Malacca Guardian, 26 August 1929

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    16 1 MALACCA GUARDIAN (PUBLISHED WEEKLY). 1 MALACCA, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1929. SINGLE COPY TEN CENTS. No. 34
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    CORRESPONDENCE
    1491 3 [The Malacca Guardian does not necessarily endorse the opinions of its correspondents Our Mistakes.” Tc the Editor of the Malacca Guardian.” Sir, Your Chinese lady contributor on “Our Mistakes,” which appearec in your last issue, should deserve the thanks of all her compatriots. The mistakes 'which she complains of
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    SHIPPING
    509 3 0 The Malacca Lighterage Associae tion has established an office ac L No. 27, First Cross Street. 0 Commencing with the sailing 1 from Malacca on August 29th, the 1 s.s. Krian will relieve the s.s. e Larut for two or three trips. 3 The Norwegian cargo-boat, Henrik,” has
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  • RECENT NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
    • MONDAY.
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        RUSSIA STARTS WAR.
        241 4 CHINA NOTIFIES KELLOGG PACT SIGNATORIES. The Foreign Minister states that the National Government wil. shortly send the Powers another note on extraterritoriality. Referring to the Sino-Russian crisis, Dr. C. T. Wang denied the reported disagreement between Nanking and Mukden, and c tatea that Chang Hsueh-liang was follow
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        LIEUTENANT DISMISSED
        80 4 Lieut. Simon Borrett, of H.M.S. Vindictive.” has been dismissed his ship and severely reprimanded by a court-martial at Chatham as the result of the explosion on the “Vindictive” at Chatham on July 23, by which an engine-room artificer was fatally injured, and two stokers were hurt. He was
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        CONCESSIONS TO U. S. A.
        78 4 Accor* i oj! to a Now York ’.jVgiam, (j. eat Britain, in order secure an Anglo-American Kara Agreement, is offering concessions the most important of which is hi offer to build only 30,000 tons oi new cruisers, to replace the 70,000 tons comprised in the
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        JUTE STRIKE ENDED.
        59 4 The Calcutta jute strike has been settled anci work restarts to-day. The settlement is based on extra pay retrospective to July 1 and foi an extra six hours work a week bringing the total to 60. There will be no victimisation, and favourable consideration will be given
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        BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
        51 4 Conversing with Dr. Stresemann. Mr. Henderson stated that there was no question of Great Britain expecting Germany to bear part ol the cost of occupation of the Khineland after September. He again emphasised that the British Government is prepared to evacuate the Rhmeland as soon as possible,
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        FLIGHT A FAILURE.
        40 4 The crew of the aeroplane, “Land of the Soviets,” have returned to Moscow. The pilot, Shestakcw, Rays Ihat they lost their way owing to forest fires and fog. He will shortly re-attempt to fly to New York.
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    • TUESDAY.
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        INDIAN DAM BURSTS.
        187 4 sLCS VALLEY POPULATION ENDANGERED. The huge Shyok dam in the Kashmir Mountains, near the conluence of the Shyok River, in the ip per course of the Indus, has curst, and an immense volume of water is racing down the valley, sweeping away trees and buddings. Yeroplanes are
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        FIGHTING ON BORDER.
        133 4 A message from Manchuli 3tates that the Commander of the Chinese Railway Guards estimates that the Chinese military losses during Friday's raid at Jarainor amount to 27 rilled. The Russian losses are also •onsiderable. Fighting continues, and the Chinese are rushing reinorcements to the spot. Manchuli s
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        PRESTIGE AT STAKE.
        143 4 In a dramatic statement to Engish and American journalists, Mr. nowden declared: “At las* we r tons can stand un and not bi paired of oir country. The p:e tige of Great Britain is at stake. Ye are trying to assert the rights 'f Great Britain to
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        REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
        62 4 In the presence of General Baloo, the Under-Secretary of Aeronautics, one of the Italian Schneider trophy seaplanes nose-dived into he Lago di Garda from a height of 50 feet while travelling at high speed, and sank 50 fathoms in the water. The pilot, Sergeant-Maior Aiello, a member of
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        BRITAIN WANTS PEACE.
        51 4 Mr. J. H. Thomas has arrived al Government House, Ottawa. In ar. mterview, referring to the coming Disarmament Conference at Washington, he said the British Labour Party desired to set an example of peace for the whole world, but would not sacrifice the interests of the United
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    • WEDNESDAY.
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        KOREANS AID RUSSIA.
