Straits Echo, 10 December 1915
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Title Section34 1915-12-10 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS». CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 13. $24 Per Annua PENANG, FRIDAY, 10th DECEMBER, 1915. Single lO ccnfi. No. 28334 words
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Advertisement973 1915-12-10 1 FRESH JjRAPES. New Shipment Expected Shortly and Orders Solicited. Tiang Lee Co. For Cars on Hire m **>. C BANKS Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. EMFEIE “'The Little ArlsloctQ* Call at or 'phone (No. 694) to Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. Just Unpacked A New Shipment973 words
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Advertisement14 1915-12-10 1 FRESH GRAPES, j Choicest quality to last the season. Ap>ly Tiang Lee &Co. I14 words
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Article964 1915-12-10 2 Oue uses the wurd “lyric-making” deaignedly. The production of verses for the lighter stage has nothing to do with what Mr. Herrick and Mr. Keats would, in the innocence of their hearts, regard as a lyric. Some of the most lyrical poems in the language are not “singable”—a horrible964 words
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Article950 1915-12-10 2 REAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GERMAN DEMAND. i By Admixxl Sib Cyprian Bridge, G.C.B. The above words are put between inverted commas because —as often used of late— they make up a mere phrase intended to 1 cover and hide the real aim of those who use950 words
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Advertisement175 1915-12-10 2 DOC DOC Palmer Cycle Tyres British and Best. R. T. REID Co., SOLE AGENTS 23. BEACH STREET. PENANG. rDOc DOC J —wr—w—p—r— —r. tur —w—noi—mmwji j» MMW—i —m n CHRISTMAS 1915. A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR SUITABLE PRESENTS Postcard Albums Autograph Albums Scrap Albums Photo Albums Fountain Pens Writing Cases Attache175 words
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Advertisement10 1915-12-10 2 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint C«re Is, 6d.10 words
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Advertisement43 1915-12-10 2 Bad Tests in the Mouth. If you have a bad taste in your mouth in the morning, your stomach is not in proper order. Chamberlain's Tablets regulate this and give you a relish for your meals. For sals by all Dispensaries and Dealers.43 words
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Advertisement933 1915-12-10 2 WARNING. All persons are cautioned against making unauthorised use of Reuter's Service of News, and any person or persons found infringing the Copyright Ordinance of the Straits Settlements will be strictly dealt with in accordance with the provisions of that Ordinance. REUTER. EYE-SIGHT RESTORED. AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY for all sorts933 words
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Article1099 1915-12-10 3 Anyone who reads Mr. R. M. Lennard’s charming little anthology of English epigrams in the Oxford Garlands (7d) Series will regret that the practice of writing poetical epigrams has died out. Until the Victorian age almost all professional writers, as well as many amateurs, tried their1,099 words
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Article162 1915-12-10 3 Ladies’ Spoon »or December 1915. The play for this Competition resulted as follows:— Mrs. Tomson 2 up. Kirk 2 down. Rodyk 5 Sproule 8 Mrs. Dennys, Mrs. May, Miss Brown, Mrs. C. Hogan and Mrs. Sayers also played but returned no score. Mrs. Tomson wins the December162 words
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Article190 1915-12-10 3 (From Our Oton Correspondent). Bukit Mertajam, December 9. News has been received here that on the night of the 7th instant a daring gang robbery took place at Ara Rendang in the northern district of Province Wellesley. It is alleged that six or seven armed Chinese broke190 words
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57 1915-12-10 3 Dec. 7 By Balance ...$43,194.81 9 R. B. Osborne, Dec. subscription 25 00 Hon. A. J. Bryant monthly subscription 100 00 Employees of Eastern Smelting Co. Ltd. Datoh Kramat Works Nov. subscription... 174 50 9 Balance 43,494 31 Remitted to London £lO,OOO on57 words
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Article191 1915-12-10 3 Dec. 6 By Balance $2,625.48 9 W. H. Macgregor ***** 9 Balance $2,725.43 Amount previously acknowledged 18,558.21 Total ...$212,83.64 Of all the brave deeds done at the battle of Loos one of the bravest was that of Major Adrian Charles Gordon, commanding the 16th County of London191 words
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Advertisement826 1915-12-10 3 WAIVTED, COMPETENT COMPOSITORS for Job Work. Salary according to qualifications. Apply in person to FOREMAN, Criterion Press, Ltd TO LET. F WANTED. rpWO CONDUCTORS (Chinese or l Tamil) to take charge of Rubber Kstates in Perak. They must be active men with a good knowledge of Estate Work. Reply with826 words
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Advertisement433 1915-12-10 3 If Westminster Cigarettes TURKISH BLEND A. A. GRADE are unequalled. Packed in Hermetically Sealed Tins of 50’s. FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. WARI WAR! WAR For the Most Powerful Modern Dramas and Astounding; Mysteries go to the STRAITS CINEMA, •PHONE NO. 628. EMPIRE HALL. PENANG ROAD. SSOISfS OF FRANCE The433 words
