The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 17 October 1928
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Title Section19 1928-10-17 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION Sis PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. VOL. 26 PENANO, OCTOBER 17, 1928 No. 4219 words
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Advertisement209 1928-10-17 1 X Leading Articles Miscellaneous (Con.) JL M Read-side Trees 068 Thc H(;11 y lr Abdool Cader 684 I Jamil Lain in 6<6 Motor Accidents Yesterday 685 I Bankruptcy Law 676 jj *X The World of Books 686 9q Journalistic Doldrums 681 Penang War Me na rial Fund 687 A Ihe209 words
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Advertisement50 1928-10-17 2 Mp; ii| Im MwiTslmx^jp Wil WMmifcailllilnlteajg^gilHßinMMilillllllllF JHIUMaWi i//lMlllllllllaOal MM IF A4HMI vsm/H/k Eg^g^M/«fe. &S»y s WMMIoM Mr *'<» M I i‘i(ii,Giii,u m ll I/li'ih), x r' r I r 'T'O'DAY; the traditional perfection of this famous Whisky is more securely preserved by the new airtight cap. I ‘While Label’ WHISKY50 words
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Article592 1928-10-17 668 With the increasing motor traffic within the confines of the Municipality it has long been evident that the roads must be widened wherever possible and the opinion was expressed in these columns some time ago that the aesthetic aspect of the road side trees would before long592 words
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Article257 1928-10-17 668 Singapore, October 10 The charge of extortion against Inspector Judge has been withdrawn, the D. P. P. being of the opinion it was a false case. Mr. A. C. Baker, M.C.S., has been appointed to be Commissioner of Trade and Customs, Johore. Mr. A. IT. Dickinson will257 words
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Article475 1928-10-17 668 DIRECTORS' REPORT The report of the directors of Jimah Rubber Estates, Ltd., tor the year ended June 36 states that the mm brought forward from the previous year, less Directors Fees and Final Dividend for the year 1926-27 and transfer to Development Reserve Account amounted to $17,972.26.475 words
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Advertisement23 1928-10-17 668 THE straits echo PUBLISHED DAILY WEEKLY EDITION Containing tbe news of the week prior departure of Mails for Europe 59, Beach Street, Penang23 words
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837 1928-10-17 669 There wt.s a long mooting of the Municipal Commis.-hoiJms yesterday and many varied and irm crtant matters wore discussed. Mr. G. L. Harn presided and the others present were: A'essrs. F. 11. Grumitt, J. Black, Khoo Siah Ewe, Al. FI. M. Noordin, Ycch Gheang Ann, J.837 words
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Article4563 1928-10-17 669 The President next introduced the following draft additional bv-laws for the classification and control of Hackney Carriages (Motor Additional Bvlaws made under Sections 57 (1) (an. 1) fee) 273 and 318 (h) (i) and (i) for the classification and control of Hackney Carriages (Motor Vehicles).4,563 words
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Article75 1928-10-17 672 WALK OVER FOR P.C.R.C. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, October 11 Owing to illness among the members of the Taiping team a walkover was granted to the P.C.R.C’. in the first annual competition for H. H. the Sul tan of Perak’s Cup for Men’s Doubles amongst75 words
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Article108 1928-10-17 672 On the application of the new Deputy Public Prosecutor. Mr. J. L. McFall, the case against Cheah Soo Tuan, his wife, office manager and chief clerk was postponed to November 22. Mr. Me Fall named that distant date in order that he might have more108 words
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Article200 1928-10-17 672 SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. WEEKLY RUBBER MARKET REPORT The weekly rubber market report of Messrs. Sime Darby Co., Singapore, dated October 12, 1928, states: The market has been very steady luring the week with good business passing for nearby rubber and values, show an improvement of cent per lb Prices200 words
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Article403 1928-10-17 672 PITY POOR PUKET (Contributed) Puket, that t.n-mming centre on the .vest coast oi Southern Siam winch the tongkah Harbour I'm Dredging Company has made so famous, has never ,>een remarkable tor its facility in communicating with the world beyond, save oy sea; for, without any403 words
