Straits Echo, 3 September 1917

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EYENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST,GENERALLY. VOL* 15. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, MONDAY, 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 206.
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    War News and Gossip.
    2055 3 (irowj Our Own CO7 respondents The Russian Front. London, July 7. Reader! who have closely followed my weekly letter mar have noted that throughout the days of revolution in Russia and in the chaos which followed, I ever held that one day Russia—freed and regenerated Russia—would
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      608 3 > if J is! (JO V s V m ,7 K 13' Y*t in the f»®e —Sarjol makes Puny, Piivih People P jm? n I P ular. f SMiGOL, tl.e concentrated food (hit puts on good, health fi ab, sometimes at «ha tecf apourd a day, builds up the thin
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    Usury.
    1104 4 Oar correspondent Pro Bono Publico, m yesterday's issue, comments on a matter which is as important as the raising of rents and the other social questions which are engaging the attenti n of the Government and the public. We refer to the lack of adequate laws to prevent the
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    The Rent Bill.
    760 4 Progress a? far as the public is aware, of the Rent Restriction Bui is s'o>v c r than the slowest snail. There may b 9 private dscuseions among tho members of the Legislative Council, in what wa have heard called the camera stengata the Colonial Secrttary aLd
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    The Week’s Events.
    49 4 Monday, September 3. Town Band, Esplmad". Penang Convent reopens. Our Day Concert, Town Hall. Tuesday, September 4. Chamber of Commerce, Half-Yearly General Meeting. Wednesday, September 5 Town Band, Esplanade. St. Xivier’s Irs itulion reopeep. Friday. September 7. Town Band, Esplanade. Sunday, September 9. 14th after Trinity.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    133 4 Per N. Y. K From Birkenhead To Singapore: Mr. E. Lloyd. Miss C. Marriott, Mr. L B r owning, Mr, H. Dout las WUallev, Mr. E C Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. d’Arcy Caylov, Mr. G. Marriott, Mi*s O Marriott. Mr. H. E.
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      12 4 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure Is. 6d
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      630 4 NOTICE .-THE usual montblj gala of PawnbroUr.' A forfeited pie i, ea for sum* j lhe above forfeited pled™* viewed at the Sale RoomV Tuesday, the 3rd and 4th prorimo ret^i daT oCloCklm Terms Cash before delivery. A. Stephen Anthont, Licensed Auctioneer, L nder the Pawnbrokers' Ordinance of 1888 Penang,
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    President Wilson’s Reply.
    762 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] LORD ROBERT CECIL INTERVIEWED.! Economic Leagues. London, 8eptemb9r 1. Renter publishes a statement by Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Blockade, regarding the references in President Wilson’s reply to His Holiness the Pope to economic leagues. Lord Robert Cecil says There does not appear to be
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    Food Control.
    435 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Batter Prices, London, Sept. 1. Tbe Food Controller prescribes that after September 3 no butter shall be sold by the importer or maker above a fixed maximum price and any person other than the importer or maker shall not sell butter at a profit exceeding seven
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    The P.W.V.R Camp.
    228 5 The mobilisation of the Province Wellesley Volunteer Rifles at Caledonia came at an end yesterday afternoon when the training camp which bad been established for a week was struck. H E Mfjir-Ganeral Dudley Ridout, C. M G, G. O. C. Troops, inspected the company on Saturday afternoon
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    Mr. Gerard's Memoirs.
