The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 21 January 1931
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Title Section20 1931-01-21 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY (MAIL) EDITION. SIS PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. VOL. 29. PENANG. JANUARY 21, 1931. No. 3.20 words
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Advertisement129 1931-01-21 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, post free to any part of the129 words
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Article906 1931-01-21 42 AS the question of the nationality of Straits-born Chinese is likely to be the subject of controversy fen a considerable time (it has already been taken up by a contemporary whose editorial appears on another page of this issue), it might be well to mention at the906 words
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Article576 1931-01-21 42 TO ease the economic situation throughout the world, it has been proposed that war debts be cancelled: and. from the point of view of those who owe and are not owed, the -dea is an excellent one. Whether .or-h a scheme wohld iWfce the depres- sion,576 words
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Advertisement26 1931-01-21 42 the straits echo. PUBLISHED DAILY. WEEKLY EDITIONS Containing the news of the week prior to departure of Mails for Europe. "Straits Echo" Buildhig. Penang Road, Penang.26 words
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Article2184 1931-01-21 43 THIRD DAY’S RESULTS. (By “The Riding Boy.”) Heavy going to start with and rain before the big race upset ca’culal ions on the third day, yesterday, of the Penang New Year Race Meet but tb; public were quick to pick out the mud-iarkers and there were no2,184 words
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119 1931-01-21 44 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, January 12 While out picnicking at Bukit Berapit. two Government clerks were accidentally drowned. Both were members of a party that left Taiping by car for Bukit Berapit, where they decided to bathe. The first to go in to the119 words
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Article57 1931-01-21 44 INQUEST TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY. Omar bin Abdulla the accused in the Kelawei Road Double murder case was produced again in the Police Court yesterday and was remanded till next Saturday. The Coroner's inquest will also be held on that date. Mr. T. E. Conagban57 words
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Article51 1931-01-21 44 MR. 1». M. ROBINSON TO ADDRESS UNITED INDIAN ASSOCIATION. A lecture on “Trade and Currency” will be delivered by the Bon. Mr. P. M. Robinson at the premises of the Association on the 19th instant at 6.30 p.m. Mr. L. E. SloXve-J-rfs 'kmdly' consentcd to51 words
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Article414 1931-01-21 44 AT KELAWEI ROAD. DRIVER OF KEDAH CAR ON TRIAL. I lie motor cur a ’Zi’dent iu Kelawei Hoad, Pennng, on Christinas night had its sequel in the Police Court yesterday when Krishnasamy, the driver of motor car K 324, was charged before Mr. E. lago414 words
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Article36 1931-01-21 44 UNOFFICIAL BOOKMAKER FINED 525. Madar who pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving money for the purpose of betting outside the Race course last Saturday was yestferchry fined in the Potice Court.36 words
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Article630 1931-01-21 45 CHINESE CONVICTED AND SENT TO GAOL. On a charge or fraudulently using as genuine forged Cigarette Coup a Chinese named Aw Yoong Weng was convicted and sentenced to jail by the District Judge yesterday. Mr. J. Crabb Watt, who held a fiat Iran the D.P.P., prosecuting, detailed630 words
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315 1931-01-21 45 WIRELESS TELEPHONES IN STATE CABINS. We are advised by Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd., the local Agents of the Canadian Pacific Steamship, Ltd., that they have received advices from their principals regarding their new Atlantic steamer “Empress of Britain” which is fast nearing completion and315 words
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Article254 1931-01-21 45 MOTOR ACCIDENT VICTIM GETS $6,000. Incapacitated for life and thrown out of employment as a result of a motor car accident, a Sikh named Lehnuar Singh, late of the Police Force, who sued the driver of the car and his father the owner, for $18,552 was yesterday254 words
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Article166 1931-01-21 45 CHINESE CHARGED. A Chinese named Cheang Choon was yesterday charged in the District Court with house-breaking and theft of certain aiticles from a house in Bukit Logan. Ihe accused pleaded guilty to the charge. Ihe complaint was that on January 4, Cheang Kong left his house at166 words
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559 1931-01-21 46 IT is amazing that in the twentieth I centurv there should be persons in so' wedded to superstition that hnasine that the wound rom a bite can be healed by rubbing it rith tl’ie internal organs of the animal. That such persons do exist,559 words
