Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 March 1935

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 61. Vol. XCIII. FRIDAY. MARCH 15. 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 418 1 security ui mx; .—Rugby Radio Service and Reuter. British Naval Estimates Approved INCREASE OF £3,500.000 AJ’LEFAk FU .uR DEDUCTION ’he lx IN VIEW OF IMPERIAL London. March 14. Introducing the Xaval Estimates in the House of Commons today, the First Lord of the Admiralty,
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  • 49 1 —Reuter. Government Retains Seat London, March 15. The Norwood by-election resulted as follows: Duncan Sandys (Nat. Conservative) 16,147. Mrs. Gould (Labour) 12,799. Richard Findlay (Independent Conservative) 2,698. The figures of the last election were as follows: Sir W. Greaves-Lord (Con.) 30,851. Mrs. A. J. Anstry (Lab.) 7,217.
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  • 93 1 prosperity be resumed. —Rugby Radio Service. British Government’s Good Wishes London, March 14. The British Minister at Athens has been instructed to inform the Greek Government hat His Majesty’s Government have learnt with great satisfaction that internal peace as been re-established in Greece. They desire the
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  • 97 1 —Reuter. For Propaganda Work London, March 14. A National Publicity Bureau to carry out propaganda work for the National Government has b«.en established under the control of a committee consisting of Sir Kingsley Wood, Lord Hutchinson, and Mr. Malcolm Macdonald representing the three Parties. Colonel E.H.
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  • 22 1 “A LITTLE MAN may cast a great shadow.” This skier, at Davos, Switzerland, did while waiting for a race.
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  • 72 1 —Rugby Radio Service. £500.400 Gift For Crippled Children i London. March 14. It is reported from Canberra that Lord Nuffield, the famous manufacturer of Morris motor vehicles has presented to the Australian Government a cheque for £500,400 to be devoted to the care of crippled children in Australia.
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  • 215 1 —Reuter. Asked To Lay Eggs HOUSE ROCKED WITH i LAUGHTER London, March 14. j Chinese liquid eggs again amused mem-' bers of the House of Commons w’hen a few suspicious members bombarded the Minisj ter of Health with questions. I Mr. Lambert describing Chinese eggs as produced
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  • 235 1 MUSIC HALL JOKES 10, A XXV *vl t t.—Reuter, Strong Comments By Judge London, March 14. The propriety or otherwise of music hall comedians was exhaustively explored in a five-day action in which the promoters of “Crazy Comedy Night” entertainment on Sunday evenings at the Clacton Town Hall and a
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  • 29 1 c.—Reuter. Princess Ingrid And Crown Prince Of Denmark Stockholm, March 15. It is officially announced that Princess Ingrid is betrothed to Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark.—Reuter.
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  • 113 1 —Reuter. To 45 Per Cent. I MARKET TAKEN BY I SURPRISE I London, March 14. The International 'fin Committee! has increased the tin output quota to 45 per cent, for three months from April to June. J The increase in the tin quota has taken the market
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  • 36 1 —Rugby Radio Service. To Be Introduced On i April 15 London, March 14, It is announced in the House oi Commons today that the Budget will be introduced on Monday, April 15.—Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 208 1 I.—Reuter. No Intention Of Selling Under 12 Cents Liverpool, March 14. Mr. Oscar Johnston, Manager of thq United States Cotton Producer's Pool, interviewed by Reuter today stated that tho peol had no intention of selling its present ho’ding which amounted to 1,600,000 bale» under 12 cents
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    • 2464 2 RATES FOR CASUAL BEACH STREET AUCTION ROOMS federated Malay PENANG HILL BANKS ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE OF SALE STATES RAILWAYS RAILWAY. T IN THE high court of the straits TIME-TABLE. THE MERCANTILE BANK HONG KONG AND SETTLEMENTS j A 4* Cl OF INDIA, LIMITED SHANGHAI BANKING AH communications relating to Trn AUCTION
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  • Article, Illustration
