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Title Section20 1931-04-22 1 Straits Echo WEEKLY (MAIL) EDITION. §lB PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPY 40 CTS. VOL. 29. PENANG. APRIL 22, 1931. No. 16.20 words
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Advertisement355 1931-04-22 1 y'<.y'"'i- "'<.^''<.^"'^.-"’<.^''^.2 ’j'v £z. '"cz zz r-> J'S 'ey 'i.y z y z -i.y>y.y>y>y>y> <>> .<. jVj.A'W""" >?'< CON T E N T S I 1 T \L I Z 0 LEADERS. The Irritating Insects Of s'!'£ Malax n 292 \U (Hl To Make but ure Like Film “British Xggression355 words
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Advertisement127 1931-04-22 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 jnd special articles. The subscript on is $lB per annum, free to any part of the127 words
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Article1339 1931-04-22 279 LETTERS expressing views diametrically opposed to our own, and criticism of British “aggression” in particular, will always receive a warm welcome in the correspondence columns of ‘‘The Straits Echo because the public airing of a question enables readers to hear both sides, after which they are1,339 words
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Article172 1931-04-22 279 VERDICT AGAINST SINGAPORE SIKH DRIVER. (Krom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 14. The sequel to the Easier Monday norning accident when u taxi driven >y a Sikh crashed in to a wall in Orchard Road, causing the death of a fellow Sikh passenger, was heard in172 words
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Advertisement23 1931-04-22 279 fHE STRAITS ECHO. PUBLISHED daily. WEEKLY editions. the n- week priOr departure el Mails for Europe. •«Straits Echo” Building, penfing Rond, 1 enang.23 words
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Article1368 1931-04-22 280 D. A. F. C. SCORE EASY WIN OVER P C. C. The Darul Aihsan Football Club scored a good victory over the Penang Cricket Club ou the Esplanade yesterday «•veiling bv five goals to one in their first Soccer League fixture. The win which was a well1,368 words
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90 1931-04-22 280 SIX CHINESE FINED. Charged with gambling six Chinese were produced in the Police Court yesterday. Detective Inspector Hall stated that at 11 p.m. on Monday he raided a house 04 a Kampong off Ayer Rajah Road He found thirty Chinese sitting there and90 words
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196 1931-04-22 280 ACCUSED ACQUITTED AND DISCHARGED. Following a statement by the UTI i hat there was no evidence to maintuiu a criminal charge. Lee Beng Siangwho on Saturday was charged wj cheating in respect of rubber "Ort $3,197 belonging to the General iluce Agency, was yesterday196 words
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1162 1931-04-22 281 PARIT PERAK RUBBER. ufTEENTH ORDINARY General meeting. w general financial Position re- s sound and we shall be able to io» g «gu »> the ,rescnt uu 1 L battle ihat is going on, said I'hunnaii at the fifteenth ordinary ,he art >■> Of the I’arit1,162 words
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Article80 1931-04-22 281 CHINESE EXTORTS MONEY EROM SEVERAL. 8« nteiice was postponed till the 17th instant on a hinese named Lee Khcng Sicw who pleaded “guilty to fraudulent possession of a badge belonging to the Penang Volunteer Corps. Accused Said that he found the badge on table. Ho found it and80 words
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Article75 1931-04-22 281 TAMIL CHARGED. On a cliargc of attempting to murder li s wife a Tamil named Marimuttu appeared before the Police Magistrate, lie was also charged with attempting to commit suicide. Il is alleged that at Gladstone Road on the Ist instant, following a little dispute.75 words
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Article143 1931-04-22 281 PROSECUTIONS UNDER MUZZLING ORDER. Eleven more d* g-owners were in the Police Court sterday in response to the summons issued on them bv the Municipal Veterinary Department for non-compliance with the Muzzling Order. Of t hose present. only Mr. Cheung Ly e Hock of Mac143 words
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Article533 1931-04-22 282 SHOULD unofficial inembers of Council consider themselves in the light of responsible legislators? The Hon. Mr. A. S. Bailey, in his speech on the tin control agreement in Council at Kuala Lumpur on Monday, claimed that they had that right, but it is perfectly evident that Government533 words
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Article273 1931-04-22 282 rIIOSE in Malaya who are disturbed when European newspapers publish exaggerated accounts of the unemployment situation in this country migiit find it to their advantage to M-nd Home the March report of the CommiUee of European Unemployment, which appeared on page 16 of tins paper yesterday It deals273 words
