The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 29 July 1915

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  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 17,50 P«r Annum, Single Copy, 40 ett. Vol. 13. Penang, Thursday, 29th JULY, 1915. No. 30.
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    • 291 1 wzz /Z/ Z ZZZZ?ZZZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ/ZZZZZZZZ>ZZ>'/ZZZZZ//XZZ Z ZZ ZZZ Z Z ZZZ ZZ/> ZZZ i rjftff/i i CONTENTS. I T I Leaders page. Miscellaneous (Csn/d.): page. 5 Kedah in 1914 1,066, 1,072 1,084 Disappearance of an Ipoh Land- Battle for Warsaw 1,078 V s America at the Cross-Roads 1,090 United Malaysian Co.
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    • 177 2 1 THE STRAI'i’S ECili MAIL EDITION. Published the day prior to the departure of each mail J for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as S all important news from various parts of the Far East, J including China,
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  • 976 1066 Nine years ago the Public Works Department of Kedah figured in the annual budget of the little St.te for 8138,154, barely enough,one would think, to provide tor the upkeep of the pub ic buddings anl pay the salaries of the staff. Last year the P W I),
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  • 977 1066 Massac:e of prisoners, of which the Germans appall to have been guilty in the case of ten thousan i uufertunate Russians, is distinctly recognised by the Geiman General Stuff as a contingency which must be taken into consideration in the War B ok of which John Murray published
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  • 299 1067 A friendly game of football was played on the Esplanade yesterday evening between the P. C. C. and the Central Union. After a fast and well-contested game it ended in a draw of two goals each. The P C. C., who had the advantage over their opponents, who
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  • 452 1067 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. ALL'S WELL. Cardiff, July 20. The work of Mr. Lloyd Georg* 2 Mr. Walter RuLciman and Mr A Henderson is bearing fruit. The miners and the employers, in the afternoon, confer*e 1 separately and revised their terms, while a conference of delegates has
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  • 426 1067 THE EASTERN THEATRE> (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram BATrLE FOR WARS GE <MAN CLAIMS. I L ,nd <>n. July 20 w T C aim o£ thp Germans to have ant Windau indicates that the German the Baltic Provinces was seriously I probably with the ob of S eL P Gulf of
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  • 888 1068 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyn.bt BRITISH PROGRESS. J JOHN FRENCH 3 REPORT. London, July 20. p U Marshal Sir John French reports Field-Mar» u exnlodiog a mine at lft9r nX the Br.Lh occ.pin.l 150 Ckitean Hon,- h which theJ Tbe 7 Briti S b captured aeveu*°priXers, including two otori.
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  • 236 1068 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. A COMPLEX PROBLEM. PREMIER ON THE QUESTION. London, July 20. In the House of Commons, the great complexity uf the problem regarding the transmission of United States cotton to Europe was emphasised by Mr. H. H Asquith. The Premier said that he himself
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  • 75 1068 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 22. At the Singapore Rubber Auction 276 tons of iu bar were offered for sale and 191 tons were sold at the following prices Sheets, fine $l3l to $136 per picul fair $l2l $l3O plain $ll7 $lBl unsmoked $l2l $l2B Crepes,
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  • 105 1068 Some Revelations. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, July 22. At the in the case brought against a director of the Kwong Yik Bank for criminal breach of in connection with the management of the bank, Mr. Lowther Kemp, who gave evidence, said that in his opinion
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  • 2307 1069 CRITERION PRESS SUED. CHINESE AFFAIRS AT RANGOON. In the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon before Mr. Justice L B. Ebden, thecae was resumed in which Tan Siew Kim, a Chinese resident of Rangoon, sues tie Criterion Pres«, Ltd as the proprietors ot the Penang Sin Poe for damages
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  • 353 1070 The trainingjthis morning was of a very interesting nature, several of the candidates galloping very well indeed. Tom Tom did a three-furlong gallop in 38 seconds. Batu Qajah, Billet up, negotiated six lu. longs and cut out the last five furlongs in 1 min. 10 seconds. The Friar,
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  • 616 1070 Eurasians Volunteering. To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, May I be allowed to pa-s a few remaiks on the last paragraph in your Rtndom Notes of yesterday—a reproduction of a paragraph from the M. S F. R Magazine on the subject of Eurasian Vo’unte ring in Malaya. At
