The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 3 April 1929

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    18 364 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION $18 PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. 107 PENANG, APRIL 3, 1929. NO. 14
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      221 364 IJL LEADERS. OUTSTATION NEWS. .JL A Penang Hill and its Kailway 366 Seremban Nows 376 B V 1 The Governor’s Health 366 Baron Koenig's Flight 377 j(! K® Rumour! 366 Our Singapore Letter 377 IB 1 (i 11‘;i 11; i] e O'"!!! the Home Mail 367 Our Siam Letter 378
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      198 365 f■■ i TH.; lTRaITS echo L f i f WEEKLY EDITION. i i S'" r ■>■'„ 1 ■„> Published the day prior to the departure of each maH for Europe, and contains Ki ./M-?R a K 'El- die latest local and States news originally published in the daily issues, as
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    PENANG HILL AND ITS RAILWAY.
    861 366 At the present moment min.v people in Penang are murmuring against the Government and its policy with regard to the development of the Hi 1 When one speaks to residents one hears that it is only with extreme difficulty that a site is procurable on
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    THE GOVERNOR’S HEALTH.
    401 366 PENANG, MARCH 28, 1029. Nothing pleased us more on our recent visit to Kuala Lumpur than to see His Excellency Sir Hugh Clifford looking so well, and speaking with all his old mastery of phrase and good humour. The rumours about Sir Hugh’s iHihealth have been persistent,
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    RUMOUR!
    399 366 Tn spite of what we have written above Dame Rumour is just now at her busiest filling in possible vacancies in the Government of Malaya. While there is no question, as we state above, of Sir Hugh (’Lifford leaving Malaya yet awhile, there are whispers in well-informed circles as
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    GLEANINGS FROM THE HOME MAIL.
    1137 367 PENANG. AI-RTL 2, 1929. Those who have been making holiday, during the past few days will ha\e read all that they need to read in the Home papers; there was nothing very thrilling in the week’s news, and we are going to concentrate upon something
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    LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU,
    961 367 PENANG. APRIL 3 R&j There will he sorrow in manv n y- wd ■e dead. Ihe news eomps a8 a .hoek to us out here for We ai lu atbng A robust little man he alw„ «eemed. and the fact that he watt han sixty years
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    Capt V. C. Watkins,
    14 368 llstorn s, F.u Superntendent Export Di)ii' S appointed Super- *&‘-<pore.
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    Mr. A. Hyde, M.C.S.,
    31 368 py'hott. AsX? 10 8 and Mr B F 4**. Si «?ap or V S 'Winten<ient. ui C, ‘O 0 ‘7. b Rented e g J t months.
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    ALLEGED ASSAULT.
    2740 368 Penang March 27. 1929. CHARGE AGAINST DOCTOR FAILS. SEQUEL TO A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. INDIGNITIES TO PROFESSIONAL MAN. Dr. Eliyathamby Kandiah received the warm congratulations of a host of friends who were present in Court when the hearing was concluded yesterday afternoon before Mr. B. S. Walton
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    SUPREME COURT.
    286 369 SMART SENTENCE FOR In the Supreme Court ve r Chinese defendant who had committed glaring perjury in j was called up at the end of the sentenced to six weeks’ rigorous sonment. In this case Tan Teong under the style of Chop ee e Bridge Street. Penang. sued
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    Unique Event in Penang.
    1556 371 DOUBLE WEDDING OF THE MISSES STELLA AND ENA SARKIES BIG GATHERING IN CHURCH AND AT RECEPTION. Penang March 28. 1929. In the presence- of a numerous congregation —St. George’s Church, in tact, has never before been so crowded for a similar occasion—the weddings took place yesterday
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    Mr. Cameron
    16 372 of the Seremban Char- -1 Ik Bank has arrived in Penang on (jshort holiday.
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    Mr. and Mrs. Quek Ku Suan
    19 372 and Mr. )>ijn Wee Chiow have left Malacca an J visit to China.
