Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 March 1933

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 55. Vol. LXXXXI. THURSDAY, 9th MARCH, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 621 1 ASR BASE rumour Prompt Denial MR, MATSUOKA'S only MISSION London, Yesterday. A categorical denial of the suggestion tbit Japan was planning secret air bases to the Dutch East Indies was issued by the Japanese Embassy. It emphasised that Mr. Matsuoka’s visits to various cities in Europe and
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  • 41 1 Reuter. London, Yesterday. In the House of Commons, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister said he hoped it would be possible to publish Sir Samuel Wilson’s report towards the end of April. The report wil be published simultaneously in England and Malaya.—
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  • 68 1 country on the homewaid journey.—Rugby Radio Service. Rugby, Yesterday. A new engine has now been fitted to the Fairy Napier monoplane in which Squadron Leader Gayford and Flight Lieutenant Nicholetts broke the long-distance record last month. The machine after tests flew over Cape Town this afternoon
    country on the homewaid journey.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  68 words
  • 29 1 Rugby Radio Service. Rugby, Yesterday. Monsieur Corbin, the French Ambassador at Brussels, has been appointed to succeed Monsieur De Fleuriau as French Am- bassador in London.-
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  • 155 1 Farewell to Mr. Justice W. H. Dinsmore (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, March 8. The members of the local staff of the High Court, Alor Star, at the First Division High Court, this morning, made a presentation to their retiring European Judge, the Hon. Mr. Justice
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  • 232 1 —Rugby Radio Service. PRACTICALLY SAME AS I.AST YEAR Modest Home Defence Programme HELD IN SUSPENSE FOR ANOTHER YEAR Rugby, Yesterday. Air Estimates published this morning show an estimated expenditure of £17,426,000 compared with £17,400,000 in the preceding year. The apparent increase of £26,000 actually conceals the reduction
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  • 214 1 FIRST MEETING HELD Official Communique PUBLIC CO-OPERATION ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, To-day. The first meeting of the Trade Commissioners was held in the Legislative Council Chamber after which the following communique was issued by the President These terms of reference are extremely wide
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  • 199 1 that sne is naraiy visile ers and is rapidly going to pieces. Reuter. A!>. STRUGGLE WITH MOUNTAINOUS SEAS Survivors Arrive At Hong Kong TWO LIFE BOATS SMASHED UP Hong Kong, Yesterday. 845 Antung survivors arrived by the Anhui. HO proceeded overland to Hoito*. Fifty are feared lost.
    that sne is naraiy visile ers and is rapidly going to pieces. Reuter.  -  199 words
  • 46 1 Rugby Radio Service. Rugby, Yesterday. On the Stock Exchange there was a more confident tone in all sections. British funds gained to 9 16. War loan three and a half per cent, was 99H- Gold mining shares were again active. Gold was quoted 118J11.
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  • 201 1 .—Reuter. Not to Apply to Aeroplanes or Plane Engines Rugby, Yesterday. Answering a question in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, said that the Council of the League of Nations was considering the British, French and Italian memorandum suggesting recommendation to Governments under Article
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  • 122 1 UISUVVCA I** most usefully be embodied.—Rugby Radio Service. British and French Ministers Meet Rugby, Yesterday. The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, who are leaving for Geneva via Paris to-morrow morning, will meet the French Premier, M. Deladier, and the Foreign Minister, M. Paul Boncour, in Paris and confer with
    UISUVVCA I** most usefully be embodied.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  122 words
  • 94 1 motor racing for two years.—Rugby Radio Service. Great Welcome Home for Sir Malcolm Campbell Rugby, Yesterday. A fleet of fifteen speed boats met the Aquitania, with Sir Malcolm Campbell aboard, off Calshot and formed an escort into Southampton where a great popular welcome awaited him. Sir Malcolm believes
    motor racing for two years.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  94 words
  • 40 1 irviii uiic o—which he was been suffering.—Rugby Radio Service. Practically Recovered from Effects of Cold Rugby, Yesterday. The King has now practically recovered from the effects of the slight cold from which he was been suffering.—Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 77 1 interest during construction.—Rugby Radio Service. New Grid System Covering Whole of Britain Rugby, Yesterday. The electricity grid system, which consists of a vast network of main transmission lines covering almost the whole of Britain for distributing electricity in the United Kingdom from selected generating stations, will be substantially completed
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  • 80 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Budget Estimate May be Realised Rugby, Yesterday. A Treasury return shows that ordinary revenue last week ajnountrd to £26,319,817. If this figure is maintained the budget estimate for the year ending March 31, will be realised. Income tax and surtax receipts last week totalled £19,454,000.
