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Title Section20 1930-10-22 1 Straits Echo Weekly Mail Edition. |lB PEE ANNUM SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. .Vol. 28 PENANG, OCTOBER 22. 193«. No. 42.20 words
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Advertisement251 1930-10-22 1 J CONTENTS < LEADERS. Prison Rather Than Hospital 812 l Knife And Long Pole Without Permit 812 British Raj, Swaraj Or Common Endowments Board Of Penang 818 Sense? 799 Alleged Intimidation At dual The Respite In China 801 Morah 815 Stealing Gold Bangle From Penang Free School Report For Child251 words
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Advertisement142 1930-10-22 2 THE STRAITS ECHO weekly Edition. Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, it contains the latest local news originally given in the daily issues as well as the leading and special articles. The subscription is $lB per annum, post free to any part of the142 words
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837 1930-10-22 799 So Congress is to fight to h bitter end. Pandit Nehru has said so, and it is presumed that Mr. Ghandi agrees with him. It was somewhat unkind, however, to say that Congress is greater even than the Mahatma, and it was withal injudicious,837 words
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141 1930-10-22 799 VITAL STATISTICS. Births in George Town numbered 123 tor the week ended October 11, of which 62 were males. The birth rate increased from 31.23 for the previous week to 43 Go for the period under review I here were -»3 deaths, nudes numbering141 words
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Article178 1930-10-22 799 DEFENDANT S COUNTER-CLAIM FOR REPAIRS TO HOUSE. Answering a chum of S'.hi on account >f house rent by S. N S Suthappa Uhetty. Mr 11 J Shuttle worth stated to the Penang District Judge. Mr II I'orrer yesterday. that he had al wavs been prepared178 words
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Advertisement27 1930-10-22 799 the straits echo. PUBLISHED DAILY. WEEKLY EDITIONS Containing the news of the week prior to departure of Mails for Europe. “Stru ts Echo' Building. Penang Road, Penang.27 words
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Article137 1930-10-22 800 RAILWAY PICKPOCKET GETS TEN MONTHS. A Penang pickpocket who dexterously employed a razor for illegal profit at the F. M. S. Railway Station. W eld Quay, was yesterday sentenced to ten months rigorous imprisonment by the District Judge, Mr. H. A. Furrer. Detective Inspector137 words
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Letter To The Editor.
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Article160 1930-10-22 800 Sir, We certainly ought to be thankful for the opportunity to send Malayan letters by the Dutch Air Service to Europe. It seems strange, though, that letters have to be sent from here to Medan four days in advance. Is this a requirement of the Medan160 words
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Article76 1930-10-22 800 TO ACT AS THIRD JUDGE AT SINGAPORE. Mr. Justice Sproule who left for Singapore recently to relieve the congestion of work in the Courts there is expected to return to Penang on the 21st instant on which day the Supreme Court will be re-opened. It is76 words
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467 1930-10-22 800 ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SELL COINS. Yeoh Boon Kong, the Chinese who was charged in the Penang Police Court on three charges of counterfeiting, appeared before His Worship Mr. E. Jago again yesterday for the resumed hearing of the case against him. The charges were (i) counterfeiting467 words
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215 1930-10-22 800 DEATH OF CHINESE. JUMPED OFF FROM CAR IN MOTION. Extreme cure of his vegetables was accountable lor the tragic death cl a Chinese a couple of days ago. Three vegetable growers of Jelutong engaged a ear one morning this week to convey them and215 words
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216 1930-10-22 800 ACCUSED COMMITTED TO THE ASSIZES. Ah Kim, a Chinese, who stands charged with counterfeiting coins, was yesterday committed for trial at t e Assizes. .5 At the continuation of the inquiry a the Penang Police Court yesterday Chief Detective Inspector Fowler lea the evidence of several216 words
