The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 2 July 1931

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  • 20 478 Straits Echo WEEKLY (MAIL) EDITION. SlB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. VOL. 29. PENANC, JULY 2, 1931. NO. 26.
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    • 126 479 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 the
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  • 736 480 |T is nearly twelve months since His ExI cellency the Governor forwarded to the Colonial Office a despatch proposing the amalgamation of the Medical Services of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. It was indicated in that despatch that the Medical Departments of the
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  • 572 480 THE proposal to extend the Esplanade to include the old Fort Cornwallis appears to be receiving the serious attention of thc Government and the Municipal Commissioners but any action should not be taken hastily. In civic matters it is a wise policy to follow the old
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  • 372 480 Rev. Bro. Paul left for Kuala Lumpur last night by the mail train. Professor William Prentice left for Bangkok yesterday morning by the Siamese Express. The Hon. Mr, Egmont Hake, who was on a visit to Ipoh, returned to Kuala Lumpur by last night’s mail train. Mrs.
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  • 301 481 Obstruction Removed. QUICK WORK OF CLEARING LINE AFTER SLIP. The obstruction caused by the slip ol about seventy leet in length on the Taiping Pass section of the main railway line has been removed by the Engineering Department of inc F.M.S. Railway, whiclt is
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  • 131 481 Several Guests To Lunch. Monday, June 15 —Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Tratman and Professor E. K. Tratman had luncheon at Government House. Tuesday, June 16—The Hon. Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane, Hon. Mr. M. B. Shelley and Miss Shelley had luncheon at Government House. Wednesday, June
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  • 113 481 Taniby Fined S3O. Charged on Monday with loitering near Beach Street for the purpose of book-making, Mohamed bin Nagor appeared again before the Police Magistrate, Mr. E. Jago. Accused now pleaded guilty although at the previous date he denied the charge. De tective Inspector Hall
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  • 37 481 has approved the re- appointment of the Hon. Sir Henry Edward Pollock, K. C., to be an Unofficial Member o’ the Executive Council of Hong Kong for a furLlur period of five years.
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  • 845 481 Alleged Management Of Betting House. Judgment was reserved till to-day on Oh <ok Song who yesterday surrendered to his Tail and faced a charge of assisting in tht nanagement of a common betting house. Alernatively. he was charged with receiving noney in respect of bets. The
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  • 348 481 Judgment Notices. CHARGE OF GIVING En information ALsl oelrae Mr E j J he Mice wing tai». information To Chiĕr »otta nCt Chiti Court Inspector Tunn t on‘jan Ua ‘S a n ita* IJ 2 U C a Judgment notice lamed Lim Cheng Hoe on
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  • 131 481 Patronage Of The Resident Councillor And Mrs. Allen. St. George’s Church are holding a dance® Friday, July 3 in aid of Church Funds. The prices of tickets have been reduced w suit the pockets of everybody. A double ticket only costs $3 and single
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  • 79 481 Gaol And Fine For Tamil* Having pleaded guilty some days badt theft of a passage ticket as well as frt* •possession of same, Kuppusamy. 8 vas produced before Mr. E. M° Police Court for sentence. The offence occurred when the s. vas in
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  • 1584 483 Butterworth Trial. > INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS SAYS MASTER JUSTIFIED. Further hearing was resumed yesterday be(f re Mr. A. D. Yorke, in the Butterworth Police Court, in the case jhich Raja Hamid, formerly a pupil of the Bukit Mertelam High School, charges his Headmaster, M-. E. La
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  • 120 483 SENDING TELEGRAM. BY TELEPHONE S delivery Public on and from July i new service will be known as the -pj Service and will be open to all Subscribers subject to compliance with conditions. Wlth certain Subscribers who desire to use thi« will require to maintain an adequate
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  • 93 483 Cling 13 Hours To Capsized Boat. (From Our Own Correspondent.; Singapore, June 22. The steamer Ipoh, which arrived hen from Penang and Port Swettenham, picked up three Malay fishermen clinging to their capsized boat in Malacca Straits in a distressed condition and landed them at Singapore tha
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  • 115 483 Conclusion Of Singapore Communists' Trial. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, June 22 The Frenchman, Le Franc alias De Croux who was charged in the courts on Friday wilt assisting an unlawful society, was to-day sentenced to 18 months' rigorous Imprisonment It was disclosed that Le
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  • 25 483 Mr. J. Duguid. Controller Post* and graphs, Perak and Bindings, leaves Ipon Kuala Lumpur on transfer towards we of the current month.
