Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 January 1937

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 16. Vol. XCV. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 1249 1 MR. ANTHONY EDEN REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL SITUATION .Absence Of Freedom Of Intercourse Between Lands Deplored THE Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, opening the House of Commons debate yesterday on the international situation, referred to the larger place taken in recent years by foreign affairs
    of every nation ardently desired.—Reuter & British Wireless.  -  1,249 words
  • 139 1 PACT AG AINST BOLSHEVISM —Reuter. ITALY AND GERMANY COMBINE Rome. Jan. 20. Italian and German determination to oppose at any price the establishment of Bolshevism in Spain was announced by Gen. Goering in, a statement to the Press. He said that Italy and Germany had the same ideals of opinions,
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  • 386 1 MR. WANG CHING-WEI’S TRIBUTE Shanghai, Jan. 18. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, former Premier and Foreign Minister, who has just returned to China from Eurcpe, spoke at the weekly memorial meeting in Nanking this morning. Outlining the chief events which had taken place since the Shanghai “war” and
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  • 43 1 Reuter. London, Jan. 20. Colonel F. W. L. Bissett has been appointed Commander of the Hong Kong Infantry Brigade, while Major N. M. S. Irwish has been appointed G. S. 0., first grade, of the British Troops in China.
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  • 444 1 Moscow, Jan. 18. •The results which Mr. Koki Hirota’s Government will have to report ‘at the ordinary Parliamentary session are extremely sad and will in no way enhance the Government’s prestige.” states Izvestia in an international review. “The domestic, and particularly the foreign p licy.
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  • 141 1 American Champion Beaten In Sporting Bout —Reuter. London, Jan. 20. Benny Lynch, the flyweight from Glasgow, clinched his claim to the world’s flyweight championship when he decisively outpointed Small Montana, the Filipino, in a title fight over 15 rounds at the Wembley Stadium last night.
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  • 56 1 Reuter. GERMAN COMMENTS ON MR. EDEN’S SPEECH London, Jan. 20. Mr. Eden’s speech was described by the Nazi Organ Voelkischer Beobachter as “One of those rather overdone appeals to Germany of which we have so often beard.” The Lokal Anzeiger reiterates the appeel that British foreign policy shows
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  • 45 1 Reuter. Washington, Jen. 20. Governor Murphy conferred with Misa» Frances Perkins and Mr John Yewis in e* attempt to find a new formula to base resumption of negotiations between General Motors end United Automobile workers. The situation still remains a deadlock-
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  • 538 2 MAKE PLANS London Information Bureau INQUIRIES FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD A Coronation Information Bureau may be set up in London by the Privy Council Coronation Committee as a result of representations from Government Departments and other public authorities, whose officials are being overwhelmed with
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  • 212 2 "REVOLUTION WITHOUT REVOLVERS" Malvern. This quiet Cathedral city is entertaining what has been described as “revolution without revolvers." Every day the streets echo to the marching and singing of 500 young men, vanguard of the Oxford Group national mobilisation. They are billeted in schools and halls,
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  • 172 2 To Cost £10,000,000 Each Washington. President Roosevelt announced at a Press I Conference last week that he had given the Navy orders to proceed with the laying down of the keels of two new bittieships In doing so he expressed regret that the London Naval Conference
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  • 114 2 Canberra. The Commonwealth Prime Minister Mr. Lyons, has announced that he, with Sir Archdile Parkhill (Minister of Defence) and Mr. R. G. Casey (Treasurer)-, would represent the Australian Government at the Coronation and the Imperial Conference. Mr. Lyons expects to leave late in Miarch, and Mrs.
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  • 83 2 Cape Town. Gen. J. J. Pienaar last week gave notice in the House of Assenbly tbat the he intended to introduce u private bill prohibiting mixed marriages between Europeans and Asiatics and Europeans and natives. There are, however, very few such marriages annually, and it is unlikely
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  • 370 2 4,000,000 Live Abroad Great Britain his a far larger number of her citizens abroad than any other country. This fact is revealed by the International Labour Office’® first compilation and analysis of census figures relating to aliens. In 1930 the number of British citizens resident in
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  • 414 2 IN SPITE OF MORE OFFENCES Harrogate. The rise in the number of indictable offences committed by boys between the; ages of eight and 17 does not indicate that a wave of juvenile delinquency is sweeping over the country. This statement was made by Mr. J.F. Henderson,
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  • 153 2 Diplomat Murdered In Spain Brussels. M. Spaak, the Belgian Foreign Minister, told the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate last week that the Government had demanded official reparations and apologies from the Spanish Government for the murder of Baron de Borchgrave, Secretary to the Belgian Embassy
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  • 95 2 A granite tombstone weighing five tons has been removed from a grave at Gravesend Cemetery for the burial of Mr. Stephen John Edwards, aged 77. He had the tombstone prepared and placed over the grave some years ago. On it was his name and’ the dates,
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  • 65 2 Modern methods of wireless transmission enable designs, pictures, signed documents to be sent by wireless through miles of space. By speeding up the process many thousands of tinus television has bet n accomplished, and today it is possible for persons living in or
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  • 98 3 British W ireless. STATEMENT IN COMMONS London, Jan. 19. The British Ambassador to Spain, v ho is at 1 lendaye, has been instructed to enter a protest with the Spanish insurgent authorities against the case of interference with a British ship on
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  • 40 3 April 23, Saint George’s Day.—British Wireless. To Be Unveiled On April 23 London. Jan. 19. The King will unveil a memorial to his father, King George V at Windsor on April 23, Saint George’s Day.—British Wireless.
