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Title Section21 1926-02-10 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CENTS If VOL. 24 PENANG FEBRUARY 10, 1926 NO. 621 words
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Advertisement371 1926-02-10 1 CONTENTS ASF r vRk lWt twß p] M LEADERS MISCELLANEOUS: (Continued) S ss A Ruling Prince on Trial 117 Eastern Smelting Co. Ltd. 130 M >+ A Pointed Contrast 121 F. M. S. Railways 131 »3 Reconstituted Milk 125 Collections and Reflections 132 BR Senior Men’s Security 133 Malay Magicand371 words
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Advertisement203 1926-02-10 2 s? s I STRAITS ECHO I MAIL EDITION. k *2B 3v JPublimeU theday prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, I\2 and cormuns the latest local Mid States news origins Ily published in the #,svj x jS» darfy issues, as well as aN important news from various parts203 words
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Article1023 1926-02-10 117 Ever since the Bawla murder trial in Bombay, public opinion in India has been asking what steps the Raj would take to investigate the alleged connection of the Maharajah of Indore with the crime. It will be recalled that the principal figure in this case1,023 words
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Article428 1926-02-10 117 Dr., Mrs. and Miss McGregor have returned to Kuala Lumpur from Home. Mr. Greg, who has been appointed British Minister to Roumania, and Mrs. Greg are leaving Bangkok on March 17. The latest news of Mr. A. MacLennan, who has lately undergone a very severe operation in428 words
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Article687 1926-02-10 118 Cameron’s Highlands Cameron's Highlanis—nobody yet seems to have found a new and mo e appropriate name for the highlands which Cameron did not disciove» are going t > m*:-»n a great if not o the present, then oertiinlv to the nev, generation in British Malaya. It ir, therefore,687 words
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Article141 1926-02-10 118 >riTU’ ED” M LK The P 0. M. O s Views (From Our Own Correapondont) Singapore, Feb'nary 1 lu the Legislat ve Council the amendment repp-oring the importation of skim milk and piwder used for reconstituted milk was carried. The Hon. Mr. John Mitchell urged that no license141 words
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Article139 1926-02-10 118 Kampong K munting, f»r the month nf January (two dredge-) hou»-e run MBO, cubic yards treated *****0. total piculs 1,445.05 and nett value Sll6, 1 76 82. No. 1 diedge lost 58 hours boiler cleaning. This dredge will pass through tailings in February. Asam Kumbang, for the month139 words
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Article870 1926-02-10 118 SUMATRA JAVA NEWS TIGERS IN ACHIN (Translated fur the Beno) Nowhere in the island nf Sumatra j rigt rs so plentiful as in AeHn. n p Ea«t Coast about 10 o- a d zm a t- kilted and trapped ye»ry, hot in A--bin 4, Dh it» lees than 12 m870 words
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Article1119 1926-02-10 119 We are glad to see that the Planters Association of Malaya has taken the initiative in calling a meeting of Pnbdc bodies to consider the policy of defederalisation, adumbrated at Kuala Lumpur by Sir Laurence Guifiemard in December. No part of His Excellency’s address was more surprising1,119 words
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Article565 1926-02-10 119 WHY IT IS GN THE DECREASE Exports At Maximum Duty One cl the reasons, apart from the increase of the exportable percentage of output, for th* 1 steady decrease in rubber smugglmg activities, is that some rubber dealers and exporters n Johore have been paving the max’mum duty565 words
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Article978 1926-02-10 120 WELCOMED BY THE SINGAPORE BAR The members of the Singapore Bar assembled in force in the Supreme Court this morning (says Saturday s Straits Times) to welcome the new Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements (Sir William Murison, K.C.), who was formerly Attorney-General here, and who arrived978 words
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Article691 1926-02-10 120 THE LATE LADY RASADA The funeral of Lady Rasada, the late Mrs. Khaw Sim Bee nĕe, Lim Seng Kin, took place yesterday morning from 'her residence 46a Northam Road to the Batu Gantong cemetery. There was a large attendance. The procession started from the house at 11.30 a.m. and691 words
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Article1115 1926-02-10 121 A Singapore contemporary has drawn a pointed contrast between the progress made m seven years with the Rameo College scheme at Singapore, and w’itn Amoy I niversity in live years. Dr. Lim Boon Keng has' certainly accomplished a very great deal since he gave up his business1,115 words
