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Title Section19 1929-02-20 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. Vol 27. PENANG, FEBRUARY 20 1929. No. 819 words
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Advertisement222 1929-02-20 1 I Leading Articles Miscellaneous (Con.) Another String 134 The ('harm of Canton 150 o-lA The Postal Service 134 Interesting Origins of Ancient Customs 150 wßr ’I The E.S.A.M. 135 I 1 Chinese New Year 151 rdW Gleanings from the Home Mail 135 I Penangs Feiry Services 153 |«r pl Education222 words
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Advertisement67 1929-02-20 2 EEr=E W ftfl *M? ft MB rjjj |j' i 0 M I h I“i s fe Hi I S Ifi 1 I v 6 j M f B I i KI II g wimmb I GII f? \%Sk 8 I ®W i U Ba -S B taiMBB J I LA67 words
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Article941 1929-02-20 134 /hose who would really appreciate jomething Of Malaya roust srudj he, only in books, but on the grouna as well. It is not possible lot every body to travel frequently about tin country, and yet it must be confessed how surprising it is tor the traveliei to find941 words
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Article1119 1929-02-20 134 We cannot commend the citizens oi Penang on their efforts to improve the terrible postal facilities that at present exist here, On January 10th we wrote idly on the subject of Penang’s abortion —the Penang Post Office. We concluded: “The public would very much help the postal1,119 words
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Advertisement24 1929-02-20 134 the straits echo. published daily. WEEKLY EDITIONS Ltt the news of the week prior B departure of Mails for Europe 59, Beach Street, Penang.24 words
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Article950 1929-02-20 135 It IS difficult to believe that there is already a generation of young people m our midst to whom the Great War is merely a name. They cannot begin to imagine, and let us hope that they will never have the chance of experiencing, what members of the950 words
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Article1756 1929-02-20 135 '1 he Home papers this week are! jf interest. Ilian the King is cons» out oi danger, or was in. Mail w inigiit be discovered from the fact li in “The Times’’ he w’as no longerai column item on the telegram paged weeks “The Times”1,756 words
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Article1223 1929-02-20 137 In the near future this paper hopes to produce an Educational Supplement. Ibis will deal mainly with education in Penang. It is hoped that it will be possible to have regular Educational Supplements at stated intervals, and thus to survey the whole field of Malayan Education. Jt may be1,223 words
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Article145 1929-02-20 137 1 he farewell dance to Regimental c, geant-Major C. Jeffries organisedtt Eurasian Company Volunteers on g? turday last proved an unqualified BUC cess A very large gathering turned up including Major J. J. Saunders, Officer Commanding Penang Volunteers, during the course of a speech eulogised145 words
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Article60 1929-02-20 137 (From Our Own Correspondent.'Kuala Lumpur, February 28 “When a woman is bad, she is wont than a man” declared Mr. Justice Thorne to-day in imposing a fine of $5O on a female defendant, who was asked to show cause why she should not be for perjury60 words
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Article126 1929-02-20 137 IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL SERVICE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 1# The memorial service to Sir W e! and Lady Marriott yesterday !n g at St. Andrew’s Caihedral was very impressive, A ’as a large congregation of a communities. 1 Mr. John Scott, the new Colonial126 words
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3117 1929-02-20 138 j knows Wells s Time u E hme b which enabled its. possessor to h backwards or forwards in time, himself what the past was S S what the future willl be. But p“do not always rea ize that a great ffofthe advantages of3,117 words
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Article282 1929-02-20 139 BULLETIN of the league I BUREAU. For the week ended February 2, W I Basrah: 1 smallpox case and 1 death;l Bassein: 3 Plague deaths; 1 cholenl death; Bombay: 2 plague deaths; k| smallpox cases and 25 deaths as again»: I 42 cases and 17 deaths during282 words
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Article836 1929-02-20 140 „ite understand why it is that '.““nOnand again to Isako ple 6 To have a P erol ti,CUS head and then to find oneself the one s u «50 00 is an experience not s t On poor gir l, th “the «‘her night, did mor. 'merely sneeze-she836 words
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279 1929-02-20 140 We have been favoured with a cop) of the Secretary’s report and statemem of accounts for the year ended Decemoer 31, 1928, of the Selangor Association Football League to be presentee at a meeting to be held in the Railway Institute, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, February279 words
