Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 March 1934

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 59. Vol. XCII. MONDAY. MARCH 12, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 59 1 SIAM GETTING ALARMED CONSUL-GENERAL TO REPORT (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, March 11. The Siamese press is alarmed at the military and naval developments at Singapore and adds that the Foreign Office have 1 cabled the Siamese ConsulGeneral at Singapore to report on the
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  • 383 1 HEAVY DEMAND IN U.S. The price of rubber will rise even further,' says Mr. E. J. Smail, vice-president and sales manager of the Rubber Ser\ ice, Labouratories Co., Inc., one oi the largest organisations of its kind in America. Mr. Smail arrived in Singapore on
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  • 892 1 o DETECTIVE TELLS STORY OF COLDBLOODED MURDER GIVES COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF WANTED MAN The most unremitting man-hunt in the history of the Colony is being carried out in Singapore. It is now only a matter ot hours, it is hoped, before the relentless search for
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  • 508 1 Off D.E.I. Coasf NO NEED FOR ALARM The Dutch Navy in the Netherlands East Indies sees no cause for alarm in the fre-' que.-cy with which Japanese fishing vessels ar seen round the coast, according to Comm< dore D. Sealonge. !n an interview aboard the cruiser Java
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  • 629 1 Reuter. To Be Given In Singapore i POWERS OF CRIMINAL DISTRICT JUDGE i A decision of some importance, affecting the powers of the Criminal District Judge and the magistrates, will be given by Mr. Justice Gerahty in the course of the next week. j His Lordship was
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  • 98 1 .—Reuter. i New Modified Schedule Washington, March 11. Major-General Foulois, chief of the Army j Air Corps, has ordered the suspension for two or three days of all army air mail i flying pending the drafting for approval of I a new modified schedule in accordance
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  • 63 1 .—Reuter. Urgency Of Improvement Berlin, March 11. At the East Asiatic Club dinner at Hamburg, Herr Schmitt, Minister of Economics, stressed the urgency of improving the overseas markets. He wished the Chinese Government the utmost success in securing quiet development of the interior and hoped that Japan’s
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  • 33 1 ,—Reuter. Plane Crashes And Bursts Into Flames New York, March 10. Two more army airmen were killed when their plane crashed and burst into flames at Cheyenne in Wyoming.
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    • 2195 2 "rates for usual notice. bTnKS ADVERTISEMENTS I FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOTELS. f AU communications relating to Chartered Bank nederlandsche DRINK advertisements should be addressed of INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA HANDEL MAATSCHAPrU 1 I •SO the Advertisement Manager. The hotel Inverness court. in £nplan4 na a. I 'Pinang Gazette.” by Begot abort*
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  • 1492 3 REMARKABLE EVIDENCE IAN WHO FORGOT EVERYBODY WHEN HE SAW FLAMES FOUR PERSONS WHO ESCAPED abject cow aidice admitted to have been displayed by one of the occupants oi the ill-fated house Xo. 13, Church Street* Penang', which was destroyed by a devastating fire
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  • 953 3 Post Office Thrift And Loan Society LARGE INCREASE OF MEMBERSHIP At the adjourned annual general meeing of the Penang Post and Telegraphs Co-Opera-tive Thrift and Loan Society, Limited.’ held at noon on Saturday at the Post Office, Mr. J. G. Crawford, Assistant Director oi Co-Operation, Penang,
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  • 462 3 S.S. Franconia To Call ON SATURDAY WEEK Following the three big ocean lin- ers, 'rhe Empress of Britain,” “Luriine” and “Resolute”, which have called at Penang in the space of a fortnight, the super-cruising Cunard Liner, Iranconia will arrive here from Singapore on Saturday, March 24, in
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  • 132 3 Inquest On Dead Boy JURY FIND DRIVER GUILTY OF RASH DRIVING The inquest into the death of a sixteen-year-old Chinese lad who died as result of being knocked down by a motor lorry at Weld Quay on January 3, was concluded yesterday before Mr. D. W
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    • 307 3 BOON GOES TO IPOH AT THE REQUEST OF OUR NUMEROUS OUTSTATION CUSTOMERS 7 PATRONS. WE HAVE NOW ESTABLISHED A BOON BRANCH at 39, MARKET STREET, IPOH. The same extensive variety of Reliable Goods (< will be stocked at Ipoh as at Penang and whatever you expect to find in a
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  • 443 4 Weights For First Day SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE The following are the weights for the first day of the Selangor Turf Club Spring Meeting to be run at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday March 17 together with selections at a glance by Tic-Tac RACE 1 Horses,
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  • 331 4 Police Score Runaway Victory SAILORS DEFEATED On the Patani Road ground yesterday evening the Police defeated the H.M.S. Endeavour in a friendly game of football by seven goals to one. Mat, the Police left wing scored three goals while Sudin was responsible for two. Play opened with
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  • 73 4 Padang Party v. Bukit Mertajam Recreation Club The following will represent the Padang Party in a friendly game of football against the Bukit Mertajam Recreation Club, on Saturday, the 17th instant, at the Bukit Mertajam ground at 5p m. Gan Thean Beng; T. Beng Kiat, L. Mah Chan; O.
