Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 June 1936

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 129. Vol. XCIV. SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 559 1 —Reuter. JAPANESE READY TO FLEE THE CITY Nanking On The Horns Of A Dilemma DECLARATION OF WAR NOT CONSIDERED LIKELY Hong Kong. June 5. Press gangs are active in Canton tonight, while the police are rigorously suppressing political discussions in public. Meanwhile food prices are
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  • 83 1 —Reuter. Speculative Risks London, June 6. Underwriting agents at Lloyd's have been requested by the Committee not to undertake purely speculative contingency risks. Agents have been asketi to satisfy themselves that the assured has a legitimate interest in the risks taken out and to record the
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  • 139 1 val ard Renaissance periods British Radio important Sale At Christies Next Month London. June 5. A collection of mediaeval and Renaissance works of art and classical antiquities which is remarkable among those of recent time, will be dispersed at Christie’s famous auction rooms during the sale next month
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  • 125 1 —Reuter. Less Pressure Against Gold Currencies London, June 5. :iile a strong undercurrent of nervous- msists, Foreign Exchange enjoyed a rned breather as a result of a les-. the pressure against gold currenIt is pointed out that while the position has not undergone a change better, there is
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  • 41 1 British Radio. London. June 5. neva message states that the date of xt meeting of the League Council is officially as June 27. The Assembly I- -1 being summoned to meet three days l British Radio.
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  • 108 1 Serious View Of South African Government Capetown, June 5. German recruiting in South West Africa is receiving serious consideration by the local administration, said Gen. Hertzog in replying to a question in the Assembly. He also stated that a number of children of automatically naturalised British subjects had
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  • 156 1 —Reuter. Worst Since Start Of Strike Jerusalem, June 5. Never since the Arab strike started, has the situation in looked so unpromising. Determined efforts are being made by the Arab Central Strike Committee to extend the stoppage to essential services which are not yet touched. Such an
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  • 174 1 -Reuter. Lively Republican Convention Cleveland, June 5. Hundreds of Republicans have arrived for the Republican convention which begins officially on June 9. Republicans are preparing a determined onslaught on the i New Dea! with the "Back to Sanity with Blank, namely, the man who wins nomination as Republican
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  • 132 1 A timber truck while being shunted by an engine at he Prai marshaling yard yesterday, collided with a stationary truck and was derailed and considerably damaged. A porter on the truck who was supervising the shunting jumped clear. The stationary wagon was also derailed and the buffer and
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  • 20 1 Sir Samuel Hoare has been appointed First Lord of the Admiralty in place of Viscount Monsell, retired.
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  • 39 1 —Reuter. Paris, June 6 The Paris-Vienna express was derailed between Eblesberg and Linz Two were killed and six seriously injured Reuter THE QUEEN MARY New York, June 5. The Queen Mary sailed homeward at 10.56 local time.-
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  • 138 1 British Radio Emperor Lays A Wreath London, June 5. The Emperor of Ethiopia drove this morning to the Cenotaph where he placed a wreath. He was accompanied by the Crown Prince, Ras Kassa, and the Abyssinia Minister. A large crowd in Whitehall? watched the
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  • 1237 2 Valuable Work Of Eastern Bureau SINGAPORE’S DRAWBACK IX m address to the Singapore*Rotarians at their weekly luncheon this at tht Adelphi Hotel. Singapore, Dr. C.L. Park outlined the valuable work that is I’C-ng done by the League of Nations Health Bureau, Singapore. Dr.
