Malacca Guardian, 18 February 1929

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    17 1 MALACCA GUARDIAN (PUBLISHED WEEKLY). gv,i. 11. MALACCA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1929. SINGLE COPY TEN CENTS. No;. 7
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    INVESTORS’ GUIDE.
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    ALLEGED WIT
    616 2 Listen,” remarked the 1 asperated driver over his shouldt I “Lindbergh got to Paris withoj any advice from the back seat.” I Motorist’s Prayer: Teach u I to drive through life without ski I ding into other people’s busing Preserve our brake linings that v I may stop
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      127 2 ADVERTISEMENTS. MORTGAGEES SALE by PUBLIC AUCTION. A small piece of valuable rubber and paddi land situate at Pegoh in the Settlement of Malacca, containing an area of 3 acres 2 roods and 11 poles. To be held at Messrs. Tan Cheng Tiong Sons’ Sales-room No. 75, First Cross St.. Malacca.
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      1384 2 advertisements. Beatrice Football Competition No. 20 F.W.D.M. 360/24. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. $1,300 IN PRIZES Tenders will be received at the Resident Councillor’s Office, up to IS OFFERED FOR noon of the 21st Febiuary, 1929, "t for the following works:- 10 MATCHES ONLY 10 Erection of a New Post Office at Malacca.
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  • CHINA NEWS
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      TIBET IS LOYAL.
      137 3 (Kuo Min Mews Agency). A Tibetan delegation consisting of two priests from the interior of Tibet has arrived at Nanking with a large quantity of native products I as a tribute to the National Government. The priests tvere four j months on their way, having traf veiled
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      CHECKING THE MILITARY.
      133 3 Mr. Wang Peh-chun, Minister of Communications, in a memorandum to the National Military Reorganization and Disbandment Conference, states that for the sake of maintaining its efficiency and facii litating centralization of authority, 1 all military should henceforth be I forbidden to interfere with the I Telegraph Administration
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      ABOLISHING LIKIN.
      123 3 In an order to the Finance Commissioners of the five South-eastern provinces of Chekiang, Fukien, i Kiangsu, Anhwei and Kiangsi and II all special revenue commissioners, Ip the Ministry of Finance instructs if that complete abolition of likin must be effected within the next six months in accordance
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      NO MORE TAX FARMS.
      90 3 Replying to inquiries from the Shanghai Industrial Association and the Merchants’ Association of the Special District of Shanghai, as regards the abolition of likin and enforcement o the new Nationa tariff schedule in the south-eastern provinces, the Ministry of Fuiance reaffirms its policy of complete abo'dion
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      AIDS TO NAVIGATION.
      56 3 In an order to the National Coast Defence Bureau, Admiral Chen Shao-kuan, Director of the Navai Department of the Ministry of War, instructs the installation cf two radio stations at the extreme end of the Woosung Delta for the purpose of assisting outgoing and incoming steamers using
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      NEW HIGHWAY.
      53 3 A message from Kaifeng reports the completion of the TungkwanSian Motor Highway connecting Shensi with Honan. The road has been under construction since last year, 7.000 soldiers having been employed for the purpose. This new inter-provincial highway measures 160 li (53 miles) and has been constructed at a
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      TRAINING PRISONERS.
      100 3 A prisoner’s reform is largely dependent upon the moral uplift and encouragement which he received during his confinement,” so states an order of the Judicial Yuan to the various Provinciai Courts, emphasizing the necessity of opening moral training classes in the gaols of the various provinces for the
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      NO MORE RUTHLESS KILLING.
      88 3 Ruthless killing of Kuomintang members—on the pretext that they are Communists—by the Mongolian Feudal Princes, as they have been doing in the past, is strictiy prohibited by the Executive Yuan in an order to the North-eastern and North-western provinces, (Fengtien, Kirin, Heilungkiang, Charhar, Jehol, Suiyuan, Kansu,
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      AFFORESTATION.
