Straits Echo, 14 July 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 Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 14th JULY, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 163.
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      1351 1 V EC A* v; The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. Tal. Address i Hokimteik, Penang. ’Phone No. 694. pOR SALE. TWO ONLY 2 SEATER COMMONWEALTH partin-palmer cars TWO ONLY 2 SEATER MODELE DMIJXE 1W0 STROKE MOTORCYCLE A Fleet ot English and American Cars lor hire day and night. Motor
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      14 1 £Ĕ’S M 'Wttr '••1 WHICH cot THCBLiI i:>Aa «II Junctions use r.ot •Ssssa CSS
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      25 2 HED bfiati AWRY’S CAMEL BRAND BELTING SUITABLE FOR ALL MACHINERY SOLE AGENTS: SIZES 2", Z\ 4,7", 8,9,10", 12". IN STOCK (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.)
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    Behind the Veil.
    1388 3 The Reality of Psychic Phenomena. By W. J. Crawford, dsc, (London: J. MWatkins.) Few indications of the bias of educa'ed thought during the last hundred years are more striking than the long-maintained determination of scientific men to proscribe inquiry into the abnormal happenings of the seinceioom So
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    Disastrous Fire in Tientsin
    377 3 Jabdink’B Godowns Ablaze A disastrous fi-e broke out in “B G down, belonging to Messrs. Jardinp, Matheson Co., in Tientsin on June 15. Toe fire spread with such ferocity that it was quite obvious that it would be uee'ess to endeavour to control the flames in
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      146 3 r WXXXXXX*XXX>Q<XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX>Q<XXXXXXXX' X X I X X I X 5 5 X X X 5 X 5 X X X kk STELASTIC TYRES. The only Tyres holding the R.A.C. certificate for 5,000 miles'without cuts or punctures BRITISH AND HADE IN BRITAIN. Agents for Penang: The Eastern Pacific Trading Co.,
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      314 3 FREE-ONE TWILL SHIRT To purchasers of 1 doz. shirts ■o ft) </) J2 .2 u ft» 2 to ft» O M t/J H 51 "I 5’ o -I CL. O <ft 3 V) O O (ft o c HI “1 ft» 3 (ft 1ft Cut rat© for a short period
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    Thoughts of Great Men.
    787 4 The current issue of Kosmos, a literary ar.d artistic mig&zmo published in Calcutta, g is devoted to an excellent selection of not- I able sayings of the great. We reproduce I the following I Dr. Johnson. i War is not a good thing because so much
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      434 4 BLANKETS BOUGHT UVDER FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCE* and OFFERED AT PRE-WAR PRICES. The“ Premier Rug A good size Rug in a range of dark tartan and check designs. Fringed ends. Size 60 by 70 inches exclusive of fringe. Price $7.95 each. 3 <m,\ v ,1 Wool Travelling R ugs, U, ■m. V?
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      25 4 JEYES PURIFIER Jeyes’ Disinfectants For Stable 8 Outhouses. bold in 1, 2 and 5 gallon drums and 40 gallon casks. Sandilands, Buttery Go., Straits Settlements.
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      117 4 a |lre$tone a i m a i TOUGHER 5 ie THAN 1 THE ROAD a a i 1 FAMOUS 4 a B R I I I I 8 FOR EFFICIENCY i I g i AGENTS SR.T. REID& Co., Penang] BRINKMANN Co., Singapore. S THE WATERHOUSE Co., Ltd (INCORPORATED IN THE
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    Demos in Its Domain.
    948 5  -  [By Tom Wright.] Hyde Park oratory on a Sunday is in my opinion small potatoes compared with its Australian relative, demigoguery in the Sydney Domain, For one thing, the Australian audiences are bigger, and some* times, though not always, more genuinely interested. In the London park
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    32 5 July 3 By balance $1,782.57 9 H, de Z, Lancaster (monthly) 25 00 V. Eyres 20.00 10 "Anonymous” 0.53 July 10 By balance $1,828.10 Amount previously acknowledged 30,735.73 ...$32,563,83
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    Training Notes.
