Straits Echo, 22 April 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVERTS. CiSiCULfiTOG THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Fer Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, 22nd APRIL, 19lS. Sintli Con, W ccots. No. 90
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  • 1713 3 Mr Spender, editor of the Westminster Gazette, writes in one of' his excellent Letters to the Antipodes” Almost every day, as I sit in my office, I aLU visited by some anxious citizen of a neutral State who wants to know how long the war is
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  • 215 3 A Honokohq View. While we are in complete sympathy, says the Hongkong Daily Pres*, with the Bishop’s desire to see a check put upon the ‘‘national sin of intemperance,” we confess we are unable to recognise in the social conditions of this Colony any special call
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    • 94 3 The Forty Ye»r Test. An article must have exceptional merit to survive for a period of forty yeats. Chain* berlain’s Cough Rem edy was first offered to the public in 1872. From a small beginning it bas grown in favor and popularity until it bas attaiued a world wide reputation.
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  • 2928 4 "CLEAN LIMBED AND CLEAN LIPPED.” “A Democracy in Arms.” They call it Kitchener's Army, but what I have seen is something far greater than any army, writes a staff correspondent in the New York World It is a democracy in arms. Here is the village blacksmith and the
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    • 274 4 T 9- Children’ll H ok ag Co*i;fc at Ni^bi, VVV. t'f.*' (ir*»i < AC V Babv Fern, Hants. A Mother s Joy Her Little Wasted Baby made bright and well by the power of these Tablets. Mr». Edith H. Fern, reaiding at 82, Dea boT©ugh-rd., Eastleigh, Hants., speakingto a representative,
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  • 1038 5 Home Life in China. By Isaac Taylor Headland. Methuen. 10s. 6d. net. A Woman in China. By Mary Gaunt. Werner Laurie. 15s. net. On the Trail of the Opium Poppy. By Sir Alexander Hosie. —Philip. 2 role. 255. net. From these three works one learns that
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  • 611 5 A WAR-TIME COMPARISON BY AN AMERICAN. Tommy’s Popularity. Paris, March 19. The mild spring weather brought thousands of Parisians to the boulevards, and for the first time since the war the terraces of the caf6s assumed, in the afternoon, their habitual look. Not a seat was vacant
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  • 355 5 There is a most interesting article in a recent number of Chambers' Magazine on the amenities of Aden, which is so hastily condemned by those who view that apparently desolate spot from a steamer. The European town is five miles off the real town which is in the crator
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    • 288 5 < UJ t/> a UJ Of v UJ 0. </> <« (/> < X o :d m o (/> -I < *2 SCOTCH WHISKY SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT’ WHISKV rS SCOTCH fnMFS BUCHANAN ZZ. —^SOOW DO P—DO 90 PD BLACK WHITE ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY ft TJ 70 O ■o
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    • 446 5 “WESTMINSTER TURKISH CIGARETTES. AboTe the chaos of impending ills Through all the clamour of insistent strife Now while the noise of arming nations fills Each throbbing hour with menaces to life I hear the voice of Progress. Wilcox J) For clear and rocksteady pictures, come to the Polyscope, the show
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  • 97 6 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THS CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo 586 Printinj Department 343 A r 8.~ All buiiintsa ccmrcunioations
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  • 1118 6 From the moment Yuan Shih-kai took charge of the affairs of the Chinese nation he has laboured constantly to eradicate the evils which flourished under the ilancliu regime and the fruits of his labours are beginning to be seen in various directions. One of the first vices he
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  • 127 6 Yesterday’s hunt” was very much enjoyed. The meet was at Date Kramat Gardens and the course ran out as far Jelutong. From this point a move was made in the direction of home, the plantations along Green Laoe affording good going. The finish was at Mr. Heah
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  • 773 6 I To the Editor of the Times of Malaya Dear Sir, —The Hon. Mr. Eu Tong Sen is to be congratulated on his patriotism and loyalty in presenting an aeroplane to the War Office, and it is to be hoped that other wealthy Chinese of Perak will
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  • 1022 6 The Kaiser, never exactly renowned f or his tact, once gave grave offence to in Corfu, on whom he bestowed Easter eggs,” made of the best German guar) These are a common gift in the Fatherland but the recipients in Corfu resented them a palpable aud uncalled-for hint.
