Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 March 1934

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    17 1 Pinang Gazette ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 67. Vol. XCII. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    100,000 U.S. WORKERS READY TO LAY DOWN TOOLS
    234 1 ,—Reuter. AUTOMOBILE UNION LEADERS AGREE TO TRUCE RESIDENT WARNS BOTH SIDES IN RAILWAY INDUSTRY Washington. March 20. eleventh hour efforts at peace succeed the United States will be conironted to-morrow with the biggest strike in its histoi Ihe American Federation of Labour
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    ROAD TRAFFIC Bill To Reduce
    99 1 Rugby Radio Service. Accidents London, March 20. A Parliamentary bill designed to reduce road accidents is being House of Commons next week b> the "ort Minister. Mr. Oliver Stanley. The P lire will provide for the division of certain roads into traffic lanes to Will
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    EMPRESS OF ANNAM
    37 1 XXe =al‘ took place.—Reuter. Picturesque Wedding Ceremony Hue, Annam, March 20. N<ni Yen Hu Hao, daughter of the SS TcXse Mandarin, become Emgreat Indo-Chmes, J M twentypress of Anna- baving ma A took place.—Reuter.
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    LATE MR. KHOO HENG PAN
    69 1 Funeral On Monday The funeral of Mr. Khoo Heng Pan, who nassed away suddenly on Sunday at his resilience No. 14. Scott Road will take place on Monday, the 26th instant, at 10 starting from the house of the deceased, the cortege will proceed along
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    WELL-KNOWN S'PORE CHINESE DEAD
    279 1 WELL-KNOWN S' PORE CHINESE DEAD Mr. Cheong Koon Seng > ACTIVE PUBLIC LIFE i (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, March 20. I ihi death took place this morning of Mr. Cheong Koon Seng, Managing Director of Cheong Koon Seng Co., one of the leading firms of auctioneers. The j ■ate
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    TREASURY RETURNS
    151 1 OVER £29 MILLIONS SURPLUS TO DATs London, March 20. The latest weekly treasury returns shot that up to March 17 the total ordinkA’ revenue for the current financial year amounted to £696,053.578. This figure 5 which is within £2,724,000 of the estimate 1 total revenue for the whole
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    ANGLO-FRENCH TRADE
    48 1 v ice. Rugby Radio or London, March 20. The principals concerned in the AngloFrench trade talks Mr. Walter Ru y.ciman. Colonel Colville and Monsieui Lapoureux met for two hours at the Board of ’ade thi< morning and continued their sions this evening. Rugby Radi« O’ v
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    Berlin, March, 15
    119 1 for Popper’s immediate release. Reuter Wireless. It is revealed that the secret police on i Sunday arrested Ernst Popper, P-*’-ii’i cor-1 respondent of the liberal Prague newspaper j Tageblatt for publishing a report of ’he arrest of a number of well-known Berlin aristocrats on a charge of
    for Popper’s immediate release. Reuter Wireless.  -  119 words
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    I.C.I. LTD.
    197 1 Rugby Radio Service. "STREET" CONSIDERS REPORT SATISFACTORY London, March 20. E asiness and financial circles had await- d with great interest the report issued ;his evening of the Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. As the concern is one or the greatest undertakings in Great Britain with interests in many
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    OUTBREAK OF FIRE Oily Refuse In Drain
    116 1 —Reuter. From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. March 20. Oily refuse accumulating in a drain along a section of Orchard Road which is crowded with European garages and petrol pumps caught fire this morning giving rise to dense columns of smoke. The outbreak was
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    ANGLO-JAPANESE TEXTILE TALKS
    93 1 Lancashire Committee Meets MR. RUNCIMAN’S FRANK SURVEY London, March 20. The position created by the breakdown in the Anglo-Japanese cotton negotiations was discussed at a meeting of the Lancashire Committee in the House of Commons this evening which was attended by Air. Walter Runciman, Col. Colville and
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    JAPAN SHOULD REMAIN PASSIVE
    61 1 .—Reuter. Osaka Comment Uisumuj A** circles was the characteristic of w British attitude towards Japan since the conference broke down, according to Mr. MMtsudaira’s reports, states the Qeaknmai Nichi, which declares that despite Mr. Runciman’s hints that Britain hopes to receive a counter proposal from Japan.
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    ALLEGED COUNTERFEITING OF MANCHESTER TRADE MARK
    549 1 On Japanese Shirting WORDS "MADE IN JAPAN" I ALSO OMITTED The adjourned hearing into the case in which H. A. Tyebkhan, an Indian piece, goods merchant of Chulia Street, stands charged with the possession for purpose o sale of a quantity of white shirting
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    FUKIEN REVOLT LEADERS
    159 1 Aboard ’’onte Verde LOCKED CABIN DOORS (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, March 21. Would-be Prime Ministers, heads of executives, diplomats, etc., are said to be aboard the 0 Conte Verde in the persons of the leaders of the abortive Fukien revolt. Generals Chen Ming Shu, Gaston Wang
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    SATURDAY’S SOCCER
    41 1 Sungei Patani XI To Meet P.C.C. The following team will represent Sungei Patani in a soccer match against the Penang Cricket Club on Saturday, at Sungei Patani:—Rees, Che Din, Inder. Reeves, Barudin, Bretherton, Cattell.. Hembry, Folliot, Thompson and Speers.
