Straits Echo, 10 May 1917

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. V VOL. 15. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, THURSDAY, loth MAY, 191/. Single Copy, 10 cents- No, 107.
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      1178 1 ifj i. vm v I The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road, ral. Address: Hokimteik. Penang. ’Phone No. 654. fOR SA T i JbLi« COMMONWEALTH PAKTIN-PALMER MOTOR CARS 1917 MODEL. One 6-passenger Touring Car. Two 2 Roadster. A car that matches every automobile desire at a price that cannot be
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      38 2 w DRINK rx m ssse rj l||| i i £3s AS CO sf £0 BY SOLE AGENTS: m ONNS! mm as 2*2?*. B| |,B| HIH II LEAIi: B EMI on in min (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) ENANC
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    “The Adventure of Death."
    1926 3 There is only one thing which can be prophesied with absolute certainty about every new-born child "It will die,” is all that the ablest man on earth ean say of it for sure, As soon as a child reaches the earliest years of discretion he will
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      309 3 firestonei 8 I I I v*. l Yy* I FRESH STOCKS! JUST ARRIVED] MORE MILES* AGENTS: a ii i i i I h BRINKMANN Co., Singapore.! THE WATERHOUSE Co., Ltd. (incorporated in the u.e a I I a ■4 Muar, Malacca and Kuala Lumpur. R. T. REID Co., Penang. “WHEN
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      323 3 -Look. lh»t air of sbn.y scarecrows! Why don’t thsy try Sarwol f EXCESSIV^THINNESS Doctors Say There Is Safe Simple Way To Get Fat. Dr. Armaat tke eminent French authority, declare. .hi, is ,ke most .«cceesf.l method cf patting on flesh." »ucee,nl«| i^ omen who find difficult to dress well on
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    Rubber Notes.
    1027 4 OuTL OK IN THK KuBBBit SHARK MARKET —iiAxu Cavks Dividend—Gbnhral Cbtlon Report. London, May 27. The strong demand for Rubber shares continues to be a leading feature of the Stock Exchange It is seldom that such a long period of sustained buoyancy is witnessed, and following immediately after
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      430 4 SMART STYLES IN HEADWEAR FOR MEN. Our GtLtii men’s Hat Department is now one of the large*' .«nd oiost up to date in the E.-t containing as it does a fine selection of Double Terai’s Soft Fell-, Forats, White, and Khaki Tope; s, *tc., etc. The styles are the latest.
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      731 4 WANTED. A RELIABLE PERSON to attend to a convalescent, elderly lady at night, Pleaae apply at once to X 283a c/o Straits Echo. A BILLET by an experienced Clerk and Conductor holding excellent testimoniala on any Estate. Apply stating salary you can offer to 288 A. c/o Straits Echo. WANTED.
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    Chinese & the Income-Tax.
    511 5 Chinese the Income-Tax. I [To tbb Editob of thb Straits Echo.] Dear Bir, I am at a loss to understand why th e Government should hare adopted such I complicated and harsh method of collecting I the War Tax. The ordinance is a puzzle to I the mind of the
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    A Partnership Suit.
    455 5 JUDGMENT. Mr. Justice L. M. Woodward in the Supreme Court this afternoon delivered judgment in the suit instituted by Mrs, D. jA. Donald, widow of the late Mr. G, M. Donald against Mr, Malcolm Duncan, claiming (1) to have an account taken of the partnership dealings between
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    Queen Mary's Needlework Guild.
    401 5 Punanq Women Wouni. Amount previously acknowledged $5,008.48 Mrs. Jamieson 10.00 Mrs. Home-Sumatra 10 05 Mrs. Heim i 0 .00 Mrs. Ebden 10 00 B w. 5.oo Mrs. J. A. Brown 2.0Q Mrs, Samuel 2.00 [■•ToQ. M. N. G." 1.00 Total $5,058.53 Hospital garments for soldiers, ready
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    Over-Seas Club Tobacco Fund.
