The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 31 January 1922
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Title Section20 1922-01-31 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. •SO PER ARM®» Single Copy cis. VOL 20. PENANG. TUESDAY. JANUARY 31ST. 1922 NO. 520 words
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Advertisement223 1922-01-31 1 CONTENTS. k MDII; Mhcillamious (Continued) Benedict XV 103 The School Crisis 124 Malays and The War 109 The Colony’s Trade 124 Where the Money Goes 117 Retrenchment in the F- M- S. 124 Teachers’Salaries 121 Where the Money Goes! 125 Health Returns 125 ft-- The Sacred College 125 i v223 words
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Advertisement153 1922-01-31 2 s I “STRAITS ECHO” B MAIL EDITION. a/v Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, \V and contains the latest local and States news originally published In the A? daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of rhe Far East, including153 words
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Article470 1922-01-31 103 As we write the world stands bowed in respectful silence before the deathbed of the head of the Roman Catholic Church. It is still far too early to speculate as to the place that history will assign to Benedict XV among the Popes. His reign was short, as470 words
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Article1114 1922-01-31 103 M.A. P. Silly quidnuncs are speaking of Princess Marie Josĕ of Belgium as a possible bride for the Prince of Wales. Such an alliance is altogether out of the question. The marriage has been arranged and will take place at St. John’s Church, Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday of1,114 words
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Advertisement35 1922-01-31 103 Che straits €clx>. PUBLISHED DAILY 6uad*yi 4 Public Holidays Excepted.) mail edition Containing the news of the week prior to departure of Mails for Europe. PUBLISHING OFFICE: The Criterion Press, Limited, 59, Beach Street, Penang.35 words
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Article1162 1922-01-31 104 T*m E»cr Thus. lu hi* delightful “Small Talk land" Mr. Oil Torr <«11. the MJ o th. wutankeroo. Chancery bamrter, who w„ mt not m Att.nieyGeoeral to a Crown Cokny to get »nd .obeequenlly Chief Justice th. Colony to keep him there permatwotly. The Whirligig of Time. The1,162 words
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Article250 1922-01-31 104 To the Editor of the Btraiti Sir» It wes with much interest that I, and I am sure many others of your perused the letter under this heading appearing in your issue of yesterday. Ai stated in your Random Note of the 18th instant, it is incredible250 words
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Article293 1922-01-31 104 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Sir, The article on the subject of the Stewards at the last meeting from the Singapore Free Press published in your paper only touches the fringe of one of the drawbacks to local racing. The writer alludes to the obvious293 words
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Article1416 1922-01-31 105 ,n I <FDS r CON FLICTINO Attt statements. of terrible crime Conflicting stonesi le at -bicb -‘“Ts jt' have been told K U Mel’y jlieB wl, aM 1 tj he before Mr- Jnstice BrUW charged, the nlU rder of Mr. «sn*» u« K 'X, when, says the1,416 words
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Article369 1922-01-31 105 Local Market Conditions. The bearing movement continuing, at the present time no less than three kinds of good rice are obtainable at $ll per bag, namely best quality Moulmein and Rangoon as well as Local small grain,” while Parboiled is down to $11.60 per bag. The s.s. Sea369 words
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Article292 1922-01-31 106 A XXL* AL KEPOBT. The bllowiuf it the report of the director! of the Ewtem Smelting Limited, which wm presented at the tenth ordinary general meeting of the Company held at 30 31, St. Swithin lam K.C-, >, on Friday, the 30th December, L 21 The dirocUre292 words
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Article257 1922-01-31 106 The Vital enrolment for the new V. Inne«r unit is 423 made up us as follows: Europeans 192, including P)2 Ex-Service-men Eirasians 33 .Malays 123 ChinoKo •V> ard Tamils and Ambulance 39. Mo 2 Platoon of “A Company (Europeans) turned up for parade on the Esplanade yesterday evening.257 words
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Article540 1922-01-31 106 brilliant display BY MR H w. STEVENSON A 219 Break At the Penang Club Lit night before a large and appreciative audience Mr. H. W. Stevenson gave a finished and brilliant exhibition of the game of billiards. He conceded Mr. H. Oxenham 400 in a game of 800 up540 words