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    Mr. A. Sanger Davies,
    15 372 State Forest Officer, Negri Sembilan, will lie proreeding on leave shortly.
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    A Reuter’s message
    21 372 states it is an- *4 L-J nounced that the Budget will be introduced in Parliament on April 15.
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    The Hon’ble Mr. A. G. Glenister and Mrs. Glenister
    20 372 leave for Home on holi- day by the “Patroclus" this week.
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    A London cable
    21 372 to the “Singapore Free Press’’ announces the death of Mr. Thomas Sharp Kerr and Mrs. John Aborn Webster.
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    Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Boissier and children
    26 372 leave for Home by the “Patro- clus”, this week. Mr. Boissier is manager of Idris Hydraulic Tin, Ltd.
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    Mr. T. J. Macdonald
    23 372 has resigned his post on Petaling Estates, has been appointed Manager of Bukit Sembilan Estate, Kuala Ketil, South Kedah.
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    Mr. G. E. s. Cubitt,
    43 372 Conservator of fests S.S. and F.M.S., will be weljomed back from Home leave with Mrs. As is known, Mr. Cubitt will J ot .be long with us as 18 due to retire in the Malaya’’ future, Times of
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    Mr. Francis Smith
    39 372 luoh ranci v has arrived in GwJt rel n-’ e Mr doctor «f the ludto J?“n D1Spen3ary Mr Proctor pel,ev e u r "p en T a, f some eeks a to lb»e Mme' W, gOne
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    The ‘‘Somersetshire’’,
    46 372 T he ‘‘Somersetshire’’, Troopshin uvt llre the British P P which ls e xp ec t ed in Singan en route for bring with J 1008 Kon wil1 tag, h v q- lftr Capt. Freydant, hade r ln^a P ore 8 Master AttenaCk from fortnight’s leave.
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    The management of the F.M.S. Railways
    46 372 "’announce th't r MS *®ger Trains 1 extra Express PasUr npur and p' rUn Detween Kuala Kaster nr"? durin tbe fcrth culars can be 8 Furtb er paron page 5 f n their a »nounceP 8 5 of to-day’s issue.
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    Messrs. Chua Poh Siang,
    50 372 JSand Chn a P p\ S 1 K- Chtia Poli eir father \<’ 1 honour birth,.? C ,Ua Tay fi eir rwiden,., .,‘f ave a ilinner Lli’ 6 ere 20(1 d :1 ll,ca f as t 'reek. M by a fi on g Mts Dinner was
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    680 372 Penang March 30, 1929. IMPERSONATORS SEVERELY PUNISHED. Two Chinese, Chong Ban Bee al as uhong Chor They and Khoo Kuan Teong, each ot whom had a long string of previous convictions, were produced in tne Penang District Court on Thursday before Air. N. D. Mudie on charges of
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    SUPREME COURT.
    104 372 Tn the Supreme Court on Thursday the Hon. Mr. Justice Stevens gave judgmerit for the defendants, with costs, in the suit instituted by Lam Kin Sang, as representing two of the next of kin of Ch-eang Ah Quee, deceased, against Cheang Kok Sang and others, executor and trustees
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    OLD XAVERIANS.
    182 372 The fifth annual general meeting of the Old Xaverians’ Association was held in the association’s premises at 8 p.m. yesterday. The president, Mr. Lee Cheng Earn, was in the chair and there was a large gathering of members present. The report and accounts were adopted. The following resolution
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    Dr. P. H. Hennessey, the popular and sporting Medical Officer of Ipoh,
    54 372 s leaving for Home on furlough at the end of this week. He received a warm “bon voyage" on Sunday from the Xon-Benders C.C., of which he is A’icePros'dent. ft is understood that Dr. G. D. Gordon will
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    The Chief Secretary and Lady Peel
    61 372 were present at a luncheon given by 11 JI. the Yam di per Tuan of Negri Sembilan, on Thursday, on the occasion of the marriage of his son, Tungku \bdul Rahman, and Tungkn Kurshih, daughter of the Tungku Besar. Sir William Peel proposed the
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    MALAYA CONSOLIDATED TIN DREDGING CO., LTD.
