Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 August 1936

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    Masthead
    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 181. Vol. XCIV. THURSDAY. AUGUST 6. 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    SIR C. BULLOCK DISMISSED FROM CIVIL SERVICE
    537 1 Allegation of Injudicious Conduct LONDON SENSATION Talks About Honours And Appointments With Sir Eric Geddes MR. B.\Ll>\\ IN has directed that Sir Christopher Bullock. Permanent Secretary to the Air Ministry, be dismissed from the service after the findings of a board of enquiry
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    Banned!
    27 1 Banned! A schedule has been drawn up •<>l stmts in central London in which horsediawn traffic is to be banned during the hours of heavy traffic
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    MALAYAN TIMBER EXPORTS
    385 1 London CcuncH Approves Keruing I brom Our Own Correspondent) London, July 31. I w ERUING, a Malayan timber, has been placed on the London Countv Council list of timber.».•j «proved as tire resisting material which can be used as a building component under conditions applicable to oak.
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    MR. W.A. CUSCADEN
    86 1 Death Of Former SiispectorGeneral Of Pcfice The death has occurred at Staines Mid-' desex, of Mr. W. A. Cuscaden. a former Inspector General of Pclicr. at the age of 83. He retired in 1913. His wife died in April. The~e are three song Mr. G. P. Cuscaden.
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    SIR C. BULLOCK
    305 1 Distinguished Civil And Military Career The following is taken from Who's Who: Sir Christopher Llewellyn Bullock K.C. B 1932. C.B. 1929. C.B E. 1926. O B E. .0. M.A., J ,P. Per mane n t Sec re ta ry Air Ministry and Member of Aii Council since
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    Flour Prices Soaring
    57 1 British Radio. London. August 5. THE price <>f flour is now the highest for several years and an advance in the price of bread is under consideration by the London Bakers’ Association. The price of flour has risen ten times in the last two months, the aggregate
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    RAILWAY INVENTION
    66 1 Saving 3,675,000 Gallons Of Water Daily London. August 5. The London Midland and Scottish Rail- way. which pays a water rate of £300.000 annually, expects to save 3.675.000 gallons of water each day 1 as a result ot 3 device now being fitted to the scoops o f
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    LT. A.W.G. DOBBIE
    54 1 Elder Son Of G.O.C Engaged Lieut. Arthur William Granville Dobbie, elder son of the General Officer Commanding. Malaya, is to marry Miss Benita Cotter in London, probably next December, It ir understood that Lt. Dobbie. whose brother is the general's A.D.C. at Singapore, recently returned to England
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    LONDON FIRE FIGHTERS
    62 1 British Radio. Re-equipping Of Entire Service London, August 5 The London Fire Brigade in proces-i A re-equipping every department with most up-to-date fire-fighting appliances has arranged for delivery shortly of three turntable ladders each with a 500-gallon motorpump. A crew of five is required to man each
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    CAPT. F.C. CHICHESTER
    79 1 Shanghai, August 5. A New Zealand aviator, Captain F. C.' Chichester, who is on a leisurely flight to Europe from New Zealand arrived here this, afternoon from Hongkong after an overnight stop at Foochow Capt. Chichester is trying to obtain per-! mission to fly via Russia but
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    SPANISH UNIFORMS FOR ITALIAN AIRMEN
    424 1 —Reuter. A Plot Which Failed Oran, August 5. AS a result of the enquiry conducted by the French author; ties following the landing of two Italian planes in French Morocco last week, it has been established they were part of an expedition of five! pianes
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    CEYLON BARRISTER WINS APPEAL
    183 2 LIFE SENTENCE QUASHED WIFE’S DEATH FROM CHLOROFORM The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council last week allowed the appeal of Stephen Seneviratna, who was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1919, against a decision of the Supreme Court of Ceylon finding him guilty
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    BOY SENTENCED FOR MANSLAUGHTER
    1104 2 TO BE DETAINED FOR TWO YEARS HOME SECRETARY T O DECIDE PLACE London, July 29. THE 16-years-o’.d boy charged with causing the death of Arthur Hodgson, a watchman, by shooting him at a Kew Bridge fair ground, was, at the Old Bailey yesterday, found guilty of
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    C.J. MELROSE
    23 2 C. J. MELROSE A picture taken shortly before this voting Australian air ace set out on what proved to be his last journey.
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    ATTEMPTED KISS COSTS £20
    154 2 Struggle In First-Ctess Carriage A struggle in a first-class railway carriage was described at Kjngston last week, when Adam John Watson Alexander, 28, a stockbroker’s clerk, of Rosevine-rcad. Raynes Bark, was fined £5. with 15 guineas costs, for a common assault on a girl. The girl,
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    WINE BILL DISPUTE
    238 2 Lord Victor Paget And Viscountess's Parties Lord Victor Paget, who was sued jointly with Corinne Viscountess Cort for £67 Ly Mr. Giovanni Chierico. trading as the New Continental Stores. Old Compton-streci. W.. for champagne, wines and cocktails, applied at Westminster County Court last week for his evidence
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    'PESTILENT PRACTICE'
    161 2 Prison For Men Who Cut Off Women's Heir A man who promised women free permanent waves in return for their long hair was at Tottenham last w’eck sentenced to I 12 months’ imprisonment in all on charges of obtaining quantities of hair by false pretences. He was John
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    RACE-GANG MEN SENT TO PENAL SERVITUDE
    903 2 FIVE FOUR THREE YEAR SENTENCES JUDGE’S STERN WARNING AGAINST VIOLENT CRIMES ALL sixteen of the London men —members of a racecourse gang—indicted at Sussex Assizes, Lewes, for an attack on a bookmaker’s clerk on Lewes Racecourse on June 8, were last week found guilty.
