Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 August 1934

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 191. Vol. XCII. WEDNESDAY, AGUST 15, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 481 1 —Reuter Wireless. List Steadily Mounting Millions Of Cattle Being Sacrificed STATE AID PROMISED Grain Prices Soar To I New High Record New York, August 8. The heat wave is growing m intensity and a temperature of 114 in the Shade has been
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  • 1443 1 "Real Appreciation Of Any Art Must Include The Apprehension Of Its Details MRS. C. M. BENNETT'S ADDRESS TO PENANG ROTARIANS LISTENING TO MUSIC “It is during childhood that the foundations of true listening should be laid,” said Mrs. C. M. Bennett in her address on “Listening to Music” at the
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  • 115 1 Slight Drop In Ordinary Revenue COMPARED WITH 1933 London, August 14. The Exchequer return of receipts and expenditure during the current financial year up to August 11th shows that excluding the self-balancing items the total ordinary revenue receipts last week amounted to 110,865,745, and the total ordinary
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  • 27 1 ffXRL OF IVEAGH, Chairman of Arthur Guinness, Son and Co the final dividend of which is due shortly and is awaited with considerable interest.
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  • 493 1 —Reuter Wireless. Von Papen’s Appointment LAST LETTER FROM HINDENBURG Berlin, Aug. 8. “I accepted this mission in order to fulfil it in accordance with its meaning and spirit, because I know how much depends on its realisation for removing the tension in Europe and because I
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    • 2170 2 RATES FOR CASUAL notice PERAK TURF CLUB Giiiynffp BANKS ADVERTISEMENTS august u amateur &S U&I I IV Penang, beg to announce to the MEETING, 1934 HONG KONG AND THE MERCANTILE BANK ??“ughu? Guthrie ~I Ks T day, SHANGHAI BANKING OF INDIA. LIMITED All communications relating to *Co ctST'on A¥- AUOVST
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  • 959 3 Engineers' Visit ARGEST OF ITS KIND IN MALAYA he Perak Section of the Engineering uiation of Malaya visited the Kinta rict Water Supply, Filtration Plant on lay when a description of the plant s given by Mr. F. G. Coales, Mr. Inst. E M. I. Struct.
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  • 630 3 Blukar Encroaches At Kledang BUT MAGNIFICENT VIEW REMAINS While a great hill station is being developed at the Cameron Highlands another one is dying, or, to be exact, is already dead Kledang, once so popular with Kinta folk, has almost been forgotten and there must
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  • 659 4 FIRST LIST OF HORSES IN TRAINING The Singapore Turf Club racecourse will be officially opened for training pn Saturday next, August 18, at 5.45 a.m. when the usual arrangements for coffee will be made. Below is given the first list of local and other horses in
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  • 70 4 P.C.C. v. Perak Club The following have been selected to play Jor the P.C.C. against the Perak Club on the Esplanade on Saturday at 5.15 p.m. R. Mclntosh Whyte; F. E. Wraight. A. F. Bauglan; S. V. Adams, D. R. Harper, R. N. Elliot; W. T. Francis, J. H.
