The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 14 January 1931

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  • 20 16 Straits Echo WEEKLY (MAIL) EDITION. SlB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. VOL. 29. PENANG, JANUARY 14. 1931 NO 2.
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    • 298 16 f CONTENTS I <!«• >'!'* 4* W I LEADERS. OUTSTATION NEWS. 3 Thu Miners Say “Yes”.—Now To Business 18 J Dilatoriness And Promptitude 18 Ti .Scheme 19 g X un m. Poser» lor Warden Of Mines 21 Y lhe Whimical Side Of The Bank Defraude(l of slo>ooo 25 V Question
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    • 129 17 THE STRAITS ECHO WEEKLY EDITION. Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, it conta ns 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
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  • 411 18 *T r HE miners of Ipoh have spoken in I no uncertain voice, and though they contravened the wishes of the chair in doing so, they supported the Tin Quota Scheme by an overwhelming majority. In this connection we may say that numbers
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  • 595 18 rHERE seems to be confusion of thought in some quarters regarding the policy which this paper has advocated in respect to the proposed tin quota scheme, the charge having been made that ‘’The Straits Echo’’ favours undue haste in the matter. It has been urged that Malaya
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  • 273 18 FIGHTING FISHES 18 FINED FOR GAMBLING IN CAMPBELL STREET. Caught betting on fish-fights fourteen Chinese, three Malays and an Indian Muslim were charged in the Police Court xeslerday and alter trial convicted. Detective Inspector Gordon said that icting on information he raided house No. 163,
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  • 171 18 COMMITTED TO ASSIZES. One more Hylam alleged to be a Communist was produced in the Police Court yesterday and charged with bomg in possession of seditious literature. Two detectives gave evidence to the effect that on instructions received from he Chief Inspector they were on the
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  • 1727 19 MEETING AT IPOH. MINERS’ OVERWHELMING MAJORITY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, January 7 The Hon’ble Mr. A 0. Glenister presided at a largely attended public meeting at the Ipoh Town Hall when the mining community discussed the proposed Tin Quota Scheme. Among those present wore the
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  • 126 20 ONE OF THE ACCUSED VERY ILL. When the case against two men named Chang 800 Choo and Chang Sang and a woman, Kung Huah, was taken up for hearing yesterday, counsel for the prosecution, Mr. 1. E. Conaghan, brought to the notice of the Court that
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  • 93 20 SEVEN CHINESE ARRESTED. Several complaints have been made to the Police that there is extensive gambling in the Magazine Hoad area and as a result a sharp look-out lias been kept for the past few days. Las Monday night’s vigil was rewarded when the Police
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  • 44 20 CASE POSTPONED TO NEXT THURSDAY WEEK. Crowds tbrongod flic Police Court agnin yesterday when Omar, the accused in the Kelawei double murder cast, was produced. On the applicat on of the Police the case was postponed for the 13th instant.
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  • 101 20 CHINESE SENT TO GAOL FOR FOUR MONTHS. la.e Suu Heng who was convicted of '«using hurt to his friend, Kwai Seng. 1 aH lron was yesterday senincer. to four months' rigorous impris.n.n. .it. He had a previous couvicion tor tijeft in November 19’29. t ifo
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  • 160 20 ACCUSED WHO TRIED TO aSSAuIT POLICEMAN. Seven Tamils were convicted and lined for fighting in public on Tuesday. Four of them who pleaded guilty were fined $2 each and the other three stood their trial upon a charge of being drunk and disorderly and lighting in
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  • 115 20 MAN WHO SPOKE LITTLE ENGLISH AND MORE FRENCH. “Do you speak French?” interrogated an accused from the Court when asked for his plea. John Steven was charged with beng drunk and disorderly and fighting in Penang Road on Tuesday night The charge was read
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  • 72 20 CHINESE SENT TO HULSE OF DETENTION. ”1 had no money for food and therefore took twenty cents,” said a Chinese who was charged yesterday with heft of $3.08 from a trader named Pakir Mas.tan at the Cbowrasta Market »n Tuesday. Inspector Gordon informed the Co .rt
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  • 86 20 FIXED FOR JANUARY 20 The public are informed that the ceremonial opening of the first Assizes of lie year will take place on the 20th nsfant. A Short Service will be held d St. George s Church at 10 a.in. Seating accommodation for ladies will be
