Straits Echo, 7 June 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo (DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES ANL THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. •30 Per Annum. PENANG, FRIDAY, 7th JUNE, 1918. Single Copy, lO cent*. No. 130.
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      1672 1 PDENSEDJM] .«J# •'< A- *S*5 I* !»coNii SvttaaJ.aJ a s »ft««rUnd; «o<l I THE EASTERN PRODUCE EXCHANGE. 27, Beach Street, at the coraer of Beach Street end Church Street Ghaat. CAPITAL $120,000. 8 Auctioneers Brokers, f The 242nd Auction Sale of Rubber WILL BE HELD Cn Monday, th« 10th June,
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    If the Germans Got to the Coast.
    857 2 POSSIBILITIBS OH AH IxVASIOK OH Ehglahd. Fears have been expressed in various quarters that, should the Germans break through to Calais, the invasion of this oountry would be a oertainty, Yet writers lay down this enunciation as if it were an axiom, Onoe
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    Trotsky in Earnest.
    173 2 Trotsky'* repentance is obviously complete, as be ia proceeding whole-heartedly with the organisation of "the Bed Army,” which ii to number 500,000 men at least, ar-d in which discipline is to be enforoed. This already numbers over 100,000 men, and the new detaohments are actually drilling. I
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    Market Prices.
    330 2 Phhaxo, JtJHM 7, 1918. Be iv— tU, Soup per catty 22 Boast sue see if 38 Steaks sue see 99 38 Stew or Curry Meat 24 Bump Steak 88 Ox Tail see ese each 35 Tongue see see n 55 Feet Heart large per catty 24 small M
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      570 2 WHITE AW AY’S FOR HARDWARE, Absolutely Unbreakable Hallow ;Ware.p$ Moat ■locMifnlly competing' with oast Iron Pots Wrought steel Seamless pan Enamelled Black out [and white inside with bright cover. 1 Sise 2; 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 fts. PrioM 2.95, 3.96, 4.95, 5.95, 6.95 and $7.95. judge “Brand” No
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      11 2 Far ChiUrea’a Hacking Coagh at Night. Waad' Grant Papparmiat Ova la.
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      88 2 KWONG SENG 43, LEITH STREET PENANG, FIRST CLASS TAILORS. Moderate charges and good workmanship g«ar*nteed, Cutttr: as BOOST. A trial i» taliciied. ON SALE Complata outfit to make Rubber Packing Cases, consists of 6 H.P, Semi-Diesel Oilengine, 36-inch Bandsaw, Variety Woodworker to plane, trim and groove planks. Radto-Asplult Roofing in
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      410 2 ■■'.sMliV U ■m/* yl r iff ?0 m .7 Mi if V Jk 1 n a J i III f' NOTICE ia hereby given that Chop Sin Joo Leong of 148 Beach Street are the sole proprietors of the above Trade-Mark for matches sold by them. Any person who without
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    Produce Market.
    1147 3 Pina Dabbt Co., Rbfobt bob Mat.) Singapore, June 5. I London prioes during the month for Fine Bibbed Smoked Sheet and Fine Pale Crepe were as follows On the 29ih April Rubber 2 S$, 2/4$ market quiet. On the 6th May Rubber 2/2$, 2/8$ marl ket steady but
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    The Rubber Position.
    843 3 Sown Factobs in t*b Situation. The following information which we have obtained by enquiry in reliable quarters gives we (Singapore Free Preee) consider a sound j representation of some of the main facts Jin regard to the rubber position, parti- cularly locally. There are in Loudon stocks
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    The Week’s Events.
    101 3 Fbidat, Junb 7. Penang Free School Annual Sports, 3 p,m. Penang Rural Board Meeting, 3 pm. 8atub»at, Junb 8. Penang Bislej. Athletio Meeting Anglo-Ohinese Sohool, Magazine Road Field, 2.30 p.m. Menglembe Lode Syndicate, Ltd., Extraordinary General Meeting, 12 38 p.m. Sun bat, Junb 9 Second after Trinity.
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      309 3 ■Htiwnmmwmnrommm nwmnwm THE SUCCESS OF A RUBBER 5: ESTATE IS IN ITS E TH'C SUCCESS OF THE EMPIRE PICTURES IS IBT THEIR “BITE’’ 4 IM A EMPIRE Picture8 have a “Bit of a Bite” about them: They lay hold of you;—And. you just forget they are pictures; That’s all! 1
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      716 3 r TO LET, FURNI8HED BUNGALOW in good locality. Apply Box 88, 367 cj 0 Straits Echo, FOR SALE. SECOND HAND FORD CAR, in an a few months only, almost as good as new. Price 12,200 or near offer, Apply, X, e/e Straits Esho, FOR SALE. RUBBIR FACTORY and PLANT at
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price Dally Local fSO per annum. Outstation Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) flB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.' Telephone No». (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343, N.H. All busmen* communication*
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    TO-DAY’S TOPICS.