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  • 587 4 i Fourth Annua! Sports MRS. O'SULLIVAN DISTRIBUTES PRIZES On the Anglo-Chinese Middle School grounds yesterday the Anglo-Chinese Prij mary School held its fourth annual colour sports, which had been postponed from last Saturday. Among those present were: —Mrs. T. A. O'Sullivan, wife of the Inspector of Schools,
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  • 523 4 E. Co. Beat Monopolies SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE E. COY. 3, MONOPOLIES 1. lii a Second League fixture played yesterdav evening at the Dato Kramat padang, E Company of the Penang Volunteers defeated the Government •Monopolies Athletic Club by three goals to one. The Volunteers enjoyed
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  • 1226 4 The M. C. C. And D. R. Jardine LARWOOD RE-ENGAGED BY NOTTS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, August 4. A MEMORABLE MATCH A snorting declaration by Hendren captain of the professional eleven an. an wtally sporting acceptance ot he challenge by the amateur made the finish of
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  • 241 4 —Reuter Wireless Voce's Absence Misconstrued I i CROWD HOOTS VIGOROUSLY London, August A strained atmosphere prevails Nottingham to-day, the crowd sh j “where’s Voce” when they saw he wa t playing. The Notts Cricket Club iss statement to the effect that Voce was suffering from sore
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    • 18 4 THOUSANDS SOLD ALREADY and MORE ARRIVING BY EVERY BOAT. “Chap Kuching’ RECORDS ARE MARVELLOUS. Eft ‘/s* -I/ ,< U
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    • 108 4 iy x w 1 •'>T:’: 1 IL s i..- te. O 8 te u 8 -'jt Bui 8 1 Ib?l il Im Jin HIIMPM BBt 8 WK ml Built this Es-usa&e Ba&y VrR since Glaxo appeared—over twenty 7 years ago —it has built bonnie babies and made parents proud. Glaxo
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  • 1235 5  -  Sy A. G. GARDINER lin The Star "I rHE enthusiastic demonstration witnessed at Gosport on July 23 when the Endeavour set sail for America had, I think, a significance beyond t of a mere sporting interest. The sportnterest is naturally keen. The AineriCup has now been
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  • 587 5 "SOPWITH MEANS TO WIN" .—Reuter Wireless. New York, Aug. 3. “How long is a piece of string?’-’ was the only answer Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith would give to persistent questions as to his chances of winning the America’s Cup. He arrived to-day in
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  • 1611 6 Lord Reading's Survey GERMANY AND THE PEACE TREATY In a speech broadcast by the B. B. C. Lord Reading said: It is perhaps not a popular task at the present time to defend the Treaty of X er sailles, but the passions, fears, and bewilderment in
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  • 1707 6  -  By DOUGLAS WEST (in the “Daily Mail”) London, Aug. 3. Adolf Hitler, who yesterday, under a Cabinet decree of the night before, became President as well as Chancellor of the Third German Reich, is assured a permanent and resounding place in history. However it may be judged,
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  • 292 6 Captain Primrose On His New Duties DELAYS IN REACHING AERODROMES Group Captain W. H. Primrose, of the R. A. F., whom Sir Kingsley tVood the Postmaster-General, has appointed Air Mail Adviser to the Post Off baa entered on his duties. “I hope people will not run
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  • 316 6 Intensive System Of Training WARDING OFF SPEARS WITH STICKS Sydney. The examination system is not peculiar to civilised people, for even the young “scholers” of the primitive aboriginal tribes of the country around the Gulf of Carpentaria, North Australia, have to pass tests imposed by their
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    • 64 6 NEXT CHANGE QUEEN'S I "SON OF A SAILOR" I Anchor Yourself To A Seat Before The s Big Bombardment of Tummy Laughs 0? ffi Gets Under Way s Chief Gunner: JOE E. BROWN I, SIEMENS—[CABLES WIRES QI I Manufacturers ofa S /Y-4v^<\ Al L CLASSES o/ CABLES Irr" telegraph, telephone
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    • 11 6 WHAT LONDON IS DOiHv READ CHARLES ROBERTS in the SUNDAY GAZETTE.
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  • 270 7 Chinese Mission Much Impressed London, August 14. Mr. Tain Tsen, Vice-President of the 1 Judicial Yuan, has completed a thorough 1 ■quiry of the English judicial system in, which he met the Lord Chancellor, the, 1 Lord Chief Justice, visited the criminal and civil courts during the
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  • 169 7 Rugby Radio Service. Increased Production Despite Drought London, August 14. The Ministry of Agricultural report on the acreage and aproduction of crops and the number of livestock in England and Wales last year states that with the yield about equal to the highest previously recorded and the
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  • 185 7 After Losing Only 5 lbs. I started taking Kruschen Salts a month ago,” a young woman writes. I have lost 5 lbs. In weight, and I feel as if I have lost 50 lbs. lam full of vigour, whereas before I was listless and worried over
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  • 286 7 Expected To-morrow Afternoon BY P. O. "MANTUA" i The following is a list of arrivals for Malaya on the P.&.0. “Mantua” which is expected here from Home to-morrow afternoon at 3.00 p.m:— For Penang. Mr. A.G. Williams, assistant engineer, Tekka Taiping, Ltd., Taiping, Mrs. Williams and infant.
