The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 15 April 1924

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1 384 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 19 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. ,18 PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CENTS VOL. 22 PENANG: APRIL 15,1924. NO. 16
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    • 290 1 CONTENTS S LEADERS: MISCELLANEOUS: (Continued) D S Labour the Limp-t 355 ThB CU|||jicg at p enaDg S6B K g 1 Miaonde.atand.ns 355 f Q g Q" iti,,D in C ,,,l Fire in Penan, 370 S 3 The Chamber of Commerce 364 /-< S yA Wedding At St. George’s 382 Censorship
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    • 192 2 \JkC THE P STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. I i $g S> Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe. S’ and contains the latest local and States news originally published -n the mK daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of ihe
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  • 532 355 '.iacPoneld's refusal to regard a «xe of the House of Commons i notice of dismissal is rathei an ~;ng development in constitutional a little reminiscent perhaps of it- diminutive batsman who declines to v- the wicket when he is bowled, be,i that one didn’t count.” But u/e
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  • 876 355 We have heard it suggested that in connection with the V.D.” legislation now pending in this Colony the Home Government is preparing to undertake an experiment with regard to the Straits Chinese which it would never dare to apply to the population of Great Britain. There could be
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  • 1304 356 A Chip T m; vremeiiibn that fiuo allj .j d por srum and tattling good i< I! ;w S epheu Aotho.y, who oa ri®.i all i 0 0 e him in Pviiaug some twenty y« a f» wi.l r»j ice to tte that hi, on lorn is I
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  • 361 356 Mr. Richard S. Ch'inti W Sungei l> atiini EmX’ 11 a visit to Penang n z Mi- II «eury Ga l(|nt Codrington are due bv .kV*' 1 J’lassy to-morrow tc Alr L \V~Tiv7* Khatovang estate T.>« going on leave shortly. Penang and is staying Mr- I- J-
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  • 631 357 d wH« oCEED,NGS «I. BC SSKI.b’S CROSSE.VAMINA'f 101 n,,r Own n Ko»l>» Lompor. April 7 ®Ttl>« se *>ri>ni;l>t by ta fC y j Russel!. f l Prt »Xod Ue.an'lM*l»y a '> M*’’: J kd °fJ r tlie reoor 7 ot 80,000 >l k t.i. B s'r.»r<'S allied
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  • 158 357 (By Wire) Kuala Lumpur, April 8 In the Malayan Collie» ie=i ease yest«rd>:y, Mr. J.'A. Russell was subjected tn lengthy cross-examination by Mr. fbaddell regarding various s atemonts made tn shareholders in connection with the Goenoeng Batoe Besar transaction. Mr. Russell admitted that the transfer of the option
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  • 79 357 An Important Case [From Out Own Correspondent] Ipoh, Apdl 8 The app vd of the three Chinese against ti e fine of $5,0 )0 inflicted on each of them in the Telok An -■on rubber export c u?e was allowed, the Judge holding that there wis not
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  • 158 357 MANAGE AND Mr. GRIGG’S REPORT An Offisr to the Company From Our Ou.m Cor respondenfSingapore, April 8 Mr. Rookn Cowell, Manager of the Keltntan Gold Comp ny, challenges the statements of Mr. J. G igg’s report He s <ys hs wa* not invited to attend the special meeting
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  • 1216 357 DEFECTS OF THE SYSTEM English Expert on V. I). Problem At the annual meeting of the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association held at the Medical College on Friday last, Professor Bostock Hill gave an interesting address, says the Singapore Free Press. Commencing by saying
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  • 225 358 Report for 1923 The following is a statement of the operations of the F.M.S. War Relief Fund for the year 1923, furnished by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. B. Ellerton: The accounts were audited up to December 31, by the hon. auditors, Messrs. Josolyne Page Co.
