Straits Echo, 12 September 1917
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Title Section35 1917-09-12 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL- I®* $24 Per Annan PENANG, WEDNESDAY, i2th SEPTEMBER, 1917. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 214.35 words
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Advertisement1187 1917-09-12 1 cr Hf I» a. (AND Hki m V fesD NATUE^ The Georgetown northam road AND FARQUHAR street. Telegraphic address: Hokimteik. ’Phone No. 694 IS ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE. CARS FOR HIRE A fLet of Brand ctw Cars for hire day and night at moderate charges. Motor Car Importers Motor repairing1,187 words
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Advertisement14 1917-09-12 1 sa sa ss 13=, asn 3W1 ST WfllM jg jm «n s»; pjrnw S.3l14 words
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Advertisement16 1917-09-12 2 RECOGNISED CONNOISSEUR SOLE AGENTS: HE LEADING BEANE ON TIE MEET. ■P (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.)16 words
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Article1089 1917-09-12 3 Lorn Sydenham - GERMAN UNEASINESS. (By Lorn Sydenham.) The great offensive on the Western front remains susp nded, Since the capture of the Messina R dge, which was one of the finest achievements of our new armies, there has been no further attack on a wide front, tut fighting1,089 words
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Advertisement630 1917-09-12 3 Straits Settlements War Loan Bonds. Bearing Interest from the date of purchase at 6 per cent per annum, payable Half-yeatly on the 15th May and the 15th November. REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 15 th NOVEMBER. 1919. PRICE OF ISSUE—IOO PER CENT. All proceeds of this issue will be lent630 words
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Advertisement298 1917-09-12 3 ESTABLISHED 1874. THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life, Assurance Company, Ltd. Iicorporated im IiJit, BRANCH OFFICE, SINGAPORE J. R. Macphbbron, Secretary S.S. and F.M.S Funds exceed $30,500,000.00 Claim» Paid $26,000,000 CO LOW PATES LIBERAL CONDITIONS Apply for Prospectus etc, to Lim Eu Toh, Merchant, 158, Beach, or 86, beach Street, Penang.298 words
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Advertisement592 1917-09-12 3 Debility When you feel limp and washed out, weary and fatigued with no inclination for exertion—your body is in a run-down condition—you are debilitated. You need something to put fresh "go” into you —you need a fortnight’s Iron 'Jelloids' treatment English price Unequalled as a tonic restorative, Iron ‘Jelloids’ are592 words
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Article1325 1917-09-12 4 Rife and I were beginning to know one another better since he blurted out bis ideas regarding the training of our manufacturers, and I was always trying »o draw him further in his own subject We were sitting in our dug out, in a very quiet part1,325 words
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Article647 1917-09-12 4 The British Chief of the General Staff, General Sir William Robert so-, was asked in the course of an inti rview fora “frank sjldier’s opinion” of the progress of the war. He made the following interesting statement :—This tremendous cont-st is no confined to a647 words
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Article205 1917-09-12 4 Pbnano, September 19 3 P- Tapioca M P. Tapioca Gold leaf **lei Pepper (W.Coast 3 lb. 5 czTtKn /o u BUcb P.pper 2,$ White Pepper buyer, Traog Pepper "’goo nca >nal Mace season over Mace Pickings Cloves f^Uer, Nutmegs 110 s (No. 1 n« ell r Sugar No. 2205 words
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Article247 1917-09-12 4 Penang, 12th September 1917. Beep— e tt, Soup per catty 14 Roast 26 Steaks 26 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 26 Ox Tail each 36 Tongue 50 i, Feet 25 Heart 40 Liver per catty 35 Fillet of Beef 60 Pork Pork per catty 52 with247 words
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Advertisement362 1917-09-12 4 U vm Indian Regd. Design 2611. English Regd. Design 646 599. English Patent *****. Swiss Patent 84 228. Australian Patent 17 607. YOU THAT N/ STY LEATHER STRAP G O N E Again r PRACTICE ECONOMY WHEN YOU ADOPT THE “NOVELTY” Wrist watch Band. The life of the leather wrist362 words
