Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1913 to 1916
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National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) articles from 1913 through 1916, with issue, page, and article metadata. Historians locate World War I–era Straits press coverage in NLB’s open newspaper digitisation programme. Enquiries: [email protected].
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This dataset is a list of digitised newspaper articles published 70 years ago or longer from the National Library, Singapore. These materials present a valuable resource on Singapore’s history, art and culture, digitised as part of an endeavour to preserve and provide better access to resources located within the library to enable users to explore and discover these resources. For enquiries, please email [email protected]
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| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
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| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.1 | Masthead | THE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. Si?.so Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 cents. Vol. 11. Penang, Friday. 3rd JANUARY, 1913. No. 1. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.4 | 1087 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.10 | Rugby Football in Singapore. | Rugby Football in Singapore. (Echo Spacial.} Selang r Beat Singapor?. Singapore, December 26. Selangor beat Singapore in the Rugby football match by one penalty goal and one try to nil. The match was watched by a great crowd, the Europeans including H. E. the Governor and Lady Evelyn Young. The | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.100 | New Year in Kuala Lumpur. | New Year in Kuala Lumpur. {Echo Special.) Kuala Lumpur, January 2. New Year was ushered in very favourably at Kuala Lumpur by a dance at the Selangor Club which was largely attended and did not break up till four in the morning. The Chinese held Sports on the Padang on | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.101 | New Year in Singapore. | New Year in Singapore. â– III I I {Echo Special.} Singapore, January 2. Unceasing rain fell here yesterday. Nevertheless, the Sea Sports were held as arranged. The sailing was good, but the attendance very small. The Land Sports were postponed to Saturday, as the race course is under water. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.102 | Singapore Train Collision. | Singapore Train Collision. {Echo Special.) Singapore, January 2nd. A passenger and a goods train collided, head on, this morning at the 13th mile stone. The driver of the passenger train, the engine of which was derailed, was slightly injured. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.103 | Nyalas. | Nyalas. Reduction of Capital. {Echo Special) Singapore, December 31. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Nyalas Rubber Company passed the special resolutions reducing the capital of the company and consolidating the unissued shares. Mr. Peck, who presided, said that under the old conditions there was no possibility of | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.104 | NEW YEAR HONOURS. | NEW YEAR HONOURS. {Echo Special) K. C. M. G. For Mr. Brockman. Kuala Lumpur, January 2. A telegram was received yesterday by the Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur, from Mr. L. V. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the effect that His Majesty the King has been pleased to bestow | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.105 | Diplomatic Changes. | Diplomatic Changes. Sir Conyngham Gratae and Baroa Kato. (Reuter.) London, December 31. Sir Conyngham Greene, lately British Minister to Denmark who has been appointed to succeed Sir Claude MacDonald as British Ambassador at Tokio, sails for Japan on January 9. He will bo accompanied by Lady Greene. Baron Kato, the | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.106 | Stafford House. | Stafford House. {Reuter.) T T r London, December 31. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith announced that Sir William Lever, had offered the remainder of the lease of Stafford House as a gift to the nation subject to certain, conditions, and added that the Government much appreciated bis generosity | {Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.107 | Tibet and Mongolia. | Tibet and Mongolia. (Reuter.) London, December 31. According to despatches received in St Petersburg by the A’owe Vnuiya from Urga, the bunat Djorjieff has arrived there from Lhasa and announced the declaration of independence of Tibet and the accession of the Dalai Lama. He declared that he was empowered to | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.23 | 4 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.108 | Labour Party Conference. | Labour Party Conference. (Reuter.) London, January 2. i be agenda of the forthcoming conference of the Labour party emphasise the importance of party discipline and contain recom. mendations to ensure the loyalU members, | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.109 | THE HOME RULE BILL. | THE HOME RULE BILL. The Question of Ulster. (Reuter.) London, December 31. In the House of Common», Mr. A-qmth, after moving a resolution distributing the seven day» allotted for the lieport stage of the Home Rule Bill, accepted‘a Unionist amendment giving the whole of Wednesday for the discussion of an | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.4 | 1087 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.11 | Samarinda Destroyed By Fire. | Samarinda Destroyed By Fire. (Echo Special.) Singapore, December 26. The township of Samarinda, on the east coast of Dutch Borneo, was wiped out by five last Monday. