Straits Echo, 21 May 1917

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 15. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, MONDAY, 21st MAY. 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. tie.
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      1044 1 IS. '-f < gfl m I B 13 HBANKS.) The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. r fl l Addressi Hokimteik, Penang. ’Phone No. 65'. pOH SALE. COMMONWEALTH partin-palmer MOTOR CARS 1917 MODEL. One S-passenger Touring Car. Two 2 Roadster. A car that matches every automobile desire at a price
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    Germany and the Near East.
    1607 3 The flame of war has spread, and there is no region of the world that is not scorched ky it 8 breath. Germany dragging her Allies in her train has involved West and E*st; Europe, Asia, and Africa are all scenes of battle. From Belgium
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    Needs of China.
    387 3 A wealth of facts of intense interest to the foreign merchant and manufacturer is preI Bunted in the Returns of Trade and Trade Reports for 1916 issued by the Chinesĕ Maritime Customs. The publication show in what direction progress has been made» how the stream of foreign
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      394 3 PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOMS. OUR 282nd AUCTION SALE WILL BE HELD AT 7, UNION STREET, On Tuesday, 22nd M&y, 1917 AT 11-30 A M. auction sales every Tuesday and thursday-private sales daily. FORWARD SALES ARRANGED Consignment* of Rubber solicited. Liberal Cash Advances made on Consignments. Prompt Settlements of Account Sales.
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      82 3 Croup. This disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that every mother of yonng 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 ob>
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    Man-Power.
    375 4 [The Editor of thb Malay Mail,] Sir, —Now tint a preliminary report has been published of the F. M S. figures it is, I trust, permissible t) criticise the way in which many oi the applications were heard and decided. In many instances, beyond sending in a form filled
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    P. V. R. C.
    374 4 Rapid Firing at 300 yards, 8 «hots in 45 seconds at N. R- A. targets. H.P.B. 40. with h’cap. made Corpl EW F Gilman .80 36 00 2nd/Lt V G Ezechiel -75 35 50 Pte Quah Choow Kay .82 35 14 L/Sergt E H Everest .'1
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    Malaya’s Food Supply.
    609 4 Commenting on the Government’s Food i Proclamation published on Saturday last the Fret Frets says The foregoing statement has been sent us by Government for pulication, and we trust that due regard will be paid to it- Try to deceive ourselves as we will, the evidence of
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    Government Salaries.
    379 4 [To THi Editob of the Straits Time» Sir, —Whilst your correspondent Fairplay was about jt he might have added a little more to bis letter of the 16th instant. There is no doubt that the Colonial Secretary has been misled about the increase in the cost of living
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      63 4 For a Lame Back. When you have pains or lameness in the back b&tbe the parts with Chamberlain’s Pain Balm twice a day, massaging with the palm of the hand for fire minutes at each application. Then damp* n a piece of flannel ■lightly with this liniment and bind it
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      316 4 (NEW SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED) Petersons “De Luxe” Pipes PEtmwrs SHAPE No- 1 SHAPE No. 2 SHAPE No. 3 $5.25 3.50 $4.95 Specially selected from toe at Seasoned Briar Roots some of which are over 150 years old. All He Luxe Pipes are subjected during manufacture to Special Treatment which add*
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      627 4 Driven Out Whenever Little’s Oriental Balm enter, a home tbe beadtebes are driven out R simply rubbing in a little of this sure-act.no remedy the most stubborn ache or cam soon brought to terms When you apply Little’s Oriental Balm you can feel the pain going away Think of it—from
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    Penang Cathode Benevolent Association.
    437 5 The first annual general meeting of the above Society was held at the Parish Hall yesterday at which there were present: T» r (President), Messrs. J. M. I H. 8. Balhetcbet, T, J. Williams, J. J. 1 bestirs, A A Jeremiah, L. de Souzt, P. C.
