Straits Echo, 27 November 1918

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    36 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLB OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY, VOL- 16. 930 Per Annum. PENANG. WEi>NJSSi*Ai, 27th NOVEMBER 1918. Niggle Copy, IO cents. No. 27 2,
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      1477 1 NESTLES MUK f«tOD r 70E BtST FOOD YOUH HaBY I 98 cts. PCX l *>. TIM. BANKS Cha rtared Bank of India, Australia and China (loco morflted In England by Royal Charter. SJ£!.i'‘ bili *J 51 proprietor* Head Office v- gg, BISHOrSQATE. LONDON, B.C Agencies and Branches £1,200,003 £2,000.000 £1,200,000
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    THE TIME OF WAITING
    993 2 SYNCH EON ISING WATCHES, JUNE 71H 1917. By Major C- J C. Street EGA. (Author of “With the Guns” etc.) The night was black, with that strange velvety blackneaa that only a moonle-a midsummer night can sho*. All round the town played an inceaaant summer lightning—the
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    SEQUELS.
    1198 2 “A literary work that, although complete in itself, f rsas a con muation of a preceding one," is how the Oxford English Dictionary defines a sequel I looked it up because I have n.ticed a disposition among contemp rary novelists to produce sequels, or at least to introduc' the
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      402 2 DO ooOOC iCET YOUR CRACKERS FROM WHITEAWAY’S BAZAAR. O n m TT--4 o Fairy Frolic Crackers. Contain Stads, Necklets, Charms, Binge, Pina Prioe 85 eta. Fortune’s Favourites.” This bo* [contains 12 containing bats and caps and also an amusing faoe and mask (2 articles) Price $2,20 jper f I St
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      560 2 ORIGINATING SUMMONS, sun 1918 No. 282 ln the s »P«rae Court ol the stnk, Settlements, Settlement of Penang. In the matter of an Indenturs of 9. Mortgage dated the 15th day 0 f 1897 Registered No. 56, V? Lmifr 1897 of land known a* LoTfu J 1 of IV Balek
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    TIN AFTER THE WAR.
    2298 3 A special general meeting of the members of the F.M.S. Chamber of M nea was held io tbe offioe of the Chamber, No. 1 Brewster Road, Ipoh, on Saturday, to consider the report of the Sub-Committee appointed at tbe extraordinary general meeting of the Chamber held
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    Week's Events.
    68 3 Wbdwbsdat, Notbmbeb 27, Town Band, Esplanade, St. Andrew's Ball, Beel Practice, Crosby Hall, 6 pm. Football, —Esplanade Fbiday, November 29. Town Esplanade. Jewish Holiday (Haauoah) St Andrew's Ball, Town Hall, Saturday, November 30, St. Andrew. Football;—Penang vt Perak Ipoh. tcifdat, December 1. First in Advent Queen Alexandra's Birthday
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      311 3 ON AT THE “S3*r WHATS EMPIRE lat HOUSE JHE WRAPPER Reels JERRY’S DOUBLE HEA D TARZAK o o o ft O s t* *> i (g Hi o 2r d HC USE Overture Empire Orch Farmer Alfalpas* Revenge Cartoon Comedy INTERVAL SPECIAL METRO CALL OF HER lEOPLE tTHĔL BARRY MORE
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      103 3 St Andrew’s Dinner AT THE E.&O. ON Friday, 29th Nov., AT 7.30 p.m. Sharp. INFLUENZA COLDS And Children’s Coughs Cured by Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure. Mr*. Slade. 80. Lance Held-street. Queen’s Park, Paddington, London, says:— Veno’s Lightning Cough Cure km been a real Meeting in mg family. It cured mg
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      442 3 NEW FANTASTICS TOWN HAIL December 2nd 3rd and 4th Plan now opon at the Robinson Piano Company. ■Jw OUR DAY, Jumble Sale in aid of the Red Cross. TOWN HALL, Saturday December 14th 1218» 9 30 a h II boon. Aitiolea of any description will be re* ceivid by the
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    The Straits Echo.
    98 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 59, Beach Street, Penang. Price Daily Local *80 Per annum Outstatlon Postage Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) *18 per annum. Cable Address: ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Noe. (Eoho) 586. Printing Department 343. N.R.—A 11 business communications
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    AFTER THE WAR.
    1962 4 While the Singapore Free Frett of Monday was lamenting the apathy of llookl associations as regaids the status after the war of Germans formerly resident lin the M*liy Peninsula, the Planters’ Association of Ma’aya was actually passing la resolution on the subject couched iD terms which aught
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    Tin.