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  • 634 1070 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, Regarding y«. ur paragraph on Government Quarters, showing fhe disi ropottioo in the rental paid by the cl i k and the head <f a department, you might have accentuat'd the anomaly by mentioning the fact that an Assistant Engince
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  • 366 1071 Race Handicaps. The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Penang Autumn Meeting Owing to lack of entries, race six is deleted from the programme. 1. The Pont Roadster Handicap. A cup presented by the Committee with $250 added by the Club. A Handicap
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  • 161 1071 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, I do not know wh > your correspondent One Whose Blood ii. his Veins is English” is, nor his object in siting that offensive letter which appeared in your i-sue of yesterday. He probably does not know that
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  • 391 1071 July 19 By Balance $27,396.82 21 Messrs. Robeit Young’s Staff, July subseription 100 00 Amount collected by Lower Perak Club J. Henderson, 10th payment 10.00 F. A Sugden, 10th payment 10 00 J. W Manington.lOth payment 10.00 J. N. Shiffmld 9th payment 10
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  • 239 1071 A general meeting of the member. Penang Choral Society Waa Town Hall yesterday evening t? present Mr O V Thomas (in the p LAC Biggs, Mr F B Eieketl' Mr ton, Mr R N Goodwin, Mr P a o Mr 8 F B Martin, Mr J T
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  • 193 1071 Ladies’ Monthly Medal for July, 1915. Result. Mrs Smith Steinmetz 38+37=75—12=63 Mrs Kinder 41+40=81-12=69 Miss Brown 38+36=74 3=71 Miss Barnett 43 45=88—16=72 Mrs Powell 47+39=86-14=72 Mrs Ebden 40+89=79- 2=77 Mrs Sellar 51+44=95-18=/7 Mrs F Pritchard, Miss Sellers, Mrs Macintyre, Mrs Sayers, Mrs Tomson and Mrs Samuel also
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  • Page 1071 Advertisements
    • 58 1071 Can You Afford e ere Were you ever without» attack of cramp colic or diarrb j 1. ttle of Cham! erlain s Colic. DoB t Diarrhoea Remedy m b h 0“ will co» take such risks. A dose o t you before a doctor uld J>o«t audit never fails even»
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  • 1228 1072 Stole Council, which carries out 4h nLuB cumuionly supposed to be the hi»cW“ ColonJ by hd Executive Legislative Council, is a more LO uucil»“ d y J iq elthec o£ the straits industrious b y peno d reviewed institutions- lferstau s ieport it held ““'•LTssientyttve meetings. Enactnoiesstbao
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  • 483 1072 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. QUESTION IN THE COMMONS. OFFICIAL STAiEMENT. London, July 21, In the House of Commons, during the Colonial debate, Mr. G. btewart, Unionist member for the Wirral division of Cheshire, raised the question of the Singapore Mutiny. He declared that the indications pointed to
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  • 524 1073 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. BASIS OF THE SETTLEMENT. London, July 21. Roughly, the new mining settlement is equivalent to a 5% advance on the wages. The agreement is almost identical with that recently made in the English mining area, but the Welsh agreement includes also all surface
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  • 463 1073 (Reuter’s Senice.) Copyright Telegram. NIGHT CANNONADES. Paris, July 21, 5 20 p m. The features of the communique, issued to-day, were night cannonades and the complete defeat of two Geimtn attacks in the Forest of Apremont. A French Success. But the most important event was a French
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  • 509 1073 (Rwter’s Senice.) Copyright Teltgram MILITARY SITUATION STATEMENT IN THE CO MM ONs London, J a 2 i In the House of Common, a, debate on the Colonial OffiA’ Mr. Bonar Law, Secretary o f Colonie,, .ketched the JilitL the Colonies. nar J Nation ß German East
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  • 466 1074 (Reuter’s Senice.) Copyright Telegram. terrific fighting, german claims. Amsterdam, July 21, 10 p.m. The terrific battle for Warsaw still sways but a Berlin communique the Russians are making imih H. o t c uX-att»ck.« from the Narew f P rtr’, s line. n addB that tho RuBBlans
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  • 990 1074 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. FIERCE FIGHTING AT CARSO. London, July 21, 1.49 p.m. A telegram from Udine states that the fighting on the Cai so plateau is very fierce. The Italians as a result of their successes hold all the territory west of the line between Gorizia
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  • 1895 1075 CRITERION PRESS SUED. CHINESE AFFAIRS AT RANGOON. In tie Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice L P. Ebden, the case was resumed in which Tan Siew Kim, a Chinese resident of Rangoon, sues the Criteiion Press, Ltd., as the proprietors of the Penang Sin Poe for damages
