Straits Echo, 3 November 1914

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE CF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT TISO STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 12. $24 Per Aonum PENANG, TUESDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER, 1914. Single Copy, 10 coals No. 255
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1168 1 tar Drink Dot’s Had Guinness Stoat. BV 8". .5 u a e* "ts .r Efe a jb V?Vj .2 c via 8 .2 c '/f4 Sole Ajente: TIANG LEE CO.. Ptti»( V Kuala Lumpur. Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. Due to arrive by a steamer. One 5 Seater
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    • 29 1 a m WHEN ORDERINC SPECIFY ‘‘Do* Head Stout.” a It is Strengthening and Invigorating. Sole Ageats: 'I J ANG LKE ft 8 Co.. Penan Kuala Lumpur. ■«■■■nunnLiC'nnaaaa»B«B* Hßl □□□□Da
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  • 529 2 PROPOSED PROGRAMME. (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING.) NOTICE: —No amendment* to this Programme will be considered Jue notice is Liv uin iri on to the Becretm at wt »®»en days before 9th November 1914, the dale of the Special General Meeting. The
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  • 1238 2 HISTORIC LANDING AT MARSEILLES. Troops’ Great Reception from the French. Delayed by the Censor. Marseilles, September 26 With uudisguistd delight fiishiug trom eyes as of burning coal, and with hearts b imful of joy, our Indian troops hare lauded here to-day. Fr m the little Gurkha
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  • 648 2 The effectiveness which the torpe o has 90 far shown irselt to possess has naturally led to a revival in a more acute form of the discussion concerning the protection of largo ships against these project.les. The best defence is, of course, to keep hostile torpedo-craft
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    • 413 2 Entries Close at spm on Tuesday, 29th December, 1914. Handicaps for the First Day will be published on or before the 2nd January, 1915. A penalty of 7 lbs. incurred in a Handicap by the winner of any Race run subsequent totlie publication of the weights and of 12 lbs.
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    • 50 2 Accidents Will Ha?p n, It may be impossible to prevent an acci•nt, but it is not impossible to be prepared or it. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is not bejnd anyone’s pvirse, and with a bottle ef his linim-nt jou are prepared for most anything. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers,
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    • 49 2 I met a little eottage girl, A cold was iu her head Her hair was lank and out of curl Tish-oo the poor child said. I knew her parents, so I said (And no words could be truer). Her health will soon return again With Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,
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    • 520 2 E fa [III The World’s Family Medicine The reason why Beecham’s Pills have come to occupy this premier place among family medicines is clear to everyone who has had occasion to test their unequalled medicinal qualities. Between the many so-called cures for digestive disorders and this wonderful remedy there is
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  • 1462 3 F. E. Gallop-r South has resigned (by request, and Kitchener has himself issued some peremptory inf-tructions to the Press Censoiate ttiat should make a difference. q One day last week by his orders all the r f 1 pa; era tnat should have left Southampton Q lor here
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  • 638 3 Fourth Report op the Directors to THE SUAKKUOLDERS. i The following is the report of the Sungei Bagau Rubber Oo to be submitted to tlie meeting at Singapore, on November 6 Singapore, October 17, 1914. Your Directors beg to submit duly audited Statement of
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    • 554 3 THE Crown Cinema, CHULIA STREET. ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Commencing TO-NIGHT. 3rd NOV. The Massacre IN 2 PARTS. An historically correct film version of the great Struggle for SUPREMACY between the Red Indians of the North-west and the United States of America Showing Stupendous Scenes of Fierce Fighting. Full of
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    • 630 3 PENANG TURF CLUB NOTICE. r PHE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING f. of the Members of the Peumg Turf Club will be held in the Chamber of Commerce, on Monday, the 9th of November, 1914, at 5 1 ’> p.m. BUSINESS: 1. To confirm the Minutes of the Halfyearly General Meeting and
