Malacca Guardian, 15 April 1929

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    17 1 MALACCA GUARDIAN (PUBLISHED WEEKLY). Vol. iJ. MALACCA, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1929. SINGLE COPY TEN CENTS. No;. 15
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    INVESTOR’S GUIDE.
    485 2 (By Searchlight.”) XI.-—FOUR PER CENT ONLY. A few articles back you listened to Langton with me. 1 now introduce you to Bell, another expert on the palm oil, —E. Hysiop Bell, Esq., Chairman of the great Niger Company. At the forty-eighth ordinary general meeting of that prosperous undertaking,
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    COST OF PROHIBITION.
    57 2 According to a Treasury statement, since the Prohibition law was enacted its enforcement has caused 195 violent deaths. The dry agents killed 140 rum-runners while 55 agents have been killed. We are indebted to the Vacuum Oil Company of Singapore for a copy of The Compass for
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    CHINA UP TO DATE.
    570 2 COMPANIONATE MARRIAGES BECOMING POPULAR. Companionate marriages,” which made their first appearance in North China about two years ago, have leaped into sudden popularity during the past few years, as several young couples of considerable prominence have adopted this method for living together, writes D. C. Bess,
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    SHIPPING
    333 2 The Straits Steamship Co.’s steamer Calypso is at preseiu laid off. The Siam Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Prachatipok airived irom Bangkok on Thursday witn 3,00 u bags of rice. The Kopah arrived from Singapore, on rriday morning 01 last week, with a large consignment of rice and a few
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    OIL PALM PLANTATIONS.
    344 2 PROGRESS REPORT TO BONDHOLDERS. It is just two months since the iast progress report was submitted co bondholders and while it was not ihe intention to issue reports at more frequent intervals than three months, it is felt that tn.> recent progi ess made justifies spec»ai mention.
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    ALLEGED WIT
    537 2 I have sue t ill my head,” comp. V'- “Weil,” answerer A 1 •'that’s better thu- ‘:<>thin? 4 —The young I l family was just ei riK of late nights and i tl Lri One morning, afu ;iTfc h I night before, the y< an '1 A? -Paw,
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      96 2 ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. A new English School will be opened at Bungalow No. 120. Gajab Bcrang, Malacca Town, under the itle of Gaja Berang Road English ichoool,” under the Management ol a Committee. Boys and Girls will be admitted from Primary to Cambridge Classes l respective of nationality or age. The
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  • CHINA NEWS
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      CRITICAL PERIOD.
      241 3 The Kuomintang is passing a most critical moment at present. It will stand or collapse in the immediate future, depending on its ability to carry out the rehabilitation programme based on the Three People’s Principles according to the expectations of the people,” declared Mr. Sun Fo in the
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      JAPANESE PERFIDY.
      128 3 In a telegram from Ch°foo to the Central Authorities, General Liu Then-nien requests that a vigorous protest be lodged with the Japanese Government against Japan s. participation in Chang Tsung-chang’s recent attempt to stage a comeback in Shantung. The telegram points out that on the 3rd March, two
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      ARMED UPRISING.
      79 3 Another secret headquarters of Cbang Tsung-chang in Tientsin was raided by detectives Irom the Gendarmerie Headquarters and a number of the occupants of the building taken into custody. Papers seized at the headquarters reveal that about fifty former ranking officers of the ChihliShantung Forces pledged their participation in
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      JAPANESE INFILTRATION.
      74 3 The Japanese South Manchuria Railway is preparing to launch a movement for developing agriculture in Manchuria and Mongolia, with a view to carrying out its policy of economic penetration and as an excuse for Japanese colonization in the Three Eastern Provinces. The scheme provides for the opening of
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      JAPAN WARNED.
      65 3 Referring to the shooting of a ■member of the Strike Committee by Japanese policemen near a godown of the Standard Oil Company, Mr. Kan Kai-hou, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs for Hupeh, in a protest lodged with the Japanese Consul, states that such [provocation on the part of the
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      INTERNATIONAL CLUB.
      158 3 An International Club has been formally organized at Nanking at a largely attended meeting at the foreign hostel. Nearly seventy persons were present including Dr. C. T. Wang, Vice-Minister Y. L. Tong, Mayor Liu Chi-wen, Dr. Chiang Mon-lin (Education Minister), Admiral Chen Shao-kwan and various foreign Consuls. Mr.
