The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 24 March 1926
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Title Section20 1926-03-24 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CENTS VOL. 24 PENANG MARCH 24, 1926 NO. 1220 words
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Advertisement300 1926-03-24 1 CONTENTS 11 EADERS I MISCELLANEOUS: (Continued) SI The Army Estimates 295 Sumatra and Java News 314 Wj Big Business in Malaya 297 Secret Society 314 A New Opportunity 301 I Bolshevist Propaganda ...314 g| China’s Students 305 U.S. Rubber Company 316 SB Education Problems ...311 Sarongs and Fortune Tellers ...319300 words
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Advertisement194 1926-03-24 2 CJ\4^ s JvS vM’jvK v*J W thb Sp STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. A» Published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as well as all important news from various parts of the194 words
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Article982 1926-03-24 295 The Army Estimates tor the coining financial year were laid before Parliament on Monday, together with an explanatory memorandum by Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War. The total sum of £42,500,000 for which the War Otiice asks represents a decrease of two millions on the982 words
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Article488 1926-03-24 295 Sir Hugh Clifford, the Governor of Ceylon, is said to be working fourteen hours a day. Mr. E. B. Williams, Collector of Land Revenue, Negri Sembilan, will be going Home on leave shortly. Mr. A. W. Still, Editor of the Strait» Times, has arranged to leave Singapore on retirement488 words
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Advertisement28 1926-03-24 295 Ox Straits c&o PUBLISHED DAILY MAIL EDITION Containing the news of the week prior to departure of Mails for Europe The Criterion Press, Limited 59, Beach Street, Penang28 words
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Article1217 1926-03-24 296 Superannuation Io most of the English sohoo 8 the system of superannuation is in force. If a boy has failed to attain a sufficiently high standard st the age of sixteen or seventeen years, he is required” to leave the scbooh No 'stigma whatever attache to his departure,1,217 words
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Article487 1926-03-24 296 CONGRATULATORY LETTERS Dr. G. H. Macalister, Princinai h the King Edward VII. College o f Medicine, Singapore, sends us the fol lowing two letters which he received recently in connection with the openin» of the new building. The first letter wai received in time for the opening487 words
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Article1118 1926-03-24 297 When Dr. Wu Lien Teh was in Malaya en tlv he reminded us that in no counto which the Chinese have emigrated ire they so contented, settled, and proud J their adopted home as they are in British Malaya, and he mentioned several interesting instances of1,118 words
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Article476 1926-03-24 297 Ihe Hon. Dr. A. L. Hoops, P.C.M.0., is in Singapore hospital with his old knee trouble. Mr. E. B. Williams, Collector of Land Revenue, Negri Sembilan, will be proceeding home on leave shortly. Dr. and Mrs. Hart have arrived in Kuala Lumpur. Before going on leave Dr. Hart was476 words
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Article891 1926-03-24 298 The Circular Road A suzgoßtion has been made that the altitudes of the various passes on the Circular Road should be clearly indicated. It would be of interest both to residents and tourists to know what heights are reached on this beautiful drive. The condition of the road891 words
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Article954 1926-03-24 298 SEA SYMPTOMS (By Anna Carey) Lifew made np of ,n»)l merci., of them is that sea voyazes nsn.n U to an end. The human mind i. Z tituted that it can delude c s believing anything. That is wh v T ILt(J people swear with954 words
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Article507 1926-03-24 299 DIRECTORS’ REPORT The following is the Directors’ report o f the Parit Perak Rubber Co., Ltd., to be submitted at the annual meeting of the shareholders to be held at the Company’s office, 33, Beach Street, Penang, at noon on Wednesday, March 31: Your Directors beg507 words
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Article1080 1926-03-24 299 the remedy for crimping Special Committee’s Recommendations Yesterday we briefly referred to the ieport of the Special Labour Committee appointed to enquire into and report upon matters connected with the local recruiting and crimping of estate labourers and the registration of employers of labour and briefly gave the1,080 words
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Article760 1926-03-24 300 NEW CARS Hints To Local Purchasers The first thing required after buying a new car is to have it registered and a number allotted to it. This is done by producing it before the Licensing Department, who, after inspecting it, issue a number which the owner has painted760 words
