The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 1 September 1925

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  • 21 910 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. |18 PER ANNUM. r SINGLE COPY 40 CENTS fOL 23 PENANG SEPTEMBER 1, 1925 NO. 35
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  • Page 910 Advertisements
    • 311 910 CONTENTS B LEADERS MISCELLANEOUS: (Continued) W S Klang News 919 Those “Slightly Baekward Replacing the Opium Revenue 922 fg rn States 912 New Medioal School 929 v8 JH The Colony’s Revenues 9 6 Singapore News 933 S An Apotheosis ...920 Motor Cyclist’s D ath ...934 §2 jm Luxuries Cost More
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    • 209 911 A? ’T»/'«U? TA A? N» /V*? Q r. A ITHB STRAITS ECHO I MAIL EDITION. ——■«■NRmM»— jt* S ..SV Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, X, ‘'jk and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as
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  • 48 912 MARRIAGE Beith—Hiam— On the 20th August, 1925. at St. Man ’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, by the Rev. B. C. Roberts, Albert Victor Beith, Kepong Estate, to Mary Cecily, daughter of R. W. Hiam, i’.M S.R., Kuala Lumpur, and the late Mrs. R. W. Hiam, Yatton, Somerset.
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  • 1142 912 THOSE SLIGHTLY BACKWARD STATES Two instructive administration reports, one by Mr. J. L. Humphreys on Trengganu, and the other by Mr. H. C. Eckhardt, on Kelantan, have been pubdied lately. The former has a special interest, since there are several indications of marked development in the administrative sense, —the year,
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  • 31 912 the new Governor of British North Borneo, arrived at Jesselton, on August 20, and proceeded to Sandakan where Ifis Excellency’s commission is being read today.
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  • 235 912 in Go- vernment service are notified in the Gazette of August 21:—Mr. H. J. Gowland. Inspector of Police, to be a Chief Inspector of Police. Mr. W. G. Jagg. Assistant Printer. Printing Department, to act as Superintendent. 11 1 Ross, Second Assistant Printer. Printing Department, to
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    • 27 912 ClK'Siraits echo PUBLISHED daily mail edition staining the news of the week prior t* departure of Mails for Europe Tbe Criterion Press, Limited, 59, Beach Street, Penang
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  • 66 912 DEATH Khoo—At 46, Batu Lanehang Road, Penang, on the 22nd instant, Khoo Siew Lan Ncoh (Mrs. Ong Thean Lye) mother of Messrs. Ong Choon Tee, Choon Lee, Choon Kian, Choon Seang, Choon Sian and Choon Khay. Funeral takes place at 10 a.m. on the 28th instant. DOMESTIC occurrence DEATH At
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  • 968 913 Kedah Loan Repayment As announced in another column, Kedah has just completed repayment of the loan to the F. M. S. Government, who assumed the indebtedness of the State to the Siamese under the Treaty of 1909, The loan was 12,600,000 at 6 per oent. interest per annum.
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  • 45 913 who has passed his Examination of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has been elected a member of The British Medical Association, London. He is pursuing his studies in Infantile diseases at the Great Ormand Street Hospital, London.
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  • 664 913 C0L0NYs f INances EVEN1U AL "re PI 17t-■■ OPIUM REVENUE®* F J BE 8 ’W»’» Mono. Cun,, [From Ou, Own At Monday’s meeHnlX™/^”'', 25 Council, the Hon. Mr. A M V’ 1 Treasurer, moved :"Tk'i A. hereby resolves that the Cco the assets of the Currency QJ? 1d
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  • 630 914 MEETING of PENANG SOCIETY The postponed first annual general of members of the Government Rants’ Co-Operative Thrift and Loan flLotv Limited, was held at 4 45 p.m. in the Fenang Eree School Hall, if W. H. Threlfall (President) took the and there was an attendance of over 5‘iecludietr Mr.
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  • 126 914 Final Repayment of F.M.S. Loan Mr. J. L. Humphreys, British Adviser, Kedah Government, sends us the following By article IV of the Treaty made between Great Britain and Siam on March 10, 1909, it was agreed that the Government of the B'ederated Malay States should assume tho indebtedness
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  • 148 914 Appeal Lodged Ai the Negri Sembilan Assizes, Anock Singn, clerk to Messrs. Ixjvelace and Hastings, Sereinban, was charged with j criminal breach of trust on or about I April ‘21, 1920, in respect of a cheque j lor $12,900. drawn in favour of Maji j So long.
