The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 21 January 1915

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $17.50 Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 cti Vol. 13. Penang, Thursday, list JANUARY, 1915. No. 8.
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    • 405 1 I I /ZZZ//////'//Az//////Z//Z//ZZZZZZ.'ZZ/ZZZZ//Z///ZZ///Z/Z/ZZ/Z////Z////ZZ/////////////////ZZ/ZZ/Z/ZZZZZ/ZZ//ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZaZZ/ZZZ/ZZ//////////////////W^ /Z^\ Z,///Z z//z j CONTENTS. J x Leaders: page. Sports Cont. page. 1 Germany’s Aim and Object 58 Racing in Malaya 80 x The Fighting in Poland 65 Penang Golf Club 89 J Prisoners of War 71 J A German Success 71 Public Opinion (Correspondence): x Austria
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    • 184 2 •r i M I j STRAITS ECHO I MAIL EDITION, j 1 Published the day prior to the departure of each mail j| for Europe, and contains the latest local and States j news originally published in the daily issues, as well as > 9 all important news from various
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  • 1378 58 At the conclusion of a somewhat lengthy examination of the French Yellow Book and the detail in which we have considered it is fully warranted by the importance of the new light which it throws upon the European situation lor some time prior to the outbreak
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  • 148 58 Deliberate Firing. 150 yds. H’cap. Spooi Hh<x>t. Total. Mrs Durege (Winner) 440 30 3440 Mrs Hart 522 29 34 22 Mrs Liston 1.98 31 32.98 Mrs Wright-Motion 296 29 31.96 Miss Mathieu 3.95 28 31.95 Miss Smith 3.95 25 28.95 Miss Scott 7.92 20 27 92
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    • 93 58 sf A A r *A. iKf Pub’ieheJ daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 59. Beach Street, Pena »g Price. Daily Local $24 per annum. Outstation... Postage Extra. Mad 1 dition (Post Free) $17.50 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Departnent 343 A’
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  • 558 59 Mr. F. M Sup-rinkmdent of Government Monopolies, on a inspection to Penang. We bear that the editornbip of a Bangkok daily, papar baa been offered to one of our local colleagues. Mr T. W. Rowley, District Officer, Batang Padang, will bo going on eave shortly, prior to retirement from
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  • 968 59 “T P X’tb oo a charge of publishing articles the contents of which were deemed by the French authorities inimical to the public interest, were sentenced on December 4 to two and three months imprisonment respectively in addition to payment of a fine of a thousand francs each.
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  • 64 59 The Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank has received telegraphic communication from the Head Office in Hongkong to the effect that, subject to audit, the Bank dividend for the half year ended 31st December, 1914, will probably be share and Bonus 5/- per share, subject
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  • 109 59 The Police Dog, stationed at Butterworth, was stabbed by some robbers last night, t appeared that the animal, after tracking e robbers, came upon some of them and attacked them. It was stabbed and died shortly after from the wound received. Mr. J H. Cochrane, of Padang
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  • 2092 60 Received 13th of Jan. at 6-18 p.m. (Renter's Service) Copyright Telegram. RENEWED GERMAN ACTIVITY. London, January 12, 5.50 p.m. The Paris communique says At Beausĕjour the redoubt has been the scene of a desperate struggle. The enemy succeeded in establishing a trench inside the redoubt of which
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  • 616 61 Before Mr. G. A. Hall, m the Drstr ct Court this morning a Bengali named Pate Narotam Fakir alias Narothamdas» Patel was charged with criminal breach of trust of 12; carats of brilliants and 632 carats of rubies and criminal misappropriation ot $2OO, the property of
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  • 101 61 further details. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January 13. The Straits Times correspondent at Shanghai states that the Nile struck the rock Iwaijima in the Inland Sea at half past two on Monday morning. All were summoned on deck and six boats were lowered. Immediately
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  • 32 61 Jan. 12 By Balance $1,032.96 A Sympathiser 5.00 Maurice Maude, 2nd instalment 15.00 Mrs. Alma Baker Bridge Winnings 10.00 Balance Jan. 12. $1,062.96 Amount previously acknowledged 6,613.33 Total $7,676.29
