The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 8 May 1923
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Title Section21 1923-05-08 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION. $3O PER AVWVM Single Copy OO els m. 2i. PENANG, UESDAY, MAY Sfß. 1925 NO. 1821 words
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Advertisement315 1923-05-08 1 I ——i—g-h I CONTENTS I Leader: Miscellaneous: (Continued) I Educational Blight in Malaya ...507 Health Returns ...518 I A Question of Empire 513 The Hon Mr C J Saunders 520 I Prejudices. 517 Penchuri!- Penchuri! 520 I The Cost of Litigation 521 Murders in Malaya 520 I A Romance of315 words
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Advertisement207 1923-05-08 2 THE df I “STRAITS ECHO” I MAIL EDITION. f jKfrl* rxfib '"’■«•OOOOOOC—I II I Sta Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, JjC and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important row; from various207 words
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Article1343 1923-05-08 507 An exercise in introspection is for the public mind a species o£ examination at ft, political conscience. If such an inward searching be practised in British Malaya, a melanchory discovery will appal even the most optimistic. Amongst US the lessons o£ the war and .of1,343 words
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Article39 1923-05-08 507 Tin, as compand with the quotation cf ast Saturday, is down 5s for spot as well as for three m nths buying, the London quotation for both is £210.158, Locally and in Singopoie SI to 4106.75.39 words
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Article214 1923-05-08 507 With the exception of a fall of half a cent to 53 cents a pound in the price of rubber at Singapore there is i o change locally, nor in London. At the Batu Village Rubber Co. meeting in Singapore yesterday Mr. Mundell, presiding, said that it214 words
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Advertisement24 1923-05-08 507 Cbe Straits €ci)o PUBLISHED DAILY MAIL EDITION Containing the ol the week rioß departure ot Mails for Europe PUBLISHING OFfICS: The Criterion Press, Limited24 words
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Article1098 1923-05-08 508 Th. d..th hM occurred of Mr. Arthur Latham, the well-known physician. Mr. and Mr.. K- H. Pinhorti are going next vrfck to Singapore and Johore on k rutihd of riiitfl. v- A R W Landon, who came out from Home by ihePAO s.s. Sardinia haves for Port1,098 words
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Article621 1923-05-08 508 HALF-YEARLY MEETING The half-yearly general meeting o f members of the Penang Turf Club wu held in the Chamber of Commerce vmU day afternoon. The Hon. Mr. A B Voules, President of the Club, was in tto chair and the others present were Meant Hastings Rhodes, J.621 words
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Article1397 1923-05-08 509 Good Dnflk 4 plea has been put forward in the HADBO of Commons by the Chancellor f the Exchequer himself in support of the eaoouragement of home-produced aider- The suggestion is a good one, ooarM for cider is a wholesome drink, ttD d beneficial to those of gouty1,397 words
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Article117 1923-05-08 509 A Trine Bingaram charged by Inspector Harwood, before Mr. A. V. Ashton, yesterday, with having stabbed Ramsamy on Weld Quay at 8.30 pm- on Tuesday last pleaded guilty but, like the Irish girl who was asked to account for the existence of her baby and pleaded that it117 words
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Article206 1923-05-08 509 RjTho Criterion Press, Ltd., of 59, Beach Street, is offering books on Malaya at prices which seem very much lower than those charged else where. The Magic of Malaya,” by C. WHarrison, is priced at 52.50 for the bound edition, as against S 3, advertised by another206 words
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Article918 1923-05-08 510 (To the Editor of the Stralte Echo Your article Aboi iginalitb-s,” of tie 23rd inst., has reached me only to-day. By every one familiar with Malay history, Malay character and Malay origin, and with something more than an elementary knowledge of the Malay language, your article must be completely918 words
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Article275 1923-05-08 510 This is essentially an age of monopolies Generally speaking the creation of a monopoly spells higher prices. In our adve tising columns Messrs. Fraser and Neave announce a reduction of prices. The reduction totals 20 cents per dozen ou ali their w. ters. It is pleadrg275 words
