Straits Echo, 13 June 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo (DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THB FEDERATED MALAY STATES ANL THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. 930 Per Annum. PENANG, THUKSDA*, isth JUNE, 1018. Single Copy, 1© cents. No. 136.
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      1498 1 PJDENSED MI Milkmaid B msfisssm «K 1 (BANKS. FOR SALE. jIFOE SALE One (2-3) seater ‘bcripps Booth Motor Car 1917 in oil el seif sUiter and Dvn.uio L KOtii g in ex^l-nt condition on'y tn Q oai;e« owner leaving b Apply to lhe undermentioned garage. to 1000 I I IF
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      11 1 yS's 5 MILK i •Wil r"** anuiLD Actions u»e PM 5S
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      26 2 iff p* <*>• I Obtainable from all Leading Stores Throughout the Straits and Federated Malay States {lncorporated in Straits Settlements.) ->=x S«>V f.? ?.tvrvt H^'- 1 Lx-::u
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    Germans and Natives.
    1070 3 At*o«ious Conduct in run Cawnaoons. The ooodact ol the Germans towards natives daring the Cameroon* campaign waa barbaroot in the extreme, and more in keeping with the tradition» of aome savage tribe than the cnatoma of a great European Power. The evidenoe oolleoted from natives by the
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      214 3 j THE A B C. OF ESTATE SUPPLIES. a o a D ft 3 o i TO PLANTERS AND DEALERS 4 Study of the following will Greatly Benefit You. etic Acid 99 o/o Glacial Guaranteed »-kaybed Wire -Genuine American Make Coagulating Pana-Blue and White Enamel 18 in. by 9 in.
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      282 3 TRANSLATION THJB UNDEBBIGNED «adertakes t* translate any document from English into Chinese and rioe versa Also Chinaie aoooanta into English, Fee* according to tha following aoale (1) For translation for insertion in the Strait» Echo or the Pinanj 8%% Poe or to be printed by the Jobbing Department of the
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    The Irish Plot.
    306 4 Mu, Dillon's Attitude. London, May 18 —At Bow Street to-day James Cotter and Richard Cotter, organisers of the Gaelio League, were charged with collecting information which might be useful to the enemy. A coast-guard thrice bailed the accused in a boat off Kingstown, whereupon a sail was
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    The New Mine Zone.
    258 4 Bio Minbtikld Established London, May 5. Mr, ArchibUd Hurd, writing in the Daily Telegraph on the new danger sone in the North Sea established by the British Admiralty, says t It reveals lan old and well-guarded secret, The wisdom of the policy cf allowing submarines to
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    Municipal Commission.
    244 4 Minute» of the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Tuesday, May 28. Present W. Pul, Esq. President, A M. Goodman, Esq 0. E. Ckaio Esq Yuoh Gdan Suok, Esq Chi Won Lok, Esq 9 Absent F Duxbuny, Esq. Qoah Bbno Hub Esq. 1. The minutes of the
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      901 4 <rz DdDCDCDCDC Dnc D CDCD CDCDC DO 9 New Cotton Dress Goods, Tootal Shirting. o o n r xes! its TOOTAL SHIRTING II Stocked in white grounds with coloured stripes. The colourings in this cloth are absolutely fast. They will not fad& by the sun or by repeated washing. Plain
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      53 4 Why U 8«Us. Chamberlain*! Coa*h Kennedy ia the largest selling ccagh medicine in the world to-day because it does exactly what a ooueh remedy is snppoeed to do. It stops the congh by cnnng the cold, and does it speed-, ii? sad sffeotnally. For sal* by *11 di«. P ns»
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      447 4 Nearly 2003 Years Ago 5 Wr~ Wise man saw a. 12 E “C.'.S‘ T ni^ht! Xo-nig^ I here are many STARS to be ,,ea io th®..! ihi8 la not a miracle. It is Just the Usual Thing Nowadays a •Hrt* •irti* eAND AS tlie MEN it•»•4* •4T* W •8-V-•»4* •«4-•i-4”
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    Alleged False Information.
    1815 5 Chakob Against D M E. Swajct. Tbe heanrg was resume! yest» relay ol the case sg aiust D.M R. Bw«my who is onarged that be on or ab at Marob 9, 1916, gave to Roger David Aotoo. a public servant, tbe following information, namely that one A.
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    Anglo-Chinese School.
