Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 December 1929

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY No. 285. VOL. LXXXVII. WEDNESDAY, 11th DECEMBER, 1929. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      454 1 |h. TOKISATSU STUDIO, with Kj>to<late Photo» graphy by electric light. Phone 68, 70, Bishop Street, PENANG. I -<■ -■> <■ ---..'T---.rs 1 S,MPLE TYNESIDE” STR NG heeting* Battery 3 i I- WsSO i Ji i IWr^Lw- 1 s The World's Finest Small Car J a JJSSMPyIjijM «1275 f Borneo Motors
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      17 1 T. NAGATA J BROTHERS, DENTISTS. Hsad Office next to the Dispensary > Branch Oilice 52, Leith Street. ]_J
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    Penang Turf Club.
    543 2 New- Year Meeting, 1930 b Under S. R. A. Rules Of Racing. Ist Day Thursday,. 9th January, 1930. (8 Races) n a<!9, 2nd Day s *turday, 11th January, 1930. (9 Races) 2 U PJn 3rd Day Tuesday, 14th January, 1930. (9 Races) 2 1^ Pm 4th Day
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      2004 2 POSITIONS VACANT NOTICES- psiwiWHaimnrinrntiruiniiiiiuiHiuiMHiiuwKuiuiiiMiuMMMisp BANKS. 1 I V A < i NEDERLANDSGHE HANDEL ATARACT—No Matter rips or unripe. JL fja -k m I jk f«yf MAATSCHAPWJ N. V. book-keeping. Apply ucx ino. oui c/o No nek of Operation. Cure guaranteed. ZUU4BO VQI UO* 1 WT H ERL A NDS TRADING
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      150 2 I ORIENTAL ARTS and CRAFTS i t <1 For the convenience of Patrons and Visitors t i f THE SEVENTH (ANNUAL) I Exhibition and Sale of Aadque Chinese Porcelaiy, Jade, Bronze, and aa unique collection of Objects D’Art 1 (All Under ClaFS’fication) .j. Will Be Held At J 33. FARQUHAR
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    Iskandar Polo Club
    181 3 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE Perak T urf Club oAn Amateur Race Meeting will be held under S.R.A. Rules of Racing on Monday the 16th of Dec., 1929. 0 One Run each for Horses Class 5, Ponies Classes 2 and 3 and 2 for Polo Ponies. o Programmes.
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    Perak Turf Club.
    224 3 DECEMBER AMATEUR MEETING 1929. Friday and Saturday, 13th. and 14th. Dec., j 1929. 2 Runs for Horses Class 3 2 Runs for Horses Classes 4 5 Combined 2 Runs for Fonies Class 1 2 Runs for Ponies Classes 2& 3 Combined Programmes. Available from the Secretaries of
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    Who Pays for a Slump?
    674 3 WHERE DO 1S PEOPLE’S MONEY GO? THE ECONOWST” EXPLAINS. Simply Transferred From A to B. TO the dullest dog his day. Even in the case ofthe least fortunate members of the hierarchy of Fleet Street whose pens, denied indulgence in heart to heart talks in
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      72 3 fa® if mr* :1 jw R-ii Hackle is produced by ex-service men who take a i personal pride in their product, a pride fully jmtified by *3 gf the winning of the premier award in the Whisky world. 3 Stf You’ll like its fine full flavour. I Agents: SIME DARBY
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      325 3 Be proud of the Cigarettes you offer your friends.Black White" are the best. Books. Blue Jungle by David Calder Wilson $3.00 A gripping tale of adventure and intrigue in Siam. The Golden Beast by E. Phillips Oppenheim $2.00 No introduction is required and the reader may be assured of a
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      177 3 ninnail HIM i ii i i i in—i rii si utt i BARGAINS We have a few re-cond:-tioned Pianos which have been accepted as part pay- J ment in exchange for new j instruments and are «offer- j ing these at very Low Prices. I lir JiLHTT iBSSin I IK
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    A Doctor On GRAVE MISTAKES ABOUT TEETH.
    284 4 K Keep Them Intact it you Can.” The object of my article is not to dilate on the use of the teeth or the necessity of keeping them clean. Also, the mere mention of the fact that periodical overhauls are essential will be
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    CHEFS AFLOAT.
