Straits Echo, 28 August 1914

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  • 36 1 Straits Echo lAllY CHLCMCLt OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENER ILLY. VOL. 12. $24 Per Aaaum PENANG, FRIDAY, *Btli AUGUST, 1914. Single Copy, 10 ents No. 198
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1207 1 CEMENT! CEMENT!! “TIGER BRAND. Best and Cheapest on the Market Highly recommend**! and used by the leading enginecro, contractors and builders. Large Stock* Held By TIANG LEE CO. t i'enar. k flf Kuala Lumpur. flainiiaiuiii i icisa?pts«isiiansißEtiiiKi Now On Show. Lagonda Cars (BANKS THE LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY Chartered Bank of
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    • 27 1 Drink Dot’s Head Guinness Stout. is I .3 a i&AD^ L a o m m m h a Sole Agctttt; TIANG LEE Co.. Penang <£• Kuala Lumpur. ■■■■unnnnc
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    • 108 2 NATURA Iw M i LK L r LION BRAND.! (STERILIZED) J s' m w 6 J > 1 v Girond Pnx: y p ari3 19GJ St. Louis 1904Me S 3 ■Or.d s 'ille 893 '•to to 3 *ria Xwc. 99 Uliiu!ll. chutimarkc su> <- ig9l„9J. K 6"&: ren P r
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  • 1057 3 The following is the Directors’ report to be submitted at the General Meeting at Singapore on September 5 Gentlemen, Your Directors hare pleasure in submitting herewith a duly audited Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended 30th June, 1914 Accounts. —l he
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  • 451 3 (From Our Oum Correspondent.) Peking. August 9 The President states that doling recent times priuted literature Ins b?en discovered by the authorities called the Jencbuan Chiehiuse or Peoples'-Rights ll«pid-Ad- vaueiLg Society. This seditious society was recently organized by the rebel leadets! Cbaug Chi, Speaker ot the abo
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  • 110 3 M--srs Guthrie «t Co, in their weekly i report, dated August 26, say The Rubber Market has undergone a cocsid-rabia change for tho better during the past week and at the Auction held this j morning conditions were much brighter, j demand for somo qualities baiug strong
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    • 346 3 BOXING BETWEEN WELLS of England AND MEKECAN of Australia. The Grandest and Mos* Terr fiFight ia the History of Fisticuffs. 20 rounds 20 TOTAL LENGTH OF THE FILM: 5,000 Feet in 5 Parts. Positively 4 Nights only at Crown Cinemaj COMMENCING Friday, August 28th.! sjtxccaiuvntaßMw waamriMi ir i uruw»y« L'p
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    • 726 3 NOTICE. r I Orders are now being booked for Para I I Rubber Seeds from sixteen years old trees, with a guarantee of 75% germination. Price 51.50 per 1' 00 packed in bigs and 52 packed in boxes P. O. 13. or P. O, R. Teluk Anson. I)eliverv commencing from
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    • 47 3 Sick Tc-4ay, Well Ts-mcrrow. If vou feel «lull n *1 a* Li i >os and constipated, take a of Cban.l*r-r-laiu’s Tablets before going to l»ed. They are just what you need, aud you will be all right tomorrow. For sale by all Diepen- J s&ues and Dealers.
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    • 72 3 Tcaihiaj Children. Teething cbiiuren bavetuoieor less diarrhoea, which cau be cent roil \i by Cir’u:Wlain'* Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Keuitdy. All that is necessary s to give the prescribed dose alter each operation of the bowels iu le thin natural and then castor oil to cleanse the system. It is
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    • 468 3 a C V, r* rf egnPJS^^ C :\^>cz ==J* FELUCCA m •4 P MS* «5 'M i>Wr [AsperO i ;rs^RHs* i ?<->. fr Lit* FABRIQUc P«„ 1 /m ASPERO FrerEsLio kN lUi OANS IIUR A\ANUFACToRf AU X iiiiaafc v< a rNntj V J t ,y V Fabrique de ~-j> CICARETTESEGYPTIENNES
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  • 95 4 Published daily (except Sundays and pnblio holidays) ▲T THI CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 SB. —All buainasa communication* ahoald b*
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  • 525 4 It is good sometimes to see ourselves as others see us. The portrait may not be flattering, because the wart on the nose is never by any chance left out, but it is a truer likeness than self-portraiture in which the aforesaid wart is either subconsciously toned down or
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  • 263 4 A new French Ministry of All the Talents, at any rate of all the parties, has been formed, in order the better to prosecute the war against Germany, and M. Delcasse has been appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. The appointment is significant, for the French believe that
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  • 497 4 The detailed report of Sir W. E. Goschen to Sir Edward Grey, describing the events prior to the rupture of relations with Germany, throws a flood of light on German diplomacy. Devious is too mild a word to apply to the tricky doings of the German
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  • 285 4 Two German spies have been arrested at Utrecht. Several Chinese students at Berlin have left for England via Rotterdam. Two British steamers of about 8,500 tons have been captured by the Germans. The Dutch government has taken measures to import sufficient supplies of wheat. Ten thousand six hundred
