Straits Echo, 16 July 1918

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    34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY, fOl" $3O Per Annum. MNAFSI, JLAJiSSDA*, ibth JULY, 1918, Single Copy, 10 ceac No. 159
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      1684 1 CONDENSED Mi Milkmaid BRAfij IN and^* 2ft rm FOR sale. *l2-3) sealer ‘bcripps Booth jyfotor Car ..V ri 90» l Apply to I j*, undermentioned garage. inn wanti COMFORT i GO 10 TBE Undermentioived Garage For Brand New C»r* for hir« DA/ AND NIGHT Telephone No. 694 Ttlejriphic Ad4 r
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    Singing of American Soldiers.
    1463 2 Abmt Chdbusbs Aio Fiohtino Spibit. i Maw York, M*y 12 —Toe application of masio to war la as old aa mankind and aa jo«Dg aa to-day. Ia masbums you will see among aronaio chattels the savage battieaxe «ith toe aavage drum; at this mount id Franee
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      294 2 GET AT WHII EAWAY’S I .J The Worlds Greatest Dust Gatherer. t~n S THE 0-CEDAR MOP O-Cedar Mop Cleans as it Polishes O-Cedar Mop M'lde with a strong enamelled steel centre. Indestructible, cleans and polishes at the same time, patting a high lustre on all varnished surfaces. There is nothing
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      396 2 Pain in the Region of the Hip-, Have you pains io the Many people suffer from of the hips. They may come ,un of tie bll)I of Sciatica, or Bheumatum, or from fro touch «train “\y oth-r or (it»appo #r of the muscles. Tory causes, but all subside )u ♦be
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    A Postscript on American Patriotism.
    602 3 (By Tom Wbiomt.) After it was written, enveloped, stamped, posted—the news came from Illinois, and I realised wbat a cold-blooded, academic, soulless discussion of American patriotism I bad done for you. No passion in it, no life. The sort of thing a botanical student does
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    Fight at Jesselton.
    380 3 A small affray took place on the afternoon of the 16th June between the ooal-coolies acd the rbilippino crew of the American 1 1 s.s Panay, whioh had come in for eoal. > The oause was the objection on the part of I one of the crew
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    War Lottery.
    773 3 [T# Thu Editou of thh Straiie Echo, 1 Sir. With your kind permission I venture to say a few words on the above subj»ot. Apart from what appeared iu your valuable paper of the 15th instant, it has been freely rumoured in and outside Town—a rumour to whioh
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    Sudan’s Largest Budget.
    292 3 Naw Revenues and Oiiaais. Cairo, April 13 The Sudan Budget for the current year, the figures for which have just become available, shows a substantial increase in the estimates on both sides of the aooount. Revenue and expenditure are this year fixed at J6E 2.355,000, as against
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    The Autumn Race Meeting
    496 3 Rtin fortunately held off this morning sufficiently to allow the training to proceed without interraption and some good work was done. BoatbaU's string arrived yesterday and the lot is now oomplete save for JLirwan’s stable. The newoomers were mostly sent round for easy work and generally
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    Rural Life in Future.
    259 3 Tni Attbaotitb Villaou. Introducing a discission on village life after the war at the Agricultural Club of the Agricultural Wages Board, the President, Sir R. Henry Raw, said he thought that the centre of life in the reconstructed Tillage would be the institute, whioh should embrace
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    Penang Library.
    41 3 The following new books hare been reoeiTed at the library i—The British Campaign in Franoe and Flanders 3 Tolumes, by A Conan Doyle. Reminisoenoes of a Literary Life, by Charles MacFarlane. The Eastern Question, by J. A. R. Marriott.
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    The Week’s Events.
