Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 10 August 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 184. VoL XCIV. MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 630 1 FRIENDS OF MUSSOLINI ALSO SEE INSURGENTS Big Offensive Believed Imminent Berlin, August 9. Mvsieiy surrounds the whereabouts of ex-King Alfonso who has been slating at Koenigswert Castle, Marienbad. Czechoslovakia, and who left by motor for an unknown destination. believed to be Gernfanv or Vienna. Alfonso
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  • 280 1 Club Crash (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, August 10. AT the resumed hearing of the in- quest <>n the victims of the Selangor Club collapse. Mr. 1 C. O. [ennings, building inspector, was severe! v cross-examined by Mr. E. lb She.irn on the
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  • 57 1 < /«simile of part of a letter writA ten try a descendant of the Founder of Penang will be published in tomorrow’s issue. Long excerpts from original correspondence relating to Captain Francis Light w.U also be reproduced. These valuable documents were lent by an historian to the
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  • 186 1 London. August 10. THE following additional player* have been invited by the M.C.C. to tour Australia: I; < I E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey). K. Fames (Essex). C. J. Barnett (Gloucester). J. M. Sims (Middlesex) and W. Vocc (Notts). i Others who have been
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  • 81 1 The Consul at Cherbourg reports that a' seaplane float and three bodies assumed to’ be from the wreck of Cloud of lona, nave been washed up at Annville between Granville and Carteret on the French coast. King Edward reached the Yugoslav frontier where he was greeted by
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  • 242 1 Fierce Bombardment Near Madrid Madrid, AUgust Fierce bombardment of the Insurgent lines north of Madrid has and is thought to be Uie of a big offensive shortly. The claims that an insurgent was defeated in the Guadar ram A sector yesterday with the loss of 200 dead Madrid.
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  • 99 1 .—British Radio Lord Mayor Of London's Visit London. August 8. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Percy Vincent, accompanied by Lady Vincent and a deputation from the Corporation pf the City of London, left this morning on an Official visit to Vancouver, British Colum- bia, to be present
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  • 43 1 Reuter. London, August 10. FOUR occupants were killed vviicu an Imperial Airways linei < iasb ed into a house and bin st ino, flames when taking off irom Ctoydou on an experimental night an freight service to Paris.
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  • 49 1 —Reuter Wireless Alexandria, August 8 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty negoilattonrr a*»» momentarily held up on the capitulatioir* question, delegates awaiting the Eh-iOrh Government’s reply to the eaplt(Jatkm. < i clause. Meanwhile the Egyptian dftegivtUon has postponed departure for which had been fixed for Auguwt, 13 until' later in the month.-
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  • 53 1 —British Radio. London, A.ugust 8. Members of organizations m the United Kingdom which it is thought could securti resumption of Empire migration, have, received invitations to attend a conference at Saskatoon, Saskachewan from Septum ber 23 to 25 to discuss plans for restarting flamily settlement in that Canadian
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    • 13 1 1 H. TOKISATSU ARTISTIC “HOTOGRAPHERS No. 68-70, Bishop Street. PENANG Telephone No. 772.
