The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 9 June 1925

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  • 20 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. |lB PER ANNUM.- SINGLE COPY 40 CENTS m. 23 PENANG JUNE 9, 1925 NO. 23
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    • 197 1 CONTENTS LEADERS MISCELLANEOUS: (Continued) Penang’s European Volunteers 593 Advertising Malaya 606 )JH Land, Non-Productive and Education in Malaya ...6'o M Otherwise... 595 Planting Problems bio B Birthday Honours For Malaya ...60! Rubber Smuggling ...613 U k SR This Raciu 8 607 A Straits Law 613 W K|| The Labourer aud
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    • 182 2 thb <P (STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the W daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the Far B I East, including China,
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  • 30 593 Pedlow-On the 3rd inst. at the Maternity Hospital, Penang, to Mr. J. Howard Pedlow, Malayan Civil Service, and Mrs. Pedlow. a son. S.S. and F. M.S. papers, please copy.
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  • 1468 593 Some time ago, when the Government of the Straits Settlements proMed to enact legislation making a stain degree of military training apulsory for male European British «ejects of military age and fitness resident in this Colony, the Straits Echo strongly opposed the proposal on the ground that
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  • 716 594 CEREMONIAL PARADE RESIDENT COUNCILLOR TAKES SALUTE Favoured with fine weather the ceremonial parade associated with the Kind’s Birthday, which took place on the Polo Ground this morning, was a brilliant affair compared with last year’s, which was attended by only a small gathering owing to the rain. ThiN
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  • 60 594 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 3 The King’s birthday parade was the most successful for years. The weather was brilliant. All the troops in garrison were represented and the Johore forces also attended. The G.0.C., Sir Theodore Fraser, was in command. The Hon. Mr. E. S. Hose,
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  • 276 594 .—T.O.M. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, June 3 The King’s Birthday parade wan held on the padang. Local Volunteers, Police and Cadets participated. H.H. the Sultan of Selangor and the Chief Secretary, Sir George Maxwell, took the salute. There was a good attendance of the public.
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  • 470 594 mala ya£rec lPlENTs C. M. G.” FOKeĔ Sid SELANGOR NTOF [Reuter’, The King’s Birthday^ oo the following J onon, ioelad. C. M. G. Mr. p Lnder Secretary of the Straits S Baddeley, Frank Morrish B ll formerly Acting Colonia! Se.TJ (w horn Liverpool, Nov. 80, I(j AV S
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  • 1047 595 ta annual report, Sir Ueorge K 11 point* out that little interest shown in the landed property mnrB in the F M.S. last year and L there was no building activity rtb mentioning. To a lesser degree x, mar be said to have been the u
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  • 484 595 Professor E. C. Lowe, F.T.C.L., of th< Trinity College oi Music is on a visit to l|X)h. I'he Bishop of Singapore is not expected to leave England lor Singapore before some time in August. Alter a stay in America, Dr. W. H Beach is returning to i euang lo
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  • 51 595 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE death Mas 7, at Hove, Sussex, W iniwife of Herbert Cooper. Jara, "He u f c rak DOMESTIC OCCCTMM» death In London, on June sth, her 80th year, Lilias Grant only daughter of the late James Abe.igh-Mackay T'i of th late sir William jfajwell, K.t’M G. '''yOSDAvCJUNE 8,
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  • 1442 596 Plumer for Palestine Particulars will be found elsewhere of the career of Lord Plumer, who is to uooeed Sir Herbert Samuel as High Commissioner for Palestine. It is a remarkable soldierly record, but Lord Plumer will not go to Jerusalem as a soldier. He will go as a
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  • 330 596 Drunk and Incapable A Malay cargo coolie named Myth C. Warshay was brought before Mr. C W. A. Sennett in the Police Court tbs morning charged by Inspector Browt I ings with being drunk and incapable an I being in possession of a dangerous wet pon opposite the
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  • 1144 597 f,OVE»NMENT CLERK ON TRIAL fvrFD BREACH OF TRUST AbbE u BD E Pratt in the District mornins the bearing wan nonration clerk in the Traffio Police Office, in charged on 2“ note with having committed hreM h of trust as a public servant t he value of
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  • 1055 597 ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. ANDREW’S HOSPITAL in the course ol an interesting address at the annual meeting oi the St. Andrew s Mission Hospital, the Hon. Di. A. L. Hoops, P.C.M.0., said: It surprises me that so much has been accomplished with so modest a staffmodest? in number,
