Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 March 1934

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE I ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 65. Vol. XCII. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 222 1 Reuter. CHARACTERISED IN REPLY TO BRITISH MEMORANDUM iF NEGOTIATIONS FAIL GERMANY BLAMES FRANCE Paris, March 18. Ihe liciuh rcplc to the British Disarmament Memorandum is hailed as proof of the new clarity and firmness of ideas characterising French foreign policy
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  • 181 1 Mr. Hock Soo Khoo Mr. Hock Soo Khoo, of Penang, who was called to the bar. Middle Temple, on January 26, 1933 was to-day admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements before Mr. Justice N. H. P. Whitley. Mr. Lim
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  • 109 1 Fined For Excess Boatload Hamid bin Ibrahim, a Malay sampan skipper, pleaded guilty in the Penang Po ice Court this morning on three counts of leaving port without having first obtained a clearance, allowing an excess of five pas sengers to be carried above the capacity of twelve,
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  • 152 1 Chinese Tyekong Forfeits T ongkang Choo Hor Chin, tyekong or skipper of an old tengkang, appeared for sentence by the Penang Police Magistrate, Mr. D. Wills, this morning on a charge of posses- sion of dutiable tobacco, it being also pro- hibited to import the same in
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  • 134 1 To Be Presented In May The colours for the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteers Corps, which are the gift of the Penang Municipal Commission, I have arrived and are at present at the (Volunteer Headquarters. I It will be remembered that some time I ago
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  • 100 1 i.—Reuter. Sensational Revelations < Expected 400 WITNESSES Bucharest, March 18. The authorities have decided to conduct a “Closed doors trial” opening to-morrow before a military tribunal of the three Iron Guards charged with the assassination of Premier Duca on December 29 and of fifty alleged accomplices' who
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  • 45 1 Ministers’ Resignations Accepted (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, March 18. The Siamese press announces that the resignations have been accepted of the Ministers of Finance and Economic Aff It is reported that other resignations are pending notably the Ministers of Defence and Justice:
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  • 53 1 Commemorative Issue In Belgium Brussels, March 15. A black-bordered 75 centime postage stamp bearing the effigy of the late King Albert has been issued in token of the nation's mourning for their beloved ruler, who himself was an ardent philatelist. The stamp will be on sale for
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  • 176 1 —Reuter. Belgium And Disarmament WILL SHE SUPPORT FRANCE Paris, March 13. The long-heralded visit of the Foreign Minister, M. Barthou, to Brussels, which is expected to result in bringing Belgium back into the line of staunch supporters of French disaimament policy, will take place on
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  • 287 1 Economist’s Proposal REDUCTION IN GERMAN INTEREST PAYMENTS London, March 14. The city of London received a shock on opening the latest issue of Britain’s most authoritative journal dealing with all international economic questions, Economist, in which a eading article appeared under the headline of “Germany’s External Debts:
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  • 162 1 Claims Yet Another Victim Paris, March 13. The Stavisky affair claimed another victim on Monday when a young attorney named Dutheyllet, who is a member of an extreme Nationalist organization and had apparently been taking the rantings of the Press too much to heart, ran amok in the
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  • 63 1 German Papers Prohibited Vienna, March 14. The period of one month during which all German newspapers were forbidden in Austria expired on March 16 but has been prolonged for a further six months, that is until June 16. The bnly exceptions are scientific periodicals, special journals and several
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  • 150 1 Bank To Hand Over Securities PRECEDENT CREATED London, March io. Ex-King Alfonso of Spain has just won a lawsuit against a London Bank to obtain the handing out of various securities held by the Bank, valued at £i i,ooo. The judgment rules that the securities must now
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  • 101 1 Employer In Arrears With Wages Two Tamil coolies named Suppiah and Gopal decided to help themselves to $3 < worth of planks from the Beach Street building which they were demolishing as a result of their employer’s failure to pay them a considerably larger sum due in
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  • 101 1 Three Europeans Fined Two Penang motorists, Messrs. J. Wood and R. F. von Magius, were fined $2 each this morning for breach of Traffic Regulations specially gazetted for the occasion of the-Chap Goh Meh Procession. They .were alleged to have driven on to the E.- O. Hotel along
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  • 63 1 Mr. L. Bostock Takes Over Duties Inspector L. Bostock from Singapore this morning took over duties in the Penang Police Court in succession to Chief Court Inspector W. McQuarrie, who has held this post for more than two years and will shortly be proceeding on home leave. Mr
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  • 96 1 Billiards Final Natarajan Wins L L. Natarajan —125) beat P. G. SNftir 40) in the Finals on Saturday last by 250—243. The game was a close fight to the finish. Nair wiped off his handicap in less than ten minutes anJ ran to 160 when fur the fiisi
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  • 703 3 Tea-Party in Honour Hon. Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe MRS. G. H. GOH DISTRIBUTES PRIZES A tea-party took place on Saturday, vcning in honour of the Hon. Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe, when the Anglo- hinese School Union feted him on the, r rasion of his appointment
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  • 676 3 Cambridge Wins Both Crews Beat Previous Record OXFORD'S CHANCE GOES WITH THE TOSS UNFAVOURABLE WEATHER MAKES SURREY STATION VITAL DARK BLUES HOLD SHORT-LIVED LEAD London, March 17. Cambridge, after winning the toss and choosing the Surrey side, won the Boat Race, for the eleventh year in succession, by 4| lengths
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  • 43 3 On March 12, 1829, the following notice was posted in Mr. Davis’s barge at Oxford The University of Cambridge challenges the University of Oxford to row a match at or near London, each in eight-oared boats, during the ensuing Easter vacation.”