    1360 373 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The Annual general meeting of the Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was held at the registered office of the Company, George Town Chambers, at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Mr. J. J. Saunders took the chair and the others present included
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    KUYOH TIN DREDG. LTD
    609 373 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The animal general meeting of the Kuyoh Tin Dredging, Limited, was held at the registered office of the company, George Town Chambers, on Thursday morning, with Mr. J. J. Saunders in the Chair. There were also present Messrs. H. S. Russell, J. B.
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    H. E. the Governor
    19 374 is leavng Singa- Ja ic.tvng Din<2aby the -Welle 11” Cter t0 eet t!w Duke of
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    Mr. Frank Bailey
    15 374 oo r •‘‘OpLinn f, Gazette Mgaptre’ 3 m nth at Puffles Hotel >
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    Mr. James B. Kemp,
    27 374 Xern P- Man and Far r St 0l LT n!a 1 t<Ve of Me ss™. HodGmin g 0 1 leaves for Ipofc this
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    It is reported that
    18 374 'be accommrv a tr) Berlin, ::W *Ir Cf b Vi he 82 Lornas Edison.
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    News has been received
    22 374 B^lomG- C u ved (,f the dea<h W-E. *2 8 W aI > Land™. 6f the 11 Telegraph Co.,
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    MALAY PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR.
    991 374 Penang April 3 1929. CREATION OF SETTLEMENT ASKED FOR. To His Excellency Sir Hugh Clifford, M.C.S., G.C.M.G., G.B.E., Governor and Commander=in-Chief, Straits Settle» ments. The Humble petition of the Penang Malay Association for and on behalf of the Malay Community resident within the No’th-East District
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    SUPREME COURT.
    310 375 SUCCESSFUL CLAIM BY HARRISONS BARKER’S Messrs. Harrisons Barker Co Ltd. were successful plaintiffs in an undefended action which came up before His Lordship Mr. Justice Stevens in the Penang Supreme Court yesterday morning. The plaintiffs claimed from the defendants Chop Leong Cheong, rubber dealers, a sum of $5,377.68
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    CONVENT SCHOOL BUILDING FUND.
    49 375 The Lady Superior gratefully acknowledges the following subscriptions towards the School Building Fund: Mrs. Lim Cheng Guan 11)0.00 Mr. Khoo Chooi Beng 100.00 Mr. Don. W. Jayasekera 100.00 Mrs. M. B— 50.00 Master Charlie Ngooi 10.00 Mrs. Monica Jeganathen 10.00 370.00 Previously acknowledged. 17,391.00 $17,761.00
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    Compared with the last quarter
    41 375 of vu vuv last qUcilLtT U1 1927 the last quarter of 1928 showed a drop in the S. S. opium revenue of near* J $2,000,000, in liquois of about $70,(XX) and in tobacco of about $60,000
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    Mr. D. S. D. Noakes,
    37 375 District Forest AA' e ‘wanL-o, -lyiBUlUl JT OrCSL Onicer, Seremban, has been transferred to Batu Gajah. He was entertained at a farewell tea party on Thursday at the limber Merchants’ Cluj, Seremban.
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    WEDDING.
    467 375 GOON—LEE. On Saturday, March 30, the wedding took place at 1 p.m. at No. 41, Cantonment Road, between Miss Lee Swee Lake, a teacher in the Wellesley Government School, in Northam Road, and Mr. Goon Sim Eng, Senior Clerk in the 1 raffic Manager s Office, Penang, when a
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    Luang Bahiddha Nukara,
    34 375 First Secre- tary of the Siamese Legation, was presented to t!ie Prince of Wales at the Levee held on February 26 by Com nand oi His Majesty, at St. James’s Palace,
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    FIRE IN PENANG.
