The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 27 October 1925

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  • 20 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. > SIS PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CENT.S MOL. 23 PENANG: OCTOBER 27, 1925 NO. 43
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    • 310 1 CONTENTS a U I MR 0 leaders miscellaneous M (Jul itl| R K 8 n aa I Farewell to Mr. D uglae 1141 rJE B 5 Registration of Unintae I UH itoo Penang Free School 11 15 IQ* Mam Agee 1138 gW H lic> Old Frees’ Association 1147 9 An
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    • 196 2 X TME I STRAITS ECHO I MAIL EDITION. Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, Ju and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the v > daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the Far Cs
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  • 900 1138 In September a notice appeared in the Press of the Colony to the effect that the Government had appointed a Committee to consider, among other things, the questions of providing for the registration of Chinese marriages and for divorce in the case of Chinese resident in
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  • 501 1138 aptain Hubert Berkeley, I S.O bo bxn a-tr.j t. serve in I pper Perak for another three months i>« fore taking his pension Mr A E <>ope who is exported in Malay i from leave shortly, is expected to succeed Mr H Berkeley as I) I pper Perak Mr.
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    • 29 1138 Cbe straits cho PUBLISHED DAILY MAIL EDITION h fltaming the news of the week prior to departure of Mails for Europe Ihe Criterion Press, Limited, 59, Beach Street, Penang
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  • 1124 1139 Invidious Leanings” Our Kuala Lumpur contemporary indulges in some pointed comments on the subject of impending pro* motions in the Service, as the result of the retirement of some of its best officers. That age limit looms up darkly for some; others are anticipating it before they reach
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  • 720 1139 Labour Department Prosecution Before Mr. 0. W. A. Sennett in the Police Court, Penang, yesterday afternoon, Mr, N- Jones, Deputy Controller of Labour Penang, charged P. M. Hassan Serang, a Maliyalam with failing to keep a complete Register of coolies employed by him and with sending a return
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  • 1974 1140 PEXANG water supply scheme land acquisitions fbe bearing of the land acquisition esMB in connection with the new Penang Water Supply Scheme began in the Sopreme Court thia morning before Mr. Judice Acton and Messrs F. Duxbury and j Brown, Assessors. We referred to these a e i
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  • 1070 1141 ASIATIC AND CHINESE FUNCTIONS Two Caskets Presented Klang was on fete on Saturday when I lie Asiatic communities entertained Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Douglas to a farewell entertainment. The venue of the function was the park opposite to the District Office. A huge marquee sheltered
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  • 500 1141 (JTo the Editor of th* a» Sir.- Much ha/ been J* to time n the Press reeardin l tUw gistration ol Chinese he Meetings have been i and elsewhere and the two 10 pomtsare, firstly whether th T] be enacted by le«i«i registration of Chinese burn in the
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  • 18 1142 rMITT ,—A' Penang Maternity Hospiji 0 1925, to Mr n I \irs F- H- Grumitt, a son.
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  • 1154 1142 \mazing is certainly the word to apply tbt charge brought by a correspondent u a Singapore contemporary. He asks there is any law in the F.M.S. or the Straits Settlements prohibiting the employment of people in factories for excessive hours, and declares that the pestion is prompted
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  • 586 1142 HLOR'a OF L'NCiiARI LI) REEF UPHELD i indlngs o. Cot in i>i Enquiry The enquiry into Ess of th Brit.sh .-tciuner Leeds City <4t the Bowe m Islands in th* Java ><• < <>n September 17 concluded <ui W t ~m -my, wmen the court found that
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  • 1210 1143 The A. B. M. and Administration M s?rs Paterson, Simons and Ur, Ltd., comnianicate to n't a cable received fr>m their London office on the Mila}an administration As we anticipated, the A«sociaiion of British Malaya, whose chairman is Nk W. H bhelford, has addressed the Col nial Office,
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  • 1876 1143 ann UaFmeeting The annoa general of the Penan? C.icket Clah'’ rsterday at the p 6„,„ p h b,n hefo-e a lUn) Criek, t Ci> N AM Griffin, (Presidenn chair and among the other. M Mee,re E G Bird, B E B,„, K b A Divieg J M„d,
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  • 768 1144 PENANG WATER SUPPLY SCHEME LAND HQUHITIONd As tlready repute!, the heirinj of the and acqui’iti >n o<s j in c'nnejti -n with the new Penang Witer Supply S heme yeste dav before Mr .In*ti3, Acf >n and Me«s s E Duxbury and -I R B»-own as As«esso r
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  • 1095 1145 SPEECH DAY Presentation of Prizes To-day, the 109th anniversary of the foundation of the Penang Free School, was also fixed for Speech Day and the annual prize distribution. The Hon. the Resident Councillor presided and Mrs. Peel gave the prizes away. Tonight the President of the Old
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 65 1145 Penang v Pvr, pre nt Penang against da Y on the Esplanade: kon W <pal: Cheah S wee E ng Backs: A V M. Knott. «4 I Halves: R. N. B V att P v and Abdul liahman bin AbduHj. I'orwards: H C b i>? liams, C. A.
