The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 27 March 1923
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Title Section22 1923-03-27 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. •30 PER AXVILH Single Copy 60 cts VOL 21. PEN>N(i, TUESDAY, MARCH 271 H. 1925 NO. 1222 words
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Advertisement335 1923-03-27 1 i niMiunwo» Uffwwuw-< 7wwi JMnBtMMURmRBHMHMRnaHMHHMNHBHBMHMr iMV«a CO N Leaders: Miscellaneous: {Continued') Rubber and Tin 3’25 The Province Outrage 341 Vos Non Vobis 335 Tragedy At Sea 343 An Anti-English Bloc 311 Mr 8 A Lane 343 Murder Made Easy 345 Mr Physick’s I etirement 343 The Kelantan Scandal 345 Registration335 words
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Advertisement184 1923-03-27 2 S? THE dK I “STRAITS ECHO” B MAIL EDITION. I Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, AU and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the vR daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the Far184 words
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Article871 1923-03-27 325 Major Ormsby-Gore s definite statement in the House of Commons comes pat upon Mr. Wmston Ch archills hint ot a tew days ago that the Government should make its intentions known with regard to the policy of rubber restriction winch, as the late Colonial Secretary was careful871 words
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Article34 1923-03-27 325 Yesterday’® cable from London shows a rise of t‘ Is 4jd in the price of rnbbir there but the market is uncertain. There is, however, no change in Singapore and local prices.34 words
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Article113 1923-03-27 325 Tin is down «£6. 105. for and £5 10sfor th?ee mniuhs buying, the respective prices being £225.10s and £226.105. :0: The name of the accused charged ly Mr. A. C. Davies before Mr. Bathurst yesterday, with cheating is Goh Chong Krng; not Goh Choy Hing, ns given113 words
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Article532 1923-03-27 325 0. Eckhardt is now acting M kauds, Kedah, vice Mr. N. niYh'n A F y »0 the Hi/h Commuwoner, retorn, t, oing« Ole this evening by the ss. KUng. F Mr H.D Warner, o f the Standaid Oil Company, Bangkok, i- shortly going home leave, and Mr.532 words
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Advertisement26 1923-03-27 325 Clx Straits £cOo PUBLISHED DAILY MAIL EDITION Containing the new. of the week prior to departure of Mail» for Europe PUBLISHING OFFICE; the Criterion Press, Limited26 words
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Article1669 1923-03-27 326 The Ruling Passion Sir Frederick Treves’s pioturejrom ra E X nnainsd. “M death rattle f” I rephed that it was. "Thank yon," he .aid, w th fmt ■hadow of a smile, I thought bo. Snakes in Malaya We commented recently m this column on the immunity from enjoyed1,669 words
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Article156 1923-03-27 326 Clearing House Scheme (I’roin Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, March ZU. At the meeting of the Chamber of merce Rubber Association Mr. J« 1 presiding, said that the Governmen P posed that the Chamber, in co °j QD v with the Rubber Association, an area in the proposed156 words
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Article804 1923-03-27 327 (To the Editor of the Straits Times.) The question of school accommodation «nd with it the education for children is blooming more and moie acute every (by and nothing apparently is being done by the public to overcome the difficulty. Oar Government ever-ready and everwilling has stepped804 words
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Article478 1923-03-27 327 h. i ■bJ Mr. Song Ong Siaug presided on Saturd»y niszht over a lecture given by Mr. A. W. Stiil t> The Chinese Association in the Prill Hail of the Anglo-Chinee School Mr. Still’s subj ct whs The Growth of Mode n Nations,” with special reference to478 words
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Article344 1923-03-27 327 DeTsi?,* f the Strailt It has become the fashion, of late, with of mo th Pe P I 9 ma uif y tho disihilities I the Indian Labourer. Ido not nnfh? tbat biM oo diti o° ‘e«ves nothing to be desired. But I should like o pomt out344 words
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Article215 1923-03-27 327 Executive Engineer Attacked A Piovince correspondent writer: On Satu-day morning hst the P. W D. Engineer from Bakit Mertajarn went on his rounds to pay his labour force in S»uth Province Wellesley. He w.g returning from Su gii Bikap and wh n the car wa« a little wiy215 words
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Article54 1923-03-27 327 —Tree Pt«M, in connection with ihe murder of the Bengali, who was taken to Hospital suff ring from a stab wound in the back on Wednesday moving, and died soon after ndraission, the Police htve arrested a Bengali named Jungai Singh. The man has been remanded pending further—Tree Pt«M, - 54 words