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  • 47 3 —British Wireless. London, Jan. 19. The Duke of Kent who made a tour this morning of social service centres in London left by car this afternoon for Sandringham to join the King and Queen acid Queen Mary and other members of the Royal Family.
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  • 55 3 for England next Sunday.—British Wireless. London, Jan. 19. The final public session of the Royal Commission on Palestine disturbances was held in Jerusalem yesterday and Earl Peel, chairman of the Commission and Sir Horace Dumbold will leave for Cairo today. Other members of the Commission will sail
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  • 33 3 —Reuter. Moscow. Jan. 19. M. Bukharin has been removed from the editorship of the Izvestia and may be brought to trial shortly with M. Karl Ra- dek. ex-editor of the Pravde,.-
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  • 172 3 Reuter. Car Skids To Edge Of Precip ice Innsbruck. Jan. 19. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland had a narrow escape from death when the car in which she was travelling skidded to the edge of a six hundred feet precipice and wis only held up by the
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  • 103 3 —Reuter. Tear Gas Used To Quell Pickets New York. Jan. 19. The police charged with tear gas when two thousand strike pickets raided a motor body factory at Detroit which was working despite the strike. “DEFINITE PLAN IN MIND” Washington. Jan. 19. Governor Murphy who is one
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  • 279 3 Mostly Germans, French And Italians London, Jan. 19. Over 40,000 foreigners are at present fighting for the Spanish Government and roughly 32,000 for Gen. Franco, according to figures compiled in London. It is believed that Russians do not exceed 1,000 and are almost all technicians.
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  • 134 3 —Reuter. Liquidation Of Bull Positions London, Jan. 19. The substantial liquidation of bull positions in the Liverpool wheat market today, with March positions especially sold, is attributed to a variety of short term considerations. The chief among these are the seasonal Argentine pressure and prospects of a huge
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  • 126 3 .—Reuter. Germans Abroad Asked To Enrol Berlin, Jac. 19. In connection with instructions being issued to German Consuls abroad to enrol the 1917 class of their compatriots for military service and in the Labour Corps, official circles, interviewed by Reuter, expressed the opinion that if such Germans can
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  • 92 3 —British Wireless.. London, Jan. 19. A survey party, consisting of six officers, end men from the Royal Research Ship, Discovery 11, who were reported missing yesterday in King George’s Island, in the South Shetlaeds, where they had landed, have now been found. Early this morning the following message
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  • 242 3 Reuter Wireless. ss. Income-Tax Inevitable London, Jan. 19. Parliament, which is re-assembled today, faces an abnormally heavy six months’ work from which the festivities will deduct several valuable days. The all round financial demands present a formidable total. Naval experts believe that three new battleships, seven
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  • 92 3 Mr. Eden Reviews Events In China London, Jan. 19. Asked by Mr. Paling and Lieut-Comman-der Fletcher for a statement os regards events in the Far East. Mr. Eden, in the Honse of Commons, briefly sketched matters since the Christmas adjournment, mentioning the Sino-Japanese negotiations at Nanking
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  • 93 3 Matter Exhaustively Investigated London, Jan. 19. Sir Samuel Hoare, questioned in the House of Commons regarding the dismissed dockyard workers, said that the case was exhaustively investigated in the autumn by responsible and highly-placed civilians who concluded that in the interests of the safety of the Navy, the
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  • 60 3 Last Year's Arrangements To Continue London, Jan. 19 Parliament resumed today after the Christmas recess. Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, at question time, said that it had been agreed to ccntinue the Anglo-South Irish trading arrangements the beginning of last year. He emphasised that no formal negotiations were proceeding as
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  • 90 3 the next few days.— Reuter and Reuter Wireless. Imperial Committee's Report Considered In the Hou’e of Commons, Mr. Oswald Ix*-vis asked for a further statement with regard to the assistance fcr British shipping services in the Pacific. Dr. Burgin replied that the Imperial Sripning Committee’s report
    the next few days.— Reuter and Reuter Wireless.  -  90 words
  • 198 3 if it ever were found inadequate.—British Wireless. London, Jan. 19. The Dominions Secretary, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, moved the financial resolution in the House of Commons this 'afternoon as a prelude to the introduction of e. Bill with Empire settlement The present Act expires at toe
    if it ever were found inadequate.—British Wireless.  -  198 words
  • 35 3 —Reuter. Following the bombing of a French destroyer in the Mediterranean yesterday. French warships cruising off Spain have been instructed to be ready to reply tn* any attack obviously directed against there-
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  • 29 3 is re- linquishing his army career in order to assist the King in various official June- tions and engagements, according to authoritative circles, says Reuter.
