The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 31 October 1922
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Title Section22 1922-10-31 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. «30 PER ANRJUNI Single Copy CO cts. VOL. 20. PENANG, UESDAY, OC OBER 31ST, 1922 NO. 4422 words
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Advertisement354 1922-10-31 1 J I C ONT WN T S I Leaders: Miscellaneous: (Continued): A New Way of Paying old Debts 1342 Local Affairs 1363 Reparations and The Mark 1346 Rubber Export Restriction 1366 The New Cabinet 1352 The Banque Industrielle de Chine... 1366 Public Opinion 1352 Council aud Critics 1367 1372 Transport354 words
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Advertisement189 1922-10-31 2 9 W VYXrtXr£\P THE SB xj/? 1 Ax I “STRAITS ECHO” f B MAIL EDITION. I q/’O -TWOOOOOOOgM» Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, .and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important news189 words
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Article978 1922-10-31 1342 If there is one matter in regard to which the Turks should be assured of the sympathy of reasonable people it is in any efforts they may make to free their country from the shackles imposed upon it by international finance. But it978 words
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Article519 1922-10-31 1342 Mis. Everest, Miee Murray and Mr,, t „m„ K pma sre proving to Kuala Lumpr by sea this afternoon. His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of the Duke of York to be Colonel-in-Cbief of the East Yorkshire regimentThe name of Mr. F. G. Boddington haa519 words
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Article1107 1922-10-31 1343 Germans and Shipping Rings. It would seem that the return of the Germans to commercial activities in British Colonies is already having a beneficial effect in one direction for we read in a message from Colombo that The local shipping agents met on October 12 for the purpose1,107 words
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Article77 1922-10-31 1343 Rubber is quoted to-day locally at $53 per picul for Good F. A. Q. ■looked Sheet, Sl6 for Unsmoked Sheet No. 1, $53 for Ist quality Crepe and in Singapore at 42 cents per pound for Smoked Sheet and 41 cents for Crepe. The latest American quotation77 words
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Article232 1922-10-31 1343 (T® the Editor of a. Sir, waiis May 1 have a little to endorse the comp| ai^’f l V»« m ai d more especially that of h b whose position I do not' the “carryings-on” o f tp’ re B Br ding procuresses, w during port l?n232 words
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Article252 1922-10-31 1343 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, I wonder whether your readers are aware of the fact that a lane ofi Chulia Street running parallel to and between Seek Ulman Lane and Carnarvon Street has lately ban named “Lorong IVnebuii” which in English me® “Thief Laue What’s'252 words
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Article604 1922-10-31 1344 —M.O. i a motion for substituted service of bankruptcy petition against Khai Sun d Co., general traders, before Mr. Wire Barrett-Lennard in the Supreme Court. Singapore, on Friday Mr. Kelly, 0D behalf of a petitioning creditor stated that the amount of the debt was only $931, but the—M.O. - 604 words
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Article1036 1922-10-31 1344 •-M.T, IMPORTANT MEETING. CRITICISM OF THE I GOVERNOR. UNOFFICIALS’ REPUDIATION. A Big Batch of Bills. (From Our Own Uorretpondent.) Singapore, October 24. I 1 here was a momentous sitting of the I Legislative Council yesterday. I At the outset, the Hon. Mr. J. Mit- I chell, welcoming the•-M.T, - 1,036 words
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Article1116 1922-10-31 1345 ANNUAL MEETING. The fifteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., was held in the Registered Office of the Company, on Saturday, when there were present Mr. G. N. Saye (Chairman), Col. Cecil Rae, Messis. Cecil Pearse, E. H. Bulford, A. Knox Wilson, J. G.1,116 words
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Article395 1922-10-31 1345 The Monthly Medal (V--MM; St? The Entries for the Mired will close on November 7. rBoaBl Superior people at jew atquht Chinese signs.. These two 004 J from Carnarvon Street but from a poDuh» Home city: “Boots Polished IneidJ’L “Everything Requisite for a FiistClw» Funeral.’’ Three hundred395 words