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Article967 1930-10-22 801 Exception Of fragment. “I trunsunttea from bh .nghm ’inn’ Penang in shock,ngh there is every a from tl je CIVI al I 1 "Xl that the work of unifica- reconstruction, winch was when the North renewed *ll quarrel with the South, fled again without considerkiSXrence. Though967 words
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Article43 1930-10-22 801 ACCOUCHEMENT IN MARCH. (Emm (>ur Own < <>rre-p<,iidem Singapore, < let >ber 1C A I’okio u st.il. that it is forma: 1 ami' nieed that th- Empress of -Japan is eneeint< the ac< on hement to happen in M i h.43 words
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89 1930-10-22 801 DEMAND F' d REPEAL. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kun i 1 m "iir, <)< tober 16. A special!' em 1 led meeting d the Negri Sembii. .i Planters’ Association was held in Seremban this morning and passed a resolution by a majority of four to one89 words
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Article177 1930-10-22 801 CHINESE CONVICTED. In spite of his protest of innocence, Teh Choon Kee was yesterday convicted. by Police Magistrate Mr. E. dago, of the theft of a gold bangle from a child at Kedah Road A -eo dug t«» PV.flence of witnesses, accused deprived the child177 words
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Article900 1930-10-22 802 RESOLUTIONS PASSED. PADANG PLANDOK AND AYER WENG. Resolutions to amalgamate the Ayer Wcng (Rahman) Development and Prospecting Co., Ltd., with the Padang Plandok Tin Ltd., on terms of a provisional agreement made between the two companies were passed at an extraordinary general meeting of the former900 words
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Article49 1930-10-22 802 CASE TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT. Sundar Singh appeared at the Penang Police Court yesterday charged with making fraudulent claim of $l6 at the District Court with intent to annoy Saiboo. The case was transferred to the District Court for the 22nd. Bail was fixed at $2OO.49 words
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Article174 1930-10-22 802 PESTS ATTACK P AL IN PEEL AVENUE. -Much anxiety I of some of tile J I-" Engineer M “PPeanmee it, pmtctilar variety of PM'J bestow much *1 Recently it vv» a I T 1 lal,ns ‘bat °s T?l along Peel Avenue were si. H of decay. Invest,™»; 6 ™'«il estigutions174 words
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Article111 1930-10-22 802 s.s. BORIN’GIA. The m.s. “’Beringia” arrived is Bangkok and .Singapore yesterday i will sail about sp.m. to-day for Era via Colombo. The following Straits passengers saihng for Europe by this inotoia Mrs. G. H. Elster, Miss Defta Mr. M. C. Ajavadis Diskal, Mrs Pen wick. Mrs.111 words
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67 1930-10-22 802 CARETAKERS GRUESOMf FIND. Startled bv his gra««£ onretnker of Mt. Er** n* to a neighbour earl' inn and broke the ffiir a human frame dangl g branch of a tree. A closer inspection on with his neighbour 1,.,.1V „1 I, middle-aged t»® p Information67 words
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Article583 1930-10-22 803 Th e unemployment question in Ava is of peculiar interest, beverv few know anything al all Sut it.' The public would like to uL how many unemployed there how many are unable to obtain how many have money to t’de them’over till things improve how _i llV583 words
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Article449 1930-10-22 803 Before the Economic Mission to the Ear East left England, the leader, Sir Ernest Thompson, gave an interview to a home newspap. r, m which be announced the purpose of the visit. He said that the position regarding British trade with the Far East was not what449 words
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Article314 1930-10-22 803 HIDE—DYKES. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Northern Road Was the scene of a prett\ wedding }ushadu\ tlteiTbr i the com tracting parties being Mr. Edgai Walter Hide, Accountant. G. neral Post office, Penang, second son of the lute Mr. J. L. Hide and ot Mrs. i Hide, of314 words
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Article124 1930-10-22 803 IMPROVING TRADE WITH CHINA. From Our Own Correspond» u’). Singapore, October 17. 'I la Imperial E<x»n<>iinc >n which is proceeding to China, arriv d fieri bv the '‘Macedonia” to-day nd if.di a st foment that its snip object i- improving lrad<- with China I Rev. l124 words