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  • 47 1 Rugby Ra’i? Service. Rugby, Yesterday. As measured at the Board of Trade the average of wholesale prices in Feb. showed on the balance a decrease of 1.3 per cent, as compared with January and a decrease of 6.0 per cent, as compared with February’, 1932.-
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    • 2479 2 RATES FOR CASUAL NOTICES Municipality Of George PENANG BANKS 8 Town, Penang. j. RAILWAY I ADVERTISEMENTS DCk AUr library L»n« AMBl<: 2 ue 77 PENANG libkaki chief samtaky inspector Time Table. NEDERLANDSCHE Honq Kona The ANNUAL. GENERAL. MEETING Applications are invited for the post of HANDEL MAATSCHAPPU, ej, J a
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  • 292 3 He Wanted A New Holiday SO HE SUGGESTED LINER CRUISES TO HIS FIRM British holidaymakers who take their vacations at sea this year will spend more than £4,000,000 in payment for their passages and in tips, and give permanent work for
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  • 271 3 CURATES MARRIAGE Bishop’s Ban For Three J. Years London, Feb. 20. I am intending to make it a rule in future that I will accept no young man for ordination unless he undertakes not to marry without my consent, which will be rarely given, during the first three years of
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  • 296 3 “A Good Four Figures” AMAZING REVENUE FROM NIGHT CLUBS When the will of Mrs. Ka*e Meyrick, the “Night Club Queen,” is proved it will, I can state, run into a good fourfigure total, writes a correspondent in a Home paper. This definitely disposes of the report that
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  • 491 3 London, Feb. 17. Mrs. Kate Meyrick, “Queen of Night Clubs,” who died in London recently, reveals in her book, “Secrets of the 43” that she contemplated suicide during the Old Bailey hearing of the Sergeant Goddard case. Mrs. Meyrick. with Goddard and
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  • 346 4 Gives His Autograph TALK WITH SIR ROBERT HO TUNG Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Shaw were entertained on February 14 at a private tiffin party by Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung. The only other guests were Professor and Mrs. R. K. M. Simpson and
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  • 108 4 Government Monopolies Prosecution Kam Peng Yeow and his Chinese assistant appeared before the Police Magistrate, yesterday, on three charges connected with chandu. Kam Yeow was charged with keeping open a place where facilities were provided for the consumption of chandu, with being in possession of prepared chandu dross,
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  • 75 4 Junk “Soon Lee” To Return To Singapore Mr. Colin S. Brisbane and his colleague have abandoned their adventurous project of sailing to England in the thirteen-ton junk Soon Lee.” Storms damaged the boat considerably between Singapore and Penang, and Monsoon weather is reported from the Indian Ocean.
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  • 804 4 Mrs. L. A. Powell, wife of Capt. L. A. Powell, adjutant, Kedah Volunteer Force, left for England shortly. Mr. R. P. Bradley who returned from leave has been posted to P. W. D. for some time at Alor Star. Mr. E. P. Lorange, Manager, Sungei Chinch Rubber
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  • 185 4 £lO,OOO A Year On Piccadilly Circus London, Feb. 20. London spends more than £lO,OOO every year keeping policemen on duty covering less than half an acre—Piccadilly-circus. It is Britain’s most costly thoroughfare, although other parts of London run it close. In Oxford-circus, for instance,
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  • 205 4 Soviet’s Big Irrigation Scheme 300,000 ACRES Moscow, Feb. 18. One hundred thousand acres of desert in Tadjikistan, the Soviet territory on the borders of Afghanistan, will be brought under irrigation in the spring with the completion of the first section of the Vakhsh irrigation canal. It
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    • 11 4 WHAT LONDON IS DOING READ CHARLES ROBERTS in the SUNDAY GAZETTE.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 134 4 TO-NIGHT ALL OPERAS SPECIAL LICENCE TO 1 A.M. WEMBLEY Tan Hong Seah Amoy Opera Will Stage To-Night BOON SEONG LOH Part One. Thean Seng Cantonese Opera Will Present MISS TEOW SEAN GUAT in LOK KOK THYE HONG SEANG “TNG TUAN SEOW LONG IT CHUA SOO” MISS TEOW, A Singapore Box
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  • 217 5 Battle With Storm SURVIVORS REACH SINGAPORE With the arrival of a Chinese jnnk in Singapore on Monday, <“<ime a story of a tremendous battle in a storm tossed shark infested sea by eleven Chinese seamen «ho had been wrecked a short distance from their destination
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  • 74 5 Reuter. Motherwell’s Convincing Display in Scottish Cup London, March 8. The following are results of football matches played to-day: F. A. CUP REPLAY Sunderland 0; Derby 1 after extra time. DIVISION 1 Birrv.ngham 3; Aston V. 2. Everton 6; Leicester C. 3. Manchester C. 2; Bolton
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  • 40 5 —Reuter. Draw for the Semi-Finals London, March 8. fhe following is the draw for the semifinals in the Scottish Cup to be played on March 18. '"TherwHl v. Clyde at Ibrox Park. < eltic v. Hearts at Hampden Park.