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Article1187 1922-10-31 1346 [n spite of the political crisis in l aD d and the still serious situation •the East, perhaps the most IQ ioas e vent in Europe at the present Lment the downward plunge of the r r man mark which stood on September .w at 61,187 words
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Article441 1922-10-31 1346 fiaura *it a k, a well known g e in Hongkong, is returning to that Colony early in January. ank °w’s new paper is an evening sheet, called the “Wu-ban Argus.” Its editor is Mr. Peter Inglis, formerly of angkok and Singapore and HongEast and V6ry Weli441 words
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Article85 1922-10-31 1346 A Slight Fall. Rubber is quoted to-day in Singapore at 40| cents a pound for Smoked Sheet and 40 cents per pound for Crepe and locally at $52 per picul for Good F. A. Q. Smoked sheet, $46 per 1 picul for Unsmoked sheet No. I, and $5l85 words
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Article1157 1922-10-31 1347 The income Tax. Mr. Poutney’s new Bill certainly tempers the wind to the shorn taxpayer and really the amount most of ns will have to pay is hardly worth worrying about. But it is clear that the Government does not intend to abandon this source of revenue, and,1,157 words
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Article318 1922-10-31 1347 NEW bill about to bp Lib «'»LC^ess i()M issued ou E trM "iinary new income-tax bill «< reasons” attached to n, b]MlB states:—This hill i mno 8 ’neasuw, for the year 1923. u r 2'‘J n 0 M certain alterations, the nrnff” 088 ,illl Income Tax alteration is318 words
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Article221 1922-10-31 1347 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, Bith the local papers of 21st published the following erirtwt from F. M. S paper “On the 11th instant wh le the co oie at work tapping rubber on Bukit. i Nilai, a tiger was seen to carry off Chinese221 words
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Article659 1922-10-31 1348 F. M. S. ACTION. Bill Passed. (prom Our Own CorreiDondent.) Kuala Lumpur, October 24. I the Federal Council the Chief Sec- introducing the Export of Rubber Xtriction) Bill, said that disaster Id only be averted by Government Xrvention. Because of the inability 'f the industry to organise itself,659 words
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Article235 1922-10-31 1348 Our Singapore morning contemporary referring to the de Souza-Lucas fight, which was staged as the fight of the evening at the boxing tournament promoted by the Stadium Boxing Syndicate at the M. B E. Godown on Saturday night, says that it proved to be, in common with235 words
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Article151 1922-10-31 1348 A correspondent sends us a cutting from an Indian paper which gives harrowing details of the effects of the floods in Bengal. Extensive damage has been done, the mortality among cattle being very heavy. There are two millions of people absolutely destitute, and, according to the cutting151 words
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Article552 1922-10-31 1348 ALLEGED COUNTERFEITING. The case against D. Newbronner, a prominent resident of Bangkok, and four others—two Annamitcs and two Chinese who were recently arrested in connection with the alleged sale of spurious ten tical notes and the subsequent finding of a complete plant for turning out these notes552 words
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Article443 1922-10-31 1349 racing statistics. The following is an analysis of the results of the Singapore races Horses Placid. K o,ter 0 0 Merry Maiden 1110 Girl Ho» Gin Sling I 0 1 0 Olovelly Boy 1 o 1 0 Ganesh 0 1 0 Drumfire 10 0 1 Heartepear i n443 words
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Article693 1922-10-31 1349 •-S.F.P. RESTRICTED TO MAINLAND SETTLEMENTS. A Gazette Extraordinary issued late on Saturday contains the text of the Bill entitled “an Ordinance to restrict the export of rubber,” and the'statement of of objects and reasons is confined to this one sentence. It does not apply to Singapore or•-S.F.P. - 693 words
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Article351 1922-10-31 1349 -M.O. Previously acknowledged $15,101.38, CoL lected by Messrs. Lye Koon Sam and Lim Thean Heang, Intan Chop Kong Loong Chan $25, Mr. lan Le Wan $lO, 5 Subscribers ($5 each) $25, 1 Subscriber $4, 4 Subscribes ($3 each) $l2, 11 Subscribers ($2 each) $22, 6 Subscribers ($1-M.O. - 351 words
