Straits Echo, 24 November 1915

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT TiiE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR BAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annuo? PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 24th NOVEMBER, 1915. tingle t»t~, 10 cents. No. 269
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 3 Penang, November 24. (By courtesy of the Chartered, Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4 j* f 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4,** 3 Credit 2/4* J 3 Documentary 2/4J Calcutta, Demand Bank R g 175 t, 3 days’ sight Private 177 Bombay, Demand Bank 175 Moulmein, Demand Bank 174 3 days’
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    P. V. R. C.
    626 3 Aggregate Scores 1914. The following are the Aggregate scores for 1914. The Scores shown are for period January to June. There having been only one shoot at 300 and 600 yards in July, after which all shooting had to cease the scores in this shoot are
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    Roll of Honour.
    325 3 THE LATE MR. M. M. PARSONS. The father of Mr. M. M. Parsons, late of Elphil Estate. Sungei Siput, and of G. Co., M. S. V. R whose death in action recently reported, has (says the Malay Mail r ceived the following letter from the O. C.
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    Bukit Mertajam Cases.
    360 3 C from Ou7 Own Correspondent Bukit Mertajam 23. At the Bukit Mertajam Police Court before Mr. G. A. Hereford, yesterday, a Hindu lad named Ramalingam was convicted of theft in a dwelling of a tin box containing clothes etc, the property of a Chinese shop-keeper. The accused
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    A Traveller’s Plaint.
    273 3 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, I trust you will allow me a little space in your valuable paper for these few lines which. I hope, will meet the eyes of the responsible authorities. I am a frequent traveller from this town to Balik
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    212 3 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys A Co by auction sale yesterday and during tbs week Smoked Ribbed Sheet $l5B to $l7O Plain $l5O $159 No. 2 Smoked Sheet ribbed $l3B $165 Unsmoked Sheet $l3B $154 Crepe Fino Pale Thin and
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      328 3 OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. (OSAKA MERCANTILE STEAMSHIP Co (MEMBERS OF POOL AGREEMENT). FOR COLOMBO A BOMBAY. The Company’s steamer SHISKUKU MARU is expected to arrive here from Port Swettenham on Tuesday, 30th November, 1915, and will have prompt despatch for the above ports. For freight, etc. apply to GUTHRIE A Co.,
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      334 3 WAKTTED A CHINESE CLERK with a good hand Apply to WANCHEE ARIFFIN, 156, Hutton Lane. 685 WANTED. Engineer, with knowledge of Icemaking referred, Write No 180, 674 c/o Straits Echo. DRESSER WANTED. Qualified dresser wanted ter an estate in Lower Perak. Free Quarters. Apply stating salary required to Dr. E.
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      378 3 Smokers of discrimination always select Tsf>e GARRICK SMOKING TOBACCO 8* feINGTOBAC®: Does <5It has the distinction of invigorating the nerves and brain of the business man. not burn or irritate the throat. NOT A SPORTING CHANCE BUT REALLY AN ENORMOUS SUCCESS THE EVENT OF THE SEASON A T TTTTT STRAITS
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    93 4 Published daily (except Sundays and pasha--holidays) AT THU CRITERION PRESS. Ltd. No. 59. Beach Street, Penang. Pbicb. Daily Local m. $24 per Ontatation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Poet Free) $17.50 CAB LB ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone No*. (Echo, 58C Printing Department 343 If./t.— All bus's,to ewnmunicutioß* should bs
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    THE CABINET AND THE WAR.
    1320 4 Letters reached us last mail from correspondents of various thides of political thought, but differ as they did on most subjects they were agreed in deploring, and equally in condemning, the resignation from the Cabinet of Sir Edward Carson. Curiously little, too, did they reflect
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    M. A. P.