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  • 111 5 Monthly Medal Competition The following is the result of the March ‘mthiv Medal (Bogey) played on 4th and instant. Winners: L Pint i Down J Maclennan 1 JF. Arthur 1 “tJN.NERs Up; Mr. K A. Robertson 2 Down J. Moncur 3 J- H. Fenwick 4 h- W.
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  • 351 5 Unique Instrument From Germany FINE OF £l5O IMPOSED Dr. Edgar Obermer, of 14a, Manches-ter-square, London, described by counsel as “a distinguished medical scientific, investigator,” who had done good research work for England, was summoned at Dover on Feb. 17th, for the attempted evasion of Customs duties on
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  • 244 5 Goes With Him To The Grave Binstead, 1.0. W., Feb. 18. Described as having seemed afraid of the past,” Charles Hartnup, a seventy-seven-year-old hermit, has taken his secret to the grave. A hint of this secret was revealed by Mr. T. Cleaver, parish clerk of Binstead, who had
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  • 45 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Mar. 7. The Chettiar Community has sent out several invitations to the public to celebrate the annual Masi Makam Fes'ival in Alor Star. It falls every year between February 10th and 20th.
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  • 476 5 The Washington Masquerade LIONEL BARRYMORE AT HIS BEST The Washington Masquerade,” which opened at the Queen’s last night is a fine political drama, with Lionel Barrymore at his best in the lead. He is cast as the incorruptible Senator, Jeff Keane, led to ruin by the
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  • 470 5 A Sobriety Secret From The Smugglers Romney Marsh (Kent), Monday. At Romney Marsh, that wind-blown, stretch of Kent where the air comes cleai I and strong from the sea, the people say 1 when they they are out for an evening s jollification: “Just one
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  • 63 5 A Chinese named Choo Mah Lye was charged in the Police Court, yesterday, with inducing another to hand over to him 6 tons of salt, at the Penang Harbour, on producing a false receipt for the said property. The Magistrate, Mr. D. Wills, granted a
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  • 219 5 Hurls Himself Into Stream at Rozelle i Hatten, Feb. 13. The circumstances attending the suicide of an accused, arrested cn a charge of house-breaking and theft, by jumping off a precipice near the Rozelle railway bridge, 50 feet into a stream beiow, whilst being escorted yesterday
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    • 37 5 SELLING MADE EASY— Times are hard but there is no need to offer that article at a “throwa<ay price.” Jend along a small advertisement to the “I’inang Gazette” and dispose of it at a satis factor, figure.
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    • 43 5 j CLOTH-LINED ENVELOPES Sizes. Prices. 15| x 6 SS.CO per 100 il5 x6| $5.00 per 100 |l2 xs| $4.50 per 100 11|x5 $4.00 per 100 >ll x 5 $3.00 per 100* TO CLEAR. Pinang Gazette Press. I Lfd I 1 IA. PENANG STREET.