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  • 227 7 Quarrel Over A Difference Of 25 Cents (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, August 14. A quarrel over a differences of 25 cents, ended in a stabbing affray at Taiping last night, leading to the arrest of a Malay named Omar bin Haji Mat. The complainant (Osman) said
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  • 94 7 Startling Disclosures Expected BODY EXHUMED (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, August 15. Startling disclosures are expected in the Kuala Lumpur murder mystery in connection with which a Malay, arrested at Kuantan, was produced here yesterday. Following a statement made by the Malay to the Police the
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  • 54 7 Charged With Criminal Breach Of Trust From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, August 14. Mr. Modeliar Nagalingam, Justice of the Peace and a solicitor's Managing Clerk was charged with criminal breach of trust of $25,000. He claimed trial. The charge goes back five years. Bail of $lO,OOO in
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  • 78 7 Singapore European Charged (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, August 14. G. W. Barker, an European, was charged with rash and negligent driving in the Police Court to-day. The prosecution witnesses alleged that Barker was intoxicated and drove the front wheels of his car into a drain. Mr. Dyas,
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  • 83 7 Iraquian Fined $3O (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, August 14. Amber, an Iraquian, one of three businessmen who were charged in connection with the sale of Egyptian Bonds and whose case was taken by the Crown to the Appeal Court and thence sent back to the
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    • 100 7 AIDS TO TRAVELLERS STOCKING BAGS HANDKERCHIEF BAGS LINEN BAGS SHOE BAGS CfIIMESE 4 kAHTERK By courtesy Robinson Piano Co. POSITIONS VACANT Wanted immediately experienced Shorthand Typist for temporary work. Must be quick and accurate. Apply Box No. 165, c/o Pinang Gazette. WANTED Factory Clerk (Chinese) for healthy estate in Kedah.
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    • 301 7 He said to me-—l’ve tried many whiskies and found them wanting I said to him —then the one you're wanting is Red Label.. I JOHNNIE WALKER BORN 1820...5T1LL GOING STRONG..I < I; > Sole Agents CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO. LTD M SINGAPORE PENANG KUALA LUMPUR AND IPOH Incorporated under the Companies
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    • 188 8 WEMBLEY WUV^W.V.W... W w I HONG HONG AMOY OPERA —At 8 p.m. “CHEOW KOON HOE HU AN”—Part 2. ■■■■■■Riißßßßlß' THOONG YIT CANTONESE OPERA —At 8 p.m. “HOW HU HUM WAN OPEN-AIR CINEMA 7.30 9.30 p.m. “WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN nr-ir>.r-.r-. Mongolia." S FUN FROLIC N£XT ch ange KIAH OPERA —At
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    • 275 8 ass ass OPENING TO-NIGHT 6 15 930 the first national BRITISH PRODUCTION from FRANK VOSPER'S famous play that ran FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IN LONDON Bl ‘MURDER ON THE ggK J SECOND FLOOR’ W I WHO KILLED JOSEPH REYNOLDS SOMETHING TO THRILL YOU —TO PUZZLE YOU —TO BEWILDER YOU AND YET
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  • 422 9 Roosevelt's Order INCREASED STRENGTH OF RUBBER London, Aug. 9. Brokers are surprised at President Roosevelt’s silver order but point out that it marks the beginning of the official silver j campaign. They recognise that considerable stocks will be taken off the market and some I are
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  • 68 9 Reut?/. Serious Injuries In Car Smash Berlin, August 15. Gen. Goering was driving his motor car and collided with a lorry at Badaibling, Bavaria yesterday evening. The car was smashed and General Goering sustained serious bruises to back and a cut f ice and heim and then to
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  • 153 9 The evangelical flag is abolished. —Reuter Wireless. Virtual Dictator of Evangelical Church Berlin, August 8. Reichs Bishop Mueller to-morrow becomes the virtual dictator of the Evangelical Church. Unbeknown Bo the general public, the National Synod of the German i Protestant Church has been summoned fpr j noon
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  • 129 9 14 Of Crew Arrested At Brixham London, Aug. 8. Twenty policemen and some officials of the Home Office boarded a Greek steamer, Mount Ossa (a former war legate) at Brixham and at the request of the captain arrested 14 Greek sailors who., it is alleged,
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  • 98 9 —Reuter Wireless. Rochester (Minnesota), Aug. 8. There is great excitement owing to the theft of sixty pounds of dynamite from the store here in view of the fact that President Roosevelt has just arrived to participate in a meeting of the American legion. Fifty officials are searching foir
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  • 49 9 —Reuter Wireless Naples, Aug. 10. Three sailors were killed and 17 injured when the Italian naval scout-ship Antoniotto Usodimare collided with the steamer Pallade, near Naples, mer waT undamaged. All the victims were aboard the warship, which was holed in the bows. The stea- mer was undamaged.-
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  • 146 9 .—Reuter Wireless. Anti-War Song Leads To A Riot Geneva, Aug. 9. A woman star artist’s political songs at a music hall to-night started violent disorder in which prominent members of the audience took part. It is understood that the artist had been engaged on a socialist, anti-fascist tour
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  • 118 9 favouring Otto’s restoration. Reuter wireless. Claimant To Austrian Throne In Belgium Paris, Aug. 8. Contrary to a report that they had gone to Italy, Ex-Empress Zita and her son Archduke Otto claimant to the Throne of Austria, have not left Belgium, says the Brussels correspondent of Le Temps.