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Article2740 1922-01-31 106 Goyau, in his admirable “Gouvenu ment de CEglise.’ gives a most uup rei sive picture of the death of a Pope, aged man, who has been next to on earth sees his end whispers to his confessor. The Sacra brings the Viaticum and Extreme tion.2,740 words
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Article119 1922-01-31 108 Amateur Photographic Section. Entruh for exhibit* mu-t b< sent in l*cfore March I. I best* must be aetuallv taken by the Exhibitor eitb.-i in the Malay Peninsula or Borneo and be the original Work of the exhibitor Exhibits will be received by Mr H T White Robinson and119 words
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Article939 1922-01-31 108 SCHOOLS GRIEVANCES. debate ox income TAX BILL Penang Members’ Views. (From Out Own Uorreipondent.) Singapore, January 21. \t the meeting oi the Legislative Coun cil Yesterday Mr. Song Ong Siang inter polluted the Government respecting tl admitted seriou» shortage accommodation for scholars in the schools of the Colonv,939 words
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Article1758 1922-01-31 109 < kr£?e batch of interest- irp4 r ved froin tbe 'N Printer this morning we Mt"for comment the q «W‘ i bocal Forces of Malaya 1914 18 u £ior J. c. Moulton, who acted as iJ Officer of the Local Forces from 1916 1° 16th May1,758 words
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Article570 1922-01-31 110 M. L*»n Boorgeo.» U- bwu u pre «,de..t of th. rrtncl. Hentk. Mr A. F. Goodrich returned from Medan th** urn rwng by the I HR. H the Prince of Wales '> t 0 amve at Hyderabad to-day from Mysore. Mr. H. W. atevenson, the billiard expert, is to570 words
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Article1173 1922-01-31 110 Rabbie Burns. Scots the world over hail January 2u as the day, now a nuudred and mty-two year» ago, that ushered their poet arid songster into the wmal. Robert Burns was bora of comparatively poor parents and had little of the advantages that many of the poets, writers,1,173 words
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Article913 1922-01-31 111 Tb. “n to gnaicipaj Co OD Te sterday afternoon. chB nt Messrs. S Codrington There werepreee R Samuel, iPnsident g k p K J. B Lim Goan Cheng. The Mesa- .LD s assss^ 1 .1 <»• “"*"> read and confirmed. Pbivate Roads. Mr. Yeoh Goan Seok called attention913 words
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Article101 1922-01-31 111 Verdict and Sentences. From Our Own Corretpondenl.) Singapore, January 25. The trial has concluded before Mr. Justice A. V. Brown at the Johore Assiz-s of the five Malay coolies (Ali bin «man, Mat, Eusope, Abdul Jalil and unus bin Penok) who were charged with the murder, in101 words
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Article587 1922-01-31 111 “PUBLIC OFFICER’S ZEAL.” Application was made to the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, in the Supreme Court on Monday, that an interlocutory judgment, delivered in the case of Oscar Wilsob vs. D. M. D. Stephen and the Singapore Estates Supplies and Agenoy Company, should be set aside.587 words
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Article954 1922-01-31 112 In th* oo.rw ofnlwhug orticl. utxier tbi* caption the StraiU Time* MJ* The **wne* of the oomphint made 1« that there ere hundred* of boy* f»ing onM d away from Government and Government aided school* in all the three •MthtnenU becaase there n no accominodation for them954 words
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320 1922-01-31 112 At a committee meeting of the Chinese Labourers’ Unemployment Fund held at the Chinese Town Hall on the 23rd instant, those present included Mr. Yeoh Paik Tatt, chairman, Messrs Koh Leok Hup, Lim Eng Hoe, Oon Keng Pheow, Goh Soon Cheng, Lye Kuan Sam, Gau320 words
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Article191 1922-01-31 112 [To Editor of the Straits As “Interested’’ has been good ea to peruse my article on -the above buS and taken interest enough to make: criticisms, may I take the liberty him to read the article over again Tk! he will come to know that his first191 words
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Article369 1922-01-31 112 [7’o the Editor of the Straits Timet.] Sir, —On my return from Selangor J» terday my attention was drawn to a letter under the heading “Straits Trading Co." signed by “Veritas In this letter the writer shows 'a very intimate knowledge of the Company’s methods in nornil369 words
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Article2302 1922-01-31 113 «ir Frisk Swettenhaiu, as bover r L > prohibitive tin ore export dutj, P awd Lt of that bold aud most wise f Lof the Strait slrading Company it the opening of the great war, 6^ s the A 'runes the Government called in wXe’Cook and through2,302 words