    95 5 The dress rehearsal of the performance of the Midsummer Night’s Dream, by the Cambridge Class of the A.C S, took place at the Empire Theatre last earning. There was a tremendous orowd of friends, sisters, cousins, mothers aod aunts of the boysTbe Play it well dressed and staged
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    Chinese Marriage Registration.
    82 5 Mr. Ohaah L. Oheah has received from e friend in Fukien speoimen forms of declaration and certificate for registration of Chinese Marriages now eofonwd in Coins, The form ia not altogether suitable for the Straits bat is qaite interesting. The declaration for tbe marriage register calls for
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    London Rubber Market.
    27 5 CFrvm Char Oun CotretpmdcnL') London, June 10. The prioes in tks London Rabbtr Market te-day Ware: Pale Crepe 1/11 Diamond Smoked Skeet m 20$
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    Singapore Races.
    273 5 Handicap! for Stcond Day. (From Char Own Correspondent.') Turn Suodmn Staxm (Scummy,) Royal Plume 9 7 Good Omen 8 2 Britisher 9 7 Floradora 8 2 Ampang 9 4 Paul 713 Pretty Molly 8.3 Imperial .„7 3 May B 6.7 Malaya Pumsm and Plats (R. C.) Playmate 9.0
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    The Parsee Theatre.
    107 5 SuccssaruL CpiNiNa. There waa a rrouid attendance at the D ury Lane Theatre Hall taut at .the performance of Tbe Silver Kir»" br the raraee Empire Tneatrical Company of Bombay, which ia on an extended Ti.it to Penang I be artia-e, both male and female, acquitted tbemaelvea
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      205 5 FOR HIRE MOTOR CAR! FOR SALE, TELEPHONE No. 581, HENDERSON MOTOR CYCLES AND SIDE CARS SEASUN Co., I, PENANG ROAD. Sole Importers S.S and F.M.S of Motor Cars Trucks. “SHELL” MOTOR SPIRIT 9 p.m. TONIGHT. AT TH^ 9 p,m. Empire Tkatre UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE “CHINESE CONSUL A Midsummer
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      542 5 RAHMAN HYDRAULIC Til LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) Notion is hereby given that the Directory b%T6 declared a Fourth Interim Dividend of 5 ppro n r free of War Tax on account of the year ending 30th June 1918, payable to harebdders on the Blister on 29th Jane l«f
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    The Straits Echo.
    95 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays end public holidays.) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITEO, St, Beach Street, Penan* Price t Dally Local «80 por annum. Outatatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) •18 per annum. Cable Addreaa ECHO PENANG Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 686. Printing Oepartmtnt 3*3. >.fa AII efn*rj:iivc*tioD»
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    BIRTH.
    16 6 Talalla O» Jo’te 10 1916, at 8aog B to Mr. Mr*. H, S Talalis, ton.
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    WAR SIDE ISSUES.
    1319 6 ‘'As a determining factor in winning or losing the war you can rule out the submarine said the British Premier dome three weeks ago. Since then the toll of loesee of the Allied vessels has been heavy, the Moldavia, the Irish Channel steamer, and a Norwegian have
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    M. A. P.
    408 6 Mr W Ha g eaves is in Penang on his w»j Home on retirement. Da P. C. Morgan is now a medio* 1 offioer iu the Tank Corps. He was recently married. Mr. E. S Booth, of the Bistetn Extension Telegraph Company’s Singapore staff, is proceeding home
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    District Court Cases.
    363 6 Thbvt or Biotolk. In the District Court before Mr. B D. Actou this morniug Ng Yek Kuan was charged with theft of a bicycle belong iog :o Mr. J B. Hirzjl of M -rsru. Kennedy A Co. The evider-oe for tbe p oseoution was tint while the
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    P. V. C.
    95 6 Tbe Compulsory FitlJ Operations detailed in Orders for the 29:h Jaue has been altered to Sunday the 23rd Juue. The Oompulsory parade for 29th, June is cancelled, R turts, issued at Simla, for the first quarter of the current year show a total of 129 000 men
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    SEA AND WAR AIR.
    807 6 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Mr Daniel, h d.!u“ d'T.wT the Navy and it ht aceo mpMsh(d teepm? .pen the duo Tm f Ui 'di.g.h, ,»d .»pp.i,.J;r;“ TM Tiea.ury dp., theta, mi tine d« t ,r i, ln umcj nt J y n Rd M '’the -.t, m m.»r.noe.