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  • 26 483 The death has taken place in Englandl® Mr. George R. Edwards, who retired MF ifter 33 years’ service with Dodwell and Co Hong Kong.
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  • 30 483 Mr. W. C. Murray has been a^ succeed Mr. D. A. E. Bell as gjjg.Malacca branch of the Hong L^goesoc ghai Banking Corporation. Mr. leave to-day.
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  • 1040 484 Late Mrs. Gan Ng» 11 ,J ee. funeral procession was witnessed A r, n P Obl B L.2y when the remains of the in penang jesterd. (n ee Khoo Guat a» were taken for interment from Boise" Northam Road, to the lamjutlaud House. Road m lunerel sen-ice,
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  • 412 484 Singapore News. SUPPORT FOR UNOFFICIAL F. M. S. OPINION. There is one thing which must be said in discussing the tasks that Sir Cecil is now taking up. and that is that there is a general reluctance in the Federated Malay States to be plunged into a controversy
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  • 461 484 MEN’S SINGLES FINAL CUT SHORT BY RAIN. < awn' S 1,1 r?' Me,Vs Slngics of thc Per lk fnrh nJI, u Chai COUid not, Ulllortunate y, be completed on Sunday owing to ihe weather developing into a rather heavyshower during the second set. The first set
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  • 37 484 of the Hong Kong Defence Corps, ot the 0.8. E. (military division) and Mr. R. J. Everest, of the Hong Kong P.W.D., got the MB E. (military division).
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  • 91 484 held a re- ?rption on Monday oi last week at his Banda Hilir residence in connection with the marriige of his daughter, Miss Koh Seek Choo to Mr. Lee Chue Moke of Kuala Lumpur. There was a large attendance, and at the reception the usual
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  • 111 484 -Wan Harun bin Wan Din to act as District Officer and First Class Magistrate, Baling; Syed Mohamed bin Syed Zain Alja'fri, Acting District Officer, Baling, to act as District Officer and First Class Magistrate, Yen; Syed Hamid bin Syed Mohamed Jamallalil. Acting District Officer.
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  • 581 485 *1 HERE was some. indication recently that I the Federated Malay States were to indulge in controversy over the Chief Secretaryship. That matter has now been settled by the Government's decision <as yet we believe officially unconfirmed* to appoint the Hon’ble Mr. A. Caldecott, an appointment which will
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  • 625 485 IN our issue of June 15 an article appeared under this heading commenting on the rain service from Penang to Ipoh. It had 'eneral reference to the small number of pas;engers using the night train service from Jcnang to Kuala Lumpur and particular reerence to the
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  • 14 485 General Manager, F.M.S Railways, returned from leave last week.