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  • 152 914 Concession Details Now I'nder Discussion Tile T’.M.S. papers are officially iniLrmed that Sir \V. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd., are prepared t< proceed with the Perak River Hydroelectric Power Scheme, -object to th» at i-factory result;- of negotiations which ar now proceeding between the Company and
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  • 40 914 t-n'. ri; n d mmiber of European and bin- iii'-nd to dinner at th< Lok Lam < lul). Ipoh, on Saturday night in leLritioi, of hi.-. son's recent marriage.
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  • 426 914 ACTIVITY AFTER LULL Last week it was reported that there had been a lull in the activities of rubber smugglers, and reasons were suggested for the <pii>t spell, but thlatest report- indicate that this was but a “calm before tin storm.’’ Six captures in the course of three
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  • 54 914 ju t ben* filed by two <1 1 a j, 111< >j, oil" cl ”1 <MM) from lowknv han \c Seng, the |H»pidar Chinese rubber estate proprietor cf Salak North iiid one of $500 from lowkav Leung l'ii. tic largest -harehol<b*r in the i imoiis
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  • 89 914 Auditor Gen I IMS h gone to Perak on in M'- r Brvant and Hunter of the I "d, ral Seerctariaf 1 1 on IO me a\<- earlv in Octo r Miss Shirtliff. of th* Go p< lhl| M sion, will be leaving for New rid
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  • 1077 915 CLAIM FOR MONEY LENT Mr. G. A. Hereford in the District Court Penang, yesterday afternoon, continued the hearing of the suit in which Cheah Chye Seng, a merchant from Amoy, is suing Mr. de Soyza Siriwardhene, the Sinhalese lawyer, who was recently admitted to practise here, for
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  • 75 915 and the Rev. Father V. M. Renard said Mass and held a confirmation service at Sungei Patani on Sunday. After lunch they motored up to Alor Star, where the Catholic community met His Lordship in the evening. Mr. J. McDonough, in a few well-chosen words, made
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 42 915 The unfinished In’teh i S I guid —15 an j s h "''"W» J ft, I «nal of the Singles Hand; I "’ill be plaved off on Th Ca J’ I In the' Bowls H HertZ beat V. H1 I
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    • 56 915 Th e monthly medal for J,,i t I (9 hoi4' Mmar Wittl I Ihe monthly medal for August (h I play) will be played for on V-■ I Sunday, August 29 and 30 I On Monday, August 31, as I nounced, a nine holes mixed f I
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    • 360 915 Singapore Rout Malacca Before an attendance that must bn. numbered like three thousand Singapore, by the large margin of seven goals to one, defeated Malacca at the Stadium on Saturday, and thus will oppose Selangor in the final of the Malau Cup competition at the same venue
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  • 26 915 His Excellency tbe be Hen. stering the vt rn e “h in E s Hose, is expects 1 Penang Hill, >» r
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  • 1004 917 Petroleum—and Snuff Probably some people may ask whether the increased duties to which the unofficial members of the Legislative Council assented without criticism are absolutely necessary at this stage; no serious objection can be made against them, if they are. The Treasurer has not asked people to pay
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  • 206 917 HONGKONG’S IN DIGNATION MEETING Deman® for an Ultimatim (From Our Own Corretpondenl'). Singapore, August 26 The Straits Times Hongkong correspondent cables that an indignation meeting was held at Hongkong to protest against the Imperial Government’s indifference to Hongkong’s peril. The Hon. Mr. Holyoak, presiding, stated that H.
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  • 26 917 Bri- tish Resident, Negri Sembilan, ha» been granted twenty-one days’ leave on full pay, with effect from August 24.
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  • 1042 917 TREASURER and LUXl'bv ITEMS L Th L e° f R n CIGAR Eiie from our yesterday; The Acting Attorn’’ 8 moved that this Council Hi I y Gen «nl duties imposed by Section 4 nW nance No. 118, Liquors from the 24th A„J t life’; 1 in lieu
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  • 105 918 that early in September Amateur Dramatic Choral intend producing the three act ‘French Leave.” play, written by Reginald Berkeley, fJ f humorous situations and was first n England in 1920, when it ran pei formance®. It is well suited •teUeurs and has the advantage 4
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  • 868 918 CONSIDERABLY REDUCED MB. SIRIWARDHENE’S DEFEN E Before Mr. G. A. Hereford in the District Court yesterday afternoon the defen'e was opened in the suit in which Cheah Chve Song, a merchant from Amoy, is suing Mr. I. A. de Zoysa Siriwardhene, the Sinhalese lawyer, for 5472'50, which
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  • 149 918 “At Home” This Evening The Hon. Mr. K. S. Hose, Officer Administering the Government, and Miss Hose arrived in Penang this morning by the s.H. Sea Belle. The Hon. Mr W. Peel, Resident Councillor, Penang, who had gone to attend the Legislative Council meeting, also returned
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  • 169 918 SETTLEMENTS BONDS— 1921-1926 With reference tj an advertisement reminding the holders of Bonds in the S. S. 7 per cent Loan 1921-1926 that these bonds are redeemable at par on the 1st May 1926, we are informed on good authority that the Municipalities of Singapore and
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  • 63 918 ,tf. nidde mder Ui«- Volunteer Enm tnp-nt l‘.U4: —Lieutenant D. II Gri«t to be Acting aptain and to act aw Second-in Command, Malayan Volunteer Infan try. Selangor; Mr Wilfrid Michael Thunder to b> L••nbn.inl in tie Ma<y State- Volunteer Ilegine nt Mr H i’ry Will nn Fo
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  • 455 919 A DOUBLE “LIFER” The Siamese Courts occasionally give some strange decisions, strange at least to anyone who has been accustomed to Courts in British territory. There was one the other day, says the Bangkok correspondent of the Straits Times. A non-commissioned police officer was charged with allowing a
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  • 41 919 passed through Penang last week by the President Monroe en route to Edinburgh to take up a post-graduate course there. He has been awarded a Rockefeller Scholarship and will go to America for further post graduate courses.
