Straits Echo, 4 January 1918
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Straits Echo
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Title Section35 1918-01-04 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. $3O Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 4th JANUARY, 1018 Single Copy, lo cents. No. 3.35 words
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Advertisement1646 1918-01-04 1 I KlLKt' 3 of y>*Ol js TW »t:! o K^i‘ < fo < foi UJC «~~*W "t fCN Wafer K, > ISSS. BSsSSe* &J>S=sB £3 ♦006€6G€9@« C=> at pa 0 A oo ro 1 0 —3 O ••r ro “u T3 <r-» o 2 U3 3 1 o 5 co1,646 words
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Advertisement12 1918-01-04 1 STTar n m V* kfJjM f m ti D HAIL iaim -‘«a»*"12 words
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Article1137 1918-01-04 2 ISABEL bUTCHABT - Bt ISABEL bUTCHABT. The unwary preacher, thoughtlessly beginning a sentence 1 And now to md bringing his startled congregation to its feet tm minutes or so before tbe appointed time, may Bpeod tbe rest of tbe day regretting tbe omission of bis carefully worked out conclusion, but1,137 words
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Article411 1918-01-04 2 M Ernest Oatrey, who represents Oocbin-Cbina in the Chamber of D -dumps, bas written an article for the Stigon Opinion >n Le Siam et 1’ Iodochine lie was moved to do so by the action of the Government of Iado-Cbina in voting Tcs. 50.000 to411 words
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Article308 1918-01-04 2 66 l f* e m<tklD g of ariation let J 6 th V u,, °n w th« destruction ot £l—H* 3 or.Qen«al W 8. Brancker. «.lf i Bre d0 ltuai 19 parked rer-oity and 3 lf-re«peot disappear, and all that is eril b nd. congenial lodgment,-fit. Hon. G.308 words
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Advertisement181 1918-01-04 2 seshsseshs mmg&smumsaßEEßm sa HWhiteaway, Laidlaw Co. Ltd., Penang (INCOBPOBATED IN ENGLAND) v s{ r; si pyj'*** 4 '-h-h- in yg ■m mm m w -h-h-k-h--hi-h--h-h-->**4-j--O|SWEEPING x| ntLVL"UAI REDUCTIONS lltl III! III! lint -f >8 )< »g 3< )lfl< >iil HH STOCKTAKING SAL E s s fyA Bf» i 1 fsfl181 words
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Advertisement97 1918-01-04 2 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only give relief, but effect a prompt and p ermanent cure, a remedy that 1. pleasant to fake, remedy that con fWt, J g ID 3 ur,OB8 Chamberlain s Cough Remedy meets all these97 words
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Advertisement616 1918-01-04 2 NOTICE I THE USUAL MONTHLY SUE c f Pawob okeo’ forfei. d pledges for m m| |exo°eding $lO w.li bi held pactually M n o'clock am. od Tnsday, Wednesday tD( j Ton «day, the 7<h, Brh and 9h proximo respectively at N). 42, Beach B:.re't. Tbe above forfeited p'edges m»y616 words
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Article222 1918-01-04 3 No Eklatiox to Local Pbiom. A not ficitioD in the last F.M.S. Govern- merit Gazette saysi— For the period from the 4th to the 10th I January, 1916, inclusive, the value of tbs I highest grade of robber is fixe! at two abilI hnga and five222 words
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Article147 1918-01-04 3 Regarding the alleged dissatisfaction imoag the Hindus in connection with recent I appointments, we gather that the attitude of I the Endowments Board in the matter is I briefly this The Board would like to know who are those people who are not satisfied with147 words
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Article539 1918-01-04 3 Kampong Kamunting Tin Dbkoging Ltd. —Hours run 1086; Cubic Yards neated 140,000; Total P.culs 885,84; and Realised on sale 171,200 01. The low yardage is due chiefly to overhauling Boilers and bucket band on No. 1 Dredge. Mr. Kbaw Joo Tok advisee us that the output from539 words
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Article332 1918-01-04 3 Mobs Singapore Comment. Referring to the R.G.A.’s. proposals tc reduoe the rubber output for 1918 to 80 per 1 cent, of that harvested in 1917, the Malaya 1 Tribune sajs in a leading article. Ic is to be regretted that the Council did not appeal to the332 words
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Article400 1918-01-04 3 One does not, as a rule, depend to any great extent on the Church for guidance in political matters, but there seems something to be said in favour of the view taken by the Bishop of Madras of the political agitation that is now being carried on400 words
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Article252 1918-01-04 3 At the Eastern Produoe Exchange 198th Auction Sale the following prices were obtained per picul. Diamond Smoked Good from 191 to 96 Diamond Smoked Fair 59 to 90 Diamond Unßmoked $9 to 80 Plain Unsmoked 57 to 70 Scrap Crepe Fair 24 to 40 Virgin Pressed A252 words
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Advertisement478 1918-01-04 3 ANOTHFR GREAT SCREEN ATTRACTION §1 M Sbowin Pour Nights only Friday, Saturday. Sunday and Monday. 4th 5th, 6th and 7th January, 1918. AT TH£ Electric Polyscope Business Manager. Kh or» Ktng Checw fc* A Regular Treat to oor Patrons iu the Second Show at 9-15 p m. WOKI,l> FILM OKI>OKATIO\478 words