      77 3 Mr. Yi Pei-chi, Minister of Agriculture and‘Mining, in his proposed employment scheme for disbanded soldiers, recommends the employment of disbanded officers and soldiers for afforestation and land reclamation purposes in the Northwest, where there are vast stretches of w’aste land. To prepare an adequate number of supervisors of the
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      ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
      82 3 The boycott of Japanese goods ir. the Capital is tightening as the resuit of stricter measures of enforcement of the Anti-Japan regulations now’ being instituted by the Anti-Japan Association. Ali Japanese merchandise in the market is being registered and stored away, and any merchant found seeretlv dealing in
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      FAMINE RELIEF BONDS.
      64 3 In a mandate the State Counci authorizes the issue of Famine Re ef Ecnds to the amount of ten ai fill on dollars ($10,000,000) by ne Minister of Finance, at the same time instructing the various provincial, municipal and district authorities to call upon various local leading
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      COMPULSORY TREE PLANTING
      60 3 Compulsory planting of trees in :)l districts of Hupeh province is ordered by the Provincial Commisioner of Reconstruction in a circu’ar to the various magistrates. Awards will be given to those magistrates who can show the best results within a specified period, while those found negligent in
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    SHIPPING
    364 3 Quite a number of Chinese-owned vessels were repainted at Singapore and Malacca during the Chinese New Year Holidays. P'or the first time this year a very large quantity of Chinesemade biscuits was imported from Singapore to Malacca, on Friday last. The Hua Khiow Steamship Company’s steamer Hua Tong resumed
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    OIL PALM PLANTATIONS.
    340 3 PROGRESS REPORT TO BONDHOLDERS. Applications for bonds recaivec to date represent a bond capital o" over $300,000, which figure must be considered extremely satisfac tory in view of the fact that the jord issue has only been available o the public for less than three nenths. Actually
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  • RECENT NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF HE WORLD.
    • MONDAY.
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        MORE LABOUR GAINS.
        245 4 WOMAN CHOSEN IN BISHOP AUCKLAND BYE-ELECTION. The Bishop Auckland byeclcction, cauused by the death ol the Labour M.P., Mr. Ben Spoor, hr.s resulted as follows: Mrs. Hugh Da.ton (Lab.) Mr. A. Cur.y (Lib Mr. H. Thompson (Con.) The electorate consists of 21.17 < men and 14.169 women
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        TROOPS AT BOMBAY.
        116 4 It is officially stated that 33 persons have been killed and 200 injured in the Bombay riots so far. In an official communique the Bombay Government says that a battalion of British troops from Poona and two companies from Deolali have reached Bombay to assist the police
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        NATIONAL DEBT.
        64 4 In the House of Commons Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, s ated that the tota of the National Debt on Dec. 31 last was £7.738,000.000, and that the charge for in ercst and management in the financial year which ended March 31. 1928. was £313,000,000. Divided
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        COLOMBO QUIET.
        47 4 Order has been restored at Colombo and the trams are running again. After the Labour leader, Mr. Goones nghe, had addressed the crowd at police headquarters, asking them to return home, the majority complied. The Colonial Secretary, addressing the Legislative Council, foreshadowed Trade Union legislation.
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        KING GOES TO SEASHORE.
        39 4 The King left for Bognor on f aturday morning in a motor ambulance. His Majesty, as he emerged from the Palace, waved his hand to the huge crowd in response to a storm of cheering.
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        DE VALERA SENTENCED.
        21 4 IT- De Valera was sentenced to a moWs imprisonment in the second div'sion, at Belfast for enteiir.g Ulster.
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    • TUESDAY.
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        JAPAN BACKS DOWN.
        304 4 REPUDIATION OF TERMS OF AGREEMENT WITH CHINA. The Chinese Foreign Office Spokesman in a Reuter interview n connection with the breakdown )f Sino-Japanese negotiations said hat the Foreign Minister was thunderstruck at the reversal of Mr. Yoshizawa’s attitude on the subject of compensation of each other’s nationals.
