Malacca Guardian, 28 May 1928

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    17 1 MALACCA GUARDIAN (PUBLISHED WEEKLY). Vol. 1« MALACCA, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1928. SINGLE COPY TEN CENTS. Ncf. 22
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    The religious service held in the ruins of St. Paul’s Church, Malacca, which was attended by H. E. the Governor and Lady Clifford.
    60 1 It was in this Church, near the chancel, that the body of St. Francis Xavier was laid, before it was taken to Goa. The Lurch was then
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      295 1 Telegrams: A.B.C. sth and 6th Editions, XT |jji Statetrust Singapo-e. Bentley’s and Liebers. e 0116 I ESTATE 8 TRUST AGENCIES (1927) LIMITED. 1 A Trust Company Registered under the Trust Companies’ Ordinance Jj* of 1026, with Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. jk H REGISTERED AND HEAD OFFICE. J|
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    WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
    876 2 THE UNITED TRADERS (K.L.) LIMITED. 26th May, 1928. Rubbers. —In spite of the continual decreases in London Stocks week by week the price of the commodity showed no inclination to improve till at close to-day when it is quoted London 9 14, New 7 York 191/2, Singapore
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      214 2 G» 1 ®eauty has long been an attribute of Buick, but 111.. W/Jk it remained for Buick TO i I 1,. A ilk .milP lllk\ performance beauty Jilll 'n™ at e^ars escri P" Mr 'sm tion. Just see for p yourself. PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS Prices from $2,845 (at Singapore)
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      820 2 A Motor Car!! MUST BE WON!! PENANG BENEVOLENT CROSSWORDS SPECIAL COMPETITION -JiiST SI FOB A MO'CE CAR (52.950) L DESCRIPTION OF CAR. —12/24 h.p.; 4 cylinder; 2/3 seater, A-C Car, 1928 Model, perfectly New. Fitted with wheel brakes, clock, Speedometer, Spare Wheel, Special Eastern Hood, Pneumatic cushions. 40 miles to
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      692 3 advertisements. ADVERTISEMENTS. notice. auction sale ..if u (A MUNICIPALITY. sa the following Motor rFSURVEY OF MALACCA Cars will take place at 21, Church TOWN. Street, on Thursday, the 31st instant, at 4 p.m. Unmounted. copieo of the follow- 1. One Austin twenty No r L Sub Divisions of Malacca are
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      422 3 ADVERTISEMENTS. MUNICIPALITY OF MALACCA. >r XT h Notice is hereby given that 5t K?c> n Cheng Road from Banda Hilir junction to Banda Kaba junction will be closed to through traffic from Wednesday, the 30th May, 1928, until further notice. A. H. GLOVER, Secretary to the Municipal t Commissioners, Malacca.
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      109 3 1 immm |-|f ijU/ I Fiat 509 Model I IS A THING OF JOY FOR EVER If Malacca Agents: C 6’ J I Malacca Motor Garage. Bf m being that acts like a charm against the day's end what more satisfying comfort For more than a hundred years, it has
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      84 3 MALACCA TIDE TABLE. MAY, 1928. H. M. Hc’ght ft. 28 Monday M 3.10 4.6 A 3.20 5.1 29 Tuesday M 4.20 4.8 A 4.30 5.5 30 Wednesday M 5.10 5.0 A 5.20 5.9 31 Thursday M 5.50 5.4 A 6.00 6.3 Since January 1 there have been 895 deaths from
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    TEA GROWING.
    871 4 MALAYA A SUITABLE COUNTRY. Rubber planting has proved, on the average, so profitable in Malaya that most other forms of tiopieal agriculture have been ai together neglected, says the M. Mail.” But though, to adopt a bucolic metaphor, we made quite a lot of hay while the sun
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    HUMOUR OF A TICKET COLLECTOR.
    331 4 PEN-PICTURES OF THOSE WHO TRAVEL. Fifty years of quiet observation of the railway passenger, which he has distilled into a book, lie behind the career of Mr. Thomas Phillips, a ticket collector at Carmarthen station who has just retired from the service of the Great
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    FIGHTING MALARIA.
    880 4 GOOD MOSQUITOES DRIVE OUT BAD. A French Discovery It is possible to introduce into a mosquito-ridden district a variety of the insect that does not molest man, and that will drive out those that do so. This has been discovered by a French naturalist—L Legendre, who has described
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    SISAL HEMP.