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Article941 1922-10-31 1350 restriction offers tlle P ossiblllt F ot Re r y desirable incidental effect, f? is none other than the development f thp rubber manufacturing industry Malava The duty which is to effect restriction is ail export duty only. ProJurtion itself is not d ectl y thoueli941 words
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Article746 1922-10-31 1350 -Free Free-, Wisdom is justified of her children. The price of rubber has gone up beautifully on the mere threat of restriction, and there are plenty of buyers of rubber shares though sellers are canny and seem to remember the old maximum of selling on the rise, lest-Free Free-, - 746 words
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Article1145 1922-10-31 1351 PERAK BEATS PENANG. A Runaway Victory. (Krom the Malayan Observer.) Taiping, October 22. The weather on Saturday kept hue till about 2 p.m. when there was a sharp shower which made the ground heavy. 13v 4 p.m. the rain cleared oft' and under ideal weather conditions the1,145 words
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Article217 1922-10-31 1351 Amoub s A. <w Receipts. balance from July, reCCiVed *>»• W By sale of Dry Kice By Sundry, sales of I» uud tins 1} SWa By sales ot articles produced by the lulnatfI ulnatf 5 of •■Home” in Aug by outstanding debts I 1*2.840 94 Payment received217 words
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Article216 1922-10-31 1352 Mr. Bonar Law's new Cabinet is a painfully weak and undistinguished combination of Diehards,” titled nonentities and untried politicians. But is obviously only a stop-gap administration and should it survive the General Election a thorough reconstruction may be expected. For the present the position is extremely confused,216 words
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Article901 1922-10-31 1352 For the first tune we bad an opportunity this morning of reading a full account of the meeting of the Hraits Settlements Association held in Singapore on August 31 to pass resolutions against the Income Tax. It is printed 8 a paper to be laid before the Legislature901 words
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Article539 1922-10-31 1352 Urn death is anujunced of Mr George Cadbury. r -Bon. Mr. R. Scott, Acting Resident Councillor, left Singapore yesterday for renaug. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales has been graciously pleased to become the Patron of the Singapore Polo t lub. Mr. F.,K. Wilson, Assistant Adviser, has been539 words
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Obituary74 1922-10-31 1352 DOMESTIC occurrence. funeral notice. The funeral of the late Mr. Ong Oon goon Char will take place on Sunday, the 29th instant, at 11.30 a.m. from his residence No. 29 Carnarvon Laue for interment at Batu Lanohang Cemetery. domestic occurrence. funeral notice. Th. funeral of the late Mr. Ong Oon74 words
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Article1372 1922-10-31 1353 CONCLUSION OF CORONER’S ENQUIRY. Mr. Coleman's Evidence. {From the T.0.M.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. The Coroner’s enquiry into the death of Mr. A- J. Weller, Chief Inspector of Schools, S. S. and F. M. 8., was concluded to-day, Mr. W. Burton, D. P. P. being present.1,372 words
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Article214 1922-10-31 1353 A correspondent writes: The Society held a house warw yesterday at its new and commodiou premises, No. 20, King Street, Penang, which was just completed under the supervision of Mr. Lee Tian' Siew, the Hon. Secretary. The building including fixtures cost about $20,000. During the214 words
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Article66 1922-10-31 1353 The health siatistiesJoMb pality of George o 3 f ending October 19, 1922 1, g v 61 deaths-—42 males the death rate bein o per annum compared Q the preceding .week and V corresponding wee .joy «era fever 1chief causes of diarrhcei phthisis 5, dysentery h beriberi 266 words
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Article41 1922-10-31 1353 An Unprofitable (From Our Own KaalaLnmppn M The correspondeM o sTimin Colombo 8^ 8 boo don B. special cable fro th»!* the 23 11-50 am, of Rubber Co-, »h' Tdebit and carries for*« r 689,273 francs-41 words
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Article1135 1922-10-31 1354 meeting in seremban. Important Matters Discussed, (from Out Own Correspondent.) Seremban, October 25, The meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya, which was held at Seremban to-day, was fairly well attended. Chairman and Indian Immigration Committee. The Chairman said that arising out of the minutes of the1,135 words