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    • 314 9 If f lf fl I 11.0 OK! 1 JOHN BLUNT PIPE f anc y gadgets but an honest to S 2 goodness pipe. Well seasoned briar. Assorted shapes. jP s Sale Price $l-95 CHERAMY PERFUMES /“i s u= Fragrant, elusive, of great charm. 3 jfi Four new Perfumes. “Venctia” K
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    • 193 9 y§ fTOBiI 9.30 —-> fc grand opening J j OF THE PIONEERS SUPER TAMIL TALKIE ft "VALLI'S WEDDING" i > FEATURING THE QUEEN OF THE W TAMIL FILMDOM V MissT.P.RAJALAKSHIMI FREE LISTS ARE ENTIRELY SUSPENDED. 6-15 TO-NIGHT —LAST NIGHT 9-30 UNITED ARTISTS* THRILLING ROMANCE OF MALAYA'S SHARK-INFESTED WATERS! Entirely Filmed
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  • 436 10 Among the decisions recently arrived at by the Municipal Commissioners, made public yesterday, is that “the majority of the Commissioners are satisfied with the existing arrangement whereby Government refers all applications for licences for the storage of rubber to the President prior to the issue of
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  • 792 10 The trouble with Malaya in the past has been that it has put all its eggs into one basket, so to speak. Everything else was recklessly put aside for tin and rubber, the hitherto twin staple industries of this country. But j recently there has been an
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  • 114 10 tion. —Rugby Radio Service. Tragic Death Of Ex-King Alfonso’s F ourth Son London, August 14. Sincere sympathy is expressed by the British press with King Alfonso and Queen Victoria in the death, un<Vr tragic circumstances, of their fourth son. the nineteen-year-old Infante Gonzalo, who died as a result
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  • 58 10 Reuter Wireless. Negroes Lynched And Hanged By Mob Ashlane, August 14. Two negroes who are alleged to have confessed to the killing of a white man were lynched by a mob most of whom were masked. The men seized the negroes from their escorts and hanged them
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  • 25 10 —Reuter Wireless. Berlin, August 14. Two were killed, 17 seriously, and 145 slightly injured in a train collision at Hal- le, Westphalia.