    171 375 VICTOR S FUSE BOX ABLaze A fire broke out at Messrs V Co. s premises in Leith Street afternoon, happily unattenL? serious consequences. At about’ Ji p.m. several attendants saw therfA* fuse box, which is fixed j n tl* t* rooms as one enters the prcm denly
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    Among passengers
    34 375 due at Singapore from Home by the “Hector” on Friday were Mr. A. J. L. Donaldson, the wellknown Penang cricketer, and Mrs. Donaldson, and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Mulch, of Tapah.
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    The Hon. Dr. A. L. Hoops,
    49 375 P.( .M.O., paid a visit to Malacca yesterday. Dr. E. D. Lindow, who is to be the Chief M.dical Officer of Malacca, was expected there on Saturday. Dt Fitzgerald, one time C.M.O., Malacca and now C.M.O., Johore, was in Malieca during the week-end.
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    An advisory committee
    60 375 on Coope-i- XAI1 CAJlllllU v too r tion in the Straits Settlements has been appointed consisting of the following Director of Co-operation, F.M.S., aM S.S. (Chairman), the Colonial Insurer, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. S.S. the Hon. Mr. S. J- Chan, Hon’ Mr. Mohamed Unus hnAbdbf lah,
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    At the 8th annual general meeting
    68 375 At the 8th annual general of the Chinese Philanthropic held on the 23rd instant the*** office-bearers were elected. -Mr. Lau Ek Ching, JP, sident—Mr. Ng Hoi, Honorary tary—Mr. Wong Fook Hong. Treasurer —Mr. Choo lhean d'tional Members of Commi Yeung Shau Nam, Dr. C.
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    Mr. A. Dbanasamy
    70 375 tl>e. As Mr. A. Dhanasamy oi me Traffic Manager’s office, u jam, entertained Messrs. p e Draughtsman of the Pnb' c s b?partment, Penang, and gA' "am of the Railway Dep a- Mertajam, to a farewell dlD F flutf his res’dence, Railway Mertajam, on Monday nig jr
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    DETECTIVE OFFICERS’ COMING LEAVE.
    196 376 ,.cc«RS FOWLER AND Filler going home. cll ief Detective Inspector E. V. S'uwl E C of dfpaiture is not yet 2 but it is stated that they w 11 iX. Penang sometime next month. Fowler will be away for nine B p*«ng will miss two officers
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    PRAYERS FOR THE KING.
    201 376 THANKSGIVING CEREMONIES AT CHINESE TEMPLE. Since the critical period of His Majesty’s illness the Chief Priest and the monks of the Kek Lok See Chinese Temple at Ayer Itam have been off ering up prayers for the speedy recovery the King and also made a vow
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    The Chettiar
    39 376 Su- has muni, y of Kuala Wv ‘o be Z nvitatlon s to a Tea ’-w VZ Town H < «te&>uneil C^ t e al Kt > mem- having ber* tate I1(^'a J ‘p is H honoured ith the
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    EURASIAN COMPANY.
    223 376 P. P. W. V. c. Not so long ago the Penang T masian volunteers were next to nil in numbers, and earned no little adverse comment for the community as a whole. Thanks however to the untir.ng efforts of Capt. Green o/c and company Sergt: Major C. S.
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    A. C. S. UNION HOLIDAY MATCHES.
    140 376 The Anglo-Chinese School Union engaged the Bendemeer Atheletic Club of Singapore in Soccer, Billiards, and Pingpong on March 30. The Soccer Match was fast and interesting, and well contested. The game ended with the score at 2 to 1 in favour of the visitors.
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    Mr. Henry J. Allen,
    14 376 the noted “dry” succeeds Vice-President Charles Curtis as Senator. —Reuter.
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    Mr. Choong Ng Kooi,
    26 376 Chief Cashier of Messrs. Hoong Kee ami Co., Penang, has just returned from Teluk Anson after attending the marriage of his sister-in-law.
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    That anyone who can afford
    33 376 to take a world cruise must be an American, and, being such, it must follow logically that he is a millionaire.—-E. F. E. in the “Bangkok Daily Mail”.