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Advertisement69 1917-09-12 4 I Every Day yo c i i I y h a pp ,LT d PINKETTES, I I you the tiny laxatives that correct constipation, cure sick headaches, stimulate a sluggish liver and keep one fit always* SO cants par phial at roar druggist's or direct hr mail on receipt of69 words
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Article988 1917-09-12 5 [To the Editc* c t the strait» Echo.] Dear Bir, Among the many questions that you aTQ tackled of late ia one affecting the p anting community—the Bobber Export Q ty—the grievance regarding which baa beau, lucidly setforth in your yesterday's leading aiticle. It deserves the hearty988 words
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Article194 1917-09-12 5 300, 600 and 800 yards Aggregate for Season 1916/1917—5 best scores handicaps counting. Tbe result is as follows Pte Lim Teik So:n 470 58 B P Phillips 469.48 C A Padday 468 86 H A M Forreet 465 94 Corpl EW F Gilman 461.86 Pte Qaab Cbeow Kay 460.52194 words
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Article687 1917-09-12 5 The following letter from Lady Lansdowne. acknowledging the money recently sent home from the Straits Settlements to tbe Officers’ Families Fund, has been receive! of Mrs. Bidout. CopyaLansdowne House. Berkeley Square, W. Dear,Mrs. R’dou*, I am very sorry not to have before acknowledged the donation of J687 words
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Article85 1917-09-12 5 Wednesday, September 12. Town Band, Esplan*'**. Football—Penang XI v»,. The R?st f Esplanade, Friday. September 14 Town Band, Esplanade. Thi Dispensary (Penang) Ltd., A.G.M., 3. Weld Quay. 2.30 p.m. Saturday, September 15. Inter-state Football—Penang vs Pdrak, Ipob. Sunday, Srptimbrr 16 15th after Trinity. Monday, Sbptembrr 17. Town85 words
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Article176 1917-09-12 5 There are many things that are sti'l unknown about rheumatism. Most treatments of the disorder are far from satisfactory, and though doctors realize this, nobody is more painfully aware of it than, the i sufferers themselves. A tendency to rheumatism once established, the acute piins are liable to176 words
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Advertisement465 1917-09-12 5 PBNAN<5’&- RENDEZVOUS DRURY LANE “ZIGOHAR.” The Renowned Detective film produced by Eclair the makers of PROTEA.'* SCREENING TO-NIGHT (6) Parts (6) f i CLARENDON FILM Co. PRESENT THE GUEST CF THE EEGIMEJH” REELS REELS SEE THE ROUTE OF THE HUN HORDES, THE VALOUR. OF OUR BRITISH TOMMIES 3' 3 In465 words
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Advertisement182 1917-09-12 5 *0 D <$> a AND < a V Frontier b« M FRO ■I'T ER R MIXTURE XXXXXX>0<XXXXXXXXX>00<XXXXXXXXXX ELECTRIC POLYSCOPE 5 For Wednesday Thursday, 12th 13th r ept., 1917, PROGRAM. First show 8 p.m. STINCAREE—SERIAL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 19 11. To The Vile Dust Episode182 words
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Article, Illustration103 1917-09-12 6 Tllrfkktfl daily (axoept Sundays and pvblio i hobdays) ax *n CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. go. 59, Beach Street, Pananf. Pfcioa* DoOy Lanai —IW per annum. m Ortrtaticm... Portage Extra. ff«ii Edition (Port Free) 117.50 CABLE ADDKIIB ECHO —PENANG.” Telephone. Nos. (Echo) 586 I. Printing Department 343 N.B. —All103 words
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Article1368 1917-09-12 6 We are all growing a little weary of the Kaiser's persistence in setting himself up in a divine partnership. Riga has given him an opportunity and of course Wilhelm 11. delivered himself in characteristic manner. Onwards with God! ran his congratulatory message to the victor of Riga.1,368 words
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Article748 1917-09-12 6 Mr. A. H. DickinsoD, Asst. Superintendent G of Police, Penang, goes on leave shortly. 1< Inspector B. O’Neill, who has been p relieved at Penaga by Inspector D. Killourhy, t proceeds on long leave to-morrow. o E Mr. Grayburn, of Henrietta Estate, will c accompany his sister,748 words
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Article170 1917-09-12 6 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $lll.OO, business done, in Singapore, (refined) at fill 50, buyers no sellers, and in London at £242 spot and at £241 10s. three months. Messrs. Boustead Go. inform ns that the following were the quotations for rubber on170 words