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        PEACE IN NICARAGUA.
        114 4 The Nicaraguan Legation has irnouneed that it has been officially nformed that Sandino and his bands of insurgents have left Nicaragua and peace has been reestablished everywhere. ApparentV, however, the Nicaraguan Govei nment is only temporarily relieved of the presence of Sandino as it is reported from
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        DRASTIC SPANISH LAW.
        79 4 A Royal ordinance at Madrid orders the arrest of all who publicly predict a calamitious end of the present regime, or damage the authority and prestige of Ministers. Tt orders the closing of all Clubs politics are discussed and he compilation of records of all "■fficials with
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        GREEK DEBT TO U. S. A.
        62 4 The American Senate has passed a Bill for settlement of the Greek debt to the United States providing for pavment of $18,125,000 spread over 62 years, also a further United States loan of $12,167,000 under the agreement of 1918. The Bib has already passed
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    • WEDNESDAY.
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        ROMAN QUESTION.
        197 4 ISOLATION OF POPE AT LAST ENDED. The Treaty between the Vatican and Italy has been signed by Cardinal Casparri and Signor Mussolini. Despite the cold and rain, an immense crowd gathered in the Square of St. John, facing the ancient Palace of the Popes, where Cardinal Gasparri, on
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        EUROPE FROZEN.
        150 4 The whole of Europe is gripped in ice. Telegrams from various capitals describe the cold as the most severe in living memory. A Berlin message says that the ice wave in Germany is the most severe since 1719. Forty-nine degrees below zero has been registered in Silesia. A
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        RUBBER SUBSTITUTE.
        93 4 The announcement of the discovery of a substitute for rubber is made by Mr. Thomas Edison, according to the Herald-Tribune.” It is slaved that, after experir. ent ng with 15.000 varieties of weeds he has discovered one which will produce latex from which a workable substitute for rubber
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        POPPY DAY FUND.
        54 4 It is stated that the total sum raised by the 1928 Armistice Day street sales of artificial poppies made by disabled ex-Serviee men a present amounts to £530,000. When the overseas collections are added the total will probably exceed £550.000. The amount for the 1927 Armis tice
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        LADY MARRIOTT ILL.
        27 4 Lady Marriott is lying in London dangerously ill from pneumonia, and is therefore unable to reply to the many sympathisers at her husband’s death.
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        ASSASSIN EXECUTED.
        27 4 Jose de Leon Toral, the young artist assassin of General Obregon in July 1928, has been executed by a firing-squad at the City of Mexico.
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    • THURSDAY.
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        RIOTING IN MEXICO.
        86 4 much sympathy with murderer OF PRESIDENT. Serious disturbances took place at the funeral of Toral, the murderer of General Obregon, the late President-elect of Mexico. One person was killed, 30 were injured and 20 were arrested. Thousands of people thronged the route and threw flowers at the
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        CATHOLICS BLAMED.
        65 4 Following reports that armed agrarians are gathering at Vera Cruz, President Portesgil of Mexico has issued a manifesto accusing Roman Catholic Church elements of fomenting trouble, and announcing that certain church estates will be confiscated and distributed to peasants and workers, also ordering Roman Catholic priests to notify
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        MRS. LANGTRY DEAD.
        72 4 Lady De Bathe, better known as Mrß. Lily Langtry, famed as an actre»s and society beauty, has died at her Monte Carlo residence, from heart failure after a three weeks’ illness. Lady De Bathe married Sir Hugo Gerald De Bathe, sth baronet, In 1899. Her first husband
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        TILDEN RUSTY.
        50 4 Tilden, playing in his first tournament match since his reinstatement as an amateur, was decisively defeated by John Vanryn of Orange, New Jersey, in the final at Brooklyn Heights Casino Invitation Tournament, 6-1, 6-4. 6-2. Tilden. obviously, was rusty, while Vanryn was at the top of his form.