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    • 65 1 -7 In SUPREME COURT "SPRING-CLEAN” F 8I? j I HMBnH|"You seem to have any trouble with your food I must be unlucky.** 1 It is not a question of luck my dear, you should be sensible and do all your shopping 3 at the COLD STORAGE s PHONE e l
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  • 46 1 OBITUARY s London. August 10. J The death has occurred pf Sir Louis r Mallet, a diplomat and a former private f secretary to Sir Edward Grey. 1 The death has also occurred of Claude WilTaxn Kinder, former general manager; and engineer-in-chief, Imperial Chinese Railways—Reuter.* j
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  • 1500 2 Demolition Order Countermanded DRAMATIC EVIDENCE AT INQUEST ON CRASH VICTIMS (brom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, August 8. HOW an order was served by the Sanitary Board on the Selangor Club on Dec. 21, 1935, stating that the boys’ quarters were dangerous to the
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  • 66 2 Cambridge Awards Doctorate of Philosophy Mr. E. F. C. Ludouyk, professor of English at the Ceylon University College, has been auxirded a Doctorate of Philosophy by the University of Cambridge for his thesis on ‘‘English, Educat ion in Ceylon Mr. Luodicyk is a graduate of Trinity
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  • 269 2 London, August 8. IN view of the danger to-which; Gibraltar harbour would be exposed the British Government I has informed both the Spanish ’i Government and General Franco, commander of the insurgent forces, that in future no Spanish war vessel should proceed to anchor in the
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  • 64 2 —Reuter. Nankirg, August 8. An early solution of the Kwangsi situation is predicted in authoritative circles here who state chat Mr. Chu Cheng, president of the Judical Yuan, is leaving for Canton by air on Tuesday en route to Naoning to interv ew general Li TsungJen an
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  • 47 2 —Reuter. London, August 8. The King left for Calais at 3.45. His intention to fly was not abandoned but instead of taking eff from Windsor as contemplated, his Majesty motored to Heathrow aerodrome. Middlesex, and riew in a plane piloted by Flight Lieut Flelden.
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  • 56 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, August 8. Cable news was received here today cf the death at Jaffna of Mrs. Macintyre. wife of Dr. E. T. Macintyre. a popular resident of Kuala Lumpur. She leaves two sons, one of whom is Mr. S. C. Macintyre, a
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  • 180 2 Promise Not Notarialiy Attested BUT JUDGE HOPES IT WILL BE KEPT Kandy. Mr. V. E. R'ajakarier. Additional District Judge Kandy,, delivered judgment last week dismissing the action of tht plaintiffs in the case in whicht Mr. A M Tamby Lebbe and his wife, Ummune Nn fesa. sued
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  • 192 2 An intimation that action would ba taken against the police constable who arrested the accused was made by Court Inspector J.E. Jeans on Saturday in the Penang Police Court in a case in which Lan Hup Seng, a ricksha puller, was charged with, disobeying the
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  • 46 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok-, August 8. The Sports Club has resigned membership of the Sirm Racing Association, the body which controls racing in Siam. It. is expected the Polo Club will follow-sulL leaving the Turf Club tbe sole memb.T of this Association.
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  • 29 2 .—Reuter. Seattle, August 8. Zion Check, the lunatic ex-member of Congress committed suicide by jumping from a fifth floor window in sight of his wife.—Reuter.
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  • 27 2 Two special trains will be run from the Lower Station tomorrow evening at 9.30 and 11.00 p.m. in connection with che celebrations taking place tomornow
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  • Article, Illustration
    21 2 TAKING •IIM-The Mayor of West Hau. I Collin» about to test his strength at the West Ham Jubilee celebrations
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    • 808 2 “Early History ot Penang ISW-IRI7 Price 60 cents. Post I rc 6* .v*.* from RAN HuA X < r 50, Bishop Street. Pc 'a .55—7 8 9 10 11 12 13 S TO LET FAIRHAVEN I’ITNFY HEATH Mod furn. FLAT Ist fl.) to let 6 months from 3fit Oct. 1936
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    • 391 2 TAIPING TURF CLUB AUGUST 1936 SKYE MEETING Ist DAY FRIDAY, 14tti AUG., 1936 2nd DAY SATURDAY. 15th AUG., 1936 A SI- Sweepstake for Members only will be held each day on Races to be decided upon by the Committee. A $1- Cash Sweep for Members only will; be held on
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    • 76 2 d>dd flrescription If you are bu flarer from Eczema, Ringworm, Dhobiee Itch, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, Proriaau, Singapore Foot, ItehEruption* ana Raahee, D.D.D. Preacriptioa. Just a few drap* cf thia marrelloua lotion acd have inatant relief. Irritatioc aad pain goea at once, and a few applicatiana will oaually effect a
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    • 1029 3 W, IULH. y 11 i x XOF PENANG’S FOUNDATION '< X ONCE IN A LIFETIME!! F SPECIAL SALE OFFERS TO CELEBRATE THIS HISTORICAL EVENT r Il x rniMTKD TABU I WHITEAWAyi Z JObl iHI mss *S S I Hb m b Uli NEW basic h I i "J Iw Ji.
