Straits Echo, 14 November 1917

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. fOL. 16* $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, A 4 th NOVEMBER 1917. Single Copy, lO cents. No, 268
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      1185 1 nm 3i&Ain| 5 v «> W 'J .--\s i I tvcll 1 iBANKS. > GOOD CHANGE Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China ’Phone No. 694, OR STOP ON YOUR WAY HOME Fom MICHELIN TYRES AT MODERATE PRICES At Georgetown (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter.) 1 £1,200,CD) £1,900,000 £1,200,0
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      19 1 I MILK f^ H| Cfl is THE BO* ccne* >•*% *< c s MAM °'*e C TIOns use V». ?I 5.5-J
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    “Our Day” Football.
    1447 3 INTER-CH1NE3E MATCH. Splendid Win for Perak Recreation Club. In spite of the very unfavourable weather it seemed on Saturday as if all roads in Ipoh led to the Recrea ion Ground where the big football match in aid of Our Day —Perak Chinese Recreation Club vs Penang
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      631 3 j y OKDER OF TfcE CUalOLIAN OF ENEMY I EOPER1Y ICESUANT W \N ORDER OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVEKNOR IN COUNCIL In tha matter of tie Trading with the Enemy Ordinances 1914 to 1916 and of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinances 1914 to '917 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. Reserve Price
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      202 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that snhsrr ptior s for the Straits Settle* treats W*r will rot be received after W ducsd-y, the 14 h 1917, H. MARRIOTT, Acting Treasurer. S-8. Oj'ober 1917. Government Notice. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 6% WAR LOAN INTEREST for the seeond halfyear of the above loan
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      608 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 1/1 J)- Unequalled as a tonic restorative, Iron
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    The Political Situation in India.
    1106 4 Leadership or European. With the entry of the non-official European community into Indian politics, it become* urgently necessary that it should find wise, active and courageous leaders. It has some already but it has too lone suffered from the cult of tbo figurehead, savs a
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      279 4 WHITEAWAY’S PENANG. LARGE NEW STOCK COTTON VOILES. In white with fancy check in black and small rose design in colors. Width 39 inches in four colorings. Price $1.65 per yard. r -amm rn T- omw 1— THE HOUSE OF VALUE. GOTTOT DRESS GOODS PATTERNS FREE ON REQUEST. COTTON MUSLIN. Soft
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      410 4 oc X DncDnc DC PALE WOMEN Many a woman who had a good colour at Dome grows pale and sallow when living in tho Tropics- 8 \Vh* n the fading colour in cheeks and lips is accompanied by a loss of brightness in the eyes and an increasing heaviness in
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    Municipal Commission.
    356 5 1918 BUDGET PASSED. Special Meeting. A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon for the purpose of passing the draft estimates for 1918. There were present Messrs. W. Peel (President) A. M. Goodman, Yeoh Guan beofe, Chee Wor Lock, With Mr.
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    Anglo-Chinese School Union.
    280 5 The members of the Anglo-Chinese School Union bad a soirea at their club house last night, when a few items of th9 programme for the entertainment they are giving at the Town Hall next Saturday night were rehearsed before a crowded bouse. Every item was accorded great
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    Penang Golf Club.
    112 5 Colombia Cup Competition Result. •3 a ft Round o z let 2nd 3rd 4th Winner Mr C R A Goatly 47 -41—44—47—179—28—151 Mr V G Ezechiel 46-47—43—41—177—18-159 Mr V O Sari 46—46—44—44—180—20—lfiO Mr J Crabb Watt 38—39—36—39—152+10—162 Mr C C Rogers 43—41—40—39—1634—167 Mr G B Fitzgerald 52—44—45—48-189—18-171
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    M. F. A.
    29 5 Neither Tanjong Tokong nor Mutbibol Abzan were able to get through the defence on Sunday in the League, Result: no score. Mr. M A. Bzkar refereed.
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    October Rubber Crops.