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1196 1922-01-31 114 annual general meeting. The annual general meeting ot the •l .ngkal. Harbour Tin PrvUgmg Cumpane, Nu Liability, was held at the MH.Vuic hall, Hobart, on December 11. Mr Malcolm Kennedy, the chairman ol presided, and was support, d by Mr. Henrv G. Gray, Sir1,196 words
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Article392 1922-01-31 115 SIR MICHAEL 0 DWYER’S VIEW. London, January 13. Sir Michael O'Dwyer, lecturing in London on the Imperial responsibilities of India, paid a tribute to the ready response to the call of war in 1914 made by Indiana, the hulk of whom came from the agricultural classes. Sir392 words
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Article485 1922-01-31 115 POISONED CHOCOLATES. London, January 9. A further stage was reached to-day in the Welsh village drama, when the charge against Major Herbert Armstrong, solicitor and clerk to the magistrates, of having attempted to murder another solicitor named Martin by the administration of arsenic, was resumed at Hay,485 words
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Article521 1922-01-31 115 FULL STEAM AHEAD. London, January 14. The order of the day in Dublin is “full steam ahead with the Free State.’’ There is ceaseless activity at Dublin Castle and the Griffith Government’s temporary headquarters at the Mansion House. 1 here is hope and enthusiasm everywhere with regard521 words
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Article561 1922-01-31 116 CHINESE PRIESTS ROBBED. Detail. a brutui attack J* 0 prict. iu a U...pk Krpayaog by a l*» rt n ‘l' pri'.U v-h'« b«< X'“ n tb,, W rk <J (hem t*'ft and hospitality wen re teded >*' 'J' size ourt yesterday, («ay* ne»<Uj, Time» of NMm») two561 words
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Article459 1922-01-31 116 P. C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. lhe of the k-nni» ties played off on were Mtxst. Dol-llm Han-oka i— M „nd c bregson h -Hr. \i r .1 D. Sanderson b-3, b—4 gees Hvsdicap Class C— f,r ,elli- beat T Drury 7—5, 6—3 jlle faults rd the bowls ties played fdi *,n459 words
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Article512 1922-01-31 116 '7 O M '/’■> t e E<ht<)f uj ikt Sfeaift Dear Sir, A corupaiisou of the prices of v Singrtjcue Cold Storage Co. commenck. December lt>t with thooe fixed by Bee by, President of the Profitenng pJJ veuticn Court of New Sooth the same period is more'7 O M - 512 words
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Article835 1922-01-31 117 Were ’“Tempted* to entitle this to «e L” or “The f‘ io '-p ropMe r Bad to Bu thllt have been made m Be k to the Coloni nrpface the remark I»» doing so t ent these additions •X’cXwS by leaving work b*’ e in other835 words
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131 1922-01-31 117 J_7’o /Ac Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir, May I ask the committee of the Chinese Labourers 1 nemployment Fund to answer me these few questions fl) What is the reason of sending down t ie specimens of the articles manufactured >y the unemployed to131 words
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Article1132 1922-01-31 117 Building by Barter. Apropos of Wattle Day” (to-d the usual Australian service in Lon St. Dunstan’s in the East, the first chujoht i 1 u„ ln Australia was a “wattle and daub erection. It was party paid for in 3?\ ri u 8^ 00^8, A document in the1,132 words
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Article1012 1922-01-31 118 Mr and Mr». W. F. Nutt passed through Penang by the s.«- Egypt on their way home. Mrs. Nicholas, wife of Ur. C.F N>eh»lae, of Caledonia, leaves to-day by the N.Y.K. 5.9. Yoshino Maru homeward bound. Maj.-Genl Fowler, the new G.O.C. Hongkong, arrived there with the relieving troops—Liverpools—on January1,012 words
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Article503 1922-01-31 119 POSITION GROWS SERIOUS. All Ships Held Up. The latest China papers to hand up> to date Jan. 17 report no change in the sea aeD ’B attitude and a growing state of Xn both as regards shipping accommoX and supplies. The men ongina ly demanded a forty503 words
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Article343 1922-01-31 119 T COMPETITION RESULTS. The winners of last weekend’s oompetitions are as follows Gold Medal; Mr. T. W. Douglas; Monthly Medal, Mr. W. V. L. Van Someren; Ball Sweep Mr. T. Drury. Mixed Foursomes. The draw for the preliminary round of the mixed foursomes golf competitions resulted as343 words
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Article89 1922-01-31 119 [To the Editor oj the Straits Echo.] Sir, It is difficult to continue a correspondence when the elementary principles of courtesy are not observed. The correspondence is before your readers who can decide for themselves whether Dr. Mohamed Ariff has said distinctly in two places that the89 words
