Straits Echo, 12 October 1914

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  • 34 1 Straits Echo 4|i.v CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum PENANG, MONDAY, OCTOBEK, 1914, Single Copy, 10 cents No. 239
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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  • 954 3 Ghnibai. Botha’s Patriotic Spkrch. Capetown, September 9. At the evening session of the House of Assembly General Botha moved the following resolution: “That this House, fully the obligations of the Union as a portion of the British Empire,respectfully requests the Governor-Gene»»! to convey an humble address
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  • 774 3 WHY “IMPREGNABLE” NAMUR PELL AT THE FIRST ATTACK. Blunders Op General, op oarrison or 26,000 men only 12,000 ESCAPE. The secret of the fall of Natuur, the great Belgian fortress, is revealed in a Router dispatch from Ostend, received recently. It was confidently anticipated that
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    • 325 3 t? :"T5;* UHOra D B F D i- /77T TT Offl 1/^te #r gfeifiF THE rv: BEST JF J. f L THE Price Ex Codown Penang. AND BEST CHEAPEST. AND CHEAPEST. Old Machines Taken Over in Part Payment. A Guarantee Givers with Every Machine m f m I New Features
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    • 86 3 mmrr. Sunshne &nd Common Sense. Don’t doctor your blood for rheumatism Use an external application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. In a few days it will get you up and out into the sunshine, then nature will restore the rich red blood to your veins and soon rid the system of
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    • 1644 4 FOR SilLH. Guide to ?eaan notice BY THE LATE F. Skertchly, r. e. s. Price GO centG. Worth a DolUr a copy. «01.0 AT STRAITS KOHO OFFICE. AND AT THE 8AVE-U-TR0UBLE FIRM LABOUR CODE, 1912, F.M.S Indian Immigration Fund Ordinan:e 1911. I' EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR li ar« hereby reminded
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  • 766 5 [Echo Special Our King and our country needs us. bo we are told every day, in big type. Persons wearing flags tell us so, persons presumably as badly needed as we are. Well meaning young ladies offer us white feathers. Then we weaken. We could
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  • 430 5 [The Editor or the “Malay Mail.”] Sir, —The leadmg article in your issue of 7th instant touching on the State of the > F.M S. finances throws a glimmer of light r on a subject that has necessarily been kept very much in the dark of late, but
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  • 386 5 St. Andrew 's Society, Penang. Copies of tho undermentioned circular of appeal have been sent to all the Scotsmen iu aud coir Penang who are known to St. Andrew’s Society. There may be others, we know, who would bo glad of tho opportunity of helping. Therefore we have pleasure iu
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    • 467 5 < 111 </> o Ld O' < U Id Q. < Z < o ffi o V) _l < wm B M. jasi SCOTCH WHISKY vm rltv »1 iVM/'J&VA 3 7 “BLACK&WH'^i *sX .Qour.y^ JAMES BUCHANANfc^J-:-^; w so m SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT” > r 0» TJ 70 O -D
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    • 60 5 Sunsh ne and Common Sense. Don’t doctor vour blood for rheumatism U-e au external application of Chamberlain's Pain P»alm. In a few days it will get you up aud out into the sunshine, then nature will restore the rich red blood to your vein9 and soon rid the system of
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    • 336 5 ALWAYS SELECT THE “GARRICK CIGARETTES AND SMOKING TOBACCO. v ‘1 Lm WSftßfi* W 1 Sr fSjHSAR/jffi Inking Tobac^ -> S!*PE IN ENGIAIiS Money cannot buy and an Expert cannot blend a better CIGARETTE or TOBACCO. iC»cw:«oa»wi'] IS■MM YOU MAY nrsr ASSURED that Beecham's Pills will be of great service to
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  • 95 6 fmblished daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT TBI CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59. Beach Street, Penang. r*ic*. I Daily Local 124 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLB ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 jf B.—X 11 bu.in.M communication*
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  • 933 6 Once again the interest of the war shitts to Belgium: Antwerp has fallen. Not Belgian bravery or the water weapon—the opening of the dykes in the vicinity—availed to keep back the invader who, we are told, brought to bear on the town no less than two hundred heavy guns.
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  • 45 6 Mr. W. G. Peter, Hon. Treasurer, sends us the following further list of contributions to the above Fund, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang: Oct 9By Balance ...$14,637.35 10 S R. Naidu 25.00 Balance Oct. 10. $14,662 35
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  • 52 6 Mr. W. G. Peter, Acting Manager of the Chartered Bank, advises us that the following amounts have been received by him for the credit of the Belgian Relief Fund opened by Mrs. John Mitchell: Oct. 9By Balance $/30 00 10 Master lan Rose 8 57 Balance Oct.
