Straits Echo, 6 April 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THB FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. $3O Per Annum. PENANG, SATURDAY, 6th APRIL, 1918, Single Copy, lO cent». No. 80.
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      32 2 ESTATE SUTUE OF'EVERY Momi Cases. Acetic Acid. English Tapping Knives, Changkols. Wire Nails. Cat (Brand) Axes. Box Strapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire KATZ OTHERS (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) PENANG. 9 LTD >
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    Idling As An Art.
    1231 3  -  (Bt Filson Youua.) Malaga. I thought I knew something about idleness and the art of doing nothing before I came to Spain. A very short time in the Basque province and in Madrid showed me that I had been mistaken. But it was not until I
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    Our Macedonian Orderly.
    748 3 A Study in Slimness. Our Macedonian orderly is'a small boy who looks about eight aud is really, I imagine 10 or 11 years old. He anawera, indifferently. to the names of Johnny, James, George, and Mr. Venizelos, but is usually known as the Squeaker. He carries papers
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      2471 3 PENANG AUCTION MART. BY ORDJKR OF THE RECEIVERS Appointed by the Supreme Court of ihe r Straits Settlements. SETTLEMENT OF PENANG. in SUIT 3913 No. 389. BETWEEN QUAH ENG HEOH and KHOO SIT CHEANG Plaintiffs TAN SIEW KIM, the Administratrix of the Estate of KHOO SIT HOE, deceased, KHOO CHOON
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      88 3 Chamberlain's Ceagh Remedy. When yon bare a bad oold job want a remedy that will not only give relief, but effect a prompt and permanent cure, a remedy that ie pleasant to take, a remedy that contains nothing injurious. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy meets all tbsse requirements. It acts on nature’s
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      12 3 For Children’! Hacking Cengh at Night Woods'* Great Peppermint Onre It, W,
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    The Hawarden Habit.
    1068 4 BRITISH StATBBMR:* AT HoMB. It ia a cu'i ;Ub feature of modprn English statesmanship that i f baa spp.r nt!y oeased to live id a house. The proposition may be stat'd in exactly opposite terms, but, even so, will prove true. We might say that the modern
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    France.
    1040 4 Not Bl*d White i'r. Edward Price Bell is the doyen of the United states newspaper correspondent* in England A native of Indiana he has represented the Chicago Daily Newt in London co tinuously since 1900 Be recently made a tour of France and he re cords his views in
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      384 4 WHITEA W A Y'S FOR HARD WARE. I Cutlery department. All our Table'Cutlery of the best Sheffield guaranteed.' quality. r mmW* 1 BMIISH MADE fP• n it! .1* JL TABLE Cutlery FORD and MEDLY’S Sheffield table cutle>y, made of fine»t steel blade with xylonite fast handle, guaranteed to wear well.
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      51 4 It Sells. Cbumberl.iu’g CoQ h R 8t J elhD,? oll2h “cdicine in rhe world to-d»y because it doea exactly what 1 ren..d, i. ppo d to 2’ T t „Vr,t o; «gh bj caring the cold, nod doM it ilj and effectually. For s e bv pemaries and dealer*. by
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    Dangerous Buildings.
    784 5 Municipal Prosecutions Mr, S, H. Liogaton was occupied during the greater part of this morning in bearing cases brought by the Municipality through Mr. Rutherford, Building Inspector, against people failing to comply with nuisance notions requiring, them to take down or properly secure their houses. The first case
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    Tin Outputs.
    74 5 The output and profits from the Kramat Pulai, Limited, for the month of Mareh were From the Mine—Output Dressed Ore, 225 piculs Estimated Profit $15,000. From Tributori —Output Dressed Ore, 327 piculs; Estimated Profit $9,500. The output of the Menglembn Lode Syndicate, Ltd., for the month of March
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    To-day's Band Programme.
    55 5 The following programme of music will be played at the Golf Club to-day at 5.45 p.m.:— 1 Election Three Little Maids Rubers 2 Quadrille The Sultan of Mooba Riviere 3 Reminiscence Of the Plantation Chambers 4 Waltz The Chocolate Soldier Strauss 5 Sohottiache Marie Stuart Fruhling 6
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    The Basket Dance.
    867 5  -  [By Tom Weight]. Bssaarg—in the European rather than tha Asiatic sense—are ineffectual as means i to benefit a Fund. They are not popular, except among the so-called self-styled Workers and the greater part of the money taken goes in expenses. Suoh other devices of a related order
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    Eastern Produce Exchange.
    126 5 At the Eastern Produce Exchange 223rd, Auction Sale the following prices were obtained: Per picul Diamond Smoked Fair From 159 to $B4 Diamond Uqsmpked 54 to 56 Plain Unsmoked 49 to 57 Borap Crepe Fair 32 to 36 Pressed Untreated Scrap lt 15 to 23 41.656 lb.