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  • 57 919 was engaged the whole of yesterday and to-day in thw Chetty suit in which R. M. N. Nagappa Pillay is suing a former employee for an account of all monies received by him, etc., during his service as agent to the firm of Moona Navana. Mr. Ihorne
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  • 311 919 LABOURERS’ WAGES A meeting of this Committee was held o on Monday, August 10. There were present:—The Controller of Labour, Malaya, JMr. E. W. F. Gilman) Chairman Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang (Mr. C. D. -Aheame), Vice-Chairman and Secretary; Principal Medical Officer, F.M.S. (Dr. R. Dowden); Director
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  • 158 919 Klang, August 24 Our Klang correspondent writes: The annual general meeting of the Coastal Indian Association, Klang, was held on the 23rd instant in the Association premises at Sultan Street. The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President: Mr. K. A. Packeer Alohamcd: Vice-President,
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  • 35 919 to hear that Miss Kellie Smith is ill in Ratu Gajah Hospital with malaria. She is, however, making good recovery and should be able to leave hospital this week.
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  • 406 919 lh- 1 ravers is leaving K u i on September 15 «d feZ.S* bust Air.ea iu November < Sir illiam Murison i« M revised edition of the i i Straits Settlements. Uw6 01 The Hon. who went to Singapore f or th R p n>.- Legislative Counci?
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  • 38 920 MARRIAGE .^abnegei-Bbown.— July 29, at Michael’s, Teignmouth, George Jenks to Sheila Margaret, ■Ut daughter Of the late William rne a *e-Brown, M.D., of pS, and 32, Harley-street, W., aD d Mrs- Carnegie-Brown, of The Knoll, Teignmouth.
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  • 833 920 tlr A. M. Pountney, in hi& exhaustive gpeech on the “opium” motion at the Legislative Council meeting which, as nedrilv observed, marked “the sig of that part of his career which has long and intimately connected with the opium question as it affects Malaya,” fluently insisted upon the
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  • 26 920 in the duties on wines spirits and tobacco, as passed bv the Legislative Council on Monday, are published in the Gazette issued on Tuesday.
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  • 25 920 tele- graphs that the Chinese contractor, Lim Kim Seng, who was charged with offering a bribe to a Municipal servant was acquitted
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  • 77 920 ihe < hinese yyho on August 1 1 it i’rangin Hoad kicked a Tamil handcart puller, died, appeared betoie Mr. G. Hereford in the Police Court this morning charged with voluntarily ■an mg hurt to deceas’d, \ceu-cd pl< ad < d guilt w Mr. B R Ross, who
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  • 503 920 Mr. J. A. Russvll is leaving Kuala Lumpur for Home on i riday. A Gazette Extraordinary appoints the hon. Mr. Hayes Marriott to be the Deputy of H E. the Officer Administering the Government. Mrs. Brownings, wife of Inspector E. J. Brownings, of the Magazine Po lice
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  • 1034 921 Grower and Buyer Elsewhere we reproduce a memorandum by the Colonial Office explaining its attitude towards the Stevenson restriction scheme. The pronouncements of Mr. L.M. Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies and Mr. J.H. Thomas in the House of Commons a month ago have already been given.
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  • 24 921 who arrived at Sin- gapore from Penang on Monday by the steamer Ipoh has joined the firm of Battenberg and Talma.