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  • 353 20 INDIA?; MUSLIM FINED 525. An Ind,no Muslim, who was convicted of oiler ng ,n illegal grnt.filiation to a constab'e, \> as vsterday fined $25. unstable Moh decn bin Abdul Cader of the Central Police Station stated that on December 16 last r.e accompanied Inspector
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  • 121 20 MALAY WOMAN CHARGED. In answer to a charge of giving falsa information to a public servani a Malay woman named Sittini n'nti Warna Trunoh appeared in the Police Court and pleaded*“not guilty.” Hearing was postponed for the 22nd instant and the accused enlarged on Vail
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  • 1562 21 TIN QUERIES. LONG LIST ASKED AT IPOH MEETING. The lollowing were questions uskct at the 1 meeting oi Tai Miners i sterday 1. Is legislation to be brought in U control product.on in each country If not what steps are to be taken t prevent
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  • 748 22 {HERE is a whimsical side to this tin quota business that is not enti > lv devoid of humour, the meeting of miners at Ipoh on Wednesday be.ng a ise in point. ’There is one gentleman in Perak, however, who looks upon the matter
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  • 336 22 IN spite of adverse trade cond.tious and the resultant shortage of ready money, there was a substantial portion of Penang’s population yesterday which tore itself, with great reluctance, awa\ from the pressing demands of everv-day work, anti joined the noble throng of lofty-minded citizens who
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  • 65 22 SUDDEN SEIZURE LAST EVENING. .< I f lestorday evening at 4 p.m., while waiting for hire with his riesha at the junction of Macalister Road and Lorong Slamat, a puller had a sudden seizure of fits. Medical aid was sent for but before the arrival
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  • 374 22 CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE OF TAMIL COOLIES. Contradictory evidence helped a charge of causing grievous hurt ag‘i n<t wo Tamil men to fizzle out in the District Court on Tuesday. Two brothers, Poonjolai and Sadayan, stood indicted with voluntarily causing grievous hurl to another Tamil named Nadasan
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  • 3268 23 NEW YEAR MEETING. (By “The Riding Boy.”) “Tic Tac’s” trusty tips and optimism notwithstanding, the Penang New Year Pace Meeting opened with the customary big upset when Bendigo won the first race to pay out a win dividend of $250. Nor was this the only surprise of
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  • 238 25 PERFUMERY FOR STORCH BROTHERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, January 6. The preliminary inquiry is proceeding in the Police Court in connection with the. charges of criminal breach of trust in respect of cheque valued $75, a quantity of perfumery valued $1,652 and a barber’s chairs, etc.,
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  • 255 25 CLIENT’S DISCOVERY WHEN CHECKING. An up-country bank has just discovered that it has been defrauded to the extent of nearly $10,0(H). In accordance with the usual banking practice clients of the bank were asked to certify to the correctness of the balance lying to their credit
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  • 105 25 ROUMANIAN COMMITTED TO THE ASSIZES. (I’roni Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. January 8 Alter a lengthy preliminary inquiry IT. Michalovitch was committed to the \ssizes for trial on charges of criminal breach of trust while in the capacity of manager ot Messrs. Storch Brothers, Ipoh, in
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  • 79 25 removal of admission fee INCREASE WANTED. Some time Ago the Dutch East Indian Government increased the admission tees for foreigners from one hundred to one hundred and fifty guilders. This m ci’™ caused resentment, particularly i Chinese cirel.-s, and many protests 'l' o< ged with
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  • 146 25 CAR’S MIDNIGHT INTO RIVER. I During New Year night a terribly J cident occurred on the way from inatang Simitar to Tebing Tinggi j Sumatra in which three planters Scotsman, Robert Allan Douglas Swiss, Roland Schiess and a GerinJ S. Sieber, all from Si Boelan
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  • 209 25 MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A FACTORY MANAGER. The sequel to a daring attempt murder the manager of .Mr. Aw BoJ Haw's chemical works in Ne l Road J December 8, was heard before til Third Magistrate, Singapore (Mr. J. 11 E. Gregg), when Phua T 1 Kwai, alleged
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  • 43 25 LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Ihe announcement on page 16 »f 'ssne bv the Dunlop Rubber C’onq >f a reduction in the price of D’ ‘«eumatic covers and tubes, will Laibt he appreciated by the nio t oBfl J public.
