Straits Echo, 12 February 1917
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Title Section35 1917-02-12 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. $24 Per /nn«m. PENANG, MONDAY, 12th FEBRUARY, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 34.35 words
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Advertisement1054 1917-02-12 1 i'ivp IX m!Mk 'tM -it, un *■>* i < B A NK S RESERVE your car FOR II El NOW. A Fleet of English and American Cars for hire day and night. COME TO The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, PENANG ROAD, Phone No. «94. Tel. Address: Hokimteik. Penang. Chartered Bank1,054 words
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Advertisement14 1917-02-12 1 Sj s MILK—LO^^y Q^PFVP &L use _*jsr ••««S? <%*«—«•* ’%‘t 1%11 1 Ail: ,^fo O14 words
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Advertisement27 1917-02-12 2 m Wi 1 fte/ r I X >•- K b v; 2'i a. THE BEST THE COOLEST FOR PARTICULARS TO APPLY mm (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) PENANG27 words
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Article958 1917-02-12 3 H. C. Bywater - AMERICA’S VIEW OF GERMANY’S PLIGHT. By H. C. Bywater. The present writer has juat returned from a two months’ visit to the United Statea Early 1 at summer, on the occasion of a previous visit it waa noticeable that most thoughtful Americans considered the war to be958 words
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Article1031 1917-02-12 3 Of all the superstitious in the Britiah Army—and they ara many—the moat popular haa to,do with the jar that oontaioa the ration of_rum. Rumour has it that onoe, long ago, a party that waa bringing up rationa for company in the trenches was tempted by the thought1,031 words
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Advertisement571 1917-02-12 3 1 Straits Settlements War Loan Bonds. Bearing Interest from the date of purchase at 6 per cent per annum, payable Half-yearly on the 15th May and the 15th November. REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 15™ NOVEMBER, 1919. are payable to Bearer. IcSiElallsgglgigiiglSSglgiiglSiglsMgtsiEtßffiSßinl PRICE OF ISSUE—IOO PER CENT. All proceeds of571 words
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Advertisement12 1917-02-12 3 For ObiMiwrt Hacking Gough at Night Woodi* Great Peppermint Cure. U 6d.12 words
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Advertisement525 1917-02-12 3 Anaemia or Poorness of Blood, is far more prevalent than is generally supposed. Men, Women and Children are all liable to suffer. If neglected, serious consequences may result. If taken when the symptoms are first noticed, it is a very simple matter to enrich the blood and so effectually check525 words
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Advertisement45 1917-02-12 3 The Best Cough Medicine, Chamberlain a Cough remedy ia the largest selling cough medicine in the world to-day because it dce9 exactly what a cough medicine is supposed to do, It stops coughs and oolds speedily and effectually. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers,45 words
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Article2882 1917-02-12 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.') London, January 12. Peace Talk. Thia week there baa been considerable j talk about a separate pe ice with Austria- j Hungary, which countries are certainly not < held in the same abhorrence as Germany by the Allies. Austria is Bick of2,882 words
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Article61 1917-02-12 4 London, There is some talk of the dealing early and in a drastio m»n liquor consumption on the Cly<w loss of time in the shipyards. possibly act by State P urch dinbarf b, ference of magistrates of h .j Qlnigow. Aberdeen, .ad other to»«« a resolution in61 words
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Advertisement273 1917-02-12 4 New Models in Stylish L&dies Footwe&r. e can give you the best possible value for W money. We are constantly adding new styles of Ladies’ Footwear, but we trust that the spedmens shown in this page will interest you. PRICE LADIES' BLACK DERBY LACING SHOE. Fitted with high Cuban heel,273 words
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Advertisement31 1917-02-12 4 j PINKETTES cure biliousness j j and constipation tu EO cent» pur phial at ycmr drupjlaf sor diraet by mall oa racalpt o! prica Irom DB. WILLIAM*' MEDICINE COMPANY, BINOAPOBB, I31 words
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Advertisement40 1917-02-12 4 Unnecessary Words Why waste words and advertising describing the many points of Cbamberlan’a Cough Remedy astidious are satisfied when we it curea colds and coughs from J and that it oontains absolutely no cr injurious aubstanoes. For dispensaries and dealers,40 words
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Article321 1917-02-12 5 Third Dai's Results. {From Our Own Oorr&pm&e.tU} Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10. r Splendid weather favoured the closing day of the Bel%rgor Rices. The attendance i was good, likewise the going and there were some exciting finishes. Appended are the results The Tanjong Stakss Mystic Norman 10.7 1 Toctin321 words