    42 3 WuONBODAY, JULY 17. Town Esplanade, Tmubsday, July 18. Fait of Ab (Jewish Holiday.) Fur day, July 19. Town SaH, Esplanade* Satuebay, July 20. 8t. Margaret. Griokut, Esplanade, Suvday. July 21. Eighth after Trinity. Moudat, July 22. Town Band, Esplanade,
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      371 3 f TO-NIGHT to-night II MMtttt THE empire THEATBB r WJf PREMIER THEATRE ot the COLONY IHI3 WEEK WE ARE SCREENING THE great metro 5 act wonderful play of MILLIONS-MIRTH- AND MARVEL entitled HIS FATHER’S SON WITH LIONEL BARRYMORE A IRENE HOWLEY. Hi p t* t* 0* t* p Ap A*
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      455 3 Required immediately. Experienced clerk to take charge of Rubber Factory. Good salary to suitable naan. Apply to Manaobb Ba-baho Estati, Ttluk Anson. EXPERIENCED TYPIST. 18 PREPARED to undertake the typing of docaments of any description. Clean and aecurate typing" guaranteed, at moderate rates. (Coolies will be supplied on a short
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    The straits Echo.
    99 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang Price: Dally Local $BO per annum. Outatatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Poet Free) flB per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Noe. (Coho) »80. Printing Department 343. N.li. —All buiineaa communication*
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    BIRTH.
    16 4 Milbs o» Ju y Bat Me’burre the *\lt of Arthur H. IV! ii,ks of a
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    MOTORING DEVELOPMENTS.
    1231 4 Most msu of ordin*:; are am remember r ry clearly the advent of the mo' or car almost bs pl&io'j as they can tho' of the a3ropl&na and there are macy who wi l recall easily the first introduction of tla pneumatic tyre which brought about a revelation
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    The Share Market.
    80 4 Tbe following are the latest qnoUtiom in Messrs. A, A. Anthony and Company's •bare liat > Yesterday. To-day. Robber. S §5 n «2 n a 5 B*manggol 1-20 1.30 1.25 1.35 Milling; Deebook 18/6 19/6 18/9 19/6 Kam pong Kamunting 52/- 53/- 53/- 55/. Katoo Deebook 13/.
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    M. A. P.
    429 4 Mr. J. T. Andrew»; of Msssrs. Paterson, Simone AC >, Singapore,is spending a brief holiday in Penar g. Mr. M' S. Arffia left for the Federal Capital this morning by train on a business visit. He is expected to return on Friday. Cheltenham Town Council have elected
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    Queen Mary’s Silver Wedding Gift Fund.
    62 4 fc 0 PPL KM E .*f TABT LIST. Amount previous/ acknowledged $205 Mrs. May 5 1, W. A, Fe-uando 5 $216 [Tbe equivalent of tin ab;va sum, vi* £25, has to-day baen remittad to Her Majesty by cable, and free of fr-legrapbio obargea by
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    London Rubber Market.
    59 4 C From Our Oim Correspondent.) London, July 12. The prioea in the London Rubber Market te«day were: Pale Crepe 2/2* Diamond Smoked Sheet 2/1* Messrs. Bouatead A Co. inform na th it the following were the quotations for Rubber on spot in London on the 11th insf.
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    June Tin Outputs.
    79 4 Karopong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Limited: —Hours run 550, Cubic Tarda treated 69.500, Total Piculs 536.90 Realised on aale 548.446.85. Mr Kbaw Joo Tok advises ns that the output from Ronpibon Extended No. Liability for the first half was 284 piculs. Tbe outputs of tbe followiog companies for
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    To-morrow’s Band Programme.