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    EMPEROR MAKES APPEAL FOR FUNDS
    300 3 £2,000.000 Wanted HOARDS OF GOLD ARE "A MYTH" Refused all aid by the representatives of the Great Powers of Geneva, the Emperor of Abyssinia, on his return to London, threw himself on the mercy of the British people. Appeal was made, with his approval, for
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    WOMEN AT AIR RAID DRILL
    135 3 Gasmask Parade At Sei el ar (From Our Own Correspondent > Singapore, August 5. Wives of resident Admiralty officials stationed at Singapore Naval Base took part in a gas mask demonstration at Seletar this morning. Precautionary measures against air ittack have occupied the attention of
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    STOLE COTTON REELS
    499 3 Mdav Sever'y Sentenced A Malay, Md. Yacob b. Md. Ras claimed rial in the Penang Police Court, yesterday, when he was charged, before Mr. H.A.L. Luckham. with having committed theft of one bundle of cotton reels valued at $6.12, the property of Chan Lam On at No.
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    PENANG WEDDING
    85 3 Mr. Tan Choon Huat And Miss D. Barlow The marriage took place yesterday, before the Senior Registrar of Marriages. Penang. Mr. M.C. Hay. of Mr. Tan Choon Huat. of 104 Mac Alister Road, and Miss Dorothy Bar’.ow. daughter of Mrs. A. Barlow of Cantonment Road. Penang. The bride
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    A CONVOCATION OF RELIGIONS
    264 3 Centenary Celebrations Of Sri Ramakrishna It is rarely that the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, is filled to capacity as it was on Monday when, in connection with the centenary celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna, a convocation of religions was held under the auspices of the Vivekananda Ashrama,
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    NEW THEATRE AT KUALA LUMPUR
    283 3 Rovaltv at the J Cinema (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 6. Kuala Lumpur’s first new cinema, the Pavilion theatre, opened last night with a crowded and enthusiastic audience. A queue had formed hours before the I opening, and large crowds watched members of
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    "MAD ARMING"
    116 3 British Policy Denounced Moscow. July 31. Commenting on the three-Power meeting in London, the official newspaper "Isvestia.” denounces Britain for seeking an agreement in Western Europe by maxing concessions to Germany. It says: “Mr. Baldwin, who, two years ago, stated that England's frontier was on the Rhine, now
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    AIR LINK WITH MANILA
    153 3 Heavy Rainfall Creates A Problem Many obstacles confront the K.N.I.L.M.’s plans to establish an air service between Borneo and the Philippines—the lasi 1,000-mile link in the circum-navigation of the world by regular air liners. The new service will join up Balik Papan and Manila, via Tarakan
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    TWO FUSILIERS SENTENCED
    143 3 Twelve Months For Breaking Window (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore August 5 The Fusiliers John Robert Whitmore and James Gray are to serve twelve months’ i rigorous imprisonment each for breaking a plate glass window at Ezekiel and Co.. i opticians, in Stamford Road, and removing articles
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    REGISTRATION BILL
    97 3 To Be In Force Only When Necessary The Registration Ordinance is to be amended, and the Bill drafted for the purpose is published in the Government Gazette. Tlie Ordinance, it is stated is one which, like most other Ordinances, is in continual operation. Whenever the Ordinance is brought
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    CANADA SEEKS FREER HAND IN TRADE
    320 3 A Canadian trade delegation has arrived in London to discuss with the British Government important changes in the Ottawa Empire Trade Treaties of 1K932. It is headed by Mr. C.A. Dunning, the Dominion’s Fifiance Minister, who emigrated to Canada 34 years ago from Croft,
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    SOCIAL and PERSONAL
    1414 4 SHREE KRIShWZi JAYAHTi On the occasion cl Shr?e Krishna Javan- li which fal’s on August 10 Mr. Jangi Ram Jadav, the proprietoi of Bharata Store, Ipoh, will distribute free copies of Bhagavad Oita the Lord s Song) with original in Sanskrit and an English translation by the
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    SIX NEW JUNIOR MINISTERS
