The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 13 April 1927

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  • 21 1 The Straits Echo Weekly Edition B 3 PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. L 25 PENANG: APRIL 13 1927 NO. 14
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    • 319 1 i|diu4" IM T EIV I LEADING ARTICLES < MISCELLANEOUS: (Continued) J Paring the Lion’s Claw# 311 Death of Mrs. Lim Chang Teik 325 H Roumanian Issues 315 London Tin Market Review 326 |g Film Censorship Again 319 The Itinerant Fortune-Teller 328 A Dangerous Precedent 319 Londen Rubber Review 338 I)
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    • 212 2 if K I STRAITS ECHO WEEKLY EDITIO kA7 JW Ar JP *ZL 11 Jfi? UK JQ z M j*Li Published the «ky prior to the departure of each mail for Europe,- s£’ ?V e S) 'X and contains the latest local and States news originally published in the ML A
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  • 360 311 lne long-awaited Trude idsputes and Iratie Intons Bill has been introduced into the House of Commons. hew Bills «i recent years have met with so much antenatal criticismof a friendly and unfriendly nature, but critics have now the opportunity to descend from theory cal speculation aim
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  • 514 311 ft is stated that when Mr. Costello goes home on leave in the near future Court Inspector Lucey will act as Chief Detective Inspector in which case Inspector Sheedy will become Court Inspector. Among those who are leaving for England shortly will be Miss Wong Beng Sim, the only
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  • 551 311 THE PHOTGERAPHIC EXHIBITION AT KI ALA LLMI’UR w I he annual phoo.(graphic exhibition of the Malax an Camera Club will be held tor the year 1927 from -July 20 to 23 inclusive. As an exhibition it has in past years rect'ived a fair amount of support from
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    • 25 311 trCOO plUliSttED DAILY WEEKLY EDITION the new. 01 the week prior to «.pMtur» ot iWUW tor Europe ijK Criterion Press, Limited, Ji, Je»cl. Street, J'eueng
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  • 772 312 THE ANNUAL REPORT Big Increased Membership The following are the minutes of a committee meeting held in the Singapore .Exchange Koorn on March 31 at 5 p.m. Present:—Mr. J. G. Campbell (President), Messrs. H. W. Raper (VicePresident), H. B. Layton, E. A. Elias, S. Muthucumaru, H. Elphick,
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  • 817 312 JOHORE GANG ROBBERY CHARGE JUDGE LAMENTS LACK OF PUBLICITY A case of gang robbery, which dev* loped in an unusual and interesting w »v was heard by Mr. Justice McCabe fieav at the Johore Assizes on Tuesdav Three men appeared in the dock, and Mr. K. Moor,
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  • 1812 313  -  BY j!M HERTSLET first P rl/< Malava”- tlie oHicial organ Seout of Malaya<a“eß°L. HIE RAID Tlie Fifteenth Troop had been doing i afternoon s field work, and 1 a- Header Jock and Scout Fu Manehu T h e Jackal Patrol were wandering on X-diore enjoying the cool
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  • 356 314 In the Second Court, yesterday, Osman bin Badnr was charged before Mr. W. A. Semiett wth driving motor lorry P.301K along Dato Kramat Road on the 6th instant, in a rash and negligent manner, and, secondly, with driving the said lorry at the same time and place without
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  • 506 314 KRETA AYER INQUEST RESUMED IMPORTANT POLICE EVIDENCE (From Our Own Gorrispondini) Singapore, April 7 Cheng Keng Soon was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for cheating a Chinese by representing he had shops in Kuantan and inducing complainant to hand over money for a fictitious rubber shipment. The accused
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  • 546 314 WHY HE DECIDES Tn RETURN TO MALAYA In the following interview w ith Hugh Clifford, the first question putHis Excellency by the Time. J (Vvlon was: Why are you e Ceylon I His Excellency replied: I was give* the optionjff staying on in Ceylon Gr taking up
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  • 294 315 n e we should imagine posR< uX-daie 1W Ltal u vouticai changes in that d>s/barter have been ot such taroed 4 U cc (Ue war that an atlas Bt qaeuy s* v vj; lelt tue p iess ,es beuunor «ar or coup d etat has one boundary line
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  • 188 315 (lu Ihe Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, With regard to the letter of Yeo” 1C pu published in yesterday’s sut, uhj should the latter single out 'k? 86 ab see king publicity for ,J ic acts done by them, what better M en( K iir e
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  • 1008 315 Sunset Penang’s fair Hills are darkening, Against the Western Sun, Penang's town lights are twinkling. They must when daylight’s done. Kedah’s Peak is losing shape, As yet the shadows lengthen, The tropic heat grows slightly less. As evening breezes strengthen. Harmston’s Prices A correspondent complains that the prices
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 129 316 Malays Overcome Monopolies A large crowd on, the Esplanade yesterday watched the Malays dele A tne Monopo.es by live goals to one in a fast and interest.ng game. 'I he result was antic p bed but the Monopolies put up a good tight. At one stage, when
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    • 43 316 An a cejation football match has been arranged to take pine* on 1 riday, on the Renong Ground, between the Central Union Athletic lub and the A.C.S. I’d on. Ti e kick-off will take place at 5.15 p.rn. sharp.
