Straits Echo, 3 April 1918

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    36 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, WEDNESDAY, brd APKiL, 193 8. Single Copy, lo cent». No. 77
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      1257 1 «.1 440 M3v J.H J--K t rs. r IF YOU WANT COMFORT GO TO THS I Undermentioned Garage For Brand New Car a for bir« day and night Telephone No 694. Telcftriphic Add e s: HOKIMTEIK. Motor car importers nnd largest deale<s in cylinder oil, petrol motor accessories. REPAIRS of
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      40 2 °4 >o 4 :,< 4 > 4 5< 4 :,< fltltiiftjlßß rs ITESUPPIE OF EVERY Momi Cases. Acetic Acid. English Tapping Changkols. Wire N ails. Cat (Brand) Axes. Box Strapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire KATZ OTHERS (Incorporated in Strains Settlements.) PENANG. LTD
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    Diseases of the Rubber Tree.
    486 3 The Malayan Tin and Rubb&r Journal for th* seoond half of lent month continuoa ita crusade «gainst the diseases that in Malaja afflict the iubber tree and states that the Manual report of the Central Perak Planters’ .Association for last jear strikes a new note
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    "Vital To Germany."
    434 3 Vital To Germany. THE LOST COLONIES. .StATMUKI BT Dm. Solv. Speaking in the Reichstag, H rr Stresets ann urged the retention of Belgium as a aieane of bargaining for the return of the German colonies. Dr. Self (Minister for the Coleniea)i replied that Germany had alwaya made it moat dear
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      269 3 ]VOTICB. LABOUR CODE» 1912» F*M*S« “Indian Immigration Fund Ordinance. 1911.” EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR tre hereby reminded that assessment TRANSLATION. «-turns for the preceding quarter muit h, Bent to the Office of the Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, during the month* on April, July, October and Forms for the return
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      13 3 For Ohildrea’a Hacking C**g h at Night Woods'* Groat Fippemint Oar« Ia« id
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      297 3 DCDn ac oCToflonopc IJ Nerves shaky? That is serious condition unless you are well along in y«ars. It often precedes a severe nervous breakdown. The best tonic for the nerves is a good supply of rich red blood. 3 Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People are a non-alcoholic tonic
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    Market Prices.
    299 4 Pmu-ua, Apbil 3, 1918. Buur- cU Soup per catty 22 Roast 38-40 Steaks 38 Stew or Curry Meat Rump Steak 88 40 Ox Tail each 40 Tongue 80 —60 Feet Heart Liver per catty 45—50 Fillet of Beef 70 Pork per catty 60—62 with fat 40-45 Pig’s Head
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    Romance of Shipbuilding.
    1706 4 [Reuter's Telegrams.] AMERICA’S FINE RESPONSE. To Allies’ Chief Need London, March 30, 6.20 p.m. Mr. Harley, Chairman of the United Spates Shipping Biard, delivered a a important speech before the National Marine League of the United States last night at Delmonico’s Restaurant in New York, giving a
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    Havas Service.
    444 4 THE BATTLE OF THE WAR, Enemy’! Huge Losses* Paris, March 31, 1 p,m. In the lobby of the French Chamber of Deputies, M. Abrami, Uoder-Saeretary of State for Pensions, said that not even the Generali who witnessed the battles of the Somme and Vardan saw so many corpses.
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      125 4 for sale 1 Ses.goiug M(tor Launch “Kitty Watt*” 45 feet by 10 feet. Draft 5 feet.O.k and Elm English built 1910. Wolverine engine. Speed nine knots. Apply Secretary, Burma Shill Cot Ltbi 70, Phajre Btieet. Rangoon, Telegrams Burmoya Rangoon Cocoanut Plantation and Building Site. FOR SALE. A VALUABLE COCOANUT PLANTATION
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      899 4 SITUATION WANTEDP INKETTE THE TINY LAXATIVES S do not wear out their effect before accomplishing their work of correcting constipation, because they do not overstimulate the bowels. They «Mist nature so gently that the action is regular and thorough, yet without gripping. 1 hey put the liver, atemach and bowela
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    The Russian Situation.
    646 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] In the Black Sea. London, April 2, 8.15 a.m. There is fierce fighting in the districts of Batoum and Kars. A la ge army of Armenians and Georgians has been formed and is opposing the Turks who are attempting the occupation which was proviied by
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    A WEEK’S WARRING.