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  • 81 3 —British Wireless. To Take Up Residence In Buckingham Palace London, Jan. 19. Arrangements are being made for the King and Queen, w’ho will return from Sandringham to Lcndon at the end of the present month, t? take up residence at Buckingham Palace about the middle of February. His
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 200 3 Wednesday, 20th January, 1937. LADIES' GUEST NIGHT AT BOTH PARKS. GATE ADMISSION GENTS 10 CENTS LADIES FREE. FOR LAST 2 NIGHTS ONLY. One Show only commencing 9.15 p.m. Chin Loo Magic Acrobatic Show Featuring Mr. Wan Wan Sun ...A pupil of the Late Great “HOUDINI” and Mr. Chan Loo of
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  • 203 4 Mr. Arunasalam Chettiar FIRST PUBLIC ROLE The Malacca Chettiar community annually elects a head to act as spokesman to look after its communal affairs and administer the Chettiar temple. Thia year the mantle of leadership has fallen on the shoulders of K. V. A. L. R.
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  • 185 4 Advisory Board's Memorandum The Malaria Advisory Board has issued a memorandum drawing the attention of planters to the danger to health likely to -a.ri.se during the replanting of rubber, from the breeding of auopheline mosquitoes in pits Left by the uprooting of trees and in koles prepared
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  • 168 4 Possession Of Dutiable Liquor Tai ping, Jan. 18. A Chinese, Chin Chye, who bed until re<cently acted as an informer to the Customs ard Excise Department, found himself arrested by Customs officers and produced before the Taiping Magistrate on a charge of possession of dutiable liquor. The
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  • 91 4 Tai ping, Jan. 18. A Chinese woman, Lim Heang, was today summoned before the Tai ping Magistrate •on e, charge of having made a false report to a public officer, namely police sergeant 1J94, with intent to induce such officer to use hi a influence to the
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  • 1336 4 KEDAH TRANSFERS Mr. Osman, of the Kedah State Treasury Office, Alor Star, has been transferred to the Office of the P.W.D., Alor Star. Che Yahaya bin Mohamed Hashim of the Kedah Customs Department, Alor Star, has beeci transferred to the office of the Shariah Court, Alor Star
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  • 214 4 League Delegates See Rioting Antioch, Jan. 11. Revolvers, sports guns end army rifles snatched by demonstrators from the gendarmes were used in a clash between Turkish anti Arab elements at Rihanieh. 10 miles fre i here, today. The distur ances pr-re ?’re T eagre
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  • 677 5 Everybody Makes Money Out of Them Montreal. The Dionne quintuplets, who will be three years old in May, have brought more than £250,000 into their home town, Callander, Ontario, in the past twelve months. This is the estimate of a leading Canadvin bank which
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  • 185 5 Emergency War Regulations Rome, Jan. 10The Italian authorities are watching the, Spanish and Morocco situation with the closest attention —especially those aspects involving accusations against Germany. 1 Italians say that the story of Italy’s alleged intentions on the Balearic Islands was an invention of Communist
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  • 43 5 Jamestown, (New York). Rejected for service in the Civil War in 1861 because the doctors said he had a weak heart, Elliot A. Fenton has just died here at the age of 93. He was Jamestown’s oldest inhabitant.
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  • 124 5 Edinburgh Greetings A letter of greeting to the Duke of Windsor has been sent by the Edinburgh Area Council of the British Legion, expressing "earnest prayers for your Royal Highness’s health and happiness.” The council tendered its heartfelt gratitude and thanks to his Royal
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  • 117 5 Munich. A “witch doctor” who for several years has successfully been duping credulous peasants has been arrested at Memmingan. Bavaria; and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment The culprit; Karl Rieger; "cured” sick cattle by pulling out tufts of hair from their tails and burning them whHe reciting
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  • 74 5 At the marriage of Katerina Shumer and Jakob Konrat in a village near Sombor, Yugoslavia, the wedding feast consisted of: 10,000 lbs. of fresh beer. 8,000 lbs. of pork; 200 fat turkeys, 20 lbs. of river fish and 1,000 lbs of bread. This was washed down with 3,000
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  • 64 5 Notice has been given at a London register office of the forthcoming marriage of Mr. Archibald Patrick Moore, theatrical manager, aged twenty-nine, to Miss Joan White, twenty-seven-year-old actress. Their engagement was announced a month ago Miss Violette Melnotte, who died in 1935, adopted Mr. Moore
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  • 26 5 Girl students from tbd Franfurt Fashion centre recently paraded German Fashions in London. Above is their suggestion for a bridal dress.