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    • 1038 316 Preparing For The Singapore Meeting Numerous Improvements On The Course A fair number <>f members of the Singapore Turf Club were present at the race course on Saturday morning to witness the official opening for training for the Spring meeting, which takes place on May 7, 10, 12,
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    • 483 316 TWO RUNS A MINUTE! Interesting Match Taking advantage of the public holidayyesterday a whole day match was plaj m tween'the Penang Cricket Club and combined team from the Asiatic Uu styled The Rest. Play was dull mtM morning but sparkling cricket uas nessed 111 tin; afternoi^ when the
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    • 437 317 P ENANG GOLF CLUB Annual Meeting U /ri g nerul lneetiu g the helfl in the Club other. nresent P and the Scott IWrT Were the Hon Air. R. s u. Indent Councilor, Messrs. J. t«ry) |s \v' Ul u Kk- Ihiwbiirn (SeereV Nolan J""" 11 I- Bennett, i: s
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    • 316 317 Famous Japanese Players tennis enthusiasts the opportunities of 'l’he last week-end at Singapore gave witnessing several first class games, in which S. Okamoto, the Japanese Davis Cup player, lias been playing. A large crowd watched the game on Saturday between Mr. D. H. Kleinman and Mrs. Laing and
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    • 214 317 icmreu up< S.F.P. r l here was a moderate attendance of those interested at the Racecourse on Saturday morning when the course wai officially opened for work in connection with the forthcoming Spring meeting in May. '1 he list of probable candidates is a long one and includes
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    • 42 317 P. C. C. Beaten On the Esplanade yesterday, in the presence of a large crowd, the P. C. C. wt f” beaten by the Municipality by three goals o nil. It was a clean and ini crest ing game.
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    • 378 317 MR. AND MRS. OKAMOTO IN PENANG Plays Pinckney and M.vs. Saffrhy For the first time probably in the history of Ik nang sport a Japanese lady stepped on the tennis courts yesterday Inis firdy was Mrs. Okamoto who with her husband. Mr. Okamoto, the Charipion of Calcutta, was
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    • 69 318 Tennis enthusiasts will be glad to learn that Mr. Harada, the foremost Japanese player, will be passing through Singapore next month on his way Io England to play at Wimbledon. Later he will play as a member of the Japanese I)avis Cup team. Mr. Harada is ranked
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    • 584 318 THE ELLA DOROTHY CUP Ella's Fine Performance At 9.30 am. on Sunday morning, an ominous cloud lay on the horizon to the south-west as the. crews manned theii boats for the. start. This, however, did not develop into anything more than a good full sail breeze which
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  • 262 318 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Bibber Sales Department Penang. April 6 ike market locally has continued to s'a.w a steady tendency, and prices have I" on &lt;1 at about last week's level. oil! on stocks are reported 33 tons lowei, leaving a balance of 62,634 tons while cables to hand this morning
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  • 516 318 TIGER AND MATE With THREE SHOTS 111 ADVENTURE AT BATH KURAU A Chinese sportsman had the luck on Tuesday to bag a tiger and tigress in the Forest at Batu Kurau This luckly is Mr. Ing Chye Tuan whom le W Volunteers will remember as a
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  • 1071 319 Tl pre are a number of local questions Thicb it wiH be interesting to have Lb Uifiord s personal opin on r Pttles down into Ins new office. fK vexed matter of the film irehiD H would be idle tO ,eny the present method has given rise
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  • 395 319 Extra territorial privileges have long been enjoyed by all Consular officers and we cannot help thinking that Marshal Chang Tso-lin has created a dangerous precedent in raiding the Soviet Embassy at Peking. According to international custom, diplomatic mail bags have always been immune from interference and even
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  • 122 319 death z. \.rl 7 1927, at 30 Abv&gt;o ILL euce V ar &lt;■ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mrs. L. C. T.'ylor and family thank ali those who attended the funeral of her son larencc. and also those who sent wreaths, letteis of condolence and telegrams. Mrs. Tech Boon Hong begs to thank ail
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  • 386 320 Mr. Winston Churchill to-day confronts himself with the perennial task of British Chancellors of the Exchequer of making the trousers of revenue meet the waist-coat of expenditure. this tailoring feat is by no means easy of accomplishment at, any time but this year the Chancellor’s difficulties have
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  • 101 320 (Phom Ova Own Cokkespondent) Singapore, April 10 At the Kreta Aver inquest lla(’oroner returned a verdict that th e six men met their deaths as a result of gun shot wounds inflicted by the Police in dealing with a dense crowd outside the Kreta Ayer Police Station.