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  • 819 3 OPENING OF SELANGOR SPRING MEETING HEAVY GOING CHRISTIE RIDES THREE WINNERS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 17. A large crowd, including His Highness the Sultan of Perak and suite and other distinguished, visitors witnessed the opening day’s sport of
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  • 150 3 Cricket Matches Abandoned (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 16. All important cricket fixtures arranged for to-day had to be cancelled due to heavy rain which started one hour before the fixed time. The Selangor Club fixture with the Railways was not possible and
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  • 322 4 I SOVIET'S LATEST BOGEY STORY OF PLOT TO SEIZE BRAZIL i I Moscow, March, 3rd. Col. P. H. Fawcett, the British explorer, who vanished in the wilds of the interior I of Brazil in 1925, is the latest bogey raised iby the Moscow Press
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  • 317 4 Dried It SENT IT BY POST Set It On Fire AND IT WAS T.N.T.! Norwich has narrowly escaped a serious explosion, and the British Museum officials, the police and military authorities w'ere on March 3 sighing with relief. Twelve pounds of T.N.T.—sufficient to blow' up half <1
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  • 162 4 Malayan Subscriptions I I The following are details of the subscriptions received by the Agent of the Government of India till 17th March, 1934 inclusive c Previously acknowledged in the P resa 1,391 58 Staff and labourers of Patani Par i Plantations Ltd., Sun?ei Patani, Kedah
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  • 138 4 Explorer’s Opinion Mr. Peter Fleming, who. as is stated by the Moscow paper, was a member of one of the expeditions which searched for Col. Fawcett, told a representative of The Sunday Times that, in his opinion, it was “a thousand-to-one chance against the explorer being alive.
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  • 150 4 Improved Booking Of Trade Stalls I i In connection with the forthcoming Malayan Exhibition to be held :n Kuala Lumpur on 2nd, 3rd and 4th June next, very definite evidence of the improvement lin trade conditions is given by the extensive booking of trade stalls as com-
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  • 314 4 Experts Said It Was Not Possible BUT FOUR MEN— Have Already Saved Lives With It Four men, one an invalid unable to move, have invented the only wireless set in the world to be used in an open boat. They are all men of
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  • 124 4 Profusion Of Floral Tributes Yesterday evemng the funeral took place of the late Mr. Oh Jitt Yeow, Managing i Director of Messrs. A. 1. Aerated Water 1 Co. Ltd., from his residence No. lid, Northam Road. The interment took place at the Western. Road Cemetery.
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  • 372 4 Mr. G. F. Sibary, of Bahau Estate, has gone Home on furlough. Mrs. T. M. Philson, has returned to Trolak after a holiday in Australia. Mr. B. H. Chia has been appointed a Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, Singapore, with effect from March 1. Mr. G. S. Bentinck
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  • 80 4 In. Reformed Style The funeral of the late Mr. Ong Seang Wan, ex-chief clerk of the Municipal water engineer s office, took place yesterday from his residence in Western Road. The ceremonies were conducted in the reformed style. A large number of floral tributes
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  • 117 4 At Age Of 43 The death took place suddenly of Mr. Khoo Heng Pan, proprietor of Windsor Theatre, at his residence No. 14, Scott Road, yesterday. Deceased w’as an cnly son of the late Mr. Khoo Sin Yeang and his death, at the
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  • 81 4 Chinese Consul Present A dinner was given on Saturday night at the Inn Inn Restaurant, Penang Road, by the trustees and committee members of the Chinese Town Hall, in honour of the Hon. Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe. There was a large
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 112 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette) Sir, —Your correspondent “Amicus Juris Consult?’ would be well advised to learn to write good English, before attempting to instruct the Public on the subject of “adequate knowledge of the English language.” Yours etc., HOSTIS STULTE DAMNATI
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    • 167 4 TAKES PRIDE IN PRESENTING THE PIAN ST Carroll Gibbons’ LATEST RECORD, ENTITLED "OLD DANCING DAYS” DB 1261 A RECORD THAT IS DIFFERENT. FOOTLIGHTS PARADE THE “TALKIE” THAT ABOUNDS WITH TUNES, WILL SOON BE IN PENANG. BE EARLY AND GET THAT MODERN FOXTROT ENTITLED SHANGHAI LIL PLAYED BY BEN BERNIE’S ORCHESTRA,
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  • 992 5 THE FIRST OF THE SEASON FOR REUTENS 1 XI. v. P.C.C. SARAVANAMUTTU AND ANTHONY ALSO BAT WELL DRAWN GAME The match between the Cricket Chib and Reutens’ XI on the Esplanade on Saturday and yes- i terday resulted in a draw, the wicket being a
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  • 123 5 Taiping Revenue Offence (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, March 17. A surprise raid by Revenue officers on Friday evening, brought two Chinese, one a woman, to the Taiping Police Court Th accused who gave their names as Low Kam and Lim Sam Chye (f) were charged with distilling
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  • 320 5 Gibb v. Elkins ELKINS ONE UP AT 18th (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 17. The final in the Selangor Golf Club championship which is regarded more or less as the curtain raiser to the Malayan event a fortnight hence, began this afternoon in showery
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  • 122 5 At Cricket i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sunday. The F.M.S. Police was to-day severely thrashed by the Selangor Club in a whole day cricket match played on the Club padang by 108 run. The feature of this match was the deadly bowling of R.