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  • 694 4 Mr. H. L. H. Tate, manager of Pondoland Estate, Pondok Tanjong, has returned from leave. Mr. George E. Cobb, w’ho has long been a prominent figure in the commercial lif? of Malaya, will be leaving for home next week. Dr. J. D. Gimlette M.D., late of the
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    • 30 4 HniiiimiH •tel 11 1 gives that matt complexion; H the best powder base. I keeps the sfcin «upple. I v Representative .‘—Robert Blau (Maiaya) Konjr Chambers, Singapore. 'P/ume 4711. I
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    • 227 4 OLD DANCING DAYS 1921 D ***** p AR T 1& 2 Carroll Gibbons is renowmed for his superb Piano playing and this recor add to his reputation. He introduces Whispering “Japanese SancLr I j “Avalon”, etc. I PLAY TO ME GYPSY Tang GBbU/ APRIL IN PARIS Fox Tro I BY
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    • 612 4 8.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES TO-DAY i For the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter Daven try’. England. Two of the following frequencies and wavelengths will be used simultaneously, tout the wavelengths may be changed in ’the course of each day’s transmissions. Announcements will be made at
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    • 385 4 8.35 The Manchester Tuesday Midday Society Concert, relayed from Houldsworth Hall, Manchester. 9.20 Time Signal from Big Ben. News Bulletin. 9.35 The Droitwitch Spa Orchestra, conducted by Ernest Parsons, relayed from the Winter Gardens, Droitw’ich Spa. 10.05 —Crew’s on the Tideway, a sports talk by Mr. G. O. Nickalls. 10.20-
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  • 421 5 D.A.F.C. Beaten WILLIAMS BATS WELL FOR 78 The Riff-Raffs scored an easy victory yesterday on the Dato Kramat ground defeating the D.A.F.C. by an innings and 26 runs. The feature of the match was a tine innings by A. J. Williams who scored 7S for the winning
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  • 417 5 Drawn Game FINE BATTING BY GIBSON A cricket match was played yesterday 'On the Esplanade between teams captained 1 by Laßrooy and Anthony and resulted in I draw. J Laßrooy won the toss and elected to bat on a perfect wicket to put up the
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  • 119 5 Forbidden By Doctor FULL COURSE TRIAL TIMES London, March 10. The Oxford President, Ellison, is forbidden by his doctor to row in the Boat Race. Oxford rowed a full course trial at ebb tide and over the reverse course from Mortlake to Putney in 19
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  • 303 5 Indian Association Beaten The Ceylon Association defeated the Indian Association on the Francis Light School ground by 61 runs. The Ceylon Association who batted first totalled 134 thanks to a fine partnership between Saravanamuttu and Pawanteh who contributed 51 and 45 respectively. The Indians were
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  • 39 5 S. Dodd Wins National Championship London, March 10. S. Dodd, of Wirral Athletic Club, won the National Cross Country Championship» in the time of ten miles, 56 minutes, 25 seconds. The Birchfield Harriers won the team event.—Reuter.
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  • 29 5 .—Reuter. Scotland Beat Wales By 4 Clear Goals Greenock, March 10. In the amateur soccer match Scotland beat Wales by 4 goals to n l. —Reuter.
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  • 156 5 Loses Third International WELSH VICTORY AT SWANSEA Swansea, March 10. In an international rugger match to-day Wales beat Ireland by 13 points to nil. There was a sensational finish. There was no score until five minutes from the end, when Jenkins began a movement in his own
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  • 119 5 —Reuter. East Midlands Win County Championship London, March 10. The following are the results of the principal rugby matches played to-day:— Bath 13; Gloucester 8. Birkenhead Park 15; Rosslyn Park 11. Blackheath 39; Bradford 5. Coventry 14; Royal Air Force 0. Harlequins 8; Old Merchant Taylors 21, at
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  • 255 5 Kok Leng Scores 41 A cricket match was played on the Suffolk House ground on Saturday between the Anglo-Chinese School and Amrutha Villa and resulted in a draw. The School batted first and put up 92 runs towards which San Kok Leng contributed 41 runs.
