Straits Echo, 22 May 1918

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  • Title Section
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    36 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, 22nd MAY. 1918 Single Copy. la cents. No. H 7,
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    Shanghai Sensation.
    745 2 Eici.Fi of Txonx fkok Hauxstov’s Cisco i. The N. C. Daily Nettt of April 26 aija A few brief hours of aoeathoriied liberty led to the death yesterday of one of the tige r s, Roai*, in the menagerie of Harm* aton’a Ciroas at the handa of P.
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    The Entente And Germany’s Allies.
    266 2 In an artiole in the Contemporary Review on "The Entente and toe Allies of Germany,” Mr. Noel Buxton, M. P., deala with the question of making terms with Austria and Bulgaria, and leaving Germany to finish the war. The good reoeption given to America’s reply
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      987 2 The Ayer Weng (Rahman) Development and Prospering Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlement*.) NOTICE is hereby given that the Direetors hare declared a second interim dividend of 10 per eent free of War Tax, on account of the year ending 80th September. 1918 payable to shareholders on the register on
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    The Baronetage.
    607 3 I The hereditary title of baronet wae first I instituted by King James I. on May 22, 1611. The objects and reasons.’’ to I borrow a phrase from more modern times, of this innovation were publicly given out I as the defence of the new plantation I of
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    Fiscal Policy After the War.
    382 3 Economic and Stbatiuicai.. Sir H Norman speaking at Blackburn, said that the Paris resolutions as to what was to take place after the war had undoubtedly led some of our Allies to cherish a hi pe that would be difficult if not impossible of rexlisation.
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    The Girl in the Taxi.
    111 3 A popular English actress who married a young man oonneoted with-tbe titled family some time ago was ssked by a friend how she managed to retain the same taxical d iver every night and whether she did not find this expensive in tfceie days of
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    Changkat Serdang Estates.
    1118 3 DimuoToue Consubviwo Company's Resources. The annual general meeting of the Chang kat Serdang Rubber Estates, Ltd., w*g belt at Singapore on Saturday, those preseul being Mr. C. Everitt (who presided), Rev N. J. Couvreur and Messrs. J. Orner, W. A dime, G. N. Magill (manager of the
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    The Straits Echo.
    105 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sindays and pnkUa holidays,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, If, Beach Street. Nuag> Price s Dally Local $9O per annum. Outatatlon Poatare Extra* Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB pop annum* Cable Addreee: ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Nee. (Eohe) see. Printing Department B4J. I N.B.— All
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    BIRTH.
    20 4 Jmrxiwe.—On Me/ SI, at the Maternity Qoeptul, Penang, to Mr. and Mre. Jenkine p( Seogei Patani, Kedah, a eon.
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    MARRIAGE.
    49 4 Taxmen»— Bill —Oa May It, at Wesley Chnrob, Fort Ganning Road, Singapore, by the Bar. T. 0. Mexwell, G. W. Arthnr Trimmer, eldest son of Ber. O. J, and Mrs. Trimmer, Jaffa», Ceylon, to Florenoe, daegbtsr of the late Charles Bell, F.RIB Aand Mrs. Ball of Stieklepatb, Devonshire.
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    DAIRY FARMING.
    610 4 From the Secretary of the Food Production Committee we have reoeived a copy of a pamphlet entitled Hints for Dairy Farming in the Federated Malay StaUs,” by Dr. Bridges, health effloer at Kuala Lumpor. As a general recommendation for improving the feod supply of Malaya the subject of
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    HERE RESTS.
    628 4 One need not have the poetio instinot of a Grey to be mnoh affected by a stroll in a obnrehyard. It oontains a reeord of one of the only two oertain events in the life of humanity, and attempts to make fleeting memory permanent. The sweetest melanoholy oomes
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    M. A. P.
    695 4 The wedding of Mr. A. M. Ford, of the Eaatern Smelting 00., Ltd., with Miss E. da Silva of Singapore, will take plaee in Taiping on Jane 3. Mr. HD. Halpern, of Meaara. Fraser and Neare Ltd, will be tearing in the immediate fatnre for India on
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    Men for Front.
    159 4 Daring tbe month of April, the following candidate* for serrioe with the Imperial Foroes, hare been Interriewed and recommended by Major-General D. H. Bidout, O.Bw, 0.M.G., Commanding Troops, Straits Settlements i General Serrioe in Europe i Mr. T. G. Wigrgin Mr. J. M. Petrie Mr. T, E,
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    Tin.
    50 4 Latest Quotations. Tin (nnrefined) is qnoted here te-day at 9178, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $178,50, buyers ne sellers. Owing to the seianre of Datoh Teasels in the United States and at Manila, the prioe of aloohol from Java, has risen tremendonsly, aooordiog te the Shanghai looal diepensaries.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1052 4 The Law Of Angary* The King’* Messenger m Pa, mounted courier .bo weitrd r ,,S* e oooTej the monarch’. commeS 1 lr k r,l <‘ >» to Stage He w»> oalled An» m ,t4 8* this came the Greek T Pr °»> messenger, or courier, to pres. on.
