Straits Echo, 15 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, SATURDAY, isth JUNE, 1918. Single Copy, lo cento. No. 137*
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      1343 1 Sensed MI BRA AID fasmm and u** for sale. One 12-3) seater ‘bcripps Booth Motor* Cai* T,*te>t 1917 model «elf starter and Dynamo Lgiitiefij in excellent condition only iu« 900 milt» cwiitr having b mi. Apply to 7 he undermentioned garage. IF YOU WANT COMFORT GO TO THE Undermentioned Garafce
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      49 2 &P&&K «@s@Bw s fl X X m X m m OF EVERY Momi Cases. Acetic Acid. English Tapping Knives. Changkols. Wire Nails. Cat (Brand) Axes. Box Strapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire OTHERS 9 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) PENANG. LT Vi < K < v -V Sfi Wi v sffi
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    981 3 tfuhimn Tfteetinjj/, igi8. RACE DAYS: FIRST DAY Tuesday, 23rd July, 1918. SECOND DAY Thursday, 25th July, 1918, THIRD DAY Saturday, 27th July. 1918. FIRST DAY. TUESDAY, 23rd JULY, 1918. Ac 7. The George Town Plate and Purse, Value and $30 to each Second Hone* A Handicap for
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    Qualities That Make Foch A Great General.
    2232 3 Aa Estimati Br Etsphanb Lavzanaa (From the New York World The editor of The Sunday World aeks me to give his readers some key to the charac ter of the newly appointed Commander in Chief of all 'he Allied Armies—to analyse Ferdinand Foch
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      130 3 Entries Close U"-™ Ifw™ wlX‘ b i. July, 1918. Committee re-erve ihe right to divide any R»cO into two Brents. A Penalty of 7 Km. is incurred in a Handicap by th#winner of any Raeei™ subsequen. to the publication of the weights and of 12 lbs. by the Winner of
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      230 3 CLEAN BUBBS3 ZSTATB. pahTjcula as. SITUATION —Tbe ia ij'gttpd it B. Juuu (K -dab) «2A mile* from Jautin Rtiiway Sim on, on good GoTernmeot Roads. AKK A, 400 (Kedab) relongs alllplanted with rubber trees. Free from Lalang and all elean. AGE OF TREES —300 relcngs 2 years old. 100 reloogs
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    The "Futilists."
    804 4  -  (Pr Lt O. D. Stilliwg Ton will find them, these strange people who. judging by their activities, might have walked oat of the pages of Gulliver’a Travel*, 1 you will find them pursuing their seemingly futile efforts in an under ground chamber. Before the war God passed his
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    Elephant gets out of Control.
    177 4 Ambalangods, May 26 —Toe whole town cf Ambalangoda was in a state of great ex citement to-day. One of the three elephants that had been brought down from Kiriella for the Wesak feitival became boisterous in the morning, and from that timo onward, was restive,
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      569 4 WHITEAWAY’S FOR COOKING POTS AND PANS. ‘Cannot/ W Cast iron saucepan with white percalain enamelled lined inside and bright cover as sketch, Very stron-r and reliable. 2?ixee 2, 4, 6 8 10 and 12 fts. Prices $3 75,4-95, 5-95, 7 50 8 95 A $10 50 CANNON’’ BRAND WAkE. Cast
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      449 4 A Bouquet of India’s Choicest Flowers. An entrancingly fragrant and powerful scent, yet not cloying, Phul Nana blends all the choicest scents of an Indian Garden into an unique perfume. Try it and enjoy this luxury in sweet smells. Phul-Nanii can also be obtained in conjunction with a most complete
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    "Ad Leones."
    826 5  -  [Br Tom Wsioht The motto of the Echo was Fiat juetitia* ruat coelom, which, aa some schoolboys I know, means let justioe prevail though tbe ceiling be ruined, How proud, in my tin h pot way, I was of-that motto. How hones tI iy, if sometimes mistakenly. I
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    Alleged False Information.
