Straits Echo, 22 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. 16. $24 Per /nAttm. PENANG, TUESDAY, 22nd MAY, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents No. 117.
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      1167 1 I. lAHD r A K J I The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. r*l Address; Hokiffltcik. Penang. ’Phone No. 694. pOH SALE. COMMONWEALTH PARTIN -PALMER motor cars 1917 MODEL. On# fc-paesenger Touring Car. Two 2 Roadster. A car that matches everj automobile desire at a price that can not
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    On Black Cats.
    1823 2 Black cats are one of the very few things in which a good many unbelievers nowadays believe. These are the substitute for the angels and devils of our grandfathers. We are sceptics itx everything but our superstitions. The most superstitious people of all are often to be
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    Malayan Aircraft.
    271 2 CEYLON TAMIL FUND. Thh Accounts. A Central Committee meeting of the Malayan Ceylon Tamil Aircraft Fund was held at Kuala Lumpur reoently. Dr. E. T. Maclntyre presided. The accounts as shown below were presented and passed unanimously. It was decided to print booklets giving the names of the
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      195 2 NEW SHIPMENTS JUST UNPACKED. CRETONNES. An entirely new collection of the choicest Cretonnes is now being shown and intending purchasers are respectfully invited to inspect the quality and compare the value before placing orders. LONG CLOTHS. Made expressly for Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd., from the best staple cotton viz American,
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      634 2 Driven Out Whenever Little’s Oriental n„i a home the headaches are driven o“t p' simply robbing; in a little of this remedy the most stubborn ache or A soon brought to terms When you M*' Little’s Oriental Balm 7 you can fed the pain going atlMy T of jt—from maddening
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    The F.M.S. Police Force.
    248 3 A Petition and A Reply, Some little time ago the Chief Inspectors and Inspectors of the F.M S. Polioe Force addressed to the Government a petition from which the following passages are extracts Toe Honourable the Chief Secretary, F.M.S. The humble petition of the undersigned officers
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    The Shirkers.
    195 3 [To the Editor op the Straits Times Sir, —I have read with interest and appreciation your articles on the unwillingness of many men out here to help their country, and their anxiety that others should risk their lives for their sake; with every Roll of Honour published I
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    P.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
    120 3 The following ties have been fixed for Thursday, the 24th inst.:— Double Handicap. B E Mitchell A W B Houston vs > J Dick and A Lindley (4) J M Chalmers and H Smith vs E R Henderson and R Owen (3) Championship. W K Sharpe w
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    Penang Golf Club.
    203 3 May—Monthly Mrdal Competition. Result Winner. T. E. Winfield 43+43=86—12=74 nett C. C. Rogers 89+35=74+ 2=76 C. M. Henderson 51+45=96—12=84 G. B. Fitzgerald 41 57=98- 9=89 The following also played, but made no return Messrs. G. A. Carmiobael, M. D< Rutley, Ai B. Youles, L. Robinson, Allen Dennys,
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    Anson Road Tragedy.
    510 3 Preliminary Enquiry, The hearing was resumed this morning of the preliminary enquiry into the charge against Kishan Singh of having caused the death of a compatriot named Kapur Singh in Anson Road on the 15th of last month. Court Inspector Nicol conducted the enquiry. Inspector F. G.
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    401 3 At the Eastern Produce Exchange Auction yesterday the following prices wer9 obtained. Diamond Smoked Good from $146 to $147 Diamond Smoked Fair 134 to 145 Plain Smoked 121 to 127 Diamond Unsmoked 120 to 135 Plain Unsmoked 117 to 126 Brown Crepe Fair 101 to 116 Bark
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      661 3 AT pENANG'S-POPILAK-PLAY-HIOSE-WHERE EVERYBODY COES Is HP I It E To-night! SECOND NIGHT To-night!! new episodes 8 lO LIBERTY 2 OR LOVE’S BATTLEFIELD {laughter of Mars and The Human Targets*’ Part» 18 19. Parts 20 aad 21. The »*rial tbat leaveB otb r ««rials miles behind if in doubt—See the nacked
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      500 3 I 2 I p QUALITY is the point which is necessary in an enjoyable Cigarette. i 1 I 1 I 1 I i i I I i I 1 I I I 5? ST 1 I 1 '■'IROINIA C, CaR.ETTE5-2; I I k e *ISTOi. 10*D®£: I I That’s why
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    101 4 MlaM daily (except Sundays and ptblio befedayi) at tmb CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. ■•b 59, Beach Street, Penang. f Pnioa. v,v [y>j- Leeal $24 per annum. m fftrtatirr Poetage Extra. IMI BiWw (Poet Free) 917.50 CAB LB ADDBBM ECHO —PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 N.
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    LABOUR AND THE WAR
    1295 4 Nobodj wishes to see the British authorities adopt Prussian methods of dealing with dissatisfied munition and transport workers but there is a general feeling that up to the present there has been too much tendency on the part of the Gorernment to temporise and negotiate with
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    M. A. P.