    1058 4 We are sorry to hear that Captain W. Hamilton, Adjutant, P.V.,is confined to his bed. Captain J. S. Rose is at present acting as Adjutant. The Russian Minister at Bucharest at the present critical moment is fortunately a diplomat who knows England thoroughly He is M. Stanislas
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    939 4 Here is a cri du coeur from the Bangkok Daily Mail and its tambies We have to apologise to subscribers for late delivery of one or two recent issues, due to pressure of matter. The fault in no way lay with the delivering eoolies and we may suggest
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    THE BALKANS.
    648 5 (Reuter Service) Copyright Telegram. french operations. BULGARIAN ATTACK REPULSED. Paris, November 23. The French repulsed the Bulgirians oa the Cerna on November 19. Fighting i wa9 resumed ou November 20. fighting in NORTH SERBIA. Mountain Guns Captured. Prizrend, November 23. Successful lighting in North S3rbia is reported in
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    THE WESTERN THEATRE.
    623 5 (Reuter Service.) Copyright Telegram. ARTILI. .RY AND MINING ACTIVITY. Paris, November 23. A Paris communique reports masked artillery activity in Artois, Champagne and Alsace, and mine fighting iu the Argoune Enemy Aeroplanes Felled. Paris, November 23. There is nothing of importance in the I communique to-day except
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    IN THE DARDANELLES.
    522 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. A GALLANT AFFAIR. London, November 22. The Comminder at the Dardanelles reports a very gallant affair near Enos. Two British aeroplanes successfully attacked an important railway station at Ferejik The enemy’s fire grassed an aeroplane but the pilot was able to bum his
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    THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.
    453 5 (Reuter Service.) Copyright Telegram. FIERCE FIGHTING. Rome, November 23. A communique issued at Rime states that there was fierce fighting on the Isonzo front between Podgora and Sabotino. The enemy’s furious couut T-attacks with the object of recapturing the lost positions ware repulsed after furious hand-to-hand fighting.
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    “Kashmir’s” Deferred Departure.
    38 5 i (From Owr Own Correspondent Singapore, November 24. I The passengers of the Kashmir are guests of the P. O. Company till the 29th inst. owing to the delay in the ship s 1 departure.
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    Outside.
    131 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages: j Page. 3. —Bukit Mertajam Cases. Penang Rubber Auction. A Traveller’s J Plaint. P. V. R. C. Roll of Honour. 6. —What the Soldier Eats. “The Blister.” Naval Notes. Control of the Pacific. Who Killed the Archduke Affairs in
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    881 5 FROM DUTCH SOURCES The following special telegrams are from the Sumatra. Post of Monday, November 22 Holland and the War. S It is intended to impose a duty on the i export of fish from the Netherlands. The l revenue derived from this source will be r
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    CASH CHEMISTS LTD.
    531 5 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The second anuual general meeting of the shareholders of "Cash Chemists’’ Ltd, was held at the uffi es of the company, at 52-54, Beach Stieet. 4 p.m. yesterday. There were present Mr, W.H. Thorne (in the chair) Mr J.R. Brown, Mr. Yeap Keng Teng,
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    Decomposed Fish.
    152 5 A Chinaman named Lau Tong wa3 this morning charged before Mr. E. E. Colrnan with selling fish which had become unfit for human consumption. Chat P C. 816 stated that the accused was selling some fish at Campbell Street Market which was decomposed. Several people were buying his
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    The Prince of Wales War Relief Fund.
    192 5 Nov.22 By Balance ...$42,365.32 23 Staff o£ Messrs. R. Young, November Subscription 100.00 23 Balance 42,465.32 Remitted to London -fi 10,000 on 24-2 15... 85,618.73 Total subscription to date ...$128,084 05 The price of rubber to-day is 3s. 5gd. After the drill yesterday
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  • Obituary
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    37 5 Obituary. I Sir Allen Young. London, November 23. I The death has taken place at the age of 85 of Sir Allen William’jYoung C. 8., C.V.O. Admiral Rainier. The death is announced of Admiral John Harvey Rainier.
