Straits Echo, 18 December 1918

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THB STRAITS, THE FBDBRATBC IALAK STATES AND THB FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 16. SSO Per Annum. PENANG, vviiDNESuAtf, 18th DECEMBEK, 1918. Single Copy. I** cent*. No.. 289.
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      4 1 MILKMAID $20.50 j>|TA|NA«-K t
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    SUCCESS.
    2195 2 It was said in one of the papers the other day that the recent success of he Allied armies in France an 1 elsewhere made Mr. Lloyd George regard this as a favourable moment for a general Election, buccess is oertainly the mo t cunning of canvassers the most
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      321 2 DOcxdOCDC •OOCDCDOOOC DC PRESENTS FOR THE LITTLE ONES, DC n Plasfaette Cats whits Plushstte Cat with eolourad riobOD and bell roand neck, Prio#.fl5 oenU ik *ach. F»' I' Quicker A real fluffy Toy which, whan preesed squeaks with plushette body and oovered with long brown fur. Exact to illust ration.
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      59 2 The Chinese Steamship Co, Ltd. fob bans con* The s Wollowra from China via Singapore ie expected to arrive here on Thursday, the 19th inst and will leave for the above port on F iday the 20th inst. at 4 p.m For fr ight or passage apply to KIM KEN®
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      501 2 BRITISH (SIAM) b ASSOCIATION," 111 011 LOTTERY, 18,1 TICALSjToo.OOO Tickets, Ticals 5 each, H *n ticket. he i#ia Pnm Tl «h 200 000 5 °.000 uch 20,000 10,000 l 5,000 2,500 1,00 500 Ist Prize 2 Prizes 4 5 16 32 50 140 it M <1 II M I» •I
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    THE WATERFRONT.
    379 3 H. M. surveying ship Merlin arrived in Singapore on Bunday evening. The Chyeba»t%t with the outward mails of November 10, paaied Saei on Tuesday, December 3. The Agamemnon ia expeoted to arrive here about the 23th or the 26th December outward bound. The ea. Kagn Mam ia expeoted
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    Rubber Market.
    200 3 BIME DABBY CO.’S REPORT. Singapore, D comber 18. London Quotation*. —The latest wire from L ndi n receivtd here on 10th instate, dsted, sih was as follows: —••Rubber 2/2J, 2/3f market very quiet." Auctions 11th and 12th Dhoimbhs,— General tone must again be desonbed as weak, majority of
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    To-day's Band Programme.
    29 3 EarLANADB, 6 r.M, 1 Selection From Laoia Lammermoor Donizetti 2 Galop Wonnetrunken Faust 8 Waltz Novellen Gacg’l 4 Polka Les Grenouillee Delbrack 6 March Oastaldo Novacek
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    MOONLIGHT BAND PROGRAMME.
    133 3 Esplanadb, 9-15 pm. 1 Maroh Oriental Eoboes Boeey 2 Overture The Fair Maid Of Perth Hartmann 3 Bolero Ball Costime Toreador et Andaloise Babinstin 4 Selection Las Cloches de Cerneville Planqiett I 5 Walti La Barcarolle Fetras 6 Three Dances To Henry Th* VIII German 7 Polka
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    THE RICE PROBLEM.
    700 3 The following pomspondence between the Penang Chamber of Commerce and the Hon. the Resident Coanoillor has been sent us for publication by the Secretaries of the Penang Chamber of Commeroe Resident Councillor's Office, Penang, 5th Deoember, 1918. 8ir, I have the honour to state I have been
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    THE SINGAPORE PRICE.
    380 3 The following notea have been received by the Slraitt Timet from correspondents with reference to the Bangoon rice question The decision of the Burma Government prohibiting tbe export of Bangoon rioe to the Straita i« bonnd to result in hardih P snd considerable loss to the nnmber
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    Important Enquiry at Singapore.
    44 3 CFrora Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, December 18. H, E. the High Commiaaioner and Sir E, Brockman, Chief Seoretary, left for Singapore by the mail train last night. Their vieit ia understand to be connected with the rioe supply question.
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    University of Hongkong.
    147 3 The calendar for the year September 1918 to August 1919 of the above university whioh is under the patronage of Hia Majesty the King ia a useful compendiun giving very full infornsrHoa regarding fees, j general regulations, aoh jlar-shtps and the aoheme of studiea for examination for
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    Penang Mortality Returns.
