Malacca Guardian, 3 December 1928

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    19 1 MALACCA GUARDIAN (PUBLISHED WEEKLY). V, L THE MALACCA GUARDIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1928. SINGLE COPY TEN CENTS. Ng. 40
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    INSTALMENT BUYING.
    318 2 IMPORTANT DECISION IN APPEAL COURT. At the F.M.S. Court of Appeal on Tuesday before the Hon. the Chief Justice (President), Mr. Justice W. H. Thorne and Mr. Justice R. D. Acton, a civil suit was heard in which the Cycle and Carriage Co., Ltd., appealed against the decision
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      1473 2 1 ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. Valuable Building Allotments situated in ORDINANCE No. 135 (MUNICIPAL). u D the township of Bandar Maharani, Muar, Notification -of,proposed extension of the jf and township of Bandar I’enggaran. Batu Limits of the Municipality of the j i|o Pahat, and also a piece of land situated Town
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      252 2 ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. S. NOAH ALHABSHEE. IN THE MATTER OF THE SUPREME COURT AT MUAR. Miscellaneous Application No. 92 of 1928. The Ho Hong Bank, Limited of Muar ..Chargees, and Teo Lang Huang of Muar and No. 3, Paya Lane, Singapore .Chargor. AUCTION SALE OF ONE VALUABLE RUBBER ESTATE AND 4
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      842 2 Beatrice Football Competition No.. 9 $lOOO in PRIZES IS OFFERED FOR 10 MATCHES ONLY 10 Matches to be played on Saturday, the Bth December, 1925. Arsenal (0) vs. Manchester U (1) Blackburn Rovers. vs. Leeds United Derby County (2) vs. Westham United (2) Eyerton (1) vs. Leicester City (0) 5
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  • OUR LITERARY SECTION.
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      MALACCA’S NEEDS.
      787 3 MALACCA’ S NEEDS. HEPY HOLLOW ”AW AKES? ..acca is not moribund, says Malaga lribune. it mereiy 01 so tiaaition noias, ana vve to nout iraaition aere are signs tnat it is, -.ciung. it nas a very nve or oi tne Legislative Council e B.on. Mr. tan Cneng Lock, n tne
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      TRAVEL TALE.
      607 3 QLEIR fish on a reef in Fiji. (Special to the Guardian."J In tnese days wnen travel is maae so easy ana pleasant, a visit to Liji is very aengntfui. fnese savoured islands, oi wnicn tnere are over a nunarea, are iree irom maiaria, ana abound m oeautitui tropical
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      SUNSTROKE.
      1070 3 A EUROPEAN BUGBEAR IN IHt iROLiCS. Sunstroke is tne bugbear of Europeans in tne tropics, a ougoear, iiKe most or its genus, Degorten oy ignorance out or iraaition. wnicn is irequentiy anotner name ror superstition, writes a corresponaent to a Ley—n contemporary. i'ne popuiar luea mac tms maiaay j
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      SOME CONTRASTS.
      840 3 HOW MANILA DIFFERS FROM SINGAPORE. SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS GALORE AND POOR ROADS. (Special to the "Guardian") The first things one notices in going from Singapore to Manila, by way of contrast, are the poor quality of tne roads there and the large number of schools, particularly of high
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      COLOUR PREJUDICE.
      349 3 FAILURE OF AFRICAN JURY SYSTEM. An outspoken report on the < quality of the justice meted out to natives in the South African criminal courts has been published by Professor Brookes, of the Transvaal University College. It is the result of a careful investigation, in which he has
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      TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
      334 3 WHAT THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF PLANTERS IS DOING. At a meeting of the Incorporated Society of Planters, held at Singapore on Nov. 3, the Chairman. Mr. R. A. Dix. said that the Council of the Society were not going to push j forward schemes beyond the bounds of
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      ANOTHER OLD MAN.
      86 3 A Chinese of Tapah sends to the Times of Malaya an extract from the Young Companion,” of Shanghai, which says that there is living in Sze-Chwan. China, a medicine dealer (Mr. L. Tsin-yun), who has reached the ago of 249 this year. He is said to be
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      521 4 I E He W SUITE I T■ E HEW STYLE! I IA\JC4A\X% THE SIEVED ANNIVERSARY I 1 ■f l J> In no more fitting way could Buick celebrate And in performance, too, the Silver Anniversary its twenty-five years of leadership than by Buick outshines all previous achievements. Power, jg presenting
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    ALLEGED WIT
    580 5 An Aberdonian decided to buiid new house for himself. He telephoned to the secretary of > lodge and asked him to send song a dozen free masons T A man who was goifiing on a -cots course, and playing very adly, too, was at some pains to tipress
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    CORRESPONDENCE
    739 5 [The Malacca Guardian does not necessarily endorse the opinion of its correspondents The Strength of a Hercules. To me Editor of the Malacca Guardian.” Sir, Ail the world loves a strong man, ju.A as all strong men love beautiful things—even beautiful ladies pei haps. Show me a man who
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    SHIPPING
    325 5 TGNGKANG SUNS. A tcngkang manned by Chinese ana ioaded with 200 cases ot rubber to be shipped to New York by Messrs. E. A. Barbour, Ltd., ran into the footbridge near the new market at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and sank very quickly. The rubber floated on down the
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    PASSENGERS.