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  • 477 320 Two and two We when children. had tuition in the myst ries of addition; Eariv davs we sp nt at school Doing sums to learn the rule T&lt; acher told us o’er and o’er 1 wo ami two make always four. Aft' r. say a week reflection, Ev
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  • 1279 320  -  BY 1.. C A KIN i i 0 NAVA LT Efts &gt; Ti-day we publish the first of a series of letters which record the actual n perience of Mrs. L. Carington-Walten during ner nine years wanderings in a mus tropical countries. j *ie S
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  • 362 321 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. April 5 '1 he Government Offices in Kedah, which have been closed since last Thursday for the Hari Raya Puasa, re-open on Thursday. The death of Mr. B. E. Mitchell, at one time Commiss oner of Police, Kedah, recalls to mind that
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  • 228 321 RIOTERS SENTENCED MALAYAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP (Jbom Our Owv Comrbspovdbw) Singapore, April 6 In the Police Court this morning 22 Chinese were charged w th rioting and throw ng stones in the recent disturbances. Eighteen were discharged with a caution and six were sentenced to six months rigoious impr
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  • 233 321 TAN JOO YAM INQUEST (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, April 6 The Sanitary Board agreed to-day to the widening of several main streets of the town. Towkay’s Death The inquest touching the death of the lute Towkay Tan Joo Yam concluded today when Drs. Fitzpatrick and
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  • 472 322 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The eighteenth annual general meet iug of The Dispensary (Penang) Ltd. whs held at the registered office of tho Company, No. 3 Weld Quay, Penang, on Tuesday, March 29, 192 Mr. S. Wood-Hill presided, and tne others present were:—Messrs. J. G. Brown, Khoo
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  • 564 322 SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION BUSINESS AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The ninth annual meeting of the Union Jack Club was held at Singapore, on Friday evening. H. E. Major-General Sir Theodore Eraser was in the chair, and others present were, Major C. F. Stoehr, 0.8. E., Messrs. D. T.
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  • 326 322 The following appointments are nounced in the Government Gazetted April 1 Dr. R. Lewthwaite to be a Research Student in Tropical Medicine. Medical Department, F.M.S. Enche Mobmua bin Mat to be an officer of Class V. M. layan Service. Mr. W. F. Flight’ to be a SuperinD ndent,
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  • 89 322 FORMER PENANG VOLUNTEER BAG (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aped- A liger and tigress were shot in Fort st Reserve at Batu Kuran J' Ung Cliye Tuan, a former Penang A herd of 20 to 30 wild reported to have appeared six m- e Tapah. causing damage to
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  • 582 323 vt t’me 1 happen to notice a n* ttino shreks of anguish, lutebed tightly in his hand, ,n b g ttina an impromptu pas de Abe roadway, 1 ShaU regMd pwfound suspicion. Ido not claim that my perspective Ido U me for a comfortable tect.ve'a Office, but t:tn
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  • 221 323 To the Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir, As one who is keenly following the situat.on in China, 1 was much interested to read your leading article of the sth instant. To the Chinese mind, it was at first contended to be unjustified that British land and
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  • 114 323 (Penang Branch) First list of subscriptions for 1927: Three Ipoh Gamblers” $150.00 Mr. J. McNeil 20.00 Eastern Smelting Co. Ltd. 100.00 Hon. Mr. P. M. Robinson 100.00 Mrs. Crabb-Watt 10.00 Mrs. J. S. Miller 10.(X) Mrs. J. F. Barbour 10.00 Mrs. J. S. W. Arthur 25.(X) Mr.