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  • 229 61 Jan. 12 By Balance ...$71,908.14 13 Penang 250.00 P. Simpson 2nd contribution 100.00 G. A. Hall 100.00 Amount collected by His Highness the Raja of Perlis 224.82 Balance Jan 13 ...$72,582.96 The Singapore Free Press of Tuesday says: The sum of £25,006 was
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  • 2605 62 .-MM. In Camp at Singapore. (From Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, January 7. The newspaper correspondent is not persona (/rata, bello flagrante but by the courtesy of the authorities I am able to give you a "short sketch of the doings of the M.S V.R. in camp at
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  • 412 63 T the Over-sea. Dail, r io This -s&S two months ago Ceylon was said to have offered a accepted l t v oP ffer an it may te new» to you home people to'know'tbat the gdt of ajnillion poundnowhere near realisation 10 < on y (i
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  • 179 63 —Financier. Inasmuch as the late Mr. Joseph Fraser was a pioneer of rubber planting and a director of numerous plantation companies, the list of his investments in Ceylon, as recently submitted for probate, makes an interesting study. The value of the late gentleman’s Ceylon estate is placed
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  • 117 63 First Day's Handicaps. (From Our Own Correspondent Selangor, January 14 The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Selangor Turf Club meeting; Race 2. Noreen 4 Moment H. 9 Silverlight 10. 7 Themite 10. 1 The Shah 10.0 Patrick 9. 2 Race 3 Charity 12.
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  • 254 63 —M D. T. It is greatly to ba deplored that the spread of civilization has caused Asiatic mothers to ape the bad habits of their European sisters. Girls are taught nowadays music, calisthenics and literature and are ashamed to talk of, much less study, the
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    • 35 63 Sick Headache. Sick headache is caused by a disordered stomach. Take Chamberlain’s Tablets and the headaches will disappear. They are just what you need to correct the trouble. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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  • 2096 64 \J?rom Our Own Correspondent.} Admiral Sturdee's Victory. London, December 12th. The sinking of the German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Leipzig by the British i-quadron off the Falkland Islands is by far the best bit of news we have had from the fleet for a long time. It
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  • 191 65 Mr. James Wickett presided over a meeting of shareholders in Kledang, Ltd., at Redruth, on December 10. The balance-sheet showed a profit of £541 as compared with the loss of £302 fur the previous year. Mr. Wickett remarked that they had sold a larger quantity of tin,
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  • 256 65 Tao Gabman Sympathies Vanish Says the wall-informed Bangkok correspondent of the 'trait/ Tinw. On lbw King’s birthday ths Diplomatic and onsnlar Corps presented their customary addrwm, and in hi* roplv the King expressed his regrets at the war and its r- suit*, rea several mg Kiaras
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  • 636 65 As was predicted some months before by the military correspondent of the 0 main interest in the European area of operations ha. shifted to the Ruas.au side and .till remains there. In the west the war has become a series of burrowings and no change,” or
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  • 66 65 Jan. 13 By Balance ...$72,582.96 14 Penang Recreation Club 75 00 P. K. Nambyar 100 00 Entrance fees for Quoits Tournament of P. C. O. 70.00 Penang Cricket Club 500.00 Amount collected by the District Officer, Bindings: Chu Bah Sek, Pangkor 30.00 Beh
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  • 48 65 Jan. 13 By Balance $1,062.96 14 Penang Recreation Club 25.00 Taipeng Amateur Surprise Dramatic Society by Mrs. A. S. Read 210.00 Amount collected by Mrs. Muller in boxes at Nebong Tebal New Year Sports 155.26 Balance Jan. 14. $1,453.22 Amount previously acknowledged 6,613.33 Total $8,066.55
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  • 180 65 -S.T. A Government Gazette Extraordinary dated January 13 says: In continuation of Notifications Nos. 1307 and 1535, published in Gazette/ Extraordinary on the 29th of October and 17th of December last, respectively, it is hereby notified that on and after January 15th, 1915, cablegrams in the
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  • 631 66 Mr. Chow Tsz-chi, Chinese Minister of Finance, has been sick. The Abia Ah Pao reports that his illness may have something to do with his resignation from the post. Mrs. Manasseh Meyer, a member of an old Jewish family long resident in Calcutta, and a connection of the Sassoons,
