Straits Echo, 25 January 1918
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Title Section35 1918-01-25 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. fOT- 6 $3O Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 25th JANUARY, 1918. Single Copy, lo cents. No 21.35 words
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Advertisement1273 1918-01-25 1 'l i Ire At* "s MjCLK whim is me t- w II fr? r*tCTI tit r SS Am |g& 3 i :zx: For Chinese new year. g eR d your ear early to avoid disappointment for painting or yai niiliing. W e have brought out speci liting from Hongkong for1,273 words
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Advertisement14 1918-01-25 1 inaani' mmmi y[y V-f'r /£k C t i i l 6: t^^gpfP '“---VariEX r.\14 words
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Advertisement102 1918-01-25 2 ('rc> egrao fey#f/f-ffsi t > :;v.:4 iMI r.i LttJUL V 0« Cc f7^L vo Ji^ sa vie-;' r~C rss VJ.vr wjp• >. H v Kfsvafers v itW &i' n (w^ Sb» .V > M >%K ■j» V i 'V i 5* tffi&jS ■mM m&s r < ;.> 4 r:- !L102 words
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Article1605 1918-01-25 3 i la gizatteers of tbe distant era, wheo the world was at peace, you will find brief accounts of Chauny, a town in the department of Aisne cf no particular importance or distinction. It was an ancient place, tbe •cece of fighting in tbe1,605 words
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299 1918-01-25 3 Mr. L. E. P. Wolfarstan, Resident, has sent the following letter to Mr. Tan Soo Hock, Malacca —I am in receipt of a letter from His Excellency Sir Arthur Young directing me to convey to you and the members of your community bis hearty299 words
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Advertisement645 1918-01-25 3 MUNICIPAL notice. DOGS. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. nd for OWNERS OF DOGS are hereby remi ed that th« registration of dogs tor tf>tr ending 31st December, 1918, comred on tbe l't January. D ltov dog noW found OUt f 00 Dot ,L collar to which is affixed a regie e !,on oumbflr645 words
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Advertisement49 1918-01-25 3 Why It Sells. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the Urgent selling cough medicine in the world to-day because it does exactly what a cough remedy is supposed to do. It stop, the cough by curing the cold, and do ll ily and effectually. For sale by all d.spensariee and dealers49 words
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Advertisement69 1918-01-25 3 Sufferers from Indigestion will find speedy j and pe relief by tsking a oourse of WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE. This medicine has been proved by generations of English Colonists throughout the world to be the bst for family use. It is a true corrective and preventive. Millions of people rely69 words
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Advertisement182 1918-01-25 3 f. f? mm.. A. J SCENT OfARABY K*g» A Harmony of Fragrance from the scents of a thousand flowers, Shem-el-Nessim perfume is fragrant and lasting. It possesses just that subtle note of daintiness and refinement which appeals most strongly to the person cf taste. Shem-el-Nessim can also be obtained in182 words
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Article1022 1918-01-25 4 The impression given by official speakers at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday was that in regard to the Bobber Lands Alienation Bill, the Government is merely the instrument of the Imperial authorities. It seams to follow from this (says the Btraita Times) that, as1,022 words
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Article1244 1918-01-25 4 Action Against a Notblist A multitude of British novelists breathed a sigh of relief last week-end when it! became known that a British jury had turned down very emphatically the claim for dam.ges, brought against Mr. George Moore bv a music-hall artist named Louis j Seymour. Mr.1,244 words
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Advertisement52 1918-01-25 4 THE AWASIHYA SAHAYA PILLS. Are the surest and most effica ious remedy for Nervous Debility. Bodily Weakness, Sleeplessness, Wasting Diseases, Vital Exhaustion, etc etc. They are unrivalled in restoring LOST HEALTH and are A BOON for the enjoyment of HAPPY LIFE. Sole Agent*, Tub PwiHQ Rubbu Stamp 00, 40 Okmrek52 words
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Advertisement128 1918-01-25 4 **.< k V' or*»*; y 9' 7JPT- v<V *k" US’ w| > iTH m f> r i j •virf Leading Penang Boot Store ALLQVARIETIES of FOOTWEAR. Tremendous Assortment. Value Unequalled. Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd., (Incorporated in England.) B ry K^l ea dSi 9 i I Sr «»4 .a *5? fit128 words
