Straits Echo, 4 April 1916

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT TOE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE- FAR BIST GENERALLY. VOL. 14. $24 Per Annas, PENANG, TUESDAY, 4th APRIL, 1916. liMl< C*»J. 1« croti. No. 77.
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      1169 1 ftMAID i&ED NATURE- ion (BRITISH MADE). Try A help British Trade. You will be confident, if you try ROM TYRES, of their superiority in quality, reliability and durability. AGENTS: Georgetown Motor Garage 7\ Penang Road. (TELEPHONE No. 694.) Motor Car Importers and Stockists of various kinds of Tyres. Largest Dealers
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      49 2 1 DRINK RECO x -5-r SEDRS sTjp ITAS THE *8 s AND ON THE 4f k 5 v 1r i" F* SOLE AGENTS: l «r '1 IP A 5» |P P’SHu Jj, »7 < Ht# “i fib *'t J* k lsjr"^fL J S SK* >■ 1 *6 PENANC. ■■ik mar
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    EXCHANGE.
    118 3 Pbnano, April 4 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4| ,i 4 months' sight Bank 2/4$ •i 3 Credit 2/4f 3 Documentary 2/4$ Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174$ 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174£ Moulmein, Demand Hank 173 3 days’ sight Private 175
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    The Hon. Mr. R. Young.
    737 3 Presentation by thb Start. On the occasion of the departure of the Hon. Mr. R. Young on retirement, the staff of Mesarß. R. Young Co. Ltd., yesterday afternoon presented him with an illuminated address on silk, a group photograph of the staff, another of the
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    Tin Output.
    160 3 Tongkah Harbour Tin drudging Coy.; N L. Weekly output from 26th March t) Ist j Apri’, 24 ton?. Output for the mouth of March. 101 tons. Katoo Debbook (No Liability Output for the mouth of March. Cubic yards Hours Piculs 57,735 633 370 Diebook Drbdoing (No Liability.) March
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    Labuan in 1915.
    707 3 The annual report on Labuan for the year 191% which is signed by Mr. G. E. Cator, shows that the revenue collected during the year, exclusive of opium, was $43,151 acd the expenditure totalled $81,281. This does cot include the amount paid in Singapore on account of
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    67 3 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Rubber Auction vesterday 11,607 lb. were sold out of 21,747 lb. offered. The following prices were obtained Diamond Smcked Sheet from $l6B to sl7o Diamond Unsmoked fine $166 Plain Smoked Sheet $166 Plain Unsmoked Sheet $157 Scrap Crepe >1 $l5O Brown Crepe
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    March Rubber Crops.
    47 3 Fading, 14,600 lb. Karan, 6,057 b. Krian, 23.500 lb. Padang Jawa, 11,519 lb. Sam igaga, 7,000 lb. Consolidated, 24,094 lb. Gula Kalumpong, 61,023 lb. In Austria numerous non-commissioned officers bave been appointed lieutenants, as many hundreds of lieutenants have been killed in recent action*.
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      451 3 FOR sale. GALWAY Bungalow situate •t Tsnjong Bungah and MOUNT EDGECUMBE Bungalow situate Government Hill, Penang. p )r further particulars apply to HOGAN A IVENS, 2, Logan’s Ihiildingt, ittj BcaJi direct, Penang. notice. Penang Auction Mart. liy ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, TO BE BOLD BT wl'ION] On Friday, 7th April,
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      460 3 THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL S'A 6 CHINA TELEGRAPH Comp»;. Ltd. (Incorporate in England NOTICE. From 3rd April, 1916, Mr, J. A. Thomson will be in charge of above Company’s station in PeDang. BY ORDER. NOTICE. The policyholders of The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company, Limited, are herbby notified that Thien
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      457 3 o A O 4? X> < C v /> 'V v* x> r s> V 4 O 4 O o 3» K 5^ «>< a A N, s* if /> <3® 8S> MEb*«j> r WJr 2E. Showing Friday, 7th April, 1916 The World’s Longest Detective Serial The Exploits of Elaine
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    100 4 Plhliihhd duly (ixocft Sunday* xxd poMia holidays) AT TM* CRITERION PRESS. Lra. No. 59, Beach 'Street, PeDang Puoa. Daily Local 924 por übu Oatotatioa.M Footage Extra. Mail Editioa (Pool Fiat) $17.50 CASLB ADDBBSS M ECHO—PENANG.** Telephone Nos. Echo, 380 Printing Department 343 N.Ĕ.— AU k'jifMM Mwavniectisa. ihocM
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    JUSTICE IN KEDAH.
