Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 June 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 148. Vol. XCIV. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 266 1 LAND IN KEDAH Epic Of The Storm Sixteen fishermen had a remarkable escape from death by drowning on Thursday night when a fleet of eight fishing vessels was wrecked off Batu giEleven swam ashore. Three were picked up by a pilot boat after
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  • 534 1 f. —Reuter. ‘‘New Economic Dynasties” Philadelphia. June 27. “I am enlisted for the duration of the war,” were the concluding words of a rousing speech delivered by President Roosevelt accepting renomination as a Democratic candidate for the White House. The vast audience on the Franklin" Field acclaimed the
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  • 116 1 —British Radio. Record Number Of Foreign Holidaymakers London, June 28. Figures issued by the Travel and Industrial Development Association show that the number of foreign visitors to Britain has exceeded that of 1935 in every month this year. This is true even of May in which last year
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    52 1 DIANA NAPIER the film actress, became the wife of Richard Tauber last week. Tcp: A bridegroom who gave up his job to marry. Mr. Victor Cook, a musician on board the Queen Mary, preferred to stay at home as a happy married man. He married Miss Hilda Eeare
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  • 176 1 —British Radio. Charges Down, Profits Up London, June 28. Major Tryon, Postmaster General, last night announced that the results of the financial year just to hand constituted a record in Post Office history. In spite of reductions in parcel post rates, the profit on postal services had
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  • 127 1 Reuter. r Anglo-French Unity Geneva, June 29. Complete Anglo-French identity of views on all questions of foreign policy, including League reform, the Italo-Abyssinian dispute, the Locarno situation after Germany’s breach of the Treaty and Central European policy, was announced in French quarters after Mr. Anthony Eden’s dinner]
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  • 160 1 The Imperial Airways plane Delphinus which left Penang on Friday morning for Calcutta to relieve the outward bouna mail plane of part of cargo was held up at Bangkok yesterday on its return flight to Penang. The other machine arrived last night and this morning
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  • 79 1 I London, June 28. During thick fog in the English Channel this morning, the Danish steamer Freya, >1,207 tons, and the German steamer Holrtein, 4,969 tons, were in’Collision south of the Isle of Wight. Both vessels rustained Radio. I > a ’t o I -H lu-.d •’T*,
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  • 339 1 In a desperate attempt to get back to South Africa, two men stowed away on the Ranpura before the vessel left Penang cn June 20. They were discovered at sea the following day and kept in custody till Colombo was reached. It is believed that
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  • 70 1 i. —lTeuter. Army Strength Better Berlin, June 28. The League of Nations is a good thing, but air squadrons and army corps are better, declared Dr. Goebbels at a Stuttgart meeting of ten thousand political leaders of the Nazi Party. He added that Germany aimed to
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  • 92 1 British Radio. Towson, Maryland, June 28. Zion Ceck, an eccentric member of Congress who ran amok while on honeymoon, has escaped from the mental hospital where he has since been confined. It is believed he scaled a wall while walking the grounds. Tt is reported he was seen
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  • 80 1 Cricketer Married at Hove (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 23. Malayans will be prominent among the guests at .the wedding at St. John’s Church. Hove, on Saturday, June 27, of Mr. George Denison-Smith, the F.M.S and. Selangor State cricketer. His bride is to be Miss Dorothy
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  • 86 1 by air on his return to Cairo.—British Radio, Jerusalem, Jnue 28. Two Arabs were killed and three wounded when a detachment of troeps searching an Arab village near Jerusalem met with opposition necessitating the use of firearms. Three houses in a village in the TnT Karem area
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 12 1 H. TOKISATSU ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHERS No. 68-70, Bishop Street, PENANG. Telephone No. 772.