    106 3 The mortality return* for the Municipality of George Town for the week ending December 7 show that the total number of deaths waa 86, of whioh 68 were mules and 28 females. The death rate per mills per annum was 88.01 compar'd with 46.40 in tbe preceding
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    Week's Events.
    124 3 Wednksjiat, December 18, Town Bind, Esplanade. Thuusdat, Ducbmbub 19 Town Bind, Golf Club. Friday, Deoempbb 20. Town Band, Esplanade. Penang "Our Day” Red Cross Gymkhana Bazaar. Faaoy Fe e etc Rice Course. B*l* of Flags, Badges and Rosettes throughout the Town at noon for “Our Day.” Empire Theatre
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    November Rubber Crop.
    16 3 The Taiping 13,610 lb. The Chambndge Looal Examinations Kuala Lumpur oonoluded on Saturday.
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    SNOBBERY.
    411 3 (To the Editor of the Strait» limet.) Sir, —With reference to the letter from Oae of Kitohener’s first*’ on the above aubjeot, may I be allowed to make a few comments. I waa dragged up at a pablio acbool, served in thia war with the first expeditienary force aa
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      238 3 It OUR DAY.” i The Cross Proceeds in aid of the above Fund. S I DINNER AND DANCE I 5 D 5 OTHER ATTRACTIONS AT THI I E. O.” HOTEL j OK 4 XMAS EVE l Tuesday, 24th Dec., 1918 Dinner and Dance $5 per Head. Wines Against Cash Coupons
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    The Straits Echo.
    104 4 PUBLISHED DAILY (Except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, LIMITED, 99, Beach Street, Penang. Price s Dally Local $BO Per annum Outstatlon Postage ..Extra. Mall Edition (Post Free) $lB per annum. Cable Address: "ECHO PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Eoho) 588. Printing Department 343. I M.B. —All
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    AUTOCRACY IN DEFEAT.
    1224 4 Toere was a report the other day that the Kaiser (or should we esj ex-K*iser P) had attempted to aolva what ia rather s delicate problem both for the AUiea and for Holland by committing aaicide and on his own accoant by taking arms against a sea
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    M. A. P.
    882 4 H. E. the Governor is expeoted to arrive in Penang on Saturday inorniug next at about 9.30 o'clock by the Seabelle Mr. A- R Linton, of the Mercantile Bank who has not bad too good health lately, hopes to get away on leave soon, and Mr, Cvril
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    Discharged Soldiers and Sailors.
    53 4 A Singapore Allocation. C From Our Own Correspondent^) 8 ngapore, December 18, At a meeting of discharged and timeexpired sailors and soldiers, it was decided to form a branch locally of the National Association of Discharged Soldiers and Bailors with Mr. Hogarth of the Singaport Fret
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    RANDOM NOTES.
    982 4 Belgium and the Scheldt. By her iatist intimation to Hnii war materials ana pruvnioa* fu d l *>at workers from England and lht *ry brought win the Scheldt, t0 touching on the fringe of the anl„? nl troversy regarding th 0 pib8 ent con. on the 8cbe,dt. The
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      14 4 SPECIAL MOONLIGHT Band performance ESPLANADE TO-DAY 9-15 p.m. THE GREAT TANK LWILL SELL TICKETS.
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    SITUATION IN GERMANY.
    352 5 [Reuter's TELEGRAMS] CONGRESS OF SOVIET J Soldiers' Council and ReiohstagLondon, D ceruber 15. A trlegram to Amsterdam from Berlin y g (be Workers’ Councils at Berlin elected geren Majority Socialists, fire Independent», D d one Intellectual as delegates to the Imperial Conference of Soviets. The Soldiers’ Counoils
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    The Kaiser in Exile.
    365 5 Cables to exchange* say the Amsterdam oerrespondeut of the Daily Express says that two train loads of stores have arrived at Amaroo*ea Castle for the ex-Kaiser, in» olaoioK large quantities of beozins, petrol, flour, tea. and coffee. The ooourrtaoe has oaused indignation in Holland, where some
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    PORTUGESE PRESIDENT SHOT.
