The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 27 March 1929
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Title Section19 1929-03-27 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. Vol. 27. PENANG MARCH 27, 1929. NO. 1319 words
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Advertisement276 1929-03-27 1 n tt w tf W, Leading Articles Miscellaneous (Con.) |T The Malayan Medical Journal 362 Masterpieces—V. 375 ®jp il’ Foch 362 Children's Aid Society 375 M Jfi Book Selling in Penang 363 Book of the Week 376 W W* Our Motor Supplement 364 Cookers Notes 377 Gleanings from the Home276 words
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Article1031 1929-03-27 362 We have just received a copy of tais excellent puol:ca.iion and mosu strongly tuinmeud it to all our readers wno ace interested m the subject oi Public Healtn. The layman is often shyof medical treatises: and rightly. The layman is too ignorant of the technical terms1,031 words
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Article1076 1929-03-27 362 One by one the great soldiers who dominated Lne scene during tnose fateiui years ot the Great War are perishing. mast year it was Haig. Tins year it is I'ocii. boon all the great giants will have gone, and we shall then be able to appreciate all the more1,076 words
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Advertisement22 1929-03-27 362 STRAITS echo. PUBLISHED DAILY. weekly editions. the news of the week prior w departure of Mails for Europe. SD, Beach Street, Penang.22 words
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Article1350 1929-03-27 363 We now fulfil our promise to deal with that admiral le letter written to us ntly by the Managing Director of Messrs. Pritchard Co., Ltd. It will be as well to dial with minor points first so that the decks may be cleared for the main1,350 words
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Article1649 1929-03-27 364 nnv of “The Straits Wi th Xe away free to our readers Echo the fi rB t of the Suppleand adV Sh we propose to publish from meats wh intention had been tinie t 0 tm Xh an Educational Supple- however, has been deThe’Supplement can easily be1,649 words
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Article1185 1929-03-27 365 There is nothing in the Horne Mail that we have seen yet, of course, about the re: ilt of the Boat Race —bu; it is whispered that they intend to give up rowing at Oxford after this! Surely the run of luck must turn next1,185 words
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Article436 1929-03-27 365 SPENCE—LESSEES. The wedding took place yesterday at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Penang, of Mr. T. R. McM.Spence, assist, ant and engineer, Changkat Salak M ber A Tin, Ltd.. Salak North, Perak, the only surviving son of Dr. and Mrs Spence of Burnt-island, Fifeshire. England, and Miss436 words
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Article2528 1929-03-27 366 MEMBERS’ LACKOF INTEREST. ddoTEST AGAINST R. R. PRO TREATMENT. n Anr Own Correspondent). (FtOin Kuala Lumpur, 16 March. General Meeting of the Asiatic winters” Association o Malaya was planters Selangor Chinese he,d Commerce with the Hon. Cheng Look in the chair.. the minutes of the previous r2,528 words
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Article201 1929-03-27 367 CLEVER ENTERTAINMENT. Ihe management of the Runnymede Hotel are to be congratulated in being able to secure such clever pet formers as the ‘‘Mayfair Four" who opened their season on Saturday last to a packed ballroom of enthusiastic diners and visitors and gave a Cabaret entertainment, the201 words
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Article490 1929-03-27 367 three inquests were held > nang Police Court on Saturd the before Mr. B. S. Walton d J A verdict of “found returned in the case of Chinese, aged about 24 v ea r c ’ound floating in the sea i* pier on February 19. Th -k a490 words
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Article1062 1929-03-27 368 EB C (from Our Own Correspondent). (t Singapore, March 13. Two great days” occurring together Stary on the tenacity of custom, of an ignorant era and whose party, now in power, has definite]v rejected them, a large number of Chinese should indulge in them It .‘ves us1,062 words
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Article518 1929-03-27 368 RELATES RECENT ACCIDENT. Mr. Fred Starr arrived in Penang yesterday and was interviewed about his recent accident in Chemor, of which the “Times of Malaya” reports: “Mr. Fred. Starr, of Singapore, let. I poh yesterday afternoon with the in tention of motoring to Penang, and when he518 words