    337 4 i‘i«n hum: huise oi' i.oliits SP( )KESME\ It was announced from No. 10. Downing-street, hist week, that the King had approved the following appointments to junior posts in the Government: Mr. Herwald Ra-nsbotham, Parliamentary Secretary. Ministry of Agriculture. t<> be Minister of Pensions. Yhc Earl of
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    SCOTT'S "DISCOVERY” FOR SALE
    96 4 The Royal research slip Discovery, in which Captain Scott made his first voyage to the Antarctic in 1901, is for sale. The ship, which is the property of the Crown Agents fcr the Colonies, is no longer required, a member of the Discovery committee told a
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      950 4 Glands Made Active and Yollul Vigour Restored In 24“ Hours lowed by renewed enAmerican Doctor s Discovery Strength* r &y and ambition, parHKlCllUallwv ticularly gratifying- to cns Blood, Nerves, Body, Memory, i m-n and women in midvtio mW»», > j f j f-JaQK-Ss die or older ages.” And Brain. Muscles,
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    HOW KIPLING WAS BROKEN BY THE WAR
    727 5 “II ickedest Story Ever Ifritteen" WANTED TO SEE END OF GERMANS Mr. Oliver Baldwin On His Sons Death “LOOKED TO ME TO AVENGE HIM” Mr. Oliver Baldwin told an audience last week that Mr. Rnd yard Kipling had looked upon him as the
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    Ten Minutes’ Grace Before Bombs Fall
    340 5 London’s Longest Warning The longest period of warning which the people of London will get of an air raid in the event of war will be reven to ten minutes. The incendiary bomb is the greatest menace we have to fear. These statements were
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    NEW GUN FACTORY FOR NOTTINGHAM
    338 5 Woolwich. I’raining For Workers Nottingham, July 31. Immediate steps are to be taken to convert the Nottingham munition factory’ of Messrs. Cammell Laird into a branch cf Wcolwich Arrena! for the production of guns. Instructions were received today by the manager of the Nottingham Employment
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    Cables A Key to Empire Defence
    266 5 Free From Risk Of Eavesdropping The importance of the Empire cabie system in our scheme of defence was stressed by Mr. Edward Wilshaw, chairman of Cable and Wireless Ltd., when re rpeke last week at the Royal Empire Society’s summer school et Bristol University.
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      135 5 THE 10 H.P. Tourer fills the demand for a distinctive open car. It has modern style combined with H fine performance pleasing lines, and a top that folds flush with the body to give a trim effect. Seating arrangements provide generous leg room and elbow space for four adults. “De
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    ABOLITION OF MUI TSAI WILL TAKE SOME TIME
    563 6 Sir Shenton Thomas’ Assurances Sir Shenton Thomas recently made a speech on “Malaya’’ to members of the Empire Parliamentary Association, in the course of which he referred at length to the Mui-tsai system He said: One word ah ut the mui-tsai, in
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    36 6 Today at “Esplanade” 6.00 p.m.— 7.30 p.m. 1 March—Radio.—Pecking. 2 Overture—Robespierre—Litolff. 3 Selection—Lilac Domino.—Cuvillier. 4 Serenade—Les Million D’Arlequin.— Drigo. 5 A Summer Idyl— Hiawatha.— Moret. 6 Selection—Lumber Love.—Adams. Fox Trot—l’ve Got My Fingers Crossed.—McHugh.
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    FRANCIS LIGHT MEMORIAL FUND
    304 6 List Of Subscribers— No. 12 SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW $6.029.50 Yeoh Kongsi 10-00 Penang Teachers’ Association 5-00 Dr. Wu Lien Teh 50-00 Mr. A. A. Strachan 10-00 Victor Co. 2-00 Bangkok Furnishing Co. 5-00 Mr. A. P. H. Holmes 10-00 Mr. T. Rogers 10-00 A grateful old Penang
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    PENANG PAGEANT
    19 6 Seating acccmmodation for the Penang Sesquicentenary Celebrations \ave all been allotted, and no more tickets are available.
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    SOCCER
    83 6 P.S.C. vs. Excise Athletic Club The following players have been selected to represent the Penang Sports Club in a soccer match against the Excise Athletic Club on the Esplanade today at 5.15 p.m.:— H. Bracegirdle; J. A. Evans, H. E. Pether; D. Chadwick, T. A. Maxwell, G. A. Maltby;
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    It is now understood
    30 6 It is nent' understood that Chia- Kenrj Hock (above}, the Singapore centrefortcard, has not been suspended and will be aixiilable for the Cup final on Saturday.
