Straits Echo, 3 August 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo AILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annum PENANG, TUESDAY, 3rd AUGUST, 1915. Slitfle Co»;, l( cost). No. 174
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1020 1 r. <r*i £3 £AO a*«l> TJANO LEE 6* CO., Penang V K«kl> L«n>«r, .■mitiiiis (ff*r**■ sir»pr p-r ra*nd&. .It ia nonriohing, i«Tigorating sad strengtkeiUßg. For Cars on Hire C all at or ’phone (No. 694) to Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. BANKS. WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN REPAINTING Motor
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    • 15 1 TO LET. 1 BUNGALOW No. 1428, BURMAH ROAD. LOCATION QUIET HEALTHY. APPLY 53, Beach Street.
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  • 946 3 LAWYERS AND THE DANGER TO THE STATE. The Record of History. Mr. F. S. Oliver, in his new book, Ordeal by Battle," makes more than one vigorous thrust at the legal profession He attributes the failure of the late Administration to make adequate preparation for the war to
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  • 278 3 Another Victim to Mr. C. H. Mack. The Plus Road planting district has learnt with pleasure, that Mr. C. H. Mack of Sungei Krndda Estate, has accounted for another of the elephants that have been such a pest to the district for the last three years. He
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  • 352 3 The Court of Appeal on 2nd July, delivered judgment iu the case of Chenderiang Tm Dredging, Ltd., v. Arthur Neil, upon tuo application of the piaiutiff company for judgment or new trial. The phiutiff brought the action to recover the balanco of allotment uaouey of ss. par
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    • 524 3 BAD BREATH. THE TONGUE IS THE INDEX. Your breath is foul. You do not perceive it yourself. You are like a person who is always among the oils and varnishes—you get used to what is to many people a most obnoxious smell. It is most disagreeable to those with whom
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    • 56 3 Blazon Type Not Necessary. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy needs no glaring headline to attract the public eye. The simple statement that all chemists sell it is sufficient, as every family knows its value. It has been used for forty years and is just what its name implies'. For
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    • 92 3 Don’t Neglect Your Family. When you fail to provide your family with a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at this season of the year, you are neglecting them, as bowel complaint is sure to be prevalent, and it is too dangerous a malady to be trifled with.
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    • 338 3 TRON ‘JELLOIDS,’ the reliable tonic, strengthen I your blood and fortify your system against climatic effects. After a course of Iron Jelloids,’ the blood is enriched, appetite is restored, vitality increased, Weakness and Debility disappear, and your system is enabled to combat attacks of Malaria and other diseases. Jron ‘Jelloids’
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  • 1232 4 "Banking at Singapore. Kwong Yik Dieectoks. It is entirely a matter for tho discretion 1 of tbo law i fficars of the Crown who shall c and who *haU not be prosecuted. No doubt itibnds of ilio two men who have been con- 1 vict-d of fraud in their offices
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  • 792 4 An experiment in rubber paving, which is being made in the City at the instance of *he Government of the Federated Malay States, will b 3 watched with considerable interest, especially by those who are connected with the plantation mbber industry. Under the sanction cf tbe
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    • 522 4 Nerve Paralysis Was utterly helpless and had to be fed as he lay. Miracle-Cure by Dr. Cassell’s Tablets, the World-Famous Remedy. Mr. A. J. Morris, 74, Suffolk street, Poplar, London, England, writes:— 1 1 got very wet while at work. The result was I began to lose tho power of
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    • 13 4 For Child ren’ij Hacking Cough at Night Wood»’ Great Peppermint Cure, li 6J,
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    • 43 4 SALF ON a YEAR tmm r umw co„ im, PENANG NOW PROCEEDING. EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Write for Book of Bargains. Mail Orders Promptly Despatched Earthenware Drain Pipes, Channels, 3$ Prices on Application TO AGENTS: w SELLAR, MURRAY 8 Co., w PENANG,
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  • 1971 5 BILLET’S DAT. The attendance was larger on Saturday and the racing even better than on the opening day of tho meeting. Some close finishes were witnessed, and if the Tote dividends did not soar to the giddy heights of the fifties as on the first day that
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  • 188 5 The Batavia Handelsblad is informed that in the Java Sea, near Anju, the American steamer Claverich has been seized by a man-of-war. According to the ship’s papers, the steamer came from Los Angelos, bet the Commander could not possibly indicate to which port the ship was going.
