Straits Echo, 15 August 1918

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    Masthead
    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS. CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS. THB FEDBRATEC MALA»' STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL- 1 6 §3O Per innam. PENANG, IHUKSDAK, Iflth AUGUST, 1018 Sintfe Copy, lo cents. No. 184.
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      1594 1 MILK FOOD JUST, THE STUFF IFOR TOUR BABY! per i!»k>. i9O cts. t«h for sale. I JUST UNPACKED, A bier consignment of Motor accessories from America and London for any make of cars. IF YOU WANT) COMFORT IMermentioaed Garage For Brand New Cars for hire q/\Y and night Telephone No.
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      10 1 milkmaid BRAND SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK. $20.50 PER CASE. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE
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      167 2 SAVER INFANT IS ABSOLUTELY STARCH-FREE if mothers who cannot nourish their own babies would give them the Me 11 in Diet from birth we should hear less of infant mortality Hellin’s Food with cow’s milk will do more to briagVeur baby safely through infantile health-dangers than any food short of
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    THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES.
    1243 3 ABE THEY DISLOYAL The recent «trike on the Rend, which for a moment seemed as though it wu going to assume ugly proportions, is another witness to the fact that the South African native is beooming more civilised, or, if the word be objected to, sophisticated
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    AMERICA SPEEDING UP.
    800 3 1 FORD’S MAGIC SHIPS. The announoement made that the transport of American troops from the United States to Europe exceeds that of German troops from Rnssia to the present battle front enoourages the people of the United 8tates. Reoent American newspapers wi be fall of it. That
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      291 3 IOCZOC. 7.1130 IN aP plication, QUITE READY i FOR USE. fHE anti-corrosive alcompoPA'NT 6«i« L. t. 8»»e Co., Agent» Penang, K. Lnmpur A PREVENTS IRON COR rosion indefinitely. r* w o c r-' Singapore DRYS QUICKLY. V )0 □CD OC WHAT EVERY ONE NEEDS from time to time. Bodily ailments
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      79 3 AUSTRALIAN SWEETENED Condensed Milk $l7/- PER CASE OF 48 TINS. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY. LIMITED. 5 X 5 f* L y OIL FOR ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. m PRICES APPLY TO HAW SENG A Co.. Iff. BEACH STREET. OR ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (8 8.) Ltd., 1. WELD QUAY. PENANG THTiTtf
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    TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.
    949 4 WHAT THE COMMITTEE DISCOVERED, Cuwkiho Sckumis. Ia a report to the President of the Bo«ic of Trade, the Committee appointed to advise ou matters arising under the Tradiug witb the Enemy Amendment act 1916, gividetails of the obaruoter and scope of the work they have done,
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    TIN PRICES PAST & PRESENT.
    1068 4 TIN PRICES PAST PRESENT. (Contributed) The present phenomenal price of tin, verging as it is on £400 per ton London value makes a glimpse into the past hist ry of the metal from the point of vie* of t rices and fluctuations of somewhat peculiar interest to-day The future is
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      184 4 ~DCDC~DCDC DOCDCDOC DdDCDCX JO WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW CO.. LTD. ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE PROCEEEINC DAILY n 0 BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. nc a For 6 persons English China apple green UI fill OF 00l with leaf and grape design Sale Price TOB S©t For 6 persons 21 pieces Breakfast Set For 6
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      560 4 “nier re 70 BDITI'H north 8(U^ OUR day lottery Ticke,, for ,bi s L.„er s are tbeauspKcs of .he British NohkV War Relief Food Cotmtmi ee an<j u,,!,; «or the West Coast, North b„„ m SoBjaci TO the rou.o«„ 0 1 The lottery to ho. cuLe; C ket,# 5 Ch
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    WRIGHT ORATES.
    1031 5 The Old Blighter was asked to deliver a speech at a patriotic assembly. If they expected the usual sort of thing—empire on which the sun never sets—English-speaking peope*, with one tongue and one ideal allies in the cause of democracy, freedom, and honour—they should have asked somebody else*
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    297 5 AMERICAN TYRE MANUFACTURE RESTRICTED. Says the Straitt Tim os A leading American House in Singapore has received the following oablt:— Import restrictions Aegust-September to continue at the same rate. Acoount shorter haul Government insists upon requirements be filled largest possible extent from Central Amerioa South Amerioa. This is
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    Control of Rubber.