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  • 926 66 Truth, we see, shares our view as to the real object with which Garmany went to war, for it says in its last issue to hand by the mail: Throughout tho world tho destruction of Belgium is justly regarded as the blackest crime ever commit'ed by one civilised
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  • 241 66 It is notified in a Government Gazette Extraordinary that local recruiting for service in the Army during the war has now ceased. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Harcourt Butler to be LieutenantGovernor of Burma in succession to Sir Harvey Adamson. The case pgiinst ten
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  • 2234 67 Received 15th of Jan. at 10 a m. (Reuter's Service.) O>pvri hi *n>. SLIGHT PROGRESS. Paris, January 14. A Paris communique states: Our counter-attacks north east of Soisaon* made «light progress between Cuffies and Crouy, but we were unable to from the latter town. We fell back
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  • 443 68 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, I shall be thankful if you will kindly publish the following for the information of those interested in the Indiau Relief Fund:— Following the initiative of the Kedah Volunteers, who contribute monthly towards the Soldiers’ and
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  • 195 68 The following paragraphs are from the Hague Service of the Sumatra Post. Applications for the War Loan amounted to 402,000,000 guilders a 5 p m. The whole of the Dutch coast is strewn with mines. 60,000 Germm troops will take part in a new Austrian attack upon
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  • 328 68 Malaya’s Undeserved Obscurity, “H. N. F.”, under which signature a well-known F. M. 8. lawyer veils a genial personality, writes as follows to our Kuala Lumpur contemporary:— ‘‘lt is somewhat discouraging for the F. M. 8. man who happens to find himself in England just at
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  • 52 68 Under the auspices of the Penang Literary Society, Rev. W. Cross, m a will deliver a lecture on the above subject in the Free School Hall, on Saturday, the 16tb instant, at 5 p m. The meeting will be open to the public and all are cordially
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  • 818 69 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, January 12. The criminal arizes were opened m J he Supreme C art at Kuala Lumpur yeHtr-rd*? auLing. Mr. Ju»ti.» Ione» 1« U ne pre». 1inir judge Me»«ra. 0 «rge 1 arliury, of •u,nLrb..-h .t C>. aud J >hn,ou. of the
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  • 137 69 .-M.M. Atypical examph of penurious shortsightedness on the part of the War Office is furnished in our own case by the shipboard accommodation which was thought sufficient for the recruits who volunteered in Malaya for service at the front. Steerage, with all that that connotes in
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  • 265 69 At the Indian Congress at Madras on December 29th the following resolution w is carried enthusiastically: This Congress desiros to convey to His Majesty the King-Emperor and the people of England its profound devotion to the British connection and its firm resolve to s‘anl by the Empire at
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  • 551 69 GnduMes’ Rs Dinner—The Morrison Memorial—lnteresting ChincsJ Wedding—Fight amonfc S Idiers Court Fees. (From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, January 1. The third annual Re-union Dinner of the Cantonese graduates of European and American universities was held on New Year’s Eve at the home of Mr. and Mrs Chee
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  • 448 70 List of Presents. Bride to Bridegroom, dressing case; Bridegroom to Bride, lady’s dressing case Miss J Nonis (cousin of the Bridegroom), a dressing case; Bridegroom to Bridesmaid, a gold chain and pendant; Mr and Mrs F Holmberg, pair of eanings Miss M. Holmberg, pair of earrings; Mr
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  • 176 70 The following story, which we “lift” from the Malaya Tribune, reminds of a similar ruse practised by the Siamese in one of he Malay States under their jurisdiction some years ago: Recently the Dutch Comptroller Verbeek was murdered at Ternate, and the Sultan of Ternate was suspected
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  • 639 70 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, A great amount of inconvenience, in most cases accompanied by not a little annoyance, has been experienced of late by those who make use of the tram to proceed to and frim their offices. The Eastern Smelting Company are
