Straits Echo, 29 May 1917

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    37 1 Straits Echo V DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL- 15. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, 'TUESDAY, 291 h MAY, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cent. No. 123.
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      1045 1 HU 4l 'U |S*r-* II kV The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. r-l Address i Hokimteik. Penang. ’Phone No. 694. pOH SALE. COMMONWEALTH PAKTIN-PALMER MOTOR CARS 1917 MODEL. One 5-paBsenger Touring Car. Two 2 Roadster. A car that matches every automobile desire at a price that cannot bo resisted.
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      19 1 tsr P'cr UJL *vS WHICH TMC BU *Cr Oin e > c Tions rotL tf* c SS :<h sx SSs
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    The Revival of Spiritualism.
    1833 3 By Abthub PoiraoKxY, M.P. For oar own peace of mind it is indeed fortunate that our powers of imagination in these days are limited. We can neither realise the decree of suffering which is afflicting humanity nor can we, in any way, estimate the depths of
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      512 3 f c j, B g c a m n a n •<■ a.■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■<■■■■■ The World’s Family Medicine rca»°“ why Baecham’» Plk have come to occupy this premier place among family dicinaa U clear to everyone who haa had occasion to test their unequalled medicinal IT i,t,e» Between the many
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      791 3 Are You Crumpled Up with rheumatism Then these words are jour salvation. Perhaps you have been told that you can* not be cured. There are thousands who have been told that before you. They tried Litfto'i Oriental Balm rubbed it on to the aohing parts, the swell* ingi, the twitching
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    Problem of Ireland.
    2023 4 THE GOVERNMENT MUST ACT. TWO COURSES OPEN. By Lord MaeDoaaell/of Swi»ford, (Under Secretary in Ireland 1902-8). I am frequently asked for my opinion on the present state of the Irish question, and on tte beat w-«y of solving it. On the first point my opinion is that
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      185 4 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. 50 cts., 55 els., Nev Season’s Patterns Forwarded Pest Free. 2 INS. wrDa 85 cts., 90
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      580 4 In the Matter of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance 1914 and ofhte Amending Ordinances, The Singapore Oil Mills Ltd. SALE BY I'KIVATK TENDER NOTICE is hereby given that under direction received from the Govern ment of the Mtraits Settlements the Business Goodw, and undertaking of the Singapore Oil Mills
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    Sad Drowning Case.
    281 5 Eurasian Lab's Death, Availing tLemselves of the holiday yesterd»y several schoolboys, mostly Eurasians, went to Tanjong Bungah for a swim. They all got into the sea. Two of them, one of whom was Rtlph Lesslar, a youth of sixteen, swam out some distance from the shore. There
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    Vital Statistics.
    79 5 TLe following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ended May 19,1917 Male 56 Total Deaths < > 82 Female 26 Death rate 4-034 per mills per annum compared with 37.39 in the preceding week and with 27.83 in the corresponding week of last
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    Empire Theatre.
    476 5 Business at the Empire has leapt to a grand scale and the evening is an exceptional one now, when there is no semblance of a i] queue outside the popular Penang pictorial rendezou'. A complete change of programme was presented last night when further parts of the great
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    Passing it On.
    194 5 [To thb Editob of the Straits Echo.'] Dear Sir, As aa example of wfcat is going to happen in the near future unless Government intends taking action to prevent it, 1 bee to state that the landlord of the house I occupy has raised the rent 50
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    C.R.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament.
    101 5 The following ties have been fixed for Wednesday, the 30th inst.: Championship Doubls, Tiang Liat A Teik Lea vt Sin Kab A Hor Tuck Championship Single. Gunn Lay Cheang vt Oh Joo Kooi Single Handicap— Class A. Chan Fook Shim vs Chan Fook Ngbee —15.3 The
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    Penang Library.
