The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 13 July 1927

Total Pages: 24
1 621 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 18 1 The Strats Echo Weekly Edition. U8 PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. Jk‘2s PENANG: JULY 13, NO. 27
    18 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 259 1 -CONTENTS Leading Articles Miscellaneous ontinued) A Crisis Past 600 Departure of the Governor 605 A Popular Sport 6<K> lint the King Saw 606 Amok! 601 Chihli en from the Tropics 607 Rov Walley 608 News from Klang 607 Smuggling and Rubber Restric- Death of Queen Sukumal tion 611 Marasri 608
      259 words

  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 190 2 X TM« iP STRAITS ECHO j WEEKLY EDITION 3 Published the day pner to the departure of each mail for Europe, X and contains the latest local and States newt originally published in the duty issues, ac well as aN important news from various parts of the Far us East,
      190 words

  • 193 600 Only a month ago the news from Egj-pt not ahirming was at least disquieting reporting as it did the despatch of British warships as a precautionary measure against possible contingencies. It then looked as if the extremists of the Chamber of Deputies were bent on forcing a
    193 words
  • 328 600 an adept in the art of balancing n »ture has few equals. When an fcr,l Pt is made violently to upset the run of things it is surprising din nature sets to work to Nation h.’*’| Sei l, j Tr,e I ,resent «enthroet S Jeen <jr son,e
    328 words
  • 187 600 The Anglo-Chinese Girls’ School was opened in January with about 75 on roll. There are now 90 on the roll and the Managers hope to see over a hundred before the end of the year. Ihe school has been very fortunate to have the
    187 words
  • 86 600 VERNACULAR PAPER SUED (Fron Our Own Correspondent; Si ngapoke, July Sir William Murison heard a libel aet'on in which lay Kah long, a school master, and lay han, a widow, are each claim ng SIO,(MM> from Lim In Pu, editor, and Yap Cheng Swah. manager, of flie
    86 words
  • 75 600 TENNIS TOURNAMENT RESULTS 'l’l <- re-all of th»- ti* played on lu* s day are as follows:--Tamils Pairs:Mr and Mrs Rej i ann beat Mr. and Mrs. Sturt GL 6—2; Mr. and Mrs. Hogan beat Mr and Mrs Sedwick 6 1, 4 -6. 63. Men s Singles:
    75 words
  • 354 600 H. C Aspinall has been app anted acting agent of the Bangkok ii” meh ut i Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Mr. D. Pater-in has been apjxjinted acting General Manager and hud Engineer of the Singapore Harbour Board dming the absence on leave of Mr. G. W A. Trimmer.
    354 words
  • 133 600 Annual General Meeting Ipoii, June 29 At the annual general meeting of the Perak 'Turf Club Mr. Osborne, the Pre--ident, rej/orted that the profit was more t l, an double that of last year. 1 hey had also oomph ted a more comprehensive building programme. He also
    133 words
  • Page 600 Advertisements
    • 28 600 [jje straits tcbo PUBLISHED DAILY WEEKLY EDITION coining the news of the week prior to departure of .Mails for Europe pie Criterion Press, Limited, 59. Beach Street. Penang
      28 words

  • 483 601 Rubber Restriction The ways of the London Press are dark and inexplicable. After nearly five \ears practical demonstration of the benefits of rubber restriction, the Daily Express, the Sunday Express and the Evening Standard, which are all under the control of lx>rd Beaverbrook (the unassuming peer who chose
    483 words
  • 907 601 BREACH OF OPTION AGREEMENT In the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, before the Hon. Mr. -Justice P. I. Sproule, the suit was disposed of in which the Borneo Company, Penang, were the plaintiffs and Alessrs. Wooi Ge k bye and Goh Chee Seng, the deiendants, in a matter arising
    907 words
  • 189 601 In the morning Mr. J^ tlC a was engaged in hearing yj hearing of the suit between M Choon and Khoo Beng K p eDBB keeper carrying on buslDe to in which the former custody of five Children Of B” r”oh Ah Foon If wa* alleged that
    189 words

