The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 26 June 1929

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  • 19 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. Vol. 27. PENANG, JUNE 2ft, 1929, NO. 2«
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    • 371 1 LEADERS. I Possession of Eire Arms 732 Klang' Rpad Motor Accident 732 4bf w Cruelty to Animals .(June 211) 714 Stabbed in the Street B g&l Ao More Navies (June 21) 717 Affairs of Hit' R. R. I 733 ffl 1T The federal Council (June 22) 720 Kedah Notes 734
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    • 222 2 t i. A I THE STRAITS ECHO i I* WEEKLY EDITION. t I JL Published the day prior to the departure of each tnaH for Europe, and contains t the latest local and States nettfs originally published in Jthe daily issues, as well as all 'i important neys from various
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  • 1114 714 A Meeting is being held in Penang today as a result of which, it is hoped, a definite Society will be formed lor the Prevention of Cruelty to animals, it is quite time that such a Society was formed. There are many among us who need a
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  • 1551 714 1. ryowiy knows tin. iitdc island that 9 mi J naiig to the South East. j n gvTo au.vii.g here from Smgapm. pa,-, i; n the earlj morning; those a'., i-cvji l t-he lull ee it lying out m uu .in, and W( iio a al the contrast
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  • 242 715 LIGHTERMEN AND TEMPORARY ALLOWANCE. INVESTIGATION BY CHAIRMAN. Having received certain information to the effect that the lightermen, employed under the Penang Harbour Board, intended downing their too's as a result of the European employees and the members of the clerical staff being paid on Tuesday a bonus
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  • 543 715 r 1 inspector Lyons of the traffic Department charged before A aid, Police Magistrate of p en ang, Mr. '1 H Farrur < ren rarrar, Superintend ent oi 1 osts and Telegraphs, with ha/ mg unven ins car without lights and (2i wth having dm-en a type
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  • 1019 716 nI'GED WRONGFUL ADVERHStMfcNI FUR SALE GF LANI. CHETTY SUED. In the Penang Supreme Court yesrp,dav before Mr. Justice Sproule Cnua Coon" and Teoh blew Neoh (E) tw,o Lbinese traders sued E. L. S. P. Sam:natlian Chetty, of Penang, m connection with the alleged wrongful advertisement for sale of
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  • 457 716 H. E. AT KU AL A LUMPUR Kuala Lumpur, bunday, June 19 In die morning The Hon. Mr. A. J. blurrock, British, Adviser Trengganu arrived to stay at Government House. At J p.m. The Tungku Ampuan of Trengganu accompanied by the lungku Amah were received by Lady
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  • 932 717 leu years ago, “Dcr lag —so long uwaiieu, so long pledged in the a esses oi tne High Seas Heel, —arrived. But it v* a very uiltcrumi -lag from “cat must ui cause who hud druiiK. to it iiau iuruse-un. jilt io a.m. on June 21, 1919
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  • 189 717 ROLLER SKATING IN THE STREETS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 20-. 1 iic question of roller skating in public Greets was discussed at the Kinta San tary Board meeting. Air. V. G. Savi, the Chief Police Officer, stated that he had communi■atc I with the Deputy
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  • 1072 717 A NICE PROBLEM FOR THE STADIUM ASSOCIATION. CHINESE AND DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. LADY BARRISTER TO DEPART. Singapore, June 18. I have given you details already of the Jalan Besar Sports Ground, which is now nearly completed. In preparing this new sports centre the Municipality, e:ig'-r to meet
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  • 488 718 CHARGES AGAINST A EUROPEAN. FURTHER SENTENCE OF THREE MONTHS (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, June 20 A European, named H. Munro, who was recently sentenced by the District Judge to 21 days’ imprisonment for theft at the S. C. C. and to three mon hs for cheating
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  • 426 718 YESTERDAY’S PUBLIC MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL. About twenty people, including several ladies, v.ere present at the Public Meeting held in the lown Hall yesterday afternoon for the purpose of fonnng a Penang Soc ety for the prevention of cruelty to animals and passing the draft rules. Mr.
