Straits Echo, 29 December 1916

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    35 1 Straits Echo U ILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, C1RCULATING1THR0UGH0UT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 14. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 29th DECEMBER, 1916. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 305.
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    A Return to the Obvious.
    2529 2 Whenever we are tempted, bj the beat or the worst in ourselves, to sak why all the slaughter and waste of this war should not now be eoded with a compromise peace, the Germans themselves give us the answer. They, at least, are always true
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      466 2 Blankets. Sheets. WITNEY BLANKETS. Single bed size, all pure wool, shrunk, light tropical weight. Size 54 by 75 ins. Price $5-05 each. Heavy weight all pure wool Witney Blankets, thoroughly shrunk. Size 74 by 102 ins. Price $7-05 each. COT BLANKETS. White Witney Blankets with colored ends, light weight. Size
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      12 2 For Children’s Hacking Congh at Night. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. la. #d.
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      559 2 A Fine Complexion. k, girl's complexion ii something mors then a matter to concern her vanity. It ia an indication of the state of her health. Pallor in a growing girl means a thinning of the blood. Eruptions mean imparities in the blood. Parents should be watchful of their daughters’
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    Parish Hall.
    385 3 Street arvL Children's Plat. The p lay giveu bv the children of tbo parishioners cf the Church of the Assump- tion at the Parish Hill yesterday eveniug proved an unqualified success. Mrs. Maude i Aeria, the organiser, who was very ably assisted by Miss Elvira Phipps and Miss
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    Municipal Commission.
    182 3 Ordinary Meeting. Ad ordinary meeting of the Municipal C «mmiationers was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon and there were present Messrs. W. Peel (Presidin') A F. Goodrich, P. T. Allen, Yeoh Guan S<ok, and P, Duxbury with Mr, L. M. Bell (Municipal Engineer) and Mr. L.
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    Eastern Produce Exchange
    86 3 At ti e Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday tie following prices were obtained: Diamond Smoked Good from $129 to 131 Diamond Smoked Fair 5120 to 128 Diamond Smoked Nc. 2 5110 Plain Smoked 5118 Diamond Unsmoked $ll3 to 116 Plain Unsmoked r $lO6 to 113 Pa’e Crepe
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    80 3 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennj6 and Co. at their Auction Sale yesterday Smoked Ribbed Sheet 5130 to 5133 per picul Smoked Plain Sheet $ll7 No. 2 Smoked Sheet $ll7 5129 Unsmoked Sheet $ll5 5120 No. 2 Unsmoked Sheet 598 5106
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    To-morrow’s Band Programme.
    66 3 The following programme of music will be played at the Golf Club to morrow evening from 5.45 p m to 7.15 p.w.: 1 Overture L? Naufrage de la Meduse R^issiger 2 Polka Felisa B anco 3 S a iection H M. 8. Pintfore Sullivan 4 Waltz Weddin
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    Police Court Cases.
    580 3 Alleged Exfortatioh of Gold. B fore Mr. V. G. Ei*chiel in the Third Court this morning Lim Liang Boon, obiachew of the aa. Ban Wkati Soon, Toh L >k Poe, Fmg Hong Chew and Swce Choi of the well-known fi m of Kong Guan, goldsmiths, were charged
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    Indians and War Relief.
    311 3 The Indians in tbe F.M.S. aie continuing their splendid eff irts in respect of contributions to the Indian War Relief Fund, Recently Maj -General Dudley Ridout received from certaia ladians resident in tbe Peninsula the handsome sum of 5460 for this fund. A craft for s34<>,
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 4 daily (except Sunday! and pvblio holiday») uni CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. He. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Pbicb Defly Local *24 per annum. Oatetation... PosUge Eitra. Hhfl Edition (Po§t Free) 117.50 ojlbl« addrrss ECHO —PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 ff. B.— All business communications should be
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    RUSSIA AND THE ALLIES
    1350 4 Large numbers of Germans have never given up the idea of a separate peace with Russia and it is notoricus that the email bat powerful ultra-bu-eaucratio clique at Pttrograd, which has more affinity with the Teuton than the Slav, has sought continually during the past two
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    M. A. P.
    893 4 The Hoc, Frederick H. M. Corbet, late i Advocate-General, Madras, has died at love. Mr. R V. Patel, Veterinary Inspector, Nibong Tebal, will bi shortly leaving for India on six weeks’ leave. Mr. A. Reddi, Tamil Interpreter, District C jurt, is leaving for India on three months
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    942 4 A Long, Long Way, Our ainoere apologias to Sir Charles Eliot In the M A.P. column yesterday we sent him to Delhi instead of to Deli. What a difference that interloping letter made. A Suggestion. Not a bid idea, we think, and one from which a good revenue
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    PEACE PROPOSALS.
    406 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] ALLt» *^PLY. Lon^*—»The Daily Telegraph C of the Allies’ reply to Gera»**,** xt been approved by all the Allio* clear to belligerents and neutrals *liv*' teil no hope need be entertained of ever per« Ufc<l ing the Allies to surrender potential victory for the sake of
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    A Cheekee Card Case.
    280 5 Judgment fob Defendants. Mr Justice L. M. Woodward in the Supreme Court this morning delivered judgment in the suit in which Mr. A. J. M. Keulemaus, as liquidator of the firm of Messrs. Herm Jebson Co. and Chop Swee Hock Hup Keesued Chop Tong Hong (Messrs.
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    1917-8 CAMPAIGN.
    1706 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] A SUGGESTION. Time» Correspondent'» View», London, December 28. The Military Correspondent of the Times states that in order to gain the necessary superiority on tbe Western front in 1917-8 every possible white division from Salonika, Eg)pt and Mesopotamia should be withdrawn, native armies from India and
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    STRICKEN BELGIUM.