    770 3 Health Guide for Parents —Through the Danger Months by our Nursery Expert THE early months of the year are always trying for mothers because of the risk of infection from c oughs, colds and oth°r illnesses. Happily, however, many of these f prevented attention is paid to
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  • 1125 3  -  BY GEOFFREY PINNOCK (in the Evening Standard) "A pack of wolves killed six children who were on their way home from school at Irkutsk (Siberia).” IREAD the news item only the other day. That was in Asia, but along a thousand mile front stretching from
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  • 153 3 A grey-haired woman told the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on March 1, that a young people’s suicide club” exists in West Hampstead, N.W. The speaker, Miss Edith May Cameron, of West End-lane, West Hampstead, N.W., opposed a scheme of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to
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  • 112 3 Further Enauiries To Be Made That further enquiries had yet to be made in Alor Star was stated by the prosecuting officer when a Malay named Ali bin Mann was produced in the police court yesterday charged with fraudulent possession of property, namely $21.67, on board the
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  • 721 3 THIS YEAR’S JUBILEE MARK History will be made in silver this year. To ct.mmeniorate the K’ng’s Silver Jubilee, a Jubilee mark is to be placed, if desired, upon hall-marked silver articles of British manufacture sold during 1935. The mark will take the form cf the heads of
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    • 195 3 i i iiil i'J I Hl ill f A rt “F/rjZ man F x in 99 It’s 8.30 a.m. Doesn't matter whether you’re feeling tired w or not after your party last night you’ve got to face business now you must get to grips with it before your competitor •Hanirfarturt
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  • 4607 4 ROUGHLY $450,000 TO BE SPENT ON BUILDINGS SCHEME NOT TO EXCEED $900,000 COMMITTEE CRITICISED FOR NOT PUTTING UP ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES CHEAPER LAND AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE At the special meeting of members of the Penang Turf Club held yesterday afternoon it was more
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  • 258 4 Tomorrow's Matches I EVERTON TO ENTERTAIN ARSENAL The following are matches to b? played tomorrow in the English and Scottish Leagues:— DIVISION I I Chelsea v. Leeds U. Everton v. Arsenal Grimsby T. v. Blackburn R. Huddersfield T. v. Portsmouth Leicester C. v. Birmingham Preston N.E.
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  • 75 4 Heathens To Visit Bath The following are the principal Rugby Union matches to be played tomorrow: Bath v. Blackheath Bristol v. United Services Coventry v. Richmond Edinburgh U. v. Plymouth Albion Devenport Services v. Northern Gloucester v. Newport Guy’s Hospital Bedford Harlequins v. Aidershot Services Leicester v. Rosslyn
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  • 206 4 1 Annual Meeting Minutes of the second annual general meeting held on March 1, 1935 in the Club House with the President, Mr. C. M, Sheriff in the chair, Others present were: Messrs. Heah Seng Whatt J.P., Kee Hup Hor, Kee Hup Cheang, Kee Hup Chen,
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  • 166 4 —Reuter. Century By Headley j HOME TEAM SCORES 235 FOR TWO I I I Kingston, March 14. The fourth Test match between the M.C.C. and West Indies was started today i in glorious weather and on a fast wicket iat Kingston in the presence of a
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  • 333 4 Win For Cheng Guan And Chooi Cheng (BY “’SHUTTLECOCK”) On the Hu Yew Seah court yesterday i Lee Cheng Guan and Ho Chooi Cheng beat Chuah Cheng Hong and Teoh Chin 1 Bee in straight games in the Penarg junior badrriinton championships Both pairs belong *o the
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  • 71 4 H. M. The King Pleased At Success Captain Lindsay Vear», AJJ.C, to His Highness the Sultan, has received a letter from Brigadier. General Tomkinson, Racing Manager to His Majesty the King, written from Sandringham in which he says: “His Majesty wishes you to convey to His Highness His
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  • 45 4 Rugby Radio Service. Wins Cheltenham Gold Cup FOR FOURTH SUCCESSIVE TIME London, March 14. The Cheltenham Cold Cup was won today for the fourth successive time by Miss Dorothy Paget’s famous steeplechaser, “Golden Miller/* the winner of last year’s Grand National.