    141 5 Arrivals. By s.s. Kopah,” on Tuesday, Mrs. Colman and Messrs. H. V. Towner, H. H. Busfield and McNeil. By s.s. Kelantan,” on Wednesday, Dr. E. G. Weir and Messrs. Smith, L. T. Wakeford and L. A. J. Blaauw. By s.s. Kopah,” on Friday, Messrs. J. W. S. Coe, E.
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      161 5 1 I mi In Ijf I I 1 i 2 THE CONCESSIONAIRES FOR MALAYA, j* 1 il?® 1 I 1 jl Beg to announce that for the conve- H nience of present and prospective I? H Fiat owners, new service premises 1 and organization, under own manage- 0 g ment,
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  • RECENT NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
    • MONDAY.
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        ENGLAND IS AGAIN STORM SWEPT.
        273 6 ♦DISTRESS CALLS SENT OUT >:• BY SHIPS. GERMAN STEAMER SI NK AND LIVES LOST. V Exactly a week after the gale which caused such serious havoc in London and on the South oast, another great wind and rain stoi ni swept across the country from
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        EIGHT KILLED ASHORE.
        200 6 High winds continued over England following the first day’s gale, in which heav* rainstorms accompanied the. wind, which at times reached 88 miles an hour at Liverpool and many other places. Eight people were killed on land by falling trees and chimneys. Most of the channel services
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        HOOVER UNRUFFLED.
        99 6 I have seen worse,” declared Mr. Herbert Hoover, who was en route to South America on the Maryland, unruffled when answering his perturbed staff, whilst the wind was blowing at 70 miles per hour, throwing spray over the bridge, and water entering through Hoover’s study. Some excitement was
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    • TUESDAY.
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        AID BOY SCOUTS.
        110 6 APPEAL TO BRITISH LEGION. Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, opening the new British Legion Club at Harrow, said that it was ten years since tne war ended, and the British Legion must look to tne future. They must avoid becoming a narrow and self-centred jrganisation. They had to
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        AIDING DISTRESSED.
        103 6 The national sympathy for women and cniidren in the distressed mining areas is finding expression in many forms, the chief being the Lord Mayor of London’s Fund, which exceeds £lOO.OOO. The people of Worthing have quite adopted the South Wales district of Brynmawr, which has a population of
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        AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
        89 6 His Majesty’s illness has awakened a responsive chord of sympathy in the hearts of Americans who could hardly have shown greater concern Were their own President ill. American interest in the British Royal Family has never been more strikingly shown. Every newspaper in New York has given prominence
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        STORM EXPLAINED.
        61 6 Meteorologists mention sunspots and volcanic eruptions in connection with the violent storms reported in Europe, the Atlantic, the Pacific and South Africa during the weekend. It is an ominous fact that this is the 225th anniversary of a great cyclone responsible for 8,000 deaths. All the indications are
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        RACE SEASON OVER.
        52 6 The flat racing season has ended with Lord Derby, for the second year in succession, at the head of winning owners, the stakes won by him amounting to nearly £64,000. Last year he won stakes valued at over £40,000. Gordon Richards is again the champion jockey, with
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        SUIT FOR LOSS OF WIFE.
        42 6 The first suit for damages in connection with the loss of the Vestris has begun in the Federal Court, Mr. Orrin Stevens, banker of Boston, a survivor of the wreck, claiming £10,400 for loss of his wife.
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    • WEDNESDAY.
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        MANY SHIPPING DISASTERS.
        168 6 FINNISH TRAINING SHIP ABANDONED. The French steamer Emile Delmas,” whose crew of 24 were gallantly rescued by the New Brighton lifeboat, was stranded near the bar of the river Mersey. The Finnish training ship Pommern,” a steelmasted barque of 2,300 tons, was reported to be in distress
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        DID POLICE KILL LALA LAJPAT RAI?
        157 6 QUESTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. Questions were asked in the House of Commons as to the circumstances of the death of the Punjab leader, Lala Lajpat Rai, with particular reference to the allegations of his friends that his death had resulted from blows delivered
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        ALLEGED GRAFT RY POLICE.