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    RECOVERY IN GERMANY
    510 6 Helped By Re-armament BUT WAR NOT WANTED Though admittedly the partial recovery of German industry is due to the big rearmament programme, the country wants peace, not war. So declared Mr. Wilhelm Wohlfanrt. director of Zeiss Ikon and president of the Dresden Chamber of Commerce, in Singapore
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      124 6 I ZZ'Z. ITThe New 1938 Models of the I I Universal Coolers Have ll' I I ml 1 ITI I PRICES More for your Pill 111 Money I 1 11 L |a| modern styling I I fl Ifll II Inviting Contours I f 4 111 1114th ANNIVERSARY I 1 1
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      95 6 WINDSOR 6-00 TONIGHT 9.00 U AT LAST THE SENSATIONAL. LAST NIGHT Tamil Talkie Paul Muni Bette Davis Miss M. S. VIJAYAL IN (of “BROADCAST”’ Records Fame) "BCRDERTOWN" and many other talented stars I A VVarner Brosu pi cture IN Menaka’’. TOMORROW 'James Cagney Pat O'Brien The most successful social picture
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      146 6 last night TONIGHT 6-15 9-30 IMB jßb /7/ I a fo« RcrvM L f ROCHELLE HUDSON HENRY FoNoA <«*■•**• J NEVER HAS THE STORY OF BETRAYED LOVE BEEN TOLD SO STIRRINGLY o: OPENING TOMORROW! The Idol Of the. Stage And Screen In A Stoq That Has Rocked The World With
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    INDIAN YOUTH DECLARES HE WAS DECEIVED
    1754 7 Evidence In Alleged False Representation Case WHEN hearing in the case in which an educated Tamil, Arokiasamy, was charged with obtaining a car by false representation was resumed in the Penang Police Court yesterday afternoon, Mr. B.E. Ross, counsel for the defence, submitted that
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    MALAY’S QUARTER-HOUR BATTLE WITH CROCODILE
    209 7 Segamat, Aug. 3. A well-built, middle-aged Malay is lying in hospital terribly injured after a desparate battle for his life with a crocodile in the Muar River, about six miles from Segamat, on Saturday night. It w’as about 9 p.m. when Addullah bin Abbas took
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    MEAN THEFT
    159 7 Malay Gets Six Months Rigorous Sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment to be followed by six months’ police supervision was passed on a Malay, Abdul Aziz b. Sharif by H.A.L. Luckham. in the Penang Police Court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of having committed theft
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    FUNERAL OF Mrs. NG SEN FATT
    429 7 The funeral took place yesterday of Mrs. Ng Sen Fatt. nee Lim Saw Boey t from her residence, “Millview,” No. 140 Prangin Road, for interment at the Batu Gantong cemetery. There was a large attendance. WREATHS Among those who sent wreaths were: Hon. Mr.
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      321 7 THE LEADING MEDICINE FOR I jM SKIN DISEASES, ULCERS, J SORES, ENLARGED GLANDS, BOILS, and BAD LEGS, RHEUMATIC COMPLAINTS, j PAINFUL JOINTS, LOSS OF VIGOUR Clarke’s Blood Mixture Is the direct way to health as it removes the CAUSE Bvo MUTUM o f t ie disease from the blood and
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    SUPERANNUATION FUNDS IN MALAYA
    535 8 AN important matter affecting the welfare of salaried staffs in Malaya was mentioned at the seventh ordinary general meeting of Consolidated Tin Smelters, Ltd., held in London a few days ago. 1 he report, which ap[»ears on page ten of today’s issue, reviews the recent trend
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    FRANCIS LIGHT MEMORIAL FUND
    61 8 List Of Subscribers No. 13 Mr. Tan Lo Eng 5.00 Mr. Tan Lo Hecng 10 u 0 Mr. Lam Choon Kee 20.00 Mr. H. C. Abraham 5.03 Mr. See Seang Huat 20.00 Mr. Yeoh Hong Pin 20.00 Pritchard Co.. Ltd. 20.00 Lr. Huck Chye 10.00 Mr.
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    NEWS IN BRIEF
    224 8 As in previous years, the Duke, of York is spending some days under canvas at Southwold. Essex, with 400 boys of from 17 to 19 years of age. half of whom come from leading public schools and half of whom are young workers from a wide variety
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    BY THE WAY
    626 8 The Demolition Mania Growing Populations and Fewer Houses —Blunder JFhich Penang May Avoid ARE there many empty houses in Penang? There are some, but—speaking purely from what I have seen about town and the suburbs —there are not many. Fifteen years ago there was an acute short
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    TRANSPORT IN PAHANG
    224 8 i Important Part Played By The Rivers Generally speaking, one may say that the railway and such roads as there are serve those parts of the State which have been developed by outside capital with immigrant labour, and as it to a**d from those parts 1 that
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    GOOD ROMANTIC DRAMA AT MAJESTIC
    111 8 WAY DOWN EAST. With Rc Jchelle Hudson, Henry Fonda, Slim Summerville, Magaret Hamilton, Edward Trevor and Andy l>evine. Twentieth-Century-Fox picture. At the Majestic. The period of this film is that which corresponds with the Victorian era. It tells of the heart-rending efforts of a young
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    BATU PAHAT IN PICTURES
    50 8 Kuala Lumpur, Augurt 5. The coconut area in Benut to which Mr. J. Calder referred in his talk to the Kuala Lumpur Fortnightly Club held recently was the hinterland between Ayer Hitani and Benut. Information about this area has only recently become available for Agricultural Department.
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    FUTURE TRAVEL WILL BE BY AEROPLANE
    343 9 NOT WISE TO LAY DOWN WIDE ROADS NOW KUALA LUMPUR SANITARY BOARD DEBATE (F'rom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, August 5. AS most of the travelling in the future will be done by aeroplane it is unwise to lay down wide roads that will
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    ASSISTED IN PUBLIC LOTTERY
    253 9 Kuala Lumpur Chinese Fined $3O (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. August 5. How a man made an unsuccessful attempt to evade detection by swallowing a piece of paper written with Chinese characters during the course of a raid was Loki before Mr. J. Calder in
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    NOT ENTITLED TO ENCLOSE PADANG
    241 9 Selangor Club To Ask Permission First Reference to the enclosing cf the padang for sporting fixtures was made ac yesterday’s meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. I With regarc to the padang the Chairman read a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Sanitary
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    NEW MARKET IN KUALA LUMPUR
    222 9 To Be Started In 2| Months (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, August 5. The new central market in Kuala Lumpur will be started in 2 l 2 months time, and it will contain 170 fruit and vegetable stalls, 155 fish stalls, 36 meat stalls.