    540 5 The following new books have been received at the Penang Library:— My Country, by Marie Queen of Rumania. The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book, Edited by Sir Hedley Le Bas. At the War, by Lord Northcliffe. Iu the Northern Mists. The Printed Book, by H. G. Aid's. The Five-Barred
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      952 5 WANTED, T,reut f »r at l«**t 6 months, «mill 1 fl hed Hons or Bungalow, ia or near 1 o (George Town). App'y, stating ‘refund turtler particulars to A. H” 340 c/o Straits Echo, PIANO FOR SALF. (lood Condition, Beautiful Tone, J2504K) or nearest offer. Call for inspection. THE CO-OPERATIVE
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      389 5 i i i I i 1 I 3 i 0 2 2 8 2 2 QUALITY is the point which is necessary in an enjoyable Cigarette. iwrii c <Car.etteS Pistol 10*0°*^ That’s why “EMBASSY g VIRGINIA No. 77 4 has been justly vr described as THE CIGARETTE DE LUXE. J
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    97 6 MftM AnDy (except Sundays and public WUbyi) < at m CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 59 Beach Street, Penang. I P&ICB. Leeal M $24 per annum. m Ontefcatim Postage Extra. IWI BAMm (Poet Free) «17.50 nilT.l ADD ants ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 N.B.— All business
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    SUBMARINES AND PEACE.
    1353 6 Germany has abandoned the hope of destroying Great Britain’s mercantile marine by means of the submarine war, and Austria intends to make proposals for peace of a “very moderate” character. Those are the two outstanding items in this morn* ing’s news, the first reaching us through Reuter
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    M. A. P.
    811 6 Dr. Gilmore Ellis, P. C. M. O., is in Penang on inspection duty. Mr. W. G. Maxwell is paying a visit to H. E. the Governor on Penang Hill. < His Excellency the Governor is now much better and will be able to leave Penang in j
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    943 6 Passing It On. We would direct the attention of the competent authority to the letter from ,ch we P ubl j«h on page 5 to-day. There has already been far too much of this squeezing by wealthy landlords, but a 50 per cent increase in rent to meet
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    Empire Theatre.
    100 6 Special Children's Matin**A special far children has 3 1 arranged by the management of the Theatre for to-morrow, Wednesday, evam I from 5 to 6.45 p.m. The programme wu include a Universal War Gazette Bugler of Algiers” in 5 reels, and 1 The «tw Tutor,” a comedy, The
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      157 6 DON’T BUY A PIPE UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN OUR SELECTION We have just received new Stocks of the famous B.B.B. briars. Hundreds of pipes 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 >SSl DOES Dot tract THE PIPE THAT IMPROVES
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    725 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] |M CHAMPAGNE. Attacks and Artillery Activity. l„Jon. May 28, 1.30 am. A Fren ch communique reports Io Ch*mpague the enemy launched two ts on Teton and in the Ust of these after penetrating our lines, he was ejected. A third attack on Cabqo» broke down. 0r
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    CADORNA’S BLOW.
    594 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] FURTHER ADVANCE. Captures of Men and Material. London, May 27, 5.40 p.m. An Italian official announcement states:— We extended the positions on the south part of the plateau on the fourth day of the furious Cirso bittle and maintained the positions captured in the other sector.
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    THE SUBMARINE MENACE.
    687 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] VAGUE GERMAN COMMENTS. An Important Admission. Amsterdam, May 28. The German Press, commenting on Mr. Lloyd George’s speech in the House of Commons on the subject of the submarine menace, abandons th 9 idea of the complete destruction of Britain’s mercantile marine and speaks vaguely
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    RUSSIA.
    1519 7 [Rbutbr’s Telegrams] M. KERENSKY'S MESSAGE. Iron Discipline in the Army. Madrid, May 27. M. Kerensky, Minister of War, in a striking message to the forces repeating his demand for iron discipline, declared that if the soldiers and sailors do not defend the country their names will be cursed. They
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    GERMANY AND HER ALLIES.
    508 7 THE QUESTION OF PEACE. Austria's Attitude. A Hague cable to the Sumatra Post states that, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Dutch clerical paper De Tijd, the Central Powers are ready to accept very moderate peace term?. Ths Emperor of Austria intends to make peace
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    Outside.
    62 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3, —The Revival of Spiritualism. 4, —Problem of Ireland. 5, —Passing it On, C R.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament. Penang /Library. Vital Statistics. Sad Drowning Case. Empire Theatre. 8. —Local Shipping Problem. Penang Volunteers. At Random. The Week’s Events.
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    Tin and Rubber.
    198 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefiaed) is quoted here to-day at $ll4 80, business done, in Singapore (re* fined) at $ll6, business done (75 tons sold) and in London at ,£253 10*. spot and £252 three months. Messrs. Boustead Co, inform us that the following are the quotations for
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    Local Shipping Problem.