    518 5 This MoßnrH<3*s Fihal Gallop's*. This morning saw a large crowd of inter- estfd spectators at the Racecourse to wit- netß th® final gallops. The going after the i spell of sunshine has improved considerably Highgate, with Flynn in'tin pjig skin, was the first to appear oni the course
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    132 5 (From Ox# Own Cot TSsponJeuu) Singapore, July 14 At the Singapore Rubber Auction tie fol'owiog prices were obtained Smoked Sheets fmt day $124 to $l3l per picul second day 120 127 do Good ribbed 114 123 T and f do 107 121) 000-l plain 106 do Unsmoked
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    Shares.
    199 5 The following are the alterations in Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co.’s share list to-day Ayer Molek Rubber Co,, Ltd. $2.40 buyers and $2 60 tellers Situ Lintacg, Ltd $4.25 buvers; Bukit Katil Rubber Estates. Ltd. SO 82* buyers and $0 90 sillers; Cbangkat S?rdang Estates, L f d. $9
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    The Penang Swimming Club.
    29 5 Gibbons Cup Computition. Competitors are reminded that the fioal race of the above competition, the 220 yards handicap, will be swum at 11 a,m* to-morrow.
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      251 5 grand change of programme. To-night To-night AT THE ELECTRIC POLYSCOPE f X Jy THE PREMIER PICTURE HOUSE X 8 P.M. SHOW. DIAMOND from the SKY 2 parts In a Doat The Double Cross LUKE PREPAREDNESS P. EPARATION 9 P.M. SHOW. Regadin dancing Master The Girl with Gre n Eyes Part
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      376 5 ■is Tl B 1! D AND nwm rontier FRONTIER MIXTURE. XE =s\ PENANG’S RENDEZVOUS Penang Cinema Managing Proprietor C. M. EMANUEL. FOR THE FIR3T TIME IN PENANG A beautiful “Universal” Film in 2 partg ‘THE OLD COBBLER if IN FOUR LONG REELS “HER SHATTERED IDOL fl THiAR PRICES 10 CENTS
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 6 FmWmlmA daily (except Sundays and public holiday!) as ran CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. Ha 59, Beach Street, Penang. Faxes' Daily Local 924 per annum. Ontstation... Postage Extra. ifa.il Edition (Poet Free) 117.50 OiBLl ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 N.B.— All buaineM communications should be
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    ANOTHER WINTER CAMPAIGN.
    1396 6 There was a little wire, pregnant with meaning and suggestion, in yesterday’s paper. “Sir Edward Ward, Permanent Under-Secretary to the War Office, appeals to women to begin making comforts for the troops during the winter of 1917-18.” Behind that brief statement one may read more than a
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    Tin.
    30 6 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day »1 $105.50, buyers no sellers, in Singapore at $lO6, buvpra no sellers, and in London at 4284 10s three months,
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    M. A. P.
    1015 6 As the result of the Trinity examination of students of the lona of Court held by the < Coouncil of Legal Education, Mom Chow Tongtor, Inner Temple, passed in Criminal Law, and Cban Sin Kok, Middle Temple, in Roman Dutch Law. We read in a mail paper
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    GERMAN WAR AIMS.
    789 6 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] CHANGE WITH CHANGING FORTUNES Mr. Balfour at the Maaaioa Ho«»«. London, July 13 Mr. A. J. Balfour, speaking at the Mansion House in reply to the City’s congratul*. tory address on the success of his visit to America, said that it was interesting, almoiit amusing
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    THE RUSSIAN PUSH.
    915 7 [Kkutbk’ 8 Tklboeams.] geNERAL korniloff'3 progress. Two Di»ti««t Mo*em«at». Petrograd, July 13. that the River Lomnitza has been d General Korniloff’. Cossacks have turned to the great railway centre of Stry. j Two d.btmct movements are proceeding, one to the north behind Halicz and the other e
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    MESOPOTAMIA REPORT.
    634 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] DEBATE IN THE COMMONS. Attoracy-Gcaeral’a Statement, London, July 12. In the House of Commons the debate on the Mesopotamia Report was opened by Sir F. E Smith, Attorney-General, who stated that the appointment of a judicial enquiry into the Commission’s allegations adversely affecting the conduct of
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    POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.
