The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 12 March 1930

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  • 20 1 Straits Echo Weekly (Mail) Edition. 8 PER ANNUM SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. 01. 2b PENANG, MARCH 12, 1930. No. 10
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    • 294 1 CONTENTS LEADERS. OUTSTATION NEWS. Inquire! 182 Chettiar and Woman’s Claim 183 The Princt 184 Butterworth Land Dispute 186 Strange Commander 184 Sir Cecil Clementi’s Ipoh Visit 186 Russia 187 Charge of Selling Toddy After Unsafe 187 Hours 186 Mrs. Pankhurst 190 p erak st George’s Society 192 Inquire. 193 Alleged
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    • 145 2 THE STRAITS ECHO WEEKLY EDITION. Published -the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, it contains the latest local news originally given in the daily issues as well as the leading and special articles. The subscription is $lB per annum, pos>i free to any pari of the
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  • 704 182 “Public misapprehension of the position” in Johore is not likely to be avoided, as the letter which we publish to-day anticipates, because the “Government of Johore” issues a communique to the effect that the two persons who have been strongly criticised by Mr. Justice McCabe Reay enjoy the “full
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  • 160 182 PENANG'S CLEAN SHEET. TRIBUTE TO THE POLICE. hen the Court sat for the second session of the Penang Assizes for 1930, yesterday in the Supreme Court the Acting Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr. B. E. Ross) said that there were no cases on the calendar.
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  • 229 182 RAIN SPOILS MATCH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 4 Kedah drew with Perak in the cricket match which had to be abandoned cm Monday owing to rain. Kedah won the toss. First innings:—lmage c Robertson b Jonklas 0; Sandiman lbw b Ahlston 22; Grey
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  • 331 183 SPIN THAT ENDED IN A D R A I N. The pleasure» of a joy ride round Penang were so alluring to three Tamil youths that they found it impossible to overcome their desire for a “spin” and consequently took a European’s car which was parked outside
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  • 91 183 K Wilson, the Penang Police (ourt Magistrate yesterday heard the case in which Mr. George Bilainkn, Editor of the “Straits Echo” was summoned by Chong Ah Sung, an employee of the Criterion Press Co., Ltd The complainant alleged that on January •><) he was kicked by Mr. Bilainkin.
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  • 365 183 SIJUX'I.i and SATISFACTORY.” SUBSCRIPTION TO BE REDUCED? The annual meeting of the Penang Library was held yesterday afternoon. The Hon. the Resident Councillor (Mr. E. W. F. Gilman) was in the chair and the others present were: Mrs. Carington Walters, Mrs. F. N. C. Durege, Messrs. E.
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  • 340 183 BUTTERWORTH CASE I WHO OWNED BULLS I AND CART? I (brom Our Own Correspondent.) I Butterworth, March 4 I A lengthy suit in which Arunasah I Chettiar applied for seizure of certain I property belonging to S. Narayanasamv I fhaver, both of Butterworth, which was I started
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  • 272 184 Considerable sympathy will be {eJt with the Prince of Wales and th 6 Royal family in the illness which necessitates his leaving Africa n d the conclusion of his hunting trip a t an early date. The Prince’s footsteps in Africa have been dogged by a series of
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  • 179 184 A somewhat strange touch to yesterday s visit of the tourists’ palaceship, the Franconia, which belongs to the Cunarder line, was provided the instruction said to have been issued by the commander. We informed by the agents Mansd and Co., Penang, that this gen leman does not desire
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  • 379 184 (From Our Own Correspondent.) > Kuala Lumpur, March 3 There was a large attendance at the second day of the Selangor Turf Club’s spring meeting. The going was good. The Sultan of Perak and suite, the Chief Secretary and Mrs. C. W. A. Cochran were among
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  • 416 184 When Anthony’s team put up the "airly creditable score of 207 runs in the first innings and at the end of the day Donaldson’s had lost three wickets for 24 runs few people expected the latter to pull the game through. But that is what happened. Donaldson's
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  • 469 185 URBACH OF TRUST." STORY OF “SAFE KEEPING”. A girl who came from Kedah to earn her living in Penang and—fell. A romantic story of the adventures of a young Malay girl who left her parents and her home in Kedah to seek her fortune in Penang was
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  • 409 185 PENANG SUCCESSES. MANY RESULTS “WITH DISTINCTION”. Results of the London Chamber of Commerce xaminations held in Penang in November last year have been announced. Book keeping and Accountancy:—Khoo Chong Kooi (With Distinction); Ang Ban Seng (With Distinction); Abdullah Din (With Distinction); Sim Swee Khoon (With Distinction);
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  • 162 185 POLICE vs. A.C.S. UNION. The second match of the P eß Football League was played yesterd/ evening on the Police Grounds tani Road between the Police and Anglo-Chinese School Union, and end ed in a draw after an exciting game The game was very closely contested and
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  • 214 185 WEEK-END RESULTS—P.C.C. TOURNAMENT. The following are the results of the P.C.C. tennis tournament ties played on Friday:— Singles Handicap Class “B” Final. —1 C. G. van Houten beat —3O F. K. Wilson 6—3, 3—6, 6—3. Singles Handicap Class “C” Final. —15.2 W. C. Hodges beat —8 H. W.