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Article993 1929-02-20 140 MAN IN WOMAN’S DRESSTRESPASS INTO RUNNYMEDE COMPOUND. An unusual case of a man dressing as a woman and roaming the grounds of the Runnymede Hotel on the night of the 9th instant was heard in the Police Court yesterday morning. Detective Inspector Miller, prosecuting, charged the accused,993 words
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1024 1929-02-20 141 [From a Special .Correspondent in Johore.] We gladly print this article received yesterday from Johore: it may give our readers another side of the picture from that seen in articles reproduced from “The Sunday Mirror". We do not, however, necessarily endorse what our Correspondent has1,024 words
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Article2342 1929-02-20 142 Sir Hugh Clifford. (Heinemann. 10/6 - tales from malaya.bush whacking and oth By Sir Hugh Clifford. (Heinemann. 10/6.) T wrifpr is fortunate enough to owe V, friendship with Sir Hugh Clifford to Stam of a book review. He must pfthat nothing said herein will dun S friendship which he values very R2,342 words
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Article1053 1929-02-20 143 j By S. C. Yeomans.] Recently the Indian Conference of Malaya met in Perak, and passed a resolution requesting the Government to take steps to provide more schools for children of Indian nationality in the main centres of life here. This resolution was duly embodied in the1,053 words
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Article1765 1929-02-20 144 h A c«resp» nde good tips regarding I that is to be soon t» market and requests mj J* I the matter. The nature ol a driee on tl e king is a bit vague h e e mine is g good, bad, or whether h case L1,765 words
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Article125 1929-02-20 145 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 9 The Coroner this morning returned a verdict of causing death by a rash act against Mr. Ellis in connection with the recent motor smash in East Coast I load resulting in the death of Mr. McLean. He stated that any125 words
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69 1929-02-20 145 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 12 In the Johore Magistrates Court Syed Mohamed, a grandson of Syed Hassan, a prominent Arab land owner, was charged with committing an offence on a young Chinese girl under the Women’s and Girls’ Protection Ordinance. The defence asserts69 words
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Article93 1929-02-20 145 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 12 The usual holiday crop of accidents occurred here. At least a dozen cars went into the ditch between Singapore and Johore Bahru but there was nothing serious. A Malay was knocked down by a mosquito ’bus in North Bridge Road93 words
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Article99 1929-02-20 145 SEQUEL TO A COLLISION. (1- rom (fur hvn Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. February 11 11 owner of a Buick car. which Was damaged in n collision with an I baling x„ V e n >t r (st w awarded $5 (l0 damages by Mr J llstice h7"-b99 words
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Article1030 1929-02-20 145 [By “Buriani”.] Kuala Lumpur, February 7 In the course of his enterprising and praiseworthy effort to produce a brighter •‘Echo’’ the"editor has been good enough to entrust me with the task of producing a weekly commentary on passing events in the Federal Capital. From my point of view1,030 words
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Article817 1929-02-20 146 ON PUNCTUATIONS— II. fear, are not very I Bead t e ?in this subject of punctua-| if thev a r e interested, they Whether to write and point out n that we make. In treating S'fWMubject a fortnight ago we forgot h e that short dashes and big can be817 words
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Article80 1929-02-20 146 DEAD BODY FOUND ON BEACH. A Coroner's inquiry, was held on Saturday into the death of a Chinese whose dead body found at the Tanjong Tokong beach. Evidence was given that it bore marks of violence and that death had probably 7 been due to drowning. At the80 words
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Article166 1929-02-20 146 STATIONERY ABLAZE. A small blaze was caused on Saturday afternoon near the entrance to the F. M. S. R. pier by the burning of stationery. It seemed that no one attempted to make use of the street alarm to summon tin fire brigade, for the Fire166 words
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Article517 1929-02-20 146 STRAITS CHINESE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, February 15. At the annual general meeting of the Straits Chinese British Association held at the Chinese Malacca Club the report and accounts were adopted. The Report showed a total membership of two hundred and six out of which517 words