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Advertisement420 1918-01-04 3 LOST Nap,” An Airedale Dog. Finder will be rewarded. W. C. MICHELL, The Residency WANTED. TWO EXPEBIENCED Compositor. for the Newspaper Department. Qocd salary to competent men. Apply tc: FOREMAN. 10, ejo Straits Echo ANTED A CONDUCTOR. MuM YY speak Tamil and Malay. Also bare thorough knowledge of all field420 words
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Advertisement295 1918-01-04 3 3waai«aBarjBacaRai!ML"j!jtfgi|!w^ o. Bocec. I CONCERT IN AID or •t. DUN8TA N’ 3 H O M 4 AFTER k DINNER I ON Satur. 5th January I A SPECIAL LAUNCH WILL LEAVE THE JETTY TOR BUTTERWORTH AT 12-30 am 2} r nr. n r. rrvi rn? n r a r: rrc: rra295 words
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Article, Illustration98 1918-01-04 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, PenangPrice Daily Local $BO par annum. Outatation Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG Telephone Noe. (Eoho) 586, Printing Department 343. A. 3. —AII bu.ine» communication,98 words
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Article1312 1918-01-04 4 Reuter tbia year was rather chary of details regarding the New Year honours Thus, of the six new Privy Councillors he gate us the names of only two there were twenty additions to the roll of Baronets, but he told us only of four and of the fifty odd1,312 words
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Article872 1918-01-04 4 Mr. Tom Wright has left Honolulu and gone to the Uaited States. 8 The friends and relatives of Mr. K»m Coin Poe are reminded that his funera takes place to-morrow at 11 o’clock a.m. an not Sunday, the 6ih inst. as notified out our issue yesterday. The872 words
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Article81 1918-01-04 4 Latest Quotations. J'® (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 9 u DeM donP in BiQ g*PO«’» (refined) at $l2l, buyers no sellers, Messrs. Boustead Co inform ns that the following were the quotations for Rubber on spot in London on tbe 2od inst reoeivtd to-day:— Plantation Ist81 words
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Article922 1918-01-04 4 An Admission. We kuow not the private opinion of ryery individual in Malaya as to the present and future of eveuta io regard to tha war—TOM. A Sorry Plight, Wont her it be true that au army met-ohe* on its f-et or on its stomaob, there oau b*922 words
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Advertisement148 1918-01-04 4 :dcdc=: MOSAIC TILES. THE BEjT THING FOR YOUR FLOOR CHEAP and LISTING and ARTISTIC IN APPEARANCE. IMPROVE WITH USE. A room 10 feet by 10 feet will only require 225 Tiles. We can lay them for you at moderate prices. Hundreds of patterns to choose from. WE SOLICIT YOUR INQUIRIES!148 words
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Article1476 1918-01-04 5 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] IKPOBTANT DEVELOPMENTSTHE BttE-iT-LITOVdK PROPOSALS, Bolshevik ExplanationPoln gr-i Jad. 2, The Bolihevik Nawa Agency, referring 0 the Brest Litovsk proposals, says that articles one and two Cibled on Dicember 13 were German proposal! to which the Russian delegation refused to agree, The Russian delegation expressed1,476 words
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Article765 1918-01-04 5 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Portion of tho UkraineI 1 Pttrograd, Jan. 2. I The Bolshevik News Agenoy announces I that the Ukraine Rada is willing to agree Ito tbe Bolshevik demands not to take or I facilitate military measures against I the Bolsheviks on condition that money 1 1765 words
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Article631 1918-01-04 5 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS] Admiralty ReportLondon, J*i.u« j 2 9 50 p m. The Admiralty reports tiut arrivals at British porta during the week num--1 bared 2111 and tbe sailings 2074 Total 4185 Eighteen vessels over 1.600 tors si d three under that tonnage were sunk, nuking a total631 words
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Article27 1918-01-04 5 (Firm Our Own Correspondent, London, January 2, The prioes in the Loudon Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe Ml 2/6 Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/5$27 words
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Article257 1918-01-04 5 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] ENEMY ARTILLERY MORE ACTIVE Considerable Air-Fightinq. t Ljtdon, J*p. 3, 12 25 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports that the enemy, attempting a raid in the neighbourhood of Oppe, was driven off before reaching our > trenohes. His artillery was more aotive in 1 the neighbourhood of257 words