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    • 64 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL This is to notify that I have removed to a muth accommodious place at No. 7, Light Street, a few doors from my oki establishment. I MARSELLA. ITS SURPR' S NG I\l II If THE D 4S ER ENOE.._ CTambe; ...BUT THE LAMBS WE SELL ARE THEFINEST
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  • 513 2 e.—Reuter. MOB TRIES TO SET FIRE TO CUSTOMS HOUSE Tientsin, June 27. The Japanese destroyer Kiku has arrived at Tar.gku from Port Arthur bringing staff officer Lieut.-Commander Ohnishi to investigate the Chikou and Tsingtao in-ci-I dents. j In addition to the Kiku, the Japanese destroyer Aoi
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  • 119 2 Intjsairy Into Cooiie's Death j Gn Juno 17 at Weld Quay a coolie, Marimuttu, was crushed to death by a heavy drum containing acid. Cn Saturday, after hearing the evidence i of A. bin Majani, a lorry driver, and Dr. 1 Chee Chin Hai, the assistant
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  • 10 2 Mr. Roosevelt after his inauguration in 1933
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  • 206 2 j.—Reuter. Frenzied Scenes at Philadelphia Philadelphia, June 27. Mr. Roosevelt was formally nominated as the Democraac Pai-y s cmiUiuaie lor the presidency. Frenzied scenes were witnessed when Mr. Roosevelt s renomination as the Party’s candidate was proposed by Judge Mack who lauded the New Deal Every State delegation
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  • 216 2 Ch mess Cf Sressch Charge A trial which included seven hearings mded on Saturday when Lee Eng Koon, who was charged with criminal breach of trust, in respect cf three gold brooches set with diamonds, valued at about $1,200, the property of Wong Yin Sian, was acquitted
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  • 506 2 "UNFAIR TO BLAME MR. EDEN" London, June 24. Speaking at Roll’s Park, Chigwell, Essex, Hr. Winston Churchill declared that he would support the Government in next week’s debate on foreign affairs, but added that their decision on Sanctions would cause great distress to “many
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  • 153 2 Northern Powers May Meet The Hague, June 24. The proceedings at Westminster and the speech ox Mr. Eden, which have attracted eno.Tbfius interest in Holland, coinc.de with a growing movement in this country to stop Sanctions. Several Dutch papers have already insisted that they must be raised, for
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  • 113 2 j Saying that the offence was a serious one, Mr. H. A. L Luckham, the Police Magistrate, Penang, increased the bail of an Indian, Kannaya, cn Saturday in the Police Court. Kannaya was charged with possession of cr.e small gunny bag ccntniiiing 7'j catties of Indian hemp at
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • 577 3 BUTTERFLIES CROSS OCEANS II or ms Li k e English Bees Are Onions Mongrels cry few people know that Butterflies migrate in much the same way as birds. The iaea that a butterfly lives only for a day is a myth. Met is don’t
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  • 159 3 Death Of Well-known Kedah Chinese (.From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, June 26. The funeral of Mr. Lee Soon Ong, rubber estate owner and rice dealer, and a well-known Chinese merchant of Kedah, took place yesterday rom his residence at Kanchut Road, Alor The cortege was
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  • 94 3 fourth Squadron Expected Shortly (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 27. In the House of Commons recently, the ier-Secretary for Air, Sir Phillip t-soon, said that the ‘‘normal strength” the Singapore air base was four squa- ”.s and a volunteer air force. Following it is expected that
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  • 70 3 The lion, the British Adviser, Kedah, Mr. S. W. Jones, (seated in the centre), is shortly going Home on leave. Last week was the guest of honour at a curry tiffin given by the District Officers of Kedah to bid him farewell. This was the
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  • 60 3 Reuter. Shanghai, June 27. The existence of a Sino-German barter agreement on the lines of the GermanManchukuo Trade Pact was admitted unofficially to P.euter. It provides for an exchange of German manufactured goods, the nature of which are not specified, for Chinese raw materials. It is understood
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  • 41 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 27. Lieut.-Col. Cecil Rae of Ipoh. who was the Malayan representative at the International Rotary Convention which ended today at Atlantic City, has been appointed second vice president of the movement.
