The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 18 January 1928
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Title Section20 1928-01-18 1 The Straits Echo Weekly Edition. 118 PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 GTS. IOL 26 PENANG, JANUARY 18, 1928 NO. 320 words
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Advertisement220 1928-01-18 1 >,< oNTENT SM» JL Leading Articles Miscellaneous (continued) JL jk I |T Mimic.pal Pot Pourri 33 Compensation Court Ends Its Honduras 33 Activities 42 C 1 The Spendthrifts 37 The World of Books 43 W Modern Dances 45 The Penang Sanitarium 14 m On Ute’s Rough Way 47 Scouting in220 words
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Advertisement165 1928-01-18 2 I 1 THE STRAITS ECHO i I WEEKLY EDITION. J PoMidud d* doy P“* e <l»p«tu»e of o*«Ji >*»! E**p«. X T' tU Intat k«4 and Strtoa MW» MifheNy *> t yr— MW» ft«M pa* < FAR EAST ed 4<i CHINA, JAPAN, t COREA, PHILIPPINES, NORTH BORNEO, TONKIN and. NtTHKR-165 words
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Article493 1928-01-18 33 The proceedings at the fortnightly meeting of our City Fathers yesterday were bv no means lacking in variety Our readers are aware of the statements made at the Municipal Commissioners’ meeting of 20 December regarding the threatened proceedings against the individuals who were responsible for the disturbance493 words
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Article166 1928-01-18 33 It is hardly surprising that the Nicaraguan troubl should show signs of extending to Honduras, but it is none the less regrettable. Honduras is, or wav. iust beginning Io -how indications of H l'ng down to ordered life after a century of political misbehaviour. The country has enjoved the166 words
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Article113 1928-01-18 33 SELANGOR SWAMPS PERAK (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuai.x Lumpur, 15 January After a fast game in which Sehmgor gave a tine exhibition, they defeated Perak by six goals to one. The visitors were outplayed and outclassed. the only redeeming feature of their nla\ being Heath's goal-keeping, which was113 words
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Article102 1928-01-18 33 H M s. HAWKINS’ SOCCER VICTORY (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. 15 January H. M. S. Hawkins defeated Singanore bv five goals to nil at Association Football. Defeated In Rugby Ender Pugbv rides Singapore beat FI H. S Hawkins by 45 points to nil. >- s102 words
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Article549 1928-01-18 33 Luder 12 January, 1722, Thomas Hearne, the antiquary, enters in his Diary, what he had learned regarding a man who had been at Oxford not long before,a man remarkable for a morbid appetite, leading him to devour large quantities of raw, half-putrid meal. The common siorv told549 words
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Advertisement28 1928-01-18 33 ®be Straits Echo published daily WEEKLY EDITION Containing the news of the week prior to departure of Mails for Europe The Criterion Press > Limited, 59, Beach Street, Penaug.28 words
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Article2717 1928-01-18 34 1 lie new Free School building* in Green Lane, which have been in the »iirse of construction during the past three or four years, were officially declared open yesterday by the Hon. the Jirsident Councillor, Penang, in the presence of the Director of Education, S.S.2,717 words
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Article438 1928-01-18 35 MALAYA CUP CONTEST (From Our Own Correspondent) Iron, 15 January The Rugger contest for the Alalava up between Perak and Penang took place here yesterday before a very large crowd of spectators, including the Chief Secretary and the Raja Muda. who witnessed a thrilling and hard game. When438 words
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Article939 1928-01-18 36 DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES The following are the results of the Pinang Gazette Motor Reliability Irial rim on Sunday. Ist. Prize ($500).-—Abdul Rani (Penang), 1013 Ford 20 h.p. 2nd. Prize .($200).-—L. T. A. Robb (Simgei Patani), 25.9 h.p. Chrysler: Dr. W. BonnerMorgan (Kedah), 20 h.p. Chrysler; and Quah939 words
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Article220 1928-01-18 36 Uharna.” the modern scientific philosophy of life as expressed bv Miss Gorve Baronti in her novel of that name, has been endorsed bv His Majesty King Feisal of Iraq, who has commanded his court translator to put the book at once into Arabic, as he220 words
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Article229 1928-01-18 36 DOYEN GT- pevivq SHARE’ RBOKERS As will be seen from an advertisement anpearing elsewhere Mr. L. Hoefeld, of Messrs. Lean Co., who can easily be called the doven of Penang sharebrokers. has retired from the business as from the beginning of the vear. His vast experience of229 words
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Article505 1928-01-18 37 Preliminary figures relating to trade ,nd navigation of the United Kingdom during 1927 were telegraphed yesterday, nnd revealed a far from encouraging state of affairs. Regarding the position during December, it is rather surprising to see it stated that the Christmas holiday period and the bad weather, which505 words
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Article613 1928-01-18 37 Jujitsu in England Jujitsu,* the Japanese art of self-de-fence, is rapidly growing in popularity in England with both women and men. Seven teams taking part in a competition this month for a challege cup presented by Baron Matsui, the Japanese Ambassador, include one each from Oxford I niversity613 words