    197 4 SIMPSON’S CREW WIN BOAT RACE. A cellarer, two chefe, a spitmaster nd master, a pudding carver and three Aaiters from Simpson's, in the Strand, *ere the rowirg crew which on the Thames. between Barnes Bridge md Beverley Brook, beat a crew chosen "rom the staff of the Grosvenor
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      409 4 j|| Leaves Hair Twice *as Beautiful The simple hair styles of to-day make <beaauful hair a necessity. Luckily, beautiful hair is now easily ob tained. It is simply a matter of shampooing Proper shampooing makes the hair soft and silky. It brings out all the real life and lustre, all
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      151 4 Really good Whiskies are as common, as bad ones." Sandy Mac" is superlative. Sin Sin Chiah Kin Cheong, First Class Tailor, 152, CAMPBELL STREET. Telephone No. 131 a. CHEAP SALE Mosquito Nets 6’ x6P $6. 70 5’ x6F 4. 70 4Vx6f 4.50 34’ x 64’ 4.20 White B» d Sheetings
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      286 4 KJV Wf You Should Know 'v About The L- 1 L d S BG CHiIKCLiTG Here is a Six that provides every- that adds years to the life of the car. thing you want in a fine sturdy These are facts! automobile- yet it actually sells in the Most remarkable
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    Captain Francis Light The Founder of Penang.
    1853 5 A Short Sketch of His Career, compiled from extracts and information obtained from varidus sources. EARLY DAYS-1. F NANCIES Light was a man of Suffolk. Tie was born at Dallinlioo, Suffolk, where his mother, y a ry bight, was a resident. Light was
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    MALAYAN PERSONALITES-2.
    109 5 Laurence Combe Brown: The Warrea Penang S.S., Born Nov 11th, 1851, who has now retired for some years, is the oldest European resident in Penang. Educated Loretto School, January, 1863 to July 1869. Prizeman. Captain Rugby XV and of Cricket. Edinburgh Univ., Planter. President and Captain Penang Cricket
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    Evacuated From Nanking.
    49 5 BRITISH AND AMERICAN WOMEN. Hong Kong, December 10. Messages received at Hong Kong state that the majority’ of the British and American women in Nanking were evacuated yesterday on the steamer Shenkmy and the remainder, two British and about four American, are being evacuated to-day. Ilevter.
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    INTER VARSITY RUGGER MATCH.
    263 5 Oxford’s Victory. LUCK, TENACITY AND MERCILESS TACKLING. 9 PTS TO NIL. Twickenham, December 10. OXFORD University defeated Cambridge University in the inter-varsity rugger match by 9 pts. (a goal and a dropped goal) to nil. This victory after four years of defeats may be the break
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    Straits Chinese Benevolent Institution.
    328 5 KLANG BRANCH. The 14th annual general meeting of this Institution, was held at the Klang Chinese Philharmonic Society’ premises when a large gathering of attended. It was unanimously* agreed that the conversion of Advances into Donations be approved and that Rule 26 governing advances be modified
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    652 5 AMATEUR RACES. Handicaps For First Day. The following are the handicaps for *hs first day of the Perak Turf Club Amateutf Meeting, ta.be run on Friday’ at Ipoh Race 1. PoniesClass II and lllDivision Four 4 Furlongs, Str.2.45 p. m. Lanercost 12.1, Jangeishak 12.0, .Taya 11.11, Whippet
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    Details Of "Hai Ching" Piracy.
    637 6 Bluejackets To The Rescue. Harrowing Experience Of Women Missionaries. Utter Panic. Reuter. Hong Kong, December 10. AMONG the passengers on board the s. s. Haz Chinj which was pirated, were Mrs.(.’ampbell, aged seventy, who is connected with the American Baptist Missionary School at K tying
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    SCOTT’S VICTORY ON A FOUL.
    296 6 SCOTT’S V ICTORY ON A FOUL. low Left Hook. SUPERB BOXINC IN FIRST ROUND. 20,000 SPECTATORS. New York, December 10. AS briefly stated yesterday Phil Scott qua!itied to meet the winner of the Sharkey Sehmelling fight for the World’s Heavyweight Championship in 1930. Jack Dempsey awarded Scott the decision on
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    Penang to Singapore by Telephone.
