Malacca Guardian, 14 May 1928

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 MALACCA GUARDIAN (PUBLISHED WEEKLY). Vol. I- MALACCA, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1928. SINGLE COPY TEN CENTS. No'. 20
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    Kampong Pantei.
    38 1 Malacca’s famous bottle-necked street, through which passes a very considerable amount of traffic. At the spot in the centre of the picture, just behind the on-coming motor-car, this road is exactly 12 feet 9 inches broad.
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    Mr. Ormsby-Gore In Malacca.
    222 1 M i ra Chinese Chamber of Commerce and their friends entertained the Rt. Hon. W. A. Ormsby-Gore at a luncheon at the 1 he r] b Drem i ses on Saturday, April 28, at which the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock presided. The above is a
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      233 1 -a* J e]e ms: A.B.C. sth and 6th Editions, Telephone No. 243. V M atatetrust Singapore. Bentley’s and Liebers. M) I ESTATE 8 TRUST AGENCIES (1927) LIMITED. 1 A Trust Company Registered under the- Trust Companies’ Ordinance w of 1926, with Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. REGISTERED AND
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    WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
    863 2 THE UNITED TRADERS (K.L.) LIMITED. 12th May, 1928. Rubber. —The price of the commodity fluctuated within narrow limits, dosing to-day 8 7 8 London, 18% New York and 31 cents Singapore. The Share market has been very quiet all through the week and few transactions are recorded
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      131 2 IM. A. Gomes Go. f X 23, First Cross Street, SVialacca. I CHEAP SALE I BjjSflj |J Reoords 1 II- iiL I Ijlii thorn* who t>ose.f’ss ti machine of ,t* 'l* .Ugll the wonder world —i.e. Bramo- y *t* j phone. Owing to rubber slump X ou r prices ot
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      80 2 Adding beauty J to nat u re' sg randeu rf ./D, ilie fairest scenes tropical splendor Buick f is like a rare and wonderful gem in a beauteous setting, for Buick 1928 is rthe rnost beautiful Buick ever built r^e most beautiful car of today. And matching this exquis* ite
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      737 2 MUST BE WON!!! A MOTOR CAR!! PENANG BENEVOLENT CROSSWORDS: SPECIAL COMPETITION. JUST $1 for a MOTOR CAR ($2,950) DESCRIPTION OF CAR.— I2/24 h.p.; 4 cylinder; 2/3 seater, A 'C Car, Model nerfectlv New. Fitted with wheel brakes, clock, Speedometer, Spare Wheel Special Eastern Hood Pneumatic cushions. 40 miles to one
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      616 2 P.B. C’s Mixed Word Puzzle No 9. $650 IN PRIZES. Special Prize $4OO Extra Prize $250. ATTEMPTS. Poses: No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. N 0.6. 1. HERA 2. TEHA |3. ERBA j 4. RTESE No. 7. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. No.
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    A country girl in Slovakia who was shot at by a jealous lover has been saved by the fact that she was wearing “ the traditional peasant costume with some ten starched petticoats ” which arrested the progress of the bullet.
    100 3 A country girl in Slovakia who was shot at by a jealous lover has been saved by the fact that she was wearing the traditional peasant costume with some ten starched petticoats which arrested the progress of the bullet. She would have been cold meat by this time in this
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    Arrivals and Departures.
    217 3 Arrivals per s.s. Sin Kheng Seng 8-5-28—Misses Corbett and Ah Moy, Messrs. Yeow Cheng Kee and Chin Hang Sung. Departures per s.s. Sin Kheng Seng 8-5-28 for Singai>ore— Messrs. Lew Kee Kiat, Quay Yan Teck, Mah Kong Cheo and Yong Kim Tiang. Arrivals per s.s. Tronoh 8-
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      484 3 I advertisements. I notice. I \I \CCA MUNICIPALITY. I rfsURVEY of MALACCA I Unmounted copies of the follow- ]I(T c u b-Divisions of Malacca are n ow on sale. Town Sheets. cub-division. vyiH Hospital Road and part of I Hukit China Road. I yvni I’engkalan Rama Road. punga Raya Road.
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      293 3 ADVERTISEMENTS. The Malacca Guardian. Tel. Ad. Guardian Malacca. subscription rates. 0 Months SUOO 6 2.00 12 4.00 r K p: CeS C n Utskie Mal acca Town, add 25 cts., o 0 cts., $1 respectively for postage. The Malacca Guardian is on sale at: Penang. The Railway Bookstall. Ipoh.— The
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      160 3 MALACCA TIDE TABLE. MAY, 1928. H. M. Height ft. 14 Monday M 2.10 4.9 A 2.40 5.2 15 Tuesday M 3.50 5.1 A 4.10 5.7 16 Wednesday M 4.50 5.5 A 5.10 6.5 17 Thursday M 5.40 5.9 A 6.00 7.1 18 Friday M 6.20 6.3 A 6.50 7.5 19
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  • Obituary
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    46 3 ACKNOWLEDGMEN F. Mr. and Mrs. Oho Sin Loot and Family thank their friends and relations who kindly gave the loan of cars, sent in wreaths, letters and telegrams of condolence, and attended the funeral of the late Mr. Cho Chin Yam on Sunday, 6th May, 1928.