    176 5 Kuala Kangsar, Tuesday.—At to-day’s meeting of the Federal Council, the Hon. Mr. R O. M. Kinderaley asked s Have the Government considered the possibility of rubber becoming temporarily ansaletble or of the prioe falling to a figure below the oost ef production And, in view of such
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    London Rubber Market.
    118 5 CFrom Our Own Gorre*pondent£ London, August 13. I The prioes in the Lendon Rubber Market te-day were: j Pale Crepe S/1 i j Diamond Smoked Bheet M 2/Of j Rubber smuggling from Holland continues, in spite of all attempts to prevent it. An Amsterdam correspondent says that
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    Records of The War.
    210 5 Soxu Ruxxbxxblu Photoobapub. London, July 12.—The organisation of war records in Britain is proceeding actively. Mr. J- W- Fortescue (librarian at Windsor Castle) is writing the cffioial history. Toe report of the Imperial War Museum oontains details of many trophies including several from the Pmden, the
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      350 5 S 0 0 0 0 TO NIGHT TO-NIGHT tlUTKO! METRO!! METRO!!! 4 •4 4 empire theatre THURSDAY TO SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th TO 18th. -4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 INCLUSIVE ANOTHER 5 ACT METRO PHOTO-PLAY WUH THE DAINTY DRAMATIC AEri8! E 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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      553 5 WANTED. A CASHIER for Rubber Estate Security required. Apply person ally to GOH TAIK GHEE A SON. WANTED. INDIAN OR MALAY Tippers and Conductors. Apply to Go* Taix C*bb Robbie Ebtatb., Enggor, NOTICE. UN PRACTICE will be carried out off JT Mukah Head on Friday and Saturday the 16th and
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    The Straits Echo.
    102 6 PUBLISHED DA ILYI (Except Sundays and public holidays,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 39, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Dally Local ?80 per annum. I Oututatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) |lB per annum. Cable Address: “ECHO PENANG.' Telephone Nos. (Eoho) SB6, Printing Department 343, N.B. —All
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    A CHANCE FOR THE U. M. C.
    1334 6 One of the moat remarkable points about the present rubber situation is that the share market, locally at least, oaunot on the whole be said to display any degree of nervousness as to the outcome» Prices are of oourse much lower than they
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    M. A. P.
    714 6 Messrs. Em?rsoo, Kitserow and Semple have returned from Australia.— M M Mr. and Mrs. R. N Goodwin returned to Penang yesterday from a holiday in India. 1 Mr. H. Welham is due back in Penang this morning after his health trip to Australia. Mr. Kloss has returned
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    Empire Theatre.
    107 6 Tbe above theatre presents to-night a very strong change of programme whioh will be continued up to Sunday nightAmong the speoial pictures is the big fiveaot Motro entitled The Snow Bird,” featuring the dainty dramatic artist Mabel Taliaferro and Ed wine Cariwe. This ia a story by Mary
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    706 6 The Personal Touch. These are the little touohes w h,„i. the successful journalist. A »r t“ Times of Malay* referring to thVu'V*» Council at Kuaia Kangsar s a>g Mr Oliver Marks, acting Resident^ 11 deferred his departure till after this morning when he left h v m 1
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    The Share Market.
    38 6 Tbe following are the in Messrs. A. A. Anthony and Comp«. ■hare list fUtj. Tasterday. c i t i Mining. J cc ffl tST™ 97 iS i&i l|*l Tin P Bentong 27/9 28 gjj Trong
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    Tin.