    148 6 GOVERNMENTS < (INFERRING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, December 11. It is understood that the Governments of the Straits Settlements and the F.M.S. are conferring with a view to bringing about an effective trunk call system between Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by carrier current
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    Fraudulent Possession.
    132 6 CHINESE SENTENCED AT IPOH. At the poh Police Court yesterday a Chinese named Ng Lun was sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprisonment for being in fraudulent possession of two electric torches at Kampong Kuchai. The accused pleaded guilty and admitted two previous convictions. Mr. Ffoliott told the Magistrate
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    SOUTHERN BELLES
    23 6 > who found Nov- ember weather still warm enough for them to enjoy sun and sea bathing at a Devonshire resort. J
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    SEVERAL BURGLARIES IN IPOH.
    225 6 POLICE INFORMATION. Theft Of $2,880 From Strathisla Estate. NO ARREST YET. SEV ER AL cases of burglary have been reported to the Police during the last few days. In one case it is alleged that three Chinese went to a house on a rubber estate neat
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    Poppy Day Fund 1929.
    186 6 SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 10. The Hon. Treasurers acknowledge with thanks the following subscriptions and contributions etc: Previously acknowledged $10,197.48 Vi ing Shing Scab 10.Q0 Mohamedan Football Association 25.00 Per Dr. Ong Huck Ch ye Chinese Community F ancy Dress Football and V ariety Entertainment 312.85 Total
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      558 6 FOR X'M4.SCISTS 86op Early: Only two weeks to Xmas. Hosiery Gifts Two Offers A gift that is alwavs ac- r n <. ty f i t Favourite De Luxe ceptable aim us< ful, at- X. A tractive b xes of lady Pure Silk Stockings Luck” Hosiery contain" ing 3 pairs
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    SILVER ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS.
    159 7 Mr?, AND MRS J. W HUNT. Dinner At E. 0. Hotel, account of wedding. Mr J. W. Hunt, the Managing Director of Messrs. R Yount? -Company, Penang, and Mrs. Hann attained the 25th anniversary o’ their marriage yesterday, having been married in Penang, at St. George’s Church,
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    WEDDING IN PENANG.
    298 7 Hunt—Pullman. "Ye* ?ro‘her marring** took place at St. Ghorg» C lurch on Saturday, m iking the fourth daring the week in thit Cnurcb, wnen Mr. J. W. Hunt, Ch ef Bui'ding Inspector, Municipality, was mirried to Mi?s Higar 1 nlitnan. The ceremony wts perf r tei by
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    Motor Prosecution Fails.
    159 7 FAILING TO STOP, A yonthful Ciine sc, L>w Earn Keng. W HB to day charged in the Second Police 1 fit, before Mr. F K. Wilson, with failog to stop his f even-eeater Austin car at Ibe jnne.ion </ Anson ani Burmah R »ads CQ Novemb t
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    Forthcoming Naval Conference.
    77 7 1) 111 Olli. 1 flrfip crt'tce. D.RIOD of NEW DIPLOMACY. London, December 10. in r j at a dinner in London last 1 nited States Ambassador, Gen -aid the coming Naval Conferifj,,* meet in a period of new diplo- an 'l" dh the recognition of the value
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    CHINESE WOMAN’S DEATH.
    486 7 MEDICAL EVIDENCE. SEVERE Wound before DROWNING. CORONER’S VERDICT. Mr. F. K, Wilson, Cororer, yesterday delivered the following finding in c >nnection with the inquest on the body of an unknown Chinese woman who was found drowned in the sea behind the Rurnymede Hotel on DtC'mber 3 I
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    Municipal Band.
    42 7 To-day at the Esplanade at 6 p.m. 1. March The Fompadours Stanley 2. Three Dances Nell Gwyn German 3. Selection The Mikado Sullivan 4. Fox Trot Firefly Nicholls 5. One Step You’re In My Heart NicbolW God Save The King.
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    GOVERNMENT ENGLISH SCHOOL.
    592 7 PARENTS’ DAY. Mrs. Frost Distributes Prizes. SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. The Government English Schorl. 1 Ro id, held its annual orixai giving and Parents’ Day at the School premises th»s morning when a large number of visitors and parents of school boys were present. Among present were The Hon.
