The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 12 September 1928
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Title Section19 1928-09-12 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. VOL. 26 PENANG, SEPTEMBER u 1928 No. 37.19 words
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Advertisement277 1928-09-12 1 mii| iii OON TT P 4 T S UJL Leading Articles chief Traffic J T l,il,ese I’,,l,lil's 1,,l,lil s 580 596 W Bulgaria and tlx* League of H I Nations 534 Jk A T> 1D- 1 A 7 o A Random Diary 595 V Red. Pink or Vermilion? 586 L277 words
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Advertisement187 1928-09-12 2 I I I THE STRAITS ECHO, WEEKLY EDITION. Published the day prior to the departure of each maM Tor Europe, and confrim f the latest local and States news originally pubKrirtft in the daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the FAR EAST, indudmg CHINA,187 words
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Article626 1928-09-12 580 The path of virtue is beset with pitfaiis and it is not surprising that in its enort to initiate a straightforward policy and programme the Nationalist Government is meeting with some obstacles. Nur is it to be assumed that because difficulties are making their appearance that the new626 words
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Article106 1928-09-12 580 RETURN VISIT TO PENANG Mr. R. B. Salisbury’s Company, The Quaints,” paid a return visit to Penang last night, when The Blue Train’’ from the Prince of Wales Theatre was successfuly staged. Penang, a fickle theatre goer, was in patronising mood yesterday and the Hall was packed. The106 words
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Article98 1928-09-12 580 DANGEROUS DRIVING Mat bin Abdulla, a motor car driver, was charged at the Police CouJ, with driving car P. 1737 at a speed dangerous to the public along Penang Ifoad. Traffic Inspector Matthews conducted he case. The accused pleaded guilt; md admitted two previous conviction or motor offences,98 words
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Article471 1928-09-12 580 PARTICULARS OF THE ORGANISATION A few facts about the recently organized hinese Swimming Chib in Penang were told bv Mr. Cheali long Eng, a member ol the Election Committee, to a representative of this journal in an interview yesterday. Though the lub is not as yet a471 words
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Article4008 1928-09-12 581 The fourth annual general meeting of the Menglembu Lode Mining Company was held at noon on Saturday at the registered offices of the Company, No. 9 Union Street, Penang. The Hon. Mr. IL P. Brash (Director) presided and the others present were Mr. A. H. Miles,4,008 words
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Article53 1928-09-12 583 Detective Inspector Wightman produced 19 Chinese before the Magistrate yesterday, charged with playing in a common gaming house. All were convicted and fined $5 each. The money found in the gambling den was confiscated and half of the fine was ordered to be given53 words
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Article50 1928-09-12 583 Arumugum was summoned in Court yesterday to answer a charge of enticing away a married woman, the wife of Malagandi, a Tamil. The accused claimed trial and asked for a week’s postponement to enable him to geb his witnesses. Accordingly the case was postponed till the 14th instant.50 words
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Article80 1928-09-12 583 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, 7 September Mr. H. S. Aratboon, trading as Stephen Paul Company, is suing Mr. J. C. Zeytoon, a former employee, for $2,798 alleged to have been overdrawn in respect of salary and expenses. Mr Zeytoon counterclaims $12,828 alleges to be80 words
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Article272 1928-09-12 583 A STUDENT OF budd His)| An interesting visitor to p, I Mr. Joi in Silva, an American VI man, who hails from tar awi—'l Irancisco, and arrived here frM Ceylon, where he understand, If I ulusm is preserved in its pristine I W.UI a view272 words
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Article189 1928-09-12 583 SIX ACCUSED DISCHARGED Mr. Rajan, a clerk in the Government Chandu Mr. Ah Ban, a government servant in the Medic Department, Bachen, Mrs. Rajan, u gustina Jestina, Khoo Etam and Mjss Esther Lim appeared before the gistrate yesterday charged with mischx. and cheating one Lee Ah189 words
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474 1928-09-12 584 k the latest financial penibefore the shrine of MamKDt Cits modern equivalent, the Filial Commission of the League of s Whatever else the League of vjns may or may not have achieved qlfil the hopes of its friends or to th® doubts of its474 words
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Article431 1928-09-12 584 DISPUTE AMONG MEM BERS SETTLED Before the Hon. Mr. Justice Stevens in the Supreme Court yesterday the matter was mentioned in connection with the Indian Association, Penang, in which several prominent members petitioned the Court for the winding up of the Association on the ground that it431 words
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Article116 1928-09-12 584 S. S. (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION’S DECISION (From Oar Own Correspondent) Singapore, 6 September Ihe Straits Sett’einents (Singapore) Association passed a resdution that the oasis of the military contribution as i charge upon the Colony should be the actual cost of maintaining in the Colony military units not exceeding116 words
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Article296 1928-09-12 584 SUBSCRIPTIONS (THIRD LIST) Amount previously acknowledged $1,045.00 I’he Hon. Air. Meadows Frost 50.00 Penang Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps (Canteen Fund) 50.00 Captain E. C. Pratt ley 15.00 Air. D. McLeod Craik 50.00 Airs. 1). McLeod Craik 50.00 Mr. E. Newbold 50.00 Mr Mrs. J. S. Dawbarn 25.00296 words