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Article599 1923-03-27 328 “Teddy Wants A Wife” Mr. Bdrar Warwick h»« ai way a played th. game with Peoang and ‘«J been gratifying to him to see laet nig that Penang oan reciprocate ’P'** the fact that the detoe had had to be.transferred end patrons had been offered th r599 words
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Article638 1923-03-27 328 resuscitation of COMPETITIONS At the special general meeting of the Mohammedan Football Association held at the Darul Aihsan Football Clu Kampong Kolam, yesterday at 5 p m., there were nresent Dr. A. 0. Merican, President, Messrs. M.H.M. Noordin, J.P, Ex-President OK. Merican, Vice-President and for Crescent Football638 words
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Article197 1923-03-27 328 JOHN LITTLE S CASE Heavy Sentence The trial of Tan Kar Siong, managing director of the Chong Shing Dispensary, who stands charged on three counts of retaining a large amount of stolen property from Messrs. John Little and Co. was taken up before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter197 words
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Article270 1923-03-27 328 (From the Niehi-Nichi Shimbun) Tok io, March 14. The Japanese reply to the request by China to repeal the Twenty-one Demands was handed over to China simultaneously at Peking and Tokio this morning In the Lower House on the debate on a supplementary budget, the Premiei, Baron270 words
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Article3064 1923-03-27 329 ANNUAL report The following is the thirty-seventh annual report of the Committee of the Penang Chamber of Commerce on the work of the Chamber for the year ended 31et December, 1922. Accounts 4 statement of the income and expenditure for the year under 'review, together with3,064 words
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Article770 1923-03-27 331 MONDAY WITH THE MAGISTRATE His Master’s Voice Mr. Yeoh Chooi was enjoying a quiet imoke at half-past-two yesterday morningin the quiet seclusion of his residence, No. 84, Bridge Street when he saw his front door move back on its hinges. This phenomenon was followed by the appearance of770 words
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Article1131 1923-03-27 331 .—Free Press. The sea gives. Visions of a future larger and more livable-city are conjured up by the statement in the Navy Estimates that this is to be a great naval base. A great deal of money is to be brought into the place—this seems to be the.—Free Press. - 1,131 words
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Article1406 1923-03-27 332 THE AGENCY’S WORK AND STAFF (From an Echo Representative) London, February 22. The F. M. 8. Government Agency, opened in Queen Victoria Street, in October, 1910, moved to 88, Cannon Street, two years later. It is still in the City, despite many suggestions here that it would1,406 words
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Article961 1923-03-27 333 Penang Hill, shortly to be made acceeible by the now nearly completed railway, will attract many visitors to our beautiful island. Visitors are a iource of profit. There are hundreds of watering places, seaside and health relorta, in Europe and America, which flourish and prosper upon the961 words
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Article39 1923-03-27 333 Although there jq no changq in the London prirc of rubber, tie price in at noon to-dav advanced cent tn 58j- cpn*s a rourd. Locallv. Gnnd F.A Q. is 57| cent s and Crepe 57 a pound.39 words
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Article99 1923-03-27 333 Tin is down £l’2. f’d for s-ot a n d £t for throe months’ buying; ♦he respective prices bring £222.17 6 and £223.10. o. The Malayan Agri-Horticultural t’on ff- rs a prize of $4O for the design for the Ass ci-tion’s Diploma- Entries close on April 30.99 words
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Article658 1923-03-27 333 PENANG CRICKET CLUB CASE A Bold Escape Ooi Tua Kim, a ias Ong Tua Kira, was foodsh t) return to Penang. He «load have rest'd on his Rut els in Kedah; for, on November 29, 1922, handiuapp d by handcuff*, be per form» d the remarkable f-at ot658 words
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Article1115 1923-03-27 334 S F.P. Th. I»«h. Member, of the New Club. Teipurg. ve holding their St 1 atrio Dance on the 24th inet. at the New Club. The Strait, Settlements (Singapore) Aeeoniation ar. holding an dinner on Saturday, April 14. EtE. the Governor Em consented to be present. Lieut.S F.P. - 1,115 words
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Article551 1923-03-27 334 MALAY OFFICIAL’S GRAPHIC NARRATIVE A Grim Incident Tungku Mohamad, Assistant Commi.. sioner of Police, F. M. S-, and a the late Sultan of Pahang, who wa passenger on the ill-f ded Rnkee, w iB enough to give a Malay Mail represent, ative an account, so far as551 words