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    • 153 6 N Presented by the proprietors of the Super iced Cologne to all British and Allied subjects. Where as we are at war with Germany and it is necessary to replace German Articles by those of British manufacture. We have marketed the Super Cologne to take the place of the German
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  • 550 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. artillery fighting. Incendiary Shells on Rbeims. Paris, April 20. communique, issued this evening, states fifty incendiary shells were dropped at Rheims. The artillery fighting was not supported hr the infantry in Champagne and the Argonne. ,i sfight progress was made between the Meuse
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  • 726 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. OUR EFFECTIVE TRENCH MORTARS. BRITISH ARTILLERY SUPERIORITY. London, April 20. The Eye-Witness attached to headquarters, states: The fire of our trench mortars has lately been very effective. A few days ago, opposite Givenchy, we concentrated our tire and drove the Germans from the front
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  • 736 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram RUSSIAN SUCCESS. Petrograd, April 20. A Petrograd communique states The enemy in the direction of Stryi gained a footing on the heights of Orawczik. We counter-attacked in the evening and recaptured the positions, taking prisoners, the exact number of whom is not at
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  • 316 7 (Reuter’s Service) Copyright Telegram. STIRRING SPEECH TO FACTORY HANDS. THE SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS. London, April 21. Mr. H H. Asquith received a great ovation on his visit to Newcastle last night to address the munition workers. No Sign of Flagging. The Premier emphasised that there was no
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  • 92 7 Evidence at the Inquest. (Reuter.) London, April 20. The evidence at the inquest into the death of Baron de Reuter confirmed the previous statements which were cabled cut. In his letter to his dead wife, he said “The loss of your cherished companionship and tender devotion
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  • 62 7 (Reuter.) London, April 20. His Majesty the King, in acknowledging I the address of the House of Lords against the proclamation of a Council of the United I Provinces of India, says that he will direct I that no further proceedings be taken upon I
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  • 74 7 A Close Raee(Reuter.) London, April 21. The folloing was the result of the race I for the City and Suburban Handicap (1£ miles) which was run at Epsom yesterday Black Jester (1) Diadumeenos (2) Dan Russel (3) Fourteen ran. Won bjj length, a head separating the
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  • 50 7 (Reuter.) London, April 21. It is understood that the Ascot races will be curtailed to three days. Five handicaps have been abandoned. We are asked to intimate that ladies will I be welcome at the patriotic concert to be I given at the Town Hall to-monow night.
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  • 662 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. COUNT BERNSTORFF S MEMORANDUM. GROWING RESENTMENT. London, April 21. It is reported at Washington that the German Government has accepted responsibility for Count Bernstorff’s mot*, oraudu n. It takes America to task for supplying arras to the Allies. It is understood that President
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  • 75 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. P AIN 1 TIM ATI ON TO U.S.A. London, April 21. I; is stated in N«w York that a high French official visited Colonel House, President Wilson’s personal observer in Paris, and told him that so long as the Germans remained in France
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  • 35 7 {Reuter). London, April 20. The market prices ruling in London are as follows: Copper. 75|. Yellow metal, 9^. Linseed. 49£, paid. Tin, 170. Iron, 66/. Rice, 633, deliveries 702. Coconut oils, 44^.
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  • 28 7 April 20 By Balance ...$15,635.09 21 Isaac Bros. 10.00 Balance April 21 ...$15,645.09 Remitted to London on 24 2 15 £10,000
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  • 51 7 A battalion drill will fake place oil the Esplanade on Friday, the 23rd instant. Fall in on markers at 5 15 p.m. A naval contingent will be present and will Lead tho subsequent route march. Two Companies of Police will also lake part. The Resident-Councillor will inspect the
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  • 44 7 {From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 22. The Straits Times is uuthorised to state that a scheme for the formation of a Singapore Town Guard has been accepted in principle by the Government and is now being worked out in detail.
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  • 411 7 Festival ok St George the Martyr. Friday, April 23. 8-00 a m. Holy Communion 10-30 a.m. Matins and Intercession Service No Evensong. A Hindenbu’g War Museum is to be founded in Posen. A Ladies Social Evening will bo held at the Parish Hall on Saturday, the
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  • 982 8 RU3SIAN ENGINEER DESCRIBES ITS WEAK POINTS. Dangerous Bridges. Petrograd, March 15. So much ha 6 been written and spoken about the importance of the Kiel Canal, so persuaded have the general public become about the total impossibility of launching an attack against it, that the recent declarations
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  • 719 8 MORE ABOUT BOGUS AMERICAN SUBJECTS. Warning to Young Officers Paris, March 19. One of the pests before the war was the group of American Germans who bung about the doors of the Grand Hotel, Cook’s offices in the Avenue de TOpera They offered their services as
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  • 255 8 As is well known, since the outbreak of war the rubber industry has had to cope with difficulties of no ordinary kind, and these are not likely to be entirely overcome until hostilities cease. One of the difficulties which is expected to be removed at an
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  • 628 8 Is it by tacit agreement or solely by coincidence that Holland has occupied so 1 small a space in the world’s press since the < beginning of the war Her people’s opinion i is crowded into old corners of the papers or not quoted at all and, as
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  • 382 8 In Defence of France. The well-known writer, Max Nordau, writes in the Paris Tempes from Madrid complaining that some of the French papers have called him 11 an odious calumniator of France.” During the 37 years I resided in Paris I have ever tried to do France justice,
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  • 1084 8 By the time the train had started on its 1 thirty-seven-hour journey my third-class carnage was extremely full. It is true that it did not contain its full complement of passengers, but that was more than compensated for by the baggage. Besides the normal impedimenta, the
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    • 34 8 To-dat. Pangkor, from Bindings. D. van. Twist, from Batavia. Perlis, from Trang. Omapere, from Singapore. Besitang, from Balik Papan. Leong Ho, from Kedah. Debe, from T. Anson. Bulimba, from Moulmein. Lightning, from Raugoon.