        256 4 CHINESE BORDER TOWNS ATTACKED. It is semi-officiallj r stated that .ussian scouts, aided by Koreans, aided the village of Szetaohotze inside tbf border of Kirin Province, looting and burning. Two Chinese merchants were killed and three captured. On the afternoon of Aug. 16, 3,000 Russians, with field
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        GENERAL BOILED IN OIL.
        81 4 Hazara tribesman in Afghanistan. with whom ex-King Amanullah’s step-brother. Ahmed Ali, is fighting, inflicted a crushing defeat on Habibullah at Sarchasma, 30 miles north of Kabul, and captured much ammunition. Tribesmen recently captured ano boiled in oil one of Habibullah’s Generals and his staff. Habibullah frequently
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        ZEPPELIN AT TOKIO.
        79 4 The Graf Zeppelin has landed near Tokio. A brief customs examination was carried out of the passengers, all of whom were well and in good spirits. As they left the -Tied the crowds became very enthusiastic, breaking the cordon in their desire to get a closer view
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        AMERICA ENTERS RACE.
        64 4 America has definitely decided to compete for the Schneider Trophy. The Naval Academy announces that Lieut. Alford Williams is leaving for England with a Mercury ra**er to participate in the race. Lieut. Williams is backed by private individuals, and the Navy Department is not officially concerned. Lieut.
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        FIRE ON BIG LINER.
        68 4 A fire seriously damaged the 34,000-ton trans-Atlantic line** Paris at Le Havre, when anchored in the harbour, and her denarture to New York has been postponed indefinitely, the mails being <*ent to New York by the next boat. The outbreak started in a cabin and spread
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    • THURSDAY.
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        SITUATION GRAVE.
        302 4 'ERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST CHINESE BY RUSSIA. Summing up the situation i T Manchuria, a very reliable loreign report from Harbin states that tot. s tuation on the frontier is grave. The total number of Chinese casualties so far, the result of Russian incursions, is 200 killed and wounded.
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        BRITAIN STANDS ALONE.
        138 4 British treasury experts have confirmed the report that the ex perts were unable to agree as to the value of the “concession” to be offered to Great Britain by theother four creditor Powers. Consequently, the Ministers of the Powers concerned must themselves yrapple with the problem. Signor
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        KING IMPROVING.
        71 4 A bulletin, signed by Sir Stanley Howett, Dr. Rigby, and Lord Dawson of Penn, says that the progress of the King’s restoration to health continues. He will be able to proceed to Sandringham in a few days. The wound is steadily diminishing, and is healing satisfactorily. His Majesty
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        CIVIL WAR IN AUSTRIA.
        68 4 There is great excitement in Austria as the result of a clash between Heimwehr (Fascists) and the Socialists at Stvria, in which three people were killed and 300 iniured. There is talk of civil war. The Fascists are reported to have considerable supplies of arms. The
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    • FRIDAY.
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        THE WAR IS ON.
        177 4 ICTORY BY CHINESE OYER RUSSIANS. The Maiichuli correspondents of the Nichi and Asahi repon tnat Soviet armoured trains appeared within 500 yards of the Chinese position at Manchuli, ana d sentrained 400 infantrymen, who deployed and opened fire under cover of artillery fire. The Chinese troops
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        POWERS DISAGREE.
        146 4 The prospect of The Hague Conference reaching agreement is very slight. The treasury experts, despite two days’ labours, are unable to agree on the yield to Great Britain under the four Powers’ pro posals. Interest now centres in the Allies’ reply to Germany as to what she is
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        FEMALE AVIATION WAR.
        93 4 Mrs. Claire Fahv. a competitor n the Powder Puff Derby, a trans-continental aviation mara thon for women, alleges that her machine was tampered with and believes that the brace wires of the centre section were cut. She is ihe first to make a direct charge of sabotage,
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        GREAT FOREST FIRES.
        76 4 The worst forest fires for 20 years are raging in the North eastern States of America, British Columbia, Oklahoma, and Montana. Ranchers and lumbermen have beer forced to flee for their lives and over 50.000 acres of timberland in Oklahoma have been devastated. Every available man is
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        EXTRATERRITORIALITY.
        47 4 Reuter learns that it is not intended at present to publish the notes to China in regard to 3xtraterritoriality. The British note is largely of a historical character, showing how extraterritoriality began. Willingness is expressed to examine the situation and see ho»v progress can be made.
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        OIL STRIKE ON.
