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Title Section20 1920-12-01 1855 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. •30 PER ANNUM Mingle Copy ctn. VOL. 18. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST, 1920 NO. 4ft20 words
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Advertisement233 1920-12-01 1855 I_ V CONTFNTS, Lkidbm t Mibcrllankour (Continued): Substance and Shadow... 1,857 °Up in Mabel’s Room 1,877 Kx-Servieemen’a Ckima ...1,863 P.iiaug Mortality Return. 1,880 Chaos in China 1,867 Wearne Bros., Ltd. 1,881 Chinese and Council 1,879 Water Rights 1,883 A Printer B Krror ***** China’s Currency 1,889 Baby Mino 1,885 I233 words
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Advertisement177 1920-12-01 1856 <gx>l TKE “STRAITS ECHO"! K MAIL EDITION. 8 ■'■—HOpOgORl Jfcj aS 13 Vd Published the diy prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published tn the M tK*-, A? daily issues, as well as all important news from various177 words
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Article22 1920-12-01 1857 BIRTH. BVINE.—On October 22nd, 1W0, to Mr. and Mrs. J. B Irtine, Chartered BuJs of India Ipoh, F.M.8., a son.22 words
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Article1529 1920-12-01 1857 SUBSTANCE SHADOW. Biercieing tbu privilege of an old friend, we purpose addressing to the Penaag ChineBe to-day some frank obecrTitions on the attitude which a section of them have adopted towards the question of the reform of the Legislative Council Hi the representation thereon of their Mtttr.unity. For a good1,529 words
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45 1920-12-01 1857 wa- fu ly r*jx r>d by < m *xu •r a r r -ji-M >rd» y .nd t' T cl th*» •-n sr. r. a iA.ft», f \h t» 4* r*.45 words
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46 1920-12-01 1857 uf:fc-.-r t*.n tfi H UU Mr and Mr* lob- Bulb.- k Carney, A'J [r«tw P' M* -ilv dtuphUr H Mr .nd Mr*. Krrdrr.*k Bam I.,-ae, of Brcraley. Kd»l. »dl *k« a* k T amp ;r, Frdrrttrd Stsbt. cn OcVfcer 27..46 words
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Advertisement27 1920-12-01 1857 CBc Straits echo. fit W* >'<!<■< A v i *w» «<. yv* tt PUBLISHED DAILY. Except Sairtxy® ®>d PubUc HoUdayi-l it mi CRITERION PRESS, LTD., 59, Beedi Street, Penang.27 words
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Article608 1920-12-01 1858 Mr. E. A. Mareks, Dutch Postal Agent, Penang, leaves for Batavia by the steamer Band to-day to recruit his health, and will be away about a month. Mr. Van den Bergh will act for him during his absence. Mr. Chua Koon Poh has been appointed Honorary Secretary608 words
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Article965 1920-12-01 1858 Prices Then and Now. Although Sarah Fell, of Swarthmoor Hall, in Furness, was a step-daughter of George Fox, the founder of the Society i of Friends, and therefore a person of measurable importance in her day, she certainly cannot have dreamt that the household accounts which she kept965 words
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Article42 1920-12-01 1858 At the instance of 8i J*“ b rf X^vtatedof driving without a licence andn g 0 the accused At ibej>*“ but was iearn> ng r(1{ t b,bu»«« ‘Jj s* "st rJ= $2,000. 8. Q Tv o vetnb< r 342 words
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Article24 1920-12-01 1858 $2,000. .o: o vefflb* r at St. Pc‘cr .Cha*. Ke dA Krrol Krtnris BawM”* London, n I by tbe G. O H24 words
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Article171 1920-12-01 1859 profiteering Commission’! Report. We have just received a copy of the long-looked-for and patently awaited report of y, e Profiteering Commission appointed by gis Excellency the Governor eight mo-ths Igo. Cursory perusal of the lengthy document kavefl the impression on the mind that, while it cannot fail171 words
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Article80 1920-12-01 1859 Nev Volunteer Regiment. (From Our Own ConMpondtni.) Ipoh, November 24. The greatest interest is being evinced in the meeting convened by the British Resident Hon. Mr. W. J. P. Home’s for Saturday, when be will explain the new Volunteer Regiment. sbme.A large attendance isexpooted. AnexOverwrites te the Times80 words
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Article21 1920-12-01 1859 has been Mtai to the Widgeon and Acting-lieutenant I- H. Baker to the Teal, river gunboats, Station.21 words
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46 1920-12-01 1859 will procure! to tho Kai-t Indire per 8.8. Prns der Naderof the “Nederland” Co. The exact *d» oi departure ie aot yet known, but the lf| °derot the governorship will probably take March 21, 1921.46 words
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68 1920-12-01 1859 **11 iMo the night reeulted in several io the vicinity M the Kuala Lumpur and Government building» being par- J Hooded. From the Chartered Bank to Club verandah th*'re woe a sheet e ®terday whieh68 words
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Article88 1920-12-01 1859 8Af n from a notice appearing to-day. public meeting will be S.3Q Town Hall to-morrow at Ar.be la er Abe auspices of the Penrng if jui ri QTQ to disc the vexed question e Legislative Council. As of the society mentioned ,n 1C88 words
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Article299 1920-12-01 1859 [To the Editor oj the Strait, Echo.) Dear Sir, S:nc o the article on the Chinese 1 I hilanthropic Society appeared in v u.widely read pap er j nst Wec K j hn< f u inundated with hundreds uf letters fioui enquirers and those wishing to join.299 words
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Article279 1920-12-01 1859 in a leading article yesterday, after refer, ing to a rainoar io the effect that the British Resident» of the Federated Malay States hive knocked no less than $30,(XX),000 off the Estimate» for 1921, say» that the crying nerd at the present moment is tbe appointment of279 words
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Article218 1920-12-01 1859 SERIOUS HITUATION. MeeUM of Allied Pvsmtass. Pvriv, Nr'V'mI'*- n fi It is !■■•»< t.i'l ix r t it’. < f'p-j u uiy t w biiudti-uj in Ami Minor and the Caucnuus winch is regarded very serious. Sequel to Venlzolou*! Defeat. M. VcnixehiBM defuti will probably enUil the218 words
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207 1920-12-01 1859 Subscription List. Aruonnt previously arknnwire)ged Members of ACT. Roosts’ LiU rwry Assoet dion 75.00 Y11 So»; I'oo Be.ah, Baiinp, per Mr. Goh Chor Him: M»S‘rs. Eo S»y Tor Geh Ch »r Him.JO, Ooi C‘iia Kua 20, Chops Lion Hong Chyc 20, Kim H'i207 words
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Article272 1920-12-01 1860 GERMAN MANDATE NOTE. Groundless Contention. [Reuter's Telegrams]. Geneva, November 19. British quarters of the Assembly of the League of Nations are astonished at the German Mandate Note and point out that nnder Article 119 of the Treaty Germany definitely renounces all rights in her Colonies to the272 words
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Article71 1920-12-01 1860 ATTITUDE TOWARDS SINN FEIN. A Significant Change. London, November 21. A significant change of attitude towards Sinn Fein has occurred in Galway which up to the present has been one of the strongest Sinn Fein districts in Ireland. The Galway County Council has decided officially to repudiate the71 words
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Article115 1920-12-01 1860 FRENCH UNEASINESS. Mr. Lloyd George’s Explanation. London, November 20. The uneasiness felt in France regarding the attitude of the British Government on the question of German reparations was touched on at an interview by Mr. Lloyd < the Tiondon correspondent Putit Parisien. The Premier denied at he -was115 words
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Article287 1920-12-01 1860 CONSTANTINE’S RETURN. Altitude of the Povers. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. London, November 20. It w improbable that the Greek situa tion will develop much before the meeting 9 ie Lhamlw °n November 25. Meanwhile Great Britain and France are likely to hold their hand although they are discussing steps for287 words