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  • 1067 1076 ha said in Parliament by tbe Culou,al T? P remove the impression that kef tbe Singapore Mutiny and the outbreak o entailed might bl9 r Xt eJ 'feither <bne.nl -r tbe have been P had observed reasonable Nor will "soft J patriotic behaviour of tbe ’h redout» be
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  • 585 1076 {From Our Own Correspondent .J Bukit Mertajam, July 21. At the Bukit Mertajam Police Couit, before Mr. G. A. Hereford, on Monday, two Ktiehs, named (1) Yong Chung and (2) Wong Aa Fuo, were brought upon a charge of being suspected poisons who tailed to give a
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    • 71 1076 Can You Afford the Risk? Were you ever seized with a severe attack of cramp colic or diarrhoea without a b ttle of Chaml erlaiu’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in tbe h-use Don’t, take such lisks. A dose or two will cure you before a doctor could possibly be
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  • 159 1077 To the Editor of the Straits Echo St, Win you, or any < f your numerous Roman Catholic readers, kindly inform me what the position in Penang and Province Wellesley is as regaids the ruling and as regards 11.0 practice, of the Sunday attendance at Church, of
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  • 277 1077 We are supplied from the office of the Colonial Secretary with the following copy of a notification issued by the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, pursuant to which British, Allied or neutral passengers may be called upon to produce either a passport on official form, or a certificate
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  • 238 1077 As intimated in our issue of the 17th instant would probably be the case (says the .If laya Tiibune'), the Germans recently dismissed from British-owned rubber estates in Sumatra met on the 16th instant in Medan, under the auspices of Herr Sandel, German Consul, to consider
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  • 322 1077 The following paragraphs are from the British North Borneo Herald of July 1 It is confidently predicted by a weatherprophet of great local r°pute, that the Resei voits will be filled before 1928. Meanwhile a scheme has been thought of for supplying Sandakan with water from the oveiflow
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  • 165 1077 COLONUL OFFICE J GSoB4sc| (iVom the F m Pres This week the peared m the evening paMr B l® l from the Evening News-.-- 1 I** 18 TO 55. Straits Settlemints Leads tbeW 1t Compulsory Service. Singapore, Wedßwhj k' 1 1 18 b® 6ll introduced in the
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  • 123 1077 July 21 By Balance 527.541.82 22 Mr. and Mrs D. Ritchie 150 W J. Meldrum, monthly subscription W® A. R. W. Landon, monthly subscrip* tion Anonymous,” monthly subscription Balance, July 22 27,751.8? Remitted to London on $4 2 15 <£lo,ooo 85,***** Total subscription
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  • Page 1077 Advertisements
    • 93 1077 Don’t Neglect Year Family. When you fail to provide your family with a bottle of Chamberl tin’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at this season of the year, you are neglecting them, as bowel complaint is sura to be p’evilent, and it is to» dangerous a malady to be trifled
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    • 48 1077 Cramp Colic* jt th® No need of suffering from stomach, or intestinal pain*. Colic, Che lera and Diarrh ca? es. fails to relieve the most ee geD dfo f it to-day, there will be no aa le by it after the attack comes on. all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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  • 19 1078 n July 2Srd at Perak W* lBo to Mr. and Mr« A. G. How”. Pt,lia g tfatioD, sOD
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  • 1180 1078 North West, atd South the w“i. oouantra’ting on Warsaw for the urTtiine i“ tbe bistor J of the m P"B n the biugest blow in the war. n d »bfect 1» not Mir the capture of the !r ftTnital but the complete paralysis ?'tbe Cian resistance. Foreseeing
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  • 168 1078 ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION. A DEMONSTRATION IN PENANG. At an ir-formal me ting convened by the Members of Council for Penang and held in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, it was agreed to organise a popular demonstration of British subjects of all races in Penang at
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  • 408 1078 Most people in Ipoh will miss the large Kabu Outan which has stood possibly for centuries behind the mosque and near the Padang, tbe top of which must have been by a long way the highest point in Ipoh unless some of the limestone hills