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  • 64 10 rally.—Reuter Wireless. Dies Despite Blood T ransfusion Madrid, August 14. The veteran first rank matador, Senor Mejias was gored in the Bull Ring at Manzanares and later died. He was 47 years of age and retired in 1929 end merely returned to train the son of another
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  • 57 10 screwed killing seven of the boys.—Reuter Wireless. Tragic Ending To Schoolboys’ Find Warsaw, Aug. 14. A wartime shell picked up by a party of schoolboys picnicing in the Forest pf Kowel, which was the scene of considerable fighting between the Russians and the Austrians, exploded when the cap
    screwed killing seven of the boys.—Reuter Wireless.  -  57 words
  • 67 10 —Reuter Wlrtlea?» Sequel To Irish Farmers’ Protest Cork, August 14. A serious affray followed the protest of several farmers against the enforced sale of the cattle of a farmer who had not paid his land annuities. The crowd became threatening and the police were forced to open fire
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  • 708 10 Husband on Murder Charge OFFER OF $5O TO AVOID POSTMORTEM The adjourned preliminary quiry into a charge of ni der preferred against a Chii named Chong Lee Yun, connection with the finding of body of his wife with her throat was continued yesterday before D. Wills,
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  • 95 10 racter was transacted.—Rugby Radio Service. London, August 14. The King and Queen, who returned t (l London yesterday from Cowes, left this at ternoon for their Norfolk Estate, San dringham. On Monday the King will pro ceed to Balmoral Castle in Scotland wher he will later
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    • 69 10 YARDLEY LAVENDER 1 il pi®^T jjgSggßMl sii How exquisite is the fragrance of the fasnoirs Yardley Lavender A perfume in harmony with every mode and mood. No other perfume ia bo charming for the young girl—bo full of dignity for the woman of an older generation. It is treasured all
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  • 2618 11 CORONER'S ENQUIRY CONTINUED VERDICT RESERVED TILL SATURDAY MORNING The Penang Coroner, Mr. D. Wills, this morning reserved verdict till Saturday, August 18, at the inquiry into the death of Rajammal, an eighteen years old blind girl who fell sixty five feet from the fourth floor
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  • 254 11 Sequel To Tribute Dispute j PROMISSORY NOTE GIVEN j I I The F.M.S. Court of Appeal was engag- j ed the whole of Tuesday in hearing an ap- peal by the late Foon Yit Tse against the judgment of Mr. Justice Mudie dismissing h s claim
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  • 206 11 Missing Man Wanted By Police EARLY ARREST EXPECTED i I < What appears to have been a brutal J murder was committed at Rutteri worth on Monday morning, at about eight o’clock. An adult male Chinese ;(Hylam), aged about 30 years, was 'found unconscious with head injuries
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  • 90 11 —Rugby Radio Service. City Of Salford’s New £1,000,000 Issue z London, August 14. The prospectus of the new Home Corporation Loan is published to-day, the borrower being the City of Salford which is issuing 11,000,000 of 3 Ij4 per cent, redeemable stock at par. The applications have already
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  • 244 11 WALA LUMPUR GYMKHANA CHINESE WINS AEROBATIC TROPHY AFTER GREAT FLYING DISPLAY. The Kuala Lumpur Flying Club’s gym-’ khana next week is to be a really first-class display. The Malay Mail is informed that the club has heard from the R.A.F. at Singapore, who have promised to
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  • 126 11 Chinese Convicted Judgment was delivered to-day by Mt. DL Wills, Police Magistrate, Penang, in the case in which a Chinese named Lee Loi Let was changed with criminal breach of trust in respect of a draft on the China Bank amounting to $l9B/96 Straits Currency entrusted
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    • 142 11 A PICTURE OF HEALTH. Z w jf X' < Kat K TfMllr'" OV V. r JPSpn A■: I MB. THIS HAPPY BABY HAS BEEty FED ON HUMANISED TWO®® Humanised Trufood carries on the good work associated with breast feeding because it is actually almost akin to breast milk —so near
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  • 3835 12 MR. KOH SIN HOCK TAKES HIS SEAT SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR 1932 PASSED NURSES TO BE PUT ON PERMANENT STAFF Various matters of interest* were dealt with at yesterday's fortnightlv meeting of the Municipal Commissioners which was held at 4 p.m. at the Municipal Offices, Mr
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  • 1731 13 METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER’S ANNOUNCEMENT LARGEST GROUP OF STAR'. TO APPEAR Fifty-two feature productions and 181 short subject releases are announced by i Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for the new sea- 1 son. The largest group of stars ever assembled by the company for a new season will appear in
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  • 1106 13 ALL EYES on the Warner Bros, lot these days are turned toward Stage 8. For it's there that the sensational Ruby Keeler Mirage Number, entitled Eyes For You”, is being filmed for the eagerlyawaited musical special, “Dames” starring Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Joan
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  • 530 13 The engagement is announced of Violet Myfanwy, the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Samuel of Penang to Mr. J. Anthony Parker of the Government Monopolies, Straits Settlements, and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker of Royston, Herts. j Mr. Gunter Smith, of Nestle’s
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    • 127 13 Tunes Of I The Moment j HERE ARE THE LATEST DANCE HITS j 7»7 SAD ,S THE WILLOW Fox Trot ILB /Jf (N THE NAME OF LOVE fl 1 THE 8.8. C. DANCE ORCHESTRA PLAYING THE TUNE THAT THEY HAVE MADE FAMOUS ON THE AIR. I 777 THIS P,GGIE WENT
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  • 156 14 FREE HANDICAP FOR THREE YEAR OLDS THE WEIGHTS ANNOUNCED The following are the weights for the Free Handicap tor three year olds to be run at Singapore, on the first day of the Autumn Meeting (September 1). The value is $2,000 with a sweep ot
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  • 268 14 Annual Sports This morning the Wellesley Primary School held its annual sports on the school grounds, and there was a large attendance of parents and friends. Among those present were the Hon’ble the Resident Councillor, Mr. A. M. Goodman. Mr. T. A. O.’Sullivan (Inspector of Schools), Mr.