        129 6 NIGHT CLUBS SAID TO PAY HIGH PRICES. As a sequel to the investigation into corrupt practices by the police in conjunction with the proprietors of London night clubs, StationSergeant Goddard, of Vine Street Police Station, London, who has a record of 25 years’ service and was
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        JUTLAND ADMIRAL DIES.
        93 6 CONDOLENCES FROM BRITISH ADMIRALTY. Admiral von Scheer has died of heart failure at the age of 65, while journeying from Dresden to Mannheim. President Hindenburg, in a message to the late Admiral’s daughter, says he will always honour the memory of the glorious leader of the German
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        FORCED LANDING.
        31 6 Captain Frank Hurley, in the aeroplane Spirit of Australia,” which passed over Malacca recently, had a forced landing at Varimbadi. He was injured slightly, but his companious escaped unhurt.
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    • THURSDAY.
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        NAVAL EQUALITY.
        93 6 BRITAIN APPROACHED BY AMERICA. Mr. Britten, Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, has cabled to Mr. Baldwin, the British Premier, suggesting that a joint meeting of a committee composed of British M.P.’s and the Naval Affairs Committee should be held in Canada on
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        U. S. IMMIGRATION.
        80 6 LABOUR WOULD SHUT OUT FILIPINOS. The report of the committee of the Convention of the American Federation of Labour advocates the extension of the Quota Immigration System to Latin America, the West Indies, the Philippines and Canada. A motion was adopted, at the request of the Detroit
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        SECRECY SOUGHT.
        81 6 DI TCH OBJECT TO PUBLICATION OF STATISTICS. At the Geneva Conference on economic statistics the Dutch asked for the exclusion of production figures in the Dutch Indies on the ground that publicity would harm industry there. The debate revealed the great iifficulties of carrying out the Con- ention
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        NAVY PERSONNELS.
        68 6 Tiie Rt. Hon. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, replying to a question in the House of Commons, gave the personnel of the navies of the big Powers in July 11)14 and July this year. In round figures they were respectively, Great Britain, 146,000 and 101.000;
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        FLY OVER POLE.
        54 6 Dr. Kckener and Dr. Nansen conferred with the Ministry of Transport and decided that a Graf Zeppelin should fly over the North Pole for scientific purposes in 1930, funds to be provided by the Aero Arctic Society. Dr. Nansen is the president of the Society for the
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        PRINCES GOING HOME.
        56 6 The Prince of Wales has cabled to Mr. Baldwin from Dodoma: In view of His Majesty’s illness I and my brother are returning to England as soon as possible.” It is understood that the Prince’s decision is not a result of any message recalling him but was
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        BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.
        26 6 The latest returns show the number of unemployed as 1,364,400, being 16,242 more than a week before and 238,146 more than a year ago.
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    • FRIDAY.
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        NEGOTIATING WITH CHINA.
        319 6 CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER POWERS. Sir Austen Chamberlain, replying to a batch of Chinese questions, in the House of Commons, said that Anglo-Japanese relations with regard to China were based cn obligations for full and frank communication as specified by Article 70 of the Washington China Treaty of
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        COMMUNIST NEWS.
        191 6 A meeting in connection with the Ruhr lock-out in the Public Hall, Bochum, says a message from Cologne, ended in a fight between members of the National Socialist Workers’ Party and Communists. Bottles, glasses, furniture and stones were used as weapons and the interior of the hall was
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        SQUADRON RETURNING.
        32 6 The squadron of four R.A.F. flying boats to be stationed at Singapore have left Hongkong for Siam after having visited the Philippines and from Siam they will return to Singapore.
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        KINDLY BELGIUM.
        25 6 REApY TO ABANDON CLAIM FOR EXTRATERRITORIALITY. The text of the Chinese-Belgian Treaty, differs materially from others, Belgium agreeing to the abolition of extraterritoriality.
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    • SATURDAY.
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        KING DOING WELL.
        46 6 INFECTIVE PROCESS HELD iv CHECK. The latest news regard mg the health of His Majesty indicates that he is holding his own. There is little real change in his condition but his physicians report that the infective process is being hekt m check.”
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        OPIUM SMUGGLING.
        153 6 HIGH CHINESE OFFICIALS IMPLICATED. The opium smuggling sensation in Shanghai has caused a great deal of uneasiness throughout China. Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang has requested the Nationalist Government at Nanking to take immediate action against the smugglers. It is alleged that General Chen Tiao-yuen, Chairman of the Anhui Nationalist
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        OFFER IRREGULAR.
        102 6 U. S. OFFICIAL ASSUMED TOO MUCH AUTHORITY. Well-informed circles do not expect Mr. Baldwin to reply to Mr. Britten’s proposal for a naval conference in Canada. Official circles in Washington do not take Mr. Britten’s action seriously. It is unofficially stated that not only will the American Government
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        POLICE FIRE ON MOB.