    1174 4 By rejecting th 9 final appnal entered by Syed Abdulrahman Aljunid and confilming the sentence passed upon him by the Court of Appeal the State Council of Kedah has released the case for public discussion and made it possible for us to criticise the proceedings in the
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    The Kulim Crime.
    102 4 Appeal to State Couaeil. The State Council of Kedah has rejected the appeal of Syed Abdulrahman Aljunid, better known as Tuan Mud, and Wong Ah Ghee, a well-to-do Cantonese woman, the keeper of a house of ill-fame at Kulim, who were convicted by the Kedah Appeal Court
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    M. A. P.
    604 4 Dr. J. Kirk leaves bj the N.Y.K* Kitano Maru, which is due here within a fortnight. Mr. F. Turner arrived here from Singapore by the p. s. Klang, yesterday to take up the duties of Assistant Treasurer. Tbe Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Haines were passengers homeward
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    Death of Mr. Fyfe Turner.
    311 4 It ia with great regret that we announce the death of Mr. Fyfe Turner, elder eon of Mr. and Mre. John Turner, formerly of Caledonia Estate, Province Wellesley, and now of Alva House, Alva, Scotland, Mr. Fyfe Turner, who was only twenty-live years of age,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    980 4 Ammsii and UflMiii. Such of tbe ancient ansenna trees as the minions of the Municipality have been pleased to leave standing round the Sepoy Lines and tbe Racecourse are now io foil bloom and a magnificent sight they make. There is a persistent theory among old Penmgites that
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      124 4 CAPTURING ENEMY TRADE. '4 The following preparations introduced since the Beginning of War have given great satisfaction to the Public on account of their intrinsic merit and sales are increasing daily. BRITISH GERMAN Sanatogen Lysol Ice Water Icykol Odol The George Town Dispensary, Ltd., PENANG, TAIPING IPOH. i§CD#o#oooftoooeo®oi The Bernese
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    23 4 Death. Tubnbr —At Jawi Estate, P. W. f Fyfe Turner, son of Mr. John Turner, of Alva House. Alva, N. B. aged 25.
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    THE WESTERN THEATRE.
    1751 5 (Reuter’s Service). Copyright Telegram. around vaux. Lively Figktiig. London, April 3. 4 a m. A Paris communique states that the French artillery was particularly active between the Somme and the Oise where the OermaD trenshes were wrecked. The Germans made several attacks Ngainst a redoubt in Avocourt
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    THE EASTERN THEATRE.
    811 5 (Reuter’s Service). Copyright Telegram. MINOR OPERATIONS. Petrograd, April 3. A Petrograd communique reports minor operations generally. A German aeroplane bombed the station of Zamiere on the Minsk—Baranovitchi railway. The Germans were repulsed with much bloodshed in the attacks thev made on the heights of Olyka, east of
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    THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.
    200 5 (Reuter’s Service). Copyright Telegram. Bold Tersieg Movemcat. Rome, April 3. A communique issued in Rome states that artillery actions were continued at Valsugaua and Rovereto. The Italians made a bold turning movement iu the Upper Rienz region and seized three blockhouses, capturing 31 prisoners. They continued their
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    Balau Planting Syndicate.
    86 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, 4. At tho fourth Annual Geceral mooting of Baku Planting Syndicate the Hon. Mr. W. F. Nutt, who presided, said that there was a profit of $26,228. A dividend of was declared. The average price realis. |od was 3/ld. and the
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    Selangor Miners' Association.
    61 5 (From, Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 4. At the annual meeting of the Selangor I Miners' Association Mr. J. A Russell presided Mr. Yap loong Hin was elected President, Mr. J. A. Russell temporary Vice-Presi-dent, Mr. Choo Kia Peng Secretary, and Messrs. J. A. Russell and
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    46 5 April IBy Balance $880.27 3 J. McNeill, 2nd donation 20.00 H de Z. Lancaster, monthly subscription 25.00 M. Maude 15 00 Teow Choow Cheane 2.00 Amount collected from Messrs. Pritchard’s colloction Box 1.07 3By Balance 943 34 Amount previously acknowledged 23,913.74 Total $24,857.08
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    Outside.
    149 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages: Page. 3.—Labuan in 1915. Eastern Produce Exchangp. March Rubber Crops. Tin Output. The Hon. Mr, R. Young. 6, Chinese Marriage Law. S a langor Trade. Malaria at Morib. P.LR.C Illegal Exportation of Rice. The Late Saltan of Perak. Ku&la
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    F.M.S. LOAN.
    1325 5 CHIEF SECRETARY'S LETTER. Criticism* Answered. (.From Our Oun Curr&ponrtenl.) t Kuala Lumpur, April 3. Sir E. L. Brockman, in, a letter to tho 5 Malay Mail, expresses his appreciation of r the warm reception of tho F. M. S. Loan by the Press of the States and the
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    A “Magician” in Court.