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Article416 1931-04-22 282 THERE is comfort in the thought that the cable message regarding Kowloon, which appears on the next page, was not sent out by Reuter, for bad it been so, we should have felt inclined to believe that it meant the beginning of the end416 words
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Article364 1931-04-22 282 TWO CHINESE ON TRIAL Attemptmg to redeem two n|X h.'"" pawnshop to which they had M J/ V «md misappropriating two pawn tickets Of on. Ratnn Singh, weak? ■hnrges upon which two Chinese rtM ■heir trail ,n the Police Court ye™ Complainant stated that one364 words
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1088 1931-04-22 283 big gathering at residency. TENNIS AND DANCING: ENJOYABLE EVENING SPENT BY GUESTS. t| lc Resident Councillor. Mr. E. AV. F. Gilman, was At o biria* number of local residents yesterday evening at the llciipt* to a it i i Tli-1,088 words
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Article317 1931-04-22 283 TRAFFIC CONTROL. SUGGESTION TO ADOPT SINGAPORE SYSTEM I ndfic control in Penang is at present engaging the attention of the Automobile Association, who, in conjunction with the Straits Settlements (Penang) Association, are attempting to urge on the Police the immediate necessity of a better system. In a317 words
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Article625 1931-04-22 284 THOUGH all right-minded citizens will sympathise with street hawkers who find a difficulty in making an honest living at the present time, we say unhesitatingly that an extremely dangerous precedent will be established if the Police accede to the wishes of the Straits Chinese British Association which,625 words
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Article421 1931-04-22 284 Though a considerable amount of satisfaction was experienced in the .anetums of our imti-Council Reform lontemporaries as a result of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association’s uallot, there has been an extraordinary diange of viewpoint in some directions since the last meeting of Council in Singapore. It421 words
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437 1931-04-22 284 35,000 INCREASE. FINAL RESULT to BF Oit IN FEW DAYS LI Final Census figures for th. 11 Penang are likely to show .1 nearly 35.000 over the l&i T* details of population as resard religion and sex grouped, and owing to a larw detected,437 words
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Article496 1931-04-22 285 i.«r ulpa of infancy set up m declaration that a htr a a t" l n'aotion was null and void, ooBts of the tlier nU Peechayah, the plain-JH-Xl that bv an Indenture of Sta- v Mortgage dated June 24, 1927, tonehee mnV Abdul Khan the496 words
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Article578 1931-04-22 285 HAWKERS’ PROTEST. PAYMENT OF FINES MEANS STARVING FAMILIES. As a protest against what they allege ,o be ’Police persecution”, a large number of Chinese hawkers, hand cart pullers and rieshamen “downed lheii tools” yesterday morning and marched n a body to Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe. Explaining their578 words
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83 1931-04-22 285 TWO TAMILS AND A MALAY CONVICTED. 1 licit ol two pieces of copper plate belonging to the Public Works and 'allied at $3 was alleged against two lamils and a Malay who were produced m the Police Court yesterday. Lach oi {he accused pleaded83 words
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Article60 1931-04-22 285 LECTURE TO THE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION. udei ihe auspices ol the Penang leacHiers Association Dr. J. W. Scharff, Senior Health Officer. Penang, v II deliver ;l lecture at the Hutcrimgs school to-morrow at 8.30 p. ln on “The Irritating Insects of Malaya and their elationship to Public60 words
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Article121 1931-04-22 285 TO CONTINUE AS BEFORE. Ihe Ageni ol the Government of India, at Kuala Lumpur, writes ns follows: Dai might remember that in January ’ast. a notice under the signature (if J- Barron. M.C.S.. Acting Deputv Controller of Labour. Malaya, luted Penang, January 10, 1031, was issued announcing121 words
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91 1931-04-22 285 LAND DEPARTMENT CLERK CHARGED. A charge of criminal breach of trust was preferred in the District Court yesterday against M M. Idris, till recently u ulcrk in the Land Department. It '< allogt'd that, between August 7 and '•'p 1 iidx r 2o lasi, accused91 words