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  • 391 186 CHINESE CLAIM. j?CIIO 01' FOURTEEN years ago. uiedng that he had been turned out (TS of land in Butterworth of L be bad been in possession for „14 rears, a Chinese planter (vegeb"s) named Lirn Ah Lock yesterday reared before Mr. Justice Sproule m bfPenang Supreme Court
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  • 127 186 “AT HOME’’ PLANNED. PRESENTATION OF JOINT ADDRESS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 5 Mr. Cecil Raft presided over a public meeting at the Town Hall to consider what steps should be taken to welcome Sir Cecil Clementi on the occasion of his first visit
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  • 207 186 ENTERTAINED BY PENANG CHINESE. About 40 Chinese business men and their friends entertained the Hon’ble Mr. J. M. Milne to a Chinese dinner last night at the bungalow of Mr. Gan Teong Oon at Batu Ferringhi. Mr. Milne is going home on Saturday on long leave.
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  • 381 186 MAN FINED $2O. BUTTER WORT! I COURT S T O R Y. (Hom Our Own Correspondent.) Butterworth, Wednesday. Before Mr. N. Ward, at the Butterworth Police Court, Muthusamy Nadar, the licensee ot a toddy shop at Sungei Dua was charged with failing to keep
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  • 432 187 On March 19 universal prayer will be offered for Russia. On that day the Pope will go to St. Peters in Rome and celebrate at the tomb of the Apostle a Mass of expiation. propitiation and atonement for the sins of Russia: ‘spitting on the Cross”, burning hundreds of
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  • 389 187 Ebe Woman's View “Have you ever known a really practical woman? I have not.” Benito Mussolini is indeed a courageous man to have uttered this sweeping remark, especially in the present age. The fact that he, once an all-powerful dictator, has not come across a practical woman cannot fully
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  • 131 187 A Chinese boy of about eighth of age made his ang Police Court yesterday charJli the attempted murder o f Chong. e tbiE Inspector Miller who was in the case applied for a postponedC the complainant is in a verv «2 condition. Skull Fractured. It is alleged
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  • 294 187 [To the Editor o the Straits Echo, Sir, Granted that stopping tapping for one month will, of a necessity, curtail the production of Rubber by roughly 50,0 ft tons, would it not be better to stop Tap ping on Sundays? By one method you have a disorganised labour
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  • 862 188 wife against husband. story of PAWN TICKETS F I N D. The Malay jewellery case was again postponed after the fifth hearing at the Penang Police Court yesterday when further evidence was recorded by Mr. F. K. Wilson. The case concerns Che Aisha, a young Malay girl
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  • 307 188 That Penang is a hot-bed of illicit bhang sellers was revealed in the District Court yesterday before Mr. J. S. M Arthur when Inspector Blakesley of the Detective Branch charged a number of people with offences under the Deleterious Drugs Ordinance. "Very Bad One.” The Inspector described
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  • 82 188 CRICKET CLUB TOURNAMENT RESULTS AND TIES. The following are the results of the P.C.C. tennis tournament ties played on Tuesday:— Championship Pairs. M. T. P. Rule and J. M. Collins beat G. Aste and K. H. Simpson 6—4, 6—4. Mixed Doubles Handicap. —15.3 Miss Howes Roberts and E.
