Straits Echo, 1 August 1917

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THB STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 15. $24 Per Anita. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, Ist AUGUST, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 178.
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      1328 1 n vw^Ai mum IV. v ii i m iIZED NATUEdi The Georgetown Motor Garage 7a, Penang Road. Tel. ▲ddressi Hokimttik, Penang. hone No. 694. sss pOH SALE. TWO ONLY 2 SEATER COMMONWEALTH PARTIN-PALMER CARS TWO ONLY 2 SEATER MODELE DE LUXE TWO STROKE MOTOR CYCLE A Fleet of English and
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      13 1 ipT <* WHlCfl '■CD LOt*°? Wte ill (JSC c tions ■»«S s C>=s; "t;
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      28 2 USE RED 1 AWRY’S MEL BRAND LTIKG SUITABLE FOR ALiL MACHINERY SIZES SOLE AGENTS: 2", 3 4", 7", 8,9 10', 12". IN STOCK (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.)
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    The Army Service Corps.
    1153 3 (By an Infantry Officer No matter where the English fighting man in France may find himself, there are always at least three days’ provisions actually on wheels on their way up to him. his is the work of the Army Service Corps, and it will be
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    Among the Miners.
    767 3 Oae afternoon, on going to my billet, the farmhouse of Madame Brabant, I feund myself followed by a crowd of the dirtiest mtn I had ever seen. Three men, with stubby beards, chalky facts, and claycovered garments, carried riflas and strange implements for the heaving and shifting
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      325 3 TRY IT IN YOUR BATH BY APPOINTMENT l iP TO H.M. THE KING. SCRUBBSAMM0 MARVELLOUS PREPARATION Invaluable for Toilet and Domestic Purposes. Softens Hard Splendid Cleansing Preparation for the Hair. Allays the Irritation caused by Mosquito Bites. Cleans Plate, Jewellery, and Carpets. For Sale by all Grocers and Chemists. SCRUBB
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      39 3 PINKETTES I bowels in perfect working order i keep the liver stomach and Tisy but thorough, do not gripe. SO cents per phial at your druggist's or direct by mail on receipt ol price DB. WILLIAMS* MEDICINE COMPANY. SINGAPOBE.
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      855 3 annnnnannunnnnn *1 0T Assured fcy the Cceasioual Use o Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pi? Is. To reach a green old age and enjoy good health can only be obtained by the care of the system. It is from the little irregularities of the system that the common ailments arise, and
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    Navy “Drudges.”
    892 4 Sweeping and Dusting the Sea. So far, we have been given very few glimpses of the players in the great sub marine game. We kuow what they are like on the other side, where there' is little diversity in tyge And the character of soma of them oa
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    PRODUCE.
    224 4 Penang August 1. 8. P. Tapioca >ll 45 sales. M. P. Tapioca 12.00 sellers Gold leaf 72 Pepper (W.Coast 3 lb. 5 cz) $l6 1/2 buyers Black Pepper 25.00 buyers White Pepper 40 nominal Trang Pepper ...132 season over Mace $llO nom. Mace Pickings 48 sellers Cloves 50 sellers.
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    Market Prices.
    296 4 Penang, Ist August 1917. Beef— ctt. Soup per catty 16 Roast 26 Pteaks 26 Stew or Curry Meat 18 Rump Steak 26 Oi Tail each 40 Tongue 50 Feet 30 Heart 40 Liver per catty 35 Fillet of Beef 60 Pore Pork per catty 50 with fat 40
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    Recovery from Malaria.
    161 4 Though an attack of Malaria u short time it usually ciusea after., SjS cut 01 all *3 The is (hie. When the of the fever hss pissed lhere often a neurastheni, tent psr.i.t. for moo T'“ not properly correct id. The patient i, m d in poor
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      248 4 Sale of China and Glass Ware. SB W^5 A REMARKABLE OFFER. 50 DAINTY TEA SETS. In large variety, Best Eog ish China, decorated with pretty flower design, strong and serviceable ware for every day use. Assorted patterns. Set for 6 pesrons contains G Tea Cups and Saucers, 6 Tea Plates,
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      41 4 Causes and Cure for Diarrhoea Overeating, a change in the temperature, unripe fruit, and impufi water are some of the can.es of diarrhoea. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cures these bowel disturbances promptly, For sale by all diapensaries and dealera,
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      371 4 GROSS HERMANOS, MALAGA, SPAIN. SHIPPERS OF HIGH CLASS PRODCCK AND GROCERY LINES, INCLUDING RUSINS DRIED FIGS. ALMONDS NUTS LEMONS. GRAPES. OLIVES PURE OLIVE SALAD OIL WINES CHICKPEAS, ANISEED, CUMIN SEED, Etc. Reliable Ageata waited ia all large tow., Highest refereaees aid samples on app'ic&tio. Write for our Illustrated Catalogue 8
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    Local Wedding.