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    Because two and two make four,
    39 376 it is also true that one and one make two, whereas in the game of marriage one and one often make trouble (for each other). —E. F. E. in the “Bangkok Daily Mail”,
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    SEREMBAN NEWS
    1700 376 AN OLD ESTABLISHED FIRM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Serernban, March 24 1he Serernban Stores is one of the principal shops in the town and it is situated in Birch Road. Founded nearly twenty years ago by the present Proprietors’ grandfather it has been through times of storm and
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    BARON KOENIG’S FLIGHT.
    140 377 SING GORA —SING APode NON=STOP. (From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, March 28 Baron Koenig, the twenty-two y ear old German air pilot, who has been making a solo Hight from Berlin and who arrived at Bangkok via India and Burma a short while ago, arrived here yesterday
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    NEW PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER.
    109 377 INDUCTION CEREMONY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 28 The Rev. Stephen Band was inducted Minister of the Presbyterian Church. Orchard Road yesterday evening by the Rev. Air. Murray, of the English Presbyterian Mission in the presence of a large congregation. The induction began with a service
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    VISIT OF THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
    105 377 SINGAPORE xMALAYS’ RECEPTION (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 28 A meeting of prominent Muslims in Singapore decided to hold a lantern pmcession on the night of April 20 m honour of the visit of the Duke of Gk-u-cester. A strong committee has been
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    CENTRAL PERAK AGRI-HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
    49 377 ONE=DAY SHOW IN AUGUST. (From Our Own The Central Perak Agri-H^ Association at a meeting decide 2U: t. a one-hay show in the middle 0 The credit balance at the beg the year was $3,957 with 1C jjalfr sociation bought $3,000 wort yan Association Debentures.
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    OUR SINGAPORE LETTER.
    1074 378 O UR SINGAPORE LETTER. possible AIR developments foreshadowed the PRISON scandal our own Correspondent, Singapore, Marell 2C. r ,l P r to give you some important “niatiou-the latest developments reX and C1V vl tIon T delayed this letter until inter the Native Council meeting. But the a rmation I have
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1192 378 THE UNUSUAL SPELL OF WEATHER. RAIN AND FLOODS. (L-roin Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, March 26. Weather such as we have been having lor the last ten days or so is almost unprecedented in Siam, and even the old hands have been hard put to it to recall
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER’S VISIT.
    104 379 CHINESE COMMUNITY’S RECEPTION. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, hi arch 26. The Chinese Community of Singapore are preparing an elaborate programn e in honour of the visit of H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester on April 20, including a lantern procession. Delegates Yim various Chinese
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    66 379 COMMITTEE RE-ELECTED EN BLOC. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, March 26. At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce the Chairman reviewed the past year’s trade at great length. The meeting re-elected M•. Bagnail Chairman. Mr. MacDonald was elected Vice-Chairman. The n embers of Committee
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    LADY MURISON’S RETURN.
    137 379 SUCCESSFUL “AT HOME.” Singapore, March 26. A very “At Home” was held at the residence of the Chief Justice yesterday evening in honour of the return of Lady Murison from England. It was largely attended and the guests included Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford, Major-General, M>s. and
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    PERAK’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    52 379 FOUNDATION STONE LAID. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, March 26. 1he British Resident of Perak laid the foundation stone of Pirak’s first Presbyterian Church at the junction of Golf Club and Brash Roads in the European residential area anrdst a htrge gathering. The Chive i and house
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    KEDAH NOTES
    359 379 I INDIAN ASSOCIATION, Our Own Co rrtsp deoi i Alor Star, A esterday was a red letter dav A annals ot the Indian Assookt* 1Ulie cause it was marked bv tlm f tlOn the Association’s new Sungei Korok Road. 11 Through the hard work i, Muthusamy, the Hon.
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    CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT.