    134 5 At the Bukit Mertajun Court yrsterday, writes our correspondent in that town, a Ceylonese named J. S. Mutukumiru was brought up on a charge of cheating one Low Ciiiu Seng in repict of $2OO. On the applic ition <>f Inspector 81i > dy tbe accused was
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    Tin and Rubber.
    403 5 To-day's Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-lay at 592.875. buyers no sellers, in Singapore (retiued) at $93.50, business done (125 ton* sold and in London at XI9B spot and X 192 15?. three month»’ sigh*. Messrs. Boustead ACo inform us that the following is the quotation
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    Illegal Exportation of Rice.
    974 6 Hiatt Fin* foe Serious Off*wc*. List week before Mr. R. Scott in the Singapore District Court, a Cuinose merchant named Lio Hong Sek, pleaded guilty to a charge if attempting to export Saigon rice to Batavia, in breach of the proclamation of January 31 last. Mr.
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    The Late Sultan of Perak.
    1049 6 Memorial Proposals. There will be none who will criticise the intention of having a memorial erected to the late Sultan of Perak, but we (Times of Malaya) are not so certain that opinion will be unanimous on the point of the suitability of the memorial
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    Chinese Marriage-Law.
    586 6 To the Editor of th* Straits Echo. Sir, Contrary Opinion has apparently taken up a wrong and contrary view of the subject under discussion in his points of argument. There can be no question of u grounds of facility” and “convenience” in point of law. Justice must be
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    Mail Notice.
    213 6 To-day. De Koch, for Deli and Langsa, 10 a.m. Brisbane, for Singapore, 10 30 a.m, Cornelia, for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca. 12.30 p.m. Pungah for Batu Bahra. 1 p.m. Yatshing, for Singapore, China aud Japan, 1.30 p.m. Jin Ho, for Asahan, 2 p.m. Calypso, for Bagan
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    Kuala Lumpur Comments.
    881 6 (From th u Straits Times' Correspondent.) Ku&la Lumpur, March 30. The topic of conversation in Kuala Lumpur this week is the war loan which is generally regarded as a trustee security at exceptionally good interest. It is rumoured that certain Chinese financial houses are willing to advance
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    Selangor Trade.
    1231 6 Chamber op Commerce Report. i We take the following excerpt* from the report of the Selangor Chamber of Com- 1 merce for 1915 Tim. The year 1915 opened with the European 1 War still raging and every day developing, the tendency being in favour of the Allies. The
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    Malaria at Morib.
    276 6 PAPER BY DR. STRICKLAND Ludlowi Species t# Blame. Dr. C. Strickland. Government Travelling Medical Entomologist, F. M. S, has written a monograph entitled Consideration* regarding an Outbreak of Malaria at Morib, F. M. S., which has bean published by the Cambridge University Press. The paper d< als
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    P. L. R. C.
    121 6 The following were the scores made by the P. L. R. C. at Kampong Bahru on Monday, the 13th instant "tg OB <D 0B —i |S 8« Miss Mathieu* 28 31 21 (80) Mrs Wright-Motion* 26 27 26 (79) Miss M Pritchard* 28 26 21 (75)
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    The Future of Serbia.
    1763 7  -  WHAT ENGLAND OWES TO HER. Thb Kht To Thb East. By Pavle Popovie. Profissor of Litibatubi, Belsradx Ukivbrsitt. Dying, but to live Again, Serbia haa offered her sacrifice” were the word* of Mr. Robert Machray, in hi* artile The Sacrifice of Serbia” recently published in the
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    A Stubborn Foe
    135 7 To conquer an obstinate enemy requires persistency and perseverance. It is the same with Rheumatism, the dread foe of mankind, which ranks foremost in stubbornness. To eradicate it from the system, you must use the right weapon. Little's Oriental Balm is the only remedy that can overpower
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      567 7 ST. GEORGE'S 1916 SUBSCRIBERS to the above are invited to attend a meeting to be held in the Penang Cricket Club on Wednesday, the 5th day of April, 1916, at 6.45 p.m. sharp. Business. 1. To pass accounts for 1915. 2. To arrange for celebrations on St. George’s Day 1916.
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      500 7 Tk« lilt willk«clou* on or before A»rill9tb. 191*. 8 e 3 t FEDERATED MALAY STATES GOVERNMENT. SIX PER CENT. WAR LOAN. 1921. Issue of $6,000,000 Debentures to Bearer, part of $16,000,000 authorised by Enactment No. 1, of 1916. The entire proceeds of the Loan will he placed at the disposal
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