Straits Echo, 29 December 1915
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Straits Echo
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Title Section35 1915-12-29 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRUTS. THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR BAST GENERALLY VOL. 13. $24 Per Annus. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 29th DECEMBER 1915. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 29835 words
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Advertisement1396 1915-12-29 1 >A 0A **A\T W £*ti, £s»«*hv* <« Jf ,g' fc 4 J !rf ill 2 .o ~v fHUiji I v *?r* I s S t a Eh t #al TIAfJG LE£ fi* CO, P*r.aag Kwei* Lstapar. nr "Tnr^#:i t'innc r w^Kr.;acaara?fjßsi For Cars on Hire m. BANKS. EMPIRE The Little1,396 words
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Advertisement32 1915-12-29 1 The Stelastic Tyres. The following sizes flt are obtainable g 760 toy 90 B*o toy 90 815 toy 105 4 32 toy 3*" For other sizes please apply, TIANC LEE A Co.32 words
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Article947 1915-12-29 2 Much More Stringent Than in Ebolaed. The French censorship of to-day will rank I among the curiosities of history. Frenchmen hare shed their blood in re-1 Tolution after revolution on behalf of that I freedom of the Press inseparable from the modern conception of democracy. When, I947 words
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Article1929 1915-12-29 2 SPIRIT AND GAIETY OF OUR i ALLIES. 1 “GREAT IN VALOUR.” f i From Philip Gibbs. I British Gsasral Headquarters. Wednesday. It has been good to see the soldiers of France again. The British soldier has wonderful qualities of his own —has he not proved them f1,929 words
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Advertisement375 1915-12-29 2 E.&O. HOTEL On New Year’s Eve, DECEMBER 31st. A SPECIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT 8 P.M. Tables should be booked in advance. DANCING AFTER DINNER. TOWN BAND IN ATTENDANCE. THE CRAG HOTEL. PENANG HILLS. Special Rate for the Holidays. $ll FROM Friday Evening, 31st Dec., TO375 words
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Advertisement10 1915-12-29 2 For Chronio Chest Complaints, Woods’ Greet Peppermint Cere la, 6d,10 words
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Advertisement71 1915-12-29 2 Whoopi ft* Coojl». When your child has whooping cough be careful to keep the cough loose and expectoration easy by giving Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as may be required. This remedy will also liquify the tough mucus and make it easier to expectorate. It has been used successfully in many epidemics,71 words
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Advertisement58 1915-12-29 2 Harsh Purgatives, Salt» and Cagtor Oil, are old fashionid remedies more drasti» than safe. isnaresrai the tiny laxatives ensure the same results, but in a perfectly natural manner. They do not upset the stomach, nor gripe, but gently assist nature. Of chemists, 50 cents per phial, or post free from58 words
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Advertisement1149 1915-12-29 2 11HE RESIDENT COUNCILLOR will be At Home at The Residency, on Wednesday, the 5th January, from 5 p.m. No separate invitations will be issued. (Tennis). 764 Tronoh South, Ltd. NO. 4 DIVIDEND. dividend of sixpence per share, free of l. income tax, has been declared payable in London on the1,149 words
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Article602 1915-12-29 3 List of Entries. The following are the entries for the coming race which will be held on January 6 and 8: 1 s— The George Town Plate and Purse. Value $B5O each. A Handicap for all ponies 14.2 and under. The ponies may be divided by the handicapper602 words
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Article182 1915-12-29 3 The Sun Life Assurance Comfany of Canada Takes over the Manufacturers’ Life. As a matter of interest to the great number of policy holders in the above Companies living in Malaya we give figures showing the result of the absorption by the Sun Life of the Manufacturers’ Life Assurance182 words
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Article346 1915-12-29 3 Small-Pox Outbreak. A meeting of the Municipal Commission was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon when there were present Mr. W. Peel (President), Mr. A. F. Goodrich, Mr. P. T. Allen, and Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok with Mr. L. M- Bell (Municipal Engineer) and Mr; L. A.346 words
