Straits Echo, 7 March 1918

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    34 1 Straits Echo DULY CfffONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EASTiGENERALLY. VOL. 16. $3O Per Annum PENANG, THURSDAY, .th MARCH, 1918 Single Copy, IO cents. No. 66
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      34 2 3mh» o^=«^=«^==«^=»o<}==^=o^=<>^=><<h* < OF EVERY v„. >3- >\ M Momi Cases. Acetic Acid. English Tapping Knives Changkols. Wire Mails. Cat (Brand) Axes. trapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire KATZ I 9 (Incorporated pin Straits Settlements.) PENANG.
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    Honours and Authors.
    1458 3 The posthumous honours bestowed upon Mr Anthony Hope and Mr John Gals worthy are Thus had I begun when I opened another parer and learnt that Mr Galsworthy s knighthood bad been refused Ihe c interment* intended and achieved are of the usual sort Mr. Gtlswor hv
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    Old china New Year.
    756 3 There are some people who call the ‘New Year” that is celebrated on Monday ‘‘China N a w Year” The suggestion of course is that China has one calendar and the rest of the has another. This < t course is not correct. I hina ►dopted
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      132 3 London Directory. (Published Annually.) Enables traders throughout the World communicate direct with English Manufacturers Dealers in each class of goods. Besides being to C' niplete commercial guide to London ana its suburbs, the Directory contains lists of Export Merchants with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Markets
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    The Colony and the Red Cross.
    976 4 InTBBBSTING CORRESPONDENCE. The following interesting oorreipoadeaoa bts been sent to us for publication t Thb Order or Ft Thb British John of Jerusalem in Rkd Cr ss England S oirtt. Grand Prior Chairman ol C mnoil: H. R. H- Tne Duke of Tbe Most
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    French Consular Cables.
    231 4 Paris, February 28. Corfu i Following the elec ion of tbe Prt sident of the Chamber, the Government candidate having got a tn»j >rity which wsk cons dered as too small, the Serbian Cabinet resigned, Paris, March 1, 6,20 pm. All over France the anniversary wa& celebrated
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    The Week’s Events.
    257 4 Thursday, March 7. Meeting of Chu ch W okors' Association, St. George'* Girls’ H >oae 10 a m. St. And es’s Presbyterian Church, Annual Business Meeting. 6 pm. Friday, March 8. Town Band, Esplanade. Saturday, March 9, Town Band, Golf Club. Buhday, March 01. Fourth Sunday in
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    “Liquid Sunshine.”
    736 5  -  [By Tom Wright] L quid buoshine” is tbs pretty phrase usf-d by the Datives here to de‘oribe a peculiar rain spray which falls frequently, o*us,n < such a regular occu'reoce of rainbows that one sentimental Udy writer has dubbed this Rainbow Land.’’ I rarely mias on aay daily
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    Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild.
    265 5 Penaito Women Wokxess. Amount previously acknowledged $6,531 68 Messrs, Adamson A Gilfillans 100 00 p M 10 00 B. A. H. 10 00 D. B. L. 2 00 H. G. 8. 2 00 K A. S. I°°o Mrs. Hyme 10.00 Mrs. J. Hogtn 10.00 Mrs Jameison
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    Malaria Carriers.
    606 5 [To THH Edito* of thi Strait» Tim»».] Sir, —Considering the important part plajed by malaria in tb ocuatry, the numbur of deaths for which it is directly responsible, and the large sums of money employers of labour are spending in order to reduce its severity, I need hardly
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    F. M. S. Civil Service.
    454 5 Writing to our Kuala Lumpur con ternpory and mentioning the tact that the Chairman of the Selangor branch of the F.M.S Chamber of Commaroa had recently pointed out the regrettable fact that the Iced Government did not show any great appreciation of the abilities of
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      THE WAR.
      474 6 [REUTER’S SERVICE.] Central Powers and Russia. Press C:mments cn Peace L mli n, Ma cn 6, 5 30 p.m, A cable fr< m Amsrnrd-m sf&tes that tbe conclusion of pnaoe wirh Runti* evoked no particular pxcitpmrnt in Berlin or elsewhere in Germany and press comments are up to
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays.) AT .THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price s Dally Local $3O pep annum. Outstatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: “ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Eoho) SB6. Printing Department 343. S.B. —411 bu«in«B«
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    WHAT THE NAVY IS DOING.
