Straits Echo, 8 November 1915

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  • 35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR BAST GENERALLY. VOL. 13. $24 Per Annus, PENANG, MONDAY, Bth NOVEMBER, 1915. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 256
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    • 1117 1 mwßWWit E O Tfcj Dootor adrisat and rercs»Q «and». It it nourishing, imri--2 fo rating cad strangthtninf. IGftflHUflaißllKHfljtafi&SKXaßßO.! VWZ KHXW.W For Cars on Hire < BANKS The TAI SENG Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. EMPIRE The Little Arlslocr.j* Call at or ’phone (No. 694) to Georgetown Motor Garage
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    • 16 1 TO LET. 1 BUNGALOW No. 1428, BURMAH ROAD. LOCATION QUIET HEALTHY. APPLY 53, Bench Street. ■■MV
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  • 1248 3 MONITORS AND MOTOR-BOATS. Needs Revealed bt the Sea Fighting. (By The “Times” Naval Correspondent). YVhile it is early yet to form even an approximate estimate of the influence which the operations at sea will have upon naval construction m the future, it is quite clear that on
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  • 477 3 Alcohol No Longer Prohibited. The following description of Warsaw uuder German rule is taken from the Berlin Illustrirte Zeitung The entry of our troops into Warsaw gave the inhabitants an eiample of that German organisation and method to which from that time onwards they have bad to
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    • 88 3 Chamharlain’s Cough Remedy. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only give relief, but effect a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to take, a remedy that contains nothing injurious. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy meets all these requirements. It acts on nature’s
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    • 62 3 THE OFFICE MAN leads a sedentary life; his brain grows sluggish—so does his liver. His health suffers—so does his business. idtaMantWI the tiny laxatives, gently stimulate the bowels, thus toning up the system and nerves which lead to sparkling good health. Do not gripe. Of Chemists, 50 cents per phial,
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    • 419 3 Debility When you feel limp and washed out, weary and fatigued with no inclination for exertion—your body is in a run-down condition —you are debilitated. You need something to put fresh go” into you —you need a fortnight’s Iron ‘Jelloids’ treatment English price 1/1§). Unequalled as a tonic restorative, Iron
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  • 956 4 MASSACRE PREFERRED TO POLICY OF EXILE. Maby Thousands Starting From a missionary source further details of the massacres of Armenians and other Christians in various portions of Asiatic Turkey have been obtained. These are received from various indirect sources, it being extremely difficult, owing to the country and
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  • 880 4 “ONE-FOURTH OF THE CITY DESTROYED." American Ladt Returns to England. There arrived in London on October 8 Miss Lorette Weir, a young American lady, who has just left Berlin, after studying mmsic there for a couple of years. She has bad unusual opportunities of
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    • 342 4 RAI SAHEB Dr. K. C. DAS’S SWASTHYA SAHAYA HEALTH RESTORER and LITERATURE. ELEVENTH EDITION can now be obtained gratis and post free from Sole Agents for S.S. F.M.S. THE PENANG RUBBER STAMP Co., 40, Church Street, Penang. Sub-Agsnts THE FRIEND OF THE PUBLIC Co., 49, Lahat Road, Ipoh. MALAYAN BILL
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    • 49 4 Accidents Will Happen. It may be impossible to prevent an accident, but it is not impossible to be prepared for it. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is not beyond anyone’s purse, and with a bottle of this liniment you are prepared for most anything. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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  • 1416 5 Letters Pateat have been passed under the Public Seal of the Colony, appointing Mr. L. M. Woodward, to be senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. Mr. H. Rankin, Principal of the AngloCLineae College, Amoy, and formerly of Singapore, is a passenger for
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  • 334 5 Considering what a small proportion of tLe entire population ot the Malay Peninsula Europeans, Chinese, Malays, and Indian and other races—may be considered contributables to the already long series of war charitable and relief funds, the wonder is almost that they have done 6o well as they
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    • 400 5 -I < Ld V> a Id O' o Ld CL </) </> m z < z < z o D CD o to _i < SCOTCH WHISKY S> sxx X sw^tSSKri XX Do -H DO re*i 50 CD >► something TO CROW ABOUT" *fc BLACK WHITE ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY
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    • 487 5 Smokers of discrimination always select 15he GARRICK SMOKING TOBACCO It has the distinction of invigorating the nerves and brain of the business man. IfeS» ING Does not burn or irritate the throat. X V Latest Attractions of the Filmdom You can’t afford to miss SEE THEM AT THE STRAITS CINEMA