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Article142 1920-12-01 1860 Welterweight Championship. London, November 20The contest for the Welterweight Championship of Great Britain at the Albert Hall, in which Kid Lewis knocked out Johnny Basham in the nineteenth round, was fast and very keenly eon throughout. Lewis at the outset with heavy blows to the body and right J<142 words
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Article69 1920-12-01 1860 Federal Agents’ Action. Washington, Prohibition a S ents haV p. ol “®n ft t j on the two big breweries in Cmm O vor ground that their products contained half of one per cent., or nM nce« The Internal Revenue Bn conn try that all breweries throughou69 words
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Article189 1920-12-01 1860 WRAMQEL'S OPTIMUM I Ready to Resume I I General I optimist of the 6rst E, tO l fc I in an interview win ,he EiX^ 0 I Constantinople correspondent oft2 I a nucleus of a now army with I of his shattered X I C 8ay ’iw189 words
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Article70 1920-12-01 1860 Draft Trade IgnanNk London, November 21 Mr. Lloyd George be. tended M. Kraesin a draft of the trade W«»"‘ which the Sunday Time. Kras.in will ehortly ,ign. A not included in the Mj permit, the importation I of Russian gold. It u m>de"tood W* only clause M.70 words
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Article68 1920-12-01 1860 Anglo-French Assist»»The correspondent >f an(j Vienna learns that he p pt Governments have Austria on ’«r ronMd Vienna, The Christian Mayer, after months Cal)'"» 1 ““gj succeeded in forral g ,ii M four P^^' 1 8 reused to The Pan-German enpp ort. but agreed g piper 968 words
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28 1920-12-01 1860 It nnd Crive th from Home tie ,te "’Ur disease are:-~ 5lrs n r w J ic'd hsF na’m^J ElS»; 1 fryJ28 words
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Article581 1920-12-01 1861 fISiT TO THE PENINSULA Keeling of RecepUou Committee. I meeting of General ion Coraheld in the Selangor Chamber on Tueuday, 16th There were preeeot the grt, Mr. A. B. VW.ee, Acting Chief ftecreW (Chairman); Mr. V. Hill, Acting British luideot, Bembilan; the Hon. Mr. 1 Kenion, the Hoe.581 words
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Article299 1920-12-01 1861 A general meeting of the Tamil speaking community of Penang and Province WUleaiey wa» field at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon for the purpose of connidcriug auggeetion» to be made to the Select Committee of the Straits Settlemeate Legialativo Council a to ropreeentation of the Tamils. Mr.299 words
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Article51 1920-12-01 1861 Cftbtoin C. B. Ballard hat t>~° appointed t/> the command of the light erm-..- Colombo from the 13th inataot. The new skipper d the Colombo "<* appointed to t. »>" Ka,y M a raid in 1W>. in Legation, wu pmnzitol 1KB, promoted <x4nmardor m 1910. P51 words
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34 1920-12-01 1861 Coder the ««’> 7h» Cdl*-»«o< Und B w o lh pvrt to th»OJ W.4Ith* [Vtu-CH*f u »77,-™; rt,:rJ P r*,'*T-'- P W-. A-r.eultir.' D»r--® a 4jM taJ Hn'v in Ptn«w.34 words
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Article672 1920-12-01 1861 ITo tar Edttar oj the UtratU Kcke.j Luur ria, our interesting article, m *u your ukvue of 22nd '.nxtant. emW tte ii(2ad/ug of CouncJ. Reform and tiw PuaiUon of Aliens nsjne being repnoii.sd from the rc kreo Prout, w uo doubtedly Ue general topr of tho <U|672 words
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Article186 1920-12-01 1862 Petty Thefts. «Oh Kim Hok, a Chinese youth, who gave his age as 15 years, was this morning sentenced by Mr. A. C. Baker to four months* imprisonment for the theft of a silk coat and pair of trousers valued at $38. His record showed that he had186 words
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56 1920-12-01 1862 report that foreign firms are endeavouring to buy the whole of the spinning machinery of the mills in Oldham, it appears that the effort# of Far Eastern firms have failed, except in the case of one Oldham firm which is said to have accepted56 words
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236 1920-12-01 1862 for 1919 20 has been prepared by Sir Wai ter Townley, K.C.M.G., Governor of the British Chamber of Commerce for Netherlands India. It has been issued by the Chamber in pamphlet form, and deserves to he studied by all interested236 words
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Article362 1920-12-01 1862 HUGE FINE QUASHED. Appeal Allowed. Before Mr. Justice Farrer Manby, in the Kuala Lumpur Appeal Court yester day (says the Malay Mail of Tuesday) Mr. R. 8t. J. Braddell, of Singapore, argued the appeal brought by Yeo Team Seng, the managing proprietor of Chop Jin Cheong Tek362 words
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Article146 1920-12-01 1862 Spring Meeting 1920. The chief attraction on the first day of the above, January 11th, will be the GolI C«P which is numbered as the fourth r which will carry a crip valued at £-> P aonted by Arshak Sarkies, of $4,250 to the winner, $500 to horse146 words
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Article284 1920-12-01 1862 Uw «U.R I practically everything that toliw, I Holiday maker, wh 0 bwe I Aeeam reporl that tea pllaler! I but a cheery view of their I known planter declared that aa I would pay a dividend f« th, Mrt I A more sanguine (rat youegdl nrat284 words
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Article30 1920-12-01 1862 his been arrang'd bdww WV AM A lOOt DM I Uta ft. 11 u Messrs. McAuliffe. Bsvis “V* Hongkong Bank for Saturday, the ber. on the Esplanade.30 words
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29 1920-12-01 1862 ine sian vi j yesterday defeated a team rom Messrs. g.ndilands, Buttery sad Co. bj i goals to nil on Data Kramst Oldens.29 words
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98 1920-12-01 1862 "•"people might erfy denression in the P ra W« «M that mutters were sen W tea companies. It >« w r thw 0U jjbout Is. 6d. per P° 1in k fl t it b been for some time P 9 S98 words
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Article54 1920-12-01 1862 nent. b o; uf., ic Ttbe W^'"sHn r’t cn Wry the w on retired r’ )(1 fen"’"”’'' W enntnin.wbwhh To e of ”r ’.’on, th- in C ATnm’ cc An r aH' ifi :r ’/Zhtter r*r‘i” 7' W-'ee r« Cr-e. wob th- Miht« of eonsP’er'O»’ W54 words
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Article16 1920-12-01 1863 ‘M— To Mr. and Mrs. Beh Teik Keat, Ipoh, on 22nd November, 1920, a son.16 words
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Article1088 1920-12-01 1863 Kith every desire to be rather more than kind to ex-servicemon in Malaya we think that it is time somebody undertook the disagreeable and unpopular task of pointing out the misconceptions that have UBen in regard to land grants for those who served in the war. In the1,088 words
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71 1920-12-01 1863 for Kuala Lumpur by train thia evening. Report hw it that when Gonmdennz t. e estimate» for 1921 Ute Bw.dcnte knock*! off thirty million dollar* What have the Residents cat f J™ F M.S. estimate» They r a 1 experienced men, bat the P71 words
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Article420 1920-12-01 1863 gave a very joy* -le small dance at Keboc,” fl.-otaad itoad, last night. »k Times undert*. n’s ibifc Mr C. G^ n t has refused to a o.d and has ulectod to go to prison. A Renter m- m l? f,„ ln y„ DB 11 1 k420 words
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Article158 1920-12-01 1863 the well known Singapore cricketer, in leaving for Ccvlon on a rthoi l holiday by the P >rthoe. Thia popular aportsmau revisits (’eyIon after au aloeucc of 22 yeore, but there arc I Lou«.uulsyet in Ceylon who remember hie graceful Mtyle b th with the but158 words
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Article814 1920-12-01 1864 Unlucky No. 4. Pity the poor unemployed share brokers. They have got to think about all sorts of things to pass the time away during the slump. One of the latest is a pack of five cards with Who’s who on the backs. These are shuffled, and each814 words