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  • 1170 323 Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal omm.ssioners of George 'Town, Penang, held on Tuesday the 22nd March. 1927. Present:J. 11. Pedlow Esq., Deputy President; Dr. J. E. Smith, M. 11. M. Noordin Esq., Khoo Sian Ewe Esq., J. Kemp Esq., Yeoh Cheang Ann Esq., H. 11. Abdool
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  • 220 324 Weekly Market Report Singapore, April 1 Cables cf'iv-'d n the market since last report: London: I 8. 1 B’. 1 8. New York: t ents Gold 41}. 41$. 41*. 41;. Local quotation* for Singapore Stan ard Ribbed Smoked Sheet nave ranged as follow s:Spot 70}/70}/70/70/70} April
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  • 450 324 JAPANESE BANKS’ PREDICAMENT Tb.e solution of the earthquake k probb m, which i’s near at hand, wil’t followed by the merger of several in operation in Tokio and elsewhere suffered by the earthquake in 1923* the Tokyo correspondent of the Chin» Press. As already reported, the
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  • 53 324 I'rider the allspices of the eDa d an Association, Mr. Ephraim M.A., (Edin.), Bar-at-Law, win a lectur.the first of a se Ij ie Social Life in Europe" on rr. 8. at 7 p.m. at the P n,nSt&lt; L\Lj Ptf a-ialion at Data Krainat mg Dr. NK. Menon has kma)
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  • 632 325 M.M. YOUNG MINER'S appeal D.SBOSBHTY OR DBST.TCTION Pnrooean named James Bay A '“Tin die Kuala Lumpur Supreme P VriJav before the Chief Justice C :'tar Goinpertz), to appeal agamst SirH 2 of six mouths imprisonment jStOte L of cheating. The accused, one time employed by Alluj Jin
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  • 485 325 It is with the profoundest regret that we have to record this morning uhe melancholy news of the death of Mrs. Lim Cheng Teik, nee Khoo Guat Lee Neoh, which took place at 8 o’clock last night at her residence, Limburg,” Larut Load. Mrs.
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  • SPORTING NEWS
    • 37 325 The following is the result of bowls tournament tie played on April 8: Championship Pairs (final):Dr. C. H. Hertz and G B. F. Southam beat J. (i. Allan and J. M. Chalmers (C.S.) 21—5.
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    • 421 325 lhe League match on Saturday on the Esplanade between the Penang Cricket Club and the Penang Recreation Club resulted in a draw. Winning the toss ihe European Club sent their opponents in to bata course which they seldom adopt. With a fine wicket, which towards the end
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  • 1070 326 Successful Athletic Meeting Favoured with ideal weather the fourth annual athletic .sports of the Old Frees’ Association were held on the Penang Free School Ground on Saturday aio-j noon. The programme consisting of no less than IS events was carried out without a hitch, and the
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  • 534 326 TIGHTNESS GF NEAR METAL (From Our Own Correspondent; London, M ARch 1? 1 he feature of the tn market rec-nt !y has been the tightness of nearer and it will continue to be the feature o long as tl c operator wh 0 hoi Htn bulk
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  • 521 327 Travel is a broadening influence and in days of modern communication it a longer a hazardous and uncertain but an enjoyable and safe exThe traveller now leaving Spool 0“ almost g‘&gt;»g e llis arr,val e Singapore, New fork or elsewhere to o mute and the journey is no longer
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  • 1005 327 Something New One of the most popular forms of lomenclature among explorers next to complimenting the Monarch or Prince of the time, by conferring such titles on newly discovered territory as Prince of Wales Island or Prince Edward was to call any new land by an .old home
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  • 1070 328  -  (Exclusively Contributed to The Straits Echo) BY V. C. KENNETH DAVID 'j he itinerant Fortune-teller is an ami- able rogue. He is also a good psycholo- gist. He likes to visit you only on m Sunday afternoon when, for that day at least, the wicked ramifications of
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  • 381 328 SiOCKS (From Ouk Own C umbH s London, M Akfl Stocks of rubber in Undon now 1 ceed 60,000 tons for tfie first tin W 1923. Prominent.Mine, ..gK;* however, are not unduly anxious this huge total. Indeed they retari I by no means as an unmitigated Pt
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  • 68 328 TO TAKE PLACE ON THE KINO BIRTHDAY We art- officially informed Tb.E* Hugh Clifford, lionHX will arrive in Singapore on i of June 3. k After being sworn in Sir H'*- will take the salute at H s the King’s birthday parade. Mr. -J II Baring-Gould.