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Article623 1923-03-27 334 No Nonsense at the Europe This, from the Straits Times, cur special telegram of Monday- j ing upon the prosecution g o |el, two Hylam servants of the E nrOp naOO th‘ 0 who were each sentenced to imprisonment as recorded in our' issue on Saturday,623 words
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Article827 1923-03-27 335 ORDINARY MEETING There was a full attendance at the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission, held in the Chamber yesterday Mcernoon, a “red letter” day in the history of the Commission as from that day the number of Commissi n j i! was increas d from seven to827 words
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Article394 1923-03-27 335 —S. T. Cinema Case (Trorn Our Own M n Sir gtpore, March 21. M. Dmati, c mnniontire o f Pa,hd Fĕ es was fined $250 and costs f or disaibutmg a banned film. Suicide a Y”ng Kong, h merchant < f TMok Ayer Sheet, while mot.’ing O n—S. T. - 394 words
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Article1752 1923-03-27 336 Telegraphic Addresiei n And a very keen Fenknife too Tern and Smile* Met at the play lea night a Ldy who, having booked a Mat for the show and a passage by the Blue Funnel line, had been reading up classical mythologyUnfortunately, she had got Niobe and Teireeias1,752 words
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Article3977 1923-03-27 337 annual general meeting the YEAR’S TRADE An Interesting Resume The thirty-seventh annual general meeting of the members of the Penang Chamber of Commerce was held in the Chamber yesterday afternoon. Mr. A. W. Blackstone occupied the chair and the others present included the Hon Mr John3,977 words
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Article971 1923-03-27 339 DINNER IN HIS HONOUR lhe dinner given by the Eurasian Association to the Honourable Mr. E. Tessensohn in honour of his appointment as a Member of the Legislative Council, was held at the Grosvenor on Saturday last, the 17th instant. It was, says the Free Press, largely971 words
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Article1397 1923-03-27 339 THE CASE IN THE LORDS In the House of Lords on February 15, the Lord Chancellor and Lords Shaw. Sumner, Parmoor and Trevethm began the hearing of thc appeal of the Government of Kelantan, an unfederat- 1 Malay State, from an order of the Court of Appeal v/hich1,397 words
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Article79 1923-03-27 340 The result of the tennis tie played off yesterday was:— Doubles Handicap Class “A”— M. T. P. Rule and E. A. Taylor beat S. Madsen and N. A. Sedwick 7 —5, 6 —2. THE PENANG CHINESE LABOURERS’ UNEMPLOYMENT FUND List ’of Donations Amount previously acknowledged $42,578.14 Contributions79 words
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Article171 1923-03-27 340 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) Dear Sir, Apropos of your last night’s article:-' This fine old w orld of ours is but a child Yet in the go-cart. Patience! Give it time To learn its limbs. Yours faithfully, Hopeful. Penang, March 20. A sensational incident171 words
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Article970 1923-03-27 341 Beaders, who are interested in European politics, would do well to ponder the article from the Times correspondent in Paris, which we reproduce on page 6of this issue. The idea that agitates the Continental advocates of a new grouping of the Powers is not taken very970 words
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Article61 1923-03-27 341 Further Details In connection with the attack on Mr. A. Roge’s, Executive Engineer, P.W. on tn’' ’-»v ’b-rr* nen hav- he p n arrested, but their identification is rather doubtful. The Government has given a rewa d of 150 and has sent a letter of appreciation to61 words
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Article27 1923-03-27 341 Tin is down £3 7 6 for spot and £3 5s for three months buying, the respective pricbs being £219. 10s tod £220. de.27 words
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Article625 1923-03-27 341 -MM, MYSTERY AND MURDER Debt Collecting Ah Khoon and Tan Ah Yang will have to „be careful not to ba drawn into any quarrel for the next thiee months, as they have been bound over to keep the peace for that period in the sum of ten dollars-MM, - 625 words
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Article561 1923-03-27 342 Chief Coart Inspector Taylor, who was lakes ill a feW Weeks agOi'resumed du.ws yesterday, says Tuesday's Mafay Mail. The death of Mr- Yoshio Kutaka, who waa eonoeeted with many corporations, ineliding the Malay Rubber Plantation to woiob ha it an auditor, hat been announced Our Kuala Lumpur561 words
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Article1651 1923-03-27 342 Tbe Du»t Demon O.C Waterworks, is reminded that the dust demon is lifting its ugly bead again the tramcars are raising clouds of dust this morning, motor cars arp quite ae bad. Not a sign of a wateroart is to be seen on the roads, 1 The Empire's1,651 words
