The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 12 June 1923

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1 646 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 23 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. 830 PER AMXI JJ Single Copy KO cfs VOL. 21. PEN NG, UESDAY, JUNE 12TH. 1925 NO. 25
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    • 307 1 ©ON TENTS «I Miscellaneous qj"? J U^o eS f r The Recorder and Scholarship 631 H- Benevolent hderest 625 Shocking Double Murder P A 1 hesis from California ol- r u z n Chinese Labour 632 1 enang Industries 633 v > a ii ■Rubber Eworts «w Yesterday e Squall
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    • 198 2 XX -Ar eSX WJRtt w €A? ‘SC THE <% I “STRAITS ECHO” A MAIL EDITION. g ?g B <ry Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, Jjy /> and contains the la' est local and States news originally published in the c X YQ daily
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  • 854 621 At the recent meeting of the Legislative Council, the Goverflment spokesman -a term which in this case is apt enough -answering Mr. Cheng Lock on education, failed, no doubt, to satisfy the hen. member whose question expressed in a sentence the curiosity and interest. In 1918, or before the
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  • 90 621 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, June 5 A shocking double murder oecror d at the railway quarters at Fentul. The wife of a railway employee and his two yea’s’ old hoy w-uefetmd terribly mutilated The former died on the way to the ho-phal and the latter
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  • 685 621 Al and M<s F M Campbell are visitin Ku Li p ;r. MsAi J 1 nu.aw. v it going H m shoi tly. Miss aI. Lady Super io,', Maliv G i Is’ o S; and FM S, sails for •n me n •e s s N; auza, all will
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    • 24 621 Clje Straits €ci)O PUBLISHED daily MAIL EDITION .janing Ite tt»« 0« “>• we<k lior depute of Maili for Europe PUBLISHING OJBTIC1: The Criterion Press, Limited
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  • 97 621 domestic occurrence DEATH HrJTER.—At Penang, on Lt June, 1923, Captain A K Hunter of s. s. “Ipch” (Straits Steamship Co., Ltd.) AC KN 0 VV L E D ti Al E N T y. uuuu veug ms suns Leg lo l .&c xtluii us Uud ■r.euuo u l/bcui iuutui<a 8»
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  • 1877 622 Mr. Bumble and the Moon We have many a time remarked iu this column that Mr. Bumble’s description of the law was perfectly correct. When we oome across such an absurdity as is revealed by the judgment of the High Court of Bengal recently delivered at Ca’cut'a by
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  • 762 623 CFEKSWORK bUT f,nds the S EEhs COURT Wood m walkin b,i,, kl E d °u? ,i„~ Street, on Friday night ,with blankets, two pairs of black trousers, and la couple of nndersh.rts over "J’’ whe something.in las appearance S'th curiosity of Detective 22, who Shim what he might
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  • 386 623 Celebration in Alor Star I Saturday, June 2, was observed as a I holiday m honour of the birthday of H. M. I the King. At ten in the morning there I was a parade of the Malay and Sikh Police and the English School Boy Scouts on
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  • 283 623 STRANDED ON PRECIPITOUS BEACH” The Manila Times of May II eon 'ills t.h,. lollowing reference Io the ln>l<>-( lima steamer Kumsang:- "plain J|. from tier, master o| the min.n, which arrived in port tliig mommg trom Amoy stated that aWednesday night when the Kumsar. «em ashore, the weather
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  • 173 623 General Meeting (From Our Own Corretnondent Kuala Lumpur June 4 At th! annual general meeting of the Seluififor Turf Club Dr. E. A. O. Travers, posidimr, expressed gratification at tho half year’s profit of $4.255 after writing off $3,671 for depreciation. The course and buildings were in
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  • 63 623 (From Our Own Corretpondent.) Singapore, June 4 At the annual general meeting of the Swimming Club Mr W C Hill was elected President. It was decided to have a paid Sf creta y and hruisurer, Mr Lobb b» ing elected to this office. Mr H L Hopkit
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  • 1823 624 INTER-STATE CRICKET Penang’s Victory Although her filling was not up to the high standard one has grown accus om d to sec during recent yea.., iaveral oatjhes being dropped, Penang was yet able to ad mini tor a convincing defeat on the premier Federated State, who, it was