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Article499 1931-04-22 286 EUROPEAN CONVICTED OF TRAFFIC OFFENCES. For .leering I'liee (bool, Hoad by th wrong way to go to the Majestic Theatre, a European motorist, Mr. J L. Walker of Messrs. Borneo Moors Ltd., faced lour charges Yesterday in the Distr ct Court. The charges against499 words
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Article729 1931-04-22 286 NEW ORDINANCE. S. C. B. A. SUGGESTION TO GOVERNMENT. The following arc excerpts of the minitcs of a committee meeting of the Straits Chinese British Association, leafing. In Id on April 18. With reference to the suggestion to Government to introduce legislation to provide for the729 words
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Article259 1931-04-22 286 VISITS TO PEKAN, KUANTDi AND KUALA TRENGGANU. IL E. the Officer Administering the iovernment (the Hon. Mr. John Scott vill leave on Wednesday next on a ton' f which the following is the itinerary. ednesday April 22. noon.—Leave ungapoie in s.s.y. “Sea Belle II." Thursday,—April 23. 6259 words
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Article638 1931-04-22 287 EXPERT’S EVIDENCE. CASE forwarded to p p, p. FOR ACTION. st rte Court yesterday This Lordship directed that .he rein the ease be forwarded to the p p for necessary action. The facts of the case are as follows th, the death of Oon Eng638 words
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Article315 1931-04-22 287 SERVICE LIKELY TO BE STARTED SHORTLY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, April 14. In the course of an interesting revievx it the annual meeting of the, Singapon dying Club yesterday evening, Win}, ’ommodore Lundon said that the preudices of certain firms against allowing heir staffs315 words
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530 1931-04-22 287 LARGE ATTENDANCE OF LOCAL JAPANESE COMMUNITY. I’hy funeral of the late Mr. Kohei Ando. father of Dr. J. Ando, of Penang, and Dr. K. Ando, of Singapore, whose death occurred on Tuesday, took place xesterday morning and was largely attended, the majority of530 words
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Article1205 1931-04-22 288 AN extraordinary state of affairs has developed at Ipoh. where the amazing fact has been revealed that the Kinta Sanitary Board, which the public lias long imagined was controlled by official and unofficial members, is actually run on a system which is not far removed from1,205 words
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Article443 1931-04-22 288 (To th v Editor of the Straits Echo, Taking advantage of youl■ml fatrness, which I f u ]l y a the mednun ot your paper, of thc V 1 d those who differ from you, I o make a tew remarks on your edit®, tinder the443 words
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2226 1931-04-22 289 MR. GILMAN ON LIFE’S 3 STAGES. CONSERVATIVE SCHOOLBOY, RADICAL YOUTH AND EXPERIENCED MAN. The Hon. the Resident Councillor paid his farewell visit to the Free School yesten’ay morning. The Head Boy read an address of welcome and at the conclusion presented Mr. Gilman2,226 words
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346 1931-04-22 290 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) Sir, China has after years of humiliation recognised that she is far behind th< times and that to free herself from the bonds of tyranny she has first to westernise herself. Following the attitude of their coun346 words
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431 1931-04-22 290 GLEN KIDSTON USF« SHELL PRODUCTS. I.ieut. Commander Glen l-;.i leeompanied by Mr. 0. Cathcart wlu, shared with him the piloting tf a mnelmte, and also by a Canadian Johnson, who acted as mechanic dieted the trip from London to in 6 days and 10431 words
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Article1129 1931-04-22 291 Hmf there is more beIT vouU tl,a x l J ih agitation against prosecuhl," La kers and rickshaw coolies for lu ,iL the traffic than was ap- lr t when the Straits Chinitisl. Association took up the cud«Ln their behalf, and there is evid*'k J shew1,129 words
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Article515 1931-04-22 291 HONEY—DRENNAN. Ihe wedding was solemnised at St. Xndrew s Presbyterian Church, Penang, on Saturday afternoon of Mr Arthur George Honey, of Messrs. C. C. Wakefield <fc Co., Ltd., Penang, the third soli ot Mr. and Mrs. IT. Honey of Harleslau, London, and Ada Alexandra, the515 words
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3125 1931-04-22 292 DR. SCHARFFS LECTURE TO TEACHERS. THE HOUSE FLY A MOST PERFECT REPUBLICAN. “Irritating Insects of Malaya and their Relation to 1 ul>lic Health" was the subject on which Dr. J. W. Scharff, Senior Health Officer, Penang, addressed a gathering ot 1 eacliers at the Hutchings3,125 words
