Straits Echo, 13 January 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHPGK1CLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED /MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annum PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 13th JANUARY, 1910. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 10
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 953 1 >■■■■■< WHEN ORDERING SPECIFY "Dog Head Stout.” V✓N It is Strengthening and Invigorating, s*i« Ai»ti: TIANG LtE 6* Co., Penrmn A KuUa Lumpur Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. Due to arrive by a steamer. One 5 Staler EMPIRE CAR AS ILLUSTRATION. BANKS. Just Landed Chartered Bank of India.
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    • 37 1 Soi* TIANG LEE CO, Ptfoang 6’ KviaU Lu»»ur. '.II a V 8 f i-l *}> ZJ 03' V o 5^ Ths Doctor ad vino* and mendß. It is invigorating and -.trengthf ning. Irisk Doj i Hud Gatnncw Stost.
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  • 1410 2 How Admiral Mahan Wrote His Famous Book. Liitteu to theso striking woids by the American historian, Admiral Mahan, the authority on sea power,” said Dean Inge, preaching beforo ainbridge University on Advent Sunday. I believe with full intensity of per sonal conviction that when moral motive*
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  • 593 2 Grants Issued for the Gamaliel Estate. The fifth annual ordinary gener.il m Q efirg of the Ayer M dew Rubber Company, Ltd., wa-i held at the company’s office, Malacca, on Tuesday, January 5, at 230 p.m. The following report of the proceedings ii supplied by the
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    • 10 2 Fur Children’» Hacking Cough at Night, Wondi'lQraat Pappmmimt.Cure 1». M,
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    • 317 2 KHHMMunnnnnnniKiaHHiasri e wa wm. HUT' W'~ BIOS. GO.. PENANG. SINGAPORE. IPOH. KUALA LUMPUR. 1 tdf i J* 1C: KB 4> 4® vcyt) TT /1? <*»- ffc: ns «8 w •v M rts 1 SSP*’ Jr. %B 2 r#4< V *»««<*» ’■4"lC?. PIN s /-F-* ,*3§ >■ V jflfcc,. f <
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  • 590 3 A Comimo Kush The Chr>st<an Sc enes Monitor of Boston, 1 Mass in its i»cue ot N-.v. 19. has an article lon the educational m veineut in China jun iertbe General heading, The Universities of the World. In the course of it the writer sa> s
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  • 319 3 CHANCE FOR MALAYA. Export of Cutch. Mr F. J Weld, Commissioner of Trade -tnd Customs, f.M.S., has addressed the following letter to the Selangor Chamber of Commerce: Sir, —I have noticed in the press re erenee to a serious shortage of tanning extracts in English tanneries and
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  • 414 3 I Mijijtntfs Removed—Ceet Sugar Cultivation— Bomb Otr ge Victims F onus Rebel Chief Panama Exhibition. (From Our Oven ('orrr»po******.) Canton, D cembt-r 30. Withia the last two weeks twelve magis1 trates have been removed or trausterr-<i bv I Governor Li Kuo yun f Cautoo. M >st of
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  • 160 3 Belated Arrest of Alleged Murderer. A middle-agf-d Sinhalese villager, named Pod'lappu. was produced in custody at the <’oleinbo Police Court last week by the Western Provioce Police, who statrd that the man w.is wanted for a murder committed seventeen years ago. It was alleged that the
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  • 292 3 An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon There weie present: Messrs. W. P, el (President), F Duxburv and Quah B ng Kee, with Messrs W. S. Duuu (Municipal Ei gineer) and L. A. C Biggs (Secretary) in attendance The miuutes
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 424 3 THE GAY LORD QUEX, 4th and 6th February, 1915, AT 9-15 P.M. IN AID OF The Belgian Relief Fund. BOX OFFICE OPEN 14th January, 1915, AT TIIE ROBIM "'ON PI ANO Co. ECLAIR War Journal Special. The Latest News from the Front Sportsmen's Battalion on their way to Horn9church The
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    • 719 3 notice. 'T'HE Tn»pn»*t m,d Ke-ron«ibility of Mr. 0-<*ar in tbo ti'iu of Hu^ A Co. hit ceawd on tin* 3U* iWmbcr. I y. 4. HUO A ro. Bv Joseph H ETM, Atto'ney 9th Januu-j, 1915 22 municipal notice. ALL PERSONS claiming refund of assessment i i respect of dwelling houses
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    • 180 3 BifißicE” mmt SPHINX J» Q-GARETTE Yi fllsno*J ITT a*ju.t “Friends also |folbw tho law of drlite necessity; they gravitate to each other, and cauuot oih.rwi-H.” EMERSON. MCo GENTS FOR. LES, r= c DO THE CLAYTON SEMI-DIESEL OIL ENGINE =6 MANUFACi URED BY" Clayton 8 Shuttleworth Ltd., i > LINCOLN,; ENGLAND,
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  • 98 4 Published daily (except Sundays and peblio holidays) AT THU CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Pmics. Daily Local 924 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) 917.50 CARLS ADDEHSS ECHO —PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Departnent 545 A’ B.— All bunin**» ccmmunie*tion«
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  • 2094 4 In many respects the publication of the French Yellow Book was extremely welltimed, coming as it did some four months after the outbreak of hostilities just when people in neutral countries might be expected to have allowed the origins of the war to become somewhat
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  • 53 4 The Directors of the Straits Rubber Company, Limited, have declared an Interim Dividend of 10% in respect of the year ending 31 December, 1914 J fIVp I u f th Rubana Rubber Estate, Limited, have declared an Interim Dividend of 2j% (actual) in respect of the year ending
