The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 9 May 1928
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Title Section18 1928-05-09 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION <lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. voiTaf PENANG, MAY 9, 1928 NO. 1918 words
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Advertisement241 1928-05-09 1 un|nßHf cGNT*S NTSMfr 1 1™ 111 1 Leading Articles Miscellaneous (continued) 1 B A Mercantile Co-Operative Society The World of Books 281 f’W for Penang 276 I g Government House News 282 I The Egyptian Situation 276 g M Indian Labour Position 283 fl MB An Intolerable Burden 280 Bukit241 words
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457 1928-05-09 276 A MERCANTILE CO-OPERA-TIVE SOCIETY FOR PENANG At the meeting held at the Town Hall yesterday evening, Mr. Boyd, the Assistant Director of Co-Operative Societies, outlined a proposal for the formation of a Co-Operative Society for mercantile employees in Penang. This society will meet a long felt want; and it is457 words
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Article414 1928-05-09 276 TWO HAILAM BAI) HATS SENTENCED (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, 3 May Twelve Hailams who were recently 1 arrested at Pasir Puteh were produced in the local Court when the charge against them of possession of documents I containing words likely to incite acts of414 words
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Article486 1928-05-09 276 i he decision of the Egyptian Gov rnim nt to postpone the discussion of the Assemblies Bill until November has averted tor the time being another crisis in the troubled history of Egyptian poll! ics. 1 he Declaration of 1922 was designed b\ the British Government to486 words
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Advertisement28 1928-05-09 276 fix Straits Echo PUBLISHED daily weekly edition fining the news ot the week prior to departure of Mails for Europe Bi Criterion Press, Limited, 59, Beach Street, Penang28 words
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Article1075 1928-05-09 277 ORDINARY AND SPECIAL MEETINGS i r.u<"> rmd .-.j ec:ui meetings ot the M -i.ie pal Commissioners were held j.»--t< idav afternoon, Mr. G. L. Ham, tin Vn.s'denl, being in the chair. The naais present were: Dr. J. E. Smith, Mr. 1. H. (Irurritt, Mr. M. 11. M. Noordin,1,075 words
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Article316 1928-05-09 277 On the Victoria Ground the Smelting Company were well b ea the Chinese Recreation Cluj K Smelters were dismissed for a 23 and the Chinese hit up 58 wickets declared. Scores, etc Eastern Smelting Co. Van Sanden b Ah Loke L. Seng Kee c Eng Chong316 words
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Article1135 1928-05-09 278 iiF ocantile society to MERC BE FORMED hrselv aiteTFTTeeting ot -ozal A ,j„' employees was held yesterL the Town Hall lor the taidin" whether they should and Loan Society and e nt after listening how such '•“W should be formed, and what Sets and aims were, unammous,;i«l1,135 words
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220 1928-05-09 278 VERDICT OF DEATH DUE TO RUPTURED SPLEEN T’lu accused fought with my husband in our house”, the wife of Lim Kim Sui. on whom an inquest was held on Saturday, told the Coroner, and threatened to kill my man within thro days The woman then explained220 words
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Article72 1928-05-09 278 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, 8 M \y. The death is announced of Captain E. A Shepherd, who retired from the Singapore Pilot Association in November last. Tie was returning to Singapore by the Haruna Maru but disappeared while the vesel was between London and Gibraltar.72 words
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Article72 1928-05-09 278 (From Our Own Correspondent) Tpoh, 8 May. While being conveyed in a sampan across the flooded area of Tanjong Tualang road Messrs. Crook and Osborne, two miners, had a narrow escape from drowning. The sampan capsized A .f>- Osborne managing with difficulty to rescue Mr Crook,72 words
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Article917 1928-05-09 279 PROPOSED NEW BUILDING BYLAW An ordinary meeting of the Municipal ommh ioneiwas held yesterday a n a Mun cipal Offices, Mr. 0. L. liani, presiding. The others pres* nt v.cre: Dr. J. E. Smith, I)r. K. L. Teng, Messrs. Yeoh Cheang Ann, M. 11. M. Noordin, H. fl.917 words
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Article97 1928-05-09 279 Ihe Penang Municipal Recreation < mb. Date Kramat Gardens, celebrated the third anniversary of their Club on Saturday by a social which was largely attended. A ronggeng party played Irom about 8 p. m. and went on with a swing till the small hours of the morning.97 words
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Article142 1928-05-09 279 REFERENCE TO TPr NAVAL B AS E TBt From Ou On Cm,».. Singapore q I Mr. W. G. A. Onn 9 bX 3 Secretary for the ColonkT’ guest of the Strait s SettleLn^ V gapore) Association vesterdav Mr. E.M. Williams those present were His Excellent? Governor Sir Hugh Clifford,142 words
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Article302 1928-05-09 279 PLANTER’S CLAIM FOR DAMAGI Mr. S. R. West, till recently ani sistant on Dublin Estate, Tassek Q gor, South Kedah, is bringing an aft in the Supreme Court, Penang, clss ing from the Malayan American Hi tations Ltd., the sum of s2s,oooass mages for an injury to his302 words