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Article80 1923-05-08 510 A Pearl on Penang Beach Om i f the Chinese women uh i ream the beach collecting shells and oyste s has found one containing a large pear l about the iza of the ghsg marbles that Messrs, braser and Neave ush in their soda bdt’es.80 words
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Article156 1923-05-08 510 MESSRS. JR. RUSSELL m HONG guAn Prosecution Opens ,?ro,n Our Ow» Corre.ponJ.M) Tk r'■ Knala Ln “ptir, M»l The preliminary enquiry into the cfeL of criminal intimidation preferred b- Ju J. A. linesell against Mr. Hong Gau» opened m the Magistrate’s Court hm J" mormng and is expected156 words
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Article266 1923-05-08 510 The six h annual general meeting of He Chinese l ennolent Society, of Penang will be heli at the Chinese Town Halloo Saturday m-xt, May 5 at 3 p,m„ when the Committee’s repoit and accounts will be presente I and officers elected for the ensuing y«-ar. A,266 words
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100 1923-05-08 510 Inter-Club Competition The following are the results nP' t d of the above competitions— T t p o inV Played Won Sunsrei Patani 3 4 Caledonia 2 g 2 Ku lim n A 2 Alor Star 2 g 0 f Malakoff 2 i; nP escb100 words
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Article2745 1923-05-08 511 annual general meeting Strong Position •i-he OOth ordinary general meeting ol the ~.|je rs of the Chartered Bank oi India, I i and Chin. was held on 4th April, IW on the bank's premises, 38, Bishopagate, Lotlon, E.C., Sir Montagu Cornish Turner ithe chairman) presiding. The chief manager2,745 words
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Article723 1923-05-08 512 ANNUAL MEETING lhe tenth annual general meeting oi the Sungei Gettah Rubber Estate, Ltd was held in the Registered Office of the Company, No. 8, Beach Street, Penang, on Saturday. There were present: lion. Mr. W. H. Thorne (in the chair), Messrs. A. K. Thornton, J. H.723 words
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Article1628 1923-05-08 513 Any proposal to spend, some eleven millions ol money, drawn in the main iroia the pockets of the British taxpayer, on a “centre of Empire” so far away from the motherland as Singapore, would be found to evoke a good deal of opposition. The Asquithian wing1,628 words
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Article513 1923-05-08 514 Major C. A. Scott i« a passenger by the S Glengarry. Mr. G. W. Oiborue has retarned to the F. M. 8. from Australia. Mr. G. P. Bradney, the Auditor-General, F M S„ is on circuit in Pahang. Sir Frederick James, Colonial Secretary, is sailing for Home513 words
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Article1896 1923-05-08 514 Film Censorship Some sort of cinema censorship is absolutely essential in this c mntry, and if it had reasonably exercised in the past there would te no outcry against it to-day. But its working has been so inconsistent and stupid as to provoke just indignation. Films exhibited in1,896 words
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Article360 1923-05-08 515 KUALA LUMPUR’S COMING SHOW We have received from the Hon. Organizing Secretary of the Malayan Agn-Horticultural Association, of Kuala Lumpur, particulars of the Agri*Horticultural Show and Trades Exhibition, to be held on Kuala Lumpur race-course on June 30 and July 1 and 2. The show will360 words
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Article186 1923-05-08 515 With languid air he rises late And sings a sort of Hymn of Hate Boy Kasi Ayer Sahaya tamau makan And Apa nuicham bunyi belackany The thought of Breakfast makes me Sick Lu bikin Prairie Oyster quick At work he finds things won't go right And simply186 words
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Article959 1923-05-08 515 (To tfce Editor of the Stralte Echo Dear Bir, nfk ha o?.k oad With infcereßfc yoar leader of the 27 th instant. I agree with you that the gentleman who was re-appointed to represent the Singapore Chinese on the Legislative Council is an amiable person and all that you959 words
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Article252 1923-05-08 516 The original semi -official statement issued from Simla regarding the iniirdei of two British officers in the Khyber said that “no political significance attached to the crime,” and the pub lie were led to infer that it was committed as an act of revenge by the relatives of252 words