    162 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Dr. vo» Bsthm»»» Holwcg’* View*. New York, Sept. 2. Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, interviewed regarding Mr. Gerard's disclosures, declared that Mr. Gerard had given his imagination a somewhat frtereinand that he had attributed to Dr. von Bethmatn Hollwfg utterances which were net his. Dr. von
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      447 5 PENANG’S RENDEZVOUS Penang Cinema the temple op the art motion PICTURE.’ To-night To-night THREE SPLENDID COMEDIE3 HER FRIEND THE BANDIT" Keystone Comedy “LOVE PATCHES'* An Absolute Scream! •‘Cartoons in the Barber s Shop" Edison Comedy AT 91» I\M. THK ORBAT SHAKESTERIAN PLAT FAITHFUL SCREEN PRESENTATION 2 Acts “CYMBELINE” 2 Acts
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      277 5 AND ■ssBr, 4jg ®h fs»£: SINQ ac ll D C D 0 1 0 FRONTIER MIXTURE Stocks of the following always in hand: Rioksha Lanterns, Wire Nettings, Beltings, Hurricane Lamps, Brass Gauges (mesh 50 A 60), Paints (all oolours), Rubber Mangles, Soda, Cup Hangers, Acetic Acid (European and Japanese), Alum,
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 6 d»ily (ncept Sundays and public holiday») AT Til CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. 59, Beach Street, Penang. Fuci’ liMri 924 per annum. OUatation... Postage Extra. if«al Edition (Poet Free) 917.50 OilLl ADDIBBS ECHO —PEN AN G.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 N.B.— All business communications should be
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    GERMANY AND PEACE TERMS.
    1116 6 Just at present, it is correct to say, that the Germans are devoting just as much care and energy to their insidious and infamous peace propaganda in the Allied and neutral countries as they are to the prosecution of the actual operations of war. It is
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    M. A. P.
    847 6 Captain J. C. Moulton, s. o. l. f left S Nibong Tebal for Singapore by train this morning. i Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby will be in 1 Taiping to-day and to-morrow for the i Assizes there. < I Mr. C. Houston, second son of Mr. W. I Houston,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1011 6 Sedan Day. Yesterday was the anniversary 0 Sedan, which the Germans should celebrate in chastened mood, if at all. The j» re battle ended on Thursday, September hut it was not until Saturday morning at 10 3( that Reuter’s Berlin correspondent, the first to get the news, telegraphed
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      168 6 Huge Stock of Bedsteads Just Unpacked. Qualities that will gratify your desire for the very best. By the we, l known makers Fitter Brothers, Bi g. England. j feat STT Hi mm® jj w •>? New Design Brass FourPost Bedstead Massive Pillars with mounts. Extra tine pearl gallery on rail
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    741 7 [Rbdtek’8 Tblkouams.] further progress. SpU.dHly Executed Attack. London, September 1, 4.50 p.m. A French communique reports ..in Belgium there was great artillery activity in the region of Dregrachten and after a strong artillery preparation, we attacked last night to the p Prt h-west of Hurtebise. With one bound
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    609 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Eaeinjr Bomkardmeat. London, August 31. 11.45 p.m. 8ir Douglas Haig reports i—- The enemy heavily bombarded the recently captured positions to the east of Hargicourt, to the east of Epeby, and also our lineB to the east of Gouzeaucourt. Strong enemy forces attacked and forced us
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    ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
    602 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] BAINSIZZ K PLATEAU BATTLE“Time*" Correspoadeat'a D«*eriptlon. London, September 1. The Timet correspondent at the Italian headquarters reveals the full story of the Second Army's six-days' battle for the conquest of Bainsizza Plateau. Bri4|i>lilk« Iwiie, The crossing of the Isonzo was brilliantly oonceived and executed. A swift-flowing
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    RUMANIAN FRONT.
    637 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] SPLENDID RESISTANCE. Heavy Losses oa Botk Sides. Odessa, August 31. The Rumanian communiques shew the furious resistance that is being offered to the enemy’s violent attacks in the region of Ortuz and Okna and in the valleys of Sereth and Putna, often with favourable results for
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    398 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ANTI-REVOLUTION PLOT. Officer* til Politic!*»» Concerted. Petrograd, Sept. 2. The newspapers saj that an anti-revolu-tion plot wai diaooyered in Petrograd during the time of the Moscow Conference. The leaders include well-known politician* and officers. Searches famished proofs of 1 the existence of the plot. Petrograd,
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 7 Riaiag Price*. (From Owr Own Correspondent London, September 2. Tbe prices in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe 2/8| Diamond Smoked 2/6j
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    Tin and Rubber.