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  • 765 189 li I’TTERWORT// 'L AIM. THREAT OF PERJURY PROSECUTION. “Stand down, a prosecution for perjury will follow in due course.” These were the final words of Mr. Justice Sproule to Lim Ah Lack, the vegetable planter who asked His Lordship for possession of a piece of
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  • 102 189 PENANG TRIBUTE. COURT STANDS IN SILENCE. Reference to the late Mr. Daniel Jjucey, Assistant Superintendent of Pohoe, was made in the Penang District Court yesterday. When Mr. J 8. W. Arthur, District Judge, mounted the bench, his Honour requested the court to keep stand«W °tr “J
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  • 314 189 (From Our Own Corresponded) There was ’aXdan'^ third day of the Selangor Turfcr Spring Meeting. The It was a favourites day. IBBt> The sport was spoilt by' a heavy shwf just before the last race, in which tt' was a bad start only the first
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  • 427 190 rirtsnib of to-day are sometimes olitips of to-morrow but seie 'is he ridiculed one of to-day I’“l2L of the next decade, however, a remarkable in,b .nt a change of public outlook, forgiveness and forgetfulness n the case of the remarkable woman Pankhurst, to whom a mem- i cfatue
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  • 421 190 -titled “Pot *J n an editorial J enan g s Future” w ,f tot*, ima ?inß tViat Bagan Lu ar scheme will suggest i that its adoption would offer ship- I pers cheaper facilities than are ob- tainable at present. It is difficult to say exactly what
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  • 238 190 A lecture on “Public Health” was deivered last evening at the Government Girls’ School, Penang by Professor Bos-tock-Hill, of Birmingham University. Resident Councillor Presides. Mr. E. W. F. Gilman, the Acting Resident Councillor, presided and introduced the lecturer. Professor Bostock-Hill said that ie had been in
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  • 143 190 EX GRATIA AWARDS. The Government of the Straits Settlements announce that ex gratia awards in respect of claims by British nationals belonging to the Straits Settlements are now being made. March Attention is particularly directed to the fact that all claims not already lodged must be received
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  • 751 191 TEN YEA US’ RECORD. RESTRICTION HOPE. Thursday Evening. Tin has continued to decline during the week and to-day’s closing prices £l6l 10s. Spot and £'l63 15s. three months show a loss of £9 12s. 6d. and £lO respectively for the period under review. This is the lowest
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  • 153 191 PENANG CHARGE. FAILED TO REGISTER AS ALIEN. Miss Barbara Starck, the Hungarian ivoman who is going round the world on horseback with her husband and who arrived in Penang a few weeks ago, was yesterday charged at the Penang Police Court by Detective Inspector Gordon for being an
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  • 460 191 SOON THEAM CO. THE FURTHER DROPS I IN TIN. I WEEKLY MARKET REPORT! Ihe price of rubber slumped diir-1 the week with almost daily declines -I til it touched 7-g-d. yesterday w4fh I slight rally to 7 7/16d. to-day. The rubber share market deveioj weakness and values gave way genera
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  • 182 192 and MUMPS. enteric fever deaths. Ther<J uas a considerable <i> op >■* th. number of deaths in George I own during.the week ending -March 1 Deaths numbered 57. of which -8 uW males against 106 births. Iwo boys than girls were born in the The birth
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  • 150 192 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) T 1 Ipoh, March 7 the annual meeting of the Perak J George’s Society over which Mr. hort presided, reported that the past was successful. n w,tnt J‘iive new members joined the l^ e 108 C nieni bership now
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  • 443 192 .MH. IIAMASAMY'S VISIT. TROUBLE OVER ADDRESS PRESENTATION. More statements concerning alleged disunity among Penang Hindus were made at Penang Police Court yesterday. I Mr. Ramasamy Naikar’s name was mentioned when the case which was alleged to have been “concocted” by the Hindu Sabha against one
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  • 197 192 EUROPEAN ACCUSED. Messrs. John Little and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, have sustained loss of jewellery and cash, valued approximately at $1,700. The Malayan Daily Express says that a warrant has been issued for the apprehension of Mr. Charles Brown, also an assistant of Messrs. John
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  • 238 192 Two Chinese wearing bats in Court vyere the cause of Hongkong Court proceedings being twice delayed. They were both ordered to be brought up before the bench and in each case the Magistrate asked sternly: ‘‘What do you mean bv wearing your bat in my
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  • 636 193 A pathetic figure left Malaya by the Macedonia on Saturday night in Mr. Justice James McCabe Reay who has had the courage, determination and the pertinacity to tell the people of Johore and the people of Malaya as a whole, unpleasant facts. While Johore remains an Unfederated State, under