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  • 269 358 The players nominated to represent their respective States are:(Perak,) Dr. K. T. Khong, Wong Jee Heang, Wong Jee’Ghee, Ong Thuan Beng, Lam Say Kee and Chung Ah Ming (Captain). (Negri Sernbilan), Chew Toll Seng, Chong Ah Kai, Dr.'Chong Ah Khoon, Tan Joo Lin, Chan Hong
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  • 465 358 PROFESSOR YAPP S LECTIut THE VESEY CLUB* E At a meeting of y,. y held at the Council Hou-e. s™ held,, on February 27 p. f 41 Vapp delivered a lecdre Ascent of Gunong Inas (M a k v p la).” The lecturer said C tS
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  • 1098 359 «Arsa on Monday next questions by the y me meaiu Hou Air. L c_> is occasion be making \ruDce as Colonial Secretary upp naturally be some cunoapproaches this phase U Sir Frederick James has d T a during the last few years not always in the past
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  • 536 359 M.M. EAST COAST ROAD TRAGEDY Inquest Opened Before Mr. Bourne, the Singapore CityCoroner, on Monday, the inquest was* held touching the death of a Japanese woman, who was knocked down by a motor car driven by Air. J. IT. Alackrow along East Coast on the night of
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  • 1617 360 Football Incidents I i- unf .1 tunxte that rough j 1 iy and exhib tionfi of fomrer should mar any of the panics io the Penang Foot bail L'ayop, fot < rdinarily the contests are interehting, and ott a five, and th.-y ought to fr star an I
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  • 202 360 Accused Fou-d Guiltt (From Our Own Corretpondtnl.) Kui la Lun for, Ap-i'? R. A. Biirdmm, formerly Secret^ 1 the Ku ila Lump ir Sxni-a y Boid, was cbarg d nt lhe A l Wow ChLf Jod cial 0 minimi breach of t ust was Hod guilty* s ntenced
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  • 710 361 .iFESM’jJL™ BOT or 0»'” Ko3 !a Umpn-, A pul 8 >*“ id m r’St J <1 I" 1 y’S bis 0.0-8-«» c nl,tlu, Lilli ro» t lU f.,t defendant. V M R Td .ie allotment of ,h !e l f Kho h L Goan and bimaelf were
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  • 353 361 Mohamedan Lad Charged Before Mi. H. A. Forre”, to day [nsnactor MacQuirsis charged Himid bin Versah Mohamed, a Mohemadau boy of ab ut 10 years, with dishonestly retaining siolen property, nara ly, a Me caitila Bank rh<qie for $2O, belonging to the Treasury, on April 4, knowing
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  • 579 361 ECHO OF THE KARL CASE ANSWERS TO COMMISSIONER’S QUEST lONS The odi nary firtnight’y misting of the Municipal Com nissi m wis hd I in the Municipal Chamber, ye-r.eiday afternoon, when there were pr-sent. M f S. Codrington (Presid n Mr. G. C. D »dd, Dr. Lim Guan
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  • 3748 362 ANNUAL MEETING :l'r. Pm.ugeh's Comprehensive Review .ht. I A. Pledger, of Messrs. Bout**ad and Co., presided over the annual meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce which has held yesterday afternoon, at the Chamber of Commerce, at 2.30 p.m. 'I he others present were: the Hon.
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  • 666 364 NEXT MONDAY’S MEETING Orders of the Day i The following are the principal matters to be dealt with at the next meeting of the Legislative Council in Singapore on Monday, the 11th inst.: 1. Question by Mr. Lowther Kemp:--“Whether Government has under consideration the question of the amalgamation
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  • 492 364 Nomads Beat Auhoj As was generally expected y... match yesterday between thl the Nomads produced a game of football, feeling r M a nasty incident marked of the game. R ough J bound to do sooner or STM» very unpleasant sequel on 7k 1 Fortunately the crowd
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  • 1001 365 reV oeet»C“ Mr. F. A. several *"P il r s f Much 'Supplemented the report i4 Xrhave existence without V» nke J e r e *vet k Xernment and to ven t 0 Ounces of the business comi* excellent reason that a the dd ones, regarded
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  • 462 365 Mr. F. Duxbury, partner of Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, has returned after a holiday at home. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. W. Rowlands, of Kuala Kangsar, left lor Belawan on Monday on a month’s holiday. Mr. P. A. Anthony, C.M.G., General Manager, F.M.S. Railways, has been
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  • 1092 366 DIRECTORS AND MINING OPTION IHE CROSS-EXAMINATION OF MR RUSSELL [From Our Own Corretpondent] Kuala Lumpu*-, April 9 Continuing his evidence ur.de-r ch 88* examination, to-day, Mr. J. A. Russell stand:—l understood the Nauyo Mani went to Bandjerrnaasin. I thought sno might touch at Kota Baroe, but might
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  • 107 366 From Our Own Correspondent Singapore April 10 Mr. Smalley, secretary of the Kelantan Gold Mining Co., replies to Mr. Rooke- owpll s assertions tolggraphad VRRferday* saying that the Directors are prepared to leave Mr. Grigg’s and his report to the consideration of shareholders. Mr. RookeCowell was informed three
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  • 106 366 The Directors in ankma,. holder, of the sheet and statement M Ur account for the u, 1923, eUte: 2 afta. providing f or badS? YN* and including £152,105 forward from Lgt A h £410,811.11,. I W dedneted £84,000 being th’,t a nd of 8 per cent,
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  • 370 366 Interim dividends of 15.p.,,1,, announced by Snngei Besi Q d T,These are the first in respect of th. P i, of the current year, and they at the end of this month. UrtmHivt interim distributions ver, L until June. For the whole of IWbJ companies paid 3s.