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Article106 1928-10-17 672 FRUIT SELLER KILLED Instantaneous death befell a Chinese fruit seller, near the junction of Transfer Road and Hutton Lane, yesterday morning, when a motor lorry, turning from Hutton Lane into Transfer Road. I ended right for the fruit stall, dose to which was the unfortunate seller A106 words
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Article4764 1928-10-17 673 Financial Tn the fiddress of His Excellency Sir Hugh lifford lust year he anticipated a surplus at the end of 1927 of $55 millions of which s22’ millions would be liquid. In the event the surplus at the end of 1927 reached s6o| millions including $2B millions in4,764 words
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Article694 1928-10-17 676 last meeting of the Legislative AU there was laid on the table the J the Committee appointed to inm the administration of the to bankruptcy. The report Messrs. M. B. Shelley J. Bagnall, B. M. S Q "’eng and J. M. Milne. I Lun Keong Lay, who was694 words
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Article388 1928-10-17 676 It is difficult to understand why anyone should wish to raise a controversy on the question of Tamil Labour. Surely the facts are sufficiently simple. In India there is a teeming population which the country cannot possibly support in any degree of comfort or, for the majority, on388 words
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Article475 1928-10-17 676 A. M. HUSSAIN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP CUP The postponed annual athletic sportf of the Subordinate Civil Service Association were held on Saturday on the Dato Kramat Ground. The weather again was bad and the events were worked off in a waterlogged ground The Dato Kramat Ground is, even m475 words
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Article5401 1928-10-17 677 -S.F.P. His Excellency Sir Hayes Marriott, the Officer Administerin'.; the Government', presided at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday last. There were also presentll.E. the Genera! Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya (Major General Sir C. C. X an Straubenzee. K.8.E., C. 8., C.M.G); lhe Hon. the-S.F.P. - 5,401 words
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Article436 1928-10-17 680 Messrs. William Jacks Co. report as follows on September 14: The principal feature of the tin market has been the contraction of the premium on prompt metal, which is attributed to a quiet adjustment of early option commitments. America showed a fair amount of interest in the436 words
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Article4118 1928-10-17 680 1 he C ommittee appointed by His Exrellency the Governor to enquire into ;.nd report upon the administration oi ihe iaw relating to Bankruptcy in the t'oionv, has presented its report. inc Committee met on tour occaiom, three times in Singapore and /nee in Penang, and examined4,118 words
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Article113 1928-10-17 683 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, October 12 The first part of the floating dock is due in the outer road at midnight and the second part on Monday. Representatives of the Naval authorities and contractors are boarding the section and are proceeding to the base, where it113 words
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Article980 1928-10-17 683 $2,000 HORSE WINS OVER $lO,OOO IN STAKES LUCKY “MR. CHEERIO” (By Cur Sporting Correspondent) When will Quantico stop winning? is the question on the lips of all Maayan race-goers, i iiis Australian imjortation which made its debut at the Penang Meeting, a lew months ago.980 words
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Article66 1928-10-17 683 the StrFAt a general meeting of thei Chinese British Association < held at the Chinese merce vesterdav the lollop dented office-bearers J rPP f M’ T.in, Feon" Lav. r i,,, Eow Thoon. Hen. TTeah Joo Seang, v tor; Mr Yeoh Cheong Aon. Hon. 1 Nn Kali Heng. Members n66 words
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Article549 1928-10-17 684 v; are now passing through the ii<r iC Doldrums. The stream oi s which forms the principal susDt a newspaper, h;,<- become •ttenuat! 1 i nat sub-t iitoi s are show gj<rfl s of restivenes» in their endeavou/to obtain materials to fill their column 8 Perhaps it is549 words
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711 1928-10-17 684 The Water Engineer’s report for 19*27 s one of the last Municipal reports to be published. As usual, with the reports of the Penang Municipality it is replete with detail and the fullest information is published. The consumption of water in 1927 reached an average711 words
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57 1928-10-17 684 REPORTED GRANT OF 5,600 ACRES (From Oar Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, October 8 it is reported that a block of S.UUO acres of land in the neighbourhood ot Cameron’s Highlands has been grained by the Government to Mr. A. B. Mdne, the well-known planter, tor the57 words