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Article501 1926-02-10 121 ihe latest report concerning Mr. A. Mvnenuan, who was operated M m Singapore last week, is that he is now out of danger. The appointments of Drs. J. B. van Cuylenburg and Lim Han Hoe as Municipal Commissioners, Singapore, have jecn gazetted. The Singapore Chinese Girls’ School,501 words
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Article1531 1926-02-10 122 Wraith I nm h at a shadow whsn the evening falls. Amnffl d cloak about the ohmoroue day, When from a lighted hone? there calle A child’s voice, sh»i’ly sweet and giy A little wind comes ruffling down the street, A frightened wind that s tks the straying1,531 words
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Article144 1926-02-10 122 Humours are still falling as fast ai leaves in Vallambrosa, writes the Bangkok correspondent of the Straits Times. If most of them be based on truth then there is to be quite a substantial clearance of Europeans from the Government service. But even in the interest of144 words
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Article238 1926-02-10 122 (To the Editor of the Btraitt Echo.) Sir, I desire to draw attention to the growing danger on the roads at night due to the dazzling headlights of motor cars. Owners ot new cars seem to pnde themselves on the brightness of tneir lamps, whereas there should be238 words
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Article1490 1926-02-10 123 Wu left oil last week, says the Malayan Saturday Post, with a piuunse to cLscuss iu tiiis artic.e some icmeaies tor the anuses Irom winch education in Malaya undoubtedly suheis. Beiore doing this, hvwcU’i', it wit be as well to quote an extract Hom The Times of1,490 words
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Article275 1926-02-10 123 To Be Wound Up An extraoramary general meeting of (.•■ie snarehoiders ol the bungei Arak (>libber Company, Lid., was held at noon to-day at No. 3b, Beach Street, uenang, for the purpose of considering and, if thought lit, passing the following as a special resolution: Ihat,275 words
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SPORTING NEWS
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Article772 1926-02-10 124 Fine Weather and Good Sport (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, February 2 Fine weather and a fairly large gathering favoured the second day’s racing of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club’s Spring Meeting. A programme of 8 races was gone through without a hitch and except for one or two772 words
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Article558 1926-02-10 124 P. C. C. v. DARUL AIHSAN Malay Te,\m Greatly Superior Astonishing indeed was the result of th meeting between the Penang Cricket uub and the Darul Aihsan F.C. in the first match of the Penang Football League on the Esplanade yesterday. The Malay team proved vastly superior558 words
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Article140 1926-02-10 124 A Silly Rumour It is persistently being stated that there is a proposal to hetd the Selangor Turf Club race meeting in Penang. Th* only reason that is vouchsafed for this extraordinary happening is that the Selangor Course was recently under water and is in a very bad140 words
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Article1172 1926-02-10 125 £he comments of Mr. Song Ong Siang and 3xr. J. xuitcneii, and tne lull ana convincing reply of the rrmcipal Medical Officer, m the legislative Council on Mondav are likely to be the last that we sn all hear about the skim milk question, but it is just1,172 words
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Article449 1926-02-10 125 Mrs. Bradney, or Kuala Lumpur, is y./uig home next week by the Malwa. Miss Alary Gilman, daughter of the Controller of Labour, left lor Home by ne last P. and O. mail. A donation of £5 has been forwarded by Mrs. F. B. Ivens of Kuala Lumpur,449 words
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Article1843 1926-02-10 126 Swarajist” Defined To a correspo -oent who writes at length asking, who are the 80 Swarajists who keep on making 80 much trouble in India! 1 we can only reply that these gentry have been defined as people who w< uld like to drive the British out of1,843 words
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Article413 1926-02-10 126 Lim Seng Leong, a Lh'D”®* whose counsel described him a Q being *h® p oprietor at onu time of a ®hop in Beach -Stree f was this mo- aing oh ft before Mr. G. A. H reford in th* Dhtr»®* Court wish, firstly, being in possessiono more than413 words
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Article259 1926-02-10 127 Ship’s Captain and Doctor Fined (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, February 4 Captain Jone? and Dr. M iney and the ohiuebew on board the steamer Wing Hong, from China ports, were each fined 1500, and the latter in addition sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for failing to make259 words