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    • 614 3 SMOKERS OF DISCI ft N ALWAYS SELECT THE “GARRICK CIGARETTES AND SMOKING TOBACCO. id Agtt fn gTobac ENG^i2 Money cannot buy and an Expert cannot blend a better CIGARETTE or TOBACCO. uitik. .nm XMAS THE WAR. You cannot best gre-'it your friends in the present crisis than oy sending them
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  • 93 4 fmblished daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT TH* CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penaug. raic*. Daily Local 124 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLB ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 ff 8.-XW butinM* communicitioM •bonld b*
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  • 1010 4 Upon our left wing and that of the German right, which confronts this force, apparently depends the result of the battle I now progressing. In this section of the battle front the most vigorous engagements have taken place and here the Allies have uot only held
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  • 70 4 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. 31 By Balance ...$25,867.59 Nov. 2 H. C. Sells 70.00 Amount received from Brother James being subscription of
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  • 55 4 Mr. W. G. Peter, Acting Mauager 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. 31 By Balance $36 94 Nov. 2 H. C. Sells 30 00
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  • 53 4 The output of Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., during the month of October was 600 pikula. The output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company for October was seventy tons. The output of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Limited, for the month of October it as follows Output 312 piculs
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  • 345 4 A SUGGESTION. To tmb Editor or THi Straits Echo j Dear Sir, An enterprising young lady, a native of I this town, has brought to iny notice a scheme for money-making so ingenious, and I so simple withal, that I cannot help thinking that it might be
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  • 90 4 To Tii Editor or the Strait» Echo. Dear Sir, I regret that owing to the hurry aud excitement, I wrote that Dr. Liston bad operated on aud removed a piece of shell from the Russian sailor’s leg. Dr. Liston told me that Dr. Loudon had operated
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  • 146 4 To the Editor or the Straits Echo. Sir, It beats me why after the Balkau war, which scarcely showed the fruits of German training in an encouraging light, the Turkish Government should be so enamoured of Teutonic tutors for its army. Turkey has had the service» of
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  • 159 4 Arraageac&t» for Medical Eiaa aatioa. Colonel Fergussou, R.A.M.C has arrauged with the Chief Medical Officer for the preliminary examination in Penang of men wishing to go home in accordance with Gazette 107, Notice 1306. This examination is optional and does not replace the medical examination in Singapore, and
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  • 1000 4 {from Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, October 31. Am Baume des Scbweigens haengt sein* Frucht, der Friede (its fruit, tranquillity, bangs from the tree of silence) says Schopenhauer: and that, no doubt, is why the eagerly expected details of the visit of the Emden and her good
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    • 128 4 PRITCHARD 8 Co. ROVER CYCLES. PICTURES of PENANG. Twenty-eight Beautiful Half Tone Views with description. Bound in a Neat Album. Just the thing to send Home. PRICE: $l. LIFE and SCENES in the F.M.S. An Album of Views of Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Malacca, Taiping, etc. PRICE: ONE DOLLAR. ON SALE
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  • 820 5 PROGRESS EVERYWHERE.” turkey at war. COUTH AFRICAN REBELS. Reuter’s Social War Service.] Copyright Tolcgran K*ciiv*d 3rd of Nov. at 8-55 a m THE BORDER FIGHTING. Belgian Communique. I.e Havre, November 'l. A Belgian communique says: “The *ueinv occupying RamsaeapeHe baa been driven across the Nieuport-Dixmude rail. W#T with
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  • 469 5 The military scribes who have enlisted for service iu Fleet Street while the war lasts, had their puns spiked last week by a peremptory order from the Press Bureau, requiring them to submit their lucubrations to the Censor before publication. These pundits have now got to say,