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  • 468 1079 (Reuter's Service.) Copyright Telegram. DESPERATE GERMAN ATTACK. FIGHT FOR LITTLE REICHACKERSKOPF. Paris, July 22, 5.25 p.m. There is calm on meat of the front, but a loaal battle of almost incredible fierceness took place at Little Reichackerskopf. The communique states “The battle opened on Tuesday night and
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  • 480 1079 (Reuter's Senice.) Copyright Telegram. FURTHER PROGRESS. Londt n, July 22. General Sir lan Hamilton to-night reports fresh progress and good marksmanship by our artillery which scored a number of hits on the enemy’s guns. The British in the northern theatre successfully surprised and rushed a trench. The
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  • 410 1079 (Reuters Service.) Copyright Tel #gram AT IVANGQROD. Petrograd, Ju1y23,5. w A Petrograd communing desperate fighting west of the W. on the Nareff. It says that the n“ tol on the left bank of the VUtof** occupy the eutlying defence, of Desperate Fighting. The battle between the Vistula
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  • 544 1080 (grtter’s Senice.) Copyright Telegram- LmORDINARY WARFARE. A STORY OF HEROISM Udine, July 22. Ilians oo the Isonzo are engaged in Tbelteiwo a armour-plated communicating by subter- cb excavated in tbe rock. The nnean pa««8 y loW) and even when the' conquest of tbe Cars. <“ aDd CoBtly
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  • 392 1080 r.—S.F.P. FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The following special telegrams are translated from the Sumatra Post of Wednesday and Thursday, the 21st and 22nd inst.: Turkey's Troubles. Turkey is suffering from a serious lack of munitions She has hardly sufficient supplies for the requirements of a few weeks and
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  • 1285 1080 Borneo papers of July 1 reached us this morning having taken twenty-three days to accomplish the journey from Sandakan or rather longer than is occupied in normal times by the mail between Penang and London. It seems that the steamers running between British North Borneo and Singapore are
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  • 442 1081 A large concourse of interested spectators watched the training this morn ng. The work was of a fast nature, except in the ca-e of the new arrivals. BatuGajah ”8S the first to put an appearance on the course and was led once round b ing slightly extended during
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  • 85 1081 July 22 By Balance $27,751.82 23 Contributed by “E. L.” 100 00 Amount collected by J. H Phipps, as follows: Treasury 700 Audit Office 12 50 Public Works Department and Survey Office 82.80 Chinese Protectorate 630 Surveyor of Ships Office 0 50 Registry,
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  • 543 1081 Rajah of Sakawak Caucil, a Concession. The following copy of a letUr t to the manager of 'the United fc? Company at Goebilt br the J.T Sarawak, is given publicity in the Gazette of July 161— Aston», Kuching, Sarawak, July 5 Mi. Sir,—l beg to miorrath. maadni.’" Malaysian
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  • 1896 1082 criterion press sued. CHINESE AFFAIRS AT RANGOON. th. Supreme Court je.terday J", Mr We L. P. Ebden, tbo case was Tin which Tao Siew Kim, a Chinese "'TJt of Rangoon, sues the Cntenon rtJ as the proprietors of the Penang for libel alleged to have published io
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  • 505 1083 (From Our Own, Correspondent.) Medan, July 23 In place of their usual Race-meeting, the Deli Rijclub is this season contenting itself with a modest Gymkhana, consisting of six events, which will be held on Ist August. Training is at present in full swing at the Racecourse, afternoon being
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  • 1033 1083  -  (By Tom Weight.) Undoutedly the book of ti e season is Kalhkratidas by a now writer, Hilary Quiet. Described as a historical romance dealing with Athens and the period 404 b.c tne book itself does not take long to prove to the delighted reader that a greater satirist
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  • 94 1083 The following was the result of the played off yesterday• F Single Handicap. A R Adams beat G B F Sou Mr. M. S. Fyffe, of is at present acting Agen ex letter to a Tientsin in the reason for recent eE qUiry telegrams says that, lu
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  • 291 1084 T 1 IH Editor, of the SMs Echo T .A” of Kuala Kang.ar seems to Si'rfa the point, if we are to beheT ta™ missed tu p js another man 8 po.son, “one Bmt gOUW harmless proAfter all, i e their use in creatan that one is going
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  • 230 1084 Julyl6 By Balance $2,031.09 23 “E. L.” 50.00 Mr. and Mrs. D. Ritchie 100.00 The European Staff, Chinese and Tamil Clerks and Mechanics employed in the Caledonia group of Estates, Ist contribution 530 96 Balance, July 23 ...$2,***** Amount previously acknowledged 13,457.11 Total ...$16,169.16 From Thursday’s Strai/s
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  • 19 1084 Hogan —On July 25th at Arcady” Penang, to Mr. and Airs. C. D. D. Hogan a s >n.