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  • 968 625 The success of Mr. C. W. Darbishire at the last Parliamentary election» nleased the Association of British Malaya- the free and independent electors’ of his constituency, the party, free Trade and Free Port stalwarts, an d many others, including ourselvet, toi apart from a profound conviction that
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  • 82 625 (From Our Own (Jorreipondent Kuala Lumrur, June 6 In view of the fact that Klang town and district are rneraced with a serious shortage of water in the event of a drought the Government has under ttken a scheme fsr increasing the catchment areas and the storage
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  • 629 625 The Colonial Office have appointed the following medical o oers to Malay Major W J E Phillips and Mr J W a Phillips. Mr N C Lindon, ASP, has taken over charge as Head of the Singapore Traffic Department from Mr A W Hamilton, A S P, who is
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  • 1252 626 “By Implication*’ It is vitally essential, for the liberty of the subject, that justice should be administered in public, and the press performs useful end necessary function in publishing reports of trials, for the guidance of people who may be P lftce< in eircumstaDces similar to those which
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  • 556 626 We notice that H E a High Commissioner is o offioial visit to Treuggann and Every man has his own tbe™J^ ttt bnt we do not think that it the best precedent, if o„ the opportunity of seeing whrfht .r being done that might be A™ benefit
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  • 1190 627 CENTENARY DINNER (From Ow 0™ Corresporuient.) Singapore, June 6 the Raffles Institution Centenary Mr Song Ong Siang presided. Tk bests’ included H. E. Sir Laurence P-i/mard Sir Neill Malcolm, Sir Walter Shaw Mr.’ Barrett Lennard, the ™.mber. of the Legislative and Mumeipal e ite H-E. the Governor proposed
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  • 611 627 Prospects of Settlement Among the many important trades carried on in Penang, i 8 that of the goldsmiths, the workers in which have their own guild. The men are at present striking for higher wages and many of them are in great distress. The Lst strike, in
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  • 316 628 Affair» of the Company Finally Liquidated. The final general meeting of the •hareholdera of the Penang Coconut EatateH, Ltd. (in Liquidat on was held at the office of the Liquidator, Colombo, on May 14 H Me»». A. 8. Collett the chair), H. W Horner, J. 8. Collett,
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  • 164 628 S.S. "SARPEDON" "PATROCLUS" Messrs. Mansfield 4 Co-, agents for the Bine Funnel line, advise us that passage rates by the above vessels from the Straits to London have now been fixed as fallows:— Single £BB Return £154 Mr T. R. Binnie. of the Customs Department, Kuala Lumpur, has been transferred
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  • 131 628 TOM. Ipoh milk vendors went on strike on Friday and much inconvenience was caused to a large number of householders by th e sudden cutting off of the daily supply of fresh milk. The local hospital was the chief sufferer. The cause of the strike
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  • 384 628 —F M 9 The annual report of the Straits Ru bbe Company, Ltd., shows a profit for the year ended December 31,1922, of £48,762.15.7 to which must be added the sum of £31,702.7 3 brought forward from last year, making a total sum of £8,0465.2-10 which the directors
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  • 366 628 (To the Editor of the BtrMe hL, Sir, It is to be hoped that non-im-.. of the I. S- P. will have noted the ment that a scheme for District I§ p Associations was now being prenarrf Won Id be shortly published This scheme should enable every
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  • 209 628 —m.m. We have received letter® from G. 8., Ratepayer, and Fouhi, who all comp am that the Municipal Commissioners ar wasting public money in allowing passages to the wife and children o Municipal employe going on leave, our correspondents will confine themse ijo the principle involved, and Q®
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  • 966 629 ••Chinese emigration is the title o f an interesting article in the April number of the Chinese Social and Political Science Review, edited by Dr. M T. L. Tyau, and published in Peking. An editorial note explains that jt is the second chapter of Professor H