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Article743 1931-01-21 46 THESE are crucial days in China—far more so than is generally imagined in this part, of the world Private advices received in Penang, however, coupled with spasmodic, though apparently unimportant, items of news from Chinese sources which appear from time to time in the Chinese press743 words
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Article270 1931-01-21 46 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. January 14. The terrible late of the Chinese informer named Ong Tian Hock, who was buried alive by a notorious gang over three years ago. was recalled in the Second Police Court this morn’ng when a Chinese named Lee270 words
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Article709 1931-01-21 47 annual meeting. MEMBERS WHO RUSH INTO PRINT. The annual general meeting of the Penang Football Association was held yesterday evening at the Hutchings School with the President, Mr. E. A. Davies, in the chair. After the minutes of the last general nit eting had been read and709 words
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Article68 1931-01-21 47 USING CRIMINAL FORCE ACTION FROM BUTTERWORTH. The conviction was quashed in the Appeal Court in the case in which a man named Xagapjxn was fined $5O in default 6 weeks' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. York, the Butterworth Police Magistrate on a charge of using criminal force68 words
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134 1931-01-21 47 TWO CHINESE CHARGED. On a charge of cheating another by falsely representing that he conducted a school lottery, named the Malacca Nam Keong School lottery and thereby dishonestly induced him to deliver to him $2 for 6 tickets in the lottery a Chinese, Ch134 words
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Article72 1931-01-21 47 SENTENCE ON KEEPER OF HOUSE OF ill-fame I'l'e n|j.. ;1 !1S argued ly Mr. Fitinl, "t far,, Singh, who some time a 0 was ‘"“'acted of ~|,a rge o f living on th’ ,r ‘7 'V 1 ll0,,s i'Mnme, K it. need to 13 months'72 words
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Article495 1931-01-21 47 ANNUAL DINNER. MR. ABDOOL CADER ASKS FOR MORE ENTHUSIASM. In response to invitations issued, over a bunded members of the Penang ed Indian Association assembled at the Association Hall in Hutton Lane last evening to enjoy the annual dinner givon by their President, the Hon. Mr 11.495 words
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Article142 1931-01-21 48 three toes amputated as result of injury. Il'ioin Olli- Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. January 14. The story of a Punjabi brutality was re htecl at the Criminal Assizes when three Punjabis were charged with causiri„ grievous hurt to Arjan Singh and Kt'har Singh. The accused resented the142 words
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Article151 1931-01-21 48 TWO PETTY CASES COME UP FOR DISPOSAL. The Perak Assize Court began its sitting at the Supreme Court, Ipoh, on Monday morning, the lion. Mr. Justice Prichard. K. presiding. Two cases came on for disposal. In the first case an Indian named Velavutham was charged with151 words
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79 1931-01-21 48 Krislinasnmy. the drver of a Kedah oar. which was concerned in a collison m Aelawai Hoad on Christmas day was 1 U r s x W4 e l< s imp.isonmenf 10 Poliee Alagistrate yesterday. the prosecution proved that the accns<‘( ssas under79 words
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Article60 1931-01-21 48 sentence affirmed in appeal Alni' 1 ci lv c, on as affirmed in the i Mohamed Bnwa who 1 n llle 'l ln default 4 months’ L'iv n?,"<- .‘"'T’y'tionment on a charge of hin'peetor*" 1 n^,rnia Hou to a Police >n/'" l’l' ca --d for60 words
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Article176 1931-01-21 48 ENTERTAINMENT IN AID OF FUNDS. A good many children and grown-ups witnessed a pleasant entertainment given at the Anglo-Chinese Girls’ School, Penang, yesterday evening in aid of a child in the Malacca Mission and a child in the Oltershaw Homes, Surrey, England. Fifteen children enacted a play176 words
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168 1931-01-21 48 ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUNDAY’S PROCESSION. People from all parts of Malaya are arriving here daily to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Lini Leng Check (nee fan Say Seang) which will start at II am. on Sunday, the 18th instant from her168 words
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Article98 1931-01-21 48 SENTENCED TO 11 MONTHS IMPRISONMENT. flic pick-pocket who was arrested on the racecourse on the first day of the races a nd who was later convicted by the Police Magistrate, w.-.s yesterday ps-oduued before Mr. IL A. Forrer, District Judge, for sentence. Detective Inspector Gordon who98 words
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Article269 1931-01-21 48 MONOPOLIES OFFICER Singapore, January 15 Air. S. Leigh Hunt, a probationary Assistant Controller of Government Monopolies, died in the early hours of this morning as a result of a motor accident in Lavender Street. It appears that I flint was returning from Sea View Hotel shortly269 words