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Article61 1920-12-01 1864 states that Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, C.M.G., of the firm of Messrs. Coode, Matthews, Fitzmaurice and Wilson, London, who is now in Hongkong at the request of the Hongkong Government for the purpose of advising as to the steps necessary for the improvement and development of the61 words
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76 1920-12-01 1864 One cannot help suggesting, re a notice in respect of a forthcoming ball, that instead of saying Full dress to be worn” they might state “Dancers to wear white dress, or mess jackets. It is the obviously sensible, sanitary and economical attire for76 words
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Article203 1920-12-01 1864 r ruiu a Mr. Herring is to be Asst. Supervisor, Customs, Port Swettenham. Mr. H. Buckle has arrived in Taiping and assumed duties as Asst. Telegiapi Engineer, Postal Department. Surgeon Capt. Dutt of the Burma Rifles has returned to Taiping from Calcutta. Major Stamford Raffles,203 words
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Article691 1920-12-01 1864 IRISH RE PRISALS. CARNIVAL of cm®. I SINN FEiw* nun,, I vengeance^ 4 I Swta o( MoW I [Rbctm'd Tumuh,] I London, November 21,1 is,. I A dozen men, eaid to be ez-ofiZL I officers living out of barracks I ■n DuHiutbie morning I killed at the Gresham Hotel. CspUiiJ»691 words
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Article39 1920-12-01 1865 Resumption of Trade. Constantinople, November 21. The feopening of Italian trade with the Bolshevists was marked by the granting dlhe Italian request for permission for btf merchantmen to proceed to Novorossisk bribe purpose of general trading.39 words
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Article24 1920-12-01 1865 Kel&mlsto De felted. Constantinople, November 21. Armenian papers report that Armenian have reoccupied Alexandropol and the Keiaalists are retreating to Kars.24 words
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38 1920-12-01 1865 held in the -“-5 iroai Recreation biun neia in me on the 22nd instant it was jcided to have sports in January 1921. **te will be notified later.38 words
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Article38 1920-12-01 1865 ii ftr^e ty™ manufacturing concern hLkJ.^ 0 have secured 10,000 acres of Und in Perak.—T.O.M. h art lly believe the Government 80 unwise as to alienate another rubber at a time like the38 words
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Article48 1920-12-01 1865 J tn^ r dinary general meeting of the tt hoi/ 10 Planters’ Association will a Sungei Uiong Club on a.m. to consider and U rules for the format >n of 'Co-operative Shop Scher ie as Ukjb» r in tire report of the General committee48 words
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Article1606 1920-12-01 1865 PROFITEERING COMMISSION’S report. Pr 0In P ted *7 an earnest desire to reduce the high cost of living i n this country several months ag(> April 7 --nis Excellency the Governor appoint- a Commission to investigate and report on certain matters, to wit whether profiteering1,606 words
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Article636 1920-12-01 1866 The report, dated Singapore, 1st October, 1920, and signed by W.F .Nutt, President, D. J. Galloway, Lim Boon Keng, A. W. Still, W. Lowther Kemp and A. P. Robinson, contains a recapitulation of the ibeir recommendations reading as follows Milk. (1) That the possibility of stimulating local production636 words
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Article879 1920-12-01 1866 The Commission’s observations on the rise in prices of all articles -yiuy, of difficulty, if not actual through effecting substantial reduc i f or th a$ Government fixing prices are set fort follows: oil imnortanfr In the case of on seaarticles of food «e are dej»nde“ home879 words
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215 1920-12-01 1867 Penang Branch Formed. A meeting of Chinese British subjects held yesterday evening at the premises ‘he Penang Mutual Improvement Assotion. There was a large attendance. Lirn hu Toh took the chair, and it w te nna nirnously decided to form a branch the Straits Chinese British215 words
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Article687 1920-12-01 1867 mously at the 1, rec U nt l 1 1 J nf^ IOpt< <i una1 Shanghai of the British ClmnXre dr* merce in China and H, l f Com the Chamfers v “w w state of unrest and I a arm the in almost every w 2^687 words
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Article21 1920-12-01 1867 To-day the fifty-first birt hday —<iay lhp fifty-find birthday of icon Maud of Norway. sd r of Rio Majesty die King.21 words
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Article35 1920-12-01 1867 ie Kx-Ser vices Association of Singaca^’n“r n gmu-ral meeting at tb® Y* on Monday next to obtain th® opinion of Ex-Service men <J0 military training in the Colony. All Ex-Service men are invited.35 words
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Article45 1920-12-01 1867 rrom .Jesseltoii w« have reeciv«] s <■ -pt of the administration report, for 1919. f the State of North Borneo, signed by Ria Excellency AC. Pearson, C MG., Gover nor and Commander-in-Cbief; also a supplement to the Official Gazette containing annual reporta for 1919.45 words
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77 1920-12-01 1867 Inforo ths Acting Chief Jnxtice, Mr. Justice Sproul»*, in whi<-h Mr. Malcolm Beranger sned Mr. M. W. Bishop for damages ret-nlting, it is alleged, from breach of contract in failing to purchase 30 tons of nfoiled smoked77 words
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77 1920-12-01 1867 nnu a ••■state nr mine managers. to whom Form 3 (hf'tah* Statistical has hern went, are particularly requested k> mm that these forms, rornetly filled in, nr* returned to the Assistant Superintendent of Census for their dislriet n.n promptly a« possible. Delay in the77 words
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83 1920-12-01 1867 regarding M. (’lemenccaa’s tonr; Had hr he -n allowed to visit Ipoh he would have had conclusive proof that, it is possible to build an Asiatic t/>wn with duo regard to the requirmonts of modern sanitation and without any of the rookeries and83 words
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120 1920-12-01 1867 The Hon. Mr. H. P. Clodd will ask at the meeting of the Federal Council next week: Have the Government in vn w the advh ihility of nwonstructing the pn«on< Sanitary Boards of th»- principal iowr* of the Fedorati* n nn a La- ir similar V» tha municipalities of the120 words
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Article4712 1920-12-01 1868 YESTERDAY’S PUBLIC MEETING. Important Speeches. Under the auspices of the Penang Athenaeum a public meeting was held at the Town Hall yesterday evening to diecuss the question, in view of the invitation extended by the Select Committee, of what changes, if any, are desirable in the constitution of4,712 words
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Article64 1920-12-01 1870 Tho Gold Cup, the first in the history of racing in Penang, presented by Mr. Arshak Sarkies to be run for at the forthcoming Penang New Year Meeting ha 8 arrived and is now on view at Messrs. Pritchard and Co. It is a fine piece of64 words
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Article71 1920-12-01 1870 The first woman consul in the world was appointed recently by the Republic of Armenia to officiate at Yokohama. The new Consul is Mrs. Diana Agapeg Apcar, a widow, 61 years old. She has always taken a keen interest in tho affairs of her fellow cou71 words
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Article138 1920-12-01 1870 asks the Siam 0b11 rtvhn wnat 01 me nee server. A party of Siamese g entl h bari toured the Suphanburi, Rathbun, Pe and Ayuthia ehangvads an<1 lag t days over the tour, returned to Ran week and one of the party presentative of this138 words
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Article382 1920-12-01 1870 Dr. J Beckett,TgZZv. v,a Australia b Mr. G. M. admitted to Seremban fe from chronic malaria. gV* SiUwan, Mr.C. Wihon, of the Ufo,. a, l e n n^’A 8 tranetCT^ toA A.D.0 m the place o f Mr. H. pJ, J? comes to the Secretariat, °ur Singapore382 words