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  • 497 5 Giixim and Inefficient Officers. Ni»h. September 27. The following semi-official statement is issued here On September 22 the officer commanding the Austrian troops in Semlin, MajorQeDerai Gustave Colia, demanded the surrender of Belgrade. Almost at the same time ho issued the following confidential order to his officers and
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  • 264 5 How thtr art Raised. The Native States of India maintain as local milit iry forces as many as 95,00 > men iu all, including 16.00 Y cavalry, 7,000 artillery, and some 72,000 infantry, of varying efficiency. In the Afghan War coutingents from some of the native states
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  • 83 5 At the Penang Chamber of Commerce Rubber auction to-day 27.310 lb of rubber were offered for sale and lb. sold at the following prices Smoked Sheet iNo. 1) to 1102 (No. 2) 74 Plain Sheet Unsmoked Sheet 80 Plain Sheet 63 S 82 Medium Pale Crepe S
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  • 1067 5 Contributed.) i j At the tune when the venerable Bede was writing tbe record of the Christianising of the English nation in his great Ecclesiastical History, when the Kings of Meria and Wessex were delaying by their enmities that strong alliance which might have prevented tbe Danish.invasion, a
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  • 252 5 Under the auspices of the Penang Literary Society there was a debate on this subject on Saturday ast in the Free School Hall. Mr. E. H Pinhorn, the Principal of the Free School, was in the chair- There was a good gathering, including the Lady Principal of
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  • 220 5 The Sporting Times publishes a letter from Mr, C. M. Morrison, of Batu Tiga, who refers to the fact that whereas at Homo a horse is rarely pulled out” twice in one day, it is in this part of the world a common occurrence. He
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  • 71 5 New Columbia Rubber Co., Ltd. 20,483 Gula Kalmnpong Rubber Estates, Ltd. 79,282 Samagaga Rubber Co., Ltd. 5,300 Karan Rubber Co.. Ltd. 8,880 Padang Rubber Co Ltd... 17,000 Rubber Estates of Krian, Ltd. 24,623 Padang Jawa Rubber Estates. Ltd. 12,709 The George Town Kinema will to-night screen a
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  • 257 5 HIGH COMMISSIONER S ADDRESS. (From Our Oum Correspondent) Ipoh, November 3. The Federal Council was opened at Kuala Kangsar this morning bv H. E the IHigh Commissioner. M. S. G. Offer. In his address His Excellency said that the Malay States Guides had voluutoered for the front
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    • 247 5 Accidents Will Happen. It may Ho imposniblo to prevent an accident. hut it in not impossible to he prepared for it. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is not bevo nd anyono’s purse, and with a bottle of this linim°rt vou are prepared for most anything. For sale bv all Dispensaries and dealers.
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  • 432 6 Suggested Force of 5,000 French Canadians. Ottawa, September 25. Americans are subscribing to the Canadian Patriotic Fund in support of the dependents of the volunteers. Leading French Canadians, including Sir Wilfrid Laurier, will ask the Government’» permission to raise a force of 5,000 French Canadians living in
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  • 185 6 “He Laughs Best Anglo-French Fleet Reply to Austrian Irony. Rome, September 25. The Giornaled'ltalia publishes a telegram from Corfu stating that an ironic Austrian official communication regarding the inactivity of the Anglo-French Fleet in the Adriatic lias caused French naval circles there to say He laughs best who laughs last.”
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  • 88 6 While a few educated Moslems are e« the side of the Allies, the bulk ot' Islamic sympathy is for the Germans. Ever since the visit of the Kaiser to Turkey iu the German Emperor has been regarded as the protector of Isl.m in the world. The masses
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  • 854 6 COMPLETE IGNORANCE OF THE POSITION. Deluded Nation. The Daily Mail has had an opportunity of securing an interesting conversation with a Dutch correspondent who left Bel lin on Friday, September 18. The Bjrhners,” he says, were just as confident when I left of the future success
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  • 20 6 The following tie has been filed for tomorrow Double Handicap A. Leonard Bourdilton vs Everest and Oliver.