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Article189 1926-03-24 300 Meeting of Justices A meeting of the Board of Licensing Justices was held in the District Court yesterday afternoon. Mr. G. A. Hereford, the District Judge, took the chair and tihe members present were:Dr. J. 8. Glass, acting Municipal Health Officer, Messrs. J. H. Pedlow, S. N. King,189 words
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Article134 1926-03-24 300 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ending March 6, gives the total number of deaths as 215 representing a death rate of 27.38 per mille per annum compared with 25.34 in the preceding week and 20.07 in the corresponding week of last year. Th< chief134 words
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Article224 1926-03-24 300 MEETING OF DELEGATES TO«DAY As was briefly mentioned i u Straits Echo, yesterday, an emerged committee meeting of the Ch Chamber of Commerce was held day with a view to reconsidering ployers’ offer to the coolies working Weld Quay, who had struck a few daw ago, after224 words
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Article306 1926-03-24 300 A SPLENDID CONCEPTION A Drive for Children At the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners a few days ago, the President, Mr. B. Nunn, said that he wished to bring up one or two matters in Committee for discussion, and Mr. Li® Cheng Ean indicated that one of306 words
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Article1140 1926-03-24 301 The coalmining industry, while struggling with acute adversity, is given a great opportunity. The adversity—though it may seem harsh to say so—has created the opportunity, and conceivably, if wrongly regarded, may also destroy it a 8 indifferently as a crocodile will destroy its young. It is a1,140 words
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Article409 1926-03-24 301 lhe name ol B. E. Kho> appears in the list of passes of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. i Lady ('Frank) Swettenham attended an At Home on February 21 given by Mrs. Beaton at 3. Hyde Park Street. lhe Rev. P. L. Peach, who arrives by409 words
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Article860 1926-03-24 302 St. Patrick’s Day F'om almost every centre of importance in Malaya comoe news of the oelebia'ion of St, Patrick’s Day in time-horn u(d style. Where were tl e Irishmen of Penany on March 17, that th;-y failed to foregather according to custom More than 250 guests were present860 words
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Article966 1926-03-24 302 EASTERN ATMOSPHERE (By Anna arey) Dually, the tourist starts out 0n with the firm intention of tn P The word fascinates him, ha with a personality. Scenery be intJ?’ 1 have and Scenery he yets Hu ig 88 <0 look-out for it from early morning? late966 words
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Article1795 1926-03-24 303 SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A WOMAN 'fhe re-trial of the case in which Sam So a Chinese woman, was charged with procuring Chan Ah Ngan, a Chinese L), under the age of 21 years, for the purpose of prostitution, was concluded before Mr. G. A. Hereford in the District1,795 words
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Article671 1926-03-24 304 MEN OUT AGAIN Employers’ Offer Refused The strike of the Penang loading and unloading coolies, involving roughly about 1,O(M) men, took a new turn this morning, the men stopping work again, consequent upon the delegates being unable to come to any agreement at the meeting which was671 words
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Article400 1926-03-24 304 An Effort To Re-Gain Ashes The Annual inter-port shoot will take place between April 15, and May 31. The actual shoot will probably be on Sunday, May 30. The match is open to teams from Shanghai Hongkong, Penang and Singapore, picked from residents who have resided in400 words
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Article532 1926-03-24 304 SOON THEAM CO.'S SHARE REPORT na g. March io After fairly wide fluctuations k price of rubber shows a gain of id f the period under review. Deali Ot rubber shares are on a bigger scdeb"! easier to negotiate. Prices show n round improvements and more confil enee is shown532 words
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Article1102 1926-03-24 305 Quite obviously, the Peking Government, if it wished to avoid an altogether unequal conflict with inevitable defeat and loss, had no other alternative than to submit to the ultimatum of the Protocol Powers, demanding the re-opening of the Pei-ho River. The students who held a demonstration outside the1,102 words
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Article473 1926-03-24 305 M. A.P. -s r.r. Mr. J). Bird, of Seremban, is an inmate of the Seremban hospital, suffering from an attack of fever. Mr. J. G. Grant and Mr. Collins were passengers to Penang yesterday from the Bindings by the s.s. Rompin. Dr. Stanton, who underwent an operation for ear trouble-s r.r. - 473 words
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Article1845 1926-03-24 306 Mixed” Sleepers European ladies travelling He ne at this time of the year vil Franoe would do well to note that ''uouahettes,” which are a popular feature of Riviera trains, have oaaeed no little embarrassment to English women visitors unaware that unless the whole compirtment is reserved, places1,845 words
