The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 13 August 1930

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    • 421 1 i C 0 N T ENTS LEADERS. Another Muslim lub And School 651 Daring Burglarv In Penang 652 M lg ci.mes; a k r,.-,2 >h.v..s 1-. (omentum u- Mr. Ong Chin Ooh Enter..,mmd <152 Onr J-auio Numbering 639 Peary's 2nd Arctic E M diti.m IS.W I’oht.es Arid acts LoJ Newspaper
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    • 148 2 THE STRAITS ECHO WEEKLY EDITION. Published the day prior co 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, posit free to any part of the
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  • 648 634 Constant harping on Malaya's slump will not improve present conditions, but an optimistic eye the future will. Malaya is badly in the doldrums, and needs rousing. Every country in the w-uld has had a temporary set-back, but Malaya is one of the few to lose heart
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  • 347 634 The Englishman in The East is a slave to convention; that is wny he prefers to ruin his health by wearing uncoudoUabh cloth».-, un suited to the climate rather th.ni dress sanely. He would do the sensible thing if it were not for the fear that someone
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  • 119 634 THROAT CUT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, August C A Bengali watchman at the United Engineers, counting over 30 years’ service, was found with his throat cut with a razor early this morning. The man was in a poor state of health lately and it is believed
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    • 26 634 fIE STRAITS ECHO. published daily. weekly editions fining the news ol the week prior 0 departure ol Mails lor Europe Penang Road. Penang. “Straits Echo” Building.
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  • 555 635 Over forty, including several pronrnent Penang residents, were present at the dinner given at the Springtide Hotel, Tanjong Bungah, on Sunday evening by his Ceylonese friends in Penang to the Hon. Dr. J. E. Smith, the newly appointed Eurasian member of the Legislative Council and
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  • 277 635 (To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir, As one of the “Locals” of Malaya, I was much interested by the article in your issue of August 1 in which an English lady so quietly but effectively shows the good work of “Empire cementing” being done by her
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  • 253 635 DROP INTO THE SE A Allegations that a 'has driven over the edge of tl coast road, plunging into th. sea fifteen feet below’“ w made at Penang District Conn yesterday. Ho Ah Peng, driver of bus P. 855 WM parged with causing grevious hurt I
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  • 132 635 SENT TO IPOH UNDER ESCORT. Georjze Arthur Wills (45) a clerk of a European firm in Ipon. was charged at the Penang Court on August 5, before MrJago with alleged criminal r trust in respect of cash value was sent from Penang veB er gik
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  • 1041 636 fith Annual General Meeting oi River Tin Dredging Co. Ltd., ‘“tain‘ he Offices of the 33 Beach Street, Penang, at f Saturday, the 26th inst. "n, Chairman. Mr. D. A. M. Brown, ,Xd and the others present were:A H. Miles, D. H. Hampshire, j'
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  • 462 636 BROKEN NOSE. A Penang Indian named Satan, v.h > recently sustained a broken nos- was a complainant before Mr. H. A. 1-orre;-at Penang District Court yesterday. Lim Chew Tee, formerly employed as a gardener, was charged with causing grevious hurt to Satan at Green Lane on
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  • 486 637 ARRIVAL IN PENANG FROM ALOR STAR. The Chinnan University Scouts, of Shanghai, who are now in Penang, having actually travelled afoot from Slam, are a fine example of what scouts can do and bear. The party consisting of seven in ali arrived here on the
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  • 244 637 CULPABLE HOMICIDE Charged with the murder of his girlwife, a month following the marriage, Muttusamy, a tindal at Bukit Tebun Estate, stood his trial at Bandar Bahru on July 28 and 29, 1930 before Mr. Justice Dinsmore and two Assessors. Mr. Kinder, Assistant Commissioner
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  • 140 637 PENANG BEGGAR WANTS A HOUSE FROM GOVERNMENT. Vehemently denying that he was a beggar, a young and emaciated Indian named Packirisamy, who was charged at the Penang Police Court yesterday before Mr. Edward Jago, with “begging for alms in public”, said that the constable who arrested
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  • 216 637 MENTION IN COURT Mention of a secret Cnm M Sodety in Penang was made S Lim Ah Chooi, (18) a T e6f ei appeared before Mr/ Edw% aMhe Penang Police Court yes* He was charged with “being a who has no ostensible meansrf tence and cannot give