        17 4 Ten thousand Indian employees of the Burma, Shell and Standard Oil Companies have struck.
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    • SATURDAY.
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        TWO ENGLISHMEN KIDNAPPED.
        174 4 MANCHURIAN BAND! rs SPi7r INSPECTOR" Manchurian bandits n Aug r ddnapped two English n ijL*.' mce inspectors, Mr. E. M. Bur on oelonging to Messrs, RutterfiS And Swire, of Harbin, a. Mr I p C. Godfrey, of the CommercH Union Harbin branch, a Kiamusze on the Sungari
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        RUSSIANS INDIGNANT.
        127 4 The Tass Agency states that reports of raids into Soviet territory from China and brutal treatment of Soviet citizens in Manchuria have caused a fresh outbu: st of indignation on the part of workers of he Soviet republic. Many meetings of workers have wholeneartediv approved the Government’s demand
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        TYPHOON HITS HONG KONG.
        129 4 A severe typhoon passed immediately south of Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon. The maximum wind velocity registered at Tie Observatory was 12<> miles per hour. Mountainous waves rose in the harbour. Most of the steamers and warships there early round shelter, but a Blue Funnel boat,
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        COTTON WAGES CUT.
        146 4 The Court upheld tho cotton employers’ claim to redue wages y 12*2 per cent and this will tah effect from the week e 14. Mr. Justice Swift, a noancin? the Court's decision, sa evidence had disclosed t f the cotton industry was in a very depressed condition.
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    EUROPEAN INSPECTORS.
    963 6 Shortly before the close of the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners on Friday before last, the Chairman of the Board, the Hon. Mr. B. W. Elies, had some rather extraordinary statements to make regarding the superiority of Europeans as inspectors for the service of the Municipality. The subject
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    OUR CLIMATE.
    245 6 The Rev. Philip Browning, Chaplain of the Church of England for North Perak, has resigned and is returning to England never to come back to Malaya. He is reported to have said that no one was coming to take his place as no suitable person could be induced
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    THE OLD BELL.
    233 6 Many of the Malays of Malacca miss the old bell which used to ring out the hours from the summit of St. Paul’s Hill. Unfortunately just two years ago the bell cracked and its tone became anything but harmonious as a consequence. The Harbourmaster, who was in
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    AN OUTRAGE.
    166 6 In our issue of last w’eek we printed with some hesitation a letter from a credible correspondent, making the extraordinary statement that Tamil labourers are being sent here from Port Swettenham without any provision for their food for an entire day. This inhumanity in a British colony seemed
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  • FROM OTHER PENS.
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      SINGAPORE’S FORESHORE
      156 6 d:"p oa7- 0 a 7-“ TheMaiayan^ The Singapore Rural considerably exerci-ed ah! at! vate encroachments ~n th P pri of the island. Wha a niu was no thought of this here ago by those then in It is altogether <X,°% that so little of the should remain public
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      BRITISH POLICY.
      149 6 The Malay Mail.” The argument heard in c«rta n quarters that Government ou*ht*o finance the whole of the und'rtak ing itself without appealing public subscriptions ignores th? fact that it would be the who would have to find the money in that case and this would probab l
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    DEMOCRACY.
    158 6 Some of our friends who are politically inclined were very much disappointed by our article on the above subject las; week, gathering from it that there was no hope of a democratic government e'er being established in the Strains Settlements. We had no disposition to pcse as prophets. The
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    THE COLOUR BAR.
    153 6 A flagrant example colour bar, which some ol ,;)IU erudite contemporaries declare -i° e> not exist in British Malaya. omi to us from the F.M.S. Rairw'av». An educated Chinese gentlema going from Tampin to Singaporeten days ago, by the r eht tranasked for a berth but was
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    171 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Messrs. Tan Cheng Boon, Tan vheng 800, Tan Cheng Chuan and lan Cheng Chye beg to tender their grateful thanks to those relatives and friends who rendered valuable help to them both in Singapore and in Malacca, and also have sent scrolls, wreaths and letters of condolence in their
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      68 9 METEOROLOGICAL STATION, BUKIT CHINA, MALACCA. ~3D C Date. S* S Sa H« is 53 m CC nC 18th August.. 85 71 0.03 8.20 82 19th ..86 71 0.79. 8.00 85 20th ..82 73 Nil 0.65 89 21st ..86 72 Nil 9.10 83 22nd ..85 73 Nil 7.10 83 23rd ..85
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