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  • 2214 4 Tracing the Steps that Led to 1914 MR. LLOYD GEORGE’S VIEW OF AUSTRO-GERMAN AGREEMENT TW i;. R. 1.1.0 VD GEORGE, speaking- at Nottingham, said that agreement between Austria and Germany —and he had AVJf. 1;() ta h —had undoubtedly removed an immediate difficult v.
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  • 283 4 To Be Built By Maharajah Of Tripura: Architects will be specially se t. fromIndia to build London’s first Hindu temple, the cost of which is being defrayed by the Maharajah of Tripura. The Maharajah is attending the Clympic gamer and is dulling to India on August
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  • 146 4 More Than Two Yards From Wing To Wing Diya&gcda, August 2.Although hundreds aame this morning O have a glimpse of a bird captured at sea «off Maggona by a fisherman not one b.a<l seen a bird like it before. The peculiarity of. this “r-ara avis’
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  • 47 4 Eastbourne experienced the worst.(>l the thunderstorm that struck the South Coast last week. W ithin an hour two inches of rain fell, floodinghi>uses ard shops. Here are girl assistants in a drapery and furniture store rescuing some of the stock.
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    • 262 4 Ca s ESSENCE 0? rJ J. IcSI rons,st of a w hi/* Chicken '.’4 L W nich state it tuuaUy P 1 ____BRAIMO CO., L i{ vAuximiu p Will ikJrestore BS YOUTHFUL Iwia- VIG U ffl-!T DRAND’S Essence or Chicken is 'BIB F a wenderfudi resto-rative of lost iMMff physiol
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  • 1803 5 Large Gathering At Tea Party In Honour Of Towkay Lim Lean Teng TOWKAY Lim Lean '1 eng, who was recently made a Justice of the Peace for the State of Kedah, was on Saturday entertained by the Chinese Recreation Club, he being a patron of the Club
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  • 59 5 Women As HunfeHan Professor M’S. Phillipa Parsy Martin, the wellknown eye surgeon, who will deliver the next Hunterian lecture on the effect on the eye of radium used for the treatment of malignant diseases in the neighbourhood, is the first woman to be appointed Hunterian Professor, one
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  • 198 5 VERDICT IN PENANG COLLAPSE CASE “The deceased, Sikenther, met his death in an accident in which there was co>« tnbutory negligence on the part of rever I persons. It is possible that one of th, workmen, did a negligent act for which b’ 1 should be prcsacuted but
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    • 223 5 SZ Ei fiE EE 5 0 E E SEES Z 5 wS I s p A Social Asset zzjij 1 N at any Time I Zfeights of charm hours when "O < personality and poise mean so C much when the glorious but M subtle fragrance of "4711" casts its
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  • 1199 6 Big Attendance of Past and Present Pupils A number of successful functions, stage performances and athletic sports, marked last week’s celebrations at the Convent. Penang, j in honour of the Lady Superior s feast. j The festivities opened on Wednesday with a Badminton tournament
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    • 253 6 MUNICIPAL NOTICE ASSESSMENT LIST 1937 Notice is hereby given that the Assessment List containing the annual valuation of and Rates to be levied on all houses, buildings and lands situated within the Municipality of George Town, Penang, for the year 1937 is open to the inspection of Ratepayers at the
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    • 145 6 t I I—l I) "'WSfcJSMfi H 0 I! fl I I J Hi I gfi ___—L E i iii ii I I gffi ■> I 1 Il Fire, Fall and M jil Thief Resisting. V THE CHATWOOD "DUPLEX" SAFE., j 9 1 Specially designed to meet the needs of the
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 190 6 5/5 TONIGHT- 9.30 /O JANET f Bfr Doa These I M Two Jk- Ss Great g£ 1 H Stars Jontt Gaynor look» lorely in Th« overnight star of "Brood Cob Taylor'r arm He't'i the war Melody" in another tri. •nost exacting role the torr hadl umph! Goth, he't good looking!