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Article664 1926-02-10 127 THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT THE M O T 1 A P ORIX N p N EM) Iha repot of the Technical (Education Coinmife-D .R. O Wtoßtedi (Chai., mat-.), n.d Messrs. W. J. U. La Cain, M di i med Unua bin Abdullah. G. Forster Robson, A. G. Serai wick,664 words
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SPORTING NEWS
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Article76 1926-02-10 127 Visit to Bangkok As already announced, the Penang Polo Club is sending a team to Bangkok to piay Bangkok during the Chinese holidays. The team will leave Penang on the 12th and, according to present arrangements, will return on the 18th. Those making the trip are Messrs.76 words
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Article50 1926-02-10 127 P.C.C. v P.R.C. Lhe following will play for the P.R.C. against the P.C.C. on Saturday on the Esplanade: C. Rodrigo, F. Reutens, C. A. Reutens, B. de Cruz, R. J. Rangel, A. Reutens, XV. H. Scully, E. Valberg, J. Boyle, A. de Zilva and M. E. C. Orr (Captain).50 words
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Article46 1926-02-10 127 The results of the lawn bowls tournament ties played yesterday were: Double Handicap 2 L. R. Tofield &G. B. F. Southam beat +4 B. E. Mitchell A. W. Harries 21—12. Single Handicap 2 J. M. Chalmers (C.S.) beat 1 W. B. Houston 2120.46 words
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Article291 1926-02-10 127 Driver, Committed to Assizes Veruthan, the Tamil motor car driver who was charged with rash driving along Pudu-rd., on the evening of January 10, wan again produced before Raja Uda, in the Kuala Lumpur police court, on Monday, when formal evidence was recorded against him. Chong291 words
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Article1092 1926-02-10 128 (To the Editor of the Straits Tinies) Sir, Am I right or am I wrong in maintaining, in agreement with certain other of your correspondents and readers of your valuable paper, that the principle of the Stevenson scheme is not restriction of production, but simple control of the release1,092 words
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Article339 1926-02-10 128 (To the Editor of the Straits Tinies) Sir, All the community must be grateful to you for voicing on their behalf their sen. timents* as expressed in your recent ar* tides regarding Raffles College and Sin' gapore Problems. Our community have been as a rule inarticulate and too much339 words
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Article183 1926-02-10 128 RENEWED ACTIVITY Merrie England” to be Produced Our readers will be glad to learn that the Penang Choral and Dramatic Society hopes to produce Edward German’s opera Merrie England” at the Town Hall on or about St. George’s Day, April 23. The first rehearsal will be held183 words
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Article2934 1926-02-10 129 MONDAY’S MEETING The main points of the meeting oi the Legislative Council in Singapore have already been reported by telegram. The following additional matter is taken from the Free Press: War Service Land Grants Council approved of a special vote of $15,000 to adjust the expenditure on account2,934 words
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Article467 1926-02-10 130 Recovery Of Income-Tax Shareholders in the Eastern Smelting Co., resident in Malaya have received iilie following letter from a London firm ot Income-Tax Consultants”: Dear Sir (or Madam), We wrote you recently with regard to the recovery of British Income-Tax paid on your dividends from the467 words
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Article593 1926-02-10 131 the mail service Yesterday the mail train from Kuala Lumpur with the Singapore and F.AI.S. mails arrived at 7.45 p.m. instead of the scheduled time, 6.43. On the previous uay it arrived at 7.36. The times are extracted from the Post Office dany c rcular which unfailingly chronicles593 words
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Article1990 1926-02-10 131 further proceedings Case for the Defence Ihe hearing of the libel action in 'nich a lamil Mohammedan mercln m <amcd J. Mohamed Ismail Alarican is SUC( tor damages by Meeran Lebbaik Mauhim, Immigration Fund Inspector at Singapore, and K. C. Maricao, a merchant, entered upon its third1,990 words
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Article829 1926-02-10 132 POPPY DAY’’ IN MALAYA Invidious Comparisons” The local press were able to publish the other day (says the Malay Mail) th e very satisfactory figures in connection with Malayan Poppy Day” collections in aid of Earl Haig’s appeal on behalf o f ex-service men and their families.829 words
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Article1056 1926-02-10 133 few months ago a Member of Parliament asked whether the uncertainty of tenure of positions in the East was* not the chief cause of the difficulty of ret cruiting men for the rubber industry. He W as referring particularly to rub- estates, but the remark is j1,056 words