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Article1169 1929-03-27 369 WONDERFUL ROADS IN PERAK. [By “Keytop”.] I poll is about 120 miles from Penang, and the business of motoring there is somewhat dangerous for the careless driver, monotonous to the indifferent h an, but extremely instructive and absorbingly interesting to the student of nature generally.1,169 words
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Article271 1929-03-27 369 Tkk.SE""» w NECKLACE THIEF On the morning of the 28th K ber last a little Chinese gi r T’ a8 tandin g outside in Noordin Street. She bplj family who were in fairly C J? 1 circumstances, and was wear, necklace to the end of whirl,271 words
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Article200 1929-03-27 369 WRIGHT vs WRIGHT. In the Supreme Court yesterday the Hon. Mr. Justice Stevens had before him a divorce case, but the petition was withdrawn. The parties were: Mr. Francis Reginald Wright, petitioner, versus Joan Wright alias Phra Yong respondent. Mr. Frank George Fletcher was mentioned as the200 words
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Article1542 1929-03-27 370 rnv “Icon.”] inactivity has characterise V“ tet>f ‘Xt for the past week, re transactions has been l2e bJ 'hares which are quietly steady j tm s» are J} fluctuations in--dy t-nd of the ijC?d b V hbers on the other hand Tabled as foreshadowed m >ve a I1,542 words
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Article783 1929-03-27 371 C. D. l - [By C. D.l [This ;:‘iclc -iiould be of particular inti rest to a.! those about to set out on the High Seas in search of renewed health and strength. We hear that all boats V. i bound are full up.] Steaming through tropic seas, hardly a ripple i->783 words
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Article70 1929-03-27 371 INTERESTED IN AIRWAY’S VENTURE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, March 20 Sir Eric Geddes arrived here by the “Kelantan” from Malacca this morning and w’ent to Government House, where he will be the guest of Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford. The “Malaya Tribune” understands that Sir Eric70 words
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Article47 1929-03-27 371 INDIAN KNOCKED DOWN. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, March 20 A serious accident occurred in Thomson Hoad last night when an Indian was knocked down by a motor car and sustained a fractured skull. The man was removed to the hospital in an ambulance.47 words
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Article165 1929-03-27 371 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, March 20 Mr. Anderson, a planter for several years in the Sungei Siput District md lately M Chersonese Estate, Kuala Kurau, died at Bata Gajah Hospital a J ter a serious abdominal operation. The funeral took place this evening. The death165 words
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Article507 1929-03-27 371 SOME IMPROVEMENT at LAST. 1 At a meeting of the M unici mission a few weeks ago Mr Hogan made several suggestinn D how streets, etc, might b e 9 the case of Beach and Mr. Hogan suggested that be widened by the removal of th railings and507 words
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Article589 1929-03-27 372 '7\. s taTE litigation ft',®»» CIAIM LAPSED shares. c.mreme Court yesterday the lD u e S histice Stevens had beiore Hon- VI h quit in connection with the a Cheang Ah Quee. The the suit are: Lim Km Sang, acainst Cheang Kok Sang, g"g'Chee Choong. Lam Hor Tuck589 words
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Article484 1929-03-27 372 OFFENCES AGAINST TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. Several traffic cases were dealt with in the Penang Police Court yesterday morning before Air. W alton. For driving his car without a headlight Mr. J. S. Miller was fined $5. Mr. R. J. Bur of Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw Co. Ltd., who has recently484 words
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Article497 1929-03-27 372 allowing ror .—“T. 0. M.’ RAVINES NOT TO BE CLEARED WITHOUT PERMISSION. CHINESE LANDOWNER FINED. Before Mr. Walton in the Second Police Court yesterday Mr. Teh Hock Seng, owner of 44 acres of agricultural land situated off the 10th mile, Batu Ferringhi Road, was charged with clearing jungle' allowing ror .—“T. 0. M.’ - 497 words
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Article1155 1929-03-27 373 A MODERN TOWN. SOMETHING ABOUT LODGING HOUSES. [By “Keytop”.] I am not, by any means, the one Penang resident who has been to Ipoh and seen some of the places in it. My recollections of that town may not recall anything new to many here; but perchance my1,155 words