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  • 55 2 which, said Dr. Ling Ping. Chairman of Chinese Economic Mission to Siam, to the Pinang Gazette yesterday. h“s caused China to suffer losses in her trade with
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  • 906 2 I know what each country was doing to p: pvent them. Here again it was found thano country was aware of the direction in which research work in other countries was leading, and so duplication of effort was common. CO-ORDINATING CENTRE The Advisory Council of the Bureau consequently’
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  • 100 2 The “Accountant” reports that the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury have had under review the qualifications necessary for appointment tc the list of Public Auditors under the Friendly Societies Acts and the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, and have decided that members of the London Association of
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  • 379 3 First List Of Officers TRAINING TO BEGIN TODAY (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 5. The names of the first batch of pilots for the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force is expected to be announced in the Government Gazette today. Training of the
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  • 126 3 Indian Gets One Month For "Mean Thing" Saying that it was a very mean thing to .-•teal from a friend. Mr. H.A.L. Luckham at the Police Court, Penang yesterday sentenced an unemployed Indian Mohammedan, Shaik Yusoff bin Suleiman to one month's rigorous imprisonment for having -stolen from
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  • 128 3 League Discussion On June 16 Paris, June 1. League circles at Geneva envisage the possibility of the abolition of sanctions on •lune 16 when the League Council reassembles. according to the Geneva correspondent of Le Jours. All depends, the correspondent says, on whether Senor Vasconcellos will decide
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  • 179 3 —Reuter. Parliament Of Two Houses Moscow, June 5. Ann all-union congress of the Soviet Party is being called to consider the Stalin report on the proposed new Soviet constitution, drafted by M. Stalin with a committee of advisers. The project, which will bring a form of democratic
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  • 87 3 —Reuter. No Intervention By United States Washington, June 5. The Peruvian and Chilian Ambassadors visited the State Department and expressed the hope that the United States would not depart for Mr. Roosevelt's good neighbour policy in connection with current Nicaraguan disorders. Mr Cordell Hull in reply said relations
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  • 143 3 Programme For June The following programme for this month has been drawn up by the Acting Rover Leader, Mr. L. P. Dustan, at a meeting convened for Rover Mates at the Rover Den, Macalister Road, Penang. In future all meetings will start at 8.15 p.m. prompt,
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  • 140 3 Czechoslovakian Minister Urges Defence Measures Prague, June 1. The Bill to authorise the issue of a public loan to provide funds for the new national defence programme has been submitted(to the House of Deputies, where it was dealt I with as an urgent measure. I In introducing the
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  • 175 3 Thornycroft’s Annual Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 5. The report of Thornycroft Ltd. shows a loss on trading account of $777, but a net profit of $2,872 which is carried forward and reduces the debit at profit and loss to $71,535. A profit of
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  • 51 3 Fashions Decreed For Rickshapullers (From Our Owu Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 5. Regulations isued provide that tricyclerickshas owners must wear appropriate clothing, blue or khaki shorts are allowed which must reach the knee and shirts which must be closed at the breast with sleeves extending at least to the
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  • 100 3 ,—British Radio. Decision oj Liberal National Party London, June 5. One of the resolutions in support of the National Government which will be moved at the convention of the Liberal National Party led by Sir John Simon on June 11 and 12 declares that in presnt
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  • 67 3 —British Radio Sir Miles Lampson To Consult Govt. London, June 4 Sir Miles Lampson, High Commissioner in Egypt, arrived in Eng’and today frem Cairo. While in London, he will consult with the Government on the conversations which he has been holding with the Egyptian delegation for some time
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  • 41 3 —British Radio. Early Holidaymakers Disappointed London, June 4 The continuing cold weather with overcast skies, occasional rain and night frosts is causing disappointment to early holidaymakers. The highest temperature recorded in London today was 55 degrees Farenheit.
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  • 92 3 —British Radio. To Be Received By The King London, June 5. The international committee set up under the Anglo-German-French War Grave» agreement will be received by the King at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday and j later by the Duke of York who is presiI dent of the
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  • 154 3 Judgment Delivered In Singapore Case (From Our Own Correspondent. T Singapore, June 5. Mr L G. Gibson, criminal district judge, delivered judgment today m the casein which Kavena Esmail Sahib of the General Lighterage and Transport Co. was charged at the instance of Mr. W. J. Tobin. late
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  • 28 3 SCREEN’S NEW FIND.” —Barbara Greene, 18-year-old daughter of an Income Tax collector, is to play .a leading role with Richard Arlen in the British film, The Great Divide.”
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  • 101 3 —Reuter. Workers Assured Of Play Fair Paris, June 5. Broadcasting throughout the coun ry, M. Blum appealed to str.kers and employers to end their bickerings. He announced the Government’s intention to introduce in Parliament bills enforcing a forty hour week, and other ameliorations of labour conditions.