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    SUNDAY CRICKET
    51 1 Sungei Patani To Meet P.C.C. I The following team will represent Sun- gei Patani in a cricket match against the Penang Cricket Club to be played on [Sunday, March 25, at 11 am. on the Esplanade:—Thompson, Pinhey, Mackay, 1 Brooke, Hembry, Reeves, Rees, Foster. I Bruce, Boyd and
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    HOME NEWS FOR MALAYA
    2755 3 INCREASING DEMAND FOR TIN SHARES: THE CANNING OF FRUIT AND FISH RUBBER MARKET AWAITING RESTRICTI O N NEWS TIN QUOTAS TO REMAIN The International Tin Committee met at the Colonial Office on March sth. The Committee decided not to recommend any change in the provisional quotas
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    GOVERNMENT SERVANTS' CO-OPERATIVE THRIFT & LOAN SOCIETY
    1613 4 GOVERNMENT SERVANTS' CO-OPERATIVE THRIFT LOAN SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING RECORD MEMBERSHIP INCREASE D’JE TO RETURN OF 11 PRODIGALS" The tenth annual Meeting of the Government Servants Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd., was held yesterdax evening at the Governors Office before a large gathering of members. Mr. R. H McCleland, the
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      SIGNOR MUSSOLINI
      172 4 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette Sir, —It would come as a great relief to at least one of your readers if you could see your way to omit a photograph of Signor Mussolini whenever any news is forthcoming from Italy. A rise in the Stock of
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      ASIATIC UNEMPLOYMENT FUND
      110 4 Sir, —I have the honour to inform you that at the last Committee meeting held on March 9, 1934. it was decided to extend the activities of the Fund for a further period of six months, ending in beptember 1934. Public support is solicited. Yours, etc., Ong
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    INDIAN EARTHQUAKE
    206 4 The Penang Hindu Community’s Collection Committee sent $100.44 on the 19th March. 1934. as per list No 5 below, to Rao Sahib K A Mukundan the Agent of the Government of India at Kuala Lumpur, to be forwarded to the Government cf India This makes a total remittance
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    WON £1,473 FOR 10s.
    117 4 V/ Oman’s Run Of Betting Luck i, Ay oi kshire woman crowned a pheno menal run of luck in betting on the totali- rato. bj winning the “daily double” at the Cheltenham meeting— fi, 478 5s to 10s She held the onlj winning ticket. j. In
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    501 4 Mr E W. Morrell has been appointed Officer Administering the Government of British North Borneo. Mrs H. H. Loh, nee Madam Cheang Tew Muey, is leaving for Europe on holiday by the Andre Lebon. Mr L. D. Elliot, formerly of Dunlop Plantations, Ladang Geddes Estate, Bahau, has
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    PERMISSION TO PROSECUTE AN M.P.
    158 4 Accused Of Bringing A alse Charge Permission was given in the Calcutta Courts for Mr. H. K. Hales. M.P. (Con.) tor Himley, to be prosecuted on a charge of bringing a false charge against his asPegram amS SayS an Mr. Hales's case against Mr. Williams
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      148 4 (Hi nUKakW? a; Z rnrT ffi w I IE n I P I ANOI fRECORDING I I HAS, TO-DAY, REACHED HEIGHTS THAT WE s g THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE A FEW YEARS BACK. 91 Ji LISTEN TO THESE PERFECT EXAMPLES. ■fl 8 ETUDE IN E FLAT S DB IZZ<» ETUDE IN C
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      204 4 o at d j LOOK SHARP FOR THE ope. i TILHANG OPERA BATAK he "l CRANn DDCx^\£. r<?a^ NOVELTY Sensation. aas AND OPENINC NIGHT FRIDAY, 23rd MARCH sWsmblcv his j a B y a 'i D?ncI G H T |l TO-NIGHT 1 AKHIVtD Ni< be n CHBC GRACE" ed Direct
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    THE ENGLISH TURF
    319 5 LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP J LATEST LIST or STARTERS Creme Caramel To Be Ridden By Rickaby H i London, March 20. I < The following is the latest list of P ro^ ab J e i starters, with jockeys, for the Lincolnshire. 1 i NITSICHIN 6 y 9-5 (Mr.
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    THE GRAND NATIONAL
    161 5 I Draw in Irish Sweep Begins QUITE CALM DKAWN oi HUA HIN TICKET London, March 20. A total of £1.870.138 has been obtained for the prize fund in the Irish Sweep on f me Grand National the drawing of which began in Dublin this morning and will
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    35 5 Southport Defeats Walsall London, March 20. In a match played to-day in the third division Northern Section of the English League Southport beat Walsall by three goals to one. (Continued in next Column)
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    C.R.C. DEFEATS P.C.C.