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  • 395 70 Stringent Regulations Enforced at Rangoon. We quote the following from tbe Rangoon Gazette of January 5 Word was received on Saturday by the commissioner of police from the local agents of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamship Company that the Kaivachi Maru of that line yras expected
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  • 204 70 Malaya Research Fundi. The secretary of tbe Rubber Growers’ Association advises that Mr. 0 T Faulkner, Junior Scientific Officer and Mycologist, has left the staff of tbe Research Funds, and for the present it is not proposed to appoint a new mycologist. On tbe strong recommendation of the
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  • 582 71 Splendid testimony to the eminence of German “Aultur” afforded by the British rnXal men who told of tbeir experiences ~rv-of-war in Reuter’s cables ve.tJday morning. Himaeif an adept in the noble art of the wily leuton naturally suspects his adversary of playing habitually the same rather low-down
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  • 703 71 That the G'-rmans scored a fairly important success on the Aisne is clear. The I’HHcb, with characteristic frankness, have admitted the fact and it would be foolish on our part to attempt to minimise it. At the Hirns I.me w« must out Uli lutu the opposite error
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  • 572 71 Mr. J. Lonie, of Messrs. Boustead Co,, and Mrs. Lonie leave for Home on the 2ht February; not on the 21 st inst. as previous, ly stated. J Prince Ranjitsinjhi, in a New Year greeting to his Cambridge friends, says he is glad to be at the front, but
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  • 1878 72 Received 15th of Jan. at 5 p.m. (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. FIERCE FIGHTING AT SOISSONS. GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS. London, January 14, 6 p.m. A communique issued in Paris says: The mist in Belgium is hampering artillery operations, but in spite of this there has been violent cannonading
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  • 947 73 > r .1 l',.hpr who knows the Bfotoby and one incident of horror in the war. th« effect is certainly striking ?be Lord God of recompenses shall correspondent 25,1914.) M. Ludwig Ehrlich, Dr. Jur (Lemberg). writing from Exeter College, Oxford, gives the following instructions for the pronunciation of
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  • 156 73 We regret the announce the death of Mr. Emile Peter de Oliveiro, which took place yesterday afternoon at his residence in Bengal Lane, at the age of 38. The deceased was a Sanitary Sub-Inspector and a Private in the Bearer Section of the Penang
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  • 62 73 The following were the results of the ties played off yesterday Single Handicap, G B F Southam beat W K Sharpe 21—14. Championship. J D kettes bed H A Neubronner 21—12. The following ties have been fixed for Munday, 18th instant Double Handicap. Houston and Dick vs.
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  • 1099 74 Sixth Annual General Meeting. The sixth annual general meeting of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate, Limited, was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. There were present: Messrs. A. S. Anthony (in the chair), J. K. Murray, J. Crabb-Wait, Alan Dennys, K. P. Brash, Jas. L. Woodford,
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  • 134 74 Jan. 14 By Balance ...$73,418,72 15 Japanese residents in Penamr, Bukit Mertajam and Kwala'Kurau 400.00 J. R. Brown, monthly dona? ion 25 00 Balance Jan 15. ...$73,843.72 Colonel A G. Marrab’p, King’s Own L'ght lofantrv. la'o cornmrnirdin? the Ist Battailion King’s Own Light
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  • 894 74  -  [By Tom Wright W Id wails the winter wynd. The first two words a Borrow’d phrase and a Hooded pun, throw me instanter off the mood in which this darg was to be done. This is for your good and mine, seeing as how a howling gale, a
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  • 72 75 {from Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January 15. The report of the Lunas Rubber Estate shows that the available balance for the year was S3f ,307 which was appropriated as the reduction in the book value of the plantations. The expenditure on capital account up to date was
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  • 292 75 (From Our Own Correspondent.) 8 ngapore. January 15. A Europe» in diver nim«*d Robins n, while driving in pil»‘S at the Palmer reclamation, foiil'Ml bis air-pipt and was d»ad when recovered. An unMiccmful attempt to I reak into premises N 30, Penang Street, was made by
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  • 949 75 Tennis Tournament. The following are the handicaps and the results of the drawing Single Handicap A. «4 C Cunradi I l5 S F Brereton Martin -4 M K Whitlock -3 J R Bennett -4 J R Brown t 4 11 A Neubronner —l5 2 H G R