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Article268 1915-12-29 3 A Eurasian named Justin Ebert was yesterday morning brought up before Mr. V. GEzechiel in the Third Court, charged ca two counts rath theft at the Runnymede Hotel of armies of clothing and other articles belonging to Mr. A. Kerdijk and Mr. Macduff. The accused pleaded guilty268 words
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Article219 1915-12-29 3 Ladies’ Monthly Medal for December 1915. The play for this competition resulted as follows Mrs. Kinder 40+46= 86—10=76 Winfield 51+51 102-24=78 May 47+41= 88-10=78 Sellar 45+49= 94—16*78 Ebden 40+43= 83- 2=Bl Miss Brown and Mrs. Sproule also played but returned no score. Mrs. Kinder wins the Ladies219 words
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Advertisement336 1915-12-29 3 <- —r < Ul KUCHANaNS a id oc SCOTCH WHISKY w s U u <L < Z < u o </) *5? s*rt ack&white _i. r* < ;>; OIASOOW* r r n> SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT *U JO o ■0 > BLACK WHITE ■>• ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY O m336 words
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Advertisement294 1915-12-29 3 j MIA mum I LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW. j ALL DGALERSi TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT I (AND FOR TWO MORE NIGHTS ONLY). The Electric Polyscope Co., Lyceum Theatre, Argyll Road. One of the Biggest and Best Programmes ever exhibited to the Penang Public. 0 MIDNIGHT at MAXIM’S 0 In 4 Parts With Special294 words
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Article, Illustration99 1915-12-29 4 Published daily (except Sundays and pedbil-. holiday»} AT TK43 CRITERION PUE3S. Ltd. No. 59. Beach Street, Penang Pkicb. Daily Local M 924 per a&nu. Omtatation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) 917.50 CARLS ADDRBSB ECHO—PENANG." Telephone Nos. (Echo. 559 Printing Department N 6. —All ku*i»*M e*namunieatioaa shc-iM99 words
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Article1174 1915-12-29 4 Britons overseas will await with real anxiety the result of the present crisis in the Cabinet though most of them will entertain but little doubt as to the lines on which it ought to be settled. For the condition of comparative unreadiness on the military side in1,174 words
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Article65 1915-12-29 4 All kinds of rumours have been current recently in Penang and elsewhere regarding an alleged concentration of Germans and certain disaffected British subjects in a neighbouring district of the Dutch East Indies. A careful investigation of the circumstances on the spot enables us to state definitely that these65 words
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Article76 1915-12-29 4 Editor Sentenced to Prison. The Sumatra Post states that the committee of the Dutch Second Chamber which investigated the complaint of Tan Tji Noen, Chinese Lieutenant at Sourabaya, that he had not been appointed Chinese Captain, decided that the petitioner had suffered no wrong. The High76 words
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Article793 1915-12-29 4 Mr. W. P. W. Ker, of Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co., has left home for Singapore, i Mr. D. Beatty is returning from home by the P. and O. Nore, due here at the end of January. Mr. G. F. Penny, Managing Director of the Eastern Smelting793 words
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Article58 1915-12-29 4 To-day’s Quotatioas. Tin (unrefined) ia quoted here to-day at $82.35, business done, in Singapore (refiued) at $82.90, business done, (200 tons sold) and in London at £l6B spot and £169 three months’ sight. Messrs. Boustead Co., inform us that the following is the quotation for Rubber on58 words
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Article1009 1915-12-29 4 Jaeky's Motto. Twenty years ago Lord (then Rear Admiral Sir J. A. Fisher) was asked by Mr. Stead to write a motto for a book he was publishing. This is what he wrote: The frontiers of England are the coast of the enemy.” Coaaeieaee-Moaey. When a captious critic1,009 words
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Advertisement241 1915-12-29 4 ALL DENNYS CO., Penang, Rlii B SBO -SX.S, P OPRfETOSS OF THE PENANG RUBs £R AUCTION ROOMS. SALES H LD EVERY TUESDAY SUBBEtti. ,a. AT7CTI05 v PEIYATE TEND2B j F02WAHD GA'.F TRKANGXI), EUBr r ski H tad to %nj POUT at amima» ratca. I 8PPK1 at Ik 7. Ml |Kf241 words