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Article122 1922-01-31 119 I here will be a Social Gathering on the 27th January at 8 p.m. in honour of the Chinese New Year. There will be a ronggeng performance and the Town Band will be in attendance Members and friends are cordially invited to attend. o: Singapore papers refer122 words
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Article546 1922-01-31 119 (From Our Own Corti, pondenl At a m eeting S o7 g X% J aa 7 n 2 6Exhibition committee the Hon James, Colonial Secret»™ I F b the progress made by the Sub outlined the most ou indicating that the sho™ 31’1 D hibitrt ceptionally interesting Th546 words
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Article491 1922-01-31 120 Ph: Stu t FaLLI”». Tie fbwuwtrd trend of pric*--tmuing, with tl.e re.oit that H*ngcxyn i« now obtainable Ug |6*. <enU Purbot ted i« on offer at Sll ..A). priotiFollowing the current marke rates;— zt w liag G Burma. kt Qua). (Mouhoem) no ato’h 2nd No Stock» 3rd No491 words
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Article607 1922-01-31 120 GENERAL election prospects. Xew sparer Comment. London, January 8. mi h ar that George Ycuneer s threat ot the break up of th a, the ev ut ol an elect™ U' Eebruary goe. lai beyond the immediate ection. 1 practically an ultimatum declaring that th. coalition must be607 words
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Article135 1922-01-31 120 London. January 11. Simultaneously with the statement that fifty per cent, of the theatrical profession were unemployed, the papers publish long accounts of a dinner to Mr. Henry Arthur Jones, none of whose work has been seen on the London stage for some years. Mr. Jones, in135 words
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Article93 1922-01-31 120 London, January 14 In the Arbuckle oase the defence has -xpr.-ssed itself quit.- satisfied with the p t sent jury, six nu.-n and six womeD. IL th sid»-s promise important fresh c'i b iic. If the trial is not finished by the nd of January it will93 words
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Article137 1922-01-31 120 London, January 15 Tilden has reconsidered his d cis not to visit England, and has In compete at Wimbledon, essaying first champion on the new mt. as he was the last i-hampioD 0 th. old. He will play through, both 1 ’li- Singh s, and in the Mixed137 words
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Article1081 1922-01-31 121 neve/ U) ’tire of encouraging /ten urged never go that every ta Z“‘“»ve »n equal cbauce W &iHy“dXle? a“d’-have’ LXTSaredwdowbathes.uour Ler to promote the welfare ot the tn shortage of accommodation in °’i"nd tXmentable lack of system“j c technical education—a glaring delect, bobe way, in our system of1,081 words
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Article1924 1922-01-31 121 The Plutocratic Press. The Western Muicury, a Plymouth morning paper which ceased publication tecently, made the interesting disclosure in its last number that during its sixty years’ existence its propiietors never received a single penny of dividend. lludty a business proposition.” Lawlessness in Kedab. It s very disttessiug1,924 words
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Article386 1922-01-31 122 LEAN CO.’s WEEKLY REPOlft Bering, January 27 The weakness in Tin has contig throughout the week and after fails >f £lOO and £2 15 J, the mar k t closes 157.5.0 for 3 m th. on the week being £8.10.0 Freeofferi» of the metal from this end i386 words
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Article187 1922-01-31 122 (I 1 rem Our Own Corresponds) Singapore, J aDUB .’7 *Ji The Governor, General Sir Nei C' Im and a large congregation atU High Mass for the I <te Pope at i athedral of the Good Shepherd. Hongkong messages state that are indications tint the e mpl'’J ers187 words
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Article406 1922-01-31 123 10 g Bisleti and De 14 Tf Mr T tbo 2». was made in tbe Supreme ’<* Wednesday morning. u r S. Goldie, who was given 400 1 teat Mr. H. w. Stevenson by SOU P 'U at the Penang Club last night. Ur Stevenson’s highest break was 64406 words
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Article721 1922-01-31 123 MR. SELLS’ REPORT. The discussion in the Legislative Council on Monday on the Income Tax Bill was rather feeble, says the Free Press with thrthful candour, but a select committee had been through the Bill and made a number of amendments, none of them very material, though the721 words
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Article294 1922-01-31 123 Market Conditions. md tidmcsLf Year eeently noted in th j f 1 ,e weakrn-88 h„ 8 uaturanv I,'’ n Z" d Ad —>»“ -fleet in Mday an a de P»'esHng business Jo a t reS,ric creating a df f <ra,e extent, and reminiscent of marled that is ">d294 words