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    Mr. BALDWIN AND RUBBER.
    1666 4 COMMENT IN LONDON JOURNALS. In a leading article on the rubbei industry on April 5, The Times says:— In our opinion this committee could arrive at no other decision than that the sooner the r e st J’| c tion scheme was abolished the better for
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    THE BRITISH RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    1505 4 Under the above caption the Times Weekly of March 12th, has the following interesting article:— In the House of Commons the Prime Minister announced that the Government, having received the report of the Committee of Civil Research on the question of restrictions on rubber exports from
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    THE ENCHANTED HOUSE.
    1368 5  -  (Betty Lumsden Milne). There are two distinct aspects of the house, according to whether you enter by the lower or the upper gate. The first is more formal. A tall fir tree grows there, and smells like blackberry pie, and it is very dank and solemn; there
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    THE EXTRA GLASS.
    939 5  -  E.G. in S.F.P.” How often in clubs and other places of gossip one finds the sage and prudent person with a dismal story to tell about one of his fellow men. Poor old So-and-So, such a good chap, but—(expressive silence) —you know—(lifting movement with right elbow).” So-and-So’s
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      119 5 MORRIS CARS OXFORD and COWLEY. w I I FOR LONG LIFE, SATISFACTORY SERVICE, COMFORT, AND EXCELLENCE OF FINISH COMBINED WITH EXCEPTIONALLY LOW UPKEEP COSTS, THESE CARS ARE IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES. j| THE SYSTEM EMPLOYED AND THE ORGANI- SATION AT THE MORRIS WORKS IS SUCH 'That manufacturing costs have
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      83 5 I f§ SCREENING AT Rialto Theatre From Thursday to Sunday, 17th to 20th May, 1928. g Sensational Spectacular I A Universal Super Production j The Midi\igK4 Sun’| with 1 Laura La Plante—Pat O’Malley-Raymond Keane, and a Brilliant Ensemble of over 500 Players. g 1 A Glorious Glittering, Glamorous Love Drama
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    IN COUNCIL.
    407 6 The Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock would be amply justified if he nowfeels that he has wasted valuable time and breath in trying to convince the Colonial Secretary that Malacca deserves to be treated as a component part of the Straits Settlements rather than as some savage infested
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1608 6 An auctioneer’s licence has been granted to Mr. J. M. Jackson of 7 Malacca Street, Singapore. The Singapore District Planters’ Association has been exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance. Mr. C. E. Wurtzburg has been appointed a member of the Singapore Pilot Board, vice Mr. H.
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    A FAREWELL.
    148 6 ESTATE MANAGER ENTERTAINED. Mr. A. C. McFarquhar, manager of Pegoh, (Home Division) Tampm, is shortly proceeding on home leave. On Saturday last a Tea Party, arranged by the European and Asiatic staff and Labour force, was given in Mr. McFarquhar’s honour, during the course of which the guest
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      85 6 STQf IMPRESS IBggyg^ JbMs/ a*' manufactured by COST MORE r because they ARE WORTH MORE ,y* r. 'MADE IN LONDON BY ARDATIi TOBACCO CO LTD 107-a. THE STANDARD WHISKY FOR S I Last Year 1 1 This Year 1 Next Year I I I I WAS I I IS I
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      58 6 I I T f I IZAL I A I I I KILLS GERMS S t I *1; X Y |^^h‘ V s"K*wr. M M *A^ v (4*5 vr. t The Editorial Office V of the Malacca Guardian t •j* is at T No. 7, First Cross Street, 1 t MALACCA.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    747 7 H Malvern Guardian docs not necesI h rilv endorse the opinion of its correspondents 12th May, 1928. I jhe Editor. Malacca Guardian, I Malacca. I pear Sir. lYade numbers are issued to I motor dealers for use on cars for I demonstration purposes, yet one n daily see cars
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    IN THE COURTS.
    527 7 ADULTERATING MILK WITH milk? In the Police Court nn tu,, j last, before Mr. G C Twi ,k ur sday named Katah Singh was a Slkh ed for “qpllino- as summonadulterated I F lch had been nnre Tki I,E rnilk other than tv The Chie a f
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    LOCAL SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.
    415 7 THE SIN KHENG SENG.” 0 The local steamer Sin Kheng oeng” will shortly be going into dock for her first annual survey. Tile single screw steamer Sin Kheng Seng,” was built by Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., at their Govan Ship-Building Works for the Straits Settlements coasting
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    FAREWELL DINNER.
    313 7 The staff of Messrs. Borneo Motors, Ltd., and Borneo-Chevro-let, Ltd. (Malacca) gave a farewell dinner to Mr. R. T. Ryall, last Friday night, at Mr. Poon Woon Cheong’s residence at Heeren St. on the occasion of his transfer to Singapore. Besides the guest of honour, there were present:—Miss
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    LEGISLATION WANTED.