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        SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.
        60 4 An expedition headed by Dr. J. Jackson, of Cambridge, will leave Liverpool for Penang on Feb. 16 in order to observe the total eclipse of the sun in Malaya. The observers will take with them over 100 cases of instruments, including a 45-foot telescope. One party will go
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        SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.
        62 4 The South African Assembly has rejected by 71 votes to 53 General Smuts’ motion of no-confidence in the Government in connection with ts policy towards the natives. The Assembly and the Senate have begun a joint sitting in connection w th the introduction of Government measures for
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        TREASURES BURNED.
        51 4 The ancient Town Hall at Leyden hrs burnt down with the priceless art treasures in its archives. Five fire brigades were powerless owing o the severe frost. All Holland is aghast at its destruction, which was witnessed by thousands, including Princess Juliana, who was a student at Leyden
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        PEACE AT BOMBAY.
        42 4 The city of Bombay is rapidly returning to normal. The rounding up of bad characters continues and, so far, 493 have been detained. The total casualties in the riots were 137 persons killed and 783 sent injured to hospital.
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        LINDBERGH ENGAGED.
        25 4 The United States Ambassador to Mexico, Mr. Dwight Morrow, has announced the engagement of his daughter Anne to the fahibtte airman, Colonel Lindbergh.
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    • FRIDAY.
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        SALVATION ARMY.
        137 4 Commissioner Higgins Succeeds General Booth. The High Council of the Salvation Army, by 52 votes to 5, decided that General Booth was unfit to command the Salvation Army. Mr. Jowitt, K.C., impassionately addressed the High Council on behalf of General Booth, and witnesses, including eminent physicians, testified that
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        DISTRESS IN EUROPE.
        162 4 Reports of acute distress owing to the Arctic wave come from everywhere. There have been 50 deaths from cold in the Balkans and 37 in Germany, while France is now’ frostbound. The inner harbour at Dieppe is frozen and there are seven inches of snow on the
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        AWARD “SMASHED.”
        118 4 Shouts of Bushrangers are gentlemen compared with you were raised by members of the Labour Party in the Australian Assembly when Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Federal Premier, unsuccessfully invoked the rules of procedure to prevent the Labour Party moving the publication of the Arbitrator’s award in the postal
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        TROTSKY IMPRISONED.
        54 4 Trotsky, accompanied by his wdfe and two daughters and using the pseudonym of Soilrok, has arrived at Contantinople in a specially chartered steamer. He was taken, under escort of three Russian agents of the Soviet, to the Soviet Consulate where he is practically a prisoner, being unable to
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        HUGE U. S. NAVY INCREASE.
        26 4 President Coolidge has signed the Bill providing for the construction of 15 10,000-ton cruisers, and one aircraft carrier within three years.
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        BRITISH UNEMPLOYED.
        25 4 The number of registered unemployed at Home, in the latest returns, shows a reduction of near ly £5,000 on the preceeding week. 1
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    • SATURDAY.
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        FROZEN EUROPE.
        235 4 SPORTING FIXTURES ABANDONED OWING TO FROST. n There is no sign of any abatement of the frigid conditions all over Europe. The upper reaches of the Thames are frozen as far as Windsor. German aeroplanes reconnoitring over the Baltic dropped food supplies on the decks of numerous vessels,
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        SINO-JAPANESE BREAK.
        92 4 The Times,” in a leading article, says the breakdown of the SinoJapanese negotiations is of deep interest to Great Britain as a friend of both countries. It is pointed ou: that the recent coming into operation of the new Chinese tariff makes it more than usually desirable that
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        AFGHAN ANARCHY.
        72 4 It is learned authoritatively in London that life in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly difficult. Trade has practically ceased, and panic is frequent in Kabul, due to skirmishes between the troops of Habibullah and those of Ali Ahmed Khan, who recently declared himself King at Jallalabad, but it is
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        ANOTHER LABOUR GAIN.