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  • 331 193 There have been few world-wide figures who have spent many years of their lives for much which has only recently come to the fore, relations between colours and races. Among these the name of William Howard Taft will always occupy an honoured place. When the Americans were faced
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  • 146 193 WHO WAS THE MAN? BODY FOUND NEAR KEDAH PIER. The body of an unknown man was found floating in the Penang Harbour at 7.50 a.m. on March 3. It was noticed by a European who communicated with the Marine Police and an inquiry was held at the
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  • 235 193 PENANG CRICKET CLUB vs. NON-BENDERS. “Vulcan” writes:— On Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23, the Penang Cricket Club are entertaining the Neto* Benders. As I remarked on Saturday, this promises to be a highly interesting match. The Non-Benders have collected a strong team. There is Bostock-Hill. Selangor’s great
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  • 414 194 RECREATION club all OUT FOR 32. CHINESE WIN. i PbviDg their first a-* on the Esplanade. young team. The Chinese, who nre a joung team, W t«l confidently, the first six batsmen ratting on over a hundred runs. The Wtion Club tried as many as six talus, none
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  • 244 194 FIVE RjATES IN A 300 MILE TRIP. In Tapah petrol costs 58 cents a gallon. In Scremban 80. Why'? [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Sir, On March 6 1 motored from Seremban to Province Wellesley. The unaccountable variation in the price of petrol (Shell) was
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  • 371 194 FAVOURITES WIN. V SULTAN OF PERAK PRESENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 8 The attendance was the best on the last and the fourth day of the Selangor Turf Club spring meeting. The weather was fine though warm. The Sultan of Perak and suite,
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  • 291 195 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. RUBBER SALES DEPARTMENT. Penang, March 6. The weaker tone prevailing when we last wrote has continued during the past wefck and values have declined daily until the closing spot quotation of 24| cents show’s a loss on balance of 2| cents per lb. Forward positions are also
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  • 143 195 WISE MOVE. ARRANGING EVENTS WITH LOCAL CLUBS. The Penang Amateur Athletic Association, we are informed, will not hold their own Championship Meeting in this, their first year of existence, but will endeavour to secure that one event at each meeting of its constituent
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  • 139 195 JOINT ADDRESS. HON. A. S. BAILEY’S HONOUR. Businesses in Kuala Lumpur will pro'bably be closed from 10 to 12 on Wednesday morning, in honour of the visit of [Sir Cecil Clementi. I Th© public reception to the High Commissioner will be held in the now Victoria
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  • 393 195 CABLED LIST OF CAMBRIDGE PASSES. ALOR STAR SUCCESSES. The following pupils of the B* Mertajam. High School are reported h cable to have passed their Cambrid» Junior Local Examination, og written confirmation cannot, of course be expected for some weeks. The news is of exceptional interest for Province
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  • 417 196 There is a ray of justification lor the belief that just a little common, has dawned upon Gandhi, Lhe tells an interviewer, according to a report published in this Arnings issue, that he would not be surprised should he be arrtsted. It difficult to believe that Gandhi can have
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  • 389 196 RBFEHENOE TO "HER" POLICE EFFORTS AT SUPPRESSION. Reference to a woman prin* cipal behind the present Penang gambling craze was made at Penang Police Court yesterday. Much uneasiness is said to be felt by the Police authorities in Penang over the local gambling craze.
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  • 124 196 Much excitement was caused at the busiest part of Weld Quay, near the F. M. S. Railway Jetty, Penang, yesterday afternoon about 2 p.m. when the body of a Chinese was brought ashore in a sampan. The body was placed by the sampan men on
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  • 158 196 PRESENTATION TO MRS. ROBERTS. The Bishop of Singapore and Mrs. Roberts who are shortly leaving for England on furlough were guests of honour at a reception given by the members of the Tamil Church Workers Association at “Rose Mont Nallur. Road, Siglap, the residence of Mr. Mrs. J.
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  • 127 196 SUM OF $395 INVOLVED. The case was mentioned at the Penang Police Court yesterday before Mr. F. K. Wilson in which G. B. Oodat, a young Chinese employed by the F. M. 8. Government, is charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of $395.£7.