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    • 216 6 IlibertyJl Drury Lane Theatre ’Phone 1492. n i _Jj| SPECIAL MATINEE TOMORROW The Whole o f Run Serta. NIGHTLY 9.39 "BLAKE OF SCOTLAND YARD" M-G-M'S Great Adventure WITH HAYDEN STEVENSON Story GRACE CUNARD. IT Prices: 10, 20, 30 and 50 cts. ISLAND SHOWING AT 2 MATINEES ONLY ON with SAT.
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  • 1189 7 Tan Kong Tat Gives A Brilliant Display OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT THE best of Penang’s badminton players appeared on Saturday at the Volunteer Drill Hall when further ties in the Championships were played. 'There were five doubles ties and three of the winning pairs entered
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  • 550 7 Penang Lose An Early Lead The annual inter-state Police soccer match between the Perak Police and the Penang Police for the Mitchell Cup was played on Saturday at Penang on the Patani Road ground and resulted in a win for Perak by the odd goal in
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  • 110 7 —Reuter. Indians 1 Low Score Sussex Hit Out London, August 8. At close of play in county cricket matches the scores were: At Cheltenham (College ground), AllIndia 154; Gloucestershire 117 for three wickets. At the Oval. Surrey 307; Middlesex 17 for the loss of tone wicket. At Hastings,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 217 7 I ENGLAND'S HIGHEST CLASS CIGARETTES i to KO) a standard sized Black White cigarette to Malaya. The I tobaccos and blending are exactly the same as the 1 I H At IF M ET Magnum size. yy 9 KaiA century after Marcovitch in his Piccadilly shop H perfected these cigarettes
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  • 20 8 WATSON —On the Bth August. 1936. in London to Madge, wife of G. C Watson of Penan? a daughter.
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  • 564 8 WITH reports of bombardment. shooting of civilians, and rumours of the return of the ex-King. Spain maintains first place in the world’s news. It is more than a week ago since the Spanish re- Itellion assumed an international char •acter. British liners came within range of
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 59 8 To The Editor. Sir.—Singapore has definitely gone ahead in teaching ladies the use of gas masks; but why does “Forty and Fiftx” wonder if the lives of the inhabitants of Penang are of less value? Penang always leads—it once h«ad a ladies first aid class, and it still has
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    • 147 8 To The Editor. Sir, —1 have met many jieople in Penang who had sent wreaths to funerals as an expression of sympathy and regret but who have been disappointed at the absence of an ackm wIcdgment in the Press or otherwise. '1 hey were not even sure that
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  • 647 8 Supreme Court Records Com in v S p ri n g-Clean Valuable Old Documents IT is hoped in the near future to make a beginning on sifting the very old legal and other records contained in the early archives of the Supreme Court. It is believed that
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  • 272 8 The Full Programme For Tomorrow Tomorrow's programme in connection with the 150th a/niversary celebrations of the founding of Penang will be as follows 9.00 a.m. Parade of Cadets and Boy Scouts at Port Cornwallis. 9.45 a.m. Laying of wreaths at the grave of Francis Light in Northam Road.
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  • 101 8 Mr. J. L. M. Davies And Miss O. M. Staines The wedding took place quietly at St. George's Church, Penang, this morning of Mr. J. L. M. Davies, of the Imperial Airways, Ltd., Penang, and Miss Olive Marie Staines who arrived from Home last Friday. Mr.
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  • 27 8 The Hon. Mr. a. M. Goodman, Resident Councillor, Penang, and Mrs. Goodman returned from a short holiday tie? morning by the s.s. Kedah from BelawanDeli.
