The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 26 June 1923

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  • 21 1 The Straits Echo. MAIL EDITION 018 PER ANHOI Single Copy 40 cts VOL 21« PENANG TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1923 no- y
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    • 281 1 C O NTENTS Leaders: Miscellaneous: (Continued) Motor Traffic 674 Malayan Rubber Factories Limited... 683 A Civil service Problem 678 The Peking Cabinet 683 The Menace Of Etna 684 Presiden Li’s Eesignation ...'*6l4 A Depressing Financial* Story 690 Siam’s Rue Exports 684 Forests and Forestry 694 Highway Robbery in Daylight 685
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    • 202 2 sj thb s STKAITS ECHO I K i MAIL EDITION. 3? S v'*S) X GV Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, X? "'X and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the YE S v jßb g daily issues, as well
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  • 1148 674 Announcements of substantial reduction in the price of motor cars have been made at intervals lately, and they will be welcomed by -the majority of people in this country directly or indirectly associated with rubber production. The lower cost will encourage people who formerly begrudged the expenditure involved
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  • 359 674 ff'rom Out Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 19 Miss A dam s, typist of Messrs Liwis and Ptats, was be.d up while p oceediug in a ricksha to town at 9 this morning by two Chinese at the junction of Grange and Pate; son roads. They robbed her
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  • 183 674 death ONG.-On June 19, 1923, at 48c, Northam Koad, Ong Chooi Lin, wife of Mr. Uw Leung Huat, of Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur paper please copy. DOMESTIC occurrence funeral notice Th. funeral of Mrs. Khoo Ghe e 800, ,«8 eldest daughter of th e late Mr. Tat. J P., will
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  • 405 675 Mr 8 K Wong is leaving for Europe via America shortly, says the Tribune. Mr. H. R. Cheeseman has been appointed Commissioner of the Boy Scouts for the Settlement of Penang. The Hon. Sir P. Ramanathan, C.M.G. a rn: mber of the Legislative Connci o Ceylon and
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  • 83 675 The Scratching* [1 rom Our Own Correspondent.') Kuala Lumpur, June 19. The following are the scratching”:— Race V Indra, KJeita and Beaver. VII-Jill. VIII Pawang. IX— Cob' 18 d. ad. In connection with the removal of T.Minwiy centre poles the Singapore >i -ni ipality resolved that the sura
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  • 838 675 Registration of Trade Marks Some time ago, a correspondent of The Times drew attention to an incident which serves to show how necessary it is for British firms to take the precaution of registering trade marks in Colonies where their manufactured goods are sold. One of these firms
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  • 140 675 SF.P. The public examination of Thio Bits Ki at, proprietor of Chop Hock Seng and several other businesses, was concluded. The bankrupt agreed with Mr. Keltafbw that he understood little Chinese and could not understand the whole of his persona account, wbioh he said was kept
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  • 148 675 The Court of Appeal, Singapore, Tuesday before the Chief Ja,tice Mr Shaw, Mr Justice Barrett-Leno.ri a* d? Justice Brown. The "PP®* e t cisions of Mr Justice Sprou e j first. Mr Justice McCabe Re» in place of Mr Justice Barrett when the Court desls QI£CI from
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  • 447 676 Concluding Stages The following *re particulars of the eoncludiDg stages of tie hearing of this '1 In the course of his speech P fthe respond-n'B Mr. TJpcett, rer vin? to Mr. Justice Watson, rem rked L it was very difficult to say where Llf-respeot ended and fraud
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  • 129 676 S. W g ro t ,J rjfu tB of M wild an’ C-l Mrs Mr, 0 R ,'e Mr and Samuel and v j” 64 ”15-3) beat Mrs Mil, BS? d 3 6 6-4, 6-3; lli Dunn Hn >“« (-3) brat M ?-5 Mn, Ba
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  • 2716 676 APPEAL COURT’S JUDGMENT In the Supreme Court, Penang, yesterday, the Hon. Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule read the judgment of himself, the lion. Mr. Justice Barre tt-Lennard and the Hon. Mr. Justice A. V. Brown in the case referred by the Supreme Court of the State of Kedah,
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  • 983 678 In the Fortnightly Review Mr. George M. Chesney, who has for long been associated with the control of the Allahabad Pioneer, tells the lugubrious story of the “passing” of the British Civil Service in India. This is due towhat Sir Michael o’Dwyer recently described as a
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  • 1021 678 Trade Marks: Penang and Singapore In yesterday’s issue, Wd pointed out that the t ffo ts of the Penang Chamber of Commerce tose< u<e the introduction of a satisfactory sy-t-m of registration of trade marks in the Co'ony had fai'ed, and that the publishing of a trade mark