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Advertisement490 1918-01-25 4 NOTICE OF SALE. PENANG AUCTION MART, BY OUDER OF THE HOItTGiGtI Tha nudarsigoed ate iratioctcd to put up for sale l.j PUBLIC AUCTION At the Archway cf Logan» BuilHtu» Penang On Friday, the Ist day of Febmry, 19«, The following property» 1. All that piece of land and hersditamenta situate490 words
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Article1449 1918-01-25 5 Tom Weight. ] - [By Tom Weight.] Night, and the fretful world asleep. I Shadows mysterious, and a silence profound. i A sense of the universe spinning on, with oneseif the only spectator. NJght, and the great sea tossing beneath a Digbtmare of inquisitive stars. Night—and this itch to express the awe1,449 words
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Article553 1918-01-25 5 Final Statement of Accounts. [To the Editor of the Straits Echo Sir, We shall be glad if you will publish tbe attached statement showing the amouut collected in the Settlement of Penang for Our Day Fund. 2. The total is very gratifying aud compares most favourably with553 words
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Advertisement609 1918-01-25 5 9r r p 9* r 9* 99* 9r t8* t 4 i* r 9r r MERES a PROGRAM THAT TAKES SOME BEATING! Showing four nights only Jany., 24, 25, 26, <fc 27th, Thnrs Fri., Sat., Snn empire theatre Business Manager Thomas Shafto. TO'NICHT to-night BED FEATHER (PHOTOPLAYS PRESENT RUTH with609 words
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Advertisement791 1918-01-25 5 WANTED. A p»ir of Brilliant Eiriiogs weight about 10 Carats. Apply to 39, M»c*lhter Road. WANTED. WANTED AT ONCE a Malay D m.retor for Bsntong* Apply stating silary required and previous experienced to THE MANAGER, Ban L»m Chearg Tin Mining. B?ntong, via K r ob, Upper Persb WANTED. i f791 words
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Article, Illustration98 1918-01-25 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sonitys and public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price s Dally Local $BO per annum. Outstatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: “ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586. Printing Department 343. M.B. ail business98 words
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Article1315 1918-01-25 6 How much importance should ba attached to the pesca movement in Austria and Hungary is r.ther difficult to say, but there is evidence that it is by no means negligible in the entirely newborn anxiety of the gtTerming circles both in Budapest and Vienna to placate and mollify1,315 words
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Article877 1918-01-25 6 General Hnbback has now a command on the east coast. i 0 0 j Dr. and Mrs. Watson of Kuala Lumpur are on a visit to Penang. i 0 0 Mrs. T. E. Winfield arrived here from Singapore this morning. Coart Inspector C- H. Niccl leaves tomorrow877 words
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Article1021 1918-01-25 6 The End of a Perfect Our n*„ Penang has every reason to ctm» itself on the results of the o Ur paign n this Settlement. No dn»u the Colonial Secretary, whose a- ft their graceful references toT‘ ?0r received from the local press—a Il(i gratifying as it is1,021 words
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Advertisement239 1918-01-25 6 t DELIGHTFUL AS A PERFUME. REFRESHING It INVIGORATING WHEN WEARY OR UNWELL, A Treasure in the Sick Room. QUALITY:— It is «wily first Amongst Iced Colosrnes in delightful Odour and refreshing properties. For Colds in the head and headaohes it ia invaluable. In the sick room its uses are manifold239 words
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Article696 1918-01-25 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE RECENT STRIKE. A Huge Affair. Lindoo, January 23, Later reports show that the st'ike movement in Austria, which in now reported to have ended, was even bigger than earlier messages indicated. The Vienna corre e pondent of the Voteieche Zeitung «Mrs th »t696 words
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Article575 1918-01-25 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] RUSSIAN OFFICIAL SUMMARY. Nothing More to be Expected.” Petrograd, January 22. An official statement summing up the Brest-Litovsk pourparlers says that von r Knehlmann came calculating that as Russia is desirous of peace the Russian delegates 3 would help to conceal from the peoples th“575 words
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Article27 1918-01-25 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.') London, January 23. The prioes in the London Rubber Market to-day were: Pale Crepe */"s i Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/o27 words
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Article38 1918-01-25 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at •137.75, business done, in S in B a PJJ®* (refined) at $138.50, business done, (200 tons sold) and in London at *3OO spot and at *293 three months,38 words