    241 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day st $111.75, business done, in Singapore, (refined) at $111.50, business done, (300 tons sold), Messrs. Boustesd Co. inform us that the following are the quotations for rubba on spot in London on the Ist inst. re* ceived yesterday:— Plantation
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    SUBMARINISM.
    671 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ADMIRAL VON 3CHEER INTERVIEWED. Germaay's Hope, Amsterdam, September 1. Interviewed by the Leipziger Tageblatl Admiral von Scheer declared that he expected everything from submarinism. "This confidence is shared by all our submarine commanders. I am firmly convinced that if the present rate of sinkings continues the day
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    Outside.
    94 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3. —War News and Gossip. 4. —Usury. Toe Bent Bill, The Week's Events. Psssengers to the Straits. 5. —Telegrams. The P. W. V. B. Camp, 8. —Enemy Trade in Malaya. Cricket. Plant Diseases, Housing Problems. Journal B. A.
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    Enemy Trade In Malaya.
    1060 8 [Tbe following are extracts from a series of articla&.ou post-war trade problems, specially written for the Free Frets by one with exceptional opportunities of going into that subject. The aggregate trade with enemy countries in 1913 amounted to 535 millions (.£4.1 millions) assuming that only half
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    Housing Problems.
    615 8 Let us say emphatically and once for all that we do not wish to see the Government setting up as housebuilder and landlord. If this can be avoided let us by all means avoid it. The Govercm?nt —and we include the Municipality in the phrase—sbculd not build while
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    Journal R. A. S.
    386 8 No. 76 of the Journal of the Straits B aoch Royal Asiatic Society contains a variety of interesting short articles. Dr. Argyll Campbell has sn account of experiments on Diet, nutrition and excretion of tbe Asiatic Races in Singapore,” on medical students, about whom he ssys.—
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    Cricket.
    402 8 Mr. May’s XI. ve Mr. Cavendish’s XI. A very enjoyable afternoon wag spent on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon when two teams, including some Nival officers,captained by Mr. C. G. May and Mr. A. Cavendish respectively met at a game of cricket. Although Mr. Cavendish played with one man
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    Plant Diseases.
    435 8 Apathy in the Straits Deplored. One of the principal subjects that is agitating the minds of planters at the preteat time is the menace from plant diseases. We have heard a good deal lately of the now notorious Brown Bast disease, which is being found to exist on
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    Penang Swimming Club.
    199 8 Water Polo. A game of water polo was played at Taijong Bungab on Saturday afternoon between the Penang Swimming Club and a Naval team. When the whistle blew for time, each side bad scored two goal*. The Captains, however, agreed to play extra time and during that
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    Tin Outputs.
    126 8 The outputs from the following companies for the month of August were Kamutirg Tin Dredging Ltd—Piculs 620 Hours run 655 Yards treated 79,000; V.lue of output $38,500; Cost of Mining $9,500. CbendmDng Tin Dredging Ltd,, Dredge— Piculs 350 Hours run 607 Yards treated 86 000 Value of output
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    Seh Yeoh Kongsi.
    88 8 At the formal me ting of the new Trustees appoiit d by the Couit to manage *nd admini-ter ti e funds and property of the Kongsi he'd on Saturday, the Ist September 1917 at the Kongsi House, the following gentlemen hsva been appointed Office-br arers for the
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    To-day’s Band Programme.
    54 8 The following programme of music will be plaved at the Esplanade this evening from 6 p m. to 7 p.ra.:— 1 Selection La Petite Made* moisplle Nare 2 Two Step Billy Possum Thurban 3 Waltz The Last Drops Karl 4 GKvot e Passion Flowers Fleutini 6 March
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    August Rubber Crops.