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    • 347 1145 SECOSI) DAY'S RESULTS Coleus Wins Bio Event Our Ourn '■■i n Sln BWe, October® I he following were the results of m terdays races:— Race 1 (Racecourse) lady SYDNEY 8.2 (Glennon) 1 t 7 712 JStl )8H 8.7 (Manning)... 3 Won by a neck, two lengths between second
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  • 1074 1146 Reports in the Singapore papers of /annual meeting of the British Malaya Trustee and Executor Company, Ltd., a concern introducing into Malaya entirely new business,remind us fat this Colony, unlike the E.M.S., has Public Trustee. That being so, the Company made its debut. Its .rimarv object is
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  • 527 1146 i i:e H< .i, Mr. W. H. Thorn»? is leaving on a .t to ipuh to n ght. Laird left Ku. fa Lumpur for .1, 'I. alt. and Mis. G. A Hereford, who had been on a visit to Singapore, have reLnritd. Mr. Hert ford presided in the District
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  • 415 1147 APPEAL AGAINST COLLECTOR’S AWARD Before Mr. JusGoe Acton in the Supreme Court, Penang, yeeteiday afternoon the appeal was heard against the awird of he Collector of Land Revenue,, n which Abbas bin Abdallah is the owner of Lot 51, Mukim 18 Mr. J, J. Saunders appeared for the
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  • 414 1147 Handsome Profit for the Year The annual general meeting of m o mbers of the Penang Tn f Club will beheld at the Chamber of Ci mtnerco nr, Friday, October 30. From a copy of the statement of accounts f nd balance sheet to be presented we
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  • 153 1147 Causing Hurt In the District Court this morning Mr, G. A. Hereford had before him a Tamil Mohammedan, Hamid, oo a charge of having voluntarily oiu-ed to one Abdul Kadir with a knif« on September 30 at Kampong Malabar, Penang. Court Inspector D, Lucy prosecuted. The accused pleaded
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  • 219 1147 Remarkable Case in Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, October 22 A Swis? named Oicar Gandre from Saigon was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment for cheating at Raffles Hotel an Indian merchant. Documents found in h s room included a note showing that his motor
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  • 1079 1147 i -n premiers, 10, Leith St! 2’ "*«'< hee niabt >d tU 10..1. to their Alraa M at r 0, Oeol<ii ti e attend moe ~f over 2M s brilli.rtlj, ill ominate( jThe words *3 d Anni.ers.ry» w.th stud, miuiatur9 plwod in O conspicuous p rtoftt A
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  • 2202 1148 SINGAPORE PROCEEDINGS Subjects Discussed M e extract the following from the report of the proceedings at the Educational Conference which was held at Singapore on July 21-25 with the Director of Education, (Mr. R. O. Winstedtj, in the chair; Hie Chairman in opening the Conference stated that it
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  • 231 1149 A copy of the prospectus of the Runnymode Hotel has been issued. The shi capital is to be $516,250 divided into 016,250 shares of $1 each. The issued capital is $233,750 and the present issue is $156,250, making a total issued capital of $390,000, Of the present issue
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  • 111 1149 Supreme Court Applications Refuse An application of a somewhat ung character came before the acting 1 Justice in the Kuala Lumpur up Court on Wednesday. The apphe which was heard in chambers, w trustees of Loke Yew estate, or sell two valuable rubber estates ing to the
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  • 2471 1150 HEADMASTER S report Work of The Year Reviewed The following is Mr. A\ Hamilton’s tnnual report which was read yesterday t h e Penang Free School in connection with Speech Day: Sir.-ladies, gentlemen and boys, this the 109th anniversary of the foundation of the Penang Free Schoolfounded
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  • 447 1151 At a well-attended meeting held recently by the nine Associations of the Kong Wye Siew clans, at Singapore presided over by Mr. Ng Seng Phang, it was decided after considerable discussion, to record their views against legislation. It was proposed to send a letter to the Chairman
