Straits Echo, 1 October 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OP EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annum PENANG, FRIDAY, Ist OCTOBER, 1915. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 224
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 992 1 unmivmnn 5 B n 3 *> Z r 5 The Doctor advises and reooa mends. It is ncnrLhing, iaviforstinf sad streagtkeniaf. >■l For Cars on Hire EHPIRE •'The Little Aristocrat Call at or 'phone (No. 694) to Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. Just Unpacked A New Shipment of
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    • 16 1 TO LET, 1 BUNGALOW No. 1428. BURMAH ROAD. LOCATION QUIET a HEALTHY. APPLY 53, Beach Street.
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  • 1090 2  -  .Bt E. R. T*oMPsoir. Insensibly we are recovering a long-lost faculty. We are assorting our independence of the written word. Deprived of dowb, we are learning how to do without it. We are, in short, beginning to organise Rumour—to acquire that marvellous gift, common to all "backward”
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  • 763 2 The Report entitled The Educational System of Hongkong” which was laid on the table at the last meeting of the Legislative Council provides reading that is decidedly instructive. It is well written and equally well arranged, aud belongs to the class of pamphlets which persons
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 89 2 ChamberUin’s Ccugh Remedy. This remedy has no superior as a cure for colds, croup and whooping cough. It has beeu a favourite with the mothers of youDg children for almost forty yfars. Cbamberlaiu’s Cough Remedy can always be depended upon and is pleasant to take. It not only cures colds
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    • 12 2 For Children’» Hacking Cough at Night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1b. 6d,
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    • 607 2 NOTICE. s.s. MARAS will leave for SINGAPORE on the 7th October, at 4 p.m. For freight or passage apply to J. M. CAMA, 42, King Street, Agent, t.t. Maras. 580 NOTICE. THE usual monthly sale of Pawnbrokers* forfeited pledges for sums exceeding $10 will be held punctually at 11 o’clock
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  • 984 3 Take an unfrequented and picturesque patch of open country somewhere on the Sussex coast. Introduce 1 Sheriff’s Daughter, 1 Tenderfoot, 1 Desperado (or Gunman) on whose head a price has been set, and 1 Faithful Bloodhound. Add a dozen best American Cowboys and a posse of Sheriff’s Officert,
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  • 374 3 i The President's Message i The President may have favoured, and may still favour, the principle of monarchical government, but he is not to be led astray by his personal leanings. He still remains the shrewd, clear-thinking, cleareyed statesman who has brought peace to China and whose
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  • 48 3 Sept. 29 By Balance ...$36,735.17 30 J. R. Brown, September subscription 25,00 A. R. W. Landon, monthly subscription 15.00 “Anonymous" monthly subscription 35 00 Balance, Sept. 30 36,810.17 Remitted to Loncfon jgIO.OOO on 24-2-15 85,618 73 Total subscriptions to date $122,428.90
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  • 361 3 lb. The Straits Rubber, Co. Ltd 178.000 The Penang Rubber Estates Co. Ltd. 144.100 The Rubana Rubber Estate, Ltd. 45.000 The Tali Aver Rubber Estates, Ltd. 53.400 The Batak Rabit Rubber Estates, Ltd. 18.000 The Bagan Serai Co., Ltd. 23.500 Tho S.S (Be? tarn) Rubber Co
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    • 804 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 ft* FIRE RISKS at current rates. QUAH BENG KEE. 43. Bench Street. Penam j EYE-SIOHT RESTORED. An infallible remedy tor »n sorts of eye
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    • 473 3 I I QUALITY is the point which is necessaryin an enjoyable Cigarette. Sr That’s why EMBASSY VIRGINIA No. 77 has been justly described as 'Virginia C1 c A R. E T T J THE CIGARETTE 5 DE LUXE. wzwwm V, 77: WAR WAR A NEW FEATURE EVERT WEEK AT THE
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  • 97 4 Published daily (except Sunday and public holidays) at thh CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Fxicn. Daily Local m $24 per Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLB ADOBinS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 N d. —All bu*in»M communication* *bould
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  • 1346 4 Following the sympathetic reception Accorded by the Canadian press to the proposal that India lie represented at the next Imperial Conference, there seems ground to suppose that the idea has been approved by the India Office and those two factors bring its realisation well within the
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  • 997 4 Mr Maurice Maude, of Cicely Estate, Lower Perak, was in Penang ou business to-day. Mr. P. A Farrer Manby, b. a.., barrister-at-law, Stipendiary Magistrate of Georgetown. British Guiana, has been appointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies a Judicial Commissioner in the Malay States. Soma
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  • 1030 4 An interesting legend of the Kaiser i* mentioned in Mr. Stepheu Graham’s book, With Poor Immigrants to America,” Tramping through the States, Mr. Graham uet a German named Otto Friedrichs, who discussed with him the possibility of a war oetween England and Germany. Some say ze Kaiser is
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 147 4 FRESH STOCK JUST RECEIVED. ACETIC ACID 99/100; PUKE GLACIA L. Genuine Momi Wood Cases 19'' by 19' by” 24". White Porcelain Rubber Cups. Tumbler Shape. Price on Application. The Eastern Trading Cor., PENANG IPOH. BlllBlIBEIflBDDnDnniIIlllIIIII Humphrey Tavlor&Co., j LIQUEUR DISTILLERS, BLOOMSBURY DISTILLERY, LONDON, W.C. n n n n a a
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  • 627 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. FURTHER PROGRESS. London, September 29. A Paris communique states that progress was made eastward of Souchez yesterday night until Hill 140, the highest point of the Vimy Hills, was reached and the orchards to the south of that position. Three hundred Prussian Guardsmen
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  • 687 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. GR\ 3 HI DESCRIPTION. WAITING FOR THE WORD OF COMMAND. London, September 30. Reuter’s correspondent with the British Headquarters. writing oa September 28, says; The first glorious British charge from the Vermelles trenches cirriel them right through the village of L >os
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  • 742 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. DESPERATE FIGHTING GUERILLA WARFARE STARTED. London, September 29. A communique issued in Petrograd states that German attacks near Friedrichstadt and Dvinsk wore repulsed but the Russians gave way somewh it south-east of Oamiaua, east of Vilna, while south of Pripet repeated German attacks,