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Article1833 1920-12-01 1871 COLD-BLOODED MURDERS. 1 fl, 1 Details of the Dublin Tragedy. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. f London, November 22. I fhere has been considerable military I in Dublin, and at midnight I ihootin? was g° in o on an a number were sported killed. The Croke Park Incident. I if en1,833 words
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Article59 1920-12-01 1872 Improvement of Situation. London, November 22. A Mesopotamian communique states that though sporadic outbreaks of disorder are still to be feared organised resistance has ended. The Fifty-fifth and Fifty-third Brigade Columns operating at Shatthilla and Sbatthindiyes, branches of the Euphrates, met with little resistance and recovered a large amount59 words
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Article31 1920-12-01 1872 General Townshend’s Success. London, November 20. The Wrekin Bye-election caused by the death of Mr. Charles Palmer, resulted in General Townshend (Independent) receiving 14,565 votes to Duncan's (Labourite) 10,600.31 words
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Article31 1920-12-01 1872 Plebiscite Postponed. London, November 22. An Athens message states that the date for holding a plebiscite, which the Cabinet announced bad been fixed for November 28, has been postponed.31 words
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249 1920-12-01 1872 whoso death at the ripe age of 89, is announced by Reuter, represented the Bordesly division of Birmingham in the Unionistinterest during the last thirty-four years. Born in 1831 and endowed .with exceptional talents he started life in business and quickly became prominent249 words
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Article98 1920-12-01 1872 GLOOMY OUTLOOK. Sequel to Vrangel's Collapse. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. London, November 22. Following the defeat of General Wrangel the Moscow Government is seriously devoting its attention to Siberia, where, according to a Vladivostok message, the outlook is full of dark possibilities. The Soviet has instructed the Verkhneudinsk Government to take98 words
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Article72 1920-12-01 1872 Appeal for Help. London, Nov. 22. British and Chinese notabilities including Sir John Jordan (lately British Minister in Peking) Mr. Alfred Sze (Chinese Minister to the Court St. James) Sir Ernest M. Satow (British Minister in Peking 1900-06) and Sir Charles S. Addis (a director of the72 words
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Article64 1920-12-01 1872 Trade Prospects. London, November 22. In the House of Commons at question time the assumption that the reopening of trade with Russia would mean an immediate exchange of goods was deprecated by Sir Robert Horne (President of the Board of Trade) who emphasised that considerable time must64 words
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Article22 1920-12-01 1872 Strike Ended. London, Nov. 22. A Bombay message reports that woi has been resumed at the Sassoon mi s.22 words
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Article63 1920-12-01 1872 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November 2b. The report of the Board of Messrs. Wearne Bros, Ltd., to** P sented to shareholders at the or m annual meeting of share ho Iders mends payment of a final div < 50 per cent, making 65 P°F year. Owing63 words
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Article29 1920-12-01 1872 London, November 2-. Reuter’s Agency learns that the Premier, M. George Liygues, tbe to London on November eor ge. Near East problem wit'a e029 words
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Article121 1920-12-01 1872 admission Question to t, [Reuteb’s Teuouki] The question “'“hers to the League w u ZJ1" Ind.a) urged that the conmiiS be guided by the sentiment of justice a™ the interest of the State requeetii» d mission. Three sub-commissions were appointed to consider the applications from the point121 words
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Article107 1920-12-01 1872 President’s Reslgnitloi. London, November 22. Mr. W. A. Appleton, (M. P.) announce his resignation of the Presidency of w International Federation of Trade Unwn* in an explanatory letter and makes it doit that he does not agree with the present nolicy of the Federation. The President’! SuoceMO!.107 words
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Article27 1920-12-01 1872 London. In the House of Horne, President he A all der Sb»«. replying to the H n Kilmarnock re-exports of >.>0134,000. and manufactures27 words
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Article42 1920-12-01 1872 said he did ria l Confe« DC b.« the s u‘conX‘ iowl M Imperial Con Empire w the 1public the fa no time propyb tote enable the that H He hoped ‘tat hold it m I- d p stpo“‘ Dominions42 words
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Obituary22 1920-12-01 1872 OBITUARY. London Nov. 22. The death is announced of the Kt. HonJesse Colling P.O. and Unionist M.P. tor Bordesly (Birmingham) since Ibbb.22 words
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Article2392 1920-12-01 1873 alleged cheating. 11 I The following ev ide nee was recorded in i-ecas-^ n which Sim Siew Cheang was i° the Distnit Court yesterwith cheating in respect of a cbeqae for -> 750 011 ti,e II() Hong Bank tendered in payment for 3,500 guilders f hicb was dishonoured.2,392 words
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50 1920-12-01 1874 lin the third Court at Singa- pore, on Monday afternoon, in which A de Rozario, a salesman of Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co, Ltd, was charged with fraudulent possession of the firm’s property, the case was withdrawn -on instructions from the D. P. p.50 words
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Article63 1920-12-01 1874 e Ipoh land Boom”' is well over o aj and a fewspecula-tors have burned their fingers pretty badly. ie present slump w iJl teach the P op e o Malaya not to be extravagant. Z ec^. on the community began 11 u in great extravagance shortly after63 words
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Article3614 1920-12-01 1874 OUR MEAT SUPPLIES. In our last issue mention was made of the fact that acting on certain recommendations of the Profiteering Commission the Government has decided to take action calculated to considerably reduce the cost of beef and mutton before very long. It i 83,614 words
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Article131 1920-12-01 1876 With reference to the interim report dealing *ith foodstuff (except rice and cold storage) 1 ff doubtless ba recalled that the c 1C 1 communique published in thia journal on the 4th instant stated the Government’s intention to take "immediate action” in regard to only five131 words
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Article297 1920-12-01 1876 The Coroner’s enquiry into the death of Goh Chye Keh, a riksha puller, who met his death as the result of a collision with car No. 1277 at the junction of Hill Street and River Valley Road on the night of the 29th ultimo was con. eluded297 words
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72 1920-12-01 1876 at the Conservancy Engineering College of Nanking, and Miss 8. W. New, second daughter of General New Ti-sung, the revolutionary hero, 'took place at Shanghai on November 5. The ceremony was held at Moore’s Church, the Rev. 8. T.72 words
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95 1920-12-01 1876 Before Mr. Langston in Kuala Lumpur an old Chinese woman was charged as a keeper of a house of ill-fame; with a woman suffering from disease. The ag trate wished to know if this was a charge under a new enactment and whether 195 words
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Article83 1920-12-01 1876 Three Tamils were charged m the court at Kuala Lumpur wit another Tamil at Puchong on November 23rd. All pleaded not guilty. C C. L Taylor said that th® might turn out to be not one f ier. He W not yet reeved fl» certificate of the eau<83 words
