Malacca Guardian, 9 January 1928

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    THE SHARE MARKETS.
    696 2 the UNITED TRADERS (K.L.), LTD. MALACCA. Saturday, 7.1.28, 3 p.m. Tin —London £255.17.6 down 11s. 3d. 3 months. Tin —Singapore Business done $128.50 up 121/2 cents 175 Tons sold. Rubber —London 1/7% unchanged. New York —40 1/2 down Singapore—6B% down 1 cent. Market —Tin closes dull and
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    “SILK STOCKINGS?—IT’S A SCANDAL!”
    245 2 “SILK STOCKINGS? —IT’S A SCANDAL!” That a working girl should pay 3s. lid. for silk stockings, 4s. ll%d. for gloves, and 13s. lid. for a hat shocked his Honour Judge Crawford at Wood Green County Court. Mr. Fairbairn, a solicitor, claiming £l3 Bs. on behalf of a client who had
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      168 2 E a^en Opportunity Afotd Disappointment Look for the CHEAPEST, the BEST if I and the most RELIABLE, 1 I Parboiled Rice I I THE PRICE HAS FALLEN. f ALWAYS AIM AT SAVING. |j If If ycu require rice at the lowest quotation 4 jj Phone to 133 Malacca. j| I
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      385 2 Auction Sale No. 1/28. ESTATE OF DATOH SAMSUDIN DECEASED AUCTION SALE OF Thirty-five valuable freehold building allotments situate at Kamn Serambei, near the The New Municipal Market, Malacca To be sold by Public Auction at our Sale-room No. 21, First r Street, Malacca. F ss ON' Wednesday, 11th January, 1928,
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      166 2 MALACCA TIDE TABLE. JANUARY, 1928. H. Hts. Sundav Bth 8.00 7.1 B.loa 6.6 Mondav 9th 8.40 7.0 8.50 a 6.7 Tuesday 10th 9.10 6.8 9.30 a 6.7 Wednesday 11th 9.50 6.6 10.10 a 6.6 Thursday 12th 10.20 6.1 10.40 a 6.4 Friday 13th 11.00 5.7 11.20 a 6.1 Saturday 14th
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    A NEW ORDINANCE.
    2549 3 PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. The following Ordinance was passed at a meeting of the Legislative Council, held on 12th December, 1927, and assented to by H.E. the Governor on December 24th 1927. Place of safety means any Government home, hospital or other suitable place, the occupier of which
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    MALAY STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.
    1109 3 BEGINNING AND AIMS. One has come in recent years to associate the term going west with extinction; but November 15 marks at least one westward trek which can only be viewed as the precise converse—the removal from Cannon Street to 57, Charing Cross of the Malay
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      558 3 ADVERTISEMENTS. important notice. A T 1 t the undersigned, T. M. Dorasamy, I; a beg to announce to the Public that j-, y i shall open an up-to-date Hair- i j. X dressing Saloon for Ladies only on 1 the 18th January, 1928, at 29, Y III Junker Street, Malacca
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    LATE MR. LIM BOO HOCK.
    156 4 The funeral of Mr. Lim 800 Hock, teacher at the High School took place on 3rd instant, at about 11 a.m. There was a large gathering at the house and among the many who followed the funeral were Mr: C. G. Coleman, the Principal of
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    DEVELOPING INDIVIDUALITY.
    257 4 The teaching methods of Angelo Patri, an American educationist of Italian origin, have attracted much attention. One of his chief aims is to develop the individuality of every pupil. He encourages art work and craftsmanship. Mr. Patri expressed some of his views recently to a representative of the
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    Arrivals and Departures.
    214 4 J, Departures per s.s. Calypso r 2.1.28 for Singapore—Mr. and Mrs. Hazel. Mr. and Mrs. McCrae, Mrs. Watson, and Miss Shiveley. Arrivals per s.s. Sin Kheng Seng 3.1.28—Mr. Chua Kim Wah. Arrivals per s.s. Kopah 3.1.28 Mr. and Mrs. Chan Lian Cheang, Messrs. J. T. Norman. F.