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  • 903 4 Mr. H. J. Barrett has been appointed Second Boirding Officer here. •mrn The Rev. Brothers Marcian, Adrian, Edward and Honorius left yesterday by the I a Klang for Port Swettenbam. t Mr. A. D. Allan, who was on a visit to Penang for the races, left hero
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 201 4 COLOSSAL SALES MEAN SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. r* Year in and year out, wo find the sale of our Cycles rapidly increasing. Jfc is therefore clear that the value we give is greatly appreciated. For superb value and long wear there is none superior to our cycles. Price complete with Lucas Bell,
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  • 795 5 [Reuter's Special War Service.] Copyright Telegram. Received 13th of Jan. at 1-25 p.m FIERCE FICHTING IN POLAND. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. Petrograd, January 13. message from Petrograd Btates that the Orman offensive in Poland is concentrated n i DS rrow zone of ten miles wide, thirty m il
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  • 727 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. Received 12th of Jan. at 4 p .m. ENEMY AIRMEN'S ACTIVITY. Paria, January 12. A Paris communique states There is no change in the situation. Two German aeroplanes attempted to approach Paris, but French air craft repulsed them Received 13th ok Jan. at
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  • 909 5 When the Germans approached Paris, a million or so of people fled from the capital to Bordeaux and other safe places. Tournedos d la bordelaize, those who stayed behind wittily called them. M Allize, French Minister at' Munich, said in a despatch, dated July 10, 1913 May the
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  • 176 5 P. O. "NILE" SUNK. NO FURTHER PARTICULARS. Yesterday afternoon, after all the copies of our issue had been printed off, we received a telephone message from Messrs. Adamson, GilfiUan A Co, the P. O agents, to the effect that the P O steamer Nile sank in the Inland Sea of
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  • 880 5 Laws Ttnii Eatrics. The following are the entries for the P. C. C. lawn tenuis tournament: Championship. F D Hindley, H A Neubronner, H Muir, R Oliver, J G Cheney, E D McPherson, Alan Wilson, E R Henderson, S F B Martin, E H Syer, F. N
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  • 79 5 A Profitable Year. v from Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January 12. Messrs. Wearne Brothers’ report for the year show a profit of $29,775, with a carryforward total of $59,36t. It is proposed to write off s2'\ooo and to cxrry forward the balance. A referve equal to 12j%
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  • 103 5 Singapore, January 13. At the Singapore Rubber Auction 125 tons of rubber were offered for sale and 90 tons were sold. The auction opened with more favourable prices and, following a fall-ing-off in which much rubber was bought in, there was a quick recovery and the prices
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  • 172 5 Malay's Remarkable Feat. A Kampong Malay at Jelapang shot a tiger by accident on Sunday. Hearing something moving about among his fruit trees, the old man went out with a shot gun and fired at it. Satisfied that he had disposed of the intruder, he went
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  • 35 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, January 12. Yesterday’s mail was a record for Singapore, no less than 828 racks and baskets arriving from Europe in addition to the China and other mails.
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  • 20 5 Jan. 11 By Balance ...$71,***** 12 F. Hardcastle 5.00 Balance Jan 12. ...$71,908.14
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  • 37 5 Jan. BBy Balance $1,021.96 12 Sale of Work by Mrs. Muller at Nebong Tebal 2.00 Ladies Bridge Book Golf Club, 2 Gentlemen’s Winnings 9.00 Balance Jan. 12. $1,032.96 Amount previously acknowledged 6,613.33 Total $7,646.29
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  • 184 5 To Thb Members or "A” Coy., Penang Volunteers Please note that the time fixed for the morning parades in the month of January should read 6-30 a.m. and not 7-30 a.m. as stated in the orders. H. A. Neubronner, Jan 13, 1915. 0. C "A Coy P V.
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  • 176 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page 2. The Apostle of Sea-Power. Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 3. —University Education in China. A New Industry Chance for Malaya. Wanted for Seventeen Tears. News from Canton. Municipal Commission. 6 —The Value of Silence. Egypt, Turkey and Islam.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 213 5 Cure TUI Coafh. When you hare troublesome cough, 'H does not mean that you hare consumption or that you are going to burn it, but it does mean that your lungs are threatened, and it is just as well to be on the safe side and take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
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  • 1067 6  -  By “Numa.” Philosophers, seers, and teachers in all ages have impressed upon us that there is something awful and inspiring in silence. The men whose works are still considered part of a sound education, whose words set hearts boating in all generations, are the man who
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  • 791 6 An Egyptian Moslem’s Point op View To the Editor or the Wo'ninq Post. Sir.— As an Egyptian and Moslem, who for the pist seventeen years his been activ Iv c mnected with vernacul ir j*mrnalistu and h-ts also held an official position iu the H -uphold.