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Article184 1923-03-27 343 European Missing N^K D fl T- Be kinp, master of the here this a^one Marn, on arrival woond class™”" rep rfed that European Thu,bn.n named Robert Malacca and" pX iMi hefcwee who was an «n T mis «ing man, LI nfler n bonrd the 8 And Swire184 words
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Article98 1923-03-27 343 Harbour Boards’ Tribute From uur Uwn Correepunaent.) a w -n sin a P or March 22. Mr. G. W A. Trimmer, on behalf of the Penanr” H n eer9 u Of Sin ‘P"™ »»d Penang Harbour Board», in the preeence or a large gathering presented Mr98 words
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Article515 1923-03-27 343 EUROPEAN COMMMUNITY’B FAREWELL (From Our Uwn Corretpondtnl T 1 n Ipob, March 22. 11 u e Kap \P 9 J n Pommunitv, representing M c R d? las 4 ni|?hfc entertained Mr. F. S. Physick, of Mcrs s. Boustead Gn., Ipoh, who did good work during the515 words
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Article904 1923-03-27 343 ha« tS <' ay3 the Mah r» Tribun.) P< »al7o in.r 7” 88 e nCe SBain f the P re p<’«al to introduce compul.ory reoi.trJi™ of bou, e S e rvantß frequently di ß eu»‘e d the X P al HH BaOh P e And ine genial904 words
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Article249 1923-03-27 344 (To the Bdltor of the Btraite Echo Dear Bir, Your paper has consistently urged the people of Penang to give a more generous support to visiting theatrical companies On Monday and Tuesday that adiice was followed and, though it must be acknowledged that Penang has a deservedly249 words
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Article161 1923-03-27 344 A correspondent writes •‘While I was proceeding al<> ig Pitt Street from Market Street to Chulia Street at 10 o’clock th is morning 1 saw a collision between a Munioipd lorry and a motor-car averted at the junction of Pitt and Chulia Street! owing to both the161 words
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Article815 1923-03-27 344 The Government h is announc ed its intention of building more small houses to relieve the situation in Sin ’opore, but has not yet definitely st Ued whether it is going to take any farther steps in the way of rent restriction or conciliition. 1 he815 words
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Article121 1923-03-27 344 Sun and Civil Governor Disagree There is a deal of muddling going on in Canton regarding offbial appointments. A case in point is that of the po«t of Chief Judge. It appears that Chan Yung, who was app anted t* the position by Dr. Hun, went to assume121 words
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Article345 1923-03-27 344 At the Singapore Assizes on Tuesday morning, a special jury, with Mr. Guy Clarke as foreman, wns empanelled for the hearing of the fi st murder case on the list. A Chinese named Loo Chen was charged with the murder of three Chinese named K»h Beng, Ang Yong345 words
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Article1302 1923-03-27 345 Siam it wry b&dl y in need o£ ci&t Ministry of Justice. She has been enough to profit in the past by the of British Colonial Administrtfore who have been appointed to high tNliiioDß in her civil service; and, even JTday, we find British officials heads of1,302 words
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Article274 1923-03-27 345 Now that the highest tribunal in the Empire has dismissed the appeal of the Government of Kelantan against the award of the arbitrator in its dispute with the Duff Development Company, and that the head of the English judiciary has called attention to the situation created by274 words
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Article41 1923-03-27 345 There is nnchange in the London p’i'-e nf Is 4id. but the market is duP AfJI of •nt to 57| cents a pound is rec rded in th., Singapore price, Locally, bo h grades are quoted at 56J cents.41 words
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Article102 1923-03-27 345 Tin is up £4.55, for spot a* well as f»r three months buying, the ifspective prices being £223.155. and £224.10*. :0: The Hon. F. fl. Jaikson succeeds Sir G* orge Younger as Chairman of the Unionist Party. Oxford won the annual Oxford and Cambridge boxing contests by102 words
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Article1230 1923-03-27 346 Beeotr cables that Lieut-General Sir George Kirkpatrick has been appointed General Officer Commanding the Western Command in India. 01» Old Wood. Mr. V. 0. Penny, hie mado a member of the Estimates Committee of the House of Commons. It io regarded as the blue riband committee of1,230 words
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Article1742 1923-03-27 346 Chinese to the Fore Again As the local Midwives Ordinance wii come into force in the very U future it is satisfactory to that forty-thrce trained have already qualified at, and receive! their certificates from, the Materail. Hospital, Penang. To the Chinese ooj munity the fact that forty,1,742 words