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Article472 1929-03-27 373 [Specially Contributed; A very successful Bcout'p^ 9 held at Ipoh on Saturday xT”* thousand Scouts from all pk-tskV took part. On the arrival at 2 n the British Besident, the Hon JbT B. Vorthington, who was met bv t ■rcout Commissioner for Malaya'i J H. L. Gheeseman),472 words
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Article1146 1929-03-27 374 «.c«« tL BNEW m- h‘is recently been pub -The Times m M r Churchill’s listing e t T T ie World Crisis: The ae* b T” which will shortly be pubT7b Thornton Butterworth, Limitbshed b) in have had a chance ot "whole book a full-length g I it1,146 words
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Article508 1929-03-27 374 Sir, As the Selangor Chinese Literary and Debating Society has mooted this question of paramount importance, I would like to say a few words on the subject. I have often heard it said that the Chinese fair sex in the Straits is becoming more and508 words
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Article1433 1929-03-27 375 “EREWHON.” SAMUEL BUTLER’S UTOPIA. It is only since Samuel Butler died, early in this century, that people have begun to realise that perhaps he was a very great writer. During his life-time he did not have much success with his books. In some place in his “Notebooks”, in1,433 words
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Article114 1929-03-27 375 The race for the’ Schneider Trophy will be held in the Solent during the first week in September. c. Mis. Meadow’s Frost 30 00 Airs. Chambers 10 Off Mrs. Stevens 25 00 Mr. A. de Buriatte 10 00 The Rev. K Garnier h) 00 Mrs. J. D.114 words
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Article97 1929-03-27 375 TWO MURDER TRIALS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala, Lumpur, March D At the Selangor Assizes to-dav Justice Thorne passed sentence of ea on Sockalingam, a coolie on Pa r Estate, who was found guilty o murder of a woman, who, he a was his mistress. ir f Tor97 words
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Article986 1929-03-27 376 H. R. Cheeseman. ] - ,ni KHED By MESSRS. HEFFER MESSRS. DENT.) (PlnLl roeviewed by H. R. Cheeseman.l *>y [Reviewed by H. R. Cheeseman.] time ago I received from A Heffer 4 b<®s, who have of i; rears published a number ot <ll books on modern methods and Earning languages, a986 words
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Article410 1929-03-27 376 The District Judge, Mr. N. D. Mudie, dealt with several criminal cases yesterday in the District Court. A Tamil youth, 16 years old, pleaded guilty to a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to another Tamil. It was stated that the accuse 1 stabbed the man on his410 words
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Article72 1929-03-27 376 WELL-KNOWN CHINESE CHARGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 22 Two well-known English-speaking Chinese, Tan Keng Kuan and Tang Keng Chuan were produced before the second Magistrate to-day charged w’th the abduction of a seventeen-year-old girl, Poh Khuan. Inspector Poulain said that further charges of72 words
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Article841 1929-03-27 377 CUSTARDS AND CREAMS. [By “Phoenix”.] 1 am going to give my readers recipes of various things for sick people which I think they will find useful. BEEF TEA. Take a jiound of beef, shred it well with a sharp knife. Put it in a saucepan with one pint841 words
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Article184 1929-03-27 377 EUROPEAN FINED $5OO. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, March 22. Before the Magistrate to-day Mr. E. S. Maclaren, European salesman of Messrs. Kyle, Palmer, Limited, was fined $5OO for causing the death of a Tamil dog-keeper of Mr. Alan Loke by rashly driving his motor184 words
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Article463 1929-03-27 377 CRIMINAL APPeai dismissed. In the Supreme Court Lordship Mr. Justice Stevet fore him a criminal appeal in Chinese named Teoh Cheng Slew had been and sentenced in the P O IL six months rigorous imprison,^ 6 charge of having voluntarily to one Tan Cheow Eoug a j. throwing463 words
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Article8969 1929-03-27 378 Retailed Report of the Case at the Singapore Assizes OF GREAT INTEREST TO ALL MOTORISTS. WHEN WILL AN ALL-MALAYAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION BE FORMED (Exclusive to “The Straits Echo.”) The case was commenced at .Sinsapore Assizes before Mr. Justice toe in which Mr. E. A. Ellis, senior ithematical8,969 words
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Article5265 1929-03-27 384 ?'“™J E jA” iH(ESSi:s ;U at K” g ad<lress M r. Knowles tn mii ‘J er for the jury’s Z t bet,lftr ne gligenee He to J ,l6tlf y a conpowers it. 11® to doubt fl had ff the jurors itb* first hear i St5,265 words