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Article116 1917-02-12 5 {From Our Own Correspondent.') Ipob, February 12. The Monthly Clay Pigeon Shoot under the auspices of the above Club was won by Mr. 11. Richards and the Double Rise Competition by Mr. A. E. Kershaw. The‘‘At Home” was followed by the the presentation of the prizes for116 words
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Article286 1917-02-12 5 Directors’ Report. 11 {From Oxer Own. Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 12. The directors’ «port of the New Serrendah Rubber Co. Ltd, shows a net profit of *151,724 making a total profit of *****,312 with the balance last year. The directors have recommended the declaration of a final286 words
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Article378 1917-02-12 5 P. V. Officers Defeat. The return fixture between Ibe Officers of the Penang Volunteers and Other R»nks, which was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a defeat for the Officers, On the last occasion the game coold not be decided. The Other Ranks batted first and378 words
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Article200 1917-02-12 5 Per P. and O. Bteamer Mongolia. —From London. Rogers. To Singapore The Hon. Justice Edmunds. Mrs. Geikr, Mr. and M s Mason, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Lefts, Mr. Baxendale, Mr. Bate?, Mr. D kker, Miss Cochranes,Mr. Edwards, Mr. Mo'croft, Mis. B. Adam. To Peuang Mr. and Mrs.200 words
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Article66 1917-02-12 5 Following are the Agenda for to-morrow’s me tiog of the Municipal Commission 1. Minutes of last miecirg to ba read and coDfi-med. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward, 3. Questions. 4 Some bills to be passed. 5. Contract with Fong Hong Kee for the construction66 words
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Article189 1917-02-12 5 The following programme of music will be played at the Esplanade this evening rom 6 p.ro. to 7 p.m 1 Selection II Trovatore Verdi 2 Two Step Intermezzo Merry Thoughts Anthony 3 Waltz Bayadere Bucil )*si 4 Dance Edina Vandervell 5 March The Standard Bearer Fahrbach The189 words
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Advertisement1005 1917-02-12 5 NOTICE WANTED. nvFRTISEE ««he» to :t ,um A D ',,]000 or more in sound busmeese. A—- propositions. Apply „60.100»» P r °P Bo No 500, c/o Straits Echo fOH 90 H P Motor from England y loot been ussd. App'y Box A, c'o Straits Echo, fOH PAR 12 H. P1,005 words
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Advertisement317 1917-02-12 5 'A I g t 1 1 QUALITY is the point which is necessary in an enjoyable II Cigarette. S i 1 2 ft 1 g I g 1 I I g i g I l g l 1 g i g i 2 l That’s why “EMBASSY 2 I 2317 words
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Article, Illustration97 1917-02-12 6 daily (except Sunday! and public holidays) > »m CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 59, Beach Street, Penang. r Pnici., > DuOy Leeal 124 per annum. Ovtetation... Postage Extra. Flits*- (Post Fine) 917.50 M oiiLi iDDim: ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 I. Printing Department 343 I N.B. —ail business communications97 words
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Article1352 1917-02-12 6 To minimise the danger and importance of the German submarine campaign would be fo dish and improper. It is undoubtedly i> fl cting heavy and continued ohm on the B tab meicaotile marine and may cause a serious shortage of certain commodities iu Great Britaia and1,352 words
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Article905 1917-02-12 6 Dr. C. L. Sansom has returned from Hongkow. Mr. A 1 c Anthony, of Messrs. Huttenbach Bros., Singapore, is paying a visit to Penang. The Hon. Mr. F. Seton James, O.M G (C looial Secretary) and Mrs. James were at the Kuala Lumpur races on Thursday. Mr.905 words
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Article1063 1917-02-12 6 Svkmarite Merchantmen, Qme often oue hears the question Mked as lo why, in order to meet the Girona submarine campaign against merchant vessels, submarine merchantmen are not built No doubt for certain classes of cargo they would do all right but some of the diffi„ u j ties1,063 words
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Advertisement72 1917-02-12 6 RALEICH ALL STEEL BICYCLES BEST IN TEE 'WORLD, PENANG AGENTS: EEASU» Co., 23, BEACH STREET. Me you Troubled with Eats? If so, you should possess a Grip Rat Trap which will rid you of them. It never fails to act, always successful. Price only 35 cents each. KENG Co., Penang72 words
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Article1425 1917-02-12 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] beknstorff s departure. Date Fix'd. Amsterdam, February 10. It if announced in Berlin that Count B r n.torff will sail from New York on r v 13 on board the Vedenkughth. MR GERARD S DETENTION. A-> laportast latcrricw, jjr. Gerard will leive Borlin within a1,425 words