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Article388 1923-05-08 516 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo Sir. I am surprised that this question has cropped up again after you have decided to close correspondence on this subject. I hope the matter will end with this letter. The Mal.ys are not the aborigines cf Malaya nor are the English388 words
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Article395 1923-05-08 516 (To the Editor of the Straits Timos) Sir, Answering recent crit’c'sms that have appeared in your paper, the Director of Education compared the St-aits Settlerm nt’s with Ceylon to establish the fact tl at more pupils were being taught Erglish in the Colony for every hundred of its population395 words
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Article304 1923-05-08 516 The fiist annual general meeting was held on Friday, April 27, at 5.15 p.m. in the lecture room «of the Association There was a faii'ly good attendance of members, with Mr. G. H. Kiat, the I'resident, in the chair. Ihe Hon. Treasurer submitted a statement of receipts304 words
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Article1087 1923-05-08 517 In a recent book by the Dutch writer Louis Couperus, the title of which is “Old People and the Things that Pass" there is an atmosphere of immersion in the threat event in the lives of the principal characters up to their sapless >ld age. They have not been1,087 words
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Article573 1923-05-08 517 Mr. A- H. Floverdew has retained to Kuala Lunipai f om leave. Mr. P. T. Filmet, of the A-iitic Petroleum Co, Ltd., leaves for th-j Soutl e n Settlement this evening. Mr. W R Armstrong, of Ku da Lumpur, who has been in poor health lately, h573 words
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Article1208 1923-05-08 518 An Anniversary Srot mi<l>‘t ol Un‘;n (Vnes »'oJl b. ia«.-l of -h'-< n: y ’,'("th» dea’h of <» dav is t o an’ iv?r“*i r J f -r.'".: u’ll no “qas-ik he be/an I wll the vetabb pill» w in fleet t n 0W(1 rum <1 heilth. wit1,208 words
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Article66 1923-05-08 518 '/'rom Our Own CorTetpondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 3 Part < f the F. M. S sterling loin will he spent on the erection of houses for Governm nt, «rap! jyuas. The town planning sell me on tha garden city lines is e/olved to provide 166 quarters fur66 words
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Article65 1923-05-08 518 Dramatic Story of the Crime Gwn pouaentJ B’ngepore, May 3 in the Coioner’s Court here ye-te day afternoon, at the enquiry into ihe ciicumstances of the death of Mr. La Salle, the witness G‘urge Day gave a most vivid st ry of the crime in Alam Ruud.65 words
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Article465 1923-05-08 518 (To ihe Editor of the Strath Ecko i Dear Sr, I m g'ad to see that G. B. has bro M ll tie qu alien of the lepresentatioa j C/imese m the Legislative Council to th fore. It cannot be denied that th-re i>! widespread genuine dissatisfaction with tie465 words
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Article167 1923-05-08 518 The health statistics for the Municipality of George Town for the w ending April 28, 1923, give a totaM 67 deaths—4o males and 27 feraa k the death rate being 27.22 per per annum compared with 2. preceding week, and with 2 corresponding week of I ftB t167 words
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Article674 1923-05-08 519 p, C. C. vs. S. C. S. A. After h• d int n St X R-pl-'"> d y^ te da y eventn? tbs n” .Z Cricks t'luh just maraueu to Lft’the Bobo d te C,v l Se,V Ce At te**. he D y goel of the ma on, Hotter674 words
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Article884 1923-05-08 519 A BATCH OF QUEER CASES A Ministering Angel As lan Klai w s pa pushing his witer-w iggrn along Chur.-h S re-t, tn the relief of the poor victims of 0, C \V Htercai t s lai me to ke p 1 In- dust out of their thr884 words
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Article855 1923-05-08 519 THE RUSSELL-HONG GUAN CASE Prosecutor in the Box (from Our Own CorresDondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 2 Mr. J. A. Ru-sell, giving evidence, n called a visit to him by Dr. Chee Pek Lian, ns a fami'y f ieiid of Hong Guan and his father. The Dr. appealed to855 words