  • 237 602 His Lordship also delivered judgment yesterday in the suit between K. R. V. Bimanathnn Chetty plaintiff, and X. M. L. Supramaniam Chetty, defendant. in which the plaintiff sued for vronnfu! dismissal. Mr. R D. Hume appeared lor the plaintiff and Mr. E. A. de Buriatte for :he
    237 words
  • 101 602 no B Hing of the District y eB terday, as Mr. G. A. Hereto ir r Judge, was away in The Police Court in the was also empty. :o:~ tiger visited Rembia Estate dur4* week and attacked a bullock. BulrH m A tW an other tiger v’sited
    101 words
  • 483 602 PRIVATE STERLING ISSUES Ihe Prospectus (for private circulation only) is out of the Tuioh Tin No Liability. Ihe capital is £3SO.(MM) divided into <;.><),O(X) shaies oi £1 each of which 28,400 shares paid to £1 each will be allotted to the Vendor in part payment, the balance,
    483 words
  • 541 602 L v add after th- magnificent 'I lit f America’s Flving T■ I- -hat there are no limits to huia I endurance and courage. The experts scoffed at this attempt to control an aeroplane alone over 3,6(M) miles of storms swept ocean, but the result has proved again
    541 words

  • 353 603 QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED AT MONDAY’S COUNCIL At next Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council -Mr. Song Ong Siang will ask the Government to say, in view of the continued activities of gunmen in the streets of Sinagpore, what further measures have been taken or are being
    353 words
  • 51 603 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore July 7 When the steamer Lancaster Castle from Singapore to America was leaving Swettenbam Pier a steel hawser fouled the propeller badly damaging it. The boat unable to proceed under her own power was lowed back to Singapore for examination and
    51 words
  • 46 603 in our report jestvrdu\ of the Esplanade Scuffle Case, we erroneously stated that Inspector Harwood was the pr< -ecuting officer. It was Inspector M cQii.- rrie who conducted the case. o Today American Independence m<l throughout America a public -«A l.y >» observed utua-i
    46 words
  • 572 603 TRAP DOOR FORCED Before Mr. S. N. King in the Police Court yesterday, s x Chinese were charged with garni/ rig in premises No. 30 Seek Iman Line on June 10 last. Mr. R. I’’. Mallard, A.S.P., appeared lor the prosecution and Mr. 15. D, H
    572 words
  • 323 603 IS IT MURDER OR SUICIDE I ne S'um Observer contains rerz--an interesting case in the death of a Cantonese was found dead at the Toh San Chinese hotel in the Yawarad March last. She arrived atX& ESig! "■*•—iSS; Jlueh excitement was created in ft nose codes
    323 words
  • 144 603 GOVERNOR PRESENT In a last and keenly ciation football match on the 8 P yesterday, the. P. C. C. beat the** Aihsan Football Club by three go® n Tlie Club were the first to> the first half, through San e they would have had ders had converted
    144 words

  • 533 604 is significant fact that the word k which is applied to a species Loe opposed to be peculiar to the «L Archipelago, has become farmbill over the world. There is, of 5 p" no justification for supposing sUfjt'ißonlv among Malays that there Lrthese awful instances of men goraving mad
    533 words
  • 546 604 Emden’s Deep=Sea Soundings There is a touch of irony in the fact that the new German cruiser Emden has been sounding the sea-bed upon which rest so many of the victims of her mimesake of which Penang has vivid memories. After leaving the Dutch East Indies she found
    546 words
  • 480 604 Mr. J. S. \V. Arthur. D. P. P., heard cases in the District Court yesterday, Mr. G. A Hereford, District Judge and Eirst Magistrate, having gone to the Bindings on his last visit prior to retirement. The death took place last week at the Singapore General Hospital of Herbert
    480 words

