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Title Section19 1929-08-14 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY EDITION $lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. Vol. 27. PENANG, AUGUST 11, 1929 No. 3319 words
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Advertisement328 1929-08-14 1 1 LEADERS. OUTSTATION NEWS. JL W. Watching Both Sides 81b Illicit Possession of Firearms 812 I JL How Soon? 810 Three Holiday Tragedies in Kinta 813 I x 4-1 I \Qt t <4lO Planters’ Meet in Ipoli 815 (Bl At Beast A Start 810 1 Died Doing His Duty 819328 words
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Advertisement196 1929-08-14 2 1: I THE STRAITS ECHO 1 WEEKLY EDITION. j I 4 4 < < < Published the clay prior to the departure of each marl for Europe, and contains 4 the latest local and States Dews originally pubhdiecl in the daily issues, as well as all i important news from196 words
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Article552 1929-08-14 810 hi additiou to having to watch the two Opposition parties, Air. ilamsay MacDonald is in tiie unfortunate position that he has to take heed also oi supporters who nominally owe li in alkianee. Already a murmur has been heard from the leader of the insurgents in the552 words
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Article243 1929-08-14 810 Once again the Atlantic has been down by an a rship which has succeeded m tiie ditlicult task oi crossing irom east to west. The Zeppelin took about fifteen hours less lor tiie journey than did a similar flight in October last year. Aeroplanes have crossed the Atlantic243 words
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Article477 1929-08-14 810 PEXANG, \EGI STB, 1929 It would be more than human if the proposals now published for a treaty of settlement between Great Britain and Egypt were to afford universal sa'i-iu-lion. On the one hand the British Ca hiiief have to remember that Hwy ar* not in477 words
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Article566 1929-08-14 810 PEXAXG, \l GIJSI 9, 1929. To all journalists throughout M d.-iyi and to many members of (he ue al public (he news Hud Mr. A. W. Still s fit and yyell again has come as w ry good news. We have s<<m i videnc' oi his return566 words
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Advertisement23 1929-08-14 810 'jflE STRAITS ECHO. PUBLISHED daily. WEEKLY EDITIONS ind •he news the vt-k prior Contain* tenure of Mails lor 59, Heath Street, i enang.23 words
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Article454 1929-08-14 811 PENANG, AUG VST 10, 1929. Three reports which we publish to-day in our news columns make happy reading tor those who believe that Penang is m many respects a progressive part of the world, doing its best steadily to keep pace with the ever-increasing requirements of comfort-seeking man.454 words
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Article326 1929-08-14 811 There are sad happenings in the Penang telephone service. Everything is in a state of transition until we are blessed with the perfect system which lhe officials have promised us by che end of next month. Nature helps m her own way, and rain and iigiitning no326 words
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Article574 1929-08-14 811 PENANG, AUGUST Captain t'rancis Light one hundred and fw L J? J y;o took formal J little dreamt that the id J with jungle would one davf’ important calling harbour tween Europe aud the 1., 7* radmg centre of 1 tude, a beehive place where th? I** 1574 words
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Article387 1929-08-14 812 PENANO, AUGUST O, 1929. io charge school teachers With being tamers °aad theorists; with being w rsous incapable of coining to earui discussing practical matters m a practical way is so usual that it is with Laiewhat of a shock that our readers will to-day see the series387 words
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Article291 1929-08-14 812 ;i ib E.xcl'* <n f,l( British, Chaneidloi 11 i ,J teri 1 q; < y iei onoe a Xnin •cans d L Wi tho lla RenS{ dion~ this time ’’'Ms whiph 101 PPy choice ol two 'n-ndi j n le Use d to desc ibe a k291 words
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Article262 1929-08-14 812 TWO MEN SENTENCED. REVOLVER AND AMMUNL TION IN MILK CASE. SINGAPORE ARRESTS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, August 6 -Mr. cheers ol the detective department and a lew detective constables arc responsible for the arrest of a Japanese named Y’ahiri, who was found m possession of262 words
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Article684 1929-08-14 812 [By “Imp”] A brilliant week has just come to a close. hat with file many lea uuu dinner part es—in honour of a new Legislative Councillor —the races, and grand opera, n has b< en a ‘ume of excitement, and Arabian Nights entertainment. lime appeared to pass684 words
