Straits Echo, 23 September 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVERTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, TBS FEDERATED SALAY STATES AND THE FAR BAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annua*. PENANG, THURSDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER, 1916. Single Cop,. 10 coitt. No. 217
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  • 1156 3 Gallipoli The Daily Roun® (This is the third and final instalment of the extracts from the diary of an officer which we began to publish on Tuesday. It gives an interesting account of the daily life of our men in Gallipoli at the coast bases.)
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  • 684 3 As at various tunes when Sungei Krian preference shares have been obtainable at about 30s. I have recommended a purchase, my readers may be interested in the statement set out, below showing the company's progress. During the period covered by the figures the price of rubber has
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    • 1132 3 RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO SCIATICA. Rheumatism, Lumbago and Sciatica are three of the most common and most painful complaints and practically arise from the same cause and the names only distinguish the location of the disease. If the arms and legs are affected it is called Rheumatism; ,f in the Loins Lumbago
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  • 1238 4 Sex-Pown and Submarines They say that ovary man thinks he could shine at some particular trade other than his own one naval chaplain of my acquaintance is convinced that he ought really to have been a tenor in grand opera, and another has owned to
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  • 771 4 j Into the discussion that is now going 01 in reference to the Chou An Hui, more bea j has been imported than necessary It, ms; j safely be said that 999,999 out of even million Chinese who think about the matter desire good government, and are
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    • 10 4 For Children's Hacking at Wood#’ Great Peppermint Cute, la. t>d
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    • 58 4 1.-J r--,n ir rww Middle aged people are often aflicted with (hat, distressing ailment, windy spasms, they tceiu to cut like a knife. Suffer» rs should get, a bottle of WOODS* GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE. T:»h very first dose will briug relief and pr *ve its value. Sold by Dispensaries and
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    • 496 4 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. THE Commissioners of George Town, Penang, hereby invite tenders for the following Erection of Quarters for Municipal Coolies at Kampong Java Road (one block>. Full particulars can be obtained and plans and specifications inspected at the Municipal Engineer’s office. Tenders which should be endorsed Erection of Quarters for
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  • 586 5 False Dachinos. Before Mr. V. G. Eiechiel in the Third Court yesterday morning at the instance of Mr. F. P. Scully, Inspector of Weights and Measures, Lai Koon San, and three other Chinese named Lee Thong, Kboo Chye, and Leong Ah Seh were summoned on a charge
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  • 307 5 Penang Women’s Work Subcripticn List. Amount previously acknowledged $356 20 Mrs Ritchie, Gedong Estate 10.00 Mrs. Gordon, Jong Landor Estate 10 00 Mrs Gray 5.00 Mrs. J. M. Anthony 500 D F 5-00 H. P 5.00 S H 2 00 Mrs. Gilroy 2.00 “George” 1.00 $4)1.20
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  • 488 5 The following subscriptions towards this 1 Fund were collected by Heah Seng Huat and Ong Keng Loy at BukitTambun P. W. Heah Seng Huat $10, Chop Joe Guan $4, Chop Sin Hong Hua $2, Mr. Teoh Guan Cheang $2, Chop Khor Aik Cheng $2, Chop Ban
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  • 308 5 I notice that the irrepressible Ceylonese have bean moving again—this time in the direction of forming a civil guard. As the formation of such a body has to have the sanction of the authorities I am not in a position to say how far this scheme,
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  • 73 5 Rubber Auction. Messrs. Cunningham Clark Co., advise us that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them by auction and private tender yesterday Diamond Smoked Sheet 5122 to $125 Plain Uusmoked Sheet 112 116 Diamond 117 Pale Crepe No. 2 124 Scrap Crepe No. 2
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  • 80 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, September 27 At the Singapore Rubber Auction 271 tons of rubber were offered for sale and 178 tons were sold at the following prices Smoked sheets $125 to $129 per picul fair... $l2l $124 h plain $llB $123 Unsmoked sheets $lO9 $llB
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    • 177 5 < 111 m a hi O' u hi Q_ c n in m z < z < X o 3 m o (A SCOTCH WHISKY V _S; JAMES N K V OlASOOW SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT L. BLACK WHITE ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY 99 Sole Agents PENANG AND KEDAH. By