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Article179 1931-01-21 48 "SILVER MAPLE” RUNS INTO A HULK. Singapore, January 15 A somewhat serious collision occurred at the outer roads in the early hours of diis morning when the s.s. Silver Maple, commanded by Capt. Chivers, ran into the hulk “Ami toon Apcar,” in quarantine anchorage. As no179 words
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Article613 1931-01-21 49 IT is necessary once more to revert I to the subject of the status of Strait»-born Chinese in Malaya, for there seems to be a considerable amount of confusion in the minds of some of our readers, two of whom express their views in our correspondence columns613 words
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Article488 1931-01-21 49 T probably puzzles the public to I know why it has been impossible to eliminate piracy in China seas, particularly in view of the fact that all the river boats plying between Hongkong and Canton as well as numerous other vessels which trade in South China waters488 words
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Article47 1931-01-21 49 WOULD NOT MOVE IN HIS PRESENCE. “So long as the constable was there my bullocks would not budge an inch”, said a Chinese who stood charged with causing obstruction with his cart at Weld Quay. He was. however, convicted and fined $3.47 words
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Article330 1931-01-21 49 DECISION OF COMMITTEE TO CLOSE IT. The Committee of the Penang Chinese Unemployed Relief Fund has decided to close the Fund, because the situation is getting worse and the appeal lor donations has not come up to expectations. Mr. Chew Boon Mean arrived in Penang yesterday330 words
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Article2689 1931-01-21 50 FOURTH DAY’S RESULTS. (By “The Riding Boy”.) Favoured by bright weather, the fourth day of the Penang New Year Race Meeting, yesterday, was a great success and some excellent sport was «moved by the large crowd that was present, ‘H. H. The Sultan of Perak and suite2,689 words
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Article89 1931-01-21 51 WATER UP TO TOP OF SHOP HOUSES. (From Our Own Kuala Lumpur, January 15. Advice received from Temerloh this morning states that serious Hoods ar being experienced in Pahang. The river rose thirty-five feet in one night. Many shophouses in Temerlo are flooded to the top89 words
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Article145 1931-01-21 51 ONF. CASE OF SMALL POX LAST WEEK. Sixty-eight deaths and 109 births were registered in George Town for the week mded January 10. This is an increase in both the death rate and the birth rate of the previous week. The 35/33 males and females dead145 words
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88 1931-01-21 51 DRIVER not to blame. An unlicensed driver of a motor w r who knocked down a Chinese girl j D iu mail Load was before the Police Magistrate yesterday. Ihe I olice moved to withdraw the charge of causing hurt to the88 words
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Article720 1931-01-21 52 damages to injured. CONTRACTOR GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE. Damages were allowed in the Supreme Court yesterday to a passenger of a car and its owner-driver who alleged that they sustained bodily injuries as a result of the negligent felling of a roadside tree by a720 words
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168 1931-01-21 52 KHAW—YEOIi. Mr. Khaw Bian Howe, youngest son if Mr. and Mrs. Khaw Jo< Tok, was .esterday married to \lis-- Mary Yeoh, nly daughter of the la’te Mr. and Mrs. i coh Tin Kee, with the usual ceremonies attending a function of this aturu under168 words
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88 1931-01-21 52 CASE FOR DEFENCE ON SATURDAY. The prosecution was closed yesterday in the District Court in the Chinese Temple robbery case. Tn this case Hong Ong Siang and his wife Kap Po Tai and another stand charged with the. theft of $32 in cash and a88 words
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206 1931-01-21 52 21 GALLONS IN JARS NEAR A HOUSE. hollowing a night raid on a house in Green Lane by the officers of the Government Monopolies, led by Mr. Guy Austin, an old Chinese was yesterday in the Police Court convicted of a charge of possession206 words
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132 1931-01-21 52 TONGKANG MEN TAKEN HERE ON SUSPICION. The Detective Police surprised gome Chinese tongkang men who arrived in Penang early yesterdav morning by taking them into custody. It appears that*- a couple of days ago a large number of fishing nets mysteriously disappeared from Johore and132 words
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47 1931-01-21 52 TAMIL MAN CHARGED. Enticing away a married woman, was the charge preferred against a Tamil man vesterdav in the Police Court. Accused who' pleaded “noi guiltv was allowed bail in s O and the heating i-ut off for the 22nd instant.47 words