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196 1931-04-22 293 CORONER FINDS HIM TO BLAME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. April 19. Ihe inquest was concluded into the d nth of a Malax cycl st who died as the result of injuries receix’ed bv being knocked down hx a motor car driven hx Herrmann, an196 words
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Article768 1931-04-22 294 FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. (I*rum Our Owu Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 17 The hrst day of the Selangor Turf Club Amateur meeting saw a fair crowd. The going was good until after the fourth race when there was rain at intervals The last race was run in768 words
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236 1931-04-22 294 TAMIL SCHOOL BOY Tfiitt TO STOWAWAY. ES Lured by Cinema scenes, a m school boy of Penang attempted to a trip to America on Saturday butk ng set about in the wrong’ was brought back from the shin'’!' placed in the Police Court236 words
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Article79 1931-04-22 294 BUS OWNER’S COMPLAINT. A charge of extortion was preferred against a Police Constable named Osman bin Haji Yacob yesterday, in tbt Police Court. The prosecution alleged that accused threatened a bus ow ner named Tan Bd Swee of Prangin Road and extorted from him at the79 words
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Article111 1931-04-22 294 GAOL FOR ONE AND FINE FOR OTHER. Convicted of being vagrants. Ita nl bin Hassan and Amin bin Salleh produced in the Police Court yesterday for sentence. The first accused. who had six convictions, was sentenced J month’s rigorous imprisonment and—second was fined $lO or m111 words
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Article644 1931-04-22 295 rnTHER charges of Police eorrupF ,ou uo‘ oul v iu Penau bu t ;d mrts of Malaya. are to hand, in other pa those wllo make t e but 111 either refuse to allow their Uo be published, or else fad to lia one specific case of644 words
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Article488 1931-04-22 295 (To the Editor of the Straits Echo.) Sir, While appreciating, to some extent, vour views for the necessity of keeping word for word the law regulating the traffic control relative to Hawkers’ obstruction on streets. 1 have some points which might interest you. The fact that the488 words
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Article304 1931-04-22 295 FETED EY CHINESE COPRA AND TAPIOCA DEALERS. Chinese copra and tapioca dealers '1 Penang entertained Mr. E. Koch, Tanager of the East Asiatic Co., Ltd., o a fan-well dinner last night at the doh Seang Hold, thulia Street, on lie eve ol Ins departure on304 words
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123 1931-04-22 295 SEQUEL TO CAMPBELL STREET RAID. The fifteen Chim-se women arrested by the Detective Police in Campbell Street on Saturday afternoon xvere before the Police Magistrate yesterday morning on charges of gambling. All but one plead d “guilty.’’ Detective Inspector Hall stated that when he raided123 words
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Article5523 1931-04-22 296 annual general meeting. The forty-fifth annual general meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce v.as held at the Chamber, Downing Street, yesterday afternoon. Mr. P. M. Robinson presided and others present were Messrs. H. Dove, B. G. H. Johnson, F. H. Grumitt, 11. W. Hughes, Crisp,5,523 words
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Article576 1931-04-22 299 FIVE "RUN OUT" IN ONE 1 INNINGS The ”Authentics” went over to But terworth on Sunday and defeated the Recreation Club there by 90 runs. Put in to bat first, the visitors scored 98. Oh Chong Seng (30), Lim Keng Hock (22). and Tan Ah Ee (14)576 words
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61 1931-04-22 299 MONEY CHANGER CHARGED. Charged with possession of counterfeit coins and with attempting to circulate them at the Immigration Camp, Peria Meera. a Money Changei, was before flu* Police Magistrate yesterday. Detective Inspector Gordon applying fr»r an early date for hearing, the Magistrate fixed the ease61 words
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Article170 1931-04-22 299 FUNERAL ON SUNDAY EVENING. (From Our Own Correspondent). Tpoh, April 20 The death occurred at Taiping of Mrs. Cogger, wife of the SergeantMajor Instructor of the D. Company M. S. V. R. following a brief illness. The funeral took place on Sunday even ing.170 words
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Advertisement903 1931-04-22 300 ALL THE WORLD S END S-TES TlHfeMy T< > ASP hfO the ALL Br%lTiSii MEDICINE THAT SOOTHES AWAY PAIN IN 5 MINUTE RELIEVES RHEUMATISM-HUNTS OUT FEVERS AND STOPS ‘FLU AND COLDS AVn Truth will out—it spreads like fire. The service and merit of ‘ASPRO’ rTOTO 11N(jLA.N LJ demonstrate the point.903 words
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