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  • 283 4 Goalless Draw Against Junior Croslights In a friendly soccer match played yesterday the Junior Croslights, a team composed of students of the Government English School, Alor Star, drew with the Francis Light Schcol on the latter’s ground. Neither side was able to score inspite of several
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  • 272 4 Results Of Draw I THREE FOR MR. S. T. RHODES Lady and Miss Thomas were among those present at the draw for geldings which took place on Wednesday at the Tnomson Road stables, Singapore. The following were the results of the draw:— i 2. Bay Gelding: Sun Cure—Bethinberlie;
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  • 134 4 Two Matches Ove Week-End At Victor 1 Green The Perak Chinese Recreatioi ftbecer XX. Which is on a visit to 1 will piay a friendly game against the peuarig Chinese Club tomorrow at 5.M a Green. On Sunday, at 5.15 p.m. on th< ground, the visitors
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    • 51 4 ELYSEE HOTEL AND TEA GARDENS (Late STRAND HOTEL) A DINNER DANCE ON FRIDAY. 15TH. MARCH. 1935. Admissions Free ALL CORDIALLY fNVITED. Teas. Cakes, Ices always available First Class Licence. MODERATE CHARGES Special Captivating Dance Music BY PUERTO AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Dinners may be Booked ’Phone No. 789. S. R. NAIDU,
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  • Hockey
    • 238 5 Whites Beat Colours By Odd Goal GOOD DEFENSIVE WORK W hites beat Colours by 4 goals to 3 in the penultimate English trial, held at Wardown Park, Luton, when the crowd included most members of the Cambridge University eleven. Changes made in the teams, following the original selections,
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    • 177 5 Gives Ireland Victory Over Wales For the first time in history the Ireland v. Wales game, at Bangor, produced only one goal and that point, scored by C. W. Cook, of the Army gave Ireland their thirty-second victory against Wales who in a series instituted in 1895, have
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  • 235 5 London Borer Beaten On Points The Neston heavyweight, Norman Baines, succeeded in outpointing Jack Pettifer (London) in the chief bout in the Liverpool Stadium on Feb. 21. The contest was over 12 rounds, and no “knock” down was recorded during the bout. From the start Pettifer never
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  • 781 5 Farcical Fights THE RING ON THE DOWN GRADE It is more then time the Boxing Board °f Control dealt with the farce of having champions who are beaten nearly every time they box, but retain their titles by making matches at odd weights. Mason's record of defeats while holding
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  • 31 5 BADMINTON FASHION PARADE.—The summery atti r e worn by women competitors in the All-England Badminton chamvtonshivs at the Horticultural Hall. S.W. Players from many European countries have entered.
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  • 1007 5 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY AND BURNLEY DRAWN TOGETHER YET ANOTHER MATCH FOR VILLA PARK F.A. Cup The following is the draw, with officials, for the semi-finals of the F. A. Cup com- petition, to be played on tomorrow (kickoff 3 0): West Bromwich Albi (n v. Bolton Wanderers.
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  • 114 5 Golf Stoke Pages Beaten By Eight Matches To Five FOURSOMES SUPREMACY Oxford University gained a lead of fivegames to one on the foursomes, which' enabled them to win their match against tho Stoke Poges Golf Club, at Slough, on Feb. 25 by eight games to five,
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  • 154 5 Australia Turns Down Tour To India The Australian Board of Control, state# a mesage from Adelaide, decided to reject the application made by Frank Tarrant, the former Australian international, on behalf of the Maharajah of Patiala to take a private team of Australians on tour of India.
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  • 136 5 Two Days' Match With 1 Royal St. George's Club i Cambridge University were beaten at •Sandwich by the Royal St. George’s Club over a two-days match at the week-end by ’l3 matches to eight with three games halved. Two series of foursomes were I played, and one singles.
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    • 114 5 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF HAND MADE "UNDIES" l ••-X s s < BL UE EWf S Y Of I Z-:I V .t i iW IVI Exguisite g IRt /jLv i) r -Xu'*'/ V F/V/ t 1 xx Triumph I I J y t’hji I V Il iilf -1! r