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Article3546 1929-02-20 147 REPORT BY ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. INCREASING NUMBER OF CONSUMERS. PRESENT SYSTEM FULLY EXPLAINED. The following report by the Electrical Engineer on the distribution of power in Penang, called for by Mr. Hogan, was supplied to the press at yesterday’s meeting of the Municipal Commission. There was no discussion on3,546 words
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Article220 1929-02-20 149 ADMISSION TO F. M. S. BAR. (brom Our Own Correspondent J Kuala Lumpur, February 18 Before Mr. Justice Farrer Manby, Acting Chief Justice, to-day Raja Musa bin Raja Haji Bot was admitted to the F. M. S. bar. The Hon. Mr. Veerasamy, in moving the admission, remarked220 words
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Article732 1929-02-20 149 COMFORTABLE HOUSES i*OR CLERKS. A SUCCESSFUL CLUB. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, February lb. There have been only two heavy showers of rain since the first downpour on New Year’s morn and the parched earth would welcome another temporary spell of wet weather. The intense heat during732 words
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Article55 1929-02-20 149 (From Our Own Correspondent) I Singapore, February 18 Tn the Coroner’s Court to-day d enquiry was opened concerning the fed of a carpenter through touching ekt trie wires at the Cold Storage depot. Mt-1 dical evidence showed that death was lue to myocarditis as the result of dectric55 words
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Article46 1929-02-20 149 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 18 Dr. Clement Theophilus de Souza fe suddenly at his residence in St. Michael's Road. The deceased was in normal health yesterday evening and wa? taken ill at nine at night, dying afe wo hours.46 words
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Article185 1929-02-20 149 RETURN SEASON IN PENANG. After most successful seasons in Kong and Shanghai Heughan, the ms Actor-Singer, with his brill® 1 issociates, Maud Bell and Gladys Sajor.l will pay a return visit to Penang, will appear at the Town Hall on Wind Saturday, March 1 ano Heughan’s previous visit185 words
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Article1138 1929-02-20 150 w Xf or TheS rai s B rhe commercial capital of China '.“'lA-t my wish was gratified in spite of 41 Sculties. One can get to Can'“"in two wavs from Hong Kong, first Krj to Kowloon. This service runs tly between Hong Kong, and Xn, taking1,138 words
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248 1929-02-20 150 [By “Phoenix.”] Now that the season of Lent is drawing near, it may be of interest to readers to hear something of shrovetide. Shrovetide, in its original meaning signifies the time of confessing sins. Tide refers to time, and shrove, shrive, or shrift, are derived248 words
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Article130 1929-02-20 150 NEWS OF MR. CANAGASABAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 14. After three months news has been received concerning Mr. Canagasabay, who left for London by car. In a recent letter to a friend in Singapore Mr. Canagasabay describes his experience in negotiating the worst part130 words
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Article75 1929-02-20 150 UNLAWFUL SOCIETY CASE. Two Chinese, Kwek Say Poli and Kwek Liew, were charged in the District Court with assisting in the mauigement of an unlawful society called the Firewood Dealers' Association durn<r the mouth of December 1928. Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, Deputy Public Prosecutor, appeared for75 words
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Article1659 1929-02-20 151 Lim Kean Chuan - (By Lim Kean Chuan.) Special to “The Straits Echo.’’ Of all the festivals in their Calendar none is of such importance to the Chinese or looked forward to with so much joyful anticipation especially by the children (as I used to when I was a kid) as1,659 words
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Article1414 1929-02-20 152 PENANG BRANCH. WAR MEMORIAL TO COST 810,000. The sixth annual general meeting of th? Ex-Services Association of Malaya, L.,,, Branch, was held at the Penang Cricket Club at 7p m. yesterday. Mr G D A Fletcher (Chairman) presided and the others present were: Mr. H.| E Collins,1,414 words
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Article182 1929-02-20 152 ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 14. A special meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya has been convened for February 20. The most im>ortant item is the election, of a ViceJhairman to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. R. S. Chanties, of182 words
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Article508 1929-02-20 153 A COMPLAINT. The fact that we arc more or less marooned here on an island can only be materially mitigated by the provision of an adequate ferry service. That has been by no means always forthcoming in the past: neither is it at the present moment. Hence508 words
