The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 19 March 1930

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  • 20 1 Straits Echo Weekly (Mail) Edition. L PER ANNUM k. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. r PENANG, MARCH 19, 1939 No. 11
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    • 300 1 I CONTENTS i LEADERS. Federal Council Meeting 207 Taking the Oath in the Mosque 211 Unthinkable 202 Oxford and Cambridge Society 212 Across 204 Ricsha-Rider Held Up 215 I Only A Cloud? 211 Dagger-Cum Knuckle Duster 217 I Pictures 213 Divisional Manager who “Fell I Mails 215 Senseless’’ 217 I
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    • 151 2 THE STRAITS ECHO a. WEEKLY EDITION. z Published 'the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, it contains the latest local news originally given in the daily issues ag well as the leading and special articles. The subscription is $lB per annum, posit free to any part
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  • 722 202 A few days hence the Labour Government will doubtless run the gauntlet once again of the decision of the combined forces of the Opposition in the House of Commons. On that occasion it is feasible that Mr. Baldwin will say that the censure, upon the Government is not confined
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  • 400 202 CRUELTY CHARGE. CHINESE "BOY” AND MASTER’S MONEY. The quacking of ducks and ih-e flapping of wings enlivened the proceedings at Penang Police Court yesterday. A considerable number of minor offences came up for hearing at the Penang Police Court yesterday before Mr. F. K. Wilson. A
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  • 1557 203 GOVE UN OU’S WR E ATH. WIFE OF MR. CHEAH CHEANG LIM. The funeral of Madame Khoo Pek Hua, wife of the Hon. Mr. Cheah Cheang Lirn M.F.C., J.P., who died at her reaidence No. 13, Leith Street, on March 6, took place yesterday.
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  • 601 204 Hefore long the decision of the i t% that has been inquiring possibilities of building a ,“Xel between England and France m lave issued its report and the r that are now circulating Xve been confirmed or denied. t i6 stated on what appears to be ',d authority that
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  • 339 204 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 13 This morning, near Bidadari, three armed men attacked a Chinese nonya in the street and extracted $2OO. Inspector Suppiah, who was passing, heard the woman’s cries and went to her assistance when the robbers drew out
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  • 428 204 PENANG CHINESE PLEA. TROUBLE OVER FATHER’S SHARE IN BUSINESS. Loh Swee Thin, a young Chinese, craved earnestly before Mr. Justice Sproule yesterday in the Penang Supreme Court that nothing should be I done in his case against Chop Thew Woh until the return of his
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  • 1133 205 COURT ACTION TO DECIDE WHO WAS TO FOOT THE BILL. 77u' expense of a mining engineer’s trip to Australia was the nuhject of an action at Penang Supreme Court yesterday. A Mining Engineer, Mr. A. J. King, who stated that his salary was $3,575 per month sued
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  • 304 205 PENANG STORY. I HUSBAND SUED FOR NEGLECT. The story ’of a husband who preferred to sleep on the five-footway of his house rather than live with his wife, was related at the Penang Police Court yesterday when Karpagavalfi, a young Tamil woman, sued her husband, Vengadasalam,
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  • 591 206 boatmen beaten. EXCITING MATCH ON THE ESPLANADE. (By “Vulcan.”) When all's said and done the Penang nc ket Club can be said to be extremely V to have won their league match rday against the Boatmen s Umon the Esplanade. Or conversely the fatmen have nobody
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  • 155 206 RESULTS OF CRICKET CLUB TOURNAMENTS. The following are the full results of the P.C.C. tennis tournament just concluded Championship—Dr. 11. 0. Hopkins. Runner-up—G. Robertson. Championship Pairs—H. T. P. Rule and J. M. Collins. Runners-up—G. Robertson and H. E. Sparke. Singles Handicap Class “A”—H. 0. Hopkins —30.2. Runner-up—G. Aste,
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  • 75 206 INTUBED IN CAR SMASH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 13 Returning to Ipoh yesterday from Penang, Mr. Leong Sin Nam, a member of the Perak State Council, met with a nasty accident, as the result of his motor car skidding when nearing Taiping. The car
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  • 234 206 BISHOP’S ADDRESS. WHERE ALL THE MONEY GOES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 13 The annual general meeting of the Singapore Diocesan Association was held in the English Masonic Hall last night. The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Singapore presided. His Excellency, Sir Cecil Clementi