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  • 1202 1084 —MM. Ever since I)-. A. L. Hoops went to Kedah under tre old Siamese regime as State Su»g on and Superintendent oi Prisons those acquainted wi h the affiirs of the little State have regarded the Aledical Department and the Prisons as the two model fe ituras
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  • 108 1084 Death. Hogan.- Oi July 25th at “Arcadv” Penang, infant son of Air. aul Mrs C. D. D. Hogan. Obituary. Sir James Murray, Tbe death baa taken P !ace o£ th grapher Sir James Murr Murrey.* llo [Sir James Angus us He y editor of the Oxford h gn®“ o A
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  • 452 1085 Mr. Eric Tregear Williams is to be a police magistrate for Malacca. Mr. D. K. Somerville has been appointed a member of the Singapore Harbour Board. Mr. H. G. Towner arrived here this morning from Singapore by the s.s. Mr. H. A. Forrer is to act as District Officer,
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  • 943 1085 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. TEXT OF THE NOTE. FIRM TONE MAINTAINED. Washington, July 23. The United States Note to Germany on the German submarine campaign begins as follows “The American Government regrets that it is obliged to say that it has found the German Note most unsatisfactory
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  • 458 1086 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram- m 1 Fitting ift Alsace. Paris, July 22. fhpra were mostly cannonades YMterd al fightin* but the com nuuique reand attack ou cords a 10 woa to the east of Metzeral. even penetrated a part of the T F^h r |“^b ut erem6:i
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  • 471 1086 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. FUTILE TURKISH ATTACK A TWENTY-MINUTES’ AFFAIR. London, July 24. Sir lan Hamilton, Commander-in-C’iief of the operations in the Dardanelles, reports that yesterday the Tmks attacked the northern trenches in that neighbourhood. The trenches were shelled rather heavily and a small force of Turks
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  • 912 1086 Geutefs Service.) Copyright Telegram. MAGNIFICENT RUSSIAN EFFORT. FORTRESS LINE STILL INTACT, Amsterdam, July 23. The Russians are putting up a maginificent fight to save Warsaw. Ttie great fortress line on the Narew stands intact and by night attacks the Russians have given more than they have received.
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  • 647 1087 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. DESPERATE FIGHTING. HEAVY AUSTRIAN LOSSES. London, July 24, 5.35 a.m. The communique issued in Rome says that the battle continues on the whole ot the Isonzo front. The success of the Italians is becoming more and moie marked. Mjre entrench meats have ceeu
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  • 141 1087 Opening Ceremony, (From (Fur Own Correspondent) Singapore, Ju'y 24. The Soldiers and Sailors’ Recreation Room was opened by H. E. the Governor iu the presence of 120 men of the Shropshire Regiment. His Excellency referred to the good warwork done by the Y.M.C A., in puffing
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  • 37 1087 (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore. July 24 Major Cotton, writing fro t f n t.-’ says that he has been P™ moted aD d of Colonel and is in substantive comman the Fifth Light Infantry.