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  • 904 598 (To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune) Sir. Advening to \our leader of the 22nd instant on the subject of Moslem Divorce, I have to invite your attention to certain opinions expressed by yourself. You say that There seems to be a division between Muslims on this question
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  • 169 598 F. M. S. G O VER N MENT AN D R A,L WAi Administration The following interesting appears in the annual report Chief Secretary to Govern F.M.S. -ii r di? The competition, especially uvt tances of about 30 miles, of motor cars for passengers, and o lorries for
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  • 728 599 dE CRUZ-AE R|A Laugh Gatheking .i ]in<* wab solemnised in liK .1 .la°Y O 1 Air. Theodore BurSuperintendent liefinery sJt L .nt Eastern Smelting ConiD pa P?n’ t u-' nd Miss lris Mabe Ider daughter of Mr. F. J. G. Vria Building Inspector, P.W.D., krla aid of
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  • 302 599 Chinese Ladies’ Association As already mentioned the Chinese Ladies’ Chin Woo Athletic Association, whose headquarters are at la, Light Street, Penang, celebrated their first anniversary on Saturday with a demonstration, followed by the annual meeting, in the morning, and by an athletic display in the Town Hall at 9
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  • 1139 599 Our attention (says the Malaya Tribune) is once more directed to this question by a letter of considerable length written to us by Dr. Moonshi, who seems to want us to enter upon an enormous discussion, involving every philosophic treatise and every atom of speculative science which can
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 804 600 P. V. A CEYLON ELEVEN Club's Easy Victory l he cricket fixture between the P.C.C. and a Ceylon Eleven which had been looked forward to with some interest was played yesterday on the Esplanade, beginning at 10.30 a m. and, though there was a hard fight for runs
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  • 1586 601 IL *y* WELL represented \hv J tile British Empire Exln'JD* ;,n t ufd its doors. the success the ceremony being a i3iCb Luiiur for < he realisation of the those" responsible for repeating Stupendous enterprise lor another improvements have been made gardens, the paths, and the nd
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  • 1365 602 HONEST MISTAKE” OR FRAUD”? (To the Editor of the Strailn Echo). Sir, Again it is being suggested that 1 have made unwarranted allegations, llii- time th»> suggestion appears in the amazing circular issued. by order of the Board, to the shareholders of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., and published in
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  • 277 602 KUALA LUMPUR TOURNAMENT Colon v Wins Mackbay Cup At th© Selangor Polo Club Tounfr nient, on Saturday, the Colon# played the Malay States for the Mackray Cup, and w 7 on by six goals to five. The Colony got their six goals in the first three chukkers, getting two
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  • 1062 603 BI RTHDAY HONOURS FOR MALAYA r in the ordinary way, provides in this part of the world full, accurate and not par«W expensive service of cable IICU and considering that he has to j,» whole globe from China to f it mav truthfully be said that I 1 little of
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  • 472 603 Mr. F. B. Sewell, Superintendent of Surveys, and Mrs. Sewell have returned to Malacca from leave. Major General Sir Charles Powell, K.C.8., and Mr. F. I Corbett left Kuala Lumpur yesterday tor Pahang. Mr. P. H. Romney. ot the Singapore Free Press, was to be married on Wednesday to
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  • 775 604 Speculation in Rubber’’ In a Random Note a month ago, we drew attention to some doubtfal schemes of speculation in rubber launched in London, by people described as rubber and produce brokers and others. We gather that several were put into operation, with indifferent or unsatisfactory results, but
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  • 417 604 Three for Penang (From Our Own Correspondent). Sir gap !e, June 5 The following have been gazetted Jus tices of the Peace for the Settlement of Penang: Mr. G’ni-.-ah Tek Thye, Di. Koh Leap Ten and Mr. Tan Lo Heong. [Sho t biographies of these three gentlemen
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  • 581 604 T Oar Singapore correspondent ui news of the death of Mr. C. W n formerly a member of the Council, and, from 1922 till Of 1923 Liberal ta e mber J bury division of Wil tehire House o£ Commons. Mr. Da rb i,h ira tins country a
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  • 1196 605 M M ILLE fiED BREACH of TRUST ,I'JiE OFFICE LB tK AC Q UITTEI) Ur E Pratt in the District P.d»W, Wterdsy afternoon, the A, continued and concluded of r A which Soon Hoe Tian, till Herk in the Traffic Ament, P» lim oEle w B ",7"?