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  • 104 206 Mr. P. M. Robinson, Director and General Manager of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., has been unanimously elected to represent the Penang Chamber of Commerce in the Legislative Council. Mr. Robinson acted for Mr. Palgrave Simpson while the latter was on home
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  • 650 207 TIN’S SLIGHT GAIN. H 0 P E S FOR M A Y RUBBER STOPPAGE. Penang, March 14 Tin. after a sharp rise in price earlier in the week to £166 ss. Spot and Cl6B r ss. three months eJoses with signs ofj weakness at £l6l 15s. Spot
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  • 56 207 ITINERARY OF TAIPING VISIT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 13 The High Commissioner’s itinerary in Perak includes visit to Taiping on Thursday morning, when the Burmah Rities will parade. The battery will fire a salute. He wid visit the convict establishment and the King Edward School
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  • 135 207 SUNGEI PATANT CLUB v. SUNGEI PATANT SPORTS CLUB. An interesting cricket match which was unfortunately interrupted by rain, was played last Sunday at Sungei latani between the Sungei Pa’an sports Club and the Sungei Patani Club. The Sungei Patani Club batted first uid put up 118 runs, the chief
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  • 3339 207 (From Our Own Correspondent., I Kuala Lumpur. March 13. I At this morning's meeting o f tt-l Council, Sir Cecil Clementi presided I Those present were the Sultans I Perak, Selangor and Pahang, and L I Tuan of Negri Sembilan. the Actin'! Chief Secretary, Air. Cochrane, the
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  • 523 210 SOON THEAM CO. rubber active. T IN SHARE BUYERS’ CONFIDENCE. Penang. March 14. T u price of rubber fluctuated moder,‘|v during the week, closing to-day bk against 7 7/ltid. last week The rubber share market was lanly c tive with business again mostly in the Speculative counters, which moved according
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  • 135 210 BRIGHT PENANG FOOTBALL. Sepoy Lines met Eastern Smelting Co. at the Dato Krarnat Grounds last evening. The game ended in an easy victory for the former by three goals to one. The Eastern Smelters were aggressive from the start but no goals were scored in
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  • 192 210 Mr. Justice Whitley passed through Singapore on his way to Hong Kong. He is proceeding home on leave via the United States and Canada. It is reported, says the Malaya Tribune that Mr. Justice Thorne goes to Johore in succession to Mr. Justice McCabe Reay and that Mr.
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  • 392 210 PKNAXG INDIAN FIXED. Dll) NOT THINK HE REQUIRED ONE. An Indian tobacco merchant named Pillay Naidu and his employees were charged at the Penang Police Court yesterday before Mr. F. K. Wilson with ‘manufacturing tobacco without licence Mr. Auten, of the Government Monopolies, conducted the prosecution
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  • 562 211 There is something essentially British in the decision of the House of Commons not to throw out the Labour Government on a motion of censure which was proposed by Air. Baldwin. Although the voting was fairly close, it is patent, even B,(XX) miles away, that many members
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  • 330 211 BUTTERWORTH STORY. (From Our Own Corresuondent.) Butterworth, March 14 Hamid bin Zum-zum and his wife Rahima binti Yacob were sued by Muthu Raman Chettiar for the recovery of $5OO being money lent to them on a promissory note. They contested the claim before Mr.
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  • 405 211 BURNT A MOTOR-CAR. FIRE CARRIER “EMBLEMS OF GOD.” An Indian “oracle-man’ B familiar figure in Penang, Wllll brought down to earth /or a while at Penang Police Court yesterday. Veloosamy is an Indian who claimst; have the faculty of falling into trance Pie is often
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  • 1074 212 TALL WICKETS in PENANG TO-DAY. Farlv as it is in the cricket season i notaries have already been Se W d bv batsmen in different parts of f country In Penang the credit tathe firs* century must go Orr of the Penang Recreation Club while Rodrigo who was
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  • 413 212 SINGAPORE MEETING. SIR WILLIAM MURISON THE PRESIDENT. Sir William Murison presided at the annual general meeting of the Oxford and Cambridge Society in Singapore when the following officers for 1930 were elected. President, Sir William Alurison. Vice-Presidents, Air. John Scott, Dr. R. 0. Winstedt, Mr. 11.