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Article980 1917-09-12 6 German Food Frauds. The Berlin Municipal Laboratory ha* lotto say about the food adulteration, plentiful in Germany just now a! them are bouillon cubes,” whioh must contain at least 7* per cent meat extract, but which actually con.ht of common salt together with a lit u colouring matter.980 words
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Advertisement198 1917-09-12 6 "A word to the wise is enough. 19 Too few buyers realise to what extent they jeopardise life and limb when purchasing a Cycle on price alone. Defective, tubing, faulty brazing, badlyfitting lugs can all be covered by a coat or two of enamel; but sooner or later the evil198 words
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Article1274 1917-09-12 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] KORNII OFF’S coup. Solicit a*4 Ike Situation. LondoD, Saptember 11. Tbo executives of the Workmen's and Soldiers’ and the Peasant Council, hare lent a message to the army and naval comroitteei that General Korniloff i. headmg a ®ii Ury counter-revolution conspiracy and Ub moved1,274 words
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Article1319 1917-09-12 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] FRESH DEVELOPMENTS. 11 Dutek Comncit. 1 Amsterdam, September 11. t The Dutch comment on the Bwedish disclosures dwells on the enormity of Count a von Luxburg’s offence which harmonises with the record of German representatives t abroad. It believes that the Allies are disinclined to1,319 words
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Article669 1917-09-12 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] PROGRESS OF ATTRITION, The Somme ud Fluderi Compared, London, Sept. 11. Beater’s ooi respondent at Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, says that although we t now seldom hear anything about attrition ii this process is being employed against the t enemy in greater measare than erer. The D669 words
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Article663 1917-09-12 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Boxer Indemnity P«yme«t Poa'pootd, London, Sept. 11. Reuter learns that in recognition of China’s declaration of war against Germany the Allies have agreed to alLw China to impose a five per cent. Customs Duty and to postpone payment of the Boxer indemnity for five663 words
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Article81 1917-09-12 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. B.—Lull Before the Storm. 4. A Business Soldier. Great General on the War. 5. The Bubber Duty. P. V, R. (j t Officers’ Families Fund. The Week’s Events. 8. —Germany’s Growing Troubles. S Irer and Coinage. Germany and81 words
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Article1100 1917-09-12 8 When the great currency reforms were being made in this Colony, ths original intention was, we believe, to fix tbe dollar at a ratio of ten to tbe sovereign. That would have been an extremely convenient figure, saving a very coasiderable amount of time in oalonlation, and,1,100 words
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Article1026 1917-09-12 8 Tbe subsidiary coinsgo question is be- coming acute. The shortage bids fair to bet come serious. Planters with an eye on tbe approaching pay-day are calling upon Government to deal with tbe aituation. I Silver, aa everyone who reads tbe papere t snows, Btands to-day at a record1,026 words
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Article891 1917-09-12 8 e According to a report from Geneva, the j Karlsruhe Volksfreund recognises now that it is impossible for Germany to compel her enemies to pay ind amities or surrender i. their territory, Tbe paper adds: The r continuation of the war can only lead to a f891 words
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Article896 1917-09-12 8 Giimani s Chiev Hove Tbe Cologne Qaxett» puintß out that Gera many’s neutral neighbours are carefully oont serving their fcod supplies, owing to the r precarious shipping outlook after tbe war, r and have practically ceased exporting food--3 stuffs to Germany. "This means,” saya i the paper, 1896 words
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Article917 1917-09-12 8 Thh Nhw Ministbt. New York, Aug. 13. Despatches received from Zurch state that Philip Soheidemann, leader of tbs German Socialist Majority, in a speech at a socialist conference at Manheim said that the new German Cabinet did not please everyone, because it w»s not recruited from917 words