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  • 82 718 The case which an Ipoh journaliu, Mark H. Focnander, brought against L. H. lay, a. master at the Victoria Institution, for alleged defamation of character was mentioned again on Wednesday before the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate. Mr. M. N. Mallik, for complainant informed Mr. G. H. Nash, th*- magistrate,
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  • 315 719 IjO L’eo Scon him (wile of Br. i.ij Lm, c Chi/, wiio is at present staying with her lather, Air. ieo Eng Hock, Hie rubber manufacturer, in North bridge Bead, Singapore, has ueen i.i.c-d a a barrister in the {Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Deane, bi
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  • 214 719 The half-yearly report of the Straits Trading Company states: —After writing on depreciation and making provision for bad and doubtflu debts, the net profits amount to $957,588.24 v hic'i, wdh the balance brought forward from the last account of $1,092,521.97 makes a total of $2,050,110.21 available at
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  • 623 719 SINGAPORE DELEGATE’S STORY. MR. LIM NEE SOON’S EXPERIENCE. Some idea ol Ihe majesty and significance of the funeral arrangements connected with the burial of Dr. Sun Yat Sen was given a representative of the “Singapore Free Press” on Tuesday by Mr. Lim Nee Soon, a personal friend
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  • 315 719 MR. TRIMMER TO BE CONSULTED. The Launchmen of flie Penang Harbour Board, who are agitating for a temporary allowance, met Mr. fl. Puny, the Manager of the Board, at a conference on Wednesday evening. V» e understand that, after giving a patient hearing to the men’s grievance,
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  • 1173 720 We have not y et Lad time to digest 'iv a 1! tliat was „‘etinK of the Federal Council on Mon- a st That tlle G’ ouncli does lls work thoroughly may bo seen by a full report of the proceedings, but it :s nnlikelv that any
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  • 1221 720 (f rom Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 27 -•-•;my years since, 1 attended th* 1 opening of a famous London Town Hal if was m\ privilege to rake some part—- uerlainiy a small out —in the official pro ceeu.ngs, and 1 shall always remem btr the charming and
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  • 549 721 SMALL “BOOMLET” IN TIN. METEORIC RISE GF II IT AMS. 1 iii Prices: —Spot £202-0-0, up 10/-; 3 Months £205-10-0, up 12/6; Singapore $lOll, 125 tons sold. Kubber Prices: —London 10 7/16d., down 3/16(1.; New York 20 cents, down j cents. Penang, Friday 5 p.m. ll;e tin
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  • 109 721 A NOMINAL FINE. G-iom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June Jl Charges oi carrying cargo as to occupy more limn half the available deck space on (he s.s. “Asdang,” tailing to reave a clear passage oi two and a Half leel wide amt carrying cargo in .he
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  • 112 721 NO EVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENT DRIVING (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 21 In 'the case in which Mr. R. D. Can sdell was charged with causing hurt to Inspector Woosey and a constable by drivmg a car in a rash and negligent manner the District Judge
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  • 116 721 COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY APPOINTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 21 A committee has been appointed by the Chief Justice F. M. S. to consul-* the question of a new scale of ega costs for the F. M. S. for report Council of Judges which
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  • 223 722 NEW ENTERPRISE IN PENANG. will be seen from an. advertisej annealing elsewhere in this issui h ere be-opened to-day opposite 'l T vr j c Kinema the Posograph oin/‘which is introducing into Penang f the first time the latest scientifu invention in photography in its rapiditv of development
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  • 66 722 VICTIM LOSES AN EYE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, June 21 A Chinese was charged in the District Court this morning with causing hurt to a compatriot in a factory belonging to Mr. Tah Kah Kee. The accused said he committed the offence under provocation following
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  • 107 722 $5O PER SQUARE FOOT. (liom Our Own Correspondent.) ■p Singapore. June 21 roperties belonging to Daing Passanrn’wjeaSed were l )ut U P for auction Ik j e^ es day and Thursday and rcaSrnik The property in 1 bridge Road realised $47 a 8 J? fbe property in
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  • 301 722 INSANITARY DUST BINS. i imng can be rightly called the duplicate Key to the Far East. From ia\ to uay tnousands ot people of diverse idci.s visit lier shores, mingle with Iter cosiitopoiit.au population and depart carrying with them impressions of the plate. What these
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  • 257 722 The Lyric Theatre was filled to capacity on Thursday night when Janna Duclo, the famous mystery woman, appeared on the stage. Her performance, lasting about half an hour, cer tainly bordered on the miraculous. I had never seen the like of it before. From the moment she appeared