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Article405 1928-01-18 37 A FINE OF 8250. IMPOSED At the Police Court yesterday, the case was finally disposed of in which nineteen persons were charged with playing pek bin in a common gaming house. No. 61 Dato Kramat Road. Air. Taylor, counsel for accused, quoted widely in an endeavour to405 words
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Article3615 1928-01-18 38 SECOND DAY S RESULTS THE PERAK PURSE Open Horses Class 111 Third Division Value $2.5G) out of which $5O) to the Kccond Horse and $250 to the Third j torse. Distance Six Furlong». Mr. A. E. Dick’s ST IFFY 8.3 (Irvine) end Mr. Fare’s” BHIDGEMOND 8.1 (Spencer)3,615 words
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Article584 1928-01-18 41 There is nothing like being optimistic, especially in an age where disgruntlement vies with influenza for the title of being the popular malady; and therefore we are tempted to view with some degree of satisfaction, strictly kept within bounds, the latest telegraphic announcement that the Trades Union Congress584 words
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Article339 1928-01-18 41 .A DEFENCE OF MODERN FASHIONS i That the Chinese girl of to-day is dressed in the less cumbersome and more graceful garments of her Western sisters is a fact which, though it does not meet with any great approval on the part of her conventional339 words
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Article133 1928-01-18 41 THE POPE’S ENCYCLICAL (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir. With regard to the Pope’s Sensational Encyclical’ which you published in your issue of to-day, his own statement that the Church of Rome is The only True Church of Christ” cannot be sustained for the133 words
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Article240 1928-01-18 41 SIAMESE RAILWAY ADMIN ISTRATION’S PLANS Mr. A. 0. Robbins, Divisional Engineer of the Royal State Railways, has confirmed the report tha the Administration has decided to extend the present hotel building at llua Ilin, says the Bangkok Daily Mail. "The railways have been very240 words
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Article215 1928-01-18 41 LAW SOCIETY’S BAN ON EXSOLICITORS Solicitors who have been struck off the Rolls have hitherto found no insuperable difficulty in obtaining employment with other firms of solicitors. This practice will be interfered with if the Bill which passed through a Standing Committee of the House of215 words
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Article1187 1928-01-18 42 An ordinary meeting ol the Municiji -J f omrui*.-inner wa* held ycGe.-aay criioon, Mr. G L. Harn, the President. taking the chair. 'I he others pr>-i nt v. re Messrs. I*’. 11. Gruminiii, A. IL Thornton, Khoo Sian Ewe, .1 M Milne M. 11. M. Noordin H.1,187 words
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328 1928-01-18 42 The obsequies of the War Compen- sation Court in Carlisle-place yvere ob- served recentlv with solemn pomp by members of the Bar. The court has existed for 12 years, and it was intended that the Lord Chief Justice should preside at the valediction, but owing328 words
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Article1686 1928-01-18 43 RICHARD SIDNEY - HOLIDAY READING X The Splendid Adventures of Hannibal Tod—The Murder in the Pallant—Meet Mr. Mulliner—The Dance of Death—An Easy Outline of Psycho-Analysis—Nettle Harvest Sylvia Denys HookeGeorgian Stories 1927. (BY RICHARD SIDNEY) The reviewer who dares to go away, as I have remarked before, pays the penalty1,686 words
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Article67 1928-01-18 44 (To Th« Editor of The Straits Echo Sir, In your issue of the 16th instant you state that I acted as an official at the Pinang Gazette” motor reliability trial. I was not present at the trial and hall be obliged if you will remove the67 words
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Article262 1928-01-18 44 In a letter on the above subject from a correspondent signing himself Jack Smiles a few lines were dropped thus mutilating a paragraph. The paragraph containing the offending lines should have read as follows Observe the scenes at the Magazine »n a Race Day. Die buses262 words
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Article331 1928-01-18 44 SUPPORT OF DR. C. C. WU The friends of the Mission I iinic at it>B Aluntri Street will be glad to know that some of the leaders in China are taking quite au interest in the plans for the establishment of a Sanitarium-Hos-pital in Penang. On his331 words
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Article689 1928-01-18 44 The first annual general meeting t lie shareholders of the Kuyoh V Dredging Company, Limited, was heJ at 11.30 a.m. yesterday at the regk tered offices of the Company, y 0 Beach Street, Penang. Air. J. J Saunders (Director) presided the others present were: Mr. J. j689 words
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Article269 1928-01-18 45 Although nearly a decade has passed Jce the termination of the world war, the neurotic influence of that great conflagration has by no means come to an enJ Among its many manifestations all sides, none has been more indicative of the temporarily unbalanced state of the vouth of269 words
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Article258 1928-01-18 45 M *<- DUNCAN EXAMINES 2nd TROOP IN FIRST CLASS WORK I Scoutmaster Mr. Duncan, Me of Singapore and now attached to "“J S f ou Headquarters, yesterday e Anglo-Chinese School ground, b^gM SOOUtS fOT Cyol St a ld 1 rSt U! s ulovT Pattol Leaders emE, ,n258 words