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  • 99 6 PmbUfihod dfc.ilj (except SundAy* tad p«b. holiday») AT TER CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Pmic«. Daily Local 924 par ass £23 Outatation... Postage Extra. Mai! Edition (Post Free) 917.50 CARLS ADDERS* ECHO— PENANG." Telephone Nos. (Echo, 539 Printing Department 343 ff d —All bu*in«M
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  • 1384 6 Great Britain at the outbreak of war abandoned with one accord all the acute controversies of party politics. It adjourned the discussion of the Li.-h Question, the Welsh Church, Wo nan Suffrage and T.triff Reform until pcici h d been restored and Conservative:', R tdic tls. Nationalists and
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  • 648 6 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following special telegrams are from the Deli Courant and Sumatra Post of Fridajand Saturday, November 5 and 6 Peace-Talk. The Petrograd correspondent of De Telegraaf states that German agents have made peace proposals to all the Powers of the Quadruple Entente. A contradiction
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  • 46 6 Nov. 4 By Balance $40,763.01 6 Employees of United Engineers Ltd., monthly subscription 40.00 Subordinate Staff of Messrs. Presgrave and Matthews, Oct. subscription 20.50 6] Balance, 40,823.51 Remitted to London £lO,OOO on 24-2-15... 85,618.73 lotal subscriptions to date $126,442.24
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  • 683 6 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. TEMPORARY ABSENCE. London, November 6, The Press Bureau states that during the temporary absence of Lord Kitchener on public duty Mr. Asquith will be carrying on the work of the War Office. There is no truth in the statement circulated to-day that Lord Kitchener
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    • 139 6 •uh jit t? HctmI E. er u :o> SPECIAL TIFFIN EVERY WEDNESDAY SATURDAY. E Si CP VM W¥tl SOLS AG3'*5TS POR ROY K9 is >■? sSKN A •t? .4 tHWSSJf V av 3^ cua» P V Hope deferred maketh the heart sick Soap deferred maketh the dirt thick. I Y)
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  • 602 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. Perograd November 5. A Petrograd communique continues the record of the fighting in the regions of Riga, Jacobstadt, Dvinsk, Styr, and Strypa, which resulted in terrific local struggles in which the enemy was repulsed, losing hundreds of prisoners, and a quantity
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  • 1190 7 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. SERBIA INVADED. BULGARIANS ENTRENCHING. London, November 5. A Paris communique states The Bulgarians are entrenching before Krivolak 200 yards from the French outposts. An action is proceeding northward of Rabrovo. The French captured the bridges to the north-west of Krivolak.” OCCUPATION OF NISH. Amsterdam,
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  • 600 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. ,GERMAN ATTACKS CHECKED. London, November 5, 6 p.m. A Paris communique states that the French have completely checked two fresh German attacks in Champagne which were suppoited by liquid tire. Poison Gas Factory Bombed. An air squadron bombed the works at Dornich where
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  • 591 7 (Reuter Service.) Copyright Telegram COMMITTEE S STATEMENT. London, November 6 The Recruiting Committee has issued a statement explaining that recruits will enlist and return to their home to continue their occupation till their group is called up. They will wear an armlet and will be given an
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  • 398 7 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. U. S. A. NOTE TO BRITAIN. CHAMPION OF NEUTRAL RIGHTS. London, November 7. The American Note to Great Britain further complains of the restrictions to American commerce caused by the British blockade. It does not contest the British figures showing the increase of
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  • 124 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 6. At a meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners the Budget for 191b was considered. The total provision amounted to 34,178,093, about 3420,000 less than in 1915. Mr. F. J. Qallifax, the President, believed that this was the first time for
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  • 193 7 The following article will be louud on our outside pages:— Page. 3. —New Warship Types. Germaus in Warsaw. 4. —Berlin Stories of Raid on London. Armenia’s Sufferings. 5 —M. A- P. The Aireraft Fund. 8. —2nd. Lieut. E. M. May. The Late Mr. Chung Ah Yung. Police Court Cases.
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  • 39 7 Obituary. Maj-Gen. Holland. London, November 6. The death has taken place of MajGeneral H. W. Holland, the Mutiny Veteran. Mr. P. A. Wideaer. Philadelphia, November 7. The death has taken place of the wellknown financier Mr. Peter A. Widener.
