Straits Echo, 3 July 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THB STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY voi- I(i 130 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 3rd JULY, 1918. Single Copy, lo cent*. No. 1*32.
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    Goodbye to eer.
    821 3  -  (Bt Tom Wrkjht,) I I Although I have quaffed beer, and sound» I led its praiiea in the manner of a liferary I I gent, mindful of Oalverley and Belloo and I such, I can do without it E-peoially if I I have to. It begins to
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    Bukit Mertajam Cases.
    363 3 (From Our Own Correspondent At the Bukit Mertajam Court House before His Majesty’s Coroner Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, on Saturday, an inquest, touching the cause of death of a young bound*foot (Chinese) woman named Lim Ah Cheng, the second wife of Ui Keng Aik, was oonoluded.
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    Well-Known Actor Captured by Germans.
    103 3 Major Leslie Faber, the young &otor, who was reported missing on April 6, is now an unwounded prisoner in German hands (says the Daily Express). Mr. Henry Arthur Jones, the dramatist, father-in*law of Major Faber, has received word of this from the Danish agency whioh
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    Wales and its Singers.
    118 3 The Welsh Department of the Board of Education, in their report for 1917. states that the neglect of music is causing a serious national loss. u Them are schools of high repute in which examination successes have been prominent which do net teach music at al';
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    Pro-Germans in U.S.A.
    126 3 "To Hull with thh Kaisu*,” A mob of between five hundred and six hundred persons late at night and early in the morning visited sixteen houses in Goshooton, Ohio, and foroed between twenty-five or thirty alleged pro-Germans to kiss the Stars and Stripes and say To bell
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    Plague in Kuala Lumpur.
    141 3 Three more fatal oases of plague have ooourred in Kuala Lumpur within the past week. As reported in our issue on Saturday, first a goods clerk died. Now we understand that a Bengali watebman was taken ill on Tuesday, was removed to the Hospital on Friday
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      649 3 NOTICE, NOTICE is hereby given that the business of the Tai Seng Motor Repairring Ccmpany has been sold Jto Lion Keow aa from fbe 1st of July, 1918. All debts due to or due by the Tai Saog Motor Repairing Company contracted prior to tbe above date will be settled
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    The Straits Echo.
    96 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holiday*,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, PenangPrloe: Dally Local $BO pep annum. Oututatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB pep annum. Cable Addreea: ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Noa. (Coho) 586. Prlntln* Department 343, M.B.—A 11 bu.inM* communication* should
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    BIRTH.
    20 4 HxrrturBAOK —May 1, At Avon Carrow, Avon Dassett, Warwickshire, the wife of Captain Norman Hattenbach, M.C., R.T.A., a son.
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    MARRIAGE.
    49 4 Vtwx*-Dai,t.— On June 25, 1918, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, by Rev. B. C Roberts, Chaplain to the Foroee, Captain P J.G. Caylit Vyuib Royal Garrison Artillery (attached Joh n re Military Forces) to Vika Bbliw youngest daughter of Oiptain and Mrs, J. M. Daly, of Dalydene, Singapore.
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    THE EDUCATION FARCE.
    1210 4 In writing the other day of the result! achieved in the examinations by the Penang and Singapore schools particularly, we bad the satisfaction of commenting on the superiority cf tho achievement of the aobools in this Settlement compared with those in the south. Bat whilst we may
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    M. A. P.
    912 4 Mr J. E- Nathan is on a visit to Penang. a a Mr. W. Duncan, who has been confined to his house for a couple of wests, is convalescent- Mr. W H- Vaughan Smith, of Estate, Teluk Anson, who went to India on a holiday has returned.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    993 4 Two Pa, May we suggest to the Pood Control Committee, if they are open to suggestion to see that the export of poultry and pig,' t 0 other p*its be restricted. It ia then that they may be able to judge batter as to what ac u.l price
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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    29 4 DEATH. NnunnoHHH.—On May 1, at her brother-in-law’s residence, H. W. A. Dateiding. Kelling Hall, Norfolk, Hilda Annie, youngest daughter of the late A. D. Neubronner, Consol-General for Siam, Penang.
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    THE WESTERN FRONT.
    732 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] IXPEKT’S .PREDICTION flg A t aln AnjSteid»n), June 29. LW..I J \au It will not be long before anh'ow of tbe German hammer fal’s and .in *g.'° p ,Ucd wb I,II. pttoiwlj where the, do do cot expfct it Wa .ll.,th.be paiof-1 thought tl.to.r »<*
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    IMPERIAL UNITY.
    653 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] THE WAR AFTER TBE WAR. German Depression London, July 1, 1.40 p.m. An Official statement says that the feurtb, fifth and sixth maetiogs of the Imperial War Conference held on the 24th, 26th and 28tb Jane ware almost exclusively devoted to the oontiauance of discussions of
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    OUR JAPANESE ALLY.