        59 6 ANOTHER REGRETTABLE INCIDENT IN INDIA. The Lucknow police used firearms to disperse an unlicensed procession by demonstrators in connection with the arrival of the Simon Commission. Several were injured including Mr. Jawahar Lai, Secretary of the National Congress, Pundit Motilal Nehru’s son and Mr. Govind Ballahgpant,
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        WESTERNISING SCORNED.
        54 6 The Dakka-Jellalabad road, along which an Afghanistan military expedition was sent against warring tribes, has been re-opened. The Afghan officials, however, do not guarantee the safety of caravans. Mullah Chaknaur, negotiating on behalf of the Shinwari tribes, is demanding suspension ot thi' westernising reforms which were mainly responsible
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        ROYAL VISIT ENDED.
        45 6 The Queen of Spain and her two daughters have concluded their visit to Princess Beatrice, and have left London for Madrid via Paris. The Duke and Duchess of York. Princess Mary and Princess Beatrice were at Victoria Station to see them off.
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    LATEX TUBE BORE.
    1731 7 ashplant outlines his THEORY. I!<>\\ RUBBER YIELD MAY BE DETERMINED. The following are extracts quoted by tie Malay Mail from the proceedings of the 35th annual general meeting of the Uruiud Planters’ Association of SouUiern India, held recently:— Mr. Ashplant:—l have been inves rating the various points
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    COCONUT CULTIVATION.
    467 7 Small Holders Should Receive More Advice From Agricultural Department. Recently we printed a synopsis of an address by Mr. B. Bunting, Government Agriculturist, before the Central Perak Planters’ Association on some permanent crops for Malaya other than rubber. The following criticism of certain points in that address was
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    WOMEN MAY EAT AGAIN.
    807 7 NEW FASHIONS MEAN END OF STARVING. HARLEY STREET PRAISE. With the passing of the Boyish girl go the 1 usk-a-day girl, the eatnothing girl, the keep-thin-at-all-costs girl. And with the coming of the Feminine Girl come—corsets and longer hair. As these facts about the New Girl
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    SHIP’S OFFICER MISUSED.
    192 7 STRONG PROTEST OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO PORTUGAL. The British Ambassador in Lisbon has addressed a strong protest to the Portugese Government regarding the delay in holding the trial and the extreme and unwarranted severity of the sentence passed in the case of Mr. A. G. Brewer,
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    ROME CELEBRATES.
    155 7 COMMEMORATES VICTORY OVER AUSTRIA. Rome was in gala array recently in connection with the celebrations in Italy of her victory over Austria in 1918. 70,000 ex-service men participated in the celebrations. The streets were decorated with fiags, bells pealed, guns boomed and bands paraded the thoroughfares playing national
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    COMMISSION IN DANGER.
    77 7 The mystery of the bomb explosion m tne train from Allahabad tc Bombay on Oct. 8 has now been cleared up. Bhattachaji, one of the eight persons injured, has made a statement that he and two others were taking bombs from Benares to Bombay with a view
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    NICARAGUAN ELECTION.
    32 7 The election in Nicaragua is now over and the American Marines have no further excuse for remain ing. The Liberal General Moncada was chosen by a majority of 10,000 votes.
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    TROUBLE SHOOTING.
    422 7 HOW CANADA TAKES CARE OF HER RADIO ENTHUSIASTS. Toronto is called the Queen City of Canada and is the second largest city m the Dominion, with a population of more than 500,000 people. It is one of the principal rah o cities of the North American Continent and
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    HOW CHURCHES ARE RUINED.
    281 7 That beautiful churches are lumed by seats which are never filled is the statement made by the Rev. T. P. Stevens, a South London authority on church architecture, in the October number of the Southwark Diocesan Gazette.” Mr. Stevens has just made a tour of the
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    AN UNWELCOME STORE.
    554 8 Residents of Heeren Street, between Second and Third Cross Streets, complain of the nuisance arising from a permit given a leading firm to store rubber in that residential district. As everyone knows, Heeren Street is one of the narrowest of the important thoroughfares of the town, and
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    SUNSTROKE.
    517 8 We prim on another page an article on sunstroke in the tropics in which tne novel theory is propounded that the topee has no real value because the effect of the sun is felt through the eyes and not by direct rays upon the head or any part of
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    A THREAT.