    1066 5 SENSATIONAL ENDING. 1 Pbobmution With mb Fihu fob i Pbbjubt. The hearing waa concluded jaaterdaj of the oaia agaiaat DUB 8wamy t who is charged that he on or about Marco 9, 1918. i gave to Boger David Aoton, a pubic i servant, the following information, namely
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      415 5 The Stava are Shining Again AT THE EMPIRE To-night To-night JACK MULHALL A GREAT STAR GREAT FAVORITE IN Mr. DOLAN OF TOES (A RED FEATHEa) 5 REELS 7 A CLEVER STORY OF AN AMERICAN PUGILIST IN PARIS SH -H' A perfect Scream of a Comedy. A Cub Comedy lilliel Inline
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Saniiye and public holidays,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang Price s Dally Local $BO per annum. Outstation Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Poat Free) $lB per annum. Cable Addreee: “ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Nee. (Coho) see. Printing Department $4l, N.P. —All buiLneaa
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    WESTERN POSITION.
    747 6 For 86Y.r*l days past re-assuring telegrams hare bees oomlng as to the aftermath of the German drire on to the Marne, now extending westward to cut the oommunica* tions between Noyons and Compiegne. The I advance on Bheims does not seem to have been pesbed lately, minor gains
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    PRUSSIA AND HER ENEMIES.
    603 6 The refusal of the Prussian Diet to pa as the Equal Suffrage bill may oausc someth ng of a political orisis, but probably notbisg more serious will happen as regards the oonduct of the war than happened in England whan Proportional Representation > was rejected. These
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    M. A. P.
    919 6 Mr. A. J. Arthur of Klsog, has left for India to join the Indian Army Reserve of Officers. o o Mr. F. Matson of the Eastern Extenaion Telegraph Company leaves tc-dsy for Singapore. Mr- Edwin Tesaeciohn has retarned to Singapore much benefited in health hy his trip
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    903 6 Pood lor Holland And Her Coloei.., reeded tOMmplMe ‘hTreciproolr* meet, bj whioh Holl.od E w .he. Alb. rod the “L X?'»'* their disposal to be sent X oo<i at and her Colonies. Batavia* 0 Holl#o long ago announced that a„ M WIrBI Bot t.ke. entire centre! o, °Z
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    London Rubber Market.
    24 6 (Front Out (hm Correspondent,) London, June The prices in the London Rubber Mark? te*day were: Pale Orepe A Diamond Smoked Sheet >♦«
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      136 6 X NEW SHIPMENT OF Tri-scooped and Round Bodied RICKSHAWS. INSPECTION INVITED AND ENQUIRIES SOLICITED Prices on Application. TEE EASTIRN TRADING CO Telephone No. 654. CABLE ADDRESS PINCHONG, PENANG.’ :3* Ihe sports of children satisfy the child. .v Beal British Mad# Tricycles, strong, light, tabular frames, hinge ateeriDg, plated handle bars,
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    AISNE BATTLE.
    2215 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, June 13. French expert* point out I hut the French left wing threatens the enemy’s communications in the centre more immediately than the German left wing threatens Compiegne, while the Germans lost thi ty divisions in obtaining a maximum advance of tight kilometres. They admit
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    SEA WAR.
    761 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] i 'Submarine Menac*. London, June 13. A telrgram from New York says that tbe survivors of the Pinardelri s state that the German submarine wbioh sank her was ac* companied by a 6000 ton sirg'e furnelled steamer. London, Junn 18 A Wellington it is reported that
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    GENERAL NEWS.
    561 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] No Winter Racing. London, Jane 13. Govern meLt has decided in view cf the strain on the railways tbit there shall be no rac n< this winter, Post-War Reconstruction. Litdjp, Jane 14, 12 25 e.m, Farther important reports by the Board of Trade departmental committees cover
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    Tin.
    38 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to day *t $153. bakloMs sod in Singapore frefined) at $153.50, sold 175 tons* The Frawley Company is doing good business st Singapore, with a repertoire oi farces and oomcdUs.
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    POLITICAL NEWS.
    586 7 [Reuter's Telegrams.] m wmm a w mm w w m v Prussian Censei v\tism. Lor dor, Jane 13. Yesterday’s suffrage vote in the Prss-iiu Diet signifies tbe triumph of conservatism and ia a deathblow to tbe promised drmr. cratisation of the Prussian parliament. The Socialist deputies derided tbe
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    Outside.