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  • 856 76 Reading the Austrian papers, which occasionally reach us by roundabout routes, it would not, at first sight, be realised that the Dual Monarchy is at war with France and Great Britain. Russia is Austria’s particular enemy but even with regard to her the tone of the
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  • 178 76 We have received further details of the death of the Police dog at Butterworth, which was reported in these columns a few days ago. It appears that the dog, led by bis caretaker, was out for his daily exercise. A Policeman, who also was strolling
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  • 150 76 Jan. 15 By Balance 173,813 72 16 Employees of the Malakoff Rubber Co, Ld. and the Malakoff Plantations Co, Ltd. 368 00 Balance Jan 16. ...174,211.72 Wires cannot be despatched t) Singapore by the Government liaes which have been interrupted” since Saturday. The
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  • 542 76 Mr. G. H Sugden has been granted six months’ furlough, commencing on the Bth instant. Mr F. Baddely, Superintendent of Government Monopolies, S.S., who had been on a visit of inspection here, left for* Port Swettenham by the Lama on Saturday. Amongst those who have become vicepresidents of the
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  • 1195 77 Received 18th of Jan. at o am. (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Tetefram. (Outer's Senice.) PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES. London, January 16, 5 p.m. A communique issued in Paris says: «There have been artillery engagement. at .S»y d aV Notre Dame de Loretto retook a portion of hie lost
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  • 53 78 (Reuter's Service.) 1 Bequest to Army C harities. London, January 18. The late Lord Roberts left £77,304 unsettled property. Practically everything goes to his wife and daughters, including the £lOO,OOO granted to him by Parliament for service in South Africa, with the contingent reversion of the latter
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  • 735 78 Government Insurance Rates. London, January 18. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha announces that the Japanese Government has introduced an insurance scheme for cargoes to Japan and the intermediate ports at the following rates From Middlesborough to Colombo and beyond 10/ per £lOO From London to Colombo and beyond
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  • 74 78 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, January 18. Mr. A. Wilson, an engine driver on the F.M.S. Railways, fell from bis engine when near Kerling Station on January 15. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and suffering from severe injuries to the head. Mr.
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  • 85 78 At the Annual General Meeting of the members of the Crescent Star Sp rts Club held yesterday the following cffije-bearers were elected Tor 1915 President: M. Kader Mahomed Vice Presidents S. Md. Hariff and hl M. Naina. Honorary Joint Shaik Bawajee Secretaries M. E. Puteh.
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  • 440 78 —TOM. If it be true that the Government have decided to stop all recruiting here we can only express the bitterest disappointment at the decision. There was a recent note in the Gazette, but we were not prepared to believe that it had been definitely decided
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  • 161 78 The fortnightly Handicap Shoot took place on Sunday morning. A sighter and 7 counting shots each at 200, 500 and 60U yards under MBA conditions. The result was as follows with h’cap. made. Pte A M Forrest .76 95 88 Sergt G E Motion nd. 95.00 Batt QM S
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  • 42 78 (Reuter's Service.) Received 16th of Jan. at 5 p.m. Obituary. London, January 15. The death is announced at the age of 83 of Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares, K.C.8., F.R.S., who commanded the Challenger in 1873 and the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76.
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  • 881 79 they are getting D Kinta. Jud listen to the f bitter cold of the trencho* at the front. t Wbat boys of the bulldog breed The following in Mr. J. M. irr Half A.ur.” .bouldbo bhrme-l m letter’ of gold orer a certain acbool in the F.M.B. The
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  • 252 79 The funeral of the late Mr. Emile Peter de Oliveiro took place on Saturday evening and w s attended by a large number of his relatives and friends. Among those present were Lt J. S. Rose, Lieut. J. Sharp. Mr. and Mrs H. S. Balhetchat, Mr.
