Straits Echo, 3 August 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, FRIDAY, 3rd AUGUST, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No 180.
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      1161 1 s r '< .-i T -_l^ The Georgetown Motor Garage C BANKS 7a, Penang Road. lal Address: Hokimteik, Penang. ’Phone No. 694. for sale, TWO ONLY, 2 SEATER COMMONWEALTH partin-palmer cars TWO ONLY, 2 SEATER MODELE D" LUXE TWO ST FOKI MOTOR CYCLE A Fleet ol English and American Cars
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      17 1 •«Sis n rfoß,f J °f WHICH 1« THF Ml.. D lor* o^' 'ty 'lectio use a™.-» j
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    The Labour Problem.
    664 2 So much has been said and written on this subject that it i* difficult to find anything really fresh to say, though we in this Peninsula are no nearer the ideal of a permanent labour force than before, and are not likely to be until the Government
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    Position in Palestine
    297 2 The Honeer's Cairo correspondent wro'e on 21st June: Activity in the Palettme front his b.-en confined to the usual iaci lents of trench warfare. Our artillery fi e las been very accurate Bnd had consistentlyd imirated that of the enemy, who b&s b:en considerably harassed thereby. The
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    The “Emden’s” End.
    1067 2 Captain Ffkkch. B)daey t June 21. The anmoncpment thit Captain J. C. T. G*****p, C 8., formerly of hm.a, s Sydney, would speik filled the Gf orge-street club room of the Red Cross Society General Committee yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. Q. Fairfax, who presided, said it would
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      41 2 Causes and Cure for Diarrhoea. Overeating, a change in the temperature, unripe truit, and impute wa'.er are some of the cauaea of diarrhcea. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remtdv cures these bowel disturbance! promptly. For sale by all diapeDsariea and dealer».
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      179 2 OF HOLLARS VALUE OF BARGAINS AT IWHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co., Ltd. CLEARANCE SALE Linens Towels 210 Dozen Typed Glass Cloths Size 28 by 19 inches 150 Check 26 by 26 300 x Kitchen Cloths 22 by 27 500 English Check Dusters 19 by 21 $3 30 $4.80 $4.20 $1.95 per dozen.
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      855 2 Penang Auction Mart. By o.d.r of the Re ;e i, ;r ppom ed I by the Supreme Court of the Strait. SettUmento, SETTLEMENT OP PENANG Suit 1913 /Vo. 389 Between QUAH ENG HEOH and i KHOO SIT CHEANG Haxntijt an» tan SIEW KIM, the > Administratrix of tha estate of
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    Penang Polo Club.
    580 3 Anhual General Mbrtinq. The annual general meeting of the members of the Penang Polo Club was held at the Mercantile Bank of India yesterday afternoon. There were present the Hon. Mr. W. Peel, Messrs. G, Marshall, R. H. Oar&et, Heah Swee Lee, Heah Seng Hye, G. A
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    Y.M.C.A. Inter-Association Contests.
    265 3 In the very early days of the Y.M.C.A the then solitary Secretary of the movement wrote from his impregnable stronghold in London solemnly advising a member never to engage ia any form of competitive exercise. The Association has travelled far sinc9 thee —not always, perhaps, ora safe
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    Teachers and Their Pay.
    474 3 [To the Editor of the Straitt Echo J Sir, j Dr, Fisher, the Minister of Education in t Great Britain, has obtained 'a very large grant of money which fs to-be vised specially for the raising of salaries of teachers in that country. In view of
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    91 3 (From Char Ovm Correspondent o Singapore, August 3. At the Singapore Rubber Auction the following prices were obtained Ribbed smoked fine $l2B to $l3l per picul Ordinary to Good 112 127 do Plain smoked sheet 111 115 do Unsmoked 11l 118 do Crepe fiue pale 128 130
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    Tin Outputs.
    79 3 The output of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company for July was ninety, seven tons. j The output of the Ulu Piah Mine for the month of July was 310 piculs; approximate value $19,000. The following wa# the output of Kampong Kamunting for the month of July Honrs
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    164 3 At the Eastern Produce Exchange 155th Auction Sale the following prices were obtained per picul. Diamond Smoked Good from $l2B to $129 Fair 112 to 127 Diamond Unsmoked 102 to 107 Plain Unsmoked 99 to 106 Pale Crepe Fair 116 Scrap Crepe Fair 73 Virgin Scrap 68
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      355 3 B O X I N G GREAT “ROUND COMPETITION FOR HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPION3HIP BETWEEN Sam. Langford Vs. Sam Macvea Five Reels B O X I N TO-NIGHT AT Five Reels PENANG’S RENDEZVOUS r PENANG CINEMA 'Phoh* 651- Ihtuiii Lanb, TWO DELIGHTFUL WAR CARTOONS •'WILLIE’S DELUSIONS ON THE LOST SUBMARINES” AND WIRELESS
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      69 3 July Rubber Crops. Sungei Batu (Malaya) 20,850, Val D’or 24,000, Eurau 23,400, Malakcff 45.500, Btraita Settlements (Bertam) 92,000, Windsor (P.M.S.) 36,200, Mayfield (S.S 22,400. Merchfeton 11,610, Foothills (Malaya) 11,100, Koala S dim 26 050, Semanggol 9.915, Perak River Valley 17,178, Juru 13,500, Koog Lea (Perak) 1,100 lb. The ontpot of
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      261 3 AND ROWiERbr H 225 V D 0 0 D FRONTIER D MIXTURE. KOI BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO S o H. P. If. The Duke of Connaught T.S. fi 3 R.H. Prince Princess of Teck O D H. M. The King of Siam. H. H. The Sultan of Johore* B. P.