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  • 1404 6 DERBY COUNTY SLIPPING AWAY MOTHERWELL WELL BEATEN BY CELTIC WHILE RANGERS DEFEAT HEARTS London, March 10. i The following are the results of matches played to-day in the English and Scottish Leagues DIVISION I Arsenal 3 Aston V. 2 Birmingham 0 Stoke C. Blackburn R
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  • 128 6 —Reuter. Oxford Defeats Cambridge SEVEN EVENTS TO FOUR London, March 10. At the White City Oxford beat Cambridge by seven events to four in the intervarsity athletics. The American scholar Stanwood created a record by winning three events for Oxford for the second year in succession. To-day he
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  • 148 6 Lose To P.M.R.C. In six friendly games of badminton, consisting of three doubles and three single 3, the Penang Municipal Recreation Club at their court met and defeated the Merrylads Badminton Party by four games to two cn Saturday evening. Below are the details of the scoring:
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  • 331 6 Against St. Xavier's TEIK LEE AND LEAN KEAN BAT WELL A cricket match was played on Saturday on the Victoria Green between the Chinese Recreation Club ‘A’ and the St. Xavier’s Recreation Club ‘A’ and resulted in a comfortable win for the Chinese. Teik Lee and
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  • 351 6 H.M.S. Endeavour v. H.A.F.C. GOALLESS DRAW On the Dato Kramat padang Saturday evening the H.A.F.C. drew with the H. M.S. “Endeavour,” o—o0 —0 in a well-contest-ed game of football. There were plenty of thrills in store for the spectators. Both teams were evenly balanced and the match
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  • 501 6 Saturday’s Match The cricket match between the Free School “A” team and the B.M. High School 1 “A” was played on Saturday at the latter’s ground and resulted in a win for the Free School by 63 runs. The following are the scores FREE
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  • 341 6 Selangor Cricket BRILLIANT INNINGS BY RIVAZ (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 10. There was an exciting finish to the cricket match played here to-day between the Selangor Club and the Selangor Rangers. Taking first knock, the Rangers declared their innings closed with
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  • 361 6 Esplanade Cricket PADANG CLUBS' SECOND STRINGS The Penang Peelers, who observed the day as a day of mourning for their colleague, Inspector Popejoy, who was shot by a Chinese gunman in Singapore, having excused themselves from their cricket fixture with the Penang Cricket Club ‘A’
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  • 415 6 Crescent Club v. P.R.C. MALAYS WIN 3—l The Crescent Football Club defea* »he Penang Recreation Club on Saturd Z friendly soccer match played at th*. Road Ground by three goals to one. The forward line dribbled p. opposing intermediate line which Sultan to open the
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  • 224 6 Annual General Meeting Yesterday ELECTION OF OFFICEBEARERS The twenty-fourth annual genera! U ing of the Young Muslim Union was h» 1 a 5.30 on Saturday at the Union pre in Anson Road. Those present were A Hamid Khan, S. M. Isahak, M can, G. M. Yusoff, S.
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  • 1037 7 REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE PRESENT SYSTEM OF OPERATION MOST UNDESIRABLE Shanghai, Feb. 13, 1934. The detailed report of the special committee appointed by the Shanghai Municipal Council on September 20 to investigate he local ricksha situation has bee publish'd Divided into three major sections,
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  • 231 7 BETWEEN HIMALAYAS AND YANGTSE VALLEY London, February 24. The conquest of Everest by the Houston expedition has opened the way for a regu lar commercial air route across the Hima- layas to the Yangtse Valley. This is the brief of Colonel L. V. S.
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  • 224 7 Outstanding Problems With America Tokyo, February 24. The Japanese Press features the New York Times’ report that the American Government will pursue a more conciliatory policy towards Japan regarding Manchukuo and might abandon Mr. Stimson’s non-recognition doctrine. Closely following it the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hirota, announced in
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  • 539 7 A German Opinion EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Mr. Wang Ching-wei’s important declara tions concerning China’s economic reconstruction are featured by the entire Ge) man Press. Herr Strew’e, commenting on the declarations in the Deutsche AUyemeine Zeitung, says that it is probably not a mere accident that
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  • 216 7 Lightermen Return To Wor) On Agreement "The Marines have landed and the st tion is well in hand.” This well-known saying might be ap lied in describing the end of the Shangh Tug and Lighterage Company’s strike workers which began on Jan. 23, warm up with a
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    • 229 7 u— i BOIJRN VITA proved supreme b i.* /312* ft, wWbWssm Kg J JsLr s' 'The f r~>of of the pudding is in the eating,” IS AH old saying a ver y true one and confirmation of this is to be found 'III ir ie enormous increase in sales of
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  • 827 8 'I he decision of the Rubber Research Institute to restore the salary cuts ini- posed on their staff will be received with more than pleasureable interest by the members of the planting community, in the hope that this may lead to a restoration of their own cuts.