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Article648 1923-05-08 520 LONG AND HONOURED PUBLIC CAREER. We (Straits Tinies) have to chronicle fht retirement, from his active Government duties, dating from to-day, of the Hon. Mr. Charles .James Saunders, Official Assignee, Singapore, after a long and honoured public career in the Malayan Civil Service, extending648 words
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Article84 1923-05-08 520 Police Wanted Au attap house iu Bagan Jer-nal Lane was broken into at 830 p.m. last nigh*. Fortunately for the oconpants, nothing was ■tolen, as the culprit was seen by an old ra n who was smoking opium at the time. He shcutid for help and befme his84 words
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Article548 1923-05-08 520 In the F.M.S., where from the wik stretches of country and the variety races the problem of cornering armed robbers is extremely difficult the tale of attempted robbery accompanied by the use of fire-arms is hr too often told. Our problem is to keep in touch with548 words
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Article1109 1923-05-08 521 Litigation is a luxury indulged in by w without regret, and by none without of its cost. It is, in theory the duty of every citizen to study and make himself acquainted with the law; d if he could do so, and plead his own causes1,109 words
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Article59 1923-05-08 521 Yesterday’s London p ire <f rubber went down a farthing to B 3d, the minimum aimed at by lealrictior. The market centim es to be weak. A fad (f half a cei t to 52i cents is iei>rd»d in Singapore. Locally Good F A Q. is qu'tid59 words
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Article42 1923-05-08 521 Tin is up 10s. for spot as well is for three months buying, the London quotation for both is £215 10s. Locally tin is up 12| cents to 108.874 and in Singapore it is □p 25 cents to $lO9,42 words
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Article556 1923-05-08 521 Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Lana, and A-isa Uove, arrived in London on April 30. ~,T he„ p M S. Government Town Planner (Mr. Reade) his left for on official business. Mr. R. Grollet his left Klang for Maine- to take up an appointment on Garing Estate,556 words
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Article1202 1923-05-08 522 Seringapatam Ou May 4, 1799, the great fort ess of 8-riugapa‘am was by the British nn ler Sir Divid Baird the Saltan ippoo 8 J»i > was killed, and the Empire of Hyder A’’, of whom he was the son and heir c .me to an end. Tewkesbury1,202 words
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Article124 1923-05-08 522 A very successful party was the Girl Guides on Wednesday by Geary Gardner—a vice- President -~in th’ grounds of “Kingsley”. The occasion bej a farewell inspection by the chief com missione”, Mrs. Cavendish— who accompanied by Mrs. Lie, Heudq Qlrt Z Secretary—prior to hur departure on leave124 words
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Article427 1923-05-08 522 (To the Editor of the Straite Echo) Sir, As it is f*r from Jeluto ig, and from Magazine (Sim pang Anam) to any Post Office, I should think it would be a eonvenient thing for people in both these places to have a Post Office iu427 words
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Article594 1923-05-08 523 O<*' O'* C I Kuala Lumpur, May 3 In Hie Malayan Collieries case when jfggiatrate mounted the Bench this Lrooon, Mr Sbearn aaked if he wou’d both counsel an interview in Chambers. uj g Worship consented and the interview took place immediately. When the Coort resumed Mr. Shearn594 words
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Article1312 1923-05-08 523 (To the Editor of the Strait» Echo Sir, z It is nearly impossible to direct the mi d of your correspondent “Geography” into right channels of thinking and roa--B"ning’ owing to his transparent ignoranoe of the mran.ng of the terms species, race, group and family. All mankind belongs to1,312 words
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Article207 1923-05-08 524 A. A Anthony Co.’s Daily Ripoit Share Marked :—Unchinged’ Rabbets: —Practically no movemei t and this section continues neglected a'tboi ;h any cheap parcels can be q-uckty place 1, but on account of the restrict d market quotitious are still rn st’y nominal. Admbys il 1541.20, Alor Gijahs207 words