    60 6 Latest Quotation* Tin (un-refioed) is quoted $172.50, busmass done *n<j at $173.10 bismess done, .old th 9 ft** The title of an article >? BjJ|l d U« Malaya, "The Babber P o,lt 3 t tbd«J auctions cease seems t ii■ flxWO d ambition of the Perak to« beyond the
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      86 6 FOR BRASS BEDSTEADS. A _~£F*r ■5. >* fWl IF r r j MME; MMS SEE OUR FURNITURE SHOWROOMS UNION STREET, IIDCDC DC CXZDU 0 jnCDO 0 AN OLD FAVOURITE. RETAINS THE EX:ELLENT QUALITY WHICH MADE IT FAMOUS, cA G 1 stfow °«5 L t Jyft. A 35 'P. AX ~c
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  • Obituary
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    10 6 DEATH. Holmbsbo —On July 15, at Madras, Francis Jjuu Hoimberg
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    HUNS TO RETREAT FURTHER
    2762 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] ,«1 IN EBABB0EN.HO. 1050 Suns Taken I L indon, August 13. fttiiJovrnaV» correspondent on tbe b front Chsulnes, Carbonnel, B Mericourt and Peronne are burngitficne, Kg. Paris, August 14 p.p-r. point o«t th.ttke 28,000 1 nA nix hundred gnm mentioned ..jiioers and last A»
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    THE CZECH NATION.
    661 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams] a OEKMaNY FEARS FRESH WAR. BoliheTiki Collapsingt London, August 18, 10.45 p.m. r The Praia Bureau announces that the B Government baa m;de a declaration that s Britain regards the CuecboSlovaks aa an I Allied nation and recognises the unity of the three Cz'cho-B!ovak amies
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    KRUPPS’ YESTERDAY.
    918 7 WORKERS’ WAR SPIRIT REVIVED. EniCI O» THE C FFINSIVE, The Hague, June 9 Another story reaches me, says the Thru» correspondent, about Geiman conditions, substantially bearing oat thr se which I lately sent yon. This one oomes from a man who has been working at Krupp's Works at
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    66 7 The following are the results of the kies played off yesterday Mixed Doubles—Mrs L MErans and E A Hunt beat Mr and Mrs Goutly by 6—3, 6—l; Mrs Low and A S Hall beat Miss Gold and G N Baye by 6—3, 6—4. Obampionsbip—o Ounradi beat M
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    PENANG FREE SCHOOL.
    4067 8 SPEECH DAT. The Speech Day of the Penang Free Bchool wae held yesterday afternoon and for the fourth year in sncoeision the boys instead of receiving the award of their labour in the shape of prises received it in the fi rm of oertifioatee so that the
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    CHIN SENG & COMPANY.
    340 8 CHIN SENG COMPANY. The following is the directors’ *ep >rt to shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting. Your directors have* much pleasure in submitting the ninth annual Report and Statement of Aocounts, duly audited, for the year ending 28th February, 1918, The business for the year shows a
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    FOOD PRICES.
    376 8 BUTCHERS’ WAR OPENED IN IPOH. Usual Plea Advanced. A silent battle appears to be raging, says the Times sf Malaya, between the market ■tall>holderB and the Kmta Sanitary Board as the outcome of the fixing of prices for meat and other foodstuffs. The small concession made to the
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    The Week’s Events.
    73 8 Friday, August 16. Town Bund, Esplanade. Saturday, August 17, K°dah Rubber Co. Ltd General Melting Chamber of Com me roe, 12 30 p.tn. Wagon Paohaung Wolfram Ltd., General Meeting, noon. Suwsat. Acquit 18. Twelfth after Trinity, P. V. Field Operations (Compulsory.) Mokday, August 19. Town Band, Esplanade.
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    A CHINESE EYEWITNESS.
    931 8 IN GERMaNT_BIKok e lHE 7; e “‘fTo d 0l0 «'i b,U Ud < [To TIB EDITOR Of Tam Q Sir,—Wo know th.t in Tf*"! Germany before Ibe war tu aHlla »tk 0* ‘be British C.b?™.»* •>«£ going qute wrong. Let oie their judgment on the intention, Jf*
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    SHARES.