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  • 862 367 ..7hat WAS Justified A. Smith, First Mathe case was decided PC S Hu#»in, Chauffeur to «’Robmson. General Manager P r tern Smelting Co-> Penang, «as > oar P.lOBO ma rash ntinwmer along Nortbam f hT Mr. E. A. de BurMar d for’the defence. Randall. Traffic Inspector, 15 coming
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  • 263 367 The Straits (says the Free Press) will be very sorry indeed to lose its Official Assignee, who in efficiency follows in the footsteps of J. S., his predecessor, but it is pleasing to hear that when the time comes he will have the place and the opportunity
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  • 225 367 Statistics of the distribution of Malayan trade during 1923 that Imperial imports account for only 35 per cent, of the value of total imports < VG< ,000.900), and exports from British Malaya to the I’nited Kingdom and other parts of the Empire to only 26
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  • 313 367 I’he Committee, in their annual report on the working of the Subordinate Civil Service Benefit Fund, Penang, for the year ending February 29, 1924, state: The fund has now completed its second year and your Committee is glad to report that during the year a
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  • 667 368 Then amp e h actor on his a- The be«t actors in the world, either lor tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoralcomical, historical-pastoral. tragical-histori-cal. tragical-comical-hi.storical pastoiai. Mr and Mrs. Wallace Young gave us all this on the evening of the sth. It was indeed a performance well-digest>
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  • 450 368 'l’he Times has this notice of Mr. Arthur Keyser, a well-known civil servant of the end of the nineteenth century in Malaya: Mr. Keyser whs born in 1856, the son of Alfred Keyser, of Kingshill, Great Berk* hurnsted, and had just passed his 68th birthday.
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  • 482 368 Sketch of p Hie outstanding event ur as tenu, s lh u 1 rebs) tUe 4 cliampiou, alioo 11«,, H e w where he js to i ak(! Je lur <lon championshms P k*..' time that iJalaja hwj t* presented in lius way a a a Chinese
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  • 732 369 bvarch 15 lllc S'*r«sU of such diverse au- £e St Johu Kr'ine, -\igel Wilta. Archer, Stacy AuJerome h. Jerome. Ihe Repressed are summarised m llide by the Malay Mad, ot 4 Lumpur, whieb savs that u tje urged that in Malaya the 111- XSU is remote r .ejout here
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  • 168 369 Its Origin The I’euang Municipal Fire Brigade was celled out [or the nineth time since tht begimmig of the year shortly after *•’.3(l this morning, according to the offi-(-1 i epi-i’i book, when Engine No. 1 ariived al the scene of the outbreak, m. 233, Clmli;> Street
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  • 438 369 Air. hcu Woon Poh has left Singapore lor a short holiday in Japan. A Reuter telegram from Berlin, dated \pril 10, announces the death of Herr Hugo Stinnes. Mr. E. B. Marsden, manager of Meranti Lapan Estate, Lahat, goes Home on leave by the Sarpedon. sailing on
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  • 1269 370 A Notable Hand Playing Bridge in a local club on Wednesday night, a usually la. ky cardholder found himself with the following hand Spades 5,4, 3, 2. Globe 5,4, 3, 2. Diamonds 5,3, 2 Hearts 4, 2 Such a collection of thirteen low cirds in one hand must
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  • 471 370 < hiness Doctor Co»,,— Bofore Mr. G. A. Smith T6 .uL noon, the case was continued I"'* Ch nah Choo Peng wa, ch,rg e ?2 in 3 the Borneo Co., in that he to deliver a certain quantity 1 25'*’ a valueles, cheque? alternaW.T? aided and abetted the
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  • 1175 371 P E CK V. RUSSELL aE S MNDO Our Own Correupondent Kaah Lumpen April 10 hearing of this case %rTE D C!, '“bv“ d Mn P“'‘“aia in that before the i*?' Xd from Ko»U lumpur.t il*’" that the whole P vty f irriogw n nfln oenv Beear. "■"“«tr XK qualify
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  • 568 371 STRAITS BORN WIFE TO LIVE IN CHINA The position of a Straits-born secondary wife as a beneficiary under the will of a Chinese towkay who directed in hie will that in order to benefit in his estate all his relatives must return and live at his home
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  • 559 372 Ex. EAST COAST ROAD TRAGEDY i'liis morning, s-ays Wednesday* Straits T imes, the oroner s enquiry was continued into the circum-lances attending the death ot a Japanese woman, named Yunias.a Juma, who was knocked down and kilhd by car No. 202, driven by Mr. G. H. Mackrow,
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  • 541 372 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The third aiiiivil general meeting of Kuntang Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held t (he Registered Office of the Company, 3. Weld Quay, Penang, on Friday, April 1. at mxm, when there were present: Messrs. E. V. C. T hoinson (in the hair), J.
