Straits Echo, 24 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. 930 Per Annum. PUNA.NG, MONDAY, 24th JUNE; 1918. Hlnsle Copy, lo cent*. No. 144
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      1448 1 expensed Ml m, lkmaid b mdarni and III FOR SALE. One (2-3) staler ‘Scripps Booth Motor Car Latent 1917 aio-let 8P,f staiter and Dto *tno L gi.tiug m exctlent condition oaly iua 900 miitf owi.ei living b App'y to The undermentioned garage. YOU WANT COMFORT CO TO TBE Undermentioned Garage
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      32 2 OF EVERY Momi Cases. -4 Acetic Acid. English Tapping Knives. Changkols. Wire Nails. Cat (Brand) Axes. Box Strapping. Sodium Bi-Sulphite. Green Mosquito Wire Gauze. E LTD. 9 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) PENANG.
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    THE BONDS OF EMPIRE.
    1619 3 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] A NOTABLE OCCASION. Londoo, Jane 81 9*85 p.m. The Parliamentary sapper given by the Empire Parliamentary Association to welcome the Dominion premiers and ministers was a brilliant affair. The Royal galleries of the House ef Lords, in which the dinner was served, were crowded
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      279 3 o 8 INTERESTING INVESTMENT. o o 0 0 A i ubber estate of about a hundred acres fully planted, with trees Bix to eight years old. 8 FULL PARTICULARS FROM Q R. P. BRADFORD. 8 1 F, Penang S-reet, Penang. Q losoooooooooooo oooooooooooaoor 2 Motor Cars Motor Cycles. B (1917
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      394 3 CHILDREN’S COUGHSEvery Mother should know about VENO’S LIGHTNING COUGH CURB Dootora declare that cough-cures containing opium, morphine or paregoric ahould never be givea to children. gave under mrdioal direction*. Moat oough mixtarea oontain tboae thing»; Yeno’a Lightning Cough Care doea not. Yeno’a ia guaranteed poison-free and the ideal children’* cough
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    M. P. A. A.
    8533 4 iRTURRSTiwa Quarterly Martino, The quarterly general meeting of the Malay Peninsula AgrioHltarai Association was held at the Caledonia Club yesterday. Mr J W Kennedy, President of tbe Association, presided and among tbe others present were Messrs W Duncan (Administrator, Penang Robber Estates, Limited), M Strivens (B*tu
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      253 4 r oc ■3CDCDCDC DCCDCDOC DCDCDCDC Wliiteaway’s New Stock Cents Footwear at Lowest Cash Prices. o \\l I i THE “ORIENT” BRAND. Service to the Wearer. We believe that the first consideration should be service to the Weaker, and we have had this idea in view firs* last and all the
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    Penang Bisley.
    438 5 Saturdays "At Homi The Penang (1918) Bisley was brought to a successful conclusion on Saturday when the Inter-Platoon Briok Competition After very exciting contest the Veter. ng won it In fact thfl VatMm won all the team shoots at this Bisley. The Inter-Company Briok Competition which rollowtd was
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    Cambridge Local Results.
    221 5 We have received the list of successful Penang studsnta who entered for the Cambridge L>oal Examinations held in D cember last but owing to prsssure in our columns we will pabiish the detailed resulta in our iisue to-morrow. The following is a summary i Ebnio* B ts.
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    Church Army Tents.
    105 5 EMPIRE CINEMA BENEFIT. Tbe Empire Theatre is patting on tho screen a very attractive programme the prooesds of which will go to tbe aid of above fund. The first show begins with Southern Justice featuring the famous Blaebird Star Myrtle GonszUs, Geo. Hernandez Stanley and supported by
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    Tin.
    37 5 Latest Quotation*. .J;”„( r 6a,d) i* oi d h to d.j v b 7"* M 8i “**po™ r» floed) %t 1155. no biiamaa* done a d in London *t £328 spot *t Ml thro* months •■to*
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sandajs and public holiday!,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Daily Local $BO per annum Outstatlon Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.* Telephone Nos. (Coho) 886. Printing Department 343. N.b. —All buiinen communication,
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    BIRTH.
    18 6 Olitbu —Oa the 8th Juno, Pends maran Estate, to Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Oliver, s daughter.
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    PRIEST OR PREMIER.
    1296 6 In ordinary times tbs remarkable con fee. aion of failure on the part of tbsOorsmment which is permeated by the practical abandon* ment of Home Rale and conscription in Ireland would mean a change of Government, bat happily enough we do not lire in ordinary days, so
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1003 6 Long Days and a Long Reign. There w«s a noticeable cor.junction o 1 important ocossions on Saturday Jun 22nd this year. This was the anniversary of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria and also, this year, the longest day of thb year. A rather fictiag ooojunotion in that
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    QUEEN’S SILVER WEDDING.