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  • 122 3 .—Reuter. To Present Sabre To Chiang Kai-Shek Nanking, June 27. An official explanation regarding General von Reichenau's visit is to present to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek a sabre, a gift from Herr Hitler. I GERMAN MUNITIONS FOR CHINA Tokio, Juno 27. j A Japanese report
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  • 1068 3 What Experiments On Rats In Singapore Reveal Black and white Norwegian rats—3.soo of them stacked row on row in a Singapore laboratory —have proved to Malayan AsiaI tics that they are eating the wrong kind of rice. After nine years of research in
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 2268 4 gymkhana club MEETING an unusual incident In WO Sultans and a numbei of other Malay royalty, as well as the leading officials and residents of Kedah, ■witnessed the annual Gymkhana run by the Kedah Gymkhana Club on Saturday at Alor Star. One race was actually run
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  • 359 4 HANDICAPS FOR FIRST DAY The following are the handicaps for the first day of the Perak Turf Club Professional Meeting to be run on Saturday, July 4: Horses —Class I—Div. I—7 Furlongs. VEDAS 9.05 KUALA PRINCE 9.03 PROHIBITION 8.12 A VIEMORE 8.04 DARK LOOK 8.01 COCKPEN 7.12
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    • 237 4 tfflio FIT VIGOROUS MANY a man and woman owe their robust vigour and glowing health to Brand’s Essence of Chicken. It has changed lassitude and weakness’-'into energy; giving them the power to lead an active life restored j i their failing powers, both mental and physical renewed their zest and
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  • 797 5 SHIELD WON BY BALDERSTONE BOYS :uros of the Anglo-Chinese Middle >1 inter-House sports, which was held Saturday on the Suffolk House ground, the keen spirits displayed by the petitors and the good discipline of the who were looking on .and cheering representatives. Each house had
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  • 127 5 S pore Chinese Celebrate At Katong of the most successful social funcgiven by the Singapore Chinese mming Club was held on Saturday at 1 ng cn the occasion of its 26th an-V'-rsary. The large attendance included ■y Chinese and European women, and •i.ing, ping-pong and
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  • 41 5 I.—Reuter. Metres Record Agaki Beaten Copenhagen, June 27. "•■the Frederiksen broke the world i'nrning record for the 1,500 metres free s ’yle in 22 mins. 36 7 10 secs, thus beating Lenore Knight Wingard’s record cf mins. 39 15 secs.—Reuter.
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  • 286 5 Rain Interferes With Play A “hoodoo” as far as the weather is concerned seems to have fallen on cricket matches between the Penang Sports Club and the Chinese Recreation Club. Saturday’s “A” sides game on the Padang was the third this season to be affected by rain. After
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  • 93 5 —Reuter. Record Crowd Sees Final Round London, June 27. The weather was sunny when Perry entered the centre court at Wimbledon today. He gav- a lighthearted display in overwhelming Malfroy of New Zealand, by 6 2, 6 2, 6—4. Perry thus enters the quarter-finals.
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  • 722 5 Selangor And Perak Draw BURTON BRILLIANT AT GOAL (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 27. In perfect weather conditions and before a crowd of about 5,000, Perak I held Selangor to a draw each side scor- ing two goals, in a ‘‘Malaya Cun” 1 I soccer
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  • 513 5 Third Annual Meeting Tomorrow The third annual gene-al meeting of the Penang Chess Club will be held at the E. and O. Hotel tomorrow at 6 p.m. The Committee’s annual report, for the year ended May 31, 1936, to be submitted for j approval and adoption
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 151 5 ANNOUNCING THE SUPER MODEL 11. As exhibited and enthusiastically welcomed by photographers at the Leipzig Spring Fair. This latest achievement in camera construction incorporates many advances on the older model, chief among which are: Rolleicord is now fitted with Zeiss Triotar lens f/4.5 and f/3.5. Both models have a leather-covered
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 657 6 O U Cl N 6-15 NIGHTLY 9-30 J Fjl AGAIN M-G-IW COMES THROUGH WITH YET ANOTHER GRAND PICTURE SURPASSING THE THRILLS AND EXCITEMENT OF "TRADER HORN" PACKED AT YESTERDAYS 3 SHOWS! LAST NIGHT TONIGHT! SEE THESE THRILLS GIRLS! EVEN CLARK GABLE COULD LEARN the captured bride? he dragged drama to