  • 1194 605 DCTENBANTS BOUND OVER Tn the Police Court yesterday afternoon before Mr. S. N. King two Chinese named Cheah Kirn TTo and Choong Chong Hye wore charged on seperate counts, the former with assaulting a public servantto wit, a Sikh constable, nt the Esplanade on June 17 at
    1,194 words
  • 83 605 CROWD RUNS WHEN FLAMES REACH POWDER FACTORY (Reuter’s Telegram) Atlantic City, Mt 6 Sly wooden Beach Hotels have been burned down here. The hotels were crowded with guests who escaped to the famous Boardwalk along the waterfront A large seefon of the Boardwalk oaught fire
    83 words
  • 89 605 FIGHT TO A FINISH” ATTITUDE (Reuter’s Far Eastern Servcei Shanghai, July 6 The strike of 500 British Mercantile Marine officers and engineers employed on flit* steamers of the China Navigation Company owing to a ten per cent reduction in wages continues. The offcers remained on board
    89 words
  • 74 605 Tlis Excellency the Governor Sff Hugh Clifford, who arrived official»' Penang on June 28. left at 10 tordav morning for Malacca bv the ernment steam vacht Seabelle. Tlis Excellency was accompany Ladv Clifford who arrived from B on June 30. The Hon Mr. Ralph Scott. Ik
    74 words
  • 45 605 Y.W.C. A. Tei Tht re will he P.n Th’!* the Hostel 120 Anson Road dav, July 7, at 5 p in. ..j Varied and useful articles pubsale all at one dollar e«cnlie are cordially invite help this effort to rai>e Hostel. Tea will be provided
    45 words

  • 35 606 «oCIATION FOOTBALL A BATAVIA BEAT S.C.F.A. lFrom Onr Own Correspondent) Singapore, July 7 iMociation Football the Batavia 2 n 'which is on a visit to Singapore the S.C.F.A. by one goal to ml.
    35 words
  • 70 606 MERCHANTS WIN HUME CUP /From Our Own Correspondent) Tpoh, July 7 The local Socctr League season was flight to a close with a match between he Merchants and the Government Services. It was a splendid game and n? very clean and resulted in each jidf scoring four
    70 words
  • 81 606 TENNIS RESULTS The results of the ties played on Monday, the 4th, are as follows: Mixed Doubles:Miss Kinder Bennett beat Mrs. Wilson and St iven 62. tr-4. Family Pairs:Mr and Mrs Reimann beat Mr. and Mrs. Bathurst 62, 6-2. Men’s Doubles:Lvncb and Hogan beat Mackie and Wilkinson
    81 words
  • 198 606 Thf following tins hove been fixed: Wednesday, July 13 Professional Pairs— W. H. Lee and N. A. Sedwick v. C. B. Mre and A. J. L. Donaldson. Single Handicap Class C” 15 Ford v. 2 G. T. Church; Ser. P. Boyd v. 5 A. yy. Frisby; Ser.
    198 words
  • 301 606 AWKWARD RACING SITUATION Those Turf Clubs which import Australian griffinsthat is to say all at present except Singaporeare faced by a rather awkward situation in view of the new rule which now makes it necessary to declare the name under which a horse has run in any
    301 words
  • 157 606 A new arrival in the Colony who is plaving himself into prominence, not onlv at cricket but at football, is McFarlane, whose form in recent S.C.C. matches in the, Singapore League has been such that he has been chosen as inside right in the Singapore side to
    157 words
  • 130 606 TOM BERRY RECEIVES HIS FIRST KNOCKOUT Tom Berry. the veteran cruiserweight boxer, burst into tears when, in thirty seconds, he was knocked out for the fir-t time in his life at Taff ale Park. Pontypridd, recently. He was meeting Frankie Moody. the tau ous Welsh boxer, of
    130 words
  • 279 606 It was announced in veeterday’a wireless that the King and Queen had paid a visit of inspection to the London -and North Eastern Hailway Works at Stratford in the Fast End of London. These works are among the most extensive in existence and the privileged few
    279 words
  • 181 606 WINS HER FIRST CASE Miss Lim Beng Hong, Malaya’s first ladv law ver. who was admitted to practise before the Colonial Bar on Monday before the Hon. Mr Justice P. J. Snroule appeared in her first case in the District Court vesterday. before Mr. J. S. W
    181 words

