Straits Echo, 2 September 1914

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo ttv U'RONICLB OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENE MIL*. VOL. 12. $24 P;r PENANG, WEDNESDAY, '2nd SEPTEMBER, 1914. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. i*o2
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    • 1167 1 [CEMENT! CEMENT!! S TIGER ’Y,BRAND. 5 Best and Cheapest on the Market 5 Highly recommended and used by the leading engineers, contractors and 5 builders. Large Stock* Hcl<f By tiang LEE CO., Penang tf Kuala Lu.xpvir. iiiiiaMßfiaxaKaaußiHKgßs i Now On Show. Lagonda Cars BANKS THE LONDON ASSURANCE COMPANY ll H.P.
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    • 27 1 Drink Dot's Head Guinness Stout. «re *8 T 3 *3 life «s o a c S Dl Sol. A*«us TIANG LEE S’ Co., Penanj Kuala Lumpur. IIIIIQQOOODDDQDDDiaiT.ini
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    • 105 2 iMATURA S' ELK L LION BRANDJ (STERILIZED J m K s\ \V v /y —*?3 a M/, N**' Grond Pnx: A y p aris 1900 St Louis l 9 ''•lj Mt<| ailieo: 1.93. f* s '893. p, nc <2 51... 1091* BrelTl v* S= £h re s«^" **•*3* k\ SchutzinaLrke
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  • 1451 3 (By Cecil Chesterton In one of bis old Saturday Review dramatic criticisms —what good reading they still make, by the wav, these eighteen or niueteen-year-old samples of his journalism !—Mr. Bernard Shaw declared that he bad long a<o given up keeping his own birthday, and
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  • 147 3 TLe tot; 1 shipping entering Tsingtau in 1913 amounted f > 9!9 stoamcis wkh a t >unageof 1,323,247 tons, a* egaiust. /73 steamers aud J,2 >1,383 tons in the previoui year. The German fl<g beaded the li->t, with the Japanese and British taking second and third place
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  • 172 3 Description or the Start. London, August 20. A long Belgian co muniqu<; has been issu* <l. describing, in uec ssaruv vas.u t *rjo the nature ot the great battle which is now j beginning a] mg the Hue from Bile to D ost. j The communique says
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  • 82 3 At the Penang Chamber of Commerce Rubber Auction yesterdav, lb of rubber were offered for sale aud 21,799 Ib. were sold at the following price* Smoked Sheet 81 to 93 Plain Sheet 87 ?96 Unsmoked Sheet 74 84 Plain Sheet 5 72 3 81 Fine Pale Crepe
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1045 3 For 3 Nights Only. COMMENCING Tuesday, September 1st, 1914. Crown Cinema PRESENT.» A Great and Emphatic Success Death or Victory 4,000 feet in 4 Pa.rls. Ad Ingenious S wjnational Melodrama, in which a series of Exciting Even's is strung together and illustrated with a decree of rEA LISM that within
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    • 44 3 Shk T>diy, Weil To-aarrcw. If you feel ‘lull and stupid. are biliars and constipated, t*ke a do*e of Chandi-r--lain’s Tablets before goitii; to l»ed. They are just what you need, and you will be all right tomorrow. For saie by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 129 3 We are proud of our national antfcem. It ju s t voices cur pride wilhout brasr. Of love we’ve no lick for tbe TJoion Jack, But we need a real national flat;. Sonietl.ioi: purely our own aud Australian, To ucfu 1 without fliuntirg, be sure T guard and uphold our
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    • 514 3 Ffi? Cr 2 e* rfl G '6 5® r£ S egvpj *=d m> FELUCCA i ■V* m i x w x sx,-t S SiH: c— Fabrique de ~-j> CICARtTTESEGYPTIENNES ;KH t'-i; t Maspeso FreRESItdI DANS Ltu« MANUMcmt «U h\! a ?MP fJEJ v "N Rouge 50UT0H 'iV ,vi; <''■■ !’«>!