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  • 503 26 '1 HOUGH many who knew him were 1 not aware of the fact, one of the ambitions of the late Mr. Sarkies’ life to cement more firmlythe re'at.ons between Chinese and hnghsh m Mai.|Ul and it was his firm belief that hotels and clubs throughout the
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  • 316 26 T f iscussion of the tin Quota onf 1 S( j tn be long drawn subieYJ 1 reta^s which arc new the J of press controversy through* out Malaya are of a kind that are not likely to be of general interest to the bulk of the public,
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  • 487 26 IF cabled reports are to be relied on, and there is’ to be another war in Europe shortly, the various contestants will, fortunately, be better off in one respect than they were during the last conflagration, for the world at the present time is not suffering from
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  • 399 26 OWNER OF TRAVELLING SHOW FINED. An unusual case illustrating the practice of buying young boys and girls was heard before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on Wednesday morning, when a Chinese, described as the proprietor of a travelling musical show, was
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  • 277 27 TO PAY $5,000. HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS GET JUDGMENT. Judgment was entered for Messrs Huttenbach, Lazarus <t Sons for $5,000 as prayed for and costs in the case in which they sued one Sannaviinuttu Nadar upon a surety bond. The pla ntiff-company’s claim was for money payable
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  • 92 27 bag of clothes. Alleged to have committed theft at house No. 83, Ayer I tain Road oi December 29 last a young Malax named Sheriff bin Mat was produced in the 1 ojice Court yesterday. In answei to the charge ho pleaded “uot guilty” and
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  • 52 27 VOTE OF CONDOLENCE ON DEATH OF MOHAMED ALL of A thA U p liC mee tin s u d, r <he nue P'ces ■I the Penang Indian Association will be held at 5 .30 p.m. to-dav to pass a tote of condolence on the death of the
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  • 219 27 APPOINTMENTS MADE UNDER NEW ACT. The Central Council administering the Central Coal Mines Scheme, constituted under the Act of 1930, has appointed the following panel of arbitrators lor settlement of disputes referred to arbitration under the Scheme. Sir Henry T. McAuliffe, partner in the firm of McAuliffe,
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  • 130 27 USUAL CROP OF RACEDAY PROSECUTIONS. While the Penang Turf Club was runrung its Totalisator within the Race Course last Thursday some other indiV 1 l <l St *em to have been engaged in 'jumlar and other business outs'de. The 00 who arrested two men charged Ihcin
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  • 211 27 ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. WHILE RETURNING FROM PENANG. The trunk road near the entrance to Harvard Estate, Bedong, w.js tne venue of a daring murder and attempt at robbery last Saturday afternoon when a Chinese towkay, partner in a rice-mill it Kuala Kedah, was murdeied. The victim was
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  • 160 27 ISLAND DECLARED INFECTED AREA. Ru.b es which has been prevalent in Prov ncc Wellesley for the last two months, has made its appearance in Penang and yesterday the Resident Councillor by virtue of the powers vert'd in him declared the whole of Penang Island an infected area.