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Article130 1915-12-10 4 London, Djcember 9. Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, introduced a Bill empowering tbe extension of the enemy trading restrictions to persons of enemy nationality or association outside enemy territory. Djkily British Watr Bulletins. London, Decomber 9. In the House of Commons Sir John130 words
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Article, Illustration96 1915-12-10 4 Fabliabed daily (except Sundays and pofctio holidays) AT THB CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59, Beach Street, Penang. fuc*. Daily Local $24 per aanr Outitalicm... Poaeaga Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Ncs. (Echo, 58$ Printing Department 345 ff d. —All buii»u evrom.nicatio?* should96 words
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Article1246 1915-12-10 4 From tho cables this m oraing it is evident tbit the winder conditions in tho Balkans are going to make the campaign in that theatre a very severe and trying business for our troops and tli 'so of our gallant Allies. But if the B itisb, Serbs1,246 words
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Article109 1915-12-10 4 Letters posted at Dato Kramat and E. O. Hotel Sub-Post Offices and ia the Pillar-boxes before 7 a.m. to-morrow, will be in time to catch the Homeward Mail. Letters etc., for despatch by the Homeward P. O. Packet Sardinia may be posted at the Head Office up109 words
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Article917 1915-12-10 4 Dr A. L. Hoops of Kedah is on a visit to PenaDg. Bishop Ferguson-Davie is a through passenger to Singapore by the s s. Novara. Dr. Jacques, of Taiping, goes Home by the Japanese Mail to take part in the War. Mr. J. Anderson, of Sungei Way917 words
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Article967 1915-12-10 4 A Microscopic Difference. We have excellent authority for stating that 'Usfrian naval officers have discarded the telescope for the microscope of the double million magnifying power kind mentioned by Sam Weller. How else could they have mistaken the thirty-ton Oallinar for a “very large sailing vessel.” A Breath967 words
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Advertisement310 1915-12-10 4 <c W Tij’ »:o:« SPECIAL TIFFIN EVERY WEDNESDAY 6» SATURDAY. s J? -*m iS? B n j, J 3 f IT ie?4SW I5!®WS$ IMIfil 3 JiiTS AGES -T3 FOB I Li Or i 1 A «5739» fill Sf /*X>0<X>O^O«XXXXXX><XX><XXXK T ■’T s 1 tU TEY Y I The pnpnia.ity of310 words
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Article556 1915-12-10 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. BULGARIAN ATTACK REPULSED. London, December 8. The Bulgarians on Sunday violently attacked the bridgehead in the Demirkapu Pass on the Vardar, but were completely repulsed. There was calm on the whole front on Monday. Mosutir Entered. Athens, December 8. An official announcemeat states that556 words
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Article610 1915-12-10 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. MINO GERMAN ATTACKS. London, December 8, 5.25 p.m. Minor German attacks are the feature of the Paris communique issued to-day. The machine-guns prevented the Germans from restoring the destroyed works at Hetsas. The artillery northward of Arras stopped a German attack. Our guns610 words
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Article614 1915-12-10 5 (Renter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. STEADY PROGRESS. London, December 8. A communique issued in Rome states that after an intense artillery preparation the Austrian infantry attacked our positions in the Ledro and Tarragnolo Valleys, but the attack was completely and immediately repulsed. On the Carso Plateau our infantry614 words
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Article613 1915-12-10 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. U. S. NOTE TO AUSTRIA. New York, December 9. The Evening Poet states that the United States is sending a peremptory Note to Austria regarding the Ancona. It is expected that the Note will be presented by the American Ambassador at Vienna to-day613 words
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Article333 1915-12-10 5 (Reuter Service.) Copyright Telegram. Petrogrand, December 8. The Tsar and Tsarevitch have left Tsarkoeselo for the front. The Anzacs. Praise from the King. London, December 8. While at Gallipoli Lord Kitchener delivered to the Anzics a message from the King, expressing his Majesty’s high appreciation of333 words
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Article173 1915-12-10 5 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following special telegrams are from the Sumatra Post of Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 7 and 8: Holland and the War. Significance is attached to the journey to Berlin of a member of the United States Legation at the Hague. The English papers publish173 words
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Article155 1915-12-10 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages:— Page. 2. —Politics at Home. 3. —A Book of Epigrams. Penang Golf Club. Bukit Mertajam Notes. The Prince of Wales’ War Relief Fund. Belgian Relief Fund. g.—R. L. S. in the South Seas. Sir John Jellicoe’s Broom. Bridge Notes.155 words