    545 5 Hardwidge—Panting. Tbe marriage was solemnised at the Mission Chap*), Farqabar Street, yesterday afternoon by the Rev. E. Tipson, of Rey. A. Hardwidge, eldest son of Mr. Samuel Hardwidge of Compton Bishop, Somerset, to Miss Annie Pantiag, eldest daughter of Mr. Robert Paoting of South Molton, Devon. The bride
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    Legislative Council
    268 5 Orders of the Dat for Next Meeting. A meeting of the Legislative Council is to be held on Wednesday, August 8. Followirg are the orders of the day. Motion by the Colonial Secretary:—“ That this Council approves tbe amendment of the Rules under section 40 of the Chanda
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    June Rubber Crop.
    72 5 S.S. Bertam) 92,000 lb. A Chinese was charged before Ilr. N D. Mudie in Singapore on Sitnrdsy with the theft of an idol from a Chinese temple at Mt. Palmer. The temple guardian reported the matter to the police, and a detective arrested tbe alleged thief. The
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    LATE WAR ITEMS.
    400 5 From Dutch Sources. The following cabin from the Hague appeared in the Sumatra Pott c f Friday, Saturday and Monday, July 27, 28 and 30 Hollas* as* the War. A convoy of 17 British steamers with Indian mails on board arrived in Rotterdam. They were accompanied to
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    Police Court Cases.
    409 5 A Case of Theft, A Chinese lid about twelve years old, named Lim 800, was this morning charged with the theft of two pieces cf cloth from a house in Cbulia Strte\ Tbe complainant, a Japanese dealer in sundry goods, stated that at about 7.50 p.m. yesterday
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    102 5 The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs, Allen Dennys and Co at their 302nd Auction Sale yesterday Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 $126 to $129 per picul Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 113 125 do Plain Smoked Sheet 109 110 do Unsmoked Sheet No,
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      195 5 =a D o C AND < r vP RONTIERb* u rv^ D ;*-:v U~?3 fcr.FRONT M XTUR IfeSS pa «E=a«Ea^£ ii ESTATES SUPPLIES. =0 mm if '■■25S 19' by 19. by 24 W D 8 1 18 by| 9 by 3 i Acetic Acid. 99 per cent. Large Stocks now
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 6 VtaNiaktA daily (except Sunday» and pnblio v holiday») as ran CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. Vo. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Fkxcb Daily Loeal $24 per annum. m OnUtation... Postage Extra. Edition (Port Free) $17.50 cable aDDnnss: ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 N.B. —All busine«« communications should
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    Marriage.
    40 6 Hardwidgk-Pantino— At the Mission Ohjpe', Firqubar Street, on July 31, 1917, by the Rev. E Tipton, Arthur Hardwidge, eldest son of Mr. Stmuel Hardwidge, Compton Bishop, Somerset, to Annie eldest daughter of Mr. Robert Panting, Bouth Molt to, Devor.
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    RUSSIA AND THE ALLIES.
    1173 6 Quite the most cheering news we hare hid for some little time is the statement by Mr Lloyd George after the .Allied Conference in Paris, that Russia will soon recover and become as formidable as she ever was.” coupled with the intimation from the Times correspondent
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    M. A. P.
    1044 6 Bngadigr-Gfneral Seely, wto was British J Minister for War prior to August, 1914, has been accidentally wounded ia France, Under War Office “special appointments” in the London Gazette supplement of June Bwe read Graded for pay as a G. 5.0., 3rd Grade.—Lt. A. S. Jelf, Malay States
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    928 6 Lammas and the Rent. Lammas Day, coincident with the First nf August, is one of the balf-quarter dav. Ja the feast of St. Peter and kcula, it was customary in former limes to make offerings of the first fruits of the hi rvest Hence the feast took tho
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      208 6 FOR SALE. OTOR CARS OF WELT KNOWN BRITISH AND AMERICAN MAKE NEW AND SECOND HAND. ScaUr A. C. complete with Dyrwmo Lighting set 2 Ztzizr Str.kr Squire I 5 Seater Regal 5 Far»in Palmer 7 Fcrd Landau’ette AIA'O a number of light and heavy weight MOTOR CYCLES. trial RUNS MAY
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    644 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE blow in the north Great Aerial Activity. London, July 20, 11-25 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports \Va raided the neighbourhood of Lombartzyde last night. The enemy’s artillery is more active in the neighbourbood of Armentiores. Our aeroplanes bombed an aerodrome, two important rail stations and
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    546 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Artillery Activity. London, July 31, 1 a.m. A French communique reports: Reciprocal artillery firing was very lively on the Aisne front from Epine de C evrigny to the east of the California Plateau, in Champagne, at Auberive and on both banks of the Meuse.” Sueeeasful Attack.