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142 1929-08-14 813 A FATAL QUARREL. [From Our Own Correspondence j Ipoh, August 6 Over the week end holidays three tragedies were reported in the district. A Chinese inmate of the Central Mental Hospital in the course of a quarrel with a fellow patient delivered a l ion142 words
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Article198 1929-08-14 813 BULLETIN OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS BUREAU. The following is the health bulletin of the League of Nations’ Eastern Bureau for the week-ended July 27: Tamatave: I plague case; Alexandria: 2 plague cases and 1 death; Poit Said: 1. plague case; Aden: 22 smallpox cases and 17198 words
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Article457 1929-08-14 813 23 CONVICTIONS. SIX MONTHS FOR THEFT OF FOWLS. J. lie remarkable crime caieei of Babjee, the veteran Malay, came to a tenijjorary close yesterday as a result of a sentence of 6 months’ rigorous imprisonment passed on him by Mr N Ward, Police Magistrate of Penang. Babjee was457 words
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Article435 1929-08-14 813 IHREE judges PRESENT CHINESE WILL TRUSTEES IN DISPUTE U The lull Court of Appeal, c Mi. Justice Sproulc (Presidenti -f Justrco 1-riohard K.C., Ld JI“V Dinsmore, assembled i n the Q. Court, Penang, yesterday. Two appeals were dismissed» record had been filed. Ihe first appeal taken435 words
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Article270 1929-08-14 814 FIGHT in Sißßti. CfIINBSE HNED FOR gamind. .somewhat novel method oi indue. A „to buy his goods was tried fL’penaug trader with the result \t trader and the wmiiu=bc pur= X made their bow to the Police Xt Magistrate yesterday. Athurly Chinese pork seller an J a mi270 words
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Article138 1929-08-14 814 PENANG THIEVES. •'•■ntoice of twelve strokes and six -iPis rigorous imprisonment was on Chong Hock Choon, in the district Court yesterday, for 1 n e 't of a sun of clothing. P[ ev i QUS conv 'et:ons were adniit- y the accused. Mor Blakesley prosecuted. i138 words
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Article519 1929-08-14 814 [By the Financial Correspondent, Im Prices: —Spot: £212 17s. Gd., I down 7/Gd.; 3 months: £2IG 17s. Gd., i down 5/-; Singapore: 250 tons I sold. Lubber Prices: —London: LOjd., down 1/lGd.; New York: 20g cents, Unchanged. Penang, Wednesday, 5 p.m. With tin and rubber prices slightly519 words
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Article64 1929-08-14 814 TALUKS CLOSED TO RECRUITING. The following Taluks in Madras Presidency are now closed to recruiting on account of infectious disease: In the area served by the Port of Madras —Gan jam—Chicacole, Chatrapur and Kodala; Vizagapatam —Bobbili; Bellary—Harapanahalli and Hadagallee; Anantapur —Hondupur; Salem —Hosur and Dannapuri. In the area64 words
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Article59 1929-08-14 814 SECOND IN TWO DAYS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 7 Shrubbery land between Meyer Road and Crescent Road caught fire at noon yesterday and burned fiercely. The fire brigade arrived on the scene with minimum delay and extinguished Ibe fire within a hour. This is59 words
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Article79 1929-08-14 814 SINGAPORE MONEY CHANGER S CLAIM PAID. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 6 The echo of the bullion case m which ‘■Syed Mohide -n, a Singapore money hanger, instituted proceedings against ■he Straits Steamsh’p Company for the •■alue of the bullion lost in transit to79 words
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Article126 1929-08-14 814 LOSS ON THE YEAR. The report "I th'’ directors f >( the C*. k and Carriage Co (1926), Ltd for he year ended December 31, 1928, m ie submitted to the shareholders at he annual general meeting on lav. shows a loss, after making ample irovision126 words
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Article1290 1929-08-14 815 Mr. Lrn Cheng Hooi, Stenographer, employed under the African Eastern Malaya Limited accused (1) Mrs. t hew Gaik Kim, a wealthy Chinese lady and her three sons, (2) Yap Yun look (3; Yap Yun Fah and (4) Yap Yun Fee of voluntarily causing hurt to him. Mr. Victor1,290 words
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Article234 1929-08-14 815 EXPERTS READ PAPERS. I PLANTING AND] AGRICULTURAL POLICY. I (From Our Own Correspondent.; 1 I poh, August 12 I Air. G. N. Stevens, Chairman d I Incorporated Society of Planters, p I sided at Ihe half-yearly conference n-1 at the Grand Hotel this morning. I Before234 words