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1134 1930-10-22 804 MAKING EASY MONEY. ACCUSED COMMITTED TO ASSIZES. Several pounds of Plaster of Paris, a pan, a sieve and kindred apparatus for the crude manufacture of coins were the productions in a case in the Penang Police Court yesterday in which Kek Wee Chye stood1,134 words
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Article209 1930-10-22 804 INSTRUCTIVE PAPER OS “UNITY”. Following an “At Home” held evening at the home of the Crescec Star Sports Club in honour of one i their founders, Mr. R. I’. Mydw. who is shortly leaving for India, anat cresting paper on “Unity” was re*i by Mr.209 words
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Article53 1930-10-22 804 BOAT CAPSIZE 8 A little medent off Kedah Pier, men were thrown 111 result of lhe „,,s slated that as v(.rl,sl3ne,t tnei” work, the s bdl -nto the water- T Vlt „f ,vder and u pl' were. however. P c v th< > sampnn men near53 words
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1370 1930-10-22 805 MIDDLE AGED CHINESE ON TRIAL. attractive wife and young HOKKIEN. There was considerable interest in a stabbing case heard in the District Court yesterday in which a middle-aged Chinese, Hong Chye Sing, was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to three persons. Tan1,370 words
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Article643 1930-10-22 806 6,000 TAMILS IDLE HERE. MANY WANGLE JOY RIDES TO INDIA. There were more than 6,000 Tamils unemployed in Penang yesterday, and nearly a thousand were shipped back to India. How many unemployed of other races are in Penang or in the whole of Malaya, it is impossible643 words
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Article114 1930-10-22 806 SEPTEMBER FIGURES. 25,000 ADULTS GONE OFF SINCE SLUMP. Returns show that 21,740 Indians (17,910 adults and 3,830 minors) left Malaya for India during September. Only 50 adults and five minors arrived from South India during the same period. As it s estimated that no fewer114 words
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97 1930-10-22 806 CHINESE COMMITTED TO DISTRICT COURT. Scah Ah Heng who was charged with offering to sell adulterated chandu dross for sale to. the Superintendent of the Monopolies was yesterday committed by the Penang Police Magistrate to stand his trial at the District Court. Ilf was97 words
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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Article99 1930-10-22 806 the Editor of the Straits Eeho;. I shall be much obliged if you ,iii enlighten me through the medU tf OUI w tdely read paper as to whethj it would be in order for a membe- tending an Annual General Meetin» nominate 9 members of CommittgJJ99 words
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Article231 1930-10-22 806 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir. Ihe Mercantile employees of Penang ire greatly indebted to Mr. E. V. C. Thomson for the keen interest he is taking in our welfare through the medium of the Penang Mercantile Employees’ Co-operative Thrift and lajuu Society Ltd. His remarks231 words
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Article116 1930-10-22 806 LIFE’S LITTLE WOR RIES. [To THE Editor of the Straits Ec»>l "l hn<l .in undesirable other div when. callin'.’ Licensing Department to ha' ing licence renewed, the 1 Jerefused mv one-dollar fl’heß manded !t dollar in cash this sudden change c;,nie nre is certainlv bevond my c Of course, the116 words
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Article259 1930-10-22 807 It is regretful that 1 have had to uiitf a few lines which I hope you will allow me space for it. The reason is, on the Chinese Republican Day, a brass band, after a meeting so held, did agree to represent for the Chinese259 words
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Article245 1930-10-22 807 Jo the Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir, rep l-T to our petition praying for P^ r cent, reduction of the cost of the of the drain at west side mgora Lone, has been received to*at’n£ that the President has J add to their former letter 1245 words
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Article296 1930-10-22 807 TURNS TURTLE. Quite sensation was caused at Jelutong last afternoon when the news quickly spread that a passenger bus had capsized. It appears that bus P 3820 was proceeding to Jelutong with its full complement of eleven passengers. Nearing the Perak Lane junction the drive)296 words