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  • 820 1151 A STORA QnTtEa CLP charged with Se.r eeahng the account book?/? or known a 8 Seaside PaJilt reached it B conclude lutsday morning in the B; 'zwhen His Honour, Mr p r V? son, reserved judgment x v^7- g Mr. Roland Braddell described th" ceemngs as a storm
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  • 82 1152 A preliminary enquiry is to be held in the Third Magistrate’s Court on the 28th instant into serious charges which have been preferred against a Bugis Constable attached to the Singapore Harbour Board Police. The man is alleged to have voluntarily caused grievous hurt to a little
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  • 136 1152 Old Frees v. Present Boys In connection with the 109th anniversary celebrations of the Penang Free enool an association football n-itch was played on the Free 00l ground yesterday afternoon beJ'fen teams of old ami present boys. P resen f b°.vs succeeded in defeating old boys by four
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  • 564 1152 Malaya proposes lo sp nd during th< <*' s 1 a is .ess than hair of the vote last yi.m, out then provision was made lor oIBU.UGU for the experimental vessel, which will be in service next year and 'Hit cost to maintain S7S,U(X). A hshenes economist has
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  • 1230 1152 jo f/n Editor nj the Simit: Echo). r I ai.i much .ntt e<ed in ti e iet 1’ Id.e t ng i.-11 on the i -th nibtant With r gard to t .e propos1 g-ition f ir the R gisiration of Ch'ii sc Marriages, ami published in !:r
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  • 288 1153 Mention was made in the telegrams during the week of the visit of the commission to the hospital in Garoet in connection with the scandalous manner in which strangers were able to obtain admission and view the body of the late Mrs. Campbell Macfie, even going so
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  • 612 1153 standard wl^? Fob llln LABOURERS 10 Cents For Men 30 iv lhe following minutes of meeting of the Indian Immimo mittee, held at the fmmpur, on October 5 are warded to us for publication Th U mg, it will be noticed, was special purpose of fixing a
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  • 1142 1154 P has long oeen a matter of general comment that the charges of the Singaand Penang Barbour Boards <tre distinctly high compared with those prevailing in other ports. A Harbour tfoard official would not admit this, of urS c, and might speak of sinking funds to be
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  • 523 1154 i >• ;'em i-.. a, is shbrLy r signing his chaplaincy At ark s, ,nd is takmg up a liv Aig m England. Mr D. A M. Brown is sailing from d ir.M ii tor Penang on November 13 I.the P and O gs. .Macedonia. ari.vmg in Penang about
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  • 970 1155 A CURIOUS DEAL CLAIM FOR MONEY SEN? FROM DELI In th? Supreme Court, Penan#, this morning, MX Justice Acton began the bearing of an iutereattog suit in whidh Jooal merchant is suing a chinahew on board the s s. van Hogend irf for the recovery of a sum
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  • 245 1155 Mrs Peel, supported by the Honourable, the Resident Councillor has kindly consented to open the Bazaar and Carnival at 3p m tomorrow, Saturday. Tbe principal attractions at the Racecourse will ba STALLS TobaccoMiss Waugh and Miss Lewis assisted by Mi-s E da Silva, Miss Busse,
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  • 151 1155 Detective InspTitor T i Chine,, before Mr. C. wV? > Pol.ce Co,yt this .nornin? X"'‘‘M. fr«dulentpo„ B9Biono[ U,, b rubber v>h>»d at lowk .yof BukitD, l k m E .S.””“’ t Inspector Fowler to accused's house in T„• h where be made search a. fh aecused
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  • 303 1155 T.O.M. Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, Coroner, tbit morning held au inquest into the deati o a Chinese whose b >dy was found i n sea off Jelutong on October 14. The brother of deceased said that on October 12 deceased went out in his bow for cat
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  • 2504 1156 SPECIAL SUBJECTS IN ENGLISH SCHOOLS following is a continuation of the n port of the Educational Conference at Singapore: \fr Sidney advocated more training <i hvMene in all standards up to Stand[Cl He would prefer that the iubshould be taught two hours a week. He noted that Chinese