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Article1154 1926-03-24 307 and other things (By Anna Carey) i had been warned that the East is jinuß It is. One of its most deeffects upon the gaping tourist °that he is usually smitten with a lb jld form of lunacy at the first scent of Elective Atmospheres. Staunch, fatherly1,154 words
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Article548 1926-03-24 307 MOTION TO SET ASIDE JUDGMENT In the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. Justice Acton delivered judgment in connection with a motion which he had before him earlier in the week. The parties concerned were Lee Khay Teik, plaintiff, and Teoh Chooi Kee Neoh, a woman, defendant, and the548 words
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Article703 1926-03-24 308 THEFT OF A MOTOR CAR Before Mr. C. W. A. Sennett in the Police Court yesterday afternoon, Lee Hock Beng a Hokkien Chinese, was charged with the theft of a motor car, PK. 3847 belonging to Wong Ming, his employer, on February 8. Mr. A. R. Thornton conducted703 words
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Article309 1926-03-24 308 Settlement Reached We are offidady infr>. rn'vd hat the strike of latonreie on Wtl-i Q y has i een tt’ed on the following terms Thr men me to receive an inc> ease of 1(i per c< nt. from the seuond d yof he Ft pt Chinese moo309 words
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Article134 1926-03-24 308 L'he exportable percentage for the current quarter is 100 of standard, and the average prices of first grade in Singapore and London to March 17 have been Singapore 101.385 cents. Ix>ndon 2s. 5.27 d. Two Chinese, who have been arrested in connection with the death of a134 words
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261 1926-03-24 308 FRASER NEAVE, LTD. INCREASED OUTPUT The directors’ report to the ers for the year 1925, which will be sented at the annual meeting in Q; pre pore on March 27 at noon, states Accounts.After making ample" vision for depreciation and debts the net profit amounts $349,802.18, which, with the balanced261 words
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Article247 1926-03-24 308 LIVE-STOCK SUPPLIES A Ridiculous Position Mr. H. W. H. Stevens, writing to the Singapore Free Press, states that two and a half years ago he was asked to undertake the import of Australian cattle on the hoof, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth having informed the247 words
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Article1073 1926-03-24 309 thirty THREE YEARS’ MALAYAN Tn PLANTING The Hon. Mr. R- C. M. Kindersley ud Mrs. Kinders.ey join the Kashmir at Port Swettenham, on Saturday, says the Straits Times. It is probable that bout a year hencf Mr. Kindersley will nv Malaya a visit of a1,073 words
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Article46 1926-03-24 309 Bowls Tournament In the final of the Championship of the Bowls Tournament played yesterday afternoon, D. Lucey who was looked upon as the likely champion, was beaten by J. Duguid by 21 points to 9. Lucex did not play to bis usual form46 words
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Article347 1926-03-24 309 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, Your paragraphs on page 10 of your to-day’s issue. lhe tiresome repetition that men do not know women and that the female has some sort of mysterious entity quite different to the male, is far from calculated to allow347 words
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Article168 1926-03-24 309 Sultan as Plaintiff Dis Highness the Sudan of Johore was one of seven plaintiffs in an action al Johore Bahru in which Date Gawlcr, administrator of the estate of the late Dato Jaafar bin Haji Mohamed, former Dato Mentri Besnr of Johore, was the defendant. The other168 words
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Article733 1926-03-24 310 A SINGAPORE OPINION If any satisfaction (says the Free Press) is to be derived from the knowledge that other cities are in as sad a plight as Singapore, the difficulties in solving the housing problem in various parts of the world will make us less impatient at733 words
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Article289 1926-03-24 310 Alleged Criminal Force Before Mr. C. W. A. Sennett in the Second Police Court yesterday afternoon, the case was commenced in which two parties of Chineseone, of which is composed of a woman named Khoo Swee Eong and her daughters, Khoo Siew Sim, Siew Poh and Swee Ee289 words
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Article637 1926-03-24 310 Another correspondent writes- w reference to the article on the above/? ject appearing in your issue of the iTI instant, I take this opportunity of en A h dieting the statement of your corregl dent whose account is a misrenre J’ tion of facts. Out of637 words
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Article1147 1926-03-24 311 The policy of both the Colonial and v deril Governments in regard to the Lstion of English education is so I nrlv set forth in the declaration quotj by Hr. J. H. M. Robson at the e^ ce nt Federal Council that it is worth repeating. It is1,147 words