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  • 96 4 fub iahad daily (except Sunday and peblie holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESB, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang, raid. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABI.S ADDESSa J ECHO—PENANG/* Telephone Noa. (Echo, 386 Printing Department 343 N.B. —All kuaiiMM ormrauniutions
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  • 1354 4 Let us try to piece together the puzzle. Apparently the right wing of the German army, whore "our adversaries have concentrated their finest army corps has swept nearly fifty miles past the frontier on to the banks of the Somme. This wing, which has pushed forward very
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  • 284 4 Capt. C. R. Wake, of Ulu Selangor, ia leaving for Home to rejoin his regiment (the 60th). t Among the passengers who arrived from Singapore this morning was Captain Perkins. Mr. E. T. Williams, attached to the Singapore Secretariat, was a passenger from Singapore this morning. Mr.
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  • 606 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, September 1, In sentencing each of four gang robbers to eight years’ rigorous imprisonment and ten strokes of the rottan Mr. Justice L. Woodward said he was personally opposed to whipping but it seemed to be the intention of the Legislature
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  • 246 4 MANAGING DIRECTOR cross-examined EXTRAORDINARY ADMISSIONS {From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 2 Extraordinary admissions Wero during the examination of Boey Li an (V Managing Director of the Kwong y.k fiT whose unsatisfactory demeanour and acy called forth a threat of from Mr. Justice Sproule. Witness said the
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  • 209 4 An outbreak of Typhus has occurred j Amsterdam. The British Admiralty have informed Dutch fisherman that they will not I* interfered with while at sea. The German papers of the 28th Augo* mention that owing to the continuous lick of work at Berlin there is much distress uni
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  • 74 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, September 2 At the Singapore Chamber of Cotnnfcf* Rubber Auction Sale yesterday 63,221 were offered and 50,547 lb were sold. Prices ruled lower all round and pchases of the higher grades were m*®-’ confined to crepes and un smoked although smoked sheet
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  • 35 4 The following was the output of Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Comp; for the month of August: Hours PicuU. No. 2 625 228 3 671 610 4 501 319 5 576 395 2,373 1.552
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  • 36 4 Four French Torpedo boats here yesterday evening, but only of them, the Pistolet, under Castagne, and the Fronde, under Baule, anchored in the harbour; two steamed out of the harbour ag* 1
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    • 293 4 G 0 G 0 0 ivjNIA PERFUME, Q A Flora! Bouquet o 0 0 0 0 0 0 or exquisite and S3 Fashionable 'ravoriie-Pcrfume T* S3 The charm and iubtlct)Q n F.WOIFF&SOHH PERFUMERS KARLSRUHE VIENNA IE cf Divinia has secured far it the highest popularity in European Society. Its refreshing
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  • 981 5 RAPID GERMAN ADVANCE. RIGHT WING PRESSING FORWARD. ALLIES' MORALE EXCELLENT. PREPARATION AT PARIS. [By Submarine Telegraph] Received Ist dat or Sept, at 3-45 p.m Second Australian Contingent. Copyrieht Telegram. London, August 31. The Premier of Australia has called for a second expeditionary contingent. A French Success. London, August
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  • 905 5 MCCALISTER R3ADRA©Y. The preliminary inquiry .to lease against Doresami, charged n theirder of one Chinnayah at Macalir Rc was commenced yesterday afternc bef Mr. Q. R. Sykes in the Third Coi Dr V. B. Kyle deposed tl onigust 17 at 2-30 a m a dead body s
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  • 907 5 CHINA AND THE WAR. (From Our bum Correspondent.) Peking, August 18. In view of the reported attack of Tsingtau by the British, French, Russian and Japinese Forces from land and water. President Yuan has ordered the Military Governor of Shantung to despatch the Fifth Division of troops
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  • 395 5 IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. A Government Gaaette Extraordinary, dated August 31, says The Right Hon’ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies has notified to His Excellency the Officor Administering the Government by telegraph that the following notice has been issued by the Registrar of Prize Courts, Great