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  • 87 3 Alleged Theft Of A Car (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 5. Two soddiers. Robert Kirkpatrick and Neil McCartney, who were charged with theft of a car appeared in the second magistrate’s court again this morning when hearing of their case was fixed for June 30 In addition
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  • 206 3 Still Three Separate Armies In Austria Vienna, June 1. The “Fatherland Front,” which is the Government’s monopolist political organisation, will henceforth alone be authorised to hold meetings other than publ’C demonstrations in Upper Austria, according to an announcement made on Thursday by the Fatherland Front’s press department. The
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  • 1504 4 Interesting Legal Point Raised PRINCIPLE OF MENS REA An interesting point as to whether the well-known principle of mens rea is applicable to a charge under the Rubber Regulations Enactment was raised in the Court of Appeal before Mr. Justice N. H. P Whitley, Acting
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  • 146 4 FOR OLD BANGKOK STEAMER When she was withdrawn from the Saigon-Bangkok-Singapore run in 1931, the French Indo-Chinese steamer Gouverneur General Roume (known as the G.G. Roume) was one of the oldest foreign-trade ships in these waters and almost unique in that she had an iron hull.
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  • 213 4 Discoveries In Detroit The Michigan authorities, who are pursuing their investigation of the activities of the "Black Legion” in that State with great energy, last week raided five houses at Detroit and seized firearms and literature of the organization. It is stated that evidence was
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  • 712 4 NEW METHODIST CHURCH Mr. K. S. Pillai To Speak On "Social Life" COLONIAL CHANGES PASSENGERS EXPECTED The following promotions and transfers are announced by the Colonial Office: Mr. W. D. Barron to be Commissioner of Customs and Excise, S.S. and F.M.S.; Mr. J. R. P. Soper, Agricultural
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  • 2214 5 BASIC ENGLISH MOVEMEN T IN MALAYA Still In Its Early Stages VOLUNTARY HELPERS NEEDED Dr. Victor Purcell Addresses Ipoh R otarians A T J|H>h Rotary Club tiffin this week. Dr. Victor Purcell spoke on the J rogress of Basic English in Malaya ~.uw,'n’'r" Ig l l ,S ta,k Dr Purce
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  • 19 5 General Hertzog, Premier of South Africa, this week urged a revision of the “cursed Treaty of Versailles.”
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  • 169 5 Chief Priest’s Body In Gold Leaf Cairo, May 28. Penetrating what is described as the richest tomb yet found at Giza, Professor Selim Hassan, of the University of Cairo, this afternoon opened the sarcophagus of Ka Niht, Director of Granaries and Chief Scribe and Priest to
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  • 48 5 Senhor J. de Cantos the Portuguese Consul, Bangkok, left Penang for Bangkok by the International Expre. s this morning, with hi.s wife and children. He came to Penang to meet his wife who arrived here yesterday from Colombo by the P. and O. “Corfu.”
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 591 6 TODAY LAST 3 SHOWS and then comes the screen's biggest 2-45 6-15 9-30 MUSICAL THRILL WITH THE GLORIOUS IXIIII HE SOLD HIMSELF OUT SINGING SWEETHEARTS OF "NAUGHTY ISA II I TO HIS WORST ENEMY ™7™™, *1 Illi To Boy a Woman’s Life From OPENING TOMORROIAf AT THE MARIETTA IfIUU «ton’s
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  • 2947 7 Habits And Peculiarities Of Some Flowers IN a broadcast talk last night from Station ZHJ, Penang, Mr. F. Flippance, Curator of Gardens. Penang, once more'took listeners-in on an intimate walk through a Malayan garden and showed them in detail the habits and peculiarities of
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  • 388 7 Abyssinian Adventure, by Geoffrey Harmsworth. The Attic Murder, by Sydney Bowler. Bombay in the Day? of George IV., by F.D. Drewitt. The Book World, Edited by J Hampden, 'rhe Boy From Apulia, by Richard Oke. Byron, by Peter Quennell. I The Case of the Monday
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  • 317 7 Two Candidates For Prize Appointment BOTH CANNOT BE SPARED There is much speculation among the senior members of the Junior Civil Service in Penang as to who will fill the vacancy of Officer Assistant, Resident Councillor’»office—a prize appointment—recently vacated by Mr. C.C. Stewart who has retired
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  • 605 8 A DAY or two ago we cbhimented upon/the deepljy; Calculated effort on the pUft of the Japanese to inaugurate civil liar between North China and SMdth-West China. Through the DomeL (Japanese) news agency it was annbjUhced to the world that Canton had! declared war on Nanking
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  • 71 8 Wednesday, May 27. His Excellency attended the Penang Rotary Club luncheon at the E. Oo Hotel, Pecaag x > > Thursday, May 28. In the morning His Excellency visited the’Penang Civil Aerodrome. Monday, June 1. His Excellency and Mrs. Small attended by the Personal Staff left Penang for
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  • 86 8 Entrance scholarships to Raffles College have been awarded to the following:— Chang Min Tat —St. Michael's Institution, Ipoh. Tan Teck Chwee —Raffles Institution, Singapore. Taft’ Teck Kee—Anglo-Chinese School, Penang. 11 Wong Keng Sam —Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur. Hon Sul Sen—St. Xavier’s Institution. Penapg. Ku Cheow Chye—Penang Free School,
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  • 20 8 The engagement is announced between Dr. O. E. Fisher and Miss Katherine McDiarmid of the General Hospital, Penang.