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  • 65 14 Hockey Season Begins To-morrow Now that the cricket season is practically ended, practice is in full swing for the hockey season among the local clubs. The Chinese Recreation Club begin their season to-morrow with a “home-and-home" match at Victoria Green. Eu Cheow Teik, the hockey captain, is
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  • 52 14 W “Yankee” Wins American Trial Vineyard Havens, Mass. Aug. 14. Yankee endorsed her claims to defend the America’s Cup by defeating Vanite by five minutes in a 40 miles race. Rainbow was third over fourteen minutes behind the winner.” Weetamoe grounded After occupying third place halfway over <he
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  • 289 14 Weights For Friday CARD OF SEVEN EVENTS The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Perak Turf Club Amateur Meeting to be run at Ipoh on Friday: RACE 1 Ponies, Class 3, Division 2, 5 furlongs—--3 p.m. Lady Tarquin 11.07 Lady Raja
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  • 85 14 —Reuter. Second Round MISS BETTY NUTHALL BEATEN Forest Hill, August 14. The second round in the American Women’s Lawn Tennis Championship was played to-day and resulted as follows: Baroness Levi (America’s sixth ranked player) beat Miss Betty Nuthall (Great Britain) 6 —4, 6 —4. Miss Kathleen
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  • 202 14 —Reuter. Sutcliffe's Double Century TOWNSEND BATS AND BOWLS WELL London, August 14. Yorkshire defeated Surrey by an innings and 157 runs. Yorkshire 431 for 9 wickets, declared (Sutcliffe 2031. Surrey 190 (Verity 6 for 74) and 84 (Verity 4 for 25). LANCASHIRE BEAT MIDDLESEX Lancashire defeated Middlesex
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  • 188 14 July Lawn Tennis Tournament The following are results of ties played on Monday:— Mixed Doubles:-—Mrs. Swinchatt and P. H. Swinchatt. —15.3 beat Miss Howes Roberts and R. Mange —4, 6—2, 6—2. Ladies Doubles:—Miss Mullins and Mrs. Rhys Williams plus 15.5, beat Miss G. Hurst) and Miss Gibson,
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  • 82 14 Coolie’s Profitable Search A Municipal Coolie employed at the night Soil depot, named Poochie, who was charged with the fraudulent possession of property namely a pair of earrings was to-day convicted by Mr. D. Wills Palice Magistrate, Penang, and was sentenced to a fine of
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  • 175 14 i. —Reuter. Will Price Go Higher POOLS ACQUIRE 10,000 TONS London, August 14. The decision of the International Committee to cut the quotas by ten per cent, has caused some surprise as it is generally expected that the cut will only be five per cent, the
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  • 223 14 The following are the latest quotation! for to-day Bogners BeDen RUBBER Allcnbys 180 1.90 A. Malays 3.35 3.50 Batu Lintangs 120 1.25 Btntas 97% 1.02% Brogas 95 1.00 Kuala Sidims 2.45 2.55 Mentakabs 48 50c.r. New Scudais 1.90 1.95 Pajams 2.35 2.45 Sungei Tukangs 1.15 1.20 Tapahs
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  • 458 14 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY The foOowtng are the latest quotation» a 1CB8SR& KENNEDY A •O’e stmre A* Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers RUBBER Alor Gajah 140 1.50 1.42% 1.50 Ayer Panas 1.95 2.00 1.95 2.00 Benta 97% 1.02% 1.00 1.10 Borelli 2.25 2.50 2.30 2.50
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  • 83 14 Reuter Wireless. Revival Of Interest Fully Maintained London, Aug. 8. On the Stock Exchange the general tone to-day continued good but apart from the sustained activity in Kaffirs, business was on a smaller scale in view of the approached of the end of the three-weeks’ account. Cotton rose
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  • 113 14 YESTERDAY TO-DAY London £230-10-0 £230-12-6 TEN—(3 Months) London £230-10-0 £230-15-0 Singapore $114.50 $114.25 Business Done Penang $114.50 Business Done Buyers no sellers COPRA —(Sundried) $3.05 BLACK PEPPER $14.00 RUBBER London 7 1( ,d. 7%d. New York 15ftc(G) 15i 7 s c(G) Singapore Spot 25c. 24%c. Oct|Dgo. 26 %c.
