tel«g-»m.) London, August 26. The Press Bureau to-night announces that there has been no further general engagement. The condition of the British troops is in every way satisfactory. A French official announcement says that the French movement bt'gun yesterday is proceeding methodically despite German opposition. The German131 words
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Article463 1914-08-26 5 The C.N S. Kanehow arrived at Shanghai from Tsingtao last Wednesday, with eighteen passengers on board. On arrival off Tsingtao on Monday she was required to drop anchor about five miles and was eventually allowed to enter the harbour later in the day. According to schedule, she463 words
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Article441 1914-08-26 5 We are asked so often What about the Navy Any news from the North Sea that we must really confess that the subject has almost become a nightmare to us. Not that we mean to convey in even the slightest degree that we have any fear441 words
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Article950 1914-08-26 5 THE F. M. S SYSTEM An interesting article upon the above subject by Mr Justice Inues appears in the July number of the Journal of the Society of Comparative Legislation The writer compares the local laud system with that of Australia and Canada and enumerates th ose features950 words
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Article581 1914-08-26 5 food Prices in Canton—Flood Softeren— Conservancy Scheme-Shameea. (From Our Own Correspondent). t Canton, August 12 More than fifty thousand Hongkong Chinese have already moved back to Canton because of the European crisis. Near’y all the business of the Hongkong Chinese are with imports and exports. The inability581 words
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Article270 1914-08-26 5 In October last, the strength of the Japanese Navy stood thus :—Battleships, 15 (building 1); battle cruisers, 1 (building 3); armoured cruisers, 13; protected cruisers, first-class 2, second-class 13, third class 4; unprotected cruisers (scouts), 4; torpedo vessels, 3 torpedo-boat destroyers, 59; torpedo-boats, 57; submarines 13 (building270 words
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Advertisement47 1914-08-26 5 To dream away a lover’s day Beneath a shady tree, May soothe the strain of nerve and brain, With that we’ll all agree. Bat when chill wintry fops prevail, Such dreams to colds allure So, lest some tree your fate should be, Take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure-47 words
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Advertisement533 1914-08-26 5 NOW READY. THE “ECHO” WAR MAP OF EUROPE > PRINTED IN COLOURS. t Price to Subscribers: 10 cts. Price to Non-subscribers: 20 cts. Subscribers are requested to kindly fill in annexed coupon. COUPON. To thi Manages or thi Straitt Echo, Sib, Please supply me with a copy of the Echo533 words
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Article339 1914-08-26 6 STATEMENT BY THE WAK OFFICE. Preparedness or the Dominions. Field Marshal Sir John French visited tin War Office on July JO and had a prolonged interview with the Chief of the Imp n rhl Gereral Staff. The War Office has issued the following The military movements339 words
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Article548 1914-08-26 6 CloI» Relatioes Gbowinq Up Between the Two Countries. Signs are not wanting of increasing interest on the part of Australians in the neighbouring Dutch Colonial Empire. There is, for instance, the decision to participate large y in the coming Colonial Exhibition at Samarang, which has already been548 words
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Advertisement357 1914-08-26 6 <s i TO CONNOISSEURS I FOUR FACTS CONCERNING f M A R T E L L’ S B R A N D Y 1. In England more Kartell’s Brandy is sold than any other brand. 2. Kartell’s Three Star Brandy is the brandy supplied in the House of Lords. 3.357 words
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Advertisement1744 1914-08-26 7 HIPPING. P.&O. S.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mall Sorvico. Outward. Due Penang Steamer. Connecting with S S. Sept. 3 17 1 Oct. Falsetto a steamer Malta M ooltan Macedonia Moldavia Fob BRITISH INDIA ST£A»¥ NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Intbndbd to Sail. Steam xr. Slogapora (Three times a week). NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.1,744 words
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Advertisement1019 1914-08-26 8 Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. E8TABI.I8HJCn 1821. flubncribed Capital Total Invested Funds upwards of fot-al Annual Income over X2.000.00' JUST UNPACKED 1 Hew Four-seater 6,460,010 1,190,000 (TUIE underpinned havo tx*m appointed Agents of the above Company a! Fenann, and are propared to issue policis: of Insurance against loss by liro at1,019 words
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