Straits Echo, 7 October 1918

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  • 37 1 Straits Echo 1 DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. I*». «130 Per Annum. PEN* Nf*. MONDAY, Yth OCTOBER, j,918. Single Copy, lO cents. No. 22».
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1369 1 (nestles 'milK I-008 n THE BEiT HOD M ton Yuufc BauY 90 cts. HER i lb. TIN (BANKS. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter.: £1,200,000 Je2.000.000 £1,200,000 paid np Capita 1 Reserve Fund generve Liabilitj of Proprietors Head Office r No g8. BI8HOP8GATE,
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    • 12 1 MILKMAID BRAND sweetened CONDENSED WUL $20.50 Z. f 3TAINABLE CVWnWIRt r jssßhlg^TgzS
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    • 281 2 “CUR nf w tank Fur;i1 i i THIS SPACE USUALLY ADVERTISES DEWAR’S WHI For which Messrs. KATZ BROS, are the sole importers. We can thoroughly recommend this whisky as Messrs. KATZ BROS, have been so good as to allow us to use this space to advertise ti 99 MANY PRIZES
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  • 911 3 The details available of the recent fioata tion of the Seventh Year Domestic Loan in China draw attention again to China s financial instability and to the danger of the doubtful borrowings which in ths past at any rate have been going on in China On the face
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  • 426 3 hs Making of a Modern Army, and Its Operations ia the Field: a Btudy Based oa Three Years on the French Front.” By General Rene Badiguet. Translated by Henry P. da Bellet, formerly American Consul at Reims, (G, P, Putnam’s Sons.) 6s. net. Written
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  • 492 3 At the annual meeting of the Siamese lin Syndicate the Chairman dotted the *i s and crossed the t’s of recent references to the movement in progress to secure fairer treatment as regards the incidence of the excess profits dutv for British tin mining companies operating
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    • 603 3 ATCcece w vmw\ STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 0 0 0 9 0 t WAR LOAM BONDS. Bearing interest from the data of purchase at 5* per cent per annum, payable Half-yearly on the aoth January and the aoth July 0 e o e «I REPAYABLE AT PAR oM THE 20th JULY, 1928.
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    • 88 3 ChamherUin’s Cwgh Utmeij When 70« hare a bad 00Id 70m want a remed7 that will not only gtre relief, but effect -a prompt and permanent cure, a remed7 that ia pleasant to take, a remed7 that contains nothing injurious. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy meets all these requirements, It aeta an nature*!
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    • 44 3 Now Is thoTint. For rhevmatiam yon will find nothing better than Chamberlain’* Pain Balm. Now ia the time to get rid ot it. Try tbia liniment and aee how qaiekly it will relieta the pain and aoreneai. For sale by ail diapenaariea and deeiera,
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    • 476 3 tin a aun mi n trn nonm i MORDAUNT BROS. n IA ST. HELE ’S’PtACE, LONDON E.C. 3 n produce brokers and importers q EXPORT AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS t 7 Bart. 1867. CabIes:— MORDAUNTB London. 0 n 0 n n 0 D Oils, Nuts, Seeds, Rubber and General Produce U
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  • 933 4 When considering the present deplorable position of the rubber industry there is a tendency in some quarters to think only of the company point of view and to ignore the small holders- An undue importance iB <iven to the limited cumber of the older* oompanies which have been
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  • 374 4 FRABER AND Co’e REPORT. In their weekly share circular, dated the 3 d iost.. Messrs. Fraser and Co report» The good news we are receiving from all fronta has had a cheering effect on this market and considerably more business has ceen passing. In mining shares the
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  • 326 4 (The Editor of thh Malay Mail Sir, —Surely it is time that something was done to increase the efficiency of this Department and to save what was at one time a really well managed railway line from becoming a byword ia the country. In Perak hardly
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  • 295 4 In reference to recant discussion of U- S rubber imports we (Straits Timet) are per mitted to print the following paraphrase cf i a telegram dated October 1, received October 3, bj the American Consulate General Singapore, from the Secretary of State I Washington:— Replying to your telegram
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 277 4 (f DC OCDCDOcd ooO CD C DC DC Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd., ,t= PENANG, (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND! TAIPING. Just Received a new stock ot “His Muster's Voice” Records &nd Gramap hones. 0 A.-, ■v U i y '•V Buy a. ‘‘His Master's Voice Gramaphone and have the best and Renowned
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    • 72 4 With the distressing moist heat of this tropical climate one is apt to get a body cniu, always most dangerous because the lirer or kidneys are affected. and with either out of order a diseased condition may be set up WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE is the finest corrective of a
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    • 427 4 WANTED IMMEDIAHIy TrWO COMPOSITORS f, r o A Newspaper Office. A personally rr J FOREMAN, Btraits Echo,” BRIDGE scoring pads extra stout lar.e f‘KtCB Pads of 50 leaves 35 cenf. Pads of 100 so THE CRITERION PRESS Ltd., P^uinp. FOR SAJLsJB. Rubber Returns Books, We are now prepared to offer
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  • 778 5 h A MYTHICAL BRITISH REPLY. h Alleged Dutch Intervention. I London, Ootober 5, 3.50 a.m. M Referring to the assertions of Vienna 4-1 correspondents in the Berliner Tageblatl I- and the Muench&ner Neuetta Naohriehten I that the British reply to Baron Bnrian’s Z P e,oe note, received
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  • 113 5 Ihtih-btatu Match Kedah, in agreeing to transfer the venue lof the Second Inter-state Match from Alor I Star to Penang for Friday next. spm, Esplanade, have communicated the names of their Selection Committee in accordance with the agreement as follows: Tunku Kassim, J 8 W. Arthur Esq.