    54 7 Tbe following aruue* will be found oa our outside pigea r—--3 —Qualities That Make Fcoh A G eat General. i,—Toe Futilistq." 5,— Ad Leons.” Alleged F*he In« formation. B.—Produce Market. L:>?al Man in the Tank Corps. Man.Pjsrer. The Csmoufliged Poet«y. T Irgrams, Church Serrioes. 10. —A Void from France
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    Imperial War Cabinet.
    284 8 [Reuter's Telegrams.] India's Spokesmen London, Jane 13. H. H. the Mararajah of Patiala who i« repreaenting the Prinoea of India at the Imperial War Cabinet [interviewed by Beater said Speaking on behalf of the riling Prinoea, what India baa done waa only a foretaste of what ahe
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    Fools in Office.
    133 8 It used to be an axiom that any official however humble hia post, once in uniform became an autocrat. The mantle has now fallen on the lady post-office attendant and bark cashier. Many would-be purchasers of War Bonds complain of the difficulties raised by post-office attendants, whose
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    The Brazilian Navy.
    99 8 The Brasilian navy has come in in time to anticipate the going out of the Russian History has taught them wariness, for they had, in the sixties, one of the strangest adventures sinoe the old days of little wooden ships and big cutting-out exseditions. A couple of
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    Mails Will Close.
    24 8 Fo» By St*amk* At 17th irstant (Monday). Australasia (tia Fremantle) 6 P m To-day (Saturday), Anatralaaia (via Singapore by train 6pm
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    May Tin Output.
    247 8 Ayer Weng, 180 pik. roaated ore. A Pacific Mail ateamer which left Shanghai for San Francisco recently carries the largest silk cargo erer taken from China by a ateamer of that oompany—2,oss bales ▼alued at over Tie 2,000,000. The silk, together with 8,000 oaaes of antimony and
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    Produce Market.
    948 8 Lean axd Co’s RiroaT. Penang, June 14. With rubber still showing a downward tendency, business in rubber shares continues on a minimum scale and while small bargains are now and again put through, generally after some negotiations, there is nothing in this section that calls for auy comment.
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    Local Men in the Tank Corps.
    1056 8 Good news is to hand of G. W. Lyon and A Robertson, formerly of Meesrs. John Little and Co, in Singapore, and popular and efficient N.C.Os. in tbe Maxim Coy, S, Y. U, who went Home a few montbe ago to join up. Along
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    Battlefield Curiosities.
    60 8 Curiosities from the battlefield are growing in popularity as artioles of personal adornment. Birmingham firms sre busy mounting bullets and pieces of sharpnel, taken from the wounds of soldiers, as brooches or pendants for watch chains. In his episoopa! ring tbe Bishop of Birmingham wears a pieoe of
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    ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH.
    205 8 Tkibd Sunday Arran Trinity, Jmra 16, 8 00 a m. Matins 8 80 a,m, Holy Communion 9- a m. Holy Communion (Tamil) 10-80 a.m. Mattina ((Chinese) 5 00 p-m, Sunday School 6-00 p.m. Evensong Hymn 17 Paalma LXXXH Turle LXXXII1 Cocke LXXXIV Hopkins Magnificat t 47 Nunc
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    ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    35 8 9-00 a m. Children’s Serrice. 6-00 p m. Public Worship. Preacher: Rot. Donald J. Rosa, ha. Hymns 687, 157, 170, 475, and 516. Choir Practice on Friday evening at 7 o’clock.
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    One Certain Winner.
    197 8 Judging by the interest taken it oan be expeoted that a large ism will be available for war charities as a result of the present raoe meeting, But in addition to the way in whioh members are contributing through the profits, one owner Mr D F Bsstook
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    P.G.C. Tennis Tournament.
    120 8 Ynstubday’s Result». Man’s Singles Handioap A—H Waugh owe 15 best M K Whitlock owe 8 6—3, 6—l; R Q Hunt owe 40 best E E Chambers owe S 6—o, 6—3, Indies’ Doubles Handioap—Mrs Welhem sod Mrs Low scr beat Mrs Crabb-Watt and Mrs Clarke 4-1, 6—4. Profession
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    Church Army Recreation Tents.