    623 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] FINE NAVAL AID. London, July 1. The oorrespocdeit of tbe Time* at Tokio says Prinoe Arthur of Connaught, interviewed on his impressions of his visit, said the people of all classes realised the value of the Alliar 08 and felt it guaranteed peace in the
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    HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED
    622 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] MANY LIVES LOST. London, Ju’y 1, 6 50 p,m The Admiralty announces that the British hospital ship Llandovery Castle was torpa1 doed at 10-30 at night on the 27th June, 116 i miles south-west of tbe Fastoet and sank iu ten minutes. It was homeward
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    Federation.
    302 5 Considerable interest has been arensed by i a statement made by Mr. Barnes, the I Laboar member of the War Cabinet, on the 1 12th instant, in wbioh he ontlined a soheme of Federal Home Bale, with separate < Parliaments for England, Ireland, Scotland I and Wales, in addition
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    THE FUTURE OF PALESTINE.
    1110 5  -  JERUSALEM THE PIVOT OF WORLDPEACE. (Br Israel Zanqwill.) r la many Jewish and Christian circlet I there is joy—tad in net a few, apprehen- sion—at the prospect of a Jewish Palestine. The alarm is at its keenest tmong Mohammedans srd British Jews. Bat there is as
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    London Rubber Report.
    650 5 The Market Report of Messrs Aldena’ Successors, Ltd,, dated, London, Ist May 1918: During tha last fortnight prices have fluctuated within comparatively narrow limits, the price of spot Crepe having risen to 2s. 1, on the 23rd ult. debiting to 2s. 4Jd. at the time of writinp,
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    Outside.
    68 5 Tbe following articles will be found on our(ontside pigrs 3.—Goodbye to Baer. Bakit Mertajam C*s WelUKaown Actor Captured bj Gormans. Wales and its Birgers. Pro Garmons in US A. Pisgue io Ku»l* Laaopar. 6 Same Padres Bishop for Mespot. Beating the Pirate. The Late Mr. Gumming. Queen Mary’s Bilrer
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    “Women’s Day.”
    233 6 Saturday was Women’s Day in Singapore, The ladies showed any amount of energy and reaouroe in a very worthy cause, and the result will be a silver wedding gift which will be very acceptable to Queen Mary, a substantial sum of money to be distributed amongst war obarities
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    U. S. Rubber Supplies.
    201 6 Rubber consumption in the United States in 1917 was 50 per oent. greater than in 1916. double that of 1915, three times as much as in 1914, and six times as much as a decade ago. '1 he demands of American manufacturers have more than kept
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    An Englishman in Hungary.
    179 6 An English business man who arrived at Berne recently from Hungary informs a correspondent that ha received nothing but good treatment during his enforced residence in that country. He was allowed at least as much food as anyone else and complete personal liberty, and was even
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    Ceylon's New Governor.
    148 6 London, Jane 11, Sir William Manning’s Private Secretary, the Hon. Robert Trifusm, and wife will arrive in Ceylon via San Francisco on July 16* [The Hon. Robert Henry Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis ia a younger brother of the present Baron Clinton, He was born in 1888 and married in 1914
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    Straits Trading Co.
    116 6 An ordinary general meeting of tbe Straits Trading Co. Ltd, was held on Saturday at the registered office, 11 Collyer Quay, Mr W F Nutt preaiding. Tne statement of accounts and balance aheet for tbe half-year ended March 31, and the reporta of the directors and auditors
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    The Late Mr. Cumming.
    214 6 Referring to the late Mr. Malcolm Cumming the L. &O. Ezprett says :—There are many in the Straits and in Straits circlps at home who will bear with much regret of the premature death through heart failure of Mr. C. Malcolm Camming, whose name is so
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    War Charities.
    216 6 The donations for Our Dry on behalf of the British Red Cross Booiety and the Order of Bt. John still continue to come in. The gifts include aosther sum of £l,OOO from Bangkok, per Chartered Bank of India, and brings the contribution from the generous people in Siam
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    Legal.
    183 6 China Mutual Port or Hondo*. In the Buprema Court of Judicature, Court of Appea 1 the case of the China Mutual St «am Navigation Co., L f d, v The Port of Linden Authority was decided on 10th inst. before Lords Justices Pickford, Baokes and Scruttou. It was an
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    Roll of Honour.
    154 6 Commtnde.- William H F Warren, RAN, who was accidentally drowned on April 13, was the third eon of the late Rev. John M Warren, M A, Rector of Bawdrip, Somerset. Before j lining the Australian Navy he was ia the service of the P and O Co,
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    Scottish Freemasonry.
    138 6 Lodgr Tullibaudinb tit thu East, The installation meetlrg of Lodge Tuliibardine in the E.st (8. C. )wat held at the Masonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday evening when Wor. Bro G B Harley installed Bro. C W H*ll as R W Master. Tbe other incoming officers arn— I
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    Queen Mary’s Silver Wedding Gift Fund.