    593 5 By 2 Goals To Nil YESTERDAY'S INTERESTING SOCCER MATCH In spite of a wet and heavy ball, consequent on the drizzle which prevailed during the latter half of yesterday, the football match between the Penang Cricket Club and the Chinese Recreation Club provided quite an interesting game
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING
    324 5 Final Selections t I ONLY THREE HORSES I SCRATCHED i Only three horses have been scratched from the card of six events to be run at Kuala Lumpur to-day, the second day of the Spring Meeting. The races will begin at 4 p.m. j The
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      28 5 SCOTTISH LEAGUE A match in the Scottish League played to-day betw’een St. Mirren and Motherwell resulted in a win for the latter by three goals to one. —Reuter.
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    DOYLE TO GET HIS £3000
    760 6 JUDGE ON HIS "MAGNIFICENT FIGURE" IN THE BOX PETERSEN'S £5OOO MORE THAN A JUDGE'S PAY BEYOND THE DREAMS OF AVARICE Jack Doyle is to get £3OOO for his fight with Jack Petersen at White City last July, after all. In the fight Doyle was disqualified
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    HOW WAS £6,000 GOLD BAR STOLEN?
    343 6 BANK EXPERTS GIVE IT UP BOX OF CEMENT AND NAILS One of the most; astonishing robberies, of recent times —and one of the cleverest J —is revealed by the disappearance of a gold bar worth about £6,000. On March sth a cargo of gold
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      85 6 ODD i nrescriptidn If you are a sufferer from H| Eczema, Ringworm, Dhobiea j Itch, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heal, 1 Paoriaeis, Singapore Foot, ItehI BE ing Eruption* and Rashea, u*a D.D.D. Prescription. Just a few drop* of this marvellous lotion and M you have instant relief. Irritation H and pain
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      709 6 $lOO MUST BE WON o 1 S.G. P.G. FOOTBALL COMPETITION o NO ENTRANCE FEE BELOW will be found particulars of the Sunday Gazette and Pinan Gazette Football Competition No. 13, in which you are asked to foreca results of ten English League and Scottish Cup matches to be played oi
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    RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO BE SPEEDED UP IN KWANGTUNG
    497 7 AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME FOR PROMOTION OF SILK INDUSTRY NECESSITY OF JUDICIAL REFORM NOT FORGOTTEN Wl I'll a view to pushing plans for the reconstruction of different countlies ami cities towards achievement, the Reconstruction Department of the Kwangtung Government, has ordered all count) governments
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    ANGLICAN COMMUNION
    47 7 milS, —Reuters Pacific Service New Chapter In History Hongkong, March 1A new chapter is' can commUn n Eong of the bishops of TIXeS m the Philippines. Singapore. LaX. Sarawak and Closer co-operatio diocesses. 'future between the» i Malays. Dyaks, Igorotes and S.amese. i—Reuters Pacific Service.
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    MDIVANIS LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI
    44 7 ITcuter. Pacific Service. Peiping, March 1. Stay in Peiping, Prince and After a qmet Mdivani left for Shangha. Princess Alexis by this morning s expr Eur Ope in the l n r y conuVeX.-t.wbi not visit Paris, -neuters Pacific Service.
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    MILITARY CONFERENCE IN CANTON
    131 7 Nanking may shortly Rcut ers Pamilitary council in Canton cific Service. Many Important Topics Discussea canton, March 1. wen commander General Chiang Ting- expedltl on, in-chief of the spent anothei day commandersences with Cantonese comm Bering The pacification of■ was the Fukien, Kiangsi and main topic.