    23 4 Latest Quotations Tin (unrefined) is quoted h*re to-day at •*****, and in Singapore (refined) at 124.80, bui doae oia’aging hands 75 tone«
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    827 4 The Baboo and the Bheel H-ie is what i 9 to Ha B»boo w i*»re,— Qlw «pecinjg, Question Describe a m. wilder Indian tribes.) Bhwl ft*» o( Answer: A bheel throws your body i n < o 9 ha «hot S*"* you will know yoVBb 0 ee a
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      58 4 ASTINE WATER COLOUR FOR WALLS An Artistic, Sanitary, Lasting and Economical Wall Coating. WIDE RANGE COLOURS. EASILY APPLIED. Sufficient “ALABASTIUE” to treat a Room 18 ins. by 16 ins. by 12 ins. costs $3 20WRITE FOR SHADE CARD. AGENTS PRITCHARD Go, Ltd (incorporated in straits settlements P EN AN G
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      49 4 1 Part of The Costs’* of Victory. British Empire’s Casualties (Army only: Navy Mercantile Marine Air Force and civilians omitted.) Killed Sick Wounded 658,000 2,400,000 The King has asked you to subscribe to this work of the RED^CROSS. Subscriptions of $25 and over in Penang ft to date 2IS.
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    ORIGIN OF THE WAR.
    1045 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] tH E GUILT OF GERMANY. Bavarian DlsclosnrM. London, November 25, Tbo disclosures cabled this morning re- Ev£ t he origin of the w*r published by B v irian Government are contftißt<l iD tDe r ,p rtf) of Count von Lerobeofeld, B»f»tUn Minister at Berlin,
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    Homeward Mails.
    81 5 Mail G for the Uaited Kingdom was to closa at 3,30 p.m. to-day, parcels up to 2 p.m. Mail H for the United Kingdom also closed to-day at 3.30 p m. Mail I for Ceylon, India, Mauritius Egypt and Europe etc via Singapore by train closes at 6
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    Shares.
    98 5 The following are the alterations of Messrs. A. A. Anthony Co/a share list to-day i m Monday. To-day. Rubber. J JS 3 O’® pq oq n QQ Jimah 160 1.75 1,70 1.80 Pajam 15.00 15.50 15.00 15-50 Pula Bulang 4-50 5.00 4.00 4.50 Mininir. Asam Kumbang 28/6 30/- 27/-
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    Outside.
    137 5 The following articles will bo found on oar oatside pages i 2 —The Time of Wiitiug. Beqatls--B.—Tin After the War. 6. The Indian Reform Soheme. The German Plot». ‘Oar Day.” Food Condition in Germany. 7, Registration of Servants. The War nod Big Buaires?.” Ths Chief of the General Stuff.
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    “AFTER THE WAR”
    414 5 GERMANS IN THE STRAITS. A Sinoapoku Opinion. To be continually reminding the public or a section of the public of plain duties left unperformed iu a thankless task, says the Free Freit, It is difficult to say wDetber apathy or indecision is at the bottom of the
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    Penang Cricket Club.
    328 5 Bowls Tournamunt Entribs. Tbe following are the entries for the forthcoming Bowls Tournament cf the Penang Crioket Ciub Championship, R. N, Goodwin. J. G. Allan, W. 3. Dunn, E. H. Syer, F. N. Syar, E, J. Bennett, G. B F. Seutham. H. Starr, J. H. B. Smith,
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    Penang Mortality Returns.
    103 5 The mortality returns for the Municipality of GeirgeTown for tbe week ending November 23 show that the total number of deaths was 81, of which 56 were males and 21 females. The death-rate per mill? per annum was 89.56 compared wirh 44.94 in the preoedmg week and
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    To-day’s Band Programme.
    35 5 E8PLA.NADK 6 P.M, 1 Fantasia Fox Hunting 8ceno Smkiey 2 Two Step Diiieiand H»res 3 Selection An Artist’s Model Jones 4 Waltz Tresor D’Amour Waldteufel 5 Match Sergeants Of The Guard Riamer
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    1219 5 In a recent article m Government by Abstention we Strait Times endeavoured to shew bow a Governor at ccu'd escape the neoess tv of doing anything ly doing nothing. We feel it our duty, therefore, to record a very marked triumph for this policy in the matter of
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    Bukit Mertajam Cases.
    556 5 Fatal Mo ok Accident, C From Our Oim Correspondent.") Bubit Meit. jam, November 27, At the Bubit Cuurt House b ftra Mr. C.H G Clatbr-, acting in the capacity of His M»j«ty’a Co ooe* jesterday an inquest was ntld touching the cause ot death of a Cnimsj
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    Rubber Market.
    283 5 Guthrie’s Wbbkly Ekport, Saturday, 23rd November, 1918. The qurntity c»t*iogu d for the Raboer Auction which commenced on the 21 t iast. reached the abnormal total of 2 523 toon, due to the suspensmi of Gasmens the prevoua week. Manufacturing interests were more in evidence tb»n they bav-»
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    M. A. P.
    938 5 Mrs. K. P. Brash, who has been io Indii for soma time, .earned to-day by thi, 8.8. Tara. Mr. and Mrs. A Mou in, of Ipob, whc went to India on a holiday returned to-day by the e.s. Tara. The Resident Councillor and Mrs, Miohtll 1 hare
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    THE INDIAN REFORM SCHEME.