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  • 66 5 “The Phychology Of Miracles” Professor K. T. Ooi, the famous illusionist, who is also a member of the Magicians’ Club, London, will be the speaker at to-morrow’s meeting of the Penang Rotary Club. Professor Ooi will address the meeting on “The Psychology of Miracles” and will illustrate
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  • 66 5 The local branch of the Mercantile Bank of India has received advice by wire from the Head Office that at the forthcoming General Meeting of this Bank, the Board of Directors will recommend a final half yearly dividend of 6% making 12% for the year
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  • 203 5 —Reuter. Manchester And Portsmouth In Final F. A. CUP SEMI-FINALS London, March 17. There were fine attendances at the Cup semi-finals played to-day. At Birmingham, where Manchester City met Aston Villa, the crowd numbered 66,544 and brought in a gate of £5,973 while at Huddersfield, where Leicester
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  • 242 5 Limstead Victorious In Singles HIGHWAYS BYEWAYS BEATEN The opening fixtures (Singles) of the Inter-Club open championships of Penang, held under the auspices of the local badminton association, were played before a big crowd at the Hu Yew Seah on Saturday. A high standard of skill was witnessed,
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  • 52 5 I.—Reuter. American Championship Results New York, March 17. The following are the results of the finals in the American Indoor Tennis Championship played to-day. SINGLES Stoefer. beat Mangin (holder) 6 1, 86, 6 4. DOUBLES Stoefen and Lott beat Bell and Bowden 4 6, 6 3, 6 4,
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  • 1381 6 EXCITING RUNNERS-UP RACE IN SECOND DIVISION RANGERS LEADING IN SCOTTISH LEAGUE London, March 17. The following are the results of matches played to-day in the English and Scottish Leagues DIVISION I. Chelsea 0 Sheffield W. 1 Derby C. 0 Sunderland 0 Liverpool 4
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  • 307 6 Low Scoring Match I I ABDUL RAHMAN TAKES 6 FOR 3 In a low scoring match played on St. Xavier's ground on Saturday, the D.A.F.C. j defeated St. Xavier’s Institution by 7 wicI kets. j The school wanning the toss, elected to bat and were bundled
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  • 458 6 U.A.F.A. Defeats E.S.C. SCRAPPY GAME AT GREEN LANE Heavy” scoring took place in the soccer match between the Eastern Smelting Co., and the United Athletic Football Association at the J. C. S. A. Ground, Green Lane, on Saturday when the latter won after a scrappy
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  • 487 6 Calcutta Cup Regained AND TRIPLE CROWN London, March 17. England regained the Calcutta Cup and also won the Triple Crown for the first time since 1927-28 and the International Championship, by defeating Scotland by six points (2 tries) to three (one try) at Twickenham to-day. The teams
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  • 75 6 Malayan Team For Hong Kong i I i NINE PERAK PLAYERS (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, March 17. Nine Perak players have been selected to represent Malaya against Hongkong at Hockey. The players include the entire Perak forward line, two halves, one back and the goalkeeper. Captain B.
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  • 78 6 Australia's Big Score 224 IN OPENING PARTNERSHIP Hobart, March 17. The second match between the Australian Test team and Tasmania was drawn. Tasmania scored 338 (James 70; took 5 wickets for 112) and 124 for 8 wickets (Wall 5 for 47). The Australians put up 509,
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  • 61 6 Gloucester Lose To Newport RUGBY UNION RESULTS London, March ’< The following are the results of pr’ b pal rugby matches played to-day. Bath 8, Leicester 0. Blackheath 20, Birkenhead Park 1 Newport 8, Gloucester 0. Nuneaton 17, Northampton 14. United Services 0, Bristol 23. Stewartonians 16,
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  • 648 7 .—Reuters Pacific Service. Not Proper For Govt. TO REVISE AGREEMENT WITH U.S. Nanking, Feb. 27. Questioned concerning the relationship between silver price and industrial conditions in China, Dr. Tang Cheng-po, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Industries, in an interview granted to Reuter, stated that the Ministry
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  • 237 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. SIMULTANEOUS EXAMINATIONS SUGGESTED Peiping, Feb. 26 The presidents of four leading universities in Tientsin have telegraphed to the Ministry of Education and the board of directors of the Sino-British Boxer Indemnity Commission, urging that the second annual examination for British Boxer Indemnity fellowships
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  • 156 7 ing the Antingmen.—Reuters Pacific Service. Administrative Inspector Returns To Peiping Peiping, Feb. 24. Mr. Yin Ju-keng, Administrative Inspector for the Miyun-Khihsien area, returned from Tientsin this afternoon. Interviewed he said that he is leaving for Kupeikou to-morrow in connection with the retrocession of Kupeikou and five minor
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  • 89 7 Reuters Pacific Service. Mediation Efforts Continued Peiping, Feb. 26. Further conferences were held here today in connexion with the efforts of the three commanders, Generals Peng Pinghsuan, Chi-chiao and Hu Yu-kun, who are at present residing in Peiping, to bring about a peaceful settlement of the Ninghsia squabble.
