Straits Echo, 6 November 1917

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL-1 6 $24 Per Annum, PENANG, TUESDAY, 6th JNOVEMEEK, 191 7. Single Copy, lO cents. No 26T
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    War News and Gossip.
    1890 2 (From Our Own Corretpondent). Affairs in Russia London, September 7. The deplorable news from Pussia this l week was anticipated, as it was known for I some days, unofficially, of course, that I things had been going badly about Riga, I and its fall was only
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    “Our Day ” at Kuala Kangsar.
    811 3 “Our Day at Kuala Kangsar. Kuala Kangsar, Sunday msrning. Our Day here yesterday was as fortunate as in Ipoh two weeks earlier in the matter of weather, A very unusual number of people assembled ard kept everybody busy till about seven. There were 5,000 lbs, of rubber in the Exhibition
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    Polo Club “ Our Day ” Gymkhana.
    82 3 Polo Club Our Day Gymkhana. 4-30 P.M. SATURDAY NOV. 1917. Grul N&tioaal Selliag Sweepstakes, This Sweep will be drawn and auctioned a* follows Penang Cricket Club.—No. 1 and 2 Lotteries on Thursday, 8th November, 1917 at 6 15 p.m. Penang Club, —No. 1 and 2 Lotteries on Monday, 12th November,
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    “Our Day” 1917.
    28 3 The Penang "Our Day” total of $139,651 is made up as follows Penang $118 344 Province Wellesley 20,798 Balik Pulau 439 DiudingB 7o Total $139,651
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    PROGRAMME OF EVENTS.
    68 3 Wednesday, Not, 7 —P C G v CBC Lawn Tennis, Esplanade, 5 pm, Singles. Thursday, Nov. B—P C C v CR C Lawn Tennis, Esplanade, 5 p no, Doubles. Nov. 9, 10 and 11—8ungei Patani "Our Day.” Nov. 10—" Our o*y” Dance at Caledonia Estate. Saturday, Nov.
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    The Assizes.
    677 3 The Tongkank Case Tbe can iu which six Chinese are alleged to be concerned in an attempted off Pangkor by pushing the complainant into the ses, some time in July last, was not concluded when the Court rose yestetday afternoon. The prosecution having dosed, Mr. G> H Goh
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      1023 3 PENANG’S POPULAR PLAYHOUSE WHERE EVERYBODY GOES our motto:- The best and only the best" FOR THE t EMPIRE I i,„ M .1 i t Business Manager. Thomas Shafto. Programme for the 5th. 6th and Tth November, FIRST SHOW AT 8 P.M. THE GREAT SECRET CHAPTER 7 AND g SECOND SHOSV
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    96 4 Ntfahtl daily («xoept Snmdays aad p«blie t MUbfi) uvn CBITBRION PRESS, Ltd. Btw 59, Baaeh Street, Psnaag. PUoi' Lmbl m H 4 per annum. Poetege Extra. Mml B4M«i (Poet Free) 917.50 OilLI iDDBIII ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 986 Printing Department 349 A. B.— All buiinea* communications should
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    THE SITUATION.
    1227 4 Admitting that the Italian defeat ia a •erioua reverse, coating in prisoners only, according to the German version, 200,000 men, yet looking at the military situation on all the fronts the Central Powers have perhaps never been in a worse plight than that which to day confronts them
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1732 4 Checking Recklesa Chauffeurs. A new system of restricting inconsiderate i and dangerons driving on the part of i men in charge of hired motor oars, plying < between Town and Balik Pulau, has been in i force for some time and has, we are told, worked very well.
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    Legislative Council.
    134 4 Pcaaag Harbour Board Bill. (.From Char Own, Ctn respondent.') Singapore, Novembar 6. At the meeting of the Legislative Council the Acting Treasurer moved the first reading of the Penang Harbour Board Bill. H 0 said that the oapital debt of the Penang Harbour Board was 12.897,892 in which
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    Tin.
    31 4 Latest Quotations Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-dsv $ll9 25, business done, in Singapore re »t $*****. business done, (155 tons sold; snd in London st £260 three tnoota» sight.
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      45 4 IN AIU OF THE RED CROSS FUND «ND AMOT FLOODS FUND. P. M. I. A. Last performance at BAN KENG THEATRE TO-NIGHT Miss Loke Saw Lip will appear in conjunction with other P.M.I.A. Artists Reduced prices to second third class seats to *1, 50 cents.
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    THE EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.
    1290 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams] RESOUNDING victory. Official Capture», Egypt, November 4. It is official by announced that the captures at Beersbeba were fifteen guns. The prisoners from Gm numbered 444 including twenty. iix officers. CAPTURE OF BEERSHEBA. Reuter's Correspsadeat’a story. London November 6. Bsuter’s correspondent at the Egyptian Headquarters,
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    1058 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Brititk Coiti»f«*ta Arrive. London, Nov, 5. Renter’s correspondent at the Italian Headquarters, telegraphing on N ovember 4, states i The passage of British oontingents to the front has been the occasion of a touching manifestation of welcome and friendliness by men and women of all classes
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    Outside.