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  • 78 27 HEAVY FINES FOR ACCUSED. cavy fines were imposed on the nree men who pleaded “guilty” to the excise charges preferred against them ,X 1 Austin of the Government MonoV s charges were for possession < uttable liquor, fermenting liquor and possession of distilling apparatus. Each of the
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  • 1582 28 prominent mourners. RECORD NUMBER OF WREATHS. The funeral of the late Mr. Arshak Sarkies, which took place yesterday evening from the General Hospital moituary to the cemetery at Western Road, was very largely attended, and the number of wreaths sent constitutes a record for
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  • 99 28 \t the annual general meeting cf the Chinese Alerchants’ Chib held at the Club House ,on January 7. 1931, the following gentlemen were duly elected sffie.o bearers for this year: President—Mr. Khaw Joo Tok, J. P. Vice-President —Air. Wee Gim Puay. Hon Secretary—Mr. Chan Yen Tam. Hon
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  • 1105 29 MOULANA MOHAMED ALL Indian association and MUSLIM SABffA. Fxjval tributes to the memory of Montana Mohamed Ali, the Indian Muslim lender, whose death occurred in London recently, were paid by the local Indian community at a well attended meeting held on Saturday evening at the
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  • 466 29 HREE INQUESTS DISPOSED OF. At about 11.10 p.m. on Decembei 30, 1030, Mat Din. PC. 2255 was on duty at Fort Road. While on his he saw the body of a Chinese floating in the water. After the body had been washed ashore .and he
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  • 730 30 past feats recalled. TO DAY’S BATTLE AT KUALA LUMPUR. After an interval of two years, when United Services replaced Singapt.vi as Southern Division finalists, Singapore meet their old rugger rivals, Perak, in the final of the Malaya Cup col petition at Kuala Lumpur to-day. Just as
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  • 145 30 CHINESE FREE ON DAY OF SENTENCE. A stalwart Chinese who on the 2nd instant was convicted of theft of a bucket of lime and who was produced du Court several times subsequently for uentence which had to be postponed each time as a report
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  • 69 30 ACCUSED FORMALLY CHARGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. January 9. Fsneckerman was formally charged with committing the murder of Mir. Dt ndekker at Katong on January 2 and was remanded. The Hon. Mr. M. B. Shelley has been appointed to act as Governor’s Deputy during the
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  • 211 30 EXPERT DESCRIBES THEM AS ‘TOOR FORGERIES.” two Chinese were committed to the Assizes yesterday by the Pol ee Magistrate at the conclusion of the preliminary inquiry into a charge of trafficking in 20-tical Siamese Currency notes. The accused. Kwek Khung Khay and Yeong Chai, were
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  • 248 30 ANNUAL SHOW NEXT WEDNESDAY. The Ministering Children’s League is giving its annual show during the Xmas holidays this year instead of lai *r jn after the summer term as formerly. As is well known, this Ler.uue consists cf a band of children who 1 v giving
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  • 670 31 TJIE silver crash in China may be a blessing in disguise, for any foreign attempt to rehabilitate it wi probably l>e contingent on the entire abolition of the craziest system of coina„e that has probably ever been known since the world began. W hy China anc
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  • 397 31 rIIAT Indianisation of the Army is not a necessary preliminary to self-government or even a concomitant of dominion status has been pointed out by Mr. J. 11. Thomas, though he is not quite accurate when he says that the Dominions are still dependent on the British
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  • 441 31 BY 5 POINTS TO 3. SINGAPORE BEATEN IN LAST 10 MINUTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, January 10. In the Malaya Cup final at Ku a j a Lumpur on Saturday Perak beat Singa. pore by one converted goal (five points) to one. try
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  • 209 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, January 9. The Jelai Concession litigation was continued in the Supreme Court yesterday when the first defendant, the Maharajah Perbai, Jelai, gave evidence concerning his first meeting with Kow Wee Kim and Tan Kim Wah. Only July -b, 1923 witness signed
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  • 96 32 HOTEL MANAGER FINED IN SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, January p. The manager of the Adelphi Hotel wys fined $l5O this morning in the Fourth Court lor holding cabaret per* fi'iinances without permits from the C. P. O. The prosecuting A. S. P., Mr.
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  • 107 32 alleged to have taken FIRM’S MONEY. (1 roni Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, January 9. "arrant has been issued for the arrest of Soong Timin Lim, a clerk "-ployed by John Little's, who is alV iVe with a sum o f belonging .to the firm.
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  • 472 32 EURASIAN KILLED. PART OF NECK AND JAW SEVERED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. January 10. Shortly after midnight last night a brutal murder, involving the death of an elderly Eurasian. named G. E. Schotel. an employee of the Singapore Harbour Board, occurred at 85 Nelson Road.