    77 8 The Editor of The Guardian is in receipt of a letter threatening his life because he gave evidence in the Police Court recently against a Chinese who made a very foolish and useless attack on a Sikh constable. The Malacca Guardian and its Editor are for law and
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    151 8 Mr. Cheam Eng Wah, managing partner of the Malacca Pharmacy, who made a pleasure trip on board the Sin Kheng Seng to Singapore, a few days ago, has returned by the same boat. Dr. Tan Soo Kim, a Malacca-born Chinese and a nephew of the late Mrs.
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  • FROM OTHER PENS.
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      DECLINE OF GANDHI.
      234 8 lar idol that he used to be.—“ The I Malay Mali.” The extent to which Mr. Q an(li influence among his own count!- men has waned is revealed by tt7 report of a public meeting recently held in Bombay to protest against the Mahatma’s action m having
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      WE ARE ALL RED.
      87 8 marked men.—“ The Siam Observer.” If the expression of Communist views were barred few of us would be safe; but it seems that in Britain the whole thing depends a good deal on the violence of one’s utterances. For the Government has, in the past, certainly
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    NEW BISHOP WELCOMED.
    2500 9 Ali Malacca Represented at Reception. Addresses by Prominent Officials. Bishop and Mrs. Edwin P. Lee, of the Methodist Episcopal Church! arrived trom Kuala Lumpur on Thursday evening, just in time for a Thanksgiving dinner being given to the entire American community by tne Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
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    LOCAL EXAMS.
    63 9 The local examinations of the University of Cambridge will be held at the High School, Malacca, from December 10 to December 18, inclusive. The Inspector of Schools, Malacca (Mr. M. R. Holgate, M.A.), will preside. The following are the numbers of candidates appearing. Junior Certificate Examination: girls 9,
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    ST. FRANCIS XAVIER.
    35 9 To-day is the feast of St. Francis Xavier and a service was held this morning at 6.30 in the ruined church on St. Paul’s Hill, in which the saint was originally buried.
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    CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
    179 9 The English Schools of Malacca will close for the Christmas vacation on December 14 and will re-open on Monday, January 14, 1929. Wednesday, January 2, has been appointed a bank holiday. Mr. D. M. Seth has assumed his duties as additional Settlement Officer, Malacca. Mr. Cooper, Assistant Superintendent
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    FAREWELL DINNER.
    974 9 MR. 1). K. WALTERS HONOURED BY CHINESE. A very pleasant function was enjoyed at the Malacca Social Club on Tuesday night, when the Cnmese Chamber of Commerce gave a dinner in honour of Mr. D. K. Waiters, the weil-known local advocate and solicitor, who is leaving for nome
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOTBALL.
      1771 10 Before a fairly good crowd at the Kubu Ground on Saturday, the Ist instant, the Sprinters were seen in action against the Cantonese XI. Winning the toss, the Cantonese chose to defend the Railway side of the field and it was fully five minutes before they settled down. The
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      HOCKEY.
      520 11 S.F.A. v. Malacca Club. B n Saturday on the Malacca Padang the Ciub met the St. nc is Association at hockey. Club who were not at full r T r th lost by 4 goals to one. and Crosse were two •We absentees and were badly ec The Franciscans
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      GOLF NOTES.
      160 11 The competition on Sunday, November 25, for the Stewart Cup did not finish in time for the results to be published in our last issue. They were as follows: 1. Mr. C. F. Chester (—l4) 152 net. 2. Mr. J. D. Sanderson —l2) 172 net. There were eleven
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      TENNIS.
      59 11 TOURNAMENT AT MALACCA CLUB. On Thursday, Nov. 29, an American tennis tournament was held on the Malacca Club padang in ideal weather. There was a good number ot entries so ail the courts were kept o-oing in full swing but unfortunately it could not be finished before dark so
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      BADMINTON.
      66 11 On Saturday last the Spartan Badminton Pasty met the Simit Sports Club at badminton and won by three matches to ml. Those mentioned first belong to the SP M rt Norden defeated Khoo Kim Singham and A. Nums defeated Ong Hye Teng and N. sta Maria 21-6, 21-2. M.
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    INDO-CEYLONESE ASSOCIATION, MALACCA.
    72 11 The Annual General Meeting o the above Association was held on Saturday, the Ist mst., and the folowing office bearers were elected Fl President": Mr. J S Ayathury. Vice-President: T. K. Modi. Hon. Secretary: K. Nallathamby. Hon. Treasurer: S. C. Ampalam. Committee Members: Messrs. M. A. Babai
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    THE NEW “PLANTING.”
    899 11  -  SILT-PITTING .PROGRAMME ATTACKED. OUR FERTILITY SHIFTED INTO OCEAN. G. P. Davis, F.R.H.S. (Special to the Guardian.”) Subsoil losses must necessarily occur in a country which possesses a humid climate and high mean temperature, whenever the soil becomes super-saturated. The series of chemical compounds of sub-soil loss differs
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    AT THE CLUB.