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Article554 1922-10-31 1354 Mr. Mitchell and the Press. A spectacle for the Gods was presented when Mr. Mitchell solemnly reproved ths press for setting the interests of the public higher than those of men who mishandle them. There is really no reason, says the Straits Times, why Mr. Mitchell should554 words
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Article94 1922-10-31 1355 Towards the “Dry.” A Government Gazette issued on Monday contains a revision of the duties imposed on Aug. 8 1921, altering the duties on liquors. The new duties are.— Arrak, brandy, whisky, rum, gin Ac, SlO per proof gallon. Provided that if it is under 81 per94 words
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Article47 1922-10-31 1355 The five accused in the Bangkok counterfeiting case were brought up at the International Borispab Court on the 21st inst. for the hearing of further evidence. Mr. Newbronner, Mr. Henri Mareelle, Nai Ho, and Nai Heng were committed for trial and Nai Suan was discharged.47 words
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Article336 1922-10-31 1355 Sales in Singapore. Cabling to-day our Singapore coriespondent reports on yesterday’s auctions there as follows Tons 563 offered and tons 263 sold. The following prices were realised: cts. cts. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Standard Quality (three lots in oases 41 cents) No sales Good Average Quality 40 to 4-0' Off336 words
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Article11724 1922-10-31 1355 —S.T. COLONIAL SECRETARY’S BUDGET SPEECH. RUBBER RESTRICTION BILL INTRODUCED. Lower Income Tax Next Year. H. E. the Governor (Sir Laurence Guillemard, k.c.b.) presided at Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council, and the others present were:—The General Officer Commanding (Major-General bir Neill Malcolm, k.c.b., d. 5.0.,) the Colonial Secretary—S.T. - 11,724 words
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Article290 1922-10-31 1362 Report of the Official Assignee. The annual report on the Bankruptcy Department for 1921 was laid on the table at the Legislative ..Council on Monday. It goes into considerable detail upon the work of the Department but the facts of public interest come under the general remarks290 words
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Article584 1922-10-31 1362 to-day s referendum. Smuts s Dream of “United States. M The date fixed for the Referendum in •Southern Rhodesia on the future government of the country is to-day, Friday October 27. As to the result the. position is so complex and so many conflicting interests are584 words
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Article236 1922-10-31 1362 A correspondent supplies the followlug: —The funeral of the late Mr. Tan Cheng Siong, j.p., took place on Sunday last at 10 am. By the expressed wish of the deceased the funeral was very simple, the coffin being placed on a bier draped with Chinese236 words
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Article215 1922-10-31 1362 Rubber is down $2 locally to-day, Good. F. A. Q. being quoted at $5O per picul against $52 which has been unchanged for the last tw’O days, while Ist quality crepe has also decreased from $5l to $49. Unsmoked Sheet No. 1 remains steady ’at $46. In Singapore215 words
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Article1464 1922-10-31 1363 tional development of the Colony, -he Press. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. We should all be in a gracious mood to-day for the income tax is going to be reduced so much that mere average mortals will cease to take an interest in it. The reduction follows pretty much the linestional development of the Colony, -he Press. - 1,464 words
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Article150 1922-10-31 1363 T.O-M. (To the Editor of the Straits EcM Sir, 1 read with much interest in your of the 25th instant the letter of a born Chinese who cular to the general—and us the whole of Western Civilisation for lapse of one slump prevented the .lanager ti ng iT.O-M. - 150 words
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Article1769 1922-10-31 1364 Prosperity is almost invariably fur- I thered by facility of transport. The I development of a country is accelerated I oy the construction of roads, railways, I and other means of communication I O r retarded by the lack of them. I The commercial progress of a1,769 words