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  • 42 6 Wednesday November 4. Esplanade, 6 to 7 p m. 1 Overture Soir D’Automme Bovillon 2 Song It’s a Long Long Way to Tipperary Williams 3 Selection Nabueo Verdi 4 Waltx Lac D’Amour Hartmann 5 March The Heroes of England Bidgood
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 89 6 Ibaff.bertoin's Ccujh R.medy. When vou have a bad cold vou want a remedy that will uot only give relief, but effect a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy tbit is pleasant to take, a remedy that contains nothing injurious. Chamberlain's Cough Kerne ly meets all these requirements. It acts on
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    • 61 6 Chroo c C;axtipatiot&. Chau berlaiu's Tablets can a< d do ctrre ccnstip it ion. One or two of these tablets taken at bed t;me will keep the bowels op n, and while doing so will invigorate the stomach and put the disordered liver in a condition to do its work
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    • 388 6 A Favorite Rob Down. The golfer, the football player and the all round athlete know the value of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. It i? just the thing for a rub down after a hard game. All soreness disappears like magic and sprains and swellings are cured in one-third Fss time than
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    • 774 6 THE EASTERN SHIPPING CO., LTD. The Cndcrnoted Steamers will be despatched, if circumstances ard weather aersit, trc& ?eaanj as follows: This Time-table is subject to alteration without icy farther ecticc. Fou. DaT>! Br*AM*H.l. Tongkah, Kopah, Ronong, Victoria Point, Mergui and Tarov Tongkah A Renong. Trang. Sungei Opis. i Traug, Ptmgah,
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  • 251 7 What Ex-President Steyn Thought. Bloemfontein, October 1. Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, speaking at a crowded meeting at tlie Grand Theatre, said he was astounded to find the doctrine of neutrality l*ing advauced in that city aud in other parts of the Free State, heariiifcj in uiiud
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  • 105 7 Campaign Against British MANUFACTURES. Amsterdam, October 1. The trade journals of Germany are joining in a campaign agaiust hinglaud. The organ of the soap manufacturers prints a suggestion that soap factories with British capital should not be allowed to work, and that the names of such factories should
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  • 127 7 Communiques from the French Ministry of Marine. Bordeaux, .September 25. The Moniteur de la Flotte publishes official communiques from the Miuistry of Marin»*, which iuc ude the following The Ge man Huh Fleet aud the Austrian Squadron persist in inaction, refusing to tight and feariDg to encounter
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  • 124 7 German Professo i’s Fervent Prayer. Copenhagen, October I. The famous German Professor, Hans Delbrueck, in the course of au article in the German organ, Preussische Jahrbuch, says “M iy our L >rd keep usfr m leading the G -rmau Empire into Napoleonic politics if we should gain
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  • 100 7 Payments to Great Britain and Dominions Forbidden. Amsterdam, October 1. A Berlin telegram states that the Reichsanzeiger publishes a decree of the Council of German States forbid ling Germans to make payments to Great Britain, Irelmd, and the British colonies aud dependencies, direct or indirect, in the
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  • 161 7 Reported Cause of Closinr or Dardanelles. Paris, October 1. Advices from Constantinople say that the local Press states that the closing o the Dardanelles is due to the presence o the Anglo-French fl *ets cruising at the entrance to the Dardanelles aod. searching mercantile vessels, which is prejudicial
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 252 7 Early Colds. Bp cardful of the colds you take at this time of the year. Tuey are particularly daugeroos. A neglected cold may mean a win-ter-long cold. Take Chamberlaiu’s Cough Remedy at ouce. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. 74 TT. W Jd. V CJ iT il I m
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    • 14 7 For Chii :rtn’s Hacking Cough at Night, Wo hln’ O- l’«pporminf. f‘?nrn 1«. <Jd
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    • 66 7 ForChroric Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d. HOTEL NORMAN, The Only English Hotel. UNRIVALLED POSITION. COLD STORAGE FOOD The recognised place for recherche dinners. The Cuisine is under the constant supervision of the Proprietor. Special Terms to Government Officials and F.M.S. Visitors. The John Robert Billiard Rooms are
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    • 139 7 rs) (a) z'- <•*' *£L\ f J o/ -j}- !k V- i V y. irjJ 'l iV 111 <• fs/\.^ V -s -V o o re V' v Sis «s&a&fc. i Hi /e> 1 *s£ StA‘s V^e i r f ii r-J i*V J&- Lt^a^i 3a 2£3S ’o iass pi
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    • 768 8 Guardian Aaauranee Company, Limited. Gstablishkd 1821. Subscribed Capital J 62,003,00 Total Invested Funds upwards of 6,400,001 Total Annual Income over 1,180,000 undersigned have been appointed Agents of the above Company at Penang, and are prepared to issue policial of Insurance against loss by fire at tb» cwest tariff rat tb
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