Straits Echo, 15 December 1914

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR BAST GENERALLY VOL. 12. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, 15th DECEMBER, 1914. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 290
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  • 570 3 Suffering in Rwinjtont—Corrupt Officials—The Gamhliit Monopoly. (From Our Own Correspondent. Canton, November 2 Hundreds among the innocent in Kwangtung died in November as the result of bomb outrages in Canton, or from the wild shots of the bandits and soldiers, or in the unsuccessful risings which took
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  • 153 3 Bombastic Press Article. London, Nov. 18. —Herr Harden, the well-known Berlin journalist, in a newspaper article, says—“ Let us drop our miserable attempts to excuse Germany’s action. Not against our will, and as a nation surprised, did we hurl ourselves into this gigantic venture. We willed it;
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  • 144 3 The following tie has been fixed for to-morrow Single Handicap. H L Grout vt J H B Smith (1) Reimann vt. B E Mitchell (2). Dr. Kohlet, professor of Jurisprudence in the University of Berlin, in a lecture to students on the issues of the war, announced that
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  • 238 3 The following verses appear in Punch over the initials of O. S. Now of your free choice, while the chance is yours. To share their glory who have gladly died Shielding the honour of our island shores And that fair heritage of starry pride, Now, ere another
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  • 260 3 Collier and the German Coal Boxes A medical man serving with the R A M.C. at the front, in a letter to a friend which appears in the Manchester Guardian, says Our Tommy is a grand fellow. There was one —a Notts and Derby man—brought in
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  • 129 3 I should like to focus attention on the disgraceful way in which some vessels’ boats and life-saving gear are kept, especially on tramps,” during the intervals between the surveys. Awnings, sails, buckets, brooms, and all sorts of “garbage” is dumped indiscriminately into the lifeboats the water in
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  • 124 3 If it be true, as stated by the New York correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, that the British Government hive invoked the Monroe Doctrine to put a stop to the use of the Galapagos Islands as a base by German cruisers, they have done a
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  • 98 3 A Strand chemist recently showed a large announcement, which siys Eau de Toloone Is Made From Bergamot grown in Southern Italy. Lemon grown in Sicily, Nerolo grown in Sou'hern Franos. Rosemary grown in 'pain, and Thyme grown in Portugal. The bill adds that not one ingredient is
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  • 98 4 fablishtd daily (eicept Sundays and pnblic holidays) at th CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price. Daily Local $24 per annum. Out station... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 B.— All buiinm communication» «taoold
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  • 2012 4 Among the various phases of the campaign which the British Empire, in the name of humanity and civilisation, is now waging against Prussian militarism none deserves to be prosecuted with greater vigour than the war on German trade. It is also peculiarly one which should
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  • 159 4 Demobilisation Postponed. Instructions were received from Headquarters yesterday postponing the demobilisation of the Penang Volunteers originally faxed for to-day for another five days. We are, of course, unaware of the military considerations which have dictated this step, but we trust that the competent authorities may still be
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  • 1019 4 Among those who declared that we must i send a British team of athletes to Berlin in 1 1915” none was more emphatic than the Duke of Westminster. The conditions are now considerably altered but the Duke, who i has shown conspicuous gallantry in’ the i firing-line, is
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  • 579 5 (Roller’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. Received 14th Dec. of at 4-20 p.m. SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. Petrograd, December 13 Au official communique issued at Army Headquarters states “We successfully concluded our offensive movement on the whole front in the Mlava region; we captured the enemy’s position at Przasnysz and
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  • 716 5 Reuter’s Special War Service.] Copyright Telegram. Received 15th of Dec. at 1.50 p.m. The Campaign in Flanders. London, December 15. The German Press seems to have been instructed not to talk any more about the offjnsive in Flanders but to raise the question as to whether the
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  • 1011 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. Received 15th or Dec at 7-50 am. Turkish Battleship Torpedoed. London, December 14. The Press Bureau states that yesterday submarine B 11, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Holbrook, eutered the Dardanelles and despite the difficult currents dived under five rows of mines and torpedoed
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  • 312 5 Quoits Tournament. The following are the handicaps for the Quoits Tournament uuder the auspices of the Penang Cricket Club Cha mp io nsh ip. J iDgram VV Houston A S Hall J S Rose J D Fettes 7 GE VV Motion Sr j H A Neubronner >
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  • 108 5 Presorave Cup for December, 1914. Result. R R Turner 1 down R E II Oliver 1 do D M Millar 2 do G B Fitzgerald 3 do C T Beath 4 do J R Bennett 7 do Messrs R T Reid, J T Nicol, C B Redway,