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Article953 1923-03-27 347 MAIDEN SPEECH IN THE COMMONS A Creditable Performance tiJ f p F i G Penny MP the member for toe Parliamentary Borough of Kingston made his madden speech in the Homie of Or X° n T i? J”*’ 1 Week He took P«t m the953 words
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Article264 1923-03-27 348 Eureka 11. a National entry, won the Cotswold Handicap Steeplechase a Cheltenham, but the victory does not improve his chances for the big event, wHifch are regarded as negligible. Sporting Life expects that the National winner will be between General L, Taffy tuf, Max, Forewarned, Arravale and264 words
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Article766 1923-03-27 348 MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS A meeting of the subscribers to St. George’s Ball was held at the 1 enang Cricket Club yesterday veo,nJ? H whe following were present :-the Ho W H. Thorne, Messrs. H. G -Gardner, C. Samuel, G. N- Sayo, R- N. Hamilton, E. J. Bennett,766 words
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Article382 1923-03-27 348 (From Our Oioi Correspondent.) Lumut, March 21. The anti-malari il works at Lumutare being resumed. They were originally «farted in 1919 and 5 ravines have been treated cut of 8. The kteet return! show that malaria has b°en reduced consider* ably. With the improvement of the water supply,382 words
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Article1073 1923-03-27 349 “A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation” This is an aphorism such M Burke delighted to enunciate, of general application and of particular reference to the Municipal Government of Penang. The Municipality was not created by virtue of natural rights, which,1,073 words
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Article529 1923-03-27 349 Mr. G. E. Cobb has left for Home. Mr. K. Innes is acting for him during his absence. Sir Frederick James, Colonial Secretary is going on short leave by the Japanese mail in the middle of May. Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown, of Petaling Estate, have returned529 words
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Article820 1923-03-27 350 We are asked to publish the following. Mr. Chan Kock Swep, the Bookkeeper and General Assistant of Tikam Bata Rubber Company Limited, banger Patani, Kedah, will shortly be leaving fa China to become a vegetarian on Lo Ware Bun (Sun means mountain) He is stadying holy prayer in820 words
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Article44 1923-03-27 350 (From Our Own Co fretpondent.) Singapore, March 24. The Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Ranee will open on Tuesday before Mr. P. A. F. David, Captain W. H. Calthrop Calthrop, Master Attendant, and Captains Rushton and Lucas.44 words
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Article24 1923-03-27 350 Tin is up 5s for spot as well as for three months bovine, the respective prices being £224 and £224 15s.24 words
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Article312 1923-03-27 350 Future Policy 'From Our Own Corretpondept.) Kuala Lumpur, March 23. At the annual general meeting of the Ralau Planting Syndicate, Mr. F. Clyde Jeavons, presidin’, said that the capital cost par acre was $341 and the profit <13,740, which, considering the low price of rubber and the312 words
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Article688 1923-03-27 350 LEAN CO.’s WEEKLY REPORT. Thursday evening. Tin has undergone daily sharp fl ac ti v tions but on balance the loss at the dosing. price of £223 10 9 3 months is only £159 Rubber, after slight fluctuations, done 1/4J with 58J cents quoted in SingaDora for both688 words
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Article464 1923-03-27 351 (fo the Editor of the Straite Echo.) Sir, No doubt we are here, proportionately gpeakinar, much freer from danger than in India, but I also have no doubt that were recourse had to the statistics afforded by Coroners’ returns you could easily average st least one a464 words
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Article842 1923-03-27 351 —Malaya Tribune. 1 he Eurasian community fittingly celebrated the recognition that has come to them by feting the gentleman honoured with selection as their first representative on the Legislative Council. The dinner given as a compliment to the Hon. Mr. E. Tessensohn the other evening was marked by—Malaya Tribune. - 842 words
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Article101 1923-03-27 351 Malacca Complains Judging from an advertisement which appears in this issue (says the Malaya Tribune of Thursday) there are stdl many complaints in Malacca concerning the shortage of aocommod dien in the English Schools. The Malacca branch of the Straits Chinese British Association is taking the matter up101 words
