Straits Echo, 17 April 1918
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Title Section35 1918-04-17 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, WEDNESDAY, 17th APlilL, 1918. Single Copy, lO cents. No. 89.35 words
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Advertisement1134 1918-04-17 1 ?.irA-»2«Aiw i fT» 4i»i V'.\ m 1« ri i\r> I* «•v Nk4.l ‘I «KSJI •»«a M IF YOU WANT COMFORT GO TO THK Undermentioned Gara'ge For Brand New C*r* for hire j* day and night I Telephone No 694. Telegraphic Address HOK1MTEIK. Motor car importers and largest dealers in cylinder1,134 words
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Advertisement68 1918-04-17 2 >•-> <*s *>'&;& 3&35! ii JB% smw OF EVERY Momi Cases. Acetic Acid. English Tapping Changkols. Wire Nails. Cat (Brand) Axes. Box Strapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) PENANG. 4* A' > > /V A *&ssi 7'ks. A s n V A Mi <r A aw68 words
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Article1482 1918-04-17 3 The OkphaN. To be an orphan, To be fated to be an orphan, How bitter is this lot Wden my father and mother were aliveI used to tide in a carriage. With four fiae hor#*s. But when they both died, My brother and sister-in-law Sent me out to1,482 words
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Advertisement1105 1918-04-17 3 DCDncDncDC Home leave overdue X DCD n Tiipre are many people with home leave long overdue, still pre- to carry-on indefinitely if their health allows them. P ar< But unless they protect themselves they will pay the price in og> broken sleep, over-tired nerves and low spirits, in anaamht, nP1,105 words
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Advertisement50 1918-04-17 3 Do not allow yonrsell to become a victien to recnrring Favor, There is a sure remedy at band in WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE. a tfu’y marvelous apeoiflo in all condition* I (t fever and internal oomplainti. It ia acid i by Dispensaries and Storea everywhere at' 80 cen'a per bottle.50 words
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Advertisement512 1918-04-17 3 A GREAT QUEEN And A Great Tbnic Iron Jelloids. V.lr 11 I? 5 QUEEN ELIZABETH. Fain would I climb but that I fear to fall'* wrote A nleigh on a window pane in Queen Elizabeth's presence Th*.Great Queen wrote thereunder r—“If thy heart fail thee, why then climb at all.’*512 words
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Article945 1918-04-17 4 Th* Pboducx izr 1917. The market review* issued annually by the leading Mincing Lane brokers are always worth readn g; this year they naturally attract alt nti m because of the p e- n depression in the prioe of raw rubber. For several years past the foreoasts made in945 words
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Article895 1918-04-17 4 INVE8IMENT TRUST OF MALAYA Kbpokt m 1917. The Managing Committee's report and statement of accounts for the period «oded 31st December 1917. for presentation at the first annual general meeting of shareholder* of the War Loans Investment Tru»t of Malays, to be held at the registered < ffioe895 words
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Article300 1918-04-17 4 Pum.no, Afbil 17, 1918. Bubf— ei4 i I I Soup per catty 20 I Roast 88 II Fteak* 38 j Stew or Curry Meat 24 Rump Steak 88 Ox Tail eaoh 35 Tongue it I Feet 11 Heart 85 I Liver per catty 45 Fillet of Beef 75300 words
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Advertisement366 1918-04-17 4 Whiteaway’s Penang. LadieS F Foot*«r. J* W e in Footwear for Ladies in a great variety of styles, and can s assure our customers that our Shoes will bear comparison with any market in quality of material used, in style and iu durability THE “FLEXIBLE" BRAND. sis. Ladies’ Black Patent366 words
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Advertisement44 1918-04-17 4 V> njr it {feUa. OhunfaerUia's Co.gh *emedy i. the Urge*! wiling oo.gb medicine in the world to-dnj becauw it doe. exactly whet i cough remedy 11 anpposed to do. It stopa the eengh by oynng the cold, ami doe. it .peed 1,7 1 144 words
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Advertisement192 1918-04-17 4 for SALE. 8e..goiog Motor L»nob "Kittr Will.» 45 feet by 10 feet. 7 1 .91«'*“ w d Elnl *»««•!> bailt knot'. W <l 8 f**i ">o. Apply Secretary, Bokma 8h«ll Co, Ltd, 70, Phayre 8ireet, Rangoon, Telegram» Burmoya Rangoon MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Commissioners of George Town Penang, hereby invite separate192 words
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Article723 1918-04-17 5 i The C*lcut f s pip rs continue to devota outsiderable attention to the question of the l T*lue of quinine in malaria. A medical man 1 writes that it 19 roost gratifying to him that members of the ludian Medical Service are i slowly coming forward723 words