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    125 7 The following new books have been received The Duke of York’s Steps, by Henry Wade; The Father, by KatharinelHolland Rrown; Harkqainado, by CorsUnce 0 .lifer; John Silence, by Algernon B ack wood King George V., by Sir G orge Arthur; Lo Lo Valley, by W. C. Tuttle; Memorable
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    TO-DAY’S NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
    221 7 THE BUSY MaN’S DIARY. Although more rain and weet j rly winds ar-i forecasted a windless night with a ground frost, followed by sunshine in the morning marked an interval in th? gale which has swept the South of England.Pag? 9. Oxford University oefea'ei Cambridge
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    Sale Of Lottery Tickets.
    522 7 CHINESE FINHJt> $4O AT PENANG. "I leave everything to the Court to decide”, said Ea Kong Leo. a middle-aged Chinese who was charge! in the Penang Police Court yesterday afternoon, with sol citing people to buy lottery tickets at B»tu Maang on October 21. "ih-n I
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      49 7 MALAYA CUP RUGBY. Penang r. Perak. Saturday 14th December at Ipoh. A Special Train will be arranged for, if support is satisfactory. to leave Penang at noon and Ipoh at 7.30 p.m. oa Saturday the fourteenth. Those wishing to travel please apply early to THE SECRETARY, Penang ricket lub.
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      184 7 i I H avi n g re ad i i~rW ris I I PENANG 602 OR 608 il h i it AND ORDER YOUR DAILY SUPPLIES OF Milk, Butter, Brastagi h I Vegetables, Meat and 0 Poultry. H One call brings all your require- menttoyGur door—and at keenly competitive prices.
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    AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
    489 8 If the Chinese Nationalist Government is all that it claims to be (there are Chinese in Malaya who doubt that it is) why does it not hike step* to stamp out the pirates who infest the China coast, and who despite all precautions continue their depredations? At
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    Why do we say it?
    168 8 THE DEVIL TO PAY." The full saying was the Devil to pay, and the Devil a drop of hot pitch”. The devil” is the seam of a boat where the deck planks meet the side, and to pay,” or caulk, this seam, and to make
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    THE HAIG TROUBLE DISCUSSED.
    176 8 Reuter, CALM RESTORED. American Authorities Thanked. Washington, December 10. The Congress discussed Haiti. The Republicans commend the Government’s policy on the ground that the occupation gave the Haitians a chance. The Democrats on the other hand criticised it and maintained that America should practise what she
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    By the Way
    1028 8  -  A H. U Penang, Wednesday. JN a' oP er page to-day we reproduce a portrait of Mr. L, C. B»o*n, the Grand Old Man of Penang, this being the second in our series of Malayan personalities. These portraits, when the series is concluded, will form an interesting
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    WALKING COMPETITION.
    51 8 MEDICAL STUDENT BREAKS RECORD. In the annual fcportr held under the auspicea of the Health md Streng b League, Singapore, S b<i Singh S dhu >f the Medical College, Singapore, br< be dl previous records in the L3| inilea wdkb g c<mpetitior. His lime w.,8 2 bis. 36
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    PENANG CLUB GUEST NIGHT.
    32 8 BILLIARDS MATCH. Oa Wedneedaj, Hth DeceiLb?r, it 9 15 p.m. Mr. Harry Stevenson May an Exhibition Gams with <nd will give a d splay of Fancy Sbo Vdiniesion
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      232 8 Chocolates AND Confectionery This Department has the Finest Possible Selection of hocolates by all the Leading Makers Terrys Pascalls Cliftons Pullers Maisons Lyons Meltis, Etc. Special Gift Boxes Caskets. Prices from $2.00 to $20.00 PRITCHARD Co., Ltd., PENANG 0 A v f |l|| t 8 k SHERRI 2 2 2
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      86 8 O. Xmas Eve. hpecial Dinner, Crackers, Cinderella ance Novelty 1 ecorations new to Penang. $4-00 per cover. Xmas Night. Orchestral Concen [*•'persons] Seasonable music Special Xmas Dinner. $4-00 per cover. Boxing Night. Special Dinner and Balloon Dance. $6-00 per cover. EXTENSION New Year*» Eve Hogmanay. Distribution of Carnival Novelties from
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    Windless Night, Ground Frost and Sunshine.