  • 559 607 DEFENDANTS SENTENCED The remand case in which two men, one a fireman, were charged with voluntarily Causing hurt to Yeap Eng Chin with a knife in bindings Road at about 6 pm.. on May 2ft, was concluded before Mr. S'. N. King in the Police Court yesterday
    559 words
  • 251 607 THE EDUCATION PROBLEM Parents who have children to educate know that it is almost impossible to do it at Home under £3OO per annum at any first-class school for each child and sometimes more. School fees, holidays. dress, pocket-money, travelling expenses. doctors, mount up rapidly to
    251 words
  • 78 607 A tran to catch the song of the nightingalewhich has cost £lO,OOO to constructis being used bv His Master's Voice" Gramophone Company in Surrey. The device consists of a complete recording room, mounted on a motor chassis and capable of being moved to any part of the
    78 words
  • 117 607 ANOTHER GUNMAN SENTENCED (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore July 6 A Chinese, who was charged with being in possession of a revolver and thirty rounds pleaded guilty. The evidence showed that Mr. Oakeshott Road with the accused in their endeavour to secure the revolver. The struggle
    117 words
  • 376 607 A GAMBLING PARTY (From Our Own the lst ins tant W.,' g acob Inspector Shsmsudin JZ nme Chinese among whom Wil owner, with having g amed in mon griming ho llso The men wo groups-one on the ground floor J the other on the upper. The foj
    376 words
  • 95 607 Tn the District Court ng, before Mr. G. A. Here or triet Judge and First Magis r ang, Inspector Tunn charged a tonese named < hook lin t son of an unlicensed rifle Kumbar. Bal l Pulau, at lulv Ist. -i tv s tat
    95 words

  • 430 608 «k not everyone fakes an the happenings of the boxm 111 I 1 <<p~ v Wnllpv the name of Bov alley 7. impressed on genera public in Malava during the last few Hero i s a bov born and reared Xmore who. after notable acbieve'in his native town
    430 words
  • 57 608 jation from »O, i n!¥ter Bangkok. has r onsu| r 'J> 10 ,he Siamese tion: l,v Mai'the S t fl and Pen,r cr.nf. b*r loyal sen- h. pt 4r d n y<>ur tCegram of rf rr ia qJ';' Con sulate should be M 4 h
    57 words
  • 515 608 Malaya's Chicago I he question of the gunmen will come before the Legislative Council on Monday and it is profoundly hoped that (lovernment will be able to announce that it is prepared with effective measures. Ihe problem is one affecting the Capital more closely than Penang at the
    515 words
  • 469 608 Mr. G. A. Hereford, District Judge and First Magistrate, Penang, who had been to the I find rigs to hear cases returned yesterday. Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Mis'’ F.leanor Maude and Mr. George Cumming, at Muar on Wednesday, Aug. 3. Dr. I). S. Greig has
    469 words

  • 2115 609  -  A PERSONAL NARRATIVE—THE MUNITIONS MINISTRY—THE DEPARTMENTS WAR—BRITAIN CONQUERS THE U-BOATS—THE CONVOY SYSTEM—COST OF A MODERN BATTLE—ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE—THE BIBBY LINE. (Special to the Straits Echo) by RICHARD SIDNEY The World Crisis 1916-1918 Part II by the Rt. Hon. Winston 8, Churchill, M.P., C.H, From Sail
    2,115 words

  • 239 610 WHAT A CHINESE LADY SAW A daring attempt to break info Morningside,” the residence of Mr. Cheah Kee Ee, T.P., in Burmah Road at 4 a.m. yesterday was made by a burglar, who was caught after a long chase. At about four o’clock in the morning, Mr.
    239 words
  • 169 610 TAN—KHOO The wedding took place yesterday beween Mr Tan Boon Tat, the eldest son >f Mr ami Mrs. Tan Kheng Hoon to Miss Khoo Lav Sin, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Khoo Chye Hean in reform stvle. Many people were present luring the ceremony and afterwards ea
    169 words
  • 483 610 A LOT OF TALK OVER NOTHING Two Tamils, named Ramasnmy and Gopal, were charged before Mr. S. N. King in the Police Court yesterday afternoon, with having caused a disturbance by using abusive language and threatening to harm Nampermal Naidu, and they were to show cause
    483 words