    1106 4 A NEW AND VITAL INDUSTRY. Sisal hemp, which has now attained a very high place in the list of East African products, was originally planted there by the Germans more than 30 years ago. I hey succeeded in establishing a number ot estates in the valley of the
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      72 4 W II /for Economical Transportation J j I THE NEW 1928 CHEVROLET I IS NOW ON VIEW AT OUR SHOW ROOMS j-f j You arc welcome to see it j 1 I A Complete Car I A Wonderful Car J A General Motors Car f I Cfi OCIC A f
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    “GENTLEMAN GEORGY.”
    1618 5  -  Gecrge Meredith: Born February 12th, 1828. By ROBERT LYND. “Of no writer of the nineteenth century,” declares Sir Edmund Gosse in the last edition of Modern English Literature,” is it more difficult to speak with critical judgment than of Meredith, so strange a mixture is he ot sparkling
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    Arrivals and Departures.
    303 5 Departures per s.s. Kopah” U- 5-23 for Singapore—Dr. Weir. Arrivals per s.s. Tronoh 22-5-28—Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Houglas, Messrs. Dodd, Dixon, A. McLellan, and A. K. Maitland. Departures per s.s. Tronoh 22- for Singapore—Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Douglas, Messrs. Bradford, and A. K. Maitland. Departures
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      121 5 1 <p a n<h I 1 IlftlilfiriX I IH\ I 2 Kfl”fflMll\ji %frk&XY® OXFORD and COWLEY. 1 I c,. rffe FOR LONG LIFE, SATISFACTORY SERVICE, COMFORT, ANI) EXCELLENCE OF FINISH COMBINED WITH EXCEPTIONALLY LOW UPKEEP COSTS, THESE CARS ARE IN A j CLASS BY THEMSELVES. n THE SYSTEM EMPLOYED AND
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      136 5 RIALTO THEATRE. Old Ireland and America are used to the poverty and affluence contrast found in Finnegan’s Ball,” the First Division comedy feature screening at the Rialto Theatre to-night, and which is said _o have broken all laugh records where mirth and pathos—characteristic of the Irish, teems in this picture,
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    FAR EASTERN POWDER MAGAZINE.
    721 6 After a short period of considerable activity Reuter has suddenly dried up with regard to news from China and during j the last few days most of the China news has come via London. It may be that the peculiar position of this country, with its
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1432 6 SOCIAL AN D PERSONAL. Mr. C. R. Howitt is to act as District Officer, Jasin. A monthly committee meeting of the Malacca Library will take place to-morrow night in the Library. Dr. C. J. Smith, M. 8., F.R.C.S. arrived here yesterday, to attend Mr. Tfin Cheng Tiong who is seriously
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    Malacca Planters’ Association.
    1864 7 QUARTERLY MEETING. Minimum Rate of .Wages. i larterly meeting of the .j.ji. v planters’ Association took •.i the Malacca Club at 10.30 biace m am. yesterday, there being present T he Hon. Mr. H. E. Nixon, (Chairman), The Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng' Lock, The Hon. Mr. A.
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    CRACKER CAUSES DESTRUCTION OF TEN HOUSES.
    48 7 There was a big blaze in the Tanjong Rambutan area on Monday last, ten attap houses being set ablaze by a stray cracker. The Ipoh fire brigade arrived in time to save many other houses,” says the Ipoh correspondent to the S.F.P”
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    IN THE COURTS.
    710 7 FIGHT FOR LEGACY. Before Mr. G. C. Dodd on the 22nd instant Tan Kim San and Tan Toon were charged with voluntarily causing hurt to one Lee Teong Lim. Sub-Inspector Kasudin of Alor Gajah conducted the case for the prosecution, and the accused were undefended. It was
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    A Weekly Wink at the World.
    1343 7  -  News and Views from Far and Near. <»> By Wire and Wireless WEE WILLIE WINKIE. (Special to the Malacca Guardian.) Scotland Yard, that outstanding example of everything that is best and most correct in police methods is, I am afraid, in for a bad
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOTBALL.
      780 8 Inter-Departmental League Municipality Win. In the semi-final round of the Inter-Departmental Football Com petition the Municipality met the Stadt House on Tuesday last. The teams lined up thus: —Municipality: Mahmood, Tan Eng Seng, Lee Chee Sian, A. N. Other, A. Holloway, A. sta Maria, Koon Teo, A. de Witt,
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      TENNIS.