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  • 590 329 as!( ual general meeting fOU .&lt; s interesting Speech LUAl 'j general meeting of the fijc ann p was held at the Sbu Club last Wednesday with V T \V Tivy in the chair. ri airman addressing the meeting, Gentlemen, before proceeding to Ution of officers, I
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  • 414 329 TEA PLANTER’S WIFE AND CHAUFFEUR Deeming that the facts ought to be made public for the sake of the deterrent effect this would have, Lord Merrivale, for the second time, t(x&gt;k advantage of a provision contained in the new Act res tripling the publication of Divorce
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  • 574 329  -  A PATHETIC FIGURE (iiy UN? \i»y Ci kkwi Suddenly the bus stops in front of the Outdoor Dispensary W ith a start the old on on seller jumps up from her place, runs back a step but cannot go farther. She turns and looks with terror at
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  • 617 330 WEEKLY .MARKET REPORT Saturday Evening Since our last report, the situation in China remains unchanged hut rather the celestial horizon is becoming more obscure. I his state of affairs is causing much anxiety in the commercial world and has reflected on the local market, with the result that
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  • 430 330 O i Hh DITOIt OU THE STRAITS ECH 0 Sir, Would you adow me a little space in your valuable paper, to draw the attention of tiie Penang Publ.c, to the above subject. A modern, though unpretending English School has recently Ina n opened
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  • 224 330 MURDER OF MR. FLYNN POLICE REWARD OF 2 .(JOO (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, April 11 '!&gt;&lt;■ Pol e- have offered a sura $2.000 as a reward to anyone givin information leading to the arrest hU conviction of a Teochew Chinese named Tan Ab Kan who is wanted
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  • 144 330 Police Withdraws Enquiry Before Mr. A. Sennett at tiie Police Court on Saturday morning, .dr. J. S. W. Arthur D.P.P., intiiiauxi that the Police did not propose to proceed with the prcl ininary enquiry in onnection with the tragic death of-4m Patricia Foley, who, it will be
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  • 116 330 PROPOSED BALL IN J i;NE special general meet.ng of of St. George’s Society uas Penang Cr’eket &lt; lub last mg 14 sider whether and how St. ball should be celebrated this v It- was decided to put members at the annual genera i- Which s to he
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  • 542 331 KESULTSOF 1926 EXAMINATION Penang Successes n of Penang canTbe l v* and "iris. who have either W l.o"ou?s or satisfied the oxthe December, 1926 exat.nuSCHOOL Boy 9 Under 18 (Honours) G A.Kejmer, W. E Keymer, Lim A \nn. Tan Chong Chew. t Uvier’s Institution (Honours) o,'e‘ah Soon Hock,
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  • 393 331 In the basement of the new Royal Ear Hospital, writes the London correspondent of the Straits Echo, which was officially opened by Mr. Neville Chamber lain, Mnister of Health, is a chamber which is unique in this country known as the s’lence room.” The wa'is, floor,
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  • 856 331 HEARING CONTINUED Mr. Bailey, at Kuala Lumpur, on the 7th instant, concluded his address in the case in which Messrs. Fearon and Co., are suing Messrs. H. T. Stiven and G. E. Green to recover $6,76)0.53 alleged to be the amount due to them for services rendered
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  • 211 332 Readers who generously supported our appeal on behalf of the lbws Institute w 11 hr interested to see the follow ng letter which we have received from Sir Ronald Ross, K.C.8., K.C.M.G etc. (To The Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, Dn my return to England from
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  • 909 332 ANNUAL MEETING j INAL AND INTERIM DIVIDENDS DECLARED The fourteenth annual gen* r.a! e.-e: r g uf the shareholders of the lln Ha:. mpany, Lim ted, wa- I e d at the ieii t-ered offices. No. '/&gt; Beach Streit, Penang, at noon on Saturda'. P Brash
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  • 234 332 Annual General Meeting Ihe annual general meeting of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Common# was held on Saturday afternoon. Mt b eoh Chenng Ann presided over a larfte attendance. The report and accounts for the vetf I92C&gt; were passed. Officebearers The election of office bearers
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  • 1084 333 lean CO s weekly report Tim evening I verv steady market and a fur f.-r cash resist. loss of J //0 former and a gam of 12/6 for J been negligible dur.ng the penod X revie»' and to day s closing prree tendon 1/7| per lb., shows no
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  • 579 333 M I K f.Y RE PORT PeXAaG o'RtL 8 Aller a -iiiidi decline of .4 the pre of rubber kept si ;td\ ~t "&gt;r tvO days and finally doses at y vkich lithe ame as whop our last rego,-;. published. Business was negligible as it is
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