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  • 430 6 BRITISH PRODUCT TO COST THREEPENCE A GALLON PLAN FOR £1,000,000 PLANT A remarkable process for making petrol in a single process from shale and vegetable products such as sugar cane and coffee beans is to be developed on a large scale in Britain. Negotie tions
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  • 204 6 Medical To The Nation It is announced that Sir George Newman, XJhief Medical Officer of both the Ministry of Health and of the Board of Education, is to retire on March 31. He was 64 last October, and has reached the age-limit. Dr. Arthur Salusbury
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  • 293 6 Burlington House In Its Old Dress ALTERATIONS TO GO The structural altera icnr made at Burlington House to accommodate the Bri'ish Art in Industry Exhibition arc not to be permanent. Many visitors t? ‘he Exhibition have been olmost as much interested in
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  • 304 6 July Gathering In I England i NOTABLE DELEGATIONS Invitations by the United Kingdom branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association to send delegations to England in July have already been accep‘ed by the following breaches: —Canada (Dominion Australia (Commonwealth and most of the State Parliaments). New Zealand,
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  • 514 6 NOISELESS TRAVEL Passengers' Novel View A WHIRLWIND STOP People who watched our train slide so noiselessly out of Eus‘on, and disappear so swiftly, might almost have wondered if it were a real train or a phantom of the line. We were travelling on the
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  • 228 6 "FROG-CATCHING” THEIR WAY THROUGH COLLEGE American undergraduates will do anyI thing from minding babies to acting as i undertakers in order to pay for their col--1 lege education. This is shown by a census that has just been taken which reveals that in a la»*ge number of
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    • 347 6 Here’s Sylvia Sidney talking to you Fl PAT IN ITS CREAMY 1 luxurious LATHER- I ■P rinse WITH WARM I Sg < water, then cold. Bl "'Mu B CAN YOU THINK OF ,>1 ’AN EASIER QUICKER .Wife 1 WAY TO TRUE J|.:j COMPLEXION BEAUTY Wi THAT EVERY GIRL longs to
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  • 1375 7 MR. JOHN LAYCOCK IN THE WITNESS BOX STORY OF BOARD MEETING AFTER SURPRISE CHECK BANK MANAGER'S EVIDENCE r .1 .j Singapore, March 14. Further evidence was recorded yesterday at the Singapore Assizes Court, before Mr. Justice Burton and a special jury, in the case in which
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  • 601 7 Evidence In Teiok Bahang Murder Case WITNESS SAYS ACCUSED WAS DRUNK The preliminary inquiry in which a Tamil named Arumugam stood charge with the murder of Ponnamal (f) at Teiok Bahang on February 2 was continued yesterday before the police magistrate, Mr. D. Wills. Chief Court
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    • 102 8 k 1 BE R T Y (DURY LANE THEATRE 'PHONE 1492.) A Grand Hari Raya Hadji Holiday Attraction i THE FASTEST SERIAL PLAY EVER MADE I "SECRET SERVICE SANDERS" I with RICHARD HOLT ANN LITTLE Romance Mystery Intrigue Action TONIGHT TOMORROW FOR 2 NIGHTS ONLY Nightly at 8 p.m.—Matinee Saturday
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 254 8 x' a a 1 WI sir <Bg <4lM hfJ •frJuLLj 6“| nnp *xl%4- 0 6-15 TONIGHT 9-30 •13 lonigtlt /•<)" matinee on SUNDAY at 2-45 p.m. LAST NIGHT'S AUDIENCE TREMENDOUSLY MATINEE TOMORROW AT 2-45 P.M. laughed at HIS EYES KNEW MURDER BUT W j fl 9 HIS UPS WERE SEALED!
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    • 71 8 IpfesJ’ 6-15 OPENING TONIGHT 9-30 SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THE HAPJ RAYA HADJI HOLIDAYS The Biggest Hindustani Talkie Ever Made! u The Merchant Of Arabia OR Char- Darvesh WITH MISS ANGURBALA, MISS KANAN BAI MASTER KAPUR. An unicjuc end entirely different picture fu;s of mirth, music, songs and dances! HEAR Miss
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  • 399 9 Ancient Rites In Kuala Lumpur The ancient Buddhist rites of marriage were performed yesterday in the house of Mr. L. Y. Swee, whose fifth son. Mr. Law Joo Gin, was married to Miss Low Kim Ying, the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Low Yang Hin and
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  • 214 9 n.-—Reuter. Gold Bloc On Brink Of Devaluation BELGA THE WEAKEST LINK London, March 14. With the revival of Continental demand s er.ing has staged an appreciable recovery in terms of francs and dollars today, thus bearing out the view expressed in the London financial Press that the
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  • 332 9 minimum of defence. —Rugby Radio Service. Debate In Lords London, March 14. The Government defence policy, as set mUL m tae while rapti, «»a.s ui&vUaaeci in the House of Lords last night on the Labour motion of censure similar to that I debated in the House