    1196 5 SEMI-OFFICIAL REVIEW. f THE GREAT BATTLE IN FRANCE. The following semi-official military review of operations for the week ended March 28 1 is sent out by the Foreign Office and reaches us through the military authorities in Singapore t THE EASTERN CAMPAIGNS. Palestine and MesopotamiaEvents on fronts
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    Taiping News.
    177 5 Our correspondent writps: During April last year Mrs. Burugb, alias Dastan Katija, alleged to bea lady doctor, claimed $2,000 from the F M S Railways for the loss of money, jewellery and clothing of this value while travelling between Tampin and Johore Bahrn, but as he: claim appeared
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    Food Prices.
    123 5 ;To Thu Editou of The Strait* Echo Sir, Things are daily growing worse and worse. Potatoes, the normal price of which *8 eight cents per catty, is now at fortyfire cents in the loc i markets acd difficult to obtain even at this absurd figure. Many other necessaries
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    Penang Golf Club.
    108 5 Tbe result of the Electric Competition oyer 9 holes, which was played for daring the Eister H©todays, was as follows C. G. May 34-1 =33 E. A. Davies 39—6=33 V. G. Ezeobiel 37—2=35 C. H. Samuel 39—4=35 C, C. Rogers 86 so =36 G. A Carm chael
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    Electric Polyscope.
    71 5 Showing tei “Goddess” The films screened last night at the above show included the commencing episodes of the "Goddess a master eerial of thrills and sensation so Supporting Films included two new chapters of “Gloria Romance "The Anglers” (a fine Keystone comedy that made tbe audience rock with
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    To-day's Band Programme.
    46 5 The following programme of music will be played at the Esplanade to-day at 5 p.m.:— 1 Selection Ernani Verdi 2 Polka Run Wild June* 3 Selection The Lily of Kilarney Godfrey 4 Walts Sweet Vows Boeder i March Off to the Races Heating
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      457 5 St. George.” Tbe Anna»] M-e'ing of Subscribers to the sbftva wilt he held in the Pf-narg Cricket Club at 6.45 p w, «f»«r Drill) on Monday, 8ih day of Ap.il, 1918 Business To piss the acaouuts for 1917. To f• »r celebrating St. Geo f g«*’s Diy, 1918. To appoint
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Snndays tad public holiday*.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 50, Beach Street, Penang. Price Dally Local $BO per annum. Outatation Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Poet Free) $lB per annum. Cable Addreea: "ECHO PENANG.’ Telephone Noe. (Eoho) »80. Printing Department 383. M.B.—A U bu.inM. communication,
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    THE EDUCATION REPORT.
    1438 6 The Hon. Mr. H. W. Firmstone’s report on education in the Colony is to band—and it is tie report for the year 1916! We should describe it as somewhat belated and, with no desire to be unduly critioal, we are constrained to say that if the whole
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    M. A. P.
    873 6 Mr. Boon Ep, a well known Ipoh footballer, and probably one of the best extreme left forward that has played in Ipoh for some time «left on Sunday afternoon for Penang on transfer.—T.O.Jf. e e e The relations of the late Nonia Quah Say Ean beg through
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    Tin.
    29 6 t»lut Quot&tioaa. iUq D 2K ,l,ir E fi,ied) i§ q oted hBre to d *J 9149.25, business dons, in BinaaDors (reined) at $149.60, buyers no sellers 8 P
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1042 6 The Case ol Mr. Cheng Teik, A.tfiougb the charges of arson arising out of the fire at the Kbie Heng Bee Rum Mill are still before the Court as we write, Mr. L m Cheng Teik has been discharged and the case as it affects him is legitimate
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      195 6 «8 «3 •I it Hb( PRITCHARD and Company, Limited, Sports Department I New Delivery of Sporting Goods. Tennis Rackets by the Best Makers. g* Foireeter's,” Slazenger’s,” “Davie V’ “Prosser's,” from *9 to (22.50 each. Tennis Posts of Wood and Steel. The *\Aome,” Polished Pine Posts, with Guy Ropes, Pegs and
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    THE greatest battle
    3922 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] allied line intact VAST GERMAN PREPARATIONS TOR A SECOND BLOW STORIES OF HEROISM. Rwiew of Situation. Pnblio Confidence Increased London, April 2, 7.20 a-m. Thu comparative lull on the battle front ii interpreted as covering the p-eparatioa of fresh German blows but the fact mast
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    Outside.