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  • 516 629 American exports to the Straits Settlements in 1922, totalling $5.623,2» 6, showed a decrease from the $7,458,302 of 1921. Imports, however, 'registered an increase from $56,797,261 in 1921 to $89.509,000 in 1922 largely due to renewed buying of rubber at somewhat better prices. European countries are
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  • 1320 630 Transformation On May 23 R t-r informed n- t .at French for ee han recommence! operations in Morocco, with a view io recalcitrant tribe there. Sirauh nt-ously the Spaniard?, whose experience ugaii 'I the tribesmen in the Riff some tim? was very unfortunate, a e meetin w;lh success
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  • 40 630 Accused Sentenced (7* rom Our Own Correspondent,') r n n Smgapore, J QDe 6 Upbun l?, H. Wlnppry, wh(r charged herore Mr. Gourky with cheatm? Messis. John Little and Co,, was sentenced to two months’ rigorous imprisonment,
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  • 41 630 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 6 Rubber Exports for May were as follows in centals of 100 lb.: U. K., 76,479; Ameria 317,869; Continent of Europe, 2701; Hitisb Possessions 9983 Japan, ***** Other countries 391; total 450,592. o:
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  • 82 630 L”—M.M. The 3 55 p.m. train from Kuah Lumpnr to Feremban was held up at Tiioifora trood ten minutes, to allow of a number of empty wagons to come from Serembw. Some time ago the writer was travelling from Kuala, Lumpur to Port Swettenbam, and at Connaught
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  • 131 630 The report of the directors of Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co., Ltd., for the year ended Feb; uary 28, 1923, shows that the firm made a profit of £106,271 12s Od. After providing for the payment of the preference dividends to December 31, 1922, and an interim dividend
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  • 144 630 The health statistics for the Mnoicipality of George down for t e ending June 2, 1923, give a totaM 61 deaths —42 males and 22 e®** the death rate being in the per annum compared with preceding week, and with *o. corresponding week of last r ll chief
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  • 520 631 '"Mm. a f S ‘p’es of the tt.fi of the Straits Times sa led f>r Europe by the Jniboiw on leartif r W A Sms h's predated a shie d I {cr competition among the Scouts in Singapore for physical^ 1 Mr J R Huxter, of the Mercantile Baik
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  • 695 631 CAPTALX AND CONSTABLE Muy 22, Inspect Policy >v j, h 4;7 .nd D t ,L. s t‘ve V a l Dut h s mar Van ‘.boon, then In 1., u an mi two Cl.i, -t..... w v s j. v| lar’l i"n“ i" 1 i-‘ l6 v,s el
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  • 362 631 Singapore Defeats Iskander Club And Retains K. 0. R. Cup J he tour nanjent arranged by the Singa. e I 0.0 Club romtnenc-d af Bakstier npon. on Satu.d.y aft r,mon, when a w c.i took plane between the SingaporeClub and the Iskander Chib for tbe K O a
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  • 172 631 THE RECORDER SCHOLARSHIP We have to acknowledge receipt of the Btcoiid vo ume of the Recorder, the official organ of the Chinese Association Singapore. G LI discussing the King’s Scholarship ‘•ays, “Certain sections of the Chinese and Eurasian communities ate agitating for the revival of the King’s Scholirphip. We are
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  • 704 632 New Proposals at the Annual Meeting The annual meating of the Singapore Swimming Club was held at the club premises. The President (Mr II R W Libb) took the chair. The President in his opening remarks Sii 1 it had baen brought to his notice that h
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  • 347 632 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo Sir, —The announcement recently appearing in one of the local newspapers that Mr. Md- Zin of Kedah, who has just returned to his native soil after a long sojourn in England —where he received University education —intends to found a
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  • 82 632 Gaunt Cup Penang has been selected as the venue for the 1923 Malayan Championship Meeting, and if Penang declines Singapore will be invited to arrange the Meeting, it being agreed that the Meeting should be held alternately in the Colony and the Malay States. J
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  • 65 632 The football match between the Penang Cricket Club and the Penang Free School, which was played on the Esplanade yesterday evening resulted in a win for the premier club by three goals to nil. Although a one-sijed affair the boys put up a good fight. The P. C C.