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Article339 1929-08-14 816 PENANG APPEAL COURT. YOU OBVIOUSL Y TOLD UNTRUTHS.” The Penang Court of Appeal resumed its session yesterday morning. When Their Lordships Air. Justice Snroule, Air. Justice Prichard and Air. Justice Dinsmore mounted the bench, to k. W. Hume mentioned the appeal Qoi Boon Loon in the suit339 words
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Article115 1929-08-14 816 COMMITTAL to assizes. 10 ui Own Correspondent.) The smart r- f S n a P ore August. 7 h th#. p i Cd P tnro of an armed gaim "d'Jel in'Ti ""o Police recently had its 'Niv ..-I K Police Court \es •4 f or115 words
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Article783 1929-08-14 816 NELLMAY RUBBER CO. LTD. I i lhe annual meeting of the Aeilmay Lubber Co., Ltd., was held m the Penang office of the Secretaries, Alessrs. Kennedy Bur kill and Co., Ltd., at noon yesterday. lhe Chairman, Air. J. A’. C. Davis, ipresided and the others present were: jAlessrs.783 words
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Article827 1929-08-14 816 Air. A. AV. de AV. Harries, who presided at the annual general meeting of the Ternerloh Coconut and Rubber Company, Limited, which was held at the registered office of the company, No. 9, Beach Street, Penang, uL noon yesterday, in the course of Ins address to the shareholders,827 words
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Article492 1929-08-14 817 REPORT OF DIRECTORS FOR last year. lhe report of the diiectors oi The Kedah Rubber Company, Limned, for the year ended April OU, 1929, slates that the gross revenue from rubber was $384,5 <9.71, the expenditure $178,7 u 3.04,.04, leaving a net balance ol $205,826.6<. Together with492 words
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Article153 1929-08-14 817 LARGE sum MISSING. proceeds of penang races sweep POLICE INVESTIGATION. A mysterious theft of a bun. die ot notes totalling $1,500 is said to have occurred in the Pe nang branch of the Hong Koi* and Shanghai Bank. 5 8 Iwo audit clerks from Evatt and153 words
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Article198 1929-08-14 817 GAMING IN PENANG. MAGISTRATE IMPOSES BIG PENALTIES. Inspector Gordon charged, before Mr. N. Ward, Police Magistrate of Penang, one Mooi Ah Tioong, a Municipal ver seer in charge of a gang of nigat so coolies. He was accused .of receiving an illegal gratification of $L198 words
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Article460 1929-08-14 818 sketch OF famous English beauty. (By G. B.) to believe that Gladys most beautiful, staking, eharmiug, perfect examplo '™>'“ “llo<jd £or luany 1 11 is soon to leave the stage. Chouse without •‘MissCooJL&y be The Playhouse ''ladr Pearson, to give hei the turned «hen she married lor will460 words
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Article878 1929-08-14 818 The Court of Appeal, consisting of Air. J ustice McCabe Reay (President) Mr. Justice Prichard K. C., and Mr. Justice Dinsmore allowed an application by Lau Thai Thai for leave to appeal to the Privy Council aginist Leong Ym and others in the Cheang Keng Kwee estate878 words
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Article117 1929-08-14 818 POSSIBLE RESIGNATION FROM P. A. M. The question of the possible reSign iion of the, Johor»’ Planters’ Association rom the Planters' Association of Ma 'aya is being brought up at the nd:earlv general meeting *>l the form» r ohe held on August 17 at- the R-ng mi Club.117 words
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93 1929-08-14 818 SEQUEL TO A RAID. [From Our Own Correspondent] Singapore, August H c ('hhiesr weo> chary»! m th» 1 ond Pol»» e<om I his morning th idawiid assembly. A sveoud charge or assisting in the management oi an num ful s'K-icij w<s also preferred gain t the93 words
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Article276 1929-08-14 819 SINGAPORE AFFRAY. CORONER’S TRIBUTE TO BRAVE DETECTIVE. TWO MEN AGAINST FIVE. “I consider that the two de= tectives, Lam Weng Yok (No. 57) and Hashim bin Mat (No. 92), showed great bravery and their conduct reflects great credit on them and on the whole police force.276 words
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Article135 1929-08-14 819 Donations received up to noon August 6 for the Baffles College Clifford Funds: Already acknowledged .$8,043.20 Clerical Staff Consolidated A/cs Division of Municipality per Salim Ismail 33.00 K. Peethamparam 10.00 Teh Seow Teng ICO.OO H. B. Baker 100.00 $8,286.20 ■nw in ura Sentence of one year’s rigorous135 words
