Straits Echo, 1 November 1915

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    35 1 Straits Echo rAILV CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT TEE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 13. $24 Per Annua, PENANG, MONDAY, Ist NOVEMBER, 1915. Sia*le Copy, 10 ccnti. No. 250
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      1065 1 Sst! Ssuaua Si^is. ll* S»S a i sr c-J* *3 -1 y) jSS*» ErtD ,teAt«.U!TIANGLEEfi»CO., S °tr»cg Of Kiftlt Lvta»«r, O •«pstKUK**!*»» V D D D n I D D D D D II D Sa u ‘S±N30V pn “°o a mwn oato Hsuiiia 3<m hsuim •sjuy IsuibSk joioojoid uit?ji9[)
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    A Visit to the Italian Front.
    1364 3 By J. M. N. J Err bus. We, the little group of British correspondents who have been waiting in .Rome for leave to follow the Italian Army and have been finding Rome an all too eternal city, received our authorisations at the close of
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    China’s Anniversaries.
    539 3 The Tenth.” In spite of the absence of the military review by the President on Sunday, the Tenth cf October was recognised by the country as a date to be remembered and honoured, for whatever changes may tak place in the form of government in China the natiou
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      92 3 Diphtheria—How It May Be Avoided. Diptheria is usually contracted when the child has a cold. The cold prepares the child’s system for the reception and development of the diphtheria germs. When there are cases of diphtheria in the neighbourhood children that have colds should be kept at home and off
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    Legislative Council.
    1956 4 Last Friday's Meeting. Present. H. E. the Governor (Sir Arthur Young k c H. 0.) The Hon. Col. Sec. (R. J. Wilkinson, c.M.a.) Attorney General (G.A. Goodman.) Col. Treasurer (A.M. Pountney.) Col. Engineer (F. J. Pigott.) Dr. W. G. Ellis. J. B. Eloum. C. J. Saunders. E. D.
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      326 4 me DOC DOC DOCZDOCDOCOOC DOC DOC DDi THE MAINSTAY OF THE CLUB. O A O n 0 0 0 0 0 o S' fr > I '♦Mv > J V y,V c fc-~: v 5^ 'y, 4 «wi 8 --r'<Tl y HI rig 1 kt* I If < I \/rTi
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    M. A. P.
    1818 5 Sir Edward and Lady Brockman returned to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore on Saturday. Mr. A. W. S. Graeme is appointed deputy Locomotive Superintendent. F. M. S. Railways, with effect from September 8. Mr. A G. Stephen, manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Shanghai, has arrived
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    98 6 Published daily (except. Sundays Mid p»bfie holidays) at Tea CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59. Beach Street, Penang. Pbicb. Daily Local m 924 per mat Outstation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) 917.50 CillJ ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo 583 Printing Departnent 345 If.it. —All butiaaM ep-naunicationt »ho".!d
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    BY RAIL OR SEA?
    578 6 Every now and then local steamship companies dtsirrus of meeting the wishes and requirements of the travelling public alter or modify their time-tables so as to make the arrival and depirture of their vessels lit in conveniently with the time-table of the r F.U.?. Railways. Whenever,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1156 6 November brings two notable anniversaries for the Tsar. It is just twenty one years today since he succeadedto the Imperial Throne, aud November 16 will be tho twentieth anniversary of his marriage with Princess Alix of Hesse. The betrothal was announced only a mouth or so before Alexander
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    ACCIDENT TO THE KING.
    785 6 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. FURTHER DETAILS. I i Loudon, October 29 Router’s correspondent with the British Headquarters, writing on October 28, states that the King left the royal residence shortly before 10 o’clock in the morning for a small f (own where he met the General
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    THE BALKANS.
    657 6 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. SERBIA INVADED. KUPRULU RECAPTURED. Athens, October 30 i Toe Times correspondent at Athens 3 states that the Bulgarians have recaptured P Kuprulu. The French firmly hold Strumitzi. 1 AUSTRIAN VERSION. Amsterdam, October 22. r An Austrian communique states that the rains are making the
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    THE WESTERN THEATRE.
    612 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. bombardment in CHAMPAGNE LondoD, October 29, 5 p.m A F&ris communique states that violent lighting took place in the night northward of the Aisne with grenades and torpedoes. Reciprocal bombardment continued in Champagne. FIGHT FOR THE COURTINE." London. October 30. 3.25 a.m A
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    IN THE EAST.
    619 7 (Reuter Service) Copyright Telegram. DESPERATE ACTIONS. Petrograd, October 30. Ihe communique to-day is very brief and states that there has been no chauge on the front, despite some desperate actions in the southern theatre. DALEN. Germans Lured to tkeir Deatk. Petrpgrad, October 30. One of the most
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    FRANCE AND THE WAR.
    628 7 (Reuter Service.) Copyright Telegram WHY VIVIANI RESIGNED. FIRST FRUITS OF THE CHANGES. Paris, October 30. Mr. Rĕuĕ Viviani, in a letter to M. Poincard, President of the Republic, explains that the reason for his resignation •of thB Premiership was that a minority in the Cabinet demanded
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    IMPORTANT CABINET SITTING.
