Straits Echo, 19 May 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLt OF EVENTS. CIkCIjUTING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, i9th MAY, 1915. Single Cei;, 10 call. No. 113
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  • 1852 2 SOME DISREGARDED FACTORS Population and Territorial Expansion. AmoDg the contributory causes of the war now desolating Europe may be doubtless placed the pressure of population. Indeed, the problem of the increase of numbers is one that has occupied the attention of German statesmen and sociologists during
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    • 53 2 I A Good Rule For the Home. Make it a rule of your home to always jkeep ou hand a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy a 9 a safeguard against, bowel complaints. It always cures promptly aod no household is safe without it. For sale by all
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 64 3 Alma, Br. s.s., 409, F. Bell, 19th May, Deli, 20th May, God. —E. 8. Co., Ltd. Kalmoa, Dutch s.s., 170, R. De Weerd, 19th May, Deli, 20th May, Gen.—K. P. M Yatshing, Br s.s., 1,424, R. T. Anderson, 19th May, Calcutta,2oth May, Gen.— B A Co. Mary Austin, Br.
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    • 36 3 To-dat. Jin Ho, for Asaban Sanuki Maru, for Singapore, China and Japan Hok Canton, for Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson Bbarata, for Singaprre plying Dragon, for Port Weld and Taiping Yatshing, for Calcutta and Durban
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  • 1093 3 Improved Social Status. The European Disaster has set us all speculating on the future of women, and some very woeful things have been said about it by gentlemen who have compiled statistics to prove that every girl alive now has about one chance in ten of
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  • 565 3 To the Editor of the Straits Timet Sir. —All who have the oversight of children will rejoice to see the decision of the Legislative Council with regard to the use of the Reformatory. As one who has a good deal to do with the care
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  • 379 3 In the Supreme Court, at Singapore, on Monday morning Mr. Justice Earnshaw was occupied with the appeal of two Chinese boys, Bean Lai Hing and Bean Joo Jean, against the sentence of two months’ imprisonment parsed upon them in the police court, the charge against them
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 335 3 THE KINEMA GEORGE TOWN At Kuila Kangsa Read Theatre PRESENTS 2 Attractive Features. 2 Positively the most stupendous, sensational and startling photo-play greeted with enthusiasm wherever shown. To-night! To-nNht!! SECOND SHOW 9 P.M. That Star Feature of the Gaumont Co. of Rome BACK FROM THE DEAD. The best of Detective
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    • 733 3 University ot Hong Kong. Matriculation, Senior and Junior Local Examinations. NOTICE is hereby given that the Matriculation, Senior and Junior Local Examinations will be held on the following dates: July 12th—17th, 1915. Arrangements will be made to hold the Examinations at any town where a sufficient number of candidates offer
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    • 394 3 Sweet C/iest/iuJt Because of its delicate aroma and sweetnessof flavour Sweet Chestnut Tobacco assures that pleasing contentment. THE CRITERION OF QUALITY. 5 m ft l.ri-fS ,V' fc N o >v u &S3~ m Jr Will you be there Where Why? at the Polyscope to see their special features to-night. The
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  • 96 4 Published daily (except Sunday* and public holidays) at th■ CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Paic*. Daily Local 924 per annul. Out station... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) »17.50 CABLU ADDRBSS ECHO—PENANO.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 SB.— All bueinese communication* should
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  • 2053 4 Yet once again we are compelled to express unbounded admiration for the Tsar’s armies which, temporarily defeated in one area of their vast theatre of operations, have turned and inflicted a crushing blow on their enemies elsewhere. We have learned to trust the Russian communiques—Mr. Hilaire Belloc
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  • 28 4 May 17 By Balance $19,228.89 18 Toh Kbay Beng 100.00 Balance, May 15. ...$19,328 89 Remitted to London on 24-2-16... £lO,OOO
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  • 1034 4 ••A Traveller” voiee. a g onWsl when he expresses a desire to see a ah u erected near the Simpang An* m 1 r Magazine Police Statioo. This i. principal tramway junction m the to. Hundreds of would-be passengers Co gate there every morning and when i happens
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    • 171 4 Your Satisfaction is our Constant Aim. Our original ,k Maxim Flassk will keep liquids hot tor 24 hours, cold for days. The manifold uses of these Flasks have rendered them indispensable to all classes. Invaluable to Sportsmen, Travellers, Business Men, Ficnic Parties and the carrying of Infant's Food. The inside
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  • 663 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. SUCCESSES ALL ALONG THE LINE. INIMY THREATENED BY ENVELOPMENT. Paris, May 18, 1.50 a.m. A communique, issued this evening, states: The enemy in Belgium are menaced by a complete envelopment by our successes, and thev evacuated last night their remaining positions west of
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  • 106 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. SEVERAL ZEPPELINS BROUGHT DOWN. London, May 18. Unconfirmed reports from Northern France state that a Zeppelin was shelled by a French destroyer aDd fell into the sea and disappeared off Gravelines. The crew were drowned. A Zeppeliu was damaged by the Calais
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  • 439 5 ANTI-GERMAN FEELING. London, May 17, 6.35 p.m. A cable from Rome state* that antiGerman feeliBg is running high there and that the Roman Municipality proposes to alter the names of streets named after German personages and places. Italian, French, British and Russian flags are flying everywhere.