    252 11 CHE HAMIZAH’S MALAY VARIETY TROUPE. On Thursday evening, November 29, from 7 to 9.30 p.m., Che Hamizan s Malay Variety Troupe from Singapore gave a performance in the Malacca Club. The show opened with selections played by the Band. After this there were five ladies and three
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    SHARE REPORT.
    901 11 MESSRS. UNITED TRADERS 1 (K.L.), LTD. MALACCA. 1 Ist December, 1928. 5 Rubber: —Tlie price of the com- mociity after slight fluctuations 1 closes to-day at 7 7 16 London, 17% New York and 29 cents Singapore. London stocks continue to decline and stand at 18,724 tons on
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    OUR CURRY PUFFS.
    62 11 An innovation at the Malacca Golf Club is the provision of curry puffs and also of wooden tees. We are asked to deny the story—rumours of which appear to be spreading—that the other day a member, mistaking the former for tne latter, was seen to drive off
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      199 12 I* Rialto Theatre. I > PROGRAMMES. 'LI. Jack Perrin Mights,! From Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th December, H From Monday 3rd to V/ednesday sth Dec. at 9*30 pm. S| At 9-30 p.m. <\\PPY COMEDY Stern Bros. Comedy Latest Pathe Gazette T HE CHINGAY PROCESSION, PENANG. 1 :A EY KING OF
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  • AROUND THE COURTS.
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      CYCLE RECOVERED.
      395 13 II MYSTERIOUS painter not DISCOVERED. I Goh Hood Lock, a student at the Ijlaiacva High School, on Monday, Mr. Dodd, at the Police Court, I if the loss of ms bicycle, which he I a( j lei: outside the school. A few I j a y S later
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      CONSTABLE STRUCK.
      163 13 Three Chinese appeared before Mr. G. C. Dodd on Thursday on charges of obstruction with a handcart in front of the Straits Steamship Co.’s offices on November 15 and of assaulting a Sikh constable. Inspector Higgins prosecuted and Mr. Mclntyre appeared for the defence. The evidence showed that
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      MERELY DRUNK.
      98 13 A Chinese held up the traffic in Jonh, r Street on Monday afternoon •uting out and assuming the attitude of a pugilist. He was aiTe>,ed by a Sikh constable and char id with being a wandering lunatic. When taken before Mr. fiodu on Tuesday, the man insisted that
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      A DISAGREEMENT.
      138 13 Four Chinese nonyas from the lranquerah district appeared before Mr. Dodd on Wednesday afternoon on cross summonses arising from a disagreement. One of them, in response to a query from his Worship, stated that there had been no quarrel, merely a disagreement. Mr. Dodd informed them that in
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      LIQUORS SEIZED.
      80 13 The Monopolies Department made a haul of native liquor at Puiau Besar on Wednesday and the following morning Mr. G. C. Dodd’s Court smelled like a third-class barroom. Two men were arrested on charges of possession of dutiable liquors not having passed through a bonded warehouse, fermenting liquor
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      BEGGAR COMMITTED.
      57 13 A woman who refused to give her name, who had been bothering people by begging for some time with two small children, was committed to the House of Detention by Mr. Dodd on Tuesday afternoon. She told the Magistrate that she had to beg in order to feed
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      HARBOURING RATS.
      56 13 An inspector of the Agricultural Department prosecuted a Chinese and a Malay before Mr. Dodd on Wednesday on a charge of allowing their plantations to grow up to weeds and thereby harbouring rats which are very destructive to the crops of their neighbours. They were allowed three weeks
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      DANGEROUS DRIVING.
      53 13 You might kill somebody by driving like that,” said the Magistrate to a Chinese lorry driver who was up for rash driving on Saturday, after having run his lorry into a ditch in making a speedy turn on a curve. That is so,” replied the accused, who was
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      ALLEGED LUNATIC.
      146 13 An elderly Chinese woman appeared before Mr. G. C. Dodd on Thursday on a charge of being a wandering lunatic. She gave the name of Chan Yap Neo. When asked if she was guilty she said, “It was not I but another woman. I have done nothing., I
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    OUR NEW HOSPITAL.
    78 13 Dr. A. L. Hoops, P.C.M.0., Lt.Col. Hope Falkener, R.A.M.C., and Mr. H. V. Towner, the Colonial Engineer, paid a visit to Malacca last week for a tour of inspection. They visited the various sites proposed for the new hospital and prepared recommendations which will come before the
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    “THE OPTIMIST.”
    47 13 The November number of the Malacca High School magazine, The Optimist,” has just appeared. It gives details of all the various school activities, besides a little creditable fiction. The magazine is always readable and should be in the hands of every student of the school.