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  • 129 637 BREACH OF TRUST OF 1560 DOLLARS. Singapore, August 6 Song Ong Toh, cashier of the Col Storage Company, and member well known Straits Chinese family. t charged with criminal breach at the second court this mo^ ,np h The accused was arrested on the plaint
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  • 240 638 j, p, C. A. ACTION. ■•the latest monthly meeting <t the /ie tj tor the Prevention of Cruelty to uwls (Singapore), Mr. > H. Moss prptarv) presided. p wi3 decided to defer any definite flOB about shelter for gharry pomes t il further information was
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  • 119 638 126 CASES DEALT WITH. c v *l summonses were Wd “I District Court S&judgI Mr H A Fo er the PV Ahdoolcader Am tu o,l r' r Penan Chinese •ta srs T v c lrR oasc n "diich ’in, Kw T ’j v e
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  • 121 638 ALLEGED OFFENCES AGAINST ORDINANCE. POLICE OFFER NO EVIDENCE. The case against a Penang pawnbroker instituted by the Police for infringement of certain by-laws relating to the Pawn Brokers’ Ordinance was withdrawn at the Penang Police Court yesterday, when Inspector Hamilton, who was in charge of the prosecution,
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  • 268 638 OGLE—FELIX. The wedding took place yesterday at St. George’s Church, at 4.30 p.m.. of Mr. Alfred Ogle, sou of Capt. J. W. B. Ogle, of the Public Works Department, and Mrs. Ogle, and Miss Eva Felix of Medan. The Rev. Keppel Garnier officiated and there was a large
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  • 119 638 SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION. (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. August G. All Kedah Sc outs including those of Sungei Patani and Perlis met at Alor Star on the school grounds to receive their Commissioner, Mr. 1 C. Sands. The Commissioner, accompanied by the district Commissioner of
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  • 311 638 (To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir, Any traveller touring Malaya and the East cannot help noticing the differences in traffic regulations and the number of collisions in each separate State. What is the cause of the great differences in the number of cases of collisions?
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  • 370 639 Penang's shops and offices badly need re-numbering. In many cesea the numbers do not run consecutively, and often there are no numbers at all. In some streets it looks as though the numbering were done from both ends of the street at the same time, and also
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  • 439 639 When a cabinet minister deI'ver? a speech in the House of Commons on national or wftrJl affairs, greater weight should be attached to his utterances than if his remarks were made during the course of running debate, for in the latter case he has little time to
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  • 433 639 SMART POLICE WORK. A graphic account of how a k. t Penang detectivea watched ao j b Uhcl three Chinese who were going to commit robbery house at Jelutong Hoad was The Chinese were accused of persons who had no ostensible means subsistence and unable to give
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  • 1806 640 trade mark dispute. interesting argument before full court. The Court was composed of Mr. Jas-ti-Sproule (President). Mr. Justice Thome and Mr. Justice Stevens. Mr C. R. Samuel with Mr. B. E. Ross appeared before Their Lordships loasHor a certificate to appeal to His Majesty the
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  • 183 641 SEREMBAN CHINESE UNDER ARREST. Charged with alleged cheating “in respect of cash $117.00”, Loh Kee Fatt, a 28-year-old Chinese,- appeared at -the Penang .Police Court before Mr. Edward J ago. Chief Detective Inspector, Mr. Victor Fowler, was in charge of the prosecution and said that the
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  • 1000 641 INSPIRING ADDRESS. REV. PYKETT’S TALK TO A. C. S. BOYS. Bev. G. F. Pykett delivered an inspiring address to the Cambridge' department of the Anglo-Chinese School yesterday during the distribution of the Cambridge certificates and announcement of scholarship winners. Bev. P. L. Peach, Principal of the
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  • 1166 642 fI’LL COURT FINDING. JUDGMENT OF TRIAL WME UPHELD. fie full court of appeal yesterday unTOoasly upheld the judgment of Mr. ce gproule in a big Chinese part'•fihip case. ”1d this case the plaintiffs asked for a order' for the taking of accounts of Yeoh Ban Moh and
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  • 201 642 PILI AY—IWKt'MAM AMMAL. z A pretty Hindu wedding was solemnised on ednesday, at the premises of the Indian Association. Penang, the contracting parties being Mr. K. N. A. Pillay, Sanitary Inspector of Trcngganu Government and Miss Rukmani |Animal, eldest daughter of Mr. C. A. Panicker, of Gurun.