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  • 462 372 Rovers v. Cash»» the presence ~f tlie ,-P.iW.. throng, the Hover» s U ;e ded tne < usuals l>, two Casuals played without fi/T/ gular platers—Carrier, it- Boyle. Hirzel end B secondly, in spite of an team they certainly had th e 1»..,’ game throughout and came
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  • 3 373 birth
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  • 878 373 kiv fhpr? is no immediate settlement of the differ;TUeen China and Russia. YesX Banter telegraphed the gist <rf rt i f P obviously inspired, eonTMt ,l to the Soviet newspaper IsThe writer asserts that Japan pressure upon the Peking Govto prevent the signing of an -eement, since,
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  • 429 373 Mr. C. J. Bede-Cox. the Perak lawn tennis player, has returned from Home leave. Mr. H. C. Eckhardt has left for Kelantan, where he will become acting Adviser. Mr. C. E. Gates has been appointed to be a European master, English Education Department, Johore. Mr. L. A.
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  • 14 373 death 1M Hutton Lune. Penang, on h a t 5.0 a p.xn., lau c°py*
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  • 1803 374 Directors of Traffic if the policein* n on Ju St eet and elsewhe e we r e instturtel 'o stand in a conspi uons podtio > in the middle of the road and not to seek the snade at the side», they would be abb to ui ryout
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  • 1777 375 Ex fIML SWGE REACHED DEFENCE bvidenoe Koala Lampur, A P rll knMB called in this oase to day |hffirft w’ 10 8 j t hat he was a large au( j jived in Km la JL tb j? expenses amounted <o That was in Selangor mi*l* interests
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  • 4273 376 Pl BIJC MEETING OF CHINESE Sl |',-('oMMIT'I I E > .1 tJOIUI'V th- ?OHT Adopth» A public meeting of Str.i r-ix>:n < bill» under the -es of the Strait-' bin >e British Association w he d at the Chinese 'town Hall. Penang, yesterda ixuiin; I i.i“ pu posc
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  • 236 378 M M. Assignee's Successful Action In the Supreme Court, Seremban, on Monday, Mr. Justice McCabe Reay d- livered his judgment in the action regarding certain property originally owned by Goh Chong Din, of Seremban and ffort Dickson, who was recently banish cd from the I'.M.S., lor alleged
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  • 475 378 lean 4 CO S. weekly REm Thun.iL., EPOItT th.. Hrsl pan dei review tin steadilv **ii* upwt.nl course, but '.A -k £7 ss. and £4 011 the last than wiped out the the closing price ot t 25) «c. shows a loss of £5 15s on Al Hlibber
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  • 39 379 On the 12th April, °Churh. I’enang, /"Xpel G”" ier o,onl l3 Bab>nS">"; AfthpUel' B. < rabur,) <; r aburn of Hobnbushet, to -Wav I'b’rennn i., s «wd. bu 'i au8 hter of tbe hit'' d of Mr- BeynoMs. «rlĕj, Sui«.<-
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  • 963 379 MM Averting to the subject of our leiuling of Mdsr it should be made X dear that the objection m not worship, it is to the censors >t i., L to tbe principle that certain things X,:.| he iofbidden on the stage and .reel! and in books,
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  • 444 379 Mr. Khoo Kay Chee wa> a passenger io Penang yesterday from Rangoon by the s.s. Nairsung. Ibe Hon. Mr. E. S. Hose takes the place of Air. G. Hemmant on the Sin gapore Harbour Board. Air. B. F. OakeshoL, Assi-Sant Superintendent of Police, has been granted nine
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  • 1137 380 TRIBUTE TO SIR F. S. JAMES THE GOVERNOR AND MALAYA Kip. ieb to Questions [From Our Own Correspondent] Bingnpoie, April 14 At the meeting of the Legislative Council, tbe Hon. Mr. Mitchell, on bohaif of the unofficial members, referred in glowing terms to Sir Fiederick James. He said