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  • 338 632 COOK'S ALLEGED CONFESSION Ihe railway township of Sentul w the scene of a shocking tragedy shot" alter noon yesterday, in one of qUarterS duesd ay’ 8 Hearing screams from the house U ill. Aiumugan, a clerk of works in the railway, the neighbours entered tb house and
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  • 125 632 Advisory Committee T o Be Forme W ith regard to the report of a Committee on Chinese Labour issue tlic General Labour Committee an published in June last by the a Association of Malaya, the merits concerned have agreed appointment of a Committee an scheme has received the
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  • 20 633 BaILLIB -Buchanan.— At the Preebywrian Church, Singapore, on June 4, 1923, Mr. James Baillie, M.C., and Miss Wilhelmina Buchanan.
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  • 996 633 The Penang goldsmiths strike, throwing hundreds of workers upon the charity of their fellows, has caused considerable astonishment am. ng the Europeans, most of whom were probably cognizant of the fact that there were a few working jewellers in the town who confined themselves to gold-work, but had
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  • 131 633 RUBBER RESTRICTION Effective Enforcement Urged (From Our Uwn Corretpondent Singapore, June 8 At the annual meeting of the Jhore Planners’ Association Mr. Miller Mackay, presiding, said that the export of rubber fr< m Johore during the three years preceding restriction, and since then, had not been per
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  • 418 633 Two Persons Killed Shortly after four o’clock yesterday evening a strong wind swept over Penang. It lasted a little over half an honr and was accompanied by rain and did considerable damage to trees and about 500 overhead telephone and telegraph wires. Almost all the roads were strewn
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  • 995 634 Mr P B F Barr, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Perak, retained from Home leave on A onday. Mrs Burr will return later. The funeral took place on Tuesday, at the Tamban Hoad cemetery, of the wife of Mr Kong Ah Kah, well Known as the General Manager of
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  • 121 634 The master of the Ben liner Benrinncs reputed on arrival here that a Japanese deportee died on May 11 and was buried at sea. Another deportee, a Chinese, committed suicide on the 24th of last mouth by jumping overboard. Nothing was known until the min was
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  • 1453 634 The Rubber Exports The statement of qaantity and nl M a rubber exported from all porta of Bntiri Malaya m the month of May welcome fall and we feel connawdL 1 the figure will have a reassuring effect c Home, The market very quickly reflJ. adverse conditions, and
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  • 82 635 Cause of Loss fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 8 At the annual general meeting of the Central Engine Works, Ltd., Mr. G. B. Hartley, presiJing, s vid that restricted trade, strong competition with lower prices in conjunction with further depreoiat'oii in stock values and a capital
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  • 242 635 Kuala Lumpur, June 4 Mr. Justice Firrer Manby fixed the oases coming on for hearing this month at the Supreme Court, this mo’ning. The case in which Messrs. Fearon and Co., are claiming $2,172.05 from Mr. V. E. Hitchcock, of Messrs. L. Y- Swee and
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  • 1056 635 CENTENARY DINNER SPEECHES Raffles Hotel Dance Hall, Singapore, was a scene of great splendour on Tuesday night, when the centenary dinner, organised by the members of the Old Boys Association of Raffles Institution, was held. Mr. Song Ong Siang presided and the guests of honour were H.E. Sir
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  • 745 636 ‘ITS ANOTHER COLOUR NOW!” Mr. Quuh Soo Ee is the owner of a bicycle which has been his faithful steed for the past six years. As a reward for its services he had given it a coat of nice green paint. Un May 18, his friend Mr. Lim
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  • 191 636 Estate Manager and Clerk Fmed In the Seremban tor Mr. H. A. lorrer, Chief insp Brouard charged Mr. Ralph Hmanager of Australasia Estate, with assisting in the carrying public lottery Band further with selmg or offering for sale tickets in a r a motor car, a cart
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  • 1028 637 The rubber exports from the ports of MaUva, in May, excluding increased imports from foreign countries, were lower than usual, as we were reminded yesterday. Including the total of foreign imports, 5,020 tons, we get 20,115 tons. The figures for April were 24,000, including the “foreign” returns, compared
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  • 479 637 A. A. Anthony A Co.’s Daily Ripom 're Market; Steady. lUbbers: There is a continued demand ■or most of the popular s'mr-H but morn sell rs are in evidence at full p j ce <, an H the market lor the present ppearp to have reachud the top.
