Straits Echo, 30 August 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo fMU CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATE» fIALAV STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERAbII VOL. 13. $24 Per Annum PENANG* MONDAY, oOtn AUGUST, 1915. Single Cap,, 10 unit. No. 196
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    • 1013 1 T'Hffsmn > A V f f 5 S’ 2» >£# 0\ z ST Q The E'. otor advices and reoo» q mends. It is nourishing:, invi- a ad strengthening. I3R> For Cars on Hire Call at or ’phone (No. 694) to Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. BANKS Does
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    • 15 1 TO LET. 1 BUNGALOW No. 1428, BURMAH ROAD. LOCATION QUIET HEALTHY. APPLY 53, Seech Streat.
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  • 1894 3 IS IT SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE? An Indictment. j Student" writes aa follows to the Timet of Malaya on our educational system I should like to draw the attention of readers to the state of education in this country and for that purpose suggest they examine
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    • 72 3 Teething Children. Teething children have more or less diarrhoea, which can be controlled by giving Chamberlam’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, All that is necessary is to give the prescribed dose after each operation of the bowels more than natural and then castor oil to cleanse the system. It is
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    • 44 3 Sick To-day, Well To-morrow. If you feel duil and stupid, are bilious aud constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain’s Tablets before going to bed. They are just what you neod, and you will be all right to-morrow. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 346 3 fit *a m «r&sa s Debility IRON JELLOIDS,’ the reliable tonic, strengthen 1 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
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  • 1083 4 The wonder is that people in England oentinue to read newspapers. If you say that in making this observation I am fouling my own nest, I am merely repeating the j general opinion of the great and foolish British public. There are newspapers (one 0
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  • 791 4 The recent floods and other calamities atising from them have set not a few people thinking of means whereby the worst effeets of these occurrences can be mitigated. This is a good thing. The final solution of mest of these difficulties rests in a comprehensive scheme of
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    • 228 4 THE SECRET TO HEALTH RESTORING. BOOKS of advice, given bj Dr. K. C ii Dasa, a physician of over 50 years experi- once in the above subject, can be obtained r post free from the following places: PENANG RUBBER STAMP Co., 40. Church Street, Penang. THE FRIEND OF THE PUBLIC
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    • 43 4 After Dinner assist your digestion by taking one or two PiVKFrtES the tiny laxatives, which gently correct all distressing results of over-indul-gence. HEADACHES, BILIOUSNESS AND CONSTIPATION. Of Chemists, or post free for 50 cents, from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Dept. 1, Singapore.
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    • 145 4 A Sale Where Cost and Profit Receive Little Consideration. WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW CO., LTD., PENANG LAST DAY OF SALE MONDAY, AUGUST 30TH. REMNANTS AND ODDMENTS MUST GO AT SOME PRICE. FORMER SALE PRICES WILL BE CUT IN HALF' An Inspection of the Price Cutting will astonish the Keenest Buyer. COME EARLY.
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  • 2161 5 PENALTIES FOR EVADING THE CENSORS. Facilitating British Marriages. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on Friday afternoon, at which there were present H.E. the Governor (Sir A-H. Young, K.C M.G.), H.E. the General Officer Commanding the Troops (Brigadier-General Dudley Ridout, C M G.), the Colonial Secretary
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    • 471 5 _J < Id Q Ui O' O Ui 0. </) to z < z < X o 3 ID o </> j < SCOTCH WHISKY SOMETHING TO CBOW ABOUT’ s*ggsXSS?i s K w 90 rr BLACK WHITE ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY <V TJ 73 O *U > u m >
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    • 585 5 soFg£ 09 c a ft SfiEcti <o a £g^»y?as e—r Fabrique de Cigar ettesEgyptiennes FELUCCA ERO FRERES fc* BouionKßou6e MaspeßO 3 f ASRIQUC Pa 4 r MASPtRO FRtRESIra O«*S UU« MA*nj«CTK»« AO PAS«Mb* O O /AaSPIRO FRfRtS L»p o».i Amm, ■*■<?• ?caire,egypte.v^ —r '.Lgy ■:■-”.Tr-rt—'-y :t->3CV:t.'j 5 FOR SALE. The
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  • 154 6 French Artillery Activity. Paris, August 30, 1.40 a.m. A Paris communique states that French artillery activity continued along the greater part of the front with very successful results at several points. The Eastern Theatre. New Russian Front. Petrograd, August 30, 1 30 a.m. A Petrograd communique states
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  • 96 6 Published daily (except Sunday» and pabiio holidays) AT TH A CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Paics. Daily Local m $24 per annum. Outatation... Postage Extra. Mai! Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLB ADDRISB ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 JV «5 All butinoM
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  • 1418 6 In the Journal de Geneve's announcement —reproduced in our Dutch telegrams to-day—regarding the progress of the negotiations set on foot by the Allied Foreign Ministers for the re-estab-lishment of the Balkan League, we find considerable encouragement. It is true that the Swiss organ in question is avowedly