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  • 1377 6 The Human Side or a Great Militarist. Who will count the t art thot have been shed around the Chnthna tree t Heinrich von Trritschxe. Professor Farnhara, of Yale, d* scrib-*» •Heinrich von Triteschke as a very large mm, with a strong face and a decidedly
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  • 226 6 The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Dorble Handicap. J D Fettes and E Reimann beat F N Sver and W K Share 21—12. Championship. W S Dunn beat J S Cunuiugham 21—20. The following ties have been fixed for Thursday, 14<h mstant
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  • 1354 6 While the r--st of us are absorbed in the day-to-day events of the war, the Round Table eudeavours to philosophise about (hem aud to preseut the material for a historical judgment upon the eveuts and tendencies which have led up to this struggle. The effort
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 53 6 What is it staves off roughs and co’ds, And fills our h°art« wi*h glee What is it cures our iusnv il s In this land of the free It’s just this. Sir I thought you knew. Though I’m only an amateur. The thing that always does the trick Is Woods’
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    • 94 6 Straight at It. There is no use of our hoaxing around the hush Wo might as well out with it first as last Wo w .nt you to try Chamberlain's Coueh Remedy the n a xt time you ha~e a cough or cold. The r e is r.o reason so
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    • 42 6 Do You Cough? Don t over?tram the tine membrane of your throat in trying to dislodge the pb'eirn Chamber a>n’s Cou*rh K-medv will accomplish this for you, and cure the cold that is causing it. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers
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    • 119 6 Sick Headache. Sick headache is caused by a disordered stomach Take Chamberlain's Tablets and the headaches will disappear. They are just what you need to correct the trouble For sale bv all Dispensaries and Dealers THE Straits Sales Rooms. Mr. C. B. MADDEN begs to inform the general Public of
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    • 464 6 NOTICE OF SALE Penang Auction Mart. BY ORDER OP THE MORTGAGEE. TO BE SOLD BT PUBLIC AUCTION, On Tuesday, 26th January, 1915, AT 11 AM. At the Archway of Logan 8 Buildings, Beach Street, Penang, The following property belonging to KHOO WAH SIN Of Jelutong Road. All those two (2)
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  • 206 7 3 p Tapioca ~.$4.05 tale» M. P. Tapioca ...$bl() tale» Gold Ijnat fO4 40 Black Popper 18 —buyer* White Pepper 32 buyer prang Popper 19 no »toc Cloves 41. »alet Mao* 110 nominal Mace Pickings 85. —nominal Nuluiegs 110 23 —nominal No. 1 6.10 tale» Sugar < 2 5,50
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  • 236 7 Penang, January 13 Berk cts. Soup por catty 20 Roast 3<> Steaks 3<t Stew or Curry Meat 22 Rump Steak 3t> Ox Tail each s<» Touguo 55 Foot 15 Heart 50 Liver per catty 40 POKK— Pork per catty 36 Pig’s Hoad M 22 Feet 26 Touguo 36
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  • 1212 7 BRITISH RIGHT OF SEARCH. Negotiation* Proceeding <From "The homing f'ost" Correspond ntj Washington D.-c. 9. Sir C‘.*cil Spring Rice and Mr Linking, C uiust-llor of the State Department, are in daily consultation tryiug to reach an agreement on the vexed question of eoutrabiud and American shipments to
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  • 831 7 The Daily Chronicles Petrograd enrrespon ent ou Deo. I g ves details of the li«m ter which overlook two of Gc-ueral \1 ii-k-nsen’s army cori s. He states VVneu the 25 h aud 3rd Gn.rds’corps were cut off s- uth f of Lodz, M ick«mseu’s other
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    • 79 7 translation. The UNDERSIGNED undertakes to translate auy document from English hinpse and vice versa. Also Chinese •co unts into English. I'pes according to the following scale:— 1 1 lor translations for in ertiou in the ■tr'id* Echo or the Peruing Sin Poe or to j* printed bv the Jobbing Department
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    • 10 7 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Croat Peppermint Core. Is. 6d.
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    • 443 7 u r^*CD#CZ>#Oc>=«#oao«C3»C_^CZrj The Bernese Alps Milk Co. q CONTI\CTOHi TO TH* 0 Admiralty India Office 0 0 FOR I9JU. Be gvided hy thin i*<i «(««y* uh for SLEDGE BRAND MILK, n SANDILANDS. BUTTERY 8 Co. s I u 0 Q 8 0 ,v^- *>; —><*<%w —>ax —1 j? lu [Crt
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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