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    Singapore St. Andrew's Society.
    105 7 C From Our Own Correspondent Singapore. Aug. 1. At the annual general meeting of St Andrew’s Society last night Mr. Frank Adam, who took the chair, stated that the report showed a membership of 165 as compared with 155 last year. The balance in the War
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    RUSSIAN FRONT.
    566 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] STORY OF THE RETREAT. British Cara' Work. LoudoD, July 31, The Timti correspondent at the Headquarters of the Seventh Russian Army, describing the invaluable aid of the British cars to the Russians, says that the only regiment which did goed work on July 21 was a
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    Tin and Rubber.
    70 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $112.50, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $113.25, business done, (250 tons sold), and in London at £246 15s. spot and at £243 5 s three months. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following were the quotations
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    LABOUR AND THE WAR.
    600 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] A PARIS MEETING. Questioa ia Parliameat. London, July 30. A question in the House of Commons elicited an announcement that Mr, A* HendersoD, Member of the War Cabinet, Mr. Wardle, leader of the Labour Party and Mr. Ramsay Macdonald have gone to Paris to
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    SHIPPING AND THE WAR.
    515 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Interesting Figures. London, July 30. The Ministry of Shipping has issued a detailed statement, showing the sacrifices incurred by British shipping in connection with the war. It shows that fifty pfrcect of the tonnage previously engaged in distant trading with foreign countries
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    London Rubber Market.
    25 7 (From Our Own Correspondent London, July 31. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 2/5} Diamond Smoked 2/5}
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    MAILS LOST.
    329 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London. July 31. The Fost Office announces that letters and parcels for Great Britain which left Adelaide on June 14, Fremantle on June 19, Shanghai on June 12, Hongkong on June 16, Singapore on June 23, Penang on June 26, Colombo on July 2, Bombay on
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    Outside.
    332 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3. —The Army Service Corps. Among the Miners. 4. —Navy f Drudges.” 5 —Looal Wedding. Legislative Council. June Rubber Crop. Police Court Cases, Late War [terns. Penang Rubber Auction. 8. —Telegrams. Italian Tiaitors. Aeroplanes From America, The Week’s
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 8 Pbnang, August 1 (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) London, Demand Bank 2/4J 4 months’ sight Bank... 2/4 11/16 3 Credit 2/413/16 M 8 Documentary 2/4 27/32 Calcutta, Demand Bank Ks. 3 days’ sight Private... fjombay, Demand Bank Moulmein, Demand Bank .S I 3 days’ sight Private... f Madras
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    Allies' Foreign Policy.
    1693 8 [Reuter's Telegrams.] QUESTION IN THE COMMONS. Mr. Balfour's Reply. London, July 31, In the House of Commons Mr. J. Annan Bryce (Liberal Member for Inverness) and Mr. Noel Buxton (Liberal Member for North Norfolk, raised the question of the policy of Allies. Britaia’s Diffsreat Positioa, Mr. A.
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    Aeroplanes From America.
    861 8 Great Plan Taking Shape. New York, June 21. i Tbe most far-reaching results of the Uaited States Government’s decision to stimulate aeroplane production may be expected. President Wilson and the Cabinet are convinced that aeronautics is the most preferable field for American war activities, and they are
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    Italian Traitors.
    906 8 Lloyd»' News publishes the secret history and exposure of the espionage and conspiracy of Monsignor Gerlacb, a Vatican official, who has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. The Italian Government was aware that most important documents in connection with 'Anatrain espionage were concealed in a safe in a
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    The Week’s Events.