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  • 879 6 Mr S. B. Archdeacon, of tho Straits Trading Compauv, arrived here from Singapore by the s.s Klang this morning. The Governor has approved of tho following appointment in the Malacca Volunteer Rifles: Mr W. M Sime to be Captain. Mr. Chang Ming-chi, the new Civil Governor of
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  • 702 6 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. EFFECTS OF THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS. BRUTAL, BUT PURPOSELESS. London, August 29 'The Admiralty has issued a letter of Mr. A J. Balfour, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the effects of the Zippelm raids during the last twelve months. Seventy-one adults and eighteen
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    • 228 6 nnnnnn Snappy Styles at you Snap. Prices that will make Just unpacked a fresh shipment of Gents Stylish Boots, warranted all leather throughout. Stout soles, whole golosh and Cuban Heels. PRECIS ONLY $5.90. PC E Nl O CO., Penang S Ipoh. iiiiiiMiHrtnnnnnvvviiuii Weinbergs Manaiia Cigarettes. 5 uptnpr S®. K w
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  • 1317 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. Brest-? itovsk. A HOLLOW VICTORY. London, August 27. Despite tho German jubilation it would appear that the capture of Broat-Litovsk is a hollow victory. Ths fat® of the fortress was practically sealed when tbe Russians failed to hold the line of the Bohr,
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  • 544 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. CRITICAL DAYS. QUIET MEETING OF GREEK CHAMBER. Athens, August 27. The meetiug of tbe Chamber passed quietly. Both the followers of M. Gounaris and tho Independents abaudoned their projected interpolations, deeming it inadvisable to press M Veuizelo3 to make a binding statement as
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  • 119 7 By the s.s. Golconda to-day 1,827 coolies! j arrived. b71 go to Pulau Jerejak for quar-j antine. The balance go on to Port! Swettenham At the half-yearly meeting of the Selan-I gor Club the British Resident, who presided, I said that the accounts showed a credit I balance in the
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  • 656 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. FRENCH FRONT RECTIFIED. Paris, August 27, 5.50 p.m. A Paris communique states that the French have rectified their front and reinforced the positions on the crest between Sondernach and Landersbach by seizing several German trenches and completely repulsing a counter-attack. Successful Air Raids.
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  • 636 7 (Reuters Service) Copyright Telegram. GERMANY’S VOLTE FACE AND t RITISH OPINION. London, August 28. Germany’s volte face as regards submarine c warfare is received with suspicion and a scant courtesy in Great Britain, where it is a described as death-bed repentance and a a return to sanity
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  • 213 7 (Reuter’s service.) Copyright Telegram SLOW BUT SURE PROGRESS. Loudon, August 27. An Italian communique reports the capture of trenches on the Upper lsouzo aud the Carso plateau The communique adds that along the whole front tho Italian approach works are being pushed forward without interruption. Austrian Positions
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  • 570 7 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following telegrams are from tbe Sumatra Post of Friday and Siturday last: Holland and the War. A Swiss, named Dierks, ha; been sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment by the High Court at 1 he Hague for breach of the Dutch neutrality laws. Dierks
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  • 648 8 Rebel Ajents Active—Needless Pars—Effects :of Drinkiiit Inspire Water—Oatlyisj Districts Flooded—Fstshsn Inundated. (From Our Own Correspondent.') Canton, Auguat 18. Robel agents are non in all flood-affected district? trying to enlist supporters from among the young men who hare been render»! homeless and without employment by the recent disaster.
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  • 203 8 Billiard Tournamemt. The following was the result of the tie played off on Saturday Championship. C A Williams beat P M Laugan (200—187). The following were the results of the tits played off yesterday Championship W N Fletcher heat C A Williams (200—135). Single Handicap. J W Boyle
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  • 2342 8 (From Our Own Correspondent^) London, August 6. 1 Taking Stock. It is but natural that at the termination of the first year of the war that stock should be taken. In view of the cocksuredness of the Kaiser, who boastingly assured his soldiers that the campaign
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  • 536 8 The cricket match [between ‘A* Com paDj and 'B Company of tbe Penang 1 Volunteer?, which was played on the Esplanade oa Saturday afternoon, ended in a draw in favour of the former team who put up 197 for seven wickets against the *B Company’s 87 for
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  • 117 8 Tunnis Tooenamunt, The following ties have been fixed far Wednesday, the Ist prox. Ladies Doubles. Mrs Low and Mrs Dennys vs Mrs Ebden and Mrs Everest Miss Pritchard and Miss M Pritchard vs Mrs SFB Martin and Miss Hogan Single Handicap A. W H Threlfall vs J
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  • 51 8 Muthibol Ahzau played a very good game on Sunday, but Mejlis won by a piece of absence of mind, tbe Kampong Jawa goalkeeper mifefieldmg a long ground-shot sent almost from the centre line. Referee Md. Brahim. Result Mejlis, 1 Muthibol Abzan, 0. The Kulim Club on Saturday did not
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    • 412 8 P. 8 0. S. N. Co. Marseilles Special Train. The public are hereby informed that the P. O. SLEEPING CAR SPECIAL TRAIN is to be reestablished commencing outwards in connection with the Medina leaving Marseilles on 12th September and homewards in connection with the Persia due at Marseilles same day.