    863 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] CHANGE OF CONSTITUTION PROBABLE. Distributioa of Miaiaterial Posts. Amsterdam, July 13. A telegram from Berlin states that the Crown Prince attended a second Crown Council on Wednesday. The fact that the Kais3r summoned him is regarded as proving that the Kaiser has consented to
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    SUBMARINE WAR.
    293 7 [Riutbk’b Tbligeams.] THE WEEK'S SINKINGS. Freaek Figures. Paris, Jaly 13. Tbe arrivals at French ports for the week ended July 8 numbered 1,067. And tbe sailings 1 009. Total 2,076 Three vessels above 1,600 tons and one below that tonnage were sunk. Nice vessels were unsuccessfully attacked. SbtMiai
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    The “Chilka” Fire.
    150 7 Fubthm Details. Farther details regarding the fire on the B. I. S. 8. Chilka, reported by Reuter yesterday,have been been received in Penang. Shortly after tbe departure of the steamer the cargo of coir rope in the aft caught fire and set alight the cargo of tobacco
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    Outside.
    137 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages < Page. J I. Behind the Veil. Disastrous Fire in Tientsin. i 4. —Thoughts of Great Men. 5. —Demos in Its Domain. Belgian Relief Fund. Training Notes. Singapore Rubber Auction. Shares. Penang Swimming Club. 8. —War News and Gossip.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1232 7 Re-Shuffling the Cabinet. Mr. Austen Chamberlain was bound to resign, if he retailed a shrei of self-respect, after tbe Mesopotamia K°p-rt, He is a hardworking, conscientious administrator but quite devoid of any outstanding ability and his departure will not weaken t e Ministry, Possibly his resignation will be
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    Union Jack Club.
    137 7 (.From Our Own Correspondent,s Opeaisg by H. F. lb* Governor. Singapore, July 13. H. E. the Governor opened the Union Jick Club in the presence of a large assembly including Admiral Sir W, Grant, General Ridout, the Bishop of Singapore, Sir J. A. Buoknill, Chief Justice, and
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    Trading with the Enemy.
    36 7 (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, July 12. Tin Eeng Lao, of Chop Seng Guan has been fined $5OO for attempting to trade with tbe enemy. His manager Tan Chin Keat was discharged.
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    Pahang’s Trade.
    588 7 Some interesting features of Pahang’s economic position are disclosed in tbe export and import returns for the first quarter of this year. Together with her sister States, Pahang has shared the present prosperity iu regard to rubber production, her output being 113 tons more than in the corresponding
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    21 7 Obituary. Mr. Patriek O'Briea. London, July 13. The death has taken place of Mr. Patrick O’Brien, Nationalist Member for Kilkenny City.
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    Britons and Germans in China.
    959 8 A good deal has beau written and said about Britcns and German* in China, but some of it, we are afraid, without much intelligent discrimination. In some case? the German bogey has been raised to alarm* ing proportion*, and in others scant justice has been
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    War News and Gossip.
    2553 8 Another German Miscalculation. f (From Our Own Correspondent London, June 8. 1 The utter ferocity which marked the counter-attacks and assualts of the Huus in their recent operations iD front of I the British position at Arras is i now well explained. It, seems—on the i
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    St. George’s Church, Penang
    77 8 July 15, 6th Sunday attue Trinity. 8-00 a.m. Matins 8-30 a.m. Holy Communion 10-00 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil Congregation) 10-45 a ua. Matins (Chinese) 5- p.m. Sunday School 6- p.m. Evensong Hymn 178 Responses Roberts Psalm LXXV Wesley 171 LXXVII} Battishill 174 Magnificat Sm&it Nunc Dimittis
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    ST. ANDREW’s PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NORTHAM ROAD
    43 8 9 a.m. Children’s Service. 6 p.m. Public Worship. Preacher Rev. Donald J. Rose, m a, Hymns :—B, 533, 378, 487 and 516. Service of'D:votion and Intercession on Friday evening at 6.30Choir Practice on Friday evening at 7.