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  • 217 14 A.A. ANTHONY CO'S QUOTATIONS Yesterday To-da Buyers Sellers Buyers RUBBERS Allenby 1.80 1.90 1.90 2 Ayer Hitam 1.90 1.95 1.90 1 Ayer Pana.s 1.90 1.95 1.95 2.'< Batu[ Lintong 120 1.25 1.20 i Broga 95 1.00 1.00 1/ Kluang 6.25 6.50 6.40 6 Kuala Sidim 2.45 2.55 2.50 2 Malaka
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  • 358 14 SOON THEAM CO. The Soflawtng are the changee tn ou« quotaUoKMi up to noon to-day Yes’er day To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers; RUBBER Amal. Maleys 3.35 3.50 3.35 3.50 Ayer Panas 1.90 2.00 1.95 2.05 Bassetts 85 90 86 91 B. Lintangs 1.20 1.25 1.20 1.25 Brogas 96 99 98
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  • 74 14 PENANG, AUGUST 15 London Bank Demand 2 4 4 m|ts 2 4 Private 3 m|ta credit 2 4 3 Documentary 24 On New York Demand 59% nou: France T.T. 886 noin. Hongkong T.T. 33 Shanghai T.T. 39 India T.T. lf>s Silver 21 The Prices for Singapore Stendare Ribbed Smoked
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  • 1200 15 INCREASED LAND SALES BRAZIL'S IMMIGRATION POLICY The eignth. ordinary general meeting of the Parana Plantations, Ltd., was held •n July 17 at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, E.C. The Hon. A. M. Asquith, D. S. O. (chairman of the company), presided. The Chairman, after referring with recrret to the
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  • 330 15 Improved Results The twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of this Company was held in London. j Mr. A. F. Goodrich (the chairman) I said that the accounts showed a much more satisfactory' result than had been the ca°“ for the previous two years, due to the
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    • 381 15 FORD®RUCK ■> ‘A < ,o- If Special 80-horsepower V-8 engine expressly built for truck work gives 8-cylinder performance with 4 Cylinder economy. The Ford \-8 truck engine i-s simple in design and construction, truck and load is supported by the axle housing. The axle compact and accessible for all service
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    • 1763 16 i. i 4boĔ Y LuL IMM TO EUROPF VIA SUEZ > BLUB PUMNBL LIMB Bto TT J v— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. I|t. 26, <£t cSeMNO A N Aug 24 Sept 20 27 HARMSON Oct. 24 Nov. C CLYTONEUS L’don, Amsterdam and Hamburg Aug. Pjt Oct. PRES. HAYES MEDITEBRANIAN AND
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  • 579 17 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Shedule of Principal Lines The following Is a list of vessels arriving ad tailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY S. MAKI AN from Lengsa, IdUSimpangOlim, Tandjong-Poera, Pangkalan-Soe-soe and Pangkalan-Brandan. Sails today for Asahen (Tg. Balei), Berom, bang, Paneh (Laboean-Bilik), Began-Si-Apl-Apl and Tg. Mengeidar (Koealoe).