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  • 131 7 cated with their own consuls. —Reuters Pacific Service. Owned By Foreigners SENSATION IN CANTON Canton, Feb. 26 A sensation was created in both the Chinese and foreign communities in Canton to-day by a raid which was carried out by Chinese armed police on a most elaborate and
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  • 90 7 Stamping Out Old Chinese Custom Canton Trafficking in wives, a practice still adhered to by poverty-stricken villagers in the east river and north river region, of Canton Province, is strictly forbidden in a proclamation issued by the Kwangtung Provincial Department. The official mandate, denouncing the custom
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  • 64 7 stake tickets by Chinese stores. —Reuters Pacific Service. Peiping Municipal Govt. Takes Action As the result of an agitation started by a local Chinese evening paper the Peiping Municipal Government has issued an order to the Bureau of Public Safety, instructing it to take immediate
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  • 43 7 pointed Mayor of Hangchiw.—Reuters Pacific Service. Chairman Of Yangtse Conservance Committee Nanking, Feb. 26. Mr. Chao Chih-yu assumed office today as chairman of the Yangtse Conservance Committee in succession to Mr. Chow Hsiang-hsien who was recently appointed Mayor of Hangchiw.—Reuters
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  • 311 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. Carried On Successfully REDS BADLY DEFEATED Canton, Feb. 26 The bandit suppression forces in Kiangsi are reported to have been carrying out their recent plan to search out 1 bandits from their hiding places very 1 successfully. I According to a report from Lieuten-ant-General Huang
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  • 60 7 Italian Lecturer For University Canton An Italian Fascist lecturer is to be engaged shortly to teach students at the Sun Yat-sen. University the aims and policies of Fascism as carried out in Italy. It is believed that this move may lead to some of the
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  • 144 7 sity of judicial reform.—Reuters Pacific Service. CONFERENCE HELD IN CANTON Canton, Feb. 23 The first meeting of the provincial judicial conference held in Canton recently was presided over by Mr. Luk Chi-tsing, head of the Kwangtung provincial court. Mr. Luk stated that the judicial confer-; ence had
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  • 121 7 Taxes Paid 63 Years In Advance Canton Londoners who growl about paying their income-tax this month should take heart from the poor inhabitants of Szechuen Province (Central China.) Taxes for 1997—63 years ahead—have already been paid in advance and the Szechuenese have been “bled white”. This
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  • 100 7 Convicted In Opium Case London A Chinese who is believed to be a hundred years old has been convicted of having been found in the unauthorised possession of opium. He is Low Fook, who was arrested with another Chinese. It was suggested by the police that
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  • 80 7 550 Die In One Year Nanking, Kiang-Su Province Fire is one of China’s most dreaded scourges. Some idea of its wide-spread havoc is given in a report just issued by the Ministry of the Interior. The statistics quoted by the report show that in one year
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  • 66 7 For Japanese Army Tokio. The Japanese army to have plenty of "war dogs” in future. A group of rich dog-breeders has formed the Military Dogs Patriotic Society for the purpose of presenting dogs to the army for military purposes, such as dispatch carrying and keeping watch. The
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  • 467 7 revisions are expected. —Ruters Pacific Service. Beginning To Take Shape AFTER MONTHS OF CAREFUL DELIBERATION AFTER months of careful deliberation by a special committee of the Legislative Yuan, a new constitution for the Chinese Government is finally beginning to take shape. At to-day’s final session of the
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  • 54 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. Farmers Think It Good Omen Peiping, Feb 27. Winter has taken a further lease on North China with a slight but steady fall of snow, which is mantling Peiping in white. To-day’s snow-fall is welcomed by ths farmers as a good omen because
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    • 59 7 Building Manchukuo's Capital £875,000 TO BE SPENT THIS YEAR Changchun, Manchukuo MORE than 10,000,000 Chinese Dollars (approximately £583,000) 'were spent on enlarging Changchun, the capital of Manchukuo, during 1933. Nearly 2,000 new buildings were completed, including the New Manchukuo State Buildings and Japanese Government Offices. A sum of 15,000,000 (£875,000)
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  • 782 8 While it is extremely gratifying to note that Penang is to be placed on the Air Map and that imperial Airways have decided to use the Penang Aerodrome as from April 15. at any rate during the dry weather, this decision also involves a number
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  • 296 8 Miss Brown And Mr. Brown Presented With Address A tea party was given by the Tamil inhabitants of Glugor Estate at the Kaliamman Koil on Saturday, in honour of Miss Brown and Mr. D. A. M. Brown. Mr. M. R. Raju the President of The Tandamil Sangam, and