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    DISCHARGED
    61 9 cFrom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, August 5. Lai Seng Chong, who was arrested yesterday on suspicion in connection with the murder of a Cantonese who was fatally shot outside the Hoong Yue Club, in Trviigganu Street. Singapore, on the night cf July 11, was this morning discharged by
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    YOUNG INDIAN TO HANG
    569 9 Stabbed His Employer LAST MINUTE ALIBI FAILS After a full five-day hearing, at 4.10 p.m. yesterday, Mr. Justice Gordon Smith passed sentence of death on Ahmed bin Ghouse, a young Mohamedan Indian, whj had been unanimously found guilty of the murder of Meera Hussain, a prominent
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    115 9 fIN YESTERDAY TODAY" London—(Spot) £185.5.0 £184.0.0 London—(3 month»» £182.5 0 £181.0.0 Singapore $90.50 $90.37% Business Done Penang 595 99 Business Done 25 tors OOFRAv—' Sundrted) $5.35 $5.50 BLACK PEPPER IUBBER London 7 i d 7 ft d New York 16‘ e(G' 16ftc(G) Singapore—Spot 26% c 26%c Aug./Sept 26%c
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      376 9 STANLEY) NOTICE is hereby given that the tiade marks or trade names depicted above are the exclusive property of The Stanley Works, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut located and doing business at No. 195 Lake Street in the City of New Britain. County of
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      128 9 THE TEMERLOH RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) Notice Of Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the TEMERLOH RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED will be held at the Registered Office, No. 9 Beach Street, Penang, on Wednesday, the 12th August, 1936. at 12 noon.
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      152 9 tj 1 üb'jw 1 RACE PHOTOS I 10 CENTS PER COPY I ($l,- FOR ONE SET) Obtainable at wi BISHOP S.S» ”E. O." Hotel PENAM» Tonight DINNER, DANCE CABAHET WITH THE COWAN BAILEY REVUE (IN A CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.) Dinner Cabaret $3/- —Non-Diners Saturday, Sth August Extension to 1 A.M.
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      CONSOLIDATED TIN SMELTERS
      1581 10 Annual Meeting ANNUITIES SCHEME FOR STAFF The Seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Consol’dated Tin Smelters, Limited, was hekl in London on July 27. Mr. Ernest V. Pearce, Assoc. Inst. M. M. (chairman and managing director), presided. The Secretary (Mr. F. C. Bell) having read the notice
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      SUNGEI BAHRU RUBBER ESTATES
      235 10 Dividend Prospects i The fourth annual ordinary general meeting of the Sungei Bahru Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held in London, on July 30. Mr. P.J. Burgess (the chairman) who presided, said the past year’s working resulted in a profit of £4.054. comparing with £2,257 in the
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      CHRYSLER CORP.
      95 10 R.uter Wireless. Dividend increased To 54 New York, July 25. The Chrysler Corporation has declared a dividend of $4 on its common stock, compared with $1.50 and $l.OO for the previous two quarters, respectively. Mr. Walter Chrysler said the Company had repaid the balance of the bank loan
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      AUSTRAL MALAY TIN
      135 10 The Acting Secretary of Austral Malay Tin. Ltd., reports the following outputs ot its associated companies for the menth of July. 1936. Kampbng Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd. (Karangan.) Hours run 546. Cubic yards treated 115.000, Total Piculs 151 Nett Value $28,840 Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging. Ltd. Hours
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      TONGKAH COMPOUND NO. 2
      22 10 July operations of Tangkah Compound No. 2. Hours run 592, Yardage treated 89.000 cubic yards, Output 607 piculs.
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      KENNEDY & CO., SHARE LIST.
      1024 10 KENNEDY CO., SHARE LIST. 2 2 •> g I NAMES. j j RUBBER (Dollar). Allenby Rubber Ca. 1 60 1 70 I Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 9o 100 I \inaHrainate<l Malay Estates 3 -i- 1 3 y I Ayer H ts<n Planting Syndicate 135 i 140 Ayer Mblek Rubber Co.
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      RUBBER OUTPUTS
      24 10 Penang 375,000 lb. Sabrang 93,000 Straits 190,500 Rubana 118,000 Serai 59,700 Tali Ayer 104 000 Batak Rabit 31,500 Merchiston 35,700 Mountjoy 67,000
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      TONGKAH COMPOUND
      17 10 July operations of Tangkah Compound. Hours run 622, Yardage treated 145.000 yards, Output 602 piculs.