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  • 117 17 Dates And Venues WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 International Two-Year-Old Stakes. Run at Kempton, Distance Five Furlongs. August 18, 20, 21, 22 —Fifth Test Match The Ova) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 Hardwicke Plate. Run at Stockton, Distance Five Furlongs. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 Ebor Handicap. Run at York, Distance I
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  • 127 17 AUGUST 17 18 Perak Turf Club, August Ama tew Meeting, Ipoh. Sept 1,5, 8, 12 and 15—Singapore Tur Club Autumn Meeting. RUGGER 1 Sept. 29, Selangor vs. Negri-Malacca at Seremban. Oct. 6, Selangor vs. Negri-Malacca at Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 20, Selangor vs. Perak at Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 27,
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  • 706 17 NOTICE t The Air Mails despatched from Penang on the sth August per the Imperial Airways via Alor Star were delivered in London on the 13th August. i I AIR MAIL j A mail for Medan (via Alor Star) by road to Alor Star and thence by
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    • 173 17 r a i < n in TDll. V A r "Sfi TINS ALJO IN IKU-VAV av When we seal the TRU-VAC air-tight j TIN the FACTORY FRESHNESS of > CRAVEN “A” is securely imprisoned until the seal is broken by pulling the rubber tab —no cutter ;no jagged edges. J
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    • 498 17 WIRELESS PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. H Two of the follow- 19.81 tat wavelength* 25.28 metre* WID be used Btan- 81.30 metre* «Itaaeouriy. 81.53 metre* II 49.59 metre* TO-DAY P.M. 6.20 Time Signal from Big Ben. Reginald Foort at the organ of the Regal, Wimbledon. 7.os—The Western Studio Orchestra, (leader, Frank Thomas),
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    • 246 17 7.00 Relay of Concert Artistes from Tomlinson Hall Mrs. Eve, Clark (Contralto). (a) Recit and Aria “Che faro Senza Euridice.” (from Orfeo —Gluck) (b) “Open thy blue eyes my Beloved” (Massenet). Mr. A. A. Turvey—Two Humorous Songs. Hugh Denham (Baritone) (a) “Yeoman's Wedding Song”) (b) “My Prayer”)—Squire. (c) An English
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  • 2557 18 LORD HORDER ON NERVOUS COMPLAINTS: MESSAGE BY THE BLIND MARCONI'S WIRELESS TRIUMPH A ROCKET TO THE MOON (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, August 4. CAUSES OF SLEEPLESSNESS Lord Horder, in an address to the British Medical Association Conference this week advised people not to resist “those forty
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    • 191 18 PRICE OF PURE SILK MATERIALS IS AS CHEAP AS YOU BUY ARTIFICIAL MATERIA S TO-DAY. WEAR PURE SI LI, WHICH LASTS LONG NEVER CRUSHES IS TEN TIMES STRONGER THAN ARTIFICIAL, JUST UNPACKED PRINTED PURE SILK CREPE-DE-CHINE I IN 50 SMART ATTRACTIVE PATTERNS ON I LIGHT DARK COLOUR BACK GROUNDS IN
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  • 1223 19 Its COIUUUW av r for publicity in this direction.—“Canton 1 Truth.” i Ordered To Be Liberated GOVERNMENT'S BOLD STEP Of all reforms that modern China has n introducing none perhaps will be of ich first-rate importance and far reach;.g consequence as Canton's lead in libering the slave
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  • 18 19 -—Reuters Pacific Service. Its COIUUUW av r for publicity in this direction.—“Canton 1 Truth.” i
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  • 771 19  -  Remarkably Analytical Article BY TAI-CH! MR. QUO —“Canton Truth.” In a remarkably an?ly*ical article by Mr. Quo Tai-chi on “Responsibility of China in Asia,” published in our issue of May 30th, Chino’s Ambassador to England has explained to the world the possibilities that lie before
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  • 542 19 —Reuters Pacific Service. Detained For Questioning 11 Nanking, July 25. Mr. Chen Shai-ngo, editor and publisher of Min Sen Pao which in one of the most influential newspapers in the Capital, is being detained at the Garrison Headquarters for “questioning.’ Mr. Chen is also the owner
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  • 243 19 Reuters Pacific Service. To Be Definitely Held In November Nanking, July 24. The sth National Kuomintang Congress will be held in November and will not be postponed any further, according to Mr. Chu Ming-yi, secretary-general of the Executive Yuan. Mr. Chu confirmed the report that Mr.
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    • 223 19 THE SMARTEST WOMEN USE I OUTDOOR GIRL I BEAUTY AIDS < I YET THEY COST j ONLY 25 CENTS. f V T?r?ies have changed. So MR x hjve opinions. Fashinable Mi women no longer believe necessary to pay high prices for high quality beauty aids. Scientific tests have absolutely proven
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  • 211 20 FUN AT WEMBLEY, where the Empire Pool and Sports Arena were opened to the public. The girls on the left are enjoying a ride in one of the aquaplanes, while on the side of the bath are three of the costumes you may expect to see
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