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Article223 1923-03-27 351 Question of Council Representation At. a public mse’iuft of Indians of Negri Sembilan, held at No. 12, Java lane, Seremhan, on the 17th inst., to discuss the question of representation of Indians on the Federal Council and to take buch measures as will be considered beet towards223 words
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Article571 1923-03-27 352 a sad lapse from virtue Can the Leopard “rh“ D ’‘“«.tinVhe t it a CbinMe He >• aesan hook m Hassan, »has ee en K charge-book as nw upon W .IL flith of his forefather, to abandoning the raiin oi embrw. that of the Holy Prophet of Allalb.571 words
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Article66 1923-03-27 352 Y.'s‘erd.y’s cihta from L ndo i shows a fall <f 1 1. to 1s- 4jd. in the price of ruhbe th*?*, the market continuing to be dull. I«i Singap ire a faU of half a cent to 57 cents a p »und is recode I. L eally, both66 words
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Article1846 1923-03-27 352 THE CASE IN THE LORDS the House of on FebruaO began the hearing ol th< I, PP t Government of Kelantan, an ed Malay State, from an order of the Court of Appeal «hieh judgof Mr. Justice Russell, who up held the award of an Hrbltra or n1,846 words
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Article288 1923-03-27 353 GENERAL MEETING The ninth annual ordinary general meeting of “Cash Chemists” Ltd. was held at the Chamber of Commerce, at noon on Saturday. There were present the Hon. Mr. W. H. Thorne, in the chair, Messrs. J. R. Brown, Heah Swee Lee, W. J. Edmonds (Directors), G.288 words
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Article370 1923-03-27 353 AN ACQUITTAL The coolie, named Low Chee, whf was charged, along with three other» (not yet arrested) with the murder of three members of the crew of a twakow outside the breakwater on the night of September 30, last year, was found not guilty by a majority of370 words
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Article160 1923-03-27 353 The question that arises (says the Malaya Tribune at the conclusion of a lending article) is: Would this Colony be justified, morally or on the grounds of expediency, in making the huge sacrifice involved in discarding its large revenue from opium, requiring a drastic reorganisation of the160 words
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Article990 1923-03-27 354 jelebu bridge accident Tb« Trial Resumed In the Supreme Court, at Ke«.v ‘he hearmg brought by Mr- y against Mr>. Deniae Violet bt. Oeor«e K the State of Negri Sembilan t > r $45,000 damages, for person J •ofttttned by them by reason of thenegligence990 words
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Article251 1923-03-27 354 Evidence was given in the District Court at Singapore on Thursday, by the Hon Mr. David Beatty Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and Mr. G. 0. Valpy, Collector-General of Income Tax. Th e case being heard was the long drawn but one of the Japanese interpreter Me who251 words
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Article80 1923-03-27 354 London. March 14. A ceremony which is significant.of the changing attitude of t e <oi towards Labour occurred m he H of Commons to-day. when a P tion, representing S(H) of England and Scotland, T^ 8e ted address to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, con gratulating the Labour I80 words
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Article113 1923-03-27 354 London, March U. An American book dealer, bach, has purchased books to of £13,000 out of £14,820 realised at first. day’s sale of the Britwell Cour. Library at Sotheby s. n n v foies Roscnback continued his 776, to-day, when the sab 1 re £l,lBe( n113 words
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Article907 1923-03-27 355 Despite all that has been Spoken and written on the subject in the past and the efforts which have to our knowledge been made in certain quarters, merchants in Penang still complain that it is wellnigh impossible to obtain a youngster fresh from one of the local schools907 words
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Article135 1923-03-27 355 An Unqualified Success From Our Chvn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 26. The Agri-horticultural Show and Serein ban on Saturday was an unqualified success, Malay exhibitors at daylight streaming into Seremban from all sources and bringing exhibits. The show was informally opened by the British Resident, the Hon.135 words
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Article60 1923-03-27 355 {From Our Own Correspondent,') Singapore, March 26. At the annual meeting of Messrs. Frasrr and Neave, Ltd,, Mr. W. H. Macgregor, presiding, said that with the brighter outlook better results could be expected and he hoped that increased business would enable the management to reduce the price60 words