    64 5 (Mrs. Stephen Anthony’s and Mrs. Ebden’s List.) Amount previously acknowledged $451.00 Anonymous 15.00 Au Arab Gentleman 10.00 $***** The following letter has been received from J. E. Wrench Esq. Hon. Sec. and Organiser, Over-seas Club Tobacco Fund. “We have received from the Chartered. Bank of India
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    34 5 May 2 By balance $1,672.96 7 B. Ryves 20,00 H. de Z. Lancaster (monthly) 25,00 8 J. M. Gbista 5,00 May 8 By balance $1,722 96 Amount previously acknowledged 30,727.73 ...$32,450.69
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    “Our Day" Fund.
    82 5 With the approval of Major J, Sellar, O. C. Troops, Penang, the Malay Volunteer Coy. will prod nee Shakespeare’s play ‘'Othello” at the Kuala Kangsar Theatre on Saturday, May 17, at 9 pm. The accommodation may be insufficient as the performance will be for "one night only,”
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    To-morrow's Band Programmes
    204 5 The following programme of music will be played at the Esplanade to-morrow evening from 6 p.m. to 7 pm. 1 Ballet Music Robert le Diable Meyerbeer 1 2 Galop The Garibaldi Albert 3 Beminisoeuces of Donizetti Godfrey 4 Waltz Dream of Spring Ollereosbaw 5 Two Step In
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      412 5 AVm 7, -N *c3** of ali v hemiM I iza irs 12 •a Builds up Strength Angler s Emulsion is invaluable for building up health and strength in all run-down conditions and wasting diseases or after any ser.ous illness. It soothes ard heals the mucous membrane of the stomach and
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      354 5 .48 .00 .05 .00 .00 .00 ,00 00 .00 .53 )*t wn )m ed 188 Bt, ad he ict he ad ii ps ri* bo ■y »y of in n. ot ■r re id id to d if r- a i 1 2 2 QUALITY is the point which is
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    96 6 daOy (noept Sunday» and pwblio MUayt) ai ni T CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. Ba, 59, Beach Street, Penang. y Psion. ImI 924 per annum. OnMation... Portage Extra. |fyi BAMkn (Port Free) 917.50 OilLi aDD»«s: lOHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 583 Printing Department 343 ft. B.— All business communications should
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    A WORD IN SEASON.
    1425 6 When applications by candidates for Home service come before the Advisory Committees it is not unusual for firms which desire to retain their employees out here to represent that they have already allowed so many assistants to go to the or that they have already lost
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    M. A. P.
    951 6 We are requested to state that the General Officer Commanding will be unable to 83e candidates for military service between May 19 and June 2 (inclusive) 8. T. The Bishop of Singapore (Dr. Ferguson Davie) has reported to the Chief Police Officer that on Monday he went
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    Tin.
    35 6 Latest Quotations, Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-dsy at $lO6 50, business done, in Singapore (refined) st $107,25, business done(7s tons sold) and in Loudon at .£232 15s, spot and £233 three months’ sight,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    963 6 That Printer's Devil! It was a Queenelind paper tW u the blush of shame to the local cheeklt! it complained that the Railway I>,n. n had refused to attach sleeping c ,J g trains returning from the Sydney hk though the Show officials had promi.Au’ guarantor a minimum
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      99 6 RIFLE ACCESSORIES. NSW STOCK OF CLEANING RODS JTJST RECEIVED. Best Quality English Make wth ball bearing handles $3 SPARE Bristle Brushes 303 Co*mbined Cleaner Rangoon Oil (large bottle) Motty Paste 50 cts. 50 cts. 60 cts. 75 cts. Never Nickel Lubricant —a great aid to higher Scoring 75 cts. The
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    THE BRIISH PUSH.
    765 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] fight FOR fresnoy. F»'“ y Cou»ter- ktteck*. London, May 8 4 35 p.m. F, e [J. Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports Heavy counter-attacks early in the morniD tbs neighbourhood of Fresnoy at '^obtlined a foothold iu our tranchei to StenorthoMt of the Tillage. The ground
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    761 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Soeeessfull Air Fifktiag. London, May 9, 2.35 a.m. A French communique reports: "Tue enemy infantry was inactive to the north-east of Soissons and Cbemin des Domes, but his artillery, which ours violently countered, bombarded the Cerny, Hurtebis?, and Craonne sectors. Grenade skirmishes took place east of
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    U.S.A. AND THE WAR.