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    VOLUNTEER FORCE.
    527 4 Malacca Volunteer Corps. ROUTINE ORDERS. By Major A. A. Lermit, V.D., Commanding. No. 1. Parti. Dated 4.1.28. 1. Officers Conference. —-The next Officers monthly conference will be held on Monday 9.1.28 at Headquarters at 6.45 p.m. The agenda has been forwarded to all concerned. 2. Arms-Inspection of. —In
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    727 4 PROMINENT NATIONALIST IN SINGAPORE. When the French steamer passed Singapore on December 29th there was on board Mr. Wang Chin Wei, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Nanking Govern- ment. He was accompanied by his 1 private secretary and Marseilles was their destination. According to his original
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS
    651 4 It is hereby notified that the Estimates for the year 1928 have received the sanction of the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies. A copy of these Estimates is published as a Supplement of the Gazette. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
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      125 4 B Telegraphic Address:- Head Office: |j “MUTRA.” No. 17. Old Market Square, I S Telephone No. 273. Kuala lumpur. I| n n 1 THE pnited Traders j I (L L.) LU. I l I (Incorporated in F.M.S.) g II ft B s I We have pleasure in announ-g II Icing
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      132 4 RIALTO THEATRE. CHANGE OF PROGRAMMES. ror to-night’s change, there will I be shown at the above theatre, the I Universal-Jewel production, Taxi Taxi,” which is one of the most j amusing pictures of the season featuring Edward Everett Horton and Marian Nixon. In the first show are chapters 7 and
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      34 5 Always look for the Blue and V' ill fitting tribute to its superb quality and 2 jgjp j rantee of full strength 1 It is unrivalled as a stimulant; dispels j i j I
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    CHRIST CHURCH.
    514 6 Letters, many letters—mostly under noms de plumes —have recently been appearing in various newspapers recording complaint, or > defence to the complaint, that when a short time ago the Presby- terians of Malacca requested that 1 they be allowed to hold a Presby- terian Service in Christ Church.
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    ENVELOPES.
    158 6 Time and again we have received letters from Government departments —mostly District Offices—contained in envelopes, not real, made-to-measure ones, but envelopes manufactured —oh, ever so skilfully and cunningly—out of scraps of paper, leaves of books, etc., no doubt by some junior clerk more apt with his hands than with
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1559 6 Mr. Toni White of the P.W.D., has returned from Penang, where he spent his Christmas holidays. Mr. P. J. Mandelli, the Secretary of the Malacca Club, has gone to Singapore to undergo an operation. The Java Trading Company, dealers in Batik Sarongs and etc., are giving a
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      94 6 AT HOME «£*4 OR Restful, and cool, the river is ever appealing with its attendant comfort STATE EXPRESS 555 —the cigarette that is always selected by critical tastes as the cool companion to those hours of joy that follow the heat of the day. stqte (xpress CIGARETTES ARPATH TOBACCO CO:
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      55 6 h i TT A ii ♦<, 1,, i The Scarlet T's the beer for me, t; Give it a trial and pleased you’ll be. t; H I The Editorial Office V of the i{. Malacca Guardian t V •> is at v No. 7, First Cross Street, MALACCA. I ♦l*
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    48 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mrs. Tan Kim Suan and family be}» to thank those relatives and friends for their night visits and attendances at the funeral of the late Mr. Tan Kim Suan and also those who rendered invaluable help, sent cars, wreaths and letters of condolences in their sad bereavement.
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    LONDON LETTER.
    797 7 London, Nearer Christmas. Winter. Dreary dawns the eastern light And fall of eve is drear, And cold the poor man sleeps at night, And so goes out the year. A. E. Housman. A week has passed since last I wrote you and it has been a week of
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    IN THE COURTS.