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Article85 1918-04-17 5 Trnnis Toubnahbkt. The following tie has been fixed to be played on Thursday, 18th April i Double Handicap A (Final) (unfinished) —Tiang Lat and Hooi Hye—3o er Sin Earn and Caoon Lim +l5 2. Tbe following tie ba9 been fixed to be played on Friday, 19th April:—85 words
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Article33 1918-04-17 5 The Output of Kampoog Kamunting Tin Dredging, Limited, for the first half of April was:—Hours run 581; Cubic Yards treated 76 600; Total Piculs 369 60; Realised on sale $30,156 83.33 words
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Article122 1918-04-17 5 A. ride baa been arranged (or Sunday morning. Meet at D*to Kramat Gardena at 7 s.m. and finish at Ayer i£*ja.h. The meeiiog of the War Council at Versa! lee took place after dejeuner in the Hd el Trianon, where the military representatives of the four Powers122 words
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Article402 1918-04-17 5 A indent wnfes I wonder if it has ever occurred to any Btraiis Echo readers that a man s life is brimful of crosses and temptations Lit us reason it out. He into this world, whether or no he likes it, and is just pushed eff the402 words
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Article245 1918-04-17 5 [To Thu Editor or thr Straitt Echo Sir, With reference to remarks in your issue of 13th. April with regard to the Kedah Second Lottery, lam forwarding herewith oopias of telegrams which passed between tbe Hon. Treasurer and a certain Chinese business man. Our books show that245 words
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Article86 1918-04-17 5 We are very pleased to be able to publish the following list of collections made by the British Agent, Trengganu, in aid of the Red Cro§9 Funds H- H. the Sultan of Trengganu... $2,000.00 H. H the R*j* Muda 500 00 Holders of Concessions 700 0086 words
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Article71 1918-04-17 5 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ending Marsh 30,1918 {Male 25} f Female 22 Death rate 22 95 per mille per annum compared with 27-35 in the preceding week and with 33.47 in the corresponding week of last year. -i. Nationality.71 words
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Advertisement358 1918-04-17 5 -’I •HB F moire Theatre •H 8 Proprietor H J A holm. Manager: THOMAS SHAFT IT Marie WalcampT F r 0 The Dashing Screen Actress I N The Indian’s Lament <lt> IWiof f <»4-.»4, A GOLD SEAL 5 ACT FEATURE. THE FUGITIVE IMPORTANT FEATURE WITH IN hI* M f n358 words
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Advertisement648 1918-04-17 5 Penang Sales Room. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION High class Household furniture 'Piano Horse aud Trap etc. Single and double iron bedsteads, teak wardrobes, Dressing tables, almirtb?, marble top wash stands, dinning tablp, Rattan and bentwood furniture, glass, crockery and B R. ware cooking store, tsnuis net and poles,648 words
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Article, Illustration99 1918-04-17 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public ball days,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price s Dally Looal $BO per annum. Outatatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO^PENANG.” Telephone Noe. (Eoho) see. Printing Department 543, M. B.— All99 words
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Article1298 1918-04-17 6 Some years ago when the Iooal Goveinment opened its oampaigu for undermining the independence of the local judiciary wa drew attention to the exceptionally dangerous nature of the power which was placed in the hands of the Governor by enabling him to decide and determine1,298 words
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Article1026 1918-04-17 6 Mr. Teo Tiang 8wee, Chief Interpreter of I the Supreme Court, goes on leave for two months from to-day and Mr. Huh Lye Quee j takes his place until he returns* ST. f Mr. Justioe Edmonds, whose death at Malacca is reported at length on page 81,026 words
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Article1011 1918-04-17 6 Penang’s Potato Famina. A subBCiiber writes to ssy that he oannm fathom the mystery of the present pout famine in Penang. Until quite recently tha Food Controller at the nameless restaurant at which he lunches used to allow two well grown tubers as a midday ration. Last week1,011 words