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Article800 1929-08-14 819 Mr. N. Ward, Police Magistrate of Penang, resumed the trial ol the case m wli cn Lim Cheng *****, a stenographer, employed under the African eastern, (Malaga) Limited, accused (1) Mr. Yap Yun look, (2) Mr. Yap Yun rail and Mr. Yap Yun Fee of voluntarily causing hurt800 words
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Article148 1929-08-14 819 BLINDFOLD BOXING. Between 300 and 400 visitors anboys attended the entertainment gi T last night at the Hutchings School Penang. Among those present were 1W Samsoodin, Superintendent of Mails, General Post Office, Penang, and jU Mortimer, the octogenarian mother Air. 11. Mortimer, the School's W master. One148 words
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Article825 1929-08-14 820 -mb affW' rais s very ln^ortant in respect oi the banh.uplcy tae colony and local prac‘‘"e sain Air- n. D. ..rnndeii, the Xpore lawyer, in me i enang St ot Appeal yesterday morning he iugaed me appeal 01 a ’Ljv Penang Chinese to annul a fh nd825 words
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Article231 1929-08-14 820 TO DAY’S TENNIS TIE. The following tie in the Penang Ciic,<ei Club Tenuis Tournament has b en fixed for this afternoon Singles Handicap, class A 15. 1 G. Robertson \s —15.4 A. K. a BjckeG Turrell. Tennis Tournament Results. The following were the results ol Tennis Tournament231 words
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Article560 1929-08-14 820 ‘FOLLOW LHE LEAD.”— MR. bOLLIS. in spite ui conservative mothers, said Mr. C. G. Soilis, Inspector oi ►Schools, at the close ol the Anglo-Chinese Girls School sports at Penang yesterday, referring to the Press announcement that some women objected to male spectators, “I should like to see560 words
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Article344 1929-08-14 821 SUCCESSFUL TOURNAMENT. The annual Tennis Tournament, held at Par t Buntar, was brought to a successful close on Wednesday, when prizes were presented to the successful competitors. The entries this year were the highest on record. Weather conditions were almost perfect during the past two months344 words
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Article437 1929-08-14 821 THE “PENITENT’ WIFE. ALLEGATION OF THEFT OF Pa V» N 1 ILiih IS. Yesterday Detective Inspector Gordon charged be lore Mr. N. Ward, Police Magistrate of Penang, an American named Gabriel Vvard, a deserter from the President Monroe of Dollar bteamship Line, wnn having landed in the Colony437 words
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Article285 1929-08-14 821 OPEN DAY AND PRIZF distribution E bright entertainment llie Second Terminal Vanwv i tertainment (Open Day and Distribution) of St. aLc 9 -tai, was held last eXtt Railway Institute, which lent lor the occasion by the UaJ authorities, and proved an unqualA There were thirty items on285 words
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Article152 1929-08-14 821 PERAK WINS OSBORNE SHIELD. (From Our Own CorrespondedJ Ipoh. August The ,M. S. V. H. B. B. A. Kint. Branch held a successful annua rifle meeting during the hank hoi In the course, of the n j. nrn p ter State competition for tllC Shield look152 words
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Article984 1929-08-14 822 jaaM iiJUiWO». By "Keytop’J da v our school children do dot ucL by receiving it iro.n the r the.' teacher' s cane. wiiat I have been able to see, modciii way is for the teaeuer to 1 everything down m writing, and dace it under the scholar984 words
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Article1354 1929-08-14 822 Continuing m 0 argument yesterday morning Mr. Mundell said that the partner of a firm could only be adjudicated either lor Ids personal bankruptcy or for a joint act of bankruptcy by the firm, and ii was admitted that a him as such could not commit an1,354 words
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Article67 1929-08-14 823 WHY PENANG TELEPHONE BROKE DOWN. As a result of Thursday night’s storm i cable broke down in Carnarvon Street, Penang, and a large number of telephones were thrown out of ord A representative of the Straits Echo found Mr. Sproule, the Engineer-in-Charge, yesterday morning in charge of a67 words
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Article214 1929-08-14 823 THE K. O. R. CUP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 3 The Selangor Polo Club Tourmmtrut opened on Saturday afternoon at the Kuala Lumpur Race course with the match between the Royal Johore Club and Selangor for the K. O. R. Cup. Before214 words
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Article604 1929-08-14 823 telephone breakdown COUNCIL OF TIN p B(1 DUCERS’ ASSOCIATION. (From the Financial SS«”" “ft Rubber Prices: —London: 10? d SXt Optimism In London. 1 enang, Friday, 5 p< Hie local share market has Up disorganised owing to the breakdow? in the local telephone system. The news from604 words