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    EMBARGO ON SILVER DOLLARS
    138 7 steamers for smuggled coins.—Reuters Pacific Service. 8 Months' Old Order NOW BEING STRICTLY ENFORCED Hongkong, March i The report of an alleged embargo on silver by China apparently emanated from an order issued by the Finance department of the Canton government, reaffirming an eight months old
    steamers for smuggled coins.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  138 words
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    CANTON'S FINANCIAL SITUATION
    245 7 —Reuters Pacific Service Bank-Note Crisis Not Over Yet Despite efforts of the government authorities to end the bank-note crisis, financial and currency chaos still prevails in Canton. Notes of both the Provincial Bank and the Municipal Bank continue to suffer a depreciation, and the rpdemr i; bills,
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    BANDIT SUPPRESSION
    84 7 chang where he will live. —Reuters Pacific Service. Young Marshal Appointed Vice-Commander-in-Chief Hankow, March 1. Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang was sworn in this morning at 9 o’clock as vice-com-mander-in-chief of bandit suppression forces in Honan, Hupeh and Anhuei. Present at the ceremony were General Chang Chun, chairman of the
    chang where he will live.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  84 words
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    CHINA COAST PIRACY
    49 7 Several Passengers Killed Shanghai, Mar. 18. A coastal steamer plying between Amoy and Chiobei was pirated this morning w en several passengers who resisted the pirates were shot dead. After searching the steamer for two hours the miscreants got away in a sal ing boat. x
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    MANCHURIA AND JEHOL
    225 7 for the presidency. —Reuters Pacific Service. Part Of Chinese Republic NANKING AUTHORITIES* CLAIM Nanking, March 1 Manchuria and Jehol are defined as teritory embraced by the Chinese Republic, according to article IV of the draft constitution of the Republic, which was realeased by the Nanking authorities on
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    FUKIEN REVOLT ECHO
    183 7 Warrant For Arrest Of Gen. Tsai Tinq-kai Shanghai The Central Government is reported to have issued a warrant for the arrest of Gen. Tsai Ting-kai, one of the leaders of the recent abortive Fukien revolt. It is claimed that Gen. Tsai is backing his former subordinates, who
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    ANCIENT RITES To Modern Music
    106 7 Hongkong, March 17. In compliance with the recent Kw">B- Government order lor the revival ot rites in honour of the .Uustoous Chinese sage, Confuc.us a host^*of South-West officials led by Mr. visited the Tai Cheng Temple at Canton at five o’clock this morning on the
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    FOOCHOW SEEKS LOAN
    45 7 In order to save many industrial firms at Foochow from bankruptcy as a result of the trade depression and losses red during the recent Fukien rebellion the Chamber of Commerce there is negotiating with the Central Bank for a loan of $1,000,000.
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    HOW CANTON GROWS
    200 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. Public Works AND RECONSTRUCTION LAST YEAR 1 Canton, February 28 The Mayor of Canton, Mr. Liu Chiwen, in a public speech sketched the wonderful progress which Canton made last year in the field of reconstruction and public works. In the suburbs of the city
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    MONGOLIAN AUTONOMY
    134 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. Kevisea seneme Discussed Nanking, March 1.. Mr. Tan Cheng, vice-president of the Judicial Yuan, will leave for Europe and America next month to make a study of the judicial systems there. Mr. Wang Ching-Wei, President of the Executive Yuan, received Mongol delegates this afternoon and
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    OPIUM SEIZURE
    216 7 Kowloon Sequel To Case In Singapore Following the seizure by the Singapore Revenue Department a fortnight ago, on the City of Manila, of a large quantity of opium, which was stated to have been put aboard at Hong Kong, a shop-keeper, Wong Shu, of No. 161 Temple Street
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    "AN ACT OF HIGH TREASON"
    582 7 tan China and Russia. Reuters 1 acw Service. Wang Ching-wei On Pu-y Coronation MONSTER DEMONSTRATION IN CANTON Nanking, March 1 “The assumption of the Imperial titli by Mr. Henry Pu Yi is another act 01 high treason against the Chinese Republic”, declared Mr. Wang Ching-wei
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    CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRI PARTITE AGREEMENT
    809 8 The Tri-Partite Agreement signed on Sunday by Signors Mussolini, Dollfuss, and Goemboes consists of two protocols, dealing with political and economic affairs respectively. It is understood it affirms the independence of Austria and that the intention of the three powers is to collaborate for the
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    JAPANESE ROYALTY
    85 8 Extensive Precautions At S’pore Extensive precautions were taken on the arrival of the Yasukuni Maru with Prince and Princess Kara aboard. In place of the Chinese coolies who usually raise the Gangway, Indian coolies were employed. Japanese Boy Scouts swept the wharfside clear of coal dust and stewards
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    By The Way
    725 8 p. F. A. *The annual meeting of the Penang Football Association last night was an j unusually long affair and from the answers given in reply to some very plain questions it appears that boxing is not’the only sport which wants looking into in the Settlement. It
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    “EMPEROR JONES”
    85 8 Draws Good Houses At Majestic Adapted from Eugene O’Neill’s widel read novel, Emperor Jones,” which opened to good houses at the Majestic, is a film worth going a long way to see. Paul Robeson, the negro actor, gives an excellent portrayal of a pullman porter who became a
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    ESTATE OF LATE J.M.B. VERMONT
    1511 9 CONSTRUCTION OF WILL VARIOUS BEQUESTS TO RELATIVES CLARET JUG FOR SON OF FATHER WHO GAVE IT EGACY FOR SISTER-IN-LAW REVOKED \s briefly stated yesterday a Will made Mr. James M. B. Vermont in 1904 was cause of proceedings in the Supreme •urt yesterday before Mr.
