Straits Echo, 20 October 1914
1914-10-20
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Title Section35 1914-10-20 1 Straits Echo CAII-i CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 12. $24 Psr Annum PENANG, TUESDAY, UOth OCTOBER, 1914, Single Copy, 16 unts No. 'Z±335 words
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Advertisement1173 1914-10-20 1 CEMENT! CEMENT!! ••TIGER" BRAND. Best and Cheapest on the Market Highly recommended and used by the leading engineers, contractors and builders. Large Stocks Held By TIANG LEE S’ CO. t Penang flf Kuala Lumpur. Now On Show. Lagonda Can BANKS I THE LONDON ASSURANCE Chartered Bank of India, Australia and1,173 words
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Advertisement31 1914-10-20 1 3 Co H 3> *ZA o > 05 Z vo A p n w <5 The Doctor ad vines and reoommends. It ig nourishing, invigorating and strengthening. Drink Dot’s Head Guinness Stout.31 words
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Advertisement31 1914-10-20 2 DRINK THE J&T9 Tf m M US E V-2 >4 /W H IB a X A <VB VJfc Ji art» RAND ON THE MARKET. SOLE AGENTS: KA s BROTHERS, LTD., PENANG31 words
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Article1860 1914-10-20 3 HALF YFARLY MEETING. Tho half yearly meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday at 3 p.rn. Third were present Mr. J. Mitchell, of Messrs. F. W. Barker A Co. (in the chair) and Messrs. H. A. Low (Adamson Gilfillan A Co. Ltd), A.1,860 words
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Article474 1914-10-20 3 Im Neutral Porte. y j The Rotterdamsche Lloyd steamer Tama bora ha* arrived at Rotterdam, after being l detained at Brest from Sept. 1 till Sept. 10 3 by order of the French Admiralty. The ship unloaded all her cargo of cocoa, coffee, r tea, rice, and tapioca474 words
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Article93 1914-10-20 3 Huge Total or German War Levies. Paris, September 16. The war indemnities claimed by the German troops from the towns through which they have passed amount to a total of 721,500,000 francs (£28,860,000). This figure is made up as follows Brussels, £8,000,000. The province of Liege, £2,000,000. Liege, £BOO,OOO.93 words
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Article91 1914-10-20 3 DETAILS OF ORGANISATION. French and German l Army Corps 2 Divisions. 1 Division 2 Brigades, j 1 Brigade 2 Regiments. I Regiment... 3 Battalions. In addition, each division is allotted a j certain amount of artillery,cavalry, engineers, I ambulances, and transport, j The British Division consists of91 words
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Advertisement454 1914-10-20 3 OF THE PRESENT WAR NOW ON AT Crown Cinema IN SUPPORT RIP, the Dog Detective 2 Parts. 2 Reels. 1 Battle of San Juan Hill 3 Parts. 3,000 Feet. War Drama by Universal Co. of N.Y. raa—ni Fresh from the Film Mint! 10 Top-Mark Pictures i To-night! To-night!! 3 George454 words
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Advertisement70 1914-10-20 3 The chemist was wrapping a bottle up quick, But the boy was as eute as a rate. For he cried: I say, mister jour’re just a bit slick Ho, you don’t catch me paying for that! I know what I want! 1 was told to be sure To get none70 words
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Advertisement51 1914-10-20 3 Children's Coughs. Why let the children rock their little bodies in such a distressing manner when you can so easily cure their colds with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. For <a!o hv all Dispensaries and De ile-s TO X-sHEIT-Marble Hall, Northam Road. Apply KENNEDY A Co. 20 4 -1451 words
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Advertisement90 1914-10-20 3 Fain Balm There is nothing so good for muscular rheumatism, sprains, lameness, cramps of the muscles, bruises and like injuries as Chamberlain’s Pain T>alm. It will effect a cure in less time tba?* any other treatment. For sale by all Pisprnsarios and Dealers. WARNING. All persons are cautioned against making90 words
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Advertisement299 1914-10-20 3 s ALWAYS SELECT niH THE "GARRICK CIGARETTES AND SMOKING TOBACCO. sm c N'!A SSIS VI AKETTE ss GAftfl; C Money cannot buy and an Expert cannot blend a better V/ BVT lE -H*Qe. in-ewg~i>5S^ CIG or TOBACCO. £rJ weakness, n cur, asthenia W \vs C O f i S U299 words
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Article, Illustration95 1914-10-20 4 fublishod daily (sxcept Sunday» and p«b:Je holidays) AT THI CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. PEicr. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outßtation... Postage Extra. Mad Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG." Telephone No*. (Echo, 556 Printing Department 343 N B. —All buaines* communications should95 words
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Article596 1914-10-20 4 Iu the same column of The Time of September 14 appear two letters, both on India and the War and both provoked by a letter written by Sir Valentine Chirol two days previously. The first is by Sir Frank s Swettenham, who says With reference to his admirable596 words
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Article366 1914-10-20 4 The Young Turks are putting their money on the wrong horse; they havo finally declined to discharge the German crews of the Qoeben and the Breslau Apparently German influence has been at work in Constantinople uot for nothing was Von der Goltz Pasha head of the Turkish army.366 words
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Article284 1914-10-20 4 Accused Found Guilty. (From Our Own Corespondent.) Singapore, October 20. Robert Davidson aod George D N**ubronner, the accused in the Volunteer Cloth Case, have been found guilty on both charges and sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. Neubronner has284 words