    2290 9 0 Jfl Dividend. Nam 9« of >z a. i OipiUl. 1 8k*r»« D last finanS Issued. 0 for o urrent 5 I i i M 00 04 oial year. yo»r. 0 CQ 1 1 1 i RUBBER—DOLLAR SHARKS 6 cts f ets UN 1!0,6M 1*9.900 1 l 1 «6
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      234 9 ALLEN DENNYS &> Co., 7, Union Street, Penang. Phone Not, 393 A 412. f j oprictors of/ THE PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOMS, where good prices are'always obtained. the PENANC TRANSHIPPING 4 FORWARDING Co., who undertake to forward goods to ANY PARI OF the world. ESTATE DEPARTMENT.—We pay special attention to
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    BRITISH NURSES’ LONG TRAMP.
    623 10 NARROW EBCAPE OF CAPTURE BY GERMANS. A little band of British nurees of the French Flag Nursing Corpa lately paaaed throu h London on the way to their home*, after having had a nar ow escape of falling into (German handa Quietly slipping before dawn with
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    The Air Armistice.
    364 10 CORPUS OHBIBTI AT COLOGNE Pboousioni Apfamntlt Abaidonid. British Front, Jane 6. Although the Arohbishop of Cologne req tested an 4 air armistice on Corpus Ckristi Daj in order that religious processions might be held, the inhabitants apparently knew the day before that all suoh processions had been
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    LABOUR IN THE F.M.S
    638 10 According t 0 the r* Dl 7 r >f the Ltboar the rt»l number of immigrant! ,w° r 1917 >5 Pl naog from Southern lodI od j 4 lr ''N ‘firamst 95,566 in 1916 0r 90 I 5.439, but this falling o ff decr 3 ordinary
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    Protest Against O. B. E. Honours.
    100 10 At a meeting cf the WoroeitwJ® Council the chairman (Mr. Will' in congratulating the Tioe-cbairmH Vincent Wheeler, on being Officer of the Order of j Empire, said that after hi* o the Army, and as chairman Agricultural EiecutiTP.it ward. There were cries ofMr. J
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    THE PEACE OFFENSIVE.
    913 11 VICTORY TO PREPARE THE WAY. Zurich, June 5. The peace offensive proposed by the Berlin Kreuz Zeitung is the subject of a leading article in the Frankfurter Zeitung, Ihe latter journal says that whatever may be ultimately intended with this proposal it is an important admission that
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    Municipal Commission.
    620 11 Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Commis»ioners held on Tuesday, the 30th July, 1918. Pretent A. B. Voulbs, Esq. Preexdent, Yboh Guan Sbok Esq F. Duxbuky, Esq. A. M. Goodman, Esq Chbn Wok Lok. Esq. 0. E. Ckaio EsqAbsent Quah Bins Ekk Esq. 1. The minates of
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      455 11 YOU CAN BUI YOU SUSEL? N2JSD gOOD THIMGS fA! TB r P»«RFICT COBB OF VOUB COMI*AI«« TO protect yourself from tbs dreadful troubles 0U are auffering. I ten wb/ BOt tbe preparations of The pharmaceutical Trading Company, of Sourabaia &AGUNA ft,* a r e pil'* f°r Malaria iipouD.l.d iu the
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      105 11 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Application will be reoeiTed by the undersigned np to 4 p.m. on Monday, tbe 19th August 1918, for the poet of Btaff Nurse for the Maternity Eospital (King Edward VII Memorial) Penang, at a commencing «alary of JEISO/ per annum and jg 10/ p«r annum Uniform Allowance (Ar
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      99 11 r ESTATE SUPPLIES. "Tl !x W E E I IN STOCK Aoetic Acid 99 per oent. Barbed Wire. Gary’s Box Strapping inch. English Sodium Bisulphite. Breen Mosquito Wire Gauze. Latex Pans. Momi Gases. Mosaic Tiles. Par-Boiled Pice. Peninsular Acetate, Tl B,st Tapping Knives. Veneor Chests WITH canvas fittings White Porcelain
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      1224 12 P. D—BRITISH INDIA AND APCIB LINE. (Companies Incorporated in Ingland MAIL AND PABBENQER SERVICEB. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS(Undei Contract with Hie Majesty’■ Government The Company’s MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAT arc at present suspended. Pamenrers for Europe arc hooked via Bombay as opportunity offers and as farasl Singapore, Tanjong Fandan,
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