The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 2 January 1929
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Title Section19 1929-01-02 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. VOL. 27 I’F.NANti. JANUARY 2, 192« No. 119 words
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Advertisement287 1929-01-02 1 Jh Leading Articles Miscellaneous (Con,) JI JL Great Britain and China 878 Bobber Besearch 887 1 Hu Svah 878 A 87b W eddings in Penang 889 891 Jb 1 New School Age in Turkey 882 Christinas ai the fl JL Synthetic Realism 886 Convent 881. 889. 891. A 893 U287 words
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Advertisement141 1929-01-02 2 a- W Jk I sr 1 B«W I |iW J, I Im I I 4 r s it I II s 1 KJ ma ß fcj fc i-a? Ki ma l l S '1 KJ lon ß BS: 'B M 3 k sh i ’lj fer, It}/ an( B fcj141 words
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Article437 1929-01-02 878 The signature of the new An-glo-Chinese treaty which has formally taken place at Nanking, marks a new period in the long political and commercial relationship which has existed between China and Great Britain, for it is the first gen eral compact signed since the Nationalist Government437 words
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Article291 1929-01-02 878 Christinas Day was a red letter day in the annals of the Hu Yew Seah when members and guests assembled to witness the ceremony in connection with the formal opening of the new premises by the President and to hear the addresses of various officials on the291 words
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Article221 1929-01-02 878 AN APPRECIATION (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, 1 should like through the medium of our columns to express my appreciaion of the really excellent performance >f the “Pirates of Penzance” by the and I). S. last Saturday. For ir.irlv twenty years J have221 words
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Article243 1929-01-02 878 RECORD COLLECTION Mrs. Meadows Frost, the Hon. Organiser of the Poppy Day Fund, Penang, has forwarded us the following for publication:— The result of the collection for Poppy Day in Penang, 1928 is $27,527.85 as follows; Province Wellesley 55,559.20 Bindings 554.26 Penang 21,414.39 27,527.85 The Penang General243 words
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Article194 1929-01-02 878 “V. K. V.” writes as follows:—“In a modern town in Penang it is beyond ill logical conclusions to find cattle Jieds licensed by the Municipality withn areas alloted for residential purposes, meh as, the ones near the Maternity I’ospital and by the side of the Maga’iae Police Station.194 words
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Advertisement21 1929-01-02 878 THE STRAITS ECHO PUBLISHED DAILY WEEKLY EDITIONS Co .t.W»< A” of Fr, r t« 4»r«rt«r« 0» Bud> 5», Bush StMtt, P»i»|21 words
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Article3686 1929-01-02 879 The new building, at Madras Lane, of the Hu Yew Seah was official!) opened on Tuesday by the Club’s president, Mr. Heah Joo Seang who, dressed in typical Chinese fashion, unlocked the iron gates with a golden key and proclaimed the building open to the large gathering3,686 words
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Article327 1929-01-02 881 It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. Yeoh Chin Kee which took pace at his residence, 47 Green Hall, on the 23rd instant after an dines of about thre months at the age of 56. The funeral will take place327 words
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Article732 1929-01-02 881 CHARMING SCENES AT THE HOTELS The Hotels in Penang truly play a < large part in the life of the Settlement, principally so far as Europeans are con- ceraed, and during the past few days the big hotels were taxed to-their uttermost to accommodate visitors from ad732 words
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Article86 1929-01-02 881 With the present lack of accommodation in almost all schools for new pupils, it is interesting to know that The Union Kindergarten, at 18 Madras Lane, has established a course of training for Chinese children from the age of 4 yea v s to 7 years. A86 words
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Article111 1929-01-02 881 Mr. S. Wood-Hill gratefully acknowledges the following subscriptions:— Mr. C. J. Clackett 25 Planter 5 Mr. Frederick Cunningham 5 Mr. R. M. Young 10 Mr. G. A. Carmichael 10 Mrs. J. Reitsma 10 Penang Recreation Fund.... 20 Mr. A. V. Aston 10 Mr. J. P. Souter111 words
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Article539 1929-01-02 882 NE W SCHOOL AGE IN TURKEY Onlv the otlier day we r afl oeca9lon f< Lt on the extraordinary general ““'formation which has been effected transformation ]jfe jn Tur|fey jn throughou gpace o f time and r i“ the ’instrumentality of a personal strong as to be able to switch539 words