    71 6 Eighth List. Amount previously acknowledged $»,335 52 Mrs. A A tbe Misses White... 10 00 A. E, Keymer 10 00 m Baye 50 00 Miss A. Ponniah 700 Mrs. Tambyah 25.00 Cornelius 500 Sundry amounts collected by Miss Ponniah 8.00 Mrs. Oxenbam 25 00
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    Queen Mary's Needlework Guid.
    84 6 Ah Apphal. We have been asked to oolleot some gifts for the offioers and men (18 officers and 800 men) of a Balloon Coy R.A F. now serving in Mesopotamia. Major Jensen, M. C. writes; We want socks, shirts, gramsphones aud records, chocolates, cigarettes, oards, handkerchief!),
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    Explosion Off Moratuwa.
    190 6 Bundat Morning WobshipphrbDistubbrd Sunday 16th June appears to have been an eventful day in Moratuwa There are various versions as to what occurred, but they all are agreed on odo point, that there was a huge explosion on the sea- beach or close to it and fragments
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    Tin Outputs.
    147 6 Sime, Darby A Co, Ltd. advise particulars of the outputs from tbe following companies for tbe month of June 1918 as under K&muotiog Tm Dredging Ltd DredgePiculs 103; Hours run 472; Yards treated *****; Value of output $8500; Cost of mining $*****. Tnbutors—piculs 100; Total 203. Chenderiang Tin
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    Government Passages From Ceylon.
    77 6 A vessel for Europe is expected to arriwe in Colombo towards the end of tbe present month, A number of passages is still available and persons who are io a position to travel by this boat, and who posses the necessary medical certificates and the necessary
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    June Rubber Outputs.
    223 6 Sungei Gettah 6.587, Stiswan 12.398 and Suneei p.tani 18,200. Gala Kalumpong 83 500, Stmsgaea 18.800, New Columbia 31.283, P«dane 25,500. Karan 9 000, Nellmay 8 521, Krian 26.800, Padang Jawa 15,360, Bantau 5,500 lbs. One thousand two hundred and sixty-fivei coolies arrived yesterday, of whom four hundred
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    German Agents in Java.
    786 6 The London and China E»pr—t gives further details of tbe address delivered by Cept. Vermeer, of the Dutch East Indian Armies, on the matter of German agents in jin. By invitation the H*gue corres1 pondent of tbe Timor listened to a lecture by Captain Vermeer, of
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    Sammy's Rifle.
    194 6 The American musketry experts now claim that the rifle with which the Simmies in the trenches are armed gives them a big I pull in rapid firing orar the Huns. Tbs American service r.fla is a modification of i| *he Enfield rifle, whioh has taken, or is about
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    Beating the Pirate.
    996 6 MERCHANTMEN AND THEIB SKILFUL GUNNERY. Intukhtinq Accounts. The submarine whioh attacks a defensively armed merchantman nowadays can by no means count on "bagging” his pH**. There have been oasea in which two U-boats that have unsuccessful y set upon a single steamer have been foiled by the
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    Some Padres.
    445 6 The Chaplain to he Forces— the as Tommy calls him—hold* a rank n,i in the A<my. Oa his shoulder he we* r I! 8 three stars of a captain, but Instead,! commanding men he strves them and serving them commands their ,B His specified duties are not heavy
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    Bishop For Mesopot.
    164 6 The following, says the Cathedral Monthly Paper, is an extraot from a letter whioh tbe Bishop has addressed to his olergy i I b»*B accepted an invitation to go to Mesopotamia for at least four months and I hope to start as soon after ths September Ordination
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    The Late M. E. Hinnekindt.
    162 6 The death ocourred on Saturday afternscs at his residence, 17, Bt. Miohael’a-rd, Biogapore, of Monsieur Edouard Hinnekindi, the doyen of the small Belgian colony of I Singapore* Born in Singapore in 1860, he was aged 68 years at the time of his death, He was
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    The Week’s Events.
    84 6 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8. iown Band, Esplanade, Thursday, July 4. Meeting of Ohuroh Workers’ Association, St. George’s Girls’ Home, 10 a.m. FniiaAY, Jody 5, Town Band, Esplanade, Saturday, July 6. Coconuts, Ltd., (in Liquidation) General Meeting, 9 Union Street, noon. Habrakol Syndicate, Ltd., annual gensrsl meeting, 9 Beach
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    Fighters of the Air.
    508 7 Scunib in an Abbodboku Dcbivo thu Gbbat OvruNsivn. It was the morning of the great German offensive, and long before the dawn the aerodrome was awake and buuing with preparations for the eventful day, The first formation was already in line on the enclosure, the strong,
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    Higher Cost of Local Travelling.
    262 7 Passengers to Pat Moev. Bangkok is well aware that the cost of living has gone up and that this is due to the war. A further reminder that the war is still with us is forthcoming in the news that the travelling publio will have
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    War Taxes in France.
    776 7 (How Luxubihs abb Midi ro Pat. In view of tha new Budget in EagUcd, a *bort accmat of the new taxes in Franca may be found interesting, says the Wtit* minster Qaaetle. France nas always preferred the direct method of taxation, and it is only now
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