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  • 223 9 >.- Rugby Radio Service. Substantial Increase Shown EXPORTS UP BY 13 PER CENT. London, March 14. Britain’s overseas trade figures for February are regarded as encouraging. They support the evidence provided earlier this week by the Ministry of Labour return which showed a substantial increase during February
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  • 333 9 Rugby Radio Service. Arrangements Completed London. March 14. Arrangements have now been completed for the visit of the Lord Privy Seal, Mr. Anthony Eden to Moscow. At the conclusion of the talks which Sir John Simon and he will have with Herr Hitler and tM
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  • 296 9 Coroner's Open Verdict An open verdict of “found dead” was re- turned by the Coroner, Mr. D. Wills, at! the inquiry yesterday into the death of a Tamil adult whose decomposed body was J found lying face downwards in premises j No 10, Muda Lane
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  • 161 9 Good Mystery Drama At Queen's A motion picture presentation of a mystery story that runs high in suspense, !is “The Sphinx,” which opened to good I houses at Queen's yesterday. A typical drema of life in the financial district of any big, modern city, it depicts the sucj
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  • 195 9 "Camels Are Coming" At Majestic “The Camels are Coming,” which began a season at Majestic yesterday, breaks fresh ground by the fact of its locale being in Egypt, thereby giving the star Jack Hulbert, the opportunity of creating entirely new situations and material, so that
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    • 203 9 An i hi it efed ffhroat? r 1 act now—*,revenf tomorrow'! Vf Z/' F,U Co,d Fever fORMAMINT rb« Germ-kHling Throat tablets. I Obtainable at ail Chemists and Stores. k British Scientist has at z/ p last discovered a safe and r scientific wav of removing «uperfiuous hair. Y ah'.ch only
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    • 200 9 KiWiSMIIW MGB MDO YOU KNOWJHAT S REGAL EVAPORATED UNSWEETENED MILK Is pure cow’s milk reduced to its A/f a present creamy consistency by ✓4 fl/f) fY Jula A evaporation, and made completely sterile. It contains no preservative A r(J rCV* or other addition, consequently, after zl fl I opening the
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  • 769 10 As we confidently anticipated members <>f the Turf Club who attended the special meeting of the Turf Club yesterday gave a solid vote in favour of acquiring an area in Brook Road which the Committee think makes an ideal site for a new home for the Penang
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  • 141 10 —Reuter. Lord Trenchard Ridiculed London, March 14. A storm of criticism ranging from in- dignation to ridicule was passed in the morning newspapers on Lord Trenchard’s motor police traps. The idea of plain clothes police as speed i spies is described as unfair and un-English 1
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  • 520 10 SOLUTION OF WORLD PROBLEMS: Mr. Charles Hooper of Coeur TAlene. Idaho, C.S.A. has the solution to the troubles and ills which beset this wicked world. This is what he writes: Sir, —Men who conduct vast businesses, and even rulers of nations, are no busier than their humblest
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  • 39 10 Reuter. Celebrated Negro Actor Dead New’ York, March 14. The death is announced of Mr. Richard Harrison, aged 70, the celebrated Negro actor who played the part of The Almighty in “The Green Pastures” for five years.—
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  • 28 10 i.—Reuter. London, March 14. Mr. John Johnstone, formerly of Jardine Matheson, died suddenly at Worcester where he was staying for the Cheltenham races.—Reuter.
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  • 712 10 Penang And Kedah Branch COMMITTEE’S REPCu, The following is the report of the mittee of the Penang and Kedah Bran- the Automobile Association of Mau ACCOUNTS:—A duly audited sai of accounts for the yeear ended 31,cember is submitted for approx Income exceeds Expenditure by las compared
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  • 1130 11 TO ENTER INTO A BOND FOR TWO YEARS CONVICTION ON THIRD CHARGE QUASHED EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT CASE TO DECIDE Ihe appeal of W. H. Jambu from a conviction and sentence passed on him by the District Judge on two charges of falsification ot accounts and one of abetment
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  • 389 11 Local Successes CREDITABLE SHOWING BY CANDIDATES J Results of the London Chamber of Commerce Autumn (1934) examinations are published below:— HIGHER COMMERCIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATES Book-keeping and Accountancy:—Ahamed b. K- Ibrahim, Ang Peng Khoon, Beh Ewe Kok, Choong Ee Goh (distinction), Goh Cheng Keat (distinction), Lim Hock Chuan