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Article463 1929-01-02 882 A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION On Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. Mie Christmas Tree treat for the Orphans and poor children of the Convent took place. Over two hundred and fifty little ones assembled in the School Hall where a large Christmas Tree glittered and sparkled amid its beautiful463 words
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286 1929-01-02 882 MUCH BENEFITED BY HOLIDAY His Excellency the Governor Sir Hugh Clifford and Lady Clifford arrived from Home yesterday by the P. 0. s.s. Morea; and both appear to have considerably benefited by the holiday. The Morea which was originally expected about noon did286 words
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Article65 1929-01-02 882 RETIREMENTS ANNOUNCED Singapore, December 28 Mr. C. F. F. Wearne mentioned at the anual meeting of Messrs. Wearne Pros., at which a ten per cent, final dividend was passed, that he and his brother, Mr. Theodore Wearne, were retiring from more active participation in ti e management.65 words
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Article75 1929-01-02 882 SAMPAN CAPSIZES Ipoli, December 28 The Perak River continues to spate and the Enggor Pontoon and the Blanja Ferry are still not available for use and p issengers at both places have to b> conveyed across either by sampan or a motor launch. At noon *a sampan75 words
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Article292 1929-01-02 883 MALAYS DEFEAT SELANGOR CHINESE (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, December 26 Tin Malays beat the Selangor Chin-e<-r« bv five goals to one in a thrilling encounter. The exchanges were fast throughout but the Malays were superior in the attack. Taib scored the hat trick for the Malays, while292 words
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Article218 1929-01-02 883 RECORD ENTRIES EXPECTED (By Our Sporting Corresponding) Work on the course the past few mornings was of the usual order, half and three-quarter pace gallops being given most of the candidates in training for the forthcoming meeting, while a few were given a sprint. The griffins are coming218 words
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Article833 1929-01-02 883 DIRECTORS’ REPORT The following is the Directors' Report of the Perak River Valley Rubber Com pany, Ltd., to be presented to shareholders at the 18th annual meeting to be hJd at 87, Bishop Street. Penang, on January 5, 1929 at 11.30 am: Your Directors have833 words
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Article192 1929-01-02 883 It is understood, says the Singapore Free Press, that H.E. the Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, and Lady Clifford will arrive at Singapore by the P. and O. steamer Morea on Saturday, December 29. They will be met in the harbour by the hon’ble Mr. G.192 words
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Article712 1929-01-02 884 time to break the MONOPOLY rnnriate functions have just been 1/ Section with the retirement violavm Civil Service of Mr. H 0 1?. Sarwnr,' who has laboured faithSllv and with exceptional abihty for he Government here tor as long as 32 ears Mr. Sarwar carries712 words
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Article85 1929-01-02 884 EMERGENCY WIRELESS SERVICES (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. December 27 The Secretary for Postal Affairs announces that emergency wireless services have been operated with Kuantar since Saturday and with Temerloh since Wednesday. So far all telegraph traffic with these places has been cleared by it. The85 words
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Article32 1929-01-02 884 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, December 27 Three men have been arrested in Johore in connection with the robbery of a woman at Pulau Übin who was shot down.32 words
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Article157 1929-01-02 884 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, December 27 A Sikh constable was charged to-day with stealing money and property belonging to other constables in the bar racks. He pleaded guilty, adding that be committed the theft in order to get •i discharge* from the force as he has157 words
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Article493 1929-01-02 884 THURSDAY MORNING’S WORK Although the going was heavy yesterday morning work was of an interesting nature and was watched by several owners and others. I was slightly late yesterday and so missed the first few turn outs. 1 did not see Wallace Bower, Cliquot, Zikomar and one or493 words
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Article479 1929-01-02 885 UNSATISFACTORY VISIT 'KEEPER'S WRIST FRACTURED The result of the recent visit to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur of the 1 dnang Anglo-Chinese School football and badminton teams does not appear to be quite satisfactory from all that transpired during the matches. Hie visitors lo.t in every case479 words
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Article978 1929-01-02 885 P. R. C. SPECIAL MEETING JOINT COMMITTEE’S REPORT At a special general meeting of members of the Penang Recreation Club held on Saturday afternoon at the Club-house the report of the Special Joint Comniiv tee for the reconditioning and future maintenance of the Esplanade was unanimously978 words