    1216 6 Sir Edc Geddes’ stitement on the Naval Es'imites contains some interesting and impottant information. Very properly, the First Lord pat the German raids on the Patrol aud the English coasts before his hearers in their true perspective as attempts by a blockaded force to ease
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    Tin.
    37 6 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $150, buyers no sellers, in Singapore (refined) at $150 50, business done, (250 tons sold) and in London at £319 spot and at £316 three months, i
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    M. A. P.
    997 6 Mr a W C. Michel!, wife of the Resident Councillo-, and her infant soa are expected back in Penang about the 19th icst Mr. A. Christiansen is out big game shooting in Selangor. He has got a lioence to shoot two full grown elephants in the mukim
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    975 6 The Eurasian Soldier, Tuesday's Free Frem to b« bold 11 > to-night Dy members of the Eura,, mumty to discuss resolution t£S a 0ln ment be again fktd to consider he atl0n of a Volunteer Corps f or Eor commends the wording of the TV' 10 well a.
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    THE BRITISH NAVY. ALLIED CO-OPERATION.
    1726 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] doom of the u-boat. 8UKE SHIELD OF THE ALLIES. STATEMENT BY FIRST LORD. LsDdon, March 5. 6 25 p.m. Sir Erio Gedde-, First Lord of the Admiralty, intrcducing the Naval Estimate in the House of Commonp, said that generally the caral warfare proceeded
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    Singapore News.
    161 7 Sequel to Motor CoMiton(Prom Our Own Correspondent^) Singapore, March 7. The aotion was begun yesterday of the suit instituted by Mr, A- Sarkies, of the Riffles Hotel, against the Nestle and Aoglc-Swiss Condensed Milk Company olaiming the sum of $825 for damage done by defendant’s motor-oar to plaintiff's
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    THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI.
    617 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] BIR DOUGLAS HAIG’S DESPATCH. Interesting Press Comments London, March 5. Most of the newspapers oomplain that Sir Douglas Haig's despatoh regarding the Battle of Cambrai affords insufficient material to apportion the blame; all declare that the British gains at Cambrai were greater than those
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    THE WAR AND THE FAR EAST.
    622 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Japanese Attitude London, March 5, 7 20 a.m. The Dail Mail states that the JspaneM intervention in Siberia may be expected t approach finality within the next twenty four hours. The Ambai adora in T< kio o' Great Britain, France and Italy
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    Rubber Still Rising.
    26 7 (From Our Own Correspondent-') London, March 4. The prioea in the London Rubber Mark* to-day were: Pale Orepe 2/5$ Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/5
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    RUMANIA AND THE CENTRAL POWERS.
    651 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] The Terms cf Peace. Amsterdam, Marob 5. A telegram from Sofia states that M. Ton'cheff, the Bulgarian peace delegate, who has returned from Bukhareßt for irstruotioni is regards the new questions which have arisen, stated in the Sobranja that the condicions which the
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    Outside.
    95 7 The following artiolea will be foand oi oar ontaide pagea Page». 3. —Honoara and Anthora. Old China New Tear. 4. —The Colony and the Croaa. The Week’* Events. French Consular Oablee. 5. —Malaria Carriera. F. M. 8. Civil' Service Qaeen Mary* Needle* work Guild. L qoid Saaahlne." 8. —Sunday
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    CENTRAL POWERS AND RUSSIA.
    668 8 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE ARTICLES OF THE TREATY. I Ginntny’s Draconian ConditionsLooion, March 4 7*25 p.m. A nth from Amsterdam states that n I Berlin offioaal message issues the text of the treaty between Germany, AuntrisrHangary, Balgaria and Turkey on the one hand and Ratal», on the
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    THE LETTERS OF LANSDOWNE.
    1195 8 [Bidtu’s TunnonAJM. i Dangerous SuggestionsLjodor, M<*ich 5, 8 20 a.m. L">rd Linsiowne 1q another letter to the Daily Telegraph thinks that Count Hertling's -pnech marks a perceptible advanoa in I discussion. In contains, firstly, a distinot I expression of the wish that responsible I representatives of
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    The “Trail of the Shadow” Opens at the “Empire.”
    244 8 The “Trail of the Shadow Opens at the “Empire.” "The Trail of the Sbadew a six aot M-t o whioh opens at the Empira to-night at 9 80 is a fine production. Sylvia Mason, (Eoarny Wehlen) who lives alone in the mountains, supports herself by making beadwork. Henry Hilliard, a
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    HAVAS SERVICE.