    57 8 Pbnano Tint No. 2. Previously acknowledged $1,842 00 St. George’s Church collection on Sunday, June 9, 1918 118 52 Mr.W, Peel 30 00 Ministering Children’s League 200,00 $2,190.52 The sum of $409 48 is still urgently required to oomplete the cost of this unit. j R.
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    The Week's Events.
    46 8 Satukdat, Juki 15. Singapore Rices. Cricket. —C, R. C, w, I, R. C. Yiotoria Green. Sunday, Junb 16. Third after Trinity. P, V. Field Operations. Monday, Junb 17. Town Band, Esplanade. Wndnnsday, Jvnh 19. Town Baari, Esplanade, Fniday, Jvnu 21, Town Band, Esplanade.
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    Man-Power.
    267 8 Prom recent events it would appear that the Germans still retain their numeiioal superiority. In the light of these events tbe following passage from Bir. DouglaJ HaigV report, dated Ohristmas Day 1917 is interesting The addition of strength whioh the enemy has obtained, or may yet obtain, from events
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    German Navy and Western Battle.
    323 8 Marcel Hptin’a statement in the Echo d* Parts, to the effect that the Germau Navy will take part in the next phase of the batle on the Western front, will be regarded with that scepticism due to the frequenoy of fallacious reports regarding the enemy's
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    P. A. M.
    76 8 The Planters Association of Malaya bold* a general meeting at Beremb,in on June 26 at 10 30 a,m, The business include*: Agenda. I War Relief, Export Duty, Refund of Exoese Duty, Indian Libour, Javanese Labour, Midwive*, Port Swettenham Quarantine Camp, Preventive Quarantine, Crop Restriction, Biiing of Ruober,
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    P. H. Billiard Tournament.
    37 8 The following are the results of the matches played off yesterday i Single Handioap—A. M. Ford 6o) beatL.de Sou»* (—4O) by 250—126; F A. Reutens (—5O) beat H. S. Balhetohet (—4O) by 250—233.
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    Valuable Metals.
    96 8 The interim report of Lord Balfour rf Burleigh’s oommittee, dated March, 1917 has been issued. The committee oonsiders it essential for the nation’s safety that sufficient tungsten should be manufactured I within the Empire after the war to supply I domeslio requirements and afford a margin for export.
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    To-day's Band Programme.
    56 8 The following programme of mueio will Ibe pLyed at the Golf Club this evening at 5,45 p m. j—--1 Selection The Lily of Kilarney Godfrey 2 Galop Nerren h,ij 3 Selection Of English Bonga Hsrold I 4 Walt» Alexandra Gung’l 5 5* ro r °le Serenade Sullivan
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    Camouflaged Poetry.
    266 8 B,urn b "**»rd, O. Time, m tby fl And give me pork chip,’ Junt for tonight. B Little drops of water, Little grains of n d Made the ooay marshes That agen.. call'«dry U nd Was placed by folyTands Aad on hi. b.ot tb, butdm For be mut
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    German Social Conditions.
    440 8 Tnieting and Diet. Social conditions in Germany,as refl-e’ed in the German newspapers of this year,are» I deeply interesting study. The pioture presents strange contrasts, but is on the whole lone of deterioration. I Patriotism among the young fi declining. Everywheiecomplaint is made of the military training of
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    May Rubber Crops.
    12 8 Holland American 633,658, 8i P* r 22,704, Netherlands f-sngkat
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    SHARES.
    2406 9 0 Dividend. i -3 Nnmbe #f A Kama. n Capital. Share* issued. m I to tj '3 to lait flnau•ial jaar. far earraat yaar. s m pa I so m <y 1 RUBBER—BOLL A K SHARE». 8 ets. 9 ets 1109 1 19#7|, *****, w»L 1909 lt<6, 1»18 IS*»,
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    A Voice from France.
    1207 10 What Austbalian Fiohtino Men Think Following is an extract from a letter received from Lieutenant somewhere in Franoe i— I was rather amused at your anger re the oonsoriptioa question, but in the incidents yon quote there is food for a whole b«ap of thought, and
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    Res Angustae Domi.
    1244 11 "1 don’t know anything more wholesome for a man,” said George Warrington to young Pendeonla, than a state of tiok. It ia an alternative and a tonio. A little neoeaaity bringa ont yonr pluck it yon have any, and nerves yon to grapple with the fetnre. Yon
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