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  • 371 5 Crowds Fill Moscow's Few Churches Again SIGN OF RELIGIOUS REVIVAL Moscow. Jan. 8. Today is the Christmas of the old Orthodox Russian faith. During the ser-! vices last night. Moscow's few surviving churches were more densely packed than ever before. Crowds of Christians waited for
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  • 314 5 Miles of Blooms For Coronation To make Londe n a City of Flowers for the Coronation is the aim of Sir Wyndham Deedes, trustee and chairman of the Loudon Gardens Society. Sir Wyndham believes the modern equivalent fcr “the Englishman’s home is his castle’’
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  • 127 5 Fall May Have Been Accidental Brussels, Jan. 10. Max Wenner, the Shropshire squire who fell 3,000 feet to his death from a CologneCroydon airplane over Limburg on Monday, seems to have been the victim of a mysterious accident. That is the opinion of Belgian officials who have
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  • 95 5 Bombay. Sbrimati Krishnappa is probably the first man to be thrown out of a house by a ghost. Arriving in Bombay from Poona he took a first floor room in a small hotel. He went to bed at 10.00 p.m. At 11.30 p.m. he was found
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 170 6 It Is The Aim Of The Management To Provide Excellent Programmes and A ways Give Our Esteemed Patrons Their Money's Worth In Super Screen Entertainment! HOUSE OF HITS Where Sound Sounds Best GRAND OPENING TONIGHT 6-15 AND 9-30 All Penang will be there to see the Famous Comedy that has
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  • 862 7 Case Convicted SENTENCES OF SIX MONTHS AND FOUR MONTHS REMARKING that they should consider themselves extremely fortunate in that they were not charged on a more serious charge, Mr. C. Dawson, the Penang District Judge, yesterday sentenced Teh Ah Poh and Lau Lim Kui, who
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  • 248 7 U. E. Artisans Back At Work A full settlement of the strike among skilled workers at the River Valley Road u orks of United Engineers Ltd. Singapore was announced on Sunday. Nearly 200 fitters, moulders, turners, and other artisans reported for work this 1 morning after
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  • 29 7 .—This little girl, ivho sailed from Southampton with troops for India, recently, took with her a Christmas pudding! The explanation is that she spent Christmas at sea.
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  • 259 7 NEW BILL TO BE INTRODUCED Wider powers of control over teaching in private schools are vested in the Director of Education under the provisions of an amending bill to the Registration of Schools Ordinance, which is to be introduced in the Legislative Council. The Bill
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  • 90 7 A Municipal road coolie, Arulandu. wno found a gold toothpick on the road and kept it. was yesterday fined $25 in default three weeks rigorous imprisonment by Mr H. A. L. Luckham in the Penang Police Court yesterday. He was charged with criminal misappropriation of a tooth-pick
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  • 488 7 Chinese Sentenced For Causing Hurt How the courage and public-spiritedness of a 12-year-old boy and his grandmother averted w’hat might have ended in some unpleasantness for a detective, and how a man against whom a banishment warrant was out, escaped was related before Mr.
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  • 185 7 A Tamil. Pikirisamy. was fined $5O, in default, three months’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. C. W. Dawson, the Penang District Judge, yesterday, on a charge of having caused grevious hurt to Muthusamy at Pitani Road. Penang. Dec. 6. The case for the prosecution was that the
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  • 187 7 Nuna Moona Mohomad Rowther, a stallkeeper at Showraster Market, Penang, who was convicted on a charge of criminal misappropriation of a pair of bracelets, valued $l4 belonging to Koh Ah Yong (f). was yesterday fined $4O in default one month rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. H. A.
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    • 290 7 SHE WAS STEADILY PUTTING ON WEIGHT Krutchen Reduced Her Healthily and Safely Women are sometimes afraid of slimmtaM because they know that strict diets aa< many so-called remedies are apt to be harmful This WomAn tells bow she found a perfectly safe way of reducing weight. Seven months ago.” she
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  • 522 8 /h steadily growing feeling of confideuce in the future of trade and commerce has i>een evident in the past two years in Great Britain and throughout the Empire. In spite of the political upheavals and discords in Europe and in the Far East within the past few
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  • 1145 8 POSITION OF MALAYS IN PAHANG To The Editor,. Sir,—l make no apology for reverting to the vexed question of preferential treatment for Malays in the Government Service, in view of what has recently befallen the Malays in Pahang who are devoid of means to ventilate their
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  • 817 8 Sir Andrew Caldecott’s New Homeland of Cinnamon and Frangiof Coconut and Musk AND of Cinnamon and Frangipan- ni” that is how Mr. Ashley Gibson, formerly a journalist on the Times of Ceylon and Malay Mail and now, I understand, running a curio store in London, describes Ceylon,
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  • 143 8 Miss Ruth Woodsmall, general secretary of the World s Y.W.C.A. arrives in Penang on the Sarpedon on Sunday next, en route to attend the League of Nations’ Conference on the traffic in women and children in Java at the beginning of February. Miss Woodsmall is also visiting
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  • 45 8 It is officially announced that His Majesty the King has been pleased to give directions for the appointment of the Hen. Mr. William Kenneth Home, Puisne Judge, Kenya. to be a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements.