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  • 328 11 Evidence That Deceased Was Depressed An inquiry was held yesterday by the Coroner, Mr. D. Wills, into the of a male Chinese named Tan Ah Sit who was found hanging in premises No. 292, Brick Kiln Road on the night of February 26. Inspector Pawanchee, of
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  • 283 11 Coroner's Verdict Of Death By Poisoning “Death by misadventure from arsenic poisoning” was the verdict recorded by the Coroner, Mr. D. Wills, et the adjourned inquiry he’d yesterday on the death of a Chinese youth named Tan Hong Teik, who died in the General Hospital on
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  • 104 11 Giri Acquitted And Discharged A Chinese girl named Ng Ah Siew who was released on $2.80 bail for an alleged theft of jewellery end clothes in a dwel.ing in Parit on February 17, the property of her husband Tan Sin Chuan, appeared in the pblice
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    • 52 11 Eastern Oriental Hotel PENANG. TOMORROW EXTENSION OF BAR LICENCE TO 2 A M. ST. PATRICK'S BALL CABARET BY LES ANDREE'S REVUE A Clever Troupe Of Artists In Classic, Acrobatic, Eccentric Comedy Dances DANCE MUSIC BY Harry Lammerts Has Orchestra Non-Diners $1 /50. SUNDAY. 17TH MARCH ORCHESTRAL CONCERT BY Harry Lammerts
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    • 152 11 JEL», IHF j I ZvJW I f II I K I I K if ’ft P I CUT youg r. f I your Osrs ff M£Di CINSs 9 I £Sr4re Uu ft f I I I In all parts of the Peninsula, a large and ever increasing S number of
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    • 153 12 PENANG ’PHONE 543. PENANG S. S. TONIGHT DINNER DANCE WITH f YOLA PAUL TOMORROW ST. PATRICK'S BALL with YOLA PAUL EXTENSION TO 2 A M. No Extra Charges. E a B a a3Sg■ B 8 3 BOX IN G WEMBLEY PARK TONIGHT 15TH MARCH. 1935. See two local champions clash
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  • 1773 13 Strong Criticisms ,i LAST NIGHT'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING A Stadium For Penang? At the ennual general meeting of the Penang Football Association held at the Penang Cricket Club last night, strong criticisms were levied on the heavy expenditure incurred by the Association in sending state
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  • 434 13 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hunter are returning I from leave this week. Mrs. Ward, wife of the District Officer, j Larut and Matang, is going Home shortly. I a The Hon ble Mr. S. Veerasamy has applied for another six months’ leave from the Federal Council. The
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 653 13 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE (Penang Branch) As part of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations and in accordance with the decision made at the Annual General Meeting, the following programme has been arranged 26th April, 1935, Soccer Match— England V. The Rest, at the Esplanade. 27th April, 1935, Dinner Ball
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    • 369 13 j HERE ARE YOUR t? 7 no TEAI Love ,S ,n The A r A 9 ain rt DB 150 Only Have Eyes For You j A IN THAT SLOW INTOXICATING STYLE OF HIS, CARROLL GIBBONS 4 FURNISHES DELIGHTFUL PIANO TONE IN THESE TUNEFUL HITS, ONE OF WHICH IS FROM
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  • 197 14 Dinner To Mr. And Mrs. G.M.P. Hornidge (From Our Own Correspondent) Ihop, March 15. The Kinta Chinese miners gave a farewell dinner to Mr. and Mrs. G.M.P. Hornidge last night at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on his departure on home furlough. A large gathering was
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  • 77 14 Th' marriage of M-*. Lim Kung Leong, youngest fon rf he late Mr. and Mis. Lim Eng Sun. f" r er of 'he Aurora Book Store Co.. T Ong Eng Kim, second daughter of h> late Mr. and Mrs. Ong Seang Wan, will take place on Monday, March
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  • 81 14 Increased Exports Of Manufactured Goods London, March 14. A fresh rise in Britain’s trad? is shown in the February figures. The total exports amount to £34.098,000. an increase of £4,038.000, or thirteen per cent, as compared with February 1934; and the imports £56,302.000, which is a decrease
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  • 83 14 Chinese Charged With Abetment A Chinese named Ong Eng Huat was produced in th~ police court ‘oday charged with abetment of the offence of selling chandu without a licence at No. 115, Argylle Road on March 14, at 8 p.m. Mr. G. J. G. Pi t, cssistan'