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    • 464 5 s t V» GO C «C a E^i O rfs EG^P} WL L~? Fabrique de Cigarettes Egyptiennes FELUCCA T HH BoutonMßouge Hi J§ PERO FRERES Ji Fabr p Maspero FreresLio NS UUR MANUFACTURE A FABAIOUt #*n MASPERO FRERES L*© eAili(vtH*N^f'<-«iAu Y i*****35D0 r Look Right Here The Picture Everyone is
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  • 99 6 Published daily (except Sundays tnd public holidays) A.T ths CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. P*ICK. Daily Local M $24 per i&cub Outstation... Postage Extra. Mai! Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CJLBLS ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG." Telephone Nos. (Echo, 580 Printing Department 343 N it. All buiiaaa* ahould
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  • 410 6 That Mr. McKenna would have to impose very substantial new taxation in the second War Budget was a foregone conclusion. Gteat Britain is endeavouring as far as possible to finance the war in accordance with her sound and tried traditions, to meet in as great a measure as
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  • 1755 6 Some months ago when Mr. Noel Buxton and Mr. Charles Roden Buxton were visiting Rumania a miscreant, said to have been an emissary of the Young Turks, shot at and wounded one of them. Router’s cable repotting the crime was worded in the usual condensed
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  • 951 6 Numerous smokers in Penang would be tlad to hear of some establishment which tocks Manila cigars of the two British >rands, La Minerva and La Giralda. When are the Perak police going to discover the murderers of the late Mr. D. M. Macfarlane, manager of Inchong Estate who
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    • 157 6 BRITISH LYSOL SUBSTITUTE. BRITISH MANUFACTURERS produce a PREPARATION EQUAL TO GERMAN LYSOL Identical in Composition. Identical in Use. PRICES 55 cts., 85 cts. and $1.25. Sole Agents: THE GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY, LTD. PENANG, TAiPING and IPOH. twmn n iwriißH»' wu.% .nmurr u s SOLE AGENTS FOR tf? W 3 mai
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  • 664 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram INCREASED TAXATION ‘GREAT AND UNPRECEDENTED BURDENS." London, September 21. In the House of Commons Mr. Reginald McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the second War Budget of the financial year. He said that he must ask the House to sanction great and unprecedented burdens,
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  • 601 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. PRISONERS CAPTURED. Petrograd, September 22, 4.30 a.m. A Petrograd communique states that the Russians scored successes against the Germans east of Yilna and -also against the Austrians further south, making very effect ive use of the bayonet and capturing altogether 1,600
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  • 588 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. EFFECTIVE BURSTS OF FIRE. SUCCESS ON THE AISNE-MARNE CANAL. Paris, September 21, 5.45 p m. The bombardments are more violent than ever, especially the reciprocal bombardment in the region of Arras. The French batteries achieved very effective bursts of fire at several points
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  • 684 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. AN INTERESTING STATEMENT. London, September 22. Queen Wilhelmina, in her speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament, emphasised the determination of Holland to maintain her integrity and strictly to observe neutrality. Her relations with foreign powers continued to
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  • 819 7 SEND-OFF BY PARISHIONERS. The parishioners of the Church of tbo Assumption and the members of the Parish Hall gathered at the Hall last evening to bid Father Duvelle au, revoir on the occasion of his proceeding to Hongkong to recruit his health. Never was the Parish
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  • 95 7 Sept.2o By Balance ...$35,987.06 22 H D. Sharpin, monthly subscription 25.00 Members of the Lower Perak Club, monthly subscription 380.00 Balance, Sept. 22 36,392.06 Remitted to London j£lo,ooo on 24-2-15 85,618 73 Total subscriptions to date ...$122,010.79 To day's Tides. —High water ,0.8
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  • 518 7 CRITERION PRESS SUED. CHINESE AFFAIRS AT RANGOON. In the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice L. P. Ebden, the case was resumed in which Tau Siew Kim, a Chiuese resident of Rangoon, sues the Criterion Press, Ltd., as the proprietors of the Penang Sin Poe for
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  • 383 7 (From Our Ovm Correspondent o Ipoh, September 23. A deputation, consisting of Messrs A. Harmann Orr, E L. Huson, and J. Davidson McCulloch waited on the Chief Secretary in connection with the destruction caused by elephants in the Sungei Siput district. The assistance of the Government in
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  • 1036 8 It is a commonplace to say that the development of this country has been remarkably rapid. The war has called a halt for < the time being, but the interruption to pro- gress, we hops, is only temporary, and we look forward to the day when we shall