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Article471 1926-02-10 133 -KJ P. Tin Rev, G. T. Sli<t ffife v. .mh,a e to the Singapore General Hospital on miefeday suffering from fever. Mr. A. G. a M. Fletcher, Ceylon's new Colonial Secretary, assumed duties in that Colony on January 27. Acting Captain A. K. a B. Ten-ell has-KJ P. - 471 words
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Article912 1926-02-10 134 A Question of Climate Hav- yoa bar pe n Morab, souni/ man asked the traveller of an io a Singapore bookshop. And there was quite a superheated amosphere in th it establishment until the would-be purchaser managed to explain that it was not the young man’s character he912 words
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Article219 1926-02-10 134 RETENTION URGED Crowed Meeting at Seremban (From Out Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, February 5 At a crowded meeting at Seremban yesteiday, organised by the Semhilan Planters Association, a resolution urging on the Government the recessity of maintaining some form of control over rubber exp irts was unanimously219 words
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Article766 1926-02-10 134 CHRISTMAS DAY ACCIDENT MALAY DRIVER CHARGED Before Mr. C. W. A. Sennett in Police Court yesterday, was comment the hearing in which the motor car driv r emp’oyed by M’. J. N. Berridge, of all Mercantile Bank of India, is charged will I driving motor car P. 2012766 words
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Article508 1926-02-10 135 Annual General Misting The Annual General Meeting of the Government Servants’ Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society L’d., Pen»ng, was held »n ibe F'eo Soho >1 yesterday evnirn Mr. W. H. Th r elfall. of the General Poe r Offite, Penang, took the Ch dr. Meg-rs J. IL508 words
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Article1345 1926-02-10 135 EVIDENCE OF AN ARABIC TEACHER A Crowded Court The Supreme Court was crowded by members of the Mohammedan community in Singapore when the hearing of the libel action brought by Meeran Lebbaik Mau.lim, Immigration Fund Inspector, and K. C. Marican, a merchant, against a merchant named J.1,345 words
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Article245 1926-02-10 136 Un Saturday last Borispah Court No. 1 in Bangkok dismissed the charge of criminal libel brought by the Police u:/: iusi the editor of a weekly paper calli Lak Muang. The paper, we uuAei’Sland. staled that Chao Phya YoLituaj and Phya Java Vijit (Director. General ol the245 words
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Article636 1926-02-10 136 IS IT A GAME OF CHANCE 7 Sequel To A Police Raid An interesting argument as to the definition of the word lottery” and the words lottery ticket” ensued in the Third Court at Singapore on Wednesday, between Mr. Howitt, Third Magistrate, and Mr. Talma, who was636 words
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Article387 1926-02-10 136 I H VI y Part 111 of Volume 111 of the Journal of the Ma’ayan Branch of the Strait» Asiatic Society has considerable vapety An important article is the list of rnin. era’s found in British Malaya, kih many quaint superstitions are related by Mr. Winstedt and387 words
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Article1144 1926-02-10 137 There could have been no better omen at the commencement of a new Parliamentary Session than the speech of Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty. The British Navy is a first consideration of all patriotic Englishmen and anything that is done to increase its strength,1,144 words
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Article426 1926-02-10 137 Mr. Alan Loke is at Ipoh for the races. Air. and Mrs. Blunn left Kuala Lumpur yesterday for Brastagi. Sir George and Lady Maxwell are leaving Malaya by the P. 0. Macedonia on May 8. Messrs. A. W. de Winton Harries, E. G. Bird and B. E.426 words
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Article2103 1926-02-10 138 Asking For Trouble Bcaie h ft dl ne in the M-day Mail read INDIAN GOVERNOR ELI E 8 TO WORK KECEDEST CrEAIED W won lor whf by G 1 no s’ J'-de Union will do sb ut it. Worse and Worse! U<de» the heading, in hold bl «ck2,103 words
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Article646 1926-02-10 139 oroner s Enquiry Mr. 0 w A H o uei, he’d an i, qae-t i-i the P .ii-e dwt this momma in o the death f a Ch >• g 14 yea. o |>t, who fe’l d w i“ > ya oof <. e < n d hand646 words
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Article1017 1926-02-10 139 3 I. LEAN’S CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT Thursday evening Tin, after shedding another 30/and touching £270.15.0. 3 m/s, has taken a turn for the better and closes £275.5.0. 3 m/s, £3 above the price a week ago. Rubber has experienced some sharp fluctuations, touching in London at the close3 I. - 1,017 words
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Article1711 1926-02-10 140 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT SETTLEMENT Mb. Sabwab and the Anjuman Aller endeavouring for an hour (says 'Friday’s Free Press) to reach a settlement of the Moslem libel action yesterday morning, following the suggestion of Mr. Justice Deane, counsel engaged in the case were obliged to inform his lordship1,711 words