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  • 59 921 at the Residency yesterday afternoon, in spite of wot weather, was largely attended, and a very pleasant time was spent by all. Mr. and Mrs. Peel received the visitors and then presented them to the Acting Governor (Mr. Hose) and Miss Hose. Refreshments were served indoors. The
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  • 66 921 of the Committee the Malacca Branch of Malaya AgriHorticultural Association, it was decided that the Malacca Show should be a two days affair; Saturday the 12th, and Sunday 13th, of September. A Trades Section has also been added, and it is hoped that firms, in Singapore and
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  • 547 921 1nte es t>ng SUW SSIONS coir -3:?: k°r and after trial th J In the Dietriot Coart this Z’l’W Mr. G.A. Hereford, T lrat Magistrate, Court Uc Lucy prosecuted one of k "xi-tSS jump overboard, a etatementwhieU to be false, etc. The nm. a l f. ’hh
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  • 538 922 Annual Meeting The third ordinary general meeting of Craigielea, Limited, was held in the mistered offices of the Company, Hong. Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Tuesday. Mr. J. M. Sime presided, and others present were Messrs. E. S. M»naeseh, J. A. Elias, H. W. Raper, Hon. gr; J. W.
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  • 477 922 Singapore Comment From a racing point of view the Ipoh meeting tended rather to peter out, the absence of a good many candidates and the subsquent rather numerous scratchings having an effect on the division of the horses into three classes which was rather unfortunate, says the Free
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  • 61 922 out on I test ride of motor-cycle PI2H5 dashed into ill»- rails on the pavement in Esplanade Road afternoon I li‘* rider <aid he fumed ill'- handle to !?•< mto Esplanade Road, but could not do so, as the handle was stiff. The front wheel was
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  • 777 922 CONTEMPORARY COMMENT in tliv printed records of Legislative Council Proceedings, the report of yes terday s session in Singapore will stand as one of the most momentous of the series. A resolution was passed whic was based on the definite acceptance of the prospect of the
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  • 489 923 To our mind the reasons for Mr. Pountney s motion creating an opium revenue reserve are overwhelming. We are not in any degree hostile to the moderate use of opium and it is quite possible that fifty years hence the cultivation of the poppy in China will
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  • 424 923 In Lh|s advanced age many cmiuren have come io look upon Inc "prize packet with distrust, opening the silver paper with more inan nah a tear that it hides some eaten. Here we will not do more than mention the public feeling against the prize packets
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  • 331 923 KUALA LU 2^MEETix t 1 He annual uenpr-vi S huts and Tct'PP «I tt ou Soci, t >' Limited,AX' d V lt the Kuala LunX n I he presence of over f u hers under the eh» 'dm S ear^T^^ 6 1 ofhe soeiet- shoFtn 3 4 Progress and
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  • 102 923 —Being an ■•De Minimis wru«. thusiastic and regular swim gei Rampul on Sunday. much amusement Agi» in the Malay Mail on were crocodiles there. 1 w of this announcement I ofliee yesterday Mtemoon lethal weapons to desptrh intruder or failing to mat to inspect his pug' 11
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  • 911 924 Our contemporaries discuss the solid elation at the last meeting of the ’L C U including the new taxation, various angles, and there is a diverge of opinion Xfter the resolutions establishing a ‘rve fund which will eventually re7 the Opium Revenue the members Lepted proposals which—for
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  • 17 924 the Burma Regi- ment is to leave Taiping about October of this year.
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  • 33 924 which had been held at Bel Retiro for the past fortnight, in two batches, broke up this morning and girl guides and officers came down the Hill this morning.
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  • 37 924 is be- ing considerably widened and in connection with this metal is also being laid on the Fort side of the Clock lower, so that vehicles can go round on both sides.
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  • 34 924 attached to “I»” Company,. Penang Volunteers, tired their instructional revolver course at the Rifle Range this morning. Useful and interesting instruction was given by Capt. A. Lovell, the adjutant.
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  • 36 924 tele- V- I' I graphs that seventeen revolvers and 1/200 rounds of ammunition were seized on the steamer Benlomond at fanjong Pagar. Three Chinese were charged The hearing of the case was postponed
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  • 41 924 in the Cbcttty suit. Nagappa Pillay versus his former agent, was continued in the Suprem® Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Whitley. On Monday His Lordship will be engaged for some time m fixing th* cases for September.