    115 5 The following articles will be found 00 •ur outside pages Page. 2.—War News and Gossip. S.—" Our Day” at Kaala Kangsar. Polo Club Our Day” Gymkhana. "Oar Day” 1917. The Assises. €.—Steel Veins. The Doctor And The Baby. The New India. Alexis A lady in. To-morrow's Band Programme. Ootober
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    BRITISH FRONT.
    745 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] t Successful ReidsLondon, November 4, 11 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The London Tenitoiials successfully raided to the cist of Gavrelle, taking prisoners and machine-gnns. "Theenemy under cover of a bombardment raided to the south-east of Epeby. W* repulsed a raid to the north of Polygon
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    FRENCH FRONT.
    606 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Eaewj's Uamceeatfal Adapts, London, November 4, A Frenoh communique states r Artillery aotivity continues and is very marked north of Ohemin des Dames in the region of Pinon and Vauxuillon. After violent bombardment the Germans twice attaoked north of Chaume wood on the right of the
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  • Obituary
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    35 5 Obituary, (From Our Own Correspondent.') Kuala Lumpur, November 5, The death took plaoe yesterday evening from pneumonia of Mr. K. T. Parimanam Pillay, son of the late Mr. Tambasamy Pillay, Head of the Tamil community.
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    Steel Veins.
    1478 6  -  (By Victor MacClure.) Millions of men below ground-level, spread out in a serrated line Btretcbing over Belgium and Northern France, bolding deep ditches and isolated strong points. Behind them, large bodies of their fellows, in what would look like blobs on the map. Still further behind them more
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    The Doctor And The Baby.
    615 6  -  Bt Marion Blake. Quite recently there appeared in the daily papers a statement of au American doctor that be had allowed a deformed aewly-born child to die, when he could, by performing a certain operation, have kept it J alive. He added a plea to
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    The New India.
    993 6 An UroBNT PtiRA FOR Rbform. From Within. Nationalism.” By Sir Rabindranath Tagore. Macmillan. 4s. 6d. net. The Bengal poet begins by drawing up a L serious indictment against Great Britain’s i government of Indis, and it may be that i this indictment is a salutary corrective to
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    Alexis Aladyin.
    675 6  -  THE MAN BEHIND KORNILOFF, By Zinovy N. Prery. Now that the name of Alexis Aladyin has been publicly mentioned as that cf General Korciliff’s lieutenant in bis unsuccessful J attempt to overthrow the Provisional c Government, I am enabled to relate.the sto y f of Aladyin’s mission without
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    To-morrow’s Band Programme.
    46 6 The following programme of musio will be played at the Esplanade to-morrow evening at 5 p.m. 1 Overture Soir D’Automne Boyillon 2 Two Step The Gaby Glide Hirsch 3 Selection From the Ballet Girl Retford 4 Waltz Modern Eve Gilbert 5-March Krummboltz Baytay
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    October Rubber Crops.
    70 6 Bakap 18.400, Batu M*tang 16 917, Jong Landor 54.646, K p dah 43,178; Pmt P.rak 10.200 Alma 34,400, Bukit Toh Alarg *****, Shanghai Klebang 11.970, Kota Babroe 42 473. Suogpi Duri 22 984, Chemor United 20,136. Biangbai Malay 21.120 Aver Tawah 28 922, Cluny *****, Kinta Kellas
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    Tragedy in Penang.
    92 6 A double murder is reported to have taken place in No. 216, K«mberly Street, last night No motive is, however, given. It is alleged that onenof the carpenters working in the shop suddenly attacked the others with an axe which he was using, snd killed on® man
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    War Lottery.
    1062 6 SELANGOR TURF CLUB. Thi Full Drawing. Tbe drawing of the Pelangor Turf Club War Lottery which commenced in tbe Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Oct. 2, was concluded yesterday afternoon, the whole of tbe building being again packed with interested spectators. As we announced yesterday, the first prize
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    The Sergeant on Drill.
    559 6 Bt a Cadet. “I dunno wot’s the matter with you chaps to-day,” sail the sergeant, but as I ’ave remarked more’n once before, thank Gawd we got a Navy. Ow the ’ell you chaps think you’re go'n’ to whack the ’Uns when you don’t know ow
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    The Week’s Events.
    65 6 Tubsday, Notbxbbb 6. Chamber of Commerce, Committee Meeting, 2.30 p.m. Wbdxbsday, Notbmbbe 7. Town Band, Esplanade. Friday, November 9. Town Band, Esplanade. District Grand Lodge meeting. Saturday, November 10. Tiwn Band. Golf Club. Football—Penang C.R C vs. Perak C.R.C., Ipob. Government Holiday; Sunday, NotimbbnU. 23rd after Trinity.
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    Trivia.
    1588 7 Where Do I Comb In P When I read in the Timet about India 1 and all its problems and populations, when 1 I look at the letters in large type of important personages, and find myself face to face 1 with the Questions, the Movements of thought, and
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    Bolo Pasha.
    300 7 THE “BONNET BOUGH” AFFAIR. Intrioci in France. Ten men are wanted by the court-martial in connection with the A'merpyda and Bonnet Rouge affair. So far four of tbete have been arrested, one of whom, Almerpyda. is dead. The other three are Duval, a banker, wbo travelled backwards and
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