Straits Echo, 28 September 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE Of EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annum PENANG, TUESDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER, 19IS. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 221
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    • 941 1 CBBMKB SUSS» Bi ST? |i| Vi> 31 IS £> S Ja ■s-i > s v- #3 SCte C J 5 u*fc H H A u TIANGLEES»OO. t B Knit L«m»«r. E' aaKISHBHBiIMMII «aiMHMetaa^lßKßHaji For Cars on Hire M i BANK FOR Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. EMPIRE "The
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  • 2076 2 Constitutional Issvhs. The sudden raising of thS monarchical issue a month ago created a good deal of un- easiness in the minds of many who feared that the form in which it had been raised and the great strength that appeared to lie behind those who
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    • 313 2 FOR SINGAPORE. HONGKONG. SWATOW S AMOY. The 8.S. Hong Bee, Captain L. Van Egdom, will leave for the abovo ports on Wednesday, the 29th instant, at 4 pm. For freight or passage, apply to Messrs. CHIN HIN Cot, 63, Beach Street. Agentt for the Ho Hong Line of Singapore. EYE-SIGHT
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    • 41 2 Treatment for Dysentery. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by a dose of castor oil will effectually cure the most stubborn cases of dysentery. It is especially good for Bummer diarrhoea in children. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 304 2 BIGGEST VALUE IN FOOTWEAR UNDER THE SUN. wTaDE IN ENGLANPjS>' THE ORIENT BRAND The Orient Brand! irlfll M S x «lg The Orient Brand. In Tan or Black Box Calf Orient Boots. A boot that belongs exclusive’y to Whiten way’ft. A search of the shoe stores of other markets will
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  • 2588 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, September 23rd. Peacb Party Disillusioned. Sir Edward Grey’s crushing exposure of the desperate attempts made by Germany three years ago to isolate England and then rush a war on France and Russia has completely exploded the plot so cunningly woven by
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  • 205 3 Wednesday, September 29. St. Michael and all Angels Michaelmas Day. 8-00 a m. Holy Communion 6-30 p.m. Choir Practice Friday, October 1. 10-30 a.m. Matins 6-00 p m. War Intercession Service. At different parts of the front the Germans have announced their victories in Russia to
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    • 430 3 WANTED. WANTED Junior Assistant for Rubber Estate situated in Kedah. For further particulars apply to SANDILANDS BUTTERY Co 576 Beach Street, Penang WANTED. 171UR0PEAN to take charge of a plant .J near Penang. Some engineering exjierience required Also ability to handle labour. Must speak Malay. Free quarters. Reply No. 127,
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    • 88 3 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 fi? FIRE RISKS at current rates. QUAH BENG KEE, 43. Beach. Street. Pewiuq. ESTABLISHED 1874. THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Company Ltd. Incorporated
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    • 512 3 vm I 1 I 1 I I f t 1 V/. V V I 2 2 I i QUALITY is the point which is necessary in an enjoyable Cigarette. g; =fj Virginia c ICar.ETTES-t=^2 Br ISTOL LO*o°s^?: That’s why “EMBASSY VIRGINIA No. 77 has been justly p described as DE
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  • 260 4 Geuroci Cmdiat Comments. Ottawa, September 27. The newspapers give prominence to the Viceregal Council’s resolution regarding Indian representation at the Imperial conference. The Oitiwi Free Press says that the concession should not be made as a reward of loyalty and assistance in the war. India bod earned a
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  • 99 4 Published daily (except Sunday* and pvfelio holidar*) AT TH» CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Pbicb. Daily Local M $24 per annua Outatation... Postage Extra. l£ail Edition (Post Fine) $17.50 CABLB ADDBEBB ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Not. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 N d.— All buaißM* communication*
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  • 39 4 Rus8rll —Burton. —Aug. 26, at Sutton, D. O. Russell. Second Lieutenant, R. E., of Kuala Lumpur, to Ethel Florence Burton. Birth. Clarke— On 28th September, at No 45, Scotland Road, to Mr. and Mrs. G. C' Clarke—a daughter.
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  • 1361 4 Field-Marshal Sir John French is sixtythree years old to day. The son of a sailor (Commander J. T. VV. French) John Denton Pinkstone French was born on September 28. 1852 in the beautiful little Kentish Estate of Ripplevale, near Walmer, in the same year as bis colleague
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  • 885 4 Mr. A H- Heip proceeded definitely to Kuala Lumpur to-day. Mr. H. J. Cooper has been appointed a Visitor to the Central Lunatic Asylum, Tanjong Rambutan. A marriage has been arranged between Maurice Freeman Hotchkis, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hotchkis, Leycroft, Taunton, and manager of
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  • 22 4 Sept. 23 By Balance 952.72 27 Miss Scott 10.00 Balance, Sept. 27 962.72 Amount previously acknowledged 18,558.21 Total ...$19.*****
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  • 920 4 Like the rest of the press, we erred in .umping to the conclusion, after the naval )attle in the Gulf of Riga about a month go, that the German battle-cruiser tfoltke had been sunk. But we cannot >lame the Russian reports of the engagement for this. All they
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  • 657 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. THE ALLIES' SUCCESSES. GERMAN ADMISSIONS. Amsterdam, September 26. An official German communique issued in Berlin admits the Allies’ successes. It says: South-west of Lille the enemy repulsed one of our divisions near Loos from the advanced to the second line. Naturally, we had
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  • 719 5 A German communique mentions that the battle was especially stubborn to the north of Mourme le Grand and clos9 to the western Argonne. Experts point out that the German line here, prior to Saturday’s fighting, was from six to nine miles before the important railway was
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  • 546 5 TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT. CEASELESS CANNONADING. London, September 27. i Despatches from Holland state that the i r oar of cannon was heard ceaselessly in places well inside Z lelaud, and the houses on the frontier far inland were shaken to their foundations by the thunder of the wari ships’ guns
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  • 305 5 (Renters Service) Copyright Telegram. TURCO BULGARIAN AGREEMENT SIGNED. STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER. Sofia, September 26. The agreement between Turkey and Bulgaria ceding the Dedeagatch Railway and adjacent territory to Bulgaria was signed by the Turkish and Bulgarian delegates at Dimotika yesterday. Aggressive Designs Deaied. Amsterdam, September 26.