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  • 120 8 Javi Youth Found With Kris A Javi youth named Abdul Cader bin Abdullah who had been arrested by a detective who found him with a kris in his possession at 3 a.m. at the junction of Ncitbam and Transfer Roads was charged tc-day before the Penang
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  • 93 8 In the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley, the Official Assignee was appointed Receiver in the estate of Jamma, a Punjabi, woman, who died in the General Hospital. The Assistant Official Assignee, Mr. Moor, read an affidavit that deceased’s husband had
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  • 937 8 MESSRS. MANSFIELD CO. We have received an interesting little j booklet issued by Messrs. Mansfield Co.. Ltd. The.booklet is-a mine of information and gives details not only tor, travelling to and from Europe but of i local leave and extended holiday trips > which can be made
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  • 136 8 Annual Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, March 12. Presiding at the annual meeting of the St. George’s Society, Mr. Godding said that Englishmen in Kinta were doing their individual bit to help to alleviate distress among the European Community. Most members had subscribed to the
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  • 161 8 Europeans Beaten In Annual Contest (From Our Own Correspondent I Ipoh, March 12. The Chinese beat the Europeans in th annual tennis contest by 14 games to making a clean sweep of the board yes terday when the won the remaining singles and all the
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  • 1454 9 MUNICIPAL OFFICERS CLOSELY CROSS-EXAMINED CASE TO END TO-DAY The Kandang Kerbau murder case at the Singapore Assizes will end to-day. The ■urt adjourned on Friday at the concluuon of the case for the defence. The whole of Friday was occupied with ,e examination and close
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  • 571 9 DETAILS OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION A system of licensing, the laying down -1 a rate of interest of three per cent, per ensem or 36 per cent, per annum as not xcessive, and the stipulation that figures n all promissory notes shall be in English
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  • 283 9 Monopolies Cose Must Wait Till June $7OO HAUL OF ILLICIT CHANDU Two of the three men who were arrested in connection with smuggling of contraband chandu into Singapore by Blue Funnel liner Calchas last week, were acquitted by the Criminal District judge Mr. H. A. Forrer, on
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  • 105 9 Anxiety Breaks Out In Kuala Lumpur The uneasiness felt by Kuala Lumpur people at the existence of a leper settlement on the fringe of theii suburbs has broke out again. Mr. Khan Ah Chong pointed out at the Sanitary Board meeting that the new hospital at Malacca had
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  • 159 9 Coolie Caught Handing Over A Dollar Caught in the act of handing a $1 note to a prisoner in the Central lock-up, a ■scavenger's coolie, Than Watt, was charged before Mr. R. J. F. Curtis in the Singapore police court with giving an article to prisoner. The
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  • 97 9 So Drank Developing Mixture “I had no money and became very pessimistic about life,” was the low-voiced reply of Chong Kee Kow, a photographer’s assistant, to a charge of attempted suicide before Mr. N. Grice in the Singapore Police Court. It was stated that the accused was
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  • 15 9 Reuter. The death has taken place of Thomas Anstey GuthrTĕ, the novelist.