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  • 537 485 Mr. T. F. Garside left yesterday by the s.s. Kinta for 81 W> Mr. Carl Lawson was a na<.« Kuala Lumpur by the ta High; Mr. Chung Ah Ming, M r r Jay here from Ipoh by the day' Ihe death has occurred at n i Ud
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  • 332 486 Qaes tion Of Expense. >«’*J ILE TO CL rAY MAY -mai commissioners have decided rue Mumcipal of roofing in w information was con- 031 war of the Municipal Secretary \SIXed at a Committee meeting diich wafi in d Kedah Automobile Club at the Penang al
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  • 249 486 Day’s Imprisonment And SlOO Fine. i U K pleaded gUllty 0,1 Saturday last to jmtoai breach of trust of 5473, the property .< h, ,K Pmp yers whde en 8® l 8«d in the capacity Goh so collector a young Chinese named p* n
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  • 681 486 DISPUTE AMONG MEMBERS OF CHINESE SOCIETY. Following a dispute between the members of he Penang Jin 3u Seah, a benevolent society or assisting poor and distressed Chinese, an application was made before Mr. Justice N. H. Whitley for an Order Nisi directing Mr. W. Horne,
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  • 57 486 Mr. Tan Kiar Lew will de liver a lecture on “Building Up The Nev •China" to-night at 8 o’clock. Dr. Ong Chont Keng will preside. There will be a Mconligh Fete at the Scah to-morrow at 8.30 p.m. sharp
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  • 663 486 1 rade Mark Dispute. SETTLEMENT IN “GRIPE WATER” CASE. Gripe water formed the subject of a case A? ns Heng Ben of Chuan and Chemists, of Beach Street, local agents of n lii-Eim Pharmacal Co., Shanghai aoud charged by the Malayan reinvent a fives of
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  • 44 486 was a passenger from he N E I to Singapore by the Royal Dutch ndian Airways <K N 1.L.M.) on Tuesday and Ir Goodhart was a passenger from Slngajore to the N E I on Wednesday by the same ’plane
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  • 919 487 SINGAPORE A.C.S. VICTORY OVER C. R. C. On their own ground yesterday evening the Chinese Recreation Club, the 1931 Penang Foe’ball League Champions, were defeated by a team from the Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, to the tune of two goals to nil after a weli contested game.
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  • 130 487 Lim Bong Soo Wins Singles Title. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 24. The Singapore Lawn Tennis Open Championship final concluded to-day, when half an hour sufficed to complete a record game begun a week ago in which Matsukawa led from oim Bong Soo by seven
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  • 163 487 Order Deferred For Three Months. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 24 Mr. Justice Pritchard heard a petition for the winding up of the Siput Tin Co. Mr. P. B. Ford, vho appeared on behalf of Malayan Collieries, -he petitioners, stated that the
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  • 102 487 A. C. S. Singapore Beat Free School. I’lic A. c. s., Singapore, beat the Penang Fret* School at Tennis yesterday evening. Tan Ah Ee won the only game xor the Free School who lost 1 to 2. The following are the results: Singles:— Kam Ghim Lock (A.
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  • 90 487 Preliminary Enquiry About A Tamil. Detective Inspector Gordon yesterday pro uced a 1 amil named Kandasamy and pre erred a charge against him of housebreakin; ‘.nd thelt of property, namely, one gold necl ham with 15 red stones valued $125 cas 9 and clothing from one
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  • 276 487 Extortion From Chi. Householder ae "ens to deliver to tie charge against a Malav dn Boh who claimed trial •Magistrate. Mr. E. j aKO a i 0 the Pol The prosecution conducted teetor Gordon called as a "eng occupier or house numbS^,, 8 Road. He
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  • 258 487 Two Men Convicted. A charge of theft of cigarettes was yesteday preferred against two Chinese name: Chan Beng Kong and Lay Kai Ooi in the Police Court. The first accused pleaded guilty while the second claimed trial. A detective who was on duty in CampW
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  • 78 487 Two Moneylenders Judgment was delivered yesj® mjc ’oiice Court in the cases of Tara ’eter Sunn, both nroneylcndcw. harged with giving false district Court clerk in charge on j ’ebtor notices. r* His Worship sentenced the loan g harged on two counts to a nn
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  • 643 488 ST Hoover's proposal ol an all m of war debts and rer’“nd "'’X'tollowed by a general re »nno» a ,™de Hie prospect last week doom ne indecd Oerman: UUIM over the brink ink ay the weight of her wai commitments v.aieh wa-. enhanced by the trade depreswn.