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  • 611 8 DEATH OF COL. BRINSMEAD I The news of the death of Col. H. C., Brinsmead, former Director of Civil Aviation in Australia will be received with particular regret in this part of the world in view of the terrible tragedy that befell him in 193 L He
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  • 1082 8 There is no point in cleaning one's shoes before paying Memi a visit. The quagmire in front of her door is ankle-deep all the winter, but dirty shoes go unnoticed in j the dark cabin, and on a floor of beaten j 1 earth a little more
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  • 737 9 J. W. THORNLEY IN TROUBLE AGAIN “If I have committed any offence I am willing to take the punishment but I want to say that I will repay Mr. Maclennan as soon as I possibly can.’’ said John William Patrick Thornley in defence to a
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  • 889 9 $140,000 Liabilities ONCE WON BIG SWEEP WORTH $60,000 Liabilities amounting to $140,000 of which $BO,OOO had been unsecured were disclosed in the course of the public examination of Fong Fung Loon, at one time a cashier at the Mercantile Bank, Ipoh, and who was adjudicated a bankrupt
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  • 82 9 Mr. G. W. Bryant, M.C.S., has been appointed an Unofficial Trustee of the Penang Free School, for a period of three years, vice Mr. W. R. Boyd, M.C.S., resigned Mr. Tan Chong Bee has been granted a Commission as Honorary Cadet Lieutenant in the Penang Free School Cadet
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  • 270 9 Then Attacked Wife CHINESE GETS 4 YEARS’ GAOL i A Chinese couple who for the past three I years had lived a happy, unquarrelsome life were the principal figures in a case o a tempted murder tried at the Assizes on Saturday before Mr. Justice Prichard. i The
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  • 213 9 Swimming In Film Style There is a “Samarang Club” in existence at many of the popular sea-side i esorts near California Here, the men swim a la mode Ahmang, w’ho impressed them with his aquatic prow’ess and splendid physique. This information was brought to Singapore by Mr.
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  • 225 9 I Many Of Arrested Men Released The interrogation and identification of the persons rounded up by the police early on Friday morning was continued on Saturday. A considerable number have already been released. The police are still hopeful that information may come to hand which will assist them
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  • 264 9 400 Workers At Biscuit F actory All the factories under the name of Tan Kah Kee and Company have closed except one which is the World Biscuit Factory at the Hong Lim Market. It has been leased to Mr. Lee Kong Chien, a son-in-law* of Mr.
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  • 235 9 $1 A Month On Debts Of $3,000 A contribution of $1 a month on debts totalling $3,000, was accepted by the Assistant official assignee on Friday, in the bank- < ruptcy of a Chinese bill clerk employed by an Indian Mohammedan on a salary of $3O
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  • 82 9 Caleb Scores Half Century (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, March 17. An interesting cricket match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday between the Taiping Survey Sports Union and Taveira’s XI and resulted in a win for the latter by 59 runs. The Survey Sports Union scored
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  • 117 9 TIN-SPOT Saturday To-day London £233-0-0 No market TIN— (3 Months) London £234-0-0 No market Singapore $116.75 $116.50 Business Done Penang $116.75 $116.50 Business Done 25 tons Buyers no sellers COPRA— (Sundried) $3.00 $2.90 BLACK PEPPER $lB.OO $17.50 RUBBER London 5 5 32d s^d New York H 316c.(G) Singapore
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  • 67 9 Scholars Beat Pranakan Party (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, March 17. The Scholars met the Larut Pranakan Party in badminton during the week-end and defeated them in all the 3 doubles matches played. Scores: Zainulabiddin and Yusof beat Nagor and Syed Burhan, 21—7, 21—6. Nasib and Suleiman beat Mat
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    • 174 9 I i everything is plain sailing now.,. BMI There is a feeling of restfulness throughout the house—Worry and Anxiety have given place Jfx, I to Relief and Cheerfulness— Vj/J BABY IS ON COW 4 GATE NOW I Wf I J 3 LOOK AT HIM All chuckles Wl and chubbiness-weight increas-
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  • 295 10 —Reuter. CONCILIATORY REPLY TO BRITISH MEMORANDUM ABOLITION OF MILITARY AVIATION APPROVED Paris, March 17. The Cabinet has approved the Disarmament Note to Great Britain which has been sent to London. It is learned that this is very friendly and states that France
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  • 107 10 —Reuter. State Of Emergency Proclaimed POWER STATIONS GUARDED BY TROOPS Barcelona, March 17. A precautionary state emergency has been proclaimed throughout Catalonia under which the Civil Authorities without tnuisferring their powers to the military will be able to enlist military aid. The situation has arise by