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  • 660 8 The Cult of the Ice-Cold Drink Luxury Which Has Become A Necessity —View From A Tramcar WITH the ever increasing number of refrigerators in use in Malaya, the cult of the ice-cold drink is spreading. There are people in this country today who profess they cannot enjoy
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  • 137 8 From Our Cwn Correspondent) Alor Star, June 4. The wedding took place today of Sye-I Abdulla bin Syed Mohamed Idid, son of Tuan Syed Mohamed Idid, Chief MalayJudge. High Court, Alor Star with Miss Sharifa Alwiah binti Syed Osman Idid. daughter of Syed Orman
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  • 100 8 A 17-year-old Indian youth was found hanging from a tree near the beach at Northern Road on Thursday night. The discovery was made by a watchman who reported the matter to the police and Inspector Song Kok Hoe visited the spot and had the body removed
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  • 74 8 Penang Artist Appointed Chairman (From Our Chinese Correspondent > The Societe Des Artistes Chinois. Singapore. will hold a public art exhibition at. I the end of this month in Singapore. Mr. Yeoh Mun Sen, the well-known Penang artist, was elected chairman and Mr. Lee Cheng Yeong,
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  • 129 8 (From Our Chinese Correspondent) The fourth committee meeting of the Min Sin Seah, Penang, was held at the club house in Gladstone Road last week. Mr. Chew Cheang Hin was on the chair* and among those present were Messrs. Ho Joo Koon, Lan It Song, Toh Tong
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    • 29 8 -LUXORE" 1 FAMOUS HANDKERCHIEFS A Necessity to the Stylish Gentleman AND "LUXETTE" FOR THE LADIES. :o: OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. SOLE AGENTS Henry Waugh Co., Ltd., PENANG Singapore. Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 118 9 The Hon. Mr. Marcus Rex, acting British Resident of Perak, left Taiping last night by train for Kuala Lumpur. The following were passengers to Kuala Lumpur on the mail train last night: From Penang; Mrs. Billet, Dr. W.A. Rogers, Mr and Mrs. Holland, Messrs. A.A. Henggeler, D.H.
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  • 1648 9 fßut Standard Of Applicants Falls Of PARENTS LACK OF INTEREST DEPLORED Ihe splendid work done by the Penang Trade School was again stressed at the annual speech day yesterday and Mr. J. M. Meade, Inspector of Schools, Penang, had some strong remarks to make
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  • 108 9 —Reuter. Second Round U.S. Open Golf Springfields, New Jersey, June 5. With scores of 140 for 36 holes Roy Mangrum and Victo Ghezzi lead the field in the American ofen golf championship. Next come Denny Shute, Henry Picard. Harry Cooper, and Johnny Revolta all totals of
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  • 378 9 cerely hope that they will be instrumental 1 in finding; suitable posts for our students who aie leaving us now; also the Inspector of Schools for his advice and co-operation and all there friends present today for the interest they have shown in our progress,
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    • 495 9 PAINS ALL OVER HIS BODY W- x Kruschen Made Him Feel a New Man Rheumatism is an insidious comnlaint that strikes without warning, it attacks an arm. or a leg, and frequently the spread to all parts of the body, unless sonStning is done to check them. That The experience
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    • 284 9 EVENING IN PARIS perfume is a miracle of beauty Exquisite, haunting loveliness in a crystal flask of midnight blue and silver, d/ A boorjqis B 0 B y |l~- 2 i EQnaEIS QUEENS WA Y CROY D 0 N SURREY ENGLAND Representatives SANDILANDS BUTTERY A CO., Beach Street, Penang A
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  • Financial & Commercial Section
    • 1609 10 MR. H. E. NIXON’S REVIEW Investigation Into Other Mining Areas The meeting of the North Taiping Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. was held at 33, Beach Street, Penang, yesterday. Mr. H.E. Nixon presiding. The chairman said: The directors’ report and statement of accounts have been