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Article610 1915-12-10 5 POCKET PICKING. A Chinaman was this morning charged before Mr. V. G. Ezechiel in the Third Court with the thoft of a purse containing 15.72 cents., the property of one Sofian, at i Buckingham Street on December 2. The accused, woo stated before the MagifI trato last610 words
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Article154 1915-12-10 5 Official Version. Mr. Hoo Wei Yen, Consul-General for China at Singapore, forwards the following copy of a telegram relative to the revolt in Shanghai which he has received from the Chinesa Foreign Office at Peking Following communique for your information and press and retransmit to consulates154 words
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Article165 1915-12-10 5 The December Monthly Medal Competition viz. 440 yards ha-'dicap will be held at the Swimming Club on Sun lay, 12th December at 11-30 a m. Entries will be receivad up to within half an hour of the start of the race A list of the handicap can165 words
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Obituary66 1915-12-10 5 Obituary. Mr. Stephen Phillips, London, December 9. The death has been taken place of the *ell-known|poet and dramatist Mr. Stephen Phillips, [Mr. Stephen Phillips was an Actor and Ar “»y tutor before developing his talent for J®r*e. He wrote some fine poems before he J*rned to plays. His “Paolo and66 words
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Article624 1915-12-10 6 The cruise of the Janet Niehol.” By Mrs. R. L. Stevenson. (London: Chatto and Wind us.) 7s. 6d. net. New light on the life of R. L. 8. especially with the romantic background of the Booth Sea Island, offers enjoyment to a very624 words
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Article298 1915-12-10 6 A correspondent writes as follows “I am an old-fashioned bridge player, and dislike innovation immensely. To my horror I have been informed by an American that in America (and all over the world with the exception of England) when playing Auction the greater number of tricks, irrespective of298 words
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Article1007 1915-12-10 6 Waclaw Clerniewski - PROSPECTS FOR THE GERMANS IN RUSSIA. By Waclaw Clerniewski. The greatest enemy of the Germans on the Eastern front, the frost, is already setting in in Russia. According to news from that front the German Army is again unprepared for the winter. It is probable that they did1,007 words
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Article897 1915-12-10 6 F. A. McKenzie - THINGS WE HAVE DOME REALLY WELL. 1 j By. F. A McKenzie. I have seen war in many ways. In mylast brief experience I was smuggled to the front in a baggage wagon, thanks to the aid of a friendly Staff officer and a kindly897 words
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Article576 1915-12-10 6 DUTCH JOURNALIST RECALLS HIS NATIONAL HERO. Taew Silent Watcxbbs Admiral Who Fears to Take A Holiday. Amongst the journalists who visited the Grand Fleet recently was Mr J. C. van der Veer, the London correspondent of Der Teleyraaf of Amsterdam, and the Daily Newt summarises the576 words
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Article272 1915-12-10 6 Vice-Regal Clemency. Sentences have been passed in the famous Lahore Conspiracy case in which German perfidy was to a large extent suspected. The miserable failure’of these misguided seditionmongers should be a warning to the enemy that Indian loyalty is not to be tampered with. The successful prosecution272 words
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Article1792 1915-12-10 6 A. G. G - Dr. Delbruck's Terms.” AND THE TALK OF PEACE. By A. G. G. I have reoeived from a well-known writer a letter urging me to cease writing about the war and to devote myself to the advocacy of peace. With ail that my correspondent says about the horror and insanity of1,792 words
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Article255 1915-12-10 6 r Sir Robert Ho Tung’s gift of 150,000 > placed at the disposal of His Excellency the 1 Governor for "purposes in connection with war, is another instance of the splendid l loyalty felt by Britons overseas for the British Government, of their belief in the255 words
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Advertisement64 1915-12-10 6 MAN—-do you know the danger of negleoting it chill F Chills lead to pneumonia and a score of other dangerous disorders. Be prudent, and at the first sign of a obill take a dose or two of WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE, the medicine that should never be absent from the64 words
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Advertisement13 1915-12-10 6 For Child fen’s Hacking Gough at Night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Care, Is. 6d,13 words
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Article1904 1915-12-10 7 A Niw Road to Victobt. 8 supposed to have a miraculous effect in dissipating illusions and bringing us lace to face with realities. There may be some truth in this, but if many people did not cling helplessly in time of war to the illusions which they1,904 words
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