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  • Obituary
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    42 4 DMATHS. Bvcxlavd —On May 18, at Plas Qwvn, Clnny Road, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H, W. Bnekland. Lai»#.—On May 8, killed fighting in Franoe, Liens. E; Vf. D. Laing, M.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D Laing, Penang.
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  • WAR NEWS. FROM WEST FRONT.
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      Haig’s Despatches.
      193 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London, May 20, 1,15 p.m. Sir Douglaa Haig report* t We tookj prisoner a !sw in a auocesaful raid on 19tb May in the Albert seotor and heavily repulsed an attempted enemy raid north of Hrges. Hostile artilleiy work iooreaeedj considerably at night on thu Albert-Bucquoy
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      French Communiques.
      119 5 French Communiques London, May 20. Frenoh oommuniqul states :—There wis only intermittent artillery work north and sooth of the Avre. London, May 20. A Frenoh oommunique reports fairly lively artillery work in the region of H&ng&rd and south of the Avre. Our detachments penetrated as far aa the enemy’s third
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      Correspondents Accounts.
      322 5 Correspondents Accounts From British Headquarters. London, May 20, 11.80 a,m. Bctter’a correspondent at Britiih head* qaarteri report* that part* of Northern Franoe bare become almost suddenly tbiokly populated with A.merioan fighting troopi. Great Amerioan training oampa and depot! apring np at spot* where two montbi ago only British khaki wai
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    PERTURBED RUSSIA.
    605 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] I German Losing Influence, Affairs In Finland. London, May 19. A Petrograd message of 17th May states that the Germane have occupied Bjorko in I the Gelf of Finland south of Viborg. I London, May 20. A Russian wireless message says that the J I Germans
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    GENERAL NEWS.
    431 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE IRISH ARRESTS. London, May 20. Correspondents in Dublin estimate that 1 1 the arreita do not exoeed a hundred though I the Timm places the nnmber at a hundred I and fifty. Some seventy were deported to I England on Saturday night and immediatejly taken
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    Havas Service.
    299 5 THE NEXT OFFENSIVE. < I lmntUli LioklMgParis, May 20. Ls Eumaniis writes oonoerniog the expected German offensive on the Frenoh front that capital elements are lacking iu the German elaborate preparation, that is, possession of positions as important for launching an attaok as for resistance, linden burg endeavoured
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    IN THE AIR.
    486 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] COLOGNE DAMAGED Londor, May 20. I At Amsterdam it ia reported that 25 were killed and 47 injured in the Allied air raid Ion Cologne oabled on 19ih May, The bombs fell mottiy in the centre of the city, causing a terrible panio and considers
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    The Roll of Honour.
    146 5 Muoh regret will be felt in Penang at the news received of the death of Lieut. E. W, D. Laing, M.C., who was killed fighting in Franoe on May 8 Lieut. Lting is the son of Mr. W. D. Laing of the E. E. Tel. Co.
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    Outside.
    66 5 The following artioles will be femnd ea our onteide pages 2-—Shanghai Sensation. The» Entente And Germany’s Allies. 8.—The Baronetage. A Fiaoal Policy After the War. Changkat Serdang Estate. 8,—Telmk Anson Notes, Straits Asscciation. Tuonan Tin, Jew and Sultan. The Frenoh-Canadian< Owing to dislocation ia shipping facilities Fillis'a Circus has
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    GERMAN FOOD SUBSTITUTES.
    907 5 How far Germany has been able to imI prove her position as regards food supply e I by her progress in Russia is problematical 11 in the extreme. Probably the progress has 31 resulted in the acquisition of a quantity of I cereal and root erops and
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    BEACHED.
    864 5  -  (By Tom Wright). Not th»t there i, nJ flnalitj .bout temg beaahed. Buccanew, uaed to beeoh their craft a. a ,tep to free, career.. Th. word careened" i, Jull 0 t ririd b-.ch picture, for the lorer of roadie* One can .ee the bilge of the lea.) n( cra(
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    Teluk Anson Notes.
    383 6 The following oases were heard bj Mr. JA. Black, magistrate Chin Keng, Tan Koon Seng. Sak Ong Kin and Chan Kay were charged with having failed to return their expired licence rickshaw plates the ■ame having expired in February last They were each awarded a fine of
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    To-day’s Band Programme.
    47 6 Tbe following programme of musio will be pkyed at the Esplanade this evening at 6 p m.: 1 Finale Stradella Flotow 2 Lancers The Old Guard Crook 9 Ballet Musix Aloeste Gluck 4 Walta Wein Weib und Gesaog Strauss 5 March King Cotton Sousa
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    Tin Output.