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Article469 1928-05-09 280 AN INTOLERABLE A N BURDEN the rubber planters of Papua na for a Government bounty nustrv in the present 'f t planters of Malaya are an- 0; «waiting some announcement n a Unsideration of the rate on exports of rubber ffiy an imposition to replace 'frmpr ad valorem duty md469 words
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590 1928-05-09 280 The juxtaposition of two items of news in to day’s telegram is somewhat significant. The first is a statement that the planters of Ceylon have placed before their Government a proposal to postpone the operation of the Minimum W age Ordinance,590 words
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Article529 1928-05-09 280 It is perhaps unfair to read too much into an after dinner speech, but the statement made by the Et. Hon. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, in replying to a speech at the dinner- given by the Sultan of Johore on Thursday, has more than a passing interest.529 words
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Article1668 1928-05-09 281 Richard Sidney - (By Richard Sidney) Possible Worlds By J B.S. Haldane* (C'hatto Indus) 7/6. Mr. Haldane s name. is becoming famous out'-ide academic circles, and there is no question that this collection of his Essays, written though thev were in the intervals of research work and D aching.1,668 words
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Article371 1928-05-09 282 Saturday. 28 April gjs Excellency the Governor and ui Clifford accompanied by the Hon. kn Chief Secretary and Mrs. Peel and ttended bv Mr. W. A. Woods, A.D.C., rere present at the inauguration cerepony held at the Singapore Flying Chib remises. His Excellency broke the flag of371 words
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Article1155 1928-05-09 282 ANNUAL REPORT ON WORKING The following are excerpts from the annual report of Mr. A. Cavendish, Director of Co-operation, F.M.S. and S.S., on the working of Co-operative Societies in the Straits Settlements for the year 1927: bile this report covers the activities of the Department during the1,155 words
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Article276 1928-05-09 283 Recruiting has been generally resumed in Madras Presidency but the following taluks arc closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of disease:Kistna (Nandigarna, Gannavaram, Bezwada and Kaikalur). Chittoor (Kalhasti. Tirutani. Puttur arid Chandragiri), Gunter (Whole of Gunter District). Nollore (Whole of Nellore District). Chmgleput (Conjeevaram, Chinglcput. Ponneri and276 words
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Article461 1928-05-09 283 DIFFERENT NARRATIVE ACCUSED ACQUITTED .At the resumption of the hearing, in he District Court, on Saturday of the Jigged robbery by Lee Lim from the person of Ang Chow Bah of $350, Detective Inspector Fowler gave evidence diat the boy of the Seow Huaii Club made a461 words
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Article472 1928-05-09 283 DUPLICATES OF CHINt Sc CONSUL’S CHOPS E THEFT The Chinese Consul, M, t-i> Yuen, identified two chops in An hce Court yesterdavThops were found in the Tat Choong as being those he had. Such chops, said Yuen, could he used to secure infaT turns They were, though exact472 words
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Article495 1928-05-09 284 n. news from Tsinanfu, wh ch is »1 point of the present situaC extremely conflicting. Ihe Lonf* I «Times”. which is usually ex.k «ell informed, states in a lead- that as far as can be judged J s from Tokio and Shanghai, K£e troops at495 words
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Article658 1928-05-09 284 The report of the Committee appointed bv the Governor to review 7 the recommendations of the Opium Committee of 1925. and to consider the question of further taxation w T as tabled at Yesterday’s meeting of the Legislative Council in Singapore. The Committee recommends a complete658 words
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Article334 1928-05-09 284 INDIAN NOT HINDU REPRESENTATION (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, A Hindu who criticises *‘C” that he is beating about the bush without any definite argument re: the filling in of the vacant seat on the Legislative Council. seems to lav great stress on334 words
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Article524 1928-05-09 285 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, Now that the question of Council vacancy has been discussed in the Piiiun#; Gazette, kindly permit me also to express my views. When in 1921-1922 the subject of the Council Reform was under consideration the Malayan Press invited524 words
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Article298 1928-05-09 285 [To the Editor of the Straits E eno J Sir, With regard to the vacancy caused in the Legislative Council by the death of Mr. Nambyar, it is a mistake to think that the latter was a representative of Indian Labour in the Council. He was298 words
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Article286 1928-05-09 285 [To the Editor of the Straits E cho I Sir, J Referring to C’s letter appearing this morning in the Straits Echo, on the above subject, I think that C is about the bush and has no definite argument. ad its th 4 a n the286 words
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Article665 1928-05-09 285 (To the Editor of the Straits Im Sir, No question of any vital interest the public has been more foolishly iscussed than the present Council v> cancy. The sane man refrains fm giving public expression till he mak an exhaustive study of the quesbet from all points of665 words