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62 1914-10-20 4 Registrar's Deeisios. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, October 20. The Registrar has found that Marshall Gu°st, the Liquidator of the Singapore Dairv and Poultry Farm, should hold $2261 of the Company’s money. Mr. Page moved that Guest’s action be adjudged as contempt of court The62 words
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Article49 1914-10-20 4 (From Our Oicn Correspondent) Singapore, October 20. A P. William?, of A. P. William? <£ Co., Shipchandlors of the Arcade, Singapore, cow iD bankruptcy who had liabilities of 534,500, in examination stated that half his losses had been incurred during the rubber boom. The examination was closed.49 words
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Article770 1914-10-20 4 RESUMED HEARING. The resumed heariog of the case brought agaiust Gan Teoug Teik who is charged with (I) putting Gau Gnoh Hee in fear of injury on October Ist by pointing a revolver at him at Ayer Etarn, and (II) trespass, was taken in the District Court770 words
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54 1914-10-20 4 Mr. W. G. Peter, Hon. Treasurer, sends us the following further list of contributions to the above FuuJ, forwarded to the Chartered Bank, Penang Oct 17 By Balance $20,755 26 19 Anonymous 20 00 Hon’hie A. T. Bryant 100.C0 A and R 100.0054 words
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Article100 1914-10-20 4 Mr. W. G. Peter, Acting Manager of the j Chartered Hank, advises us that the following amounts have been received bv him for the credit of the “Belgian Relief Fund” opened by Mrs. John Mitchell: Oct. 17 By Balance 81,276 57 19 'Dr. J. Kirk 50 00100 words
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Article814 1914-10-20 4 (Fnm Hr r&ipiog. (i 'tuber 18 J J"r e ,h W 1 0 h 0 "»Pooded to the o, call to their King aniCouotrv are ,wo P'rah plautern, M sr H r greaves aud M. H. White wi for the front. who Jtesssaswnas cicep.ion of amount. .obatHM h,814 words
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Advertisement191 1914-10-20 4 PRITCHARD 8 Co. SOLS AGENTS JPOJR ROVER CYCLES. w, f an tfyi 9 m D IcedEaude Cologne Instantly relieves Headaches. For all Pains, Neuralgia A Rheumatism. Mr. Quah Beng Kee says:—“ I have found your Iced Eau de Cologne not only very good for Headache, but also very beneficial in191 words
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Article1267 1914-10-20 5 THE “GOEBEN” 8 “BRESLAU”. TURKEY'S REPLY. JAPANESE CRUISER SUNK. (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegrnn. Received 19th of Oct. at 1 30 p.m. Paris Communiques. London, October 19. A Paris communique says:—“ In Belgium the ouemv has bombarded without result on the trout at Nieuport The allies aud notably the1,267 words
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Article424 1914-10-20 5 Turpinitc.” Mr. A. A. Roberts, the well knowD analytical chemist, writes to the Pall Stall Gazette An evening paper of Thursday last is responsible for the following One wonders what kind of shells the French must havo been using to cause a regiment of German infantry to424 words
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Article160 1914-10-20 5 One of the things that are never likely to be the same after the present war. says Truth, is the Press censorship. All the other doings of this novel authority pale before the fatuous stupidity of the suppression of the dispatch of news to America and the Colonies,160 words
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Article416 1914-10-20 5 Bahie* Without Milk. Rome, September 14. The dearth of food iu Germany is rapidlj 1 assuming a position of the extramest gravity. Famine prevails in Hamburg. The situation there is merely au example of the conditions prevailing ail over Germauv. The immense store houses iu Hamburg have416 words
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Article188 1914-10-20 5 The machine gun is about the only arm in which the Germans have given evidence of superiority to their enemies in the present campaign, says Truth. The evidence of this superiority comes from all sides. Our wounded men constantly speak of it Our cavalry have learnt it188 words
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Article123 1914-10-20 5 During the last year of the now defunct Ching Dynasty, the proposal of reorganising the navy was made and the Ching Government ordered the construction of several warships in Italy. These vessels are said to be completed now and the Government has been asked to pav123 words
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Article114 1914-10-20 5 At the Penang Chamber of Commerce Rubber Auction 32.318 f lb. were offered for sale and 17,1011 lb. were sold at the following prices Smoked Sheet tNo. 2) 75 to 90 Plain Sheet SBO $B5 Unsmoked Sheet S 77 Plain Sheet 65 S 82 Medium Pale Crepe114 words
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Article1383 1914-10-20 5 [BY TOM WRIGHT.] X Jersey, Sept. 15. I am back in my island. It was a bit of u a job getting here. Closely to paraphrase 8 Stevenson on his similar experiences at Maubeuge, I was suffered to go my way indeed, but not until I bad been1,383 words
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Advertisement167 1914-10-20 5 PENANG VOLUNTEERS TWENTY MORE VOLUNTEERS are L wanted from A Company for permanent duty at the post for which they will bo paid and rationed. Would men who are willing to come in, send their names to the Adjutant, P.V. as soon as possible. A proportion of these will be167 words