    356 7 WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION. On March 5 an iron building which was being constructed at Malacca collapsed and a Tamil labourer named Manikam was killed. In the Legislative Council on Monday the Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock asked whether the Government would take steps to have Manikam’s relatives or dependents
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    P. A. M.
    254 7 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA. The 31st annual general meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, the 19th instant, in the hall of the Scottish Masonic Lodge, Venning Road, Kuala Lumpur. The agenda is as follows: 1. Minutes of quarterly general
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    A Weekly Wink at the World.
    1234 7  -  News and Views from Far and Near. <» «<»»-»» By Wire and Wireless WEE WILLIE WINKIE. (Special to the Malacca Guardian.) The situation in Shantung has been going from bad To worse during the week. Mutual recriminations ha\e been followed by direct action by
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      MALACCA FOOTBALL.
      358 8 First Troop (H.S.) v. Second Troop (A.C.S.) On Tuesday on the Banda Hilir English School Ground the First Malacca Troop (High School) met the Second Troop (Anglo-Chinese School) at football. The teams were: —The First Troop:—Ponnusamy, Dollah, Osman Usof, Ahmad, Ibrahim b. Hassan, Omar, Mohd. Sari, Yong Hock,
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      MALACCA ROVERS.
      85 8 At the Annual General of the Malacca Rovers held at the residence of Mr. Tang Peng Leong kindly lent by him for the occasion, the following were elected officebearers for the current year. President, Mr. Abdullah b. Hadji Bachee, Hon. Secretary, Mr. P. G. Damadasa, Football Captain, Mr.
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      166 8 The Klebang Tennis Party, captained by Mr. Tan Soo Sim, was entertained by the members of the Malacca Epworth League to a friendly tennis match at Bicklcy Park on Saturday the sth instant. The game was played in American sets of three doubles on each side. Out of
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      MALACCA LIBRARY.
      136 8 NEW BOOKS. Walpole, H.— Wintersmoon A. 4027 Roxburgh, R. A.— Robin Bide-a-Wee A. 4028 Beresford, J. D.— All or Nothing A. 4020 Fielding, A.— The Net Around Joan Ingilby A.A. 93 Dumus, A.— The Count of Monte Cristo A.C. 89a Maxwell, Sir G.— In Malay Forests A. 4034
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      GAOL FOR CROSS-WORD FRAUDS.
      179 8 MAN SENTENCED TO TWELVE MONTHS. Louis Kinsey Symonds, aged thirty-two, a merchant, of Regentstreet, was sentenced at Marl-borough-street Police Court on March Ist to twelve months’ imprisonment in the second division for frauds in connection witji crossword competitions. He pleaded guilty to obtaining by false pretences
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      206 8 RIALTO THEATRE. Many exciting sequences of Painted Ponies,” starring Hoot Gibson, which is the feature attraction at the Rialto Theatre to-night, were filmed in the arena at the famous rodeo at Saugus, California. Some of the greatest cowboys riding stars are seen doing their daredevil stunts. Hoot Gibson, who held
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      61 8 U An Extraordinary Special Attraction. I ELDORADO CINEMA S p: Kee Ann Road, Malacca. if The bouse where the best pick ol pictures are shown, 1 FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY ff From 14th to 15th May, 1928. Birth of Tong-Chang f XX tv ff This is the only Picture ff
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    TEA TOPICS.
    329 9 talking of scandal. iS aiwa ys been conQor n ea men to be the most er of the feminine iiey, of course, would Dlt 1 Ur mixing the mildest dinner ial with their after Whi- v i§ (jj s to these lordly ones err the dining room is
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    ERRORS OF DIET.
    284 9 The ancient cabman who said, I eats what I likes, and I drinks what I likes, and I don’t care a for nobody,” was. says a Home paper, indeed a happy man. Because the question of dietary is one of those problems to which there is no
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      270 10 I RIALTO THEATRE £> PROGRAMMES. II From Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th May. I From Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th May. Nightly at 9-30 p.m. Nightly at 9-30 p m. Eve’s Pictorial Review. “Model George” Stern Bros. Comedy. Latest Pathe Gazette |j I “Custer What's Next” Stein Bros. Comedy. p„
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3001 11 MALACCA'S PROBLEMS. Mr Tan C heng Lock’s Speech. th e meeting of the Legislarlmncil. held on Monday last, "'I Malacca representatives on Council made interesting replies to each of the three 1 brought forward by our member, were anything satisfactory, in fact he was Stalled Off.” The Hon’ble
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    FOOTWEAR FOR FIDO !
    1324 11 FOOTWEAR FOR FIDO DOG IN BOOTS. m Rubber boots are worn on wet days by Peter Pan Clark, a dog owned by Mr. E. Clark, Secretary to President Coolidge. Peter is said to be the only dog in Washington with goloshes. Well may you open your eyes, but let me
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