    1136 4 First la importance, tbe position on the road to Paris. As expected tbe German oommatd has made a determined effort to extend tbe Marne salient towards tbe west, wbe e the Paris Boissons road lies. Io estimating tbe feat of tbe enemy in making a salient tw.nty miles
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    Death of Mining Magnate.
    40 4 Mr. Chow K&l of Ipoh CFrom Our Own Correspondent,') Ipob, June 7. The death has taken plaoa with startling suddenness of Mr. Chow Kai, millionaire mine-owner and late president of tbe Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce,
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 4 (From Char Oven Correspondent.') London, May 31, The prioea in the London Bnbber Market to «day were: Pale Orepe 3/2 Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/1
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    M. A. P.
    872 4 Col. A. R. Adams is indisposed and is confined to his house. o Mr. R. N. Lewis, of Carey Island, has left to join the Indian Army Reserve of Offioers, o Mr. L. A. C. Biggs, Municipal Secretary, will be proceeding on leave up the Hill shortly.
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    Tin.
    19 4 Latest Quotation*. Tin (unrefined) ia quoted here to«day at 9160.50, business done, in Singapore 9161, sold 159 tons.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    991 4 Information Perhaps, News T The Advisory Committee of the Den*,» ment of Agriculture has the P' 6,H interesting resume of th« minutes of a meeting at which the subject of stock-breedmg, Agricultur.l Education and New Agricultural Industries were dis* cuseed ihe meeting took place on April 23—-the resume
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      201 4 Pritchard Go., Ltd. Outfitting Department. THE OOOD8 IN TBI3 DEPARTMENT ARE UNRIVALLED FOR QUALIIY, VARIETY, AND PRICE. HANDKERCHIEFS. Gents’ Hemstitched Handkerchiefs all pure Linen Price *7 75 rnd $8 75 d-zen. Gents’ Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs, Hemmed Price *6.76 dozen. Gents' White Cambric Handkerchiefs Hemmed Trice $2.75 and $3 7o and
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    THE THREAT TO PARIS.
    868 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] REIMS IN DANGER. London, June 5. The fluctuating charaeter of tbe battle was strikingly illustrated yesterday. There was every reason to hope that the enemy was held, but he made another desperate tffjrt between the Aisne and Ourcq, apparently endeavouring to outflank Villers Ootteret,
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    The Confidence of Paris.
    511 5 Faith iw thb Oruir Battle. Paris, March 80. It is in one sense no more tbe oonoern cf PariB than of London, the great battle that is now raging on the Western front; but somehow tbe thing oomes home to us here in the French oapital
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    Robbing the Slain.
    133 5 CauATiow of Spuoiax Gbema-k Coup*. Paris, Maroh 29. The correspondent of the Havas Agency on the Frenoh front telegraphs i The battle has shown us a German innovation—the creation of specially equipped units known as the Ausbeut Commando,’ who are given the task of completely stripping and
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    P.G.C. Tennis.
    58 5 Satubdat’s Tibi. Men’s Doubles Handioap A—T N flyer and Winfield owe 3# v Seller and Chambers owe 15. Men’s Single Open—M K Whitlock v A W Harries. Men’s Single Handicap B—W A Peel scr yG A DeMowbray owe 15 E A Davies owe 15 v 0 Beath owe
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    THE TONNAGE PROBLEM.
    508 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] FIGURES FOR MAY. London, June 5. The Admiralty announces that 197,274 toes of merohan’men were completed in May oompared with 111,533 in April. Lord Pirie comments on the satisfactory output that great credit is due to tbe whole industry especially to firms engaged in 1
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    Malayan Trade.
    80 5 The summary of Imports and Exports for 1917 reaches us from the Government Printer, and from it we extraot the following figures:— Impost*. Colony 1450,008,519 Federated Malay States 17,225,525 Non-Federated Malay States 645,615 Total »467,880,660 454,586,077 The total for 1916 was $402,537,093 or 446,962.661. Increase (in raises) over
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    GERMAN CONTEMPT FOR IRELAND.
    860 5 On Sh»mrock Day, tie German-Irish 1 Society of Berlin held a demji stration, I While people in England were wearing tbe shamrock in honour of Ireland, while Irish regiments were fighting for tbe common cause of England and Ireland in France, the Germano Irish Sooiely was
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    An “Ersatz” Fair.
    69 5 An “Ersatz Fair. Reviews of the famous Leipzig annual fair indioate that the exhibits mast bare consisted almost exclusively of German feminine fashions and Ersatz articles. The fashions, mainly because the principal aim of the designers has been to depart from French models, have met with more ridicule than commendation,
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    KEDAH NOTES.