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  • 635 79 A LONG LIST. The Assizes opened this morning in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice L.P. Ebden. There are altogether fourteen cases on the calendar Five of them are offences against the Binishment Ordinance, and four murder cases figure on the list. Counterfeiting King’s coins, gang-robbery and bigamy
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  • 611 80 Departure of Mr. Geo. Redfearn. By the departure, shortly, cf Mr. Geo. Redfearn, the turf of Malaya loses one of its most valuable trainers, while as regards Kuala Lumpur, it appears that racing is to take a more relegated position, at any rate for the present. Owing
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  • 1341 80 It is recognised, we believe, tint the Alien Eueo ics (Winding-up) Ordinance 1914 requiies amendment, though it is little morn than a month ol i. In the cise of Hongkong, which got to work a long way ahead of us, why we do not know, tho amending
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  • 933 81 Aw Appeal to iuk Wo he* of Malata. To thb Eoitou or thk iilraiti Echo b.r, C»n you-p*r» *pv>- in yn r p»p>r for jot Ab Jaor Nppril for a W ir I on 1 On r>-pt mbrr 4 th»» Hl -owing it- r
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  • 491 81 Emokvous Cbowd Plbasid. FilLs’s Circus, a popular show with the public of Penang, opener! tor a short season at the I’ato Krarnat Gardens on Saturday night, and the «norm >us crowd which fi led all the scats in the grjat tent welcomed it with enthusiasm. Th»» feature
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  • 303 81 DBCUS-icg the JUmLutan meeting at Ei s m> critieum w»s offered by Mr. Bryant, w i‘;.h he wis pert etiy entitled to do in his eUMCitva, a shareholder. This gentleman under an impression, which we think the subsequent explanation of Mr. r; .r r -1 removed, that
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  • 130 81 A Batavia ontemporaiy states that the firm of Behu Meyer and Co. has been conveit id into a limited liability company registered iu Netherlands India, and will In u ef rfh trade under the style “N. V. B li" M yer an I Co., II indelmaatschappij,”
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  • 136 81 Th-r xpoits ?f Penang for the f< rtnight ended J o iry 15 were as f Alow To United Kingdom. Tin 525 tons. White Pepper 20 Tapioca (Flour) 115 (Pearl) 421 (v, pri 3.6 Rubber 495 To U. S. America. Tin 300 tons, I’lpi ca (Pearl) 45
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  • 1145 82 i hitter as the fighting in Fi r is the war now Wng waged m Funders is )0 “Cocoa Press fleet Streii I i( H Tbe aod tbe lord of Camehte to tv og l«^ shcd Blat obfold 8 articles, ha B lately dug up from its
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  • 691 82 On page 86 of this issue will be found the report of the Penang Chamber of Commerce for 1914 It is a fairly interesting document and bears witness to the fact that of late years the Chamber has undoubtedly moved a little in the direction of
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  • 987 83 To-day ia the 15Otb anniversary of th- expulsion from the Houne of Commona f John Wilke* for hi* connection with the libels in No. 45 of “The North Brit n and “An E way on Women.” The out; xw —for IHh punishment included this extreme penalty retired to
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  • 194 83 Our Klang correspondent, writing on January l l, Hays: On Monday Mr. Bryant sent a Chinaman to jail for three months for criminal breach of trust in reap»' t of a fishing boat ami net, at Port Swettenham On Wedues’ay Magi-trate Dato Stia fined a Chinaman and a
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  • 34 83 The l>i»e tor* have d «chred an Interim Dividend of Im > -p-- t of the unent financial year ending 30th April, J 915. Warrants were pasted on 23rd ultimo
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  • 453 83 Received 19th of Jan, at 8 am. (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. ADVANCE IN HUNGARY. Lon Ie J inuary 17, 9-55 a.m. A eo jpe -n d in Petrograd jp i; tir >■ iss.a.-s have seized the important Kirlibaba Pass in the Carpatbians on the horde-h of Transylvania.