    931 9 Gale Interval. More Rain anrd Westerly Winds Forecasted. Serious Floods. A clear, cold and windless night with ground frost and sunshine to-day marked the end of the gales for the time being l)iit more rain and westerly winds are forecasted by the weather experts.
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    Siam's Opium Edict.
    62 9 rHA -\SLATIONS PRESENTED TO COMMISSION. 1 iom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, December 10. ri <iiii, A 'bimrong gave a soiree to the ie Clpium Commission last tun» 1 r J die translation of the luhinu ICl ssue< l by Ring Barna 111 and May (I In '■be
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    Uniform Quotation For Steel Bars.
    63 9 cuter. STABILISATION OF PRICES. Brussels, December 10. A message from Charleroi states that French. Luxembourg, German and Belgian iron and steel representatives Lave confirmed the agreement for a uniform export quotation of steel bars at a minimum of £5 10s. f.o.b. Antwerp. It is considered
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    MORE KELLOGG PACT REMINDERS.
    185 9 Reuter. BULGARIAN NOTE. ASSOCIATES HERSELF UNRESERVEDLY.” YUGO SLAVIA’S POSITION. i Bulgaria, following the lead of other j powers is to inform China and the Soviet of her agreement with the Kellogg Pact reminders. I The U.S. Government is also sending a note on behalf of Yugo-Slavia.
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    Norwegian-Klaveness Line.
    146 9 Rent r. FREIGHT CONFERENCE. Batavia, December, 10. Its agents here deny that the Klaveness I Line have refused to join the Java Pacific I Conference. They 7 say the line proposes strictly’ to adhere to the Conference rate.s It was stated that the Norwegian-Klave-ness Steamship Line was commencing
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    Film Studio Destroyed.
    45 9 Rueter. NINE DEATHS AND TWENTY SERIOUSLY INJURED. New York, December 10. Five men and four women were burnt to death and twenty severely injured by a fire which destroyed the Pathe Film Studio, Upper Manhattan while a talkie” picture was being made.-
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    Belgian Train Disaster.
    61 9 Reuter- BRAKES FAIL ON GRADIENT. Brussels, December 10. Seventeen persons were killed and 48 injured by the derailment of a workmans’ train at the entrance to Namur station. The disaster was due to the brakes failing as the train was descending a gradient. Later. It is officially
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    NORTHERN RHODESIA AIR SURVEY.
    254 9 ,Rugby Radio Service. 63,000 Square Miles. DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMPIRE. INCREASING RECOGNITION. The largest air survey contract yet given to a commercial company has just been placed with the Aircraft Operating Company of London. The contract is for the air survey of 63,000 square miles of
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    Brussels Legation Scuffle.
    134 9 Reuter. STUDENTS SENTENCED. Brussels, December 10. Four out of the seven Chinese stu»lents mentioned on November 20 have been sentenced to five months’ imprisonment and a fine of 350 francs each. The other three have been sentenced to three months imprisonment and a similar fine. Charge d’Affairs
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    Government s Unemployment Plans.
    134 9 WHITE PAPER. London, December 10. The details of the Government’s plans for dealing with unemployment were issued this afternoon in a White Paper and show a total estimated expend’ture on schemes under the Development Act and under the Unemployment Grants Committee totalling just over £20,000,000. The
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      16 9 ySU FIRE D»npr Jr/' s 4 AM V rropert7 .l/W 11/1 J? "to Ju v Durege
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      27 9 EL O. MUSIC EVERY EVENING IN THE Palm Coart FROM 7 O’CLOCK. Be proud of the Cigarettes you offer your f. ten's.t'lack d White" are the Lest.
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      146 9 MOUTRIE PIANOS MADE IN THE EAST FOR THE EAST Prices from $6OO Liberal discounts for cash. S. MOUTRff 6 CO, Ltd., 16, Bishop Street. BROWN BOVERI With the striving f«*r greater efficiencies in the production and application of power for a’l purposes, the need in Malaya for advanced ei gin
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  • LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
      530 10 POTT OF PEN ANO. Schedule of Principal Lines. THE following is a list of vessels arriving and sailing from Penang during the weeli: In Port To-day. 88, Mandar," Sailing at 4 p. m. today for Asahan, Berombang, Paneb, Si Apt Aoi, and Batoe Bahra. a Bontekoe.”