    1300 5 tiYom Our Own Qjrreqpondenld Alor Star, June 5. Tbe approach of the fasting month is hurryirg up the League matches, wbi.h tbe League Committee purpose to finish before tbe sacred Bamtban commences, as no good Islamite would enter* ain tbe idea of playing football during his puata According
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    Captain Fryatt’s Fate.
    395 5 Cavtukb, Trial and Execution, Homo from a German prisoners’ camp Chief Engineer Frederick Thurlow, of the 9.1. Brussels gave to a home press representative the first personal narrative of the capture of that vessel and the subsequent trial and execution of Captain Fryatt. Mr. Thurlow deso ibed
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    Driving Russia Into the Arms of England.
    208 5 Bublin Press on Bruit Treaty. Some of tbe German newspapers express grave doubts regarding Germany’s Eastern policy ss shown in the treaty forced en the Bolshevik?. Herr Max Cohen, a member of the Beichstag, in an artiole in the Vossische Zeitung says:— The
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    Outside.
    62 5 The following article» will be fold our ontaide pages 2. If the German* Got to the Coast* 3. Ihe Rubber Position. Produce Market. 6. —Requisitioning Local Tonnage, The Old Question. The Prrduos Market, 7. —The Gombeen Man. Nsw Adtbbtisbmbnt t —Messrs Evatt Co., secretaries for the Dispensary Ltd., of
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    REQUISITIONING LOCAL TONNAGE.
    5681 6 IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS. PiNAia Supports Govrrhkbnt Aot ion t A speoial general meeting of the members of the Penang Chamber of Commeroe was bold at ths Chamber yesterday afternoon Mr. H. A. Low (President) in the chair. The other members present were Col. A. K. Adams, The Hon.
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    The Old Question.
    228 6 [T© Tmi Editou ow tii Straitt Echo Dear Sir, Haying read the letter! of “One who wante to Go” and Sympathiser's” reply to his initial letter, I consider that One who wants to Go” might let us hare the fact* of his oase. Ha solicits "Publio” help
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    The Cinemas.
    94 6 Both the Electrio Polyscope and the Coliseum are presenting a strong change of programme to-night, when the management announce that there will be no more disappointments. At the Argyle Road hall the final episode of The Secret Kingdom" will be screened, in addition *to iDamai’ “The Corsiean Brothers,”
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    To-day’s Band Programme.
    48 6 The following programme of muiio will Ibe played at the Esplanade this evening I at 6 pm,:— 1 Selection Oavalleria Rusticana Mascagni 2 Polka May Blossom Millward 3 Selection An Artist’s Model Jones 4 Walts Arc en«ciol Waldteufel 1 5 March The Regiments Comrade Lelmhardt
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    Investment Trust of Malaya.
    45 6 The subscriptions to the War Loans Investment Trust of Malaya to May 31, 1918. show a total of 19,021,490. contributed Iby 3688 applications Selangor 94,207,840, China 12,143 310, Parak $741,460, and tbs Straits $741,420 are the coantries furnishing the chief oontnbutiens.
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    Mails Will Close.
    15 6 Foa Br Stbambb A*. To-morrow (Saturday). Port Swettenham and Singapore /jwb B-lOp.iCj
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    The Gombeen Man.
    1077 7 USURER OF IRISH VILLAGES. How Hie Moxbt is MadsThe gombeen man is the usurer of the Irish villages and towns, who lends money at high interest, or it may be allows bis customers, if he has a shop, so much credit that the unfortunates are obliged to
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      150 7 onnnnnnannnnannnntmtmnwmMEMnna a -3 Rtunymede Hotel, Penan* jj n a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 «I Lf 0 (SEASIDE) Every Wednesday and Saturday Musical Selections DURING H If a a a n 2 0 a 0 3 i i A Perfect Food for Baby e Mellin's Food. Perfect because
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      268 7 CREOLEUM Protects, Preserves Beautifies all WOODWORK, from the ravages of Weather, Inseet fungoid Life. n I!!! S-- Supplied in Drums Barrels Light, Medium &Dark Sole Agents lor Penang, Federated Malay States. Sumatra Java G.H.Slot &Co., Penang. 3r NOTICE LABOUR CODE, 1912, F.M-S. “Indian Immigration Fund Ordinance, 191I.” EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN
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      191 7 I Illaeis and infirmity is due to poor blood in the system “DOGSHEAD” brand Stout possesses special qualities of forming rich good blood, thus eliminating diseases. l a a i I Appetising: Stimulating Invigorating i n 3S aofSy i Suitable for men women young or Old it Supplied in pints
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      1125 8 p. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Companies Incorporated in Ingland MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Undei Contrast with His Majesty's Government The Company’s MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAT are at present suspended Passengers for Europe are booked via Bombay as opportunity offers and as far as modation
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