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  • 39 1087 (.From Our Own siDg T re h Lim Tiang Seng. charged •>' ,ah th. breach of trust in connect ioo0 ily Kwong Y.k Bank, has been un. found guilty. 4ftfftrro d till Sentence has been deferred
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  • 904 1088 Xrf. who uhV be considering of being seconded f >r serncn SUbs should joofl6°‘ P, x whereas Kedah makes bfW ;"?iaweet,n»>nely.on Friday and. labor, works on Sunday but adds ttjd.y 0» Thursday to a full day a leisure oo Friday. to the President of the r?“”S^Collegeat Sibpur, the
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  • 263 1088 The irquest into the death of Chin K m Chin, the schoolboy of St X.vier’s Institution, who is alleged to have met with his death as the result of a blow from a schoolmaster, nam u d Tan Kim Hoe, was commenced this morning. Oving to pre-surn
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  • 612 1088 FROM DUTCH SOURCES. The foil iwing special telegrams are translated from the Sumatra Postils the West. The Germans admit having had to abandon the advantage» which they bad gained on the Meuse to the south-west of Les Eparge and Colonne. The Tel graof, of The Hague, learns
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  • 24 1089 (I+or/i Our Own Correspondent,) Singapoie, J uiy 24. The Prince of Wiles' Relief fuud now amounts to #336,7- 7.
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  • 493 1089 The half-yearly cash account of the above Club she ws a bilince at bink ot $2 ‘,060 compand with »9.048 at Januiry hist. The avenue includes, besides the pr fl s from the tot Uisator and lotteries at the Mty ur etiug, wh.ch come to over 9,000.
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  • 259 1089 To the Editor of the Straits Echo. Sir, lam glad if Ic in be of any service to “UuHi," of Ku da Lu upur, who asks regarding the pract c < among Roman Catholics in Penang ot Sunday attendance at Chuich Nou-Chinese are not excluded from the
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  • 116 1089 Monthly Medal for July, 1915. Result. PT Allen 43 40= 83-10=73 CC Rogers 37 41= 78 Scr =7B A F Goodrich 4. +43= 84— 3= 8i W t> Goidie 42 46= 88— 7= 81 J Crabb Watt 40 42= 82_+ 4= 86 LV J Laville 52 56=
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  • 161 1089 Kota Bahru, July 14. The Milay Stages Guides are still here under Mj »r Bartun. The rebels and iinters have Dt-eu arrested fiom time to time since ’i e t’oops euteied Pasir Puteh district, and Mi. W E Pepjs, Ma xistrate, Cent si Court, has been sent theie
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  • 171 1089 Walker Shield Comp lTiti s The following was th result nf a at Kampong Bahru, on Mood*» J? 6 D 2OO o' 08 T, < Mrs I/aton Nirs Wiight Motion 28 Mrs Du ege 24 Miss Mathieu 04 Mrs 24 Miss Bellers m iy 15l Rapid Firing, nr T-
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  • 266 1089 (From Our Own Correspondent,') Langkawi, July 25, There is a rumour here that an oil spring has been discovered at a spot not far from the haibour and that the fiader intend» fljating a small company to starts refinery. The Jit Sang Tapioca and FubberEslite at Kisap, which
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  • 1841 1090 Q France, Brifain, and 't. fi btmg A<i>»nca’« bottle as w»n gc-giiaie n 3 Rs we aLo lose wtHrv*' 11 Cdll eo t jißtic?, Leeuum iftbeywiu, fjfWljiCa tUl y a>e fighting, sa dLUJHUity, r Cboal, wuu fOU Anular Ame‘ican Ambassador to Aud that was bcfxe the other
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  • 33 1090 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 26. Magnificent support has been given by all classes of the community to the movement to boll a War Meeting on August 4.