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    93 4 Htklisfced daily (except Sunday» and public holiday») ax xnn CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. Ho. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Peicb My Load »24 per annum. m OvUUtion... Postage Extra. Edition (Po«t Free) $17.50 CABLU ADDKUSS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 N.B.—All business communications should be addressed
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    PASSING THE MILESTONE.
    1200 4 To-day witnesses the end of the thiri year of the war, and there is as yet no definite evidence when the conflict itself will be over We live in an atmosphere of surmise, sometimes waxing to hopeful expectation, and at times, among the more buoyant spirits, even
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    M. A. P.
    905 4 Mr. F. C Gregsoo, of Messrs. Guthrie and Co, who is in hospital is, we are glad to say, progressing favourably. Mr, Justice Farrer-Manby and Mrs. Manby are in Penang for the holidays. They return to Ipoh on Tuesday next. Major Horace Hickling, R. E., had the
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    993 4 An Oxford Monopoly Broken. The Foreign Office was for a long time a monopoly of Oxonians, Lord Granin Lord Derby Lord Salisbury, Lord Rosebery Lord Kimberley, Lord Iddesleigb, Lord Lansdowne, and Viscount Grev all uTi from Oxford. For nearly sixteen yeara Foreign Office was administered br\ B a
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      242 4 Great Demonstration! BARGAINS DURING OUR SALE A UMQ1S OPPJ 1DM1TY OF CLTTING GOODS AT CBEATLY REDUCED PRICES. 1. Prices Annihilated. 4. Battalions of Bargains. ‘Z. Profits Surrendered. Official Reductions. 3. Colossal Reductions. 6. In our Bargain Trenches only. Gramaphoce Records, Knplieh 90 cts. Malay $1-35. New Titles just received, Burorg
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    BRITISH PROGRESS.
    632 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] STRONG ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS. INCESSANT RAIN. Sir Douglas Haig’s Report. London, August 2, 1,20 a.m. gir Douglas Haig reports i—- R 4 in fell all day long. The line was advance! slightly iu the neighbourhood of tho Zillebake— Zandvoorde road. The French tined further ground|on the east
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    661 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] RAIN HAMPERS OPERATIONS. Positioa* Won Organised. Loudon, August 2, 1.25 a m, A French communique states:— There has been persistent rain in I Belgium. Our troops continue to organise I the positions won north of the Aisne. I Reciprocal artillery activity took place Ion the Oraonue-Hurtebise
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    RUSSIA IN FERMENT.
    508 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams] FOREIGN MINISTER'S CIRCULAR. Reorguiutis* of Army. Petrograd, August 2 The Russian Foreign Minister has sent a circular to the Allies in which he declares that the necessary steps will be taken to restore the combative strength of the armies. The Government will not be deterred
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    Outside.
    75 5 The following articles will be found oa our outside pages Page. 2,—The Emden’a End. The Labour Problem. Position in Polestine. B,—Penang Polo Club. Y.M C.A. InterAssociation Contests. J one Rubber Crops. Teachers and Their Pay. Singapore Rubber Auction. Tin Outputs. Eastern Produce Exchange. 6—Tbe Official Mind. Siam at War.
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    Tin.
    72 5 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to*day at $111.50, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $112.50, business done, (110 tons sold), and in London at *247 spot and at .£243 10a. three months. A Tamil dog-shooter in Thye Sen Street this morning, while trying to shoot wounded a
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    THE WEEK’S SINKINGS.
    764 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Italian Figures. London, Aug. 2, For the week ended July 29 the arrivals at Italian ports were 610 and the sailings 536. Four small sailing vessels were sunk. French Figures. I The arrivals at French ports during th9 past week were 1068 and the sailings
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    THE “HENDERSON” INCIDENT.
    1444 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] LORD DUNCANNONS MOTION. Debate ia Ike Commoas. London, August 1. In the House of Commons Lord Duncan non, in moving the adjournment in order to call attention to the conduct of the War Cabinet in allowing at a critical period one of its members to
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    London Rubber Market.