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  • 66 6 The Adjourned Fourth General Meeting of the Shareholders of The Temerloh Coconut and Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on Saturday, October 10. The Accounts and Directors’ Report were passed. Mr. W. H. Thorne was re-elected a Director and Messrs. Brown Phillips and Stewart were re-elected Auditors. The Report
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  • 770 6 Mr. P. H. Henshaw, of the P. M. S. Bail- i ways, arrived here this morning. Mr G. Pearson, of the United Engineers. Bangkok, is transferred to Singapore. 1 The T.O.M. hears that Mr. C. B. Mills, Revenue Auditor, Perak, is going on short < leave. Mr.
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  • 474 6 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, I am now able to enclose the accounts from which it will be seen that there is a sum of $1,365.91 to be handed over to the War Fund. This will be done as soon as some outstanding accounts have
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  • 272 6 General von Voigterhetz has been appinted head of the Germau General Staff. The Germans have surrounded Lanaeken, a Belgian town near the Dutch frontier. The Dutch steamer Niewland has been mined in the North Sea. Her crew were saved. The German cruiser Karlsruhe has sunk seven enemy
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 189 6 ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY ONE TO DO THEIR DUTY and make as manv purchases as possible to keep British Factories from closing down. v? l’\ j" Just arrived New Fashionable Terai Hats, popular shades, and light weight, by Messrs. J. Ellwood Sons, England’s Best Hat Manufacturers. Price only $2-25. Also J.
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  • 265 6 Obituary. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipob, October 10. The death has occurred of Raja Haji Abubaker, a Member of the Perak State Council and Magistrate at Lenggong. The deceased was ft son of Raja Omar and married a daughter of the Sultan of Perak. Obituary. King of Rumania. Petrograd, October
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  • 1860 7 FALL OF ANTWERP. ADMIRALTY’S GRAPHIC STORY. NAVAL BRIGADE INTERNED. (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. Received 11th of Oct at i p.m EVENTS IN FRANCE. Paris Communiques. London, October 10. A Paris communique says: —"A battle continues under satisfactory conditions to the Allies All our front has been maintained despite
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  • 507 7 Before Mr. G. R. Sykes in the Third Court this morning a Cantonese woman named Yeo Chun was charged with (1) selling ebandu without a licence, (2) keeping open an unlicensed opium smoking shop, and (3) being in possession of chandu dross exceeding three tahils. Mr. A. West,
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  • 407 7 GERMAN LOSSES STATED TO BE NEARLY 400,000. Wantonly Wasteful.” September 8. Mr. Arthur Kitson, writing to th 9 Morning Post, quotes a letter he has ju9t received from a friend in Holland, who says I have seen a letter from a very high German official who has been
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  • 307 7 SATURDAY’S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, October 12. j Tin following wero the results of Saturday’s racing I. "he Stewards’ Stakes. Value $4OO and $lOO to the Second Horse. A Handicap for Pony Ex-Griffins that have run at tho Meeting. Entrance Foe, $25. Distance, Race Course. Messrs.
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  • 172 7 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, I shall be obliged if you will publish this letter as a warning to all those people who spread about false and damaging reports about other people and who are apt to prejudge a case and condemn the accused
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  • 136 7 The following was the result of the shooting at Kampong Bahru this morning. H’cap 150 yds. Total. Spoon shoot. Miss Smith 80 33 34 60 Mrs Hart 90 27 34 20 Mrs Webb 84 29 34.04 Miss Mathieu 76 30 33 80 Mrs Wright-Motion 64 30
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    • 217 7 NOTICE I HERE BY CANCEL the Power of Attorney given to inn by Oota Kunasaiuy Nadhar on tlio Bth May, 1914, in accordance with the letter writtcu by Oona Ra nasamv Nadhar from India requesting me to hand over the business to his brother Oona Latchimani Nadhar. (31.) S. MUI’HIA
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  • 1474 8 BOMBARDMENT OF AN TWERP. GERMAN TACTICS. BRITISH AIRMEN’S FEAT. Reuter’s Service.] Copyiight Telegram. Received 10th of Oct. at 7 p m EVENTS IN FRANCE. Paris CommuniqueLon lou, October 9. A Paris communique siys: The general situation is unchanged. Two cavalry forces continue to operate to the North of
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  • 287 8 The annual report of the Marine Department shows a total revenue of $64,321 against $220,121 in the previous year. The decrease is accounted for by the abolition of light duos. The total tonnage ect. red and cleared in the Colony was 29,587,834 made up by 64,929 vessels
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  • 247 8 Russian Army for France 250,000 MEN SAID TO HAVE LANDED. Rome Telegram Still Unconfirmed September 9. The following telegram from Rome was received in London yesterday and was passed by the cable censor. Upon its beiog submitted to the Press Bureau a message was returned to the effect that there
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  • 255 8 As soon as war made itself felt, in this part of the world, by a tightness in currency, the Chetties did not hesitate to press those of their clients who were Dot able to carry out to the letter arrangements to which they had put their
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  • 142 8 Notice. The next Meeting of this Association will be held at 10-30 a.m., on Sunday, the 18th October, 1914, at the New Club, Taiping. Agenda. 1. Minutes of Meeting held on 2Srd August, 1914. 2. The War. (a) Payment of Wages. (fe) Resumption of Immigration.