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    121 9 TIN-SPOT YESTERDAY TO-DAY London £232-15-0 £234-15-0 TIN— (3 Months) London £231-12-6 £233-7-6 Singapore $115.62% $117.00 Business Done Penang $115.62% $115.62% Business Done Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA (Sundried) $2.90 $2.90 BLACK PEPPEB $17.50 $17.50 RUBBER London 5 1 5 3 32d. New York 10%c.(G) llc.(G) Singapore
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      209 9 TJ W Win T W MfT g||| I K/' The day of the ordinary artificial Jj J// Food is over deficient and often merely fatforming—no wonder the mother dreaded its advent, when breast feeding failed. But Cow Do not n s k Baby’s health on Foods which Gate has changed
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    CHINESE RECREATION CLUB
    2352 9 Annual Meeting On Tuesday REPORTS OF THE CLUB'S VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS The Forty-Second Annual General Meeting of the Chinese Recreation Club, will be held at the Club premises, Victoria Green, on Tuesday, the 27th March, 1934, at 4 p.m. AGENDA. 1. To read and confirm the Minutes of
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    GERMANY OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH
    150 10 —Reuter. Hopes For The Future PEACE IN EUROPE Paris, March 20. General Goering has offered the olive branch to France, according to an interview with the newspaper, Le Jour.” He says that he has hopes for the future of good Franco-German relations and peace in Europe
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    MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
    176 10 and preparations were concerted. Reuter Wireless. Rejected By Lord Londonderry London, March 14 The suggestion made by Lord Hutchison for the establishment of a Ministry for Defence was rejected by Lord Londonderry who declared that it was humanly impossible for any one man to carry out the
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    GANGSTER HUNT
    144 10 —Reuter Wireless. Police Searching For Dillinger Porthuron, Michigan. March 16 The police are at present engaged on an extensive man hunt in the suburbs of Porthuron, hoping to run to earth Dillinger, the notorious gangster who escaped from prison at the beginning of the month, Dillinger up to
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    ONLY RUMOURS
    63 10 is stated that neither report is true. —Reuter Wireless. Germany’s Return To League Berlin, March, 14. Reports that Von Neurath is going to Rome to confer with Mussolini and that Germany is considering her i eturn to the League of Nations amused Von Neurath when he was questioned
    is stated that neither report is true.—Reuter Wireless.  -  63 words
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    London, March, 15
    74 10 it has a range of 600 miles.—Reuter Wireless. A speed of over 250 miles an hour has been attained by a new type of singleseater low wing aeroplane with a following wind at the first trials held at Gravesend. The machine is suitable as a light mail
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    POLAND TO DEVELOP GDYNIA PORT
    273 10 STATE AID FOR NEW ENTERPRISES Warsaw, Mar. 12. That Poland is losing no time in taking full advantage of the newly-singned agreements of friendship with Danzig and Germany to further the development plans for the Baltic port of Gdynia, cherished since this artificial harbour was
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    MRS. INSULL
    250 10 the Captain will be held responsible. Reuter Wireless. Not Aware Of Husband’s Destination Mrs. Insull has been taken to the police station for questioning as regards the disappearance of her husband. She declares that she is not aware of his destination. Two maid servants and one man servant
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    COMMUNISTS CHARGED
    95 10 wX: iS 6XPeCted w.-Reuter Reichstag Fire Trial Recalled Berlin, March, 1 6 The Reichstag fire trial is recalled by the trial before the Supreme Court of Leipzig of six communists charged with high treason and the possession for criminal purposes of eight pounds of potassium cyanide described by
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    LORD FARRINGDON
    49 10 .—Reuter Wireless. One Of Oldest Members Of Stock Exchange Dead London, March 18. The death is announced of Lord Farnngdon, one of the eldest members of the Stock Exchange of which he was a member for sixty-one years. He was also prominent in Conservative Party circles.—Reuter Wireless.
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    YUGOSLAV KING
    151 10 —Reuter Wireless. Narrow Escape From Assassination CROATIAN PLOT Belgrade, March 18.. King Alexander of Yugo-Slavia narrowly escaped assassina- tion when he recently visited Zagreb. It was told at the trial of the three men alleged to be implicated, that during a ball in honour of the King’s birthday,
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    THE ALMIGHTY
    62 10 Reuter. Recognition Of Nazi Germany! Munich, March 20. The hand of Almighty is plainly revealed in His marvellous recognition of our nation as soon as it realised itself, declared Herr Hitler at the anniversary celebration of the revolution. He said God had made the German Race and Tribes
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION
    47 10 .—Reuter. The Hague, March 20. mtfurs that the rubber restriction negotiations have been broken off are unfounded. The negotiations are still progressing and Reuter is unable to ascertain whether an early conclusion is in sight or if there is a reasonab’e c hance of success.—Reuter.
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    NETHERLANDS IN MOURNING
    96 10 Queen Mother Passes Away London, March 20. The death is announced of the Dowager Queen Emma which occurred at the Hague this morning at the age of 76. The Queen Mother died calmly seven minutes after the announcement that the state of her health was hopeless. Queen
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    OIL GUSHER ABLAZE
    175 10 Sudden Jet Hits High Tension Cables HILL BLOWN UP Villages Threatened By Lake Of Fire Tangier, Mar. 14. Violent thunderstorms are hindering the work of extinguishing the gigantic trail of flame from an oil gusher which has caught fire on Mount Tselfat. The oil is streaming from
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    MR. GEORGE EARLE
    130 10 U.S. Minister Recalled F rom Vienna Vienna, Mar. 15. The American Minister, Mr. George Earle, has been recalled and is returning to the United States within a fortnight. The Minister's sudden withdrawal caused no surprise in diplomatic circles since, in the face of various ugly incidents, Mr.