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Article521 1920-12-01 1876 The football I I the Esplanade yerterf» I team, representiag S| I ere »nd Broker, combined -Jj 4 I good and to pm. «4 I y large concoarae of I of some weU.know teIpOM^ol £toj I tLv ei V? I They were W, 8. GoHia, w j <3521 words
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Article450 1920-12-01 1877 IPOH COMMENTS. From the T.O.M.:— When are we going to see that GovernmentFiahery in full swing It would bring down the price of fish and add to Malaya’s resources in the direction of food supplies. It is to be hoped that the Government of Malaya is going450 words
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Article993 1920-12-01 1877 SAD CASE OF SUICIDE. In the Second Court this morning, Mr. A C. Laker held an j nqueet into the circum> H-anceH attending the death of Goh or Nd* lek (hew, lately manager of Chop K-at Sin I-eong, No. 80, Beach Street, who c* mmitt, i suicide by993 words
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Article437 1920-12-01 1877 Precedxd by an excellent reputation and in energetic press n/- nt, the Henrii tou I 1 syers, in spit»- of th,, w»*atber, drew a large houae to the Town Hail laat light when th<y mail»* their debut in leningj in 4 frivolous farce of feminine foibliH437 words
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Article1055 1920-12-01 1878 [To the Editor of the Strait» Echo.] Sir, In your report yesterday of the meeting st the Town Hall under the auspices of the Penang Athenaeum I find there was an attempt at an exposition of political philosophy on a small scale by Mr. Palgrave Simpson. Incidentally he1,055 words
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Article568 1920-12-01 1878 It is not our custom (says th Press) to reproduce extendedI ace meetings from other• soul of fhe given our own report, nestion of interest now being taken m J o f t he Council reform and the '“P' ogt an subject we reproduce bek Xj on568 words
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Article838 1920-12-01 1879 Typical of several letters we have received during the past week is that of “H.J.S.”, who writes on the bnrning question of Chinese representation in Council and the claims of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Town Hall to have a voice in the selection838 words
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Article11 1920-12-01 1879 arc about to commence in Kuala Lumpur.11 words
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Article15 1920-12-01 1879 are to L .n 1 regarding the coming Siam rice crop. T.O.M.15 words
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Article30 1920-12-01 1879 yesterd i on St. Xavier’s ground between the Chartered Bank and the Mercantile Bank resulted in a win for the latter by one >.J to nil.30 words
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62 1920-12-01 1879 the Free Press, is in agreement w it us respecting the expediency of unofficial members of the Council inbrros u Government respecting its views and tentions regarding profiteering by p carrying on business in foodstuffs of various kinds, and upon whose methods of doing62 words
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Article66 1920-12-01 1879 Re .r reports that the Evening W< rid -tat, .> as a mark of recognition of women participation in the ele<tion> Senator Harding, President-Design,t of t Unit-d States, intend to tsk Congr. create a new portfolio of Edm- .ti n ano appoint a woman ns head of66 words
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140 1920-12-01 1879 held at the Nilai Club to discuss ,t’ possibility of reducing the standard -> daily wage paid to Chinese tapj" pressed an unanimous desir-? to r- 'tn rates and parsed the following i That all EsUte«140 words
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Article613 1920-12-01 1879 ll! V 1 y from N< > York 111 at the f I o r u --Iiaving *M>ap i, A U:;1 th.- well known 1 hitney arr»-n, I ivoui.d tiiu I nivt-rs: y G. avc, t Adams and Ahm, left for hom? India by the i gwa613 words
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Article906 1920-12-01 1880 The Railways Again. When we announced some days ago that the F. M. S. Railways had issued a new time-table which was on sale for ten cents at their stations, the public was pleased to hear it. Now we are informed on good authority that travellers enquiring for906 words
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Article91 1920-12-01 1880 The mortality returns for the Municipality of George Town, Penang, for the week ending November 20show that the total number of deaths was 67 of wine 47 were males and 20 females. The deat rate per mills per annum was 32.34 compared with 35.24 in the preceding91 words
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Article42 1920-12-01 1880 British Share of Reparation». London, November 23. Lord Inchcape is n former British owners 10 a great Britain German steamers allotted G with a by the Reparations Comm ss> total tonnage of 4/7,000 t- J the 20,000-ton vessel Cap rolon42 words
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Article68 1920-12-01 1880 A message from Sacrament h 3 Japanese Exclusion t .—-California issued the following 9tate e tr eaty and the is guarding scrupulously t. to vested rights of -Tapancse, bm accord to them rgihts whir n which to to Americans in Japan. 1 trou ble w‘ th68 words
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Article139 1920-12-01 1880 nuQ. I 8001 I There wu rd' 11 yesterday’s feSM League over Armenia. ’1 which mJe at" lra J delegates, asked poinM?y"" 1 fj League would do in deali» .“J like Mustache Kemal, who dimnrijj League. No Mandatory could Taj to protect Armenia unless other W guaranteed139 words
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Article165 1920-12-01 1880 CHINA ’S FUTURE. CerUinty of DmloRM I London, Nov. 2i. I The farewell banquet it the byw* Club to the Chine» Minwter mA Wm Sze was attended by a number of anguished persona, including Sir John Jonta (Formerly H.B.M. toj »nd Minister Plenipotentiary at Sir Charles Addis and Shanghai John165 words
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Article33 1920-12-01 1880 In the Hoa fC ot c C 5ll f °Ckh* question, Food, 6ti^ h dfor Roval t ornm we re<i oa further 4S.4W to e.F ri™ 1 J unantity33 words
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402 1920-12-01 1881 Subscription List. Ajnount previously acknowledged ••$127 599 36 Members of The United Minstrel Party, Bukit Mertajam 8.50 Second Collection by Ooi Kah Swee, Esq. Butterworth Section: Messrs. Yooh Geok Hong 100, Teoh Sim Chye 50, Ban Soon Seng 40, Khoo Tiang Kee 30,402 words
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Article130 1920-12-01 1881 vl 3 D^ r ver3 3 Portly leaving tor Horne y Butler leaves for Australia to day i0 -J c,r ‘Ce, of the Chinese Protectorate, ba 4 too® to Canton p ar 3Orr y to hear that Mr. W. R. M ana.» 01 u kit130 words
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Article538 1920-12-01 1881 INCREASING profits Fifty Per Cent. Final. The Directors’ report of Messrs W.-um Brothers, Ltd., for the eleven m mthsended September 30, is as follows: The profit for the period, after making al! alloy infor depredation on stock, building furniture, garage equipment, etc, but *853,039.18 to which has538 words
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Article148 1920-12-01 1881 t Appeal for Financial AsalaUnce. T ,xn< h>n, November 23. n. ’»6*. 5 f *m is apI, rc-lievt? the nnancial -iin t U i. »i Mr Ji s l ar le. n I idf tl has oil-pndu from r- n ,l the biiiiuta'li.ini I "< ment which J148 words
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45 1920-12-01 1881 With till. idhl approval of rimihhg I i <»f 1 25,fKM) towards th»» i I'' 1 ""''I ili Clutco,n.c<C Tl" I" 'II V '1. Iniinir ramII' <1 t Hl Brils nr M 1, dor at Peking forthwith 145 words
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Article77 1920-12-01 1881 A “P P «f lb- A. > Cadet < ;> *’it *0 in n unlwr, w, t*k« a hwt JU pm. «1 t i 1 1 1 -,'nition I t r 1 1 Ih» <• i wt| hitfui whm in tatUm* (lance. Imm.di nJy iift.-r tbi*. thu77 words
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205 1920-12-01 1881 'I' V d l I t .i-M tl.r T'.p return* nn< I V I. mIk.h that tr rlv a l,df of th« <■ HOU on th, 4 iw '< I'c I •<| >o t i, J tl n- uc <• up tib.r, i- <•205 words