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Article490 1922-10-31 1365 Mr. W. S. Goldie, of Messrs. MoAlister A Go., returned from leave by the mail to-day. Mrs. A. V. Heath, Messrs. Parry, J. W. Morgan and E. Bridge water left by the Kinta yesterday for Singapore. The Malaya arrived from the round trip yesterday bringing as passengers490 words
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Article1044 1922-10-31 1365 ,—T. O. M. The Experts! Thus Mr. J. L. Garvin in the Observer of October 1: Incidentally, the turn of affairs has extinguished all possibilities of a General Election in the autumn.” “Latah.” We lifted the other day from a contemporary an account of a murder case at,—T. O. M. - 1,044 words
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Article225 1922-10-31 1366 annual general meeting. Producing Stage Reached. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur October 27. At Malayan Matches, Ltd.’s second annual meeting, the Chairman, Mr. J. A. Bussell, said that, the producing stage having been reached, the yearly accounts should in future afford more interesting reading. The present revenue225 words
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Article294 1922-10-31 1366 i from Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, October 27, At the Kuala Lurnpar Sanitary Board meeting the Chairman said the other Boards—lpoh, Taiping, Seremban and Klang—did not favour a change of title to Municipal Board. :0: The Colony’s share towards the upkeep of the294 words
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Article143 1922-10-31 1366 The Times on Ceylon’s Decision. (From Our Own Correspondent.) tv n i K ala Lnm P ur October 27. ui bo correB pondent of the Malay Mad reports that a special cable received in Ceylon states that the London Times says that Ceylon’s decision removes one doubt existing143 words
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Article397 1922-10-31 1366 Colonial Central Committee. The following gentlemen have consented to serve on the Central Committee for the Straits Settlements Representing Singapore: The Hon. Mr. Lowther Kemp, F. G. Stevens, Esq. Representing Penang :The Hon. Mr. D. A. M. Brown, G. Stothard, Esq. and H. E. Sparke, Esq. Representing397 words
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540 1922-10-31 1366 Ihe ordinary general meeting of the Banque Industrielle de Chine was held in Paris ©n September 30, M. Choutard presiding. Over two hundred and thirty thousand shares were represented. The accounts for the financial year 1921 were passed with 115 dissenting votes. The other resolutions540 words
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Article1279 1922-10-31 1367 MB. MITCHELL AND THE PRESS. Says the Free Press Besides the matter on the agenda, there was also a pleasing welcome back to His Excellency from the Member for Penang, coupled with an assurance that though the vipers of the Press had been busy, Codlin was the1,279 words
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Article360 1922-10-31 1367 “Battling” Key’s Defeat. The Straits Times referring to the defeat of Battling Key in Hongkong by Filipino in the second round says that this new experience may cause him to realise his limitations. Key refused a SMO offer—win, lose or draw—for a contest with Roots at the beginning of360 words
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1142 1922-10-31 1368 The fall of Tarentum had a vast and nnforeseen effect upon the course of human culture. Among the slaves taken from the captured city was Livius Aodronious who was sec to work at teaching Greek to the family of his patrician master. The cult became1,142 words
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Article537 1922-10-31 1368 .—Ei. Mr M. c. Hay. Assistant Adviser, Bata x a T B ,eeu appointed to act as Controller of Labour, Johore. We regret to hear that Mrs. Ambler has been admitted to the European Hospital suffering from malaria.— M.M. A Reuter’s cable from Stockholm says that Dr..—Ei. - 537 words
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Article1109 1922-10-31 1369 Scandalising The Court. As we said the other day, the Courts at Home allow a very wide latitude to those who may criticise the Judges after they have delivered sentence. But there is, naturally and properly, a limit and this limit was well overstepped hy a man named1,109 words
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Article184 1922-10-31 1369 THE manufacturers. pr oTEsi More About fFrom Our Q wn Kuahin ne,pon «nt.j The Malay Mail’s Colombo 281 reports that a Times of cable dated London t special states that X I 1 0” acturers’ Association^ I*' 1 > lays stress on the f act Z co-operation a£184 words
