Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 February 1937

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTAB. 1833. PRICE 10 CENTS. No. 28. Vol. XCV. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1937.
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  • 451 1 Injunction Granted To General Motors Relations Between Capital, Labour Government Washington, Feb. 2. A grave situation in the relations between the Government, capital and labour is feared as a ifesult of General Motors’ appeal to the courts over the alleged illegality of the sit-down
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  • 159 1 Red, Yellow Sleeves By Tic-Tac In a recent note I stated that Lady Shenton Thomas had entered the ranks of Malayan racehorse owners. She has imported a fine English horse, Rostrum, by Horus-Rant, who will robably be entered for the Singapore meeting this month. Lady Thomas
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  • 752 1 MANOEUVRES Pilot Officer Killed (Fiom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. Feb. 2. off in the dark in the Straits of bus morning one of the Singapore ng boats setting out to attempt to stop ■-he enemy fleet approaching Redland (Singapore) from Biueland, crashed and sank in shallow
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  • 58 1 ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED TODAY London, Feb. 2. Dealings in London rubber have been greatly handicapped since rumours started two days ago that settlement revealed certain difficulties. Hopes that concerted efforts would succeed in overcoming the trouble are now abandoned and an announcement is expected early tomorrow. Estimates of
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  • 99 1 WORLD STOCKS NEARLY 25,000 TONS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 2. Messrs. A. Strauss and Co. estimate wcrld visible tin supplies increased at the end of January by 116 tons. Including 1.446 tons Straits carryover and 712 tons Arnhem carryover, work! stocks increased by 2.158 to
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  • 88 1 Three More Contracts For Vessels London, Feb. 2. February has started well for Clyde shipyards with the annuncement of three new contracts. Denny Brothers of Dumbarton have been commissioned to buid two 4,000-ton cargo liners for the Henderson Line of Glasgow, and the Nourse Line have instructed Connel
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  • 61 1 .—British Radio. Sympathy Of The King And Queen London, Feb. 2. The King and Queen have sent a message to President Roosevelt expressing sympathy with him and the American people in connection with the serious situation arising from the Mississippi floods. A similar message has been sent through
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  • 56 1 —British Radio. London, Feb. 2. New green and blue uniforms will be issued to troops of the regular and territorial armies taking part in the Coronation Parade in London. In making this announcement at Commons question time, the War Secretary said no decision had been reached regarding the
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  • 151 1 —Reuter. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW The Pinang Gazette is reliably informed that the American shipping strike, which has paralysed U.S. lines for some time past, is almost certain to be called off tomorrow. A ballot among the strikes was concluded today and it is understood the result
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  • 29 1 The fifth annual general meeting of the Cameron Highlands Society wil be held in the Cameron Highlands Hotel at 11.30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. 1937.
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  • 244 1 —Reuter. AUSTRALIA IN STRONG POSITION .(<5 Adelaide, Feb. 9. The weather was sultry when the FtourtM Test Match waa resumed this morning. The» sky is cloudy, the wicket shows signs of wear and Australia seems to be in a safer position. Resuming his unfinished
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 6 1 STOP PRESS AUSTRALIA ALL OUT 433
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    • 56 1 STOP PINKING with "MEIRICH" MOTOR TABLETS SEE CHOP TAN BOON PENG, for Penang. Kedah Perak, ZM. Beach St.. Penang—Phone CHOP SOON KIAT, *4, High St. K. Lumpur, for Srfanror P»’one «5«. Witter A butter that everyone will enjoy—with a rich flavour that makes it so irresistible. PRNANG 1500 PHONE BUTTER
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  • 186 2 BUI INFORMERS NEED “INDUCEMENT Excise Department's Difficulty (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. URING th« first-half of this year there were 421 illicit stills seized and 4,806 gallons of liquor destroyed. There were 517 convictions under the Chandu Enactment
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  • 198 2 Paper Francs To Be Used Instead Of Gold (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. It is not generally known that the Government of the F.M.S. has for some years past made a contribution of 1.500 francs to the International Veterinary Bureau in Paris. The matter
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  • 157 2 Creditors Of John Lone, The Bodley Head, Ltd. A petition by L. Van Leer and Company. Limited. Holbom Viaduct, process-block manufacturers, for the compulsory wind-ing-up of John Lane, The Bodley Head, Limited, came before Mr. Justice Clauson in the Companies Courts last night. Mr. Robert
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  • 168 2 No Provision Made (From Our Own Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. No provision was made in the Estimates for the first four Malay officers of the Malay Regiment who were sent for training in Singapore and were commissioned on their return at the end
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  • 18 2 AFTER WINTER- Spring: AFTER WINTER Spring: Making the best of a bit of sunshine in the English winter.