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  • 112 9 TIN-SPOT SATURDAY TO-DAY London £233-17-6 No market TIN—(3 Months) London £232-7-6 No market Singapore $116.50 $116.75 Business Done Penang $116.25 $116.75 Business Done ..Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA— (Sundried) $3.00 $3.00 BLACK PEPPER $17.50 $17.50 RUBBER London 316 d. New York 10%c. (G) 11c. (G) Singapore
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    • 233 9 REASON, M «•HARTS AMO I MV* 4 0 IH■I > I 1 > A MO** 1 I 1 •Cieowc coto JN cmcutta. iwi From his first feed of Cow Gate, Baby shows pleasure and contentment —he loves it! And the Mother too watches with delight the regular and natural growth
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  • 204 10 REMARKABLE KUALA LUMPUR STATEMENT '•DOING out the poor distressed PLANTERS" OR PROMOTION OF JUNIOR MAN (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 10. M. B Shcllcv pruning. promotion ol a junior man. n llt i er paid a AI,- Butler considered this
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  • 181 10 .--Reuter. Events In Spain THREAT TO DEPORT STUDENTS Madrid, March 10. The Republic continues to hover on the brink of a civil strife. Socialist violence and frequent disturbances at several centres are keeping the population in a state of alarm while Barcelona is arming to
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  • 61 10 Perak Raid (From Our Own Conespondent) Ipoh, March 10. Excise Officers carried out a successful raid in the jungle valley between Ipoh and Chemor and found a large distillation plant equipment, consisting of two large «tills and fifty jars of fermented rice. After an exciting raid
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  • 331 10 On Board Resolute PENANG A PREVIEW OF PARADISE" I Among the large number of distinguished tourists on the world cruiser. “Resolute” that called at Penang yesterday morning was an interesting personality in Mr. Arthur Chester 1-rost. American Consul-General of India, who was accompanied by his wife,
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  • 106 10 .—Reuter. Rumour Of Intended Purchase A DENIED BY THE DUTCH London, March 11. According to the “Sunday Dispatch” Britain is considering buying for between £5,000,000 and £10,000,000 Timor Island, the last halt in the air route to Australia. The paper adds that both Holland and Portugal
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  • 213 10 Reuter. No Conclusion Reached Yet ARCHBISHOP OF YORK AND THE UNEMPLOYED London, March 10. Mr. Neville Chamberlain has not yet decided how to dispose the expected budget surplus. This was made clear in a speech at Birmingham in which he warned the unwisdom of coming
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  • 246 10 —Rugby Ra- February Returns INCREASED VALUE OF SECURITIES London, March 10. Further evidence of improved prospects :in trade was afforded in the February statement of averages of London clearing banks which for the first time for several months show’ that advances to customers have increased. It is
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  • 301 10 FULL POLICE HONOURS ACTING GOVERNOR AND ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY PRESENT WREATH FROM PAWNSHOP (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, March 10. The Acting Governor (the Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldecott), the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. G. L. Ham), Mr. P. A. McElwaine (Attorney-General), the Hon. Mr. H.
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  • 138 10 .—Reuter. Not A Japanese Invention London. March 10. That the Manchurian Independence Movement culminating in Pu-yi's enthronement is in no w*ay a Japanese invention, but purely Chinese and Manchu. dating at least to 1923. when Chang Tso-lin tried to reinstate the Emperor of Manchuria, is startlingly demonstrated
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  • 49 10 —Reuter. Mr. Mellon And Others To Be Charged Washington, March 11. Attorney-General Cummings announced that the Department of Justice is about to institute proceedings against Mr. Andrew Mellon, ex-Ambassador of Britain, Mr. Jimmie W’alker, Ex-Mayor of New York and charging them with evasion of taxes.
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  • 64 10 .—Reuter. Troops Operating Against Bandits Missing Tokio, March 11. A message from Harbin states that Colonel lizuka, commanding a Japanese infantry and a punitive column operating against the bandits in the Lower Sungari River region, in the vicinity of Sanhsing, with over ten senior officers, is
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  • 46 10 .—Reuter. Mr. Sanji Muto Dies Of His Wounds Tokio, March 11. Mr. Sanji Muto, the Japanese cotton and newspaper magnate who was attacked as he was leaving his home at Kamakura on March 9, and wounded in three places, succumbed yesterday at 9.20 p.m.—Reuter.
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  • 59 10 Luang Pradit (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, March 10. The Commission appointed to investigate whether Luang Pradit was a Communist or not has unanimously reported he is clear of any such stigma. In the course of the enquiry the -Pradit denied being a member of the communist
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  • 256 10 •—Rugby Radio Service. Criticised By Commission DISTANT VIEWS OF ST. PAUL'S OBSCURED London, March 10. The tendency to erect higher buildings in London is the subject of a criticism in the report of the Royal Fine Art Commission, which by a Royal Warrant of last year,
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  • 30 10 Categorical Denial London, March 10. The Colonial Office categorically deny the widely circulated reports of the possible issue of a rubber restriction statement during the week-end.— Reuter.