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    The Week’s Events.
    114 8 Saturday, July 14. Bicdman Opera Company—M Mr. Manhattan”—Empire Theatre. King Edward VII School, Taiping, Annual Sports, Anderson School, Ipob, Annual Sports. Pentng Automobile Club Gymkhana, Polo Ground, Penang Golf C üb, Sydney Cup Entries Close. C icket—P. CC. vs, The Turf,” Esplanade, Sunday, July 15. 6th after
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    Electricity Supply Department.
    1145 8 Annual Report, 1916 i Mr. O. V. Thomas, ia his annual report on tie Electric Supply D partmcnt for 1916, says i This report deals with the work of the j twelfth year in the history of the Penang Municipal Electricity Supply undertaking. 2. Maintenance —All the
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    The Electric Polyscope.
    198 8 In spite of many counter.attr«ctioni Penang’s Popular Picture Palace was packed to the doors when the following film, were Four parts of “The Diamond from the Sky,” Luke Preparedness Prepa. ration.” Iu the second show were sere nid “The girl with Green eyes in five parts, and
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      59 8 Blazon Type Not Necessary. Chainlet lain’s Colic, CboKra and Diarr rhoea Remedy needs no glaring headline to attract tho public eyo. The simple statement thit all chemista Hell it is sufficient, as every family knows its value. It haa been u*ed for forty yesra and is just whit its name
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      175 8 THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR. A MEETING of the public will be held at the Chamber of Commerce at 4.30 p.m. on Monday 16th July for the purpose of drawing up a programme for the observance of the Anniversary of the War. JOHN MITCHELL, A. F. GOODRICH. EUROPEAN AGENCY. WHOLESALE
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    Agricultural Education.
    1133 9 Long before the question of the food supplies of Malaya reached the stage of 1 active discussion at planters' meetings and in newspaper coriespond ence and articles, following on the warning given by His Excellency the High Commissioner in May, j both our fortnightly contemporary, Malaloyan Tin and
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    The Netherlands and the War.
    584 9 The Burgomaster of Amsterdam, Herr Tellegeo, has forbidden all processions and demonstrations and announced that he will forcibly maintain order in the city. A general strike is threatened. It is denien officially that the soldiers refused to fire on the people. Work has been entirely
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      488 9 BY ORDER of THE LIQUIDATOR (W. H, MACGREGOR) In the Matter of the Alien Enemies (Winding-Up) Ordinance 1914 and t f the Amending Ordnances (Nos. I &nd XIX of 1915, No. 16 of 1916 and No. VI of 1917) AND In the Matter of the SINGAPORE OIL MILLS, Limited, an
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      126 9 London Directory (Published Annually.) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English Manufacturers Dealers in each class of goods. Besides being complete commercial guide to London and its suburbs, the Directory contains lists of Export Merchants with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Markets they
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    Thrice is he Armed-
    1918 10 We doubt if there ia any belief more indestructible than the belief in the ultimate triumph of justice. It requires a coldblood* d philosopher to question it. Tbe world has seen Poland dismembered, Socrates compelled to drink poison, and St. Peter crucified upside down. But these
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    Malacca Rubber.
    210 10 The report of the Malacca Rubber Plan* tations, Limited, states that the profit for the year was .£230,749 add balance from 1915 profit and loss, £62,863; less debenture intereft, £l4 792; income tax, £37,702; French taxation £5,871; debenture sinking fund, £15,614; Rubber Roadways, Limited, last year’s balance and
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    “God the Invisible King.”
    2337 11 Mr. H. G. Wellj'New Book. Mr. HO, Wells, in his much anticip.ted new book, God the Invisible Eiag (Cassell. 6i, net), has set cut ia an arresting and glowing way the chief items in the Good News of that Increasing Kingdom for the fulfilment of which
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      51 11 Cramp Colic. No need suffering from cramps in the stomach, or intestinal pains. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to relieve the must severe cases. Get it today, there will be no time to send for it after the attack comes on. For sale by all dispensaries and
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