    199 379 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, MA Through the courtesy of the master, Mr. E. Cranfield Hie > A ing was held in the s e gtar Government English School- p on Tuesday evening, when Alr ]e Strickland, I. C. S. t Tfr tore on the co-operative nlP
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    NEW VICTORIA INSTITUTION.
    303 380 fopmal opening by sir HUGH CLIFFORD. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, March 26 The new magnificent building situated at one of the most command.ng sites in Kuala Lumpur for the higher school of the Victoria Institution was .to day formallv opened by His Excellency Sir Hugh
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    PERAK HYDRO-ELECTRIC WORKS.
    77 380 employees on strike. ff r| iin Ou- Own Correspondent.) IL Ipoh, April 2 •Cep em pl°yed on the Perak ‘taoh are J clric Works at Chenfo U tlip a S r^ e The reason is said f the com P an y to 8 7 r en
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    JELAI CONCESSION LTD.
    547 380 A BRIGHT FUTURE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, March 27 A meeting of the shareholders of the Jeiai Concession (Pahang), Limited, was held yesterday in the office of Messrs. Chan Sze Onn and Company, Market Street, Singapore, the proceedings being of a private character. After the ordinary
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES, LTD.
    3200 380 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. MR. RUSSELL’S OPTIMISTIC SPEECH. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Marcn 27. I he annual general meeting of Malayan Collieries Ltd. was held at n°on today, Mr. J. A. Russell presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, I he report and accounts having been in your
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    FRANCO SIAMESE AIR LINE.
    38 382 (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, Apr'l 2 Tlie Siamese Minister of Commerce on arrival in Pans will prepare a way for a Franco-Siamese air line starting from Rangoon and linking Bangkok, Hanoi and Saigon.
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    We regret to announce
    72 382 the death, of the son of Mr. M. It. llaju, Government Telegraphs, Penang, which occurred yesterday at 8.30 pm. at the Government quarters, Madras Lane, Penang. Deceased was only 15 years of age and was studying in the Junior Cambridge class The burial took place at
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    Holland Road Assault Case.
    372 382 CHINESE KICKED TO DEATH. EVIDENCE AT CORONER’S INQUIRY. (f rom Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, March 27 1 he recent sensational assault in Holland Road culminating in the death of an aged Chinese was recalled yesterday when an inquest was held in the Coroner's Court. Air. Cullen,
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    A middle aged Tamil,
    61 382 later identi- tied as a gang coolie employed by the Railways Department, was run over by a passenger train between Lahat Town Station and Menglernbu on Sunday afternoon at about one o’clock. The Tamil sustained very bad injuries and, although he was promptly dispatched to the
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    Sir Charles and Lady Fawcett,
    90 382 cousin of Mr. R. M. Fry, of the F.M.S. Police, and Mrs. J. S. Macpherson, arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning. Sir Charles Fawcett is proceeding to Europe, via Japan and America, on retirement after 40 years’ public service in India. For the last
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    An Indian Newsletter.
    2581 383 IS THE EUROPEAN PULLING HIS WEIGHT the controversy about dominion status. <*. RED TAPE HOLDS UP FOOTBALL NEWS! (From Our Own Correspondent). Calcutta, March 19. Is the European in India a social parasite? If this question puzzles the reader, let him consider the rebukes of certain members
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    CHINESE GIRL’S MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
    185 384 ENQUIRY HELD IN CAMERA. ADOPTED MOTHER’S ILLTREATMENT. BODY DUMPED IN SYNAGOGUE STREET. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, April 3 All the doors and window’s if the Coroner’s Court had to be closed yesterday, when an enquiry into the death of a ilnrteen-year-old Chinese girl, whose body
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    ANOTHER LOCAL RUBBER MERGER.
    101 384 MR. PARSONS’ FORESHADOW. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 3 Another local rubber merger was foreshadowed by Mr. D. St L. Parsons at the annual meeting of Bukit Kepong Rubber Estates, Limited, jn Wednesday. He stated that amalgamations appeared to be the order of die
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    OPEN SPACES IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    72 384 ONLY TWO PER CENT. OF TOWN AREA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 3 The deficiency in Kuala Lumpur of ipen spaces was emphasized al a meetng of the Town Planning Committee by he Town Planning Superintendent, aho stated that whereas the total open
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    THE CHENDER0H STRIKE.