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Article1103 1926-02-10 141 [From Report of Committee on Technical Education.] We have noted that one of the obstac es to the success of Trade Schools in this country is the aversion of local boys to manual crafts. For this reason it is likely to be more feasible to bring manual crafts1,103 words
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SPORTING NEWS
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Article70 1926-02-10 141 Singapore Ch vmpionsiiip The Singapore Golf Club gold medal competition for 1925 will be played simultaneously with the February 1926 medal competition. The following are qualified to compete:G. Murphv, J. O. C. Dalton, E. E. F. Pretty, W. McMullan, F. Harrison, A. W. Wallich, F. C. Stewart, A. C.70 words
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Article292 1926-02-10 141 P. F. S. Defeat A. P. C. The Penang Free School, on their own ground, defeated the Asiatic Petroleum Co.’s team yesterday by three goals to two. The School, playing with great dash, momopolised the first half of the game, but the A.P.C. fought with determination and there292 words
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Article223 1926-02-10 141 Programme of Sport Arrangements have been completed for the reception of the Medan s portsmen who are coming to Penang during the liinese New Year holidays to meet Penang sportsmen in a number of engagements. About 30 are e'mectod to make the trin and thev will223 words
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Article322 1926-02-10 142 WON BY A SIAMESE Deadly Approaching And Putting For the first time in history a Siamese player reached the final of the Golf Championship and, what is more, he aumany won it. llhe Siam Observer, oi xuuuuay, wmch describes the winner s approaching and putting as deadly,"322 words
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Article36 1926-02-10 142 The following are the winners, by classes, of the Best Soldiers’ Cup for 1925: Class I: no entry; Class IT: L/Cpl. Quah Cheow Cheang, Chinese C ompany: Class ITT: A/Cpl. 8. Shunmugam, Signal Section.36 words
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Article54 1926-02-10 142 Lawn IuNMo Touknamen i rhe results of Tennis Tournament ties played yesterday: Championship: G. H. Pinckney beat J. Duguid 7—5, 6—2; Dr. J. H. Bowyer beat J. R. Strachan 6—o, 6o. Double Handicap, Class A: 3O E. J. Bennett N. A. Sedwick beat 15.1 JR. Bennett &R.54 words
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Article344 1926-02-10 142 Trial Game Tn view of the approaching visit of the Medan footballers to Penang, a trial o ame was played on the Esplanade yesterday between two picked sides, Colours and whites. On the whole the sides were well matched and a more or less even game was witnessed,344 words
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Article797 1926-02-10 142 Third Day’s Results (From Out Own Correspondent') Ipoh, February 4 The third day's racing of he Ipoh Gymkhana Club’s Spring Meeting again passed off most successfully. A large gathering included His Highness the Sultan of Perak and suite and the afternoon was favoured with good weather. Following were797 words
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Article960 1926-02-10 143 OPENING OF THE SEASON P.R.C. Beat C.R.C. The 1926 season of the Penang Cricket League opened with two matches yesterday, the Penang Cricket Club v. the Eastern Smelting Company, on the Esplanade, and the Penang Recreation Club v. the Chinese Recreation Club on the Victoria Green, Pangkor960 words
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Article726 1926-02-10 143 SiHHALESc GOLDGMiTH FiNED Before Mr. C. W. A. Sen nett in the Police Court yesterday aiternoon was concluded the case in which two Sinhalese goldsmiths, Arnolis Hamy and Carnolis Hamy, were charged with voluntarily causing hurt to William Singho in Muntri Street on December 3. The third accused726 words
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Article141 1926-02-10 144 Surplus Tn D. E. T. Tn the Malayan Medica’ Journal for January, Dr. Wiliam Fletcher deals with the treatment of malaria with cinchona febrifuge and the po’icy of planting cinchona in Malaya. He says that there is no truth in the assumption that the production of quinine141 words
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Article281 1926-02-10 144 For various reasons the annual athletic sports of the Penang Recreation Club, which had been fixed for this coming Saturday, have had to be postponed and. wiL probably be held in July. As the Esplanade, which was reserved for this fixture, will now be disengaged, a cricket281 words