    338 8 Stiawan 11,521 lb. The output of the Sungei Patini Rubber Co., Ltd, for the 26 days from August 6, (th 9 dsta of commencing business) to August 31 is 14.000 lbs. To-day is the 263rd anniversary of the battle of Worcester, when the Scottish army, which came
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    The Toddy “Strafe.”
    963 8 The Toddy Strafe.” There was once an individual plaiue l that he was unable to 8e S? ,COtntor the trees. We feel very much n® f rest ourselves when considering toe tbat SMa lluTo, gas-shaU we say ?_has obscured thf'"® 0 1 and bewildered the layman inn I,s e neither
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      13 8 For Chi’d en’d Hiking Cough at Night. Wood’ Qraat Peppermint Cure la. 6d.
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      30 8 Keep It Handy. loom diate relief is necessary in attacks of diarrhoea. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Piarrboea Esrnedy should always be on hard. For sale by ail dispensaries and dealers.
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    Wolfram and Tin in Malaya.
    726 9 Penano's Future, a little paragraph in a Singapore paper ••A Syndicate with a large c-pital tiy n fco‘ to work wolfram in the North 'ilLub” These two lines are pregnant ,h meaning, wrdes the Smgapcre corresW 1 lent of the 'Jinxes. They indicate that Clifts
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    Shares.
    276 9 The following are the alterations in Messrs. A, A Anthony Co’s., Bhare list to-day: Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate $1 40 sellers; Biigowine Rubber Estate $6.10 buyers; Olenealy Plantations $2.45 sellers Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estates $1 75 buyers and $1.85 sellers; Kedah Rubber Co. $3 75 buyers and $4 sellers;
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    Paper and Stationery Supplies in Malaya.
    313 9 There is a large trade in paper and paper, ware done with British Malaya which deserves more attention from British manufacturers as soon as the opportunity is given. The statistics show a considerable increase in value in spite of trede restrictions imposed by the
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    King Edward VII, Medical School.
    496 9 RESULTS OF THE AUTUMN EXAMINATIONS. Final Examination for Diploma of L. M. V SThe following have pissed in nil sobj ctP :—1 C. J. Paglar, 2. I. Mohd Ghows, 3. < »on S:m Kcng, 4 Chia Keng Hoe, 5. N. MiotaUmby, 6. V. D. Penneat
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    The Traffic Problem.
    1960 10 POINTS SUMMARISED. What it is Possible to do, A stage has now been reached in the consideration of local traffic problems when a summary may conveniently to m»di of the opinions expressed, says the £>'. F. F. It is a matter for satisfaction that throughout the discussion
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      10 10 For Chronic Chest CompUinls, Woods’ Great Peppermint Care Is. 6d.
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      70 10 ire Yon Going on a Journey? Cbamb»rlaio’B Colic, Cholen and D:«rrboua R be packed in you-- hard lueeape when point? on a j Change of water, d et. and temperature all tend or p oduce bowd troub e. aod this medicine cannot be te-ured on board the train or Bteamsbip.
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    The “Camouflage” Soldier.
    2072 11 I arrived at a certain phee in France, cross, tired, and dirty. My efforts were directed to rejoining my unit, which I had left some six months before, owing to a piece of shrapnel intended for our enemies embedding itself in my right leg. I was sufficiently
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    Inherited Nervousness.
    227 11 The causes of nervous disorders are of two kinds, predisposing and exciting. Heredity is a predisposing cause. A nervous parent is very liable to have a nervous child. But even with this predisposition the child will not necessarily develop any form of nervous disease without an exciting cause.
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      72 11 Teething Children. Teething children have more or less diarrhoea, which can be controlled by giving Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, All that is necessary is to give the prescribed dose after each operation of the bowels more than natural and then castor oil to cleanse the system. It is
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      11 11 For Hacking Coage at Night. Wood’ Great Peopermint Cure Is. 6d.
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      559 11 Driving Pain Hava you a paia anywhere in your body Is it a little pain or a big p»i Q P Does it toiture a single nerve or does it grind and rack your entire being Isn’t it foolish then to be driven by pains or aches, big or 1
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