Straits Echo, 23 August 1918

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. Vol>* 16 430 Per Annum. PE: A'!«. fUiuAX, turd AUGUST, 19*8 Slnsle Copy, lO cents. No. *9i.
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      1654 1 nestles «ILK POOr JUST THE STUFF ffl fOR YOUR BABY 90 cts PIK 1 I* TIN *#n M9»|fti3 P»IWI*»II| JM »IM1 ‘«•jl*»|r**« ••!<««« f«« I»»<41*JU )«»^Sf|| ■•*•1 •*'»•1 11« P»»««* *)«®Sy •fWi»a -»ih aaaK hi* no aaafiiNT ‘stimxoiho ‘hihim 'no arm mno asna ‘88 A no ‘HHJVHB ‘8K0R87 '81 AN
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      9 1 MILKMAID BRAND BWEETENED CONDENSED HIUL $20.50 BTAINABLE EVERYWHERI a
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    HOW A SUBMARINE WORKS.
    1241 2 One hears in conversation and reads in some of the newspapers many curious and inaccurate statements regarding the submarine A short time ago the question was asked How can asu m line fire a torpedo without rising to the surfdoe? The fact is »hat submarines seldom
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    Gang Robberies in Perak.
    323 2 ANOTHER CAPIUBE. Pistols nr Lodging Hon** Following upon tbe capture of two car--1 >«dft of gang robbers at Hjiala Dipang last J tk, MJ Cullen, of tbe Persb Department, effected the capture of two more robbers in Gopeng on Monday nijjht, Tte e was reason to
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    Government.
    401 2 [To th* Editor or th* Strait» Time Sir, I would like to concentrate public «ttdLtion on the following statement of Government at the Federal Council meeting Military Seevic* When tbe b 11 was introduced into the Legislative Conceit the Colonial Secretary informed the Council that the Government would pay
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    Government of Selangor.
    187 2 TENDER FOR BAMBOO LEAVFt AND POTS. VES TENDERS are invited for thn t-est Amoy bamboo leaves eiri, Uppl 7°t than 2i inch,, by 4» c ?P able containing 3 Kn nd ch ndu and b st Amoy Po t t of easily contain ng 3 rhi* o
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      80 2 Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd., THE LAST EIGHT DAYS OF SALE A '*l I BARGAINS i INF LINENS THE LAST DRAPERY CHINA i AND GLASS. EIGHT DAYS OF SALE Whiteaway, Laidlaw Go., Ltd., PENANG. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND > TAIPING 7T o>; UMICORN BRAND Y> ONE TO SIX STARS I BEST «1
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      92 2 ChAAtwriAii Uigk ttoiiekj. When you bare a baa cold joe want a remedy that will not onlj give relief, bat effect a prompt and permanent care, a rented j that ii pleasant to take, a remedj that contains nothing ii* jar ions. Chamberlain’s Cough Kerned j meet* all these requirements,
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      502 2 CHIN SENG to., Ltd, (Incorporated in Strait* Settlement*.) NOTICE OF MEETINC. NOrrE is hereby given tbit th, Ni th Ordinary General Meeting ofth. a>OTe Company, will t e held at thi Registered Office of the Company No 41 Farquhar Street Penang on Friday thil 3dfch August, 1918 at noon, BUSINESS,
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    THE HOUSING PROBLEM.
    443 3 Wbat has become a question of great and pressing importance at Singapore is vigorously taken np in the Btraits Timet of Wednesday last «here the suggestion is made of an Emergency Housing Association to take action at once in order to relieve a difficulty that is being
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    351 3 Another editorial reference to the rubber position is that made by tbe Malay Mail in its issue of Wednesday last in which H, E. the Governor's promptitude in appointing a Committee to examine the position is weloomed, and an explanation asked regard* I iog the cable from
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    135 3 C From Char (hm Cbrrespondmt^ Singapore, August 28. At the auction 772 tom were offered and 523 torn told tt the following prieea* per pound ots. ota. Fine ribbed Good «4 CTrepe pule thm 88* Pale blanket y Brown blanket Fine brown yi Good "J* Good dark
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    AMERICA AND CHINA.