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Article600 1914-10-20 6 It ia illuminating to read the official new a of the situation aa given out from the German sources. Copenhagen, September 15. The desperate efforts which are being made by the German authorities to mislead both the German public and neutral countries generally as to the actual state600 words
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Article207 1914-10-20 6 Latest Attempt to Skccrb Hbr Sbpport. Rome, September 17. Germauy continues to try to influence Italian public opinion with all kinds of publications, the latest being a pamphlet in Itahan, which is widely spread. It is called The truth about the war.” AmoDg the collaborators to the207 words
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Article307 1914-10-20 6 STIRRING SPEECH BY FRENCH EX-PREMIER. “A New Order.” Bordeaux, September 18. At an extraordinary session of the Coun-cil-General of the Department of the Gironde, M. Monis, ex-Premier and President of the Council, in a stirring speech, presented the good wishes of the assembly to President Poincare and the307 words
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Article235 1914-10-20 6 Russian and French Troops in Flanders. September 14 For two days I have been on a long trek looking for the Russians, says Mr. Percy J. Philip, the Daily News correspondent at Ghent, and I have found them—where and how many it would not be discreet to235 words
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Article233 1914-10-20 6 German Forces Stronolt Rein forced. Amsterdam. The following official statement has been issued After four days’ fierce fighting our field forces which left the positiou at Antwerp to attack German forces stationed in the triangle formed by Brussels, Louvain and Malines, have returned to the protection of233 words
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Article580 1914-10-20 6 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, It is not uninteresting to read all the correspondence in your several days’ issues regarding the Gambling Evil controversies. Of all the suggestions laid out for the suppression of the evil, I have no hesitation to give laurel to580 words
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Article198 1914-10-20 6 Contemptible The contemptible little Brit ish Army”—German Emperor Contemptible.” He told ’em so. He bade his soldiers hold ’em so— I mean our British forces The Kaiser full of scorn he was, And sitting, eke, that morn he was The Highest of his horses. Poltroons Not dare to fight they198 words
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Advertisement14 1914-10-20 6 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, W kml»’ Or at Peppermint Cnre la. 6d,14 words
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Advertisement59 1914-10-20 6 Sunshine and Common Sens*. Don't doctor your blood for rheumatism. Use au external application of Chamberlain’s Pain Iktlrn. In a few days it will get von up and out into tlte sunshine, then nature will restore the rich red blood to your reins and soon rid the system of this59 words
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Advertisement1001 1914-10-20 6 N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Company L EUROPEAN LINE A Fortnightly service is maintained ba« tween Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government Tlio Now Twin-Screw steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and xcnst.ructod, and are fitted with1,001 words
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Article478 1914-10-20 7 The terrible effect of submarine mine explosion has been exemplified in a number 0 f instances during the war. During the Russo-Japanese war a number of vessels on either side were sunk or disabled by mines, but in one instance only, that of the battleship Pctropavlovek,478 words
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Article196 1914-10-20 7 A Prince Lamia Manx to Wait oi German Orricißt. Another instance of German boorishness is quoted by the Daily Mail on September 4 from a Ghent papier, which gives details of the behaviour of a party of sixty-seven German officers under the command of a Prince of Wied, brother of196 words
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Article158 1914-10-20 7 Famous Afrikander's Scouts for Empire Service. The African World states that an active movement is on foot, to offer Lord Kitchener a corps of picked British and Dutch Afrikander Scouts for use with Sir John French’s Army under the command of General De Wet. Everyone who remembers158 words
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Article86 1914-10-20 7 German? Fight Behind a Pile o» Dead. Bordeaux, September 17. A telegram from Toulouse states that m the course of the battle of the Marne the German troops, endeavouring to resist the furious French attacks at one point, a veritable wall two metres high, by piling up86 words
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Article118 1914-10-20 7 Germans Taken from School to Pight. Bordeaux, September 1 < It ha*? frequently been stated that boys o less than sixteen years of age were fighting in the German ranks, and, bearing to-i.ay that some of the-e were among the prisoners brought to Bordeaux, I went118 words
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Advertisement775 1914-10-20 8 Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital Total Invested Funds up wards of Total Annual Income over £2,000,00 6,460,000 1,180,000 THE undersigned have been appointed Agents of the above Company at Penang, and are prepared to issue policies of Insurance against loss by fire at tha ©west tariff rates775 words
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