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Article1720 1928-09-12 585 RICHARD SIDNEY - (BY RICHARD SIDNEY) The reader must forgive me if 1 ap pear to bring my action forward slowly; this is inevitable in a serial which only appears week by week. 1 hope, if and when this appears in book form, to be able to amend it considerably and1,720 words
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Article609 1928-09-12 586 ThP Trades Union Congress has deJi the problem of how to purge the 1 movement of the red’’ element, jibe Council has been instructed to stepg directed towards this end. Tfirst sight this may seem very gratim those who follow home poli?but we seem to have609 words
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Article59 1928-09-12 586 Second list of Subscriptions: Mrs. Reitsma $5.00 Mrs. Adams 5.00 Dr. Glass 10.00 Mrs. R. B. Maegregor 10.00 V. W. W. S. Purcell, Esq. 10.00 Dr. J. W. Scharff 10.(X) Mrs. J. S. W. Arthur 20.00 Mrs. G. A. Potts 10.00 Mrs. L. M. Evans 10.00 Total.59 words
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Article42 1928-09-12 586 SELANGOR TROUNCED I Singapore, 8 September The friendly return Football match for the Malaya Cup final resulted in 1 I victory for Singapore over Selangor by four goals to one. The Singap ire side was superior all through.42 words
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Article250 1928-09-12 586 The Quaints excelled themselves last night at the Town Hall when they played The Silent House’’ to 1 crowded audience, all of whom were thoroughly thrilled” by a sensational series of crimes and heroic deeds, while not a few of the ladies present may, we fear, have somewhat250 words
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Article1235 1928-09-12 586 SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 29 Amount previously acknowledged 100,703.15 The Chin Kung Hoay Kwan, Penang 500.00 Bv its members Mr. Teoh Ee Bor 50.00 Tan Cheng Kung 50.06 Gay Chor Khim 20.00 Chea Chuan Sia 20.00 Ooi Nai 800 20.00 Saw Chee Theng 20.00 Lee Boon Pee1,235 words
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Article156 1928-09-12 587 SUBSCRIPTIONS (FOURTH LIST) Amount previously acknowledged 1,430.00 Mr. R. Boyd 25.00 Miss Howes Roberts lO.tt Mr. A. D. M. Polson 25.00 Mr. H. E. Holwell 8.00 Mr. Sadar Sahib Matab Singh, J.P. 500 The Hon. Mr. Cheah Cheang Lim 50» Mr. V. W. W. S. Purcell156 words
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Article566 1928-09-12 588 o f the tree trade-safeguarding L vieW tvhicn promises to assume proportions before the date of the npral election in Britain, special P attaches to the report of the Economic Committee on Tobacnv of which we received by yesj A mail from the Empire Marketboard in London.566 words
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Article199 1928-09-12 588 SHORT MEETING The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held yesterday afternoon at the Municipal offices proved to be an exceedingly short one and was over in two minutes. The Commissioners, however, sat on for a considerable time in committee. Those present were: Mr. G. L. Ham199 words
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Article28 1928-09-12 588 (From Ou Own Correspondent) Ipoh, 11 September A fire broke out at Papan at noon yesterday. Ten attap houses behind the Police Station were gutted.28 words
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Article129 1928-09-12 588 TWO EUROPEANS INJURED (From Ou Own Correspondent) Ipoh, 11 September A serious motor accident occurred yesterday on the Gopeng Road, near the Chinese temple, when Mr Greetham was returning from the Swamming Club in company w r ith Mr. Wood, a Singaporean. The sais was driving at129 words
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Article523 1928-09-12 588 Women Stated To Be Employed As Stake Collectors Iwo women and four men were in the Police Court dock yesterday on a common charge of assisting in carrying on a public lottery known as Chap Ji Ki in Bridge Street. Their names are Lim Ah Sai, Tan523 words
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
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Article491 1928-09-12 589 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, Mr. S. P. Cheahs suggestion for the extirpation of opium makes very interesting reading, by saying that as far as Malaya is concerned, this vice should be nipped in the bud etc”, but does it occur to Mr. Cheah that491 words
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Article189 1928-09-12 589 Sir. The grouse’ season being now in full swing I send you herewith a small onewit h compliments! For tiiose of your readers desiring a reallv bad headache 1 recommend a journey on the above railway. The new first class coaches arc fitted with blue tinted glass,189 words
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Article232 1928-09-12 589 Dear Sir, With reference to the last paragraph of Stamp Chatter re Chang-Tso-lin stamps appearing in The Straits Echo” of 10 September 1928, I think it may interest stamp-collectors to know that these stamps in question have passed hands through the Sales Exchange Department of the Penang232 words
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Article104 1928-09-12 589 Sir, With reference to the subscription List No. 29 of the China Distress Relief bund I shall be glad if vou will publish this letter to rectify the name of the contributing party for $1,G00.00, from The Estate of the late Mr. Tye Pbey Yoon,” to104 words
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Article156 1928-09-12 589 Sir, With reference to the > tides that have appeared in the P u kL I ress of Malaya regarding a renortS Concession of Two million I draw your attention, and the k-U of the public, to the pearing in your advertising column,* der the caption The156 words