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  • 3188 32 SECOND DAY’S RESULTS (By “The Riding Boy”). Saturday s races provided a good mixture of favourites and surprises. Panrilla and Athol Brew claimed the first txxo tor the favourites. Then came two big surprises in Little Gibby (the bigness of this surprise was the failure of Rosemary)
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  • 238 34 GRAND OPENING NIGHT TO MORROW. hour lio is, three tigers, two leopards, three elephants, a hear, thirty horses, ten monkevs and twenty performing ctckatoos art* in iii menagerie of Harmston’s irons which has just come to Penang after a space of two years from Rangoon w
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  • 93 34 SAUCE MANUFACTURERS’ PROFITS. Tlie topic of the day among the Chinese community in Taiping has been the ong contemplated and now realised itigation of the partners of “Kwong Vice W’oh" the well-known local sauce manufacturers. Commencing with a modest capital the business has reaped enormous profits
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  • 722 35 YESTERDAY was probably epochmaking, as far as Malaya is concerned, for the immediate destinies of the country were placed largely m the bands of tbe miners, who whether or not they were agreeable to joining the international tin quota scheme When their decision has been learned, and
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  • 414 35 IT ib always a pleasure to a newsman when an opposition contemporary, which previously opposed its particular point of view, eventually agrees with its theses, no matter how unwittingly the admission may have been. These thoughts are engendered as a result of that fascinating discussion that has
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  • 145 35 1930 COLLECTION MORE THAN THAT OF 1929. The following letter of thanks has been sent to Mrs. P. J, Sproul? 0.8. E., by Mr. G. Newbold, of the Penang Branch of the cx-Service B Association of Malaya: On behalf of the Penang Branch of the Ex-Services
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  • 307 35 PRESIDENT REPLIES TO MR. L. E. SLOWE. Questions of Mr. L. E. Slowe in regard to tbe Peel Avenue Circus, notice of which was given at tbe December j meeting oi the Municipal Commissioners, were answered yesterday by tbe President, Mr. G. W. Bryant. I The
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  • 865 36 FRIDAY NIGHT AT KULIM. RANDOM FIRING: TOWKAY ROBBED OF $12,000 AND JEWELLERY. Armed marauders wrought havoc in Kulim. last Friday night according to a report that was received locally yesterday morning. Transforming the Police Force of the township into a. mere band of impotent
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  • 252 36 NEW APPOINTMENTS FIRST MEETING FOR THE NEW YEAR. The first meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners for the current year was held yesterday evening with Mr. G. W. Bryant in the Chair. Before proceeding with the business of the day, the Chairman announced that His Excellency the
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  • 103 36 “BROTHERS-IN-LAW JUST TEASING EACH OTHER.” Two Muslims were charged yesterday at the Police Court with disorderly conduct by fighting at the Chowrasta Market on Saturday. Pleading “not guilty’’ they said: “We are brothej-s-in-law and we were just teasing each other by pushing each
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  • 1443 37 FULL STORY OF OUTRAGE. POLICE STATION LIGHTS FAIL AT PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT. Kulim wan a hurly-burly of crcilement even yesterday wnt,a a representative of this paper went there to gather further cletvts of the dark events of Friday night. lhe inhabitants haw ao/ as yet recovered
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 113 38 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) I see no reason why Mr. C. P. D. should jump on the conclusion that the seventeen years old Miss L. C. M. of Penang who wrote to the Overseas Chinese Review of Kuala Lumput is the very same Miss L.
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    • 135 38 I (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) [Sir, In connection with your report re [Contributions towards the Poppy Day Fund from the Penang Malay ComLnunity, I shall be glad if you will please allot me a space in your papers for the publication of this letter
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    • 220 38 (To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir, I see by the columns of your valuable paper that many generous contributions are pouring in for the European Unemployment Fund—This is as it should a nd I am sure that all who profit by this kindness are
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    • 278 38 (To the Editor of the “Straits Echo”). Sir. I shall deem it a special favour if you will kindly give publicity of the following 1. Dr. Ariff bin Kader Mastan in the course of a lecture he delivered on Penang Malays at the Rotary dinner on
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    • 250 38 (To the Editor of the “Straits Echo”). Sir. Your editorial on “Straits-born Chinese or British,” raises the verv interesting question. “Can environment alter racial instincts.” This is answered by the question, “Will the Englishman acknowledge the Chinese as his equal?” So long as “only equals are equal” sO
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  • 167 38 RABIES IN PENANG. TWO MORE DOGSHOOIERS TO BE ENGAGED. We got the first intimation through the Press said the President of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday when he announced to his colleagues of the outbreak of Rabies in Penang. It will be remembered that reference
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  • 107 38 ALL FOR 20 CENTS WORTH OF CIGARETTES. Two Chinese, Ooi Ee and Tan Lai Hok, who were charged with cheating in respect of 20 cents worth of cigarettes and voluntarily causing hurt to another were convicted in the Police Court yesterday. The first accused
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