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Article953 1920-12-01 1882 THE SINN FEIN POGROM. Two Narrow Escapes. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. London, November 23. Further dramatic incidents in connection with Sinn Fein pogrom on servants of the Crown in Dublin are arriving. One officer owed his life to a woman who warned him the previous night that he was being953 words
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Article18 1920-12-01 1882 Penang is experiencing quite a k snap.” The shade temperature at lO.lo this morning was only 71.18 words
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81 1920-12-01 1882 oI I /11 O I V* U/K•* v v* V j w. The sting of the Commission’s first int report is in its tail. Had Prompt on taken to carry out the recommendations of th Housing Commission in regard to81 words
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Article89 1920-12-01 1882 A Tamil man who was charged before. Mr. S.H. Langston, First M a gMr, Kuala Lumpur, with av, a married woman, said that the v wanted to come with him, and cal did not want her. as The Magistrate remarked that t another of those gay Lothario.. not89 words
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Article351 1920-12-01 1882 TT T0M Wi M The Governmeilt At^Kove ffllw a M. Rhallis intends ’to capital, to open direct P the Allied situation. It is also Shall Coaitantiae A ar “> November 23 An important French eemi-officii message defining the Allies’ pit attitude in connection with ex-Kiw ft, etantine states351 words
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Article1005 1920-12-01 1883 Wnm the British Protectorates were established in the Malay States the embryo of the most convenient and most natural of land systems was found to be in existence. The Malay rulers of the different states were autocratic rajas claiming the ownership and the right to dispose of all1,005 words
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Article23 1920-12-01 1883 for the period Nov- mber 20 to Decemls r 2, 1920, inclusive, is 42 cents per pound.23 words
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Article40 1920-12-01 1883 who n r wm convicted wt-k of the the.t of $315, the property of the n. »-b-r of t m iunk was this morning by Mr. G A. Smith U> three months' rigoroo» imprisonment.40 words
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Article61 1920-12-01 1883 A coroner’» enquiry was held on S iturday in connection with 1 "v "1st inst.of n Chinese named K l.oo Kok, ;i,o jumped off» tram <>r w Inch we pr, Jdino from Jelutong U, M itSho susmined such severe injori.e that he died a week later in61 words
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Article32 1920-12-01 1883 The charity f.x.tbail match p'»y> d SK 0. around, Sin? p dr»W. I i v v t Ur eZd.- All the tnodation WM taken vp and man the32 words
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Article570 1920-12-01 1883 The rwignition nf Lieut R. H. Adam» S. V C. has been aco-pUMi. Mr. Max Kanis (Holland) has l>eo ni' naturalized vs a British subject Mr. K. A. Vaivr, of the Klanj firm bearing his name, is down with influenza—M.M. Senor M.-’vlJ, T,.. o llg lee n570 words
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Article986 1920-12-01 1884 A Square Peg in a Round Hole. Says the Malay Mail:— We hear that Sir Edwai'd Brockman becomes Agent at the Malay States Information Agency in London. We also hear that Mr. Macfadyen has joined the Board of the Agency vice Mr. R. W. Harrison, resigned. Considering that986 words
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99 1920-12-01 1884 These include the Medical Admin- istration Bureau on the south side of the Padang and facing the Bukit Tahrah School, the President of the Town Board s quarters on Bukit Chagga and overlooking the Straits,of99 words
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Article152 1920-12-01 1884 We regret, says Friday’s Straits Tinies, to record*thedeath of Mr. brands de Souza, which occurred at 6 day, at his residence, -07-u, and He had not been in good health late y, about four months ag£ operation at Batavia. H nipted Malacca, and on the 3 rd f152 words
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Article1739 1920-12-01 1884 H’ETHERsiNNFEHounm.jj I KrchbUhop'i Ho», I [RbDTBh’8 TttiGHKgj I Rondon, I ArebU“o$Xb“tt I I Dublin Gaol I London, November 24,10.35 m I A graphic story o f ths, hooting of ft-. I promment Smn Feiners, RidmJ UtK 1 9’, Clune and Peter Clancy is J officially from Dahlia Cutie, ’ft,1,739 words
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Article276 1920-12-01 1885 More Fatalities A fatal accident, witnessed by a number nt people, occurred in North Bridge Road just opposite the Liberty H ill, at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, (x.iyx Friday's Straits limes) when a Tamil was knocked down by a pissing bus ami killed almost instantaneously. The driver276 words
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Article175 1920-12-01 1885 Pity the poor pressman. Ho is the butt of every public man who wishes to squirm out of a hole. Mr. Seth, at Monday's Council meeting, said that the Rmt Assessment Board hid been consulted aboat the new Itant Bill. The members of the Board, no doubt,175 words
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Article119 1920-12-01 1885 Before a fair house at the Town Hdl on Saturday evening the Denniston Players produced B iby Mme,” another firce which has B-.-n a great succrwi m America, it was played with all the requisite snap and brnkm s mJ proved very much to the tante of the119 words
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Article11 1920-12-01 1885 been granted a Aurtioneers Licensing Ordimuce, 190$.11 words
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Article91 1920-12-01 1886 LAST SUMMER’S MUTINY. One Man Executed. Delhi, November 24. An Army Order issued by the Com-mander-in-Chief records with regret the serious cases of indiscipline which occurred among the Connaught Rangers last summer as the result of which 69 non-com-missioned officers and men were tried for mutiny. Of91 words
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Article147 1920-12-01 1886 LATEST PROPOSAL FOR IRELAND. Sinn Fetners Hard Hit by Repression. London, November 11. The result of the bloodshed and destruction in Ireland is that many Moderate Irishmen are ready for a “Truce of God” in order to see if some deal is not possible on Dominion Home147 words
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40 1920-12-01 1886 annual uompeu10** /7 >m °n Friday, December and P i P at the corner Cecil Street encleRnr C R° a d. Funtrance to the W1 J on ly (free) on 6 Su P erint€D<dent > Mr40 words
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Article148 1920-12-01 1886 ANGLO-FRENCH CO-OPERATION, Important Statement. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. r Paris, November 24. M. Leygues, Premier of France, made a statement on the Greek situation in the Chamber. He emphasised,, that France did not wish to interfere in the domestic affairs of Greece but if on the morrow of the war148 words
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Article188 1920-12-01 1886 THE GREEK CRISIS. Anglo-French Attitude. Paris, November 24. The French Premier is leaving to-morrow for London to exchange views with Mr. Lloyd George on the situation resulting in the Near East from the Greek l crisis. The French point of view was made clear in the Premier’s declaration188 words
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Article108 1920-12-01 1886 Bolshevik Claims. London, November 24. A Moscow wireless message claims th» the Bolsheviks have cut off Oenc r Balahovitch’s main forces east of M< y > mentioned on November 21, w n Reds have advanced thirty miles west. [On November 21 Reuter cabled:—Having annihilated General Wrangi twoother108 words
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Article51 1920-12-01 1886 The Committee 01 brother Society, Bombay, regret to in o n Scots that on account of the dit 7 the obtaining catering and ticke t impossibility -of keeping c aV e been ata reasonable figure, 1 nga ‘for compelled to abandon the propoea public51 words