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  • 154 2 NEW PRIVATE COMPANY FORMED Lord Nuffield has given up his aero-en-gine plant and gone into the armament trade in general, as a sequel to the recent dispute between him and the Air Ministry The formation of his own private company—Nuffield Mechanisations, Ltd. —with £250.000 capital,
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  • 201 2 MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF PROPERTY AFFECTED Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of property —-including suburban villas and the gieat office blocks .n the big cities a: e affected by a decision now being taken oy the Government. The decision is on the question of insurance
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  • 825 2 BIG FIGHT AHEAD FOR BRITISH INDUSTRY ALL this talk about only making cheap pictures for the British film market is just rubbish. We cannot ask British people to go to the cinema for patriotic motives. This country has a right to the best film
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • 190 3 Atlantic Tragedy Farewells By Radio Reuter Wireless. London. Jan. 29. Shipping casualties continue to be report ed from the gale along European ccrists. A message from Berlin states that the German tanker Olifer, 1095 tons, has sunk after grounding off Bjrkum and
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  • 95 3 British Radio. Remarkable Growth Of An Industry London, Feb. 2. The progress of the British spectacle lens industry was commented on by the Health Minister this afternoon opening an exhibition of opthalmic goods in London. Improved types of lenses had been introduced by British manufacturers and output had
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  • 73 3 -British Radio. Success Of Physical Training Experiment London. Feb. 2. Recently as an experiment a number of applicants who failed to pass the medical examination for the Army were given a period of physical training during which attention was given to their nutrition. Today the War Secretary’ informed
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  • 166 3 —Reuter Wireless Serious Financial Position London, Jan. 29. Financial difficuTies in the Boy Scout movement were mentioned by Sir James Leightwood, treasurer of the Council of the Boy Scout Association at the annual meeting of the Council in London. He said they were living on their dipital
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  • 87 3 —British Radio. Committee Considers Defails London. Feb. 2. The Twenty-fourth meeting of the chairman’s sub-committee of international nonintervention committee was held at the Foreign Office today. The sub-committee considered a number of questions which would require to be settled by the participating Governments immediately they agreed to
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  • 80 3 .—British Radio. London. Feb. 2. -The Liberal Party while sympathising with the proposal for a popular front of groups opposed to the Government rejects the suggestion of electors-select to have seats with other parties, in a letter from the chief of the executive committee. Mr. Huxley,
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  • 110 3 —British Radio. Position Stronger Than Ever London, Feb. 2. Sir Enochhill. president of the Halifax Building Society, stated yesterday that of 3,000,000 houses built in this country since the Armistice approximately 2,000.000 had been bought through the Building Society. More than 1,000,000 British citizens said they were
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  • 86 3 —Reuter Wireless. Tonnage To Be Increased Paris, Feb. 29. A three-year French naval building programme whereby present tonnage of 630,000 wall be increased was revealed by the Minister of Marine and includes two 35,-craft-carriers and 12 submarines. The Minister added Germany’s intensive rearmament and the Italo-German and
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  • 436 3 Malay Gets Eight Months' R. I. Mr. J. L. McFall, the Penang District Judge, yesterday sentenced an Indian Mohamedan, Abdul Majin bin Seeni Kapin, to eight months' rigorous imprisonment in addition to 12 months' police supervision, for housebreaking and theft, by entering into a house in Clove
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  • 180 3 on behalf of the Government. —British Radio. Maintaining Neighbourly Relations London, Feb. 2. The Prime Minister of Afghanistan Sirdar Mohamed Hashim Khan, who is at present the guests of the British Government in London, will be received in audience by King George at Buckingham Palace this
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  • 76 3 People Happy And Contented (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 2. The Premier is appearing better in health. He opened the Budget session of the Assembly yesterday and announced that the King is well and happy and maintaining good health. Referring to his recently
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  • 30 3 Mrs. Mukerjee Elected Vice-President (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, Feb. 2. Mrs. Mukerjee has been elected vice-pre-sident of the League Conference on the traffic in women and children.