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Article275 1923-05-08 524 Directors’ Report i 'ihe report of the directors of Ayer Riming Rubber Estate, Ltd., to be I hub uitted to the shareholders at the t.iLti-ntli annual general meeting io be I •it Id at noon on the 12lh instant, shows a. I profit of $4,802.08. After deducting275 words
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Article162 1923-05-08 524 Comparative List The following is a comparative list of presage rates by the various lines of earners P. and 0. First Class Second Class AB AB From Singapore or Penang to London... £94 £BB £64 £5B Blue Funnel From Si ngapore, Penang or Port Swe tten ha m162 words
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Article89 1923-05-08 524 Wo hear from •no qu .rt r that our correspondent who wnt us the n ’ws of the battle of Simpang Ampif which appeared in the Straits E-flio under above lu a ling yesterday ha* eithar exirgerited the f ct or drawn entirely upon h s imagination!89 words
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Article161 1923-05-08 524 At the entrance to (he Municipal offices shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday a motor-oar driven by a lady d. shed into a ricksha throwing rut Rs European OHumfl, smashing the vfdu<- o and injuring the puller so osdly that he l ad to bo t\ken161 words
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Article238 1923-05-08 524 The first issue of the J ourna i o[ Malayan Branch of the n ov »l i- Society is an excellent nuiban ol scientific articles and notes of Urest to the less erudite J here are many fine plates, and ill rations are scattered through the t238 words
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Article98 1923-05-08 524 T io am unt of rubber f-om Piminci Well sloy, Bindings and Malacca whip!, pissed the Custuns i i tp il was 3,*****7 lb. Since the c of iestm-to-i tho monthly exp its have hen: N.-'.eafler 2,150,030 lb., Pewrobr 3.705,763 lb, Jimna’y 4,999,289 lh. February 3,98’,520 lb,98 words
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Article15 1923-05-08 524 K M.B. 28,2(0, Sung.i Tukang 10,3 W and Lun is 07,0 5.15 words
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Article167 1923-05-08 524 Renong Ti-, for the s.c-» <1 ha f» A q Dredge No 1 316 piculs, Dredge 310 piculs, approximate t <tal o itpo Apiil, V 73 piculs. Mr. 13. A. Davi. b. of the Entern ing Co., leaves for Home by the Hen Liner Pegu, which is dae167 words
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Article1148 1923-05-08 525 Clive “igW y ears ag0 ob9 rved G vs thought it Strange that h l? a the history of the Spanish empire „hile the f am iliar to all the nations in America Qns o£ hig odun in LUro[ in’ the East should, even among «'es1,148 words
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Article595 1923-05-08 525 Mrs. M. Gorman is <n a visit to A’or Star. Mr. G. P. Brad trey, the Auditor-G ne al, F- M. S., is on circuit in Penang. Dr. Lim Chwje Le mg loaves this evening by the s.s. Ipoh for Singapore on two weeks’ holiday Mr. A.595 words
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Article1462 1923-05-08 526 BOVS VIVID STORY IN CORONER’S COURT Mr. F. G. Di.rne, ‘'he Siri.apore Co ot r. <• awe i s c quiry vest* rday (says ThurwLi/s ra t limes) on-em-jncf the ci camstvices at ending the Gf-ath of the late '< John Li Salle a his rcfli fence1,462 words
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Article530 1923-05-08 526 Ihe to lowing is taken from the Giri Guides (Incorporated) Eighth A Mu National and Imperial ltop ort fo r Malaya President Lady Guillemard, Govern ment House, Singapore. Chief Commissioner—Mrs. A Cav F tl’ s Mal >Un lk ;ll|, li l! 'rters. Secretary-Mrs Evelyn L ee Mri.™530 words
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Article447 1923-05-08 527 At the Police Court, Bukit Mertajam, More Mr. J. R. Neave, Police Magistrate, on May 4, (1) Ong Oh and (2) Ong Ah Hai who had 1 een arrested at Bukit Minyak by Mr. Ng Fuok Mow, Assislant Government Monopolies, Penang, were el avged with fermenting iotoxicaliog447 words
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Article499 1923-05-08 527 Remarkable in particular for the absence of native on-lookers, who evidently prefer to see their own men tight in their own style rather than to set the higher standard of the service exponents of the game, the Army and Navy Boxing Tournament at the Stadium on Monday499 words