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    • 168 5 ACCURATE TIMEKEEPERS /KĔW BASI/ DON’T I VALUES JUDGE I JjC. f A WATCH by the tfewW JOT LOWNESS of price new These Watches Jumpinq Fiqure her« The Shock Proof Wfltrh 1,681 f their clasB You can drop rt* knock it vvuibn dr throw it and it still Built into attractive
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 80 5 I ’Phone 6.15 To-Night Last Night 9.30 i LIONEL BARRYMORE IN I "THE WASHINGTON MASQUERADE" A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE. f To-Morrow I STAN LAUREL OLIVER HARDY IN THEIR FULL LENGTH COMEDY RIOT J "PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES" ANOTHER METRO HIT. 1 PLANS AT MOUTRIE’S ’PHONE 795. f —i Ju J IZm
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  • 352 6 Driver Dead At Wheel RESCUERS BREAK DOORS WITH PICKAXES Women Injured GIRL IN BLANKETS GOING HOME FROM HOSPITAL A- man—the driver —was killed and his three passengers were seriously injured when a motorcar took fire after a head-on collision with a tramcar. But for
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  • 1095 6 Defendants Ask for Judgment £5O CHARITY CHEQUE A special jury in the King’s Bench Division on February 16 returned their verdict in the action brought by Mr. James van Bibber Bryson, of Park Lane, London, against Universal Pictures, Limited, for alleged wrongful dismissal. On
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  • 2798 7 APPELLANTS SUCCESSFUL: CONVICTION QUASHED Judges Differ INTERPRETATION OF GAMING LAWS important judgments were delivered in the Singapore Supreme Court on Saturday in the appeal of a Chinese and an Indian, members of the Tuif Club, ho had been convicted in the Lower, Court of bookmaking at
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  • 267 7 Rather Death Than Slavery Under the slogan, “Rather death than slavery,” 80,000 Republicans, Liberals, and Socialists of Berlin assembled in front of the former Imperial Palace in Berlin on Feb. 19 for the parade of the Reichstanner—the Republican Army. Their leader, Hoeltermann, said, “Our cry of freedom must
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 90 7 I THE TIRELESS SALESMAN —An advertisement in the “Pinang Gazette” is a tireless salesman. From one week’s end to another it talks business without boriug potential customers. It teils your story (unknown to you perhaps) to a wide circle of in- terested readers and its influence is all the more
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    • 718 7 $lOO FOOTBALL FORECASTS. $lOO WAITING FOR YOU! I Just a few strokes of the pen. Quite a simple task. Ns worry, no waste of time. Yet it may bring you $lOO. You are not required to forecast scores —only results. If you succeed in forecasting the highest number of correct
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  • 805 8 Many tides have ebbed and flowed i since attention was first called to the desirability of making Malaya independent of outside sources for her supply of staple foodstuffs. The Press of the country has been indefatigable in its efforts to wean the Malay, Chinese and
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  • 992 8 iviivw you ia.r uuwn cne narrow lane, to the unholy joy of the crowd.—P. A. in the Birmingham Post.” LONG PROCESSES; SCATHING TONGUES Probably the French e:.D.ne boasts *.voi Idfame chiefly because France was the countiy where refined and elaborate cccking was first known, and thence
    iviivw you ia.r uuwn cne narrow lane, to the unholy joy of the crowd.—P. A. in the “ Birmingham Post.”  -  992 words
  • 873 8 MRS. GOODLUCK When State lotteries became flrmhl established in England, the method adorn a by the State was to hand the to contractors, or underwriters Th S Government would sell £10 shares to th! 11 contractors for, say, £16, and they in bl s sold to the
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    • 160 8 W.&A.Gilbey Spey Royal Whisky Guaranteed 10 Years Old. OLD TOM And DRY GIN For Pahits and Cocktails. Sole Agents FREQUENT REGULAR SHIPMENTS RECEIVED. Wholesome, Appetising And Economical. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. 1 PENANG BAGAN LUAR. I If your face wears a frown 3 and the spleen K keeps you
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    • 68 8 E. O. the best situated seaside HOTEL IN THE EAST. ATT, rooms face the sea each with sitting room and private bathroom attached. Modern Sanitation Throughout EXCELLENT CUISINE under expert European Chef. BLw S>W7SI3 j-pgM KEEP IN STEP WITH HEALTH o Ideal for Growing Children and Adults. o obtainable at
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  • 392 9 •—Reuter. expansion of CURRENCY Mr. Woodin's View QUESTION OF RETENTION OF GOLD STANDARD Washington, Yesterday. Mr. Woodtai, Secretary of the Treawory, indicated that expansion of currency would help to replace a large part of the 7,250 million dollars al- < imitation which is being boarded. It
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  • 102 9 Annual Meeting of St. George’s (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, To-day. F. (ayre, in the absence of Dr. WinI resident, took the chair at the snnu.ti general meeting of St. George’s ’hat** y Kinta Branch. It was reported finan- the Society was in a satisfactory cel./ 1 11
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  • 68 9 Opening To-night S, n 8 Circus will be opening their rienar. 10 to-night. The circus yrsteni and the artistes arrived here th»* pi an,> :ls Previously announced in tentf« lnang Gazette have pitched their Gornwani^ 0 Vacant ground inside Fort time of their arrival on the f hr<
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  • 1431 9 CHINA NEWS To Be Abolihsed In Two Years EDUCATION PROBLEMS Canton, Feb. 25. Merchants will be requested by the Overseas Trade Committee to furnish data on their trade conditions especially with regard to Sino-foreign commerce. Some sort of charts are supplied to the merchants who are
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  • 77 9 .—Reuter. Arrest Of General Plastiras Ordered Athens, Yesterday. Several supporters of General Plastiras were arrested for participating in the rising. Plastiras has not yet been found. The police raided his home and a number of rifles, two machine guns and three hundred rounds of ammunition were discovered.