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Article118 1929-01-02 885 RESIGNATION OF ENGINEERS Singapore, December 28 The Association of Engineers has instructed its members aboard vessels owned by the Sarawak Steamship Company to resign. Trouble arose owing to the retention by the Company of the guarantee engineer of the steamer yner Brooke. AU the engineers aboard the118 words
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Article683 1929-01-02 886 T above decidedly paradoxical title J he best means that we can conceive S t the moment for the translation mo at j nf the idea of obtaining reality or a process which constitutes a Xnthesis-that is to say, a form i- nf certain elements which will Sues683 words
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Article348 1929-01-02 886 ACCUSED ACQUITTED The Cheah Soo Tuan party case was oefore the District Judge, Mr. N. D. Mudie, yesterday, and concluded with the acquittal of all the accused. The charge against Soo Tuan was that he wrongfully concealed property, while .iis wife, office manager and chief348 words
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Article136 1929-01-02 886 MR. NORRIE STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION On enquiry at noon yesterday we were uformed that Air. C. S. Norrie, Chief Ifficer of the s.s. Tung Song who shot limself on the forehead with a revolver a his own cabin on Thursday morning, hortly after the vessel had136 words
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Article279 1929-01-02 886 INTRODUCTORY DINNER A dinner was given at the Yin Lok Restaurant, on Christmas Day, by Mr. Kok Fai Yin, in honour of the mturn to Kuala Lumpur of his cousin, Mr. Kok Chin Yin, who was lately nailed to the Bar in England. In the course of279 words
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Article67 1929-01-02 886 STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, December 28 At the half-yearly meeting of the rails Trading Company, the Hjnn. Mr. Bagnall, presiding, said that the eduction of Alalava far surpassed the >ak of production in earlier years. He entioned that the Company was being aintained67 words
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Article2052 1929-01-02 887 THE R. R. I. PROGRAMME NOTES BY~THE DIRECTOR The following extracts are from Notes on the Development and Work oi the Rubber Research Institute of .Malaya” contained in the first issue oi the "Quarterly Journal” of the Institute: '1 he following brief notes summarise the progress to date2,052 words
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Article1402 1929-01-02 888 MEETING OF NEW SUBSECTION INDUSTRIAL ANTI-MALARIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE We have now before us the minutes of a committee meeting of the newlyformed sub-section of the Ross Institute known as the “Ross Institute Industrial Anti-Malarial Advisory Committee’’ held in London recently, with Sir Charles McLeod, Chairman of the1,402 words
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Article172 1929-01-02 889 BEER—KING The wedding took place quietly at St. George s Church, Penang, on Saturday, of Mr. L. Midford Beer, of the Public Works Department, Klang, and Miss Nora King, of Ingatestone, Etigland. lhe bride was escorted to church and given away by Dr. J. W. Scharff, of172 words
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Article402 1929-01-02 889 SUCCESSFUL RAG GYMKHANA Not for many years has the Penang Polo Club held sueh an enjoyable tunetion as that which took place on the Polo Ground on Saturday afternoon. It was a Rag Gymkhana and the execution of the various items was most thoroughly enjoyed. The Polo402 words
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Article33 1929-01-02 889 Mr. S Wood-Hill gratefully acknowledges the following subscriptions Mrs. Y. Lim 2O Mr. George Thomas sjo Mr. Mrs. H. O. Maas Arvy 4- $5O Amount previously acknowledged q-j-j-Total $1,36733 words
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Article485 1929-01-02 889 MCALISTER ROAD MURDER CASE RESUMED ALLEGED ROBBERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL I The preliminary inquiry into the McAlister Road murder was resumed on Saturday in the District Court with two more witnesses for the prosecution. The circumstances of the murder may bo recalled from the discovery by the Police485 words
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Article774 1929-01-02 890 Elsewhere in this issue we luxe pub rU. summary of the report, of a 11 r held in London in connection Reformation of a sub-section of Institute to be known as the he il ,i An ti.Jfalarial Advisory ConiSee im adjunct—and a most important one—of the institution774 words
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Article259 1929-01-02 890 INDIANS AND J.P.’s (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, There seems to be a great difference >f opinion among the Indian Community iver the proposed appointment of an Indian gentleman as a Justice >f the Peace. Unfortunately there s always such a difference of259 words