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  • 488 197 PENANG DEBTOR. LIABILITIES SAID TO BE $300,000. A meeting of creditors of Cheah Boon Choo, sole proprietor of Chip Hin and Co., of No. 242, Beach Street, Penang, u'hh held in the Penang Supreme Court yesterday morning. Mr. Cobden-Kamsay, the newly ap- pointed Official Assignee, Penang,
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  • 155 197 pEN A N G BOY INJURED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 10. A tragic motor cycle accident occurred on Saturday evening between Menglembu and Lahat when Stanley Maclntyre, son of the engineer of the L»ahat Mines and Mrs. Maclntyre, received fatal injuries. Maclntyre was riding with his
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  • 188 197 Burmuh Road, Penang, according to the Police, is fast becoming a racing track for buses. There was a sequel to an accident on the road when at the Penang Police Court yesterday Inspector White charged Gbee Lim Gin, the driver of a bus with rash and negligent
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  • 412 197 PENANG CRICKET CLUB tournament. I The following is the result of u» I tournament tie played on Friday I Ladies Doubles Handicap I i T ls b J^aP OU fJ as and lfa >- Maita» I beat —lu.2 Miss Howes Roberta I Miss Gold 7-5, fl-3. 8 I
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  • 324 198 dmp Airo one of our serious TXs 6 reprinting somea London paper rewith justification that it >t as weU if before d articles dealing "Ralaya were submitted to peo±ho know something abou the pk u’e are inclined to the suggestion to include Sons put in the House of
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  • 238 198 I of th* re a<^erb ma y not I as th C p exiBtcnce °f a body I'Wnerce for enai Chamber of tu t the bist I hmd “tT but is 1 the w< *y f *>n bT hi/ special ■C^beri.XJT 1 Way. < I Wed to
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  • 227 198 LOSS OF RIGHT LEG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 11 A Chinese mining coolie employed by the Ipoh Tin Dredging Company was involved in a serious accident, resulting in the loss of his right leg. At the time of the accident, thej coolie was
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  • 428 198 BUTTERWORTH STORY. STONES THAT FELL OUT OF A POCKET. In the Butterworth Court, Liin Mooi Hua, a ricsha-puller, claimed trial to a charge of fraudulent possession of 11 white stones resembling diamonds at Kepala Batas on March 6. Detective No. 7 stated that when he was in his
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  • 361 199 FA’4 UDU LENT POSSESSI ON. “MAY GOD HELP ME, lAM INNOCENT.” A scene was created by a Tamil man at the Penang Police Court yesterday when Inspector Moule charged him with fraudulent possession of four tobacco tins. The accused, pleading “not guilty’’, made frantic efforts
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  • 290 199 To be precise yesterday’s meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners lasted exactly eight minutes. The meeting started at seven minutes past four and terminated as the town clock struck the quarter-past. Those Present. The President, Mr. G. L. Ham, was in the chair and the others present were:
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  • 139 199 NEW PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTE OF RUBBER INDUSTRY. r Macfadycg, past chairman Qi the Rubber Growers’ Association and a; director of Messrs, Harrisons and Crusficld, has been elected president of the Institute of the Rubber industry in succession to Lord Colwyn. at a^a yan Government. out r 1
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  • 100 199 LOCAL APPEAL. STERLING RUJBE COMPANIES’ AID. The Kuala Lumpur Office oj Rubber Growers’ Association stated Telegraphic advice has been from the Rubber Growers’ Assoc* London, to the effect: (a) tha> the Ceylon Estate Proprai Association, Ceylon, has decidedtos port the R. G. A. scheme for the
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  • 191 199 A sampan, containing sss worth of cargo, was sunk in Pew* Harbour on Monday night. ItGcupant was saved. The incident occurred betw&G nang and Prai. The sampan man was mirwiK saved by a Chinese has since left the harbour. It was about 6.45 pm. that
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  • 357 200 NEW KADIO set. SUCCESSFUL YEAR’S WORK. The Penang Anglo-Chinose School Union has been presented with a Radio receiving set by AD Low bwee Tbe report of the committee for 1929 savs that members were able to listen-in to* broadcasts from Manila, Bangkok and Bandoeng. Tbe report
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  • 388 200 A homeless and penniless 12-year old Chinese boy was the central figure of a house* trespass charge heard at Penang Police Court yesterday. A story of a homeless and penniless Chinese boy, who sleeps on five-foot ways and carries red flags behind tim-ber-laden bullock carts for a
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  • 205 200 GOVERNOR A MEMBER. CELEBRATING BOAT RACE D A Y. Sir Cecil Clementi has accepted the honorary membership of the Oxford and Cambridge Society, Singapore. The annual meeting takes place today. ‘‘lt is hoped that in addition to the dinner to be held in Singapore, members resident in
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  • 207 200 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 11. A ceremonial entry marked the arrival at Kuala Lumpur of the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clementi, who arrived this evening by a special train at 5.30 to the salute of guns from the Folic'e Depot. Four Sultans. The brightly-coloured
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  • 754 201 A.A. ANTHONY CO.’S DAILY SHARE LIST. Penang, Map ch 12th, 1930. Name of Company Buyers Sellers Tin—Dollab Companies Hets sco Ayer Weng J. 75 DJ® Baton# Parana C.l7j Bako Care- 0.95 1.00 Hitazn 035 »4j Johan 036 038 KGta 178 J.’O Klang Hieri 2»27i 232 i KuoWI 134 1.26 J
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  • 407 201 TAMILS IN HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT. BUTTERWORTH STORY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) t -r G t ttrworth March 11 Two fainils bad a quarrel which mu ed in a hand-to-hand fight at theta way Quarters at Prai on Saturday TU were arrested by the Railway Police S brought over to the Butterworth
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