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  • 153 3 —Reuter Wireless. Florence, Jan. 29. The condition of Prnce Michael of Rumania who was recently operated on for appendiri ties has suddenly grown worse and symptoms of pleurisy have developed. —Renter Wireless. Paris, Jan. 27. The Government is determined not to further devalue the franc declared
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  • 72 3 ■—British Radio. London, Feb. 2. A type of Diesel railca r will shortly be introduced by the Great Western Railway on one of its branch lines. The car will be capable of taking loads of passengers or goods up to 60 tons in weight and performing light shunting.
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  • 211 3 British Radio. Welfare OJ Workers London, Feb. 2. The Government’s Factories Bin issued today consists of 14 parts and a total of 152 clauses. Various distinctions existing in the present law between factories and workshops and between textile and non-textile factories are abolished and only one term is
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  • 42 3 —British Radio London, Feb. 2. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Eric Phipps, Ambassador at Berlin,, fb be His Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and plenipotentiary at Paris in succession to Sir George rferk who is reli ring
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  • Article, Illustration
    59 3 PULL! —The Bishop of Barking (the Rt. Rev JT. Inskip) pulling a cracker with one of the unemployed men entertained to a dinner at the Church Army building in Waterloo-road, London. The d nner was provided from the profits of a dinner in Cairo, at which British residents paid
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  • 328 4 WILLIAMS CASTEL Ceremony At St. Andrews. Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, Feb. 1. While St. Andrew’s Cathedral basked in the brilliant sunshine of a February morning’, the wedding took place within of the Rev. Nigel Williams and Miss Nora Castel, who had arrived from Home
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  • 490 4 PENANG KEDAH BRANCH OF A.A.M. Minutes Of Last Meeting Fallowing are minutes of a meeting of the Penang Kedah Branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya heki at the cflicvs of the secretaries treasurers No 9 Beach Street, Penang, on Thursday, Jan. 14, 1937. Those present were: Messrs. J. A.
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  • 1636 4 FOOTBALLERS TO TOUR BANGKOK Mr. R. P. Leon, Malacca, the State soccer captain will be leaving for Bangkok this week to play soccer for the Ipoh Corinthians, in a series of games at Bangkok during the Chinese New Year. It will be remembered that Mr. Leon toured
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 372 5 Result Of Better Trade REVISION OF P. T. BUDGET (Krom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. AS a direct result of the upward trend of trade generally in 1936, the budget of the F.M.S. Posts and Telegraphs Department has had to revised, and
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  • 69 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 3. Due to the increase in the amount of tin exported last year, the cost to the F.M.S. Customs and Excise Department of weighing and handling coolies rose by $1,700 over the provision of $31,764 in the 1936 Estimates.
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  • 67 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 3. In order to write off half the amount of the advances granted to certain inspectors of the F.M.S. Police for the purchase of motor cars, a concession that is granted once during the service of an inspector. Federal
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  • 133 5 PROPHYLACTIC VALUE OF QUININE (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. Investigations at the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, of the prophylactic value of atebrin and quinine on malarious rubber estates have necessitated increased expenditure on transport. The estates benefiting by these experiments have been
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  • 79 5 .(From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. The “incalculable ebb and flow of crime” has upset Estimates of Annually Recurrent Legal expenditure and today the Federal Council is being asked to vote a supplementary sum of $4OO (in addition to the Estimates provision
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  • 87 5 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 3. I During the previous years, there was so much office work for the Senior Warden of Mines. F.M.S., and the Chief Inspector of Machinery in connection with Tin Restriction and the Buffer Pool that the Senior Warden of Mines
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  • 771 5 Problem Taken Up By S. S. (Penang) Ass’n MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING THE secretary of the Straits Settlements (Penang) Association has been instructed to write to tie Controller, Posts Telegraphs, Penang, requesting informatio i as to whether steps are being taken t<> deal with radio
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  • 106 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. Publication of Volume 111 of “Birds of the Malay Peninsula” is costing the F.M.S. Government over $lO,OOO, it was revealed in Federal Council today. Provision for publication of this valuable work was made in
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 240 6 SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION NEEDED (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. Volunteering was so successful in the F. M S. last year that Federal Council is today being asked to supply thousands of dollars over and above provision made for the M.S.V.R. and M.V.I. in
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  • 252 6 COST OF REFILLING (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. In order to fill in land to be leased for installation of palm oil storage tanks for Messrs. Socfin Co., Ltd., the F.M.S. Railways requires $3.100 which is being asked for from Federal Council today.