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Article139 1920-12-01 1886 States forming 1:11 4 tious in them, are si*lJ “1 I officially recognised, U Saa I •Mwtku of Arnrnmh I f 1«V conditbni wr» I CenS’S 1,thedi ra ‘““«'4 Mr. Usteri (Switzerland) and Sim I k chanzer (Italy) urged that the prolife I of disarmament should be139 words
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19 1920-12-01 1886 has been registered under the vAA/1 I Secieties Ordinance, lw9.19 words
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Article14 1920-12-01 1886 has bees exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance, 190914 words
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24 1920-12-01 1886 ine rate a-j (a) of the Tamil Immigration-M Ordinance, 1911, per for the first quarter of 1921.24 words
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Article175 1920-12-01 1886 Mr. Chow Kwo Hnien, who ww appointed Consul-General to th, C Republic at Mamla, ha,,amvM route to Hongkong and^ Chow wae pnvate jetnl p reformer Kang y° y miasion to and accompanied him on 6« Java, Europe and After tonrmng for ano the United State, e175 words
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Article788 1920-12-01 1887 ACTION by CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. [To the Editor 0/ the Strait* Echo.) Sir,— I am directed to crave the hospitality of your column» for publication of the enclosed flotnmuuication dated the 22nd instant address yl to tho Secretary Select Committee on the Constitution of the legislative Council,788 words
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357 1920-12-01 1887 [To the Editor of the Strait» Echo.] Sir, —Evidently, British European» mi» understood the recommendation of the Chinese Town Hall on the subject of the eorgan.se tion of the Constitution of the legislative Council, and aro therefore against it. I>at the attitude of my357 words
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Article796 1920-12-01 1887 tTr th» riit'” <■! ,k< a «11- w me er-.e’.l rv- >a tro *e Oi th. Tunis- h.H in tho I own I all Imt Tunaday f>r Ida pur* p<*e of ru-umx-»cdiag to sAm •iflact Ccnuj.ittoe. In the first place evary edueaUd India* shou.a resent Le.ng caded796 words
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Article273 1920-12-01 1888 RELIEF FUND. Pmk’i Attitude. Judging from what Talpa writes in Ibe Times of Malaya the response to appeals for help for China’s starving and fi‘eez- ing millions has fallen far short in Perak of what was somewhat generally expected. He says that the list of273 words
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Article45 1920-12-01 1888 a rambutan tree near the junction of Cantonment and Kelawei Road yesterday, missed his footing and fell from a height of about 30 feet. He Was picked up weltering in blood and removed to hospital where life was found to be extinct.45 words
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148 1920-12-01 1888 during the course of the afternoon Mr. Soo Chong Chin, a Government pensioner, was struck on the head, during a row, with a carrying Sal t, and was removed to the Tang Took erg hospital, where lie died soon148 words
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Article918 1920-12-01 1888 DEALINGS IN SHEEP. Following are further excerpts from tho Profiteering Commission’s Report:— An examination of the dealings of the other importer, B. K. Sultan and Co., reveals that even higher profits are made by him and on a much larger scale. For example on the918 words
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Article14 1920-12-01 1888 r The Government rates for the Kingdom of Serbs, and Slovenes».14 words
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Article22 1920-12-01 1888 fTMr. G. Savage, »i DOMESTIC occurrence. DEATH. Katz.— Oct. 28, in Switzerland, Louis Katz, formerly of Singapore, aged 57.22 words
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Article45 1920-12-01 1888 up>to carefully and and ToftJ “Records of will noW* 1 which we reeved appreciated nJ fl 4 ro jrsblf •■r? men generally for i *11 that H» for ready reference as r yj most electing information „fcrtb. secretaries of «> /lassni WD45 words
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Article66 1920-12-01 1888 The departure jd yesterday, breaks f gisgjpo* Gaunt had time he b years and dorl ,’>on the very pronunen p J side of t’>e B n y ban<W ch Xs n ’S inth L c tf^ 0, I Sporting cl "h^, ff9 was many race b especially h66 words
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Article929 1920-12-01 1889 prominence was naturally given to the universally recognised expediency of complete reform of the currency of the Chinese Republic at the conference of representatives of the whole of the British Chambers of Commerce in China and Hongkong held at Shanghai in the early part of this month. Unwieldy929 words
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19 1920-12-01 1889 team by three goals to nil on the Esplanade yesterday evening.19 words
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43 1920-12-01 1889 that the first annual report of t e Siigipore Building Corporation sh ws th li- capital is 31,572,000. It is d to erect 20 sl.ophoases in Surui goon Load and flats and shops in Orchard Load and Penang Lane.43 words
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68 1920-12-01 1889 to I nr, la y a re markable story was r lat to the I) j uty Comniissioner at .Jortl-ag n. Widow Busanta Kurnari w is, sh i nd, 140 years old. Her sight was ex ■pt onally good and68 words
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66 1920-12-01 1889 in a further i p* rt, co- rtns > th,, previous I-ndon I Lust July with r t-,t 'i/ < I Leyland Motors Lt/!., 1r t A report include» a s-.t-mr-nt from n P ..lore by Miior 11- t rf the Air 'St n66 words
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Article608 1920-12-01 1889 R t*r wires that a Melbourne nvwago t it N rrniu Bn ik.’i, G. L. Pattor‘•on, 1 a O H xra- W/kmI and R. Heath have l>e-n Boh-vted to reprv.eut Australia for .>•' i tv< tup. They will sad for Auckland ou December 2. A Wishington message608 words
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Article1013 1920-12-01 1890 Sinn Fein and Manchester. Explanatory of the Sinn Fein plot to wreck the power-station at Manchester and the docks at Liverpool is the reproduction in a London paper to hand by this morning’s' mail of a rumour then current that whilst Sinn Fein had no desire or intention1,013 words
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Article21 1920-12-01 1890 between Scotland and The Rest resulted in a draw of one goal each, wires our Singapore correspondent.21 words
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40 1920-12-01 1890 a rumour is current in Singa- pore that a proposal is mooted to stop all tapping for six months and to maintain only mature areas, and to ask Government help if necessary.40 words
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Article79 1920-12-01 1890 The Rev. Poyntz Sanderson, lecturing on the new conditions in India in St. Maitin s in-the-Fields, emphasised the Jjee o removing from the minds of the British m India the feelings of resentment and alar whereby they were inevitably after the horrors of last year's otfW79 words
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Article57 1920-12-01 1890 BROKERS’ RESPONSIBILITY. Important Decision. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, November «5 The Chamber of Commerce Association has decided that in all cases shall be understood that the guarantee the solvency o P unless otherwise specified, and e guarantee be deemed to inclu ea g er y of due57 words
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Article187 1920-12-01 1890 anglo-ambmcim IMBS0i| In connection JitUh/ 0 1 8 United States shipp t „t' Pr po l trade between Britain and the (W states that the > of deferred rebates. It appear. tt2 th wide powers of the new Amerieu j* Shipping Act will permit the DaW States vessel187 words
