Malacca Guardian, 11 June 1928

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    19 1 MALACCA GUARDIAN (PUBLISHED WEEKLY). V 7 01. 1« MALACCA, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1928. SINGLE COPY TEN CENTS. No. 24
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    The Swimming Pool at Tanjong Kling, Malacca.
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      547 1 I Telegrams: A.B.C. sth and 6th Editions, XT Statetrust Singapore. Bentley’s and Liebers. e one ESTATE 8 TRUST AGENCIES *****) LIMITED.' I A Trust Company Registered under the Trust Companies’ Ordinance W of 1926, with Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. REGISTERED AND HEAD OFFICE. W Nos. 1, 2
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      101 1 RIALTO THEATRE I Commencing Thursday 14th June (For 4 Nights Only) J| The Sunny Side of the War! I “BEHIND THE FRONT” I WITH 1 Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton A Solid Hour of Laughs—One Bigger Than the Other I It is the “We're in the Nav, Now” of the
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    WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
    717 2 THE UNITED TRADERS (K.L.) LIMITED. 9th June, 1928. Rubbers. —London Stocks continue to steadily decline and now stand at 43.578 tons. r i i e closing quotations to-day of 9% London, 19'/« New York and 3217 Singapore tend to indicate that the healthy statistical posi tion is
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    “THE FIGHTING FIFTH.”
    154 2 REGISTRAR’S GENEROSITY. Mr. Registrar Friend, at Clerkenwell County Court, told an ex-service man that he would make an order for the payment of his debt, and would pay it for him. The ex-service man had complained of the terms of a hire purchase agreement under which he
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    WHAT AMUSES CHILDREN.
    178 2 According to a report on the experimental series of films for children held at the Kingsway Hall throughout the winter, most laughter was caused, not by slapstick comedy, but, for example, by the vigorous efforts of a caterpillar to discard the overcoat it had outgrown. The report,
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    TAMIL LABOUR.
    841 2  -  ("A/.M”). THE NEW WAGE RATES. From the minutes of the meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee held in Kuala Lumpur on May, 25 we extract the following passages, dealing with the proposed new rates of pay for Tamil labourers. The Chairman addresses the Committee regarding the confirmation of
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    THE MALAYAN CHINESE.
    1041 2 A RECRUIT TO CIVILIZATION. The following article appears in the Times Weekly of May 17th, from a special correspondent in Singapore: Considerably more than a third of the population of British Malaya—a term that includes the Colony of the Straits Settlements and the Federated and Unfederated Malay
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      75 2 U BEAUTY that matches BuickPerformnce Showing colors as distinctive as the Fisher Bodies they adorn, Buick j V// 1928 is the most colorful Buick ever built, scoring first place in rich alluring beauty. Not only in beauty, but in performance, too, Buick leads the way Prices from the accepted performance
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    226 3 [The Malacca Guardian does not necessarily endorse the o])inion of its correspondents Seremban, 4th June, 1928. The Editor, The Malacca Guardian, Malacca. Dear Sir, Gambling. Shall be much obliged if you will kindly publish the following in your valuable paper, under the above heading:— Having had the pleasure of
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    BISLEY HIGHBROWISM.
    257 3  -  (By Major Thomas Sutton). Unquestionably rifle shooting is a very highbrow sport. If it were not so, it is unlikely that such thoughtful lads as Alton, Kelly or Blood would devote so many of their most serious hours to this pursuit. It is also agreed by most thinkers
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    ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
    143 3 Departures per s.s. Sin Kheng Seng 5-6-28 for Singapore—Mr. and Mrs. N. Tsutsui. Arrivals per s.s. Tronoh 5- —Major Barrett, Messrs. E. D. Slight, Soh Beng Lim, K. v Tajiri, and T. Kuda. Arrivals per s.s. Larut 6- —Miss M. Green, Mrs. Brun, Messrs. Howitt, Gibson, J.
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    TRAFFIC FATALITY.