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Article1300 1917-02-12 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] s THE GERMAN NOTE. Ckile's Protests. t London, Febrnary 10. j Chile, in reply to the German submarine Note, refuses to acquiesce in the German measures because they are opposed to the a °cient privileges of non-oombatants and would mean deviation from Ohile’s strict neutrality.1,300 words
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Article751 1917-02-12 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Fvrtkcr Detail*. LondoD, February 10. Au official annouDoement regarding the operations in Mesopotamia states that the positions gained on February 5 have be3n consolidated. Oar artillery on several occasions bombarded the liquorice factory which was strongly held by the enemy. Despite two oounter-attacks we secured and751 words
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Article634 1917-02-12 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Mr. Lloyd George's Message, London, February 10. Mr. Lloyd George, in a message to the New York Times on the Lincoln anniversary welcomed the latest proof that Americans realise that we are fighting the same battle as did Abraham Lincoln in 1816. We only realised in634 words
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Article58 1917-02-12 7 (From Our Ovm Correspondent?) London, February 10. Tbe prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 3/4| Diamond Smoked 3/4| Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following, received on tbe 12th instant, are the quotations for Rubber on Spot in London on the l()th inst:—58 words
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Article84 1917-02-12 7 Tbe following articles will be found on our outside pages Pages. 3. —A Doomed Cause. Some Soldier Superstition?. 4, Life and Death. Germany and Austria. Spanit-h Pro-Germans. s—Selangor Races. Gopeng Gymkhana Club New Serendah Rubber. Cricket. Passengers to the Btraits. To-night’s B*nd Programme. 8. —Official Changes in Kinta. P.84 words
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Article538 1917-02-12 8 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Swetiifvl Conp-ii'Mii*. London, February 10. A Frtnch communique says i We carried oat a successful coup-de-main east of Bhpims. Wa ffoctively bombardad the sector of Hill 804.” Aerial Activity. London, February 10. A French oommunique reports i Oar coups-de-main west of Auberive and in the sector*538 words
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Article618 1917-02-12 8 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] IN TH>: GRANDCOURT REGION. Eacmy Falls Back. LondoD, February 10. Reuter’s correspondent with tbe B.Dish Headquarters states that the hard-pressed enemy his fallen back well behind Grandoourt. We are seriously menacing Sirre. He refers to the heavy outpost fighting around Beaucourt and Lishing on Saturday night618 words
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Article870 1917-02-12 8 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Big Ocmoastratiou*. London, February 9. To-day is War L>au Dty ana a hundred thousand meetings are being held throughout the country, including demonstrations at the Riyal Exchange and Trafalgar Square where besides a gigantic Loan advertisement, eight captured German guns will be exhibitedThe takings at870 words
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Article215 1917-02-12 8 The following ties have been fixed for to-morrow Championship. S F Brereton Mai tin vs. A W de W Harries (5) RN B\att vs. A V Perrin (4) (Unfinished) Profession Pairs. H R Cheeseman A E A Davies vs. J C Cowap A J Harrison (2) J215 words
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Article566 1917-02-12 8 The recent efforts to send more men to the front from Government Departments have made many changes of officials in Kinta necessary, says tbe Ipoh paper. Government is known to be busy investigating tie cases of various officials but no definite announcement will probably b 3566 words
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Article1426 1917-02-12 8 Very Successful fusetios. A very interesting Malay gathering and Gymkhana was held last week end at Alor Star in aid of the British Red Cross Society. Except for the Hor-e Sports the entire gathering was run by the Malays themselves and held at the island gardens1,426 words
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Advertisement228 1917-02-12 8 The Children’s!Colds. Watch the children’s colds and cure them before they weaken the vitality, Use Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy freely. It is perfectly safe. It has been tested by chemists and pronounced free from iojurious subatances and coats but a trifle. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers, MUNICIPAL NOTICE. An228 words
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Article1459 1917-02-12 9 (Fbom aw Oxfobd Cokbbspowowwt.) For twj years past the gates that lie between life and death have bien unbarred. No longer singly, or through a narrow door, bnt in ordered oompanies and battalions, men hare entered into the vasty halls of death. In the glare of battle1,459 words