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    FIVE REPUBLICS
    107 10 S. American Plan For Economic Unity Guatemala City, Mar. 14. A far-reaching scheme of economic union of Central American Republics, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nigaragua and Costa Riga, is being prepared by the Government of Guatemala and will be discussed at a conference of representatives of the five republics
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    U.S. GENERAL STRIKE
    224 10 —Reuter. Fuse Already Spluttering PRESIDENT PREPARED TO ACT Washington, March 20. Like a charge of dynamite with fuse already spluttering is the description of the strike situation by the officials of the Federation of Labour. It is regarded as practically certain that President Roosevelt id preparing to
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    ANOTHER SUICIDE
    93 10 —Reuter Wireless. Echo Of Stavisky Frauds Paris, March 18. The Stavisky affair again came into the limelight when the suspended Minister of Agriculture, M. Blanchard, was found in the forest at Fontainbleu with a knife wound in his throat and suffering from the effects of poisoning. He died
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    STOCK EXCHANGES
    86 10 .—Reuter Wireless. General T one Rules Dull London, March, 16 On the Stock Exchange to-day apart from the steadiness of gilt-edged securities and some good features among Kaffirs, the markets have been poorly supported and, with some further end-of-the-account selling, the general tone has ruled very dull. The
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    ROYAL AIR FORCE
    67 10 prices, would be £8,000,000 a year.—Reuter Wireless. Extra £8,000,000 A Year For Parity With Strongest London, March 14. Sir Philip Sassoon, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said the increased expenditure involved by the maintenance of the Royal Air Force on a parity with
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    Paris, March, 16
    49 10 Router Wireless. Designed apparently mainly for retaliation for certain recent increases in German tariffs, a decree has been issued subjecting fifty-seven commodities to an average tariff increase of hundred per cent. The list includes toys, chemicals, watches, clocks, many metallurgical tools, mechanical mqrothorns and asbestos goods.
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    TERRIBLE CYCLONE HITS QUEENSLAND
    115 10 —Reuter Wireless. DAMAGE SAID TO BE £lOO,OOO Brisbane, Mar, 15 The worst cyclone in the h; ry of th 8 North Queensland coast has umed the lives of 75 people and the sink' .g O f nine pearling luggers and launche betwe ea Cairna and Cooktown.
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    KNIGHTS OF MALTA IN ROME
    146 10 in Germany through indisposition. Reuter Wireless. First Meeting To Be Held Since 1798 Rome, Mar. 14. Headed by banners of the Middle Ages, 600 Knights of the Order of Malta, the most ancient Order of Chivalry in the world, today walked in procession to the
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    U.S. SLOOP ABLAZE IN CHINA SEA
    115 10 taken safely aboard the latter. —Reuter Wireless. Crew Rescued By H.M.S. Wishart Hong Kong. Mar. 14. The Britiah destroyer Wishart, on antipirate patrol, brought here early this morning 139 officers and crew of the United States sloop Fulton, 1,100 tons, which caught fire yesterday
    taken safely aboard the latter.—Reuter Wireless.  -  115 words
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    ADMIRAL CASTRO
    25 10 Reutc.' Wireless. Former President Of Portugal Dead Lisbon, Mar. 14. The death is announced of Admiral Canto Castro, President of Portugal in 1918.
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    STANDARD TOO HIGH
    44 10 Sofia, Mar. 15. The examination standard at Sofia University is fixed too high in the opinion of the 5,000 students, whose agitation has culminated in the declartion of a gener strike. The authorities threaten close the University if the strike materialises.
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    TRADE BETTER
    47 10 London, Mar. 14. There was another big increas tish overseas trade in February. Compared with February, 1933, P° r were £8,279,000 higher and exports. 2.133,000. Over £5,000,000 of the inert 1 im ports are represented by raw 1 notably cotton, wool and articles not manufactured.
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    ONLY 13 SURVIVORS
    37 10 Tokio. Mar 14 The survivors of the Tomotzuru, :ie Japanese gunboat which overturned, ber only 13 out of a total complemem 113. All hope of rescuing the others been abandoned. Fortynine corpses been recovered.
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    70 OPERATIONS
    41 10 Berlin, Mar. 14. Seventy sterilisation operations have l> carried out already by the Hambutf» Hereditary Court on persons liable transmit hereditary ailments. It is stab in most cases the opeia'kms were tae 1» suit of voluntary applications by patients.
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      27 10 Estates Mines i WE SUPPLY All printed requirements at competitive prices. WEW A N T YOUR BUSINESS ENQUIRIES INVITED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION PROMPT DELIVER* Pinang Gazette PRESS LTD.