      614 8 The Colony v. F.M.S. Match. This year’s annual Colony v.‘ F.M.S. Match is of special interest to Malacca folk in that we have two playing on behalf of the Colony. They are the Hon’ble Mr.; C. F. Green and H. M. de Souza (Jr.). Mr. Green is a well-known
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      CRICKET.
      50 8 On June 3rd and 4rh Malacca Cricketers are due to play Selangor Club at Malacca. MALACCA OPEN TOURNAMENTS. The members of the M.L.T.A. are informed that Courts 5 and G allotted to them \Vlll not be open to them to-day as the Malacca Club are running an Open Tournament.
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      YEOW KIM SWEE SHIELD COMPETITION.
      150 9 The Draw for the First Round. U. C. A. I v. Chya Bintang Timor on 30/5/28. Referee, Mr. M. McLennan. E. V. C. II v. U. C. A. II on 2/6/28. Referee, Mr. W. Gotts. Plateh Stia v. Trenquerah Union on 6 6/28. Referee, Mr.
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      HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATION.
      43 9 Tennis Tournament. Members are reminded that all entries for the above tournament close on May the 31st. Entry forms can be obtained from the Club or the Hon. Sports Secretary, Mr. Chan Ah Him c/o AngloChinese School, Malacca.
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      EURASIAN VOLUNTEER RIFLE CLUB.
      99 9 The monthly spoon shoot of the above club will be held on Saturday 2nd June at 2.30 p.m. The Ngim Wee Chow Cup will also be competed for. The ranges for both will be 100 yards deliberate and 200 yards rapid. At the last shoot Lt.
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      178 8 An Assurance 1 I l 1 All Ford Owners l s C(5o 0? t We wish to assure the Ford Owners of this {ft C/'j J community that as Ion# as they drive their Model T cars, a full stock of genuine parts will be available, and expert Model T
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      127 8 V':' 1'i'S*VV':1*S*Vi*T':":":":‘':":":*';*‘:*V*:*VVyVVV!C*CCCC.CCC !X!C.C !.*CCCC !XXX! 'X!C. ELDORADO CINEMA j :o; 29, Kee Ann Road, Malacca. II From Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th May, 1928. ff 8 "THE UTILE ©AGE EARNER” 1 ;H; A MELC-DRAMA IN NINE REELS. tt FEATURING MISS TING TSE MING. J ft EXT CHARGE “MOO YON TSEN
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    379 9 Guardian docs not neces- htrse the opinion of its respondents Malacca, 24th May, 1928. T Tin> ll iiciacca Guardian, 1 Malacca. y t .„w Kim Svvee Shield Competition. i]rv |’lay’s correspondence in t U e of your paper makes LU;ir->- reading in as much as int J er to
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    TRUE STORIES.
    244 9 Tea was first introduced into England as a beverage in the reign °f Queen Ann. It was very expensive, and only the wealthy '°u!d afford to buy it. On one occasion a nobleman gave a small packet to an old married couple, tenants on his estate. Later he
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    SHANTUNG RELIEF FUND. THE MALACCA CHINESE
    385 9 As has been done in other places throughout Malaya and other Countries, the Committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Malacca, called a Joint-meeting of the Chinese Clubs, Associations, and Huay Kwans on the 17th instant. As a result, the Central Committee was formed
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    THE NEW CHEVROLET.
    304 9 MANY IMPROVEMENTS. The new 1928 Chevrolet has arrived and is being exhibited in the showrooms of the Borneo Chevrolet Company at Wolferstan Road. With a wheelbase which has been lengthened by four inches, the new models give an impression of greater length and 'owness which much improves
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    343 9 MALACCA CEREMONY. In celebration of Empire Day a parade of the High School and St. Francis’ Institution and the Cadets, Scouts and children of all the local schools was held on Thursday morning on the Malacca Club padang. After the General Salute, the Resident Councillor (the Hon’ble Mr.
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    THE QUEEN’S MESSAGE.
    329 9 To the Children in the Elementary Schools of the Empire. On this day of memory and hope, which is also the birthday of good Queen Victoria, this is my message to you the daughters of our world-wide family of nations and peoples. Think always of what you
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    AUTOMOBILE DIRECTORY OF MALAYA.
    176 9 The 1928 edition of the Automobile Directory of Malaya has appeared, and is even bulkier and more exhaustive than before. An interesting feature is the motor insurance section, which deals with the various forms of motor insurance available in Malaya, and the general information section is
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    MALACCA SCHOOLS.