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Article759 1917-09-12 8 r tt Th Powing. In the Hou-e of Commons, L or( j n Cecil (Under-Ssoretasy for Foreign Aff b to Mr Artbar Lyncb. bad been no violations of the oon./i* t there practice under which the Foreign L? 0 1 de.lt w„h .11 letter, Md teleg,L,, 8 re759 words
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Advertisement13 1917-09-12 8 For Chronic Cheat Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 4s. Si. t t i13 words
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Advertisement38 1917-09-12 8 A Matter Remedy. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is master orer cramp colic, dyaeatory, and all -intestinal pan*. One dose relieves, a second dose is.rarely necessary to effect a sare. For sale by all dispeasarisa and dealers,38 words
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Article1105 1917-09-12 9 The recent session of the Rricbsfag was occitiemd by tie npceasity of obtaining a farther Vote of Credit, and thi9 obj ct was achieved on Friday, whan the anticipated amount of .£750,000,000 was agreed to. I r is almost an op n secret that such1,105 words
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Advertisement135 1917-09-12 9 1 I 1 x A *r r m %2a. m /i -'ill! (j THE BEST LAMP FOR EVERY PURPOSE HALr-WATT LAMPS ARE STOCKER! r T ■SSas.'fcSiSSS Special New Types JUST RECEIVED “ARCA” HALF-WATT TYPE LAMPS. 230 Volts, 60 C.P. 110 Vol's. 25 C-P-These lamps are of the same type as135 words
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Advertisement12 1917-09-12 9 For Children’* Haeking Cough at Night, Wood’ Great Peppermint Cure Is, 6d12 words
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Advertisement491 1917-09-12 9 TRANSLATION BFI UNDERSIGNED nade’take* to 4. f’ausUte *aj document frca English into C: oese *n 1 v,ee rm», AUo Chinese accounts into English, Fees acco;ding to the'following §3»le (1) For t ii. iation for iuse-t 3n in tbe S'railt Echo or na rincznj .Si» Poe or to bo pointed by491 words
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Article1164 1917-09-12 10 Oiica a nation is at war there can be only one opinion upon the subject i whether war be a good or a bad thing it has to be fought through to a finish. But th*t is by no means the universal opinion during times of peaoe.1,164 words
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Article702 1917-09-12 10 9 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) > Sir, —I shall be glad if you or any of your t readers will kindly answer this point in auction bridge —A and B are partner* versus C ar d D. C has finally declared 3 diamonds and prior702 words
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Advertisement67 1917-09-12 10 Are Yon Going on a Journey? Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy abould be packed in your hand Jaggige when going on a journey. Change ol water, diet, and temperature all tend or produce bowel troub'u, and thia medicine cannot be secured on board the train o ateamship. It may67 words
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Advertisement10 1917-09-12 10 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cnre la. 6d10 words
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Article1101 1917-09-12 11 The main thing to be Doted is the simple fact that with the coming of synthetic dyes the use of indigo has very largely dis appeared, says the P. D. N. 1 his fact is by itself important enough, but it is symptomatic of a1,101 words
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Article873 1917-09-12 11 Our Washington Correspondent observes that it is part of the policy of the United States Government to make it as easy as may be for Austria-Hungary to break away from Germany. At the same time, it is reported in America that the Ottoman Empire is inclining873 words
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Advertisement1063 1917-09-12 12 p. 0.—British India AND &PCAR LINE (CoMPA5J*8 lHOOKPOKATB» IK ENGLAND.) Mail and Service». PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (UVDBB 00NTBA0T WITH HIS MAJHSTT’s OOTHKHMBNT) The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present responded Passengers for Europe are booked via Bombay as opportunity offers and as far as aeoomodation is1,063 words
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