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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
At Sir Austen Chamberlain's
request Lord Birkenhead, who had rched home from a tour of Ger- many, returned to that country on Friday to speak at Heidelberg on the Inter-parliamentary relations of two countries,
The King of Slam has sane tioned the construction of six fur Įther Higatouses la Moudhol' Puket
and along the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, Alterations and repairs aro also to be effected, to the existing lighthouses.
An address on "The Power of Thought" was. given by Mr. H. E. Lanepart at the local lodge of the Theosophical Society on Sunday.
As a preliminary to purchasing new rice, the Japanese Government has decided to dispose of its im- ported rice at the Chinese market.
The mean estimated population of the F.M.S, on June 30 was as fol- lows:-Perak, 664,680; Selangor, 479,868; Negri Sembilan, 209,113; Pahang, 163,162. Total, 1,504,823.
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The popular musical comedy
The referendum of the stalkers company, the Quaints, are to give in the Asturias mining district of a season of three nights in the Spain, on the question of a return Star Theatre, beginning Friday, to work resulted in a vote of 19,000 October 28, The pisces to be pre-out of a total of 24,000 for a return sented will be popular ones and the to work on October 24-Reuter. orchestra will be specially aug- mented for the season.
Regarding the affairs of the various business in respect of A man-eating tiger is reported which Mr. J. L. Durand and to have killed a survey coolie at Madame Flint have been adjudicat- Mentakab,' 'in Pahang, about Bed bankrupt, it is officially announc. month ago, and a little later a bulled in the Gazette" that the public and a calf were killed in the vicin- examination of debtors in bank ity, presumably by the same tiger. ruptcy will take place at This seems a good opportunity for Saturday's Bankruptcy Court pro- local big game hunters to distin- ceedings. guish themselves.
The villagers of Taipoo were reported to have caught a fair sized snake yesterday. The reptile was stated to measure 12 foot 6 inches in length and over 8 inches in girth.| it tipped the scales at nearly 80 catties.
Arrangements have been made for antirabic prophylactic trest-| ment to be given at the Penang General Hospital; the feea for the course of treatment being same as those at the Medical Research In- stitute, Kuala Lumpur.
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The new Straits S.S. steamer "Jarak," built at Butter- worth, and registered in Penang, has arrived at Singapore from Penang. She is 207 tons gross and 74 tons met, carries a crow of 44, has a bunker capacity of 18 tops, and steams eight knots.
C. O. Rodrigues, Chlef Clerk to the Singapore General Hospital, ap- peared before the District Judge (Mr. N. D. Mudfe) on a charge of criminal breach of truat in respect neyt to $1,085. The accused was sen- tenced to six months' rigorous 'îm- prisonment.
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Considering the up-to-date con- An interesting function The marriage of Mr. Chua dition of many of the public depart-place at the Muar Prison premises Boon-guan, son of the late Mr.ments the backwardness of tele on September 30, when the staff Chua Cheng-tuan and Mrs. Chua phone development in Singapore is assembled in full force to bid fare Cheng-tuan, and nephew of Mr. surprising. The fact that Penang, well to Inche Awang bin Konit, Chua Cheng-bok, of the Cycle and and Singapore remain unconnect- Chiof Warder, who was rettring Carriage Company, Kuala Lumpur, ed constitutes a serious handicap that day on a well earned pension with Misa Leong Kwes-neong, to the business community of the after 27 years' meritorious Govern- eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Settlements, a handicap the more ment service.-"M.O." Leong Soon, was celebrated last keenly felt owing to the compara- Wednesday.
tive slowness of the mail.-"S.E."
The total value of imports into the F.M.S. in the second quarter of Following are the numbes of Reviewing the, recent Town this year was $41,350,385, a de. arrivals and departure to Madras Planning Exhibition in Ipoh. the crease of over $17,000 on the figure| Presidency for the month of Sept- "Times of Malaya" says that almost for the corresponding quarter of ember:-Arrivals (figures supplied startling emphasis was placed on last year. The total value of ex-] by travelling inspectors), adults the recent announcement made by ports for the same peroid was 3.515; minore 1,583. Departures; H.E. the High Commissioner re- $86,483,653, a decrease of over (figures supplied by the steamer garding the change of the capital $10,000. agenta) adults 5,405, minors 459, of the State of Perak from Taiping; The arrivals relate to aided sengers only.