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  • 193 488 Ten Months’ Rigorous Imprisonment. A police supervisee named Lee Hock Beng vas yesterday convicted by the District Judge on a charge of failing to report his place of •esidence to the Chief Police Officer, and senenced to ten months’ rigorous imprisonment. Chief Detective Inspector
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  • 100 488 Nine Months’ Gaoi For Muslim. Pretending m be a customer, an elderly Indian Muslim walked into a second-hand dealer s shop one day and began examining some of the wares. No sooner the shopkeeper turned his back to attend to som< other work, th-»
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  • 163 488 Servant Sentenced To Seven Months’ Gaol. The Hon. Mr. Abdool Cader's servant boy who pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of jewellery and cash from his employer appeared before the District Judge yesterday for sentence. He admitted two previous convictions and added that in
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  • 86 488 was held at the Sungei Ujong Club on Monday the president, 4r. G. Maund. informed the meeting of the atest developments in the formation of the lalayan Motor Association. He stated that lere was shortly to be a meeting of
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  • 672 488 Mi. J. a. Dean arrived here from Singapore yesterday by the s.s. Santhia. Messrs. G. F. Ryan and George Carey left Penang yesterday tor Calcutta by the s.s. Ho Sang. Mr B. G H. Johnson, of Messrs Boustead e Company, Limited, Penang, left for Kuala jUmpur last
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  • 674 489 Five Essentials. LECTURE AT THE HU YEW SEAH. Five essentials were laid down lor building up the new China by Mr Tan Kiar Liew of the staff of the Penang Free School who delivered a lecture under the auspices of the Hu Yew Seah last
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  • 36 489 With reference to the report of a gang robbery' resulting in the death of a European Mid to have occurred at Hueyoot. we are informed that there is no truth whatsoever m the report
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  • 571 489 Jetty At Jelutong. CONTRACTOR SUES FOR ALLEGED BALANCE. A contractor's claim for $1,308.27 agains Messrs. R. Young Ar Co. was taken up fo. nearing in the Supreme Court yesterday Plaintiff K. 8. Koochoo Pillay alleges that th. Amount is due to him for work
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  • 73 489 Largely Attended Funeral. (Front Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 26. The death occurred overnight of a heart stroke of Mrs. A. E. Moreira, wife of the Assistant Editor of the “Times of Malaya”. The funeral took place this evening at the Connolly Road
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  • 590 489 THREE GOAL DEFEAT IV SOCCER MATCH 1 On their own ground Penan e Free School fc ;lear goals in their -hinese School. Singapore. th lhe he visitors well deserved their hey snapped up every scorine ~k sides showing superior dash finkh*’ standing and positioning
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  • 49 489 n T’Jfc' A fare veil At Home 8^ eD w D Pday by the Subordinate Stan, r. hang, at Kuala Lipis. in honour d parture to England on leave oi Smith. Acting State Engineer Resident, the Hon’ble Mr. H-and was present, with Mrs. Leonaro Leonard.
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  • 625 490 h reply to President Hoove ’f Tur French repij 01 round moratorlum 01 Mr war debts and reparations came It was generally thought that object to the essentials of the 7”, she would insist on extracting last mart from Germany. Ihe reply Ural read
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  • 618 490 Notice Of Appeal. Notice of appeal was given immediately following the conviction on Saturday morning in .he District Court of Oovindan, the Volunteer Corps Messenger. Accused stood charged with breaking into a sub-warder's quarters in Jail Aoad with intent to commit theft. Chief Court Inspector Tunn
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  • 91 490 Mr. E. C. G. Barrett to be Collector of Land Revenue and Coroner fc Malacca: Mr. R Ingham to officiate as Stanw and Probate Officer. Singapore; Lt.-Command-er G. T. W. Perkins R.N. (retired) to be a Controllci’ cf the Preventive Service under
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  • 590 490 Miss Pearl Brown, late of the staff of the buy dam Girls’ School, Malacca, has left foi Home. lhe Hon. Mr. A. P. Robinson left Singapoie on l-riuay by the Ranpura for Europe on holiday. Mi. James Crabb-Watt takes lhe place of -xi. p. m. Robinson as
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  • 1504 491 Preliminary Census Report. BASELESS SUSPICION OF ACCURACY OF ENUMERATION. > Penang shows the smallest increase m population in the Straits Settlements according to the preliminary report of the Census taken this year. It was the same in the 1921 census. The population increased from
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  • 64 491 Mr. G. Goldsack has been granted a mission as Lieutenant and Quarter-master the S. 8. V. F. Lieut. Koh Kcng M. B E.. is promoted to the rank of W Mr. Ung Guan Hoe has been grant* l mission as Second Lieutenant in theB.&‘ Mr. J. N.