    840 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] TO OVERCOME SUBMARINISM. Shipping Board'* Proposal. Washington, May 9 Congress will be asked to appropriate £200,000,000 to build American merchant steamers in order to overcome submarinism. The Shipping Board is proposing to Government to take over all steel mills and I the cancellation of
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    869 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Better Outlook, London, May 9. A telegram from Petrograd states that (everything is now very orderly aod the situation, ansing from the Government's Note to tbe Allies, appears to have cleared up. The Government’s firmaese has strengthened their influence in the country, while the Workmen’s
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    PEACE PROPOSALS.
    595 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] GERMAN SOCIALISTS’ OFFER, THE TERMS SET OUT. Early Diseusaioa Promised. Petrograd, May 8. At a masting of the Erecutive of the Workmen’s* and Socialists’ Delegate?, M, Borgbjerg, representing the Labour parlies of Seandmavii, transmitted the peace terms proposed by the German Socialist Pa ty of the
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    VOTE OF CREDIT.
    472 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] MR. BONAR LAW’S SPEECH. Average Daily Expenditure, London, May 9. Mr. Bonar Law will to-day ask the House of Commons to approve a Vote of Credit of This is a record. London, May 9 —Ltt9r. In the House of Commons, in introducing the Vote of
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    Outside.
    280 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages i Pages. 3. The Adventure of Death.” 4. —Rubber Notes. 5. —Chinese and the Income-Tax. A Partnership Suit, Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild. Over-Seas Club Tobacco Fund. Belgian Relief Fund. Our Day Fuad, Tomorrow’s Band Programme. 8 —Officials and Their
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    Officials and Their Posts.
    2822 8 THE CASE OF EX-INSPECTOR MOLYNEAUX. A Statement ia Dcfcaee. Ex-Inspector Molyneaux, of the F.M.S police, who was recently ordered to leave the F.M.S. by H. E. the High Commissioner and whose case has already been referred to on several occasions in this paper, has called to
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    Penang Volunteers.
    104 8 FIELD DAY OPERATIONS. Sunday, May 13. For the purposes of these operations the Penang Volunteers less Veteran Company and Cadets will form the Defence Force. The Alarm will be assumed to have been fired at 7 a.m. and the members of Defence Force will parade at 7 15
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    P.C.C Bowls Tournament.
    57 8 The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Championship, W Houston beat H Smith 21—16 J M Chalmers w o from R 8 Pentney Teams of Four. J G Allan, W K Sharpe, H Btarr St H Muir beat Sharrock, L E Slowe, E
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    Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Co Ltd.
    195 8 Annual General Meeting. A very prosperous state o! affairs was revealed at the annual general meeting of the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Company which was held at Bombay on April 4. The Chairman, Sir Ibrabim Bahimtoola, said that the funds had again
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    Empire Theatre.
    103 8 To-night at the Empire Theatre there will be a big chaoge of programme when a really fine entertainment is promised. The feature is a five reel drama by the famous Malino Film Produce-s entitled Blood’s Debt.” Supporting pictures are Bill Bailey runs away (comic) Rajah’s Diamond Rose (detective
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    Municipal Commission.
    134 8 The following are the minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Tuesday, the 24th April, 1917. Pretent W. Peel Esq., President. A. M. Goodman, Esq, Yhoh Guan Seok, Esq Absent A. F. Goodbicb, Esq. Quah Bkno Kee, Esq F. Duxburt, Esq Chee Wor Loe. Esq.
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    The Week’s Events.