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  • 182 679 The objects and reasons attached to the bill to be introduced into the Legislative Council to amend the Machinery Ordinance state: —The Singapore Haibrnr Board urge that, with their many various works which almost continually require the erection of temporary gear both at the docks and at
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  • 751 679 The Mieses Sword daughters of the late Judge Sword, of Queensland, are on a visit to Rantau. Miss A L Whispler is arriving here by the P and 0 s s Khiva to join the Medical Department of the F M S. Dr Robert Crawford, M B,
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  • 252 679 Frequent Deaths Dr. Guthrie, the East London Coroner, declared at an inquest in the London Hospital that there was room for further investigation in the science of anaesthesia. This is the third inquest I have held to-day on persons who have died, he said, “following the
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  • 737 680 SELANGOR RACES fIBST DAY’S RESULTS /Pwm Out Own C'orreiDonteni Koala Lumpur, June 19 The following were the results of the A dav’s at Kaa,a Lumpur:— 1 "NOEL WALKER” STAKES Value »500 with »100 to the second A handicap for “C Ches exm'fin ponies that have not won a
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  • 227 680 A message states that the monsoon in Malabar was more marked on Thursday, resulting in widespread rain. Cochin had three and a half inches. A report has been received from Colombo that there was heavy rain, over seven inches being registered in one place. Serious floods
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  • 602 680 PENANG AND SINGAPORE COMMITTEES A local “Students in Britain Committee” of which Lady Guillem ud has consented to become the first President, has been formed with a view to assisting students who leave this Colony to complete their education in Great Britain. It has been felt for
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  • 754 681 HISTORICAL SKETCH In their report which was submitted at the extraordinary general meeting of the Rthman Hydraulic Tin, Limited, on Saturday Messrs Aylesbury and Nutter, the General Managers, began with a historical sketch ef the mine which we reproduce and which no doubt will be read with interest.
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  • 1033 681 ANNUAL REPORT We take the following extracts from the annual report of the Penang Municipal Fire Brigade by Mr A W B Hamilton. Revenue and Expenditure The total revenue from all sources was $3,528-15 and the expenditure •40,473-49, which includes Salaries and Wages $21,342-52, Upkeep and Contingencies
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  • 921 682 INTERESTING MEETING a general meeting of the Central ~j k Planters’ Association was held 41 Saturday, at No. 7, Hale Street, E L lh Evans, the vice-Chair- n presided in the absence of the Chairman. Mr. C. Kenneth Cox, who absent through illness. The Chairman then read
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  • 686 682 —Malay Mail. MR. WARD-JACKSON PROSECUTED AND FINED In the Police Court, before Mr. I iyde, this morning, Mr. C. Ward Jackson, secretary of the Planters’ Association of Malaya, was charged with assisting in carrying on a public lottery. Mr Ward Jackson said he would plead guilty if
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  • 439 683 Of Sir Ronald Ross’s Memoiis the Sunday Times says This is the autobiography of one I our best known men of science, a il told with a wealth of detail which certainly makes for clearness m some important directions, but which becomes considerably tedious in > Much
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  • 178 683 F.M.S. Government’s Action Government lias appointed a Committee to report on certain proposals tor the formation of a Co-operative Society of Rubber Gowers to undertake bee lection and vegetalA'e Propagation of Hevea Brasiliensis. The Members of the Committee are: Wierman, Manager, Straits Vgency, Societe Internationale de
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  • 290 683 A case in which a European is summoned by his wire lor using criminal force was mentioned in the First Police Court, Singapore, Mi. R. L. Eber, who ‘appeared for the defendant, said this ■was one of theose cases that one should I endeavour to keep out of
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  • 127 683 Kuala Lumpur, .June 18 A cold-blooded muruer, i n which thvictim was a middle aged Tamil man. named Supamnia, is have taken place in the coolie line at Snngei Tua Estate, Batu Caves, the night of the 14th inst. The’bus band, an elderly man, named Mariniuthoo, has
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  • 152 683 The Directors of the Malayan Rubber Factories, Limited, submit their report together with a duly audited ac counts for the year ended December 31, 1922. The accounts show a loss for the year amounting to $12,506.41 to which must be added the balance brought forward from