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  • 107 5 Monthly Mudal Rusults, The Ootober Monthly Medal competition I vis i 100 yards handicap for “A" Class and 75 yards handiosp for B" Class were held lat the Swimming Club on Sunday morning I with the following results i IA” Clam. Handicap, Actual Tim 18* A, Yell
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  • 1346 5 Otto Dat Scottish Rid Choss. The following further subscriptions have I been reoeived I Total previously acknowledged 14,350.00 I Mr J A Cnnnison 50.00 I Hon J Mitchell 250 00 I Mr J Rutherford 20.00 Mr WK Sharpe 25 00 Mr J P Bouter 800 00
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    • 396 5 jftittitf UMUUUk i 4 4 4 a 4 1 2 4 0 C THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS $2,000,000 OUR DAY" 1918 51' WAR LOAN LOniRV. 4 4k SANCTIONED BY GOVERNMENT and run under the auspices of 11 Our Day Committee. r *4 Hf HJ M Hi 4 HI 41 TICKETS $lO
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    • 590 5 NOIIC’R OF SALE By,Order '■f (he Mortgagee, The undersigned are instructed to put up for sale bj Y ÜBLIC AUCTION, TO THE HIGHEST BIDDEKS On Monday, 2!st day of October, 191«, AT 11 A K In the Archway of Logan's Buildings Beaeh Street, Penan, Jhe undermentioned property of Koona Shaik
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  • 99 6 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price: Daily Local <*3o per annum. Outstatlon Postage Extra Mail Edition (Post Free) 318 per annum, Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Noe. (Coho) 866. Printing Oapartmont 343, N. t.—All busines* eorarnunicatt.ine
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  • 1187 6 Till nearly three o'clock this afternoon we have wsitei in vsin (or soma confiimation or extension of the Copenhagen osbla stating that the new Inaperisl Cbacoellor, Prince i M*x of Badao, had announced in thfl Raichstag the despatch through Swi‘s rlan! of a German Note
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  • 961 6 Mr. W G. Stirling is appointed to act as assistant Superintendent, Government Monopolies, Singapore The Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak is expected in Bangkok sometime toward the middle of this month. Mr. W S- Gibson, Legal Advisor of the High Court, Kedah, returned to-day from A vßtralia
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  • 1005 6 A Warning. Several of the agents from whom ticket io the various war bond lotteries mi V* cbt lined are said to ba charging premi, on *be tffioial pricts, in some cases as muot 10 per cent. It is ridiculous to pr e eDd h-t this is a
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    • 133 6 ff •t Ml Co., LIMITED. (INCORPORATED 1» RTBAITf» SKTTLBM ENTS K I I I Js' JR 1 i? arness FINEST QUALITY THROUGHOUT P LKS' S 1 DisrouN r Off FOR CASH. Best Black Leather Handsewn with Collar. SILVER PLATED MOUNTS HORSE SIZE HARNESS PONY $145 00. $125*00. V, BRASS MOUNT
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    • 27 6 Mi tank fund TICKETS SI. first prize New Elgin Motor Car VALUE $5,000. OUTSTATION APPLICANTS MUST ENCLOSE POSTAGE And apply to the Hon Sees., *lk Fund Pa*.»»
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • 3124 7 (Reuter Telegrams.] K4ISKB AT A 0EAND C0UNCI1 ETMuatlon of Belgian CoutLondon, October 4, 7 35 s.m T« P™-"*''* a Q, d B .r!in jwlerd.y- Th.t tu. dellberHioo. I „ilh the letie.t from the We.t front i. M «d b, l erlD ,D pre., preperi.it the pnbho
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  • 1124 7 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] CHANCELLOR APPROACHES WILSON. a Danish be port. Lpndon, October 6 A cable from Copeihagen states that the Imperial Chancellor announced in the Reichstag that he had sent a Note to President Wilson through the Swiss Government on Friday night requesting President Wilson to tske up
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  • 286 7 Latest Quotations. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at 1149,121, business done, and in Singapore i refined) at $149,871, business done, changing bands 100 tons. Messrs. Boustead Co. inform us that the following were the quotations for Rubber on Spot in London on the 4th inst* received
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  • 63 7 The following artiolea will ba found on our outaide pages i t —China’ a Finanoo. Three Tear* on the French Front. Tin Mining Excess Profits. 4, —Malayan Matters. Rubber Position. Singapore Share Market 5. —Telegrams MPA. Pspaog Sf. An* draw’s Society, 8. —Telegrams. Castor Beans for Manila* 9—Oar Terms.