    483 6 The output of the Renong Tin Dredeing Company for the first half of May vu:-No. 1 Dredge Pl*. 242 00; No. 2 Dredge Pie. 132.00; Total Pl*. 374.00. Kho© Cbye Hin was sentenced to pay a fine of $l5 and ooste for ill-treating a dog. Mr. Sundrum, the
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    Straits Association.
    798 6 The Quistion of CmiTICISIHO Government, The annual general meeting cf the Straita Settlements Associttioo was held at Singapore on Saturday. The president (Mr. E J Addie) was in the chair, and the others i present were the Hon. Mr. A. Agnew, O B. E., the Hon. Mr. C.
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    Mails Will Close.
    173 6 Foa Bt Stmamv.r At. To-morrow (Thu Today). Port Swettenham and Singapore Krian Ipm Rangoon (Merguisnd Moulmsin via Rangoon) 2-30 p.ro. Australasia (via Fremantle) by train 6 pm, 24th instant (Friday), Madras taking mails 10 a.m. for Europe etc., v.A Regt. up to 9 a.m! Bombay Mail F
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    Yunnan Tin.
    874 6 H. M. Cinsul-General writes at follows from Yunnanfu (says The Board of Trade Journal) i —The following ia an account of i the more important mineral industries of 1 Yunnan, Sjuth Cbinat— i The t.n- producing area of Yannan is i situated about 20 mi'es from tha Fiench
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    Prai Works.
    94 6 For the extensive wharf work to b® carried out on the Prai River, the engineer* and contractor’s staff* have now arrived in Penang. Mr. J Brown and Mr. D Paterson represents Messrs. Cjode Mathew* Fi xmaurioe and WiUon, the consulting and superintending engineers. The staff of Messrs Topham
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    Mr. Hargreave’s Farewell.
    50 6 The farewell entertainment by the Old Bovs of the Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, to Mr. and Mrs. Hargreaves, takes place on June 2 in the school. Incidents in the day’s proceedings are a group photo, a football matoh, Past oe, Present, and a dinner at 8 p.m.
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    A Tale of the Sea.
    302 6 In the Police Uourt before Mr. S. H. Langston yesterday tbe preliminary enquiry into tbe oase against Gag Cboon and Yeob Tow who were charged with attempted murder of Kei Ah Bye was commenced but after tbe evidence of the complainant and a detective further
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    “Sir Sherlock Holmes.”
    214 6 Arthur Conan Doj'e, physician, author, publicist and Arctic traveller is fifty-nine years of age to-day, To most people he is the author of The Adventures of Sherlook Holmes,” a series of short stories that electrified that section of the Englishspeaking public which delights in light and sensational
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    Bisley 1918.
    199 6 Squadding Notices have been posted at the P C C., PB C. and C.B C. All Competitors are advised to consult the said Njtices The Public of Penang are cordially inYit* ed to attend on the B fie Binge to witness any or all of the events. During
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    Vital Statistics.
    71 6 The following is the health statement of the Penang Municipality for the week ending May 4,1918: (Male 56) > 81 Female 25 Death rate 39.56 per mille per annum compared with 30 77 in the preoeding week and with 32.47 in the corresponding week of last Nationality. M.
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    The Week’s Events.
    72 6 Widnisdat, Mat 22. Town Band, Esplanade. Anglo-Gbinese School Union, Variety entertainment. Coliseum Theatre, Drury L*ne, 9 p.ro. Feidit. Mat 24 Town Band, Esplanade. Empire Day. Satukdat, Mat 25. PenaDg Bialey, Chaplain’s Clonk, 3 p.m, Son day, Mat 26. Trinity Sundsy. Penang Btsley, Renfrew Challenge shield, 7 a.m.,
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    Jew and Sultan.
    1299 6 Thi Just Claim. Over the head of the young Sultan waved tbe crimson and gold parasol of State. By bis side walked black slaves waving long scarves, that no flies or dust might desecrate his holy person. Bafore him went spearbearera and led horses trapped in coloured
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    The French-Canadians.
    345 6 With the French and British fighting side by side, naitod as never before, nothing is more remukable than the attitude of tha Frencb-Cauadiaus towards tbe w.r. In an informing article m tbe Nineteenth Century tbe Re?, Harold Hamilton, D.a, remarks that Canada, like Ireland, l, a nation divided
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    Manchester Ship Canal.
    346 6 One of tbe most notable engineering feati of its time and type was the construction of the Manchester Snip Canal, a waterway which enables ocean-going steamtM to discharge cargo right in the heart of the cotton manufacturing industry, to mention but one of busy Manchester’s manifol 1
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