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Title Section19 1928-05-23 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. VOL. 2< PENANG, 23 MAY, 1928 NO. 2119 words
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Advertisement191 1928-05-23 1 r» I I CONTENTS > t-< A Leading Articles Correspondence The Anti-Japanese Boycott 306 I f Letters to the Editor 311 and 319 -P-j f America and the Nations 306 America’s Success 310 I I Reflections on the Budget 314 Ulb Eraßt Don’t Interfere 314 1 x Meetings and Reports191 words
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Article446 1928-05-23 306 i Although marked by an entire abigence of any display of violence, the Lti-Japanese boycott is in full and effective swing in Penang. The fact that there has been no repetition of the scenes witnessed in Ifflff reflects credit Lpon the vigilant attitude of the police [authorities,446 words
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Article142 1928-05-23 306 While general opinion throughout the Empire may not express itself so rhapsodically as has the House ot Lords on the American proposals for a multilateral treaty denouncing war as an instrument of national policy, the change ol front indicated on the part of America is by142 words
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Article105 1928-05-23 306 CRIMINAL APPEAL ADJOURNED In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Stevens was engaged till 12.15 p.m. with Summonses in Chamber. Last Friday’s work, which had been adjourned owing to the Assizes, was also dealt with yesterday. Later His Lordship came on the bench for a Motion and a105 words
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Article111 1928-05-23 306 Arumugam, an employee >f the General Hospital for eighteen years, was charged in the Police Court yesterday with the theft of ten fish, worth about ten cents, from the General Hospital. He was bound over for one month in $25 to come up lor judgment. In the same111 words
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Article525 1928-05-23 306 The Kedah Hospitals We learn that the memorandum with regard to a European Hospital m 'y’d m, wmeh we published in our issue oi Iff April, was not intended to be made public. The matter is still in the committee stage, and no doubt several alterations and amendments525 words
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Advertisement28 1928-05-23 306 jbe Straits Echo PUBLISHED daily WEEKLY edition Containing the news of the week prior to departure of Mails for Europe Tto Criterion Press, Limited, 59, Beach Street, Penang28 words
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Article3908 1928-05-23 307 MR. ARTER’S REVIEW OF THE YEAR The quarterly general meeting oi the Planters Associat on of Malaya was held at the Venning Road, Masonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morn.ng, with the Hon. Mr. J. S. Arter in the chair. There was a fair number of3,908 words
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Article111 1928-05-23 309 NEW ENGLISH IMPORTATION Another new English importation was recent I v landed in Penang for Trainer P. Logue s stable at Ipoh. The horse. Petha, was sent out by the well-known English trainer. T. Leader. It was Leader who also sent out, some time ago, Cafe Royal,111 words
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Article96 1928-05-23 309 SELANGOR’S TEAM AGAINST PENANG (From Oir Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, 22 May The Selangor Cricket team against Penang is as follows: Penman, Brand, Hoblyn, Green, Hopkins, Carter. Lail Singh. Sinclair, J. E. King, Scott-Dalgleish and Ashworth. Selangor Chinese Eleven Ihe Selangor Chinese team to play against a Penang96 words
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Article114 1928-05-23 309 COLOURS V WHITES On the Esplanade vesterdav in a trial match the Whites defeated the Colours by two goals to one in an interesting game. b A. Reutens scored for the Colours and Zain and Sheriff for the Whites. The defence of both sides was good. Thiede114 words
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Article166 1928-05-23 309 MALAYS BECOME CHiJ PIONS u l Before u large crowd o n the P ade yesterday the Chinese ai’ M Munieipalitv by Ibo, was the concluding' Up till about ten minute, befo J end the Chinese were leadin. b v A goals to nil. IM Then the166 words
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Article288 1928-05-23 309 The final League Table which m! published yesterday was not accu» for, on a further analysis of the match! played, we find that an error had ern into the goals scored against the Ch! esc on a previous compilation. In poo of fact, until the last match288 words
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Article541 1928-05-23 310 I orira presents to the world to-day I Xtaele of a nation that is seething I health and prosperity. In the I n t -a world war that was convulsr*ie Jhpleof E "°P e «'e United I i of P America was gradually and I «1 acquiring for541 words
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Article410 1928-05-23 310 CAPITAL AMATEUR PRODUCTION It is a long time since the public of Penang was treated to a really capital production by local amateurs and "In the Next Room”, a mystery play in three acts by Elanor Robson and Harriet Ford, ranks amongst the best we have410 words