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Article581 1929-01-02 890 At this festive season of the year it is only natural that the thoughts of all, and especially those who have to work, should turn to the above subject. Opinions as to what constitutes a real holiday differ very widely indeed. What is one man's meat581 words
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Article1256 1929-01-02 891 Americanese tt Talking about the “electric chair an Amer.can said that the slang name lor it in America was the hot squat. If G. B. S. Were King In his lecture on “The Future of Western Civilisation Mr. Bernard Shaw spoke of what he would do if he1,256 words
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Article155 1929-01-02 891 CARTWRIGHT—HAINES A quiet but pretty wedding took place at Saint George’s Church, Penang, at 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon when .Mr. Gerard J. H. Cartwright, manager of Messrs. Cobb and Co., Ipoh, led to the altar Miss Madeleine Haines, of Birmingham. The bride had arrived a few hours155 words
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Article54 1929-01-02 891 Mr. S. Wood-Hill gratefully acknowledges the following subscription: Lim Chin Hock 10 Amount previously acknowledged $1367 Total $1377 Air. M. J. Thorpe, the Municipal Engineer, sails for Europe on leavfr by the s.s. Naldera to-day. Mr. W. Hetcher, the Deputy Municipal Engin 6 er. will act54 words
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Article1521 1929-01-02 892 cm-terTAINED AT INDIAN ENT ASSOCIATION pleasant function The Hon. Mr- S. Veerasamy, Barrister at-Luw. Kuala Lumpur, and Member J? the Federal Council was entertained tea party on Saturday by t.ie members of the Indian Association, 1 enang, their spacious premises in Date KiaS 1 Road1,521 words
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Article149 1929-01-02 892 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, December 30 At the annual conference of Indians held in Ipoh many resolutions were passed among them being the formation of an Indian Chamber of Commerce and a Social Service League. A resolution was also adopted that the Malayan Government be asked149 words
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Article544 1929-01-02 893 COMPANY TO BE WOUND UP SOLI) lOR $24,000 AS A GOING CONCERN An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of The Dispensary Penang Limited, was held on Wednesday/ 19th December, 1928, at 11 h rn., nt the registered office of the Company, No. 3 Weld Qua), Penang. Mr544 words
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Article243 1929-01-02 893 SUCCESSFUL POLICE RAID (From Our Own Correspondent) Sungei Patani, December 30 Upon information received Chief Detective Inspector D. Kenny and a posse of detectives proceeded to house No. 22, Jalan Petani, Sungei Patani. and arrested Ong Boon Hoe —the leader of tiie society—and two others. Documents243 words
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Article90 1929-01-02 893 “We are informed by the Controller of Labour, Malaya, that a telegram nas been received from the Government of India sanctioning further temporary exemption of Malaya from the operation of Emigration Ru’e 23 for a period of eigh teen months from the Ist January. 1929. Rule 23 reads90 words
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Article85 1929-01-02 893 KUALA KANGSAR INUNDATED From Our Own Correspondent) n 7 T Poh, December 31 Ine 1 erak River rose again on Sun- ay morning when two rows of shon'‘;n<es in Kuala Kangsar were inundated and the market was submerged 1"“' nn n ,,n lav ff>r Period of noios85 words
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Article250 1929-01-02 893 AN EXTRA DAY’S MEETING The decision of the Penang Turf Club to hold an extra meeting on January 25, which has been declared a public hole daw owing to the Thaipusam festival, for ponies only, will have beeu received with satisfaction by a large number ol250 words
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Article98 1929-01-02 893 Mr. C. S. Norrie. Chief Officer of -he s.s. Tung Song, who shot himself with a revolver in his cabin on hoard the Tung Song last Thursday morning, and who was reported to be in a critical condition, with little hopes of recovery, is stated to98 words
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Article119 1929-01-02 893 Mr. S. M ood-Hill informs us that he ids received a subscription of $4O from A. 1.5.”. thus bringing the total sum collected to $1,487. Mr. M. L. I. Wynne, Deputy Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., is ‘due oa?k shortly from home leave. Mr. W. J Smith119 words
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Advertisement105 1929-01-02 895 «5» I I J Penang Sin Poe I i t (ESTABLISHED 1896.> i I i Chinese Daily Paper 4 O I 4 4 V < 1 X m i The Oldest Chinese paper in Penang t o I I! 24-28 PAGES. 6 X 2 I The most comprehensive and the105 words
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