Straits Echo, 27 November 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. fOL. 16. tS4 'Per Annum. PENANG, TUESDAY, 27th NOVEMBER, 1917. Single Copy, lo cents. No. 27».
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    War Omuibuses.
    980 2  -  [By Capt. H. B. C. Pollard The litt’e Felgiau hamlet poo* enough place, just a little t\>up of s»"!**©». a smith’s forgo where carts ami peasant* gear might be repair© and an est«miv*‘ Autumn weather was already »t ippmg 'he leaves from the tall poplars and the road*
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    Ulu Selangor D.P.A.
    747 2 THE QUESTION OF RO*D3. Un FFICIAL u AGISTR ATEB A general meeting of the Ulu Selangor District Planters’ Association was held at Kuala Kubu on November 22 The following were present: —Messrs W de L Brooke ((.hairman) N H Dakeyne (Hon Secretary), G C. Bailey R M.
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    Viscount Ishii on China.
    1065 3 Japan’s Straight forward Policy. Popular Demonstration in New York New Y irk, 8-pt. 30. The festivities in connection with tfce reception of th« Imperial Japanese Mission reached their cu mination at a great given at tbe Waldorf Astoria Hotel yesterday evening, when Viscount Ishii delivered a
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    Tennis Test Match.
    346 3 "OUR DAY” EXHIBITION. Exciting Perak—Pexano Contest. Sijs Monday’s TOM. Lovers of tennis in the Spates have beei> keenly interested ia a series of exciting contests that have b eu in progress betweer the two leading c xponents of the game in the upper part of the Peninsula
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    THE PLAY.
    908 3 Opening Sit to Thbelfall j Spowers started service and began in i vigorous style. Getting in some strong drives that tnat bis opponent, he gave only S one ace away in winning the opening game. 1 In the secood game Tbrelfall went off well, but when the score
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      692 3 UCV fin -8686— 8686* 86— 8686— 8686— 8686— 8686— 86yc an TAKE I\OTE—BE EARLY COMING MONDAY ’XTR SPESHUL ATTRACTION. Model I’iolure I’aluee, Empire theatre Business Manager Thomas Siiafto. II Costly Double Program for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 26tb, 27th and 23th, showing 3 Nghts only. THE SOCIAL BUCCANEER 5
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    98 4 TaftKAsi dally (axcept Sunday* and public holiday*) AT TIB OWTHRION PRESS, Ltd. gfo oJ, Boach Street, Penang. Fmicn DaOy Leeal $24 per annum. OwtoUtxm... Postage Extra. Mail riifiia (Port Free) $17.50 H CAB LB ADDSIIS H echo—PENANG” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 A.8.-All bu sines*
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    GERMANY AND POST-WAR TRADE.
    1316 4 In the trade war that ia to follow the clash of arms—the trade war that is to teach Germany that her highest interest, if she had but known it. was peace and not war—Malaya may play a notable part Germany's stock of raw material must be
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    M. A. P.
    760 4 Mr. end Mrs. A. A. Oraigen have left for India oo a holiday. Mr. 8. Veerasamv, Barrister-at-Law, has 1 joined Mr. G. E Wright Motion, Miss A. Williams has been appointed 1 Matron of the General Hospital here. Commander'D. C. Macintyre, who was up the Penang Hills,
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    Canadian Elections.
    37 4 [Reuter’s Telegrams] Premier Shouted Down* OtUw*, November 26. A crowJ of youog Germans shouted down S r B L Borden at a j election m eting of M r Kitchener, formerly of Berlin and Ontario,
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    948 4 Nablus. The British in Palestine are n-a-in* Je-usaltm—Nablus R’.ad. N«blu« <w. from th3 Greek, Nexpolit the Shechem stands on th* pass, betwsen Mounts Ebal and (Li.that leads from the Mediterranean r 0 Jordan. Ia the eame valley 0 r be Jacob’s Well, the Tree of the *11 Joseph
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      50 4 IN AID OF 1 HE RED CROSS FUND. ST. ANDREW S DAY. Diana forget the Soccer Match ON FRIDAY Planters vs. P. C C. AT THE PA DANG. Have you booked table at the E. O. For the Haggis and Scotch Broth Over 200 have already made aiccar, ye ken.
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    HAIG’S BLOW.
    1338 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] HOHTIN9 AT BOUELON WOOD. Toll of Prisoners. London, Nov. 26. Sir Douglas Haig repoit*:— if Savare fighting took place to-day to the west of Cambrai. The enemy at midday strongly attacked the neighbourhood of jßourlon and pressed us back from portions of the village. Our positions
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    ITALIAN FRONT.
    452 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] Enemy Attempts FoiledLondon, November, 26. A wire from Rone oa November 25, dealing with the fortnight’s hard fighting on the Piave line, says that half a dozei enemy atticks on a ten-mile front of the Monte Fenara—Monte Pertica—San Marino line, were repulsed and the enemy was
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    Outside.
    75 5 The following articles will be found o» our outside pages Page. 2.—Ulu Selangor D.PA. War Omnibuses. 3 —Viscount Ishii on China. Tennis Test Matoh, 6. —Fizhting in Hunau. Tbe Week s E rents. Weather and War. The Toree Best Things in the World. Humours of Childhood. Court of Appeal.
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    RUSSIAN CHAOS.
    264 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] AT THE FRONT. Interesting Developments ExpectedLondon, Nov. 26, Interesting developments are expected on the Russian front. General Dukhonin has refused to hand over the supreme command to General Krylenko, declaring that he would arrest him if bo arrived at Headquarters, Nevertheless General Krylenko has left Petrograd
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    F. M. S. Civil Service.