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  • 491 924 Mr S. II Duff, of the hart rid Bank, i- leaving ivr England to mor low by the Macedonia Mr. A. V. Lowing» r. Surveyor Gen eral, who has ban on a visit to Taiping, is returning to Ku.da Lumpur tv day. Ihe engagement is announced l>e
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  • 1156 925 France's Capacity to Pay The report that France was asked to repay the debt to England by annual instalments of £20,000,000 provoked emphatic declarations that any each sum is oat of the question. Certainly the French have stood oat strongly against anything like £20,000,000. Yet it would mean
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  • 22 925 of the Posts and Telegraphs Department, F.M.S., is due out from Hom© by the P. 0. Malw% 4
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  • 5295 925 1 ““ys 0 11: I.'v n° Tl0X His -Lxcelleucy the* steniig the Government (tin* A®? E. S. Jlos,.) presided meeting of the Le«i s -'mndaj, are indebted toft 1 I Press for the following fei Hie treasurer moved; Council hereby resolves- H, sterling value of the rency Guarantee
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  • 151 928 due to heart failure, on Sunday morning at his re sidence, > liukit 1 iinah Road. Singa pore, in tie person of Mr Suithbert Elphegr Mi--o, (In burgher communi tv ol Singapon has lost one of its most prominent ii'inleis, He was* born in eylon. and
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  • 975 929 ALLEGED BREACH OF DUTY In tiic Supreme Court, Singapore, on Tuesday morning Mr. Justice Deane had before him the unusual case of a solicitor being sued by his client. The plaintiff in the action was Mrs. Mildred Edith d Almeida, who brought an action for alleged breach of
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  • 236 929 Classical and fair in its outer proportions, spacious and well designed in the interior arrangements, Mhe new building of the Medical School, Singapore, has now reared its head on the hillside to the north of the General Hospital, says the Free Press. The building is approaching
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  • 274 929 MURDER TRiai Our Ipoh lather peculiar murder up for hearing at the Ipoh ft?* **< on Wednesday, when ajL, Mat An stood charge «S? tile death of another Mal m Kanda Mohamed and hurt ‘1 Moiid ami his son Ye Abdul on May 13 at Iyer iL P«-
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  • 181 929 Provident Fund Position A general meeting of the meuibme the Kajang branch of the fncvrporte. Society of Planters at the Kajang Club Friday last. The Chair»» the Branch, Mr. C. Gordon presided, and there were forty** and visitors present, reports the -W “the secretary .wtod sence
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  • 1850 930 annual report (i0 0D Work Accomplished a- extract the following from the an1 reiiort on the Straits Settlements DUa Mr the Year 1924 which was laid nt ihe meeting of the Legiu‘’..«Council on Monday 1 thn nast year the increases Xed "■> report for 1923 have 4
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  • 292 931 THE SIDNEY CUP Mr. Stratton Ferrier Wins The competition for the Sydney Cup has been won by Mr. J. Stratton Ferrier, who beat Mr. Justice Whitley in the final. The results of the first and second rounds have already been published. The following are the results of
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  • 94 931 C.M.G., of Kedah, is leaving for Port Sudan by the P A 0. Macedonia next Saturday He is taking his son, Tunku Ahmad, and Tunku Pengiran, a son of II. II. thr Sultan of Kedah, to the Gordon I niversity at Khartum. His Highness is expected
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 491 931 The Season’s Statistics The following statistics in connection with the 1925 Cricket League, kindly compiled by Mr. S. Weihen, will be read with interest. Oh Eng Leong of the C. R. C. wins' the bat for the best bowler with an average of 6.16 and F. V.
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    • 167 931 Handicaps for First Day The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Selangor races: Race 1 (6 furlongs): Royal Hussar 9.0, The Hope 8.12, Pam 8.7, Tigablas 8.7, Omadhaun 8.4, Sevenoaks 7.10, Whiskers 7.7, Malim Nawar 7. I u 2 I Raeecoyrse) ii "■‘‘‘P
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  • 54 931 having return- from his holiday in Europe, )fr p Addison ol I lie same firm, fonnerl; Messrs Adamson and Gilfillan, till n ('■■ntly the agents for the P. A I), is leaving for England to-morrow o D well deserved
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  • 104 931 WV.r« were charged before Mr. C. W. A Sennett this morning with having vofc> tardy caused hurt to three Tamils wiu a knife at the Swettenham Pier. Both of them said they were drunk and did not know what they were doing at the time. Inspector
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  • 170 931 ha. ing given away, comes and asks more. With one breath he says he catnot raise a fienny piece more by te» tion, unless (there’s a threat) come-tax; in the next he ditional
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  • 804 932 quite clear that sentiment is 'meant a negligible influence in 1 debt negotiations between Great Skin and France, and very few peoTin the United Kingdom will regret ht it entered into the discussions, but t taxpaver, who has not forgotten, nGs not likelv to forget, the extremely
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  • 74 932 to enquire into the rites and ceremonies relating to Chinese marriages, met tor the third time on Tuesday, says the Free Press. It is understood that the whole question is being thrashed out in all its details, and it is expected that the
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  • 226 932 like many another club, by special resolution, excluded Germans and Austrians from membership, and from the enjoyment of the privileges of the Club. A meeting has been called for Tuesday evening to consider the question of the advisability or otherwise of rescinding that resolution. (This
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  • 451 932 Mr. and Mrs. Curran Sharp and ch id leave for London to-day by the Macedonia. Lady Marjorie Dalrymple, after spending a week with the Girl Guides at their camp on Penang Hill, passed through Singajiore on her way to Australia and New Zealand. Mr. H. Benjamin Talalla.