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.110 | New Spanish Cabinet. | New Spanish Cabinet. (Reuter.) London, January 1. S.gnoi lb ma non s, who succiejed the late Bon Jose Can dejas as Spanish Premier, has formed his Cabinet. | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.111 | New Year Celebrations. | New Year Celebrations. (Ileutt r.) Loud m, January 1. ILuin imin N*w car was celebrated in tradi i â€1 fashion by tho’oan’s of ent iini i>ti Sco* who con 410 gated bi fore St. Paul’s Cathedral. The hot. Is were crowded. They were picturesquely decorated and the illuminations won» lavish. | (Ileutt r.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.112 | ASIATIC IMMIGRATION. | ASIATIC IMMIGRATION. (Reuter.) London, January 2. The Hon Richard Me B ide, Premier of British Columbia, in a New Year’s message to the people, expresse 1 himself hopefully of the Dominion Governments acceding to British Columbia’s request for the legislative interdiction of Asiatic immigration He sad that Canada and the | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.5 | 1088 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.14 | BOMB OUTRAGE AT DELHI. | BOMB OUTRAGE AT DELHI. Reuter.) ASSAILANT STILL AT LARGE. The Viceroy’s Wounds. London, December 23. Id the bomb outrage at Delhi, His Excellen y the Viceroy was wounded by three s'ugs in the back. These were afterwards extracted in hospital. He was also wounded in the hip and neck, and | ( Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.113 | Her von Kiderlen-Waechter’s Successor. | Her von Kiderlen-Waech-ter’s Successor. Some Likely Candidates. (Reuter.) Berlin, December 31. Baron von Waugenheiin, German Ambassador at Constantinople, is regarded as the most likely successor of the late Herr von Kiderlen-VVaechter as Foreign Minister. The names of Count von Bernstorff, German Ambassador at Wash ngton, Prince Lichnowsky, German Ambassador in | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.114 | U.S. and The Philippines. | U.S. and The Philippines. President In Favour of Independence. (Reuter.) London, December 31. A telegram from Washington states that Mr. Woodrow Wilsftn, the new U S. President, in a speech at Staunton, said that he was in favour of the independence of the Philippines at an early date.* He was | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.115 | Imperial Preference. | Imperial Preference. An Appeal For Subscriptions. (Reuter.) London, January 1, The Duke of Westminster, in a letter to the Press, appeals for large subscriptions on behalf of the fund for Imperial Preference. | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.116 | Mr. John D. Rockefeller. | Mr. John D. Rockefeller. Wanted as a Witness. (Reuter.) New York, January 1. Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who is wanted as a witness in a money trust investigation, was besieged in his mansion in the Fifth Avenue by a host of detectives armed with subpoenas. Mr. Rockefeller, who lives in | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.117 | The Peace Conference. | The Peace Conference. A Delicate Situation. (Reuter.) London, December 31. Reuter’s Agency understands that the steps the Balkan delegates will take at the meeting of the Peace Conference to-morrow (Wednesday) should the Turkish proposals again prove unacceptable, will partake of the character of an ultimatum. The Powers have decided nothing | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.118 | The Insurance Act. | The Insurance Act. (Reuter.) London, December 31. To-day is the last day for forming panels of doctors to work the Insurance Act. Although doubts and hesitations are still manifested in some quarters, it appears tolerably certain that a sufficient number of doctors will come forward to supply the majority of | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.24 | 5 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.119 | Unionists and Food Taxes. | Unionists and Food Taxes. (Reuter.) London, December 31. A Conference of the Unionist leaders in the House of Commons yesterday considered the discussions within the Party resulting fiom Mr. Bonar Law’s speech at Ashton-under-Lyne. A statement was subsequently issued to the effect that no modification of the policy enunciated in | (Reuter.) |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19130103-1 | 3/1/1913 | 1 | straitsechomail19130103-1.1.4 | 1087 | straitsechomail19130103-1.2.12 | Japanese Cruisers At Singapore. | Japanese Cruisers At Singapore. (Echo Special.) Singapore, December 26. The Japanese cruisers Anima and Soya arrived from the North yesterday bound for Freemantle. To-day Rear-Admiral Techinai landed at Johnston s Pier. He was received by’ a guard of honour of the Third Brahmans and proceeded to Government House. Japanese children | NA |
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