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    • 245 10 Dividend Of Five Per Cent. The eighth ordinary general meeting of Kamra Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held in London on May 25. Mr. P. J. Burgess (the chairman) said that the smaller profit for 1935 was due to the reduce percentage of their assessment which they were
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    • 140 10 Large Increase Proposed The Directors of the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company are proposing to increase the capital from £2,000,000 to £4,000,000 by creating an additional 1,000,000 Preference shares of £1 each and 4,000,000 Ordinary ss. shares. Shareho'ders are to be offered 400,000 Preference and 600,000 Ordinary shares
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    • 41 10 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., N.L. Output figures of the various dredges for the week ended at 7 a.m. June 1. No. 5 Dredge—67.2o piculs. No. 7 dredge -—loo*. 80 piculs, No. 8 dredge—ls. 42 piculs, Ronpibon dredge—l26.oo piculs.
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    • 31 10 Kramat Pulai output for the month of May, 1936 was as follows:—From the Mine 332 piculs tin ore From Tributors 84 piculs tin ore, total 416 piculs tin ore.
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    • 751 10 ONLY ARMAMENT SHARES WANTED (From Our Owu Correspondent.) London, May 29. The general tone of London markets continues to be dull and uneasy. International affairs and domestic politics are so complicated that investors can form no opinion as to "which way the cat will jump,"
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    • 75 10 Penang Consolidated dredge statistics for the month of May 1936. Hours run 451; Cubic yards treated 142,000; Tin ore won pikulr 813; Estimated cost $13,000; Cost per cubic yard 9.15 cents. Sir Walter Kinnear, Controller of the Insurance Department of the Ministry of Health is to leave for
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    • 838 10 banks. NEDERLANDSCHE HONG KONG AND NEDERLAND SHANGHAI BANKING HANDEL MAATSCHArrIJ CORPORATION M V (Incorporated in Hong Kong.) The Liability of members is limited to the» extent tnd in manner prescribed ty (NETHERLANDS TRADING Ordinance No. 6of 1929 of the SOCIETY.) Head Office :—HONG KONG. .Authorised Capital $50,000,000 v Issued and
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  • Latest London and Local Share and Commodity Market Quotations
    • 340 11 The London Stock Exchange closed the week dull, several falls occurring practithroughout the list. Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or fall Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 117 Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 116% War Loan, 3% p.c 105% Straits 6 p.c., 1936-51 102
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    • 114 11 London, June 5. RUBBER Steady. Spot 7% buyers, 7 A •ellera. July/Sept 7A buyers, 7% sellers. Oct/Dec. 7% buyers, 7 A sellers. si'.n./March 7 A buyers, 7 A sellers. New York 15.61 cts. United Kingdom Stocks. London 61,856 tens Liverpool 69,204 tons copra: Straits S.D. tn Rotterdam
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    • 114 11 Ixmdon on Previously Latest Paris 76 9|32 76 13|64 New York 5.02 5.01 11]16 Montreal 5.04% 5.03% Brussels 29.72% 29.66 Geneva 15.64 15.53% Amsterdam 7.43% 7.41% Milan 63 11|16 63% Berlin 12.48% 12.45% Prague 121% 121% Copenhagen 22.39% 22.39% Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% 26%
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    • 167 11 Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers RUBBER: Allenbys 1.45 1.50 Ayer Panas 1.42% 1.47% Bassetts 55 60 B. Lintangs 1.12% 1.15 Changkats 85 90c Mentakahs 37% 40 New Scudais 1.32% 1.37% Sungei Tukangs 1.05 1.05 ex Tapahs 1.82% 1.90 TINS Ayer Wengs 1.55 1.60 c Chenderiangs 13|6 14|0 Hitams 40
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    • 69 11 Today at the “Esplanade” from 8.30 p.m. to 10.30 pan. March—Our Battalion—Rushworth. Overture —Soir d’Automne—Bouillon. Selection—Patience —Sullivan. W al tz —Saucy—Swayne. Selection—Arlette—Novello. Fox Trot—l’ll 8.8. C.-ling You—Harris. Tomorrow at “Waterfairs” from 5.15 p.m. to 6.30 pjm. Overture—Ruy Blas—Mendelssohn. Selection—W. H. Squire’s Popular Songs— Hume. Waltz—When I Grow too