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  • 478 643 An insignificant piece of news Ims been cabled throughout the world by Reuter’s Moscow correspondent, and though not one person in every million who reads it will remember it, Malaya might well profit by the lesson which it teaches. The news is to the effect that the Republic
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  • 486 643 Some of China’s fiercest battles have never been fought. This may sound somewhat of a paradox but it contains a half truth nevertheless. There are very few reliable contemporary accounts of any battle that has taken place m China since civil wars were first introduced in 1911.
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  • 80 643 PENANG VITAL STATISTICS. Penang’s birth rate for the weekend ing August 2 showed a decrease of 8.10 as compared wuth that of the previous week. The number of births for the week under review w’as 80, 43 being females. Deaths numbered 58 of which 38 we
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  • 82 643 RESULTS OF EXAMINATION IN JUNE. The following are the results Trinity College Theory of amination held in the Convent, on June 17. Junior Division Honours: Koh, Jeanne Boyle and Alice Junior Pass Mercy Duke. Preparatorv Division: ft Margaret Rrutens. Mario Brujn* Geddie and Barbaro Eber. Dr.
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  • 197 644 .•demanded FIFTY CENTS.” KEDAH ’BUS DRIVER’S COMPLAINT. A Chinese ’bus driver, appearing on a charge of disregarding the order of a revenue officer, alleged that he was arrested because he could not give the revenue officer fifty cents. TeowChew was charged yesterday be lore the Penang
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  • 95 644 clocks alleged to be WITH accused. •fid Ali Mohammedans Kadcrsha Mice r ere chf W d in the Second CwiU? U ?.J’ eBterda y bef ore Mr. E. fc>perty receiving stolen ’'M in e^ed accused were -ocL SSlOn °f tbree motor car to be stolen property.
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  • 1410 644 “NO UNDUE INFLUENCE". w SUIT OF ELDER CHILDREN DISMISSED. In this case the plaintiffs were Aisha binti Che Tahan and Sepiah binti Che Tahan and they sued Haji Abdulrahman bin Che Tahan, Abdul Wahab bin Che Tahan, Osman bin Che Tahan and Asmah binti Che Tahan
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  • 905 645 MISTAKE PLEA FAILS. PENANG MALAY FINED 50 DOLLARS. i A Penang Malay, who mistook the first stages of small-pox in his wife for the usual rash accompanying pregnancy, was yesterday fined by the Penang Magistrate, Mr. Edward Jago. A Chinese clerk was also dealt u ith
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  • 432 646 PENAN 0 MAN'S COMPLAINT AGAINST DETECTIVE. CHINESE BOY CHARGED WITH THEFT. Ait Ba Chee made a complaint at taK Police Court yesterday against 'detecti’e who arrested him for gamL in public. x He said that at 10 o’clock one night, 1 •be detective assaulted
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  • 450 646 RETURN OF 575. PENANG CHINESE CLAIM DISMISSED. A claim for the return of a sum of seventy five dollars was dismissed at the Penang District Court by Mr. H. A. Forrer yesterday, when the lessee of a| fruit plantation sued the trustee for preventing him from
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  • 460 646 FATAL INJURY. JUMPED OFF TO PICK UP HAT. While trying to recover his hat which was blown off from his head, wh le be was riding on a lorry a Chinese coolie, of Penang, was run over by one nf the back wheels and died
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  • 682 647 It is somewhat puzzling to know exactly what it is that Ind.a s swarajists want. The Viceroy has already given a definite promise iHit Dominion status is the ultimate <> m of British policy, and he has mV'ited all classes and races which constitute India to meet at
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  • 531 647 PROSECUTION CASE mohamedan TOOK BETS on IPOH RACES. The charges of alleged betting tluee Beach Street money chan- w Mohamed Mydin bin Rowtlier. Carim bin Shaik Mohamed and Jt.L med Mustapha was heard at the District Court on Thursday by Mr" ft A. Forrer, when two witnesses