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Article655 1929-02-20 153 [By “Phoenix”] 1 am going to give my readers various methods of cooking eggs which 1 think will please them. EGGS A LA COLBERT. Take four to six new laid eggs, break each very carefully in a cup, and season to taste with pepper and salt, then sprinkle655 words
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472 1929-02-20 153 ORANGE BASKETS I Take six good sized oranges, 'of lt( r form size so far as possible. K Make in each one two perpefi* E cuts to the centre of the orange, ab® one inch apart. Make two side cuts K as to remove a472 words
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Article1372 1929-02-20 154 ncc/F” AT YESTERDAY’S brEEZE meeting. n ,< M MISS 1 o N E R OF “WASTE C 0 OF TIME.” 11. I H Pedlow, Deputy President, iedat'au ordinary meeting of Cader, f \r H M Noordui, Mr. B. E. L Mr. C. D. D. Hogan, Mr. J I*,1,372 words
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Article55 1929-02-20 154 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 14. A young Chinese lad, who pelted stones at a theatre at Sungei Besi, said hat he did so because he and his pal were not allowed admission with a single ticket. He was given ten cuts )f rhe rottan55 words
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39 1929-02-20 154 (From Our Ow n Correspondent.) Singapore, Febrnarv 1 I. A memorial service to the late Sir Hayes Marriott will be hud al St-. Xndrew’s Cathedral on Sunda\ evening, Sir Hugh Clifford will attend.39 words
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Article868 1929-02-20 155 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore Feb. 8. Baby elephants have come to Singapore— two kinds of them. A resident of Katong thinks there is no reason why a man should not keep young elephants as pets in his front garden. The people who have been passing by868 words
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197 1929-02-20 155 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, February 14. A fatal accident occurred near the .unction of Upper Hokien Street and New Bridge Road yesterday morning, when an Austen Seven driven by a Jhinese lady, Lee Nyah, knocked Jown a Chinese pedestrian, inflicting a broken skull197 words
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Article424 1929-02-20 155 SUPREME COURT REFERENcf MR. BALFOUR Rn S c. t STRIKING TRIBUTE Before the ordinary work of the'e began, and in the presence of „7? attendance of the Bar and other officials, reference was made vesiJ to the death of Mr. Thomas Gawtfi which occurred suddenly424 words
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Article82 1929-02-20 155 (From Our Own Corresponden Kuala Lumpur, February A railway engine driver named was charged before the Magistrate o* > with obstructing the Court Bailiff» attempted to attach his property- g Accused said he only asked the to stop as a settlement with his cr appeared possible. The82 words
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Article500 1929-02-20 156 THE weather. r Our Own Correspondent.) (Hom oir Alor star, February 12 ri Mnndav we had had no rain for X Zth; therefore the P.W.D. mailing the water-supply. Crowds t the stand-pipes daily, and S carriers charge high prices tor C tlll of waterthey carry Handcarts, and even500 words
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Article1066 1929-02-20 156 [By ‘‘Nondum’’.] Dress me in my motley give me leave to speak my mind. How are the mighty fallen! In the un-revised Prayer Book, about which there was so much controversy in Parliament of late, we read against the date February 14th: —“Valentine, Bishop and Martyr.” In the1,066 words
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Article550 1929-02-20 157 A Cantonese prisoner in the Police Court yesterday, who appeared to be a boy, but about whose age a doctor and the police are at variance, was convicted of a charge of theft of a bracelet horn the person of a little girl in Carnarvon Lane. The550 words
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Article669 1929-02-20 157 BEACH STREET. [By “Keytop”] To many Penang residents that section of Beach Street between China Street and Light Street must be as familiar as the locality in which they live. To others Beach Street is regarded as one of our busiest and most important thoroughfares. Ihe thought of669 words
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Article120 1929-02-20 157 ALLEGED ASSAULT ON TWO WOMEN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 15 In the Kuala Lipis Police Court this week serious allegations were made by two Malay women against a European 0. C. P. D. and several Malay Police Officers, who have been charged under Sections120 words
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Article36 1929-02-20 157 FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS. We h ave to acknowledge receipt ol the following for the Distressed Miners Fund:— Air. C. D. Quarmby “A.” 5.00 Sardar Sahib Matab Singh, J. P. $25.00 Previously Acknowledged Tefal $750.0036 words