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      FISHING INDUSTRY.
      105 3 With a view to promoting the fishing industry in Kwangtung, the Provincial Government is considering the building of a public aquarium for experimental purposes to be placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Provincial Reconstruction Department. The authorities hope that with the co-operation of the authorities at Foochow,
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      ABOLITION OF LIKIN.
      98 3 Abolition of likin in the provinces has been progressing satisfactorily, according to reports received from various parts of the country by the Ministry of Finance. In Fukien and Kiangsi hkin has been completely replaced by the special consumption tax. while in Chekiang various likin stations have been
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      MODEL SETTLEMENT.
      96 3 Plans for a model settlement for the working classes to be built in a suburb of the Capital have oeen prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Labour. Sanitary and educational facilities in addition to comfortable houses at a iow rental will be provided for workingmen in
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      RIGID DISCIPLINE.
      46 3 All Central Government officials leaving the Capital must first obtain leave from the State Council before their departure. The decision is part of a measure to enforce discipline among the Central Government officials as an example to all subordinate staff members of the Government.
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      SUPPRESSING RUMOURS.
      49 3 In an order to the Gendarmerie Headquarters of the ShanghaiWoosung area, the State Council instructs that immediate measures be taken to prevent the circulation of rumours detrimental to the stability of the situation. It is understood that such rumours are disseminated by political malcontents from ulterior motives.
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    VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
    440 3 BY MAJOR A. A. LERMIT, V.D.. COMMANDING. Part I. 1. Leave—Officers-Return From. Captain H. W. Esson, M.C., report eu leturn from leave on 3.4.29. 2. Camp—Officers N.C.Os. There will he a week-end camp for the Officers N.C.Os. of the M.V.C. (excluding the Malay Company), heid at Tanjong Bruas
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      187 3 RIALTO THEATRE. Lonesome,” Universal’s simply told human drama, with unusual photographic, colour and other effects, is the attraction at the Rialto Theatre to-mght. The story is that of an everyday boy and girl workers in a big city, who are gripped by lonesomeness in spite of the crowds of people
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  • RECENT NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
    • MONDAY.
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        MERCHANT FLEET.
        401 4 STRONG PRAISE FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Prince of Wales, as Master Of tfte Merchant Navy and tne F.shir.g Fleets, has written a foreword to me tinai volume of Sir Archibald Hurd’s The Merchant Navy.” His Royal Highness pays a magnificent tribute to the part played by
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        NACO AGAIN BOMBED.
        92 4 At the request of Mr. H. L. Stimson, Secretary of State, the Navy Department is sending a destroyer to Port Topolcbampo to pro tec.: the Americans and other foreigners in ifle State of Sinaloa, who may be endangered by the retreat of the Mexican rebels in that
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        FLOODS IN TASMANIA.
        60 4 Unprecedented floods have washed away bridges and destroyed telegraphs and telephones everywhere m Hobart whicn is isolated from the rest of Tasmania except by wireless. Fourteen people were drowned when a dam burst at Briseis tin mine, near the town of Derby. A motor-car was overwhelmed by
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        BLOODY BATTLE.
        53 4 The most desperate and bloody battie in the annals of Mexican revL'utions has marked the end of the present revolution, leaving the Fed*!- 1 troops in possession of Larefome and Jimenez. The Federal authorities found 800 dead P led up in three heaps beside the railway line and
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    • TUESDAY.
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        U.S. AND MEXICO.
        264 4 SHOTS EXCHANGED ACROSS BOUNDARY. American soldiers and Mexican rebels had a brief skirmish m the eourse of which an American was shot in the cnest. Guns were then turned on the rebels, who fled. The Americans, scenting danger to the Southern Pacific Tunnel, which is eight miles
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        U. S. NAVAL COMPROMISE
        132 4 A statement issued by President Hoover says that the problem conironting the Naval Disarmament Conference is, how to reach an agreement upon the strength of nghting vessels and their classification into specific categories. This is interpreted by the Washington correspondent of the World as an abandonment
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        FRONTIER TROUBLES.
        117 4 An official communique has just oeen issued dealing with Afghan efforts to embroil Indian frontier tribes in civil war, and emphasizing the measures that had been taken by the Government of India to maintain neutrality. Inquiries indicate that authorities in India are increasingly disturbed by the persistent efforts
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        INDIAN AIR MAIL.