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Article673 1922-01-31 124 assessment losses TU "Tea Maney Bi» b W Mill Ufnre the Council, m Cummuiee, th" foli-v*H-g excerpt from the evidence of Mr arpm uo, Municipal A»mw* >r, to tl.e Fin nciai U'«mieeior», ie, «•’the Free Frew poiaU out, of interest,- Mr. Hereford h there conildernbte advantage with r673 words
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Article249 1922-01-31 124 The Col.iiiul Secretary's reply io MrSuL 0»« S.aog’s questions .e s,hoo ",,,ro.ncdati.n, though .t «ave a del mu promise that al less- one temporary school, accommodate 300 children, won:<i e erected, SH >’ S tl,e 11 r» atnusing «.<«■■«■ of Government lagneThe Colonial Secretary would not on249 words
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Article309 1922-01-31 124 Need of Foreign Loans. London, January 13The Times Peking Correspondent drawn a gloomy picture of Chinas sire straits and split factions under a new and weak Government whose existence is precarious, confronted as it h with ii.ces»ant civil war and political chaos. Che Liberal leader, Wu-Pe-Fu, is assembling309 words
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Article277 1922-01-31 124 EUROPEAN SURVEYOR I MURDERED. I Smart Work By The Pouci I With the brutal murder of Mr I Doughty Smith on the Changlooa still fresh in our reader.,’ minds, w e I to have now to record another mari/i I a European in Kedih On the fy.277 words
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Article110 1922-01-31 124 GRAVE ASPECT. Instructive Facts and Figure». (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January 27. Mr. H-reford, the Registrar of Itnp-orU and Exports, has issued notes on the trade of tho Colony for 1921 shewing valued ID’ ports 96'4,’00,0 0 against Sl/ 1 65,000,(w i i 1920: Exports $532,000,030110 words
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Article150 1922-01-31 124 Frorn Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, January <• Ti e F. M. S. Government announces >M>; intmentofa Retren •hmunt C° mrßl to coii-iti r possil ilities of further retn» th o’ in expenditure. Several gent e 1 ite already been asked to serve an 1 <xpcb150 words
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Article251 1922-01-31 125 o: th» complete list of figures referred to in our leading article The following 1» tue co rvwu’TMAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION lOR ■jtMMAUi' Of N B e ß vxcE OF THE I’EAB 1921. Provisions in Supplement* Total hsuuiMUM i ruvuiun» Provision. Ht*ls of Expenditure. 19*1. u.251 words
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Article75 1922-01-31 125 tJtL™ h* i#R thc K ulta °f ties 'M have been played oft:lX I) K?'t’~ a W P k Cheung (U 8 L t- L tZI' S,!,(iUB Handicap Kbran: c p. r"' 0 Eng t- I- B»’p t &IKOLtB h *ndi. M. M A N Kah H75 words
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Article59 1922-01-31 125 Th< i 1 '922. X th T ek ondi n(r 2649 Per mil| ,e a i th ’-HM.’!? 2 A42 P a ra fe Poran n u, a ••«d d J.‘ h!! 9«3in tbeX Piding ‘"’••it, .’“t Th, ehUr fe, w of ’.’a O d ht,,i 9 ,'»•>59 words
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Article179 1922-01-31 125 I he results of the tennis ties played off yesterday were:— Ladies Doubles Handicxp— Mrs. R. N. Hamilton and Mrs. \V. W. Martin heat Mrs. Arnold and Miss Mitchell 6—2, 6—o. Singles Handicap Class B— C. E. B. Waldren heat D. Mathicson 6—3, 6—l; W. P. Webb179 words
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Article1401 1922-01-31 125 lhe Sacred College contained up to fairly recent date the following Cardinals: lhe Bishop of Ostia and Velletri, Dean of the Sacred College, Cardinal Oreglia (Italian), Cardinal Camerlengo of the Holy Boman Church, Abate Commendatario of SS. Vincenzo ed Anastasio alle tre Fontane, Arch-Chancellor of the Roman1,401 words
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Article470 1922-01-31 126 Annual Report 1921 f’he following is the annual report the Church Workers’ Penang Branch, for the year 1921The register shows a total number i members. len meetings were hc4 at the parsonage and one at the Et sidency during the year. The following ladies held office: Vi«470 words
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Advertisement751 1922-01-31 127 T7-'* <nr -SCC u z 12! uhl. 2 111 l Ifouil breath. WOMEN’S GREATEST MISFORTUNE. d that “distance lends enchantment was never more aptly to the point than when applied The old saying j ac en w ith evil smelling odours. Many persons appear very attractive to those people w751 words
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Advertisement210 1922-01-31 128 O\*i^S'-/ tz>4 v >r x> x«rvr* >*- r I CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., "X, 59, BEACH STREET. PENANG. g// ESTABLISHED 1883. J© PRINTERS PUBLISHERS. the STRAITS ECHO aad PENANG SIN POE.” w/ The most enterprising and tip to date Printers and LithojKi grapbcrs in the Orient. <s£ Our plant is of210 words
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