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Article127 1929-02-20 157 TWO MURDERERS SENTENCED TO DEATH. (From Our Own Correspondent-' Ipoh, February B Two Chinese were sentenced to dea at the Assizes for the murder of a 1 car driver. The accused were aceoffi' oanied by a third person, who has sinedisappeared. They hired the decease 3 car and127 words
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Article183 1929-02-20 158 [To Tse Editor of thb Straits Echo. 1 We prospectus of Renong Valley Mining Company Limited winch has .-■st been issued, requires very careful reading and analysis. No one will tavil at Messrs. Osborne Chappell s but can the property stand a ial of $340,000/-? After183 words
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Article207 1929-02-20 158 (To The Editor of the Straits Echo 1 bir, J ILth reference to the minutes apE‘? g t V ,ur pa P er ot ***** instant, ask that the following questions j su y^ tcd 111 ur paper of the next J'2' as a l y207 words
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Article264 1929-02-20 158 Sir, Your correspondent “Interested’’ after remarking that no one will cavil at Messrs. Osborne Chappell’s report, immediately cavils at the capital recommended by that firm in its report. “Interested” recommends very careful reading and analysis of the prospectus, but has “Interested’s” “careful consideration” been either careful264 words
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Article238 1929-02-20 158 [To The Editor of the Straits Echo.j Sir, 1 would thank you if you would kindy publish my letter in your valuable paper. I have noticed in one of the columns if the ‘Straits Times’ dated the lot! instant, under the heading of ‘Flood md238 words
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Article470 1929-02-20 158 POSSESSION of MOUSEBREAKING IMPLEMENTS. Sentence of 6 months’ rigorous imprisonment was passed in the Police Court yesterday on a Cantonese named Wong Yap, who claimed trial on, and was convicted of, a charge of being found in possession of “a house-break-in g implement,” to wit a long470 words
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Advertisement45 1929-02-20 158 should boar in mind be short and to the le untf epistles are liable to be 11 down. Correspondents ‘Eclose their names and addresses, ""’'«essar 1 for publication but as a lai h No letter unSpanied by the writer’s name and ■Hdress can be inserted.]45 words
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Article1177 1929-02-20 159 If. Milton. j - [By If. Milton.j The writer has just experienced the joj of having his own piano again after Ix-ing without it foi a period of nearly two "months. In the first moments of caressing the black and white keys again it is possible to savour the joys that came1,177 words
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Article737 1929-02-20 159 LESS CRACKER FlßlMp I THAN USUAL. NG I ALL ABOUT~NEw BRIc R J [By Buriani] I Kuala Lumpur, February u I 1 here was a big rush o f I Lumpur folk to the hills during I Chinese New Year holidays and I told that Fraser’s Hill in737 words
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Article314 1929-02-20 160 THE DECEMBER RESULTS. The following names appeared in the pass list of the Bar Examination held in December. —Roman Law: Class 11, Swee Onn Chin (Middle Temple); Class 111, Chan Tun Aung (Inner Temple). Constitutional Law: Class 111, Chan Tun Aung, Choon Peng Au-Young (Lincoln's Inn), Eng Cheang314 words
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Article752 1929-02-20 160 Surely the year 1929 will go down to posterity as the year in which Penang was a most attractive place in which to live! The year is but seven weeks old and already we almost feel as if we had the attractions of a metropolis (using that word752 words
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Article376 1929-02-20 160 A CEYLON TRIBUTE. The appointment of Mr. Elphinstone to the Chief Justiceship of Malaya has not come as a surprise. It will be remembered that he was on his way to Singapore to take up an appointment there as Puisne Judge when Sir Henry Gollan’s appointment376 words
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Article1027 1929-02-20 161 MALAYAN RACING—CRICKET NOTES. (By Oar Sporting Correspondent). From every point of view the first day of the Ipoh races on Saturday proved highly succt sful. Punters alone appeared to have a bad day Such dividends as $236, >156 and $144 are seldom paid out < n om- afternoon1,027 words
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Article665 1929-02-20 161 QUIET CHINESE NEW YEAJ (I rom Gur Own Correspondent, lp°h, February Chinese New Year, which in f years was celebrated with so ostentation, passed off very auieti,, Ipoh. This rather unusual state? iftairs was more or less due to th action taken by the Perak Chined Chamber665 words
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