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      182 6 m» vmnnr a yyyy nws f wvwwa Pritchard Go., Ltd. 1 he goods in Pritchards outfitting Dept, cannot be equalled for quality anywhere in the Colony. 1 rag conn 4eß a* YUUI OU LU I 7'^ Townends white '‘Straits” Topees. Similar to ilhnt i<‘i >i. (iod tonality and Value. Price
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    THE WAR.
    3901 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE THREAT TO PARI3. Psris, Jane 12 The Germans Varied oa Ssr.tUy a new cffeneiva to straight n the salient threatening on the right an I the left two talgr* made daring their advance in March—M-y Their real general aim, despite denials of the German puss
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    573 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] AND OTHER MATIEES. Load r, June 10, The newspapers have long tp»c ai articles and editorials welooming tbe Imp rial Oon- fencce.de'egate*, The Daily Telegraph says To have them itnoog u», moving in our midst ai.d sharing the imierruost oouncils of tba British Cabinet is st
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    Outside.
    158 7 The following article* will be found on our oataid* ptgis 3. —G rujtDH and Natives. 4. Th« Iriih Plot. Toe New Mina Zw. Municipal o“>romission. 4"—‘Alleged False luformation. Anglo* Cdinrse School. Gniuesa Marriage K gistration 3. —Telegrams. Concern ng Pensions. Singapore Eaoea. Disfriot Court Cases. 10, Ge man Generals.
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    PEACE OFFENSIVE.
    615 8 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] London. Jane 10. At Paris the Frenoh press is lengthily discussing the latest German peaoe offensive initiated by the Kreue Zeitung 1 and other German papers, mainly on no lines of annexation in the West as well as the East, Frenchmen invite Germany exactly to define
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    F. M. S. Police Department.
    111 8 Mr, D, Butler, aoting Chief Polioe Officer, Perak, leaves Ipoh shortly, and will be relieved by Mr. H.. M. Hatohell, who is returning elmoet immediately from leave in Australia, Mr Butler gees back to Ndgri Sembilan as C.P.O. Wben Mr. G. Bimpson A. C. P.
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    GENERAL NEWS.
    1263 8 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE TALKING SHOP. London, June 9, In tbe House of Commons, Mr. Balfour promised to consider in consultation with j Mr. Bonar Law the suggestion that Mr. Balfour might keep the House informed of I the Government’s foreign policy in a secret J sessions, Mr. Herbert
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    The Produce Market.
    955 8 Allun Dunht'b urn Co Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 1 f72to 75 per pioul Smoked Diamond Sheet No. 2 56 68 do Unsmoked Sheet No. 1 50 64 do Unsmoked Sheet No, 2 41 49 do Crepe Fine brown 35 43 do •i Dark 23 30 do Barky
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    Concerning Pensions.
    527 8 The idea that a Civil Servant should be able to retire after 25 years' service with a pension of £l.OOO a year is no doubt one which will be welcomed by the gentlemen oonoerned, The great majority of Euro peans out here who are not in Government Service
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    P. H. Billiard Tournament.
    202 8 The following ere the result of the matches played off yesterday Single Handioap.—A. P. Foley —25) b<*at C. C. Scewart (—10) by 250—225; 0. E R bless —5O) beat J. C. Phipps —10) by 250—192. A verdiot of suicide by cutting her throat was returned by
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    Happy Ipoh.
    550 8 Chinese Towkat U EU) Cp LKOAD LU.YHGHX After a lapse of somu time a y B r* h i gang robbery w committed afternoon n-.r K*a, p4r tDH Towk., Loke Yaw, !z«z p rt Asa-52 o.d to m. poik.t cbtqut) r Lr 4 T 4 Ui, e.idtuit tn«
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    Q. M. N. G.
    145 8 Penano Women Workers. Amount previously acknowledged $7,***** Mrs. Jamieson 1U W»ni**rer 440 Mrs. Saye 10 R A. 2 Mr J. B own 5 Mrs. Hymes 10 Mis. Sonttf 3 Mrs. Lting 4 Mrs, W. Peel 10 7,***** Three cases were p*ck*d and k'rd y srrt by
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    Mails Will Close.
    43 8 Fo* Bt Stuamia To-morrow (Friday). Rangoon and Moulmein via Rangoon) 2-30 p.m. T>-*li and Singapore Baud Bans« Langsa, Edi, T. 8. m»we, Begli, O ehleh and Sabang Benoa 10 am. 15“ h instant (Saturday). Port Swettecham and Singapore Ipoh 8-SOp.m»
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    Soldiers and Malaria.