    643 5 [Reuter’s Telegrams.] AT LISBON RAILWAY STATION. ABsansln Lynched by Crowd. London, December 15. A cable from Lisbon says that Presi* dant Paes was asStasinUoU at midnight while going to tbe railway station en route to Oporto. Three revolver bullets bit President Paes. The infuriated crowd lynched the
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    THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
    309 5 [Reuter's Telegrams] Japanese Delegates en RouteLoudon, December 15. A cable from Tokio says that the Japanese delegates to tha Peace Conference have started for Paris via San Francisco. THE FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARIES. Marcel Hntin’s Forecast. Loudon, December 15. A message from Paris says that Maroel Hutin forecasts that
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    KELANTAN STATE LOTTERY.
    293 5 The official list of winning numbers is as follows No. ***** Ist Prise. 4661 2nd 9704 3rd The fifty consolation prises have been drawn as follows i—--9811 ***** ***** ***** ***** 9150 2347 ***** ***** ***** 3789 ***** ***** ***** 6186 ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
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    Tin.
    22 5 Latest Quotation. Tin (unrefined) is quoted here to-day at $125.25, business done and in Singapore (re-fined) at $125.10, no business done*
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    EXTENSION OF ARMISTICE.
    639 5 [RiuriibS 'I kliqbaiis FRENCH PRESS WARNINGS. What Germany Wanted. London, Deoember 12. According to Le M.tin the German delegates at Treves asked not only an extension of the Armistice, bit an extension of the area oooupiad by the Allies in order “to assist the German authorities," but
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    AERIAL SERVICE TO INDIA
    699 5 [Reuters Telegrams] FROM CAIRO IO KARACHI. General Salmcnii Flight’ London, December 12. Major-General Sduund baa arrived at KaTacni from Cairo by Handley-Pagt aeroplane to coufjr with the Indiar Government upon tae establishment cf an aerial service to India. Tm aeroplane employed flitr from Englanc to Egypt
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    TEACHERS’ SALARIES.
    344 5 [To THi Editor or thb Straits L’c/to], Sir, The Chief Secretary’s letter to the Press regarding the pay of teachers has considerably cleared the air. As a teacher with a long t xpurienc;?, I think the present commencing salary ot .£125 plus £*-5 duty allowance for a joung
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    Belgian Orphans’ Christmas.
    241 5 Mrs, John Mitchell gratefully acknowledges the following subscriptions for tae Queen Elizabeth Belgian Orphan Children's Cunstuus Fund. Already acknowledged $5/246-35, Mr Pinborn 5, Pupils cf tna Free School iO, Ladies bridge table Money Golf Club 25 85, Missts MAG Samuel 5, Collected by MtS Adams 6, Collected
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    Outside.
    301 5 The following artiuies will bo found on oar outside pages i 2. —Success 3. —The Rioe Problem, The Rubber Market. Waterfront. Un.varsity of Hongkong. Penang Mortality Retains. November Rubber Crop, 6, Loss of the '’Mary Austin.'* Local Steamer Ashore. 7. —The Peaoefal Penetration of Caine. The New York limes
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    Loss OF THE “MARY AUSTIN.”
    5294 6 CLAIM BT THI OWNERS. Ia tbe Supreme Coart yesterday before Mr. Jaatioe L. M. Woodward, Captain Dawaoa and Lt. W. G. Bennett, 8.N.R., (aa aaaaaaora) the bearing w»« resumed of the aalt iaatitatad by the Eaatern Shipping Company, Limited, aa ownera of the e.a. Miry
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    Local Steamer Ashore.
    328 6 A telegram was received yesterday afternoon st the looal offices of tbs KoninkI lijke Paketvaart Maatsobappij giving reasI saring news regarding the condition of the K P.M- Steamer Houtman which has had the misfortune of reoning aground in the neighbourhood of Thursday Island* The message states that
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    PENANG “OUR DAY” 1918.
    648 6 THU EBD CROasaY^g^ Eatrie» for the seoond da* n are as follow* j— y ®**»rday 811 l 330 PM JuMPIU.i p nm (For tho Wrelurd oi 1 AM^ssssagr 4 st H H T.nku M D Bwtley Mabmsd’s Oremore nn D R H Charles’ GlldeCda 0 Q
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    THE PEACEFUL PENETRATION OF CHINA.
    2354 7 POSITION a! T6INOTAU. I. As the ateamer approaohea rsingtau the traveller aeea a moat attractive city neatling along the shores of the bay and apreadlng ovar the low billa which riae from the water. The f«rther t hilla are oovered with treea, planted daring the
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