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  • 158 10 >.—Reuter. No Definite Results At Conclusion London, March 10. The Sugar Conference has been sitting in London since March 5 to discuss an agreement for the regulation of the world’s sugar production and concluded witheut definite results. The Chadboume group in a statement said that it was necessary
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    • 7017 11 GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN SITUATION AND OUTLOOK SYMINGTON WILSON'S REPORT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS HAMPERED BY DIFFICULTIES OF EXCHANGE The year has for various reasons been >ne of gradual improvement in the situa- j it ion and outlook of those interested in I Rubber. The reasons
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    • 114 12 Latest Quotations i Saturday Friday Paris 77 5|32 77 5132 New York 5.07% 5.07% Montreal 5.08% 5.09% Brussels 21.79 21.79 Geneva 15.72% 15.7 i;% Amsterdam 7.54% 7.54% Milan 59 316 59 532 Berlin 12.79 12.79 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 40 Osto 19 90 1990 Vienna
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    • 251 12 The following are the latest quotations for to-day Buyers SeDen RUBBERS Ayer Panas 95 1.05 Bassetts 55 60 Batu Litangs 85 90 Brogas 60 65 Connemaras 1.00 1.10 Jerams 60 65 Kumpas 1.35 1.45 Kuala Sidims 1.75 1.95 Lunas 1.35 1.40 Mandai Tekongs 20 25 Mentakabs 36
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    • 229 12 A. A. ANTHONY CO.’S NOON QUOTATIONS Saturday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers TIN Ayer Weng 1.92% 2.00 1.95 2.00 Kinta 2.47% 2.52% 2.47% 2.52% K. River 2.10 2.20 2.15 2.25 Kuchai 1.04 1.06 1.05 1.07% Lukut 97% 1.00 1.02% 1.05 Nawng Pet 92 95 94 96 Penawat (Malaya) 1.02% 1.07%
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    • 686 12 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY The following are the latest quotations to MESSRS. KENNEDY CO*» ataare Mat to-day. Saturday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers MINING Ayer Weng 1.90 2.00 1.92% 2.00 Ayer Hitam 14 3 14 9 14 3 14 9 Burma Malay 21 6 23 0c
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    • 1172 12 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST NAMES. 3 o RUBBES. f c. c Allenby Rubber Co. X 05 1 1 A lor Gajah Rubber EaUte 70 a, A malgamated Malay Estates < 200 22; Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 110 1 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate» 15 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 60 Ayer Panas
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  • 733 13 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule of Principal Lines •Hie callowing is a list of vessels arriving ■and a'.ii’ng from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY ■M.V. TERGESTEA from Colombo. Sails for Singapore, China and Japan. S.S. R A WANG from Pangkalan Brandan and Langkat. Sails for the same ports to-day.
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  • 149 13 TUESDAY, MARCH 13 Municipal Commission Meeting, Municipal Offices, 4 p.m. MARCH 15 “At Home” to the Hon. Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe by Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 4.30 p.m. Straits Settlements (Penang) Association, special meeting to consider Tourist Trade, Chamber of Commerce, 5.30 p.m. MARCH 17 Selangor Turf
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  • 747 13 NOTICE The Air Mails despatched from Penang on the 28th February per the Netherlands Aircraft via Alor Star-Amsterdam were delivered in London on 9th March. OUTWARD MAILS A mail for Asahan and Batoe Bahra by the s.s. Rengam” will be closed at 4 p.m. to-day. A mail for
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  • 94 13 The following is the agenda for the Meeting of the Municipal Commissions to be held to-morrow 1. Minutes of last Ordinary and Special Meetings held on February 27, 1934 to be confirmed. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions. 4. Decisions arrived at on
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  • 80 13 During the week ending March 3, 1934, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 61,196 cases, of which 57,680 cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,310 cases to the Continent of Europe, 1,050 cases to Canada, and 1,156 cases Elsewhere. /Total exports for the period January 1,
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 35 13 New Springtide Hotel TANJONG BUNGAH, PENANG. ’PHONE NO. 60. 1 q DINNER DANCE Every Saturday From 8 P.M. Till MtdniQht. EVENING TEA, LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, COOL DRINKS AT MODERATE PRICE. > I r WATCH THIS SPACE I
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 69 13 5-45 PACKED t AT YESTERDAY s two matinees gam Universal Give You The Best Show In Town I A WILD CRAZY NIGHTMARE OF FUN. SLIM SUMMERVILLE and ANDY DEVINE in ■HORSE playwith LEILA HYAMS. A UNIVERSAL PICTURE. Slim and Andy mix with the lords and ladies. What a joy-test. hat