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Article17 1923-03-27 355 Locally and in Singapore the price of tin is down 75 cents to >114.25.17 words
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Article615 1923-03-27 355 A QUIET SATURDAY At the Market n‘ llay S a en r <‘ver, who wo.ks for the Penang Press. On Saturday morning, he thought that he wood like some fish for breakfast; and, putting fi k 'T d ll a, Do ‘e in his pocket, wert h>. th615 words
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Article350 1923-03-27 356 THE DAILY ROUND Brotherly Love t«n onThureday evening At a qnerter to te time Uet, Yetneoemy hon h V g 0 homo, for his brother R* D B“ T Hi idea being Bengassmy he mote hie mentor to n t‘ k v g hi Ur of efrt; and.350 words
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Article209 1923-03-27 356 (To to Editor of the Straits Tim's.) “Tl* have reid your account of the trouble with the Hylam boys at the Europe Hotel. In my opinion the attitude taken up by the management is quite correct and the enly one possible in the circumstances. The two boys who209 words
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Article995 1923-03-27 356 Mr. f. IV. P*l“ er > V.C., I®”. Uu*» Lumpur for Home on Friday. A Reuter’. cSle Denver (Colorado), U.S.A., announce, the deal Senator Samuel D. Nicholson. The Hon. Mr. Lee Choon Guan is re appointed an unofficial member of the Legislative Council for two years. Mr.995 words
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Article271 1923-03-27 357 Last Practice The lest practice match with a view to -electing a team to represent Penang Lainst Perak to be played in Ipoh duriun falter wai played on the Esplanade oa Catnrdav afternoon and resulted in rictory for Mr Griffin’s XI by 14 runs. The winners put up 136271 words
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Article234 1923-03-27 357 The following appear in the F.M.S. Government Gazette of Maroh 23 Mr, J. Watson to be Chief Inspector of Eoglish Schools, S.S. and F M.S Miss W. M. Ellis to be a European Woman Teacher, Primary Classes, in the Education Department, R.S. and F.M.S.; Mr. B. M. B.234 words
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Article232 1923-03-27 357 ANNUAL MEETING OF MALAYA BRANCH A very pleasant programme has been arranged for the members of the Malaya Branoh of the British Medical Association on the occasion of their Annual Meeting, in Singapore, March 30 and 31. The meeting begins at 9-30 a-m. on the 30th at Tan232 words
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Article174 1923-03-27 357 (To the Editor of the Stralte Eche.) Sir, In your Report of the proceedings of the Malacca Planters Association I notice under the subject of Sunday Labour it is erroneously stated the matter was decided in favour of individual action by Planters. I would point out174 words
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Article104 1923-03-27 357 The Court of Enquiry into the cause of the recent shipping disaster, the Straits Steamship Company’s vessel Kanee was sunk, will be held on Tuesday (to-mormw) morning, commencing at 10 30. The proceedings will take place in the First Magistrate’s Court at Singapore and will be104 words
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Article132 1923-03-27 357 There is at present no bankruptcy law in the State of Johore. A Bill, the object of which is to fill the gap, is being introduced into the State Council. It is based on the present bankruptcy law of the Colony. It is obviously desirable that between132 words
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Article435 1923-03-27 357 There is no change in the London pries of Is 4|d a pound but in Singapore at noon to-day a rise of cent is recorded. Locally both grades rose from 56 cents 56J cents. :0: An important meeting in connection with the future of Prai was held this435 words
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Article1580 1923-03-27 358 Wives and Coercion The new Bill to remove the presumption of coercion when e wife with the knowledge of her ha,landl etope short of ebeolnte equity be hen MZM It give» the right of acquittal w wn cVn bi ’proved that the wife wa. under ♦he compulsion of1,580 words
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Article206 1923-03-27 358 Decree Nisi Granted London, March 16. The Hen /John Russell has been granted a decree nisi. London, March 16. later. The famous 1 ussell case has ended. The jury found to-day that Mrs. Rom® committed adu’t'ry with a man unknown and not with Mr. Mayer. The Judge206 words
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Article1708 1923-03-27 359 The debate on Mesopotamia recently showed the Prime Minister in his familiar role of the man with an open mind. The Government, he said, was still earnestly considering the subject; he could announce no decision and he would use no words that would1,708 words
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