    932 4 Major-General and Mrs. Ridout have gone to The Box, Taiping Hill. 1 His Excellency the Governor came down i the Hill to day and transacted vatioas offi- 1 cial business. I Captain H.A, Neubronner, who has been in poor health lately, leaves in the near future for
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    892 4 The Kaiser and His People, France will have none of President Wilson’s fine distinctions between the Qerman rulers and tbe German people and has politely but firmly intimated her intention to hold both equally responsible for their misdeeds. Thus the Figaro, which represents pretty closely the opinion of
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      113 4 ON’T BUY UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN OUR SELECTION Wo have ju t received new Stocks of the famous B.B.B. briars Hundreds of pipe3 to choose from. Each pipe stamped B.B.B. and mounted with HallMarked Silver. §2.00, 2.25, 2.50, 2.75 $3.00 DOES Plot Track DOES THE PIPE THAT IMPROVES WITH AGE.
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    235 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] FURTHER progress or nP THE HINDENBURG MO RC °LINE-' TAKEN. Official Report. London, May 21, 12.55 a m.. ld Mirß hal Sir Douglas Haig reporte.m tbe r e 9 ult of an early morning attack occupied further sections of the te 1 nhnrv L ae” over
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    Estate Sanitation.
    267 5 [T* ths Editob or the Straits Echo Dus Sib, Id the Malayan Tin Rubber Journal's special report of the Agricultural Conference recently held ia Kuala Lumpur I read that Dr. Lucy made the statement that to allow ravines to lie under belukar was a "means of adding to
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    Tin and Rubber.
    66 5 Latest Quotations* re^ 9 q uoted here to-day at (nfioedi *i iii? e 8 donp in Singapore K>l<iW h ,UB n6BH done 025 tons CwTr l Lm i ti2sl I»»- spot and oi ,hr °o months’ sight. HatoHr* UB ead Co. n f° rm U 9 that
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    London Rubber Market.
    87 5 Londo n Rubber Market. r n ur Own Correspondent.') London, May 21. 6 in the London Rubber Market were i Pa'e Crepe 3/0 latt »ond Smoked 3/0J Come f The Berliner &*oera| S^ 8 an extraordinary helrr i^ 8 08m 8 Steamship Ball in ll Ulimbur 8 on Mrrch SO,
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    800 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] RENEWED ACTIVITY. Violent Artillery StruggleLondon, May 20, 4.15 p.m. A French communique states A very violent artillery straggle occurred io the region of Chemia des Dames along the whole front between Liboiselle, Corny and Hurtebise. An enemy attempt on the salient at Laboiaelie was easily repulsed
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    ITALIAN GAINS.
    903 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Positioas Extended. London, May 20, 5 p.m. An Italian offioial message slates We extended oar positions at Vodice and drove back dense masses of the enemy attempting to stop our progress. The enemy in the evening abandoned his counterattacks but concentrated artillery fire on the lost
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    RUSSIA AND THE WAR.
    506 5 [REUTER'S TELERGAMS.] A BETTER OUTLOOK. Patriotic Demoastratioas. Petrograd, May 20. I The iron discipline speeches of I M. Kerensky, the new Minister of War, and I the utterances of other Ministers are welI corned here as indicating that steps will be I taken to suppress the
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    Outside.
    119 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages j Page. I 2. —On Black Cats. Malayan Aircraft. 3, —The F.Mft. Police Force. The Shirkers. P. C. C. Bowls Tournament. Penang Golf Club. Anson Road Tragedy. Eastern Produce Exchange, 6. —Affairs in China. Towkay Loke Tew. Trade War
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    AMERICA AND THE WAR.
    83 5 [REUTER'S TELERGAMS.] TROOPS FOR FRANCE. Substantial Assistance, LandoD, M*y 20, 9.25 p.m. The United States Btate Djpartmant announces that a division of regular troops commanded by General Pershing have been ordered to proceed to France as early as possible. This is in addition to nine regiments
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    CO-OPERATION WITH THE ALLIES.
    746 5 Washington, May 11. Commissioner Saunders, of tie Naval Consulting Board, has announced his belief that an invention has been secured by the board which will solve the German submarine menace. The Japanese Government is werking on a proposal to send a war commission to the United
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    MORE PEACE-TALK.
    59 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Aa Amsterdam Report. Amsteidim, May 29. Count Cz9rnin, Austro-Hungarian Foreign I Minister, accompanied by the Austrian I Ambassador at Berlio, has just concluded a three days’ visit to the German General I Headquarters where he met the Imperial I Chancellor, Dr. von Batbmann-Hollweg. 'I It is
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    THE PUNISHMENT OF GERMANY.