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  • 54 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 18. A Tamil jeweller, who said that he earned $5O to $6O a month was fined $lO by the Seremban magistrate today for being drunk and disorderly. The prosecuting officer told the court that the man was making a nuisance
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  • 164 9 PORT ER FALLS FROM FREIGHT VAN (From Our Own Correspondent.)» Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 20. Aman falling out of the goods train] in a tunnel on the Taiping Pass held up the Penang—Kuala Lumpur train for nearly an hour last night. It is believed to
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  • 109 9 Members May Invite Guests The annual air display of the Penang Hying Club will be held at the Bayan Lepas Aerodrome on Sunday, Feb. 21. Members of the Club are allowed to invite guests to attend the display and they will be charged $1 for each
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  • 70 9 —Reuter. Newark, New Jersey, Jan 19. Mr. Howard Hughes, the film producer, Hying his own monoplane established a trans-continental record by flying 2,420 miles from Los Angeles to Newark in seven and a half hours. This is the highest speed during’ flight was claimed to be 370
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  • 41 9 —Reuter. Hong Kong, Jan. 19. Public bodies, professional and commercial leaders have decided to send a petition mediately to the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Ormsby-Gore f to ask him to retain Sir Andrew Caldecott as Governor of Hongkong.-
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  • 40 9 H.E. the Governor, accompanied by Lady and Miss Thomas and attended by the ■personal staff, will leave for Kuala Lumpur by the night mail on Jan. 28 and return To Singapore at 6.45 a.m. on Feb. 4.
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  • 93 9 The northern Malayan golf championship meeting will be held at Ipoh from Feb. 11 to Feb. 13. Members of the Penang Sports Club (Golf Section) wishing to enter for the championship, the entrance fee for which is $3, should apply to the captain or the hon. secretary
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  • 66 9 A case of smallpox, which has proved fatal, occurred on board the Tanjo Maru, a Japanese steamer which arrived in Singapore on Saturday. The victim was a Chinese who embarked at Shanghai. All contacts have been sent for quarantine at St. John’s Island. The Tanjo
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  • 168 9 Higher Contributions To Be Considered TODAY'S MEETING Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 19. A meeting of employees contributing to the Malayan Planters’ Provident Fund will be held at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to discuss the possibility of higher contributions over which agitation has been proceeding in planting circles ever
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  • 199 9 AIR MAIL i A mail for Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly via Singapore and thence by Singapore-Australia air mail service will close at 7.30 p.m. today. I A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra via Singapore and thence by K.L.M. service will close at
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  • 93 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan 18. In the Seremban Supreme Court today, the trial began in the case in which a Tamil, Periasamy, is charged with the murder of a Tamil kangani at Mantin. x The case is being tried by Mr. Justice J. H.
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  • 106 9 Reports which have reached the Pinang Gazette from the Cameron Highlands indicate the remarkable severity of the recent cold snap, which local residents state to be entirely unprecedented. In the Kiel Valley, parts of which are more than 4.750 ft. above sea level, icicles were
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  • 416 9 Enters Seventh Year Of Broadcasting MORE ASIATIC MEMBERS WANTED The Malayan Amateur Radio Society has a membership of 72, comprising 64 Europeans, six Chinese and two Indians, it is revealed in (he annual report of the society, which is to be submitted to the annual
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  • 42 9 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, Jan. 18. The latest census of the Municipality of Shanghai reveals that the total population of the city is 3,800,000, including the population in the areas controlled by the Chinese authorities of Greater Shanghai.
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  • 61 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 18. Before the Hon. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes, British Resident of Negri Sembilan, left on leave prior to retirement, the Sungei Ujong Club of Seremban, j resented him with a suitably inscribed silver salver. Mr. Gurdial Singh, the Negri Sembilan and
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  • 342 9 Last Sunday was a red letter day for the Kedah Chinese Schools, as it was the occasion of the first combined athletic meeting for Chinese vernacular schools throughout the State. Altogether 18 schools took part. The fact that schools from such out
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  • 210 9 Tamil Sentenced At Perak Assizes (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 20. £EN lENCEIENCE of three months’ rigorous imprisonment was passed by the Hon. Mr. Justice Aitken at the Perak Assizes yesterday on Sarkunam, a Tamil “boy” for kidnapping a 14-year-old girl Sellammah from the lawfulguardianship of
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  • 55 9 Representing Hongkong At Coronation It is understood that Mr. Aw Boon Haw of Singapore will be one of those to represent the Hongkong Corps of the St. Johi Ambulance Brigade at Their Majesties’ Coronation and at the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Brigade to take place
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    • 207 9 LATE ADVERTISEMENTS BATU LINTANG RUBBER COMPANY LTD. (Incorporated in the S. S. Notice Of Dividend NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim Dividend at the rate of 4 per cent in respect of the year ending 30th June, 1337, will be paid to shareholders on MONDAY, the Bth February, 1937.
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    • 97 9 E. O. HOTEL PENANG. a TONIGHT DINNER, DANCE CABARET With EDITH BILLY HERSEY In A Change of Programme DINNER CABARET $3/- NON-DINERS $l/For Table Reservations, ’Phone 322. DINNER, DANCE CABARET THURSDAY SATURDAY NEXT. WHEN VISITING SINGAPORE STAY AT RAFFLES HOTEL PREP— MAN, s BEST FRIEND Softens tough beards instantly Thousands
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  • 1965 10 ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS Balance of Trade Improving BEFORE Marshal Cheng Hsueh-liang's revolt in distant Sian-fu. and his imprisonment of Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek on December 12 once more created grave doubts as to Chine s further progross, conditions in the country had con-i tinued their
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  • 162 10 Import Duties Too High Manchester. Jan. 12. Factors w’hich make for a distinctly more favourable outlook for export business with China w’ere referred to fit the annual meeting of the China and Far East section of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, when Sir K. D.