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    105 5 C From Our (hen Correspondent J Singapore, May 19 At the Singapore Rubber Auction the following prices were obtained Smoked Sheets $144 to $149 per picul Good ribbed 130 144 do I Fine plain 128 130 do Good 120 124 do Unsmoked fine ribbed 133 do Fine
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    Penang Swimming Club
    356 5 The May Monthly Medal Competition viz., 50 yards handicap for “A” Class and 75 yards for B Class was held at the Swimming Club on Sunday morning with the following result A Class. Start. Nett Time. Ist G. A. de C. Moubray 4 secs. 40 4/5 secs.
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    Singapore Races.
    488 5 Thikd Day’s Rssults. 0 (From Our Oien Correspondent O 111 Singapore, May 21. The results of the third day’s racing were a 9 follows Extba Rack—Scubby. Mr. Glendinoing’s Tim 9. 0 1 I Mr. Heah Swee Lee’s Sir Douglas 8,12 2 Messrs. Morgan Wood’s Query 9, 0 3
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    Water Rights Case.
    259 5 I Some interesting facts ware elicited at the hearing of the water rights case at Ipoh on i Friday. Mr. F. B. Marsh, Chief Electrical Eogineer to the Singapore Harbour Board and Electrical Eogineer to the Straits Government, in cross-examination said he had first been engaged by
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    To-night's Band Programme.
    51 5 The following programme of musio will be played at the Esplanade this evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 1 Overture The Children of The Miat Bishop 2 Two Step Anona Grey 3 Selection Aroldo Verdi 4 Waltz Sweet Bosie O* Grady Witt 5 March Nulli Secundus
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    97 6 duty (except Sunday» and public c tebdaya) at nn CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. eg Beach Street, Penanf. "Tf, *-F Price.» p,.aj L»eal m. 924 per annum. m OuMntion... Postage Extra. IMI BiMku (Port Free) 917.50 OAELE ADD»*»» ECHO—PENANG” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 S.B. —All business
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    A DUTY TO HUMANITY.
    1373 6 Every Englishman, every Ally, and every neutral who had first-hand experience of German colonial administration echo and endorse Lord Robert Cecil declaration that we cannot hand back to Germany the Colonies we have liberated from her yoke. The treatment of carrier» lately by the Germans has
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    M. A. P.
    997 6 Cift A. C Lindrum, Inniskillingp, late if Eow Smg Estate, Pdrak, has been wounded. Mr. G. Wood, formerly manager of the Island Trading Co. at Selalang, has been killed in action. Lieutenant R. L. Corbett haa now been promoted a Captain in the Army Ordnanc Corps T.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1029 6 Royal Birthdays. The Royal birthdays will soon ba at Una -the Queen’s on M., 20 and tbs K Jmn-but, 1,,t joar. the nni p Y b celebrations will ba the flying of ru Queen will be fifty. She L hXnJ,! three years of most anxious and strenuon. life,
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      243 6 The Icy-Hot Vacuum Bottle. A oat oo 1 to 1 umai tj nt s p iee w'ticb ui. kta it p jular wi'L tLe u a«rrp. It his th 1 ar’qw faculty of le- pir g h.nttingi tn t t..r 21 Lours or cold rhii g. rofd ihrr-*» day-, topp’i-
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    BRITISH THRUST.
    596 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] E.<my Raids Repulsed. London, May 18. Sir Douglas Haig reports vVe drove cff yesterday night two raids totbe north-east of Arment ores.” Artillery DuelLondon, May 18, 10.30 p.m. Sir Dougias Haig reports: The hostile artillery was active betwern Oavrelle and Lens. Our artillery successfully engaged the
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    NAVAL LIVELINESS.
    689 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] BRITISH DRIFTERS SUNK. A Cruiser Torpedoed. London, May 18. The Admiralty announces that early on Tuesday, the 15th inst., Austrian light cruisers and destroyers raided the Allied drifter line in the Adriatic. They sank fourteen British drifters from w hich the Austrians claim to hava taken
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    ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
    656 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] FIGHT FOR MONTE SANTO. Steady Progreis, Londor, May 17. 1 A telegram from the Udine reports that the Austrians, reinforced, furiously and frequently counter-attacked along the crest Monte Sinto which changed hands many times, the enemy striving to presetvt this last stronghold whence they threaten Gorizia
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    THE MUNITIONS STRIKE.
