Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1917 to 1920
Description
National Library Board CSV catalogue of digitised articles from The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) covering 1917 to 1920, with issue, page, title, contributor, and opening-text fields. Historians and journalists researching early twentieth-century Malaya and Singapore use this open-access newspaper corpus. Enquiries: [email protected].
Official description
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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- 2024-03-01 – 2025-03-01
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| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page Id | Page Number | Article Id | Article Title | Article Text 1st50words | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.1 | 2188 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.1 | Masthead | THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. 117.50 Pt* Annum. Single Copy 40 cti. Vol. 15. Peaang, Wednesday, January 3, 1917. No. 53. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.3 | 2190 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.10 | M. A. P. | M. A. P. Mr. and Mrs. Christie are staying at the E, 0. Hotel. Mrs. Wu Lien Teh, who accompanied her hubbmd Dr. Wu (G. L. Tuck) as far as Hongkong is making a shoit stay in that town as a guest of Sir Robert Ho Tung. Riceot returns to | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.22 | 2209 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.100 | The Rubber Market. | The Rubber Market. Srys the Kuala Lumpur correspondent ofthoTO.M,: The holidays appear to have occurred at a rather uncertain time for the rubber market, as reports generally current seem to indicate that there has been an unexpected drop in prices following upon the recent upward tendency which had been arousing | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.22 | 2209 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.101 | Tin and Rubber. | Tin and Rubber. Latett Quotation 'tsr M d ‘I» following w ere ?h„ T forin us ,hat to-day for Rubber cn Snnf ,tat '°T 9 rece T8 d •le 28th instant Spot ln on Flotation h t latex crepe "/IP Smoked sheet 2/ilf P /J | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.22 | 2209 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.102 | Parish Hall. | Parish Hall. SuccissruL Children’s PUT. The b tbe rS“K-;-a S’†r “'i†,Di Fernandes, well merited tbe cougratuh. Gone and prai.es accorded to them at the conclusion of the entertainment Mr. M. Baptist and Mr. D. T. P.squal, who looked after the airaogements, earned out their duties to the entire | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.22 | 2209 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.103 | Municipal Commission. | Municipal Commission. Ordinary Meeting. Ad ordinary meeting of tbe Municipal Cimmisrimers was held at the Municipal Office yesterday afternoon and there were pret-fnt Messrs. W. Peel (President) A F Goodrich, P. T. Allen, Yeoh Guan Srok, and F. Duxbury with Mr, if M. Bell (Municipal Engineer) and Mr. L. A. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.22 | 2209 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.104 | The Morning Post's Washington | The Morning Post's Washington corres- pondent describes President wZ°“ T- 68 greatly perturbed over the re^rt.Tr b n DB roany is feverish!» hn;u- re P ortB that Ger‘0 destroy all 08 ■mmunity f or American vewels proT,ding | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.23 | 2210 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.105 | "Our Day" Results. | "Our Day" Results. PUBLIC MEETING. GOVERNOR'S appeal for WAR LOAN, GnioNiAL Secretary’s Strictures. TteC.louf-" Our effort culm.uat.din a meeting. 9 'f bueday 6. K K. in the Victoria Theatre last evening, when the results were assessed and some timely 8B eech-inaking was indulged in. It was a meeting of the | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.24 | 2211 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.106 | Snipe Shooting Sequel. | Snipe Shooting Sequel. Dtv«lopa«Bt ia Sitiawaa Cate l J 1 0Etid (TO H > eno,ted that th. Ipb Police lad arre.ted that morniuK «ouiegr.pb.cmform.tiin from Lumut, Mr vl’ 1 I Kwo °F. «00 of Dr. Wook E trd r2hi,*" ul ha n,( mu. I*' U UU! 1 lh 't ho | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.24 | 2211 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.107 | A Cheekce Card Case. | A Cheekce Card Case. Jl-DOMlrt FOB DWWMNTS. r M Woodward io ‘be Supreme Court yesterday morning q'j°M. judgment io tbe su.t in wbicn Mr/G. Xm. Keulemans, as ,< l u tor and Chop Swee HSHuTK"Scbopl’oo R Hong(Merer S ?b“ Eastern Trading Company) andChop AiDg Bean Joo, tho first plaintiff, claim | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.24 | 2211 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.108.1 | Page 2211 Advertisements Column 1 | The Children’s Colds Chamberlain’s Cough EemedJf* t Um 3 | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.25 | 2212 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.109 | Foolish Philosophies. | Foolish Philosophies. rtrW el 8 u. was a philosophic Cyrano do Farwe uam0 wa s hrastug Bombastes von iThaim A bitofahun P.A.T. B v. H° “plraiolas we may as well call him for’ Convenience, was the spit of Bobby in some ways. Like any other umbrella he went up and | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.3 | 2190 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.11.1 | Page 2190 Advertisements Column 1 | ISOS* Ah «rie W-* fUliihed daily (except Sunday! and public holidays) i at tub CJUTEBION PRESS, Ltd. Jfo. 59. Beach Street, Penang. Pbick Defly Local ...124 per annum. Oitftation... Postage Extra. Ifafl Edition (Post Free) 117.50 CABLR ADDRESS -ECHO—PENANG.