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  • 159 683 Resignation and Flight of President The Chinese Consul in Penang is informed by the Chinese Consu ene Singapore that a wire has been on the 15th instant from the Foreign Ministry, Peking, to the effec Chinese Cabinet has issued a e declaration stating that res Yuen-hung had
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  • 768 684 The menace of the active volcano of Sc jh Etna, is ever with the people tl ie towns and villages of the island, n in intervals of comparative quiest.eDCe, The latest eruption, preceded a number of warning explosions, is riastrophe, as the messages plainly indicate. Fortunately,
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  • 175 684 Mr. Tye Seok Yen, the Chinese Consul in Penang, is informed by the Chinese Consul-General in Singapore that the latter has received a telegram from the Foreign Ministry, Peking, stating that a resolution was passed on the 16th mstant by a joint sitting of the Senate and
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  • 129 684 The corrected r»tnmof the Export rd Hire f ora Ranizknk for th® month nf Ann” siv< 8 a total nf 2.650,202 i i m’s va’ued «< Ticals 15.869 31R. 3 figures nr? h than ihoep (,f IP return ly 47,527 picu’s (Tcs. f 27 176». Of the
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  • 1054 684 Rubber Research and Development It )8 j-ate-fHat-ury to ‘pan th a the T vernm nt lips rppo tt d a C<> »m t e to r port on prop >sa s for f o nation of a co-operative so wt y ,f t) I b r 'rovers »o
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  • 203 685 An apnea) was made at ingapo-e by Chow Jin Him agai-ist a drci-oon of Mr Jus'ice Spri ule the re<-pt ndi ids I i»>tf thren infante. The litter w< re repre-ent-ed by M’* Demuth, the app* la» t and the second dt fendint by Mr H
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  • 85 685 A most daring highway rubbery was effected at nine o’clock on Tnsday morning by two Chines* armed with knives at Singipo e Mi«s Adams, a lady engaged in the office of Messrs. L-wis and Peat. war pnxueling from Grange Riad in a licks >a when she
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  • 1264 685 Mr, Ken-eth Stevens is staying in Kuala Lumpur. NF C E W Hogue has been a- pornted S creury of the Sp -rts Club, Bargkuk. The II m Hr Lee Cho-. n Guan and Mrs L 3 < h ion Gun, 0 B E, attend d the
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  • 1399 686 VIOLETS norm!* ha-> diftereut opinions hippies and some likes inyins.” tld rijur. Veliali a teh Xh m ssenger, is fond of onions ai <1 St ret on F.id y a’te noon. Bat I C. ?u shndiat? t> attention. Hen e vihii’» »p’p» a ce on Ta f jB
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  • 2667 686 J. T. FENWICK v. EDGAR WARWICK Actor’s Claim In the '‘iippptne Coutt, P»•»* ng, this mirr ii)/, b-jfore M»\ Jn-ii<e P J. S noil', th heiring was be. u i of thn ae inn in whic h M’. Tl iom is Jo eph F n «ick is the
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  • 186 687 Several Chinrse, ’be instance of the Preventive i Mr Ahearne in t'e Second wprfl fi D ed Singapne, on Saturday ucorDing» o f heavily for beim in unlawfu P' opium Toh Ah Yuen charge gD j in possession of opium valued also with I ei’ig concerns oftKo tation
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  • 2787 688 REPORT FOR 1922 The following are extracts from the J T)r J Stuart Rose, Municipal Officer, tor the jear 1922:1 Births •jbere were 3,738 births registered of .bom 1,971 we nlal es ““A,, I’* 1 7 the birth rate being 29. i 1 per Land- The figures
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 60 689 The Pecans C.i ket Club w: w 6-Id two eleven- Co'onrs ad Vv’| iVl prmliee game yesterday evemn t afte a g od game th<> match r suM favour of the (o’ou s I y th.ee Huxter (2) and o k (1) wre the for the Col urs, while
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    • 195 689 The following are the -e nils f T Be d y’s tennis tie*:—Mens Doeuin (Handicap), Raima: n and Wntnf.s beat Saye and Spmule (.4) bv 6 3,7*5 Blackstone and Phdger (+!•'’2) PoWell and Ford (15 3) by 6-1, Q Davifß andClaik 15.1) f. r. Hnlwei ani
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    • 144 689 Boxing Entertainment for Penang We hea T that Mr Callan, whom we law to thii'k f.*r the display of boxing*ben H.M.S. Carlyle, under captain G. CD ck< ns R N C.M G.. was in pot, really, is organizing a sira'lar ent ert air merit w itb
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  • 61 689 Pays Eight Per-cent. Dividend, <;>»»» Our Ou.-» Al lhe nu»l Kil Tin Vine. I/<i t .i.ence l tint the .jg <hi«k final cial yea»' amounted hrouuht the amount »v u dendnpto W 38- per t)d»cl<rea divided y bt ,j r cent, arid to carry fir ward average
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  • 59 689 From Our Own 20 Si l ntap t hi 8 ra ’r»i»< In tin Policp Court jh" q th Mr A F Buthhy, an qB= l. 1 w bo had employ of C and G b o ff e nce, been fimd for a short time pg) vas
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  • 1030 690 The F. M. S. financial report for 1922. signed by Mr. C. S. Alexander, and printed as a supplement to the Government Gazette issued at Kuala Lumpur, is even more remarkable than those presented to an interested public for the period 1918-1921. The figures are eloquent