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  • 69 10 —Reuter. Flight Of Capital On The Bourse Berlin, March 17. Dr. Schacht’s statement of the Reichsbank losses has resulted in the flight of capital on the Bourse into shares in home productive industries and the sale of foreign shares, the holders of which evidently feared that the Government
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  • 71 10 tion.”— Reuter. Service To Be Resumed By Army Planes Washington, March 17. The War Department announced that the Army will resume carrying Air Mails on nine routes. The announcement was made shortly after Eddie Rickenbacker, the famous United States war airman, demanded before th® Senate Committee that
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  • 96 10 i.—Reuter. Tribute To His Work GREAT TASK WITH CONSPICUOUS SUCCESS London, March 17. The death of Professor Davidson Black is a grevious loss to science, states the Times which publishes a tribute to his work in China by Professor G. Elliot Smith who, in 1929, was the
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  • 119 10 Rugby Radio Service. Signs Of Return Of Confidence London, March 17. Speaking at the annual dinner of the Provincial Brokers Stock Exchange at Hull, Mr. C. A. Nicholson stated that there was far more confidence in the industrial and commercial world to-day than at any time during the
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  • 61 10 Reuter. i Arrested In Vienna For Being A Socialist Vienna, March IS. Professor Julius Tandler, who returned to Vienna from the Shanghai Universitv, was arrested by the Austrian authorities at Vienna on account of his membership in the Social Democratic Party. Professor Tandler has a worldwide reputation as
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  • 114 10 —Reuter. Triumph For Mussolini's Policy PREVENTION OF DOMINATION Rome, March 18. The Tri-Partite .Agreement was signed at 5.08 p.m. The agreement is regarded here as a triumph for Signor Mussolini’s policy of preventing domination by any one great power or group of powers in Central Europe. While
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  • 38 10 —Reuter Wireless. Japanese Delegates INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN IN LONDON Osaka, March 17. The Cotton Spinners Association has instructed their delegates to postpone their departure and remain in London to aw’ait possible developments from official conver- sations
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  • 84 10 .—Reuter. Agreement For Purchase Of Swedish Goods Stockholm, March 17. The Government is seeking the approval of the Riksdag for an agreement with the Soviet whereby Sweden will grant a loan of one hundred million Kroner to enable the Soviet to purchase by April 30, 1935. Swedish
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  • 132 10 Athletic Club Office Bearers At the tihrd annual general meeting of the Government Monopolies Athletic Club, Penang, held at the Club premises, Queen Street, on Friday the following were elected Office Bearers for the year 1934. Patron, the Hon. Mr. W. E. Pepys M.C.S. President, Mr. G. J.-
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  • 206 10 versations.—Reuter and Rugby Radio Service. Delegates To Remain In London TO AWAIT POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS Tokio, March 18. Though Baron Matsudaira’s reports show that the British Government wishes the textile negotiations to he continued, the Foreign Office is inclined to take a waiting attitude pending an earlier definition
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  • 393 10 —Reuter. Malay Gaoled (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, March 17. Mohamed bin Hadji Yusoff, a rubber tapper of Padang Besar, was to-day convicted by Che Mustapha Albakari, the Taiping Police Magistrate, on charges of possession of a home-made gun without a permit and with using it on
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  • 85 10 —Reuter. London Conversations JAPAN COUNTING ON BRITAIN’S COMMONSENSE Tokio, March 17. The government is awaiting Mr. Matsudaira’s report on his conversations with Mr. Walter Runciman before formulating a policy, states a Foreign Office spokesman, but is convinced that Britain’s commonsense renders it most unlikely that Britain will
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  • 118 10 ment. —Reuter. Mussolini's Triumph TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT READY TO BE SIGNED Rome, March 17. The Tripartite Agreement which will be signed at 4 o’clock by Mussolini, pollfuss, and Goemboes consists of two protocols, dealing with political and economic affairs respectively. It is understood it affirms the independence of
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  • 52 10 To Be Converted Into Military Base MORE SIAMESE NONSENSE (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, March 17. Following recent comments on the military and naval preparations at Singapore, the vernacular press suggests the constructions at present proceeding at the Alor Star aerodrome foreshadow its conversion into a military
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  • 109 10 Homeward Bound On Comorin DISTINGUISHED CAREER Among the passengers homeward bound by the s.s. "Comorin” which docked at the Swettenham Pier yesterday was a distinguished personage in Sir David Wallace, K.8.C., C.M.G., LL.D.., M B. Born in 1862, Sir David Wallace has had a distinguished career, serving