    235 8 Thursday, Mat 10. District Grand Lodge Meeting, Masonic Hall, Singapore, i Football—P.C.C. vi. P.R.C. Esplanade. Friday, May 11 Town Band, Esplanade. Saturday, May 12. P. V.. R, C. Sboot, Rifle Range, 3. p,m. Sunday, Mat 18. Penang Volunteers, Field Operations. The Penang Catholic Benevolent Associa- tion, A.G.M.,
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    358 8 The underuasotiooed m and Oo at tbe.r 279 h Am*» S. “'«•J* Smoked Ribbed Plain Sheet ’IM *}m No. 2 Smoked Sheet 3 40 Diamond 190 10 Unsmoked Sheet 127 39 do No. 2 Uosmoked do Sheet |2q 0 Crepe Fine pale thin I2b do and blanket
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      549 8 TO LET A oonafortably furnished buog&low ia Ayer Rajah Road suitable for a couple of bachelors. Terms S months certain or longer by arrangement. Rent very moderate. Apply X.Y.Z. 293 c/o Straits Echo. Penang Sales Room. TO BB SOLD BT PUBLIC AUCTION At 38, Beach Street, On Thursday, 17th May
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      11 8 For Children’a Hacking Comgh at Night. Great Peppermint o«re la. #d,
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      62 8 For a Lame Baek. When you have pains or lameness in the back bathe the parte with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm twice a day, massaging with the palm of the hand for five minutes at eackap* plication. Then dampen apiece of flannel slightly with this liniment and bind it on over
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      206 8 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 6 PER CENT WAR LOAN. Interest for the first hall year in the above loan will be paid on the 15th Instant, Coupons not cashed through Banks may be presented for payment at the General Post Offices In Singapore, Penang and Malacca, and at any Money
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    SHARES.
    2171 9 j Dividend. 1 Nnm ber of a 0. a -s Opil*! Shares C3 Name. c ■-s c issued. 2 last finanfor currant O i 1 fi E M 0 j M 3 Pi oial year. year- 0 CO CO 0 a <y Efr i RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARES. 8 cts 8
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      661 9 jjpE WITHOUT HEALTH 18 LIVING DEATH ffETARZQSSS&g .rV.hle compound, the latest discovery of modesn times, is without eaual in all cases remarkable compound, the latest discovery of modesn times, is without equal in all cases nerve and brain power, whether induced by worry, overwork, dissipation, or other dyspepsia, tie or
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    Political Assassination.
    967 10 The assassination of princes is a practice as old as the world It is as old as gene rosity, as old as envy, as o'd as revenge, and as old as lunacy. Harmodius and Aristogeiton were not the first of their race, and Aristole in his Politics devoted
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    A French Controversialist.
    1104 10 The Gode in the o Hyacinth® Loyson. Translate *V introduction by H r{ Kj i (Hodder and Stoughton, 3 S fid not I M as Mr. Wall, fca?i I duction, has devotfd Limseif, hl lntr oJ began "to the logical and rh.f r Htion of pro-German" pacifists.”
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      44 10 Non Is the Tim©,For rheumatism you will fiod nothing better than Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, Now is the time to get rid of it. Try this liniment and see how quickly it will relieve the pain and soreness. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers,
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      48 10 A. Good Role for the Home Make it a rule of your home to »**J keep on hand a bottle of Chamberlain s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as guard against bowel complaints. It V cures promptly and no household 11 without it. For sale by all dispensariw dealer*.
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    A Perfect State—More's "Utopia."
    2029 11 A Perfect State— More's "Utopia." I —Ol tuc x uuui pciiuu, I More was borne in 1478. He was sent to Oxford at the age of nineteen where he was [among the first to profit by the new impulse [given to Greek studies which had just reached England from the
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      81 11 Group. This disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that every mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until the attack of croup appears and then send for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be obtiined.
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      546 11 and ind, are i me ben 17. try to is he so. in he irs on 38. as sir jy ;h at le I Say Emphatically That Sciatica that most excruciating of miladies can be cured Little’s Oriental Balm cured me, after fire years of misery. It will cure you,
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      1463 12 P. 0« —British India AND APCAR LINE (Companies Incorporate» in England.) Mail and Services. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (under contract with his majesty’s government) For Hiagapore, Chin», Japan, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Forts and London. MAIL LINES. Homeward (for Europe.) Octwarb (for China.) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE. 'I Re
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