    24 5 K&tnscsn 15,770, Serendab 34,183. Bnkit Kepong 7,897, Utau Simpm 12,7<J0, Holland American 658,974, Netherlands Langkat 28,676,-Si Pare Pare 32 $47 lb.
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    S. S. War Loan Bonds.
    932 5 Two more days remain, says the S.F.P, of November 10, on which subscriptions can be sent in for the Straits Settlements War Loan Bonds,' Issued in November 1916, they are repayabla at par on Nov. 15 1919, two years hence, the interest being six per
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    The Week’s Events.
    300 5 Wednesday, Noybmbee 14 Ipoh Gymkhana Club, Annual General meetine. Straits W»r L~an closes. Thursday November 15. New Moon. Friday, November 16 Town Band, Esplanade. Saturday, November 17. Johora War Lian Lottery Drawing. Sunday, November 18. 24th after Trinity. Moneay, November 19. Town Band, Esplanade, —j of the
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      883 5 grand chance m <* s Don’t miss seeing C'ALIRIA The World’s greatest fil m ever I roduced. 20 U00 performers were engaged in this photo play. HERE'S OUR TIP-TOP PROGRAM IP TOXJ WANT THE BS8T, IT IS HEBE AT THE LECfRIC TOPE FIRST SHOW 8 P M. o ADVENTURES OF
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      392 5 35E33HMBJ A Program of D.stinction and Merit For Tues., and Wed., 13th 14th. jEMPiitEtesiTimi THE GREAT SECHET Chapter 9 Cupid’s Puzzle Chapter 10 The Woman and the Game At 9-15 p m., Striking Scenes from The Universal Animated Weekly No. 38. 8,000 Car strikers’ parade at New York. Pole ault,
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      302 5 A1NTTED O ne h. running higher in good between 16 to 20 or P» Crude Oil Engine rder. Apply to TEIK SWEE A CO. 4,7& 28, Station Road, Hukit Mertajam, 8 w ANTED, GOVERNMENT of the Federated Malay States a competent trans.ator from Du.cb into English, male 1 w mT"
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    95 6 fejjy («xoept B*ndaye and public i koM*T») i as m ORITBRION PRESS, Ltd. 59, Baach Street, PenAßg. puob: Dafly Lmbl W P® r AnniiaL Postage Extra. Htfl (Poet Free) $17.50 w OABLD ADDBISS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 588 Printing Department 543 N.B.— All business communication* should be
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    GERMAN PRESS VIEWS.
    1263 6 A most curious comment on the Luxburg affair comes from Germany. Said the Vorwarti on feptember 14: “The worst disappointments which our diplomacy has given us during the war are greatly surpassed by this latest sensation. No word of censure or of condemnation is sharp enough for
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    M. A. P.
    875 6 Dr, W. J. Dixon has been appointed a member of the Lerut and Matang Licensing Board. Mr. R. D. Pringle, General Secretary of theY.M.CA. in Malaya, was expeoted in Ip oh yesterday, Mr, R H. Bilke, Deputy Accountant, has been appointed Chief Accountant Railways, I with effeot
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    983 6 Leibnitz. To-morrow will be the 201st year of the death at Hanover of Gottfried Wilhelm Liebnitz, a contemporary and rival of Due Sewtoo, and like him a subject of Ki DB George I. When in London on a diplomatic mission in 1673 he was elected a member of
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      172 6 Avoid colds and chills. Our waterproof coa s will ward both off. They are cheaper than doctor s ills* \v w Made of best waterproof material, well cut, perfect fitting, all sizes in stock, Lighter quality $14-50. Heavier quality $22-50. KENC A CO., PENAHG 81 IPOH. HENDERSON FOUR THE ONLY
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      31 6 IN AID OF I HE RED CROSS FUND. TO-MORROW On Padang see the FINAL CUP TIE P, C. C. vs, C. R. C FRIDAY EVENING TOWN HALL DONT MISS THE MERRYMAKERS
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    657 7 [RjCTKB’s TbLEGBAMS.] A Sfeotd Deluge. London, Nov. 13. ogatei’* correspondent at the Italian Headquarter., wiring on November 12 SU I coming down like a aecocd dflo e fillip °P the canalB and ditcheS nd wMhiog OQt roadB Wbilo riverB prao ical,y a fortnight .go, are now a mile
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    ALLENBY’S STROKE.