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  • 324 84 RgMjvro 19« 0F jAN AT 8 A-M (Reuter’s Service.) Copyrigh Telegram. FURTHER FRENCH SUCCESSES. PROGRESS IN BELGIUM. London, January 17, 5.30 p.m. A Paris communique says “We continued to make progress iu «a nf Nieunort and Lombartzyde. T O ur artilM obliged the Germans to «acuate their
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  • 298 84 London, January 18. «»th IS aunouucsd of Mr. J. F. S. a T lManagerof the j. N »te* oa the War. tu r OWn P®tard” re the H ist with cargo steam? Jermans Five of thro strike 1 9 b9eU SUak in the J rate do not
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  • 123 84 The following is a statement of the accounts of the fund collected by Commander D C. Macintyre on behalf of the Russian Sailors: By amount collected $862.25 1 6-11-14 For 182 men given $2 each $364.00 2 13-11-14 For 19 men given $5 each 95.00 Bank’s charges
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  • 76 84 Jan. 16 By Balance $74,211 72 18 N. Ganapathy Pillay per D. 0., Bindings 50.00 Keng Chew Hoay Kuan 120 00 Lim Leow Eng 10.00 Balance Jan. 18. ...$74,391.72 Information has been received that the Red Sea lights are now being exhibited as
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  • 1033 84 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpir, January 15 A correspondent of mine, who is a philatelist, writes me to the effect that, since King George came to the throne,, nearly nine hundred new varieties of British and British Colonial postage stamps have been issued! This may interest
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  • 272 85 Th*» following are the results uf the ties played off yesterday Double Handicap Hall ami Owen w.o. from Houston ami Dick Cunningham and Bout ham beat Grant and Heap 21-—7. Those who knew Major A. C. Lowe, ns o formerly of the Field Bittery mac, ami lately
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  • 1013 85 NIETZ HE IH WAX. Under the auspices of 1 Athenrum, with th Hou Jr. ...LYoung in the Chair, the Rev Wil'um Cr* ss npoke on Nietzsche and tin vVa in the Masonic Hall last night Since the war many exotic names have come into our ken and Nietzsche
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  • 239 85 Generous Australian Proposals. Melbourne, December 18. lu the Federal House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Jenson introduced a War Pennons Bill providing th.it in case of the death I’ i soldier the widow shall receive From £52 to -£l‘ 6 sterling per annum, according to the rate oi pay
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  • 6964 86 t „,stt-Ninth■ As-"-* 1 t^ P pj uang will 1)3 P’ at Cbimber of bomiu f members la Penang. GPiM»»*. to gubmit t heir end,ng Jbt December, 1911 Accounts. The statement of the Income and ExnJ» of the Chamber for the year ratiew »J the Balance
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  • 129 89 The following was the result of the shooting at Kampong Bihru on Monday: Deliberate Firing. 200 yds. Mrs Liston Mrs Duroge 27 Mrs Wright-Motion 26 Miss Mathieu 24) Mrs Webb 24 j Mrs Hart 21 Miss Sellers 20 Miss Scott 16 Mrs Frayno 15 Miss Pritchard
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  • 127 89 Tli f 11 wing was the result of the play fur th»* Presu'rave Cup for January: SF B Martin 2 down HG R Leonard 3 C C Rogers 3 V G Ezechiel 3 F A Pledger 8 A S Hall 9 M' DA M Brown, J R
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  • 761 90 gang robbery. The AM Xe W Mr 'ustice L P.'lbden court, Tan Fob was placed 10 the oup l n g robbery. ••jtelXed claimed trial. and I Mr. A. B Vnules Solicitor-General, piosecuted. opening the case for Jnrosecutioo, said that a Chinese planter b P e Yeob Ah
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  • 206 90 Notorious Gang-Robber Caught. Our Bukit Mertajam correspondent writes under date January 18: “News has been received here to the effect that the notorious gang-robber leader, Choo Ah Pow, has been arrested by the Kulim police at Trip, iu the district of Kulim, Kedah. He was fiu.d laid
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  • 255 90 It is not often the L. and C. Express is caught napping, so we would gently remind our contemporary that the F.M.S. have not yet annexed Penang M.M. Lim Beng Sui, a well-known Chinese baba, was this morning charged before the Third Magistrate with criminal breach of trust