    626 7 Criminal Breach of Trust. Low Chee Neo a Chinese woman was charged before Mr. G. C. Dodd 1 with criminal breach of trust in respect of 3 krosangs «>330, 1 gold ring $35, two ĕar-studs $6O, the property of one Lim Keoh Neo, another Chinese woman. When
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    A MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION.
    1856 7 BYLAWS ULTRA VIRES. 1 In the Police Summons Court on Thursday last, before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the manager of the Malacca Guardian was summoned by the j Municipal Commissioners for dis--1 playing an advertisement in the public streets without a licence or permit. The actual wording
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    MR. WONG CHOON KIAN. FUNERAL AT SEREMBAN.
    289 7 The funeral of Mr. Wong 1 Choon Kian, for many years Chief Clerk 1 of the well-known legal firm oi Messrs. Lovelace and Hastings, Seremban, and latterly attached to the firm’s head office at Kuala Lumpur, who died at his residence in Seremban
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      “THIS INDENTURE.”
      240 7 (By a Lawyer). Most people at some time or another, have seen a legal document commencing:—“ This Indenture made such and such a date between etc. Many may not know why it is called an Indenture.” The word is an ancient one, and the use of it dates
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      THE “PIG AND WHISTLE.”
      187 7 Perhaps the most common of all “pub” signs is the “Pig and Whistle.” The origin of the name —which has absolutely nothing whatever to do with either pigs or whistles—is interesting. In the old coaching days the landlords of coaching inns used to prepare for the
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      THE OLDEST TREE IN THE WORLD.
      229 7 Right in the centre of the jungle in the North Central Province of Ceylon, lie the ruins of what was more than 2,000 years ago, the proud and beautiful city of Anuradapura. Early in the third century B.C. an Indian Princess, named Sanghamitta was
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOTBALL.
      504 8 Colts Atheletic Team v. Malacca Hotspurs Association. An interesting soccer match was played on Tuesday last at the Kubu A ground with the above teams as contestants. The teams were:— The Malacca Hotspurs Associa-1 tion: Gan Kah Tin, Tan Eng Seng, Chia Chin Seng, Tan Sim Tiang, Lee Seek
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    WEDDING.
    132 8 TAN—CHAN. In response to invitations issued by Mr. and Mrs. Tay loo Siew on the occasion of the marriage of their son, Mr. Tan Bong Soo, who is also the adopted son of the late Mr. Tan Soon Seng, to a daughter of the late Mr. Chan Kok Chiok.
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    A man giving evidence in the King’s Bench Division stated emphatically, in reply to a question by counsel, “ It is a lie.”
    148 8 A man giving evidence in the King’s Bench Division stated emphatically, in reply to a question by counsel, It is a lie.” Mr. Justice Avory—Don’t use that unpleasant phrase. Say it is not true according to vour belief. Before Mr. G. C. Dodd on the Thursday, Mohmat bin Tofar was
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    THREE POEMS.
    471 8  -  By Lindsay Stewart. ENCHANTMENT. Enwrapt in stillness, strange and sha-dow-fraught, Lies the broad river. Wayward whorls of mist Rising like pallid water-wraiths entwist Their ghostly arms around me. There is naught But seems unreal and formlessly enwrought; A world of shapeless gloom, which vague and vast Out of
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      210 8 —tm [©ARtsT “«bite, M iLabd^ fill Wf 4^^ ra'»! <* “Puntt/ il,White Label n r ST scotch WHisfidMI M| wcrwtam. ON SALE AT ALL DEALERS AND STORES. Sole Agents: HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE, PENANG, IPOH AND KUALA LUMPUR. <J 4* X~X*X*X-X-X~X* *>• I What
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      198 8 Tan Soo Hock j S and Company. I WILL SOLVE YOUR I i i t Car Problem f Immediate delivery of following models:- if r.hpvrnlpt $Mio I? H vjIiOiIUlcl Truck iTon Chassis 1,310 |fe Anctin Seven 1,328 AUSlin Twelve 2.55» I fhimc!l0T> “52”- “62” 0 vjlli joltil me Imperial 1
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    1211 9  -  BY I. MACDUBBLES. There are a great many books on how to play tennis but all these bocks suffer from the same fault —they are too long. Now I have always felt that what was really wanted was a brief treatise on the game by a really good
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    A HORRIBLE EXAMPLE.