    49 384 ONLY UNSKILLED LABOURERS AFFECTED. (’From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 3 Tl c strike at Chenderoh has practical'y ended. It is reported that the reluct ion of wages only affects 360 undrilled labourers, who are still out. The >ihers struck, believing the reduction affected them also.
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    Kuala Lumpur's New School.
    5728 385 Opened by Sir Hugh Clifford on Tuesday. DISTINGUISHED GATHERING INCLUDING MANY OLD VICTORIANS. A School Set on a Hill”. Penang March 28, 1929. Tuesday, March 26th, 1929, will mark a new era in the annals of Malayan education. On that day in Kuala Lumpur, His Excellency
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    CARTER’S SERENADERS.
    144 388 A very amusing show was given at the Town Hall on Monday evening, April 1, at 9.30 p.m. by Mr. Carter's Serenaders. There was no programme provided so it is impossible to speak of individual performances. Two solos on the saxophone were specially appreciated. The jazz and fancy
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    A Reuter's cable
    27 388 sates that H. R. H. the Prince of ales flew to Bognor yesterday and spent the day with Their Majesties the King and Queen.
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    The London correspondent
    24 388 of the “Singapore Free Press” cables news of the death of Mrs. Dudley Harvey, whose husband was formerly in the Straits.
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    A local correspondent
    89 388 writes to enquire “the best method of exterminating the lives of rats which have and still are creating havoc in my house.” He adds that he has employed various ways from a trap io a “crab” but that little good was done. lie does not say whether
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    A small boy,
    76 388 while crossing a railway bridge, was astonished to see that two goods trains were running on the same line and were about to crash head-on. He stood and wittnessed the smash-up. Later, some officials, learning that there had been an eye-witness, found the lad and asked “What
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    THE DIVERSION OF COUSIN ARETHUSA.
    1510 388 This is the story of how Rubber, thanks to the R.G.A., was made to divert a- ruthless woman in spate. And, incidentally, to do itself a bit of good. 1 had always cherished a theory that Cousin Arethusa’s parents chose that idiotic name for her
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    The returns
    28 389 showing the number of cases and deaths from communicable diseases in Bangkok during the week endng March 23 reported 14 cases and 9 leaths of cholera.
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    Mr. H. R. Thompson
    27 389 has arrived from Penang to take up Mr. Anders Jensen’s work in the commercial engineering' department of the Borneo Co. Lid. Bangkok Times.”
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    The following are staying at the Runnymede Hotel:—
    34 389 The following are staying at the Runnymede Hotel: -Capt. and Mrs. G. 1). Ruehl on, Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Hanson, Dr. and Mrs. R. 13. McGregor, Messrs. L. D. Gammons < nd J. AVhyte.
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    FRENCH FUNERALS.
    455 389 [By “Nemo”.] -1 lie funeral of Marshal 4 Foch nave been an imposing cew auii Are de Trion,, bd i 8 cho Ivuig-.n-state of the illusU 8 V saal. His body was to be nlJLi t>he Unknown Warrior’s -be words are written V ■■lei repose uu soldat francais
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    The foreign trained officials
    44 389 The foreign trained officials e 3 partment of Public Health :Ue^ nl !p eD farm ell dinner to-day at the Lao restaurant, Io Dr. Mclnf<’'> :1 International Health Board of w efelkr Foundation. Dr. leave Siam about the 10th Ap
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    Tne Grand Hotel, Ipoh,
    52 389 Lptl The Grand Hotel, Ip<*, "“Jnki dining the Easier week n .’r ol]r on cabaret show by the Mavf Th irsday, Friday and Satur f.j] er drew large crowds of dir? 1 J ut of aeo n nt is unavoidably crowded o this ssue but will
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    THE OVERSEAS LEAGUE.