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Article502 1923-05-08 527 UNPARALLELED TEMPERATURE FOR SINGAPORE It will probably not. surprise (he European community in Singapore to barn that the heat wave which they are at present enduring is without parallel lor many years. The year 1914 is remembered on account of the unusual heat which accompanied it, but502 words
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Article1025 1923-05-08 528 Poisonous Python h(j Studo.t- of n-n.d Manila has discovered a B- «P r ;,Z )U Our jungle PJ 1 1 “l r < < i mid, for it is but we The Author of “Capital” f f To-da: h the an» iv .wy of t»ie a Karl M1,025 words
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Article53 1923-05-08 528 There is n<> change in the London pi ice of rubber, whiih remains a' Is. 31, the market being irregular. In Singapore, a fall of cent to 511 cents is recorded, L cally, Good F. A. Q is quote 1 at 51 cents and First Quality Creps53 words
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Article155 1923-05-08 528 Tin is down £2. ss. for sp it as well as for three months buying, the London quotation for both is £213 s'. Locally tin is down $3,374 to 8105.50 and in Singapore it is down 83.50 to $lO6 50 :o: Our Singapore correspondent telegraphs that Mohamed155 words
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Article633 1923-05-08 528 LEAN CO.’s WEEKLY REPORT It’- f rr? Toe increa e ftom 60 to 65 per permitted in the production of Rubber b» remained witluut any appr ecitt bl e i upon the p’ice of the commodity which has since the beginning of t 1 e m ni ti633 words
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Article1072 1923-05-08 529 There is no wreath of laurel without a struggle. There is no perfection without adequate physical and mental exercise. These are truisms or platitudes according to the point of view. Yet they way be forgotten in a «climate where excessive emphasis is laid upon the necessity1,072 words
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Article18 1923-05-08 529 There is no chan e in the pike of tin both in Penang and Singapore,18 words
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Article779 1923-05-08 529 Delane's Forerunner On Alay 7, 1811, died Thomas Biines the mtn whom ide the Times the greatest of newspHpeig. He was born in 1/15, was educated at the Blue-coat school and at Cambridge, and was called to t‘e bar. Like many another young banister, he fmnd it easiei779 words
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Article71 1923-05-08 530 Trains in Collision (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 7 Two goods trains collided at two this at Batang Malaka. The engines were interlocked but did not leave the line. Eight open trucks were derailed and the contents thrown out. There were no casualties. The mail train;71 words
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Article330 1923-05-08 530 Rubber is unchanged at Is. 3d. in London but in Singapore a fall of cent to 51 cents a pound is recorded. Locally first quality crepe is quoted at 50 cents a pound while good F. A. Q. is cent better. o: After a long record of330 words
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Article920 1923-05-08 530 Our answer to “T is in the affirmative. Dr. E. Mjoberg, of Kuching, Sarawak is visiting KuHa Lumpur. Mr. C- W. Bresland has assumed duties as Chairman, Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. Mr. A. C. Baker, M.C-, is appointed a Collector of Income Tax for the Settlement of920 words
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Article985 1923-05-08 531 SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION Voder the anspices of the Penang Po o Club there was an exceptionally large fathering—the biggest we have yet seen onsach an occasion—at the Polo Ground on Saturday afternoon, the function being an •‘at Home” given by the members of the Clob, who also provided985 words
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Article208 1923-05-08 531 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo Dear Sir, The following statement appears in the Times of Malaya of Friday, May 4th, being cited as part of an article from the Straits Echo. In all schools, Malay ought to be made the standard Lnguage, through wh’ch English208 words
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Article344 1923-05-08 531 Ihe following appear in the FMS Government Gazette of May 4:—Mr H C seconded lor service in the Stite ot Kedah as Acting Adviser, Land Office, Kedah, Class 1b Resumption of duties by Dr F E Wood, senior Mtdical Officer, Perak; Mr Chua Hun Kiong to act as344 words