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  • 3322 8 A DASH TO DTJBAZZO. Allies Dsitroy Amtrl&n BmoLondon, Ootober 4, 8.16 p.m, 1 A oable from Borne says that in c Ibe Chamber, Signor Orlando, the Pre- inter, announced (that Italian war h ■bipa and Brttiah orniaera appear* I < ed off Duraiso at noon on tbe
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  • 20 8 1 Sumatra Consolidated 49.700, Bukit MerUjam W.SSO. Taiping 48,641, Sungei Biput 14,451 and luugei Reyla 18,444 lbs,
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  • 185 8 The followin letter has received by Mr G. L TiOgan the American r’ons il.from [the Pacific Commercial Company of Manila regarding the market there for Castor Beans i I We acknowledge yur let’er of -'eptember I sth, making enquiry as to market for castor I beans
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  • 695 8 The following are the agenda of the meetin of the Municipal Commissioners to be held to-morrow:— 1 Minutes of last meeting to be read and confirmed 2 An special business the may bring forward 8 Questions, 4. Some bills to be passed 5. Proposed regrading of Tramway* Cashiers’
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    • 60 8 A machine weakened in one part »o° n breaks down altogether, That is the e» w with snfferera from indigestion, a molt disheartening complaint If jon are tnrn immediately to WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CUBE A oonrse of this medioioe will place th*» body machine io perfect tannine ord«r Sold at
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  • 1078 9 WHAT THE ALLIES ARE FIGHTING FOR. I j IN view of the cable from Copenhagen that the German Imperial Chancellor has approached President Wilson on the subject of peace, the following summaries of the British and American (terms, as laid down by their representative statesmen, are of topical
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 404 9 —rcD—\r 0 Are you like this? c o 0 0 n ]f you are irritable you may be the lait person to realise it unless you honestly examine yourself. Are you? Are you sublet to headaches? Do you forget easily? Do you get tired easily? If so you require a
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    • 405 9 mrmnr THE G mi EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office: —SINGAPORE, “oLD ACE AND DEATH NEVER COME" V *aji the fool. The man who systematically saves even a little bj Beans of that best of all savings investments, a Great Eastern Life Polioy is playing safe* A Great Eastern
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  • 610 10 [To THi Kditob or th Malay Mail Bib, —After what bas already appeared in the local paper* on the subject of the increased coat of living, it seema superfluous again to refer to tbia subjeot. But it may he interesting to reveal what is in the mind
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  • 332 10 Mr, C. Baxendale. writing to the Bishop of Singapore under date July 12, gives the following information about Malayan Chureh Army Huts. Happily the sites are no longer in enemy hands but the career of the huts is ended > "We have received details of all our
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    • 1174 10 m m K l u m im fj. tJP*. W *vri S3» .< i^S i M a -x v V: rr 1* £> Federated Tlulay states War <iiariti<*s Lottery. NATURE’S WONDERFUL GIFT TO AFFLiCTFD MALAYA A CERTAIN. SAFE SPEEDY CURE FOR ALL CASES OF MALARIA, SPLEEN KALA AZAR Jint think
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  • 1075 11 THEIR DANGER TO GERMANY. (Ft Captain H. E. Eaio-Buown.) Some sr xious people are pertarbed by the I °xteot of tbe territorial gains acquired by I Germany during tbe war, Sbe has possessed herself cl nearly the whole of Belgium She nr her ally holds all but an
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  • 766 11 Mr. Siegfried Sassoon’s The Old Hunt»man, which saonfioed the sentimentalists last year, his now been followed by a new rolnme, Counter-Attack (Heinemann. 2s. 6d net), It is a smaller but a better book than the last. Mr. Sassoon (who is again on aotire serrioe) still finds it
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    • 811 11 V R 31 u V 1 PIISE NER BEER gra PRIZES ND tfft*BRmSH EXHIBITIO* 7**W PAC'PIC EXHIBIT#»** 0 j u e i 1111“ s& tx\U 9 «IV r > A vv>) V -3 I 4SAV0 > a I SPECIALLY BREWED Q' 4 FOR i f > 41 u 1& c
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    • 462 11 EASTERN SHIPPING Co., Lli. MR. LIM CHIN GCMN bas been appointed Managing Director of the above Company as from to day’s date vice Mr, Quah,Beng Kee resigned. H. OXENHAM, Manager, 686—7—10 FOR SALE, A complete Bice Mill with ground offices, houses coolie lines at Taojong Brinbang, P. Wellesley. For further
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    • 782 12 IOI &0 UBLIC 111 «OFFICERS OF ALL SERVICES ARE RESPECTFULLY REOU'ESTED c TO a ECO ME INTERESTED IN rHB g Mr TAR FID P BY BUYING TICKETS Which Cost $1-00 Each. F/RST PRIZE NEW “ELGIN" MOTOR GAR Value $5,000. Tickets can be obtained from the Hon, Secretaries: O Messrs. LIM
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