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    • 287 11 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers MINING A. Wengs 1.50 1.60 c B. Selangors 70 75 Hitams 42 45c Hong Fatts 80 85 Johans 22 26 K. Kampars 10|9 11|1% K Lanjuts 16|3 17|0 Laruts B|3 B|9 Pungahs 18|3 19|0 Rahmans 90 92 Rantau Prefs. 75 80 S. Kintas
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    • 531 11 MISSION CHAPEL Farquhar Street ENGLISH SERVICES SUNDAY 8.30 a.m. Observance of Lord’s Supper. 4.30 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes. 6.00 p.m. Gospel Service. Preacher, MR. E. V. BREWERTON. TUESDAY 8.00 p.m. Young Men’s Bible Study Class. WEDNESDAY 6.00 p.m. Prayer and Ministry’. CHINESE SERVICES SUNDAY 10.30 a.m.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 20 11 ’PHONE 543. PENANG. TONIGHT Special Dinner Dance EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. o FIRST APPEARANCE OF c THE NEW Runnymede Orchestra
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    • 196 11 FUN FROLIC MAIN GATE 10 CENTS ONLY. SofurdAy, 6th June, 1936. TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA "LO CHEA LAU HYE” Seats 40, 30 and 20 cents. FOONG WENG NIN FOONG SOW NIN CANTONESE OPERAS “YUET HEONG NAH TONG YUEN” Seats: 60, 40 and 20 cents. NO FREE LISTS. NOORAN OPERA
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  • 501 1 New Uses For Old Records (From Our Radio Correspondent) AMERICA revels in the “stunt” programme and tends to despise the use of gramophone records in broadcasting. The 8.8. C., on the other hand, disdains the “stunt,” but makes a fine art of the recorded programme. One
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  • 610 1 Tlw following is a list of vessels arriving «nd tiling from Penang during the week IN PORTS S.S. “CHITRAL” from Yokohama via ports. Sails same day for Colombo Bombay, Aden, Port Said, Malta, Marseilles, Gibraltar, Plymouth London. S.S. “DEMODOCUS” from Liverpool. Sails for Hongkong, Shanghai and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 668 1 RADIO NEWS PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSION 2 OSJ 21.53 Mc|«. (13.93 metre*). GSG 17.79 Mc|s. (16.86 metres). «.20 p.m.—Big Ben. The Coventry Hippodrome Orchestra; conductor, Charles Chadwell. From the Hippodrome Theatre, Coventry. Overture, The White Ensign (Barrow). Suite, Open Windows: (1) Country Air (2) Butterflies (3) Song
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    • 486 1 Cradle Song; Faith in Spring (Schubert)., and other Asiatic music, n The First Primrose (Grieg). All the Fond music (European). P Thoughts (R- Strauss). The Nightingale down. (Delius). Someone (Besly). June Rhap- i/iia| A I IIMPIID sedy 1 Landon Ronald). 9.05 p.m.-Close ZGE KUALA LUMrUK d own Malayan Amateur Radio
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    • 622 1 quartet in d gr. t., op. 21 (Chausson). Decide; Sicilienne; Grave Finale. Cortot (piano), Thibaud (violin) and the Isnard Quartet. 9.so—Dance music by the Silverkings, conducted by Ch. Overbeek Bloem. 11.20 p.m.—Orchestral music. Close down. TOMORROW 7.20 a.m. —The Holy Church, Soerabaya. 7.50 Christ. A.M.S., Batavia-Co. 8.50 German Church, Soerabaya.
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    • 408 1 3.35 News in French. 4.os—News in Eng-, Palakirtan—“Mathur.” 8.01 —News bulletlish. 4.20 —End of broadcast. in in Bengali. 8.16 —News bulletin in Eng19.68 im.—15,244 KC lish. B.3l—“Four Ways Suite” by Erie 5.15 p.m.—Day’s programme. 5.20 —Coates. Played by the Regal Cinema OrRelay from Radio-Paris. Concert. 6.20 chestra (recorded). 8.46 —Time
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  • 616 2 Conditions In Ships Rotten SENATE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ashington. ALL is not well with the heavily subsidised American Merchant Marine. There have been scandals, disasters with serious loss of life and property, and “mutinies,” or strikes, which have held up vessels in port for several days.