        69 4 India has received her first air ■nail from England. Thus the great enterprise which was launched at Croydon a week ago is no longer merely an ambitious scheme but an accomplished fact. The last stage was a flight of 840 miles from the Persian Gulf to Karachi,
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    • WEDNESDAY.
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        ASSEMBLY BOMBED.
        600 4 DASTARDLY OUTRAGE AT NEW DELHI. Two bombs were dropped in the Legislative Assembly at New Delhi on Monday at the moment when Mr. Patel, President of the Assembly, rose to give a ruling. One fell near the Finance Member, Sir George Schuster, and several persons were injured. The
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    • THURSDAY.
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        WIRELESS-CABLE MERGER.
        148 4 FORMATION OF NEW COMPANY ACCOMPLISHED. The Imperial Wireless-Cable merger is now’ an accomplished tact by the registration of a holding company, entitled, Cables and Wireless, Limited. The nominal capital is £lOO, which can be increased to £53,700,000 to acquire the stocks, shares, obligations and securities oi ihe Eastern
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        COUNTERFEITING.
        105 4 Thirty-four States, including four who are non-members of the League of Nations, the United States, Turkey, Soviet Russia, and Ecuador, attended the opening conference to devise a means of suppressing counterfeit currency. Baron Hayashi (Japan) declared that Japan favoured the Convention prepared by the Experts Committee at Geneva in
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        HUGE DEATH DUTIES.
        64 4 More than £500.000 will bo yielded to the Treasury by the death duties on two wills just published. Sir John Brunner, a Director of Imperial Chemical Industries, left unsettled property worth £876,102. The death duties ir. this sum amount to about £260,000. Mr. Herbert Gosling, a Director
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        CREW DISCHARGED.
        54 4 The resumed hearing of the case against Captain Randall and the crew of the Imaione has ended in the disenarge of ail the accused at the request of the District Attorney. who. however, emphasized that the right of the coastguards to fire and sink rum-runners is by no
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        U.S. TERRORISM.
        47 4 United States aeroplanes from Managua, which have been bombing suspected rebel camps along the border, are reported to have bombed Las Limas, Honduras, and it is stated that the town has been destroyed by fire -resulting from the bombing. The authorities are investigating the matter.
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        DAWES GOES TO LONDON.
        40 4 Subject to the British Government’s approval, General Charles Dawes, former Vice-President of the United States and author of the famous plan dealing with the investigation of the German Budget, has been appointed U.S. Ambassador to London.
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        FAISAL KILLED.
        40 4 The notorious tribal leader, Faisa* el Dowish, whose raiding propensities have disturbed peace in Iraq for years, is believed to have been killed during operations in which Ibn Saud, heading a force of 40,000, routed rebellious Akhwan tribesmen.
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    • FRIDAY.
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        ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
        195 4 bombardment of political ORATORY. The general election campa'gn has opened and the electorate will be bombarded with political oratory during the next seven weeks, nen some 25,000 meetings will be held. The most modern devices are to be used for the Big Push, including a radio-kinema motor. The
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        CANADA’S NOTE TO U.S.
        184 4 There is reason to believe that the Canadian Government Note on the Imaione case raises three points bearing on the Angio-Ameri-can Treaty of 1924. Firstly, it is based on the contention of Captain Randall that the pursuit did not begin, as the coastguards reported, within an
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        MRS. GANN MOVES UP.
        110 4 A victory was conceded to Mrs. Gann wflen a crowded meeting at the British Embassy, composed of i he heads of practically every diplomatic mission in the United States, discussed the issue for flours and decided that Mrs. Gann be accorded tfle social status normally held
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        AUTHOR MURDERED.
        56 4 al, author of the pamphlet Rangila Rasul—the Merry Prophet, which caused a sensation on publication two years ago, was stabbed to the heart while lying in a shop in Anarkali bazaar. A Moslem has been arrested. The pamphlet was the subject of a long lawsuit in 1927, judgment
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        INDIANS THREATENED.
        35 4 It is understood that some of the members of the Indian Assembly have received letters signed Dharamaj,” which means Hindustan Socialist Republican Army,” threatening them with death. The police are investigating the matter.