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      413 10 BANKS. OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION. LIMITED (Incorporated in the S.S.) SUCCESSORS tn THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, limited, the ho hono bank, LIMITED, THE OVERSEA-f'H IN ESE BANK, LIMITED. 1 CAPITAL $40.000.000. $10.000.000. HEAD OFFICE. CHINA BUILDING. OTRKST. SINGAPORE PBNANG BRANCH Noe: 28 4 30 Beoeh S ‘XV^SEA' Telegraphic Address OVERSEA OTHER
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      553 10 KONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated in Hong Kong T* Liability of members limited to tix extent end in manner prescribed ty Ordinance No. '3 of 1929 of tho Colony. Head Office ’.—BONG KONG. Authorised Capital S.'»O.OOO, (XK Issued and Fully paid up S2U.(XMI,(XX Reserve Funds Sterling 6,500.00Y‘ Silver
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  • Latest London and Local Share and Commodity Market Quotations
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      Stock Exchange Quiet
      333 11 Landon, August 5. Share of £1 denomination unless Yesterday Rise or fall Otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 118% Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 117% War Loan, 3% p.c 106% Straits 6 p.c., 1936-51 102% Oom. Union Assce. (Units) 37 3Z Prudential Assce. "A Royal Assce. share
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      COMMODITIES AND METALS
      111 11 London, August 5. RiBBER: Dull. Spot 7ft buyers 7H sellers. <- t. Dec. 7 buyers, 7 sellers, 'an. March 7)A buyers, 7% sellers. April June 7% buyers, 7)? sellers. New York 16.28 cts. 'nited Kingdom Stocks London 49,568 tons T jverpool 63,744 OPRA Straits S.O. Rotterdam. £14.12.6
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      EXCHANGE RATES AT A GLANCE
      102 11 London on Previously Latent Paris 76 9)64 76 9|64 New York 5.01% 5.01 H Montreal 5.01% 5.01% Brussels 29.77 29.79 Geneva 15.38 15.38% Amsterdam 7.38% 7.39 Milan 63% 63% Berlin 12.47 12.47 Prague 121% 121% Copenhagen 22.39% 2239% Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% 26% Madrid
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      BROKERS' LISTS CURRENT KENNEDY & CO.
      293 11 BROKERS' LISTS CURRENT KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY A Co.’s Share List today Buyers Sellers RUBBER Ayer Panas 1.50 1.60 Batu Lintang 1.12% 1.17% Bedford 85 92 Broga 85 90 Brunei United 3.10 3.30 Connemara 1.50 1.60 ex Glenealy 1-75 1.82 %c Hamilton 1.90
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      A.A. ANTHONY & CO.
      135 11 A.A. ANTHONY CO. Buyers Seller* TIN B. Selangor 77% 82% Hitam 44 46 Hong Fatt 75 80 Jelebu 75 80 Klang River 1.80 1.85 Kuchai 65 70 Lukut 95 1.00 North Tai ping 55 57% Rahman Hyd. 92% 95 Raub Gold 6.20 6.30 Rantau Ordy, 70 75 Raatau Pref. 72%
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      UNITED TRADERS
      224 11 Buyers Sellers RUBBER Allenbys 1.52% 1.60 Bassetts 60 62 B. Lintangs 112% 1.15 Bentas 92% 95 Brogas 87% 90 Indragiris 1.15 1.17% M. Pindas 1.40 1.47% Mentakabs 40 42 New Scudais 1.50 1.57% Pa jams 177% 1.85 Telok Ansons 1.25 1.30 Sungei Tukangs 1.12% 1.15 Tapahs 1.77% 1.85
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      CANTON EXILES IN SINGAPORE
      391 11 "Finished With Politics'* 1 Two men who held high offices in Kwangtung until they fled the provinces with Gen. Chan Chai tong, the "southern dictator,” sat up in bed in the de luxe cabin of the French liner Marechai Joffre in Singapore on Tuesday morning when
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      SOON THEAM
      388 11 The following are the changes in oui quotations up to noon today Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers TINS Ampats 3 9 4 3 3 9 4 0 Asams 28 0 29 0 28 0 29,0 Ayer Hitams 14 6 15,3 14 6 15 3 Ayer Wengs 1.52%
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      MISS MARY ASTOR’S FIGHT FOR CHILD
      147 11 Los Angeles, July 31. Hollywood celebrities packed the court, in Los Angeles, when the hearing of the* suit of Miss Mary Astor, the film actress, for the custody of her four-year-old daughter, Marilyn, was resumed. The court held a special night session, thus giving
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      LEAN & CO.
      163 11 LEAN CO. TODAY S OPENING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers MINING Ampats 3 6 4 0 Ayer Wengs 1.40 1.50 Jelebus 76 80 Johans 24 28 K. Lanjuts 16)0 16 9 Klang Rivers 1.75 185 Kramats 48 0 50 0 Laruts 9io 916 Norths 52% 57% Pungahs 21)6 22)3 Rantau Pref. 72%
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      WILL REVEALS WAR-TIME ROMANCE
      178 11 Holbeach, Lincolnshire. A romance between a wealthy girl and a young vi’lage workman, and her vow, after he had been killed in the War, never to marry but devote the rest of her life to helping the poor, lie behind the will of Miss Dorothy M.
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      201 11 BRING YOUR KIDDIES WE ARE GIVING FREE SHOWS AT WEMBLEY CINEMA o: FUN FROLIC MAIN GATE 10 CENTS ONLY Thursday, 6th August, J 936 TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA— “Sam Chnea Huan Lay Hwa”—Part 1. Seats— .80, 20 and 10 cents. NAM SENG KHENGCHEW OPERA— “Khor Ling Foo” No Free
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
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      King George’s Fund For Sailors
      457 12 Brighter Outlook For Sea Services PRESIDING at a meeting of the general council of King George’s Fund for Sailors, at Trinity House, London, the Duke of Connaught, chairman. said it would be a matter of great gratification to them to know that the King had
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      PENANG ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES
      432 12 PENANG ARRIVALS DEPARTURES In Port Today M.V. “TAYBANK” from China via Singapore—Sails same day for Boston, New York. Philadelphia, and Baltimore via Cai>e of Good Hope. TOMORROW S.S. “ANTENOR from Singapore. Sails for Marseilles. London, Rotterdam and Glasgow. S.S. ”SUWA MARU” from Japan via Singapore—sails same day for Colombo, Aden.