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  • 1648 648 C.c. BEAT THE FREE SCHOOL. MARSHALL KNOCKS UP 52. [n a cricket match on the Esplanade terdav a strong Penang Cricket Club side beat the Penang Free School v 62 runs. The Cricket Club made '9l and the Free School were dismissed far a total of 129. Fine
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  • 663 649 REPRESENTATIVE GAMES NEXT YEAR. On Monday, August 4, 1930 at the conclusion of a cricket match in Ipoh between the Perak State XI and a team of Ceylon cricketers organised by Mr. A. E. Moreira of Ipoh, the members of the Ceylon Eleven and several Ceylon
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  • 208 649 BUKIT MERTAJAM CHETTY FINED. (From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, August Information having been received by the local Health Office of the concealment of a case of small pox in a Chatty’s house at Bukit Mertajam, Mr. Martin Luther Samuel, the Sanitary Inspector of the District,
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  • 542 650 Like many other cities in the i Penang is suffering badly t he “chit system Many S business houses have been reXd almost to a state of poverty L, to the fact that they h ive been able to collect their debts, [be ehit
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  • 360 650 There is no harm in letting Malaya into a little secret regarding the respective claims of Peking and Nanking to be the capitals of China, particularly in view of the fact that no news agency is hkely to broadcast the plain, unadulterated facts. In the ordinary course
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  • 126 650 MESSRS. JOHN LITTLE A CO.’S CLAIM. Messrs. John Little and Co., Ltd., figured as plaintiffs in the Penang District Court on Saturday. The defendant was Mr. R. T. D. L. Henderson of 12, Logan Road, formerly local manager of New Zealand Perpetual Forests Ltd, and
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  • 178 650 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The second annual general meeting of the Penang Kallar Magajana Sungam held at 10, China Street, Penang. The following office-bearers were elected Patron —A. Veerappa Pillai J. P., President—V. Krishnaswamy Vandiar, Honorary Secretary—P. S. N. Khoothayan, Asst. Honorary Secretary—P. M. Kasiappa Rasaliar, Honorary
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  • 476 651 DEATH OF TAMIL ISLAM COOLIE. An inquiry into the death of a Tamil Islam named Mydin was held at the Penang Police Court on Saturday by Mr. Edward Jago, when bits of broken planks were produced as evidence. It was stated that Mydin was
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  • 237 651 THREE EUROPEANS. SWERVED TO AVOID TAMIL COOLIE. Three Penang Europeans were slightly injured in a motor accident which occurred at the corner of Downing Street and Weld Quay at 3.34 p.m. on Saturday. It is understood that the car—P.6ol —was being driven by Mr. J.
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  • 176 651 RASH AND NEGLIGENT DRIVING. Mr. (I. N. Magill, the well-known local amateur rider, was on Saturday morning fined $5O and ordered to pay a further $2O to the complainant in the case in which he was charged driving his 1 motor car in a rash and negligent
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  • 154 651 SINGLE DAY'S SESSION, thf Hbn. C Mr rt T”"' 1 Hon. Mr. Justice Thom’ «ss There were altogether the list of which three and two were Civil cases. The first criminal appeal was l sentence of death on one who was charged with having a Tam,l
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  • 183 651 OPENING OF PREMISES Another new Muslim Association, gethe'r with a school attached, was declared open by the Hon. Mr. H. B Abdulcader on Saturday at 8 p.m 117 (F) Chulia Street, in the preseu of a large number of Arab, Malay aai Indian Muslims of
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  • 441 652 thief enters bedroom to TAKE JEWELLERY daring theft is reported to have been perpetrated shortly before dawn on three houses in the Labour Office employees block at Burmah U about 5 o’clock yesterday niorna mysterious visitor is said to have effected entry into No. 2270, 227