    350 9 The decision announced by Lord Gainford to hold a sort of postmortem on the River Tees should be useful in bringing up expert detective methods, to bear on the poisoning of our rivers. The Tees has been selected for the inquest because within a comparatively small area,
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      101 9 t I 55 MILES OF! I “BOWRANITE” J| The largest steel water-pipe yt' made anywhere in the world, stretches from Lake Tans?, to Bombay. <^>i Ip The pipe line is 55 miles long and measures 6 feet M in diameter, —a triumph of engineering skill. I BOWRANITE bituminous rnamel was
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      68 9 DRINK {JEFFREY'S I EDINBURGH j j BEER I Obtainable Throughout I Malaya and Locally f I FROM I Tan Cheng Tiong Sons f Agents for M MALACCA I {Modern j I Kodaks I I are fitted, with faster f I lenses. i I “Better pictures when t I the light
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      60 9 I FinnRADO CINEMA 1 TO-Dight! 29, Kee Ann Road, Malacca. TO'Higtlt! g 8 Showing from 9th to 11th Jan. 1928. j| < §8§ > 4 The Marriage of I CHEONG KAI SAK f together with 180 Heroes Ling Cheong and Loh Tee Chim I Don't miss your chance to see
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      312 10 1 ADELPHI HOTEL, SINGAPORE. f I ft UNDER ROYAL PA TRON AGE. i REMODELLED* AND REDECORATED. Jt JL LARGE COOL AIRY ROOMS with ELECTRIC LIGHT and CEILING FANS. J| Each Room with its own Private Balhroom, fitted with die Latest Sanitary Installation. Jj| The ONLY HOTEL in SINGAPORE so fitted.
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      122 10 1 Vebol Vebol I S W 5r I IS NOW HERE. §§> Do not let your cook use local cooking fats. Insist on Vebol. ft Prepared in England under the most up-to-date scientific and H hygienic methods possible. f f| THE DISCOVERY OF THE CENTURY J| The New Cooking J|
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      285 10 RIALTO THEATReTI PROGRAMMES. j From Wlon. 9th to Wed. Nth Jan. From Thurs. 12th to Sun. 15th Jan. m 2nd Show at 9-30 p.m. 2nd Show at 9-30 p.m. J| I LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. PICTORIAL REVIEW. w :u r “THE SMASH UP” Gumps Comedy LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. ft 7 Reels
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      80 11 -f Tel. No. Td. No. p 217 iSrjOfcd' 217 Oar® 1 f n <$ Trucks 1 3£ 1 <g> Tractors. 1 w Ij 1 2 ii Universal Cars L t 3L 1 W^ STATlON 11 THE HOME ffe i r f%JL4 czP^ —> s I \v iHro p i ffn
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      230 11 MOBILOIL I <§§§> i 11 Sixty-One Years of Science Makes The Mobiloil To day. For centuries men broke their necks in futile attempts at V flight. They tried to imitate what Solomon called “the way of U an eagle in the air.” No birdman of the early days bothered to
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      90 11 t II r s |i I COMMENCING THURSDAY 12th JAN. $i g|> 4 I ROD LA ROCQl'E jg IN I "RESURRECTION” I W i I WITH f 1 I I DOLORES DEL RIO I s. I TOLSTOY’S FAMOUS CLASSIC I REVEALED IN A FLESH AND BLOOD H X f DRAMA
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