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Article855 1931-01-21 53 WE have received a letter from an Indian regarding a recent editorial in respect to superstition, and the sole reason we cannot publish it is because it deals, incidentally, with matters of religion—and the belief of 'The Straits Echo” is that such subjects are unsuitable for newspapers855 words
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Article229 1931-01-21 53 C I I LI. another scheme has been 7 mooted for the stabilization of tin. the latest emanating from aMr A Kater. of Rotterdam, who. >n the pages of “The Mining Journal.” invites suggestions and criticisms of hie proposals Ihe scheme is somewhat simil229 words
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Article508 1931-01-21 53 COOLIE WORKING ON JUNK ON TRIAL. A large packet of ganja was produced in the District Court yesterday in nection with the case in which a Chin, esc named Tan Kek See stood charged with the possession of ganja. The prosecution was conducted by508 words
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Article1079 1931-01-21 54 X'EI'LONESE, who are not neces- sarily indigenous to the Colony, nevertheless, eligible lor high posies in the Ceylon Civil Service. Straits-born Chinese who are not indigenous to Malaya are not eligible tor high positions in the Malayan Civil Cevlonesc and Straits-born Chinese ~re British subjects. What is1,079 words
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Article235 1931-01-21 54 NEXT TUESDAY. GREEN LANE MOTOR CASE ON THE ROLL. there arc nine cases on the calendar of the first Assize Session in Penang this year which opens on Tuesday next with the customary ceremonials. But for one case which comes from the Police Court of Balik235 words
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80 1931-01-21 54 STOLEN OR GIVEN TO BE PAWNED? A Tamil actor who has figured in a little drama at 92, Transfer Road was in the Police Court yesterday charged by a Malay woman who alleged that accused stole her sarong. Kannan, the accused, stating that he80 words
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99 1931-01-21 54 CASE PUT OFF TILL NEXT THURSDAY. Detect ive Inspector Hunt produced a Chinese Woman in the Police Court yesterday and charged her with theft of clothes. The case was put off for the 22nd instant and the accused allowed bail $5O. Mr IL 11. A.99 words
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Article2709 1931-01-21 55 PENAN G TURF CLUB. < FIFTH DAY’S RESULTS. (By “The Riding Boy”.) As anticipated by me on Saturday morning, the final day of the 1 enang New Year Race Meeting proved another triumph lor ‘he Norman-.uc arthy combine which scored a treble (not a hat-trick) again. Inis enabled McCarthy to2,709 words
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Advertisement69 1931-01-21 55 *s* *l*^*** < *X 4 *Z*** 4< 5* < s*4‘4*i Riding Boy gave J 8 WINNERS out of 9 RACES. 6 Straight and 2 Long- shots In other race t Guano (longshot) was beaten by a short-head. 4 8 OUT OF 9. J *Z 4 44 4 *J’*. 4 *f69 words
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Article176 1931-01-21 56 EVIDENCE FOR DEFENCE RECORDED. Evidence was recorded in the District Court on Saturday of the accused in the hinese Temple Robbery case. Hong Ong Siang and his wife, Kap Po Thai, and another Chinese man, Goh Tong Eng. are charged with having on the sth December176 words
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Article511 1931-01-21 57 THANKS are due to the Senior Warden of Mines, Mr. G K. Greig, for sending us a communique regarding the tin restriction proposals, with a request that it be given prominence in our edition of Monday, January jy. Unfortunately, however, the letter reached us long after511 words
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Article510 1931-01-21 57 A letter is to hand from a reader, Mr. T. G. Chye, containing a remarkable paragraph, which we publish here because we are anxious to enable our friend to be in a position to prove for himself that there is not a word oi truth510 words
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403 1931-01-21 57 MEETING OF FEDERAL COUNCIL. I Kuala Lumpur. January ]g. The Hon Mr. John Scott presided! it this morning’s meeting of the Federal! Council when Mr. J. \V. Hughes I Acting Resident of Pahang, and Mr I P. T. Allen, Secretary lor Chinese At| fairs, made403 words
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2696 1931-01-21 58 MR. P. M. ROBINSON’S lecture. “Trade and Currency" teas the title of a lecture delivered by the Hun. Mr. P. M. Robinson last night under the auspices of the United Indian Association. Mr. L. [<' Slows presided and there wan a large gathering2,696 words
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2632 1931-01-21 59 GENERAL MEETING. LOSS OF OVER I $6,000. I The annual general meeting o f Benta Rubber Estates, Ltd., was he?® at the Offices of .the Secretaries, Messrs® Harrisons, Barker and Co., Ltd., Beat® Street, Penang, on Saturday, Januarl 17, at 11.15 a.m. Major G. N.2,632 words
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3005 1931-01-21 61 PROSECUTION EVIDENCE LED. I WITNESS SUGGESTS THAT BETEL JUICE SMELLS LIKE ALCOHOL Indicted with causing the death of a Tamil in Green Lane by rashly and negligently driving a motor car, Mrs. Ellen Jane Mason and Mi. Matthew Reid were in the Assize3,005 words