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Article188 1929-08-14 824 SIX MONTHS FOR BREACH OF TRUST. [From Our Own Correspondence Singapore, Augu-t 9 leoßeng Chuan, a Straits born Chin Mio was arraigned in the, Court fol nininal breach of trust in rcspe.fi of and 915 bags of flour, as agent -Lssrs. Aylesbury and Nutter, was w guilty188 words
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Article454 1929-08-14 824 PETROL DISTRIBUTION INSTALLATION OF FOLK GIGANTIC TANKS. "Within the next twelve months the motoring public of Penang will be able to buy petrol that is guaranteed to be unadulterated. A new scheme of benzine distribution is being introduced to this island by the Asiatic Petroleum Company,454 words
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Article127 1929-08-14 824 1 lie marriage was solemnized at St. George s Church, Penang yesterday of Air. Hedley Dodd, of the Municipal Electrical Department, Penang, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Dodd of Jesmond, New-castle-On-Tyne, and Miss Mabel WiniIred Stronach, eldest daughter of Mr. and Airs. Stronach of Clifton Road, Newcastle-On127 words
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Article272 1929-08-14 824 FOUR LEAVING TO=DAY. Cour Penang youths arc leaving to-day by the P. and O. “Khyber” for England to join J 'hi gl isi i Unive rs i t ies. Messrs. J. V\ D. Ambrose and Soon Hock, last year's Queens scholars, are two of them. Mr.272 words
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1108 1929-08-14 825 This is the conclusion submitted by Mr. T. Kogers in his annual report ol the work of rhe Penang Electricity Supply Department last year. The report which is submitted to the Municipality of George Town covers the 24th year of the local Electricity Supply and1,108 words
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Article207 1929-08-14 825 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. rubber sales DEPARTMENT. d nand.capped business during week and there is little of infej* ieport. On the resumption of hn" on Tuesday morning values eased S i.y on the publication of the Jul. J" ment figures which are given as 4tiX ions and siiow an excess of207 words
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Article105 1929-08-14 825 TENNIS TOURNAMENT RESULTS. The following were the Peiinn< T (..rickct V 1U Tournament ties played Singles Handicap ,ISS p l5/j A. Williams beat l3 Trounce 6 2, 6 2. <<*”——ls Doubles Handicap < lass a C, Roberto 11. E. D. D. Hogan 4 M. B. Open 6—l.105 words
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987 1929-08-14 826 A loss totalling from Si 500 to §2,000 a month the Jelutong route owing to the competition of hired buses is reported bv the Tramways Department of George Town in the annual report for 1928 published to-day. A considerable improve ment in the service987 words
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706 1929-08-14 826 Evidence of the increasing popularity of the Penang Hill Railway is furnished by the annual report for last year issued yesterday by Mr. Thomas Rogers, the Engineer and Manager, who states that, whereas ticket passengers have decreased from 87,784 to 80,602, the number of706 words
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Article171 1929-08-14 827 MORE GIRL BABIES. ONE FATAL CASE OF PUERPERAL FEVER. According to the figures for the Municipality of George Town for the week ended August 3, out of the 85 births recorded 45 were females and 40 males. The birth-rate of 30.75 shows a substantial increase over171 words
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33 1929-08-14 827 '1 he Lady Superior gratefully acknowledges the following donations to the School Building Fund: Sell Cheah Kongsi sl2o’ “Grateful” 10 $l3O Previously acknowledged $29,736 $29,866 I‘vnnng. August 933 words
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Article1364 1929-08-14 827 (By .‘‘Vulcan”) The heavy rain which came down on Saturday afternoon marred (he Malaya Cup tie between Perak and Penang to a considerable extent. The rain was so heavy at one time that had it continued for an hour or two longer the Esplanade would have been1,364 words
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Article132 1929-08-14 828 WEEK-END TENNIS TOURNAMENT RESULTS. The following were the results ol hnnis Tournament ties played at tin p enang Cricket Club on Friday: Angies Handicap Class “A”— 15.' Robertson beat —15.4 A. K. aB *enell 6-4, 6__] Handicap Class B”. Final orris T A. Wemyss beat v (l132 words
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Article498 1929-08-14 828 L?c Li r> ci(al ii AGGREGATE. din tor regimental SERGEANT MAJOR. Favoured by bright weather and a record number of entries the first twu days of the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps annual bisley meeting turned out to be a most successful event. On Saturday498 words