    645 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] The Londoners Great Coop. Loudon, November 13. Reuter’s correspondent at the Egyptian Headquarters, wiring on November 11, states The performance of the Londoners in thB capture of Beeaheba is a story of endurance, soffoting, and oorquest. It was the youngsters’ baptism of real fighting. Not a
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    AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
    1377 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] M- KERENSKY’S VICTORY, I The Triumvirate. Copenhagen, November 18. L Travellers who have arrived at Haparanda j from Russia confirm the report that M. I, Kerensky has completely d- La ted the j Maximali-ts. i M. Kerensky, General KaUdin and General Korniloff have formed a
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    LLOYD GEORGE LUNCHEON.
    1526 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] IMPORTANT SPEECHES. Frock Pr< inter’s Tiikut'. Ptiii l November 12. Speaking at a luncheon given to Mr Lloyd Geo»g<\ M Pain’eva declared that those who gave thought to peace at preeen 1 were betraying, whether tbey intended it o: not, tha most s&cred interests cf
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    Outside.
    95 7 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Page. 3. ‘'Our Day” Football. 4. —The Political Situation in Indis. 5. Municipal Commission. AegloCbinese School Union. Penang Golf Club, MF. A. October Rubber Crops. S. S. War Loan Bond?. Toe Week’s Events. 6 —lpoh Chinese Volunteer Concert, The
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    London Robber Market.
    70 7 CfiVom Owr Own Correspondent London, November 12. The prices in the London Rubber Market to-dav were: Pale Crepe 2/7* Diamond Smoked Shoet 2/6 A Meeting of the Rural Roard. Pen&ug Island will be held at the Land Office, Penang, at 3 pm. on Tuesday, the 20th November,
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    Ipoh Chinese Volunteer Concert.
    879 8 Successful Entertainment. A thoroughly successful entertainment, both from the financial viewpoint and that of merit, was given in the Ipoh Town Hall on Saturday night by the members of the Chinese Platoon of the Malayan Volunteer Light infantry and a few other members of tba Chioese
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    The Economic Weapon.
    1104 8  -  J GERMANY’S NEED OF RAW MATERIALS. TWO POLICIES. 11 Position of the U.S. (By Philippe Millet.) Paris, September 27. r I Much attention is being paid, both in the I French Press and in French political circles, I to the question of how to make use of
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    Week in Germany.
    864 8 Aftee-The-War Trade Relations. Amsterdam, The Bheinisch Westfaelische Zeitung scoffs at the idea of Germany’s enemiefu.filling their threat of declaring a commers cul war against her after the conclusion of peace. Does anybody,” the journal asks, seriously believe it* to ba possible The writer quotes figures from Russia’s
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    Col. House’s Mission.
    518 8 Working in Conjunction with the Allies. r Washington, Sept. 24. i I Following weeks of startling exposures of German intrigue and neutral connivacc o the country has experienced a sensation of quite the other kind, for it concerned Peace, The announcement of the establishment of the Peace
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    “Our Day” Football Replay.
    138 8 The following players will represent the PC.C. and C-R-C., in,,the "Our Day” Football Tournament Cup Tie Final replay to-morrow afternoou. C.R.C- *Qoa,l Beng Nyeao Backs: K. Ean Seang and <Foo Joo Wan Half Backs —C. Seng Kooi, C. Choon Lim and T. Thean Hock Forwards C.
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    PENANG POLO CLUB GYMKHANA.