    437 390 [By ‘Nemo’l. The overseas League found. d AuguEt m then called the Club, is 19W t world-wide in its reputation, leeotning j p a t ron of the s la)e6 Lh Prince of Wales is a rS'atron The Memocrs' creed is Xl| n the words-'Behev.ng the S
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    The engagement
    21 390 Tb S l ni ounee<1 of Mr g astern representative n mitb Ltd d f Ce an a rly
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      EASTER CRICKET.
      537 390 PENANG’S EASY VICTORY OVER PERAK. Considerable interest was centred in the cricket match which concluded on Monday afternoon on the Esplanade between Penang and Perak. There has been great rivalry between the premier state and the northern settlement for years past in the field of sport and more
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      PLAY DESCRIBED.
      2776 390 THE FIRST INNINGS. As mentioned above Hussev won the toss but sent Penang in to have first knock. Their innings was opened scon after 11.30 a.m. by Anthony and Orr while Speldewinde and Froude were in charge of the attack. Facing Speldewinde Anthony put the third ball away
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    P. T. C. AMATEUR MEETING.
    925 392 FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoli, March 30 There was a record crowd for the first day of the Perak Turf Club Amateur race meeting, including His Highness the Sultan of Perak and suite. The going was good and there were no noteworthy
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS’ VISIT TO MALAYA.
    71 393 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, April 1. Cricket representatives from Singapore, Negri Sembilan and Selangor met at the Selangor Club on Friday regarding the vimt of the Australian Cricketers. Nothing definite was decided on, but the views of the various Clubs in Malaya will
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    It is officially notified
    63 393 that a wireless tidegraph stat on for communication with shipping in the Straits of Malacca, was opened on April 1. The station will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.rn. dailv, Sundays and holidays inclusive. The charges for Radio-telegrams addressed to s.rps forwarded via Pot
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      THE SELF OF MAN.
      733 393 Sir, Dr. Fournier D’Alba in his admirable article on “Science and AfterLife’’ which appeared in the 'Sunday Gazette” of March 3, 1929, interrogates “Where does the soul proceed after leaving the body”? The eminent Doctor evidently refers to what the Hindus call the “Individual soul”; otherwise
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      A CORRECTION.
      70 393 (To The Editor or the Straits Ech*. Sir, Referring to my speech at yesterday* Municipal meeting on the subject of th* Esplanade, your report in this moruingi issue showed that 1 said thafc ’it might oe able to extend’’ the park to th» “water front’’. This is a
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      IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.
      801 393 (To The Editor of the Straits Ec® 1 1 Sir As some letters have been your journal regarding the JEflUW L J •>f the soul of man, the following sh interest some of your re ideis. “Immortality” signifies astate dition not liable to death, no condition
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      INCREASE IN FILM PRICES.
      168 394 (To The Editor of the Straits Echo). S„ri I think the following should not be allowed to escape notice. Yesterday afternoon, I went with several friends to the day show of the Shanghai Cinema to see the screening of the film “The Hawks” and when tendering
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    The death
    53 394 occurred at Singapore on Good Friday of Mr.-Chan Sze .Kiong, eldest son of Air. Chan Fook Nyean and brother of Dr. Ohan Sze Pong, Hon’hie Air. S. J. Chan and Mr. Chan Sze Onn. The late Air. Chan was the first President of the Victoria Institution Old Boys’
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    The London correspondent
    61 394 of the “Straits Times” states that Mr. A. W. Still has been so ill that he recently had to go into hospital to undergo a surgical examination. He returned before the mail left to his home, 13, Midmoor Hoad, Wimbledon, S. W. 19, but was to re-enter
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    In the Criminal Court on the 28th instant,
    59 394 Nai Pherm Bham;butra was sentenced to one year's .-prisonmorit for embezzling a sum of T. 49.51 of Government funds. Nai A i?u. the other accused, was dischmg 1 owing to insufficient evidence. Both l.c accused were former officials in the Ydiicle R
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