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    • 12 8 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d.
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    • 458 8 NOTICE •The Sale of Household Furniture, THE PROPERTY OF Mr. Lo Beng Quang, advertised to take place On Tuesday, the 24th August, 1915, WILL NOW TAKE PLACE On Tuesday, the 31st August, 1913, COMMENCING AT 11 A.M. AT No, 140. Cantonment Road, USUAL CONDITIONS OF SALE 504 J. R. McFARLANE,
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  • 903 9 An F.M.S. correspondent raises certain questions with reference to the action of the Straits Government on the matter of Alien Enemy businesses, and invitee us (Btraits Tim—) to express opinions thereon. We fear that it is impossible to do so. If we knew nothing
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    • 462 9 A Perfect Food for Baby Mellin’s Food. Perfect because it contains all that is essential for healthy development. Perfect because it can be given to the most tender infant with assurance of complete assimilation. Mellin’s Food A Sample Bottle of Mellin's Food, together with Handbook for Mothers, Tae Care of
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    • 70 9 The scourge of a tropical country is dysentery, but every trouble has its antidote, and for dysentery the medicine is WOODS' MEAT PEPPERMINT CORE. It is a medicine that will provide relief and cure. Those who have to get away into the out portions of this country should never be
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    • 365 9 m is, <• ■ppm i our Baby is growing every day That is why his food is all important. A week of wrong feeding results in indigestion and a loss of weight and vitality i which takes weeks of proper 1 feeding to put right. Baby should, of course, have
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  • 958 10 A Disbars or Cibnamon. i We take the following extracts from th* c June number of the Agricultural j Bulletin Mr. A. Sharpies, writing on a Disease of i Cinnamon, cays: The true Cinnamon— Cinnamomum tey lanicum —is a fairly large tree under natural conditions but under cultivation
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  • 837 10 Titles of Nobility. Without expressing any opinion as to the advisability or otherwise of even considering the creation of hereditary titles in China, it is interesting to note that the State Department has had this subject under discussion in recent conferences and that the majority of members
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    • 56 10 Supplied by All Chemists. Physicians prescribe Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and DiarrLcei Remedy because it relieves cramps iu tbo stomach and intestinal paim quicker thdn any preparation they can compound. it can be bought from any chemist. A bottle will keep for years, ;>nd no home is complete without it, For
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    • 29 10 Keep It Handy. Immedi.vte relief is necessary in attacks of diarrhoea Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy should always be on band. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 264 10 HUTTENBACH Bro„.&C o. SOLE AGENTS FOR ROYAL TYPEWRITERS Have much pleasure ii\ announcing the arrival 01 THE NEW MODEL No. 10. Ti A 'm *«55 a OK /ipn Ci si ,3 :-U m *n ip t-'VT' tar **< *S-c 79 <^ r *r s»*: *s«£W. 7: a T^c <& PRICE
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  • 2784 11 FlftßT DjlTI ix Gallipoli. It is ttlmoat aa difficult to separate the damga of tht New Zealandera in Turkey from tboaa of the Auatraliana aa it ia undesirable to make auch a differentiation, for tha so-operation of tbeae two Dominions, upon which tha future of British
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    • 69 11 Are You Going on a Journey -hamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrlnia Remedy should be packed in your hand luggage when going on a journey. hange ot water, diet, and temperature all tend to produce bowel trouble, and this medicine cannot be secured on board the train or steamship. It may
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    • 181 11 •A young New Zealander of special promise, Mr. J. H. Allen, son of Colonel Allen, Minister for Defence (and corresponding secretary R. C. 1.), was killed at the Dardanelles about June 21. He was in England, and had just been called to the Bar after a brilliant oareer at Cambridge.
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    • 157 11 DC XX XX XX DOooOOC m APPOINTMENT. BY ROYAL Contractors to THE ADMIRALTY, THE WAR OFFICE, THE INDIA OFFICE, n o n ALL Government Hospitals IN THE Straits Settlements AND Federated Malay States. OBTAINABLE RETAIL o A V; 1 ■e: ;-;*V i K6 AND ALL Leading Hospitals THROUGHOUT The World.
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    • 1615 12 P.&O. 53 rjf S.N.C® Wireless Telegraphy, fitted on all Steamers. A11 Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans FREE of Charge and each berth is furnished with an Electric Reading Lamp. Expected Arrivals and Departures. BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CC., LTD, Fob Intended to Sail. Steamer. :*V Singapore. ftfiall Service Outward.
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