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  • 402 690 Mr. Hughes is deliberate, in his movements, and if he shows no sign of motion in regard to Mrs. Stan Harding, it is largely attributable to Democratic Control, which you can learn all about from E. D. Morel and Arthur Ponsonby, sajs Truth. Democratic Control is
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  • 87 690 Alarming Reports Ipoh, June 22 An outbreak of leaf disease and beetle pest is reported to be -ever'.?affecting many coconut holdings in th Kinta district, where a fairly number of small coconut gardens, on .< thriving, now have the appearance of having been swept y a
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  • 940 691 A Field Day Mr. E. N- T. Cummins had quite a field day at the annual meeting of the P.A.M. He was more successful than we had anticipated, for his resolutions were all passed, if in a modified form. These urged direct representation of the r.A-m. •n the
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  • 237 691 The annual report for the year ended March 31. (to be presented at the annual general meeting at Gresham House, Singapore, on June 27), is as follows: The profit for the year is $14,115.44 to which must be added $53,891.65, brought forward from last account, making a.
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  • 4659 691 I. J* FENWICK v. ED Gab WARWICK M Judgment In the Supreme Court, Penan ß day, before the Hon Mr JustL p J Sproule, the hearing was continued of f suit in which Mr Thomas Josenh PanJ? sued Mr Edgar Warwick, cIS& sum of $2,822-14 as damage. wrongful
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  • 333 694 The northern end of the ridge dividing Sungei Seluang from Sungei Persisek, tributaries of Sungei Johore, seems to be composed almost completely of ironore. For nearly a mile down a small tributary of Sungei Seluang which rises on the mountain, there are large boulders of magneto >,
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  • 1520 694 The subject of forestry in any country is a fascinating one, peculiarly so in the Malay Peninsula, which is one vast forest. As the Hon. Mr. George Maxwell, C.M.G., in that most delightful of all books on Malaya, “In Malay Forests” says: “The great alluvial tin-fields of
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  • 606 695 Dr J Emile Smith presided at the meetI ing of old boys of the Christian Brothers’ School at St. Xavier’s Institution Lst I evening to decide upon how they should I honour the Very Rev. Bro. James on whom the King has confered the 0. B. E.
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  • 1160 695 j “Unaccustomed as lam nf°M r KuaU Lumpur contemporary of Mr John Bruce, who hag Chairman of the Planters’ Malax a, at a most interesting rJbj its history, “He is not so ahle 4 as Mr John Kennedy or Mr Duncan. In fact, he is said to be
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  • 820 696 LEAN S CO.’s WEEKLY REPORT Thursday evening A five days’ successive d»cp in Tin b r ouyht the 3 months price down t) £lBB-12.6, when a recovery of £2.7.6 set in and to-day’s closing price of £191.0.0 show’3 a decline of £5.15 0 on the quotation ruling a
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  • 457 696 Suggestion for Legislators Before Mr Iby de in Ihe Kuala Lumpur police court on Monday two Tamils named Ramm a* (I Govindan were charged with retailing toddy at Sentul without a licence but the case against the second accused was struck out. They pleaded not guilty and
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 928 697 FIRST DAY’S RESULTS (From Out Own Corretvondent Kuala Lumpu'*, Judo 21 The second day of the eelangor lorf Club summer meeting was favoured wit < fine weather but the gjing was hard. Appended are the rtsuits: 1. Penang Stakes Value $700 with «100 to the s.c.nd horse. A
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    • 475 697 P. C. C. vs Magnolia As usual t re «.is a large crowd Esplanade yesterday evening t/J th» match between the Pen»nz( t Club and a team from H M S Ma/ which, after an even but interesting? test, resulted in a draw of one goal each From the
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    • 108 697 The following aie the resu gn j ties: Mens Doubles by Everest beat Boyd 7-5. Mens Doubles stone and Pledger Huikf and Madsen 151) by j We'"* and Roger (-15.1) beat «n (_3) by 6-3, 9-7. L DIE 8 is.l) Pedlow and Mrs IS Ev I by
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  • 2209 698 meeting of reconstituted MEE corporation first annual general meeting of J Planters’ Association of Malaya, ncotporated, was neld at the Masonic Z j ce Kuala Lumpur. In proposing a resolution to the effect hit the Association request Govern- nle o f the Straits Settlements and F M S
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  • 922 699 T.O.M. P.A.M. CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH Mr. -J. Bruce, the new Chairman of the P.A.M., at the meeting of the Association in Kuala Lumpur, in the oourse of his speech referring to the labour situation, said, lhe next matter that calls lor attention is the condition of the labour market.