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      375 5 T W TrWffmmTTTW??T«?T?WWTWW'?f???|| Theatre Proprietor H J, A. holm. Manager: thomas shaft th t %y ■fr* w A FILM WITH VIGOUR AND VIM HEART THROBS FOR THE WOMEN EXPRESS ACTION FOR THE MEN THE GOLD SEAL FEATURE WITH Voilct Mercsean and Harry Be h*m |"SOULS UNITED If f Supporting Excellent
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      754 5 I TOWN HALL AT B P.M. it: t THE MALAY BOYS OF THE FREE SCHOOL PRESENT: ’M: UR UCU'J WJWJUU “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.” (IN MALAY.) ua; ul: a c at: ml- ac ac ip.- mu IN AID OF THE RED TRIANGLE HUT FOR CHINESE LABOUR CORPS. I ON FRIDAY,
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    The Straits Echo.
    97 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price Dally Liocal 130 per annum. Outatatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: "ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 6861 Printing Department 343. N. R. —All business
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    SOFT STILLNESS.
    2395 6 11 Be herd, my brothers, be hard,” wrote that much-maligned and much-misunder-stood, but very stimulating, philosopher Friedrioh Nietssche and certainly there are times when a touch of this quality in the writer for the publio press is infinitely preferable to the soft stillness” wbiob, as Shakespeare says, becomes”
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1002 6 Hoarding Food One of the most remarkable instance! of hoarding food is related by Jack London in one of his inimitable short stories, This is a tale of the Klondyke during the gold rush and describes with great vividness the awful adventures and hardships of one of the
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      84 6 WHO SAID “RATS!” There ere No Rats, where our celebrated BREAK-BACK Rat“ Traps ere ustd. CERTAIN! CLEAN! CHEAP! PER DOZEN SINGLE $5.50 nett. 50 cents. '.•if f■ KENC CO., PENANG A IPOH 9 NEW SHIPMENT OP Tri-scooped and Round Bodied RICKSHAWS. INSPECTION INVITED AND ENQUIRIES SOLICITED, Prices on Application. THE
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    THE GREAT BATTLE.
    1912 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Oife»s*vi2 Resumed. Fosition Before Amiens London, April 5, 12 20 pm. It not yet ole*r whetter the ew h.ittle nmouots to a resumption really of the big (ffensire r a series of hammer blows similar to those tbi Oermans delivered many waeks after the failure
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    THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
    663 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Loan From German Banks. London, April 5, 7.20 s.m. The Daily Mail’t Petrograd correspondent ssys that it is reported that an assooia* tion of German banks offered the Govern* ment a loan of a thousand million roubles guaranteed by the revenues from the Northern and
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    HAVAS SERVICE.
    791 7 Enemy Peace Offensive, COUNT CZERNIN’S "LIE.” Paris Press Comments I i Paris, April 4n Begirding the declarations of Count Csarnin and tha denial by M. Cletnenoeau, Le Tempt writes ‘Quite no one will be aurprised by this denial and no one will take exception to its vigorous form,
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    Tin.
    36 7 Latest Quotation. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $149 78, bnaioess done, in Singapore, (rt fined) at $150.50, busiopss done, (85 tons sold) and in London at £316 spot and at £3lO three months.’
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    Parcels from Home.
    54 7 Delayed and Lost It ia officially stated that parcels (or the Straits Settlements posted in the United Kingdom between December 26 and January 3 have been seriously delayed an rouis and have not yet reaohed Panang. Paroela (or the Straits Settlements posted between January 29 and Febnary
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    PENANG SHARE MARKET.
    789 7 MES3R3. LEAN CO.’S REPORT. I Lean A Co. say in their Weekly Market Report, dated April 5 Owing to the interruption caused to busiIness by the Easter holidays and the time it takes for the market to Bottle down again I there is nothing to report for
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    Outside.
    75 7 The following articles will be (eusd on our ontaide pages 3. —ldling As An Art. Our Macedonian Orderly. 4. —The Hawarden Habit. France. 5. —The Basket Danoe. Eastern Produce Exchange, Dangerous Buildings. To-day’s Band Programme. Tin Outputs, 8. —Kuala Sidim Bobber. The Assiaes. Oburoh Services. Soldiers and Slackers.” Chinese
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    CHINESE MARRIAGE LAW.
    1546 8 THE REFORMER3* PETITION. The fallowing ia tho text of the petition which Mr. Cheah K*e Ee and his friends are forwarding to Hia Excellency the Governor i Penang, March 1918. Hia Excellency Captain Sir ARTHUR EVELYN YOUNG, G. C M G. f Governor and Commander-In-Chief of the
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    Belgian Relief Fund.
    28 8 March 4 By Balance 422.62 April 3. By Teoh Cheow Cheang “monthly” 2.00 April 3. Bv Bilance 424.62 Amount previously acknowledged 32,429 23 $32,853 85
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    March Rubber Crops.