    26 5 (From Our Oxen Correspondent London, August 2. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were Pale Crepe 2/6£ Diamond Smoked 2/i j
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    The Official Mind.
    994 6 Seme of tke happiest men to-day are the fficials who are basily engaged in die* tating letter?, stamping envelopes, sorting and issuing pamphlets, censoring communications for the Press, granting and refusing interviews, and ignoring messages by telephone. < They are happy because they know they are engaged
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    Siam at War.
    982 6 the seizure of steamers, 1 DAMAGE CONSIDERABLE, The Bangkok Timet of Julj 3 says The military hospital at Klong Laad if, of coarse, only a temporary internment camp. The permanent one will be at Nakon Fathom, where the former Gendarmerie School will be utilised. Nothing has yet
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    427 6 The following ties have been fixed for Wednesday, the Bth inat.:— i Ladies' Doublet 1 Mrs Hogan Mrs Bennett pt Mrs Strivens A M>s King (1) Mrs Harrop A Mrs Ebden vt Mrs Evans and Mrs Clarke (3) Miss Jones A Miss Pritchard vt Mrs Sinclair A
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    The Week’s Events.
    208 6 Friday, Ax/GClst 3. Town Band, Esplanade Full Moon. Kulim Our Day” Celeb'ations. Saturday, August 4. i Government Holiday. Kulim Our Day” Celebrations. War Anniversary Demonstration. Sunday, August 5. 9fb after Trinity. Kulim Our Day” Celebrations. Monday, August 6 Town Band. Esplanade. Bank Holiday. Tuesday, August 7, Marine.
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    To-morrow’s Demonstration.
    593 6 The following is the programme of the arrangements of the Patriotic Demonstra* tion to b 9 held on the Esplanade, Penang, 1 (weather permitting) at 5.30 pm, to* morrow 1 PROGRAMME. Prom 5 p.m. to 530 p.m, the Penahg Band will play patriotic ait's, 1. At 530 p.m.
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    Training a U.S. Officer.
    479 6 The following extracts f?om a letter of a Yale graduat‘d who has had previous train mg in artimry and who has joined CU* T of the Reserve Corps with a yj e w\i speefil training to render him fit for act.*! service will prove interesting to
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    Alleged Breach of Trust.
    167 6 The case against Rhoo Cheng ChetD, who ia charged with criminal breach of trust as a servant in respect of $2O, the property of Mr. J. G. Hummelieg, came up again this morning beforeitfr. R. D. Acton in the District Court but was adjourned fora week
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    Indian Volunteers.
    30 6 An Inglorious Toth. Simla, July 21. of Indians who applied for enrolment in the Indian Defence Force up to,l6th July, 1917, was 1,766 for the whole of India.
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      360 6 WANTED. KRANI for Tin Mine. Apply with particulars to THE MANAGER, The Ayer Weng (Ribman) Dir. Pros. Co., Ltd 498 Kroh, Upper Perak. WANTED. For Chinese Protectorate, Penang. A BOARDING OFFICER (temporary) Salary $900 plus $120 transport allowance per annum. Preference will be given to a young Eurasian with some
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      88 6 1 t>Fwiftfrflbc, ij.i m&Sre tiny sugar-coated laxa-A I lives, easy to take > a <k««r «eno#, y«t do »ot I j 10 dlreef k, Mil on f.c.l* of price II I, Stocks of the following always in hand: Rioksha Lanterns, Wirt Nettings, Beltings, Hurrioane Lamps, feraes Canges (meehfO 00), Paints
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    Mesopotamia.
    1042 7 The Mesopotamia Commission, after prolonged deliberations and the examination j of many witnesses, has eome to the con- elusion which most of iheir fellow-country- < men had arrived at on the small amount cf information available to the public. The j expedition suffered in an aggravated form from the
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    Siam. Burma and the War.
    691 7 Siam’s declaration of war has a special interest for us in Burma. The decision has been taken, we believe, because of repeated German efforts and intrisrues carried on in "neutral” territorios, r Hurts which were intended to provoke local disturbance and disaffection. The activities of
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    A Word to Mothers.
    196 7 No mother should allow nervous weakness to the upper hand of her; if she does, worry will mar her work in the home and torment her in bidy and mind. Diy after day spent amid the same surroundings is enough to causi fretfulness and depression but
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      499 7 i Penang Sales Room. “STELASTIC y TYRES TO BB SOLD BT PUBLIC AUCTION High Class Household Furniture, Piano, Victoria Turnout etc. The onlj Tyres holding the R.A.C. certificate for 5,000 miles without cuts or pimetur s. BRITISH AND MADE IN BRITAI'f. c C AGENTS FOR PENANG, The Eastern 8 Pacific
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      615 7 It’s a Bad Sign Whfln 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 wiecks a strong constitution, soon nukes one be'p le8S in fact a cough ia a
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