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Advertisement83 1918-04-17 6 PRITCHARD Co., Ltd., PENANG. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE Imperial Typewriter MPWIAI Pc $135 NETT. BRITISH AND BEST. Tlie machine that has the high priced typewriter a fad. made writer o 3 O CJ u O ha CERTAIN REMEDY fl FOR D ouROWIJ BAST! i and BLACK THREAD •Recommended by all83 words
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Article2656 1918-04-17 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Episodes of an Epic Fight, At Neuve EglUeLondon, April 16, 4.40 a.m. The brilliant performances of the British gainst overwhelming hordes of Germans continue to form the theme of correspendents’ narratives. It appears that Neuve Eglise was not taken by assault but by artillery fire2,656 words
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Article718 1918-04-17 7 [Riutkr’b TuLBOEA.M8.] GOVERNMENT CONCESSIONS. Labonr Ministers and Premier. London, April 16, 1,15 a.m. The Labour Ministers’ interview with Mr. Lloyd George had satisfactory results. There is no crisis. The reported resignations are unfounded. A Home Rule Bill is being prepare! very rapidly by a sub-committee, including Messrs,718 words
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Article21 1918-04-17 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day st 9153.75. business done, in Singapore (refined) st 9154, buyers no sellers.21 words
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Article672 1918-04-17 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Civil Service Exemptions. London, April 15, 6.10 p.m. In the Hoise of Commons Sir Auckland Gcddes stated that the Government wis determined to enforce the principle that no man over the present military age should be taken for service if the situation could b 3672 words
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Article71 1918-04-17 7 The following articles will be feund on our outside pages 3.—Chinese Poems. 4—Rubber, War Loans, B,—The New Chief of the General Staff. Death of Mr. Justice Edmonds. A Week's Warring. Ireland. The Week’s Erents. s.—Quinine and Malaria, Tin Output. Chinese Recreation Club. Penang Hunt Club. Philosophy By Amelia. Kedah71 words
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1051 1918-04-17 8 From noiliUrj point of view, which is all this article Is concerned with, too much has b-€b m*de of Sir William Robertson's resignation, which may bare bad personal intert it for some people, but will have no influence either on our war policy1,051 words
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Article1396 1918-04-17 8 BuDDBN DEATH IN MALACCA. News was received here to-day of the sudden death of Mr. Justice R. C. Edmonds which took place in Malacca yesterday evening from heart failure about half an hour after he rose from the Bench, Mr. Justice Edmords. who was a barrister-at-law of1,396 words
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Article283 1918-04-17 8 Boeing that Ireland (more’s the pity perhaps) was to schemes of partition, temporary or otherwise—the chief hope of the Nationalists who consented to enter the Convention must have been that of pierciae the bloc of the representatives of Ulster Protestantism. Thus there was the possibility that divisions would show283 words
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Article116 1918-04-17 8 Wednesday, April 17. Town Bind, E pLr.ade. Tennis Match, S. X. R C vs. P. R. C. Esplanade. Thursday, April 18. Parit Perak Rubber Co., Ltd,, Ordinary General Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 12.15 p.m. Friday. April 19. Town Band, Esplanade. Saturday, April 20. The Pen jim Rubber116 words
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Article1387 1918-04-17 8 SEMI OFFICIAL REVIEW. The following cables were communicated to the Bangkok pipers by the British Legation <— The Great Offensive London, April 6. Operations for week ended the 4tb instant:—The lull on the Western front was broken by a farther heavy enemy attack on the whole front1,387 words
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Advertisement451 1918-04-17 8 Mr. Mn. A. S. Event. P.P.C. WANTED. CHINESE KRANI AND STORE KEEPER for a mice in 8i»irHealtby locality. Apply station experience and salary required to HOOGERWERF, 10, Logan Road. Penang WANTED CHIEF CASHIER for a locsl Cbinese B«nk. Fair knowledge of English and Chinese essential- Security required. Apply to H.H„451 words
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Advertisement96 1918-04-17 8 Chamberlain's Coigh Keaedj. When you have a bad oold you want a remedy tb a t will not only give relief, but ft fret a prompt and permanent cure, a rem°dy that is pleasant to take, a remedy that con. tains nothin? i jurious. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy meets all tb96 words