    61 7 The following articles will be found ea our outside pages 3. —Diseases of the Rubber Tree. Vital to Germany." 4. —Telegrams. 8. —Obinose Marriage Law. Tin Outputs. Vital Statistics. The Obartered Bank. The Kbie Hong Bee Fire. 5—A Week’s Warring. Taiping News. Food Prices. Penang Golf Gleb. To-day’s Band
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    THE “KHIE HENG BEE” FIRE.
    5156 8 FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. Mb. Lim Cheng Tub Dibbhaboid. The Polio* Court wu again orowded yesterday afternoon when the hearing was reanmed of the preliminary enquiry before Mr. 8- H. Langaton into the ohargea againat Lim Cheng Teik, Ng Sen Fait, Karim, Koh Sni Ho and Poonaya
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    March Rubber Crops.
    196 8 Straits 134,000, Penang 78.000, Tali Ayer 24,450, Kuban* 45 000, Bagan Berai 13,500, Bat«k K'bit 23.000, Stiawan 13,815. SuDeti Patani 11,000 lbs. According to an Indian paper the daily rations in the German prisoners’ camp at Ahmednagar (India) comprise ;llb bread, 4 b potatoes, 6 ca meat
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    Chinese Marriage Law.
    539 8 [To Tib Editor of the Strait» Echo 1 Sir, In spite of my resolution to take no □mice of the unseemly personalities of anonymous ervr nespon dents,whose peevishness ever tne movement for the Begistraticn of ■Chinese Marriages appears to "have extinguished their courtesy and sense of humour,
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    Vital Statistics.
    74 8 The following is the health statement of the lenang Municipality for the week ending March 23, 1918 {Male 35 h > 56 Female 21J Death rate 27.35 per mille per annum compared with 26-37 in the preceding week and with 36,90 in the corresponding week ef last year.
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    The Chartered Bank.
    108 8 Half Yaar’a Dividend. The Manager of the Penang branch of the Chartered Bank advises us that he is ■n receipt of cabled advico from the bead <ffic9 that at the approaching Annual General Meeting of shareholders in London the Directors will recommend that a dividend be declared
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    Tin Outputs.
    128 8 The particulars of the .outputs from tha following companies for the month of Marsh ISH 8 were K.munting Tia Dredging Ltd.—Piculs d3O; Hours run 626 Yasds treated 68,000; sl2*loo* oUt P at *28,863; Cost of mining Coeuderiang Tin Dredging Ltd. Dredge—,B 300 i Hours.tun 524; Yards treated 77,000;
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    SHARES,
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    A Great imperialist.
    1254 10 VOICE FROM THE GRAVE. Ideal or Fablic Snnvion, Some souths before Lord Gray died he ssn warned by hi» doctor that he had not un g to live The desire came to him to ns these last months in bequeathing a message to his fellow countrymen Weak
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    The “Wolf."
    637 10 TRIALS OP*CAPTIVES. London, Feb. 28. A representative of the Australian Press Association secured interviews with aome of the passengers from the Igot a Mondi, whioh fell a victim to the German raider Wolf Mr. Tnomas Rees, first officer of the Wairuna. said that when his ship was captured
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    Singapore Commerce.
    558 11 Pbbss Opinion. A Singapore contemporary comments at ‘ome length on the speech delivered by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at the recent annual meeting whioh reviewed the trade of the southern settlement during 1917. It mentions that Mr. Cook's virtues of commission were equalled by those
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    German Agents.
    349 11 Anothb* Guta Discovbbbd, London, March 1, A Paris massage states that five persons have been arrested on suspicion of espionage They include Buzy Dephy (actress), latelv appearing with Madame Sarah Bernhardt. Dephy occupied a sumptuous flat- The charge recall* the condemnation of Mata Hari, the dancer. The ease
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      771 11 notice of sale. Auction Mart. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION On Wednesday, 10th April, 1918. AT 11 A.M. At the Archway of Logan’i Building», Peach Street, Penang. TH n FOLLOWING PROPERTY: T All that piece of land messuages and 1 ‘‘“t.(situate at Thien Tek Road Btbe North Kaßt DiBtrict
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      2375 11 jPENANG AUCTION MART. BY ORDER OF THE RECEIVERS Appointed by the Supreme Court oi the Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. IN SUIT J 913 No. 389. BETWEEN QJAH ENG HEOH and KHOO SIT CHEANG Plaintiffs AND TAN SIEW KIM, the Administratrix of the Estate of KHOO SIT HOE, deceased, KHOO
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