    39 8 This event is postponed until Saturday 1st December 1917, 4-80 p m. The Drawing Dates for the selling sweeps will be notified later. The Penang total for "Our Dav” ud to date is $142,981. F
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    To-day's Band Programme.
    55 8 The following programmed music will be played at the Esplanade this evening at 5 p.m. 1 Overture The Pair Maid of Perth Hartmann 2 Two Step What the Girls are fond of Gilbert 3 Selection La Fille du Tambour Major Offenback 4 Waltz Pastoral Songs Basquit 5
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    How we Tackle the “U” Boats.
    1259 8 Rammed bt a Gunboat. Many a submarine meets its fate at the hands of the crew of our swift craft, such as the torptdo gunboats and the destroyers, One of the former sighted a periscope on the I starboard bow about 600 yards away.
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    The Pill Box.
    303 8 A good deal has been written in the i. I few days about a new system of dsfnn a> t hMfc-.hi.tai f ack have been devised to defeat it v expand the application of an old Si which may be epitomised as bs and intangibility.” Having failed
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    The World’s Enemy.
    406 8 I Mr, Lane, Secretary of the Interior, the e strongest man in Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet, T aroused the greatest meeting of American business men ever held to intense enjtbusiasm, The occasion was a convsntion a I of the Chambers of Commerce of the United j States, and
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      47 8 Why It Sells. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the largest seilirg cough medicine in the world to-day because it does exactly what a cough remedy is supposed to do. It stops the cough by curing the cold, and does it speedily and effectually. For sale by alldispensanes and dealers,
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    The South African Native.
    999 9 Tb® Education of the South African Native. By Charles T. Loram. (Longmans. 6s. 6d.) A lady travelling to South Africa was told that ia Natal there were sixteen blacks to each white. She thereupon expressed the hope that her sixteen would not meet her oo her
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      325 9 HEART OF EMPIRE SERIES. No. 1. the horse guards T h '9 ual d House in front of Whitehall Palace wai originally built in 1641. The PT c et, t building was erected in 1751-3, and was used as Headquarters by the Secretary of State for War Commander in Chief'
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    A Grand Fleet Chaplain’s Note-Book.
    1088 10 Time and the Hour. 1 Avoiding for the present all theological subjects and steering well clear of Eternity —on which I have my own ideas, and a i pretty lot of trouble they would probably get me into—my present aim is to accept Poet Shelley’s
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    Market Prices.
    289 10 Pekano, 14th Notember 1917. Beef ct Soup per catty 15 Roast Fteak? f q Stew or Curry Meat Hu nop Steak jY Ox Tail facn Toog an F et Heart L-.vcr per c.tty So—4J FiOet of Beef Fork K0 F 0 rk Per catty 52 with fat 44
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      96 10 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only give relief, but efi feet a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to lake, a remedy that con1 tains nothing injurious. Ctamberlain’s Cough li-m: dy meets all those requirement* It
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      143 10 NOTICE OF SALE BY OKDER OF THE MORTGAGEE Tin undersigned ers instructed to put up for stle by PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER On hursdty, the 15?h November, 1917. AT 12 NOON. In th j Archway of Logans Buildings, Beach Street, Tub undei mentioned property if TAN CHOO. A.11
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    Gerard's Memoirs.
    1868 11 STIRRING up hate against AMERICA. ATTEMPT TO STOP MUNITION SHIPMENTS. Mrdals Struck For Lusitania Duuitu, The following are farther instalments of Mr. J. W. Gerard’s memoirs There was published in Berlin in English a rather ridicalous paper called the Continen tal Timet, owned by an Austrian Jewess who
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      398 11 CONSTIPATION. The Cause of much Suffering. When the Bowels are clogged the waste matter decays and ferments and enters the blood, and is carried to all parts of the body, producing Headaches, Biliousness, Sleeplessness, Heartburn, Low ppetite, Indigestion, Neuralgia, Rheumatism and various other ailments disturbing the Heart and Nervous System,
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