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Article640 1918-01-25 7 [R EUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE NOTTINGHAM CONFERENCE. PRESIDENT’S ADDRESSWar to the End for a Clean Peace. London, January 23. At the Labour Conference at Nottingham, Mr. Purdy said that after Mr. Lloyd George’s and President Wilson’s declaration, Ger* many could no longer olaim to be fighting a640 words
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Article666 1918-01-25 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] 3. ADMIRALTY RETURNS. Six Big Ships Sunk Londop, January 23. The Admiralty announces that the arrivals daring the week were 2255 8 and the sailings 2242 Total 4497 Six vessels over 1,600 tons and two under f j that tonnage were sunk. Six vessels were666 words
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Article702 1918-01-25 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] RAIDERS REPULSED. Before the StormLondon, January 23, 12.20 p.m, i Sir Douglas Haig reports encounters with hostile raiders and patrols to the south-west of St Qaentiu. We drove off raid to the south of Labas:e% General Enemy Activity. London, Januaiy 24, 12-25 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig702 words
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Article589 1918-01-25 7 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] GERMAN PLANS FOR BRITISH COLONIE8. Extraordinary Revelations* L Jtdor, January 24* The Timet New York correspondent states that American newspapers publish extraotf from a brochure, the author of whiah is said to be August ThysseD, a rela'ive of the we lknown Germ in ironmaster.589 words
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Article84 1918-01-25 7 The following articles will be foind on our outside pages Pages. 3. —ln the Traok of the Hon. Makooa Chinese and Bed Cross Fund. 4. —Names and Libels. LooU Legislating Work. 5. —Magic Nights. Penang Oar Day." B —A Grand Fleet Chaplain’s Note-Book. Malayan Matters. Straits People at Home.84 words
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Article746 1918-01-25 8 [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] i< DOMINIONS AND MOTHERLAND. t One More Resolute Effort-” j London, January 23. Speaking at the Canadian Club luncheon 1 given to Sir Edward Kemp, Orersea Minister for Canada, Lord Darby, Minister for War, said that Canada by voting for consoription bad said746 words
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Article1066 1918-01-25 8 There will be no criticism of" extraterrito'ial expenditure” in connection with the amounts voted at the last’ meeting of the Federal Council for the relief of distress at P Halifax, ia North China and in Siam. It was a happy thought of the authorities to suggest a donation1,066 words
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Article365 1918-01-25 8 A Singapore Criticism. The Malaya Tribune labels the hurried passage of the Rubber Linds Restriction 1 Bill through the Legislative Council last Monday, lightning legislation”, and thinks it must have been something of extreme urgency ia Imperial policy to have caused the same. It looks on365 words
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Article146 1918-01-25 8 The following were the results of the ties played on Wednesday and .afternoon s Doubles H’caps A—E H Everest and H Waugh teat L M Woodward and E A Swan by 6—4. 6—l; A V Pefrin and C H Mackay walk over J Sellar and E E146 words
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Article98 1918-01-25 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) The following were the prices realised in the Singapore Rubber Auction to-day i Singapore, January 25. Smoked fine ribbed 90 to 94 per picul Good ribbed 66 89 do Fine plain 80 do Good 65 70 do Crepe fine pale thin 95 10098 words
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Article310 1918-01-25 8 The present change of programme at the Empire Theatre, with the exception of {'The B Voice on the Wire with its thrilling soenes e of the mysterious Oriental death punch, e contains subjects teeming with comic elements. Even "Fighting for Love” claimed a good share of the intermittent310 words
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Article434 1918-01-25 8 The jptereet for this country in watching the progress of the Russian rak-os lies in the reflection that China has almost by a miracle escaped prpciaek suph an eiparienoe. It is only necessary to recall Dr. Sun Yat 8en s i great programme for tha complete434 words
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Article84 1918-01-25 8 Jan. 27. Skptuagrsima. 800 a.m. Matins 830 a.m, Holy Com nunion 10-30 a.m. Matins (Chinese) 5- p.m. Sunday School 6- p.m. Evensong Hymn 83 Psalms CXXVI) CXXVTI J Atkins CXXVIII) CXXIX) D CXXXtj fiogers CXXX Felton Magnificat 46 Nunc Dimitt s 61 Anthem O worship the84 words