    518 3 THE LOANS QUESTION. Washington, July 29. The following statement has been issued by the Aoting Scretary ef BUte: "China declared war against Germany very largely because of the action of the Uiiited States. Tnerefore this Government telt special interest in the desire of China to equip heraalf
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    MONTHON PUKET LOTTERY.
    84 3 Aooording to telegraphic information received in Penang jesterday the first three prizes are as ollowa: Ist Prize No. *****. 2nd No, *****. 3rd No. *****, PENANG WINS FIRST PRIZE* The ticket that drew the first priua is hek by Messrs. Lim Seng Kee, 8. D. Jansen anc
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    To-day's Band Programme.
    229 3 The following programme of musio will be played at the Esplanade this evening at 6 p.m j—--1 Selection Maobeth Verdi 2 Polka Pierrot Megone 3 Selection Ballo In|Maschere Verdi 4 Walts Beauty’* Daughter* Lowtbian 5 March A Frangesa Ooita The rule of the road at eea is
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays,) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price s a Daily Local $BO per annum. Outatatlon Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address '\ECHO PENANG.’ Telephone Noe. (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343, -V. B. —All
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    THE WASTE OF WAR.
    1399 4 Njt long ago a pacifist ia Austral!» spoke of the terrible waste of human life In this Wsr, nod urged that something be done immediately to bring about peace. He quoted Benjamin Franklin to the effect that there never was a good war or a bad
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    M. A. P.
    923 4 Mr, M. J Kennaway baa returned from Java —Af M Mr. W. B. Monilaw?, of Jemima Estate, ia leaving to join up .—lf. if. Mr. F. T. Kinder, Assistant Engineer, P.W.D and Mrs. Kinder leave to-day for Home via the Pacific route. According to Shanghai papers, Mr.
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    932 4 Weight of Rain, The several Welcome downr* rhat webave experienced of h* few days have prompted our h<! W 0 following, Prob bbf )r lo^t valise tbe enormous weight which even a slight shower j, I n ‘«Mor K.ndly therefore ask )v ur j* picisre an acre of
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      118 4 PRITCHARD'S STORES THE FAMOUS ROVER CYCLES. STOCKED IN ALL SIZES. Lady’s [2 Royal Rover *K« X fiaS Cycles. CYCLE XACCESSORIES Cycle Oil Lamps From 2.50 to $9.00, Cycle Bells From $/80 to 2.20 Cycle Acetylene Lamps Price $7,50 e&ch Motor Cycle acetylene lamps 917.50 6' $27.50 Motor Cycle HORN 15.50.
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    THIRD SOMME BATTLE.
    1494 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] I A TBIED BLOW, 1 o. Sritieii in North 1 August 21, 2 30 p.m. I It, Third Armj der Oener«l Sir I l*'” |b>l .tucked this morning. I jil»“ B D^ s #IM ml ea between Mojenne I '""d "Ba,u=»“ rt Aocre> 11 w,<
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    GERMANY AND HER COLONIES.
    675 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] THE LATEST PLEA, London, Angnst 21,12.10 p m, An Amsterdam message says the German Colonial Secretary, Dr, Solf, addressing the German Sceiety, referred to Mr. Balfour's speech, cabled on the 8th, After denying that Germany did not intend to restore Belgium as an independent
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    262 5 [Reuter's Telegrams.] Situation Bwitwad London, Angnst 22, 8 a.m. The series of blows now being dealt the Germans on the whole of the front from the Belgian frontier to Rheims is remarkable net merely for the rapidity with which they have succeeded ea:h other but for the fact
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    PRICE OF TIN.