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Article242 1923-05-08 531 We have received from Messrs, Boustead and Co,, the Secretaries, a copy of the Directors’ Report and Statement of Accounts of The Windsor (F.M.8.) Rubber Estate, Limited, for the year ended 31st December, 1922. The thirteenth annual general meeting of shareholders will be held at the Registered Offices,242 words
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Article367 1923-05-08 532 forged rubber coupons Allegations Against Penang Brokers In the Police Court, this morning, before Mr AV Aston, Ong Eng Hob and J lan Tiaug Ee, rubber dealers, were char/.d, the former with being in possession of 14 forged rubber coupons at Kimber ey Street, Penang, on Saturday lust367 words
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Article227 1923-05-08 532 A correspondent writes It will be rem inhered that Rome days ago the Straits Echo reported the unexpected finding bv a Chinese fisherwnman of a shell containing a large pearl This pearl has been bought by Vr Khaw Seng Lee of Carnarvon Street for $4,C00. The w227 words
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Article328 1923-05-08 532 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo “Anthropologist” says that no real Malay writes to the newspapers to assert bis origin. I am a real Malay. My ancestors were not the aborigines of this place, and they came from the Last Indian Islands. I wish to assert that although328 words
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Article196 1923-05-08 532 The half yearly Presbytery met at Prinsep Street Church, Singapore, on. Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Those present included the Chinese pastors the Rev. Tay Sek Tin (honorary) Tan Leng Tien (Tanjong Pagar Road) and Chia Tek Goan (Muar) and representative elders and preachers. Among the196 words
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Article374 1923-05-08 532 S.T. SOME FEATURES OF THE FORTHCOMING MEETIXj The Singapore Sporting Clubs S™. mooting of this year promises to exC in more ways than one previous J meeting held in Singapore; and provid#(i the weather keeps fine racegoers should have quite a good time. The entries close onS.T. - 374 words
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Article97 1923-05-08 532 AGENDA FOR MEETING The following is the meeting of the Municipal Comm to I e held to-morrow. -gsd 1 Minutes of last meeting to be and goi>firmed- President 2 Any specie! lusiness the I 51 may bring forward. 3 Questions. 4 Some bills to be passed. t b«97 words
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Article2820 1923-05-08 533 apologia for HIS admiralty. First-Class Material for Histoiy r M r Churchill’s book, “The World Crisis,’’ L which The Times gave notable extracts '™FebX. P“ d ail W6ek b > Thornton Butterworth, Limited (30s. net). We give from the Times of April a review by PmfLor A.2,820 words
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Article394 1923-05-08 534 SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST MR. R. M. DONATI In delivering judgment in the Donat appeal at the Supreme Court, on Thursday, the Chief Juatfce, Sir Walter Shaw, said: —The principal objection to the conviction taken on behalf of the appellant was that the evidence does not show394 words
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Article58 1923-05-08 534 Six Months of Restriction The Controller of Rubber _E X P° sends us the following figures 19.345.517 Ib. of rubber the F.M.S. Customs in April- h for each of the last- six mon follows: J] 119.4*2 November, 1622 December, 1922 oi 324.318 January, 1923 18 February, 192358 words
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Article537 1923-05-08 535 The rule of the Singapore Chamber of Amerce Rubber Association proving in the case of a seller defaulting in Hpliverv the rubber may be invoiced wk and a penalty of from one to fifteen Lte imposed, was the subject of considerable legal argument in the Supreme Court537 words
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Article526 1923-05-08 535 The usual meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association was held on Eriday night in the board room of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., Mr. Dudley Parsons in the chair. The question of resuscitating the Queen's Scholarships was discussed and it was decided to526 words
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