  • 538 611 A platitude has it that in this imperfect world few things are perfect but looking back at the cha rmen’g speeches at meetings of rubber plantation companies a couple of years ago an outsider might justly have assumed that the embodiment of perfection was to be
    538 words
  • 492 611 Irresponsible contributors to this column are awaiting Mr. Ford’s new car with some anxiety. Will the old jokes fit, or will it be necessary* to lay in an entirely fresh store of new ones? However, in a reassuring statement just issued, it is being ponted out that the
    492 words
  • 454 611 Mr. G. H. Gillman, of Wearne Kuala Lumpur, is to be marriJi August 6 to Miss Edna Malvine Acb eldest daughter of Mr and Adams, Surbiton, Surrev Mr. A. M. C. Currie, Account»™ Chartered Bank, Seremban, Seremban for Kuala Lumpur on fer. and his place will b P f
    454 words

  • 507 612 T np Brown and Robinson 5r Wed to spend a short vacation '■V'Tfwiting undue curiosity but it the penalties of fame that a (he publie eye such as Mr Mon- Korman, the Governor of the f Fncdand, cannot venture on a rJr to "-ew York without idle edibnc
    507 words
  • 489 612 Dogs in Motor Cars It is a common sight along the Northam Road in the evening to see a family party taking a motor airing accompanied by the dog. It may come as a surprise to dog-lovers to know that it is very injurious to allow their dogs
    489 words
  • 434 612 AN AUNT OF THE PRESENT KINO OF SIAM We h ivo rece ved the following from H’s Siamese Majesty’s Consulate, Penang Sunday. July 10, 1927. Sir. T have the honour to inform vou that T have rnpe vofl. w th deep regret, a tl«"Utti
    434 words

  • 2918 613 FAVOURITES HAVE A GOOD DAY ON SATURDAY A TREBLE ANU A DOUBLE FOR PENANG Torb«llino’« Fine Running (From Our Special Correspondent) Ipoh, July 9 Writing about the opening day’i races of the Perak Turf Club’s Summer Meeting on Saturday is an extraordinarily pleasant task for more than one
    2,918 words

  • 875 614 EM) OF SUCCESSFUL MEETING The Pemmg and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps Bisley 1927” which began on Saturd y July 2. at the Kampong Bahru Range, ('Mine to a conclusion on Sunday afternoon when, after all the events had been fired off, it was possible Io a*c* rtain
    875 words

  • 72 615 RESULTS OF THE PLAY The following a/e the results of Tennis Tournament ties played on July 7: Singles Handicap Class B” l’ R. H. P. Laugharne beat 2 'F. H. Baker 63. 62; 5 C. E. Bowers heat 2 J. Green 63, 57, 75. Singles Handicap Class
    72 words
  • 26 615 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, July 8 The S. F. A. beat the Batavia v si*nrs by sjx goals to nil.
    26 words
  • 621 615 AUTUMN PROGRAMME PASSED A special meeting of members of the Penang Turf Club was held yesterday iftemoon at the Chamber of Commerce l o consider the proposed programme for the Penang Turf Club Autumn Meeting Mr. E. E Chambers presided and among the others Messrs. G. A.
    621 words

  • 299 616 IVhen two ants meet each other on hr road, it will often be noticed that thev stop. This s not for idle gossip, but to discuss some difficulty, or to tell of an accident to one of their commur;tv, or relate good news
    299 words
  • 152 616 TWENTY-ONE houses inVOLVF.D fire occurred j n ,i l( v j]) He yny-i Pinang. Halik shortly nfx n f loe'; on Saturday afterof the outbreak is at or''<ifialion w'T X h' nt f twrnfv.r i" aM ar P e no fewer than down S h
    152 words
  • 290 616 SIAM ROAD MOTOR FATALITY A verdict of accidental death due to the nervousness of the driver” was returned by a jury after hearing the evidence before Mr. S. X. King into the circumstances attending the death of a Tamil named Muttu who died of injuries received through
    290 words
  • 246 616 CAPTAIN’S SUICIDE AT SEA A giim tragedy was told when the Blue Funnel Adrastus” touched port last Friday, that her Captain, Ernest Tavlor. had committed suicide by hang ing on July 7 while the ship was at sea. Penang being the first port to touch after the
    246 words
  • 498 616 THIRTEENTH ANNIVER SARY CELEBRATIONS A very enjoyable tea-party was held at the premises of the Hu Yew Seah, Madras Lane on Saturday in celebration of the 13th anniversary of the Seah Welcoming the guests and members Mr Heuh Joo Seang, the President, said, It is my pleasant
    498 words