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  • 830 7 Long Hours And Low Wages— BUT NO COMPLAINTS TO CLERICAL UNION (in v <>ne-third of the clerks in Singapore to the Clerical Union— although that org.o’idion was formed to “promote and protect their interests.” Is there any connection between this s;irpr .singly low figure and the
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  • 558 7 First Function Of Its Kind In Kedah (From Our Own Correspondent Sungei Patani, June 27. The Hon. the British Adviser, Kedah, Mr. S. W. Jones, was the guest ot honour at a curry tiffin given at the Sungei Patani Club in his honour by the
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  • 257 7 "BUSINESS MAN" FINED FOR GAMBLING “Try to behave properly in future and don’t come here to accuse policemen of telling lies, It’r silly and your accusations will only make it worse for you,” said Mr. H. A. L. Luckbam, Police Alagistrate, Penang, to a Chinese youth
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  • 196 7 CHINESE CONVICTED FOR STEALING FROM FRIEND Walking into his friend’s room, Teoh Soon Guan, saw a wristlet watch lying on a table. He was in debt and had been pressed by his creditors and falling into temptation he took the watch anc. pawned it for
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  • 110 7 INCREASE OF $2,000,000 I IN APRIL I (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 26. THE F.M.S. surplus bounded up another $2,000,000 in April, the revenue being $3.110,277 and the expenditure $4,021,897. Revenue for tlfe first itffir months of this year amounted to $24,229,828 which is five millions
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  • 52 7 Enough false teeth to adjust a big portion of the Colony’s dental troubles have allegedly been stolen in Singapore. This was revealed in the third magistrate’s court, Singapore, when Wooh Ah Yee was charged with housebreaking and with having stolen 6,000 false teeth valued
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 85 7 Tfk fifw W 13% I t W V 4 < dr A new picture of Grace Moore, the Metropolitan Opera singer who made Hollywood opera-conscious and recently walked-out” from the fdm studios because she “grew tired with singing to a cow from eleven in the morning until seven at night,”
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  • 324 8 11 is announced in our news columns today that Mr. W. L. Blythe, Acting Municipal President, is convening a meeting this afternoon to consider the prospect of celebrating the anniversary of the foundation of Penang. In August, one hundred .and fifty years ago. Captain Francis Light,
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  • 302 8 MANY good things hail from America. The latest is a motor car with wings. We [read that an inventor in San Francisco lis making headway. He visualises [a motor car with an aeroplane body, with either open cockpit or cabin, suitable for road journeys, and carrying
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  • 124 8 Drama Of Life Among South Sea Islanders Last fcf tlie Pagaiai. With Mala and Lotus. M.GJVI. -rcCucticn. At the Quj.vis. This story of life among the South Soa Islanders has charm and beauty which lift it well above the ordinary run of films. When making “Mutiny
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  • 170 8 Fine Sea Story At i Majestic Eight EeEs. With Ra’ph Ann Sotkea'n, Jicihia Buck’oi. picture. At th.. Majestic. Sea stories have returned to favour as plots for films and in choosing the story of “Eight Bells” Columbia ensured an excitj ing tale well told. The stags play
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  • 575 8 Gloomy Weather And Gloomy Thoughts —The End-of-South-China Scare —An Overheard Conversation WHAT a spate of sport I Test cricket, Wimbledon tennis, Open Golf Championship; locally, racing, football and cricket. Columns and columns of reports, each scanned by thousands of devotees. Yet sometimes I wonder if we do
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  • 346 8 1 Member Of Mission To i Siam In Penang 1 “I presume a formal statement regard- j ing the remits of the mission to Siam will 1 be issued to the Press when Dr. Ling I r 1 Ping, the chairman, arrives in Penang. All i I
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  • 149 8 150th Anniversary Celebraticns The 150th anniversary of the landing of Captain F’rancis Light in Penang falls cn August 11 this year. It seemr to be the general feeling of the citizens of Penang that the occasion saculd be marked by some form of celebration. The Hon. Mr.