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  • 33 8 Two Further Conti ion/ions I Of $5,060 Ecch Mr. Khor Seng Lee and Mr. Low <•<' Swee have each contributed $.5,000 K 1 nese currency) towards the ‘•ren.u-,. Aeroplane Purchasing Fund.’’
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 334 8 a||& dSBb «V <£x 1 7 In dgr jpj It’s ie mellowness of BOOTH’S Dry WR n iat n,a^es l so much to be KpLX—~ desired in cocktails. Such mellowness B I conies only from treble distillation and maturing in sherrv casks and j BOOTH’S DRY is the only GIN
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    • 121 8 The Lovable Fragrance I Its cool freshness and exquisite fragrance has made Yardley Lavender the leading perfume of the day. For so many social and sporting activities of modern life when an assertive perfume could not be worn, the simple fragrance of the Yardley Lavender strikes just the right note
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  • 42 9 These little girls of the Convent, Penang, took part in “The Old Woman in a Shoe’’ which was staged at the School on Saturday. This play formed part of an entertainment held in honour of the Lady Superior’s feast.
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  • 1036 9 German Arrives In It G .21 £1 BATTERED CRAFI LYING IN THE HARBOUR J 'I- Vils u k. luck, nnd luck again,” said Herr Oscar Speck, describing a i> a I'mang Crzeite reporter his 17,000-mile journey from Ham- «<•<' I'Ufa t > Penang in
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  • 143 9 Tournament To Be Held This Year The Penang Basket and Volley Ball Association held its first committee meeting at the Li Teik Seah on Saturday, at which it was decided to run a Basket and Volley Ball Tournament this year for both women and men teams.
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  • 128 9 In a volley ball match, the Tong Lok team defeated the Li Tek team at the Argyy Road court. Penang, yesterday by three games to one. The following were the results (Teng Lok mentioned first): Ist. Sect. 21-19. 2nd. Sect. 17-21. 3rd Sect.
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  • 479 9 Thrills At Kuala Lumpy. Air Gymkhana PENANG WINS "V.C." RACE (From Our Ow?. Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. August 9. A landing in darkness was the thrilling climax to the annual Kuala Lumpur Flying Club gymkhana which was watched by a crowd of 500 yesterday. Mr. A. Newark,
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  • 129 9 «N 9 SATURDAY TODAY Gondosr— /Spot) £182.10.0 No market London—(3 mocthai £179.10.0 No market Singapore 889.87’/2 $90.00 BuMnesa Doc&a Penang j Business Done 50 tons f COPRA.—(Sualrtod) $5.55 $5.55 KLAC'K PEPPEH $930 59 30 KUBBEB London 7%d No market New York *****0 No market 7 Singapore—Spot 26 %c
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 314 9 ”E. O." Hotel PENANG. Tomorrow EXTENSION TO 1 a.m. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE NO EXTRA CHARGES. < n t Wednesday, 12th August DINNER, DANCE CABARET WITH k MONA LA CELEBRE DANSEUSE CONTORSIONISTE. Dinner Cabaret $3/- Non-Diners $l/i Miss Mona will also appear at the Dinner Dances to be held on Thursday
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  • Financial & Commercial Section
    • 1540 10 Price Unlikely To Average Over Bd. I LONDON ANXIOUS FOR PROLONGED REGULATION (brom (hit Own Correspondent.) London, July 31. Two factors arc now exercising a restraining miluence on Rubber share and commodity quotations first] v renewed ruTOOurs of U.S. labour unrest, and secondly, a slowing down o
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    • 653 10 Mr. Chan Kang Swi On The Outlook The twenty-sixth annual ordinary genera. meeting of the United Malacca Rubber Estates, Limited was held at the Malacca, on August 5, Mr. Chan Kang Swi, chairman of the company presiding. Others present included Messrs. Tan Soo Ghi, Chan Teck Chye
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 52 10 Drink and enjoy LIPTON’S TEA MB»? Lipton’s Tea Kr world-famous for its delightful flavour. Evcr yone enjoys it an< ts high standard of quality never varies. LIPTON’S TEA IS ON SALE everywhere. Loot for d>e famous Ye//ow Late/. 1 G.rd.n., iGEIiTEFORSIALAYA HENRY WAUGH CO.. LTD? penang. SINGAPORE, IPOH, and KUALA