    248 6 7hi meeting of the l«dies of Penang at the K aidercy on Sriturdny to di»cu-s the quf-tion of a >ilver wedding present to Her M»j sty the Queen was well attended by leading numbers of all the various nationalities and it was deoided to send a gift
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    Penang Municipal Commission.
    93 6 Butinese for the Special Meeting on the 25th instant 1— 1. Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed2. To oonsider and if appproved, to pass Supplemental Budget No* 1 of 1918, 3. To consider By-laws for Motor Oar drivers. Business for Ordinary Manure 1 Any
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    The Share Market.
    155 6 Tbe following are the latest quotations in Messrs. A, A. Anthony aud Company's bare list i Saturday. To-day. Rubber. 5* =3 p 3 pa cq pa co Alor Gajah 185 310 275 B.CO Ayer Molek 1.80 1.00 175 1-90 Balgownie 4.75 5.25 4.50 600 Bassett 0.85 0.02*
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    To-day’s Band Programme.
    44 6 The following programme of music will be played at the Esplanade this evening at 6pm 1 Overture Oberon Wever 2 Two Step Gaate Eckarily 3 B:lection Grand Contea Semiram>de Rotaimi 4 Walts Dollar Prineesa Fall 6 March The Gainsbon ugh Rosey
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    The Silver Market.
    45 6 London, June 20, 6,10 p.m. Silver is steady. London, Jone 12. Messrs Montagu’s report states that ths price is unchanged and that the tone of ths market continues good. The Shanghai Exchange ceased temporarily a farthing bat soon recovered to 4/7j taels.
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    Floating Mines.
    103 6 Bombay, 6th June i Tfie Bombay Chronicl* report* an aooident which happened last week on the foreshore of the village of Javan near Bandra, ten miles from Bombay. A mins having drifted to the shore, two Christian inhabitants of tbe village near Bombay were moved by curiosity to
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      152 6 Pritchard Co., Ltd. The goods in Pritchards outfitting Dept, cannot be equalled for quality anywhere in the Colony. GOOD QUALIIY. BwgQjjSfi GOOD VALUE >- m a Townends white “Straits” Topees. Similar to illustation. Good Quality and Velue. Price 9.50. Pith Planter’s Solar Topees, covered Khaki DrillVery Light and Thick. Round
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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    20 6 DEATH. Ktsuu— April 12, at Upper Bedfordplaop, Arthur John Not ton Kysbe, late of Malay States, in his 38th year,
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    THE ITALIAN FRONT.
    2194 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ENEMY REVERSES GROWING. Austria’s Failure- L naor, June 21, A British Italian t ffioial m ssage states Thesituition on the Biitishiiont is unchanged, The total of our prisoners durirg the battle on tbe 15tb and 16-h June ia now 19 i fficers and 1060 o>b“rs
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    WEST FRONT.
    634 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] I Successful British Raid?. NEW ATTACK EXPECTED. London, Jun 22 12 50 p.m. A. Paris semiofficial statement says jtbat the present heavy irtillery work between the Somme and the Arcre pctsibly hr raids a resumption of the effective, London June 21,1 45 a.m. A French commuclqcl
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    GENERAL WIRE NEWS.
    1342 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Malta's Mite, London, June 21, 4 30 p.m Malta’s governor Lord Methuen in a speech paid a tribute to what Malta "Ad irfia tesimal part cf the Empire” bad done in the war. le had contibated 24,030 met to the Armj and Navy while those
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    General Wire News.
    1340 8 General Wire News American Labour Loyal. L>ndon, Jun» 21. A Washington cable saya that President Wilson in a proclamation places all stockyard* in the United S ate* under Federal control. The St. Paul American Federation of Libour his resolved reaffirming oppoaition tj the meeting of representatives of the workers of
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    M. A. P.
    1210 8 Mr. P W. Leslie, of Jalan Aoob, la short y 1 aving for Home to join up, Mr Chung Ah Ming left Ipob for Penang on Saturday atteroon for a anoit stay. Mr. Tan Chew Pock the well-known Rioe Merchant of Bangkok died on June 30, Mr
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    Hongkong War Lottery.
    74 8 Rusxtlt o» thu Dsxwiho, A cablegram received by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Ipoh, says the Times of Malaya gives the resalt of the drawing of the Hongkong War Lottery as under:— 1 11,820 2 54,625 3 80.415 The tioket for the third priis was sold hr
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    The Frawley Company.