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    Naval Notes.
    894 6 LORD NELSON AND LADY HAMILTON. A Stupid SlanderLondon, October 26. Every Englishman who has any reverence or respect for the memory of Nelson must i have been more than disgusted by the libel that has been cast upon it during the past few days and scattered over the
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    “The Blister.”
    910 6 BLUE-WATER JOURNALISM. By William Pollock. Now and then stories telling of the spirit of fun which reigns in the wardrooms of the Navy are brought ashore. There is, for example, the story of how the officers of one of our newest and greatest Dreadnoughts amused themselves in the
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    Control of the Pacific.
    502 6 The New York Journal of Commerce quotes some extracts from letters of a Japanese to Mr. Robert Dollar, on the subject of the withdrawal of United States vessels from the Pacific. The writer says The embarrassing situation created by the war promises to be aggravated when
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    Who Killed the Archduke?
    495 6 There has been a suspicion from the first that Germany and Austria had a hand in providing the timely pretext for the war upon whioh they were resolved in the summer of last year. The facts of the murder of Frana Ferdinand and his wife are
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    What the Soldier Eats.
    962 6  -  By A Subaltern. ••RATIONS.” Rations at the front consist of five chief items—biscuits, cheese, jam, tinned meat, and tea. It might be thought that this fare day after day for week after week would become monotonous. But appetites remain keen, the items themselves are Slightly varied,
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    Affairs in China.
    1923 6 THE MURDER OF ADMIRAL TSENG. Peking and tib Monarchy. Admiral Tseng Jucheng, commissioner of Defence for Shanghai with headqarters at Klangnan Arsenal, was assassinated yesterday morning just as his motor-car was turning into Whangpoo from the Garden Bridge, says the China Press of November 1. Sixteen shots
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      55 6 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 d’sordered liver in a condition to do its work in a natural manner. For sale
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      10 6 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Ovre la, 6d.
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      64 6 Sharp attacks of colic are very prevalent in this trying climate, and it is well to know what should be taken to overcome the trouble. Here is the knowledge to act on Get a bottle of WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE, and take a teaspoonful every three hours Speedy relief will
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    “With the Supports.”
    2119 7 With the Supports.” By PliATOOlf COMtIAJUEI The Support trenches lay along a road about fifty yards behind the firing-line. The trenches themselves were made partly from a ditch by the side of the road, and partly excavated from a ploughed field which ran out in the direction of tho enemy.
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      35 7 Your Morning Headache will disappear after a dose of ragrassia the tiny laxatives which do not gripe. Of chemists. 50 cents per phial, or post free from the Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Dept. sc, Singapore.
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      291 7 o ess BY APPOINTMENT 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 Front, we have now made arrangements to send parcels from our London Office on
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    Mr. Miggs on “Reperisals.”
    934 9 Reperisals,” said the lorryman, stroking t his head and I’d like to see ’em doing the same by Germany, which has no more idea of fair fighting than a stinking skunk.” And there, my frien’,” said Mr. Miggs, you show how narrer the intellec’ is which
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    French Aircraft.
    130 9 A telegram from Paris dated October 27 says A very influential committee has been got together by La Petite Gironde, one of the most influential provincial papers in France, to bring pressure to bear ou the French Government with the view of establishing an incontestable superiority in aircraft.
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      2599 9 THE Eastern 8 Oriental Sales Room. By Order of Pussy Fatimah the administratrix of the Estate of Mahomed Ariff deceased TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION All the undermentioned valuable Freehold Properties at Nos. 52 and 54, Bishop Street, Penang, (except Lot No. 1 which will be sold by Public
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    Hurried Legislation in the F. M. S.
    937 10 The average outsider, we think, will readily agree with the Hon Mr. Eric Macfadyen that the F. M. S. is suffering from a surfeit of hurried legislation. At the recent session of the Federal Council the members had to decide upon a large
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