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Advertisement410 1918-04-17 8 TATTOOING. Japanese Great Tattooer S. MA KINO I have opened an eetabliahment for Tattooing at the Matsuya Hotel. No 398, Chulia Street, Head Office, No. 399, North Bridge Road Singapore Government Notification. rENDERS will be received up to the 4th May for the supply of 2 inch broken granite and410 words
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Article2238 1918-04-17 9 P Dividend, c .2 Nanb* cf > a. i 1 g H 0 Capital. iksr> Uaaad 0 to last flaaafar «arrant Kama. 5 s 2 h m m M •ial year. jaar. H =3 m 9 <y i RUBBER—-K6LLAR SNAKES. f ots. f ets. 1909 1907 1109 19)9 19092,238 words
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Advertisement377 1918-04-17 9 SPECIAL bFFER OF ESTATE SUPPLIES REQUISITES AND BUILDING MATERIALS. Order» now being booked at lowest market prices. Only goods of best quality and in original packing stocked. Goods are actually in stock in quantities; this enables us to execute orders same day as received. Send ub a trial order and377 words
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Article929 1918-04-17 10 April is tbo N <f ironths and cot without reason. In the psssege of years it has been riifht seemly treated, h»ving been deprived both of length of days and pride of plaoe. Ita first appeareoce on the balendar ia aa leader of the bevy of months, and with929 words
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Article672 1918-04-17 10 Io th© course of h qin China in the North China Daily w£? Mr. Rich*rd Oliver makes the late’esting comments n 8 Wnpn a scientific man oomee oat to Chin* for the first time, two things strike him remarkable. One is the use of man noweV672 words
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Article281 1918-04-17 10 [To thh Editor or thh Free Preet. J Sir, —With reference to the new Manpower Bill, which has just passed iti rtcond reading at Home, will you, if you are in a position to do bo, inform your •eadere, if the Bill will apply to Singapore nd the281 words
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Advertisement50 1918-04-17 10 Why It Sella. Chemberlaiu’s Cough R°mfdy is tbf largest selling couub medicine in the world to-day because it does exactly what a cough remedy ia supposed to do. It stops the oough by curing the oold, and does it speedily and elfeotually. For sale by all dis. pessaries and dealers-50 words
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Advertisement186 1918-04-17 10 ittce the War egan The Allied Governments Have Bought Over a* IT* TER To Equip their New Armies Compare the work and you too will choose the ROYAL Typewriter, —the machine that makes big organizations complete. 9 a? STOCKED IN BRIEF, POLICY S FOOLSCAP SIZES BY THE SOLE IMPORTERS os186 words
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Advertisement49 1918-04-17 10 Accidents Will Happen It may be impossible to prevent an ent, but it is not impossible to be prepare for it. Chamberlain's Pain Baloi is net yond anysne’s purse and wi*h a bettia of this liniment yon are pivpartd for < lytbmg. For sals by all ditp* l ‘ad dealers.49 words
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Article2483 1918-04-17 11 C From Oar Om Correspo-zdenU) London February 7. Unhonoubbd: but hot Uhsuino The atmospheric clearness on the I Western front has led to an extraordinary activity, for the time of the year, in aerial work. Roughly speaking the activities of our airmen are divided into three2,483 words
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Advertisement264 1918-04-17 11 translation. T H "EW2SL .rSrtSM A,<o0ki e “Cardin, <o (bo following .0.1.:fi<fa ’i J hTtbe Jobbing Department of the 01 b C, p.r 'oU.'of 100 wor*. NOTICE. LABOUR CODE, 1912, F-M S "If di»n Immigration Fund Ordinance, 1911.’ Criwriu" For translation other than the above J iio ot 100 words264 words
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Advertisement357 1918-04-17 11 b er P 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 assist nature so gently that the action is regular and thorough, yet without gripping. i her put the liver, stomach and357 words
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Advertisement1403 1918-04-17 12 p. BRITISH HUM AND APCAR LINK. (Companies Incorporated in England MAIL AND PABBENQER BERVIOEB. STRAITS STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN BTRAITB SETTLEMENTS PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (TTndei “Contract with His Majesty 1 Government.) The Company’* MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at preaent *n*pended. Passengers for Europe are booked1,403 words
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