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    • 886 10 BANKS. NEDERLANDSCHE CHARTERED BANK HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ OF ,ND,A (Incorporated in England by N. V. Royal Charter 1853) Paid-up Capital £3,000,0(K (NETHERLANDS TRADING Reserve £3. SOCIETY.) v HEAD OFFICE:— 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Established in Amsterdam 1824. Ageneie.s 8.-anches-. Ls.annsnea Alor gtar H<>n Kong R anßoon iAmritsar Iloilo Saigon HEAD OFFICE:
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  • Latest London and Local Share and Commodity Market Quotations
    • 232 11 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co.’s Share List today Buyers Sellers RUBBER: Allenby 1.60 1.70 B. Lintang 115 1.20 Broga 85 90 Haytor 1.05 1.15 Lunas 1.75 1.85 ex Mentakab 40 42% New Scudai 1.50 1.60 c Nyalas 90 95c Temerloh
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    • 117 11 Operations of the under-mentioned companies for the month of July 1936. Cu. Hours Yards Piculs Ampat Tin 1853 *****0 1012 Southern Kinta 3772 *****00 7543 Tongkah Harbour 2235 *****0 1441 Anglo-Siamese 538 ***** 253 Jelapang 427 ***** 498 Kramat 635 *****0 1860 Kampong Lanjut 1075 *****0 2018 Kuala
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    • 223 11 Buyers Seller» RUBBER Allenbys 1.52% 1.60 Bassetts 60 62 B. Lintangs 1.12% 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 1.77% 1.85 Telok Ansons 1.25 1.30 Sungei Tukangs 1.12% 1.15 Tapahs 1.77% 1.85
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    • 116 11 London. August 8. RUBBER Quiet. Spot 7% buyers 7H sellers. Oct. Dec. 7H buyers 7% sellers. Jan. March 7% buyers. 7]j sellers. April June 71," buyers. 7?« sellers. New York 16.27 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 49.568 tors Liverpool 63.744 COPRA Straits S.O. Rotterdam. £14.17.6. PEPPER White
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    • 161 11 A.A. ANTHONY CO. Buyers Sella."» TIN Ayer Weng 1.40 1.50 Batu Selangor 80 82 Hitam 45 47% Hong Fatt 77% 82% Jelebu 77 82 Kuchai 67% 72% Lingui 1.12% 1.17% Lukut 97% 1.02% North Taiping 55 57% Rahman Hyd. 95 97% Raub Gold 6.25 6.35 Rantau Ordy. 70 75 Rantau
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    • 297 11 Dividend Of 5 Per Cent. Approved Mr H E Nixon Director, presided at the 26th annual general meeting of the Kedah Rubber Company, Ltd. which was held at noon on Saturday at 33 Beach Street, Penang The others present were: Mr B E. Ross, Mr. E Reimann (directors!
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    • 176 11 But Local Demand Fairly Keen Boustead Co., Ltd. in their report dated, Penang. August 6, state: During the past week there has been a gradual downward trend in values. At the close of business before the holidays the local markej, had declined 316 cent on balance and closed
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    • 162 11 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers MINING Ampats 3 6 4 0 Ayer Wengs 1.40 1-47% B. Selangors 77% 80 Hong Fatts 75 go K. Rivers 1.65 1.72%cr. K. Kampars 10 0 10;9 Krmats 48 0 50; 0c Kuchais 67 72 Laruts 9 0 9 6 Lukuts 92 97
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    • 109 11 Ix>ndon on Previously LateM Paris 76 21(64 76 23 f 64 New York 5.02& 5.02% Montreal 5.02% 5.02%» Brussels 29.83 29.85 Geneva 15.42% 15.43 Amsterdam 7.40% 7.40% Milan 63% 63} 3 Berlin 12.49% 12.50 Prague 121% 121% Copenhagen 22.39% 22.39% Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26%
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    • 159 11 The output of tin ore from the property of the Bangrin Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., for the month of July 1936 was Pls. 877.22. The number of hours worked during the same period was 1332 and the yardage treated 274.500. The output of tin ore from the Ngow
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    • 17 11 Outputs for the month of July 1936. Henrietta Rubber 112,500 lb. Sungei Matang 35,000 lb.