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Article521 1930-10-22 807 CO-OPERATIVE FILM. PUBLIC EXHIBITION BY SOCIETY. A Co-operative Idm was < xln!. ited b\ the local o-opi-i at i\ r Societies Department in the con-«oiind of Beach Street Police Station mi l hnrs<|a\ night, the Kitli instant. About 2.5<i members from the Police Force were present521 words
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Article218 1930-10-22 808 The air has again been conquered, and within a fortnight of the nKot terrible aerial disaster ever known. The achievement of Kingsford Smith is stupendous, and he is the man of the hour. But that hour will be a short one, for we are living218 words
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Article269 1930-10-22 808 The Volunteer parade yesterday was an encouraging sight, and it came as a surprise to quite a few to realise that Penang could muster such a splendid body of hardy men, of different nationalities, as those who took part in the strenuous manoeuvres that earned for them269 words
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Article385 1930-10-22 808 Reports from London state that the Imperial Conference will decide to complete the Singapore Naval Base. It is astonishing that there should ever have been any question of suspending operations. It was for political reasons only that work was suspended when the Labour Government first came into385 words
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175 1930-10-22 808 DRIVER CHARGED IN TU[ POLICE COURT. Ung Row Bong, one nf Of the Jelutong motof bus smash 'X condition was serious on Friday fa ’uade rapid improvement the foU o J. day and was „bl« to leave the Gatt osp.tal .yesterday. It wiU be ll175 words
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Article88 1930-10-22 808 HANDED OVER TO POLICE A Chinese was arrested on Saturday afternoon and handed over to the Police. Some Tamil carters living in Green Lane had their suspicions aroused on hearing a noise from a vacant house m the neighbourhood. A few of them thereupon went towards the88 words
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Article66 1930-10-22 808 MUSLIM FINED SIODriving a car in a and driving a type of car 0 p ’hat specified in the licen Art charges on which Seved AM convicted at the Penang 0 He was fined on each of the two counts JI Inspector Martin prosecu His Exeell.-ney the66 words
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1258 1930-10-22 809 DROPPED goal and try to nil. > FORWARDS GIVE DISAPPOINTING DISPLAY OF DRIBBLING. BY ‘AUTHENTIC.’’ Penang beat Selangor at rugger by 7 points ((I dropped goal, I try) to nil on Saturday. Discussing the match, “Authentic” says that the forwards display was disappointing, particularly in1,258 words
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Article131 1930-10-22 809 WREATH TO BE PLACED ON CENOTAPH. At a meeting of the Committee of the Ceylon Associat on held lust Tuesday it was decided to place ;l wreath at th. cenotaph on Armistice Day from the Associat <»n. A sub committee consisting of Messrs. O. Scharanguivel131 words
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982 1930-10-22 810 ATTEMPT TO MARCH ON GEORGETOWN. LOCAL GARRISON ENGAGES THEM IN FIERCE BATTLE. Penang was invaded yesterday morning by prisoners of war who had been rescued from their island encampment by an enemy submarine which landed them on the coast in the Batu Üban982 words
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173 1930-10-22 810 MR. JOHN SCOTT TO BE SWORN IN TO-DAY. From 9.30 a.m. to-day the Hon-Mr-John Scott will take over the reins the Government until the return o Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi- Scott will be sworn >n as stenng the Go e l,ne t M 1 th the173 words
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Article868 1930-10-22 811 SATURDAY’S RACES. wallpaper creates new time record. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, October 19. Ou the first day of the Singapore Turf Club October Race Meeting the weather was overcast after rain before the start but the going was not affected. The weather gradually cleared up868 words
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Article250 1930-10-22 811 uxt:- •AL LXl’imi-NCE. RIDERS THROWN DOWN in HORSES. (I'roiti Our <>i» Con.'bpoudent,Singapore October 20. A most unusual <*x)>erivnce b e f a partv of European horsemen, who were i id.ng out on the grounds in the Thomson Road R< mt> fir yeshnbiv. Ti cv wt r.250 words