    814 8 WuDffUBD4.Tj August 1, Towu Band, Esplanade. Thubsdat, August 2. Penang Polo Club, A, G. M., Mercantile Bank, 2 p.m. Friday, August 3 Town Band, Esplanade. Full Moon. Kulim Our Day’’ Celebrations Saturday, August 4, Government Holiday. Kulim fOur Day” Celebrations. War Anniversary Demonstration. Sunday, August 5. 9th
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      315 8 Three Singapore built tongkangs registered Numbers 159, 160, and 3 61. Gross registered tonnage 71. 5 i tons, 70.J tons, and 71. 6 2 tons respectively. For further particulars apply THE MANAGER, Thb Straits Trading Co., Ltd. Butterworth, August Holidays. The Exchange Banks will be dosed on Saturday, 4th August,
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    Overcrowded Singapore.
    1127 9 Some references were made to the death rate from cot sumption, to the overcrowding of the towD, and to questions of h.use building at the last meeting of Singapore Munic pal Commissioners. We are afraid <’hat the President is getting rather tired of his job, and he may
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      480 9 traits Settlements War Loan Bonds. Bearing Interest from the date of purchase at 6 per cent per annum, payable Half-yearly on the 15th May and the 15th November. REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 15™ NOVEMBER. 1919. PRICE OF ISSUE-100 PER CENT. All proceeds of this issue will be lent to
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      1359 9 Penang Auction Mart. By o'dar of tbe Receivers sppoin'ed by the Supreme Court of tie Straits Sjlthmsnts, SETTLEMENT OF PENANG IN Suit 1913 No. 389. Between QU.\H ENG HEOH and KHOO SIT CHEANG Plaintiffs ▲NO TAN SIEW KIM, tha Administratrix of the estate of KHOO SIT HOE, deceased, KHOO CHOON
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    America on the Battle-Front.
    959 10 America on the BattleFront. That distinguished authority, FieldMarshal von Hindenbur?, has kindly informed the Frankfurter Zeitung that Ger- < many has no need to worry about the United States, as it will taka us more than a year to organise aod t r ain a really large army," and nothing
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    The Ban That Germany Fears.
    626 10 Exclusion From British Mark RTS The following is a summary of an artida which appeared (May 10) in the Rheinurl Westfallitche Zeitung, which is the mos' viol ently anti-American of tho big industrial papers. The interest of this article lie, in the fact that it
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    The Fall of the Mark.
    298 10 Thoughtful Germans are becomiag an* easy—as well they may—over the steady decline in the value of their currency. The mark had fallen by slow stages on the international exchanges since an early period of the war, but of late the process has become almost panicky,
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      12 10 For Children’s IlackiDg Cough at Night. Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d.
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      209 10 LA*- 2V A NEW SHIPMENT HAS NOW ARRIVED. a '3 5T WAL Jk m 4 uaeL± C bb~ 3j:--v IS s, fS^ J V*~_' s TJ H OVER 7,000 MACHINES zfotd to ff. 9ft. 'Sotiernment ĕince the Commencement of JCo6ti(itie6. IN THRU’S SIZES: —FOOLSCAP—B RIEF OLICY OLD MACHINES TAKEN IN
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      93 10 Don’t Neglect Your When you fail to provide your family with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at this season of t a year, you are neglecting them, as bowel complaint is sure to be prevalent, and it too dangerous a malady to be trifled with. T
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    Hunger in Germany.
    940 11 ••SrKCXKK or Paminb. well-informed corespondent who Fr m lime to time furnished reports on b ,fr ,(,n in Germany we have received, tte tua Daily Telegraph, further informsh fully teua out newa from other tlon wnic progreisive deterioration conditions in th.t country. b.ve been conetreined to «SYS!
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    The Battie Fleet's Part.
    1106 11 Paramount Despite Submarines. The demand that the German submarine campaign should be treated as a thing apart from the general conduct of the naval war has happily been resisted. The association of Rear-Admiral Duff, who is in special charge of our anti-submarine measures, with Sir John
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      55 11 v »»ui|i VU1IU* u er ‘DJ? from crampa in the Colij Oh,!/ ln^e8t Dft paiDB. Chamberlain’s Vlato r«] era fcD< diarrhoea Remedy never 4t o-d&v 6Te the mo9t ieTere oases. Get Htir li t#re W >'1 be no time to seed for it l ID8 Cramp Colic. attack comes on.
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      68 11 Can Ton Afford the Risk.' Were you ever seised with a severe attack of cramp colic or diarrhoea without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the honse? Don’t take such risks. A dose or two will cure you before a doctor could possibly be called, and
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      586 11 It’s a Bad Sign When you have that obstinate, lingering cough which will not be shaken off. There is no cough at any stage, whether old or young, but what ne’ds attention. A cough toon wrecks a strong constitution, soon mikes one helpless, in fact a cough is a ve
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