        49 4 The bye-election at Wansbeck, Northumberland, has resulted as follows: Mr. Shield (Lab.) 20,368 Mr. Moffatt Pender (Cons.) 9,612 Mr. Briggs (Lib.) 5,183 At the last general election Mr. G. HI Warne (Labour) defeated Mrs. H. Middleston (Cons.) in a straight fight by 21,159 to 18.875 votes.
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        SPECIAL AIR STAMPS.
        41 4 Viscount Wolmer. Assistant Postmaster-General, has announced in the House of Commons that a proposal was under consideration to mark the inauguration of the air service to India by the issue of special stamps or special air mail envelopes.
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        TILDEN REINSTATED.
        46 4 At a meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, Tilden was reinstated to complete amateur status. He leaves for Europe with Hunter on May 8 on a tennis tour. It is intimated that probably both will be unavailable for the Davis Cup team.
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    CORRESPONDENCE
    1315 5 mrhe Malacca Guardian does not necessarily endorse the opinion of its correspondents.] Volunteering. PTo the Editor of the Malacca Guardian. -Dear Sir, 1 please grant me a little space in Hdui' valuable journal to appeal to By Eurasian friends of Malacca M ho are not Volunteers to join the
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    RUBBER PLANTING.
    872 5 A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. (Special to the Guardian.") When the price of rubber was twelve shillings per lb., enquiries were made as to possibilities of growing rubber upon a vast scale so as to obtain a perpetual source ot supply of this increasingly necessary and useful commodity,
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      67 5 Hi H England’s Greatest Non-Stop Film run which f| g held the Screen of Tivoli, London, for Forty-nine g g Record Shattering Weeks g I RIALTO THEATRE I If For Four Nights Only. 21st to 24th February. 1 BEN HUR M-G-M’S Mastodonic Screen Epic! J| IT’S A LEVIATHAN OF THE
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    TYRANNY IN JOHORE.
    696 6 In our correspondence columns in this issue will be found a letter received by us from a Malay in Muar, which contains some important revelations regarding the viewpoint of the Malays on the allegations of the Sunday Mirror of Singapore. First should be noted the disposition of
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    EUROPEAN MORALS.
    329 6 We published last week quotations from The Malay Mail and The Pinang Gazette regarding European morals here in Malaya which might well come under that time-worn classification, interesting if true.” The Kuala Lumpur journal finds standards in Malaya deadly high and damned duli,” which statement in itself indicates
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    RUBBER SUBSTITUTE.
    214 6 The report that Mr. Thomas Edison, the greatest inventor of the present day, has discovered a substitute for rubber will be watched with the keenest interest in this part of the world, where prospective substitutes, mostly from Germany, have continually caused some apprehension. The excellent reputation of Mr.
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    RESEARCH INSTITUTE WHITEWASHED.
    195 6 Much to the regret, but hardly to the surprise, of the general public, the Board of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, in a report which was received by us a week ago, too late for our last issue, has almost completely exonerated the Institute from the
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    A PUBLIC DANGER.
    115 6 A steam road roller has been for two nights by the roadside at about 1214 miles from town, on the road ;to Tanjong Kling. without lights. A responsible citizen of Malacca informs us that he made a complaint to the proper authorities after the first night, but
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  • FROM OTHER PENS.
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      PETTICOAT RULE.
      234 6 away the effete regime.—“ Da:': Express.” It is true of practically eve ,S past age and civilisation known a our historians that the same 1 toms manifested themselves, y built up empires, and women ruin 1 them. This does not necessa; l imply any peculiar reproach to I
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      BRITAIN AND U. S. A.