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Article170 1918-01-04 5 The hearing was commeooed in the Supreme Court b'-fore Mr, Justice Woodward to-day of a case under the Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes Ordinance in which the olsimant is Mr. Ooi Sean Bwee and the opposite party the Penang Harbonr Board. The claimant possesses a piece170 words
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Article259 1918-01-04 5 The following articles will be found on our outside pages Pages. 2. —The Perfect Ending. Siam, Franoe and the Allies. Obiter Dicta. 3. —F.M.B- Rubbe- Export Duty. Eastern Produce Exchange. Tin Outputs. Rubber Restriction Proposals Hindus and the Endowments Board. 6, —The New Feminism. Why They did not Fight.259 words
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Article644 1918-01-04 5 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE RECENT OPERATIONS. A Fine AchievementLondon, Jan. 3. Reuter’s correspondent at headquarters in Jerusalem, cabling on Deotmber 30, state 8 1 “The record of the last few days* fighting, which drove the Turks helter-skelter, from immensely strong positions, is a great achievement. The Turks opened their644 words
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Article744 1918-01-04 6 OuMii Plots in Italy, 81owly but surely the secret history ot the war is beginning to become known. Behind the great military offensives under* taken by the enemy there have been conducted political offensives of even greater importance. It is doubtful if there is such744 words
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Article64 1918-01-04 6 FaiDAT, JabUART 4. Penang Race Entries Close. Town Band, Esplanade, Satubday, January 5. Penang War Loan Lottery Drawing, Esplanade. SUNDAY, JANUARY 6. Epiphany. Universal day of Prayer and Thanks* giving appointed by the King. Mokday, January 7. Town Band, Esplanade. Tuesday, January 8, Municipal Commission, 4 pm.64 words
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Article22 1918-01-04 6 Sumatra Consolidated 62,000, Bukit Mertajam 86,673, Taiping 66,281, Sungei Siput 1f, 700, Susgei Reyla (F M S.) 18,087 lb.22 words
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Article1023 1918-01-04 6 Successful Sports on Sua and Land. Over 200 member* and guests assembled at the Singapore Club to watch the sea sports, and most of them afterwards tiffiaed at the Club, says the Strait» Timet of Wednesday. During tiffia Colonel Derrick, Piesident of the Club, read1,023 words
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Article1926 1918-01-04 6 Only in a few months ago— the early spring—Mata-Hari appeared in a Paris musio ball, the Folies Bergere- It was her first appearance on the French stage since the outbreak of the war; and in the last three years France’s ideas of propriety on the stage1,926 words
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Article55 1918-01-04 6 The following programme of music will be ployed at the Golf Club to-morrow at 5 45 p.m, 1 flection A CountrT Girl Monokton 2 The Egyptian Patrol Pasass Vale Lane 3 R mmiscence of the Plantation Chambers i Nuit Waldteufel 5 Polka Retour des Champs Dupret 655 words
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Article1952 1918-01-04 6 (By E. Belfort Pax.) 1 The Making of Wohk-Ox toed Essays > IV feminism by A. Maude Royden, Ralph J R OD9r Eleauo’r F. Rathbone, Elinor Burns, ST Round Table, and Victor Gollanc. i Edited by Victor Gollancz. (London: George Allen A'Ujtfcia.) I The essays contained ir1,952 words
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Advertisement11 1918-01-04 6 Fox Child!*»’* Hacking Coaghat Mgbt Wood’ Groat Popperuiat Ovro It, 6d.11 words
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Advertisement46 1918-01-04 6 Accident* Will Happen It m%y be itnpo**iMe to preve nt an accident, but it u not iropossib'e to be prepared for it. (JbamberUin’s Pain Balm is not bo yond anyone’s pureo, and with a boMln of this liniment you are prepared for almost ZfiBL. ur b746 words
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Advertisement10 1918-01-04 6 Children's Hacking Cough at Night Wood*' tirett Cure la 6d.10 words
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Article1441 1918-01-04 7 In this little volume are reprinted a moil noble sene* of State Paper*, perhaps the most disinterested pronouncements on tbe rights and libt-rue. of free peoples which have ever been made m the world’s history. No onp, in high political position among tbe nation», has seen1,441 words
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Article489 1918-01-04 7 The Bound Table points out the depressing fact that after three years of war not one of the purposes of the Empire in going to war has yet been fulfilled—or looks like being fulfilled ia the near future. Yet this quarterly is assured of ultimata489 words
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Advertisement406 1918-01-04 7 DC DUCZDnC DC PA LE WOMEN DO Many a woman who Lad a good colour at Home grow* j al» and sallow when living in the Tropios- 8 Wh n th*' fading oolour in cheeks and lips is accompanied by a loss of brightness in the ey«« and an increasing406 words
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