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  • 340 10 Biggest Scheme Of Its Kind UNITED STEEL CO.’s DINNER Rotherham. Jan. 9. The signing of the policies for the recently instituted group life and pensions scheme for works employees of the Unite 1 Steel Companies Ltd. was marked by a dinner here tonight, given by the Legal
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  • 69 10 A paragraph appearing in the Pinang Gazette yesterday under the above caption refers to the Taiping Rubber Plantations, Litd.. and should read as follows: TAIPING RUBBER PLANTATIONS. LTD. Messrs. Boustead Co., Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the Secretaries Messrs. Edward Boustead Co.. London, advising that a
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    • 200 10 Ai foremott •x*mplar« K the the have baan privilaca4 t« (U pply many the Pre.entat.ont the City London Your anquiriet. however small, will the tame meticulous care and IHuttrated 234 Sterling Silver Hand-piarc.d S~»,- I'* l Sterling Silver Entree Duh, The cover can be yted as extra Duh £l* 15
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  • 183 11 Yu, Sir, That» My Baby!” THE penguin chick hatched at the London Zoo a fortnight ag photographed a. the Pengum Pou.. “Clean your teeth every morning and night." A regular inspection is also very important. T his picture was taken in the Kent hop fields.
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    • 92 11 Get Your Sales Message Home In all part» of the world the foundation rf 'every successful advertising campaign of any size —is newspaper advertising. Heads of big business everywhere constantly pay tribute to press advertising and its power to create and maintain demand for their products. Millions of pounds spent
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 1813 12 Hardship On Shipowners JUDGE’S CRITICISM IN ADMIRALTY JUDGMENT London. SPECIAL privileges and immunities of dock authorities, and the hardships these inflict on shipowners, were pointedly referred to by Mr. Justice Langton in giving a judgment the Admiralty Court recently. The action was brought by the United
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    • 166 12 S.S. "BULAN” from Singapore via ports. S.S "TANGO MARU” from Japan for Colombo and Bombay. SS. "GLEN EIN LAS” from Ix>ndon via Suez. Sails same day for Port Swettenham, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai and Darien. TOMORROW S.S. •ROHNA” arrives from Madras via Indian Coast. Sails for Singapore via
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    • 208 12 NOVEL STRUCTURAL FEATURES Aside from the novelty of her strearr line design, the recently completed oi?’ driven U.S. tug Davie is of interest be’ cause of the methods used in building r the unusual structural features embodie" her hull. a D She was designed with a view
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    • 1664 12 |l RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. EMPIRE STATION "church FOR 0 TODAY 7T7-, BRITAIN TRANSMISSION 2. lengths: 8.8. C. AS STATE 6.20 pan. Big Ben. A pianoforte recite! TRANSMISSION PULPIT Rjy Tapia-Caballero. Two Sonatas: (1) in GB H Mc/s (13.91 D (2) in B (Scarlatti). Phantasies-tucke, GSG 19 Mc/a (16.86
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  • 336 13 Effect Of The Speed Of The Engine On Propulsion Herr Doppelrat, Professor. Dr. Phil. Dr. Ing. e.h. G. Bauer, Bremen, and Dr. Ing. G. Kempf. Hamburg, recently gave a paper on tests and experiments which have been made on the influence of r.p.m. on propelling
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  • 113 13 Swim That Saved Lives Of Shipmates Thirty-five members of the crew of the Norwegian steamer King’s County, which was wrecked off the rocky Lomeville coast, near St. John, N. 8., in foggy weather, have arrived at Liverpool in the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of York. The lives
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 362 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Veaeeta. LONDON AND NORTH OONIDfUn Leave Due (in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang London A. HECTOR Marseilles, London. Rotterdam A Glasgow. i.n 22 Feb. 17 GLENSHIEL London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp Middlesborough Tqtl 29 Mar. 1 C. MENESTHEUS Mars., L’don, R’dam,
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    • 235 13 FORTHCOMING SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE Jan. 22 s.s. “SLAMAT” R.L. 13,000 tons Feb. 5 s.s.» mj p COEN” N.L. 11,000 tons Feb. 12 m.v. “INDRAPOERA” R.L. 12,000 tons Feb. 26 m.v. “MARNIX VAN ST. ALDEGONDE” N.L. 20,000 tons Mar. 5 m.v. “SIBAJAK” R.L. 13,000 tons Mar. 19 m.v. “CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS” n.L.