    48 4 The following programme of musio will be played at the Esp'auade to-morrow evening at 6 p m 1 Overlure Popular Georgia a Medley Boettger S tmeao Parade Lincke 3 Selection L»slio Stuart’s Songs Godfrey 4 Walt* Have you Porgottun Ring 5 Maroh Ma Jeannette Jones
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    63 4 Tbe following tennis ties have been fixed for Fridav, tbe 19th inst. Mixed Doubles—Mr and Mrs Harvey v Mra Low and A 8 Hall; Miss Hooker and R B Beattie v Mr and Mrs Goatly Miss Jones and E Reimann v Mrs Evans and B A Hunt;
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    1013 4 Some Abnormalities, iha British North Borneo Herald k. playful moments and the following uS 1 collection it has made of the t-quiv.L ‘hs gi.ut Kooi.barry i, .or.h r.D.01,^ 1 “A reliable witness informs us that ha present whea a while (»tc) 24 feet I O J washed up
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    THE FIGHTING FRONTS.
    410 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] A SUSPICIOUS CALM. ubtfltt Adwnco Oont'nu.» London, uuly 16. (rMt b s *r* e 1 L, «taw e peoU r 1,1 jD tern» ttfl0V tk Corey reg‘° D Paris, July 15. tbe superb little local aotion Frid-y bj tb. breach ■<=«bnbich secured po.eee.rOD of I
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    The German Maps.
    224 5 Hihuiblt Calculated Timb-Tablu. Iron tbe «uUmeots of pnsooers and military papers oaptured during the battle it appears that map* wete issued to tffioais and Buo-onmniitiioDed offioere showiog the mrchiDiim if the recent German attack and tbe progress cf the creeping barrage. Every non-ooromigsioned c fiber had a
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    South Africa.
    143 5 fisCBUITINO CaMPAIOH. th« T.°* n 29ta.—la connection with ton.M| fB l V DK c m paign, tbe Oovernor•rtm (<l *j' ra pl i ed to tbe linpetial Guv- “K'bethsr, in T.ew of the "Qsetit 8 1 0 6 1 0l men 110(1 thB r B eQt bines r(3m
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    HERTLING AND BELGIUM.
    662 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ONLY A PAWN. Th# Thief Wanta to BargainLondon July 12, 9 65 p.m. Count Hertling, in a speech in the Beiobi stag on llth July, lengthily covered the familiar ground that Germany abided by the polioy indicated in her reply to the Papal peaoe note
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    FRANCE’S FETE.
    678 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] THE MODERN CRUSADER A World In Arms for Right I Paris, July 15. To day the National fete was celebrated s in Paris mere solemnly than ever. Private r houses and publio institutions were I profusely decorated for tbe occasion. i Columns of troops of all
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    KAISER HAS ARMY OF 5,300,000.
    964 5 600.000 RECRUii’6 FOR 1918. latmji Total Losses in War l Put at 3,000 000 With the Amerioan Army in France, May 10.—Authentic reports show the > German Army to-day numbers approx- innately 5,300,000 men, or almost twice the it was in August, 1914, and 1,500,000
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    558 5 THE SERVICE BILL CFrom Our Own Corespondent) Sirg.pore, Jely 16, At the meeting of the Lsgi&iative Council the Colonial Secretary replied to the Hon. 3 Mr. 0, W. Darbishirb’s question regarding a certain drainage scheme in tha negative. Replying to the H >n. Mr. F. M. Elliot regarding
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    Russia’s Generals.
    251 5 Wnuau Au Tut P Whit baa become of all theca great Buaaian geoerala P Yery few are alive. Ivancff waa killed by the Bolabevike j Kaledin oommitted anieide Gourko ia now in exile in Paria. Banned* kampf ia walking abont Beaaia with the taint ef bia diaminal from
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    FAREWELL TO MR. PEEL.
    670 5 MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES’ APPRECIATION, I The staff of the Municipality of Gsorgeowo, both European and Asiatic, assembled a the Board room this morning to bid farewell to Mr. Peel, Monioipal President, on the occasion of his departure for Siogapore to take up the appointment of President of
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    Outside.
    51 5 Tbe following articles will be found oa onr outside Pages i 2. —Singing of American Soldier*. 8. —The Autumn Race Meeting. War Lottery. A Postscript on American Patriotism. 6.—Penoil Factor/ in Ohioa, Dearth of Bobber Crippling Germaov. Tbe Wilbelmatraese. Baaaia's B ign of Terror. Litt’e Bobbie's P*. How Bumoura
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    Produce Market Report.