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  • 942 3 Selections By 7ic- 7ac RUSSIAN ROSE FOk BIG RACE Below will be found the full programme of horses accepting for the first day of the Selangor Turf Club Summer Meeting to be run at Kuala Lumpur today: RACE 1 2.30 P.M. Ponies, Class 2, Division
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  • 86 3 and one of the world’s greatest milers, is now featherweight champion of the London hospitals. In winning the title he showed a very good repertoire of blows, but he said afterwards that he much prefers running. Lovelock gained his boxing Blue at Oxford. He
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  • 25 3 There has been no rain at Kuala* Lumpur fand the going is expected to be good for this afternoon’s races
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  • 103 3 Padang Clubs' First Teams The following. are. the trnns for the cricket match between the Penang Cricket Club and the Penang Recreation Club to be played on Sunday on the Esplanade, play commencing at 10.30 a.m.:— P.C.C.:—H. E. Muriel, H. A. F. Brooke, J. A. P. Cameron, W.
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  • 251 3 ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR INCREASED MEMBERSHIP The Penang Municipal Recreation Club is celebrating its 20th anniversary today. At 5 p.m. an exhibition of ladies doubles Badminton match between Misses Lee Khar Hoon and Poh Eok Sin and Misses Moey Chwee Lan and Ong Eok
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  • 312 3 Fixtures For Next Week The following are the fixtures for next week in the Penang Sports Club Tennis Tournament to be played at the Golf Club division courts. MONDAY, JUNE 8 Court 1 Ladies Singles :—Mrs. G. E. Roberts 15.2 v Miss Richardson 4. i
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  • 62 3 The following will represent the Penang Sports Club (cricket section) against the P.R.C. on the Esplanade tomorrow: H. E. Muriel (Captain), H. A. .F. Brooke, E. G. Cameron, W. D. Charlton, W. F. Fletcher, C. N. Hogan, J. E. Jeans, A. G. Cooke, J. Hector, L.
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  • 66 3 The following side will represent the Penang Sports Club (cricket section) against the Butterworth R.C. in a match which begins at 2.15 on the Esplanade today:— J. C. S. Ponsford, H. R. Baker, I. H. Best, J. Cooper, A. N. Other, J. Hector, J. F. Keay,
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  • 268 3 —Reuter. Middlesex Defeats Notts By 181 Runs SMITH'S 6 FOR 12 London, June 15. Bowlers were in form in the match at Lords when Middlesex defeated Nottinghamshire by 181 runs. Middlesex totalled 243 in the first inning» (Hendren 71, Larwood 6 for 55). Nottinghamshire replied with
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  • 39 3 Players For Remaining Places Chosen London, June 5. The players chosen for the remaining places in the Walker Cup team to meet the United States are Morton Dykes, Cecil Ewing, Alec Hll and Gordon Peters
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  • 1193 4 BRITISH ATHLETES WHO MAY GO TO GAMES STRONG QU ARTER-MILE TEAM V,IIS ago, a hen the J enth Olympia Games were carried through inuer the blazing sun of Californian August, records fell by the score on ihe .ack and field and
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  • 783 4  -  of our prospects —J. Armourne Milne in the Sporting Leader. London, May 29. Benny Lynch, Scottish holder of the British and world Py-weight championship, made an auspicious debut in London last night when he beat Pat Warburton, one of the best 8 stone fighters Wales has
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  • 994 4 Scores In Mixed Doubles With Bernard; Polish Girl’s Surprise Defeat Auteuil, May 27. I Miss A. M. Yorke won her second j French title today when she and Marcel Bernard defeated E. Martin-Legeay and Mme. j Henrotin in the final of the mixed
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  • 990 5 AMONG THOSE PRESENT Imrstlav was a Red-Letter Day in the I i.< >ry of Sungei Patani when His Highness the Raja Muda unveiled a ci < k tower, the gift of fowkay Um Lean Peng, J.P., in commemoration of the reign of His Late Majesty
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