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  • 69 491 His Holiness Shah Monamea Sailed Siddiqui, the famous gpk in Singapore bv the morning train from Lumpur on Thursday after a successful tour and was given a hearty gt minent Muslims at the Tank Road is staying as the guest of Doctor
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  • 203 492 AnnNFR FINDS DEATH tO R»SA»VENTURE. fflsras the enquiry thc General Hospital tl qUarry at BUk Af* TTqilva assistant Government Pathow L /pJdence last Saturday of having a Smortem on the body oi named Kok Lim and found male Chinese a ft i ace rated wound
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  • 98 492 Case Fixed For July 17. A Chinese named Tan Chong Yeo, who Hands charged with falsely representing himself as the owner of a cocoanut plantation and thereby deceiving one Chua Cheng Swee to deliver to him the sum of $4,500 in July last year,
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  • 48 492 Ipoh Sensation. Ffow Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 26. o.m< n 8 tion was caused to-day when a clerk emplcyed hi lawyer, Mr. SeeniS u Offlce wae and produced *****1 011 a char Ke of murder of compatriot at Jelapang last night.
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  • 60 492 Seller Who Decamped With Proceeds. chin21 Ven monLhs jail "as PWied guilty named Tan Foo, who of trust of S ixt v nL charge of criminal breach ano as a hawker by a Wfive pairs of cZ instant was iven dZ m
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  • 113 492 by Gni., H re^. lu nera 'ion has been its new M Saf ty Razor Company Ge rard B. Lambert. Unices until th laiy or e °mpensation for S* in one Z of%.T pai a net iOtl «ock. When OO per share ot com rl to
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  • 393 492 Breach Of Trust Charge. COMPLAINANT'S WIFE AND MAHJONG PARTY. On Saturday the District Judge, Mr. H. A Torrer, acquitted Chong Choon Long. a dia nond and jewellery broker, who stood charg 'd with criminal breach of trust of jeweller vorth $1,050 belonging to Chong Kong Kean i
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  • 265 492 Opening At Fraser’s Hill In September. The first hill school in Malaya will open at Fraser’s Hill in September. It will lx* quite i small undertaking. with a maximum of 18 oupils. but the fact that the accommodation has been almost filled without advertising shows the
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  • 305 492 Lorry In Flames. H(i FIRE AT FLOUR STORE IN BRIDGE STREET. Three calls were received by the Fire Brigade vud respond! <1 to during the week-end. Late on Friday night the engines from the ntral Station dashed into Union Street to ind a Municipal motor
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  • 343 492 Enjoyable Programme. Quite an enjoyable programme was presented to the members and friends of the Hu Yew Seah at the Moonlight Fete on Saturday. The large open space behind the main building had been attractively illuminated with vari-colourcd electric lights, transforming the entire
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  • 894 493 FOUR INQUESTS HELD ON SATURDAY. As Coroner, Penang, Mr. E. Jago on Saturday held inquiries into the death of three Ch.nese and one Tamil. The first inquiry conducted by Inspector Ibi ihim was that of an unknown Chinese. He gave evidence of finding the dead body
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  • 124 493 Six Months* Gaol For Chinese. Sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment was passed by the Police Magistrate, Mr. E. Jago, on a Chinese named Low Cheah Bon, who was found guilty of living on the earnings ol women of a certain character. Three women gave
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  • 356 493 P. C. C. Beat Eurasians by 5 Goals To 3. On the S. X. I. ground yesterday evening, an Eurasian team met an “A" Team of the Penang Cricket Club and defeated them by 5 goals to 3. Had the P. C. C.