    1029 8 We learn that some person, or some body of persons of tbeir own initiative, or some body of persons at thi dictation of some individual, has circulated a notice to shippers that in future there will be but five ships available for homeward eargo per mouth. Of
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    At Random.
    918 8 Not since the earliest days of 1 the war has Germany rai-ed up f >r herself such a sudden cloud of enemies. CuV>i, has declared war Brazil, China, the Argentine, and Bolivia hover on the brink Spain intimates that her patience is getting strain d and balf-a-dczin of
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    The Mercantile Bank of India, Limited.
    1028 8 M. R. J. Black who presided at tbe Annual General Meeting of tbe Share- i holders of the Mercantile Bank, held at Winchester House, Bondon, E. C„ on April 13, said in the course of his speech:— It is not my intention to criticise
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    Penang Volunteers.
    893 8 Annual Compulsory Camp. Unlike foimer years tbe annual eatnp of the Penang Volunteers this year was a compulsory matter and every member of tbe corps was mobiliaed from Saturday morning until tbe conclusion of the night operations last night which finished up at Ayer Etam. Captain Wace and
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    Y.M.C.A. Sports.
    808 8 There wss a large gathering to witness the Y-M C.A. Sports which were held on Whit--Monday on the Y.M.C.A. ground. Good weather prevailed, and from start to finish there was no lack of enthusiam. Mrs A. R. J. Dewar kindly gave away the prizes and the proceedings terminated
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    The Week’s Events.
    800 8 Tuesday, Mat 29. J Municipal Commission, Wednesday, Mat 30 Town Bind, Esplanade. Friday, Junk 1 u Town Band, Esplanade. ■Saturday, Junk 2. An apo£ b, C,e 80h0 L Athlefc Sunday, Junk 3. Trinity Sunday. The King’s Birthday (1865), Monday, Junk 4. Town Band, Esplanade. Government Holiday. Correspondents
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      53 8 Always Recommend It la almost pvary community tbere is some one whose life his been saved by Chamber--1 tin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Such persons seldom miss an opportunity to recommend it, and these recommendations and its never failing qualities aocount for its great popularity. For sale by all
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      45 8 Now Is the Time. For rheumatism you will find nothing better ‘ban Chimberiain’s Pain B.ltn. Now is tbe time to get rid of it, Try this liniment and see bow quickly it will relieve tbe pain and soreness. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers,
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      83 8 Croup. I This disease is so dangerous and so rapid jin its development that every mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until tba attack of croup appears and then Bend for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be
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    SHARES
    2240 9 p I Dividend. to Num her of 13 P O o.~ t < is es Capital. Shares issued. P 2 last finanfar currant Name. s c e I 0 1 J <a cial year. year. a 1 PQ OQ 9 RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARES. cts. 3 cts 190f j 120,000 500,ooO
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      257 9 THE eastern produce exchange. 27 Beach Street, at the corner of Beach Street and Church Street Chaut. CAPITAL $120,000. Auctioneers Brokers The 137th Auction. Sale of Rubber WILL BE HELD On Thursday, the 31st May, 1917. /action Sales of Rubber held twice a week, on every Monday and Ihursday flalf*
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    The Food Question.
    1316 10 That we can never realise what we hare not experienced is, so far as ibis Colony is concerned, an axiom which might well be applied. Here, since the very commencement of the war, lack of commodities has not been felt to any appreciable extent, and prices hare
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      427 10 Children like Mellins /and thrive on it Mellin’s Food always satisfies. It contains in correct proportion nutritive elements which, when the food is mixed with fresh cow's milk, provide a complete and satisfactory diet for children of all ages from birth. Melliiss Food A Sample Bottle of Mellin’s Food, together
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      318 10 JUST RECEIVED FRESH STOCK OF JAPANESE ACETIC ACID 99% GLACIAL PURITY ORDER SOLICITED. TIANC LEE CO. WHALLEY’S SANITARY FLUID COMPANY. LONDON, ENGLAND. Suppliers to His Majesty's Households, and to the Corporation of the City of London. O J EL ca j CO 2 D < J EO Q CO h
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      4138 11 ka i 1 b y order of the administratrix OF THE ESTATE OF M OHAMED ARIFF deceased. TO BE SOLD BY public Auction a, MonOth July, 1917at 11 a.m following days, ;.URDAYS, SUNDAYS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED) rt hway of Logan s Buildings, pi t Heaoh street, Penang. 'I'Le following pro
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