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  • 582 213 it is now many years since the introduction of the cinema. The silent film became so successful and reached such a state of perfection that in their search for something n»«w. the, producers found a solution in the introduction of the “talkie. Those who were associated with film enterprise
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  • 231 213 Four Penang men jumped into the sea on Saturday when their launch struck another in the harbour and sank. A serious collision between two steam launches, happily unattended by fatal results, occurred near the Mitchell Pier at Butterworth on Saturday afternoon about 2.30
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  • 166 213 MOTOH SMASH TRAGEDy Mr. /1. Warren Smith, Sti lion Superintendent of the p ra Fower Station, has died follow, mg a motor car accident. Mr. Smith was on his way to Ih ser’s Hill travelling with Mr/ Reid Th latter was driving and Smith sat h
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  • 192 213 AT SINGAPORE HOTEL. The European who was found dead® his bed at a Japanese Hotel in Bencoolen Street, Singapore on Monday hhas since been identified as Major H. L. Griffin, D. 5.0., late secretary of tbe Malacca Club, says the Straits Timet. Major Griffin
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  • 710 214 MR JUSTICE SPROULE SHINES. 27—NOT OUT. GOOD stand in PENANG MATCH. Poor batting, weak bowling and exXly slack fielding marked the pgC home and home match played the Esplanade on Saturday and nda v. The only redeeming feature an extraordinarily good partnership tor the seventh wicket on Sunday dfterbetween Mr.
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  • 292 214 GIVEN 4 BLANKET. “THEY MIGHT COMMIT SUICIDE. Prisoners in Penang cells sleep on the floor. —Evidence at a local inquest. An inquest into the death of Teh Ah Kim (48) who died in the open ward at the District Hospital on March 8, was held at the
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  • 64 214 PENANG CASE. BOY WHO FIRED CRACKERS. A European, O. Fiddes, living at Kelawei Road, was fined $5 at the Penang Police Court yesterday for assaulting a Malay boy. Mr. Fiddes apologised for assaulting the lad, but denied that he also struck the boy’s father. The.incident occurred
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  • 453 215 Apparently, the last has not been heard of the demand for better mail communications with the mother country, lhe Hon. A. 1 Robinson is to raise the question in the Legislature at the next meeting following a discussion at the last gathering of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association. It
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  • 383 215 During the week-end, Reuter soberly reported:—- Another meeting (at Ihe Hague) <lis-eu-seil the vexed question of the nalionalilv of married women when a demonstration began to mareh past consisting of girls. I lie depth of hue in lhe dresses indicated the legislative progress made bv various countries
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  • 379 215 RICSHA-RIDER H ELD SIXGAPORE ROBBERY (From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, March R A daring armed robbery i 8 to have occurred on Elgin Bridge k night. Mr. Tan Yong Teng, an EngU speaking Straits-born Chinese, empfe ed at Harrison Barker A’ Co., was oi his way home in a riesha
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  • 2025 216 PENAN'G association to be FORMED. a general meeting of the Kedah Pen- jm me G“« Ha dav for tlie dual P ur P ose 01 iorm ei L latjc Planters’ Association of Xi aid the Settlement of Penang ao d considering the R.G.A. scheme for
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  • 142 217 UNIQUE WEAPON. FOUR MEN CHARGED AT SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 17 A Malay, named Bulat, said to be a Police informer and three Indian Mohamedans appeared in the Second Police Court this morning on charges of housebreaking and theft. The accused was said to
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  • 177 217 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 17 The sequel to a fracas on the Parit Perak Estate led to ten Indian labourers being charged in the Parit Police Court with assaulting the divisional Manager and rioting. In the course of the evidence, the complainant, Mr.