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    CHRISTMAS TREE.
    42 13 A bulletin printed by Christ Church, Malacca, announces that Mrs. Gould is again this year preparing a Christmas tree for Malacca children. The date of the function is not yet known but it will be some time in Christmas week.
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    MALACCA LIBRARY.
    122 13 I NEW BOOKS RECENTLY ADDED. Pendered, M. L.— Mortmain. A. 4088. Heyer, G. The Masqueraders. A. 4089. Pennell, T. Mrs.— The Begum’s Son. A. 4090. Morrow, H. W.— With Malice Toward None. A.C. 99. Higham, C. Sir— Advertising (Its Use and Abuse). U. 11. Brown, E. T.— Motors
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    BUICK DISPLAY.
    48 13 Messrs. Tan Soo Hock Co. had open house at their motor-car emporium in Jonker Street on Saturday morning when the magnificent new Silver Anniversary Buicks were on exhibition. The cars and the premises were decorated for the occasion and cigars and liquid refreshments were freely dispensed.
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    MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    82 13 As Mr. H. M. de Souza, J.P., was returning to Malacca on the 21st instant by his own car he met with an accident wnile going around a curve about 35 miles from Singapore, where the car skidded and tried to cross a ditch into a pineapple plantation.
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    TAMIL CHURCH SALE.
    43 13 At the Angio-Chinese School on Saturday afternoon the ladies of me Tamil M. E. Church, assisted by Miss G. Stowe, held a sale of fancy work, candies, toys, aerated waters, etc., when a large amount was netted for the Church.
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      122 13 RIALTO THEATRE. A special Jack Perrin programme is being provided at .the Rialto Theatre to-night. Tne pictures in which this popular star appear are in the second show, Guardians of the Wild,” 5 reels, and Where North Holds Sway,” 5 reels. First show, Sealed Orders along with the third instalment,
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  • Buick Celebrates Silver Anniversary New Styling a Feature of Buick Line-Brilliant New Body Features by Fisher-Five Models—Two Wheelbases-Two Engine Sizes—Performance in all Gears Greatly Improved-More Power-More Speed-Greater Hill Climbing Ability.
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      UNIFORM DESIGN
      69 14 But Wheelbases and Engines Diiler. The Silver Anniversary Buick is bum on two wneeibases: rib mcnes anu izx) inches respectively, l lie no men moueis are powered by a 1 4 n.p. engine anu tne 120 men moueis uy a 01 n.p. engine, except ior inese aitterences ait
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      25 Years of Progress Crystallised in Buick 1929.
      241 14 In no more fitting way could Buiek celebrate its Silver Anniversary than by the introduction of such a product as Buick *****. Carrying forward time tested principles of design this new car is a true Buick et entirely new in beauty and
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      1904-1929 A Pageant in Figures
      78 14 1904- 1929 A Pageant in Figures The Buiek Manufacturing Company was born on January 30, j.904. During the first year of its existence twenty-eight cars were made. During 1906, 627 Buicks were sold, 2,295 in 1906 and more than 3,000 in 1907. Twenty years later—1927—286,698 cars were manufactured. To-day more
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      NEW BUICK CHASSIS
      496 14 The Foundation of Buick’s Performance and Durability To the mechanically minded the Silver Anniversary Buick, stripped of its body finery, is still an object of beauty and delight. Even a brief examination of this new Buick chassis reveals a wealth ot details that spell sturdiness and long
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      A GREAT CAR TO DRIVE
      385 14 Easier Steering—Magnificent Roadability—Adjustable Driving Seats. From the driver’s point of view the Silver Anniversary Buick has many features to recommend it. It is remarkly easy to handle. The steering gear has been greatly strengthened and improved. The minimum of effort is required for shifting gears
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      CLOSED CARS Reveal Luxurious Interiors
      181 14 With the wet «easo, swing the discussion f ,n ful1 models is particularly Their comfort and con\.'-; J elyunquestionable; and ir. -V C <f., are Anniversary Buick side -owl Ver lators keep the interior fresh in all weathers. anc For 1929 the Buick closed comprise
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      OPEN MODELS Smart Racy Types
      215 14 The ever popular touring car receives a new impetus in the 1929 Buick. The smart racy lines and brilliant colour combinations of the Buick open cars will appeal to all those who enjoy the sun and swift rush of air, with its sense of intimate
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      “The New Buick is the New Style” is 1929 Slogan
      343 14 The new Buick IS the new- style, unlike any Buick that has gone before, in fact, unlike any car on the road to-day. Buick designers have taken the softly rounded curves of an ellipse as their motive in designing the
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      BUICK ENGINE IMPROVED
      681 14 More Power-More Speed -Vibrationless Beyond Belief Half an hour behind the wheel of the Buick 1929 is an exhilirating experience, and the most blase motorist will get a new thrill when he steps on the gas and lets her go. Known for 25 years for its power
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  • MALAYAN MATTERS OF MOMENT.