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  • 90 14 Chinese Released On $5OO Bail A Cantonese named Saw Meng Chong was produced in the police court today for being a notorious bad liver or a dangerous character, and esked to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond for his good
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  • 38 14 |l| Rugby Radio Service. London, March 14. On the Stock Exchange this morning, British Government stocks developed renewed strength, stimulated by the encouraging trade figures. War Loan rose sharply at the opening to 107%. Pllfrhv
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  • 435 14 KENNEDY COMPANY TODAY’S PRICES The following are the latest quotation* a MESSRS. KENNEDY tc CO.’» Aan List today.— Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers RUBBER: Ayer Hitam 2.10 2.20 2.05 2.15 Bassett 65 75 60 70 B. Lintang 1.00 1.10 1.05 1.10 Bedford 90 95 90
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  • 48 14 PENANG, MARCH 15, 1935 London Bank Demand 2 3 15 16 4 m'ts 2 4 1 32 FTivate 3 mits credit 2;4% 3 Documentary 2|4 7)16 On New York Demand 54% France T.T. 825 Shanghai T.T. 28% dis. Hongkong T.T. 11% dis. India T.T. 153% Silver 27
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  • 286 14 A. A. ANTHONY CO.’S QUOTATIONS The foUr>wing are the changes Ln ow quotations up to noon toda” Yesterday Today TIN Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller* Ayer Weng 1.85 1.90 1.85 1.90 Hitam 47 49 47 49 Hong Fatt 51 54 51 54 Johan 27 29 27 29 Kuchai 80 82% 81
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  • 103 14 Latest Quotations Thursday Wednesday Paris 72 764 71% New York 4.75% 4.74% Montreal 4.81% 4.81% Brussels 20.38 20.22 Geneva 14.67% 14.55%» Amsterdam 7.03 6.96% Milan 57% 56 Berlin 11.82 11.72% Prague 113% 112% Copenhagen Oslo 19.90% 19.90% Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Vienne. 25 25 Helsingfors 226% 226%
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  • 107 14 YESTERDAY TODAY TIN London (Spot) £220.0.0 £218.15.0 Do. (3 months) £215.10.0 £213.15.0 Singapore $llO.OO $108.75 Business Done Penang $109.75 Buafneas Buyers no sellers COPRA- —(Sundried) $4.40 $4.25 BLACK PEPPER ,_s u $20.00 $20.00 RUBBER.— London 5%d. 5%d. New York llHc(G) ll%c(G) Singapore 20c. 19%c. April/Jr— 21 %c. 20
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  • 5029 14 WHITE PAPER PRESENTED BY SECRETARY OF STATE TO PARLIAMENT The following are papers relating to the International lin Control Scheme presented by the Secretary of State tor the Colonies to Parliament I,—League of Nations Monetary and Economic Conference*. (a). —(i) Tin: Report adooted by the Sub-Commission:
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 43 14 WEATHER REPORT Wind RalnfaT 6 a m. 77 E Noon 92 NW TIDE TABLE TODAY HIGH WATER LOW WATER 11.50 a.m 5 25 a m 11.00 p.ffi 5 35 p m TOMORROW 11.59 a m 5.46 a.m. 11 30 P m 6.00 p.m.
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    • 82 15 Xis* Bl fe.° US Beware of |lg gp gg 3ft' I yZuX’acc o /aryyx, I jsa W Us as l ..Jr f COMPANY LTD T|N rag» 4 MARTELL'S BRANDY THE WORLD'S BEST One miniature bottle is given away gratis with each bottle purchased. SOLE IMPORTERS: N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING
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    • 1915 16 U'.II, t DOIXAR STEAMSHIP LINE L _EJB3S9 AMERICAN MAIL LINE 'VL V t W N(i >; <g> i 4 'rf~ BLUB FUMMBL LIMB j Vemels. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. Leave Due Penang London TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ i 2 =?s^^ y c C. PHROHTTS Amsterdam, London and Hamburg Mar. 16
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  • 796 17 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule Of Principal Lines following Is a list of vessels arriving vnd sailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TODAY M.V. TWEEDBANK from China via Singapore. Sails same day for Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Algiers, Boston and New York. M.S. ALSIA from Bangkok via Singagapore. Sai
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  • 1439 17 AIR MAIL I A mail tor South America by steamer to Marseilles and thence by French Air Mall Service will be closed at 6 p.m. tomorrow. A mail for Netherlands Indies, Australia, New Zealand and other places by train to Singapore and thence by SingaporeAustralia Air Mail
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 1099 17 WIRELESS PROGRAMMES I 8.8. C. James Johnston: Fairest Is’e (Pur- cel,) E’eanore (Coleridge-Taylor), The following are the wavelength» t Of which win be used simultaneous- t 3 Sickness to Fly (Purcell). Orchestra: Ballet, Le Cid (Massenet). GSO 16 8A 10.20—Interlude, t and GSF 7. 19.82 metres 10.25- Scotland v. England.