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  • 125 5 Handicap Shoots. The Rapid Competitions arranged for Saturday afternoon did not take place owing to the continuous heavy rain. Members will please note that this will entail the following alteration in the issued programme Boxing Day 7 a.m. Short Ranges Do 3 p.m. Rapids. Sunday morning’s
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  • 45 5 Dec. 12 By Balance $1,660.46 14 N. Walker Reid, Taiping 20.00 F. A. Vanrenen, Taiping 100.00 Collected by Chuah Paik Hock A Yeoh Tiang Slew Sun Woo Long 15.00 Hong Soon 5.00 Balance Dec. 12. $1,800.46 Amount previously acknowledged 4,266.66 Total $6,067.12
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  • 1247 5 i Contributed.) It was inevitable that Japau’s entry into the great international war should be regarded with serious misgiving on the pirt of various nations mterestsd in China. From the very b ginning of the trouble Japan; se statesmen have therefore deemed it advisable toendeavour to still
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  • 361 5 Before Mr. L. Y. J. Laville this morning a Kling named Aua Maidin was charged with cheating in respect of $16, the property of one Hussein Sahib, on November 20. On the accused pleading not guilty," the complainant stated that on November 19 the accused was in his
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  • 40 5 Dec. 12 By Balance ...$47,364.19 14 J. R. Brown 1st Donation 25.00 Madame Chong Put Moi 50 00 Madame Cheah Lean Gin 50.00 Mrs. Chong Yoong Hian 25.00 Balance Dec 14. ...$47,514 19
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  • 1462 6 That Germany has a case goes without ■hying, but she has been peculiarly unfortunate in the instruments chosen to undertake the special pleading. Of the many manifestoes urging a consideration for Germany’s position none is more worthy of perusal than that by professor Kuno Frankce in
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  • 164 6 Petrograd, November 12. A graphic account has been received here of tbe end of the Russian transport Pruth, which the Russians themselves sank sooner than surrender her to the Ooeben The transport, which had no guns, on being called upon to surrender hoisted the military flag and
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  • 164 6 The Sengat report adds another instance to the list of companies whose working costs show a big reduction. Twelve mouths ago Sengat was producing at 2s. per lb. For the year just closed the all-in figure is Is. Id per lb. hamuning caunot yet equal this
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  • 341 6 GERMANY’S INVASION THREAT. TkOOFSBIPS AND A1B8HIPS An American, who has just returned from a visit to Bremen and Hamburg, tells a remarkable story of German preparations for an invasion of England—“ in the spring.” In Hamburg Harbour (he says) I was shown three huge Hamburg-American liners,
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  • 178 6 The President of the Paris Chamber of Commerce informs the President of the British Chamber there that the trade situation by no means justifies a pessimistic attitude. He poiuts out that, on account of the number of refugees, many with means, scattered all over France, stocks
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  • 196 6 Paris, November 10. The Tempt, commenting on the various forms of German propaganda, draws special attention to the suggestions concerning possible terms of peace that have been given publicity in various quarters. 1 hese peace suggestions,” it says, which are all based upon the maintenance of the
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  • 157 6 Amsterdam, Nov. 11. A telegram from Luxemburg of yesterday’s date says that at the opening of the Parliamentary session the Grand Duchess in her speech from the Throne said “We are all deeply affected by the appalling spectacle of the murderous war in which our
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  • 2474 6 Bx M. Babbowcli»». Paper submitted to Batavia Rubber Congress, i As yet practically no attention has been paid in Malaya to the question of the < fertilising of rubber, tbe prevailing view i amongst planters being that the soils, 1 being new, are not likely
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  • 242 6 According to some of our best-informed military experts—Mr. Belloc, Colonel Maude, and others—the German losses are running not into thousands, but into millions, and there seems to be no limit to the sacrifices which, hypnotised by war lust, the unfortunate German people are asked to make
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  • 214 6 Worn»* T*4k Blbedixo. ‘‘lt is better to lose a pint of blood than to have the nerves tapped. No one can measure jour nerve-force as it runs away,” wrote that famous Doctor Oliver Wendell Holmes. It is easy to explain why this is so. The blood-making organs
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    • 10 6 For Chrome Chest Complaints, Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure. 1«. 6d
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  • 438 7 The Balkan States have the chance of their lives if they can only make up their minds to agree, and throw in their lot with the Allies. There will be plenty of loot for distribution when the Turkish Government is destroyed, and those who
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  • 488 7 A German Army Order. [I A German Army Order recently issued It* from several points of view. lt waB issued at Brussels on October 21, and was reproduced by the Tempi. It I foreshadows the arrival of large reinforcements for the Fourth Army, to which it I
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