      217 6 they are covert enemies.—“ Singapore Free Press.” There is not, nor ever has bee: any intention or desire on our pa: to enter into any armaments racwith the United States, nor do *:1 believe, if the truth be toid, is the! any such intention or
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      CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
      174 6 tion ol habitual criminals!—“The Pinang Gazette.” For the cruel, cold-blooded, deliberate murderer, hanging with a. its horrors is far too good. The sentimentalists say that it is not a ueterrent. They are wrong. Ove r and over again a man in murderous mood has been heard to gnash
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      OPIUM SUPPRESSION.
      146 6 The Malay Mail.” The demand put forward b\ Mr. Wang King-ky, that the task of repressing illicit traffic within concessions and leased territories should be handed over to the Chinese authorities cannot he treated as a serious contribution to the discussions. Instead of making impracticable proposals and blaming
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  • LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
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      COMMISSIONER HONOURED.
      236 7 IILACCA BOV SCOUTS HOLD n Saturday last at 8.30 a.m. a y of the Malacca Boy Scouts place on the Malacca Club ing as a farewell to Mr. R. O. nton, the District Commiser, who is shortly going on e. hirteen officers and 158 rank tile took part,
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      CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.
      143 7 Inferring to correspondence t appeared in recent issues ol Malacca Guardian,” it is now posed to hold a meeting of the rical Staffs of ail the Arms and ites in Malaca and District for purpose of obtaining the views those interested in the formai of a Mercantile Co-operative
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      ADVISORY BOARD.
      137 7 The following gentlemen have; been appointed to form the Chinese Advisory Board of Malacca lor 1929:— Chairman—The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Straits Settlements. Vice-Chairman—The Assistant Protector of Chinese, Malacca. Hokkien —Messrs. Chan Kang Swi, J.P., Ee Kong Guan, J.P. and Tan Cheng Tiong, J.P. Cantonese —Messrs. Leong Long
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      CLAIM FOR $10,000.
      171 7 MALACCA CASE IN SINGAPORE SUPREME COURT. In the Supreme Court at Singapore Messrs. E. A. Barbour, Ltd., of Malacca, are suing the Ho Hong Ltd., for $lO,OOO being the amount which a cheque drawn on that Bank is alleged to have been fraudulently raised by the plaintiff’s
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      CHINESE NEW YEAR.
      271 7 The foilswing description from The Times of Malaya of the Chinese New Year celebration at Ipoh might pass equally well for a fair comment on our own holidays here, the tamest Chinese New Year celebration we have ever seen. Flags were conspicuous by their absence, crackers were
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      ARTIST VISITS MALACCA.
      156 7 The well-known artist, Miss Elizabeth Keith, is paying a visit to Malacca, and staying with Mrs. j Zehnder at Klebang. She hopes to make sketches of Malay life, and scenery round Malacca, and is also engaged in writing a new book of travel experiences, having already published
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      WHAT TO READ.
      343 7 LIST OF NEW BOOKS AT THE MALACCA LIBRARY. Duncan, 1., My Life -D. 697 Richmond, G. S., At The South Gate A.C. 105 Venkataramani, K. S., Murgan-The Tiller A. 4107 Noble, M. E., Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists L. 71 Ward, A. C., Twentieth Century Literature
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      U. S. MILLIONAIRE HERE.
      194 7 On Saturday, Feb. 9, Malacca was visited by Lt.-Commander W. IR. Vanderbilt, a well-known American millionaire, who is on a trip round the world on his motor yacht, the Ara,” and is accompanied by Mrs. Vanderbilt, Dr. J. A. Mclsaac and Mr. Merellon. The party left
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      INDIANS ENLIST.
      230 7 SIGNAL SECTION IN MALACCA VOLUNTEERS. A number of Indian gentlemen having expressed a desire to join the Volunteer Corps, and as under the 1929 organisation the Signal Section of the corps is considerably increased in size, it has been decided that in future this section will consist solely
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      CHETTYAR PROCESSION.
      383 7 The Community of Natukottah Chettyar of Malacca beg to announce that they Will celebrate Masi Magam at the Temple at Cheng, on Saturday of this week. In this connection there will be the temple car procession which conveys the God Supramaniyam,” mounted all in gold, from the Hindu
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      MALACCA LIBRARY.