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    • SATURDAY.
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        WANTS TO RESIGN.
        138 4 GENERAL CHIANG K U-SHFt WILL GO ABROAD. H In a circular telegram Chiang Kai-shek anno ces :he punitive expedition a mst V' han has been successful, it n ec siders that his sin is in e>: ss of n merits. According to th eaching! of the late
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        BOOZE ON U.S. SHIPS.
        147 4 The sailing of the Leviathan 1 under tne Hag of the United blag, Tines, Incorporated, to wmen the iiiier was sold by tne Uni tea btaij snipping Board, marked tne oiiicaJ restoration 01 liquor selling to American ships in trails-Atlantic! trade. Since liJ2B, 10 Uni.ea states
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        CHINA’S UNIFICATION.
        129 4 Speaking at a banquet of the Kmgnts of the Round Table at the Hotel Cecil, at which the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. T. Matsudaira. was invested as a Senior Knight, Major-General Sir John Duncan. K.C.8., who commanded the Shanghai Defence Force 1927-8, referred to the pessimistic views expressed in
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        OUTRAGE DEPLORED.
        109 4 Sir George Schuster, the Finance Member of the Executive Council occupied his seat in the Assemb.y and Sir John and Lady Simon were present in the President's gaiiery Mr. Patel, the President, submitted a resolution recording the horror and indignation of the the dastardly outrage of April s
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        GOVERNMENT SUES BANK.
        38 4 The Government is suing Hong Kong Bank, da uing 11 recrediting of $260,000. th amour, of three forged cheques. ne i>undenies that the cheques are w geries and alleges negiig» ont part of the Government.
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        AIRMEN SAFE.
        19 4 The airmen flying the daitb Cross” have been fom i 8 Both are reported to be well.
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    BIRTH.
    22 6 TAN—To Mr. and Mrs. Tan Peng Chiang, 63, Banda Hilir, Malacca, on April 13, a son. Mother and child doing well.
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    THE Y. M. C. A.
    639 6 The Straits Times in a recent issue renews its attack upon the M. C. A. in India, despite the adverse comments of the Lord Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan ol India on its previous criticism. No organisation is perfect and we have sometimes ourselves had
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    TOWN IMPROVEMENT.
    583 6 While some of the resolutions I assed at the last meeting of the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association Committee may seem to many as of questionable value, there ought to be unanimous support of the Committee’s suggestion that no possioio improvements in the town of Malacca should be longer
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    THE SINGAPORE BASE.
    581 6 The Eastern Courier,” a new illustrated weekly magazine which has just seen the light of day in renang, publishes an article entitled The Strategy of Singapore,” from the pen of an American writer, Mr. Nicholas Roosevelt, who takes a very sensible and dispassionate view of the Singapore
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    HONK! HONK!
    337 6 Last w 7 eek in repiy to a eon-1 pOnueiu we quoteu me .aw oi ooiony relative to blowing tne n J ox a motor-car on app! oacnir I trarnc constable. mis, w, 1 our esteemed contemporary, t "Straus limes, regains as‘u.l v ice, is tne cause oi
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    BOMB THROWING.
    244 6 The recent outrage in Assembly ai New Delhi is evt: more regretted by the friends at the Indian than oy those who askance at modern tendencies thai dependency, tor, wneinerit < the work oi nare-Oraincd tana;or of over araeni patriots, is likely to be an increase of resintions,
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    56 6 DEATH. There passed away on the 21st ultimo at Sempang Bekok, Malacca, Mr. A. V. Vengadasalam Pillay of the P.W.D. Deceased, who went 4 o Malacca in 1911, belonged to one of the oldest Indian families in Singapore. He counted a large circle of friends both here and in Singapore,
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  • LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
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      S. S. (MALACCA) ASSN.
      940 7 U reclamation along the I WATER FRONT. I I The following are part of the ■minutes of a Committee meeting ■neld at the Malacca Club, Malacca, lon Friday, sth April, 1929. I Mr. G. C. S. Rabjohn (President) I presided. Accounts. A statement of accounts for
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      TWO NOTABLE DEATHS.
      288 7 Death claimed two victims on Wednesday last in the persons of Messrs. Tan Keng Tee and Tay Seng Quay, both residents of Malacca. Mr. Tan Keng Tee, aged 33 years, who passed away at his residence, Bachang Road, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Kim
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      RURAL BOARD.