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  • 1206 9 Matson Line "Lurline" On Maiden Voyage 179 TOURISTS ON BOARD In Charge Of Famous Skipper ED THANHOUSER. DISCOVERER OF MARY PICKFORD ON SHIP The 26,000 tonner Lurline of the Oceanic Steamship Company (Matson) Line, San Francisco, which arrived in port this morning on a maiden cruise
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  • 58 9 The New Cabinet Oslo, March 2. The King has appointed the new Cabinet. It is headed by the Liberal leader Mr. Mowinckel, who is also taking over the post of Foreign Minister. The Cabinet is exclusively composed of members of the Liberal Party and will have to
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  • 104 9 TlN—Spot YESTERDAY TO-DAY London 146-17-6 £l4B-5-0 TIN—(3 Months) London £147-10-0 £l4B-17-6 Singapore $76.00 $75.75 Business Done Penang $75.62% Business Done ..Buyers—No sellers COPRA—(Sundried) 54.50 $4 50 BLACK PEPPER $lB.OO $lB 00 RUBBER London 2 Ad. -Ad. New York Closed. Closed. Singapore 61/ ctB cts TAPIOCA Fair Seed 00
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 68 9 TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT I HARMSTON’S CIRCUS AND ROYAL MENAGERIE THE OF THE EAST LOCATION: The Fort (Esplanade) Vy 80 EUROPEAN ARTISTES 30 M NEW ARTISTES NEW acts, new clowns X 50 PERFORMING ANIMALS 50 Matinees every Saturday and Sunday 4-15 P.M. SPECIAL SLUMP PRICES Full Box (6 seats) >lO. Single Box
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  • NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA
    • 217 10 Lonely Pacific Islanders 1 Request HE'S GETTING IT Life is just one request after another for the shipping company which does the bulk of the carrying between Australia and the lonely but picturesque islands north and north-east of the Commonwealth. Please bring me some special
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    • 136 10 f AUSTRALIAN ALWAYS BOBS UP A human cork is the term that most fittingly describes Arthur Herbert Bushnell, a retired solicitor of Sydney, whose ability to float on the water is amazing, says Austral News. Now more than 60 years old, he discovered some years ago his remarkable
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    • 99 10 TOWN NAMES PAINTED ON ROOFS In the interests of safety and directionflying from the air, the idea of painting the names of towns on the roofs of their municipal or other prominent buildings, is Jbeing put into practice in Australia, at the instigation of the National
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    • 71 10 I THE TOLL OF A TEST-MATCH It took 57 cleaners and cost £BOO to tidy up the cricket ground after the last Test match, states Austral News. At least 5,000 powder puffs had been left behind, and there were so many lipsticks that the staff did not bother to
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    • 56 10 A letter in a bottle thrown overboard from the liner Orontes, off the Australian coast in July last year, and addressed to Mr. Jardine, captain of the M.C.C XI was Picked up at a Victorian seaside resort •nd handed to him, during the last
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    • 591 10 Demand That Far Exceeds Supply REMARKABLE NUGGET Sir John Kirwan, President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia, made a speech on the gold situation in London on February 15. He pointed out that scores of mines ceased to operate in Western Australia alone during the
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    • 99 10 —Austral News. AUSTRALIA DOES MOST OF ANY DOMINION Australia now heads the list of wireless users among the British Dominions, and is eighth among the nations of the world, the percentage of listeners to population being 6.25. Canada with something over 5 per cent, is the next Dominion.