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  • 587 638 Inche Abi.il Tubrim, f >rm :.l ly A. 11. 0. Krob, is now acting second A. D. U- Ku Kangsar. Mr. Chew Woou P«b a well-k.mwn merchant of Singapore, is on a VH.t Kuala Lumpu-. Mr. Miubaol Dorizas, an American Professor of Education, who was in Jpo> on Wednesday
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  • 906 638 The N.’ght Mail The night m-il service is to be restore 1 in September, a oiding to the Malay Kind, “conditionally upon unofficial members approving the proposal. H was o special value to the business community of the Straits and F.M.S and the discontmuf nnre of the Service,
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  • 369 638 A Sensational Incident (From Uur Uwn Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jane 9 Captain aly, Mrs Daly aul their d ughter, Mrs Vynor, were proceeding fiom Ip b to Teluk Auson ly caron Tuesday w 1!. nat a lonely part of the road a Chinese arraed with a revolver orderel
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  • 641 639 invest verdict Vr AV. Aston, n. M C ’inner, iir J hv a inry c mnrising r Vg 9 A Gny J- t’ nd G V ,r' 9 had auicqaest into the circura- h ttX "h death of "r Hanta, of tlu Ip-» »“>’ h on June’
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  • 1382 639 INTERVIEW WITH FORMER j RESIDENT OF SINGAPORE 1 i A Bandoeng co^responl.*ut writes to the 1 Streits Times. r Dr. 0. J K. van Aal?d, president of the Netherlands Trading Society (Fac'orij der Nederlandsche Handel-ma dschappii), 1 who .vas for a long time in chirge of the
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 404 640 The Japanese are apparently the champion athletes of the Far East, judging by the results of the Far Eastern Olympiad, open to Japan, Chin and the Philippines, which has just been concluded at Oaaka. Having the advantage of being “at home, the number of Japanese competitors wis
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    • 330 640 The K.O.R. Cup It might almost I e claimed that the he me of the K O R Cup, the handsome trophy which the Singapore Polo Club won on Saturday against the Iskander Club, is in the Southern Settlement, for only once in its lifetime, which commenced with the
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  • 100 640 The players and officials of the Singapore Polo Club entertained at an informal dinner at the Europe Hotel, Singapore, the Iskander Club, who were visiting Singapore as competitois in the polo tournament which cans' to a conclusion at Balestier. About thirty were present, and a very pleasent
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  • 308 640 Suggested Proposal A statement from a correspondent appears in the Financial Times which looks as though it was inspired by the Crisp group, and deals with the negotiations that that financier is carrying on with the Peking Government. In this we are told that the new proposal
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  • 481 640 ARE FIXED POSITIONS necessary? Admiral Cyprian Bridge writes to limes:— Perusal of the report of the debate the House of Commons on what nm L called “the Singapore naval base" pro ject suggests for consideration the advi* ability, or-in these days of so novel naval material— urgent necessitj
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  • 832 641 DOLLARS AESTHETICISM The various forms of modern advertisement artistic and inartistic species of publicity to promote the requirements of L] e a nd commerce, recently received attention in the House of Lords. Our impression, on reading the debate, is that the distinguished assembly is rather more aesthetic than we had
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  • 70 641 {From Our Own Conewondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 11. At the meeting of the Selangor Anti-Opium Society, which had long been dormant and which was held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the proceedings were in Chinese. It was to resuscitate the Society. Officers were elected and copies
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  • 76 641 Verdict of Suicide {From Our Own Corretpondrnt Kuala Lumpur, June 11. At the inquest into the death of Inspector Cowan, who recently shot himself at his quarters, a verdict of Suicide was returned. The evidence showed that the deceased was badlv in debt and vas drinking heavily o
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  • 488 641 Mr L V J Liville, Collector of Income Tax, Singapore, has gone Home on leave. Mr L Forbes, District Officer, Kuala Selangor, has entered the European Hospital, Dr Day h»s gone to Singapore fur reasons of health. He will be leaving for Home shortly. Mrs M A V Alien