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  • 204 722 ALLEGED SEDITIOUS SOCIETY. Ihe case, in which ten Chinese stood charge d with having Deen in possession of documents, on May 20, at Dato Koya Hoad, that would encourage or iueue persons tu interfere with the administration of the laws or with the mam tenance of law
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  • 231 722 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. RUBBER SALES DEPARTMENT. Penang, June 19 Similar conditions to those which have ruled in the market lately have prevailed during the past week and business has been on a small scale with price movements negligible. Loudon and New York quotations for spot are unchanged whilst local values
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  • 848 723 LEAN CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT. Thursday, Evening. Tin, after a further decline to £iW7. 15s. Spot and £200.17.6., 3 months, developed a not unexpected firmness over the week end, and has jumped rapidly in price to Spot £201.10.0. and 3 months £201.17.6. to-day’s London prices. The undertone is
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  • 804 723 SOON THEAM CO. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Penang, June 21. There was little change in the price of rubber which stands to-day at 10 7/16d. against 10 9/16d. last week. The rubber share market opeued quiet but was more active at close. Allenbys are in demand at $2.10, Batu L in
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  • 1561 724 "China in the Family of Nations' By Henry I, Hodgkin PUBLISHED BY GEORGE ALLEN AND UNWIN LIMITED, PRICE 7/6. [Reviewed by A Special Chinese Correspondent.] Quite recently a few distinguished Western scholars have written frequently and authoritatively on China and with critical insight, high moral courage,
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  • 524 725 Jj, ALLS OF THE DARK by ERROL IITZERALL (Mills and Boon 7/6). A mystery story whicdi will be found interesting by many readers. Noelle Sinclair, a girl without parents who has to make her own way in the world, longs for some love in her life. At first
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  • 1152 725 When writing in a diary you must have something to say At first you will find even this difficult. Even though ye.ii make a regular time when you int* nd to write your diary you may find that you do not at first know wkai to
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  • 808 726 PERSONS by Sir Andrew Macphatj 08. E., L.L.D. (Murray 10/C;. This book contains three long revie wf Sir Henry Wilson’s "Life and Diae ies” Colonel House s Intimate P.iL rs and Colonel Lawrence’s "Seven* Mlars of Wisdom” and "Revolt In the Desert”. Those who know the
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  • 868 726 JOURNAL OF THE SINGAPORE SOCIETY OF architects incorporated June 1929. Vol. .1. No 1. inter ocean. March 1929 the home—The Australian Journal of Quality. May 1929. the general’s review. (Published periodically in the interest of the General Accident and Fire Assur ance Corporation Ltd.) New publications are
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  • 1200 727 “The prodigious life of the Prince of Wales fascinat'd me above all; indeed, it still fascinates me. What experience has been withheld from his Royal Highness? Was ever so supernal a type, as he, of mere Pleasure? How often l as he watched, at
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  • 846 727 [By Imp] t us said dial in no branch of h unijui uctiwty 13 competition so intensified m ilic automobile industry. Certaini no other has made such ‘phenomena progress wi hm the last quarter of a century. Ihe automobile is one of the basic metors in modern
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  • 210 728 decision of the building SCHEME. of the SI. Georges am Church held a special general meeting last Saturday evening, the a,n °kject of which was to discuss •e question of building a new church, e Lord Bishop of Singapore presided. l >,a y er was offered
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  • 310 728 CHIEF SECRETARY AND LADY PEEL INJURED. TWO EUROPEANS SERIOUS LY INJURED. (Hom Uur Uo Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June Ji2. Sir vV illiani and .Lady l eel were involved in a motor smasn yesterday evening vvnen pioceeumg along Ampang noau towards tbe ivace Course to waten the
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  • 113 728 FOR MURDER OF A GIRL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I poll, June 22. Al the Criminal Assizes Vellasamy, convicted of the murder of a filteenycar old Hindu girl, was sentenced to death. The accused had been making arrangements through a third party to marry the girl.
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  • 356 728 uENtRAL MEETING. boon alter the termination of the r'ro visional committee Alee ling, a genet a. meeting was convened on June 16 wiin the ioiiowing delegates :n attendance;— Messrs, lan Chin Kim, M. M. idrus, M. A. Dakar, lan Kiar Lew, lan Kok Kee, B. M.