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Article269 1928-10-17 684 ENTERTAINED AT SINGAPORE The Hon. Mr. H. H- Abduol Cader ./as entertained ut a Garden Party s iven by the members oi the Ceylon I'amils’ Association at the association s premises, Singapore. The President was unavoidably absent, being away on business elsewhere, and Mr. Muttucumaru,269 words
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Article1299 1928-10-17 685 KEEPING OF MEAT MOST IMPORTANT SUCCESS As briefly reported yesterday there was a duDate at the Municipal Commission meeting on T uesday aiternoon with regard to the method of slaughtering employed at the local abattoirs. The President, opening the subject, said that their opinion had been sought1,299 words
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Article249 1928-10-17 685 Two motor accidents happened yesterday in similar circumstances, those involved being fortunately not seriously hurt. In the afternoon in Penang Road, a motorcycle collided with a push-bicycle near the junction of Penang and Kedah Roads, resulting h slight damages to both machines anl minor injuries to the249 words
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Article1851 1928-10-17 686 RICHARD SIDNEY - (BY RICHARD SIDNEY) oiFTTS wortby ox Rampole Island. H. G. Wells (Benn 7/6) woiuler Uiul tlie critics, al’Lniiuously so Jar as 1 have been r ea(i, Have welcomed to,is new lblC W \Lr. Wells. He has done '“iM uettt’r tor a long lime he has, s1,851 words
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Article336 1928-10-17 687 WARNING TO BRITISH SUBJECTS OF CHINESE DESCENT The following notice appears in the S.S. Government Gazette: It is hereby notified that in accordance with an understanding reached with the Canton Government, British subjects of Chinese descent, who wish to have their British nationality recognised in China by the336 words
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534 1928-10-17 687 ENTRANT INTO MAGIS= TRATE’S HOUSE FINED Fifty copies of a seditious book known as the “Guide Weekly,’’ which has been prohibited by the Governor in Council, were found in the possession d' a llylam boy, named Lee Yong Sang, in the Penang Golf Club on September534 words
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Article342 1928-10-17 687 acknowledgement of w. SCRIPTIONS (NINTH LIST) Amount previously acknowledgod Mrs. A. E. Kevmer Mr. R. Kennedv J?” Mr. J. Wilkinson Mr. J. H. Burden Rev. Keppel Garnier Mr. G. A. Hereford E. E. Watson io/v. ~G. Southam E H. Bulford J.P. J G r wn J p342 words
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Article507 1928-10-17 688 v n there were who were proclaimed n their generation because they considerable influence on con“Lorarv thought and even moulded ot nations. But their greatness was ephemeral, ve bequeathed so little of permanence to posterity and left such faint wprints upon the sands of time that .vend a vague507 words
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Article635 1928-10-17 688 Elsewhere in this issue we publish the concluding portion of an article specially written on the scheme of educafion as it exists here today and as it effects the lives of the eommunitv at large for whose benefit it was instituted In the article in question, an635 words
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Article484 1928-10-17 688 -S E P MR. TAN KAM CHOON CHARGED The Malacca Assize Court, Mr. Justice Burton presiding, was uncomfortably crowded on October 11. writes he special representative of the Malayan Daily Express, when the hearing began before a special jury consisting entirely of Europeans of the case-S E P - 484 words
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Article1507 1928-10-17 689 A Distinction with a Difference The following sign appeared in a popular restaurant Pie i not her used to make 3a, Pie mother tried to make 6d. Regent Street Regent Street, the finest street in the world, is going a begging. Hundreds of c/ficcs are festooned with1,507 words
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Article1894 1928-10-17 690 nHGARVAN WINS IN A record TIME Oar Owu Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. October 6 nilD to heavy rain during the pre--0 L-noon and over night the going first dav of the Selangor Turf \utumn meeting was heavy. l „,„led are the results: W Race 1- (Six furlongs) i G.1,894 words
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Article193 1928-10-17 691 A CROWN APPEAL In the Supreme Cnnrt fore the Hon. Mr. Justice rowa appealed against the the Butterworth foliee im.tmg three Chinese, I’uun and Kuh K fcng choo on’ al conducting a gambling n accused had been arrested t ii. iU F a r i(l Ac-ing c“efV l193 words