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    • 169 5 Keep It Handy. 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. ■OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM o o o o o o o o o o AINC CHEANC Co., 59, Magazine Road. We have just unpacked
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    • 198 5 MALAY STATES GUIDES OFFER TO SERVE AT THE FRONT. (From Our Oun Correspondent.') Ipob, September 2. It is stated here that the Malay States Guides have offered to serve at the front and that the offer of their services has been accepted. The Resident, when interviewed, stated that he could
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  • 398 6 Keskitb or Cash. The President of the Ileichabank some time ago expressed the wish that the large Berlin hanks should strengthen their cashreserve up to an average of 10 per cent, on the mouies entrusted to them (credits and deposits.) The reason for this demand is the necessity
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  • 216 6 Say* the Straitt Timei in a leading article: The sack and burning of Louvain ia one of the grievous incidents of the war. It wa* a cruel measure even if the Germans did fully believe that the inhabitant* bad fired on them. If they destroyed the
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  • 155 6 From the Japanese Consul we have the following Cable message received at 9.40 a.m. on the 29th Aug. The declaration of blockade.” I hereby declare that on 27th day of Eighth month of Third year of Taisho entire coast of leased territory of Kiaochou was placed in
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    • 132 6 Are You Going cn a Journey? Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera aiul Diarrhoea Remedy should l>e packed iu vour hand luggage when going on a journey. Chauge of water, diet, and temperature all teud to produce bowel trouble, and this medicine cannot be secured ou board the train or steamship. It may
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    • 56 6 Supplied by All Chemists. Physicians prescribe Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy because it relieves cramps in the stomach and intestinal pains quicker than any preparation they can compound. It can be bought from anv chemist. A bottle will keep for years, and no home is complete without it. For
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    • 281 6 THIS IS IT! WaterlHiry’s Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound cSTJStS TA5TELES3 ODORLESS The latest scientific pre poration of COD LIVER OIL. Does all ibat is claimed for it and super sedes the old fashioned emulsions which upset the stomach. Highly re commended by the medi cal profession. OF ALL CrfEMISTS
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  • 198 7 Gold Leaf $64 40 Black Pepper 16.50 buyer» White Pepper 26 30 buyer» Trang Pepper 19 no tiock Cloves 50.— nom. Mace 110 nominal Mace Pickings 85.— teller» Nutmegs 110 23— nominal No. 1 6.10 tale» Bugar < 2 5,50 tale* Basket 5.15 buyer» I Copra (mixed) 9.65 buyer»
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  • 228 7 Penang, Septhm bek 2. Beef— cts. Soup per catty 20 Roast 30 Steaks 30 Stew or Curry Meat 20 Rump Steak 30 Ox Tail each 45 Tongue 55 Feet 15 Heart 50 Liver per catty 35 j Pork— Pork per catty 38 Pig’s Head... 22 Feet 28 Tongue
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 608 7 The National Review (CHINA.) AN AUTHORITY ON CHINESE AFFAIRS. Published Weekly at Shanghai. Political. Economic. Literary. Financial. Invaluable as a mine of information and comment. Tho best advertising medium in China. The National Review Publications. Th« Prorinc*» of Chins pries $1 or 50 cU. U.8.) I (Postage Extra) OM I'oicbb
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    • 51 7 3NTOTIOE. P. A. M. A REGISTER of Estate Managers and Assistants has been started by this Association. Employers, having vacant posts to fill and employees seeking engagement, are requested to communicate with the undersigned. By Order, H. C. E. ZACHARIAS, Secretary, Planter Aitociaiion of Malaya. Euala Lumpur, August Ist, 1914.
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    • 744 7 UNIVERSAL CINEMTOGRAAPH »7FILMS HIRING SERVICE OUR LIBRARY Contains the following Makers’ Best Productions. Cines, Kalem, Lux, Imp., Milano, Nordisk, A.B., Urban-Eclipse, 101 Bison, Gaumont, Seiig, Vitagraph, Cosmopolitan, Barker, Nestor, Lubin, Moose, B. C., Essanay, Flying A, Atlas, Hepwix, Edison, Clarendon, Majestic, Melies, Pathe, Butcher, C. M., Aquila, Star, Empire, Imperium,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1120 8 Guardian Assurance Company, Limited Established 1821, Subscribed Capital .£2,0)0,00 Total Invested Funds upwards of 0,430,0 Total Annual Income over 1,180,000 fjpHE undeniisrned have been appointed Agents of th*» aljovc Company at Penang, and are prepared to issue police; of Insurance against loss by lire at tLl ©west tariff rat cl
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