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      EXCHANGE.
      73 10 Penang, Dec Q mb Q r 11 1929. By Courtesy of The Chartered Ranh Ou London Bank Demand 2/3 4 m/st 2/3 15/16 Private 3 m/st Credit 2/4 9/3*2 3 Documentary 24 11/32 On New York Bank Demand 56| France T.T. 1.425 India T.T. 154 J m Bangkok T.T.
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      UNDERLYING SPARK OF OPTIMISM.
      570 10 SEEING IS BELIEVING.” Charles Bradburne And C>o., Ltd» SYNTHETIC RUBBER. TIN. London 3 months: £I7G 10 0 do Spot” £173,7.6 New York: cents (G) Singapore: $89,25 The Metal has declined a further £6-5-0 during the week and with nothing decisive from the Tin Producers Association the
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      FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
      65 10 (Rugby Radio Service) London, December 10, Paris, 124.02 New York, 4.881; Brussels, 34 875; Geneva, 25.13; Amsterdam, 12.095 Mijhn, 93.26 Berlin, 20.39 Stockholm, 18.095; Copenhagen, 18.185 O?’n, 18.205 Vienna, 34.68 Prague, 164Helemefors, 1941; Madrid. 35.05 Lisbon, 108.25 Athens, 375 Bnehareet, 818 R'° s|? Buenos A’res 46/i < ombiy.
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      LEADING BROKERS’ SHARE LIST.
      450 10 TO-DAY’S PRICES. The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co’s share list at 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday. To-day. c s e Shares. S >» 25 P» zi 0 D 0 0Q 0Q 0Q OQ to. 10. 10.1 o. Robber (Dollar). Broga 1.06 1 07|
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      TIN PRICES.
      66 10 Messrs Boustead d Co. Ltd. 11th Df-c. quotation for Singapore tffined tin $9l 50 p a r picul bnginees done 250 tong, Penang n fined tin $9l 50 per picul, buginess done 50 tonr, unrefined tin $9O-50 per picnl tin ore $9O 50 per picnl. The following were
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      SINGAPORE PRICES.
      49 10 LONDON STANDARD (LOOSE.) 3.R. Sheet 27 ett, per pound per pl=s36/ Quiet. London 8d New York 16| ct*. g »ld [By Courtesy of Messrs. Allen Dennys) General Produce Agency Ltd. Spot 27|j per lb. January 1930 28i Jan./March 1930 28}e Apr./June 1930 30c Market B l ?ady.
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      TIN AND RUBBER.
      125 10 Latest London, Nt w York and Local Prices. TIN. LONDON. Spot £I8!-O-0d. Up £3-10-0 3 Months’ £lB4-5-od. Up £3-10 0 SINGAPORE. $9ll/2 per picul Down 75c 200 tons done RUBBER. London 8d Up 1/16d New York 16 3 Sets. (Gold) Up 18ct Local 271/4 cts. Up 1/2c.
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      Tin Producers’ Association.
      122 10 Local Council In Malaya. We are authorised by Mr. A. M. Sellar, a Member of the Council of the Tin Producers’ Association, at present visiting Malaya, to state that an informal Meeting of local Representatives of the Tin Mining Industry was held yesterday in Ipoh to consider
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      SINGAPORE DIOCESAN MAGAZINE HOWLERS.
      307 10 (To the Elitor of the Pinang Gazette). Sir,Will you allow me to reassure my friends in Province Wellesley and K*dah. There a'b’ito ch plain’s bar” in P.W. K. and there ain’t going to be one either. Firnt, because the Chaplain in his ravels, s always nude
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    THE MAILS.
    46 10 -The homeward mxil bv tl e e.p. Rawalpindi closes at 6 p.m. on Friday, the 13tn instant. The P. and O. Khiva with maPs despa'ched from London on November 21 is expected to arrive here at 11 p.m. on Friday, the 13th instant, I
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      13 10 Really good Whiskies are as common as bid ones. Sandy Mac” is superlative.