      151 7 A Committee meeting of the Malacca Library was held on the 7th inst., 7 members being present. A number of books were considered for purchase, the Secretary being instructed to order 20. These are on all subjects including Television and Wireless Telephony. These books are of course additional
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      VOLUNTEER CHANGES.
      38 7 Second Lieutenant C. E. Lambert has resigned his commission. Second Lieutenant S. M. Osman has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Messrs. Wm. Gilliam and S. P. Holmes-Smith have been granted commissions as Second Lieutenants.
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      TAN KAM CHOON.
      141 7 It is reported that Mr. Tan Kam Choon is to be sent to the Singapore Prison within a few days as the petition for his pardon has been answered in the negative by the Government. His many friends in Singapore and Malacca, says The Malaya Tribune,” will
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      ATTEMPT ON PRESIDENT.
      35 7 A bomb exploded under a train which was carrying President Portesgil between Coman Fort and Rinconcilio, Mexico. The locomotive and two coaches were overturned. a fireman being killed. The President w’as unhurt.
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    RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
    813 7 REPORT OF OFFICIAL BOARD OF ENQUIRY. In view of allegations, explicit or implicit, that have appeared in the Press, the Board of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya has, at the request of the Director of the Institute, held an enquiry into:— (l) the internal affairs of the
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      MALACCA GOLF CLUB.
      1262 8 CHINESE NEW YEAR ANNUAL COMPETITIONS. Everybody—and there were over 40—who participated in the Chinese New Year Annual Competitions at the Malacca Golf Club last Monday agreed that the function was an unqualified success. About 8 o’clock a drizzling rain set in, and at first it w r
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      SWIMMING.
      212 8 MALACCA SWIMMING CLUB NEW YEAR GALA. On Sunday, Feb. 10, a Gala was held at the Malacca Swimming Club and was a great success. The list of events and prize winners were as follows: Diving—Men and Ladies. Won by Mrs. Finch and Mr. Harland. The Oaks Ladies* Handicap. One
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      MUAR RIFLE CLUB.
      463 10 OPEN ANNUAL PRIZE MEETING. The Muar Rifle Club heid its annual open Prize Meeting on Sunday, the lOlii of February, Chinese New Yeaf, at the Bukit Troh Rifle Range, Muar. The meeting was very weil attended and proved a great success, 38 competitors in ail taking part
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      TENNIS.
      176 10 MALACCA EPWORTH LEAGUE MATCH. The tennis courts at Bickley Park weee the venue of a very lively scene on Saturday when a team representing the married members met a team representing the non-married. The matches were run on the best of 15 games decision.” In the men’s events the
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      HOCKEY.
      569 10 MALACCA v. S.C.C. Visitors Beaten. On the Malacca Club Padang on Saturday the Malacca Hockey side had as visitors a team from the Cricket Club of Singapore. A fine match ended in a victory for the locals by three clear goals. The teams lined up:— Malacca: Smith, G. Beatty,
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  • AROUND THE COURTS
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      WIFE FOR SALE.
      735 9 IlULIAR CASE IN DISTRICT ■fore Mr Dodd, in the District I on Wednesday, Ng Ah Ttmg, B h Teng and Ting Khing apEj answer a charge of King m a young woman named Lam at the Ngoh Seng I Kuan on January 23. Mr. L. Protector of
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      AN OPIUM RAID.
      229 9 Yong Seng, a Chinese doctor who acts as an informer, told Mr. Dodd, in the District Court on Wednesday afternoon, how he trapped illicit opium dens. Mr. Rodrigues, head of the Preventive Service, searched him and found nothing. He then Igave him a dollar note and asked
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      GUN SEIZED.
      161 9 A Javanese was fined $3O in the Police Court on Wednesday for dishonest retention of stolen property. The next day he was fined $lO for possession of a shotgun for which he had no licence. Accused explained that the shotgun belonged to his brother, who lived some distance
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      FERMENTING RICE.