    3716 6 SIB JOHN HEWETPS VIEWS. Tti Posmo* o» thb Citil 8b*vicb. We give below some extracts from Sir John Hewett’o Note on the Indian Reform Proposals J it is worth remembering that Sir John, as Lieutenant-Governor ef the United Provinoes, was well-known for his sympathy with Iadian
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    Shipping.
    318 6 Tha Enrylechu* is timed to leave here to-morrow homeward bound via the Sue* Canal. Tbe s,s. Penang will leava here for Tongkah and Rancng at 2 p,m. on Saturday, the SOch instant. The s.s- Polyphemut will leave here torn arrow for Port Sweuenham, Singapore and China ports. s The
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    “OUR DAY.“
    361 6 Mrs. Mitchell asks as to state that articled for the Oar Day baiaar will be received by her at any time before the d«te of Oar Diy itself, D oimber 20 and 21, [To thi Edito» of thu Free Free# Sir,—Tne «ppedl for "Oar D*y 'bis year was
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    Food Conditions in Germany
    313 6 One of the foremost scientists of the C >ntinent, the Swiss physiologist, Professor Abderbalden, has just been giving his views on the food and health conditions of Ger> many, in a lecture delivered at Basle. Food difficulties, he deolared, were greater in Ger* many than anywhere
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    A Musical Treat on Monday.
    309 6 Tbe plan for the New Fantastios opened at Robinson’s Piano Go. this morning, and judging by present indications their short ?isit here should prove a most suooesstu! ooe. Reports from the various Clubs at which the Company are at present appearing speak most enthusiastically of
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    CHINA AND WORLD REGONSTRUCTION.
    477 6 Now that the tneugm* otih, whftl are turned upon reconstruct,™ treat oonfl ot and the salting n ter the of things mat will auk* thin 0r d»r fer aud happier place to )i Ta T 1 without interest to enquire Into »1 Q Onina is likely
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    State-Aided Schools.
    392 6 [To tub Editor of thb Malay Mai] Sir, —The statement in josr issue oi Nov. 19th, regarding a Conference held it the St. John’s Institution on tbs preceding day has, I fear, created a misinderttaading with regard to tbe position of grant-maid schools; and tbe note af tbe
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1075 7 Proposed Programme. fleii) 2Jear Meeting, 1919. (Under S- R. A, Rules of Racing.) v 0 am andm9nts to this programme willj be considered ucless dne 50TICR uot j c0 i 8 given in writing to the Secretary at least seven clear days before t^0 d a te
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    REGISTRATION OF SERVANTS.
    1034 7 Elsewhere in this issue the protagonist of Hylam servants/* as a Singapore contemporary recently described him, Mr A. C. Towers, oontinuea hia last great effort on behalf of the movement in favour of the registration of domastio servants, It is perhaps a pitiable commentary on tha lethargy
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    THE WAR AND “BIG BUSINESS.”
    1142 7 i The Bmintaa of War. By Isaac F. Marooeaon. Lane. -5s. not. Mr. Marooeaon ia an Amerioan journalist of considerable ability who seems to have been well stnffed. He haa been taken, that it ia to say, and filled with snob information aa waa considered
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      361 7 tntries Close *»5!\S January, 1919. TTandicaD Races for Horses or Special CoaHitloa R*gardiag Ha«dle»P Rae*«- Committee divide the entries Poni*. the Official Haudicapper may, with the eowmt of tik n^ap p ed ate more or less Classes than advertised and each Class w 1 be P consider the Entries In
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      46 7 Nov Is the Ti«e. For rhemmatiam to» will fi»d nothing batter than Chamberlain'e Pain Balm. How ia the time to get rid of it. Try tluf hm meat aad aee how qmickly it will rehe*» lUc pain and aeremeaa. Far Bale bj all diaf'naariea aad dealera
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      567 7 Penang St. Andrews’ Society. A subscription Ball under the auspices of the above Society will be held In the TOWN HALL. On Friday, 29th November,*l9ls, At 9 SO p m. Supper, $lO. Refreshments will be obtainable against cash ehits only. The nett proceeds will go to the bcottish Branch of
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      498 7 TO LET. i Bungalow no 252 Ayer' ram Road. k Apply to, BAN HOCK BE i RICE MILL. Jelutong Road. 1 816—28—11 FOR SALE. LAND aicd HOUSE No. 189 Parak Road, Penang, with an area of nearly 2 acre* planted with coconuts, rubber and fruit trees Facing publie road, quite
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      1336 8 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Companies Incorperated in England.) MAIL AND PABSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (TJndei Contract with Hi» Majesty’s Government) The Com pony'■ MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at prmont n»pended Pamonfon for Europe are booked via Bombay a» opportunity offer» and aa farae sekviceb to
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