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Article480 1928-05-23 310 A Scene in Beach Street The treatment that police constables on duty sometimes mete out to the under dog in the purlieus of the market and the street corner where the hawker congregates should be immediately put a stop to by those in authority. A gentleman who enjoy480 words
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Article160 1928-05-23 311 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, Your view as expressed in to-day’s leader of your paper regarding Hie unfairness of penalizing individual Japanese is both reasonable and just., but I am afra d that is not the object of the Japanese boycott. Everybody knows how160 words
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Article546 1928-05-23 311 Sir, Allow me please a little space to make some remarks on the subject of gambling as raised by H. 11. the Sultan of Johore. The sore has been opened; and I hope that public opinion will be Ro rapidly aroused in this matter that this canker of our546 words
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Article453 1928-05-23 311 i Sir i our Australian gentleman rather seems to be giving vent to his personal feelings than advancing reasons for favouring gambling. Indeed, all he has to put forward in support of his view is that cvery(?) member of the British race derives at some time or other considerable453 words
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Article125 1928-05-23 311 Sir. I am, writing on behalf of the P. A D. S. to thank you for all the assistance you gave us in advertising In the Next Room” in vour paper. f am certain that it was largely due to your co-operation in writing th play up. both125 words
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Article599 1928-05-23 311 Sir, Regarding the letter of the Rev. Peach on gambling 1 feel that some comments are called for. I quite agree that gambling is a vice and as such should not be encouraged in any way; but to abolish a vice without substituting something in its599 words
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Article113 1928-05-23 312 Sir, P seems to me that the interesting p' regarding evolution put forward En tk I Arrheni if well-founded, H M hr investi *ated or deveL the following reasons. The hug belongs definitely to this L rq COn ce P tlon s are limited to Perta,n,n113 words
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Article1094 1928-05-23 312 SIKH SENTENCED TO DEATH The case against the Sikh watchman, Santa Singh, was concluded yesterday before Mr. Justice Stevens and a Special Jury, the accused being sentenced to death. The jurx only retired tor a few minutes and returned a unanimous verdict. Then, wearing his black cap and1,094 words
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Article395 1928-05-23 313 EXTRA DAY’S RESULTS (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. 16 May The following were the results of the Extra day of the Singapore Turf Club Spring race meeting: Race I.—(Six Furs.) CINDERELLA 7.6 Moore 1 CRISP 9.2 Robinson OZONE 7.4 J. Gunning 3 Won by two lengths; four. Time395 words
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Article364 1928-05-23 313 Singapore, 19 May There was a large gathering on the last day of the Singapore Turf Club Spring Race Meeting. The outstanding feature of the meeting was Romala’s hat trick. Appended are the results: Race I.(Seven Furs) MERRY LASS 9.3, Billett 1 JiADI 8.6, T. Gunning 2364 words
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Article255 1928-05-23 313 EIGHT MEN SELECTED W e are officially informed that tin following eight have been picked t» play for Penang against Selangor net Saturday, the 26th, and Whit Mondw the 28th: J. W. Haddon, A. J. L. Donaldson, P. N. Knight, M. E. C. Orr, F. A. Reutens,255 words
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Article79 1928-05-23 313 At the ninth annual general m of the Penang Rubber ExchaD Z tur df at No. 14, China Street, the following gentlemen vv Office-Bearers for the year man Heal. Joo Seang. Lim Leong Boon. Hon. Pek Young. Asst. Hon. Secret Phee Ee, Hon. Treasurer Wah. Hon. Auditor79 words
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Article548 1928-05-23 314 tab a delicate piece of news as the «tech suffer in telegraphic in somewhat the same manner plant might be expected B ff P in a hurried journey half way the "lobe, and our readers will ffl her we withheld definite comBritain’s. 1928-29 fiscal projS, pending548 words
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Article186 1928-05-23 314 ANOTHER CENTURY BY ORR Ihe League match between the P. C. C. and the Chinese on the Esplanade having fallen through a scratch match was arranged at the eleventh hour, and the sides were led by Knight and Orr. Orr’s side bating first ran up186 words
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Article150 1928-05-23 314 Dare-devil Sergie” of the King Carnival Shows pleaded guilty to the charges of negligent driving and failing to report after an accident. It appeared that at about 6 15 p.m. on 16 May, defendant was proceeding along Penang Road and turning into Dato Kramat Road when he hit150 words
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Article616 1928-05-23 314 1 hire are indications that the auth> rities intend stirring up the mud surrounding the ever-present social problem ot prostitution and its correlated evils ol traffic in women and venereal diseases. Ihe whole unsavoury question has been threshed out again and again; various proposals, useful and futile, have616 words