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Article730 1915-12-29 5 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. THE COMPULSION QUESTION. FURTHER DISCUSSION. London, December 23. The Cabinet met this morning. Again there was a large attendance and Mr. H. H. Asquth presided. It is considered likely that further meetings will be necessary before the Government will be able to announce its730 words
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Article729 1915-12-29 5 (Reuter Service) Copyright Telegram. FRENCH OPERATIONS. Loo Ion, December 28, 12.15 a.m A Paris communique states that the enemy in the morning sprang a mine opposite our line south-east of the Hohenzollern Redoubt. We consolidated the nearest edge of the crater. Our artillery bombarded the hostile trenches729 words
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Article572 1915-12-29 5 (Reuter Service.) Copyright Telegram TEXT OF KING’S MESSAGE. London, December 27. The text of the King’s message to the Indian Army Corps is as follows More than a year ago I summoned you from India to fight for the safety of the Empire in honour of572 words
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Article99 1915-12-29 5 A Successful Yenr. C From Our Own Correspondent Singaporo, December 28. The report of Wearne Bros., Ltd. shows i that there is a total available for distribution of $129,927.47. The report recommends the payment of a final dividend of 10/1» making 15/& for the year, a sum99 words
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Article591 1915-12-29 5 (Reuter Service). Copyright Telegram. QUIET IN MACEDONIA. London, December, 28. The Central Powers remain inactive in Macedonia. Various stores are being accumulated at Doiran and Ghevgeli, apparently with a view to an offensive. OENERAL CASTELNAU INTERVIEWEDSnlonikn Impregnable. London, December 29. General Castelnau, interviewed at Athens, said that591 words
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Article205 1915-12-29 5 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. SERIOUS SITUATION. FEELING IN KWANGSI. London, December 27. It transpires that the revolutionary movement in China is not confined to Y unnan and has spread to Kwangsi, where very bitter anti-monarchist feeling is prominent. Revolutionary leaders are hastening to the scene. Contributing Cause205 words
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127 1915-12-29 5 Objects Reasoas. C From Our Own Correspondent,') Singapore, December 28. At a public meeting yesterday evening, at which the Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng presided, it was resolved to form a Singapore Landowners and Ratepayers Association. The Chairman explained that they wished to protect the interests of127 words
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119 1915-12-29 5 Dec. 23 By Balance ...$44,629.62 1 28 Members of Lower Perak Club 251.00 Members Nova Scotia Club 62.00 Amount collected by A. L. M. Scott of Sungei Kechil Estate, from A. L. M. Scott, monthly subscription 1000 Khoo Cheng Hock, monthly subscription 3.00119 words
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Article561 1915-12-29 5 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following special telegrams are from the Sumatra Post of Monday, December 27 t HOLLAND AND THE WAR. More Mails Seised. The British have seized the mails on board i the steamer Ooentoer. Military Service Exteaded, The Second Chamber has adopted Bills extending the561 words
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Article204 1915-12-29 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages: Page. 2. —The Fremh Soldier. The French Censorship. 3. —Penang Races. Insurance. A. Hotel Theft. Penang Golf Club. 6*—British and Indians in Mesopotamia. The Sentimental German. Ireland and the War. Germany’s Way. The Light-Hearted Jade. Germany A U. S.204 words
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1469 1915-12-29 6 BATTLE OF KUT-AL-AMARA. ClVDBBBIiliA OF CaMFAIOFS. Colonel Sir Mark Sykes, Bt., who recently paid a visit to the Indian Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia, has written a graphic description of some aspects of the operations about the time of the Battle of Kut-Al-Amara, Sept. 27-29, from1,469 words
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Article506 1915-12-29 6 “What is your moat remarkable experience in the present war f I do not mean the greatest deed of arms or the most remarkable incident in a battle. What I want to discover is the experience that has gripped your heart most deeply in the war. What506 words