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Article268 1917-02-12 9 The Berne correspondent of the Daily Xewi sends his paper a startling item of news to the effect that Austria is about to take sensational steps. The correspondent does not actually say so, but he certainly invites the conclusion that King Charles, after having quarrelled violently with268 words
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Article283 1917-02-12 9 LONDON, Jan. 9. The German propagandist campaign in Spain continues unabated. It is considered in well-informed quarters that it may even lead to the Government’s resignation. The pro-Germans not only excuse the submarine campaign against Spanish merchantmen on the ground that they are trading in contraband with the283 words
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Advertisement401 1917-02-12 9 NOTICE OF SALE. In th© Court of th© Judicial Commissioner at Kuala Lumpur. CMI Suit No. 216 of 1914. In the matter of the Estate of Urn Swee Keng deceased and in the matter of the Estate of Tan Peck Siew (his wife) and in the matter of a family401 words
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Advertisement80 1917-02-12 9 Occasional spells of Fever may be said to be the inheritance of all who come to the Tropics. As an easement and to quickly break them down and restore the body temperature to normal, there is nothing better than WOOftS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE. A dose or two of this aedioine80 words
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Article1059 1917-02-12 10 It is not bj any means all work and no i play at the front, says a correspondent of 1 tbe Daily Mail. Even within sight and sound of the firingline itself there are occasional intervals of leisure. These, as may be imagined, are put to1,059 words
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Article884 1917-02-12 10 All thinking people are agreed that after tbe war there will be a great increase in the severity of competition in foreign markets and it will be vital for us to secure greater control over them than we have ever possessed before if we are to884 words
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Advertisement53 1917-02-12 10 Unnecessary Words. Why waste words and advertising space in describing the many points of merit in Cbamherlan’s Cough Remedy? The most astidious are satisfied when we state that, it cures colds and coughs from any cause, and that it contains absolutely no narootics cr injurious substances. For sale by all53 words
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Advertisement10 1917-02-12 10 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Care Is 6d10 words
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Advertisement292 1917-02-12 10 WHEN BUYING MANILA CIGARS Be careful to see that the box bears the trade mark as shewn below: LONDRES. HIGH LIFE IN THE EAST. REINA VICTORIAS. CORTADO FINO. T'* u V. vv PERLAS. PERECTOS. IMPERIALES. CORTADO DE LA REINA. THE TRADE MARK OF THE LA ISABEL FACTORY. One of the292 words
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Article1878 1917-02-12 11 People who b lieve in noo-rf sistanco and condema participation in war often amplify tbeir opinion into a corollary to tbe effect that wars settle nothing” and are always inconclusive. The further corollary of this is that no peace can ever be premature. But oddly1,878 words
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Advertisement44 1917-02-12 11 HAVE YOU TRIED THE FAMOUS SLOT BRANDY MADE IN FRANCE. ONE, THREE SIX STARS ON SALE EVERYWHERE. G. H. Slot Co. Phone 453. SOLE IMPORTERS. Telejrams: SLOT. v wiHitt I m<L_ 2 <* /V r$>' DREADHOUGIiTS r TWO MALAYAN FRASER NEAVE. LTD ARGYLL ROAD, PENANG.44 words
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Advertisement70 1917-02-12 11 Whooping Cough. 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 ti easier to expectorate. It has been used successfully in many epidemics and70 words
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Advertisement617 1917-02-12 11 Haunted by Pain! Are your waking and sleeping hours haunted by the awTul dread or the worse reality of bodily pain Headache, backache, toothache, neuralgia, sciatica, rheumatism, sore throat and other external aches and pains are quickly soothed and cured by LITTLE S ORIENTAL BALM Simply rub it in where617 words
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Advertisement1851 1917-02-12 12 P. o.—British India AND APCAR LINE (Comfajuks Incorporated in England.) Mall and Pauenger Service*. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (tndbr contract with his majesty’s government) For Singapore. China, Japan. Ceylon. Australia, India. Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Forts and London. MAIL LINES. Homeward (for Evrofb.) Outward (for China.) r A'» #f INTERMEDIATE DIRECT1,851 words
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Article2336 1917-02-12 13 3 Dividend. o ’-S Number of d, g A a Capital. Shares fca Name. 2 q o issued. last nan- for current s J“ T a 3_ RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARES. 9 cts. cts. 1909 120,000 120,010 1 1 65 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate, Ltd. 3.70 3.90 1907 ft 500,000 88,0002,336 words