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Article87 1920-12-01 1890 Amendments to Comut Geneva, November U. The ballot for the First CommiwMOi Amendments to the Covenant of the Letff®* proposed by the Scandinavian Governments resulted in twenty States, inqiMI| Great Britaia, France, Italy. Japan, China, South Africa,, Canada and India voting against toe meats, while eight, including87 words
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Article24 1920-12-01 1890 THE EX-KAISER’ S FORTUNE. A recent report been sent to the 0 (O«* was brought up m Co i one l Owde an independent24 words
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Article33 1920-12-01 1890 Important A message fmm Portland/, tha t Doughty, ’theatre millionaire ai who with Ambrose Sma > neadj notoriously Wj j t ago. has Ted tha* he ,bm Mr Small dtsaPf* he abducted33 words
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Article377 1920-12-01 1891 PARLIAMENT TO MEET. Official Announcement. [Reuter’s Telegrams]. London, November 25. A cable from Athens states that the Premier, M. Rhallis, announces that the Parliament will meet on December 8 *nd will open with a speech by the Regent, the Queen-Mother Olga. EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL. Scope of Operations.377 words
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Article21 1920-12-01 1891 too says that W ddingto hospital for treat ■’.ent of C tea &H rec overed and rejoi. the21 words
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Article1041 1920-12-01 1891 THE MURDERED OFFICERS. Impressive Funend. [Reuter a Telegrams], An Lon( on November 25, 3.35 pm. All the shops and business places in Dublin were closed to-day for the funeral of the murdered officers. An emiimous crow watched the impressive procession from the hospital to North wall. It is understood1,041 words
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Article29 1920-12-01 1891 thU MS rnohee arnvrd hrm from India fey 7 ara to-day, of whom went to Puke Jarajak iirt- quarantine and the beUnoe In Pori Rw-**-.*.—29 words
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Article90 1920-12-01 1892 Great Change of Policy. London, November 25. A remarkable change of front on the part of the French Government appears imminent. According to the newspapers the Premier, M. Leygues, speaking before the Foreign Affairs Committee, stated that the Government had decided to permit French merchants and90 words
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Article60 1920-12-01 1892 Peace Negotiations Suspended. Warsaw, November 25. The Soviet has suspended peace negotiations with Poland at Riga, alleging that the Poles have not withdrawn their troops to the Pripet demarcation line fixed by the peace preliminaries. It is stated that the Soviet representative at Kovno has informed the Lithuanian60 words
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Article59 1920-12-01 1892 President Wilson’s Lenience. Washington, November 25. 0D condition he leaves America, before January 1, President Wilson has commuted the sentence on the German, h ranz yon Rintalen, who was convicted in wartime of a charge of fomenting rebellion in Mexico with a view to embarrassing the59 words
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Article47 1920-12-01 1892 Rome, November 25. The Premier, Signor Giolitti, greatly regrets that it is impossible for him to accept Mr. Lloyd George's invitation to visit London to participate in the conversations with M. Leygues, but the Italian Foreign Minister Prince Sforza, will go to London instead.47 words
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Article36 1920-12-01 1892 A Heavy Increase. London, November 25. A cable from Madrid states that the Universal Postal Congress now sitting there has approved the proposal for a foreign postage rate equivalent to 5d. lor two ounces.36 words
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Article30 1920-12-01 1892 New York, November 25. It is announced that all the Army conscientious objectors, the majority of whom have been in prison for 2 years, have been released.30 words
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Article25 1920-12-01 1892 Bombay, November 25. The trainway strikers have returned to work on the management’s condition but the strike of postmen and telegraphists continues.25 words
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Article23 1920-12-01 1892 K Stockhi Im, November 21. wedieh finances for 1920 are much ore favourable than those given in the exceed the expend)23 words
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Article118 1920-12-01 1892 [To the Editor of the. Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, 1 beg to inform you that I, together with Messrs. Cheah Choo Yew, Lee Chin Ho, Lee Toon Poon, Khaw Joo Tok, Yeoh Cheang Ann and Dr. K. L. Teng, are convening a meeting of the Penang Chinese British118 words
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Article813 1920-12-01 1892 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, 1 do not know if many agree with you but at least I am one with you. that the Chinese here as a whole are green in polities and naturally so, because in the first place they have had813 words
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Article171 1920-12-01 1892 1 S ‘ln connection with Ud naweam to descn» 0 j en9 iW I»» term 15 f adeq uate ty deSCrlb< f« for» BsU C does not a q > emigrants/' man- C their mother may forget thei o the languag- h they sp®* 1 o f171 words
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Article332 1920-12-01 1893 [To tM Editor of the Strait» Echo.] Sir, Your remarks in a footnote to my letter of yesterday’s date need a reply in order to ch ar up your ignorance and misinformation. All Chinese, irrespective of class or distinction, are certainly members of the Chinese Town332 words
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Article69 1920-12-01 1893 which occurred in Singapore during the week ending 13th November, 1920, 172 were Chinese, 30 Malays and 23 Indians. The chief causes nf death were: Phthisis 39; malarial fever 34 convulsion 28; beri-beri 18: pneumonia 15; dysentery 14; and bronchitis lu. There were two fatal cases69 words
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Article84 1920-12-01 1893 took place o* 1 I* 1 1 afternoon in the premises of the 8tate isurv, Taiping, the occasion king farewell” to Majoi Stu. ford B.E. in view of his tran k tonham us Acting Treats a o f the Treasury I < r s with an84 words
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Article625 1920-12-01 1893 /WM, GENERAL MEETING. AOnUftl gem- letin P«O 1 >:li' T boat 50 nbrra i Hr. J. Stuart dose, the 3d-nt w i the chair. Fallen Members’ War M mojtul. 1he notice calling the meetu.g wa read and the minutes of the last annual general meeting having lieen625 words
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Article19 1920-12-01 1893 wa< charged t r his wife by itsidc th»- Alhambra on wirt-s our Singapore correspondent.19 words
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Article48 1920-12-01 1893 h: pursuant <• »f tl Presidential Man- 1 ’•net I s >tw t n announcing the a new national election, the Ministry of th» Interior hat d> 3<‘d that the conv /ation yf Um new I ariiament will take plac« in April neit year.48 words
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Article69 1920-12-01 1893 The Straits E<ho, which i M Chinese owned organ run mainly*in the interuwta of Chinese, imggmds that China lxirn towkays who have a big stake in Malaya should become naturalised Hritish Mubjecte. Wo anito agm-. But it should be di«tinctly laid down that the Chinese Protectorate should69 words
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173 1920-12-01 1893 iiaa divided interest wijth schenuM of Council reform, some of the latter lieing the maddest brained ideas imaginable. The Public, which has taken almost as keen an inten*st in the Commission's report aa it did in the173 words
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Article272 1920-12-01 1893 From last night’s T.O.M. Mr. F. E. de Paula, of the Straits Trading Co., returned to Singapore from Home last week with Mr*, de Paula. Mr \V. W. Walkinshaw, at one time sta-tioru-d in Ipoh and now in Bangkok, left 1‘ungkok las* week-end on leave. It is Naid that when272 words
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