      1723 7 EXTENSION OF WATER MAINS TO FOURTH MILE. An important and interesting meeting of the Rural Board was held at the office of the Resident Councillor on Wednesday morning, with the Resident Councillor in the Chair. The others present were the Senior Executive Engineer, the Health Officer, the Collector
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      HOT SPRINGS.
      114 7 The Ayer Panas hot springs pavilion is at present under repair a. the expense of Mr. ChW Swee Cheng, of No. 119, Heeren Street. The Guardian a few weeks ago called attention to the crumbling of its foundations. The springs are closed to the public for a short
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      MORE PHILANTHROPY.
      120 7 Local philanthropists have raised a fund of $200,000 for a nome for the infirm which is to be industrial in character, designed to offer not only shelter to those who from some kind of infirmity are unable to compete with the able-bodied in making an honest living, but
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      HONOURS FOR MALACCA.
      177 7 The Malacca Epworth League carried oft ail the honours in tennis at the Institute which was held at Singapore recently. Chan Ah Beng, the singles representative, won the Chen Su Lan Challenge Cup for the iocal League and Miss Olsen and Chinniah brought home the mixed-doubles championsmp.
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      BAND ON PADANG.
      447 7 The Police Band has agreed to play on the Padang of the Malacca Club on Wednesday, from 6 to 7 p.m. There should be a large attendance at that hour as the Band is weii trained and very popular. To-day it plays at Jasin and tomorrow at
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  • SPORTING NEWS
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      MALAACA POLICE SPORTS
      825 8 The annual Malacca Police Sports were held on Saturday last on the Malacca Club Padang kindly lent for the occasion. At one time it iooked as if bad weather w T as going to mar the afternoon’s sports but fortunately the cierk of weather was kind enough
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      SCOUTING IN MALACCA.
      450 8 THIRD MALACCA TROOP IN CAMP. Through the kindness of Mr. Chan Kang Swi, the use of whose bungalow at the 12*4 milestone, Alor Gajah, was allowed to the Scouts, the Third Malacca Troop (St. Francis’ Institution) under Scout Master P. G. Pamadasa and A.S.M. Yong Pack Kong,
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      FOOTBALL.
      170 8 GOVERNMENT COMPETITION. Entries are invited from all Government departments up *o Wednesday for the Government Inter-departmental Football Competition. The fee is $l. The draw for the first round will take place at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the Monopolies Department. FUH TAN UNIVERSITY XI AT SEREMBAN. The Fuh Tan
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      SHOOTING.
      76 10 MALACCA LADIES’ KIFLE ASSOCIATION. The first monthly handicap shoot for a cup presented by Mrs. L. S. ilarland was held at Lukit Sebukor Range on Monday last. Two ranges were used, 200 and 500 yards. Winner, Mrs. Beatty, with score of 65.33. Kunner-up, Mrs. Holmes Smith, score 53. iviesdames
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      C. F. A. RULE BOOKS.
      63 10 The Hon. Secretary of the Chinese Football Association, Malacca, writes to say that rule books of the Association are now available at 15 cents per copy. They can be obtained also from hon. secretaries of member-clubs as well as from Mr, Lee Ewe Aik of
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      MALACCA GOLF CLUB.
      34 10 tne Miked Foursome competition this month will be played on Thurs day. Entries close to-day. Partners will be ballotted for. Entries should be made on the list in the Club house.
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      VOLUNTEER TENNIS.
      27 10 Court No. 2. Kubu Plain, has been allotted to the M. V. C. for use on Monday and Friday of eacr week during this month.
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  • AROUND THE COURTS
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      TRADING IN JEWELLERY.
      1024 9 Hi VLACCA MERCHANT ARRESTED IN SINGAPORE. I Inspector Shannon conducted a m t se before Mr. Dodd on Thursday, '■sung till 5 p.m., in which (Jnong Hon seng, formerly proprietor oi second-nand store in Kampong Ul tei, was charged with criminal r ach of trust and cheating
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      PILLAY PLEADS GUILTY.
      322 9 A. V. Pillay, recently chief clerk for the Malaca Volunteers, pleaded guilty, at the District Court on Wednesday, of criminal breach of trust as a public servant of three sums belonging to the Malacca Volunteers and totalling $1,623.77. Mr. Johnson, Chief Detective Inspector, w 7 ho conducted
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      TOE BROKEN.