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Article334 1928-05-09 286 E Editor of th.; Straits Echo) reply to "Domiciled Indian’s’’ appearing in the Straits Echo >mng on the above subject. oist g .l_° U me ma ke the following ie.t«| Indian seems to be tette’’ Sa 's the Pinang ®idu' S of Pa^ al rt, in r SB334 words
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Article361 1928-05-09 286 On Sunday, 29 April fas reported in the Straits Echo of the 30th) in Bukit Mertajam, Province Wellesley, the new Methodist Church situated in the Kulim Poad, near the hospital, was dedicated by Rev. P. L. Peach, District Superintendent, assisted by other Elders of the Penang361 words
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Article468 1928-05-09 286 TWO OUTSIDERS WIN (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, 5 May Favoured with fine weather there was a good attendance on the first day of the Singapore Turf Club Spring race meetmg. Davis on Golden Wedge won the third event paying the good divdend of $l2B but Robinson's468 words
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Article395 1928-05-09 287 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, 8 May Another fine afternoon attracted a large attendance on the second day of the Singapore Turf Club Spring Race meeting. The feature of the day was the fine riding of Spencer who brought in four winners. Appended are the results: Race395 words
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Article207 1928-05-09 287 MUNICIPALITY AND P. C. C. DRAW Ihe League meeting between the Penang Cricket Club and the Municipality was played off yesterday on the Esplanade and resulted in a draw, each side scoring one goal. The Club had much the better of the play throughout and should have207 words
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Article442 1928-05-09 287 ACCL'SED ACQ Vitiei) I the case for the prosecution'’ bullock-cart owner named p a f lU t who was charged with ra W[l **f a compatriot. An electric light W tinued counsel, illuminated X At about 2.:«) a.m. Veerasamy 31 complainant, felt a pain in and arose from442 words
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Article446 1928-05-09 288 with its overwhelming and very considerJapanese residents, !B in the Sinoe crisis with the closest anlipiDeSThe interruption to communitrty' the possibility of censorship conflicting nature of the re--1 emanating from Chinese and Jasources are all factors which *i” it exceedingly difficult to forhte any accurate conception as446 words
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Article334 1928-05-09 288 MAN FINE $lOO A case of stealing electrical current was brought before the Police Cour yesterday, the Municipality making the charge against Ng Kok Gnow, store-keeper of Katz brothers. Mr. De Buiiatte, who appeared for the prosecution, referred His Worship to a similar case in 1923 in334 words
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Article160 1928-05-09 288 There was no work in the Supreme Court yesterdav morning a s Mr. Justice Stevens had gone to Ipoh to sit in a Court of Appeal there, the other judges of which were Sir Henry Gompertz and Mr. Justice Acton. His Lordship is due back this morning. and160 words
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Article519 1928-05-09 288 COUNCIL VACANCY (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, Ihe question in view is not a definition of a race or a language or a religion. but the suitability and the competency of an individual to serve the purpose for which the Indians m Malaya519 words
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Article2868 1928-05-09 289 MONDAY, 7 MAY Present ILL tin Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, M.( .S., G.( .M.G. ti.E. th* General Officer Commanding the 1 roops, Malaya (Major oenenal C. C. Vail Straubenzee, < .IT, < .M.G.) The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, (Sir Hayes Marriott, K.8.E.) The Hon. Acting Resident Councillor, Penang,2,868 words
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Article261 1928-05-09 290 It) a friendly Cricket match played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon the Penang Recreation Club easily defeated the Eastern Smelting Company. The Club, batting first, ran up a total of 203 for three wickets and declared. Orr, who nqade 87 the previous week against the261 words
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Article3512 1928-05-09 291 THE QUESTION 01 ITS REPLACEMENT The following report was laid before Council on Monday 1. We have been appointed a ComniiUeo by H.E. the Governor with the lullawing terms of reference: (a) To review the recommendations made by the Committee appo uted in 1925 to consider the3,512 words
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Article147 1928-05-09 293 PROGRAMME OF VISIT TO DUTCH INDIES The following programme has been arranged for Mr. W. G. A. OunsbyGore’s visit to the Dutch East Indies: Arriving on the 6th, he will be welcomed by the A.]).(’. to the Go-vernor-General, with whom he will travel by motor car to Buitenzorg.147 words
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Article601 1928-05-09 293 ASSUMING ALARMING PROPORTIONS At Tuesday’s meeting of the Municipal Commission Mr G. L. Ham, the Municipal President, laid on the table an advance copy of the Health Officer's Report for 1927 and stated that the press could make notes from it if they so desired the following601 words
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Article267 1928-05-09 293 p.r.c. lose to u>,.. I CIPALITY IXI I x e zvr fi t 6 tl Both teams started one tnat J The Club were without the wnizß l Reutens, de Souza. Boyle and were unable to A 1! the first half, although A ReiSl most netted more267 words
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