    127 3 INEFFECTIVE HANDBRAKE. Police evidence was given at a Coroner’s enquiry on Thursday afternoon that the handbrake of a car which fatally injured a Javanese pedestrian in Grange Road, Singapore, was ineffective. It was stated that the car was on its correct* side of the road. There were skid
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      593 3 I) V E RTISEMENTS. ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. SALESMAN. iTE OF WILLIAM Chinese or Eurasian wanted for ,N it BRINDLEY Seremban to take charge of j\SED). E.CcUicai to tores and Sales. Appiy P. o. Box No. 600, p t to Section 25 (1) oi j reby given that all WANTED. n° t:u
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      252 3 ADVERTISEMENTS. AUCTION SALE. Re W. J, Brindley, deceai d. We have been instructed to sell by public auction the personal effects of the late Mr. W. J. Brindley. Ike sale will take place at No. 17, Church Street, Malacca, on Saturday, the 16th June, 1928, at 2 p.m. Terms. —Absolutely
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      60 3 t to 1 c > i h JM|fl|lfk I <> I v tigw 8 Tffjpr f 1 “520” g| THIS NEW LIGHT SIX CYLINDER MODEL f J OF UNAPPROACHABLE VALUE WILL BE f| DISPLAYED AT OUR SHOWROOM ON If TUESDAY 19th AND WEDNESDAY 20th JUNE. H YOUR INSPECTION IS CORDIALLY
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      200 3 MALACCA TIDE TABLE. JUNE, 1928. Date H. M. Height ft. 11 Monday M 0.10 5.3 A 0.30 5.6 12 Tuesday M 1.20 5.1 A 2.00 5.6 13 Wednesday M 2.40 5.0 A 3.30 6.0 14 Thursday M 4.00 5.2 A 4.40 6.6 15 Friday M 5.10 5.6 A 5.30 7.0
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      187 3 RIALTO THEATRE. A story of romantic mixups, laid largely on board a palatial houseboat, is the Laura La Plante comedy starring vehicle, Beware of Widows,” which is the feature attraction at the Rialto Theatre to-night. Laura La Plante, the screen’s leading comedienne, will again be seen in a role entirely
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    MALAYA’S RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
    3520 4 Dr. BRYCE REVIEWS WORK IN THE TROPICS. Promises to Deliver the Goods.” At the meeting* of the Malacca I ianters’ Association on Sunday Lr. G. Bryce, the Director of the Lubber Research Institute oi Malaya, delivered an interesting address in the course of which he said:—
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      278 4 f I I ill 1 1111 I j 1111 I I U I i 111 mm jj II E !11 Jj An entirely new cor 1 I i II I ||||l|! I M j I if I it ,1 I IMIIiII i I I I 1 I I We invite
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    CRAINQUEBILLES OF MALACCA.
    690 6 Anatole France, in his delightful story Crainquebille, draws a picture with which people of Malacca are becoming increasingly familiar. Crainquebille was a knight of the wheel-barrow, a hawker of vegetables, and moving—on is what Crainquebille had been doing from» morning till evening for fifty years. One morning,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    836 6 Mr. Eu Tong Sen, the wellknown Singapore millionaire, has given $lOO,OlO to the Shantung Relief Fund. Mr. R. D. Davies, editor of the Singapore Free Press, sailed on Friday by the Hakusan Maru on home leave. The New Small-Pox Ward presented by Mr. Teoh Tiang Chye has
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    GOVERNOR GOING HOME.
    269 6 The following coramunira,; from the Hon. th tary, reached us on s at morning:—“His E? n ency Governor is proceed E on short leave and will sail bv aJ Rawalpindi on the 26th J?Sir Hayes Marriott is his retirement until the Governor' return towards the end 0
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      135 6 I i CTLp prtrri rmt Ai i C £>jL •■>•£ Vi/Oy covers qkIIAIITV j cSS YjJf MADc ONE V L i ARDATH TOBACCO COl LTD! LON POM p 108. a. ALWAYS I < v INSIST ON H r* /> ts> f>. r> n r»iM il Gui<ii^no uln t vj? Q
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      53 6 5 50 °U i I BETTER THAN I: v X MILK IH CARBO-HYDRATES f I ''•*X 4, !*v*!"i"rvvvvv*! v*X"X**i *l**i'*H“i**l v',. T The Editorial Office jj£ of the Malacca Guardian A *j* is at .j* No. 7, First Cross Street, MALACCA. X Telephone No. 267. j* t V J 4
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  • Obituary
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    397 6 OBITUARY. I THE LATE Mr. T. A. LEONARD. It is with the greatest regret that we have to publish the sad news of the death in London, of Mr. Tobias A. Leonard, a cable having been received here, on Thursday morning, stating that Mr. Leonard died on Tuesday evening, June
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    727 7 Hi-ward hound steamers to Singapore experiuncomfortable voyage of last week owing to 011 V'■ <)■]'ness of the sea. This is r R WiV time during this year !ll t vegs plying between Singa*!Kit ;.u ca have encountered ore ana Inch bad weather. For driv ing a motor
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    IN THE COURTS.
    1265 7 5 alleged extortion. Before Mr. G. C. Dodd on the sth instant tlie caw I ai| d when Kreta Singh "a“|fkh No. 3194 was'charge I few'serfrii rr s with “rS icwi-sellers m fear of arrest cents fromlfch a of them, and a fourth charge of assaulting public
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    LICENSING BOARD MEETING.
    328 7 The Board of Licensing Justices held a meeting on the 9th instant, when there were present Mr. G. C Dodd, Chairman, with Messrs. G. Holden, E. Kong Guan, W. R. Boyd, L. H. Hart, Tan Soo Hock, Dr. Ong and the secretary Mr. W. E. Rigby. The
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    684 7 5 ALL MALAYA PLANTERS. I ic the Editor, ‘"Singapore Free J Press.” Sir.—The announcement from 1 London that Rubber Restriction is to be removed has caused alarm in the industrial and commercial circles of Malaya. It is a severe blow which will paralyse the life of
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    A Weekly Wink at the World.