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  • 207 1157 It’s an ill wind”Undoubtedly the rain averted the serious consequences which might easily have attended an accident in DAlmeida Street early yesterday morning, says Thursday’s Free Press. A considerable portion of the parapet on the upper part of the Netherlands Trading Society building, facing into DAlmeida Street, broke
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 298 1157 1 HIR1) DAV’W (From Our 6wu 'Lty s races BUJtB of MARQUISE 8 P 5 RSE MERRY MAIDEN ft i?° mpson DREADNOUGHT 810 (Gl Sleiglll "on by a length length between seeo’nd Xftu" I'* 1 TZy'nT- 52 AW e. if) 11 f or a w for places andsl4
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    • 81 1157 Asiatic Petroleum Co. v. The above match was P®7 Date Kramat ground y«ter ing. The A.P.C. were far j their opponents in every ball being kept well withm the Co. team’s half. Seng Chong P score for the A.P.C- an the r followed by a goal scored from wing
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  • 1021 1158 discussion at k. l. j NDIGNANT PROTESTS Wednesday's meeting of the Kuala Luinpnr Sanitary Board reports the ypdav Mail lasted less than an hour, but important matters arose, and the unofiicials took the opportunity to expl€,. their views on the procedure now niopted with regard to Town Planning
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  • 74 1158 *.j tiif m eting of th»- K nt.i Sanitary P/o.nd. tin unefficials moved v v ral trong and out -p resolutions, m- ling a protest against the Govurn,i e t policy in holding up .-»cve al e s ni: pubi c works regarding flood Tie- m
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  • 1527 1158 u U.» Ju LAN G2TS SIX MONTHS < .a.U. <-X XaLo. i;.., n ,a..\ lATIvNS ini' exp. ;U vt u Swh- named Oscar tu. Lemire v. ho shortly alter arriv.ng in Singapore from Saigon faLbly presented that he was the manager ami own r of »n import
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  • 209 1159 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir,Kindly allow me a little space in your valuable journal to say a few words on the above subject. Our menfolk in whatever walks in life, take the lead whilst we fragile beings are always left at home. Our
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  • 520 1159 ALLEGED infringement invention tOf VI’LTEX Limitebs a ctlm The firm of Vultpv I yrants of exclusive rights' in thu 1 Uy m connection with the nil.Oi rubber latex, savß Tress, were the nlai t-a fore Mr. Justice Deane in X's court, Singapore, on Monday in .ion calling upon
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  • 1079 1160 In vebterday s issue, we gave the gist (J f several interesting messages sent from Malaya some weeks ago by v r E. L. Killick, the rubber editor of the Financial limes, to that paper. Mr Killick saw Sir George Max4), who, according to the interviewer,
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  • 514 1160 Mr Ihumas V*sptr, advocate an 1 solicitor, formerly of Messrs. Ixqjan nd R*Penang, is now with Mr. V L Davies of Singapore, md Mr. Ramsay H-on, who was in I n.mg with Mr. Wright Motion, is now with dessr Battenberg ami Talma, Singapore. Prince Purachatra, Commissioner General of tin-
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  • 1346 1161 A CURIOUS DEAL CLAIM FOR MONEY SENT FROM JAVA As was reported yesterday, Mr. Justice Aoton began the hearing of an interesting nit in whioh a looal merchant i« suing a chinchew on board the s.s. van Hogend jrp for the recovery of a sum of about $1,600.
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  • 462 1161 STO RY OF A CAR I'tVHKCENT ll> KAlt w An English motorear stated'Hr discussion in an aetiC^'y' The plaintiffs, the tu -»1 Jradmg Co„ claime(l H» ro1 Eng, trading name oi hop Siong Hin L tyres and lubricating oil’ sin r plaintiffs to defendant. PPed Thu defendant, who is a
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  • 601 1162 ISQUEST ON CHINESE VICTIM t d the Police Coart, Penang, hij morning Mr- C.W-A. Sennett, Coroner, u rd enquiry into the circumstances of he death of a Chinese planter who wns knocked down by a motor bus P 1491 in UcNair Street, on October 14.