    553 8 THE QIJE -"IION OP AL3ACELOBRaiNE. Important Revelations. P*ris, March 6. Forty-seven years ago to-day the deputies of the uewly annexed Als*oe-Lorraiue departments made before the National Assembly at Bordeaux th ir bistorio protest their separation from the Motherland, France. Thia anniversary was made the occasion of national celebrations
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    ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
    193 8 Paris, March 6, 10 5 p.m. B?ing rather doubtful about the result of his great ffdosive General von Hmdenburg is feeling" the western line through repeated reconnoitring parties. Despite the employment of powerful material aod alao of the best trocp* the resultaand information obtained are out
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    Penang Rubber Auction.
    116 8 The undermentioned prices were realised tor rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys A Co. at their two Auction Sales held this wjek t Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 s7sto 84 per pioal Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 50 72 do TTasmoked Sheet No. I 57 64 do
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    Sunday Labour.
    1375 8 (To thb Editor or thr Strait t Echo.) Doar Sir, Restriction of Output of Rubber and cundat Labour. I should lik-» to correct a mistake which appears io at least two reports 1 have read of the.meetiog of the P.A M. held ia Peoang oo Tuesday 26 h
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    26 8 Feb. 4By balance $420 62 Mar. 4 Teoh Chaow Cheang (monthly) 2.00 Mir. 4 By balance 422.62 Amount previously acknowledged 32.***** Total ...$32,851.85
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    Shares.
    45 8 The following are tin alterations in Messrs. A. A. Anthony A Co Share List to day j Diebook Dredging, N L 12«. 6d. buyers md 13«. 31 sellers; M n/lembu Lida Syndicate, 10.80 tellers; Uia Piah Co, ♦1 30 bujers and $1 50 sellers.
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    February Rubber Crops.
    557 8 Biksp 14 700, Bttu Mating 15 058 Jong Linder 48 494, 34 630, P*rit Perak 10.3 10, C wjsoUdatnd 48 728, New Columbia 80,754, Ncllmsy 6,553 ibs. Assists will commence in Kuala Lumpur on Mood iy, Mtrch 11, before Mr. Jusnoe Earns haw, Tbere arasia ernes on
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    Freedom of the Seas.
    1088 9 of President Wilson’s state* meat of American peace aims before Congrrss minutely coincides with the Bulisb aim-i as pronounced by Mr. L'oyd George. Xu ooe important respect, bowtver, there is a d.ffereoce. Presiceut Will n declares tbat tbe United States is fighting f< r freedom of
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    Bukit Mertajam Cases.
    413 9 Our Bukit Meitaj«m correspondent, writing yesterday, s»ys: At the Bukit Mertsjnu Pdioe Court before Mr. G. A. Hereford on Wednesday a Barm's-* named Jawa was brought up o’* a charge of vagrancy by wandering abroad not having any visible means of subsistence As he bad been lo:ktd
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    The Manufacturers’ Life Insurance Company.
    348 9 L»st year’s resu'ts of the above Company’s world-wide activities are embodied in its tbirty-fi st annual repo t a copy of which bas sent ns bv tbe local agents, M ssis Guibri- Co. L f d. This rspoit -hows a recird of greater growth than
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    Scotland & France.
    941 10 Scotland France. the auld alliance. When the Soot’s housewife orders from her butober a jigot of mutton and serves it oooked. on an “ashet, M she is unoonao'ioua of any intention to use strange words of clearly French origin. When the Scotsman takes umbrage at his neighbour and proceeds to
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    A Spectator of The Revolution.
    918 10 Through the Russt.a.n Revolution.— Notes ot an Eye Witness, from March 1J to May 30, By Claude Anet. (Hutchinson, bs. net.) At the outbreak of tha Revolution M. (JiauGe Anet was representing tbe fttit far men in Fuitugrad. His present book aOuut it is m*miy
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    A Naval Outing.
    1855 11 «bile we were sitting smoking in Superstructure in the dinner-hour tbea t irtJa was mooted. Lofty, after tb lb jUh.t h. called-oar g.t.*'-U., ft*» 10 nt DAr ,g Of our engines lying at the ia >P° r !YLVdock vouchsafed bis opinion that aide of BtaQt was on
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    Religion After The War.
    242 11 Wbat, asks The Baltimore American will be the outcome, tor tee churches, ot .11 this world-w.de struggle Will they expenei.ce a renewal of inspiration an P®^ er will their sway ba shattered? The writer in this paper replies conhdently “Toe answer is to ba found ,in
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