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    • 22 11 The output .of Sione Tin for the month of July, 1936, was 681 piculs. Yardage worked 97,400. Hours run 458.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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    • 415 11 I. <» Venida Vivqni TOILET PREPARATIONS are exceptionally good and inexpensive. They have proved extremely satisfactory in every way and are just the ideal preparations to help you show off your very best. VENIDA and VIVzXNI Toilet Preparations are now in popular demand and THEY MUST BE GOOD. n venTela
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 410 12 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED BY ADMIRALTY Supplementary estimates issued recently j for the Navy totalled f 1.059.000, for Army £6,600.000, for Air Sei vices £11,700,000, and for Royal Ordnance factories £293,700. The total of the four supplementary estimates for the fighting force? is £19,652,700.
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    • 538 12 PENANG ARRIVALS DEPARTURES In Port Today S.S. “YUENSANG” from Japan and China \ia Singapore-—sails same day for Calcutta direct. TOMORROW M.S. “ERRIA” from Europe via Colombo Sails same day for Port Swettenham, Malacca, Singapore. Bangkok and Saigon. S.S. ‘NARBADA” from Calcutta —sails) same day for Singapore, Samarang, Auckland, Welington, Lyttleton
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 50 12 WELLINGTON TUBE WORKS. 24 IN. AND OVER. tO >lj Ft O o a i® No. 29 A 3O' UK N 0.19 N 0.23 N 0.24 No 3 to 34 I I ALL SIZES PIPES AND FITTINGS IN STOCK. PIPES SUPPLIED TO MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS. Sole A gents Sime, Darby Co., Ltd.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1746 12 RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES nij RADIO Humour UIO PERSONALITIES-34 n r t J Waltzes 01 10da> a popular contention that humour Old waltzes arc still as popular as ever. changed considerably s.nce the pre-war "Tonight at 11.35 from. the 8.8. C. Empire days. With the progress of c.vil.sation we station at
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 939 13 Z)h\i < Aif'T* r4HK% 'A fli Ja\ L‘ 3*" mIW /HMWt 7 /i\\ PO and 4A W 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. S/S “BULAN” Aug. 14 Outwards
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    • 245 13 TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Arrive Arrive Penang Marseilles New York Aiie. 13 PRFSI HAYES Sept. 9 Sept. 22 Aug. 27 PRES. WILSON Sept. 23 Oct. 6 Sept. 10 PRES. MONROE Oct. 7 Oct. 20 A wonderful opportunity to visit Cairo en route. PACIFIC SFPVICF. Have you travelled on our New
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    • 421 13 rd 1 1 FUfIMBK LIMB Vessels. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave Due (in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang Londua GLENAPP L’don, R’dam, H’burg, Antwerp and Middlesborough. Aug> 14 Sept 14 C. AJAX Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Glasgow. Aug 2 1 Sept. 17 A. HECTOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam Glasgow.