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Article506 1928-01-18 45 An Unwanted Child Mr. McKenna is credited with saying that the only respectable thing about the McKenna Duties is their name, there have probably been few cases of any Bill becoming so closely associated with the name of the Chancellor of the day as in the case of506 words
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Article499 1928-01-18 45 The first annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging Company, Limited was held at noon yesterday at the registered offices of the Company, No. 39 Beach Street, Penang. Mr. J. J. Saunders (Director) presided and the others present were: Mr. J.499 words
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Article, Illustration840 1928-01-18 46 r—S.C.Y. We can all recall the almost immei past when the world was once cor;science-stricken on the ground of op i u in a landmark in the hi-tor of the drug, when i t v i( triumphant--1 inserted that the discovery of a certain medicinal plantr—S.C.Y. - 840 words
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183 1928-01-18 46 From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. 11 January The ease in which some men are charged with bringing in rubber from J o, in fftlse-bottomed lorn' was heard to-day. rhe defending solicitor, Mr. A. V. L Hnvi-s submitted that importer rubbe- without permit was not an183 words
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Article, Illustration441 1928-01-18 46 AT HOME TO THE SULTAN OF PERAK The Committee and Members of the Penang Malay Association were Home Io their Patron, H. Sultan of Perak, at the association premises, 189 Hutton Lane yesterdav rhe Town Band was in attendant and enlivened the proceedings with fip selections. Among441 words
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Article483 1928-01-18 47 Of all the manifold duties which those who have charge of the public welfare in a big town have to undertake, the two which stand out most prominently of all are those connected with health and safety. As regards the first of these two, even the483 words
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Article775 1928-01-18 47 British Influence A correspondent of Truth” suggests that die British Government should at once stop tin-hare coursing in Burma, Egypt and Shanghai. It would be interesting to note upon what grounds this writer thinks the British Government would be able to interfere with tin-hare racing in the two775 words
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Article155 1928-01-18 47 LIST OF NEW BOOKS The following new books have been received at the Library: The Birds of the Malay Peninsula, by H. C. Robinson, Vol. 1. English Modernism: Its Origin. Methods, Aims, by H. D. A. Major. A Greater Than Naopoleon; Scipio Africanus, by Captain B. H. Liddell155 words
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Article634 1928-01-18 48 WUiul Trespass on Anglo Chinese Girls’ School Grounds V; Evclvn Sadthr. of the Anglo C| Girls’ School, gave evidence a' Polio'- Court vest'-rday that a man /bo v k Merged with entering the .n-.imd- >0 2.22 u.m., refused f on lh of the scholars, v. tlu-n634 words
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Article395 1928-01-18 48 LIST OF CASES Thare will be a ceremonial opening of the Assizes this morning. His Lordship Mr. Justice Sproule, members of the bar. District Judge, Chief Police Officer, Registrar of the Supreme Court, etc., attending a brief service at St. George’s, before marching Lack in procession to the395 words
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Article208 1928-01-18 48 TERMS OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY The F.M.S. Rivers Control Conunission. which has been appointed bv JL E. the High Commissioner to enquire into the question of improvement and maintenance of rivers and streams held its fiwt meeting in Ipoh on 1G January under the presidency of fl le208 words
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Article273 1928-01-18 48 SHIPMENTS TO AUSTRALIA The sale of goldfish in Australian ports has become a very lucrative business to crews of steamers trading from the East, who always find a good demand tor them in the big cities. The business, however, is one that is fraught with considerable risk. Special273 words
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Article448 1928-01-18 49 I fan AND CO.'S MARKET lean a r( port Thursday Evening Tin has continued to decline during theweekand a” L of £4 10s. *d £s*loB.' respectively for the period unbeen a lifeless market and today’s London closing price of 1/7| shows a loss on the week of448 words
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Article627 1928-01-18 49 SOON THEAM CO. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Penang, 13 January Rubber was again weaker and at close stands at 1 7/. being £d. down tor the week. 1 here was an increase in the stocks of 1150 tons, bringing rhe total now to 64.352 tons. Rubber shares were distinctly dull in627 words
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Article252 1928-01-18 49 It is understood that one of (he big bank's has decided to withhold its name from any further greyhound racecourse prospectuses after the experience of a recent flotation. A more cautious attitude is also to be taken, it is stated, towards future flotations, of which several252 words
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Article173 1928-01-18 49 Scaramouche”, The Sea Hawk and The Big Parade” have been admitted by the press and public, to be three of the greatest pictures ever seen on the screen, and John Gilbert was the hero in all three. To maintain popularity and to achieve greatness in a world where,173 words
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