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  • 860 933 Musical Singapore Managers of Touring Companies, actors and musicians have often emphasised the difficulty in attracting audiences in the Straits-—a difficulty by no means invariably to be attributed to shortcomings of their own. It is regrettable when a virtuoso who has made his name famous throughout Europe plays
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  • 213 933 Acting Governor Attending The Hon. Mr. E. S. Hose, Offioer Administering the Government, and Miss Hose will attend the Subordinate Civil Service Assooiation Sports which are to be held at Colman’s Park, Dato Kramat Ground this afternoon. The Hon. Mr. Peel, Resident Councillor, and Mrs.
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  • 39 933 Mr. A. S. Bridden, Mr. Douglas M. Phillips, Mr. D. M. Swan, Mr. F. H. Simpson, and Mr. and Mrs. Khoo Sian Ewe and two daughters.
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  • 50 933 Mr. Ram- baut, Deputy Conservator of Forests, was in Teluk Anson on August 25 on inspection duty. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Stephen, of the Anglo-Chinese School, Teluk Anson, are visiting Kuala Lumpur. Mr. H. C. L. Bennett, Senior Executive Engineer, Lower Perak, i« visiting Lumpur.
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  • 318 933 CHINESE M”-. .book '‘"V 1 in the .wood Police Court following remarks, in wrikin K t* in whion th. taikm. „r jnnk met with hi. death 2 Ci i«n about ten day. a? o, a. telephone wire. fa!liuoa storm. “In mv oninnn 6 hlln 'h’W be taken in
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  • 126 933 TOWN IMPROVEMENT SCHEMA fi©U8ES AND BaCC LANES (From Our Own Singapore, Au?««* At the meeting of th 0 d missioners, Mr. Lorme su (Dtown improvement M hpr in tM baoklanes had been au very heart of the slums rf an extensive hoasin? so P R g M Criciet
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  • 141 934 Mr. G. A. Hereford, yesterday, U in w;*s C fDtinaed nf tha stm in 1 v h Beni? Swee and Co., Ltd., is suing h,C L 2 Swee and Mr. Gann Lay CheaDg. “1? plaintiffs’ claim >' for ,.,,17 beinn book-debts transferred .h.’defendants to the plaintiffs an 'er
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  • 274 934 JIr. Seah Peng Hong, a member of t well-known Chinese family in Singawas the complainant in a case beard by the District Judge (Mr. Fraik!vn Robinson) this morning, in which S-kh named Harnam Singh pleaded jit guilty to a charge of giving false ev'dence. Mr. E. L. Talma
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  • 25 934 I n pi i t.jr Lavender proceeds on trans ■h u' Xl "eek to Bagan Serai as I I’ -a\s the Free Press.
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  • 40 934 k i" 1 11,11 f ‘’“I 10 1 i,n< l interest ,r- in tin, os t Ollire Sav2 p nk 011 December 31 was Investment at their then I' 1 104 good teal ’D local an»
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  • 43 934 Ven-. Man. /er. Malevan p (1tt rv o LH Gopong. I. r st■ v< ns nd v Pen ng to catch the b Mi Sf vet ha m i ‘rni *n l ,:oc.. 1 r, ‘Mica! advice.—T O M
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  • 804 934 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo} Dear Sir, 1 wish to ask you for your very best help in fighting the present iniquitous manner 1 in which home income tax 1 is charged on all colonials who are rash or foolish enough to either rent or
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  • 275 934 Careless Cyclists* The inquest on the death of a Straitsborn Chinese motor cyclist who was re ported to have collided with a motor lorry at the junction of Dunman Street and Upper Weld Road a few days ago was held in the Coroner’s Court, Singapore, on Friday.