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  • 619 1091 Mr. V G. Ezechiel will p-oceed to Bukit Mertajun to-uurrow to be a the casus there. Mr. G. A. Hall. acting Adviser to the Kedah Government, had returned to Alor Star. Inspector D H itary his been appointed Chief Inspector, Kedah. Hie many Iriends will be glad to heir
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  • 2826 1091 COX'CLU lON OF THE INQUEST. JURY S VERDICT. Before Mr. E E. Colman, the Coroner, and a jury comprising Messrs. Qu»h Beng Kue, Goh Soon Ch«ng. and M E. W-myss, the inquest was concluded yesterday afternoon into the oncuni-tauc» 8 attending the d-a'h of Chin Kim Ch
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  • 357 1092 The final gallops were done this morning before a good gathering of interested i pectators. Batu Gajah, as usual, was the first out, and along with Wolfram he the last thre3 furlongs in 40 seconds Ge<r fy put up record time when he cut out the list six
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  • 495 1093 (Pgjter’x Service.) Copyright i elegram CAPTURES I THE VOSGES. Paris, July 26, 1 25 p.m. A Paris commun qne stamps “The number ot German p isoners taken in Ihi Vo 4 8 is eleven < fliers and 825 men, of which only seventy wre w-.»uu ltd. Numerous
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  • 525 1093 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Teleg a n. RUSSI AN COUNTER-ATTACK V ENEMY’S OFFENSIVE *T A STANDSTILL. Lmdon, July 26 445 a.m. A P trograd c <mmu'iiq”ĕ states .u-sMii counter-attacks brought the enemi’s if naive to a s’a uhtill b tween the V.-tu i aid thi Bii', in th»
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  • 451 1093 (Ruler’s Service.) Coijnghl Telegram. NOTE REGARDED AS «NS*TI. FAL T RY. Angry Germa» Comments, Amsterdam, J U 7 25 The Gorman newspapers publish an pan ntly in put d description ot tbeAm W( A Note as correct in tone and conform., with tbe u-uil d plomutic amenities
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  • 307 1094 (Better's Service.) Copyright '.™«sr»m. Piracy Campai«a Continues. London, July 26. Co i D eide»t with the Gorman outcry JU the American Note, their eubnurim fter a w9sk inactlon ba «.omed their piratical acts. Bsiidei sinking a Russian co.her near tha Ofkaeys on July 22, the ate .mar
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  • 133 1094 arom Ou r Correspondent.') Ipoh, July 26. cf th« a r ?\v e tiog of U,e Perak bran h '“ioa it was u°'i S and Ot P bans InBt >- t 0 P9D Cantcn l) v r,u Secretary of the ttattb, d Orphans’ Institution decided at a
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  • 958 1094 The foolish person who bombards the Straits Echo with abusive, pro-German letters is probably unaware of the fact that his action might iand him in serious trouble were we to hand his effusions over to the police. Travellers by the F. M. S. Railways report that a considerable
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  • 238 1094 -ST. QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Governor Sends No Information. House of Commons, June 28. At question time this afternoon, Mr. Gerehom Stewart, the Unionist member for Wirral, asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies for information respecting the institution of a system of National Service
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  • 356 1095 LIM TSANG SENG SENTE LD. (JFrom Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, J my 26 Sentence was to-day passed on Lim Tsang Sem?, ex-director of the K vong Yik Bank, who was unanimously f >ua i gui ty at the Singapore Assizes of criminal breach of trust as
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  • 203 1095 .-17. G. The undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by Messrs. Allen Dennys Co by auction yesterday and by private treaty during the week. 62,700 ibs. woie sold Diamond Smoked Sheet §132 to §137 No 2 §l2B §l3l Plain Si2l §127 Unsmoked Sheet §llB 8121 Fine
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  • 610 1095 To the Elitor of the Straits Echo. Dear Sir, Mr. Sakh swas certainly never inspiied wil: a happier idea tl m that which prompted him to engage Mrs Woods and her dev-r d ughters to appear at the E. &O. Hotel a« atter dinner-entertainers. Penang has tor
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  • 398 1095 Report for ]9|| The receipts of the Banknote, n ment during the year 1914 w«r« l §32,770; Penang, §4,411, Th was: Singapore, §10,667* P- n L Wp rt dlt, The apparent saving on Singapore was §6,492.33 but frnn/a March the Official Assignee ths an appointment in Class I
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  • 122 1095 Madras, July A Military Ccu‘t on the 2nd and 3rd mstant, with the recent rioting, 66 ®f o r life named Raj ipaks to pena s the ckarge against him having riotously demolishing a bu Dg uten «d W breaking. Four others w fourteen years’ peual sei
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  • 1193 1096 when the whole manheod la *tiMtwite army, and men fought encounters, war may well k, !in »n aaent which prevented racial h ,W Vnn bf cc”.«tantly weeding out the ‘“Autte and feeble. It would P b J k of natural selection But are long past, and the
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  • 560 1096 Mr W. Pryde, who has recently been stationed in Kelantan, has gone on leave. Major C. E Borton, Double Company Commander of the Malay States Guides, is on a visit to Penang. Mr. R. Scott, District Judge, dealt with all the summons cases fix p d for to-day, as
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  • 386 1097 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. french aerial activity. Paris, July 26 5 25 p.m. A Pars communique states Isolated struggles with h ind grenades took place. French aeroplanes dropped heavy bombs and a shower of arrows at the German military station at Mantillcs. Comparative Quiet. Paris, July 27,
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  • 50 1097 P. O. Passage Rates Rebate for Planters. The P. 0. Agents inform us that the P O S N Co, have decided to allow a Spt-cal R bite of 5% off Single or Return Tickets by Intermediate Steamers in favour of. Kubb -r Companies booking such passages r their Employees.