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34 1918-01-25 8 9-00 a.m. Children’s Service, 6 00 p.m. Public Worship. Preaober: R<?v. R. Stuart Fraser, b.a, Hymns —669, 328, 420 and 242, Choir Practice on Thursday at 7 p.m,34 words
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Article270 1918-01-25 8 I The Coliseum had a big house last night, 11 and the programme,- including Jf, The Flood in Tientsin aud two further episodes of I that Mystery of the Double Cross,” was I warmly appreciated. This programme will I be repeated to-night and to-morrow night, I and those270 words
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1013 1918-01-25 8 Rrwards and Decorations. It is only a small mind that despises medals and stars, cresses, ribbons, and such- j like; a smaller mind still, infinitely smaller, that merely affects to despite them. You j may talk as much highfalutin stuff as yon please about the1,013 words
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Article742 1918-01-25 8 Of Admiral Groom», who has j ast di»d is an old reminiscence of the 8 V A u' came ou* with the 8p*itan and A oiu« af a.imewMeo t mre wa. some lik.i.bood !f (iiotioD w.th Bo.n. „„d ths ,e„e|» ch-ougo SiDg.pi.re without itoppio/ t, 3.V.A.742 words
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Article74 1918-01-25 8 Friday, January 25. Town B*nd, Esplanade, Conversion of St. Paul. Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Adjourned General Meeting, 2 p m. Saturday, January 26. Taipusam (Hindu Festival.) P. Y. Field Operations (Compulsory) 8 a m. Sunday, January 27Septuugesima Sunday. Full Moon. P- V. E. C. Shoot, 7 a.m.74 words
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Article76 1918-01-25 8 There will be a grand change of P r, gramme at the Eleo*rio Polyscope, A Road, tp'D'gbt, The pictures to be r^ 9 include the fir>t two instalments of Fanatic," a Master Serial in 16 epi* L et The Fanatic is a mad man who, among other things,76 words
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Advertisement11 1918-01-25 8 For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night Woods'Great Peppermint. Cure Is. 6d.11 words
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Advertisement42 1918-01-25 8 Early (olds. Be careful of the colds you take at this time of tbe year. They are particularly dangeroua. A neglected cold may mean a win-ter-long cold. Take Chamberlain*. Couch “W* 4 oa< F r 8410 bj U di, P eB ’**rie«42 words
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Article2300 1918-01-25 9 a i Dividend. o.2 Capital. N aa fea f t> d. l\ a c Mbar< i Ussed. P 2 last fnaafar «arrant Hama, S €> s s eg 04 cial yaar. yaar. 0 =3 i PS CD cr KtfftBER— BOLLA1 SHAKE*. cts. 8 ots. 19WI 1 .’0,00-1 1 120,0002,300 words
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Advertisement543 1918-01-25 9 JOHN BJZLEY WHITE 4 BROTHERS' PORTLAND CEMENT., •‘LION BRAND” Sandilands, Bullerj So., agents. Penang F.M.S, The Penang Harbour Board. “Propased Alteratiocs—Eastern Side Godowns Nos. 1 and 2/* NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES. MAGAZINES AT PENANG AND IPOH Stock» »lw*y» on hand of GELIGNITE. blasting gelatine. qKKTUPLE DETONATORS. electric DETONATORS. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY A Co.,543 words
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1951 1918-01-25 10 (From a Dutch Correspondent) Is the British public paying sufficient s attention to the real facts which lie behind < Germany’s Western front? Hare the i British people the knowledge possessed by us Dutch as to the terrible casualties that have been inflicted on1,951 words
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Advertisement88 1918-01-25 10 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 permanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to take, a remedy that contains nothing injurious. Chamberlain's Cough Retntdy meets all these requirements. It acts on nature’s88 words
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Advertisement156 1918-01-25 10 ti Since the Began The Allied Governments Have Bought Over i 5 ei TYPEWRITERS To Equip their New Armies Compare the work and you too will choose the ROYAL Typewriter—the machine that makes big organizations complete. STOCKED IN BRIEF, POLICY 8 FOOLSCAP SIZES BYjTHE SOLE IMPORTERS: HUTTENBACH *8 AND COMPANY.156 words
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Article1853 1918-01-25 11 R. P. P. Howe - (By R. P. P. Howe). A view widely held is that tbe Germans are an uoptrlimentary people. The history of tbe last three centuries provides some basis for the supposition From the days of the Great Elector onwarJs the growth of the power of Prussia1,853 words
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