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Article443 1926-03-24 311 Mr. J. C. Barry has been appointed a Probationer in the Police Force of tne Colony. Mr. E. Newbold, Works Manager, Eastern Smelting Company, Penang, will shortly be proceeding on leave. Nursing Sister Al. Senior, has bet i seconded for service under the Government of Kedah, with effect from443 words
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Article1331 1926-03-24 312 A Dangerous Liar Penang is unique in having on this Is’and a railway station without a railway. It is also unique, we hope, in having a railway cloak-tower of imposing appearance with a cock which eometirues Eradicates an hour quite diffaent from the correct time. This whs the1,331 words
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Article380 1926-03-24 312 Extending A Building Mr. Khoo Thay Jin, the manager o f the Tye Kee Yoon estate, appeared on summons before Mr. 0. W Senuett in the Police Court this morning for having extended the rear portion 0 a house belonging to the estate in M A abater Road.380 words
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Article51 1926-03-24 312 1922 ROBBERY RECALLED Sensational Arrests (from Our Own Singapore. Mr. Athieiam, the i.], dif interpreter here, was ohargel honestly disposing of 3 tim with the robbery from Industrielle de I’lndo-Chiue iu Anlniian named Nariappo“« brought from India and ky’g 9 je theft of 8357,000 from the I’lndo*51 words
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Article442 1926-03-24 313 Sixteenth Annual Reporc The following is the Report of the Oireotors of the Malakoff Robber Company, to be submitted at the sixteenth annual general meeting in Singapore, on Wednesday, Maroh 31: Gentlemen, Your Directors beg to submit a duly audited statement of accounts for the year442 words
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Article121 1926-03-24 313 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Dear Sir, I am directed to point out that the a rerB at Weld Quay originally dettanbed an increase of 40 per cent., and P or oent as stated in the article en itled The Strike”, appearing in the andom Notes121 words
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Article1060 1926-03-24 313 JUDGMENT IN MOHAMEDAN DISPUTE $5,000 Damages Awarded to the Plaintiffs As already reported by telegram, judgment was given by Mr. Justice Deane in. Singapore on 1’ riday in the Mohamedan libel action, which concluded in his court recently after a hearing which had lasted eleven days. The1,060 words
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Article524 1926-03-24 314 SUMATRA JAVA NEWS PADI PLANTING IN ACHIN (Translated for the Echo) Padi planting in the division of Great Achin is going on extensively. There has been plenty of rain and many early varieties, which were planted in January, are thriving and the first crop will be gathered during April and524 words
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Article243 1926-03-24 314 -M.S.P. The recent prosecution in Singapore of a number of Chinese for being associated with unlawful societies, ending in the imposition of severe penalties, is a reminder to all who reside in this Colony that the law must be respected, even though at times the disregard of it-M.S.P. - 243 words
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Article249 1926-03-24 314 Circulating Through Our G.P.O. Copies of the People’s Tribune, published in Peking, are now circulating in Singapore through the kindly offices of the General Post Office. A glance at the leading article of a current number is sufficient proof that the red” hand of Soviet Russia is somewhere249 words
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Article492 1926-03-24 314 _T 0 M- QUARTERLY MEETING Report of Labour Committee The quarterly general meeting o f Planters’ Association of Malaya* wit L held at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday March 31, in tlhe hall of the Scotti Masonic Lodge, Venning Road, K ua a Lumpur. The agenda for the_T 0 M- - 492 words
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Article93 1926-03-24 315 Walley Retains Title Slllgß pore oil Liidux night, at tiic [iappv Valley, Walley 7.7. defeated TavU(je 7.10 a Filipino challenger, in a twelve round contest. Walley had the best of the early rounds but Tawide fought back well in the eighth. The three last rounds were lively affairs, Wal|ev93 words
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Article1027 1926-03-24 315 SATUR DAY’S SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION Hits. Peel Distributes Phizes The Municipal Sports have now come to be rightly regarded as one of the most successful athletic and social functions of the year and the fourth annual sports meeting on Saturday was a decided improvement, in manx waxs, on the1,027 words
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Article89 1926-03-24 315 ANNUAL MEETING Championship Meeting in Kuala Lumpur (From D.ur Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Al arch 22 At tiic annual meeting of the Malayan Lawn Tennis Association held vesterda) at, Kuala Lumpur, Air. Justice AlcCabe lieay presiding, it was decided that the annual match between the Colony and the F.M.S.89 words