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  • 439 1097 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram. OFFICIAL FIGURES. THE LIST. Mr. H. H. Asquith announced that the total casualties up to July 18 were: Naval 9,106) Grand Total: Military 321,889 330,995 Of these the Army lost in killed 4,000 officers and 57,384 men. In Flanders and the Dardanelles. The total
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  • 405 1097 (Reuter s Service,) Copyright Tehg rain VIVID PEN PICTURE I BATTLE OF JUby 15 I London, J u k I Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, tha officki I pondent in Gallipoli, gives a J I of the fighting described bv I Hamilton on July 15. lr In I Our
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  • 396 1098 (Rwtcf’s Service. Copyright Telegram. resolute adv an -E. ON the lower isonzo. Kome, July 27, 2 20 a.m. a e iiAd in Rome, states 4«®“““'].“' preparation the Italian After "'ll m Isouzo resolutely infantry on d ma( o appreciable pranced captured a broad P' Og T’f wooded
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  • 888 1098 (Reuter’s Service.) Copyn ht Telegram. magnificent resistance. ENEMY TIGHTLY HELD. Amsterdam, July 26, 5 25 p.m. The Russians are making a magnificent resistance. All the vital sectors are still maintained. In the Niemen District. A Berlin communique claims that General von Buelow made some progress iu the
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  • 899 1099 It is sixty-one years to-day since the Government purchased Burlington House with a view to providing a home for the Royal Academy. The famous old mansion, built by Richard Lard Burlington in 1743, which was painted by Hogaith. sung by Gay, and described by Horace Walpole as seeming
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  • 63 1099 July 23 By Balance $28,026.04 27 Simpang Estate, Co Ld July subscription 10 00 Staff (f Simpang Estate Co Ld July subsciiption 10.00 Amount collected by Mr. O R. Wickham, Asiatic P< troleum Co Ltd, Bagan Luar, July subscription 17.15 Balance, Ju’y 27
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  • 301 1099 To the Editor or th. Dear Sir, Does it not strike your mm, are motorists that while 'drivJ“ night the glare ot the acetylene head light, of other cars comin. dazzles their eyes, and they htmt„ j'* their cars in narrow itrect. near the<d~‘2 the road and in
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  • 172 1099 Ordinary Meeting. An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held at the Muaicip» Office yesterday afternoon. There wew present Mr. VV. Peel (President), Mr- V Beng Kee, and Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok.wi Mr. L M Bell (Municipal Engineer .a» Mr. L. A. C. Bikg 9 (Secr.tary) attendance.
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    • 95 1099 Don’t Neglect Your Family. When you fail to provide your family with a bottle of Chambeil in’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrl oea Remedy at this season of th« year, you are neglecting them, as bowel complaint is sure to be prevalent, and it is too dangerous a malady to be
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  • 191 1100 T o th® E» iTOR of THB Strai 3 ECh ’’T'.tl be m ueh obliged if you will the eocW states. K Yours faithfully, Mary Barnard. Jula Lumpur, July 26,191 THE QUEEN'S WORK FOK WOMEN Previously acknowledged 5960.00 f, Harbert Cooper, Profits M rJXDot.S7O”
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  • 232 1100 °me people live in an eternal gloom, ey beheve themselves to be the object of ProH 8 vexa tions that beset mankind. an j- y f r e aDCoB an d trivial troubles rasp «d irritate beyond endurance. They magnify P ass by other stron B er
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