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  • 1059 8 Rubber shareholders will be glad to see that some of the influential English papers are taking up the question of the position of young rubber companies in regard to the war profits tax. Thus the writer of the first leading article in Truth of October 6 says 1
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  • 378 8 Winter Comforts for the Troops. The following appeal dated October 8, hat been addretsed by the Queen to the women of of the Empire Buckingham Palace. To the Women of the Empire. I desire to express my most grateful thanks for the loyal and untiring
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  • 242 8 Farewell Dinner a» the Selanoor Club. The series of farewell functions arranged in honour of 2nd Lieut. E.M. May, late Regimental Sergeant Major of the M. S. V. R who is off to rejoin nis regiment (the West Kents), came to an end with a dinner
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  • 258 8 The following tie has been fixed foi Wednesday, the 10th inst. > Championsnip. W H Threlfall (Holder) 1 Vt E H Everest (Runner-up). A Peking correspondent informs the N.C.D. Mail that several thousand workmen are at present working on the decorations, in Manchu style, within the old
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  • 1141 8 A Sx ETCH OF HIB LIFE. On the 20th of last month at 4 10 a.m. in PenaDg passed away one of the most popular among Chinese gentlemen of Taiping, Towkay Chung Ah Yong, eldest son of the late Captain Ab Kwee, at the
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  • 359 8 Possession of Beano. A Kling, named Pir Mohamed, was on Saturday morning arraigned before the Third Magistrate, charged with being in possession of bhang. The accused admitted that bhang was found in his possession when he was arrested, but added that a man named Nagoor Gany gave
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  • 376 8 The Late Mr. Heslop Hill. The death of Mr. Thomas Heslop Hill, which we briefly announced recently, j removes one of the pioneers of Malaya. Mr. Hill came out first to Ceylon, and arrived in this country in the late seventies or early eighties. He came to
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  • 183 8 rru u Fi «H Fore*. Ihe Malay Volunteers and a large crowd assembled at Swettenham Pier yesterday morning to welcome the Kelantan Malay Contingent which, under the Command of Captain Mann, arrived by the B. I. s s Ellora. The Contingent has been on duty for two months
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  • 187 8 Following are the agenda for to-morrow’s meeting of the Municipal Commission: Business For Special Meeting. 1 Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed. 2 To consider and if approved to pass the Budget for 1916. Business for Ordinary Mietino. 1 Any special business the President may
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 517 8 Alfred de Wind Neubronner deceased. Debtors and Creditors of the above are requested to send in particulars to the undersigned as Solicitors for Mr. Harry Alfred Neubronner the sole executor and trustee. ADAMS A ALLAN, Bank Buildings, Penang. 29th October, 1915. 633 WANTED AT ONCE. COMPETENT DISPENSER must be smart,
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    • 12 8 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, la. #d.
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    • 70 8 Whei a child develops on* of those nasty hacking coughs which keep the family awake at night it is annoying for them, but far more serious for the child, because of the strain thrown cn its undeveloped bodily organs. Rupture is often j ciused by a straining cough. WOODS’ GREAT
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    • 298 8 PENANG TURF CLUB. NOTICE. THE RACE COURSE is officially open for training for the January (1916) Meeting from to-day. No horses will be allowed on the tracks before 6 a. m. and no hacking will be allowed during training hours via: 6 a.m. to 7.30 a.m. R. T. REID. Clerk
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  • 1136 9 A CHARACTER SKETCH, Futube of Helebnisu. (From a Times Correspondent.) In the summer of 1910, chance afforded me an opportunity of discussing the situa- tion in Giesce with one of the most intelli- gent members of the Geeek Royal Family. A year bad passed since the acute dynastic
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  • 741 9 The Folly or Hiding Bad News. Lord Selborne, at York on addressed a meeting of farmers on the question of increasing the production of food. Lord Selborne said that the moment at which they met was a grvely critical one in the history of the
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    • 55 9 Chronic Constipation. Chamberlain’s Tablets can and do cure constipation. One or two of these tablets taken at bed time will keep the bowels open, and while doing so will invigorate the stomach and put the disordered liver in a condition to do its work in a natural manner. For Bale
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    • 368 9 Your Baby is growing every day That is why his food is all important. mm. m m w A week of wrong feeding results in indigestion and a loss of weight and vitality which takes weeks of proper feeding to put right. Baby should, of course, have breast milk, but
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  • 1009 10 Her Trade in 1914. The effects of the war on Chinese trade and industry are shown in varying degrees of severity by the Consular reports now coming to hand for 1914, says the Financial Timet of October 11. Reporting on the trade of Tientsin for that
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  • 988 10 ALLURING OFFERS TO GIRLS. f Warning Issued in Switzerland. Zurich, Oct. 5. There is a German espionage centre at 1 Berne, working in close touch with and to i a certain extent under the supervision of the German Minister there but its operations are conducted
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  • 2273 11 (Frtm Our (Jim Corrc."pond«nL^ London, October Bth. There is a ring of confidence in the news from the various fronts this week that is in itnkmg contrast to the apologetic messages issued by the permanent lie factory at Berlin. The news from Prance, Russia and the
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  • 690 11 1 Paris, October 7, M. Paul Loois Hervier, writing in the Nouvelle Revue, gives the following extract 1 from a letter from Berlin written in July > last 1 There are many people in Berlin who would probably not recognise the Kaiser if l they saw him
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