†Telephone Nos. (Echo) 586 Printing Department 343 H.B.— All businew communication* | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.26 | 2213 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.110 | Mr. Lim Tai Lee. | Mr. Lim Tai Lee. Betircaeat froa ths Str*ie«tv»* Subordinate Medics! Service lens an Old and «luod A tom Mr. Tail/» joined the «r™» tb «M of eighteen *n<* c»me under the special of oT F. K. Hampshire who was 8en.or Medical Officer. He .„«d wm at t“h y e tX»°r | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.26 | 2213 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.111 | Singapore Rubber Auction. | Singapore Rubber Auction. (From (ha Own Vorr&ponfcn!,) Singapore, December 30. At the Singapore Rubber Auction the following prices were obtained Smukwi Sheet. »130 to »137 pet picul >»♦ 130 J20 123 Good Us 117 Urcp* 136 146 Good pah tbin 125 134 Good blanket 136 M □•od brown blanket 125 | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.26 | 2213 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.112 | P. L. R. C. | P. L. R. C. AaBUbI WlB€tlB|[» The annual general Penang Ladies jq an) on 4 t Lira Lodge present: the 28th inst when there Mre Mrs. VenningTbomasO Ma thieu. ssA k*>— ,B Secretary. genera* The minutes of the last annual meeting were read and confirme annual find financial reports were | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.26 | 2213 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.113 | French Red Cross. | French Red Cross. n #y Faad-S.S.-I®I®« FraBCe ri for publication from W o h T SecTeUiy to His Excellency the the Private Secret» y g o{ corres Governor t 6 c0 eDCV and the poodenoe betwee H Fren(jh Red London Committee, Cross. Government House, Singapore. 12th October, 1916. Dear Lord | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.26 | 2213 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.114 | Mortality Returns. | Mortality Returns. The following is the health statement for th® week ended December 23 f Male 44 Total Deaths < >69 C Female 25 J Death rate 34.29 per mill® per annum comln the P reced w week and Witn <57.94 in tne corresponding week of last jOMTt Nationality. M. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.27 | 2214 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.115 | RIGHT PERSPECTIVE. | RIGHT PERSPECTIVE. Now that the German peace proposals have been definitely rejected and the Central Powers given plainly to understand that it must be a fight to a finish, people wdl renew their speculations as to tho probable duration of hostilities. It will be recalled that these began early in | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.27 | 2214 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.116 | Dr. Wu Lien Teh | Dr. Wu Lien Teh will deliver what should prove a very interesting address on Pro-gio-s ’n China at the P.M LA. on Sunday at 7.45 p.m. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.27 | 2214 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.117 | The Chartered Bank of India, | The Chartered Bank of India, Austra’ia A China have to-day received a subscription of |20 from Mr. H, W. Rickeard for tho Air Fleet Fund, Ipjh, | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.27 | 2214 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.118 | A Tea Party | A Tea Party will be given to-day at 4 p.m. in honour of Hon’ble Khan Bdadur A. K. G. Ahamed Thamby Mancar, M L.C. Labour Enquiry Commissioner, at the residence in Aboo S ttee Line of K M.S. Sieni Thamby, S evidore and Managing Proprietor, Mercantile Press. | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.27 | 2214 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.119 | The Netherlands Government | The Netherlands Government has an- ncunced that on account of the difficulty of obtaining coal it is obliged to decrease the circulation of trains on the Netherlands railways and that measures have been taken to organize a satisfactory limited serviceAlmost all the coal used in the Netherlands is obtained from | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.4 | 2191 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.12 | RANDOM NOTES. | RANDOM NOTES. twice M†is now the Penin, oractitioaer. Utt Power, fltho' substantial war contnbu.JJZtfuropevi ladie* resident on the gronp ut estates have during the tfo month* presented His Majesty Jjgiag with nine uiw subjects, mostly of persuauon. •MM ft Cvt«b«w- t a Bird-in-Hand, ue delightful hero rfjfr. Pater Blundell’s | NA |
| The Straits Echo (Mail Edition) | straitsechomail19170103-1 | 3/1/1917 | 1 | straitsechomail19170103-1.1.27 | 2214 | straitsechomail19170103-1.2.120 | Noor, better known as Noor Blanda, | Noor, better known as Noor Blanda, who was convicted by Mr. R I). Acton of theft of 85 cents from a riesha pulle 1 was this morning sentenced to 18 months’ rigorous imprisonment on th» conclusion of which he was ordered to undergo Police supervision for a term of two | NA |
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| Newspaper title | Text | Yes |
| Issue id | Text | Yes |
| Issue date | Text | Yes |
| Edition | Text | Yes |
| Page Id | Text | No |
| Page Number | Text | Yes |
| Article Id | Text | No |
| Article Title | Text | No |
| Article Text 1st50words | Text | No |
| Contributor | Text | Yes |