    937 5 Paris, April 4lno Germans have blundered once more. One of their objects in plundering ths abandoned territories was to incline French opinion towards a peace without victory, T^ e il Frecch wrote the Berliner Tageblatt, the other day, must now realise what it costs them to
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    Affairs in China.
    931 6 Attempts to Overthrow Tuan r Cabinet. Indications are not wanting that strenuous efforts are being made to overthrow he present Cabinet No one can cause a complete reorganiza ion of the Cabinet if the Prime Minister is able to secure the support of the people and the
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    Towkay Loke Yew.
    998 6 A TRIBUTE PROM ITOME. Lovee or Natue*. London April 11. The news of the death of Towk&y Loke Yew came as an unexpected shock to many old Malayan residents. The latest news preceding the announcement of his death spoke of the sturdy pioneer as being in the
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    Trade War after the War.
    900 6 Plans for a trade war after the war are popular because Germany is unpopular, ■ays a writer in the New York Evening Pott. The notion of having to look forward to peaceful dealings with the enemy is naturally repugnant. And tbe desire for a continuing
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    The Week's Events.
    888 6 Tuesday, Mat 22. Kuala Lumpur Full Court of Appeal commences. Wednesday, Mat 23. Town Band, Esplanade. Residency At Home 5 pm. Hunt Club Ride, 5 p.m. Thursday, Mat 24. Empire Day. Football —P.C.C, vs C.U.A.C Esplanade. Friday, Mat 25 Town Band, Esplanade. Saturday, Mat 26. Queen Mary’s
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    Malaya's Man-Power.
    1809 6 No leai an authority than the Secretary of State for the Colonies has stated that, to hia peraonal knowledge, there are numbers of men in good health and of fighting age employed in the different Government Services in the Colonies who are asking for an opportunity of doing
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    EXCHANGE.
    113 6 Pbnahg, Mat 22, (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4£ 4 months’ sight Bank... 2/411/1® m 3 Credit 2/413/16 3 Documentary 2/427/32 Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 3 days’ sight Private... Bombay, Demand Bank ~3 Moulmein, Demand Bank 2 3 days’sight Private... Madras Demand Bank 5S w
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      83 6 Croup. 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 Bend for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be ob*
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      45 6 Now Is the Time, For rheumatism you will find 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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    At Random.
    813 7 The coining in of the United States means that another continent—the fourth—is now ainted with the red of war, with only small ands of neutrality. The most unanimous continent is naturally Australia. Next to that, I think, comes Africa, where Abyssinia and Spanish Morocco are the only exceptions
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    Market Prices.
    246 7 Pika**, 22nd Mat 1217. i Bm— eU. r 8oup per catty 20 Boast 28 i Steaks 28 Stew or Carry Meat 20 Rump Steak r 28 Ox Tail each 45 Tongue 50 Feet n 25 Heart 5Q Liver per catty 40 Fillet of Beef 64 Pom— Pork per
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      362 7 the eastern produce exchange. 27, Beach Street, at the corner of Beach Street and Church Street Ghaut CAPITAL $120,000. Auctioneers Brokers. The 135th Auction Sale of Rubber WILL BE HELD On Thursday, the 24th May, 1917. Auction Sales of Rubber held twice a week, on every Monday and Ihursday, Sales
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      352 7 AUSTRALIAN APPLES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. FENANG. Telegrams s Storage Telephone No. 602. WRITE TO-DAY to MASTERS, RYE, for UST GOOD ENGLISH I8ct. GOLD 6EM RINGS 0*> S5 No. 25 Three Opal. “Endless Love” King No. 99 One Ruby c. Pour Pearls j£6 Diamond 60/- or
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    The Meaning of Kaiserdom.
    1077 8 What can the two Kaisers who are raeetin in these days at Homburg be th nkiug and saying about the position which they have made for themselves and each other They have before them two ne i facts, either of which might well be the subject
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    PRODUCE.
    220 8 Pbnano, Mat 22. S. P. Tapioca $8.60 sellers M P. Tapioca 8.70 sales Gold leaf 64.40 Peppsr (W.Coast 8 lb. 5 0z),516 1/2 buyers. Black Pepper 25 00 buyers White Pepper 40.00 sellers. Trang Pepper 32 sellers M ace $llO noth. Mace Pickings 35 buyers. Cloves 40 sellers. Nutmegs
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      404 8 ROYAL ITALIAN CONSULAR AGENCY PENANG. In conL62tion with the Order of Mobilisation Italian Subjects residing in the Straits Settlements, F. M. S, Johore, Kedah and Kelantan, are request d to personally register their names at the Office of the Royal Consulite in Penang or Singapore. G. AURELY, Conaular Agent for
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    A Paris Letter.
    941 9 Victory for Food Speculators. Paris, A p: i! 8. Following a firm question by M Denys Cochin, demanding the whole truth as to when further food restrictions would be necessary, the responsible Minister equivo cally admitted that such might be the case It then transpired that a
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