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    • 219 17 Lynn Doyle reading his own story, “The Footwarmer.” Kathleen Daunt (Mezzo-soprano) with Harp Accompaniment. R. L. O'Mealy (Uillean Pipes). 8.05 —Weekly Newsletter and Sports Summary. 8.25 —Clos e down. Electrical Recording f Gramophone Records STATION ZHJ—PENANG Wavelength—49.3 Metres TODAY P.M. 7.oo—Gramophon 3 Records 7.30 S’raits Echo News Bulletin 7.3s—Gramophone Records
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  • 273 18 ACTION AGAINST OWNER] OF ZOO SETTLED I The settlement of an action brought against Mr. H. G. Tyrwhitt-Drake, the. Mayor of Maidstone, by John Cashford and tiis wife Ethel Mary Cashford, the, parents of a boy attendant at Mr. TyrwhittDrake’s private Zoo who was mauled by
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  • 241 18 Mr. C. B. Cochran has called off his plans to produce three new shows. This is the latest s'en in his dispute with Equity, the actors' union. “I have abandoned all my producticn plans," he str*'.cd. "Beyond that I wish to say nothing." Three
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  • 115 18 Chinese Arrested As Result Of Complaints A denial that he solicited was made by a Chinese named Lee Tee Hor when charged in the police court yesterday before the magistrate (Mr. D. Wills) with soliciting employment as a watchman by receiving ten cents from the driver
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  • 487 18 PAYING A VISIT IN CENTRAL AFRICA The description of a visit to a Bantu Queen in Central Africa is given by “An Official’s Wife" in “The Empire Review.” The Queen was "a very substantial witch leaning on a stout stick." Withh er present consert, her secretary and
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  • 121 18 Tamil Bound Over For Six Months A Tamil named Sheriff bin Md. Boota appeared in the police court yesterday before the magistrate (Mr. D. Wills) for sentence on a charge of theft of a Lucas bell cover valued at fifty cents, the property of Ong Peng
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  • 103 18 Exhibits To Be Analysed That the liquor was brought into their shop and consumed there, was the statement of two Chinese named Lim Hooi Bee and Chin Kow Bah when charged in the i police court yesterday with selling intoxi- eating liquor at IF Macalister Road,
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  • 234 18 AMAZING RISE TO FAME I Britain's youngest air liner commander is the title gained by Captain J. T. Percy, a 25-year-old Newcas’le man. He has just been promoted to the command of a girnt Imperial Airways liner. He arrived on February 23rd at Croydon after
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  • 214 18 "Yard" Tells Dublin Of Agenfs* List Offer Judge Shannon disclosed at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that when the Brlt tish Customs authorities received an offer of a list of Irish sweepstake agents they sent the letter to Scotland Yard, who informed the Dublin authorities. The case
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  • 126 18 Flavour Described As Extremely Delicate The first Rockly Mountain bear to appear on a London hotel menu was served to lunch parties in the West End on February 27. The meat was roasted and accompanied by a wine sauce and fresh peaches steeped
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  • 114 18 3 Years In The Saar It was announced that the King has approved the promotion of Mr. Geoffrey George Knox, C. M. G., late chairman of the Saar Governing Commission, to be a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.
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  • 131 18 Chinese Released On $5OO Bail The case was mentioned yesterday in the police court in which a Chinese named Lee Thean Hooi was charged that he: "On or about March 8, 1935 in the course of a trial of one Teoh Chooi Teck alias Lam 800 Loh
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  • 2566 19 MATHESON LANG IN "FOR THE DEFENCE" "STOP PRESS" AT THE ADELPHI JACK BUCHANAN'S NEW FILM "THINGS ARE LOOKING UP" (From Our Own Correspondent). London, March 2. GOOD THEATRE PROSPECTS Not for many months have the West Fnd thcetres been so optimistic as at present. The vanguard of
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    • 245 19 Enjoy fhe most comfortable air travel The Atalantas are far the most comfortable air liners flying from Singapore. Their roomy saloons are scientifically ventilated for cool travelling in the tropics, there is ample luggage accommodation and lavatories, they are wonderfully silent to travel in and there are four engines for
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  • 304 20 Off On South Coast Holiday THE KING AND QUEEN (who is partially obscured by the door pillar) leaving Buckingham Palace for Eastbourne by car. Their Majesties will spend a month’s holiday by tha sea before th*» «start of the Jubl celebrations. CRASHING TO TEST WORKMANSHIP.—This
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