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  • 130 217 SINGAPORE THRILL. DRIVER ESCAPES BEING CRUSHED TO DEATH. (From Our Own Correspondent.] Singapore, March 17 An Indian motor car driver had a narrow escape from death while driving along Thompson Road shortly after, storm which blew over Singapore about three o'clock this morning. The car
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  • 62 217 WITH HIS SON. Capt. Syed Salleh Alsagoff, JL Penang, was entertained to dinner a» Mr. S. K. 0. Merican’s house, McAlister Road, last night by some friends on his departure to Mecca to-morrow.' will probably be away for three months and is taking his only
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  • 145 217 GUTHRIE CO., LTD. WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT. Singapore, March Despite the statistical position market has been steady during the week, with a fairly firm undertone, possibly to there being a large num of “shorts” about. The success of the Anglo-Dutch P posed tapping holiday during pears to be practically assured point
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  • 883 218 “VEin' INTERESTING.” [magistrate makes an ORDER OF $45. ■‘X» extremely interesting cane", in the words of the Penanq Magistrate, was concludI ed in the Police Court yesterI dmi after a hearing lasting over a period of four and a half* months, when judgment teas delivered
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  • 168 218 GREAT WELCOME. MET BY SULTAN OF PERAK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 18 The High Commissioner arrived in Kuala Kangsar yesterday afternoon and w’as accorded a great welcome by the Sultan of Perak, who was accompanied by the Resident and leading Rajas and
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  • 182 218 PENAN G FUN CT lON. RESIDENT COUNCILLOR ATTENDS. The Resident Councillor, Mr. E. W. F. Gilman. C.8.E., and his daughter Mrs. Trowler were present at the tea party given by the Members of Committee of the Junior Civil Service Association on Saturday at the Association’s new
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  • 827 219 Tliom- responsible for the welfare of the Tamil coolie in Malaya and for his regular journeys to and from his native land will be committing a grave blunder if tins allow the proposed stoppage of tapping during May to be used for political purposes. A deputation is shortly
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  • 549 219  -  I RRESPONSIBir I HOUGHTS ABOUT NECK-CRANING. [«</ g. e.] What is the strange power tliatu, us when we look at people thatfe or that our personality Is it true that we like certain pie and dislike others or is it a whose peculiar force conies from r fact
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  • 466 220 CLAIMS $3,000— GETS $50. CEV.I.VG BROTHERS' DISPUTE. OVER esta te sale PROCEEDS. NOTHING IN WRITING. J disagreement between two brothers had a sequel in the Penang Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Sproule. Sia Teik sued his brother Si a Hong for recovery of $3OOO on a alleged breach of
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  • 107 220 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 18. In view of the departure on leave of Mr. J. W. Simmons, Acting Resident of Perak, the Resident Councillor of Malacca, Mr. B. W. Elies, has been appointed Acting Resident, Perak. New Acting Resident. In iew of the departure on
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  • 220 220 Much alarm has been caused owing x) the frequently occurring highway Assaults and molestations. It is stated that in most cases the victims are either hospital nurses or telephone exchange girls, who travel home in rieshas after night duty. Telephone Girl Held
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  • 358 220 DUNLOP DIRECTOR’S VIEW. NO SUDDEN INCREASE IN CONSUMPTION. •■—BUT A STEADY ONE.” Mr. J. L. Graham, of the Dunlop Company, foresees the time when rubber will be in demand for paving, flooring and roadmaking. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, March 18. “I cannot
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  • 423 221 BALANCE OE $1,719. FIFTY ASSISTANCE CASES DURING 1929. A balance of $1,719 is shown in the annual report and balance sheet of the Ex-Scrvices Association of Malaya, Penang Branch, to be presented at the annual meeting on March ‘27. The report states: —the receipts on General Account
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  • 766 221 A.A. ANTHONY CO.’S DAILY SHARP LIST. Pknang. Mauch 19th. 1930. Name of Company Buyers Sellers Tin—Dollar Cowphnus Sets Sets Ayer Wang 9.75 1.00 Bataug Padanw 0.174 0.20 Batu Cave* 0.9* 1.00 Hitam 0.35 .40 Johan 0.36 0.38 Kinta 1.26 1.28 Rhers —2.2 U Kuchd 1.25 1.27 J Kuyoh 0.11 0.13
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