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  • 681 605 CHARGE OF FALSIFICATION FURTHER EVIDENCE I’he preliminary enquiry into the case in which Lim Gim Kuan is charged with falsification of accounts of the Padang Plandok Tin Mines, Ltd., was continued before Mr. C. A. Sennett in the Police Court yesterday afternoon. Mr. E. 11. de Buriatte
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  • 324 606 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Considerable Criticism [Reuter' s Telegram Kuala Lumpur, June 5 The annual general meeting of the Selangor Turf Club was largely attended .~)d produced considerable ..criticism of the accounts and the delay in holding the annual general meeting. FUTURE OF THE RACECOURSE Government’s Offer The
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  • 333 606 THE NEW J.P.’S” Our readers will doubtless be inter ested in the following biographical details regarding the three Chinese gentlemen who have just been appointed Justices ot the Peace lor the Settlement of Penang: Dr. Kon Leap Teng, MB., Ch.B (Edin.), Medical Practitioner; Born: Penang, October 5, 1875;
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  • 349 606 Work of Publicity Dept. I’he annual report on the administration of the Malay States Information Agency, for 1924. calls attention to the work of its publicity department, and states:The enormous publicity given to Malaya by the British Empire Exhibition had the effect of putting the work of this
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  • 272 606 Driver Fined The driver of motor car P. 14'4 which collided with four rieshas w.. Chowrasta Market on May 24. and i jured two men. appeared before Mr W A. Sennett in the Police Courttia morning to report the result of the tlcment out of Court. The driver
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  • 1164 607 ,re has been having a race S T/ and a weekly paper published %e S ut i,h sur 'f siu :^r J go for the sport myself, writer, "for the pleasure in£ fine animals matching their rather than in a vain quest for ..raid wealth. I fear that
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  • 501 607 Mr E. J. M. Eldridge, 0.8. E., of Messrs. Mansfield a Co., Penang. is going on leave in the near future. Mr. C. Parr, Resident of Perak, who is in rather |K)or health, has gone up Taiping Hill to recuperate. H. E. the High Commissioner has appointed Messrs. (I.
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  • 1184 608 Pitfalls Ab many of our readers are probably unawareor they would certainly instruct their spouses to keep a oloser guard over the unruly membera married man oan be joined as defendant with his wife in an notion for libel or slander uttered by the latter and can be
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  • 1767 608 CODE OF ETHICS RESoniTioiTrowni».. fees opposed ABe shareholders of tlwSnnn* To < Limited, 2 to-day at the registered offices *i pany, 9 China Street Ghant ü b,C Thornton (Director) others present were Mr P M n l, E. N. T. Cummins (Direotnr Mr. F. H. Grumitt X!? Ean,
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  • 1082 609 LEAN <& CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT Thursday evening A slight check in the advance of tin, the three months closing price of which at £250 ss. shows a decline of £5, has created a less optimistic feeling, but, while temporary reactions must be expected, the outlook remains favourable and
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  • 1004 610 THE COMING CONFERENCE (July a short space of time divides us from the educational conference, at which many subjects vital to the interest of Malayan education will be discussed. Unfortunately there is nothing of permanency or influence about this conference. Heads of schools are invited to attend,
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  • 983 611 \0 doubt planters in Malaya will -efullv consider the proposed aniend- to the Labour Code, that coin'charter” to which so L additions and alterations have aen’tnade. As we have pointed out, ce of them deals with the payment fa-ages, and the wages question is -ot
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  • 439 611 Mr. C. N. Maxwell is appointed a deputy Controller of Rubber tor tin» St!aits Settlements. Colonel Posllewaite, Colonel Commandant. S. S. Volunteer 'Force, is on a visit to Penang. Ihe Rev. R. Richards leaves for Europe by the N.Y.K. steamer llakozaki Main sailing on the 12th instant. Mr. Russell
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  • 1725 612 The Water Hyacinth Owing to the fact that the growth of the water hyacinth in certain plaoea in the Colony has inoreased to an extraordinary extent lately, it has become to introduce legislation to provide for the destruction of this and other noxious plants.” In the F. M.