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Article167 1928-10-17 691 CELEBRATIONS IN ALOR STAR As in other parts of Malaya, the Chinese of Alor Star observed their National Day as a holiday. All business ceased for the dav and the shophouses were decorated with Nationalist flags and paper lanterns. A mass meeting was held at the Teong167 words
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Article94 1928-10-17 691 P.C.C. vs. THE RE ST In a mud-soaked ground steady drizzle the PX-U- a .u Rest 'team by two goals to one o Esplanade vesterdav. Rodrigo for the Rest while Hillard and left secured the goals for j e~ The following were the teams. a P.C.C. Wilkinson; Bishop94 words
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Article1668 1928-10-17 692 SELANGOR DEFEATS PENANG BRILLIANT work by visiting BR forwards By Our Sporting Correspondent) Penang played her first rep: esentat;ve match o- Hie Season on Saturday 'hen .--he entertained a team from and sulieic--. utfeat to the tune ci 17'points (one goal and lour tries) to 5 points1,668 words
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Article3506 1928-10-17 693 POINTS IN THE PUBLIC EYE HOURS—HOLIDAYS—-TEACHERS —CURRICULUM (Specially Contributed To The S. E.) (Copyright) When journeying along any of the arteries of the walk in life is made compulsory, it is the bounden duty of the powers that be to see to it that the course3,506 words
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Article195 1928-10-17 695 SECRET SOCIETY CASE The fifty-five Chinese, who are arraigned on the charge of being members of the Sin Chee Hin Secret Society, wore further remanded at their second appearance in the Police Court yesterday. There was an unexpected outburst from a few of the accused, when it was195 words
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Article132 1928-10-17 695 JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, October 12 In the Supreme Court Chee Toon Fon claimed from the French Tekka Mines sub-lease over certain mining land alleging he took over the mine from Wong Waik Hee, who was working the land at Huptong132 words
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Article52 1928-10-17 695 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, October 12 The wedding took place at the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. G H Douglas officiating, of Mr. A P P.ruce, of Kamuntine Tin Dredging, to Miss Isabella Bertram. of Abe”Af < n Fif<* w,s bestman and Mr. A. R. Reid gave52 words
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Article498 1928-10-17 695 ‘FINIS” TO AN UNFORTU= NATE UNDERTAKING .iii extraordinary general meet'.ng o. he shao holder.- Tepah d'in Dredging oi.i; airv, Lil. iff v. i- held \esterk<\ at I c registi re I office ci ibt v in>;<m iD.-h -h ;i et. Penang, ai 12 noon. I498 words
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Article87 1928-10-17 695 F. M. S. RAILWAY FOREMAN CHARGED (From Out Own n < ■L'? 1 October J 2 1 a. nek Hannon, foreman of the on, r’-;' r l °T !ie F ,s iwiwv, at -.ratul was charged m the Police Conn Jus morning with criminal breach of87 words
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Article47 1928-10-17 695 VERDICT OF MISADVENTURE (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, October 12 The Coroner returned a verdict of death by misadventure in connection with the death of Mr. Mclver, Chiei Officer of the Kate.ng. who fell into the •ea from the steps of Collyer Quay.47 words
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Article218 1928-10-17 695 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. October 12 Tim bankruptcy petition against Mr Granville Roberts has been withdrawn the debt being settled. Our Singapore correspondent wires news of the death in England of Mr Rowland Allen, founder of the legal firm of Allen and Gledhill. who retired in218 words
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Advertisement197 1928-10-17 696 ♦?< ❖*i ,i >l*< M jL *4* I 1 I THE STRAITS ECHO I WEEKLY EDITION. j Published the day prior to the departure of eaeh tnaH for Europe, and contains J 2 the latest local and States news originally pubki&td in the daily issues, as well all J important197 words
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Advertisement68 1928-10-17 697 I i o x I Pmang Sin Poe i I I (ESTABLISHED 1896.) Chinese Daily Paper I I The Oldest Chinese paper in Penang 24-28 PAGES. t I The most comprehensive and the most up-to-date news service in Malaya. It reaches the homes of Chinese merchants and traders. For Advertisement68 words
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