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  • 106 728 RESULT OF MIXED DOUBLES. I From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 22. It was anticipated to complete the semi-finals of the Perak o|w»n Tennis Championships on Saturday but rain intervened anil it was only possible to complete one match. In the Mixed Doubles Mr. and Mrs. Bede-Cox
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  • 759 729 GAS FACTORY AT PASIR PANJANG. Another industry is making its appearance m Singapore. Hitherto Malaya’s oxygen and acetylene needs Lave been supplied from Saigon, but in two months more these will be obtainable locally, and four months later carbonic acid gas which now is imported by
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  • 230 729 PROCEEDING HOME ON FURLOUGH. Airs. MacDonald, Headmistress of the Anglo-Chinese Primary School, who is shortly going Home on furlough, was the guest of honour at a farewell dinner, given by the teachers of her department, last Saturday at the Carlton. Various members of the staff
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  • 466 729 AND THE BROWN HOLLANDER. .™»<•> ic subEe distinction between a Eura smn and a Ceylon Burgher. In Cevlon he word Eurasian is only applied those who have a mixture of Euronean and Asiatic blood. The Cevlon B ur ghers who are admittedly of pJ,* gese, Dutch and
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  • 749 730 WEEKLY market report. Saturday Evening. Considerable activity was manifested m the Share Market throughout the week, particularly in the Tin Section where several counters registered spectacular rises unprecedented since a long Almost all Tin shares are decided y firm with an all round enquiry, buyers predominating and
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  • 214 730 PARTICULARS OF RECRUITING. The following taluks in Madras Presidency are still closed io recruitingon account of infectious diseases:— In the area served by the Port of Madras: —Gan jam—Chicacole and Chatrapur; Vizagapafam —Bobbili; Anantapur- -Harapanahalli and Hadagalle; Salem —Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Krislmagiri and Rasipurain; Malabar Calicut. In the
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  • 438 730 ASTE’S XL BEAT ANTHONY’S XI. In place of the P.C.C. Married vs. Suigies fixture a match between Aste’s XI and Anthony’s XI was played on he Esplanade over the week-end. It mined out to be quite an interesting game there being some good batting md bowling performances. The match
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  • 1205 731 Crider the above title our contempor arv the jjailgKOK Eady Alan Hau. an mieiUbling luodmg article recently. imngKok, we learn, is a place wiieie .-mvertismg is still passing tlirougu the early stages of evolution, there is naturally a lack of proportion and that background of experience which
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  • 800 731 [By “Bacchus”] The Commissioner, Trade and c m Ins report for 1928 to a, )rnl r o£ toddy sh f s whole of (he F.M.s. as 348 P number. 24 are Government 32 P he, and 292 Estate shops, and he hr st.ilemont that
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  • 265 732 TAMIL TAXI DRIVER CHARGED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 24 When an Indian taxi driver was charged before the District Judge this morning with being in possession of a revolver and ten rounds of ammunition Ire stated that the weapon was planted on him by
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  • 604 732 BRISK ENQUIRY FOR RUBBER AND TIN. PETALING AND SOUTHERN MALAYAN. lin Price: —Singapore slo4|, 175 tons sold. Rubber Prices: —London 10jd., up RL; New York 20j cents, up j cents. Penang, Monday, 5 p.m. I he markets opened with brisk enquiry for both lubber and tin shares,
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  • 74 732 DEATH OF MR. PHILIPSON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 21 As the result ol the motor cycle accident on the Klang Road early on Friday morning, Mr. O. R. D. Philipson. of Tanjong Malim Tin, died in hosp:t;d yesterday. Mr. Philipson died after regaining
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  • 118 732 ONE ASSAILANT ARRESTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 24 A serious stabbing affray occurred in Club Street on Saturday night. A Chinese was walking in the street* when he was accosted by two others. One man stabbed him in the abdomen, whil< his confederate held
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  • 569 733 MUNICIPAL CLERK SURRENDERS. CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST. Mohammed Abdul Kader, who was at one time chief Financial clerk of the Secretary’s Department, Penang Municipality, surrendered on Saturday morning at the Detective Station, Penang Hoad, after evading arrest for six months. The charge, under investigation, against him is
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  • 377 733 DR. BRYCE’S AGREEMENT NOT TO BE RENEWED. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 21 An official report states that the Board of the Rubber Research Institute decided by live votes to four that it is not desirable to renew Dr.