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  • 490 652 ATTACK WITH AXE. FELLOW LODGER’S HEAD CLIPPED. I A Penang Chinese who was alleged to have punched his wife in the eye. chipped off part of a fellow-lodger’s head with an axe and seriously stabbed the lodger and the lodger’s wife, was charged before the Penang
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  • 133 652 A ten party was givefl by the members of the Junior Civil Service Assoeiafion at their Club House at Green Lane on Saturday last in honour rf Mr. Ong Chin Ooh. w hose name has recently been added to the Commission of the Peace in
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  • 220 652 ASIATIC PLANTERS OF PERAK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipob, August 11. A very representative meeting nf Asiatic Planters was held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Leong Sin Nam presided. The followng resolutions were passed 1. That the Government be »sked to pass legishitiou providing
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  • 500 653 Mr. James W. Davidson, F.R.G.S., who was a member of the second Peary Arctic Expedition addressed a meeting of Penang Teachers Just night at the Government Girls’ School on his experiences during the eighteen months spent in the Far North. As striking evidence of the recent
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  • 147 653 CLAIM FOR WAGES. The Nanyang Times, Limited, a Penang Chinese newspaper, the publication of which was recently suspended by Government, were defendants at the Penang District Court yesterday when two civil claims for money due were submitted to Mr. 11. A. Forrer by two employees. Mr. Ephraim
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  • 249 653 PENANG CHINESE CONVICTED OF STEALING. Ong Mah Lim appeared before Mr. E. Jago in the Penang Police Court yesterday on a charge of stealing two fowls valued at $1.50 from 348 Sungei Penang Road, on August 9 at about 5 p.m. Pawanchee b. Pakchee,
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  • 103 653 CULPRIT CAUGHT. BILL COLLECTOR’S BAG SNATCHED. A daring attempt at highway mi berv was made on a Chinese bill X tor at P.tt Street, Penang. y e ,te£ afternoon, about 1.45 p.m., when bi bag was snatched by a man who it once took to
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  • 163 653 CLAIM FOR GOODS SUPPLIED TO DECEASED. As administrator of the Estate of M Babjee, M. R. 8. L. LetchurnsMn Chetty, a local bunker, was sued at the Penang District Court yesterday before Mr. H. A. Forrer, when Mr. Victor Mendis mentioned the case fcr the plaintiff
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  • 87 653 UNDER INFLUENCE OF Disorderly conduct by fighting_*** lie in Burmah Road at August 10 was the charg P against Muttammah and Ka U P P. C. 2223 said that he M cused pulling at- each other n fdrii. while under the infiuenee f Muttammah
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  • 465 654 That trite old saying “he knows no t England who only England Us” might w lt h equal force bl applied to Penang. The elnet M U lt with a number of old-time ciUens of Malaya is that they have f or years been so close
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  • 526 654 lr ou'ble"ill e p lo 'I‘l'' 1 1 thut th e P re to fu et, hawar is directly a e of lawlessness set in motion by the so-called “nonviolent” movement, for though the Afridis are not Indian subjects, and are as little interested
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  • 257 654 “REFUSED TO MOVE ON.” SCENE OUTSIDE LOCAL THEATRE. A riesha puller who was struck by a policeman because he refused to move on when requested, was fined $5 for disobeying orders by the Penang Magistrate yesterday. Ho Kheam Chooi was charged before Mr. Edward Jago yesterday with
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  • 73 654 PENANG CHINESE CONVICTED. Pleading gulty at Penang Police Court yesterday to receiving money in respect of hotting, Ong Gan Eng was fined $3O, in default 10 dnyi rigoroua imprisonment. Detective Inspector Gordon, who prosecuted, said the accused was seen collecting money and giving away «mall t’ckets.