      149 9 A Chinese woman carrying two babies, one fore and the other aft, I was prosecuted by Inspector Higgins in the Police Court on Thursday, on charges of possession of fermented liquor on which no duty had been paid, and possession of apparatus for distilling liquor. The accused pleaded
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      BELLIGERENT DRIVER.
      207 9 P.C. 2827 was the complainant in i the Police Court on Saturday 'against a Malay motor-car driver named Awang, whom he charged with pulling a passenger from a ricksha to his car and then assaulting the Constable with his fist, landing a blow on the back of the
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      MOTOR-CAR AND NOTE.
      270 9 An Indian moneylender named Kandasamy Pillay sued Omar bin Osman and Timah binte Osman before Mr. Dodd on Friday for $157.50 due on a promissory note. Defendants said that they received a motor-car from plaintiff and when they were unable to keep up their payments he took
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    RIVER IMPROVEMENT
    361 10 CONSERVANCY SCHE.Mp I CHINESE GOVERNm^J Interviewed by the j(ur News Agency corresponded 1 cerning reported 1 schemes for the improver* 1 the Yeliow and the Huai Mr. Sun Fo, Minister 0 f R a I stated, that the newly ap ‘j Huai River Conservancy p/f been entrusted by
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      243 10 I RIALTO THEATRE. 1 W PROGRAMMES II From Mon. I Bth to Wed. 20th February 1929. From Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th Feb. 1929. M At 9 lrL p m At 9.15 p.m. ft r.:e Latest International News The latest Gazette M Thp greatest Emotional Drama Ever Filmed f “lii
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      122 10 RIALTO THEATRE, j From to-night and tiil Wedn® day, the Rialto Theatre will fl screening that great emotion® Universal picture, Heart of I Nation.” featuring George Sydn® George Lewis and Patsy' Be® Miller. In the first show is thee® tinuaticn of Secret Service 5® ders renal, episodes 7 and B.®
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  • MALAYAN MATTERS OF MOMENT
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      JOTTINGS FROM SEREMBAN.
      1234 11 (Special to the “Guardian.'') ■On February 2nd, Tuan Sheikh entertained over a hundred JjjeiHis. botn Europeans and Asia{E. to dinner at his newly erected *i’ K alo\v at No. 26, Jalan Datoh Sgna. Seremban; the occasion Brig a bouse warming. ■pilau Dato Klana is a popular reM<‘iii
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      SEREMBAN WEDDING.
      1462 11 (Special to the “Guardian.") An exceptionally pretty wedding was solemnized at the Church of the Visitation, Seremban, on Mcnday, 11th mst., at 7 a.m., the contracting parties being Mr. Lourdusamy Naidu, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Visuvasa Naidu of Shiyaii, to Miss Rajammai Anthonyammal, daughter of
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      PAHANG SENSATION.
      481 11 SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST KUALA LIPIS POLICE. The Daily Express understands that allegations of a very serious nature have been made by two Malay women of Kuaia Lipis against the 0.C.P.D., Kuala Lipis, a Detective P.C., a Maiay Inspector, a Malay Sergeant and a Malay P.C., to the Magistrate
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      NEW SECRETARY.
      209 11 MR. JOHN SCOTT, C.M.G., ARRIVES AT SINGAPORE. Mr. John Scott, C.M.G., whose appointment as Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, was announced last July, arrived at Singapore with Mrs. Scott on Tuesday, says the Straits Times/’ Mr. and Mrs. Scott were met by Mr. G. Hemmant, who has been acting
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      THE “M. A. H. A.”
      370 11 JANUARY ISSUE OF OFFICIAL ORGAN. The January issue of the A. H. A.,” official organ of the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association, is devoted chiefly to a complete list of prize winners of the Sixth Malayan Exhibition, held in 'August last. Editorially the magazine strongly recommends the
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