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Article1087 1915-12-29 6 We have not heard much of late of the I success of Lord Derby’s recruiting scheme, I and the inference is that it is satisfactory. < Lord Kitchener, who is back at the War Office, counts upon being able to maintain an army of 4 million1,087 words
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Article723 1915-12-29 6 How Shi Would Now Treat Alsaeb-Loreainb. A remarkable article in Der Tag on “Colonisation and Expansion” proves bow little the Germans have learned from experience. The writer, Josef Kohler, discusses the relationship of Germany towards her annexed provinces and her commercial development in other parts of the world.723 words
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Article1025 1915-12-29 6 The Straits Government have found it necessary to issue a statement in a Gazette Extraordinary, denying several rumours that appear to have had free circulation in Singapore and Penang. Ever since the commencement of the war both the Straits 1 and F.M.S. have seethed with rumours, 11,025 words
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Article476 1915-12-29 6 Germany U. S. German Confession Or Amkica’s Frklino In a retrospective article in the Dueaeldorf General Anzeiger a German writer expresses astonishment that after the Arabic incident has been settled according to Dr. Wilson’s wishes the President should also desire to close the Lutitania affair in a manner that would476 words
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Article454 1915-12-29 6 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys A Co., by auction sale yesterday and during the week Smoked Ribbed Sheet $lB7 to $193 i Plain $l7B «179 No. 2 Smoked Sheet ribbed $l7l «186 Unsmoked Sheet $169 «177 No. 2 Unsmoked Sheet454 words
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Advertisement64 1915-12-29 6 A Germ totroycr. There is no danger whatever from lock jaw or blood poison resulting from a wound when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is promptly applied. It is an antiseptic and destroys the germs which cause these diseases. It also causea wounds to heal wi hout maturation and in one third64 words
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Advertisement76 1915-12-29 6 When Baby screams there is much to do to quieten him. The poor little chap cannot tell yon what the trouble is, but, moat likely, it is just wind. Two drops of WOODS' GHAT PEPPERMINT CURE in a little warm water will put the matter right and quickly make Baby76 words
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Advertisement53 1915-12-29 6 Unaecesury Words. Why waste words and advertising space in describing the many points of merit in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy The most fastidious are satisfied when we state that it cures colds and coughs from any cause, and that it contains absolutely no narcotics or injurious substanoes. For sale by all53 words
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Article1996 1915-12-29 7 H. Charles Woods - By H. Charles Woods. Prior to the re-establishment of the Turkish Constitution in 1908 it was a common saying that Constantinople is the key of the Near East and that Albania is the key of Constantinople Although we have heard but little of Europe’s newest independent1,996 words
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Advertisement310 1915-12-29 7 DAVID CORSAR 8 SON’S Well-Known Extra Navy Canvas, No. 0. SANDILANDS. BUTTERY 8 Co. HOTEL NORMAN, Pening’s Select Residential Hotel. ENGLISH PROPRIETORSHIP. ENGLISH CUISINE English Treatment URCE AIRY ROOMS FACING THE SEA. Under the patronage of H.M. Judges, Medical Officers, Colonial Secretaries, Magistrates, etc. Terms Moderate and Inclusive. Cable* “NORMANS.”310 words
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Advertisement12 1915-12-29 7 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, la. 6d.12 words
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Advertisement197 1915-12-29 7 b oc x DOC DOoOOOC y=>o BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT. Contractors to THE ADMIRALTY, THE WAR OFFICE, THE INDIA OFFICE, u o ALL n Government Hospitals IN THE Straits Settlements AND Federated Malay States. O n OBTAINABLE RETAIL Mmm rifr aa .-■> ft r 8 PS mm AND ALL Ltadinc Hospitals197 words
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