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  • 508 380 Champions AU com/, iecoat uuuoatcem.n competitions j u the FMg r«m»>kab:e f or the rioK '-i b, ~v.r.l aspirants. Battler», nnmeroa» Kid." meuttßued la »ppr u p,i, u M «use-and other» wlXi order to oreate .n impreeaion speed, stamina, hitting pow.r And very fn qa n tly lift
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  • 494 381 searing the end Brf<U. bb 6 terfay’ l »»W h»‘ t »b« Ch«™»n acd fi ,n<» fr t, upon the Shareholders <»-’•8'" il y ctl j p D y B ulfor re,r inprraotindnstria eon--8 w upon enrli cir- S.H°rdenco «s the plaintiff had '•*‘S »1’ M‘” c,i
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  • 563 381 THE GOVERNOR BEL RETIRO” H E’s generous offer. (To the Editor of the Strait» Echo.) Dear Sir, < I enclose for publication a Utter f<o»n Hie Excellency the Governor offering Bel Retiro as the site for the new Hotel on Penang HillThis generous offer has been accepted by
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  • 1407 381 GRABURN— REYNOLDS -i large congregation, which included many leading planters and other friends of the bridegroom from the F.M.S., assembled at St. George’s Church, Penang, on Saturday afternoon for the wedding of Mr. Christopher Babington Graburn. fourth son of the late Edmond Bromhead Graburn and of
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  • 707 382 SATURDAY'S TRIAL MATCH P.C.C. v. Rest of Penang Although tin match on Saturday between the Penang Cricket Club and a team designated Rest of Penang, which was to serve as a help to the Selectors to pick out the Penang team to play against Perak on Saturday and
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  • 50 382 Penang v. Pebak The following players have been ed to represent Penang P 1 a F. C. D. La Brooy, J. W. Coocannoß.C. D. Davies, A. Gilmour Griffin, C. H. Mackay, A C. Rodrigo. 0. Scharenguivel Weihen. Empire, W The team leaves by the 8a m Friday morning.
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  • 67 382 Habeas Corpus Vn application f« f orpus in respect of Tan Poon Tim, now tn P rlbo t s to be banished, tin. Supreme Court > on I’ridav. Intore e j tiee (Sir Walter Shaw>, Davies on the ground tba .j had been arrested beir lordship said
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  • 379 383 ur c7s r CoMPl- A,NTS pA SSENGE r b[ no .jffiem, there I I P‘ in to eerU» w plal due in'eonvenienee tbat 1 n Ue occasions to pa>k ,a caused £roll Ipuli oD tbe Xo 'Attentions on the rfSoms officers >t may part oi 91 pwriter in
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  • 154 383 k c rMI «tb?L g th" lllly "naer»t<x»<l some reached <leclslon h '“l l>een Hie Hon Mr K ht re P reBent tions of S uUn a t st±': r t 11 tl, ,t Asi meat Offing i! 0 tble Uovernieav e and ra W U becomf
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  • 1410 383 ANTHONY CO.’S SHARE LIST Name of Copuny. 1 r,,. s .]i iie raar I’ BBKR I CLEAR SJTARLi. < Allenby Rubber Co., Ltd. IT 1 AlorGfijxh Rubber Estate, Ltd. q r Air.Hll’;inutlet Malay Estates, Ltd Aver Hitim Planting Sx ndicate Lt ]p -> Ay r h .ning Rubbt r Estate,
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  • 49 383 Ipoh Tin, for the month of Match, 920 piculs. ionoh, for the month of March, 1,640 piculs. N ow Property of the Siamese Tin Syndicate, Ltd., for the month of March, 1,836 piculs. To ii/kah Harbour, from 6 h to 12th April (being one week), 10 tong.
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  • 123 383 Pari Perak 9,218, Batu Lintang 14.625, Jong Land-.r 30,000, Bakap 10,500, Batu M it m 7,908 and Patani Para 27,880 Ih. Ciiely 39,582, Eow Seng 8,611, Glen1 02, Harcroft 1 /,/09, Lower emk 13,768, N. V. Langsa Onderneraing 23,309, Swngei Tukang 10,16,5, Tehing P 2,000, United
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