  • 24 617 Tan—-On Saturday, July 9, 1927, at 9B Cantonment Bead, Penang, to Mr. ami Mrs. Tan Heng Soon, a son. Singapore papers please copy.
    24 words
  • 370 617 A month ago we ventured to express the opinion that the fruits of the Irish capitulation lost none of their bitterness as they became more mature. The latest tangible evidence of progress” under the Free State is the murder of the Vice President of the Dail. We see
    370 words
  • 195 617 The City of New York continues to move heavenwards. Its latest project is the building of a house of 110 storeys, 1.200 feet high. As the foundations are the natural rock, 70 feet below’ the surface of the earth, we must suppose it will be safeunless, indeed,
    195 words
  • 400 617 One of the most amazing developments of the present centurv has been the growth of advertising. This is underlined bv the formation of the new Institute of Incorporated Practitioners in Advertising, which secures to the advertising man the professional statu» which is his due. It also secures
    400 words
  • 483 617 Meeting the Menace So far as it goes the reply to Mr. Song Ong t.on regarding the Single' wave is reassuring. Sneoioi have been taken to rom South Chtna and the pofe* h«v< wtder powers and arltobe thons-d to use revolvers m emergency. 5 Participants in a gang
    483 words

  • 513 618 CHINAMAN’S ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL LOSS The alarming effect of extensive smuggling of rubber on the price of the uaterial was emphasised at yesterdays meeting of the Balgownie Rubber Estates. Limited, in Singapore. The Chairman. Mr. R. C. M. Kindersley, advanced the view that smuggling largely accounted
    513 words
  • 204 618 series of illustrated lectures J"n 0< r IMtiCn tlle T!liral Son i p lu v 7‘ piilgn the Director, Dr. ""signm t r nt S?e f l u' R rec<;vtd 11 fresh 4™. b J U<*>\womi and MalaRenting wit). t' S h cI he is supplep!""reS
    204 words
  • 87 618 Advice hw- been received bv the local \gents of the Fa«trrn Siam Tin Drodgn.. ffd to the effi‘ot that the capital f the Company has been increased bv be i«<iio of 30.006 now shares which vi’l be offered pro r d to existing
    87 words
  • 506 618 THE AUSTRALIAN SELF RIDGE (By L. C. W.) Sydney Myers. the Australian Selfridge, who was referred to in these columns a few days ago, is a tall, good looking Jewish man Many years ago, as a youth, he carried a pack of drapery upon his
    506 words

  • 550 619 WEEKLY SHARE REPORT Penang, July 8 The price of rubber again lost !d. for the week after fluctuations, closing fit 1/11. The rubber share market was again quiet with few changes in prices. Beyond a few transactions in Kuala Siduns, Mentakabs and T< rnerlohs business in
    550 words
  • 1133 619 LEAN AND CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT Thursday Evening While the Market for 3 months Tin closing at £282 15s. a loss of £3 over the week, shows but little change, the spot-position has experienced a marked reaction with a decline in price from £3OO 2-. 6d to £291 10s.,
    1,133 words

  • Page 620 Advertisements
    • 138 620 J|WI I |l -3 ~EE*® Z S 3 J > Strength a Behcacy 1 j Some strong Teas are coarse but J LIPTON'S I I is a unique combination of r strength and delicacy. You will find the second cup of J Lipton’s as good as the first J| ffl
      138 words

  • Page 621 Advertisements
    • 218 621 CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., 58, MACH 9TMKT, MMAHC. fl At ESTABLMIHCO IMS. fi| PIWTIS a HJBUHHSS. *S yC Proprietors of the STRAITS ECHO and PENANG SIN POE fl Jr* The mow enterprising and up-to-date Printers and Litho*- Jg Mll graphers in the Orient. g| Our plant is of the very latest
      218 words