    539 5 Some Likely Chanoes. It is rumoured (says the T.O M that Mr. F. A. 8. McClelland, at present Acting Deputy Public Prosecutor. Perak, is short y to be appointed Assistant Treasurer, F.M 8,. and that Mr. W. T. Chapman, Protector of Chinese, Perak, will act
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    U.S.A. AND THE WAR.
    1913 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] Eomb in A Church. London, N >v«-mber 26, A telegram from New Yok states that ai> anarchist bomb was found ia a church at Milwaukee where a meeting was being held. It exploded in the Police Sta'ioo, killing seven detectives and wounding three. Sentries
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  • Obituary
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    16 5 Obituary. Sir L- S JamesonLondon, November 26, The death is announced of Sir L. Starr Jameson.
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    Fighting in Hunan.
    741 6 Siva the China Press of October 11 s Fighting bdtweon Northern and Southern ■roops is in progress in two districts of Hunan, and according to Government reports the Northerners have been successful in the opening engagements. Tne first clash seems to have taken place near Hengchowfu, about
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    The Week’s Events.
    76 6 W BDNBSDAY, NoTBMBEX 28. Town Band, E-p'anide. Thursday, November 29. Fall Meon. Friday, November 30. Town Band, Esplanade. St. Andrew. St. Andrew’s Society, Oar D*y” Dinner, E. O Hotel. Football—Planters vs. P.G.C., Esplanade. Saturday, December 1. Queen Alexandra’s Birthday. Tapping Our Diy Baztar, Sapper and Dacce, Towu
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    Weather and War.
    967 6 So frequently has the weather intervene! to tbe benefit of the Central Powers that we might be pardoned for thinking that that curious daily, the good old German God," is bead of the meteorologi- 1 cal department, and specially orders con- ditions to euit. bis patrons. Weather
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    The Three Best Things in the World.
    672 6  -  By Aethur Brisbane. If you had choice of all qualities which j man can possess, which three would you declare most importautP 1 Tnis question is submitted as in'e esting i every man. We give our answer if yours is different a nt
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    Humours of Childhood.
    179 6 i ll Go To Hell With My Golliwogi A correspondent to the Spectator, signing herself Medina Seton-Obristopber, draws attention to the frequency with which children’s humour is a curious reflection on grown ups. The child who wrote a description of all the vices of Mary Tudor and
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    Court of Appeal.
    692 6 A Question of Local Tenancies In the Court of Appeal Singapore on Thursday the Chief Jus-ice (Sir John Buckmil, K C Mr. Justice Wuodwird and Mr. Justice Eoden tegan the bcaiiog of toe appeal ot the Sultan of Siak and L tn N e Soon against a
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    Indian Reform.
    256 6 Anc^q-Indian Views. Calcutta, Oat. 27. It is understood that among the subjects to ba submitted by the AngloIndian Deputation to Mr. Montagu, decided on at the Conference of the 21 h instant, will be: (1) Anglo-Indian representation by election in all representative bodies in India, such as Imperial
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    Raja Musa Rubber.
    828 6 AN INCBEA-E OF CAPITAL. Isstxn ov 5,000 Shares Tb9 sixth Oidmiry general meeting of the 1 Rij* Musa Rubber and Cooo- v nuts, L mited, was held at No. 17 S'. Helen’s Piacp, E, C. f Mr. R, \y. f Harrison (chairman of the .company) 1 prasidicg
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    Penang "Our Day" Red Cross Fund.
    52 6 Penang Our Day" Red Cross Fund. Amount previously acknowledg®d ...1122,406 62 Collecting Box No. 22 77 Dialings Collections 2 360.27 Chung Thye Chong 100 00 Col. A B. Adams 860 00 Collecting Card Mee Din Tambi 11 80 Aihletio Sports Free School Contribution 537 80 Athletic Sporta Proceeeds of tea
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    Electric Polyscope.
    70 6 The management of the above show beg fL* a rm thß P ubli by special request «Tb.SriSZ'W 4 ,wo °< Ine Shielding Bbadow at 8 o’olook this evening The final episode of Cabiria ”io 4 reels and a Path* Gold Rooster Joy and the Dragon are other chief
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    National Trade.
    735 6 British ships worn Brxthh Gqom. By rapid strides the.war is hringiog home to the natiou certain truths to mary refus'd to listen when 7l£ Zl uU Hr ed Fourteen years a i0 u?JoS£ Oh mberlain, eptakiag at Grt-ennnt i You wili fiud that the GermTs wh m*ke iron
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    To-morrow’s Band Programmes
    44 6 The following programme of musio will be played at the Esplanade tomorrow evening at 5 p.m. 1 Fantasia A plantation Holiday Sebold Poppies Japanese Romanze Moret o Selection The Toredor Monckton 4 Waltz Tresor D’Armour Waldtaufel 5 March Lively on Balfoar
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      12 6 For Children’s Haeking Cough at ftight. Wood’ Great Peppermint Cure la, 6d,
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      12 6 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night Woods’ Great Peppermint Care 1« gd.
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    Rumania And The War.
    1599 7 A Chapter or Secret History. Count Czernin, the friend and confident of the Archduke Franois Ferdinand, whose murder three yean ago precipitated the present war, was in 1914 Ambassador for Austria-Hungary at Bucharest, the Rumanian Capital, and the famous AustroHungarian Rid Book shows plainly how he
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    Recent Typhoons in Japan.
    187 7 Official Details of Damage And Casualties. According to reports received at the Japanese Home Office from various prefectures, the total number of people who lost their lives in the typhoon of September 30, October 1, and in the floods which followed it, was 990. The number
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