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  • 98 8 Chinese Girl Dies In Hospital Sim Ah Lim, the young Chinese girl who I was knocked down by motor-cyclist on Friday at the junction of Hutton Lane and Larut Read, ?nd sustained cerious injurier. died c:» Saturday nt the General Hospital without regaliiln ’consciousness. An inquiry into
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 238 8 /j yr Superior OLD BROWN SHERRY CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies’ Ordinances of Hongkong 1 (Incorporated in Shanghai.) Singapore PENANG Kuala Lumpur "E. O." Hotel PENANG. Wednesday, Ist July SPECIAL DINNER DANCE s.s. "PRESIDENT POLK" In Port. NO EXTRA CHARGES. FOR TABLE RESERVATIONS. ’PHONE 322. FP//EN VISITING
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    • 27 8 fTB nrr Kills fliesj Quicker!i. .G M. Obtainable at ALL THE LEADING DEALERS OR FROM THE AGENTS'. c Henry Waugh Co., PENANG. 4. io T t ...t
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  • 294 9 Results Of Men's And Ladies' Singles SEEDED PLAYERS ENTER MEN'S QUARTER-FINALS Wimbledon, June 28. At Wimbledon, in the Men’s fourth round of the Sing’es Championship, J. H Crawford (Australia) beat H. G. N. Lee (Gt Britain) 7-5, 6-4, 9-7; B. M. Grant (America) beat V. B. McGrath (Australia)
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  • 769 9 SUIT SETTLED OUT OF COURT A suit which was down for hearing in the Supreme Court on Saturday between two foreign European barbers in Penang did not go into trial, plaintiff agreeing to the action being dismissed with costs. The plaintiff in the action
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  • 143 9 Under the auspices of the Malayn AgriHorticultural Association, a Flood-light Cycling Carnival open to all cyclists in Malaya, will be held at the stadium at 7 p. m. each day on August 1, 2 and 3. Prizes for the events wul
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  • 96 9 qy SATURDAY TODAY London—(Spot) £176.5.0 No market London—(3 months) £174.0.0 No market Singapore $86.00 $85.62 Id Business Done Penang Business Done COPRA.—(Sundried) $5.20 $5.05 BLACK PEPPER $9.00 $9OO RUBBER:— Loudon *****,1 New York 15Hc(G> Closed Singapore—Spot 26 %c 26%c 26%c 26%c Oct/Dec 26%c 26%c Jan./Mar. 27c 27c Medium
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  • 94 9 Mieuxce Wins From Aga Khan's Sind .—Reuter. Longchamp, June 28. t I The Grand PriiT de Paris resulted as follows: M. Ernest Masurel’s Mieuxce (Rebbe) 1 The Aga Khan’s Sind (Smirke) 2 Mrs. K?lph Cartwright’s Alcali (Herve 3 (Winner trained by Cunnington). Twenty raff. Won by*T
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  • 199 9 Two Chairs In Chinese To Be Created PROMOTING EASTERN CULTURE Founded about 10 years ago by the poetphilosopher, Sir Rabindranath Tagore, with a view to promoting Eastern culture, the International University at Santiniketan, India, has now become the principal seat oi their teaching. Closely al Led-
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  • 140 9 Sporting Diamonds Beat Riverside B.P. The Sporting Diamonds defeated the Riverside Badminton Party by 4 games to 2 in their match consisting or three singles and three doubles. The match was connienceU on Saturday, when tnree douni-s and one singles was played, and concluded on Sunday. Results: (Sporting Diamonds
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  • 66 9 n.—Reuter. Penang Sports Club j Golf Championship The final of the Penang Sports Club Golf Championship was played yesterday over 36 holes when W. Anderson beat J. P. de C. Hamilton by 3 and 2. i Last year’s winner war R. Craik. i I London, Jun?
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  • 495 9 The funeral of Mrs. Yeo Yan Boon*' who died at the Maternity Hocpital on Friday, took place yesterday morning jpr interment at the Batu Lanchang Cemetery. Deceased was only 37 years old and leaves behind her husband, Mr. Yeo yan Boon of the Estate
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 129 9 WANTED Wanted Dancing Hostesses for a First Class Cabaret Hall from Ist September, 1936. Apply Lim Hee Kung, care of Prince’s Theatre, Kuala Lumpur. FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED. Penang. 29th June, 1936. We have pleasure in announcing a reduction of the prices of our products, effective from Ist July, 1936. As