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    • 146 10 CHILD BROUGHT TO SAFETY FROM DEEP WATER A nine-year-old girl, Malsa Callow, owes her life to the intelligence of an Alsatian dog, says a Sydney (N.S.W.) message. When she fell into deep water while paddling on some steps at Ruchcutters Bay, onlookers were amazed to see a young
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    • 181 10 Australia is making a special push with its butter at the British Industries Fair, which opened at Olympia. Australia’s butter exports to England are now nearly 100,000 tons a year—they have risen to that figure from 34,000 tons in 1926 and are steadily increasing. Hence
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    • 79 10 Melbourne, Feb. 19. Mr. T. A. L. Davy, Attorney-General for Western Australia, who was an Oxford man and a Rhodes scholar, has died here at the age of forty-three. He was born at Wellington, New Zealand, and was admitted to the Western Australian Bar the
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    • 135 10 Constable Reid, c-f the Australian Northern Territory Police, was escorting a prisoner through the desolate wilds of the territory to Darwin, where his captive was to be tried on charges of forgery. Suddenly Reid’s horse stumbled, threw him off, and crushed him against a tree. Reid’s
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    • 115 10 There are fewer than 60,000 aborigines in the whole of the vast Australian continent, according to a recent report of the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics. The actual number returned is 59,719. The number shows no increase on the figures of 1921. The aboriginal
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  • 329 10 Organisation To Assist In Research SHORT-TERM LOANS Desirable Addition To Our Financial Machinery Steps are being taken to form an organisation to advance short-term loans to industry, mainly for research purposes. This announcement was made by Mr. J. Beaumont Pease, chairman of Lloyds Bank,
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    • 388 10 site. ®'’Allenburgs Foods The ‘Allenburys’ Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of infants in hot climates. They are free from harmful germs, and are readily prepared by the simple addition of boiling water, thus giving complete independence of doubtful milk supplies. Moreover, they are practically identical in composition with
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  • 2163 11 fears Of A Widespread Conspiracy HC’V A WOMAN SAVED MR. ROOSEVELT Serious Condition Of Two Wounded THE ASSAILANT AND HIS MOTIVE The unsuccessful attempt at Miami .Florida) on the life of the United States president-elect, Mr. Roosevelt, on February ’*>, has roused the American authoritier to considerable
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  • 270 11 Soccer Star Tears Up Contract TO SAVE CLUB Alec Jackson, the former Scottish international and Chelsea forward, has torn up a £6O a month contract to save a little club. It was announced recently that he is leaving Ashton National, the Cheshire League club, which he joined
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  • 1240 12  -  INCREASING CONSUMPTION OUTSIDE UNITED STATES By Eric Miller, Chairman, Harrisons And Crosfield Financial Times. It is estimated that the area under rubber in the East to-day amounts to nearly 8,000,000 acres, of which just over 6,000,000 acres are tappable, though not all being tapped at present. In
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  • 141 12 In November last u was officially announced that the Royal Siamese Government would exercise its option to redeem the 7 per Cent. Sterling Loan of 1922 at par on March 1 next. The Loan, which was for £2,000,000, was issued at par in February, 1922, and the
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  • 142 12 Report to 31st Aug. of Langen (Java) Rubber Estates Company states only twothirds of mature area tapped on a half cut every third day, no tapping being done during six weeks of wintering season. Crop. 853,866 lbs. Average net sale price, 1.84 d per pound (2.96
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  • 770 12 Tripartite Parley The following letters appeared in the “Financial Times” of February 15:— Sir, —New schemes for “saving” the rubber growing industry come tumbling over one another. Most of their amateur authors work on the false base of actual output for the immediately preceding year, thus
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  • 605 12 Commodity Decline* On New» F rom America London, Feb. 17. World Stocks (31-12-32) 611,610 World Stocks (30-11-32) 603,359 World Stocks (31-12-31) 616,943 S. D. price this time last year 0 2% Average price for 1931 0 3% Average price for 1932 0 2JJ Average price for 1933 (Jan. only)
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  • 44 12 The following are the rubber outputs for the month of February, 1933 Lbs. Alor Gajah 25,100 Ayer Panas 69,000 Bukit Kubu 15,000 Glenealy 49,705 Jalan Kebun 9,430 Kluang 53,000 Pajam 118,500 Port Swettenham 10,300 Tambalak 16,800 Teluk Anson 49,973 Ulu Benut 44,996
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  • 55 12 Profit of Singapore Traction Co. to 30th Sept. £40,865 (agst. £51,134) add amount brought in £3,995, making £44,861. To deb. redemption £5,169 (£4,864) and depreciation and renewals £lB,OOO (same) div. 4 p.c. on Pref, on account of arrears (7 p. C.) £8,000; to managers £8,000; forward £5,691. Arrears
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  • 127 12 £400,000 Debenture Stock Placed The Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company has placed privately £400,000 of Four per Cent. Prior Lien debenture stock at 98% per cent. Interest will be payable on 31st March and 30th September, and a full six months’ interest will be paid on 30th
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  • 61 12 United States Total For January America consumed 21,661 tons of rubber in January, as against 16,990 tons in December and 27,962 tons in January, 1932. Market estimates had been 20,000 tons and less. Imports were 31,110 tons, against 31,298 tons in January, 1932; stocks total 396,377 tons (against
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  • 258 12 Thanks to the severe curtailment of supplies under the International Restriction Scheme and to the operations of the International Tin Pool, the sterling price of tin last year was higher than in 1931 in spite of a marked decline in consumption. The average price for the year
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  • 45 12 The following are the tin outputs for the month of February, 1933 Renong Tin Dredging Go., Ltd. (No. 3 Dredge):—Piculs, 422. Kinta Tin (Dredge No. 2) :—Piculs, 490.00. Semenyih —Piculs,»; 68.00; hours nm, 142; hours lost, 18; hours restricted, 512; c. yards, 16,500.