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Article359 1929-08-14 828 CYCLE CARRIAGE CO., LTD. ANNUAL MEETING. NEARLY $200,000 LOSS ON THE YEAR. (Iron) Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 10. At the an Dual general meeting of the Cycle and Carriage Company, Limited, at noon to-day Mr. Ghulam Sarwar, referring to the loss of $195,821 in respect of the year ended359 words
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Article722 1929-08-14 829 aijc iproofcm of wpavationo. [By "Imp’ J The discussions at the Reparations CuLterence at The Hague have encountered an unexpected hitch. This time it has come from the Socialist intellectual Mr. Plwlip Snowden. The British Chancellor of the Exchequer is reported to have said that unless Great722 words
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Article290 1929-08-14 829 It is with deep regret that we have to record the sudden death of Air. Chuah Chooi Boa.y, which took place at “Aliliview, 14(J, Prangin Road, Penang, at 1 o’clock on Saturday. Till almost noon on Saturday, he seemed to be in the best,290 words
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Article771 1929-08-14 829 Mr. -V V.aul, p ob lauang, in h>s c a p acity oaiuraay held an mquek" drown, Ug on July 3i o f 7 “W, inercliant 01 Gbirbi, Siam < eolhsmn in the Penang ll atb *'“l > me steam launch "Kulim" pan. dQf I a t J771 words
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Article257 1929-08-14 830 GUILLEMO BEATEN BY SONG. (From Ou'’ Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 9 I In *'if boxing contests at the New I 'odd last night Song beat Guilt. ■mo or I I ■-■fits ami Lewis heat Y oung Am m in I I 'ploidid tussle. I I'°cenl visitors to257 words
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Article726 1929-08-14 830 WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Saturday Evening. A A ith the interruption of the Races and the August Holidays and there being little change, our report was not issued last week. Business at the opening of the week was somewhat Mack, with some display of reserve, but dealings later726 words
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Article747 1929-08-14 830 LEAN CO.’S WEEKLY REPORT. Penang, August 9. Owing to the intervening Race Day» md Bank Holidays, we have issued .io Report lor a lortnight during which period the price ot Tin touched tor Spot 1214 15s. and 3 months £2lB H/S., but as since sagged back to747 words
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Article632 1929-08-14 831 SOON THEAM CO. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Owing to the races and holidays our report was not issued last week. Rubbers. The price of rubber ffuciuated within >-d. for the fortnight under review. Today’s price is as compared with 10 15/16d. when our last report was published. The rubber share market632 words
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Article322 1929-08-14 831 THE PROBLEM OF NOMENCLATURE. Concerning the suggestion in the “Singapore Free Pre»' that the Penang Turt Cino proposed to do away with number cloths in training in future, “Simp] city” writes: “Your issue to-day shows that the number cloths are possibly to be donaway with. Cannot the Turf322 words
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Article616 1929-08-14 832 vctfCOMER'S SKETCH H OF PENANG. (By G .B.) V alimg along the main business parts XJm t he late alteraoon wh n 1 J rn’s° ferocity has begun to dimm:ie will see in the middle of the '"Zwiiere formerly motor cars w ere < t d camp616 words
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Article127 1929-08-14 832 OLDESTABLISHED FIRM SUSPENDS PAYMENT. NO ANXIETY. A sensation was caused in Penang yesterday by the suspension of payment by an old-established firm. The cause is said to be the failure of the firm’s branch-out of Malaya following a poor rice crop. The amount involved is not known127 words
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Article225 1929-08-14 832 FIVE CHINESE INJURED. A young C hinese of Klang invited some ol his friends for a ride io Kuala Lumpur in bis new motor-car a few dais ago. When they arrived at the 21st mile, two miles from Klang, in negotiating a corner the225 words
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Article995 1929-08-14 832 COMING REVIVAL OF CITY ORCHESTRA? GUNRUNNERS’ TROUBLE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August 7. I am told that a revival of the Singapore Orchestra, which used to give memorable concerts under the veteran Mr. Salzmann, is to be mooted soon. “Reds” Smuggling Arms? There is reason to believe995 words