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    • 825 13 RADIO BATAVIA—MiROM the Sonata with Chaconne by Bach. 4.20 Wavelength: IDA 3,040 k|c (98.6hm) and ~Reports from the Olympic Games. 4.50 YDB 9 610 k c (31.2mj. News and economic review in English. 5.05 TODAY —Hitler Youth Programme. s.2o—The 1.10 p.m —News Bulletin. I.2o—Dance Gramo P hc ne Imp. s.3s—Sign
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    • 768 13 Relay from Radio-Paris Concert. 6.20 9.00--Ballet music from the Opera Faust News in English. 6.35 —Continuation of by Gounod. 9.20 —Broadcast from the concert relay. 7.05 —News in French. Olympiad in Berlin. 9.50 —Close down. 7.3s—Continuation of concert relay. 8.20 TOMORROW •—Maritime taik, by M. Bretagne. 8.30 4.20 p.m.-6.20 p.m.—Broadcast
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  • 629 14 SPECIAL SPORTS SECTION CONDUCTED BY TIC-TAC Trainer Billet’s Contingent For Singapore Meeting EASTERN KNIGHT AND KNIGHT’S EYE FOR GOLD CUP GRIFFINS TO RUN IN SEPTEMBER TK VINE!’, Rube Billet has the following horses in training at Penang for t'rv Singapore Gohl Cup Meeting opening on September 5:
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  • 532 14 .—Reuter. Rampling Runs Race Of His Life MORE RECORDS BROKEN AT THE OLYMPIAD Berlin, August 9. i China's first success in the World Olym--1 pics was in the consolation round of the Basket Ball section when the Chinese team, eliminated by Japan in the competition
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  • 189 14 Mr. Hildon Sansoni and his cousin, Miss Doreen Sansoni. the first Ceylonese to come to Malaya to take part in the Championf ships here and to be successful in their first attempts, returned to Colombp on Saturday on the Japanese steamer Suwa 1 Maru. Mr. Sansoni
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  • 427 14 CHAMPIONS TROUNCE THE REST B.M.R.C. Wins By Three Nil The football season in Province Welles® ley was brought to an official close yester--1 day with a match between the Bukit Mcr- tajam Recreation Club, the champions of the P.W.F.A. League, and the Rest. At the
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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    • 292 14 PENANG I ’Phone 543. TOMORROW I Special Anniversary Dinner Dance MU S I C I I JIMMY ANGEL'S SWI NG RHYTHM ORCHESTRA, g Ironife (NO. I) Concrete FLOORS WEARPROOF WATERPROOF DUSTLESS SPECIFICATION 20 lbs. Ironite to 100 lbs. Cement (mixed dry! 2 Parts Sand or Screened Granite 1 Part Ironite
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  • 1072 15 Selangor’s Great Victory SELANGOR 1. SINGAPORE 0. SI«LAN( r()l\. retained the JI.M.S. Malaya Cup on Saturday by defeating Singapore by one goal to nil at Anson Road Stadium, Singapore, before <i crowd of about 14,000, which included 11. E. the Officer Administering the
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  • 252 15 SPORTS CLUB LOSES AT IPOH (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, August 8. The return inter-club soccer match resulted in the Ipoh Club defeating the Uenang Sports Club by two goals to nil. It was a slow game, play being marred Owing to poor ground conditions due to
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  • 103 15 —Reuter. Dundee Hold Rangers London, August 8. A n’s Park, in a match in the ScPt‘xague, Rangers, last year’s League ns, were held to a goalless draw l' I'indee, while Celtic defeated St. ris u>ne by three goals to two. f ‘blowing were* the results: Arbmath 2
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  • 365 15 MRS. McFALL DISTRIBUTES PRIZES The annual sports of the Assumption j School, Butterworth, w’ere held on the j Butterworth Recreation Club ground on Saturday j There was a good gathering including the District Officer, Mr. J. L. McFall and Mrs. McFall, Rev. Fr. Souhait, of the
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  • 127 15 Annual Hockey Match With Old Boys < From Our Own Correspondent; Kuala Lumpur, August 8. The first hockey match of the season was playru here today when the Victoria Institution Old Boys’ Association met and defeated the Victoria Institution by four goals to nil in their
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  • 360 16 A Guardsman collapsed during the ceremony and was carried off the parade ground as the King presented new Colours to six Guards battalions In Hyde Park. London. Thousands oi people watched the pageantry of the presentation, which takes place only once in 15 years. Photo
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