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    • 381 13 P&O British I 'lndia Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under contract with His Majesty’s Government, London and Far East Mail Service. Outward, tri® ixindou for Chta. a due Penang 1936.. due Penang 1937 •S/S “BEHAR” Jan. 24 s/S “RANPURA” Jan. 30 S/S CARTHAGE" Jan. 28 *S/S “BANGALORE” Feb. 6
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    • 208 13 general passenger agents FOR CUNARD WHITE STAB LINT TO E’IROPE via SUEZ REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY MAH, SERVICE Singapore and Penang to London rta Colombo, Aden. Suez, Port Naples, Marseilles and Gibraltar. N«xt Mllinga HAKOZAKI MARU Jan. 22 Batea to First dam Steamers Yasulumi Mar» or Motorship* Naples >497 $540 $634 Marsielles
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 683 13 RADIO PRQGRA MMES REDI IM of exchange and French stock (Rentes). 11.20 p.m. Close down. Station Zeesen broadcasts on the follow- Wavelength 25.24 m., 11.885 kc tag frequencies:— 11 35 pm News in French Market gj 83m DJQ 19 63 m prices, rates of exchange. 12.05 a.m. News DOE 16.89
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    • 235 13 Violin and piano concert. “Music and musicians,” notes by Bruno Barilli. Vocal instrumental concert. Eastern Hour “Post Box.’ News in Italian. TOMORROW Short-wave station 2RO Rome. 9.20 p.m. Opening announcement. News in English. News in Japanese. Royal Opera House: “Alceste” by Gluck —one act. News in Italian. o HONG KONG
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  • 143 14 PENANG DIVERS TO GIVE EXHIBITIONS (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 29. The Kinta Swimming Club will be holding it grand gula next month. The proposed date is Feb. 21. The occasion is also to mark the official opening for use of members of the high
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  • 591 14 LADY THOMAS TO PRESENT SPECIAL FRIZES Eighty-six entries have been received for the Singapore Dog Show which will be held at the Racecourse on Sunday, Jan. 24. untier the auspices of the Malayan Kennel Association. These include Fox Terriers. Alsatians. Cocker Spaniels. Dalmatians. Golden Retrievers, Coolies
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  • 636 14 ENTRIES FOR PERAK FEBRUARY MEETING Total Of 138 Horses And Ponies THE first meeting of the new Malayan racing season begins in Ipoh on Saturday, Jan. 30, when the Perak Turf Club will hold a three-day meeting. Of the 138 horses and ponies entered, Horses, Class
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  • 30 14 Drown Game At Southport London, Jan. 19. In a match in the Northern Division of the English soccer league Southport drew with Darlington, co goals being scored. Reuter.
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  • 55 14 P.R.C. v. Sports Club The following will represent the Penang Recreation Club against the Penang Sports Club at hockey on the Esplanade tomorrow at 5.15 p.m.— J. W. Webb; C. Carrier, D. Laßrooy; J. Scully, J. Read, D. Thomasz; D. Stewart, H. M. Thomasz, D. A. Campbell leapt)
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  • 40 14 C.R.C. Mixed Doubles Semi-Final In the mixed doubles semi-final of the Chinese Recreation Club handicap tennis tournament Mrs. Low Hooi Seah and Tan ,Thean Seang —3O beat Mrs. Foo Khoon Yen and Gocn Kok Lem —30.3 (6—3 B— 6»
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  • 108 14 FIRST DAY —JAN. 30. HORSES —Class 2—Divisions 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 —6 Furlongs. HORSES —Class 3—Divisions 1, 2 and 3 —5 Furlongs Straight. SECOND DAY —FEB. 3. HORSES—CIass 2—Division 3 —5 Furlongs Straight. HORSES—CIass 3—Divisions 1, 2 and 3 —6 Furlongs. PONIES —Class I—Divisions1 —Divisions H,
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  • 432 14 F.A. Cup Third Round VILLA SUFFER EARLY MISFORTUNE (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 17. Interest in today’s soccer matches centred mainly in the third round F.A. Cup ties. The Spurs made six changes in their team and gave a bewildenngiy fast display against Portsmouth. They were
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  • 63 14 Ellerton Club Tournament Kuala Kangsar, Jan. 19. The annual Billiards tournament of the Ellerton Club will shortly be held when it is anticipated that there will be a good entry as billiards is very popular with members of the club. The winner of the tournament will be the holder
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  • 29 14 '•’■'Cer. New York, Jan. 19. Vines beat Perry 6—4, 2—6, 6—3, 5—7, 7—5, making three wins each. Vines and Perry are playing some 40 contests.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 66 14 Up-to-Dote and De-Luxe Cabaret Dancing from 9 p.m. To M M Midnight W Coupons for $l.OO iTH UT 9 for $2,00 TEA DANCE on Friday 6 8.30 p.m. 6 Coupons for $l.OO Look Out For Our GRAND ADVERTISEMENT BALL To Be Held On Two Successive Nights SPECIAL COSTUMES COSTING HUNDREDS
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 205 14 WINDSOR ROYAL 6-30 Opening Tonight 9-30 Nightly Two Shows United Photoplay Service’s Absolutely CANTONESE TALKIE Another outstanding Cantonese talking "FAH SAM KOO NEONG'* and singing Picture. NG CHOE FAN with MISS YOON MEI WAN in HON LAN KAN. Stirring Drama Interesting Theme "THONG SUM KIT" Entertaining Comedy USUAL PRICES OF