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  • 79 934 A seriou accident occurred near the Anglo-Chine :e School, lj>oh, recently, when a Tamil man, whilst climbing a c xronut tree, fell from a height of about thirty feet. He remained unconscious and a crowd assembled and look' d on without render ng assistance
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  • 715 935 LEAN AND CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT Thursday Evening Tin, during the week, has fluctuated within vrey narrow ranges and closes! with a loss of 7/6 at £259 3s. three months. Until some buying-movements set in, indications point to a quiet market. Mail advices dated July 31 report a good
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  • 185 935 A correspondent writes to the Bangkok limes: The ferroconcrete bridge over the river at Pattani town that was begun about a year ago, is suspected by the optimists to be finished in another year, and by the pessimists in about another three. The town has now been practically cut
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  • 159 935 entertained Major General 8ir Theodore Fraser, K.C.B., C.S.I., C.M.G., and staff, to dinner on Saturday, at the Drill Hall, Malacca, lhe following officers and guests were present:—The Hon. Mr. R. Scott, Lieut.-Colonel F. J. M. Postlethwaite, (Colonel Commandant, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force), Major
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  • 370 935 RAILWAY CO-OPERA-TIVE SOCIETY FIRST ANNUAL meeting 1he first annual gem.*,» the l-’.M.S. Hailwav Ce.J,; 1 14 au.l Loan Society Thursday at the Ilailk W Bnckfields-rcad, Kn.,1.. t‘ nsllli Mr. R. W. Him,,. J the ehair. Ik.. After the minutes of the seMli yearly general meeting Ul u W confirmed. there
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  • 21 935 We have received L* counts of the ’’""ed Association's School Singapore Chinese GirH J $3,205.29.— S.FP
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  • 783 936 j, disconcerting for a specially apLted Commission to inquire exhaus-Lh-intoa subject and draw up a volureport; for the officials of a Copreparĕ a draft Ordinance based jR? .hat report; and for an advisory f minittee in London to stiongly reulIuend that it should not. be passed L law.”
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  • 118 936 Headmaster of the Victoria Institution, is ending his agreement in February. We understand that he will not be returning to Malaya, says the Malay Mail. In Mr. Sidney, the country loses an able educationist. Opinions differed as to the value oi the Shakespearean productions by
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  • 127 936 are leaving tne Straits for home by the Anterior on September 2: —-Miss Gaskill, Mr. J J/ennox 1 horn son, Mr. Grieve, Mr. A. Fell, Mrs, R. E Morris, Mrs. •J M. Booth, Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Haley, Mr. MacKay, Mr. Crocker, Mrs. Deane, Mr. and Mrs. Murray,
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  • 494 936 Al ij< r W F. N. Bridges has been appointed to net as Superintendent of Surveys, Kedah. Capt. H I’. Alackay, M.C., is appointed adjutant. Malacca Volunteer tone, vice Capt K. Horan. 1he Hon. Air. .1. H M. Robson and Mrs. Robson hope to leave Java for
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  • 1150 937 Smuggling Charged under Seation III of the CaatouH Enactment with smuggling rabbet oat of the F.M.8., accused, in what ia known as the Juasseh ease, was convicted after a two days* hearing, and fined 11 5,000, or one year’s rigorous. Originally, a Malay stationmaster had been convicted of
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  • 220 937 SERIOUS POSITION AT PRAI 3000 Pier ages Held Up The Straits Echo learns that a fSerious situation has arisen at P> <ii as the .result of there being no Railway trucks (to convey the goods that are bein'? sent (from Penang to stations further down (the line. It
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  • 289 937 Early this month at a Girl Guides’dinna. stration at Mayfield,” Mwalirt,, U (the residence of Mrs. P.M. Robim M )7' Cavendish, the Chief Commig«io B 8r Malaya, complimented the PeniogCoa pany on their increasing numbers te efficiency and also complimentedtbeooopany on being the only one in Mthyiio
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  • 19 937 Mr. T. A. Powell is ber of the Penang Harbour Board, Mr. A. W. Blackstone.
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  • 45 937 A Dr. I. F. Sheehan ]ea "e, M h“ is now at home on > lonli < successful in Hyg iene, Tropical Medicine a jyl land, (Dr. T. 'Tropical Hygiene .distinction. We Ma j aya iD .han is due back Malay ber. —M.M.
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  • 879 938 captain van der wal fined KD0 ckle-dQ8t€r figure! in the case in A Captain Vander Wai, the master w C.M.P. steamer Singaradja, waa ed before Mr. Franklvn Robinson, in Court, Singapore, on Friday, •A cansioe g'ievous hurt to Mr. G R. gopkins» the jazz drummer in the
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  • 358 938 Monthly Mebtinu The monthly meeting of the Committee of the above Association was held at the Office of Messrs. Adams and Allan, Beaob Street, on August 12; the following members were presant: Hon. Mr. P. Simpson, President. Messrs. Gheah Kee Es, Dr. R. M. Connolly, H.
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  • 344 938 PROFITS AND PROSPECTS The «econd annual g«n*ral meeting of Lyric Theat’es, Limited, was held at ths registered office of the company, No. 130 Penang Road on Saturday. The notice calling the meeting having been read and the minutes of the previous general meeting confirmed, the Chairman, Mr.