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  • 28 493 has succeeded to the chief clerkship in the Forest Office. Pahang West. Mr. M Kandiah, the late Chief Clerk having retired from Govemmnent service.
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  • 460 493 PENANG STATE XI ABSE|n I HhIR superiority Whatever doubts there were ah™.* nang state Team being the 1116 tanent were set at reV men beat the Rest by an tfe Ihe Slate side was never stretch t yesterd *i comfortably all along U thJ
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  • 791 494 Malaya Cup Soccer. drilling match in cup TIE STYLE. run" match id tile Ib *c° nd secured a convmcing W” Selangor by the wide tia»»ay vl f w l J W as a surprise victory lor jar? ***** uvre none, who even in their S
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  • 126 494 Accident In Burniah Road. A Malayalee man met with his death yesterday morning by falling from a cocoanut tree. The man was a toddy tapper and used to work daily in Burmah Road in the neighbourhood of the Pulau Tikus Police Station. Yesterday as
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  • 64 494 Two Tamils Charged. Two Tamils named Sundram and Ratanam vere yesterday produced in the Police Court oefore Mr. E. Jago. The charge against them ire falsely representing themselves as detectives and thereby inducing one Kang Ah Lam o part with $2O/-. On the application of Detective Inspector
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  • 70 494 The Dolphins Beat The Seals At Water polo. The Dolphins captained by Goh Eng Chuan beat the .Seals, captained by Lim Hock Ean, n their Water Polo League at the Swimming Club by 5 goals to 3. The game was fast and interesting, and then 1 were
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  • 30 494 is announced, and the marriage will take place shortly, between Frank Percival, of Malaya, and Marjorie, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ford, of Crofton Road. Ealing.
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  • 40 494 was to have taken place it th*- Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Singapore, on Saturday of Mr. Frank Janies, of the staff of St Joseph's Institution, and Miss Iris Ess. eldest daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. John Ess.
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  • 43 494 Governor of French Indo- China, who. it will be recalled, flew home from Saigon with the French airmen who had just made a record flight out from Paris, is returning to Saigon by the French mail due in Singapore this week-end
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  • 699 494 SOCCER MATCH ON VICTORIA GREEN. i rhe soccer match on the Victoria Green yesterday evening between the Chinese RecreJation Club and the H. M. s. “Iroquois" resulted in a win for the former by 6 goals to tlley well deserved their victory,
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  • 25 494 manager of Kelly and Walsh. Ltd.. Singapore, returned by the Ranpura after a business and pleasure trip to China and Japan.
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  • 754 495 THE case for the abolition ol the extraterritorial rights of foreign Powers in China is put forward by a correspondent in a letter, which we publish in to-day's issue. China, which has now overthrown the domestic yoke of the Manchu rulers, is not going
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  • 95 495 Case Sent To District Court For Sentence. Having pleaded guilty to the charge of heft of two rings valued at 475 rupees and ;ash $37. the property of Mrs. H. H. Abdool Oader. on the 15th instant. Cumarasamy was yesterday produced before the Police
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  • 81 495 Sentence On Chinese Deferred. Bail in $lOO was fixed by the Police Magistrate in the case of Chan Foo, a Chinese who pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trus of 65 pairs of clogs. The prosecution staled that the accused absconded on the 10th
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  • 39 495 the former fudge of the Udon Court, who has been sentenced to death for the murder of Nai Orn Samphya, was brought down to Bangkok on Monday last under escort of no less than 13 tendarmes.
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  • 39 495 including many Euro- jeans, were entertained to dinner at "Riviera,” f»asir Panjong Road. Singapore, on Thursday •vening in celebration of the birthday of Mr. Cheang Jim Chuan. The Gloucesters’ Band, •onggeng. and other music were provided.
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  • 43 495 has -nlarged the time for the execution of the Commission appointed to enquire into the Protection of Wild Life in the Federated Malay States by a period of four months and twelve lays as from the 16th inst.