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  • 63 6 Seremban. Feb. 2. Lieut.-Col \V. A. Gutsell, Officer Com.nanding the Negri Sembilan Volunteer Cat -lion, wi’* b? one of the Malay States v lunteer representatives at the Coronation. Lieut.-Cel. Gutsel! is u leading planner He is *the pres den of the Seremban Rotary Club and the president of the
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  • 449 6 "VERY WISE"» SAYS CHINESE CONSUL Singapore. "Mass marriages are very wise in cases where the parties are not wealthy” declared the Chinese Consul-General in Singapore, Mr. Kao Ling Pai, speaking in Mandarin at the mass marriage of ten Chinese couples at which he officiated in the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 43 6 WTSuIMsGSSB ING TONIGHT 9-30 Direct From Its Sensational Run For 1 Week In Singapore ••LIBELED LADY.” It is certain to have the same success as any picture shown at the Pavilion, being one of the pictures you definitely have to see Malaya Tribune-
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    • 200 6 Undoubtedly The One Only Great Another Grand Double Feature Tamil Talkie Shown in Town I Attraction WINDSOR ROYAL 6-00 TONIGHT 9-15 Tonight—Last Hight Another one of our numerous A MIGHTY CANTONESE TALKIE GREAT TAMIL TALKIES •MY PAST" A Superb Mythological Picture Starring Chan Poa Yee, Yeow Koon Yan, BHAKTA PATTINATHAR
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    • 116 6 JU'i 111 -fl J'F OPENING TONIGHT 20th Century-Fox Hands You One Leng Laugh [OH, IT’S ALL A LOT OF BALLY NONSENSEZI BUT IT WILL SIMPLY SLAY YOU! rIMj 1/TT'ius iM ers lee e^AnieS Ch n s o“ er -VoVne*» oU W.l abo ut < I|||m H HU A HiVO Ww*
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  • 1076 7 AYER HAM STABBING SEQUEL Six Chinese Charged ••WOU informer, one of these days you will get it." So, it was alleged by one of the complainants in the Penang Assize Court yesterday, he was threatened by one of the six accused who were ranged in the
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  • 395 7 CAPITAL FOR FRUIT BUSINESS Before Mr. H. A. L. Luckham in the Fenac g Police Court yesterday, Khor Leong Kung and Choo Ah Yew (f), husband and wife, stood their trial on a charge of cheating Sim Choon Hean by dishonestly inducing him to
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  • 182 7 Supplement Of $7,000 Asked For (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. The military' budget of the F.M.S. is before Federal Council today and various supplementary votes are asked for. One is an item of $7,000 over and above the original provision of $50,000 made for
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  • 103 7 Payment Of Interest (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. Federal Council today voted $12,780.21 to cover payment of interest in respect of the years 1934 and 1935 at 1 per cent, per annum on the monthly balances of the F.M.S. Rubber Fund. The question of
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  • 447 7 MALAY FINED FOR SMUGGLING For attempting to import rubber into the Colony without a “certificate of origin” on Jan. 6 to 11.30 p.m., a Malay, Mat Sipat bin Yahaya. was fined $5OO, in default two months’ rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. H. Watson in the third nn
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  • 612 8 QIR FREDERICK MAZE, Inspec- tor-General of Chinese Maritime Customs, has reported a serious recrudescence of organised smuggling in North China. lie estimates that smuggling cost the revenues of the country $50,000,000 in 1926, during the early months of which, it will be recalled, the scandal assumed such gigantic
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    • 192 8 To The Editor. Dear Mr. Editor, —The Madras Premier Amateurs staged 15 Tamil diiimas in Malaya:—4 at Singapore. 3 at Kuala Lumpur. 2 at Penang, and one each at Malacca, Seremban, Klang, Telok Anson. Ipoh and Taiping. Just before sailing for India. I wash to express,
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    • 68 8 Dear Sir,—ln response to many requests the Committee of the Ipoh Golf Club has decided to raise the Handicap Limit for above competition ftfliti to 12« Intending Cftmpetltork for this «Vent are reminded that entries close with the Honbraty Secretary, Ipoh Gnif Club, oh February 8,
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  • 59 8 Reuter. To Be Deported From Cuba Havana, Feb. 2. Concentration camps are being constructed in Cuba, according to e Government announcement, to contain 40,000 Jamaican Labourers who are awaiting deportation under the new native labour laws. It is planned to repatriate labourers who have been working Cuban sugarcane