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    • 354 8 AT Crown Cinema, Depicting a Naval Battle fought under Modern Conditions. IN REELS. Forty Millions of Virile Men and Women are taking an intelligent interest in War. There will be a Fine Revue on our Screen To-night! To-night!! George Town Riitema Still going strong with absolutely All TipTops Features aud
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    • 10 8 For Chronic Cheat Complaints, Woode’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d.
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    • 383 8 WANTED BY AN OFFICE IN MEDAN, SUMATRA. A CHINESE CLERK, knowing shorthand, typewriting, and English correspondence. Apply with references to BOELEN Co., 10-10-14 617 3, Bishop Street, Penang. ■un* < t- r*r *v<r»«v tmsmmmnm c—vr KEDAH GOVERNMENT. i SCHOOL MASTER for English School A lor Star with Normal Class and
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    • 599 8 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. AN ORDINARY MEETING Of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 4pm on Tues day, the 13th instant. (By Order), L. A. Coutikr BIGGS Secretary to the Municipal Commitsionert NOTICE. ’I'HE PUBLIC is hereby informed that the Power of Attorney granted by i UH
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  • 2634 9 MISTAKE 3 THE GERMANS HAVE M \DE AliOUr BRITISH INFANTRY. By Kobkrt B latchfokd. Mr. Hubert Ulatcii/ord is the well-known Socialist writer who for many years has been calling upon Britain to prepare for the Herman attark. lie believes with all of us, that
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  • 208 9 S. P. Tapioca ...$3 buyers M. P. Tapioca ...$3.30 buyers Gold Leaf ...?64,40 Black Pepper 27.50 buyers White Pepper 24. —nominal Trang Pepper 19 no sloe Cloves 50.—worn. Mace 110 nominal. Mace Pickings 85. —nominal Nutmegs 110 23 —nominal No. 1 6.10 sales Sugar s 2 5,50 sales Basket
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    • 43 9 Life is full of toil aud trouble, If you make it eo, Aud one’B worries all seem double When you welcome woe. I 'ou t be always meeting sorrow, Look the other way Take Woods’ Peppermint cure to-morrow You’ll bo bright and gay.
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    • 44 9 Chamberlain’s Fain Balm There is nothing so good for muscular rheumatism, spraius, lameness, cramps of the muscles, bruises and like injuries as Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. It wil| effect a cure in less time than any other treatment. For mle by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 12 9 For (TruMrec’s Hacking Couj?h at. Night, V/ooils* Orpnt Pepprrm’rt Cura Is. G«7,
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    • 781 9 THE EASTE8!i SHIPPING CO., LTD. The luderooted Stumers will be despatched, ii circumstances ar.u weather eerait, Ir fenaat as follows: This Tiae-tabU is subject to alteration without any further notice. Fo TV r Ut.« Stka.mvsu*. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavov Tongkah A Renong. Trang. Sungei Opis. Trang,
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  • 875 10 Lota» iv Faa.Nct vt to SvrrvMBB» 7. Official returna have now been received from general headquarters giving the number! killed, wounded, and misting in the fighting in France up to September 7, and correcting details given in previeus summaries. The killed, wounded, and misting of all ranks
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  • 782 10 NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY IN SIGHT. Tbade and Commerce Ruined. (VEOM TEE MORNING POST” COBBBSPON DENT Washington, Sept. 9. Germany’s financial position is attracting increasing attentiou on this side of tho Atlantic, and the newspapers, by merely stating the facts, h ivo made it practically impossible for Germany to
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    • 45 10 WARNINC. All persons arc cau’ioned against making unauthorised use of Router's Service of N\ws, and :;ny person or persons found infringing the Copyright CrJi-ance of the Straits Set lemenfs w 11 be strictiy dealt with in accordance with the provisions of that Ordinance. REUTER, Penang.
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    • 1335 10 WOMEN’S GREATEST MISFORTUNE. The old saying that “distance lends enchantment was never more aptly to the P^";. tha ”j*“ to those people whose breath is laden with evil smelling odours. M~i.> pcrNO. at a distance, but produce a feeling ot pity and disgust when clo.:C to ceau.-w < breath. For
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  • 824 11 THE FIRST MONTH OF THE WAR. Colossal Armies. bt major mdwai. Out of the haze that obscures the land operations, one important fact is slowly •merging, and that is the conspicuous inability of the Generals-in-Chief and their staffs to handle deftly the vast machines which they have
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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