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  • 691 655 COURT DECISION. FATHER’S DEBT CANNOT BE SADDLED ON SON. In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Sproule delivered a judgment in the recent litigation in connection with the Ah Kwee estate which is stated to be worth about $3,000,000. The plaintiff in the case was Lim
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  • 169 655 20 DAYS’ JOURNEY. PENANG TO LONDON VIA NAPLES. Commencing a fortnight hence, Pr.nce Line steamers —the local agents of which are Messrs. Adamson. Gilfillan X. Co., Ltd., —will carry homeward bound passengers for London, via. Naples. Passengers bound for Europe by Prince liners have up till
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  • 58 655 28 HYLAMS CHARGED, Twenty-eight Hylam& were lined up before Mr. Jago at Penang Police Court yesterday on a charge of playing in a common gaming house at 30, Tamil Street. k One of them asked for a postponement, as they wished to engage counsel. A
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  • 150 655 CHARGE AGAINST PENANfi EUROPEAN, > A Penang European, Mr. G Dickinson, was charged in the pS Court yesterday, before Mr. Edward Jago, with enticing away a married woman, Mrs. E. 11. M. B.’ Yeo W whom, it is alleged, he knew or L 1 reason to
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  • 83 655 MOVES PENAJSG. MAGISTRATE TO LENIENCY. The love of a mother for her boy, moved the Penang Magistrate, Mr J ago, yesterday into passing a lenient sentence on Ong In Chye, charged wit house trespass. L Mr Ja go inquired if the mother prepared to look after
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  • 86 655 -e > FALSE CASE PLEA FAILS. This is a false case aga>” st said Muthiah, who was charged nang Police Court yesterday ing a coat. ftg Id# Muthiah said that the close to him when a asked him whose coat’t could not give an answer
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  • 1741 656 INAUGURAL DINNER meeting. rreeived an enthusiastic welfctre6ter<lav evening when 80 of Pe-’”ies'well-known citizens sat down to meeting held in the E. and 0. il° It is doubtful if ever before B< town there lias been brought toT' group covering so wide a range Sessional and business interests
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  • 296 657 DECISION OF MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS A meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday. The President (Mr. G. L. Ham) was in the chair and the others present were Messrs. Khoo Sian Ewe, L. E. Slowe, Lim Eow Thoon, H. Dove, M. 11. M. Noordin,
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  • 624 657 A.A. ANTHONY CO DAILY SHARE LIST Pknxng. August 13th 19 50. ''o-apan- Buverb .-N “KuLi-A» C' •M'rA N I K S scts Ayer Weug Batang ParLru 0.10 0.1 Batu Cave- 0.5'3 O.tJ Hitim Johau 0.274 0.30 Kinta 0.91 1.93 Klang 1.60 1.7 l Kucha’ 0.91 0.93 Kuyol- 0.07 0.C9 Lingui
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  • 153 657 THE “MERRILADS” MAKE MERRY. A successful dance was given by “Mcrrilads” of Penang at Kinta No. 14, Farquhar Street, enaD f.' )i(1 [1 residence of Mr. Leong Eng last Friday night. There was a attendance. Lively dance uac provided by the Penang J& 22 Orchestra and
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  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
    • 174 658 To Tbe E»' TOI! h T E, <> Frette under the «bore caption jin the “From Day to Day 'T are of vour paper of 28th July, a certain individual in the local Ordinate Government Service, hapng to erect a bungalow at Butterj.irth. Kedah can hardly be
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    • 212 658 'To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) 'r There are some ricksha coolies who "an perform the hand trick just as nice--17 as the conjuror in the street. After he has been paid his fare, he aside, pretending to examine the “ver pieces paid to him, and in
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    • 139 658 TIN AN D RUBBER POSITION. Tw. SntMTS Echo.) h '4 l j Bt the Worl l Wide lot to dr. with the present position of the two important products of this Country, and let the matter rest at that, but w’hat the Country is suffering from, is chiefly due to
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    • 373 658 (To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir, It is generally recognised that China is still in a backward state, though her iorm of government has been changed from a monarchy into a republic. But though reform has been carried on in almost every circle, yet more
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  • 85 658 MOULD!) CELEBRATION I here was a large gathering of members _and friends at tju above Club on thy *th instant at 8 p.m. to celebrate the anniversary of the Birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. An interesting and instructive lecture on hv Muhammad is called the last
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  • 129 658 “KUIMARK EXPECTED HERE TO-DAY. A new German vessel, the s.s. “Km mark. is expected to arrive at Penang .early this morning. ’The “Kuimark’ is cargo ship spe cially designed fin the Hamburg-Ameri-ca Line to provide a more efficient service to the East. She can reach a speed
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  • 144 658 QUARRY SUPERINTENDENT’S CLAIM FOR WAGES. At the Penang District Court venter day, before Mr. H. A. Forrer, Francis Joseph, who was recently employed as a superintendent in a quarry, sued his employer, Ho Kim Nghean for 1373.29 as wages due. It was alleged that a
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