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  • 3464 1162 BADE SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 1 lie following is the conclusion of thofficial report of the Educational Conference at Singapore: Brother Mareian referred to the need tor industrial education especially tor [mor boys, <ome ot whom were promising pupils. Mr. Borley stated that main boy. notably Malays, leave
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  • 259 1164 Suspected Chinese in Dock On September 10, at 93, Ampang street, Kuala Lumpur, at about 8.30 p.m., a fourteen year old Chettv boy was shot by a Chinese, says the Malay Mail. The boy died two days later in hospital, and the police made investi gat ions,
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  • 500 1164 SUMATRA JAVA NEWS RLBBER thefts llranslated for the E<Ao). Several rubber estates in the East coast of Sumatra have bean losing much rubber and rubber latex and on verv rare occasions the thieves are brought to book lew days ago Goerach Batoe Estate, Langkat, lost about kilogrammes of dry rubber
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  • 255 1165 UNARMED MAN’S EXPLOIT AT KUALA KUBU Among the patients to whom the Resident spoke when visiting the Kuala Kubu Hospital on Thursday, says the Malay Mail, was a Siamese estate coolie who had, the previous night, killed a panther with his bare hands. The man was
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  • 268 1165 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir,With reference to Miss C. Pliaik Hoon's letter appearing in your issue of yesterday s date, may 1 have a small space in reply? As everybody is well aware that registration of marriages is a protection to our gentler
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  • 1054 1165 CHINESE ESTATE SUIT Father versus Son In the Supreme Court, Penang, yesterday, before Air. Justice Acton, the hearing began of an interesting Chinese suit in which Tan Eng Soop, of McAlister Road, is suing Lim Cheng Aim and Ooi Beng Heang (f) as Executor and Executrix of his
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  • 1134 1166 Wt- h» ve puMi ßhefl the official report Educational (inference held in c anore as long ago as July. Ihe space toit was not wasted, although an of rather more than months has elapsed, since a |s of the Departments and teachers ?t sS ed several
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  • 472 1166 M 1. 11.- granted.a cvmmisu as st < ond licuiefiarit in lhe S.V.F. or A 11 Laninun, Traffic InspecI.M.S Railways, is now stand d Sereinban. Majesty the King has been as» d to approve of thr appointment Mr. 11. Hurl >urn to i»< an oihciul mber oi the Legislative
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  • 1129 1167 BAZAAR AND CARNIVAL LARGE ATTENDANCE AND SUCCESSFUL RESULT The Bazaar and Carnival organised in aid of the St. George's Church fund was open d by Mrs. W. Peel, who was accompanied by the Hon. the Resident Connoillor at 3 p.m on Saturday afternoon There was quite a
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  • 514 1167 marella BADLY^ am TANKER AGE Bl PASSEN G fp CRUISER-8 [From Our Own c»~. g.’ The steamer Mere?!?2s from Australian p ortB v ?P'««H l >, evening, w h.„ iCatonp, cams i ot wHi tanker, Comas. The W of the Marella was The passengers took tn Tha
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 71 1168 7) ie Darul Aihsan F.C., Penang, met the Amanshah Football Club, Parit puntar. in a game of football played on the Parit Buntar football ground yesterdav. The Penang team scored a goal in the first half. The home team soon equalised. In the second half the visitors got another
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    • 1174 1168 PENANG v. PERAK A Goal-less Draw A goal-less draw was the result of the meeting between Perak and Penang on the Esplanade on Saturday in the first Inter-State hockey match of the season. This result flatters the home side. Not that Penang were outclassed or that wretched luck
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    • 20 1168 At Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, October 26 On Saturday Key knocked out Orsus in the fourth round.
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    • 719 1168 CONCLUDING DAY’S RESULTS Bonnie Friend Wins Gold Cut» (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, October 24 I’he following were the results of Saturday s races. Kinta Stakes (Racecourse) SIR HATAN 8.6 (Bowden)... 1 HA PPI DAYS 8.12 (Sleigh l 2 SILAP 8.2 (Murphy)... 8 on by a head, two
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  • 570 1169 INTERESTING DECISION AT SINGAPORE Li the Supreme Court, Singapore, o.i Saturday morning the acting Chief Justice, Mr. P. J. Sproule, delivered an interesting decision, reports the Free Press, deciding that money payable by he Official Assignee under a composiii >i. to a creditor could not be garnished by
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  • 238 1169 J. KEE Library u a meeting of thp r connection with the Lol ce Yew Vc. Kuala M October 13 the Ch. on -nie discussion, put t after oll «wing resolutions: e lnfcetlQ g 1 4i ;li he eoili niittee annn th f T )ur except Mr
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  • 196 1169 Steamer’s Trial Trip At Singapore The Seberang, a ferry steamer which s been built at the Keppel Harbour ckyard for the Penang Harbour Board id which will run between Penang and I c mainland, went through her prebninarv trial in the harbour this morng. says Saturday’s Straits
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  • 1254 1170 ANTHONY CO.’S SHARE LIST o f Buyer*! Kellers Re- I mark- ,rAR,B »CtB. >Ct«/ iftebT 1 Ltd 2.E0 1 Hi**® > rr t ue, Ltd. 1.05 j MO i cun; ..Ltd 3.CC 3.20 ex W* Rt.bi- r t Ltd, 12.75 i 13.25 cum E Ltd. 5.75 i 6.53 f I’d
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  • 893 1170 LE AND CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT Lhursday evening 1 't itb d £3 2s. 6d. j .280 Ls. i thr* months and. while "1 *i n ..ijuM not be sur'tili< ititi of consumption 1 re not unlikuly h i-etor.- J.. 1 r ,i t|, VI :ir. liubber has .ntinm
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