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138 1930-10-22 811 EUROPEAN ALLEGED TO BE DRUNK AT WHEEL. (From Our Own C< rre i .ndent Kuala Lumpur. October 20. As a result of n torribl motor accident at Batu Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday evening, a EurojKim named N.C.J. Sanders, an electric; I meter insIpector.138 words
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Article911 1930-10-22 812 The question of a man’s salary value depends to a certain extent on the cost of living obtaining in the State in which he is employed, and the Committee which is to investigate the scale of temporary allowances will no doubt bear this important fact in mind when911 words
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Article268 1930-10-22 812 ACCUSED’S REQUEST. PITT STREET MOSQUE murder case. 0,1 a charge of murder Abdul was yesterday committed for trial 1 °,p® e Magistrate of Penang. The accused, who is charged causing the death of two men Mustafa and Hassan on at the Pitt Street Mosque, is a268 words
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89 1930-10-22 812 CHINESE CHARGED WITH CARRYING WEAPONS. Ignorance ot the la" Ub l’j’. a Chinese who stood Police Court with carry», v n if e airf tensive weapons to wit- Bk (i a lone pole without tin I the Chief Police Officer. w Inspector Hall sMed89 words
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Article3328 1930-10-22 813 ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF LOCAL MOSQUES. ADDRESS BY MR. G. A. POTTS. "WAKAFS" THAT HAVE GIVEN RISE TO MUCH LITIGATION. At the fortnightly luncheon of the Penang Rotary Club held on Tuesday at the E. 0. Hotel, Mr. G. A. Potts of Messrs. Harrisons and Barker,3,328 words
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Article106 1930-10-22 815 FINED ten dollars. X’ ine or n e huut a fort- s HnprLoument was the sentence J' f u stowawav bv the Penang T? magistrate yesterday. lift a waR charged i sJ- a Stowaway on board the voyage from Nega 7ii! S S, > ,!unn v 'n«le106 words
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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Article629 1930-10-22 815 [Io the Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir, our interesting and certain!} print id leader of the 18th instant places the jnemplovment situation very clearly iefore tin- general public and contains the germs of excellent advice to the powers that be. As you say. the position as629 words
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Article84 1930-10-22 815 MARINE UNION BEAT YOUNG MUSLIMS. The l’< i .u;g Marine I nion defeated the Young Muslims by two goals to one >n the Duo Kr.miat Ground on Sunlay. Let Ah \e scoi ng the goals for r ,hc Mark ers, bile R; jab netted tor84 words
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91 1930-10-22 815 CHINESE CHARGED BY POLICE. A bin“se was charged with criu inai intimidation vest* rda\ at the I’ -nang Police Court. It was alleged that Neo Moi the accused p.riminallv intimidated a Tumi! man named M.thia at the dual Mornli Bazaar bv pulling Ins < ar91 words
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Advertisement56 1930-10-22 815 SITUATIONS VACANT. EARN aI» s ,l ry a- < r .ficate<l Bookkeeper. Individual p d tuition, taken in vour own home. <i '"g spare time. Fee mo<lvratc, cast i >thh m stalments. Success guarant d at Two F nal Exam* Tfookh I LI. fit Correspondence Colh ge U> p' EJ56 words
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2391 1930-10-22 816 RECORD OF MANY SUCCESSES. SCHOLASTIC AS WELL AS ATHLETIC HONOURS WON. In the report of the Penang Free School presented by the Headmaster at the Prize Day on Tuesday, a full record of the year’s routine was given. Ooi Tiang Eng came first2,391 words
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913 1930-10-22 817 THE FULL LIST. A. V. WINSLOW’S MANY AWARDS. I’he follow ng is the list of prize wm ners for 1930 at the Penang Free School. Quern’s Scholarship Examination, 1929:—1. On? Tiang ling. Hong Kong Matriculation Examination. Honours, 1929;—|. Goh Heng (’hong. Govt: Senior Scholarship,913 words
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Article500 1930-10-22 818 IMPRESSIVE record, foundation scholar at CAMBRIDGE. In his Annual Report of the I ree School which he read of the PriS Giving on Saturday, the PrincinaU boxr 1 th<3 followin 8 old All our Queen’s Scholars in Britain are xvell reported upon Mr. Tan Al, Tai,500 words
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