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    • 36 8 To-dat. Besitang, for Pangkalan and Soesoo. Perak, for P. Swettenham, P. Dickson and Malacca. Ban Lee, for Trang. Hong Wan I, for Rangoon. Avagyee, for Dindings, Sitiawan, Bagan Datoh and T. Anson. Mambang, for Setu!.
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  • 977 9 The story of the reasoning dog of Mannheim, who does sums and dictates letters by the wagging of his tail, no doubt afforded pportunity f,r the exercise of an increduous and ribald facetiousness It is a pleasanter task, however, to assume the truth of this remarkable story, and
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  • 896 9 FAITH IN THE EMPIRE’S TRIUMPH. Sound Trade Conditions Bombay. Since the sinkiug of the Emden there has been little in our surrounding* to remind us of the existence of the war. All who knew their India had their own ideas of the probable state of
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    • 666 9 NOTICE. LABOUR CODE. 1912. F.M.S Indian Immigration Fund Ordinance 1911.’ I EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR 'J are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the preceding quarter must be sent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the months of April, July, October and January. Forms for
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    • 47 9 Serves the Whole Family. The fame of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is world wide. It is good for tbo deep seated cough of the adult or the croup and whooping cough of the children. The same bottle Berrea the whole family. For sale by all Diapenaariea and Dealer*.
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    • 389 9 ii!l I •I 6 m •< Baby’s Food should be in liquid form Baby’s delicate little stomach cannot digest solids and consequently he can derive nothing but pain and irritation from them. Baby’s best food is his mother’s milk—a liquid. But if this is absent the safe alternative is Glaxo
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  • 894 10 Professor Eucken on What Has Happened. Professor Rudolf Eucken has written an extraordinary article in the Illustrirte Zeitung which makes one wonder whether he knows certain facts as we know them. He says Such incessant agitation holds no small danger—the danger of a crumbling of life iuto
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  • 453 10 Into the psychology of fashion we shall not venture to dive; it is one of the most profound and difficult problems of human nature, and it would nead a volume at least j for even a superficial analysis. But there is j a special manifestation with
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  • 306 10 A Talk with General Hindenbcrg A veiy inteiesting talk with General Kindenburg, the hero cf Germany, has been secured by the New York Times. For a moment,” says the interviewer, I nearly forgot that I was a nervy American, bent on makiiig him say something, preferably indiscreet; it
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  • 198 10 According to the Shanghai National Review, things educational are moving apace where the women of Hupeh Province are concerned. Ever since the Revolution apparently, schools for girls in this district have been steadily increasing in number, and now it has beeu further decided to establish half-time
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    • 430 10 YOU MAY REST ASSURED that Beecham’s Pills will be of great service to you if your stomach is out of order or your liver is sluggish. The conditions of life in these days are so strenuous that nearly everybody is at times, overtaken by various derangements of the digestive organs.
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  • 227 11 Thin-blooded people generally have stomach trouble. They seldom recognize the fact that thin blood is the oause of their indigestion, but it is. Thin blood is one of the most common causes of stomach trouble; it affects the digestion very quickly. The glands that furnish the
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  • 2154 11 3 When England entered upon the long j contest, which dragged its weary length along for more than twenty years and came J to an end only with Napoleon’s defeat at 1 Waterloo, it aecepted its burden with lighti J hearted resignation. It still went
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    • 353 11 HOTEL NORMAN Penang’s Select Residential Hotel. ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP. N.R. —In the event of change of Pro prietorsbip, the Hotel will not be closed, bu will bo handed over to the new tenan as a going concern. LARGE AIRY ROOMS FACING THE SEA. Under the patronage of H.M. Judges, Medical Officers,
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    • 122 11 Milkmaid Brand Milk. Can be obtained from all Retail Stores and Dealers. Milkmaid Sweetened Condensed $13.25 per case. 29 cents per tin. Milkmaid Sterilised Milk 7.75 17 cents per large tin. 9 cents per small tin. NESTLE S ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK Co.. (LONDON), SINGAPORE, Etc. Vj y Ctl (e; (S
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