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Article258 1922-10-31 1369 Seizure in Singapore. (From Out Own CorretDondmi.) Singapore, October 27, Yesterday the Police hoarded the Van Cloen and seized 15 bales of peacocks feathers consigned by Chinese from Penang to China. The cargo is valued at $50,000 and is declared as docks feathers. The feathers have □onfiscated. to:-»258 words
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Article553 1922-10-31 1370 very pretty and interesting wedding celebrated at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, L Bishop of Singapore officiating, n the nuptials of Mr. H. L. ManLster Assistant Treasurer, Singapore Municipality, and Miss Lily Hughes. The catbedril had been prettily decorated by Mrs Gubbins, Mrs. Parish and Mrs. Gilmour, and a large553 words
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Article588 1922-10-31 1370 LEAN CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT. m. Penang, October 27. Tin closing at £177.10.0, £5.15.0 above the price a week ago, has developed further pronounced strength and it is difficult to see how the advance is warranted by either the slight improvement in the statistical position or the reported better588 words
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Article522 1922-10-31 1370 ANNUAL SPORTS. i e^ nD T^ al atheltic sports in connection with the I enang Free School were held on the School ground yesterday afternoon. Owing to the wretched condition of the weather the going was slow, but in spite of this handicap some fairly good performances522 words
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Article245 1922-10-31 1371 ANNUAL MpETING. The third ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Batang Tadang Dredging Co., Ltd., was held in the Registered Office of the Company, No. 33 Beach Street, to-day Mr. E. Reimann presiding* The others present were Dr. C* F. Nicholas, Mr. R. P. Cooke, Chew Khnan Sim,245 words
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Article306 1922-10-31 1371 Kuala Kangsar is becoming an important centre of sports Jnowadays, says a correspondent. Every week-end thei e is either soccer, rugger or hockey. The last rugger match played heie was for the selection of the State team to represent Perak against Penang. It has been found306 words
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Article797 1922-10-31 1371 with Mr. Churchill. —Calcutta Statesman. MR. CHURCHILL’S ACTION. An URnsn™View. Having stabilised the situation in Mesopotamia, very little to the satisfaction of the Times, Mr. Churchill has turned his attention to the stabilisation of the rubber industry in the Straits Settlements and Malaya, and here again, by awith Mr. Churchill.—Calcutta Statesman. - 797 words
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Article126 1922-10-31 1371 A correspondent writes ‘‘Tto of Bagan, otherwise called Tana Men, midway between Bagan Tanjong Tokong, was the scene little excitement and consterneho this morning due to the news J robbers had been caught ty Hastening to the spot, wbio part of the village, amidst eve O126 words
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Article129 1922-10-31 1372 EXTRAORDINARY proposals. SEBIOUS OBJECTIONS. Huge Fees For Engineers. (From Out Own Correipondent.) Singapore, October 28. There was considerable discussion at the Municipal meeting yesterday on the President’s resolution that the report of Sir Alexander Binnie, Son and Deacon, regarding the G unong Pulai water scheme, he adopted129 words
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Article1221 1922-10-31 1372 We are in cordial agreement with the views expressed by the Straits Times in the following article: “We wrote the other day on some proposals which are about to come before the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. We avowedly wrote on mere hearsay, with the express intention of having the1,221 words
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Article377 1922-10-31 1372 Mr. Mitchell and the Preu. MW One of the Crowd” writes to the Straits Times: 1 mm your report of the Legislative Council’s meeting, Mr. Mitchell is reported to have said—“We oannot but take exception to, and express our regret at, the personal tone, adopted in recent377 words
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Article729 1922-10-31 1373 GOOD WORK IN 1921. Dr. A. L. Hoopa, who assumed the duties of Principal Civil Medical Officer, Straits Settlements, on January 4 last year, and his colleagues have furnished a suggestive and interesting volume of facts and figures In their annual report on the Medical Department for729 words