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1752 1928-05-23 315 RICHARD SIDNEY - (BY RICHARD SIDNEY) The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines the word Conversazione” as follows:Soiree given by learned or art society.” The Pocket Oxford Dictionary, however, goes a step further than this and tells us that the word means:Meeting of partly social and partly scientific1,752 words
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Article109 1928-05-23 316 The following are the events for the next Bowls Tournament of the Penang Cricket Club entries for which are now open:— Events:— 1. Championship, 2. Championship Pairs, 3. Single Handicap. 4. Double Handicap, 5. Team of hree, 6. Mixed Double Handicap. 7. .adies Single Handicap. In109 words
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Article110 1928-05-23 316 Headings, Penang Mayl92B end ng S Jnda v J o Raintai! M jj 3( 4G Aver Wl.T’® 1 0 in M- M. 1.82; ip <LiC V Inax ni um 79.00; Aver»tm u. minimum 70.2; Average temperature 74.6. T?^ ai d Posts and 11 C& 1. 8 8. and110 words
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Article1095 1928-05-23 316 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR The Pelarit Tin, Limited, held, yes terday morning, the fourth annual general meeting of its share-holders in the offices of Messrs. Sime, Darby Co., Ltd., with Mr. A. K. aB. Terrell in the chair. The business of the meeting, which consisted of five other1,095 words
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Article340 1928-05-23 317 Who will win the civil war? was superseded by Will the Nationalists reach Peking?” a s the fundamental question in matters < hint sc, and now both the.->e enquiries, once seemingly of paramount .importance, have given place to What will Japan do?’’ Ihe order changeth but the Chinese340 words
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Article290 1928-05-23 317 The destinies (sued) as are not already under the benevolent guardianship of Geneva) of Malaya. Groat Britain and indeed the whole ol the British Empire appear to lie falling increasingly into the hands of Committees. These Committees (“select grand” or standing”) are becoming more and more autocratic, and are290 words
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Article437 1928-05-23 317 CHAt i EEUR ACQUITTED OF RASH DRIVING Before Mr. Justice Stevens and a common jury the trial was resumed yesTrdav of Suppyah, a Tamil motor car driver of the Province, w ho was charged with causing the death of a Malay boy by driving his car in a437 words
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Article540 1928-05-23 317 "uh 1 ,;I Dr. Cheng Ching y, Chinese Christian leader 'in cu I is on a short stay in Pen a n B I guest of honour nt a tea-nart. 1 the Penang Chinese I yesterday evening. The J I assembled at the Church buifcjl Ahulrns J.ane540 words
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Article432 1928-05-23 318 The attempt on the part of the lokio t 0 detract attention from JapanLK>licy in Manchuria by pointing to incau activities m .Nicaragua is as Evincing as it is unprofitable, and n fact the degree of opprobrium which t United States has called down432 words
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Article226 1928-05-23 318 industry since o f Cr L tbe chief concern of L e won 8 i P artes Elections b iri "g trade'’ The 1 Vt r the isSUe L^ Zl| fcB havo i he newspapers and L tk «n 7T l,edwi,b articleB Pronl d ts Cure ln thern226 words
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Article326 1928-05-23 318 CRIMINAL APPEAL ALLOWED In the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Stevens, Ismail bin Yacob appealed through his Counsel, Mr. B. E. Ross, against the sentence of the Police Magistrate who bound him over to keep the peace for six months in the sum of $5OO in one326 words
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Article421 1928-05-23 318 SERVICES DEFEAT E. S. CO. (In the Victoria Green on Saturday, in a low scoring match, the Pubha Services defeated the Eastern Smelting Company by 18 runs. It was a bowlers wicket. Batting first the Public Services ran up a total of (kJ towards which J. Haddon421 words
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Article589 1928-05-23 319 STORY OF AN ASSAULT iN THE STREET Ong C'how Bah wis charged in tin* Police Court yeMorday with gi-ing f dse in fori! at ion to 1 h-t-cti ve Inspector row h-r which led to th<* wiougfiil arrest of Lee Lim. 'Flu* facts are. .-.dJ D.-tecLve589 words
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Article560 1928-05-23 319 Company Meeting GOVERNMENT DUTY EX CEEDS NET PROFITS The Seventh Annua! General Meeting o. Padang Plandok 1 in, Limited, was held in Penang on Wednesday, 23 .■lay. There were present:Messrs. 11. I), Hoblyn (in the Chair), Palgrave Simpson, J. J). Kemp, F. H. Grumitt (Directors), -J.560 words
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Article386 1928-05-23 319 (To. the In reply to the criticism o m ruspomle-nt who signs himself J I S 1 llave t 0 Point out u. A- te m >' Previous Gambling 1 wus i ooki r ject from a very moderate and brS minded point of view. We arc all eajthly386 words
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