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  • 1310 8 A Singapore Opinion. i What the price of the principal product < of Malaya—tin—will be when tbe war is over only very rash speculators are likely to predict, and what their views may be does not matter in the least for the end of the struggle is, obviously,
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  • 89 8 The following ties have been fixed for to-morrow Mixed Doubles. Miss Hogin and Reimann vs Mrs Martin and Threlfall (Unfinished.) Championship. Linton vs Everest (Unfinished.) Single Handicap A. F N Syer vs Cunradi. Single Handicap C Savage vs Harvey Saatb tw Agorholm (Unfinished) Hay vs Lavilie. Profession
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  • 345 8 Persenangan Stia gained a victory over Penang Police yesterday by excellent play. This result makes A mot hoi Moslem’s position secure. Referee Corp. H. M. Omar Score t'ersonangau Stia, 1 Penang Police, 0. The General Meeting the M. F. A. directed the Silver Cup won by Darul Aman to
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    • 425 8 WANTED TO BUY. CEAKA BUBBEK SEEDS in «mill or Urge quantity. f Apply to A 549 e/o Straits Echo. WANTED. EUROPEAN to take charge of a plant near Penang. Some engineering experience required Also ability to handle labour. Must speak Malay. Free quarters. Reply No. 127, 571 c/o Straits Echo.
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    • 37 8 Remember the Name. Chamberlain’B Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the beat known medicine for diarrhoea, dysentery, colic, cramps or pains in the stomach. You may need it some tune. For sale by ail Dispensaries and Dealers,
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    • 42 8 Treatment for Ihrseatery. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar- rhcea Remedy followed by a dose of oastor oil will effectually cure the most stubborn cases of dyseutery. It is especially good for summer diarrhoea in children. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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  • 2997 9 GERMANY’S TIME LIMIT. A Study is Figures. Mr. Hilaire Belloc addressed a large audience at Dorking on August 25 on the subject of the position of the war. He explained at the outset that the object of the lecture and others that he had delirered was
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    • 61 9 Chronic Diarrhcea. Are you subject to attacks of diari bee v Keep absolutely quiet for a few rest iu bed if possible, bo careful of your diet aud take Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy. This medicine haa cured cases of chronic diari heat that physicians have failed on, aud
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    • 10 9 For Ohrouic Cheat Complaint», Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure li, 6d
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  • 2433 10 \Te doubt whether there are any honest militarists now left m Europe. Militarists grow in peace time, especially when the peace is long. They are like that couple near the end of their honeymoon, of whom one said How delightful it would be to meet some friend
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    • 86 10 Chamberlain’s Couth Remedy. This remedy has no superior as a cure for colds, croup and whooping cough. It has been a favourite with the mothers of youug children for almost forty years. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy can always be depended upon and is pleasant to take. It not only cures colds
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    • 237 10 The Eastern United Assurance Corporation Ltd. Head Office: SINGAPORE. The undersigned has been appointed Agent for the above Corporation, and is now prepared to accept MARINE FIRE RISKS at current rates. QUAH BENG KEE, 43. Jtĕaah Street, P«ua%<j EYE-SIGHT RESTORED. An INFALLIBLE REMEDY for »11 sorts of eye diseases. It
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  • 228 11 To Master Rbbumatism There are still more people who imagine that Rheumatism can be cured bj embrocations, and outward applications, overlooking the fact that the trouble is rooted in the blood. It follows, therefore that it can be treated successfully only by cleansing and enriching the blood,
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  • 2009 11 (Frm Our Own Correspondent.) London, August 27. The vehemence with which the German Government denies that its fleet received a severe defeat in the Baltic is one of the best proofs that it has. The defeat of the German ships and the sinking of three cruisers
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    • 186 11 THE SECRET TO HEALTH RESTORING. BOOKS of advice, given by Dr. K. C. Dass, a physician of over 50 years’ experience in the above subject, can be obtained post free from the following places: PENANG RUBBER STAMP Co., 40 Church Street, Veuang. THE FRIEND OF THE PUBLIC Co, 49, Lahat
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    • 61 11 Rheumatism. Have you ever tried Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism If not, you are wasting time, as the longer this disease runs on the harder it is to cure. Get a bottle to-day, apply it with a vigorous massage to the afflicted parts and you will be surprised and delighted
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