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  • 168 699 vas L—M M Lucky Mandore. In the Seremban civil court, ter somewhat out of the ordinary up. Mat Yasin bin Ali, who is tary Board numdore, some tune W borrowed $3OO from Letchm ty, which he had not repaid- gt chetty proceeded to got a him for
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  • 1179 700 Ab an illustration of the futility of debating a question without a reasonable hypothesis to begin with, we think the planters’ discussion of Council representation will do. Like the Persian poet, they emerged from the same door by which they had entered. A fortnight ago we reminded the PA
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  • 446 700 Planter Saves Chinese Ladt. An exciting incident occurred on Wednesday evening by the Kuala Lumpur lake; an affair which, had it not been for the timely presence of a well-known planter, would have endedin a tragedy reports the Malay Mail. Mr Edgecumbe, of Caetlefield Estate,
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  • 585 701 F' 1 Mr. P. Griffith-Jones of Singapore is du< frack tea have early mil; week. —S. T. Mr W A White has been nominated auditor of the Singapore Harbour Board’s accounts, in suocession to Mr G 1 Jaokson. H E the Governor, Sir Laurence GuilJemard, KC B,
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  • 1198 701 Rubber: Percentage to be Exported Some weeks ago we referred to toe uncertainty of many people at Home regarding the percentage of rubber export for the noxt quarter, Ihe financial papers receive numerous enquiries. Apparently ther* is similar speculation in Malaya, and a letter to the Straits Times
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  • 676 702 SELANGOR RACES Thibo Day’s Results. arom Our Kuala Lumpor» June 23 Ib followiDß were the result* of the Jl™, <M' 9 rMID r,f lbe SBlan B° r TarfClub Summer meeting: 1 1 “Travers” Stakes v.lna #5OO with 1100 to the second A handicap for “C Class exP .ffin
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  • 242 702 The East Borneo Co., Ltd., a large and influential coal and oil mining concern with headquarters in Amsterdam and coal ht d oil mining properties in the district of Samarinda Dutch East Borneo), has commenced operations in the Htrai's Settlements. The chief selling a/enoy
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  • 384 702 The annual general meeting of the above Company was held at the offices of Messrs. Paterson Simons Ltd., Singapore, Mr. W. P. W. Ker presided, and others present were the Hon Dr’ Galloway, Mr. R. A. Dix, Mr. R H Anyon, Mr. H. W Hughes, and Mr. J
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  • 120 702 fFrom Our Own Onrrttvnndfinl.) Singapore, June 25. Two Chinese were murdered at the 6th mile, East Coast Road, on Saturday evening. The development of Trincomalee as a great war harbour is apparently a legend of which you have heard the last, according to the Times correspondent. It
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  • 1885 703 IN MAGAZINE ROAD Chong Beoy Bok o™ with which he earns his living. H X the owner of a watch and chain, .nnrtfl a silk handkerchief, and supports »n »ged mother. An altogether estimable parJL Al half past 6ve in the afternoon of Jane 12. he was enjoying
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  • 6343 704 CHONG S ESTATE jcstice Spboule's Judgment (Continued). The of the ■‘Xnt of the President of the Court 2 Cal in Kedah, in the consolidated C „J. of Ooi Siew Hong, senior widow Mekong Chye Kee, daughter of Chong Yew deceased, from the decision of f'he Hi’h Court
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  • 356 707 Penang Eurasians Move Under the auspices of the Eurasian Association, Penang Branch, a meeting of Eurasians was held in the Parish Hall yesterday morning to consider the advisability of forming a Co-operative Credit Society among the community in Penang. Mr. Fred Aeria, JP-. presided and was supported
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  • 947 708 PRELLMJNABY OBJECTION' UPHELD Action' Dismissed In the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice dpronle the action in which Mr. Emanuci Kostados of Perlis and Pahang is plaintiff, and Seena Dawoodsah and A.K.M.S. Kasunathan Chetty of Penang are defendants was called on for hearing. The facts and
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