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      CALL FOR TENDERS
      92 12 H.M. Trade Commissioner at Johannesburg reports that the engineer’s department of the Rand Water Board is calling for tenders (Contract No. 470), to be presented in Johannesburg by August 14, fir the supply. deflv°ry and erection of two electric motor-driven inclined chair bucket type elevators and four
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      JUBILEE OF AN N.D.L. SERVICE
      70 12 The jubilee of the Far Eastern service cf the Norddeutscher Lloyd has just been attained. On June 30, 1886, the Oder, a steamer of 3,158 tons register, left Bremeihaven for the Far East. Recently three steamers of about 18,000 tons gross each—namely, the Scharnhorst, Potsdam
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      MARINE LOG
      703 12 Proposal To Overcome Subsidies An Empire-wide system of protection f ,r .-hipping, applied in every pert Gf the British Commonweal th end covering goods well as -hr ..hips which carry them Th’s is tbc only “argument,” said Sir C harles H pvzood, director of the National Ua on
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      1597 12 RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. Bro .d«. or I The Olympiad I Artistes I There will be broadcast from the Runniny commentaries and ey i 4 ,< > Games Paris station at 8.50 toniyht, a cun•witness accounts of the uiy>np< erum >, r now bein he 1 I <■ Be.
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    SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION AT BARROW
    171 13 Two Units Launched For Estonian Navy Two Estonian submarines were launched recently at the naval construction works of Messrs. Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow. The Lembit, the first vessel to take the water, was christened by the wife of Herr August Schmidt, the Estonian Minister ini London. The second
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    MERSEY’S SHIPPING FACILITIES
    166 13 Birmingham Chamber Of Commerce Tribute The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, amongst whom were representatives of the; Dunlop Rubber Company, Stanton Iron- i works Company, and Stewarts and Lloyds,' were the guests of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board recently. There were 30 of a party and they
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      430 13 1 2 I 3 I 1 FIURMBK LIMB Vessels. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave Due (in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang London A. ANTENOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam Glasgow. Allf r 7 Sept. 3 GLENAPP L’don, R'dam, H’burg, Antwerp and Mid- F delsborough Aug. 14 Sept. 14 C. AJAX Marseilles,
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      234 13 THE BOJ LUNE Far East Service. United Kingdom and Continent. OUTWARDS Bteamer For Date Due BENMOHR— Port Swettenham, Singapore, Manila Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagaaaki, MoJl, Kobe, Osaka, and Yokohama. Alia. 6th. BENWYVIS— Port Swettenham, Singapore Hongkong. Shanghai, Nagasaki, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, and Yokohama, ]sfh. HOMEWARDS Loading BENVORLICH— Colombo, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam,
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      683 13 fZ r*> O and I ft U BRITISH INDIA Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Co., under! Penang, Teluk Anson, Port Swettenham, contract with His Majesty’s Government, Malacca and Singapore Service. London and Far East Mail Service. 1 S/S “M. HARI” Aug. 14 Outwards from London for China Japan.' S/S “BULAN” Aug.
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      267 13 w** re iWfcWiinmawi i* (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON SERVICE Ports of Call: For Colombo, Aden Suez, Port Said, Marseilles, Gibraltar, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. (Steamers omit Naples until further Notice}. Steamers. Sailing dates. ♦SUWA MARU Aug. 7 ♦FUSHIMI MARU Aug. 21 HAKOZAKI MARU Sept. 4 HAKUSAN MARU Aug. 9 TERUKUNI
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      572 13 RADIO 12 m Reports from the Olympic Games. 11.20 vocalist; Mlle. O. Rithere. violinist; Mlle. ■p.m. Close down. France Brochot, pianist; M. Clerisseau. tenor. 10.15 —Rates of exchange and TOMORROW French stock (rentes). 10.20 —End of 1 broadcast. 12.25 p.m —Call DJA, DJB German folk song. 12.30 —Musical variety prc_
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      338 13 Worth Remembering—(a) Kavir.” 5.36--,. A musical programme. By the Members of' the Basanti Vidyabithee. 7.01 —News bulletin in English. 7.l6—The Calcutta Orchestra. 7.31 —A vocal concert. 8.01 —News bulletin and market prices in Bengali. B.l6—Madame Ludivien presents an hour’s light .entertainment. A studio concert featuring sketches, vocal and instrumental <
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      71 13 Johan Koning. 9.3o—Dance music. 9.50 p.m. —Close down. ZBW —HONG KONG W’avelength: 34.29 m. (8750 kcjs). TODAY 3.30-6.30 p.m.—Chinese Programme. 6.30- —European Programme. 7.30 Local-Time Signal, "Weather Report, Stock [Quotations and Announcements. 8.30 Daventry—News Bulletin and Announcements. 10.30 p.m.^ —Close down. TOMORROW’ 3.30- .30 p.m. —Chinese Programme. 6.30- .30 —European
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    THE MALAYAN TURF
    994 14 SPECIAL SPORTS SECTION CONDUCTED BY TIC-TAC Lull In Racing In Malaya NO PROFESSIONAL RACES TILL SEPTEMBER 5 TAIPING SKYE MEETING ON AUGUST 14 AND 15 THERE is no close season for flat racing in Malaya as they have in England. Racing goes on all the year round,
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    P.S.C. TENNIS RESULTS
    73 14 The following are the results of matches played on Tuesday: Men’s Singles “A”;—A. B. Paterson 3 beat J. R. Burnham —l5 7-5, 1-6. 6-4; E. A. Joy —4 beat H. A. Campbell —5 «-2, 6-3. Mixed Doubles:—Mrs. MacKenzie and <?. N. Hogan Scr. beat Mr. and Mrs.