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  • 712 15 OXFORD CAMBRIDGE GOLFING SOCIETY’S TOURNAMENT Keen Play And Clever Putting PERFECT BATTLE IN FINAL ROUND London, Jan. 11. JB. BECK won the Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society’s e President’s Putter Tournament at Rye yesterday. He beat D. H. R. Martin in'thd final round at the 19th hole in a match
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  • 690 15 Conditions Against England A FINGLETON NEEDED (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Jan. 7. The cricket enthusiast with the philosophy which he is always expected to show had to grin and bear the news of the third I Fest match at Melbourne as it was received
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  • 331 15 British Team's Third Success Chartres. Jon. 10. For the third time since the inception of the event -in 1933, Birchfield Harriers won the international cross country race against runners from France, Belgium and Morocco, here today. They totalled 47 points, their five winning runners with their
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  • 357 15 U.S. Ranking List The chief thing to notice about the new u S. tennis tanking list of ten men is that it only contains four men who were classed in the first ten for 1935. These are J. D. Budge, who heads the list, moving up
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  • 512 15 AUSTBAUAN TEAM DISSENSION DON’T BLAME BRADMAN CARPENTIER ON THE MODERNS MISLEADING statements regarding the Australian team inquiry and the “carpeting” of McCabe, O’Reilly, Fleetwood-Smith and O’Brien, have Cast unfair insinuations on Australia’s greatest sportsman. Don Bradman. It has been stated that the inquiry was held at Bradmans
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 101 15 HOE SENG MOTOR GARAGE 2021, Pier Road, Bagan Luar. IST CLASS 2ND CLASS 3RD CLASS CARS FOR HIRE DAY AND NIGHT TO ALL PARTS OF MALAYA SIAM. GARAGE FOR HIRE. DEALERS IN PETROL, MOTOR TYRES and MOTOR ACCESSORIES. For particulars please apply personally or 'PHONE NO. 75 BUTTERWORTH. FREE TWO
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  • LATEST SHARE AND COMMODITY NEWS
    • 351 16 Dull The Stock Exchange was d: 1. London, Jan. 19. Yesterday Rise or FaD Con. 5 p-c., 1944-64 116% Funding, 4 p.c., 1960-90 115% War Loan. 3% p.c. 105 Com. Un. Asa. (Units) 10% Prudential “A" 37% Royal Assce. (10s. pd.) 9% Gt, Western Ord 62% Can.
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    • 126 16 London, Jan. 19. r.UBBEE D< Spot 101 buyers 102 sellers AprilfJune 10' bi -ers 10 ft sellers. July'Sepi IffV buyers 10 316 sellers. Oct.'Dec. 10’ buyers 10J sellers. Tew York 21 05 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 30,962 tons Liverpool 43,697 tons CO T *P I•f" m
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    • 128 16 London on Previously Latest Paris 105 9|64 105 New York 4.91 I|l6 4.90 Montreal 4.912 4.912 Brussels 29.13 29.12 J ’leneva 21.383 21.38 J Amsterdam 8.963 8.96 J Milan 93 ft 93 ft Berlin 12.20 J 12.20 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26%
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    • 183 16 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY A Cou’g Shgrf UM today TIN:— Buyers Sellers Ayer Weng 1.80 1.87% Batu Selangor 1,45 1.50 Hitam 45 50 cum Hong Fatt 1.50 1.55 Jelapang 28 j- 29,Jelebu 1.30 135 1 Kpg. Kamunting 10)3 1019 1 Kpg Lanjut 27|-
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    • 152 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN:— Bayers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.45 1.50 Hong Fatt 1.50 1.55 Jelebu 1.30 1.35 Lukut 1.35 1.40 Nawng Pet 95 1.00 North Taiping 92J 95 Petalings 10.00 10.50 Rahman 1.40 1.45 Rantau Ordy. 1.47 J 1.525 Rantau Pref. 1.50 1.56 Sungei Luas 2.30 2.35 Tai ping 92
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    • 162 16 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATTONB TfN; Buyers Sellers Asams 33|9 34!3 A. Wengs 1.77 i 1-85 Hong Fatts 1-50 1.55 Jelapangs 26|6 27[3 Katus 23|3 24|0 Kepongs 28|0 290 K. Kampara 16|3 16|10J K. Lan juts 261 6 27|7cd Kuchais 1-70 1.75cd Laruts 15|3 15(9 Lukuts 1-85 1.40 Mambaus ®5
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    • 110 16 nN s London —(Spot) London—(S months) Singapore Business Done Penang Business Done COPRA.-(Surdried) BLACK PEPPER RUBBER:— London New York Singapore- Spot Feb.|Mar. Aprll/June JulyiSept fAriOCA Fair Seed Medium RICE:— Rangoon—Parboiled No. 1 White No. 1 White No. 2 White No, 3 Local Rice Parboiled No. 1 White No.
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  • 359 16 Out Racing Correspondent, "Tic-Tac,” writes as follows: A letter was published in the Pinang Gazette yesterday from a “Keen Ttirfite” (Kuala Lumpur), in which he asked a question about the assessment of the value of the sweep run on the last day of the Penang Races.
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    • 293 16 BANKS. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824.. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST BATAVIA Branches throughout the Dutch East Indie* and In the Straits Settlements, India, China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial
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    • 506 16 HONG KONG AND 1 SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated in Hong Kong) The Liability of members is limited to th. extent and in manner prescribed bv Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the J Colony. Head Office:— HONG KONG Authorised Capital UP £6500«» Reserve Liability of lO OO oftB »20.000.00® 2
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