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    • 66 9 BOON HAK CO. 25, BISHOP STREET, PENANG. LARGE STOCK of CHINESE FANCY GOODS PORCELAINWARE FANCY LAMPSHADES I LACQUERWARE LINEN NAPERY, ETC. TO CLEAR Come early and get the best. "—and a tin of Kennelac i please It’s i simply marvellous stuff for puppies and ailing dogs. y I. I I
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 95 9 TONIGHT Monday, 29th June, 1926. LADIES' GUEST NIGHT All Ladies Free Admission To FUN FROLIC AND WEASLEY Gents, Bring All Your Lady Friends A Unique Opportunity TO SEE 7 SUPER SHOWS 7 FREE OF CHARGE FUN FROLIC AMOY OPERA —“Koe Heng Neoh Huat Keah”—Part 5. KHENGCHIEW OPERA—“Hong Kok Lan” TEOCHEW
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  • Financial & Commercial Section
    • 456 10 Dividend Raised To 174I Per Cent ■rhe report of the directors of Shell I ■anspcrt Tracing Co. Ltd. for the; ■ar ended Dec. 31. 1935, states that, in-. ■tiding the balance brought forward, ■ere is a credit at profit and loss account £5 448,878 and after providing
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    • 218 10 Bonus To Estate Staff The report of the directorc of Chota Rubber Estates Ltd. for the year ended Dec. 31, 1935, states that the balance brought forward amounted to £720, and after payment of £lO2 export duty and crediting £439 for interest and sundry receipts, the working resulted
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    • 542 10 i Local Market Brighter Messrs. Kennedy end Company in their I share market report dated June 26, state: I The local share market has presented a I somewhat brighter appearance during the past week and all tin shares have been in good demand. Prices have in mest
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    • 167 10 Rccidy Demand For Standard Street During’ the early part of the week there was a steady appreciation of values accompanied by much more interested demand from New York, state Boustead Co., Ltd., in their report dated Penang, June 25. The New York market is reported slightly easier today,
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    • 1137 10 KENNEDY CO., SHARE LIST. NAMES. «1 «3 f RUBBER (Dollar). I AHenby Rubbar Co. 1 2 l '> Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 90 Amalgamated Malay Estate» 330 3 Ayer Hita<n Planting Syndicate 1 I I I Ayer Moltk Rubber Co. «2% 97/ 2 Ayer Panaa Rubber Estates 14a IMI I
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    • 459 10 Accounts Of Rubber, Coffee And Corpa Producer The report of the directors of Jugia Estate Ltd. for the year ended Mar. 31, 1936, .states that the resolution of share- holders passed on Dec. 20, 1935, confirmed I the contract for the purchase of Batu 1 Untong Estate which
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    • 249 10 Willing Forward Sellers At Bd. Although the volume of business passing is still below normal, rather more interest has been shown during the week, and the higher prices in London and New York have been reflected in this market. The situation regarding the Franc is not yet settled,
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    • 39 10 British Radio. London, June 27. The total amount applied for in tenders for £50,000,000 Treasury Bills was £67,655,000. The maximum amount was allotted in bills at three months. The average rate per cent was 12s. 7.80 d.—
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 555 10 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised £3,000,u00 Capital Subscribed Reserve Blind and Rest £1,247,830Capital Paid Up £1,050,(MX? BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Right Hjon. I. ord Catto of Caimcatto. Chairman., Sir Charles Alexander Innes, K.C.5.1., C.1.83», Sir Thomas Smith. Kt. J. M. Kyrie, Esq., P. R. Cnalmers,
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  • Latest London and Local Share and Commodity Market Quotations
    • 1577 11 Need For Heavy Reduction In Amount Appropriated For Relief "MALINGERERS WHO FEED AT THE PUBLIC TROUGH" What is the actual employment situation in the United States today Congress has j just appropriated $1,500,000,000 which, as during the preceding year, it has placed in the hands of
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    • 155 11 LEAN CO. TODAYS OPENING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers MINING A. Wengs 1.37% 1.45 Batu Selangors 66 69 Hong Fatts 75 80 Katus 17[9 18,3 K. Kampars 10;0 10,6 K. Lanjuts 16j6 17|0 Kramats 450 46j0 North Taipings 50 54c Puchongs 13 3 14 0 R. T. Fields 610% 7|1% Raubs 5.85