    927 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Sold into Slavery, LondoD, Dec. 28. Renter learns that the German authorities ia Schleswig Holstein are offering farmers and other employees Belgian servants, both men and women, of ages ranging from 18 to 36, at a pay 30% below the rate current in the district. Employers
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    164 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Review of Ike Operations Petrograd, December 29, A Russian communique states that scouts crossed the Narajuvka and drove off tL® enemy’s patrol guard. They carried back construction material and barbed wire entanglements. The enemy pressed back the detachments who occupied a series of heights on the
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    Rubber Company Meetings.
    118 5 Alor G» j ah. (.From Our Oun Correspondent Singapore, December 29. At the meeting of Alor Gajah Mr. Bean, who presided, mentioned that during the last years the company had paid 175% The crop haivasted during the last vear was 131,202 lb, against an estimate of 125,000
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    Singapore Rubber Auctions.
    50 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, Dec. 29, The Singapore Rubber auctions are unfinished. 1,120 tons? were catalogued for sale, The prices were irregular. Fiae pale crepe fetched $145, fine ribbed and smoked sheet sl3'» and plain smoked Bheet $123. Lower grades shows an average decline of $9.
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    Outside.
    300 5 The following articles will be found on ou r outside pages Pages. 2. Germany’s Defensive War. 3. Parish Hall. Eistern Produce Exchange. To-moirow’s Band Programme. Penang Rubber Auction. Police C urt Cases. Indians and War Relief. 6. —Austria’s Late Emperor. Singapore Harbour Board. The Anarchist’s Answer. The Week’s Events.
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL MEETING.
    402 5 WAR TAXATION ENACTMENT. 1 Interesting Disevasiaa. (From Our Otcn Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 28. The Federal Council met and passed the War Taxation Eoactment. In introducing the measure Sir E L, Brockman mentioned that tbe total amount of the taxes was estimated to produce $4,705,325, Government agreed
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    The Rubber Market.
    205 5 Siys the Kuala Lumpur correspondent of the TOM: The holidays appear to have occurred at a rather uncertain time for the rubber market, as reports generally current seem to indicate that there ha-. b«'n an unexpected drop in prices following upon the recent upward tendency which had
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    London Rubber Market.
    26 5 C From Our Oum Correspondent^) London, D-cember 28. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were:— Pale Crepe 3/. Diamond Smoked 3/.
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    Tin and Rubber.
    71 5 Latest Quotaioai, Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 984, business done, in Singapore (refined) at 984.50, business done (225 tons sold) and in London at J£ 176 15*. spot and XI7B 15«. three months’ sight. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the follow ng were the
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    18 5 Obituary. Mr. Fruk Pet*. London, December 28. The death has taken place of the cricketer Frank Penn (Senior).
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    The Colony and the War.
    965 6 To OO OB WOT TO OO For some time it has been felt that many men in the European community ho "J W fit for military service, ought not tosiickjb to their local billets.” watching the grim s oroertrt oftbe wsr like those whether,, S
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    Local War Taxation.
    1208 6 Sinolpobi OpinionWe (S.r.) published yesteidiy the report of tho committee on w ir taxation which has bean meeting recently under the pre- sidency of the Colonial Secretary. By a majority of eleven to nine, tbe members were in favour of an iocome tax, bat the majority was
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    Singapore Harbour Board.
    464 6 Niw Main Wha.bb. There was a small but distinguished gathering on Tuesday evening at the new Naio YVbarf of the Singapore Harbour B ard. when the last foundation block was laid by the Lady Evdya Young. MnJ R- I Nicholson, c.m o„ Chairman of the Board, feceived
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    Austria’s Late Emperor.
    452 6 Francis Jossph’a will baqneaths «£55,500 to thi actreis, Madama Schraaf, who was closely connected with the Emperor for many years and who was known as tbe uncrowned empress. There were weird night rites in connection with the transferamce of the Emperor’s body to the Hoff burg Chapel.
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    Johore's Finances.
    529 6 Johor e's Finances. BIG DECRE ASE OF THE DEFICIT ESTIMATED. Public Impbotumints. The estimates of the revenue and expenditure ot the State of Jobore for the year 1917 show that the actual deficit on January 1, 1916, was $5.341,798. The probxble revenue for this year iB put at $7,750.000 and
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    Hongkong University.
    181 6 Presidknt of China’s Mb3bacb. The President of the Chinese Republic to tbe Hongkong Uaivorsity at the first ceremonial of conferring degrees on Dec. 14; after searching iuquiry this congratulatory address (translated by Dr. Pearce.) AH types of men are here; their gifts diverse: Plant growths oft mingle; each
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    High Tides.
    114 6 Tho tb’ei days Dec, 26. 27, aHd 28. this year, says the M.T, will be notab'e, especially to tea-9ide residents, for the very high tides. Yesterday’s tide wa9 10 feet 2 ins, and the Singapore River rose to euch a height that the ground floors of soma Chinese
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    The Anarchist's Answer.
    1948 6 In bis speech to the International pressmen, Lord Grey insisted that in order to judge ho* *bd' when the war can end it is necessary to bear in mind how it began. The argument of his speech may be summarised thus: He examined the circumstances attending the
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    The Week's Events.
    32 6 Friday, December 29. Town Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Monday, January 1. Public Holiday. Tuesday, January 2. Penang Convent re-opens. Penang Free School re-open?, Wednesday, January 8, Town Band, Esplanade.
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    Germany's Defensive War.
    1906 7 (Frm a CorreepandenL) Oo August 17, 1870, Karl Marx wu writing to Engels >— Kugelmano confuses a defensive war with defensive militar j oporationa. If a man goaa for me in tha «treat, ought I to do no more than parry his blowiF Would it be wrong
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