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Article274 1926-03-24 315 Fifteen Per Cent. Dividend (From Oiur Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 22 At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Uiu Benut Rubber Company, a dividend of 15 per cent, was passed, the first in the history of the company. The working costs showed a satisfactory274 words
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Article954 1926-03-24 316 LEAN AND CO.’s WEEKLY REPORT Thursday Evening. ini throughout the week has been a firm market and, on a closing quotation of £289.7.6, 3-moUhs, there is a further advance of £5.2.6., while the cash-price of £299 is within a fraction of the £3OO-mark. The Rubber market lias been954 words
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Article610 1926-03-24 316 WHAT IT HAS DONE TO SECiior SUPPLIES URE Mr C. B. Segar. President O f limed States Rubber Company thorizes the following statement:-! In view of the wide spread public ltl terest in the subject of crude rubber with particular reference to cuiH. Va tj 0U by610 words
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Article28 1926-03-24 317 BIRTH V x- -To Air. A irs lau eu g boon, u 11. Cantonment Road, Penang, on 19tli March, 1926, a daughter. Singapore papers, please copy.28 words
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Article1622 1926-03-24 317 To-dav in the House of Commons Sir lusten Chamberlain is to make his eagerly awaited statement the recent happenings at Geneva. As the British Official Wireless Service intimated yesterday, signs are not wanting that his attitude and policy will be subjected to severe criticism, and it can1,622 words
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Obituary29 1926-03-24 317 DEATH y EVrs __At Home on Saturday, the 20th instant, Robert feats, formerly partner in Messrs. Edwd. Boustead Co., London, and Boustead A Co., Singapore and Penang (by cable).29 words
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Article1226 1926-03-24 318 A Lady’s Hat Some of the Police of the Traffic Depiutmeat are undoubtedly smart and very capable men and one of them, in addition to trying to regulate the heavy streim of traffic at the jznotion of Farquhar and Leith Streets has also had the good fortune to1,226 words
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Article561 1926-03-24 318 Decreasing Litigation To judge from the number’ of filed in the Supreme Court durin» iS the Penang Bar has not hid a 8 great prosperity and it seems something abnormal happen?, that 8 prosperous times as wore enj iy Q j f two or three years immediately f561 words
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Article1114 1926-03-24 319 democratic dilemmas (By Anna Carey) The tourist born and reared in a democrat ia country where every man reserves the risfht to tell you exactly what he thinks of you (which is noh always gomplimeutary), finds tin East somethin? o f a K trial Everytime ho1,114 words
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Article157 1926-03-24 319 Theft of a Horn Before Mr. C. W. A. Sennet! in the Police Court yesterday afternoon, Awang bin Sahat was charged with theft of an electric horn valued at $l6 belonging to Mr. J. Byrne, Head of the Preventive Service. Mr. -J. Costello prosecuted and Mr. S. Pung157 words
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Article898 1926-03-24 319 Free Press. l ii< Topic-Pt read with glee what the Jamaica Gleaner had to say or. Mr Ju f’s re- elation-, as to Malayan gambling. lie Iras no conjecture to offer as to how the statement was made, or whether it was made, but he amply thin!:, tFree Press. - 898 words
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Article221 1926-03-24 320 (To the Editoi of the Stioilx Echo) Sir. Keferring to a recent Random Note on the subject of Hotel accommodat on, it is perfectlv true that where there is no competition there is no desire for improvement. This may be su’d of hotels in Penang. One can put221 words
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Article1145 1926-03-24 320 Xo-om (says the Malayan Saturday Post) seems to be satisfied with the education;' po-tion in Malay a except the ffiieial cirides which are responsib'e for i, And. ol course, no-one expected tlu m to plead gmlty to rank incompet(iic< Nevertheless. the verdict is d"cio\el\ returned against them al1,145 words
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Article1166 1926-03-24 321 I der th i-eauing our Ipoh contemrirv P ub! l!cU a lead n o article on daescta.'» v!)icd dealt wltdl eolnmeats in a vernacular newspaper of India. known as the Swades.an about the condition of Indian in Malaya. these articles, rhich our contemporary describes, somewhat as ver1,166 words
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Article586 1926-03-24 321 .LLi.GEI) DEMANI) FOL I TEE DRINKS I’lmii Oi tsidf. Tomn Shop I hrt-t Police constables. Mai bin Mat Akil P.C 163, Choli bin Salleh. P.C. ill aid 11am bin Ilan ff, P.C. 95 were yesterday afiern. on charged before Mr. C W A. Senr.ett in tie Police Court586 words
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