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      267 10 Notice of Sale. The Eastern Oriental Sales Room. important Auction Sale Valuable Freehold Properties. In a very desirable locality. By order of the Mortgagees TO BE SOLD BY Public Auction At N 79 China S ra*»t, Pjnang. At II a m. On Wednesday, 18th Dec 1929. Description of Properties. All
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      630 11 To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.] < ir The question which was raised at the hst meeting of the Legisktive Council the above subject is, I must admit, a matter of very serious grievance to and a rt Section on the people born and doin’C'led
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      SURGEONS—OLD AND NEW.
      123 11 Sir,—With regard to the article which you published in your issue of the 29tb ultuno about the skill of the surgeons of ancient Fgypt, this deals rather a severe blow to the ignorance and barbarism at,r uted to primitive man by teachers of the evolution theory. Besides
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      MALAYA AND ITS AIR MAIL.
      519 11 k' r ,—lt is an accomplished fact that Cdn tnail letters each week to England 1,1 he European Continent, which are r 1 part of the way by the Karachi- nil don Imperial Airways AirPlaces. d,A I’ ll3 from destination to is thus and in
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      LOCAL HEALTH BOARDS.
      1060 11 Sir,May I ask for space in your columns for a comment on the proposed Local Health BoardsThe first question that arises is the ultimate obj-ct of these Boards. How is it proposed to justify the expenditure of the money it is intended to called from estates, and
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    "Goodrich” Air Container Inner Tube.
    183 11 UNIQUE ARTICLE. The British Goodrich Rubber Company Limited, will on Friday next give, what they believe, to be a demonstration of a unique article. This article is the Goodrich Air Container Inner Tube which is constructed in such a way as to abolish the bogey
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      328 11 11-l Osp’tSv IHMiIRi IWB r Tte GEORGETOWN is the biggest cmaernofits kind in all Malaya. It hasn’t always been the biggest or even big. It has jast grown as a plant will grow if it is carefully cultivated. *‘Tne GEORGETOWN’’:hat great and solid organisationhrs been built on Vilue, j Qaality
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      164 11 Humour As Others See It. I® JjffibysaF Let ua wait until the torch light precession has passed.’’ Der Lustige Sachse, Leij zig. R? I few *‘l have loot my waj the nearest village far off? So far that if you do not hmd over your watch and money nobody will
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    Adjournment Speeches At Legislative Council.
    2005 12 Registration Of Moneylenders. Mr. Cheng Ean Civil Service Recruitment. Government Reply. ON the motion for the adjournment at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday, Mr. P. M. Robinson referred to the question of the registration of moneylenders. He said that he had previously
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    PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK IN MARKET.
    797 12 DUTCH NATIVE RUBBER. i Unitd. Traders Share Report. COVERING COMMITMENTS. The plans whereby the Tin Producers’ Association decided to regu'ate supplies have not been taken too teriously by the metal market to be a tangible solution to the problem of over production and hence the metal
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      90 12 L® HOW HE DOES IT. How do I keep in good form Well, besides lots of practice, which is necessary of course, I take a little dose of Pinkettes occasionally, to ensure freedom from those attacks of liver and intestinal derangement which are so liable to 'put one off one
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      12 12 Really good Whiskies are as common as bad ones."Sandy Mac" is superlative.
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      315 12 i'»’d') Id. 4ood old Christmas gone? flying hut the hair of his good, grey u head and beard left S Well, I will have that, seeing I cannot have more of him, S J THE HOUSE OF J J PRITCHARD I AND I I CHRISTMAS Nine thousand miles you may
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    THE TALKING FILM IN JAPAN.
    473 13 Potted Drama Preferred. A problem raised unique AMONG THE invention of the talking film creates in Japan a problem unique among civilized nations. Japan bad her own variety of talking film long before it was thought of in the Wt st, but it was a
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      208 13 J keep? J) your Rifle Barrel Clean SPORTSMEN are excited and 1\ ddightcd over this wonderful w<v vij new .22 Cal. Ammunition— BiS made only by Remington. jwi I RUST PITTING NO MORE < CORROSION /CLEANING BARRELS There is but one RLE AN BORE avoid imitations, ln R em n
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      66 13 Be proud of the Cigarettes you offer your friends.' Black White" are the best. How do you awake! Are you drowsy? Does the bed pull Are you constipated Sleepy after meals Sluggish Your liver needs tone BEECHAM’S PILLS Will clear your system Tone your liver Purify your blood Renew your
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      254 13 flow and for JTll V)ime, Few people realise the part which XmV 4711” Eau de C ologne plays in every condition of* our daily life, |||n|B|||||E J|l A Its use in the morning toilet leaves i-A. X J OQe w ith that refreshing sense of i j m cleanliness and
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    CHARGE AGAINST HONG KONG SOLICITOR.