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Article1433 1929-03-27 387 MUST BE SATISFIED OF ACCUSED’S NEGLIGENCE. Mr. Justice Deane, in his summing up to the jury went over the whole of the evidence in detail. After defining the legal definition of the terms “causing death by a rash act” and that of “manslaughter”, he said that1,433 words
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Article77 1929-03-27 388 JURY RETURN UNANIMOUS VERDICT WITHOUT RETIRING. MR. ELLIS WARMLY CONGRATULATED. The special jury which had been empannelled for the hearing after consulting for a few minutes without retiring, returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty and his lordship discharged and acquitted the accused. The court was crowded with77 words
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Article209 1929-03-27 388 EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT FOR CHINESE LIAR. What was described by the prosecuting officer (Chief Inspector Canon) as “an exceedingly bad case” was heard in the Penang Police Court on Saturday morning before Mr. B. S. Walton. In the dock stood a middle aged Chinese named Moh Fong Kee,209 words
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Article49 1929-03-27 388 WARRANTS FOR ARREST ISSUED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 22 At the Singapore Assizes to-day Tan Liang Thong, who was charged with falsifying accounts and criminal breach of trust, was reported to have absconded. His suret’es have also absconded and warrants have been issued.49 words
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1078 1929-03-27 388 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 1 he Tenth Ordinary General Meeting of the North Taiping Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was held at 12.30 p.m. yesterday at the registered office of the Company, No 33 Beach Street, Penang. Mr. D. A. M. Brown (('hairman) presided and1,078 words
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795 1929-03-27 389 “JEAN” O R HOW TO DRESS WELL ON %30 STILL FEED THE BABY. By "Phyllis”.] “Jean” is neither poor nor rich, but just a plain everyday individual. To look at her you would imagine that she had stepped straight out of a “Picture Book”; her slim figure and laughing blue795 words
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Article313 1929-03-27 389 WHERE SUN YAT SEN FAILED? It was claimed by Mr. Khoo Sam Chee (counsel for seven Chinese charged with throwing lighted crackers on the road) in the Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. Walton, that to fire crackers in the fashion indicated was in this instance a religious313 words
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Article626 1929-03-27 390 [Bv “Nemo L\aid of Switzerland that ’’iX g-t poet because God himshe had n g i a poem. “swing the countryside hae X* werXhere, waiting for the poet. Ha f of t h e world a bridegroom And half of the world a bride.” mi the626 words
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Article307 1929-03-27 390 PUBLIC MEETING ON SUNDAY. I A public meeting of the Indian Com- niunity was held at the Penang Hindu Sablia on Sunday at 6. p.m. to consider the grievances of Indian passengers at Negapatam and Penang. Mr. V. Nadason Pillay presided over a very large attendance. The307 words
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Article152 1929-03-27 390 CEYLON DOCTOR CHARGED. In the Police Court yesterday afternoon before Air. B. S. Walton, Dr. Kandiah, a well-known medical practitioner, xx as charged xvith assaulting a detective in Campbell Street on February 26. Detective Inspector Roche prosecuted, while Air. C. R. Samuel defended the accused. Detective No. 12152 words
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329 1929-03-27 390 USEFUL PROFIT FOR EARL HAIG MEMORIAL FUND. A very successful dance xvas held in the Sungei Patani Club on Saturday, Al arch 23, in aid of the Earl Haig Alemorial Fund, and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was spent by about 120 people from as329 words
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Article1125 1929-03-27 391 [By “Nondum".] Dress me in my motley: Give me leave to speak iny mind. The mystery of the concession tickets on the Hll Railway has at last been solved. Apparently the concession tickets are not kept at the station lest they should be sold to “trippers lhe concession1,125 words
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Article585 1929-03-27 391 REPORT OF DIRECTOR Tiie report of the directors of Collieries Ltd., for the December 31, 1928, statesi The working of the Collieries is viewed in the reports by the aging Agents and need not kkT traversed here. The outputs g Colbenes represented record tonnZ resulting in, we are585 words