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    • 56 13 ITm I (W 1 M Jr 6.75 OPENING TO-NIGHT 9.30 Columbia Picture of the Radio Land HELEN TWELVETREES IN 'MY WOMAN' WITH VICTOR JORY —WALLACE FORD SEE—Beautiful HELEN TWELVETREES in the Fascinating Dance Sequences— THE RUMBA DANCE Hear Her Sing the delightful melodies of Victor Schertzinger, composer of The Love
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    • 236 13 ALL SHOWS PACKED OUT SINCE OPENING HMM Ilium I lIIW< 6.15 TO-NIGHT 930 Earl Derr Biggers* Great Detective Thriller "CHARLIE CHAN'S GREATEST CASE" with WARNER OLAND and HEATHER ANGEL Also: THE GREAT BALBO FLIGHT and Latest Paramount British News. NEXT CHANGE Paramount's Uproarious Comedy of the Rimpleqar Family "THREE CORNERED
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  • 2481 14 COMMONS TRIBUTE TO KING ALBERT: REMARKABLE SPEECHES BY LEADING MEMBERS: THE RUSSIAN TRADE AGREEMENT: POLITICIANS IN UNIFORM (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 24. MINISTERS VISIT THE KING Several members of the Cabinet visited Buckingham Palace this week in order that the King might receive first-hand
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 234 14 WINGET CONCRETE MIXERS STONE CRUSHERS Ud, also IB—MACHINES FOR CONCRETE BRICK RAKING, CONCRETE BLOCK MAKING, J CONCRETE SLAB MAKING, CONCRETE TILE MAKING, CONCRETE PIPE MAKING, AND MODEL 5/3| CUBIC FEET SCREENING PLANT CONVEYORS MIXER ENGINE DRIVEN. Winget open drum mixers are made to meet the requirements of. builders contractors and
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    • 1993 15 a— p ©.-BRITISH india' > k! 1 Mill y /K .j— A K and apcar lines (Companies Incorporated m England) ftU’ktJ-ENTINtj MAIL PASSENGER and CARGO SERVICES BLftSSX tPeSMMEi, LIME TO EUROPE V,A SUEZ a r* From Penang Arrive Marseilles Arrive New York Ve-eto LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. Leave. Due M
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  • 70 16 .—Reuter. Calcutta Cup Match At Twickenham j ON SATURDAY London, March 11. The English rugby team to meet Scotland at Twickenham on- March 17 is as follows: Owen-Smith (St. Mary's Hospital); Booth (Headingley), Cranmer (Oxford University) Gerrard (Bath) and Meikle Water! oo). Slow (Leicester) and
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  • 155 16 Office-Bearers Elected At Yesterday’s Annual Meeting The 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Crescent Football Club was held at the club premises No. 259, Anson Road, at 4 p.m. yesterday. Mr. P. Md. Tam by, President, occupied the chair. Office-bearers for the year were elected as follows:
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  • 58 16 PENANG, MARCH 12 (Bv Oorurteav -f rh- Chart Ixmdon Bank Demand 2 4 332 >» 4 mts 2 4 532 Private 3 m'ts credit 2|4 7|16 3 Documentary 2|4Vi On New York Demand 58 nom Prance T .T. 875 nom Hongkong tt. 33% dis. nom. Shanghai T.T. 40 dis.
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  • 169 16 FEATHER IN THE CAP OF LABOUR DEPARTMENT At a time when Indian officialdom is doubtful as to the labour conditions which will be met by immigrants to Malaya comes the case of Subramanian who w'as practically released by the Penang Police Magistrate, Mr. D.
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  • 186 16 Cricket Association.—“ Rapier" in the Times of Malaya.” Will Perak Be Playing? Judging by the Ipoh Club’s fixture list it would appear that Perak will not be engaged in inter-state cricket this season. The Easter holidays, I see, have been booked for the Ipoh Club—Penang C. C. cricket
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  • 87 16 Chinese Schools Declare A Holiday To-day is the ninth anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the first President of China. All Chinese schools in Malaya are closed to-day and the Republican flag flown at half-mast in the Chinese business areas
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  • 80 16 Arrest In Early Morning Kader bin Abdullah, an accused in the Penang Police Court this morning, a charge of being armed with a dagger in public, at the junction of Northam Road and Transfer Road at 3 30 am. on Sunday, March 11, was explained.
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  • 391 16 Cheow Teik's Fine Innings WIN FOR AUTHENTICS BY 60 RUNS In their first match of the season the Penang Free School was beaten yesterday on their own ground by the Authentics by 60 runs. Cheow Teik was in a scoring mood and retired having
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  • 73 16 Taisun School Union Team The following players have been chosen to play fo/ Taisun School Union against Chong Cheng volley ball team of Singapore to-day at 8 p.m. sharp at Fun and Frolic. Chow Peng Hee, Wan Yim Seng, Tan Seng Loke, Sehu Tap (Capt.), Wong Siew
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  • 52 16 P.C.C. v. Young Muslim Union On the Esplanade on Tuesday, at 5.15 p.m.: R. B. Bibson; W. G. Reeves and A. F. Baughan; E. H. S. Brotherton. J. E. A. Clark and H. Bracegirdle; P. L. Cooper, J. H. Reid, J. N. Cooley, A. T. Aird and J.