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  • 101 12 Latest Quotation, I Paris New York 16 Montreal Brussels 9 A 416 Geneva 17 «ar Amsterdam 859 Milan 870 Berlin 68 Ul6 Stockholm 18 29 14 77 H Copenhagen H 2952 O’* 71 Vienna 30 1 raKU,! lif S Helsingfors 227 Madrid 8 Lisbon 110 1118
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  • 582 13 Schedule of Principal Lines rue following is a list of ▼easels arriving nailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY gS MATANG from Tongkah, Kopah, Renong and Victoria Point Sails for the jjame ports—Saturday, 11th instant. gS bUYSKES from Langsa, Lho Seumaw<, Sigli, Sabang and
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  • 369 13 FEBRUARY, 1933 MARCH 11 Selangor Turf Club races, Ist Day. Cricket: P. C. C. “A” v. P. R. C. Esplanade, 2 p.m. MARCH 12 Cricket: P. C. C. v Perak Club, Espla nade. Cricket: P. R. C. v C. R. C. Victoria Green. MARCH 15 Selangor Turf
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  • 798 13 AIR MAILS A mail for Europe, Great Britain, Ireland and North America by steamer to Calcutta. Thence by rail to Karachi for Conveyance by Imperial Airways will be closed at 10 am. on Saturday. A mail for Medan (via Alor Star) by road to Alor Star and thence
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    • 517 13 Building materials READY STOCKS OF "TUNNEL” and "TUNNELITE” British Cement—loo per cent. BRITISH MILD STEEL BARS RUBEROID Roofing Materials MASTICON ASBESTOS CEMENT —FLAT SHEETS. ENQUIRIES SOLICITED HENRY WAUGH <& CO., LTD., PENANG SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH BANGKOK. MALT |T' Message of Hope CAE*» ose l* ave Wpll Lost Vi,our C?When
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  • 308 14 Work That Made Fortune In Royalties VANISHED IN RUSSIA Fame After Agitation By Purity Brigade Paris, Feb. 20. M. Paul Chabas painter of September Morn, the picture of a girl bathing in a lake, which was one of the most widely discussed pictures before the War,
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  • 218 14 Gold Medal Awarded To British Engineer Feb. 15. The most gallant deed of the year to come under the notice of the Royal Humane Society is that of a British engineer at Johannesburg, who rescued three natives. His act of bravery was awarded this distinction at the
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  • 139 14 British Message To Finland “We shall all suffer together until we have learnt once more how to trade together and to exchange with each other, for the world’s international commerce is about half what it was a few years ago, said Sir Alan Anderson, chairman of the
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  • 247 14 Two Airmen Crash While Stunting ONE MARRIED EIGHT DAYS Captain H. Lawson and Mr. E. Ross, two members of Sir Alan Cobham s air circus, were killed on February 17th when they were stunting at Capetown. Captain Lawson was the pilot and Mr. Ross was the wireless
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  • 238 14 Cardiff Man Acquitted Long Beach, (Cal.), Feb. 17. William James Guy, the young Cardiff seaman, was acquitted recently of the murder of Captain waiter Wanderwell, the globe-trotter, on board the Wanderwells’ yacht, Carina, on December 5 last. Guy received the acquittal verdict with his characteristic smile. He
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  • 183 14 Home Of Marquis’ Heir Destroyed Another Sussex mansion, Uckfield House, was destroyed by fire on February, 18th. It was the residence of Major Guy Lar-nach-Nevill, heir to the Marquis of Abergavenny, and his wife. Mrs. Lamach-Nevill discovered the outbreak about 4 a.m. in the dining-room,
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  • 427 16 J Interesting Annual Report (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Yesterday. The 19th Annual Report of the Chinese Sporting Club, Taiping, which has just been circulated, provides interesting reading. As is common with every industry in Malaya, even Clubs find their progress impeded by the slump. Decrease in
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  • 179 16 Lawn Tennis Tournament The following are the results of matches played on Tuesday in the above tournament: Championship Singles: J. R. Burnham beat G. R. Evans 6—l, 6 —l. Mixed Doubles Handicap: Mrs. Douglas and D. R. A. Hoblyn —3O beat Mrs. Strahan and J. H. Strahan
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  • 109 16 D.A.F.G v. P.C.C. The following will represent the D.A. F.C. in a football match this evening against the P. C. C. on the Esplanade: B. Osman, O. Nurdin, I. Rashid, N. A. Rahman, Chem Bee, Samsudin, M. S. Che Chain, Sheerat, A. Rahman, F. Ismail, (Captain), M. Z. Hassan.