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 616 642 Sports and Smoker The Dato Kramat Gardens were on Saturday afternoon the scene of the first gymkhana under the auspices, of the Sabordinate Civil Service Association. It was a most successful function, the various events being very keenly contested and the officials responsible have every reason to congratulate themselvesAmongst
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    • 222 642 Hutton Lane F.C. vs. Mutb-Hibol Ahzan F.C. The Dato Kramat football ground ye s terday evening drew an exceptionally large crowd of spectators to witness the Hutton Lane F.C, and the Muth-Hibol Ahzan F.C Kampong Jawa, try conclusions in the semi-final if the Mohammedan Football Cup-tie Competition in
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    • 239 642 Eastern Smelting beat P.C.C. On the Esplanade on Saturday evening the Eastern Smelting Company’s XI beat the Penang Pricket Club by 91 iuns. Batting first the Eastern Smelters put up 158 towards which Seenimadar contributed 55, not out, and Monerasinizho 34. Rodrigo 22 and Dickson 10 were the other
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    • 62 642 Donegal Badge Sixteen members of the Penan™ v 1 teer Rifle Club turned up f or the Dorn ga! Badge the distances being 300 and 60(7 A T?' Cruz won it with a score of 75 td append the six best scores M 11 A A de Cruz
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    • 52 642 The result of ti e “B” Claw Hindi, cap race at the Swiuming Clab jeiWi. was (1) GII Irwin 35 Beci (2) G Put took 35 (3) R Addison scratch It was a fairly olose race with the scratch man cothing up quickly, The A Class race
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    • 31 642 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wire» that the football match between week Selangor team and Negri Sembilan, which was played at Seremban, ended in a draw of one goal each.
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  • 260 642 The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. announce that after providing for do* preciation, all liabilities, outgoing!, and taking into account item transferred to revenue account, there remains a credit balance of £17,044 7d, from which it is p r oposed to pay 6 per cent. (6/-) on
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  • 1152 643 Rubber Representation HA agenda for the first annual meeting the Planters’ Association of Malaya °i co* constituted includes several imLtant questions for discussion. Two of the most important motions relate to representation of the P. A. M. on tl.e Federal and Legislative Councils. It may be contended that
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  • 31 643 (Aneta’s Service.) Weltevreden, June 7 liu remain unchanged and without business. The Hanka’iimit is and"lulv Ii” fc u Bi “eBB for June July having been done at 78.
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  • 572 643 .Messrs. Lewis and Teat report under ?hb Un6 8: e have reived" ho th °T L Ur L ndon house Btati “B <to ll Ck 3 '7. Ve b ee read Med and 7m I n 't"’ at hand 52,625 tons or 1,100 tons less than calculated
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  • 247 644 —S.F P. Mr R. H. Whippey who was convicted and sentenced to two months rigorous imprisonment on a charge of cheating Messrs. John Little and Company, Singapore, was acquitted on the further charge of cheating, by Mr. P. 'F. David in the District Court yesterday morning The
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  • 262 644 We are indebted to a correspondent for the following, says the Straits 'limes. The visit of H E. the High Commissioner, for the presentation of K.C.M.G. to H.H. the Sultan of Trengganu, has been postponed to June 18. It is understood that HE. will stay at Kuala Trengganu
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  • 332 644 The Employers’ Versio» Members of the Hing Woh Hong Goldsmiths’ Guild are still on strike for higher wages- The workers, as repo, ted in the Straits Echo recently, are aggrieved, in that as they contend, the sca’e of wages, fixed by mutal consent of workersand employers and
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  • 203 644 Soccer Enthusiasts and a Stabbing Charge During the progress of the league football match, at Kuala Lumpur, a heated discussion took place between a supporter of the Tamil Union team and a Romper enthusiast, which was continued when the game was over, in the course of the
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  • 562 644 ATTEMPTED “HOLD-UP" NEAR TAPAH. eapi. Daly Ready With The 0114» lhe following from the Mala, M", -supplements our telegram of the rage near lapah, and proves tlm highway robbery, once toe common, is bv no means yet a tinct on Malayan roads. Capt. Daly, the popular skipper
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