    714 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. London, October 30. The Cabinet sitting is one of unusual importance owing to the conferences with General Joffre and also in view of Mr Asquith’s forthcoming statement in which, it is expected, he wiil announce a smaller War Cabinet for the immediate direction
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    CHINESE MONARCHIST MOVEMENT.
    852 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. FRIENDLY ADVICE. BY JAPAN. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. Peking, October 30. On October 21 the Japanese Charge I d’Affaires verbally tendered friendly advice to the Chinese Government to suspend at present the movement for the restoration of the monarchy which is calculated possibly to
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    704 7 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following special telegrams are trom tho Sumatra Post of Friday uud Siturday, October 29 aud 30; I Holland and the War. M. Ragout, Dutch envoy at the Vatican, is dead. The price of bread in Holland is to bj again lowered at the
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    Outside.
    73 7 I bo following articles will bo found on our outside pages:— Page —China's Anniversaries. A Visit to •he Italian Fiont 4.—Local Defences Siagaprrj Cbinose and the War. 5 —M. A. P. B— '‘olice Cou t De»tb of Mr. E Pugh October Tin Outputs. Penang R* creation Club. Coroner’s Inqu«s‘.
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    Coroner's Inquest.
    998 8 CHINESE GIRL'S DEATH. Misadvhntuee bt Poisoning. The inquest into the circumstances attend- < ing the death of a Chinese girl, eighteen 1 years old, named Ong Keck, was held on Saturday morning before Mr. E. E.Colman, H. M. Coroner and a coroner's jury. Inspector McLernon of Pitt Street
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    Penang Recreation Club.
    611 8 Annual Repoet. Your Committee beg to submit the report on the working of the Club, and accounts for the year ending 30th September, 1915. i 2. The last Annual General Meeting was i held on the 19th November, 1914, at which the following gentlemen were elected office
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    Reserve Force and Civil Guard Ordinance.
    313 8 I To tbe Editor of tbe Straits Times Sir, —I am informed that some of tbe British subjects of alien enemy descent have 1 registered themselves under tbe above Ordinance. Is this in keeping with the provi- «ions of the bill especially in view
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    Police Court Cases.
    480 8 A Cheating Case. A Tamil, named Perumanan Chetty, was on Saturday arraigned before Mr. V. G. EzBchiel in the Second Court on a charge of cheating one Sinna Tarnby in respect of a catty of oil-cake. The complainant, Sinna Tamby, who described himself as a cattle dealer
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    Death of Mr. E. Pugh.
    373 8 Loss to F M S. Railwats We are indebted to the Kuala Lumpur paper for the following details regarding the career of the late Mr. Edward Pugh, Chief Accountant and Auditor, FM 3. Railways Mr. Pugh, who was fortv-fivo years of age, first joined the
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    October Tin Outputs.
    1168 8 Tbe dredge of the Kam pong Kamunting Dredging Co. worked 584 hours, handling 86,690 cubic yards, from which was recovered 550.55 piculs, realising $24,794 39. The output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company for the week ended Oetober 30 wai fifteen tons. A large number of
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    A Disclosure.
    168 8 The reason why every sensible person in Penang and Province Wellesley is curtailing his expenditure on whiskey is because he knows that be will have something better to do with the money. On Thursday, November 4, there is to be such a bazaar at the Town Hall as
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    22 8 The following tie has been fixed for >Y ednesday, the 3rd inst.:— Single Handicap A. Prentis vs Bvatt (Final).
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      490 8 WANTED. EUROPEAN Assistant required immediately in the Accountant's Department of a Mercantile Firm. Reply with copies of testimonials and particulars of i experience to j No. 125, Straits Times, Singapore, 627 < OLD MIRRORS re-silvered and made as good as new. New ones made to order. All work guaranteed. Write
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      90 8 NOTICE. usual monthly sale of Pawnbrokers X. forfeited pledges for sums exceeding 810 will be held punctually at 11 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 3rd, 4th and 5th proximo respectively at No. 42, Beach Street. The above forfeited pledges may be viewed at the Sale Boom on
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    Local Defences.
    1081 9 We are settling down slowly to work out the system of local defensive provided for under the Reserve Forces and Civil Guard Ordinance. There is, of course, a good deal to be done, and most of it falls on the shoulders of men who have plenty of other
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    Singapore Chinese and the War.
    940 9 Steps Towards Securing Voluntary Register, We Straits Times) are asked by Mr. Song Ong Siang to insert the following having reference to the Straits-Chinese patriotic movement: In pursuance of resolution II passed at the public meeting of Straits Chinese British subjects on September 29, 1915,
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    Affairs in China.
    871 10 The Civil ServiceDuring the seventh century one of China’s great rulers devised and established a very complete system of civil service, entrance to which was only obtainable through the gateway of a very elaborate and exacting examination process. That system continued practically without change until the closing
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    Woman.
    869 10 At a public meeting held on Sunday after noon to discuss the problem of woma moral training, at the Kyoritsu w 3 Sbokugyo Gakko, Kanda, Miss Tl. Kayetsu. a leading woman publicist and the principal of a woman’s school BDo u on woman’s honour. She regretted she had to
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    Our Colonial Policy.
    2559 11  -  By Sir H. H. Johnston. Justice must be done. Germany must be punished if there is to be any future respect for common principles of right and wrong in the world’s policy. But the gooner she is given something useful to do the better for her moral
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