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  • 54 16 (From our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Yesterday. The new Singapore racecourse will be opened on May 24. 27 and 31 and June 3 and 5. Entries will close on May 10. The course will be officially open for training on May 6. There will be an amateur meeting on
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  • 36 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Yesterday. The 20,000 tonner tourist boat Resolute arrived yesterday, the band playing the National Anthem as she came alongside carrying 182 passengsr whose average age is 47.
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  • 81 16 List No. 9 The Honorary Treasurers gra’efully acknowledge the following Subscriptions to Earl Haig’s Fund:— Previously acknowledged $860.35 Jit Sin Chinese Public School 13.00 Collections Fitzgerald Memorial (Wesley) Church 13.16 Mission Chapel 25.00 Hung Kung Association 10.00 Penang Turf Club 500.00 Ong Kongsi 10.00 1,431.51 Sale of
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  • 88 16 And the Arms Question Geneva, March 2. The secretariat of the permanent council of the Little Entente has addressed a letter to Sir Eric Drummond pointing out that the reply of Dr. Dollfuss (the Austrian Federal Chancellor) to the representatives of Britain and France admitted that Austria had
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  • 83 16 Relic of the War Warsaw, March 2. A landowner near Vilna recently found on his estate buried treasure of 1,300,000 Czarist gold roubles. It has now been ascertained that the treasure constituted the cash funds of the second Russian Army under General Samsonoff, which was annihilated by Field
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  • 49 16 Japanese Exhibition in Paris Tokyo, March 3. Preparations are making headway, under the auspices of the Education Ministry, for giving an exhibition of Japanese colour prints in Paris for six weeks, starting early in January next year. The exhibits will include both old and new colour prints.
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  • 65 16 During the week ending 25th February, 1933, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 18,837 cases, of which 11,912 cases were to the United Kingdom, 3,085 cases to the Continent of Europe, 2,640 cases to Canada and 1,200 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period Ist January,
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  • 92 16 Charges of being a member of the Communist party and stealing a bicycle value $2O were brought against Teh Soo On, a Chinese youth, in the Police Court to-day. He was charged before the Magistrate, Mr. D. Wills, with being a member of an unlawful society, to wit the
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  • 73 16 The Singapore Prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows: KOLANDAVELU Ceil 8 -TYPE Spot ApriljJune July September M October December Market quiet. 54 The following prices were realised for rubber sold at our Auction Room this morning at 10.30 Per Picul. Good
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  • 615 16 TO-DAY’S. PRICES The following were the latest quotations ji MESs**». Kf iVNEDY X Co.’s share Jist at 11 a.m. to-day. Yesterday To-day. Buyers Sellers Buyers seuen MINING Ayer Hitam 10(9 11|3 1019 11|3 Hong Flatt 27’4 31 25 30 Kampong K. 6 6 7|6 s'o 6jo
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  • 1143 16 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST e d NAMES, 5?; u 09 dj rIRUBBER (Dollar.) Sc. cl Allenby R übber Co. 41 I 50! A lor Gaiah Rubber Estate 25 I 35 Amalgamated Malay Estates 70 9> Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 50 e i Ayer Kumrg Rubber Estates 5 ’5 Aver Mo,ek
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  • 58 16 PENANG, MARCH 9 (Rv Conri<>f the Chartered Rank! On London Bank Demand 2 3 23 32” m ts 2 3 13 1» Hongkong T.T. 41Uriua Private 3 m|ts credit 2 4 1,32 3 Documentary 2 4 532 On New York Bank Demand Nomina) France T.T. 955a0m India T.T. 152’
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    • 202 16 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS WANTED: in or near Jelutong di&nct» storage accommodation for dismantled machinery occupying floor space about 15 ft. by 25 ft. Cheap rental essential. Attap shed sufficient. Apply Box 26, cjo Pinang Gazette. NOTICES M. V. "GLENSHIEL" Voy. 20 (Outward). Consignees of cargo per the from Europe are
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 150 16 WIRELESS To-day’s Call Signs: G.S.B. i G „s F wavetengtta: 31.5 metrcs P.M. 9 50 Big Ben The News 10.05 Laddie Clarke’s Imperial Hydro Hotel Orchestra From the Imperial Hydro Ho’ el Blackpool On the Bosphorus A Life on the Ocean Llr, cte A Boy and a Giri Billing J
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