    572 5 WHAT ARB GOVERNMENT’S INTENTIONS P Rumours that the Government are about to fix the prioe of tin are still in brisk circulation, the eoncensus of opinion being that $150 will be the figure adopted. As we said the other day, there is absolutely nothing definite to go
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    Outside.
    54 5 The following artioies will be found on onr outside pages i 2, —How a Submarine Works. Gang Robberies in Perak. 3, —Amenca and China. The Housing Problem. The Rubber Position. 6. —The Progress of the War. Thu Passing Show. Unchanging China. The Military Servioe Bill. 7—The Imperialism of Froude.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    358 5 BECOND DAY 8 RESULTS. C Front Our Own CvnsspowtsrdS Kuala Lumpur, Augoit 22. i The leoond day’s racfs resulted aa followi i Each 1. Qclden Rock 810 Thompson 1 Highgate 9.12 Redfem 2 Time i 1415 Won by a short head Tote paid $l7. Rack 2 Kota Tinggi
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    WEIGHTS FOR TO-MORROW.
    194 5 Kuala Lumpur, August 23. The handicaps for to-morrow are Racb 1. Royal Plume 9. 7 Roumania 9. 3 Britisher 810 Oh La La 8, 9 Haut Glen 711 Good Omen 7. 4 Matter Jack 6 10. Baob 2 La George 10.7 Sandy Creek 8 5 Nullo 9.
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    Tin.
    230 5 latest Quotation». Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $165 25, business done, in Singapore (refined) at $166, business done, sold 250 tons. As previously announced, the Inter-School athletio championship for the Glugor Shield will ba held at 2 30 to-morrow afternoon at the Esplanade. Admiss oi will be
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    1023 5 A COMMISBION*CASK. The hearing was resum d this morning before Obief Justice Bir J. Bucknill. Mr. Justice L. P, Ebden, and Mr. Jastios P, J* Sproule of the appeal of Lee Soon Poe «gainst the decision of Mr. Justhn L. M, Woodward in the suit C. Nelligan
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    THE PASSING SHOW.
    1018 6 A LONDON SEA80N IN 1918 (rnox a Times connesroMDnwT If a London Rip van Winkle had enjoyed the good fortune of going to sleep io t^ 6 summer of 1914 and had awoke in May, 1918, he would very quickly have become aware that, apart from having
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    THE MILITARY SERVICE BILL.
    478 6 [To THi Editob or tem Malay Mail I g iri One of the most surprising decisions in the new Military Service Bill is that married men going to the war who can •fford to pay for their dependants pasiages and maintenance most do so- Those wno
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    Indian Labour In Malaya.
    456 6 In the report on the working of thie Labour Department, F.MS- for 1917, Mr. L E. W. F. Gilman, acting Controller of Labour, refers to the visit in the month of January, 1917, of Mr. N. E. Maijoribanks, j 11 C.S-, and the Hon Khan Bahadur,
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    THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
    2558 6 FIFTH YEAB BEGINS WELL. THE LAST THREE OFFENSIVES. Sydney, August 1. At the end of the fourth year of the War! tbe Germans began the fourth of their great offtnaive movements, the first of whioh was that of the 21it March, It ii too early
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    The Week’s Events.
    85 6 Fbidat, August 23. Town Bund, Esplanade. Satukbat, August 24. Inter-echool Sports, Esplanade. 8t, Bartholomew. Selangor Eacee. Sun bat, August 25. Thirteenth after Trinity. P.V.R.O. Shoot, 7 n.m. Mows at, August 26. Town Band, Esplanade. a M e Miohell'a At Home Residency. Yar.k Bubbar Co. Ltd., General Meeting,
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    Mails Will Close.
    63 6 Fob Bt Stbambb At To-morrow (Saturday). Port Bwettenham and Singapore Ipok 8-80 p.m, Australasia (except Qaeensland) and artioles ©repaid at letter rate for We «tern via Singapore Australia ?ia Sydney by train 6 p.m. Trang Trang 8 p m. Tongkah and Reoong Ban Bin Onan 8 p.m.