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  • 583 5 (Reuters Service) Copyright Telegram. SIR E. GREY’S SPEECH. SATISFACTORY RESULTS. London, September 29. It is understood that Sir El ward Grey’s speech oa the Balkan situation has caused great satisfaction among Bulgarian diplomatists in London. New Bulgaria* Cabinet. Athens, September 29. Tbe King of Bulgaria has requested
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  • 151 5 (From Our Own Corraepondtnf.') Kuala Lumpur, September 30. At the meeting of the Malayan Collieries Ltd. Mr. A. Russel, who presided, said that all sales till the out-put amounted to 200 tons a day would be credited to development account. They were now turning out sixty tons
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  • 421 5 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following special telegrams are from I the Sumatra Post of Wednesday, Septem Iber 29: Hollkid and Ike War. A special meeting of the Dutch Cabinet was held on Monday in order to consider the measures to be taken in consequence of the pressure
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  • 113 5 Daring Act on a Traia. Says Thursday’s TOM.: A daring robbery is reported to have taken place iu a passenger train between Teluk Anson and Tapah Road this morning, the money stolen being about $3,000, belonging to a Chinese Towkay who was a second-class passenger from Teluk
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  • 305 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 2. —The Educational System of Hongkong. 'Che Semi-Truthful Jade. 3. —A Cinema. Affairs in China. 6. lam the Bayonet! War Charges. Clearing out The Old Gang The Ceylon Riots. 7. A Grand Fleet Chaplain’s Note-Book. An Honourable Loss.
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  • 970 5 CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. '1 he nearing was resumed this morning in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule of the suit in which Khoo Hun Eng, a well-known Chinese Towkay, sued his brother Knoo Hun Y«ang another wellknown towkay, claiming $24,370 as damages. It will
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  • 946 6  -  MY STORY. Bv William Boot*. I was born in or about Bayonne, in Southern France, in the year 1671; therefore they christened ine the bayonet.” I had elder brothers born in Flanders, but they were not true bayonets Still, they did their share in the world’s
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  • 964 6 Anybody whose business takes him about the courts of summary jurisdiction, or, indeed, anybody who assimilates the police intelligence” of the daily pipers, will have noticed that a new brand of charge hus arisen which we will venture to call the war-charge. We do not mean the numerous prosecutions
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  • 1904 6  -  RUSSIA’S WAY WITH THE SHELL SHORTAGE. By H. H amilton Fyte. Petrograd, August 1. An historic meeting,” an Ambassador said to me as we passed in the Lobby just before the special War Session of the Duma was opened this morning. But everything nowadays is
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  • 1940 6 A Plba For In<juirt. We trust that the Government, having passed the Riot Compensation Act, is not going to rest on its oars as if there was nothing further to be done in the matter. By far the greatest part of the task thrown upon its hands
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 11 6 For Chronic Chest Complaint», Wood»’ Ore vt Peppermint Cure 1«. 6d.
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    • 41 6 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 summer diarrhea* in children. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 80 6 One test, of WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CORE would prove to you its solid worth as a preventive medicine that should be in every family medicine chest. Sold all over the world, its popularity is increasing every year, and, as you will know, it is not possible to keep celling a
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    • 37 6 Remember the Name. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the beet known medicine for diarrhoea, dysentery, colic, cramps or pains in the stomach. You may need it some time. For sale by ail Dispensaries and Dealers,
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    • 61 6 Rhamatism. 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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  • 1298 7 Meals. 4 Meals in war-time assume an importance for greater than they possessed in the peace period. Then they were the mere punctua-tion-marks of the day; but now they have become the principal paragraphs, with large blank spaces between them. Let us eat and drink,
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  • 409 7 A London contemporary points out that the returns of the opium revenue in the annual blue book of Indian Statistics must not pass unnoticed, even though they do uo more than reflect in terms of finance a decision announced in the House of Commons two years ago.
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  • 290 7 A city with a past lull of blood and scandal, modern Belgrade is nevertheless, outwardly a town ot charm “White City” is the Servian meaning of its name, and is borne out Dy the many snowy building set in abundant greenery. Everywhere the town has an air of pleasant
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    • 59 7 Chronic Ditrrhoea. Are you subject to attacks of diarrhoea Keep absolutely quiet for a few days, rest in bed if possible, bo careful of your diet and take Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarih'ea Remedy. This medicine haß cured cases of chronic diarrhoea that physicians have faded on, and it will
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    • 62 7 NO MOTHER cau expect her children to escape all the ills to which childhood is subject, but small regular doses of UtfWallinEB the tiny laxatives, will help to make their battles for health easily won. Correct Constipation, relieve Biliousness and Headaches. Do not Gripe. Of Chemists, 50 oents per phial,
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    • 220 7 THE SECRET TO HEALTH RESTORING. BOOKS of advice, given by Dr. K. C. bigs, 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, Penang. THE FRIEND OF THE PUBLIC Co., 49, Lahat
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    • 282 7 IE BY APPOINTMENT <oW m TO H. M. THE KING NESTLE CHOCOLATE FOR THE FRONT. Having been requested by several Residents in the Malay Peninsula to send parcels of Nestle Chocolates to relatives or friends at the tront, we have now made arrangements to send parcels from our London Office
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