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  • 1080 733 A GREAT SUCCESS. DR. MABEL BRODIE’S COMMENTS. Ihe baby show, which was held in the Union Kindergarten premises last Saturday, was a great success, entries be ng received not only from local but outstation residents as well. The youngest baby presented was hardly a week, only
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  • 632 734 SCHOOL SPORTS. (From Uur Uwn Correspondent.) Alor Star, June 21 l.ic Headmaster, Air. E. Cranfield Hicks, and Committee of the Government English School Games Club are to be congratulated on the success oi their Annual Athletic Sports, wli'ch were held on Frida,; afternoon. This happy result was in
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  • 132 734 INVITATION TO FRENCH PLAYERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 24. At a meeting of the Perak Lawn Tennis Association Air. Dare, Dr. Khong and Air. Chung Ah Aling were re-elected delegates to the Malayan Lawn Tennis Association. Air. Naile r was elected Treasurer vice Air. Whitchurch,
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  • 193 734 RESULTS OF FINALS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 24 The Perak Open Tennis Championship meeting was concluded yesterday. The results of the finals were as follows Men s Singles: Lam Say Kee beat (Jug Tuan Beng 10—8, 6—4. Ladies’ Singles: Mrs. Corbett beat Mrs. Allin I—6,
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  • 1174 735 t publish in lull to-day the com- mun'cation scut to us by the .Board oi tiie Rubber Rcseaich institute, and we wouid ask our readers carefully to study the documents tor themselves. It will be noted that not only does the Board inform us of recent
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  • 1444 735 Aden Forty Y ea rs Ago. LBy c. d.] tvery now and then girls grumble about their fate. Either house is inconvenient, or the mairie tiresome, or the husband is inconsidT m-j’” 1 eie reasons why each girl s lot is harder than anyone else a and as a rule
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  • 195 736 PROMOTION TO SUPERSCALE GRADE. Mr. (J. M. Cat liiresani Pillai, Headmaster ol ihe Government English S**hool, Tapah, who was recently promoled to ihe Superscale Grade of ihe Education Department, F.M.S., was entertained on the 17th instant at a tea party by the Staff, Ihe past and present
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  • 49 736 DUE IN .SINGAPORE TO-DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 25 L’r. Rabindranath Tagore is :n Singapore to morrow by the Messageries Maritimes liner “Angers.” He will be the guest of Mr. Namazie at Siglap. Owing to cholera Saigon is declared to be an infected port.
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  • 249 736 A SHORT MEETING. 'i LSierrlav s meeting of the Penang Alumeipal Commissioners did not in t a quarter oi an hour. Ihe President Mr. G. L. Ham presided and the others present were: Alessrs. Souter, Noordin. Hogan, Ross, Newbold, Khoo Sian Ewe, Abdul Cader, leoh Cheang Aun, Ingham,
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  • 191 736 FIFTH MAN ARRESTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 25 Ng Nai Nam, one of the thirteen convicts, who escaped from the prison on March 21 was located ami arrested m an altap hut in Lorong Seventeen, Geylang. yesterday evening. He off n d no resistance and
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  • 1480 737 On the -inclusion 01 the Special Enquiry into tlie Internal Adairs of the Institute the following statement is issued by the Board of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya as a continuation of that communicated to the Press on February 9, 1929: The previous statement was
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  • 1374 737 The' following is the Cofl fidentia! Report on the Special Enqur by the Members of the Board of Rubber Research Institute: We, the undersigned, subscri to the Statement issued to the Pres by the President of the Rubber search Institute, but in so doing fully
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  • 286 738 THE HAT TRICK. Yesterday Inspector Aloule charged one leap See, who described himself as an Estate owner, with theft of a felt hat belonging to a boy of Hutchings’ School. the story fur the prosecution was as follows:—(Jn the evening of the 24th instant there was a
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  • 1837 739 SUMMARY OF 1 HE ORGANISATION. This following memorandum, wjiu.n with tip’ object of explaining th« organisation und< r the Health .B>arJEmiutmenl and demonstrating its conformity with the conception of the Enactment as an instrument for the prevention of disease, has been sent to us for publication: Provisions
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  • 251 740 .«K .1 <’ r CHINESE MERCHANT AT 7 J LAW. vt/c x A' ■> Z'-T’- a r.k, Qwiug to the illness of the selbnd de- fendani the hearing .of the action in which Chop Hock.Thye ape sueing Bun Heng- Kee and Teh Choo Beng /Maiming a sum of
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  • 824 740 A.A. ANTHONY CO.’S. DAILY SHARE LIST. Penang, June 27th, 1929. Name of Company Buyers Seller Tin—Dollar Companies Sets Sets Ayer Wang 0.90 1.00 Batang Padang 0.37} 0.40 Batu 1.57$ 1.601 Hitam .97} 1.024 Johan 0.37 0.40 Kinta |.65 *1.70 Klang River 2.65 2.75 Kuchai 1.42 J 1.471 Kuyoh 0.15 0.20
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