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Article186 1922-10-31 1373 —M.O. ACTIVITIES CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. Appointments to be Abolished. The activities of the F.M.S. Railway department have, we understand, been considerably reduced. The Bukit Serai water supply scheme, the Singapore Doubling, the Kuala Lumpur deviation and the Port Swettenham Doubling, have all been closed down entirely. The Ipoh, Seremban—M.O. - 186 words
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Article172 1922-10-31 1373 and a plentiful circulation of air -IT Library Report. a M Tn a climate such as this, heat and moisture cause. books to deteriorate rapidly, and paste, glue, and other agglutinants used in binding attract boring beetles and other insects, no matter what preservative varnishes areand a plentiful circulation of air -IT Library Report. “a®M - 172 words
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Article295 1922-10-31 1373 MR. SPENCER JONES INTERVEIWEO. J (From Our Own Corrapnfaty Singapore, October 27. Mr. Spencer Jones, of the Greenwich Observatory, interviewed yesterday regarding the eclipse on Christmas Island, said that it was unfortunate that the good spell of weather changed into bad on the morning of the eclipse.295 words
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Article854 1922-10-31 1374 Among the many reasons that induced the Chinese overseas to give both active ft nd moral support to the Revolution of 1911 and to welcome with unfeigned t he overthrow of the corrupt and iffete Manchu dynasty was a knowledge o f the fact that under854 words
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Article274 1922-10-31 1374 To-day’s news from Italy is certainly startling but the movement is obviously directed neither against the dynasty nor the monarchy. Indeed, it is avowedly anti-Bolshevik and anti-Socialist and if properly directed it might do splendid work in purging Italian public life of the corruption and regionalism274 words
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Article1270 1922-10-31 1374 Eheu Fugaces. tllo «“«‘te calls upon the Kerenggae Socuety" of Singapore to furnish proof of its existence. If this is the Society that used to give ih« h l del tfu l dances in Singapore in he Old days >t seems a great pity that it has been1,270 words
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Article867 1922-10-31 1375 Mr. O. E. Venables is promoted to be an officer in Class IV of the Civil Service of Malaya. The name of Dr. Herbert Jennings Gibbs is added to the Commission of the Peace for Singapore. Captain R. V. Morris has been appointed to be European Surveyor867 words
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Article80 1922-10-31 1376 U. S. Attitude. from Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, October 30. Tbe correspondent of the Malay Mail in Colombo says that a private wire received in Colombo states that there is not the slightest chance of concerted action on the part of buyers. The meeting of the i80 words
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Article459 1922-10-31 1376 Loke Yew Cup. The Loke Yew Cup—a sighter and seven counting shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards—was fired off at the Rifle Range yesterday morning. The light was good but rain interfered with the shooting slightly. There were twenty-eight competitors. The result was as follows Mr.T. J.459 words
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Article561 1922-10-31 1376 THE BECENT DEPUTATION. Mr. T. J. Camming'! Review. With reference to our telegraphic report of the P. A. M. meeting held at Seremban on the 25th inst. published in our issue of the 26th inst., we are requested to point out that, in his brief review561 words
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Article220 1922-10-31 1376 The weekly rubber report, issued by Messrs. Guthrie A Co., Ltd., Singapore, dated October 27, states :—Since last reporting, the tone of the rubber market has been ‘jumpy,’ values fluctuating from day to day with buyers and sellere alternately holding off. Ou the morning of the usual auctions,220 words
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309 1922-10-31 1376 Major St. Clair and Mrs. St. Clair are migrating to Colombo by the Omar, some time in November. The Major felt the winter in Brisbane bat at tbe date of his writing, end of September, be was allowed to be out up to309 words