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  • 123 16 .—Official. By Heavy Rains NORMAL TRAFFIC TO-NIGHT Kuala Lumpur, March 12. Heavy rains yesterday and last night have damaged the main line between Kuang and Kepong. The track has been restored between Kuang and Sungei Buloh but the damage between Sungei Buloh and Kepong cannot
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  • 189 16 Arrives At Penang To-day Dr. Khalid Sheldrake, the Muslim missicnaij who left Bangkok on Saturday will be arriving at Penang to-day at 4 p.m. I by car from Perlis where he was the guest lof honour of H. H. The Sultan of Perlis 1 on his way
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  • 106 16 In the Supreme Court this morning Mr. G. H. Goh mentioned the Probate matter of Ong Saw Kooi, deceased, the mother of Mr. Ong Joo Sun. Mr. Ong Joo Sun applied for the administration of his mother’s estate but Counsel said a caveat had been
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  • 42 16 Due To-morrow By “Somali” The batch of English maidens ordered out by the Penang Turf Club are due to arrive to-morrow by the P. O. s.s. Somali.” They will be put up at the Batu Gantong stables until the drawing.
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  • 44 16 Another huge loss on F.M.S. Railways is recorded for last year. In the Federal Council on March 19 the general manager will ask for supplementary provision of $1,039,000 to meet excess of expenditure over revenue on the railways in 1933.
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  • 474 16 mourners from all PARTS OF KEDAH (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, March 12. The funeral took place on Saturday last of Tunku Sofia binti Tunku Mahmood, wife of Tunku Badlishah (State Treasurer) who died on Friday last following a motor collision. The Staff of the
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  • 121 16 Cruelty To Trapped Airmal Ooi Cheok Teng was charged with cruelty to an animal by confining a moosung in a cage which was too small to permit its moving about. Cheok Teng said that he bought it as it was in Telok Ayer Tawar, an animal trapped
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  • 97 16 Chinese Charged With Grievous Hurt Claiming that the complainant received his injury while they were carrying on a practical joke, a Chinese named Khaw Chin Ng Keang claimed trial to-day when charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Lim Ah Moi with a razor at
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  • 281 16 —Reuter Wireless. M. G. M. To Appeal London, March i_> The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film pany against whom Mr. Justice \vorv entered judgment in the sum of In the Rusputin Libel case, have an appeal. ANTI-SEMITISM Berlin, Marc! For the first time in German Le. tory, the court
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  • 46 16 .—Reuter. Departure From Italy Rome. March 10. Monsignor Mario Zanm, the new Apostolic Delegate to China, will leave Venice bj the Italian Liner Ccnte Rc-sso. He was seen off by Mr. Lu Wen-tao the Chinese Minister in Italy and nianj Church dignitaries.-
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  • 40 16 —Reutej. Case Not Strong Enough London, March 10. The Fascists mentioned in a message on March. 2 were discharged. The magistrate declared the case was not strong enougn as far as grievous bodily harm was con ceraod.—Reute j.
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  • 234 16 W oman Sentenced T o Six Months A Tamil woman named Kuppamal wh< was charged with giving false evidence in a judical proceeding was to-day convict by Mr. B.F. Brideg, District Judge, P«I nang, and was sentenced to six months r: gorous imprisonment. The accused was
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 41 16 Eastern Oriental Hotel PENANG. IDEALLY SITUATED MODERN SANITATION THROUGHOUT Excellent Cuisine UNDER European Chef. DINNER DANCES Every WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY. WEDNESDAY, 14th MARCH SPECIAL DINNER DANCE Dance Music by the Band of the s.s. “PRESIDENT JOHNSON” ’Phone 322 Telegrams Hoteleando i
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    • 60 16 NOTICE We beg to announce that we have opened up a branch under the style of Chop Kim Seng, at No. 7-a, Penang Road (Goon Motors premises) as dealers in Shell Motor Oils and Shell Motor Spirit and other motor accessories. We solicit public support for which we assure civility
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 52 16 WATCH THIS COLUMN! GEORGE ARLISS IN THE AFFAIRS OF VOLTAIRE "FOOTLIGHT PARADE" ECLIPSING THE WONDERS OF 42nd STREET GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933" 6 BRILLIANT STARS IN The Thrill Epic of the Sky "NIGHT FLIGHT" "ESKIMO" W. S. VAN DYKE GIVES YOU THE SCREEN’S LATEST THRILL SENSATION ALL COMING TO QUEEN'S
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