    39 8 It ia now, understands Clubman in F« w-i laid down that a aoldier—iflioer orman—who has been invalided home on aco< unt of miiaria shall not be sect again to a tigbtiajf trout where the fever prevails.
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    SHARES.
    2359 9 a 0 DiTidead. 1 9 Numbe ef 0, •*S 3 1 u* Capital. 8h»ru D Nam* c s 1 0c issued. m m M rs *3 Oh last fiaaa•ial j*ar. faraarraat jaar. m to s <y r RUBBER—BMLLAK SHARES. 9 ets. 1 eta 190!) t no, «0*1 120 «00
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      231 9 Supplies just to baud, Elliott Bay BRAND i Alaska Salmon. MAM TO MG CO, General Merchants, 949, Beacb Street» Penang. Talephoaoj743. Telegrams: HANTONG. By order of the liquidator (Sydney Whitaker Esq. Chartered Sank Chambers* Singapore). Ia the matter of the Alien Enemies (Winding Ordinances of 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917.
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    German Generals.
    1005 10 Oboutixatiov ob Wbstbbn Commaitd. To judgu by the enemy's oommanques from the wo*tern front, the German High Command is thva organised The Kaiser. f i Hiudenburg Ludendoiff I i i German Grown Grown Prince Prinoe Beppreoht This diagram, which is the vision!constantly dangled before the German pubi c,
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    Luxury Investments.
    365 10 The following from Truth may have some connection with the luxury clauses mentioned in the telegrams There is little doubt that some purchases of objets de luxe are being made with the deliberate intention of avoiding taxation, and that is, of course, the effect even where it is
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    Cure For Pessimism.
    296 10 Thu Chubby Confidhbob ov Thi “Poilu.” Reuter’s representative has bad an interview with a British officer who has been with the Frenoh for three years, and has just returned from the Frenoh front. He speaks in enthusiastic terms on the state of preparedness, of the endless procession
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    Best Boy Marksmen.
    186 10 The attention of Field-Marshal Viscount French has been drawn to tie fact that the Australian boys in the Cadet force are probably the best marksmen in the world among juniors. In the Empire Cadet matches they win four times out of six, and Major-General Lord Gheylesmore, in
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      12 10 For Children's Hacking Ongh at Night. Woods’* Great Peppermint Onre le, 6d,
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      163 10 fS Since an The Allied Governmen t s Bought Over A 2 jfe* 1 .1 TYPEWRII ĔRS To Equip their New Armies Compare the work and you too will choose the ROYAL Typewriter,—the machine that makes big organizations complete. IS STOCKED IN BRIEF, POLICY S FOOLSCAP SIZES BY THE SOLE
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    The Initial Mania.
    1640 11 I The English Uogu.gn baa gone through I miDj vicieeitades, and all (he changes m»y not bare been improvements. Bat it ii in danger today of being desecrated by our incorrigible lei- f in speed, bustle, and harry. We bare not time to finish onr sentence! or
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    Invasion of Finland.
    647 11 OuiUIB OH THU MxECH. Petrograd, April 4. The news reaobed Petrograd late last nigbt that a German naval squadron had appeared off Hint 3 in the morning and that a force of German treops had been landed in Finland daring the afternoon. Tbe invasion was, of oourse,
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      669 11 PALMOLIVE SOAP. Cletrs all traces of Obtainable froii:— and b.uils and W <*• U*b it evrrj evening before retiring and jou will bate HllUt Co., the pleasmt sensation of noting a rapid improvement Ban Teik 1eong Co t to jour skin and complexion. rr~ t m si Cut out thin
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      12 11 F#r Childraa’a Ooagh at fttf bt. w*w; Ortal faffttauil Ova la. M,
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      153 11 THE EVER POPULAR HOUSEHOLD R Which has now borne the Stamp of Public A*j|*w*,| for OVER FORTY YEARS. ENO S ‘FRUIT SALT’ Pleasant to Toko, Refreshing and Invigorating. IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN ALL CASES OP Biliousness, Sick Headache, Constipation, Errors In Diet—Eating or Drinking, Thirst, Giddiness, Rheumatic or Gouty
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      1352 12 P. O.— BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINK. (Companies Incorporated in England MAIL AND PABSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS(Undti Contract with His Majeatj’a Government.) The Company’! MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAT are at preeent suspended. Passengers for Europe are booked via Bombay u opportunity offera and m far m ecsommodation
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