    236 8 Perak Riv»r Valley (tapping stopped), Ekmanggol 7.076, Ju<-u 6,000, Kong Ire (Perak) 680, Sunsei Gettah 2,330, Alma 22 800, Bukit. Toh AUng 10 338, Shanghai Klebaog 9 952, Kota B-throe 33,801, Sungei 5 Duri 16,928 Cbrmor U-iited 15,126, Shanirbai M-ilay 14.110, Ayer Tawah 22.000, Cluny 10 869,
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    Kuala Sidim Rubber.
    376 8 Directors* Refort. Following ia the report-of the Directors of tbe Euala Sidim Rubber Co., Ltd., to be presented at the ninth annual general meeting which will be held at the Chamber of Commerce, Penang, on April 13 at 11 30 a.m Management. —Mr. Ledeboer resigned the Managership
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    The Assizes.
    562 8 Woman on Murder Charge. 1 The baaing was proceeded with before 1 Mr, Just 03 Ebden at the. Singapore Assizes on Wednesday afternoon of the charge of murder against Chan Slew Yin, a Chinese noma, for causing the deith of her seven-year-old stop-son, Tei Ah Bih, by throwing
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    Estate Assistants.
    1011 8 [To THi Editor of the Malay Mail Sir, —la my former communication directing the attention of your readers to the inadequacy of the aversg) assistant's salary, it was my intention to avoid as far as possible the toaobing of debatable ground, and to make each statements as would
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    “Soldiers and Slackers."
    533 8 Uoder the above beading the Strati» Time» says < —Surely, in the face of what is happening, we should make another effort locally to determine whether all that is possible is being done to render help, tiome strong views were put before us recently by a gentleman
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    ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, PENANG.
    99 8 Jfril 7, 1st Sunday after Easter. 8 00 s.m. Matins 8- a.m. Holy Communion 5- p.m. Children’s Seryioe 6- p.m. Evensong Hymn 125 Psalm CIII Hopkins 212 Magnificat Hopkins 50 None Dicnitfcis Tonus Pcregrinus Hymns 498, 137 and 140 On Wednesday, 10-00 a.m. Matins and Litany
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    The Week's Events.
    88 8 Saturday April 6 i Cricket—E a planade< Football—S.Xß.C, v». Kennedy 00., i S.X.L Ground. S Sunday, April 7, First After Easter. Penang Volunteers, Field Operations. (Compulsory.) Monday, April 8. Town Band, Esplanade 1 St. George”, Annual Meeting, P.C O. 6 45 p m. Tuesday, April 9. Municipal
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      78 8 Good article* recommend themselves, their value causes the public to nk for them and not be satiated with a substitute That ia why WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE has so increased in favour during the 20 years and moss it has been sold. It ia a medicine put forward aa a
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      491 8 WANTED TO BUY. A 217 BE\M SCALE for weighing Tin* Mast he secant-?. Reply stating price to No. 77. c/o Strait* Echo. SITUATION WANTED. ENGLISHMAN, 45, married With family, as a planter. Surveyor or Engineer—Speaks Tamil and Malay. Wtlling to go to any oolony or healthy locality. Surveys of Estates
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    SHARES
    2285 9 I o 0 Dividand. vs Kimbi if of ft, -fi P e k Capital. ■barn isaaed. 1 nd ft) 0 a 0-8 D n* ‘3 Uit flmam•ial year. far «arrant 7*“ Iiai s K 0 m s a m 1 1 1 RVBBER—BBLLAR SHARE». 8 ots. 8 ots ill*
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      508 9 SPECIAL OFF A a OF ESTATE SUPPLIES A REQUISITES A (.;D building materials. Orders now being book-d at lowest market prices. Onij goods of best quality aM I in original packing §tocke<3. Goods ar? actually in stock in quantities; this enables ua to execute orders same daj as received. Send
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    A Tommy’s Otter.
    1328 10  -  (By J. C. Bristow Noble I mvef s*v/ a trrj>o ho man »nimal tb»n t that Gtter,” laid the man in kbakr, that it < if I leave ou* of my reckoning certain donkey, and he wasn’t human at alt; be wat superhuman,” "Well,” he oontinaed," while
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    The German League For Polygamists.
    722 10 The followicg should interest Mr. Cheah Eee Eei Further information concerning the League reported to have been formed by a number of medical and scientific men in Qermany for the encouragement of polygamy has recently been furnished by M. van der Elute, a Dutch journalist
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      11 10 Per Children’s Hacking Congh at Mght Great Peppermint Cere la, €d,
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    Reconstruction and Religion.
    1913 11  -  (By P rincipal Forsyth.) When we ask those who press immediate reconstruction, and who are more interested in the next thing than in the fundamental thing, what shape or turn it should take, we hare various answers. Some teem with new programmes and organisations of the social
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      742 11 ATOTTCH is hereby given that Messrs liang Lee and Company carrying on business as Manufacturers Agents and I Genral Merchants at Beach Street, Penang in the Straits Settlements and at Kuala Lumpur in the. Federated Malay States are the Bole Proprietors of the Trade Mark represented above in respect of
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