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  • 88 4 Letter to the Governor. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, August 28. The Committee of the Teutonia Club has written to the Governor expressing its gratitude and appreciation at the kiudness and consideration which His Excellency has extended to the local German community. Its members have unanimously agreed
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  • 87 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, August 27. It is stated in Ipoh that the prices of all drugs will be increased in view of a shortage. A cable received here states that Quinine, Disinfectants, Antiseptics, and Glycerine cannot be exported, as Germany is said to manufacture 90%
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  • 153 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 27. On Friday a gang of Chinese coolies at Batu Anam Division of the Johore Rubber Lands demanded money from the Manager, Mr. W. K. Knott, who refused, whereupon they attacked Mr. Knott with changkols and would have killed him but
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  • 253 4 The people of Kota appear to bo recei r, the attention of the light-fingered pern, late. Last week, after an un.ucaSK*”' tempt to set fare to a Chinese eatimr-hr,, a block of three atap houses in the neighbourhood was burnt to the The fact that this fire originated
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  • 651 4 A Thrilling Narrative. London, August 19 An Admiralty statement describes the sinking of the cruiser Amphion on August 5. It appears that tne Amphion proceeded with a flotilla of destroyers on a certain prearranged plan of search. She was informed by a trawler that she had
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    • 242 4 OUR BOOK BULLETIN Nel«on and The Twentieth Century bj Arnold White and Moorhouse. Some Plain Words to the English People by Arthur Bennett. The War Inevitable by A. H Burgovne The English Invasion of Germany by A French Staff Officer. The German Invasion of England by A French Staff Officer.
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  • 2347 5 SIR W. E. GOSCHEN’S REPORT. DEVIOUS GERMAN DIPLOMACY. t BRITISH MARINES AT OSTEND. NEW FRENCH CABINET. [By Submarine Telegraph] Received 28th day of August at 9-30 a.m. German Attack Repulsed. (Copyright T»legr»".) London, August 26. The Press Bureau officially announces that the Germans yesterday attacked the French in
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  • 39 5 (Copyright Telrgraa San Francisco, August 27. The British steamer rrincet s Victoria collided with the American steamer Admiral Sampson in a dense fog in Puget Sound. The Admiral Sampson sank and seventeen persons were drowned.
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  • 536 5 In a leading article the Straits Times says There can be no doubt that the business position is becoming anxious, and it is not eased by the fact that no step* have been taken to restrict the trading of Herman and Austrian firms. Gazette Extraordinary No 63
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  • 206 5 Only five ladies attended the shoot of the Penang Ladies Rifle Club yesterday afternoon. The weather conditions were particularly good both regarding light and wind. Mrs. Wright-Motion succeeded in making a possible ’at 150 yards. The next shoot takes place on Monday, 31st inst, at 4
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  • 212 5 An inquest was held nud concluded at the Bukit Mertajam Court House before Mr R. Scott yesterday, touching the cause of death of one Mat Aniui. appeared that at about 8 pm. on the 2#th of July last, the deceased went to bed. At about 2
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    • 306 5 The night was cold, her boy was late, Shu swept beside the cottage gate Her voice was hoarse, her uose warred. The knowledge filled her heart with'dread. Love’s ardor seems to lose its zest With beauty fails to look her best Against love’s blighted hopes insure, By taking Woods’ Great
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  • 908 6 rom Our Own Correspondent). Peking, August 9. In addition tribe decla-ation of neutrality, President Yuan issued a separate Mandate stating that unfortunately the; Countries of Austria-Hungary, Germany,' Servia, Russia, Britain, France and Belgium are iu war with each other and as all these' Nations are
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 116 6 Keep It Ha&dy. Immediate relief is necessary in attacks of diarrhoea. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera' and Diarrhoea Remedy should always be on hand. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers EH* LT3 :< ,5 -UCCS* MZ 3>R-r 5 I >?TJ bf-i Si rd BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KINO. The
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    • 12 6 For Chiidron’a Hacking Couch at NijjhtT** Woods’ O-rn.it I’epporiuint Cure Is. 6d
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    • 1821 7 N O. P.&O. KL B.N.C Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. 1 Fom Int*ND*D TO SAIL. Stbambe. Due Penang Sept. 3 'I Oct. 1 Stoamer. Salsette a ateumer Malta Concocting with S.S. Mooltau Macedonia Moldavia Hsmtward. FARES BY MAIL STEAMERS. A Accommodation. Ist
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    • 977 8 Guardian Assurance Comoany, Limited EBTA.BM3HBD 1821. Subecribod Capital £2,000,00 Total Invested Funds upwards of 6,4<30,00C Total Annual Income over 1,130,000 1111 E undersigned. havo beon appointed Agents of the above Company a» Peuane, and are preparod to issue policies of Insurance agaiuet Io3S by tiro at tnc owoat tanff rata.
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