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    P.R.C. MEN'S DOUBLES FINAL
    158 14 G. V. And L. Robless Win After Hard Fight In one of the best matches witnessed on the Club Courts this season G. V. Robless and L. I. Robless —30.4 beat N. Capel and A. S. Nonis —3 in the final oF the Men’s Doubles of
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    DANGEROUS PLAY STILL RIFE
    726 14 LOCAL FOOTBALL Malay Retires Hurt C.R.C. D.A.F.C. SHARE 8 GOALS The chances of the Chinese Recreation Club winning the championship of the first I division of the Penang League were rpoilt i when they were forced to share honours with the Darul Aihsan Football Club yesterday
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    Latest From The Olympics
    383 14 FIRST CHINESE SUCCESS Fu Qualifies For Pole Vault Final OWENS BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD Berlin. August 5. Chinese athletes were again outclassed in the Olympics today. Leng and Kuo I did not qualify for the discuss throw, fail- I ing to clear 144 ft. 4 ins. Chen
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    PERAK CUSTOMS WIN REPLAY
    62 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. August 5. In the replay for the Saw Ah Choy Jubilee Cup. the Customs beat the Public Services by the odd goal in five. The services led by 2 goals to 1 at half time, but they deteriorated in the second
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      202 14 Never neglect CONSTIPATION Check it at once with I Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills I As a remedy for constipation, Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills are in a class alone. 3 They give you clean bowels which act 1 Regularly, a healthy stomach, a lively liver g and blood that
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    BRITISH WALKER CUP TEAM TO MEET U.S.
    474 15 Last Four Places Filled SURPRISE OMISSION OF TOLLEY THE British team to meet America in the Walker Cup match at Pine Valley on Sept. 2 and 3 has been completed with the selection of G. Alec Hill, Cecil Ewing, J. Morton Dykes and
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    M.C.C. Have XI For Australia
    409 15 Worthington, Copson And Fogg Invited The M.C.C. announced last week that .additional invitations for the Australian tour have been issued to the following: Duckworth Lancashire), Worthington (Derbyshire). Fagg CKent), and Copson Derbyshire). No further invitations will be issued before August 9. Eleven players are thus
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    SHARKEY TO MEET LOUIS
    75 15 Jack Sharkey, former heavy-weight champion of the world, is to meet Joe Louis, who recently lost to Max Schmeling, the German heavy-weight, over 10 rounus on Aug. 18 at the Yankee Stadium. The announcement was made by the Twentieth Century Club. Jack Sharkey won the world
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    SET UP NEW RECORD
    52 15 At the Birchfield Harriers annual meeting at Birmingham last week. Jack Lovelock, (above) established a new British record for the two miles, his time being 9 minutes 3-4)5 seconds. Miss Hall established a Women’s world record in covering the halfmile in 2 minutes 17-2)5 seconds, despite
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    WORLD FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
    166 15 BOXINC Contracts Signed By Lynch And Palmer I Contracts have been signed for the British, European and world fly-weight championships fight between Benny Lynch, the Scottish holder, and Pat Palmer, of Battersea. the Southern Area c/impion. George Dingley, junior, the Glasgow promoter, has secured the match in
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    RECORD SCORE BY BRITISH XV.
    327 15 RUGBY FOOTBALL OVERRUN ARGENTINE SIDE 62-NIL Buenos Aires.. THE British Rugby Inion team which is touring the Argentine gained another smashing victory last week, defeating the Argentine Pacific Athletic team by 62 points to nil. This is the highest score ever made by a visiting
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    SPOTLIGHT ON SPORT
    688 15 HOCKEY SEASON BEGINS PROBLEMS FACING LOCAL ASSOCIATION SPECTATORS SHOULD PAY TO SEE STATE MATCHES THE Mak lyan cricket season has ended, association football is drawing to a close, and soon Clubs will be starting their hockey and rugby seasons. The Sports Club has already selected their rugger
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    PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE.
    82 16 A RURAL SCENE FROM ENGLAND A busy farm scene near the village of Belch worth, pleasantly situated in the vicinity of the southern slopes of the North Downs, provides this charming setting midst the countryside of Surrey. An elaborate stage set which was constructed at
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