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Article1159 1926-02-10 144 THE POLICY OF ATTRACTION We return, says the Free Press, to the consideration of the pamphlet is sued by the Straits Settlements (Singapore; Association on the-proposals to J cal with the social hygiene problem o, hen the pamphlet was issued, somegj ,en months ago, we published1,159 words
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Article814 1926-02-10 145 The F.M.S. Government Gazette announces that His Excellency the High Commissioner has appointed the following Committee to enquire and report, having regard to the financial stability of the F.M.S., what changes, if any, are necessary in the existing financial system to render possible'the vesting of814 words
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Article215 1926-02-10 145 Young European Killed {From Our Oum Correspondent) Singapore, February 8 Mr. Crowhurst, a junior assistant employed on the Johore. Water Scheme, was killed while motor-cycling yesterday. o A list of practitioners registered under the Medical Registration Ordinance is pubxished in the Gazette. An aged Chinese woman and215 words
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Article445 1926-02-10 145 MAI Inspector A. E. Skinner, of the Cenlial Police Station, Ipoh, is temporarily stationed at Taiping as O.C.P.D. Air. G. H. Bradley, General Manager, Kuala Kangsar Plantations Co., Ltd.’, nd Airs. Bradley are spending a few days in Penang. Mr. D. A. M. Brown has been appointedMAI - 445 words
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Article1115 1926-02-10 146 Not Everybody’s Book We hnt -p en* Bl*ndis\ or The Difficulty of G t’iny Married,” by A Lady of Qiamy, (Heinem-no, 7a Gd.)i to a Penang lady, young in year* but of Vio orian principles, and she handed it back she prouou.io-'d it horrid’ That is a fair1,115 words
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Article730 1926-02-10 146 Point Discussed Again Iu the 3up eme. Court this mo ning be foie the Hon. Mr. Justice A V. Brown, Acting Senior Puisne Judge, the question as to what constilutes KamH )u tt2aiQ cani3 up fop dec gi(HJ a Chinese, Yeoh Say appealed against a conviction and730 words
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Article784 1926-02-10 147 P. C. C. V. P. R. C. Drawn Game A drawn game, much in favour of the p.C.C. was the result of the meeting on Saturday between the premier Club and the Penang Recreation Club. It was agreed before the start of the match that pfay should stop at784 words
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Article390 1926-02-10 147 LAST DAY’S RESULTS Gombroom Wins Big Race There was a record gathering, we learn, at the last day’s races of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club Spring Meeting on Saturday. His Highness the Sultan of Perak and suite were again present; and His Highness at least led in one winner390 words
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Article192 1926-02-10 147 Arrangements for Singapore Gathering The members of the Malayan branch of the British Medical Association will gather at Singapore next week-end for their annual meeting. An interesting programme has been arranged, the principal event being the opening the new College of Medicine Building on Monday, February 15. The192 words
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Article639 1926-02-10 148 IMPUDtNT LIARS’’ Ibis is the case of a bankrupt with 20 years business experience who is supposed to be the employee of his son, aged 18, and of a sleeping partner said the Assistant Official Assignee in applying lor an order against lan Ah huew in me bankruptcy639 words
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Article235 1926-02-10 148 The following appointments, etc., appear in the current issue of the F.M.S Government Gazette: Mr. E. H. S. Bretherton to be a European Master, Education Depaitment, S.S. and F.M.S.; Mr. J. Guntrip to be a Chief Permanent Way Inspector, F.M.S.R.; Mr. H. Geary to be a Motor Mechanic235 words
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Article122 1926-02-10 148 We have received a copy of the fifteenth annual report of the Young Muslim Union, Penang. The report states that the year 1925 was a record one and the most successful in the history of the Union due to an increased membership and an improved financial position.122 words
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Article94 1926-02-10 148 On Thursday next Gala Shows will commence a season’s entertainment at Magazine Road. The Company claims .hat the present show is the first of its kind to be seen in Penang and a live and up-to-date programme is assured. The show will include some very attractive acts which94 words
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Article229 1926-02-10 148 rIVE CHINESE WOMEN BURNT TO DEATH Five Chinese women were burnt to death in the early hours of this morning (says Friday’s Straits Times) j D a devastating fire which occurred at 9 Sago Street. The building i 8 three storeys high, and the fire broke out in229 words