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    • 347 11 The following are the changes in our quotations up to noon today Saturday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers sellers TINS Ampats 4 6 5 0 4 6 5,0 c Ayer Wengs 1.40 1.45 1.40 1.45 ex, Bangrins 15 0 15 9 15 3 16 Oex! B. Selangors 66 68
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    • 248 11 Business For Tomorrow's Meeting The following is the agenda for the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners tomorrow 1. To confirm minutes of last Ordinary and Special Meetings held on June 9, 1936. 2 Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. The following question to be esked
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    • 199 11 Buyers Seller* TIN A. Weng 1.40 1.45 B. Selangor 68 70 Hitam 42% 47% Hong Fatt 77% 82% Jelebu 75 77% K. River 1.80 1.90 Nawng Pet 47% 50 N. Taiping 52 54 Pulau Kamiri 30 35 Rahman Hyd 92 94 Rantau Ord 62 64c S. Luas
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    • 198 11 Buyers Sellers RUBBER: Allenbys 1.50 1.57% Ayer Panas 1.40 1.45 Bacsetts 55 60 B. Lintangs 1.12% 1.15 Mmtakabs 37% 40 New Scudais 1.40 1.45 Sungei Tukangs 1.05 1.10 Tapahs 1.65 1.75 Ulu Benuts 42% 45 TINS Ampats 4 9 5 0c Ayer Wengs 1.40 1.45 c Chenderiangs 13
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    • 128 11 London, June 27. RUBBER (Friday) Firmer. Spot 7% buyers, 7% sellers. August 7r’ ff buyers, 7% sellers. Oct. Dec. 7% buyers, 7H sellers. Jan March 7ji buyers, 712 sellers. New York 16.02 cts. United Kingdom Stock?, London 57,048 tons Liverpool 67,213 tons OOFRA Strait» S.D. to Rotterdam
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    • 118 11 London on Previously Latent Paris 75 57;64 75 51 64 New York 5.01% 5.02,. Montreal 5.03% 5.03% Brussels 29.74% 29.73 Geneva 15.37% 15.35% Amsterdam 7.38% 7.37% Milan 63 [g 63 Jg Berlin 12.45% 12.44% Prague 121% 120% Copenhagen 22.39% 22.39% Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26%
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 619 12 Measures For The Protection Of Shipping SHOULD SIMPLIFY CONTROL REFERENCE is made in a report on “Economic Conditions in the Netherlands East Indies,” issued by the Department of Overseas Trade» to the elaboration by the N E. 1 Government of measures intended to protect Netherlands shipping in
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    • 396 12 PENANG ARRIVALS DEPARTURES In Port Today S.S. “SUMATiRA MARL” from Japan via Singapore. Sails same day for Colombo, Bombay and Karachi. S.S. “PHEMIL T S” from Singapore for Boston, New York and Baltimore. S.S. “KL.MSANG” from Japan and China via Singapore. Sails Monday 29i6 for Calcutta direct. TOMORROW S.S. “HAMBURG
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    • 688 12 I Two Rules For Their i Successful Running i SUBSIDY AND MINIMUM j FREsGHT SCHEMES In the seventh talk in the series “Down Ito the Sea in Ships” broadcast in the National programme recently, Mr. Leslie Runciman described the running of tramp ships. “The tramp subsidy
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    • 1881 12 j RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES t Gramophone Society Records, and Recorded J 8.8. C. EM?IRE S7ATJOM TRI a’ S fCt IM Pianoforte Solos. B.4o—Prose Reading. I A I—£-4 fl— B.ss—Pinang Gazette News Bulletin, 9> TODAY I FOR p.m.—Close down. r FRIDAY, JULY 3 TRANSMISSION nno A I JC* D C 7
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    • 674 13 >IBLUk FUfIMCIt Veamte. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT T<ww Due (in conjunction with Glen shim Line) Pen London RADNORSHIRE L’don. R’dam, Hamburg, Middlesboro and Antwerp. T i PATROCLUS. Mars. L’don R’dam Glasgow t, A Ug GLENBEG London, Rotterdam Hamburg, Middlesboro and Antwerp. July 17 A 17 MIDITERRANEAN AND LIVERPOOL Liverpool SERVICE
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    • 122 13 TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. From Arrive Arrive Penang Marseilles New York Jul v 2 PRES. POLK July 29 Aug. 11 July 16 PRES. ADAMS Aug. 12 Aug. 25 July 30 PRES. HARRISON Aug. 26 Sept. 8 A wonderful opportunity to visit Cairo en route. PACIFIC SERVICE. Have you travelled on
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    • 659 13 -MW: P and BRITISH INDIA Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., undur Penang, Teluk Anson, Port Swettenham, contract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service. London and Far East Mail Service. S/S “BULAN July 3 Outwards from London for China and SAILINGS OF STEAMEIU3 Ol japan. BRITISH INDIA S-N.