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  • 143 938 and Mrs. Parr gave a most en- joyable “At Home’’ at the Residency, Ipoh, on Friday. The afternoon turned out to be beautifully fine, though on the sultry side, and' the lawn, where tea was served, was soon filled with guests who begun
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  • 1302 939 SINGAPORE SCHEME Important Statement At Municipal Commission. Schemes for providing open spaces and back lanes in Chinatown, Singapore, which Mt. J. Lornie, Deputy President of the Municipal Commissioners, des- cribed as the most important to be noticed since he came to Singapore fourteen ytats ago, were outlined at
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  • 122 939 an ex- pupil of the Anglo-Chinese Schoo, Penang, was on Saturday evenmj entertained to tea at the Muth-Hibo. Ahzan Club, Kampong Jawa, on thee* of liis departure to Singapore to tab up the appointment of Malay Write and Translate! in the- office of th* Secretary
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  • 136 939 in the Mg- < Ml uie <otn 1U0UU Mate’s Court, Klang, a weU to* planter was charged be or \~L Bassett with failing to observ Rule of the Road, when motor car at Batu liga, J make way for a car es him. The accused admi
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 161 940 the final Singapore Wins ry rum Our Own Curreapondent] Singapore, August 31 In the Malaya Cup final here on Saturday, Singapore beat Selangor by two ooals to one. George Maxwell congratulated the layers of both sides and said he hoped dial it would not be long before
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    • 52 940 And Rugby Union (From Our Own Correspondent}. Singapore, August 31, later A Meeting of Malaya Cup delegates ft Singapore on Saturday decided to form i Malayan Football Association and (alaran Rugby Football Fnion. It was to bar certain Australian Rugby players pending reference to home regwding their
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    • 594 940 PERAK CLUB v. P. C. C. A Goalless Draw The return match between the P.C.C. rthe Perak Club, Taiping, was played Saturday on the Esplanade and, ner a keen game, resulted in a pointdraw. Short notice and other attracelsewhere had an effect on the athdance. and for once
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    • 1174 940 THIRD ANNUAL SPORTS Acting Governor Present Favoured with fine weather the Sports held on Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Subordinate Civil Service Association proved a thoroughly enjoyable function, the athletes exhibiting a degree of keepness and careful training that rendered the whole of the
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    • 237 941 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, August 30 The Anderson School grounds were the venue of the annual athletic sports meet of the Perak Police contingent on Saturday afternoon. Ideal weather conditions helped to make the meeting the success it undoubtedly was and the large and distinguished gathering
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    • 153 941 Malacca Club Improvements At a committee meeting, held in Alalacca Club, it was decided to carry out several improvements and additions to the swimming pool, and io the property in general at Tanjong Kling. The office-bearers for the year are:—vicePresident, F. B. Sewell; hon. secretary, F. G. H. Kerr;
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  • 24 941 is ap- pointed temporarily a member of the Executive Council, in place of the late Mr. M. J. Upcott.
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  • 27 941 tele- graphs that the death occurred there on Saturday of Air. E. J. Gaskill, of Alessrs. AIcAlister A Co., Ltd., from a poisoned jaw.
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  • 47 941 m Singapore, the Chief Police Officers m Malacca and Penang, and the Passport Officers in those two ports», are appointed as the authorities to whom must be given articles in transmission by post supposed to be contrary to the Seditious Publications Ordinance.
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  • 578 941 MEET| Ng Aii interesting review i of th,- Sinti ’pore Cricket sented bv Mr u 2. < ,ub «m 1,. 1-resideni. at the an the Club held on supported f ot the committee and Mr (secretary), and there was Gr* tendance of members. In the course of a
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  • 1132 942 ANTHONY CO.'S SHARE LIST sjS Kn.er- Seller* Fte of Oo®!* 11 jnai ks (ft- I cts- •M*« 8 ,50 2.55 ex Co.. LhL ioq j 2.0) Mt»’* 1 L r ,a '25 I 3 -5O is o) 16C0 2 211 J-g 4.25 gfe!U °S U7| gygbler Estate, Ltm 1/<5 »fca
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  • 194 942 Tin Bentonst, for the month of August, hours 665, piculs 562, yards 84,500. Kampong Kamunting, fir the month of August, (two dredges), hours run 1,201, cubic yaids treated 165,0C0, total picuk 1,117.00, nett value 187,949 30. No. 2 Diedge lost 80 herrs boi'er cleaning aid general repairs. Asam
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  • 724 942 REPLY TO S. S. ASSOCIATION It will la t ii mo- red that the Strait» Settlements < >ing 4 Association, submitted scheme vi Special Service Prophylaxis to the < ><v rnment 1'he following i> th reply of tin Gov ♦•rnment Sir— I am directed to inform you that
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