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Article280 1926-02-10 148 'Newcomer’' writes as follows to the Straits Times: As one of the fox-trot-ting and tennis-playing young men of Singapore 1 hasten to take up the cudgels in defence of that miserable weakkneed spectre that is held up to be representative of our generation. Personally 1 joined the volunteers on280 words
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Article1103 1926-02-10 149 At the meeting of the Federal Council on December 14 when the High Commissioner outlined his devolution and decentralisation proposalswhich, as His Excellency himself remarked, will in effect eventually amount to the abolition of his (the Chief Secretary’s) office as at present constituted’’he laid on the table1,103 words
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Article463 1926-02-10 149 Dr. and Mrs. Kingsbury, of Kuala Lumpur, are not leaving Kuala Lumpur until May. Mr. Tranklyn Robinson has been appointed Legal Adviser, Kedah, in place oi Mr. M. D. Daly, who is engaged on special duties. M. A. Wilden, the newly appointed Minister of France to the463 words
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Article1090 1926-02-10 150 The Water Supply Rain is beginning to by badly needed in Penang. The Padacg .nd the racecour e look mo r e parohe 1 and dri d-up tan for years past. It is not likely, however, that there will be any shortage of wa‘er t 1 ough it1,090 words
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Article280 1926-02-10 150 A Short Lisp The Court of Apoeal, the first of this }.o r, which op med this morning, w II p.’obihly mt last more than a day and then their Lordships go on to Alor SU”. Out of six appeals listed, no memorandum nf appeal had been280 words
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Article448 1926-02-10 150 Report Contradicted by Pong Tong Officer The vernacular p pers in Hongkong of Sunday week published a report regarding the voyage of the Pong Tong from Hongkong to Ocean Island and bmk, and stated that on the way back to Hongkong an uncharted island wa* sighted. This448 words
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Article632 1926-02-10 151 SOON THEAM CO.'S SHARE REPORT Penang, February 5, 1926. Despite the price of rubber showing a further loss of 2d. for the week, there is more enquiry for ad classes of shares winch in some cases show slight gains in prices. Some investors are beginnin to pick up what shares632 words
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Article292 1926-02-10 151 Annual Sports (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, February 8 The annual sports of the Government English School, Alor Star, which were held on the School Ground in blazing ho weather on Saturday afternoon, proved thoroughly successful and enjoyable, for, thanks to the excellent work of292 words
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Article160 1926-02-10 151 The Kedah Football Association League Matches are in full swing. Additional interest has been lent Io these fixtures by the anouncement that Mr. E. A. G. Stuart has generously presented a shield for annual competition Appended are the results at the close of three weeks of play:160 words
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Article560 1926-02-10 151 L -»11. T 0.21 THESE BUSY DAYS With the advent of the Chinese New Year, winch wi.l fall on Saturday, the 13th instant, the Chinese of a.l Classes will be Kept excepiioaaky busy dur.ng tins week, having one hunurea and o~e things to which they have to giveL -»11. T 0.21 - 560 words
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Article779 1926-02-10 152 .Times of Alalaya. i he Industrial Australian and timing bianuaiu vi aunuurj wincn journal Hus US ncaa'juai ceis in muibouiue, cviilUiuo an juicitdiua alulae Oil me anu VIUI Uli luuUoaj O 1 tllu 1 .ai.O. wmi pdiucuiui leiuicuce to iiustraliaii iimnng inceicsts in tne 1 ucieraietl.Times of Alalaya. - 779 words
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Article328 1926-02-10 152 Tournament Results The following are the results of tennis tournament tics played yesterday(’hampionship: W. H. Threlfall beat R. N. Byatt 62, 6o; C. A. Scott walk over P. N. Syer. Double Handicap, Class B: Scr. G. V. Affiler A. Ferguson beat 15.1 G. L. Leiper H. Aleynell328 words
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Article496 1926-02-10 152 AI Al CHINESE RESIDENT’S GENEROSITY Big Gift for Scholarships It will interest the Penang public to know that Air. Lim Cheng Teik very generously donated $5,000 last Decem. ber for the founding of five scholarship at the Government Girls’ School. The scholarships are to be known agAI Al - 496 words
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Article1716 1926-02-10 153 'some aspects of development r j)ii. Llm Boon Keng s Address Under the auspices of the Chinese Association of Singapore a very interesting address was delivered by Dr. Lim Boon Keng on Saturday night. pr. Lim Boon Keng said: 1 highly appreciate the honour which the Association1,716 words
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