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    • 531 5 -J < kJ </> a UJ UL < u ui (L z < z < X o o CO o (A _l < gUCHANANS SCOTCH WHISKY SOMETHING TO CHOW ABOUT" JAMES BUCt 'giasoo^* lomdoN _^=r- BLACK WHITE ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY tm 90 m TJ 70 O "0 > O
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    • 257 5 THE S \LES" MAGNUMs SSJ«I*« Giver n. magnums: *Aj j* Three Castles *9 Cigarettes pU•?w DiH ojfeSM'a Rjsroi' < ws no tu V' T&Steo *•<» 9 ne terror Ar*n4 t\*n. t*' a m tetfer brtnd rV r ”D.& H.OWills Bristol London A Handsome G-oose Quill Silver Gigarette Holder Enclosed in
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  • 98 6 Published daily (except Sunday* and public holiday*) AT TH* CRITERION PRESS. Lib. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Paicu. Daily Local m 924 per annum. Outatation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) 917.50 cabli addruss ECHO —PENANG.” Telephone Not. (Echo 586 Printing Department 343 S All business communication*
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  • 1418 6 Warsaw has now, to all intent* and purpose, fallen at the third German attempt and it would be idle to attempt to disguise the fact that the capture of the capital of Russian Poland does represent a very tangible success for the Kaiser’s troop*. It is less in
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  • 898 6 Mr. A. F. Richards, A. D. 0., Krian, hap returned from Java. i We hear that Lieut. J. H. Allen is serving < in the Dardanelles. T.O.M. i Mr. J. J. Fleury, State Veterinary Surgeon 1 of Kedah, has been in Penang over the week 1 end.
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  • 996 6 Perhaps it was fancy, but it certainlv A,a seem to the writer that there W L very subdued note about the lad,/ dresses at the races on Thursday Saturday. Or it may have been ffl9r d masculine ignorance that failed to notil! any strikiug creations ”on the lawn
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    • 328 6 Reprinted from Straits Echo 13th February, 1915. British v. German Goods. A LOCAL ENTERPRISE. Our attention has been drawn to a genuine attempt on the part of a local firm—The George Town Dispensary Ltd., —to supplant two German Toilet Articles by similar articles of British manufacture. We refer to the
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  • 613 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. Strong Russian Attack. Fierea Fighting. Petrograd, August 2, 5.60 a.m. A Petrograd communique records fierce fighting on the whole front from Courland to the south of the town of Cholm, the Russians inflicting heavy losses on the enemy in many bayonet counter-attacks. After
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  • 531 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. RUSSIA'S UNSHAKCABLE RESOLVE. Petrograd, August 2. The Duma, which opened yesterday, was packed, the galleries being crowded with distinguished people, including many diplomats. The speeches of the President, M. Rozianko, the Premier, M Goremykin, the Foreign Minister, M. Sazanoff, and the Minister
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  • 43 7 A telegram from The Hague to the Sumatra Post states that the Governor of Haiti has been murdered and that the President has taken refuge in the French Legation. Before he was assassinated the Governor had 160 political prisoners shot.
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  • 45 7 Wednesday, August 4, Nook to 12 30 p.m. A Service of Intercession and Thanksgiving for all God's mercies during the past year. All are welcome. All seats free. Hymn 165 O God our help in ages past.” GOD SAVE THE KING.