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  • 1451 90 Things hitherto concealed are gradually beginning to leak out and, despite the censorship, the public both in France and England are now well aware that in the west the Allies’ preparations for war at the outbreak of hostilities early in August were by no means so advanced
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  • 654 91 Mr H P. Hu iphr- v.cf M -r, Pritchard A ,-aII U. .-tvnj for h. me on leave ■»b ut th< m d b f f April. Mr E. H Mathieu i< authorised to fi'e in dupi t ,»p di ,n of m invention < t an i| r.tus
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  • 1240 91 Jt h littl-3 interesting to recall that it is just a year ago to-day that President Pmncaic, re e«.tablishing the former practice presi lent of th Republic of dining with the Ambas-ad'is accredited to the Third Republic, w.s the guest at the German Embassy in the Rue de
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  • 1016 92 Received 19th of Jan at 6-30 pm. (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. OPERATIONS IN POLAND. London, January 18, 9-20 pm. A Petrograd communique says We made last night a counter-attack and re occupied the trench we lost at Jumine. All the Germans in the trench were killed. Two
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  • 1021 93 Rbciived 19th or Jam at 6-30 p.m. (Reuter’» Service.) Copyrifb* T*Xrw»- GERMAN aIRCRAFT CAPTURED. London, January 19, 1-5 a.to. The Paris communique issued but evening nay* -The explosion of an ammunition depdt through the bursting of a shell set firn to part of the village of U
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  • 154 93 CONVICT WHO STUDIED FOR THE BAR. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, January 19. At the Singapore Assizes before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. L M. Woodward) and a jury, the case was concluded in which Alina Nana Savena Ramasamy Chetty was indicted on four charges relating
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  • 331 93 Penang. The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys &Co by sale by auction and private tender yesterday, 47,200 lbs. were sold Smoked Sheet No. 2 899 8112 Plain 895 8102 Unsmoked Sheet 8 87 „8 94 Para Crepe 8110 8111 2 881„ 85
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  • 3682 94 (Echo Special.} n rha ores -nt war the United States I flnQ pihol l a p jsitioii unique in history > P p uo l involved re ±tWeu.prW«« 10 fiad that in the struggle seek .tremwuely wbpa with the justice of their *’The attitude of the A.nericm Govis studiously
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  • 734 96 A. Case Postponed. e T TAb B L otf b C C hin e X g C J. h CbeTng charged with assembling for *i „,™4of committing gang robbery, SSI yesterday afternoon before H L. P. Ebden in the Supreme conclusion of the evidence for the w XtU
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  • 415 96 On Friday Mr. Bryant committed three Tamils to stand their trial before the High Court on a charge of robbery. Inspector Andrew prosecuted. It would appear that one Naranai, a cooly on Sungei Kapar Estate, was, on the evening of the 29th December, returning home with a
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  • 227 96 A meeting of tbe Irishmen of Penang and Province Wellesley for the purpose of discussing the arrangements for the celebration of St Patrick’s Day was held at the Chief Police Officer’s office at noon to-day. There were present Major H. Barry de Hamel, Dr. P. St. L.
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  • 78 96 Jan. 18 By Balance §74,391 72 „19 Khaw Joo Chie 120.00 R T Reid, 2nd Contribution 200.00 Amount collected by W. Peel: By A. S. Kader Rowter 100.00 Chin Ah Toon 25.00 V. Ponoosamy Pillay... 25.00 Ng Ah Heang 500 Chow Ah Heang
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  • 220 96 A fruitful source of ill-health among Europeans resident in tbe Far East is the utter disregard of climatic demands in the matter of food. It is no exaggeration to say that nearly every European eats meat at least twice a day, and in addition partakes
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