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    • 836 13 RADIO PROGRAMMES months periodicals. 10.05 p.m. Concert 6.36 —Classical songs. Tarapada Chakraof light music. 10.50 p.m. Brass band. 11 varty. 20p.m. Closedown. 7.1 p.m.—News in English. 7.16—A vaudeville programme (recorded). From I the Studio. Alternatively, if reception is satisfactory, an Empire programme relavPARIS ed from Daventry. B.l—News bulletin and market
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    • 61 13 press news, local weather forecast; time and announcements. 1.00 p.m. Relay—Rotary Club tiffin speech from the Hong Kong Roof C-arden. 1.30 p.m. Close down. 3.20 p.m. Chinese music. 6.20 p.m. Daventry—Big Ben. 7.20 p.m. Local time signal, weather report, stock quotations and announcements. 7.35 p.m. Studio items. 8.20 p.m. Daventry—news
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  • 103 13 The death took place at Mossley Hill, Liverpool, of Mr. Frank Dalziel, aged 66, who was for many years with the Liverpool pilotage service. Mr. Dalziel was born in November, 1869, and joined the pilotage service on June 8, 1886, as an apprentice, subsequently becoming pilot
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  • 101 14 HAROLD GIMBLETT, of Somerset, England's great “hope” for Australia, is the most talked-of cricketer of the day. Believed to be the natural successor to Jack Hobbs as England’s No. 1 batsman, Gimblett is playing for England against All-India. Here he is making his
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  • 705 14 FEATURES OF OPENING TEST AT LORD'S BRILLIANT bowling and batting collapses characterised the Test match between England and All India which began at Lord's yesterday. The Indians, alter a good start, were skittled out, but England also la red disastrously, and at the close of
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  • 177 14 London, June 27. Padgham won the British Open Golf Championship at Hoylake today with a score of 287 (73, 72, 71. 71). The final round was full of thrills. Henry Cotton was out in 36, but he ‘‘blew up” and took 38 on the homeward half. Adams
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  • 79 14 Tonight’s Fights At Grcmd Amusement Park Kid Ahmat, the Malay southpaw welterweight, FL-T" Rough Diamond, the. Penang Indian, will feature in the main event of a boxing promotion at the Grand Amusement Park, Alor Star, tonight over 12 twominute rounds. Battling Khoo, former featherweight champion of
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  • 428 14 P.C.C. BEATEN BY AN INNINGS 80 RUNS (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, June 28. j The Selangor Club defeated the Pen<ang j Cricket Club by an innings and 80 runs 'in their annual two-day cricket fixture played on the Padang here over the weekend,
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  • 105 14 I.—Reuter. Saturday’s Close Of Play Scores London, June 27. The following are the close of play scores in County cricket today. Surrey 197, Oxford 181 for 4 wkts. At the Oval. Gloucester 66, Yorkshire 150 for S'.k. At Sheffie’d. Lancashire 194, Derbyshire 61. At Buxton. Notts
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  • 42 14 4. —Reuter. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 28. A world record for the Dacathlon was set up in the Olympic trials when Glen Morris of Denver, Colorado, scored 7,880 points against the German Sievert’s 7,324 points in May, 1934. —Reuter.
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  • 710 15 A. R. FOSTER’S AMAZING SPEED Douglas, 1.0. M. June 18. LL records for the Light-weight Tourist Trophy race were broken today, when A A. R. Foster (New Imperial) cover’ll the 264-mile course at the amazing average speed of 74.28 m.p.h., and won
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  • 1228 15 A LONG, PERSISTENT TRIUMPH One of the minor curiosities of modern "Eton of late years in their two most imcricket is the fortune which has attended Eton of late years in their two most important matches, those against Harrow and Winchester. For the fifteen seasons, from 1921 to
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  • 71 15 Owing to several of the ponies having taken part in the Kedah Gymkhana, and the need for giving them a rest," the Polo tournament which was to have been started in Penang today will not now start till tomorrow. The dates for the polo tournament
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  • 201 16 j'’’ IJ i"’’ TlflV at Ascot be ff an with torrential rain which Vvlll VdV swept the course for hours, and produced this reflection. Racegoers who arrived early made a mackintosh and umbrella parade, but the weather changed just before racing started— 1 WINDSOR DOUBLE.—Gordon
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