    781 7 [REUTER'S TELERGAMS.] GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. Leaders Arrested mad Charged, London, May 18, 5.35 p.m. j The Government has arrested two strikeI leaders at Manchester. l The police raid)! the headquarters of the I strikers’ delegates in London. I 1 London, May 18, 6.5 p.m. 3 1 Two of
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    RUSSIA.
    520 7 [REUTER'S TELERGAMS.] GENERALS IN CONFERENCE. Improved Army Situation, ]m Petrograd, May 18. General Alnieff, General Brussiloff, Gi nsral Gurk\ General Dragomircff, and General Scberbatechtff attended several conferences with the Government and ques*ions of munitions and supplies were discussed. It is announced that the position in regard to these matters
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    Outside.
    80 7 The following articles will bs found on our outside pages Page. 3, Germany and the Near Eas*. Needs of China. 4, Man PoweT. P. V. R. 0. Malaya’s ood Supply, Government Salaries. 5, Singapore Races. Water Rights C ise. To-night’s Bmd Programme, Penang Swimming Club. Penang Catholic Benevolent Association
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    FOOD ECONOMY.
    347 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] AND THE SUBMARINE PROBLEM. Mr. Kennedy Jones at Edinburgh, London, May 19. Mr. Kennedy Jones, Director-General o Food Economy, speskirg at Edinburgh said tint we were beginning to master the submarines, thanks to. the new methods which I hid hitherto been successful, A Defence of Lord
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    Tin.
    72 7 Latest Quotations--^*j^(unrefiu6d) is quoted here to-day at »114 75, business done, and in Singapore (refined) at 1115.50, business done (235 tonr sold). New Advts.— Mr. Koh Eog Hio will sell by public auction on May 23 household furniture. A special cable from the to the Sumatra Pott states that
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      255 7 STOP PRESS. Russia. Premier Statement, London, May 20. Tie Premier Prince Lvcff, in a weighty statement to be Pressmen dwelt on the necessity of the fighting capacity of the army so as to enable it to take the offensire and rxpel the enemy from the invaded territories and actively to
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    SUBMARINE WAR.
    619 8 [REUTER'S TELERGAMS.] THE WEIK’S SINKINGS. FrticK Figures. London, May 18. The shipping arrivals in French ports during the week numbered 952 and the Mailings 991. Three weasels over 1,600 tons wete sunk and none under that tonnage. Four wessels were unsuccessfully attacked. < SUBMARINES SUNK. Twelve is Four
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    U S. A. AND THE WAR.
    708 8 [Reuter's Telegrams.] First Coatiageat ia Britaia, London, May 18. The first contingent of the American Army, in the shape of a medical unit has 1 arrived at a British port. Exekaagc of Naval Offcers. London, May 18. It transpires that Captain Evans, of the
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    POST-WAR TRADE.
    285 8 [Reuteb’s Teleobams.] German Anxiety. London, May 18, The Bheinsch Westfaelische Zeitung, in an article expressing the anxiety of Germany regarding trade conditions after the war, states that the after-war trade danger will be intensified a thousandfold if America joins with a view of defeating the German supremacy in
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    C.R.C, Lawn Tennis Tournament.
    456 8 The following ties have been fixed for Wednesday, the 23rd inst,: Single Handicap Class B. Oh Joo Kooi —15.2 V 8 Cbeah Oon Saik +l5 Championship Double, Tiang Liat Teik Lee vs Lay Cheang Keng Sim Single Handicap—Class A. Chua Sin Kah vs Khoo Hooi Hye
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    CANADA’S EFFORT.
    785 8 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Immediate Selective Compulsory Service. Ottawa, May 19, In the Honse of Commons Sir "U. L. Borden, the Premier, announced an immediate selective Compulsory Service Bill for the purpose of raising men. Premier's Speech. Ottawa, May 19, later. Sir R. L. Borden’s announcement of an immediate selective
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    HOME RULE.
    683 8 [Reutsb's Teleobams Attitude of Welt aad South Irelaad, London, May 19. Lord Midleton, on behalf of the Unionists in the west and south of Ireland, has written to Mr. Lloyd George rejecting the proposal for im mediate and partial Home Rule, because it would strengthen the Sinn Fienist
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    WAR AND PEACE.