News has been received that
pasto Ipoh. This was one of the mat-
ters discussed by His Excellency at the Straits Steamship Company's the Round Table Conference held in new steamer "Kedah" accomplished: Ipoh with local Unoflefals and Off the exceptionally fine time of 194 cials, but the importance and sign!- knots on trials, on fully loaded
The Fukien Overseas Emi- grants' Bureau, which purports to
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OWING TO THE REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF THIS PRODUCTION MR. SALISBURY BEGS TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE WILL PRESENT IT
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vessel will be placed on the run batween Singapore and Penang under the command of Capt. P. J. C. Thomson.
of Chinese emigrants, some months ly been realised hitherto. The gapore early in November. The ago approached the Singapore Citi- age-old controversy over Ipoh's nese Chamber of Commerce for claims to be the capital city of the their assistance in the collection of State officially, as it is commor $1 per head from Chinese emigrants clally, has, therefore,. now definite to Malaya, The reply.was that the ly and unmistakably been con- Bureau had done nothing for the good of Chinese there and that tax- ation would be a heavy burden on the poor.
While "Peter Pan" has still one more day to run at the Queen's Theatre, the pictures at the World Theatre and the Star Theatre will be screened for the last time to day. The picture at the World Theatre is "Kiss Me Again." French comedy, with Marie Prevost and Monte Blue playing the lead ing roles. "Kiss Me Again" will be shown at the 5.15 and 9.20 per- formances only, the picture at the 2.30 and 7.16 performances being the second part of the Chinese drama "Man Lee Chun." The pic ture at Star Theatre is Hoot Gibson's Western thriller, "The Prairie King," and the programme] is continuous from 2.30 to 11.15.
firmed.
Overseas Chinese are to be accorded batter treatment by the According to the report of the Chun Sen University at Canton Executive Engineer, Waterworks than has hitherto been given them. Extensions, the work in connection Special offers will be given to a with the new reservoir and water student who submits a certificats supply for Kuala Lumpur is making certifying that he has lived for five rapid progress. Excavations years in succession in a colony amounting to approximately 55,000 with his parents or guardian. The and concrete work is about to be by the head of the Chinese Con- cubic yards have been completed certificate has to bo initialled commenced. Approximately 9,656, sulate. Chamber of Commerce, As- tons of pipe have arrived and bean sociation or school. Prior to ad transported to the roadside. About inssion, every student is to under- half a mile of 16-inch service main go along Batu Road has been laid, for university class, he will be firat examination. If he is unfit The contract for the headworks, trained in the preparatory course comprising Alters, spillway, clean- or supplementary school, and a water tanks, etc., has been signed) final examination will take place at by Low Thong, the successful tea- the end of the year after which the derer. The access. road headworks is nearing completion. dents will be boarders and free to the student may be classified. The stu- Thirty-three chatna of roadway and quarters are being built to accom- one bridge are still unfinished. modate them.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Viscount Inchcape and Sir Fred- erick Lugard are included in the Dominions and Colonies Committee of the Royal Society of Arts.
NAVAT MALJA, WA
William Broek, pilot of the "Pride of Detroit," who with S. F. Schlee, Detroit millionaire, stop- ped the world flight in Japan and crossed the Pacific by steamer.
The rainfall since January 1 has been 104.67 inches, against an average of.79.78 inches,
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Mr. Putnam Weale has a novel of Peking, "Her Closed Hand," nearly ready with the. Macmillans.
Mr. F. C. Sanda, M.B.S., F.R.G.S., Commissioner of Scouts for Malaya, has returned from a holl day in Ceylon.
Dr. R. Walkingshaw, who re cently arrived in Penang, has assumed duties at the General Hospital, Penang, as an additional doctor for the local establishment.
-The creation of the appointment of Assistant Director of Co-opera- tion, F.M.S. and SS, Class III, M.C.S., has been approved. It will doubtless be filled by Mr. R. Boyd.
Mr. H. P. Bryson, A.D.O., Prait, was entertained at a farewell func- tion by the inhabitants of that sub. district on Saturday, September 24, before leaving for Trengganu' on transfer the next day.
Mr. AY. Dantel, so well-known all over the Middle East, who hail been holidaying at home for some months now, loft outward bound by the P. and O. "Comorin" on October while his son, Cap tain Daniel and Mrs. Daniel follow. ed by the "Mercara."
Mr. Coolidge's refusal to stand again has placed Mr. H. C. Hoover
proceed in the near future on a H.H. the Regent of Kedah will long holiday to England, where his sons are being educated.
Mr. Bllas H. Strawn, Chicago, who was elected presi- dent of the American Bar Asso- ciation at its annual convention in Bufalo, N. Y
It is understood that when the
Mr. R. R. Turner, of the Nestla Chief Justice of the Colony, Sir in the running for the American and Anglo-Swiss Milk: Co., who has William Murison, goes on long, Presidency. There are some been in charge of the Manlia office leave In February next year, Mr. American politicians, however, whel for the last eight months, "hasi ro, Justice Sproule, Senior Puisne would strain every nerve to prevent, turned to Singapore, Judge, Penang will act for himhle reaching the White House, and
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