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  • 22 5 {Reuter.) London, May 17. All the King’s horses entered for the Derby have been scratched with the exception of Ssmnutrco.
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  • 819 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. SATISFACTORY REPORTS. London, May 18, 1.30 p.m. i A Petrograd communique states that the battle at Chavli continues to develop very I favourably for us. The Russians crossed the Dubissa, attacked the Germans, stormed their trenches and captured a number of prisoners. We
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  • 646 5 FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, May 18. i Rain spoilt the opening day of the Singapore Races. The results were as follows 1 The Opening Stakes Value, $6OO. A Selling Race. A Handicap for Horses that have not won a Stake above $750 since January
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  • 634 5 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. There are some interesting cables regarding the war in the issues of the Sumatra Pott of Friday, Saturday and Monday last which reached us this morning. The Lusitania." The German Government has seut a Note to the neutral Powers expressing regret at the loss of
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  • 169 5 Some little anxiety has been felt locally owing to the absence for several days of all news from the Dardanelles and various unpleasant rumours have obtained currency. It was supposed in some quarters that cables announcing a reverse were being kept back by the Censor, but this
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  • 899 5 PUNDUT ESTATE MURDER. Th > hearing of the case against Perumal, wh > was charged with the murder of his w fa Periathai at Pundut Estate, Dindings, on March 7, was resumed yesterday afternoon before Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden and a special jury composed of Messis. J.
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  • 69 5 The following articles will be found on our outside piges Page. 2. —Causes of the War. 3. War and Woman’s Chance. The Houseboys and the Mutiny. The Colony and the Children. 6. —German Ammunition. Japan aud China. On Impossibility. Affairs in China Tampering with the Indian Army Letters from
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  • 813 6 Thb Five Clauses A number of readers who perused with profound interest the telegraphic information relative to the settlement of the questions for some time past at issue as between China and Japan, as published exclusively in this journal Malaya Tribune) a day or two ago. are
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  • 1051 6 A correspondent the other day found fault with our statement that, according to the Christian dcotrine, we should attempt impossibilities To demand the impossible, he said, is to make men choose between insincerity and despair. That sounds logical; and yet, as we said, an artist is an artist
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  • 1052 6 SIGNS OF SHORTAGE. Thb Oboies in Lillb. North of France, April lk. There has been a renewal of activity in the German bombardment of Arras during these last two days, but it is satisfactory to note that the weight of metal has apparently been considerably reduced. At the
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  • 508 6 Echoes from Neuve Chafellb. Pte. Evana, of the 3rd London Regiment Royal Fusiliers (T.F.) had hobbled quite a long wav on a frostbitten foot to tell a grieving woman how her husband died. All the morning of the fateful 10th,” he told her, Lieut. Mathieson had
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  • 334 6 An officer of the Gurkhas, from whose letters to his relatives in London we have already published some selections, writing at the end of March, says We are back again in the trenches now, at least the regiment is. It is intensely interesting, as we
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  • 576 6 The Floob Recalled. An officer in an Indian battery writes to a relative in India from Kurnah under date March 2 All sorts of rumours are afloat, always of what we are to do, and one does not know what to think. At present the floods
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  • 219 6 At a summary Court-Martial, held at Meerut on April 19, No. 572 Sowar (acting Lance Dafadar) Ishar Singh, and No 310 Sowar Hazara Singh, both of the 12th Ctvalry, No 2970 Havildar (Quarter-Master Havi'dar) Biba Singh and No. 2848 Sepoy Phula Singh, both of the
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  • 365 6 Tub Likin Question. According to the speeches made by the Delegates of the Ministry of Finance at that gathering, the Government, at that time, was uuwilling to concede any of the conditions I the Powers were making in return for an increase of the import duty to
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  • 429 6 The Turf and the W ar. JOCKEY CLUB AT THE FRONT Members wit* the Colours It is satisfactory to know that the community is doing its full share in ing soldiers for tbe war. The Jockey in particular is splendidly represent His Majesty’s Forces Many of the m Q bers
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  • 136 6 Judging by reports iu a contemporary which for some obscure reason appears to get all the opium news to the exclusion of everybody else, some very extenaire seizures of the pernicious drug have lately been made by the revenue authorities. While we do not wish to discourage
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  • 82 6 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennvs <k Co by auction and private treaty, yesterday. 53,000 lbs were sold Diamond smoked sheet No. 1 $127 to 8129 No. 2 $l2l $126 Plain $ll6 $ll7 Unsmoked sheet $ll3 $122 Fine Pale Crepe $125
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  • 198 6 The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Championship. E R Henderson heat R N Goodwin 21—20 Dr J Sharp w o. from MacDonald W H Threlfall beat J G Allan. The King has commissioned Mr. OUivier to paint a picture of the historic
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  • 2184 7 A Smverb Cmnsobsmif. Paris, April 16. One of the results of the party truce in franee has been a tacit agreement between ft ll parties in Parliament to obstain from interpellations during the war. The agreen)„nt has been observed, but M. Paul Meunier made a speech
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    • 691 7 F»r Children's Hacking Comgh at Night, >*/H P*vo*r«ist Otr» 1», <■*. SUIT 1913 No. 389. In The Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, Settlement of Penang. Between QUAH ENG NEOH and KHOO SIT CHEANG, Plaintiffs. AND KHOO SIT HOH, KHOO CHOON HEAN and KHOO OHOON TEIK, Defendants, Notice is hereby
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