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  • 38 10 Reuter. M. Chautemp’s Assurance Paris, March 17. The Chamber by 376 to 198 voted for an adjournment of parliament until May 15. M. Chautemps assured the government of the continued support of the Radicals.—
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  • 1492 11 ADJOURNED FOR FURTHER EVIDENCE EVIDENCE OF FIRE BRIGADE SUPERINTENDENT The adjourned inquiry into the deaths of six Chinese, a man, woman and four children, whose bodies were recovered from the recent disastrous fire at No. 13, Church Street, Penang, was continued on Saturday before
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  • 98 12 MONDAY, MARCH 19 Board of Licensing Justices quarterly meeting, District Court, 2.15 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 20 Government Servants’ Thrift and Loan Society Ltd., annual meeting, Government’s office, Government Buildings, 4.15 p.m. J Penang Football Association, annual general meeting, Penang Cricket Club, 7 p.m. MARCH 21 Selangor Turf
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    • 202 12 Mr. Mair's Aid To Be Enlisted GRADUAL DECONTROL OF INDUSTRY URGED (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, March 17. The Straits Times to-day publishes the following letter from Messrs. Gatty and Bateman, secretaries to the Singapore Chamber of Commerce. We are instructed by our Committee to inform
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    • 123 12 Latest Quotations Saturday Friday Pari» 77 13 32 77 13 32 New York 5.08% 5.08% Montreal 5.09% 5.09% Brussels 21.84 21.84% Geneva 15.77 15.77 Amsterdam 7.56 7.57 Milan 59 13 32 59 13 32 Berlin 12.83 12.83% Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 22 40 Oslo 19.90
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    • 1027 12 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY The following are the latest quotations In MESSRS. KENNEDY CO** hhars USt to-day. Saturday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers MINING Ayer Weng 1.97% 2.05 1.95 2.00 Hitam 50 52% 50 52% Hong Fatt 50 52% 49 52% jelebu 1.20 1.25 ex 1.20
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    • 59 12 PENANG, MARCH 19 (By Courtesy ef the Chartered Bank, I I London Bank Demand 2,4 3,32 I 4 m|ts 2,4 5|32 j Private 3 m]ts credit 2|4 7|M 1 3 Documentary 2|4% On New York Demand 58% nom. France T.T. 875 nom Hongkong T.T. 34% dis. nom. Shanghai T.T.
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    • 1128 12 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST NAMES. 5 ig S Hg RUBBER I c. c Allenby Rubber Co. 100 lio Alor Gaiah'Rubber Estate. 70 85 Amalaamatetl Malay Estates 2 10 225 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 110 125 Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates IS 20 Ayer Molek "Rubber Co. 60 ye Ayer Pany Rubber
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    • 41 12 CLOTH LINED ENVELOPES Sizes. Prices. 15} x 6 $5.00 per 100 15 x6l $5.00 per 100 U *s} $4.50 per 100 11} x $4.00 per 100 11 «5 $3.00 per 100 TO CLEAR. Pino.ig Gazette Press, Ltd. IA. PKNANG STREET. I
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    • 985 12 8.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES 7.20 Time Signal from Big Ben. Reginald New at the organ of the Regal, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. 7 50The Commodore Grand Orchestra, directed by Joseph Muscant, relayed from the Commodore Theatre, Hammersmith, London. (Time Signal from Greenwich at 8.20 p.m.). g 359 05 —The Manchester Tuesday Midday
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    • 37 12 WEATHER REPORT Temperature Wind Rainfall 6 a.m. 76 N Noon 90 NW TIDE TABLE I To-day High Water Low Water 2.47 a.m. 9.07 a.m. 3.01 p.m. 9.45 p.m. To-morrow 3.07 a.m. 9.18 a.m. 3.20 p.m. 10.10 p.m.
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  • 971 13 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule of Principal Lines Th-, toliowing is a list of vessels arriving nnd sailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY S.S. TALMA to Rangoon and Calcutta. .S.S. KUALA from Tongkah, Kopah, Renong. S.S. RAWANG from Pangkalan Brand an and Langkat. Sails for the same ports
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  • 1295 13 NOTICE The Air Mails despatched from Penang on the 7th March per the Netherlands’ Aircraft via Alor Star-Amsterdam were delivered in London on 16th March. AIR MAIL I I A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra 1 by train to Singapore and thence by Netherlands India Air Mail
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    • 164 13 WEMBLEY TO-NIGHT Dance Hall Dancinq Every Niqht SPRING FLOOR RED HOT JAZZ ORCHESTRA Arrived a few more charming Hostesses from Shanghai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. IST CLASS BAR SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF "CHIC GRACE" I EUROPEAN COMEDY ACROBATS GYMNAST Direct From Australia’s Europe’s Leading Theatres FOR A FEW NIGHTS ONLY A
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    • 50 13 6.15 TO-NIGHT 930 M.G-M.’s NEW AND DIFFERENT MUSICAL COMEDY "MEET THE BARON" with A «S*LfFA? L and jimmy durante TED HEALY and M.-G.-M. BEAUTIES Also LAUREL and HARDY IN HELP MATES NEXT CHANGE WARNER BROS. RACY COMEDY JAMES CAGNEY in "HARD TO HANDLE" WATCH FOR GEORGE ARLISS in 1 "VOLTAIRE"