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283 1929-03-27 392 This popular entertainment, which continues to delight Penang audiences at the Runnymede Hotel, announces two farewell performances to night and tomorrow, when it will introduce new songs, dances and sketches. As heavy bookings are anticipated early reservation is advised, as the “Mayfair Four’’ have283 words
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Article1137 1929-03-27 392 COMMITTEE S REPORT. The following is the report of the Committee of the Old Xaverians’ Association on the w r ork for the year ended December 31, 1928: President, Mr. Lim Cheng Ean; VicePresidents, Messrs, Heah Joo Seang and Chee Wor Lok Hon. Secretary, Mr. Yeoh Cheow1,137 words
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Article296 1929-03-27 393 SIR ERIC GEDDES’S PROPOSALS. HUGE SUBSIDY OF £50,000. INTERVIEW WITH LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 22 Regarding the interview of Sir Eric Geddes with the members of the Legislative Council yesterday the “Malaya Tribune” understands that two proposals were put forward —the first, that296 words
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Article814 1929-03-27 393 H. Milton. ] - [By H. Milton.] This week 1 intend to give the gra mophone a rest and discuss the art listening to music with reference to a book without which the lover of music s library is sadly incomplete. The book is written by Henry Edward Krebhie. and is called814 words
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Article282 1929-03-27 393 FUNERAL IN PENANG. The death took place suddenly in Penang Harbour on Thursday, on board the s. s. “Talamba, of Mr. Alexander McNeill, Chief Engineer of the vessel. He was apparently in the best of health the previous day and death was due to heart282 words
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864 1929-03-27 394 fC OR»ST AN,)BY u AUAMS AND »£COR U poTTEH. i ma tch on Saturday and yesEsplanade, between two A' ont i, v p N. Knight and ife 5 produced not only I on 1 both days but was for a record fourth wicket A* en864 words
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Article521 1929-03-27 394 AMENDMENTS TO CLASSIFICATION LIST. The following’ are the latest amendments to the existing Classification List issued after the Kuala Lumpur Races. It will be noticed that Quick Time has been again promoted a class. When the new Classification List with five classes was first published Quick Time was521 words
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Article1971 1929-03-27 395 ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1928. We print below some extracts from the annual report of the Kedah Planters’ Association which should be of interest to all our readers. Membership And Acreages. North Kedah: Estates Planted acres Total acres 30 60,753 75,461 South Kedah: 33 71,712 95,843 Total:1,971 words
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Article820 1929-03-27 396 W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM - “ASHENDEN THE BRITISH AGENT. BY W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. (Heinemann 7/6) The author tells us that the narrative describes some experiences during the Great War of a very insignificant member of the Intelligence Department. The stories read true, and are not so highly dramatic as those to be found in fictional820 words
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Article268 1929-03-27 396 A. COMPTON RICKETT. (Herbert Jenkins 7/6.) To review a book such as this and yet refrain from giving the reader a synopsis of the story, is a most difficult task. I feel, however, that it would be almost criminal spoil the readers pleasure, fi» A. Compton Rickett has268 words
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Article987 1929-03-27 397 (To The Editor m- the Straits Echo). Sir, If YOU Will allow UK' H Smail SpRCC, I desire (though with reluctance) to call attention to the abominable smell from some vegetable gardens along the Tanjong Tokong Road close to the Chinese cemetery. Ihe existence987 words
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Article298 1929-03-27 397 (To The Editor of the Straits Echo). Sir. It is often siid that a Government Jr semi-Government business undeitakng is never so efficiently managed as it would be in th" hands c* a company. The Penang Municipal T am and Trolley Bus service is a case in298 words
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Article313 1929-03-27 397 (To The Editor of the Straits Echo) Sir, I very much appreciate your excellent article on the World Marshal. I think that it is the best article that has appeared in the ‘‘Straits Echo" since your Editorship. Few people know what they owe to Foch. It was kind of313 words
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