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  • 53 495 have issued invitations to a dinner at "Ravens:lalc,' 342 Anson Road, Penang, on Wednesday, July 1, at 7.30 p.m. in honour of the appointment of Mr. V. K. Abdul Kader, of Messrs. R. E. Mohamed Kassim and Co., Lid., as a Justice of the
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  • 102 495 Lady Watson. Mr. J. Lornie. C.M.G.. and Mrs. Lornie, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. S. Cubitt. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. V. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. R. Kindersley. Mr. A w. Stall, and Sir Neil Malcolm,
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  • 501 495 Rev. Bro. James has <». bumpur. as to A. A. Burton leaves r lay by the Siamese Express. W it H. R. H. the Prince Regent at o ates hto fiftieth Hubber C^mpray'' «Be, Bangkok. on a vist The total number of Chinos he Port of Bangkok
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  • 198 496 nE w ZEALAND SAVE RINGS’ DEFEAT. London. June 29 are the full scores in the, Zealand-lst inning. peopsier ibw b Peebles 34 2 b Peebles 371 b Robins 2 l 2? c b Peebles 13 [gc Jardine b Hammond lj James not out Extras 16
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  • 365 496 Straits Trading Co. Beat Recreation Club. krai's Tw ltori,,g niatcb al Butterworth the S c tan"’ 8 C b£at Butterworth Scores:— Mae Quan-ioW 0 S_‘ C, lst Innings. Xavlet 0 not out te bxa r B^Jl‘ Sbon b Xavier o xS VU llsamy 1 Cnmer c
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  • 76 496 Perak Team Against Penang. (From our Own Correspondent?. Ipoh, June 29. Peraks soccer team against Penang on Saturday will be as follows:—Kam Yong, Mun Kit, Guan Lean, Alladad Khan, Kan Tuck Fee, Teik Lean, Badi, Eusoff, Stitt, Kok Ying md Barr. The only one change
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  • 33 496 has de- sided to take up Chinese opera. He may become a professional opera singer and use singing as a means of achieving his ambition to travel.
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  • 26 496 were imposed from Tues- day by the Government of Kedah on imports of alcoholic drinks, kerosene, petrol, methylated spirit, tobacco, sugar, cartridges and matches.
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  • 33 496 has changed his plans and is now sailing by the motor vessel Somerville during the week-end from Kohsichant direct to Los Angles. The passage is expected to take twenty-live days.
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  • 32 496 is announced betweer Richard Rous Mabson, eldest son of Mr. anc Mrs. W. R. Mabson of Crouch End, Lon don, and Christine, younger daughter of Mrs. F. Ford of Bangkok.
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  • 465 496 Jockey Sues Trainer. ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT. Of interest to both jockeys and trainers vill be the case that will come up for hearing .hortly before Mr. Justice N.H.P. Whitley in "hicli Jockey Mendoza sues Trainer Norman. In this case the plaintiff alleges that dc--1 endant having
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  • 83 496 New Features In The “Sin Poe.” rhe oldest Chinese journal in Penang is the Penang Sin Poe," which circulates very argely among Chinese merchants arid traders n Penang, Province Wellesley, Kedah, Perak, .nd the surrounding districts. It contains he most comprehensive and most up-to-dxte tews
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  • 55 496 Mr. Mohamed Rouse bin Chee. The presentation of the Certificate of lonour to Mr. Mohamed Rouse bin Chee will ake place at the Governor’s Office on Wedsday, July 1, 1931, at 10.30 am. Members f the public are invited to attend. Govern ment officers entitled to
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  • 707 497 Waiting In Camps. IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE MEETING. Approximately 4,000 labourers arc in the various quarantine camps awaiting repatriation, according to the report made by the Secretary to the meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee held on June 24, 1931, at Kuala Lumpur. Present:— The Hon’ble the
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  • 231 497 From Hindu Temple In Kampong Java. Charged with the theft of a sheet of corrugated iron from a Hindu temple in Kampong Java. Ong Ah Teik. a Chinese, was pro duced before Mr. E. Jago, in the Police Court yesterday. He denied the charge. A