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    P.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
    187 6 The following are the results of the tits played off yesterday Championship—H E Prentis beat A 3 Hall by B—6, 6—B. 6—!• B Singles M D Butley beat F N Syer by 6—B, 9—7. An appeal for help \t made in the oorrespondenoe oolumns of the Strait»
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    UNCHANGING CHINA.
    590 6 We are loolfing forwaid win» terest to the assembling of ou* 0 0 Parliament. Probably there ere of other* who wonder what it will Uod s after some seoiblanoa of ai r JL ,chl0T bean arrived at regarding the* P 1111 posts, end the allocation of the i.**
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      10 6 For ChMen’a Hacking o*nc,h af Wowit'i t*>fpaTniint On»r la, 61,
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      46 6 Now Is the Tlae. For rhevmatism jo« will find nothing bettor than Oh amber lain’s Fain Balm* Now is the time to get rid of It. Try this liniment and see how it will relieve the pain and eorenesi. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers.
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      227 6 OPENING 25th AUGUST. 1911 NIPPON COtfECMRY Zt, Leith Street, Peainj, Plow 5 Sweeti, lee Cream» Cakit, Etc. can be had at any bottf. Orders for Cakes booked at aoy time. MODERATE CHARGI3PRICE LISTS FREE ON APPLICATION NOTICE. TENDERS to be marked Di, J l!l, r L rill be received up
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    THE IMPERIALISM OF FROUDE.
    1545 7 I The centenary of Froude, who was born ,n 818 should not pass unobserved It is true teat the reputation of this historian in the echoois was always precario s and long ja t o entered into its decline, an that much ot Froude s thought,
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    Germany and the East.
    540 7 Thu Road to thu Indian Ooeah. U~d r the above be-diog the Berlin organ f me Centre Party, Oermania, which undrr existing conditions oft jo has access totffiiial views, has recently publish* d a rather re markable articleabont theeonnectionbetween “colonial policy and sea -power policy.” It
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    Market Prices.
    361 7 Peeako, August 23, 1918. it Beef— eU 0 boup per catty 2o it Roast 30 d freaks eee ff 80 Stew or Curry Meat 21 Rump Steak 30 Ox Tail set eww each 35 r Tongue ewe eew tl 50 3 Feet 99 Heart small... eaoh 35 i
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    PRODUCE.
    233 7 Pbnang, August 23. S. P. Tapioca $6.50 sales. j M. P. Tapioca 665 sales. < Gold leaf ••e 72 Billers Pepper (W.Coast 8 lb. 5 oz).sl6| buyers. Black Pepper 25 00 buyers White Pepper 40 nominal Trang Pepper no stock Mace $BO nom. Mace Pickings ess 55 sellers Cloves
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      222 7 mrrry US qbsat eastesh life ASSURANCE Co.. Ltd Head Office»—SINGAPORE. Home Possess One Strong: Anchor. |R Le t You« esiirht should provide comfort and provision for your lored V nr h ii’d you die first, and you should make such provision to-day. L jJlTjt day, who knows, you may be
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      84 7 Croup. Thia disease ia bo d n eroui and ao rtpd in itad-vel pmeat that every mother of voung children ebou'd be prepared for if. I f ia very risky to wait until the attaok of croup appears and then send for med:cio**t d let the child caff-r until ito<n
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      51 7 A Good Rato for the Home. Make it m ro eof yon* h me to alway» fcpep on b»D(J a bottle of Chamberlain's Oolic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy aa a safeagainst bowel oomplaints It always care* promptly and no honaehold la safe witheal it. Fer aala by all diapemariea and
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      681 7 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. THE COtilllS-iIONERS ->C George To*n, Penang, hereby invite separate tenders for the following:— 1. Add tions and alterations to premises Nj-‘ 127 to 139 Pitt Street and 24 and 25 Soo Hong Lane. 2 Erection of Quarters for Municipal *****04 at Suogei i inangi Full particulars can be
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