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  • 414 613 CO Lament in t»>e pr.ceof rubber Tb tt'Xi»in soon to result in a gereral (nr hboor, writ's a corresponTto oontemp’rary, »nd it is ths where native owned proabound that will suffer most. P^ 1 holdeis clamour for Tamil tapgoon as prices go up, and they E’aaite unscrupulous as
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  • 181 613 Kuala Lumpur correspondent writes -'There has been a lull in the ivities of the preventive launches on west coast and only one further JRre is reported. At 9.30 a.m. on Ra? t Pikat sighted a prau off ID BB a t aQ d gave chase eventually th# The
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  • 533 613 TURNING LADIES INTO A CORPORATION’’ Legislation in the Straits Settlements affecting the legal status of Chinese wives and concubines, winch is frequently commented upon in the local courts, was mentioned in the course of litigation heard before the Chi'ef Justice of Hongkong (Sir Henry Cooper Gollan), in
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  • 551 613 The wedding of Mr. Chan Kai Way, son of Dr. and Mrs. Chan Kun Shing, with Miss Goh Kim Kuan, daughter of 1 >r. Goh Teow Thin and of Mr. Chan Khai I’ian, also a son of Dr. and Mrs. Chan Kun Shing, with Miss Sim Kim
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  • 508 614 SINGAPORE RACES EXIRA MEETING ENDS S A T U R D A Y S R E S ULT S (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, June 6 The following are the results of the last day’s raves of the Extra Meeting run on Saturday. Vick Stakes For Ex-Griffin Ponies,
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  • 440 614 PUBLIC SERVICES v. C. R. C. Another Drawn Game On the Esplanade on Saturday the Chinese Recreation Club and the Public Services met in their return League fixture. The match resulted in a draw, time again preventing a decisive finish. The Public Services, batting first, knocked up
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  • 344 614 A Local Reception On Saturday at the United Indian Association premises in Dato Kramy Road, His Highness Maharana Shre* Vijayadevji Raua, the Maharajah Seheb of Dharampur, the Maharani and hi», cuss Jaswant Kuuverba, who are cm short visit to Penang, were entertained by the local Indians
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  • 1028 615 ANTHONY CO.'S SHARE LIST "”T Buvers Sellers Remark cts ct9 A 1.70 1.75 ex ..^Qo-t 1.30 1.40 i SK3S?*^- Ltd 1.50 1.60 7.75 8.00 ltd 2.50 2.75 KKS»^ ,L i° s ki Wij|lKrOfc.*% Ttd 0.724 0.75 Ltd. Q g- 0 87 J Ld 0.79 0.75 2xo 2 «SC* Rotates Ltd
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  • 124 615 Menglemba Lode, for the m >ntb of May, Mill 295 piculs, Tributors 47 piculs. Batang Padang, for the mouth of May, hours 570, yards 52,400, piculs 165. Gold drrst 25 taels. Cheuderiang, for the m >nth of May, Dredge, hours 600, cubio yards 86,000, piouls 300. Hydrauliaiug, cubic
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  • 771 615 ANNUAL REPORT I’ossiblh Sources of Extra Profit Ihe following is tin- directors’ report of the Johan Tin Dredging, Ltd., which is to be submitted at the fifth ordinary general meeting to be held at Ipoh, at Messrs. Sime, Darby’s, at 11.30 on Monday, June 15: The
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