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Article588 1922-10-31 1377 THE PERAK COMMITTEES. The Resident of Perak has appointed the following to be the local Committees for Perak North and Perak South under the Export of Rubber (Restriction) Enactment 1922: Perak North. 1. Mr. P. T. Allen, M.C.S., Chairman. 2. The Raja di Hilir, M.S.C., J.p. 3. Mr.588 words
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Article588 1922-10-31 1377 (To the Editor of the Free Pess.) Sir, —The Income Tax Bill for 1923 introduced at the Meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday the 23rd instant is one which cannot be regarded with satisfaction from any reasonable point of ▼iew. The Tax was strenuously opposed by the588 words
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Article451 1922-10-31 1377 subject what education really meanFl a* o{ o b d r Senate in the time o/fte V* Emperors. I naturally consulted Monumental History” to see was any thing fhaTwould bear point of view, and while I was turnS up the chapters a Mend from the Southern Settlement451 words
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Article1025 1922-10-31 1378 The Topicist has always had an admiration for the Chief Secretary, F.M.S., but that is increased almost to reverence 0Q reading the very diplomatic reply he made in Federal Council to an awkward question. The hon’ble Mr. Robson, it appears, had curiously wanted to know whether the Malay1,025 words
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Article563 1922-10-31 1378 I he >B largely B t»Sed with atiua lamile. They control nearly all he stations ou the open line. They perforin very good and useful service. This is particularly noticeable among the older ithout the assistance of the Jaffna Tamils we should not have had the563 words
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Article1181 1922-10-31 1379 We (Straits Times) believe that Sir James Steven* on drafted his restriction scale with the object of bringing about a 5Q per cent, reduction of present full capacity output. We believe, also, that he selected 40 per cent, reduction of “standard production with that- in view. The twelve months1,181 words
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Article56 1922-10-31 1379 of y in Good a»'l $l.OO i n First' those of Saturday when t, Ctl e iS>l and $5O. Singapore J'"' bkod increase of P P ces als o r ou Sheet on lupc. London pr i ces u 3 Smoked Sheet are Ila] 9 re P e56 words
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349 1922-10-31 1379 SI f ung (Elected by Mt. Chua Cheng Keat' Jelutong: o Subscribers ($5 each) |25 J Subscribers ($2 each) $4, ft Subscribe each) S 9. Collected by Mrs. Obee Tek Joo, Lalik Palo; (hop Lam Eng |io, 4 Sub, so-ibers ($5. each) $2O, 6349 words
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Article1306 1922-10-31 1380 VVe do not propose, says the Straits Times, to devote much attention to the speeches made during discussion of the Rubber Export Restriction Bill. Some o f them seem to us to reveal an extraordinary failure to grasp the essentials of the situation. Mr. Gibbons blandly suggests that rubber1,306 words
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Article923 1922-10-31 1380 The sole reason for retaining the Income Tax is officially admitted to be reluctance to sacrifice any source of revenue, in view of future possibilities. Ihe inference is that at some prospeotive date the Tax may be necessary to compensate for the loss or serious dnninnution923 words
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Article1018 1922-10-31 1381 ANNUAL MEETING. lhe third ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Batang Padang Dred- Do., Ltd., was held m tuc Registered Office of the Company, No. 33, Beach Street, on Saturday, Mr. E. Reimann presiding. The others present were Dr. C. E.‘ Nicholas, Messrs. R. P. Cookke, Chew Khuan1,018 words
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Article926 1922-10-31 1382 History shows that Great Britain has cancelled the war debts of former Allies in earlier wars, as now proposed in the case of France, Italy and other nations which participated in the recent strugble. At the end of the Napoleonic wars the amount advanced by England926 words
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Article339 1922-10-31 1382 (To the Editor of the Times of Malaya.) Sir, —As one of the inarticulate puolic 1 wish to enter a protest against the Hon. Mr. John Mitchell's allusion to the Press. If Unofficial Members of the two Councils did their duty there would be no339 words
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