    131 9 NEED FOR EXTENSIONS. Minor alterations to the old Malacca High School buildings during 1927 effected some improvement in ventilation and accommodation, but overcrowding is likely to occur before the new building can be erected, spates the 1927 Education Report. A site for the new building was purchased in
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    OF EASTERN VOYAGES.
    1523 10  -  VIATOR. Of those days of my life which I should like to live again many have been spent on the water: a canoe day on the Toba Lake, a punting day at Staines, a houseboat day at Henley, a day when the breeze before dawn carried our
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    DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS.
    327 10 Referring to strikes v.hieh h occurred among the n have Chinese High School's i n oftil e .md Penang, Dr. Win t e( h 5 ap r e that such strikes “are -v^ uc of a lack of discipline in^ Chinese schools; this Jue not only to
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    CIGARETTES NOT HARMFUL TO EYES.
    320 10 OPHTHALMIC SURGEON’S STATEMENT. Poisoning by nicotine is a common disease of the eye,” an honorary surgeon of the Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital said to a Daily Express representaI tive yesterday. “It is usually i caused by pipes or cigars never by cigarettes.” This piece of good
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      213 10 1 Vebol 7 Vebol f s&> gn x 1 is NOW HERE. Do not let your cook use local cooking fats. Insist on Vebol jg Prepared in England under the most up-to-date scientific and hygienic methods possible. 5 THE DISCOVERY OF THE CENTURY Compound f| The New Looking I vebol
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      221 10 ■""ri alxo thbatre^l I PROGRAMMES. I I From Monday 28th to Wednesday 30th May. Thursday 31th May to Sunday 3rd June, f Nightly at 9-30 p.m. Nightly at 9-30 p.m. M PICTORIAL REVIEW —PATHE GAZETTE William Fairbanks E ith Roberts “A RARIN ROMEO” Jt in (Comedy) with Walter Hiers. ]§i)
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    A BRILLIANT HOCKEY ELEVEN.
    691 11 ENGLAND'S INDIAN VISITORS. at home describe the in inn hockey XI at present in n n(T ‘j an ,j as a very fine one indeed. The players who come from p n n- a i Central Provinces, United Pn.v’'’ ces and the Punjab have I th
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    ST. FRANCIS’ ASSOCIATION.
    649 11 ANNUAL MEETING. The eleventh annual general meeting of the Association was held last Sunday, the 20th at 10 a.m. at the club premises with Mr. P. G. Pamadasa, the President in the chair. The Minutes of the previous annual general meeting being duly confirmed, the report of
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    IF WIVES HAD WAGES!
    949 11 Should wives have salaries? Let us be careful about this. I see that a specimen of one of the people who call themselves sociologists—a terrifying class—has been suggesting that one day we may have polygamy enforced on us to keep up the population and the Board
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    CEYLON RUBBER VIEWS.
    484 11 THE NOVEMBER MENACE. The latest telegram from Malaya, says the 44 Times of Ceylon of May 11, helps to elucidate the rather cryptic message published on Tuesday, following the Colonial Secretary’s announcement in the Legislative Council that the Malayan Government’s intention was to re-enacc the Rubber Assessment
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    WATERED PIGS IN THE ABBATOIR.
    408 11 WHAT Mr. SEE TIONG WAII FOUND. Suggestions reflecting seriously on the officials in charge of the Municipal Abbatoir in Merbau Road, were made by Mr. A. V. L. Davies appearing for a Chinese charged with perjury, during the hearing of a case before the District
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    CRUELTY TO DOGS.
    147 11 BARK TAKEN AWAY. Barking dogs may be something of a nuisance at times, but it is impossible to have much sympathy with the New York veterinary surgeon who claims to have performed scores of operations on toy dogs which make in physically impossible for them to bark,
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    DANGEROUS DRIVING.
    93 11 RESIDENT COUNCILLOR’S SYCE FINED. In the Penang Police Court on Friday last, the Magistrate inflicted fines of $l5 and $5 respectively on the Resident Councillor’s syce, Hassan bin Ibrahim, on charges of driving at a dangerous speed in Northam Road, and driving without a licence. Inspector Matthews said
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    THE “LAZY” BOY.
    716 11 A WORD IN DEFENCE. There was some quite explicit speaking in Mr. H. C. Dent’s address to the Conference at Cambridge on New Ideals in Education, and we may hope that his own pupils will take notice of it. Not that there is any need to suggest
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