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784 1931-01-21 63 THE LATE MRS. LIM LENG CHEAK. The funeral took place yesterday ol the late Mrs. Lim Leng Cheak (nee Tan Say Seang) whose death occurred on September 19, last year. The procession which was over a mile in length left the deceased’s residence in784 words
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Article274 1931-01-21 63 INQUEST PROCEEDINGS. VERDICT OF MURDER RETURNED. The man accused of the double murder in Kelawei Road on New Year’s Day was produced in the Coroner’s Court on Saturday when the inquest was held on the deaths of Sittee Fatimah and her brother, Abdulla. The Government274 words
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Article681 1931-01-21 64 (To the Editor of Jho "Straits Echo. S 'l am quite interested about the query “Straits-born Chinese or British in the head-lines of your leader. Hie answer s a Simple one-'’lt depends on whether the Straits-born Chinese are looked upon by the Government as merely Bntish subjects681 words
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Article473 1931-01-21 64 (To the Editor of the “Straits Echo”). Sir. Dr. Ariff, in his Rotary Dinner speech published in the “Straits Echo” of 7th instant says that the Malays are of Indian origin. I will add to it and say that they are of South Indian Tamilian473 words
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Article202 1931-01-21 64 (To the Editor of the “Straits Echo”). Sir. 1 have pleasure in reading the Correspondence Column on “What is a Malay appearing in your issue of 12th idem, and beg to request you to be good enough to allow me to make some comments in your202 words
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Article91 1931-01-21 64 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo). Sir, May T, through the medium of your paper, ask Mr. S. M. I. Marican, who s in agreement with Dr. Arifl’s definition of a Malay, whether he would call a local horn Chinese or Eurasian who speaks Malay91 words
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Article312 1931-01-21 64 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Sir, Having read in your valuable paper this morning the 2 letters from the able hands of Messrs. Sabapatby and Meri•an. I feel I must again ask for your ■kind favour to allow me to say a lew words312 words
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Article717 1931-01-21 65 [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Sir, Perhaps you have not been in China, to appreciate to the fullest extent, the exception taken to the term “China* men in contradistinction to the woid “Chinese”. Words change their meaning with usage. This, however, is by the way.717 words
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Article277 1931-01-21 65 (To The Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir, It is not very correct to say that all Straits-born Chinese are British subjects. China-born English are never Chinese subjects, as they domicile in Lnghmd. It is true that majority of the Straits-born Chinese have never seen Chinn at277 words
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Article218 1931-01-21 65 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo) I Sir, I I am most interested by your Editoriill of yesterday; the subject on or British”. J I would like to know exactly why J man from China should be called J “Chinaman?” I think you would ghj me218 words
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Article114 1931-01-21 65 (Io Ihe Editor Of The Straits Echo.) Sir, With regard to the correspondence in >our paper “What is a Malay”, owing to the happy-go-lucky disposition of the local Malays ,many of them are devoid of any political ambition. This acts as an incentive to outsiders who114 words
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Article564 1931-01-21 65 (To the Editor of the ‘‘Straits Echo.”) Sir. About half a dozen Penang Cbioese youths went to Java in 1916, armed j" th P ritls h passports. After they had been there a year or two, they were sen-ed w th income tux notices? 10 ’“y knowledge,564 words
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Article285 1931-01-21 66 (To the Editor of the “Straits Echo.’’) Sir. y itli your permission, allow' me to ‘ring to light, through the medium of .'our valuable paper, a most atrocious abuse in Penang. I !"el it mv duty, as a Chinese citito disclose the “profession” of some quacks here285 words
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Article241 1931-01-21 66 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) Sir. Your editorial of to-day’s refers to the matter of law, as regards the question of nationality. The Chinese traditional law which had been enforced for thousands of years prior to the establishment of the Republican Government did announce that241 words
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Article522 1931-01-21 66 (To the Editor of the “Straits Echo.”) Sir. 1 am in entire agrecm<* n t w’th < hinese Spectator” who wro f e in S- I' l dav’s issue of the Straits 1* cbo ot the existence in Penang of a numbed of Chinese rmacks who profess522 words
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