    489 8 Speaking of the performance of she 8~0 m-rane in Kuala Lumpur the Malay Mail says t We doubt if better acting baa been soon on a Koala Lumpur stag* than that which characterised the opening performance of the Frawley Company at the Town Hall laat night. The
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      334 8 I EMPIRE I GRAND OPENING NIGHT JUNE 24th Church Amy Keereetion Tent Week, Monster Attraction,. In aid of the abnva FnnH Thi. ie •venrooe’e opportunity to do a greet «rvioe remembj u for oar boy, orer there who hey. SACRIFICED everything Don’t let it be »id of you that yon
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    At Ease in Zion.
    959 9 An interesting booklet was recently found in a raided German dug out It was publiabed in Germany in the intereata of **Amol”—which ia alleged to be a remedy for all the ail men ta of Active Service each as Lumbv.o, Toothache, Froettite aud Bayonet wound a
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      423 9 COLISEUM. EVENING SHOW 5 to 7 p.m. ammmss v« DAILYII FOUR NIGHTS ONLY T. DANIEL FRAWLEY, PRESENTS: THE FRAWLEY COMEDY CO. t O-NIGH i! 1 O-NIGHI!! It Fays to Advertise A FARCIOAf. FACT 0 0 0 o i 0 o o 0 V' 0 PRICES $3 and $2. Plan now
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      54 9 Accidents Will HappenIt may be impossible to prevent an accid nt, bat it is not impossible to be prepared f ;i it. Cbamberl* n’« Pain Balm is net ber <nd anyece's paise. ano with a bettle of this liniment yon are prepared fee almost a v f b'ne. Fo* «ale
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      1338 9 There is Nothing to Joke about ia bickach*. It may bi ter oar, particularly with women. In all events it ip sore to handicap your aotivitiss at work or at play* There ia no need to suffer. Speedy relief is foand in LITTLE’S ORIENTAL BALM Tae sovereign cure for all
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    HOME RULE ABANDONED.
    665 10 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] GENERAL SENSATION.' Religion Orerridei the Oorernment. London, Jane 21, 3.15 p.m, Lord Gurson, announcing the Government's deoisien net to proceed with Hone Rale end Conaoription in Ireland, reviewed the altered condition! eince the Irlah Con* vention’s report had been presented, The Government’! earlier decision to
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    PACIFIST MOTION.
    733 10 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Locdon. Jane 20, 6 30 p. m In the Home of Oommons Mr. Balfour replied to a pacifist motion by Mr, Morell asking for an asanranoe that Government wenld lose no diplomatio opportunity settling the problems of the war by agreement and urging the revision of
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      52 10 Why It Sella. Ohamberlain'a Comgh Kenedy ii the lergeat aelling ooegh medicine in the world to*da* becanae it does exaotly what a oongh remedy ia aeppoaed to do. It atopa the ••ngh by owring the oold, and deea it apced* j JT and eCeateallT. Fo» caia hy all die* M~a*riea
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      202 10 Began The Allied Governments Have Bought Over ROYAL TYPEWRITERS 7o Equip their New Armies Compare the work and you too will choose the ROYAL Typewriter,—the machine that makes big organizations complete. STOCKED IN BRIEF, POLICY 8 FOOLSCAP SIZES BY THE SOLE IMPORTERS: BROS., AND COMPANY. r •m rrm YOUR DELIVERY
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    “Impatient” Army.
    552 11 It it interesting to trmoe in the German newspapers the explanations of the offensive in the Weat which were published immediate! j after the offensive began. There was no pretenoe of independent opinion. The newspapers said exaotlj the aame thing in almoat exaotlj the aame words, ao that
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    King Alfonso Saves Situation.
    323 11 Action in Caching Political Leads as to Join Forces Keeps Spain Feom Anaboht. Paris, April 10.—How Bpain last month barely missed falling into a state of anarchy, and how King Alfonso, taking the reins into his own hands, brought the conflicting political leaders under his own
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      214 11 THE A B C. OF ESTATE SUPPLIES TO PLANTERS AND DEALERS D U D Q a B 4 Study of the following will Greatly Benefit You. Acid 99 o/o Gleciel Guaranteed larbed Wire —Genuine American Make Coagulating Pens—Blue end White Enamel 18 in. by 9 in. by 31 in 15
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      142 11 KEW SEASON’S GOODS. Suitable for Harl Raya' 4 Wear. Children’s Frocks, in Fink, Sky and White, beautiful trimmings, Price $2.25 and 1.75. Boy's Sailor Suits, assorted colours, $3.25. Woollen and Silk Bonnets 99 cents and $1.50. Children’s Cashmere Socks 40 cents. Yardley’s perfumery $2.50. Ed. Pinaud’s Porte-Veine Bouque large size
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