    206 14 DEFENCE NOT YET READY. Week’s Adjournment. MR Noel Instone Brewer, barrister-at-law, charged on two counts under the Perjury Ordinance and one under the Larceny Ordinance, made a third appearance before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, at the Central Magistracy, Hong Kong, on December 2.
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    The Premier: A Scottish Sketch.
    206 14 The Scots Year Book for 1929-30 eon tains the following sketch of the Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald: MacDonald’s face is athletic, not ascetic; it belongs to the constructive, r o’ to the critical type; the combination of brow and j«ws indicates that in him the
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    In the Jaws of a "Hippo.”
    167 14 How many of us realise the immense power that a hippopotamus hes in lis jiws, asks a correspondent of The Field It was the sight of a steel felucca or rowing boat, which was lying derelict on the shores of Lakt- No in the
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      54 14 Really good Whiskies are os common as bad ones."Sandy iMac” is superlative. Aylesbury Nutter Ltd. PENANG. and Ba**a*e Agents. Baggage Snpt. meets all Steamers. Forwarding Agents: Thos. Cook Son, Ltd., < Passenger’s Baggage transferred to Steamers and Railways at Fixed Ratet. Full particulars all Branches: Ipoh, Teiuk Anson. Taipin* and
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      202 14 kjMw-bw Stote Ex P ress 555 Cigarettes LiffllHMfflllfflß K perfect the pleasure of those Z leisure moments between r avour > diey appeal to those discriminating smokers who will have only the exclusive best. /nwißllr.lViU ssSiSnJr tT IM fc./ ill 11. I 1 \Af -W c>’4 r It- rJ State
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    MARKET PRICES.
    572 15 CHOWRASTA MABKET Penang, December 11, 1929. M jtton— c* Matbin India* per lb 55 Head Sheep or goat each 1-30 Liver with heart lung do 150 Tripe do 100 Goat or Sheep per lb 55 Sweet Bread pair 40 Suet 40 Kidney M pair 3) Feet m. the
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      405 15 KX K.P.M. I ROTIL MWET M*WATION company. I lncorporated io Holland. I £>* IrityiMM Nt. 582. Ttkgruß "hWntrt.’ SAILING FOB -.T*: AM EKS Every Sunday at felavaa »«1L Paoab Aaabaa. i h Rental Ip. m BMt rkalan-Braodan,PnM*»*oo Taadjoaa- tn 8 Makian Every Sunday at poara. I«H a»* kaagM 9 a
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      96 15 I T’GRAMS KYI PA" PHONE 1373. GALVANISED I IRON GAS PIPING Ml *MM ZBritisl) Manufacture I Jsarge Stock- I Prices. I KYLE, PALMER CO., LTD., I PENANG. I R. YOUNG CO., LTD. I Civil Constructional and Sanitary I Engineers and Contractors I Reinforced Concrete Specialists I Estimates Free I Dealers
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      1261 16 I i tifc BLUE FUNNEL LINE INTENDED SAILINGS FROM PEMANG. WEEKLY SERVICE, LONDON N. CONTINENT. aNCFTSES Dec 12 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow. s PERSEUS Dec. 19 Marseille*. London, Rotterdam and Hamburg 'j IDOMENEUS Dec. 25 London. Rotterdam and Hamburg. JMEJMEigS J» i PATROCLUS Dec. 31 Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and
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      656 16 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Companies Incorporated in England MAIL mfIO CAf«GO Peninsular and Oriental S, H. Co., under con- Bombay-China Service tn «tm™ tract with His Majesty’s Government, London nga P OFe China and Far East Mai! Service dOd Outwards from London for China and Japan. due Pen™.
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