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    • 83 13 PACKED HOUSES OVER THE WEEK-END OOM 6.75 TO-NIGHT 9.30 Positively the Last 2 Shows 6 Cover Th e I Waterfront’ WITH CLAUDETTE COLBERT BEN LYON ERNEST TORRENCE The thrilling story of the smugglers in the UNITED STATES. TO-MORROW EUGENE O’NEILL’S AMAZING MASTERPIECE EMPEROR JONES with PAUL ROBESON AND DUDLEY DIGGES
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    • 49 13 1 OPENING TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.30 FOX FILMS PRESENT PRESTON FOSTER AND I ZITA JOHANN I IN 1 "THE MAN WHO DARED" Torn From a Page of Life! Dramatising the life of the man who defied gangster rule smashed a crooked political machine fought for liberty f and freedom J
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  • 2291 14 RESTORING LIFE TO THE DEAD: NEW ARTIFICIAL ELECTRIC EYE: MORE WORK CREATED BY SCIENCE: DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAIL-CAR (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March, 3. A WIRELESS PIONEER British scientists might have been remiss in their attitude towards the early development of the telephone, but in. regard
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    • 236 14 I THOUSANDS OF TONS| IJ'h I OF THIS REMARKABLY 111 I br> RAPID-HARDENING BRITISH I Eli 1 l PORTLANB CEMENT IS lt|l| ÜBjll USER THROUGHOUT ll|H Il malaYA OWING TO ITS Illi 111 ABSOLUTE uniformity III! AND RELIABILITY. I FERROCRETE Ferrocrete” is the rapid-hardening Portland cement. It makes concrete as
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    • 2070 15 /r— m—x p ©.-BRITISH india L—J— s Ilm. AND apcar lines (Companies Ineorporat», In En-iand) MAIL PASSENGER ■id CARGO SERVICES BLUB rUMMBL LIMB TO EUROPE V,A SUEZ Fran Penang Arrive Arrive New York web. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. Leaves Due Mar. 29 PRES- MONROE April 25 May 8 Peninsular and
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  • 320 16 Wee Chong Jin Retires i At 110 FREE SCHOOL BEAT MALAYS I In a friendly game of cricket between the D.A.F.C. and the Penang Free School at Green Lane, yesterday the School gained a convincing victory by 8 wickets. j Batting first the D.A.F.C. were all
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  • 128 16 Veer’s XI Draw With Taiping Malays (From Our Own Correspondent» Taiping, March 17. At Selama cn Saturday evening, Veer’s XI, the only district team to compete in the Taiping Football League, held the Taiping Malays to a draw of one goal each in a Senior Division fixture.
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  • 254 16 By 60 Runs I j PENANG AUTHENTICS* VICTORY The Penang Authentics easily defeated the Butterworth Recreation Club by 60 runs, in a match played on the Butterworth Padang yesterday. The following are the scores BUTTERWORTH RECREATION CLUB Thombiappa c Ah Yan b Khye Su 26 Joshua, b
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  • 283 16 Junior League C.Y.C. "B" DEFEATS C.B.A. "B“ A keen and interesting basket-ball match was played yesterday on the Fukien Girls’ School court, in which the Chinese Youngsters Combined “B” defeated the Chin 800 Association by the narrow margin of 43 points to 38. The C.B.C.
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  • 276 16 F urthei F ixtures The following are further fixtures in the Chinese Recreation Club tennis tournament WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21. Men’s Singles, Ist Round Goh Hock Jin vs. Cheah Wat Lum; Umpire —Tan Joo Lim. Men’s Singles, 2nd Round Cheah Wat Hun vs. Cheah Wat Sun; Umpire :—Oh
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  • 93 16 Sullivan Hopes To Make Good Nicky Sullivan, Joe Diamond and Young Chocolate will shortly be leaving for Rangoon accompanied by Mr. Charles de. Alwis. The latter has already made the preliminary arrangements for Sullivan and Diamond to Kid de Silva and Young Gondie. Beth de Silva
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  • 909 16 ON JAPANESE SHIRTING THIS UNSCRUPULOUS METHOD OF TRADING CANNOT BE CONDEMNED TOO MU £”p p ‘‘This unscrupulous method of business by way of counterfeit trade mark is one that cannot be condemned too much,” said the D.P.P. in his opening address, before Mr. B.
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  • 498 16 FULL LIST OF RESULTS Below is the full list of the results in the London Chamber of Commerce (Autumn) examinations, 1933, for the Higher Commercial Certificates BOOK-KEEPING AND ACCOUNTANCY Distinctions —Khoo Chor Kwee, Khoo Khai 00. Passes :—Lee Kheng Cheang, Ee Kim Teik, Khoo Bean Eng, Khoo
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  • 257 16 Mr. K. Rober'son Appointee PUSHING CIVIL FLYING An Air Ministry appointm which have an important bearing on I civil aviation in Malaya has )f I It is termed “British j I Directorate Representative.” lo# son has been appointed to the >st and I already set up office
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  • 89 16 Four All-Correct Entries Only eight matches were played of the ten set out in the “S. G.” and “P. G." Football Competition No. 11. Four readers succeeded in predicting ccr. ctly the results of all the eight matches and will therefore receive $25 each. The winners
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    • 108 16 WANTED A SEA-GOING LAUNCH Wanted a second hand launch for the Po"t of Moulmein for survey wort in the Salween River. The dimensions 0 the launch should approximately be as follows Length O.A. 114 -0 B.P. 108’ -0" Breadth (Mid.) 22’ -0” Depth (Mid.) 10' -0” Max. draught 6-0 Speed
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