      145 9 Baba bin Hussain, a motor-car driver, was prosecuted by Inspector Spinks in the District Court on Monday, on charges of voluntarily causing grievous hurt and of failing to report an accident. On the first charge accused said that he did not strike the complainant but only his stick.
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      STREET ACCIDENT.
      89 9 On the evening of April 6 a ricksha was damaged by a motor-car backing into it in Temple Street. The driver surrendered at the Station. The ricksha w r as stationary and unlighted. The puller was sitting inside. The shafts w 7 ere extending into the roadw 7
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      GIRL RUN DOWN.
      65 9 A lorry ran into a little Chinese girl in Kampong Hulu on Sunday night, a week ago, and the driver pleaded guilty to rash driving in the Police Court the next morning, and also to having an ineffective hand brake. The little girl appeared in Court w
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      LORRIES COLLIDE.
      130 9 Abdul Rafiman, a lorry driver, was the complainant in the Police Court on Wednesday in a case in which a Chinese lorry driver was accused of rash driving. Inspector Shannon prosecuted. Complainant said that ne w 7 as driving up ileeren Street towards Tranquerah w 7 hen accused
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      TRIPLE COLLISION.
      171 9 On Sunday night a week ago, there was a tripie collision between a motor-car, a bus and a ricksha just outside the Municipal limits on the Bachang Road. The evidence in the Police Court on Monday indicated that the bus tried to pass the car but the driver
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      SPEEDING LORRY.
      297 10 Mr. G. C. S. Rabjohn was the complaining witness in the Poiice Court on Friday in a case against a Malay driver of a B.M. lorry who was accused of rash driving at Klebang on the previous afternoon. Mr. Rabjohn stated that accused’s lorry was very heaviiy laden
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    BEAUTY UNDERGROUND.
    1070 10 VISIT TO THE WAITOMA CAVES IN NEW ZEALAND. (Special to the Guardian. An expedition to visit the Waitoma Caves in New Zealand is j interesting. The train leaves j Auckland daily at ten o’clock for Frank con Junction, where one changes for Hangitiki, arriving there about a quarter
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    MALACCA CLUB DANCE.
    75 10 On Saturday night a dance was held in the Malacca Club, from 7.30 to 10.30, following the Malacca Police Sports, which took place in the afternoon. There was a good attendance as a number of people had come in from the outstations. The music was supplied by
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    DINNER BY MAJ. BOWER.
    84 10 On Saturday evening a dinner was given at the Malacca Rest House by Major W. M. L. Bower. The guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Harmer. Mr. and Mrs. MacLernon, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Higgins. Mr. Spinks, Mr. Sime, Mr. Shannon. Mr. Smith,
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    CONFUCIUS’ BIRTHDAY.
    209 10 The annual commemoration of he anniversary of the birth of Tonfucius, China's great sage, will jp fixed for August 27. according to proposal submitted by the Astronomical Bureau of the Central Research Council to the State Council. Two Malay schoolboys, who were t iding on one cycie on
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      GARTER MISSION.
      953 11 PROGRAMME FOR VISIT OF H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. An ambitious programme has been prepared lor the reception of His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester and the other members; of the Garter Mission to Japan, upon their arrival at the various points to be visited in Malaya.
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      CONVICT CAUGHT.
      645 11 SECOND OF THE MISSING THIRTEEN SECURED. One of the twelve remaining con- 1 victs who escaped from the Singa- pore Criminal Prison on the morn- ing of March 24 was arrested at Kualai, —a village 20 miles from Johore Bahru on the road to Batu Pahat, at noon
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      NEW MAGAZINES.
      522 11 The first issue of The Malayan Review of Kuaia Lumpur is at hand. The purpose of the Review is proclaimed as moral, intellectual and social uplift and the character of the contributions found in the first issue indicates a real sincerity of purpose to carry out that ideal.
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      LASHING FOR BOER.
      100 11 A sentence by the Bethel (Transvaal) Circuit Court of 10 lashes and seven years’ hard iabour on a white farmer, Jack Nafte, who was found guilt of the manslaughter of a native employee, has created a sensation among farmers throughout the country. It was alleged that the
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