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  • 529 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. Air Raid oi Frcikurg. Paris, August 1, 2.25 p m A Paris communique states that do infantry engagemeot took place. A long-range gun fired nine shells into The only material damage done was due to a fire which broke out, but was quickly
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  • 670 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. Evacuation of Trieste. Loudon, August 2. > Arrivals at Moufalcoue state that the evacuation of Trieste has begun. > The plant of the Arsenal has been sent i to the interior. FIGHT FOR THE CARSO HILLS. Second Pknsc of the Bnttle, Rome, August
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  • 175 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. INTERESTING FIGURES. London, Au~ust 2, In the course of the proceedings at tho Prize Court to-day, the affidavit of DilloD, of the War Office, was produced, indicating the number of people receiving supplies of food from the German Govern ment. The figures are
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  • 547 7 Perkins—de Reis. The wedding of Mr. William Borthwick Perkins, of the Pinang Gazette, to Miss Louisa de Reis, sister of Mr. de Reis, of Messrs. Pritchard Co., Ltd., took place yesterday morning at the Church of the Assumption. The Rev. L M. Duvelle officiated. The bride, who was
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  • 732 7 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The foil' wing telegrams are from the Sumatra Post of Friday and Sat uiday last Holland and the War, The secret sitting of tin First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, which considered the question of national defence and the increase of the Lmdsturm, lasted
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 58 7 Anniversary of the Declaration of War. A Mass Me ting will be held on the Esplanade at 5.39 p m on Wednesday. August 4, when a Resolution will be submitted recording the inflexible Determination of the Citizens of Penang to continue the War to a Victorious End. Every loyal British
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  • 759 8 GERMAN CLMMS. MtekcßiM'i Offensive, Amsterdam, July 30, 8 35 p m. A Berlin communique abates that the general situation in the bittle for Warsaw ii unchanged, but claims that General i ▼on Mackensen has resumed the offensive south-east of Lublin and reached the < railway between Lublin
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  • 730 8 Obstinate Fighting at Bnrenkopf. Paris, July 30, 6.5 p m. A Paris communique says 1 A hind-grenade battle took plaoe a night long near Souchez and the Baby- rinth’. Elsewhere cannonading and mine explosions took place. f. engagement at Barenkopf was continued into the night with great
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  • 788 8 Empire-Wide Celebrations, London, August 1. All the indications point to the celebrations throughout the Empire on the anniversary of the war beiag a striking I manifestation of our determination to continue the war to a victorius issue. There i will hardly be a town or village
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  • 787 8 COUNSEL or PERFECTION. Appeal for the Cessation of War. Borne, July 31. His Holiness the Pope, in a letter to the belligerents in the official newspaper Asservatore R*mana to-day, which is the anniversary of the outbreak of the war, fervently appeals for the cessation of the
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  • 296 8 Minor Successes. Rome, July 31, 3-. 5 a.m. A communique, issued at Rome, states Minor actions took place iu Tyrol, Trentino, Cadore and the Carso plateau. The enemy at Carso, after his d feat of July 28, confined his efforts to opposing our advance, but failed to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 261 8 There is nothing more certain than the fact that WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE will correct that be ivy overloaded feeling i which afflicts those troubled with weak digestive powers, It is a medicine that has been tested and proved by millions of sufferers from digestive troubles. Sold by Dispensaries and
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    • 564 8 I To-night! To-night! The Hippodrome Circus (Irani Opening Nigltf Tuesday, 3rd August. Location: MAGAZINE ROAD. The Well Known Circus of the East A Gigantic Combination of the Brighter Stars cf the Arena 25 EUROPEAN ARTISTES 25 AX SO Our Magnificent Stud of Educated Horses and Ponies. Performances Every Evening and
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  • 260 9 To the Editor of the Straitt Echo. Dear Sir, —I have watched for months past the stationary total donations towards the F. M. S Chamber of Miues Craft, nd it strikes me as rather extraordinary that the miners, of all people in the F. M. S. should
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  • 114 9 Columbia Cup. Result. J CrabbWatt 36 +37+ 40 40=153+ B=l6l G B Fitzgerald 47 49 48+49 193-32=161 J Sellar 46 40+15 45=176-10=166 CC Rogers 41+47+ 41 43= 172 Scr=l72 R D Acton 46 49 47 43 185 —10=175 P T Allen 47 50+47 +5l 195-16=179 Messrs W
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  • 457 9 lbs. Straits Rubber Co Ltd. 167,000 Penang Rubber Estates Co., Ltd 149,700 Rubaua Rubber Estates, Ltd. 43,000 Tali Ayer Rubber Estates, Ltd. 52,800 Batak Rabit Rubber Estate, Ltd.... 19,250 Bagan Serai Co., Ltd. 23,500 The Straits Cinema drew a good houso ou Saturday. Among the films