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Article235 1928-09-12 589 MAJOR MULLIGAN’S STATEMENT fFpom Our Own Coneepontot) Kuala Lumpur. 6 September In connection with the two-million-acre concession in north-west Pahang. Major Mulligan, Managing Director d the Burma Malay Tin, Limited, made a statement that his company had subleased about 2.000,000 acres of Jelai with full rights foi235 words
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Article601 1928-09-12 590 OFFICIAL STATEMENT the Editor of the Straits Echo) urW speared in this mcroing'. *of vour esteemed paper with reto the petition filed n the Court by Messrs. M. Ltorai k Muttukumaru, J.P., A. w» Pillai. JP., Y Y w praying for an order 'or the up601 words
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Article224 1928-09-12 590 ACCIDENT IN BENTONG ROAD (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, 12 September A special enquiry by the police has just concluded into the reported accident at the 21st mile Bentong Road, where it was reported over a week ago that a car had gone down224 words
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Article720 1928-09-12 590 DEFENDANT COMMITS PERJURY IN THE BOX SENTENCED TO RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX WEEKS 1 he Hon. Mr. Justice Stevens yesterday delivered judgment in the suit in which Tan Leng Yew sued Pnh Tiong Hock and Tan Leng Seng for a sum of over $6,000 which the plaintiff claimed720 words
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Article41 1928-09-12 591 TRAFFIC VICTIM ARTIFICIALLY FED (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, 12 September It was stated in Court at an enquiry regarding a traffic accident that the victim had been unconscious in hospital for twenty-two days, being artificially fed.41 words
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Article231 1928-09-12 591 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, 12 September Sayampanathan, a Singapore surveyor, who was charged by his wife, who is living apart, with theft of a letter addressed to her, was to day acquitted and discharged by the Magistrate after evidence regarding the incidence of231 words
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Article420 1928-09-12 591 In this part of the world, where cables are brief, and where political news loses some of its flavour after three weeks in the post, there 'S some haziness regarding the precise terms of the naval agreement reached between Great Britain and France which has been productive420 words
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Article256 1928-09-12 591 The Malay Mail” draws a comparison between the status of Burma, tied to the apron-strings of India, and that of the Straits Settlements, long since freed from Calcutta influence, and naturally the comparison is not unfavourable to the colony. Of the two evils of too large and256 words
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Article248 1928-09-12 591 A very pretty wedding was solemnised in the Fitzgerald Memon* Church on Saturday of Miss A. Jewel, A. 8., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jewel, of the United States, to Mr. Harold Proctor, (a qualified chemist) the son of Mr. and Mrs. I Walter Proctor, of Lincolnshire,248 words
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Article537 1928-09-12 592 ic still completely off the map transport is concerned. iTheard to-day of the company >‘ 11 f orm e Ito operate a service Penang. Singapore and Batathough the failure to come to Satisfactory arrangement may be of neither the company nor vernment the fact remains that whatever is537 words
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Article608 1928-09-12 592 > Vt ith only another six weeks to run, Restriction is entering upon its last oays. Stricken down, if not in its prime it least at a time when it was at least oecommg effective, the Stevenson Scheme is dying an unnatural death. Cuiiously enough those w’ho608 words
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Article384 1928-09-12 592 Our fathers used to tell a tale concerning a French visitor to England during the days of their youth. The Parisian was intrigued to observe a military looking body of men on the march none other than a company of the then much despised volunteers and he exclaimed384 words
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Article2790 1928-09-12 593 (BY RICHARD SIDNEY) This is the fifty third week in which I have written book reviews ffir the Strait» Echo. During the past year or so I have reviewed a hundred books or more, but even so have not been able to keep pace with the2,790 words
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69 1928-09-12 594 The Cheah Soo Tuan party case was further postponed yesterday when it came up for mention in the District Court. Cheah Soo Tuan, a merchant, is charged with wrongfully concealing property, while his wife, office manager and chief clerk are held to have abetted69 words
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Article326 1928-09-12 594 CHINESE CRIMINAL ARRESTED (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, 12 September There was great excitement at th» Teluk Ayer market yesterday, when several civilians arrested a Chine»» criminal, who was about to use a revolver and handed him over to the police. The man tried to pull326 words
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493 1928-09-12 595 POOLICEMAN’S EVIDENCE NOT CREDITED Chief Inspector J. G. Barrett was ery outspoken yesterday when lie replied to the magistrate’s remark that the evidence of the prosecution did not warrant a conviction of a Malay defendant who was charged with failing to slow down his car493 words
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Article1046 1928-09-12 595 A Lonely King Boris, the bachelor King of Bulgaria which is seeking a big loan through League of Nations, has been describee! as the loneliest monarch in the world." It has been said that he could not ask any princess to share his throne because of the1,046 words
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