    1291 7  -  Mews and Views from Far and Near. By Wire and Wireless WEE WILLIE WINKIE. (Special to the Malacca Guardian.) Last week’s wires have been fuli of sensational news regarding China, where the process of unification has appreciably advanced mainly owing to the wise decision
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      268 8 SS® < ®'S§ I I F r, f. and B\rnfiniOS fg, JLi.V. U. iu v; t'Ji L/ LIIIU I/ Jii U AAAV U FOR X oOri CjLy II LONG LIFE RUGGEDNESS g| f§> LOW TEMPERATURE HIGH EFFICIENCY J| RISE X Special Tropical Insulation X Large Overload Capacity. I THE LOWtST
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      158 8 I An Assurance to 1 All Ford Owners J We wish to assure the Ford Owners of this t H 8 community that as long as they drive their ft 8 Model T cars, a full stock of genuine part» I will be available, and expert Model T I service
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      50 8 Eldorado Cinema j I SHOWING FROM 11th TO 13th JUNE, 1928. 3 The Story of I “MEA LEE KOON’ J 4 In 21 Big Reels. (S H Show Starts at 8 p.m Sharp. {SHOWING FROM 14th TO 16th JUNE, 1928. f THE FAIRY BRIDGE in. In 10 Big Reels. f
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    DUTCH RUBBER VALORISATION.
    687 9 A NEW SCHEME. Co-operative Bank. According to the details of the Dutch Valorisation Scheme published in the Financial Times, the organisation would finance the surplus of rubber at a low price and dispose of same in such a way as to stimulate consumption. The main outlet in
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    KING’S BIRTHDAY PARADE.
    900 9 KING’ S BIRTHDAY PARADE. A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. The annual celebrations in honour of the King’s Birthday were held in Malacca on Monday last, and, as in former years, took the form of a fine military parade in the forenoon and a programme of sporting events during the afternoon. The parade
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    The Police at Bangkok have re-- fused an application by a Siamese girl aged 23 to be a taxi driver, despite her claim to drive better than men.
    27 9 The Police at Bangkok have re--fused an application by a Siamese girl aged 23 to be a taxi driver, despite her claim to drive better than men.
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    FEATURE OF NEW PONTIAC.
    403 9 NEW CROSS FLOW RADIATOR. Through the introduction of an entirely new principle of radiation the Oakland Motor Car Company has again been first to introduce a development of major importance to the motorist. The Cross flow radiator, one of the features of the new Pontiac Six,
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      130 9 *(SaAt f fSHIU) jjjHJ JqJif SHELL t A Jse6t i IT FAYS TO ADVERTISE. 1 w Vjy A H Our present Advertisers 3’ c|§ J§ will tell you tha it pays to g| 1 ADVERTISE. Ask our 1 c c J j If Manager for contract rates. J§ H m
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      239 10 I Vebol f Vebol I 1• IS NOW HERE. sg> 0 Do not let your cook use local cooking fats. Insist on Vebol |S Prepared in England under the most up-to-date scientific and <§s§> hygienic methods possible. f THE DISCOVERY OF THE CENTURY |j Compound H The New Cooking VEBOL
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      240 10 THE NEW SIX CVLINDE R o. i 1 CD G CD r 1" ~H J&i\ St is when travelling the V/ 1 I long hard rood that you S I appreciate what Basic I J !r Balance has done for J i yffi I* j Vcuxhail 20-60. There is \/F
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      212 10 I* 1 WALTO THEATRE***! /I PROGRAMMES. f| From Monday I Ith to Wadnesdoy 13th June. From Thursday, 4th to Sunday 17th June. A Nightly at 3-30 p.m. Nightly at 9-30 p.m. If M “High Flying George” Stern Bros Comedy. Latest Path7~Gazette If I “Snooky’s Home Run” Mermaid Comedy. “iVIOIOR MAD”
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      376 11 r N >-. y f>' j ??s&?^'.t-^L n |Sf i§i S-l mm 7 |||i| Introducing a Newcomer g I iOiih the Highest Credentials— 8 I .'-j “CHIEF OF THE SIXES” I -S iIV _y \'j\ This introduces PONTIAC, a newcomer in the Far Eastern Automobile And the result? A more
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      36 12 i«_. I WHEN THE QUALITIES OF VARIOUS BRANDS OF CIGARETTES ARE UNDER J M DISCUSSION'— I j are above Criticism. Thi» advertisement is S 3 by ihe British-Am.- < j„ Enelamt^ > l ~>w.s I^-I^-—' «>■> m N. r
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