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      OUR GRIEVANCE.
      236 15 I■ E STATESMAN DISCUSSES i !k M! 1 A AKY CONTRIBUTION. i the conclusion of a leading feßeon the recent public meetI; .ptore to protest against JM attempt to saddle this Colony |m an unjustified share of the 0 f the defence works here, e Statesman says: nicy
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      APPEAL SUCCEEDS.
      186 15 ■■ln the matter of the appeal of Darby Co., Ltd., in the ||H r of Appeal at Singapore, Mr. Deane read a written judg■Hy. their Lordships the Chief ||H:ke (Sir William Murison) and Justice Stevens concurring, Hfs The Straits Times.” KEr. Justice Deane, after review--1 (the evidence, said
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      SAWMILL TRAGEDY.
      204 15 The story of an unusual accident fas related on Wednesday afterwon. when Mr. F. G. Bourne (the Singapore Coroner) commenced an inquiry into the death of a sawrill worker who bled to death from j (ghastly cut inflicted by a large Ocular saw, says The Malaya j tribune.”
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      STRANGE ACCIDENT.
      232 15 SINGAPORE LORRY CHARGES SHOPHOUSES. A remarkable accident occurred in Singapore at about 5.15 p.m. on Wednesday, when a large Brockway lorry, heavily laden with timber, charged into a row of shophouses in Tanglin Road, near the Post Office. The Chinese driver, his assistant, and two of the five
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      119 15 A surplus of $302,615, as compared with $884,056 last year, is shown in the income and expenditure account of the Singapore Harbour Board for the year ended June 30, 1928. Provision is made for income and sinking fund contributions in the sum of $2,583,479 and there is
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      A “BEAU GESTE.”
      113 15 An Englishwoman writes to The Malay Mail as follows: May I ask for a little space in your columns to voice a wish which must surely have suggested itself to others than myself? In view of the very generous contributions made by Chinese in Malaya to our
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      BENEFIT SOCIETY.
      155 15 At the annual general meeting of the Singapore Family Benefit Society held on November 28, the following officers were appointed— Dr H T. Wee, M. 8., Ch.B., Bresident; Dr. S. Nagalingam, L.M.S., T P Vice-President; Dr. C. J. Paglar, L.R.C.P. S„ L.R.F.P.S. Medical Adviser; Mr. Lim Seng Kiang,
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      WOMEN CHEATED.
      197 15 LABOURERS LOSS THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. The Central Police Station at Singapore was crowded with excited Chinese women on Tuesday afternoon, seeking vengeance on a Hokien named Yap Tak Keng. It is alleged that he cheated several women of a very large sum of money, and that his wife
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      BEGG LOSES CASE.
      424 15 The Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) at Singapore refused to alter the conviction and fine of $5O imposed on Mr. N. C. Begg by the Second Police Magistrate, for obstructing a police officer. Mr. Begg claimed that the Magistrate decided against the weight of evidence. Mr. T.
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      SEAMEN’S INSTITUTE.
      292 15 NEW VENTURE ABOUT TO BE OPENED AT PENANG. It has always been a puzzle to members of the sea-faring community why Penang could not boast of a Seamen’s Institute and it will interest them to know that one is shortly to be opened in Fort Cornwallis. A Pinang
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      DUKE’S REPLACED.
      188 15 WELCH REGIMENT ARRIVES AT SINGAPORE. The 2nd Battalion, The Welch Regiment, whose history goes back for nearly two centuries, has landed at Singapore and has relieved the 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, which embarked on board the Somersetshire on the same day for India, where they
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      MALACCA SAFER.
      121 15 The Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. C. Bourne) recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at the conclusion of an enquiry touching the death of a Chinese who sustained fatal injuries in a fall from a moving trolley-bus, says The Malaya Tribune.” The accident occurred in North Bridge Road
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      DANGEROUS WOMAN.
      684 15 LITTLE GIRLS KIDNAPPED AT SINGAPORE. The story of how two little Chinese girls were persuaded to leave their home, on the pretext of witnessing a Chinese wayang,” and how an attempt was made to sell them, was told at the Assize Court at Singapore on Wednesday, before Mr.
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      SUBADAR’S RETIREMENT
      636 15 FAREWELL PARADE IN KUALA LUMPUR. At 8.30 on Thursday morning, there was a special parade on the High Street Police parade ground at Kuala Lumpur in honour of the retirement of Subadar Fatteh Khan, after 31 years’ service in the Police Force, says The Malay Mail.” All British
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