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    A LONDON LETTER FOR WOMEN
    2323 11 DRESSES FOR THE COURTS: HEROISM OF A NURSE: SHOULD A MOTHER BE A MINISTER COINCIDENCE OF ROYAL RESIDENCES 4 From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March 7 I I MARCH PARTIES AT THE PALACE Once more the King and Queen are to give two afternoon parties
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      256 11 From a Doctor’s Letter “W JLV JLY son was fed solely and exclusively on Glaxo from birth until he reached the age of eighteen months. His physical well being and progress during that period were so extremely satisfactory that I have since recommended Glaxo in ‘every case in my own
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    41 12 TO-DAY To-day at the “Waterfalls” from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. 1 March —Picadore—Sousa. 2 Overture— L’amour Au Vi Hage Bouillon. 3 Selection—The Beauty Spot—Tate. 4 Cappriccio—The Butterflies— Hume. 5 Two Pieces, (a) Waltz—Good-Night— Conard. (b) Fox Trot—Happy Ending—Davies.
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      SYMINGTON & WILSON
      751 12 SYMINGTON WILSON WEEKLY MARKET REPORT I I London, March 7. After remaining steady and practically I unchanged on Thursday the Rubber Mar- j ket weakened slightly on Friday and prices were at one time 3 32d. below those ruling on Wednesday and Thursday. On Satur- day the tone was steady
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      THE MUAR RIVER RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED
      366 12 The fourteenth general meeting was held in Manchester recently. Sir John D. Barlow, Bart., the chairman, said It is very satisfactory to show a profit of £3,185 Os. 7d., which compares with a loss of £1,187, 2s. 3d. last year. The crop for the
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      LARAS (SUMATRA) RUBBER SCHEME
      190 12 The Shareholders’ Protection Association has addressed a letter to Laras (Sumatra) Rubber Estates 7 per cent, first mortgage convertible debenture holders, who have been asked to grant a moratorium of interest payments until April 1, 1935, with power to extend it until April 1, 1936. The
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      MENGKIBOL (C. J.) RUBBER
      116 12 The Mengkibol (Central Johore) Rubber Company earned a profit of £3,065 in 1933 (against a loss of £3,055 in 1932). This, together with £530 recovered from the income-tax authorities’ has been added to the £3,525 brought in from the previous year, making £7,120 available for distribution.
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      GENERAL PRODUCE AGENCY LTD.
      36 12 The Singapore Prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to-day are as follows Cents per lb. Spot 17% April June 1934 18 July September 1934 18% October December 1934 18% Market firm.
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      LEADING BROKERS' SHARE LIST
      947 12 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY I The following are the latest quotations In MESSRS. KENNEDY A CO’S share Ust to-day. Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers j MINING Hong Fatt 49 51 -48 51 Johan 22% 27% 20 25 Katu Tin 22(0 22,6 22 0 22 6
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      EXCHANGE
      51 12 PENANG, MARCH 21 (By Courtesy ot the uuurtcred Bank London Bank Demand 4 m|ts 2,4 5.12’ Private 3 m,ts credit 2 4 7,1® 3 Documentary 2 On New York Demand France T.T. 875 nom. Hongkong T.T. 34% dis nonu Shanghai „T.T. 41 dis nomIndia M T.T. 154 Silver 20
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      HOW EXCHANGES ARE MOVING
      116 12 Latest Quotations Tuesday Moir Pari» 77 19|32 77 17 32 New Yoric 5.11% Montreal 5.11% 540 Bruasela 21.92 Geneva 15.81 j Amsterdam 7.59 I Milan 59% i Berlin 12.88 12.9i Stockholm 19.39% 19 37' Copenhagen 22.39% (Oslo 19.90 19 9<> Vienna 28 I Prague 122% 122Ji
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      576 12 8.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES TO-DAY < For the Strait» Settlements and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter Daventry, England. Two of the following frquendes and wavelengths will be used simultaneously, fcqf the wavelengths may be changed in t&s course of each day's transmissions. Announcements will be made at frequent
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      409 12 10.20 Time Signal from Greenwich. Evensong relayed from Westminster Abbey. 50 My Work in Assam, a conversation with Lt. Col. Sir Walter Smiles, a tea-planter. 11 20 A recital by Denis Gonet (tenor), Editha Braham (violin) 11 go The Scottish Studio Orchestra, directed by Guy Daines; Winifred McLeod (contralto), from
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES
    722 13 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule of Principal Lines he following ia a list of vessels arriving sailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY KUALA from Tongkah, Kopah, Re- nong. j MATANG for Tongkah, Kopah, Re-, nong and V. Point. MANDAR from Tg. Mengeidar. Ba-. :an Si Api Api, Paneh,
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    THE MAILS
    1316 13 MTWABD MAIL A mail for Ceylon, Southern and Western India by the s.s. “Conte Verde” will 1 < be closed at 6 p.m. to-day. HOMEWARD MAIL A mail for Burma (excpting Victoria Point Mergui and Tavoy) Northern India Aden, Egypt, Europe, U.S.A, and Canada by the s.s. "Karagola”
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    CALENDAR OF EVENTS
    54 13 MARCH 21 Selangor Turf Club Spring Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, 2nd day. MARCH 24 Selangor Turf Club Spring Meeting; Kuala Lumpur, 3rd day. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 Teachers’ Co-Operative Thrift and Loan Society, Penang, Annual meeting, Hutchings School, 4.15 p.m. MARCH 30 and 31 and APRIL 1 Balik Pulau
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      121 13 6 ,5 openingto-‘nightK_ A Riotous, Ramping Racy Comedy With The Popular Wise-Cracking Star of “Footlight Parade” JAMES CAGNEY in "HARD TO HANDLE" With Jo MARY Pw r *w; yi »k.«n -*7 L-w KM K>.Jfx7 t- x RUTH x.„ EE DONNELLY HIS MOTTO WAS “CATCH’EM YOUNG AND TREATEM ROUGH” AND BOY
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      47 13 CROWDED HOUSES YESTERDAY JE rv -si I[< 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.30 r- <Q V i MM'. f I A C»P vA 1 i/ bl x V J NEXT CHANGE —BEBE DANIELS fn 'A SOUTHERN MAID 1 with LUPINO LANE —5 BLAZING SONG HITS. PLANS AT ROBINSON’S ’Phone 567.
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      46 13 ITO-NIGHT ONLY 6.15 9.30 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER J PRESENTS NORMA SHEARER AND ROBERT MONTGOMERY IN t "STRANGERS MAY KISS" J More Daring Than “THE DIVORCEE” < Gayer Than “LET US BE GAY” 1 OPENING TO-MORROW SYLVIA SIDNEY I IN 1 Theodore Dreiser's Flaming Story 1 JEN N E A5Piy"
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      164 14 K y.-'^^ a£''''' T~h9 mo9t gonorally U99ful Modlolno for all CHmat99 9 hUMsßrowpeg MbmH iT® Ift 1 I *sS|lb There is NO Substitute. Acts like a charm In Chacks and arrests DIARRHOEA and 'EVER, CROUP, AGUE. SIUMALH bMILLb INFLUENZA, COUGHS, COLDS 2’°2' Y ,p c^c n CATARRH, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS. CHOLERA
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      663 14 SKIN I TROUBLES Overcome by the Wonderful Blood Purifying Properties of Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills. PERSON suffering from eruptions of the skin ha® j much to endure. It is not I' 1 merely the discomfiture and Uh jI p] irritation and painful sensa- KII i r tion, but life
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      2159 15 tT— m p ©.-BRITISH INDIA y J M 11 J y A V AND APCAR lines (Companies Incorporated In England) MMtJ-LNTINti <QBffIBRtuBIBBBSSBESa3usS MAIL PASSENGER aid CARGO SERVICES BLUE PUMMEL LIMB To EURO,,E V,A SUEZ From Penan sr Arrive Mameillrs Arrive New York < «nek. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. Izavea Due
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    Startling Revelations At P.F.A. Annual Meeting
    3099 16 HOW $678 WAS SPENT ON TRIP TO KUALA LUMPUR POCKET MONEY AND ENTERTAINMENTS FOR PLAYERS SUPPORTERS SUBSIDISED FOR ALOR STAR TRIP TIFFIN AT STRAND BEFORE STARTING Startling and extraordinary revelations were made at the annual meeting oi the Penang Football Association which was held
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      71 16 Eastern Oriental Hate! PENANG. ALL ROOMS FACE THE SEA MODERN SANITATION THROUGHOUT EXCELLENT CUISINE TERMS MODERATE PERFECT SERVICE. Dipper Dances EVERY WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY To-night DIN N ER DA NC E SPECIAL MONTHLY RATES FOR PERMANENT RESIDENTS CAN BE OBTAINED ON APPLICATION TO THE MANAGER. 'Phone 822 Telegrams Hoteleando ATCHTHIS
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      98 16 SPECIAL EASTER EXCURSION TO SINGAPORE STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED Passengers may leave Penang by s.s. “Kinta” on 29th March and return by s.s. “Klang** leaving Singapore 81st March, arriving Penang 2nd April, or by IS.S. “Kinta” leaving Singapore, 2nd April, arriving Penang 5th April. Return Fare $40—1st Ciass. speciaFeaster I
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      42 16 HARMSTON'S CIRCUS t R Nightly \V§p 9-15 i X./ SHOWING AT TAJPING 21, 22, 23 MARCH. MATINEE 21 MARCH, 4-15. •j KUALA KAHGSAR J 24, 25, 26. 27 MARCH. I PRICES $2.50, $1.50, $1.00, 50c. S 30c. i R. BELL, Manager. I
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