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  • 98 497 Birthday Of His Mother. Friends of Mr. Ong Joo Sun called on him yesterday to wish his mother many happy returns of the day on her attaining her sixtychird year. The guests were entertained to 1 sumptuous dinner. The Li Tek Seah orchestra and
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  • 193 497 Selangor Club Beat Kampong Ku ant an. «From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. June 28 Superb display of batting by the Selangor Club yesterday was the feature of the return fixture with Kampong Kuantan. The homeside won by 184 runs. The Selangor Club won
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  • 132 497 appeared yesterday morning Magistrate, Mr. E. Jago g **ore the He was charged with to Wong Kong Khoon to hr. rashly as to endanger human ntf ari tonal safety of otters, teXJ*' PW in a negligent nSnneT" funher charge against him for ,S, 1 said
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  • 290 497 Detective’s Evidence Of How Trap Was Set. The case was tried yesterday in the Poh« Court of Bok Beng Chin who was chargee wit h the theft of a bicycle belonging to Chea Im. detective 55. Detective Inspector Gordon prosecuted whik the accused was
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  • 90 497 Usual ExOfficio Appoint*”' In exercise ot the powers by section 49 of the Liquor Reven 1927, His Excellency the Gover O^ in u ne »u:-' pleased to make the following To be Licensing Officers for the w of Penang:— superb Penang Island-The Assistant SUP« dent, Government
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  • 3778 498 are advocating an ob- U we may rfpS to PU‘ to m;u 5 K gccuseu u iffs? rtav objected to cerW |,ol ct n lh motor veh‘ cles 2‘ urnkes on motor pft6Sed by the O. K. The matter seems pl i- s Twake it "ill surely
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  • 192 499 From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. June M Suuakine al tire Half Yearly Meeting J vhe‘ Selangor Turf Club yesterday evenmg Mr. E. L. Watson. Chairman, said the weing had been called for the purpose of pw® the accounts and report of their stewtf®* for
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    • 83 500 I 0 The Editor O( The Straits Echo.) wi be glad tf you can enlighten me on and important thoroughfare in u has taken the Municipality to repair that section ol the road X TTabound the Clock Tower thus causto everyone, especially traffic using this particular section;
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    • 193 500 (To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir. I read your article of recent issue on the PM.SU. with great interest and wish heartily to support your comment on the excessive rates charged by them. 1 should like to point out that even 5 cents
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    • 144 500 Sff 'To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.> In hu address at the Hu Yew Seah on SaturYap made lun of the >IT hw.? Ch n^ e who wished to stick to corJS Ug Bntish clllzenshl P which was Sh h K m by the
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    • 193 500 H» Editor of The Straits Echo.) w reply kj i J??, teller in your "S“ e Mmt to Mala™ mk qUit 50 ,hat wc because of ln such threatening ttat aM fa mine in tE me tend of w 'th the an, JI 01
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    • 99 500 (To the Editor of the Straits Echoi. Sir, With regard to Mr. Lim C. Beow’s comments that coffee-shop waitresses —women cashiers—should be abolished I am, second to none, in entire agreement with him. Let the readers and the authorities concerned see far as the “Time is not yet."
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    • 126 500 <T<> The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir, While agreeing with you in your suggestion in to-day’s issue for a stadium for Penang, I would like to point out nothing should be done to destroy the walls of the old Fort. They are about 150 years
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    • 222 500 (To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.» Sil* I am rather proud of the team fielded by Kedah at the last match, but. in spite of it, I am inclined to think that Bashah would make a better partner for Che Din. Davison a better centre
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    • 725 500 'To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir. I have read Malayan Cobra's" letter which appeared in your contemporary of the 9th instant. I don’t know what his race is, though he signs himself -Malayan Cobra" but I think the sentiments of his letter indicate that
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