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Article1911 1929-08-14 833 APPEAL OF PRESIDENT TO PARENTS AT TEACHERS CONFERENCE. S Malay fathers and moth >rs do not talk children as other parents do; ak to the,r games? th dre ,acii suH,cient and cooperative £annOt i,l,Par Pledge Malay boys are often sent out into the world half1,911 words
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Article435 1929-08-14 834 COMPLETE LIST 01' WINNERS. The following is a complete list of the winners in the various events ot the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps Risley meeting which began on Saturday and was continued on Sunday:— The Colonial Chaplain’s Cup. Winner—Pte Ooi Choo Taik, Score—--45. Service435 words
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Article516 1929-08-14 835 A viicek Mat Ur. vvumuu uniig Duu.es io me ruiaaag 1 oiice court/ io a woman al the lamoub jLXjimoii police court in uid btreet, rvir. biieii saiu, Uon t nrmg sour oabj to court, it doCb not maae me any more sympataetic. me woman said her uusuaud516 words
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Article831 1929-08-14 835 TLX POSITION ENCOURAGING. ALLEGED FAILURE CAUSES DEPRESSION. [By tiie Financial Correspond cm. j Lm Brices: —Singapore, $lUB|, uons sold, unchanged. llubber Brices: —London, Iti liyiod., up 1/iu. New lurk, cents, up cents. I’enang, Monday, d.p.m. The market has been very quiet with only spasmodic enquiry lor shares,831 words
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Article164 1929-08-14 836 L '{y the Editor of the Straits Lchoj liw management of the Lyne 'theatre appears ■to show scant justice or courtesy to those who book in advance. I booked iu Row 1 of the .Balcony earlj uU the second day on which Booking was open (July lb164 words
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Article313 1929-08-14 836 [Io the Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir, It would be idle to deny that it is repugnant to moot matters religious. let to see priests on the Race Course betting on the Toles and specu fating outlie Sweeps has become a common occurrence, and it is313 words
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Article199 1929-08-14 836 To the Editor of the Straits Fcpo] Sir, In reply bo the letter of “Anti-Plea-sure-Priests” which appeared in your issue of to-day I wish to inform the public that not all Chinese priests in Penang are directly under the control of Trustees of Temples or of Public199 words
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Article302 1929-08-14 836 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir, Apropos of the letters appearing in die “Straits Echo” in connection with Jutie.-c prii sts ait ending races, theatres, etc., 1, as Chairman of the, Trustees 4 the I’ilt Street Temple, the small temple in Perak Road and the302 words
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Article173 1929-08-14 836 [Io the Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir, Despite the fact that Penang is generally reputed to be “The Showman’s Grave”, open air shows have always been well patronised and the record attendance nightly at the Cox Harder’s Shows serve as an encouragement to other open173 words
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Article395 1929-08-14 836 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo] Sir, 1 have read with keen interest the lorn spondcnce between Air. R. C. Rus■eii of Kuala Lumpur and the Klang diver Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., which tppeared in your valuable paper of the st instant. His criticisms of the395 words
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Article316 1929-08-14 837 [To the Editor of the Straits Eckoj Sir, 1 beg to bring to your notice the fol lowing facts concerning the Telephone System in Penang. At 11 p.m. on Wednesday L waited to put through a call to Ipoh but was informed by the operator then in charge316 words
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Article599 1929-08-14 837 I To THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS ECHO Sir, 1 read with interest but no little amazement the Article —“By Bail across India’' —by E. la M. Stowell which appeared in your paper. Evidently Mr. Stowell had an unfortunate experience in having, or choosing to cross the599 words
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Article396 1929-08-14 837 PENANG APPEAL. fatal discrepancy ftF time. Police constable No. 2COI, Mat recently charged and convicted of aL* lous olience. It was alleged thu t entered a billiard saloon in ffelau um after a game, attempted to leave wU out paying. When the Chinese sa£ keeper asked for396 words
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