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  • 983 9 (Contributed) On August the 4th we are to celebrate the anniversary of our Declaration of War. This g eit event of year ago is one of which the British Nation has every right to be proud, aud one well worth commemoration, in that we then declared war
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 402 9 DOC DOC CHIN SENG CO.. LTD. Northam Road, Farquhar Street Penang Road, Penang. Dealers in Motor Cars, Carriages, Jinrikishas, ete. A Fleet of most Up-to-date Cars for Hire Day and Night. For everything in connection with the above come to us We guarantee complete satisfaction in the execution of all
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    • 899 9 Baby never Cries now he has his Glaxo, because it satisfies him. After his food he sleeps restfully ami awakes refreshed, day by day building up hcaltii and strength and a sound constitution. To baby’s mother Glaxo is a comfort, because it contains only that which baby should have and
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  • 1231 10 Some interesting phases of the situation in China are concreted in an article in the Empire Review on British Trade and the New China,” by Mr. Francis Aldridge. It is not that ho advances anything very new, but he makes some good points which it
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  • 361 10 The reform of the mining regulations in China is a matter of vital importance to tbo future progress und prosperity of that country In a recent issue wo c.ilied attention to the case of a Ch-nese resident in the Federated Malay Stages who bad come to j
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  • 343 10 Solvency Dependent on Victory. A well-informed neutral banker who returned recently from Vienna gives the following account of the financial position of Austria-Hungary and of Germany Money is plentiful in Austria—that is to fe* v, paper and silver and nickel coin”, More than 4,300,000,000 of paper has l«een
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 52 10 Cramp Colic. No need of suffering from crumps in the stomach, or intestinal pains. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Retnc never fails to relieve the most severe cai»g. Cet it to-day, there will be no time to id for it after the attack cotnes on For n’e *7 all Dispensaries
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    • 69 10 tan You Afford the Risk? Were you ever seized with a severe attack of cramp colic or diarrhoea without a bottle of Chain! erloin’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoei Remedy in the house? Don’t tike such risks. A dose or two will cure you before a doctor could possibly be called,
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    • 223 10 vh,»,- laßMaa* lurrorrmlVTrr -*c.*tt^srtßacr 'ĕ r HUTTENBACH Bro, C o. SOLE AGENTS FOR ROYAL TYPEWRITERS Have much pleasure in announcing the arrival 01 THE NEW HOOEL No. 10 K 5«, Si# ZQnt sfi /i, />. /I» E Hi 2? EisNmin» H'" Vi n i 1 J§ kict- v. 535=iST »-3S
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  • 252 11 Tb« joint* and musoles of people suffering from Rheumatism and Lumbago are like the binge* of an old neglected gate. When the gate is being opened the hinge* «how their bad condition by creaking and refus,ng to swing easily because they are clogged with rust. When the
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  • 1801 11 Paris, June 16. During the last week of July, when the question of peace or war hung in the balance, I never once heard anyone mention Alsace-Lorraine. N’en parlez jamais, pensez-y-toujours,” said Gambetta; the first part of his advice had not always been strictly observed, the second
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 194 11 John Roberts Billiard Table Manufacturer, HOTEL NORMAN, PENANG HAS IN STOCK New Billiard Tables FOR SALE AND All Billiard Accessories such as Cues, Balls etc. Uuluitilvos Repairs to any Kind of Table at reasonatl i Charges. HOTEL NORMAN, Penang’s Select Residential Hotel. ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP. ENGLISH CUISINE English Treatment URGE AIRY
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    • 40 11 Cure for Blues. Correct that disordered stomach with a few doses of Chamberlaiu’s Tablets, and that feeling of distress and despondency will disappear like magic. They are a sure cure for the blues. For sale by all Dispensaries and Healeri.
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    • 66 11 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure Is. 6d. EYE-SIGHT RESTORED. AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY for all sorts of eye diseases. It cures Cataract, Glaucoma etc. without knife. No failure, no harm, no hard and fast rules, no difficulty in its use. It is absolutely safe; highly spoken of by
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    • 160 11 OCDC 0 DOC DOC DOC JOooOOC BY ROYAL ”5 APPOINTMENT. Contractors to THE ADMIRALTY. THE WAR OFFICE. THE INDIA OFFICE. n o n r\ ALL Government Hospitals IN THE Straits Settlements AND Federated Malay States. OBTAINABLE RETAIL I QBE p AR!g0 AND ALL Leading Hospitals THROUGHOUT The World. 0 o
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    • 1895 12 P.&O.H UL a? S.N.C9 Wireless Telegraphy, fitted on all Steamers. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans FREE of Charge and each berth is furnished with an Electrio Reading Lamp. Expected Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service Outward. Homeward. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Fob Iwtbndbo to Sail. Singapore (Three
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