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  • 44 5 (From Our Own Correspondent,') Singapore, September 27. At the Assizes Lok Chan Hoi, a youth charged with using as genuine cheques forged with his father’s signature, has been sentenced to eight strokes with the rattan and two years in a reformatory.
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  • 75 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 27. Yesterday several hundred Sikhs assembled at the Sikh Temple to pray for the success of the British arms and to thank the Government for the honour and distinction of conferring a J. P.ship on SubadarMajor Bhall Singh. A letter, expressing
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  • 138 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, September 27. A rowing race over a course of one mile took place on Saturday between Messrs. Patterson, Simons, four-oared boat and Messrs. Boustead Co.’s boat. The former won by half a length. H. E. the Governor witnessed the race. The Hon.
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  • 239 5 ACTION AGAINST ALIEN FIRMS. DELAYED IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE RETURNS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, September 27. The Hon. Mr. C. W. Darbishire, presiding at the half-yearly meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, said that he regretted the suggested improvements in trade! returns had not been
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  • 492 5 Iaapeetioa by tbe Geaeral. The Penang Volunteers and about a hundred members of tbe Sikh Police paraded on the Esplanade yesterday evening for the inspection by Brigadier-General D.H. Ridout, c.M.«., General Officer Commanding the Troops, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. The turn-out was very good. The parade,
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  • 869 5 A MESSAGE TO INDIA. No finer fighters have come out of the East than the Sikhs, whose loyalty to the British Rij stood so splendidly the fiery test of the Mutiny. Thousands of this warrior sect are taking their part in the great war, and the
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  • 56 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 2.—The Future of China. 3.—War News and Gossip. St. George’s i Church. G. —Toe Governor's Speech. Malacca Muddles. P. L R. C Bombs at i Shanghai Night Adventures at the Front. Officials and the Public 1 Mind. r
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  • 1180 6 A Singapore Opinion. There is happily, saya the Free Prett, outaide o£ the referencea to the circumstaocea of the Mutiny, which may pasa without comment aa being in a manner ret judicata, notbiug in the course of the Colony’s affairs aa aet forth in His Excellency’s Budget
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  • 687 6 STRANGE TRAFFIC ORDER Public’s Right of Wat Stopped. In most parts of the world public thoroughfares, the upkeep of which is provided for out of the rates aud taxes levied upon the people, are never closed if it can be possibly avoided, and when that becomes necessary the
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  • 958 6 We have, says the Timet of Malaya, a good deal of sympathy with the Belangor Chamber of Commerce in their little matter with the Resident of Selangor and we must congratulate Mr. H P. Clodd, who presided at the half-yearly meeting of the Chamber, on
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  • 879 6 THE STORY OF A BRITISH PATROL’S EXPLOIT. Songs of the Soldiers Mr. Philip Gibbs, in a despatch to the Chronicle, gives a picturesque account of night-time scenes and adventures at the front. It is pleasant (he says) to see the bivouacs of the men behind
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  • 1112 6 MONARCHIST PAPER ATTACKED. Many Killed and Injured. Says the China Frees of September 12: Three Chinese were killed and ten injured by the explosion of a bomb thrown at 7 o’clock last evening into the office of the Ya Sih Ya Pao (the Asiatic Daily News) the
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  • 700 6 The following was the result of the shoot at Kampong Bhavu, on Monday afternoon MONTHLY PRIZE (OPEN). Deliberate Firing. H 3 rn H t- 2 8 g 8 i-H l-H Ol Miss Mathieu 31 32 27 90 Mrs Liston 30 33 26 89 Miss Smith 33
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    • 11 6 For Hacking Cough at Night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d
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    • 10 6 For Chronic Cheat Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure Is. 6d.
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  • 224 7 Headache caused by a disturbed digestion is nearly always accompanied by pains in the stomach, flatulence, vomiting and often by constipation This sort of headache is generally located in the forehead, and is not constant but comes and goes. It does not come on immediately after
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  • 1347 7 A friend writes to the Free Prist In reference to your Coincidences” in this morning’s paper, it has occurred to me that you might care to re tell the strange coincidence by which I discovered a couple of pieces of old family plate in a Chinese pawnshop in
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  • 433 7 As supplementing the information given in the Government Gazette regarding enemy ownership of cigar factories at Manila, this, from the China Mail may be found useful The following has been communicated to us by the general manager of the La Minerva Cigar Factory, Manila. The following is
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