    10 5 S.P. Tapiooo Sale* $7 10 MP.. 7.80
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    The Wilhelmstrasse.
    935 6 Herr Otto Gtmminn who for about 10 years was in charge—more or less-of the Press Bureau of the German Foreign Office and has now retired with the enjoyable title of Excellency has published his reminis cence*. The book is called The New Course,” which means in effect the
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    Penang Assizes.
    483 6 Province Maaosa Ca.b. The bearing was concluded yesterday afternoon of tbe case against Kupusamy who w»s cha-ged with the murder of P tffiay at Kampoag Suogei Bakap on Jane 8 Tbe accused in bis dffence stated that on the night in question after giving curry to tbe three
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    The Shafto Stevens Bankruptcy Proceedings.
    351 6 The public examination of Mr. Stevens in bankruptcy occupied tbe greater part of the morning before Mr. Justice Ebden on Friday in 8 ngapore. After answering a number of questions regarding his rubber ■hare transactions the debtor was taken through his racing career. He said
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    Electric Polyscope.
    128 6 Those who wish to see a great Cinema sensation cannot do better than visit tbe Electric Polyscope to-night and two subsequent nights. Id tbe second show a powerful five-reel Gold Rooster entitled The Recoil," featuring tbe well known screen artists, William Courtray and Lilian Greuie, and produced by
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    Pencil Factory in China.
    494 6 China’s first penoil faotory was officially opened on June 26 when the Omna Pencil Company's new plant at 1001, Ward Road, was thrown open for iospuotion. Mr. H. H. Fcx, British Commercial.Attacbl, made the formal opening speech and afterward inserted tbe silver key icte tbe lock
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    Georgians’ Resolve.
    166 6 To Block Gummcr's Roan To Ikdli. The Georgiane of the Caucasus refuse to recognise the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, and are determined to resist with desperation the Germano*Turkiah invasion, and make ••orifices in erder to block the road to Bigdad and India.” This ie the energetio declaration made by
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    Forced Weddings.
    160 6 Latut Gbrman Plaits London, May 17, The German commission appointed to examine tbe decline in the birth rate in Germany has reported a recommendation for the compulsory marriage of Germans before their twentieth year is passed, according* to a despatch to The Daily Eaprete from Amsterdam. Financial assistance
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    Russia’s Reign of Terror.
    1024 6 r NURSES AND SCHOOL BOYS KILLED. 1 Crimes ie Rostov*. B Mr. 0. J Moore, of the Thornes Hanbury Public Bchooi for Boys, Shanghai. who only recently came oat of Russia after a train journey of over five weeks, bad some ter* I- nb e stories
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    Dearth of Rubber Crippling Germany.
    802 6 (Nev> York Bun) Officials of tbe post and telegraph in Germany have made publio their progress in finding new sources of rubber within the fatherland Tbey lament the dearth in the national resources resulting from the war and admit that the quest after plants whioh
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    Among The Clouds.
    217 6 Sombm Qcaktim ofthb British is Italy Up above, somewhere in tbs moist heart of a «alien mist, is net only tbe Britiah Army, but also the French Army and muoh of the lUlian and Auatrian Armies as well. The miat looka oleae above you aa you atari
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    Little Bobbie’s Pa.
    565 6 The ladies of this nmhon a™ up sed Pa to Ms wen he c*im mte. I had a long talk with 0D ‘“J 1 to-day, sed Pa, she is on four A sumtim>B he goes on a P. t f Pa. I was giving her sum advice
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    How Rumours Spread.
    423 6 This is an example, one of a thousand. 1. Extract from a letter from Mrs, H*r« bert Pullen to her husband in Francei I have been doing a bit at standing at meat queues this week. They ssj it will be better next week, and really it’s
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    SHARES.
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