    157 8 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Mr Henderson at Richmond. London, May 20. Mr. A. Henderson, Cabinet Minister, •peaking at Richmond, referred to the colossallossesof lives and property i n thewar and *aid that nevertheless there was no immediate prospect ot the cessation of hoiti. lities. The severe character and prolongation
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    The Week’s Events.
    210 8 Monday, May 21. Town Band, Esplanade, New Moon. Lodge Malaya, Installation Meeting, Klang, Tuesday, May ‘22. Kuala Lumpur Full Court of Appeal commences. Wednesday, May 23. Town Band, Esplanade. Residency At Home "5 pm, Hunt Club Bide, 5 p.m. Thuesday, May 24. Empire Day. Fbiday, May 25.
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      135 8 Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd. (incorporated in England) ESTABLISHED IN 1*0«. THE UNDERSIGNED have been appointed Agents of the above Company at Penang and are prepared to accept Fire risks of every description. Enquiries as to rates and conditions will receive prompt attention. ISLAY KERR A Co, Ltd. (Incorporated in Great
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    69 8 Obituary. General Putaik. Nice, May 18. General Putnik, formerly Generalissimo of the Serbian Armies, is dead. Mr. Joka Matkelyse. London, May 18. The dtath has taken place of Mr. John Maskelyne, the entertainer, of Maskelyne and Cook, Egyptian Hall, and later Maskelyne and Devant. Sir Alexander Bi»»i«. London, May 19.
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    SHARES.
    2226 9 1 0 Dividend. 9 Nnm ber of > M d s 0-J ii Q t* H Q Capital Shares iapued. P 1 last financial year. for currant yearName. e m n 0 PQ e J CO .2 s o 0 <y I RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARES. eta cts 1909 120,000 120,000
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      326 9 Stocks of the following always in hand: Ricksha Lanterns, Wire Nettings, Beltings, Ricksha Tyres, Brass Gauge (mesh 50 60), Paints (all oolours), Rubber Mangles, Soda, Cup Mangers, Aoetic Acid (European and Japanese), Alum, Lubricating Oils, Rubber Cups, Cement, Shanghai Jars, Sodium Bisulphite, etc., eto. “WHEN YvU THAVEL RITE IN A
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    Goodly Heritage.
    1072 10 Tilorims in Khaki. (From a Timet Corretpondent There was a good man once who lived in in one of the States bordering the Great Lakes. He lived in an atmosphere of shotes and hominy, and in bis youth be used to 101 l agaiDst the verandah post of
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    Queen's Scholarships.
    511 10 |To thb Editor op the Strait* Time s r r ur correspoid nt S K appa rently of the same opinion as that occe hl\<\ by the majority of the principals of the Straits educitioral establishments w -th regard to the abolitioD of the Que»n’ a Scholarships. It
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    Motor Cars in Malaya.
    435 10 The prohibition of the import of motor cars except under licence into the Colony gives interests to the remarks of Sir Edward Brockman in bis annual report on the F.M S. on the question of British vs foreign cars. The particulars of cars registered have been
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      10 10 For Ohronio Chert Complaints, Wood*’ Great Ptppemint Care I*. 6d
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    Ireland and the British Commonwealth.
    1636 11 The fact that the original policy of the Sinn Feiners did not involve a resort to araied force, but, properly speaking, precluded it, was made fairly clear by such of the Eoglish newspaper correspondents as, after the events of last Easter week, sought for independent
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    U. S. Rubber Consumption.
    257 11 Commenting upon the fact that the United States ii now consuming nearly twothirds of the world’s production of rubber, the foreign trade department of the National City Bank of New York remarks that in 1913 —the year before the war—the United States imports of rubber were
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      10 11 For Cbronio Oheit CompUinte, Wood»’ Great Peppermint Ou»e 1«, 6.
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      651 11 In the Hot Season. Many people suffer from overheating o* the blood, with weariness and a (sense of I being too tired in the morning, even if there are no pimples or sallowness of the skin to show that medicine is needed. The great mistake that people make at this
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