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  • 759 8  -  Their Winning Way-Happy Day for Australians -Perry And Vines—A Big “Gate”— The Wedding Ring diocles A lead of 299 runs, with 6 wickets in hand, with Bradman not out 174, Gregory not out 36, and Chipperfield, another good batsmen yet to go in, and signs already of
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  • 188 8 I’.v Our Special Muslim Correspondent) Che Mohamed Yusoff bin Ahmed, s t. District Commissioner for 7iou»S.- >elaugor, and Captain Syed Esa. Asst. District Commissioner tor Johore, who recently returned from England where they attended Scout Guide and Rover courses at Gilwell nave been appointed and duly gazetted Deputy
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  • 51 8 —Reuter. Valencia. F¥b. 2 The remnant of the Cortes unanimously passed a, resolution granting the Cabal!? 115 Cabinet dictatorial powers to prosecute th» war, suspending sittings of the Cortes indefinitely. Senor Caballero declared that the purpose of the decision was to centralise command and put a brake on extremists.—
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  • 256 9 SECOND COMPLAINANT CROSS-EXAMINED Questions regarding the second complainant’s connection with Ang Sit lee (Red Cross) Society which, it was alleged by the defence, operated at Aver Itam, were asked by Mr. E. Isaac, counsel for second, third, fourth and fifth accused in the Penang
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  • 208 9 air mail A mail for Australia, New Zealand. Java and Timor Dilly via Singapore and thence 3ay Singaopre-Australia air mail service will riose at 7.30 p.m. today. A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra via Singapore and thence by K.L.M. service will close at 7.30 p.m.
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  • 232 9 AGED CHINESE PLEADS GUILTY An aged Chinese Cheong Ah Kung appeared before Mr. H.A.L. Luckham in ths Penang Police Court this morning with blood-stains all over fiis singlet and a fresh scar on his throat, charged with haring attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a
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  • 335 9 CONGRATULATIONS FOR HIGH COMMISSIONER (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Today. When Sir Shenton Thomas, the High Commissioner of the Federated Malay States, opened the Federal Council meeting today, the hearty congratulations of all the members were accorded to him on the conferment of the K.C.M.G.
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  • 50 9 The February monthly medal (stroke) of the Penang Sports Club will be played on Saturday and Sunday. On Page Eight is a letter from the Secretary of the Ipoh Golf Club announcing a change in the conditions of entry for the Northern Malayan Golf Championship.
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  • 82 9 The committee were of opinion that the service of the Governor’s nominees on the Municipal Commission should not extend beyond a period of nine consecutive years and that in the event of this subject being discussed by the Municipal Commissioners, our representative be requested to express
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  • 113 9 FIGHT WITH DIAMOND POSTPONED (By Our Boxing Correspondent.) Nai Smarn, the well-known Siamese fighter, returned to Penang during the week-end from Patani, Lower Siam. He wi IL meet Ignacio Fernandez, the veteran Filipino lightweight, at Singapor eon Feb. 19, in a ten three-minute rounds contest. Nai
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  • 291 9 Players Who Suffer For Misdeeds Of Others What form the proposed protest by the Association Football Players’ Union will take as the result of the F.A. Disciplinary Committee’s general 'wanning to the Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur teams is likely to be decided at a meeting of
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  • 173 9 Remaining Expenditure Inadequate (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Feb. 3. Judging from the volume of travelling work to be done by the Senior Officers throughout the F.M.S. in connection with the chandu rationing which commenced from August, 1936, and the extent of the special patrol duty
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  • 129 9 —Reuter. FIRST ROUND DRAW London. Feb. 2. The draw for the first round of the Davis Cup (European zone) is as follows: Belgium vs. Hungary. Switzerland vs. Ireland. South Africa vs. Netherlands. China vs. New Zealand. BYES Italy vs Monaco. Germany vs. Austria. Sweden vs. Greece. Jugoslavia vs
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  • 155 9 Lawn Tennis Tournament fixtures ‘Today:— H’CAP SINGLESIS U. A. F. Brooke vs Scr. A. C. Buckle. CHAMP. SINGLES:—J > Macintosh vs A. J. L. Donaldson; J. A. J Cameron, ve C. H. Rogers; J. P. de C. Hamilton vs J. R. Burnham. Wednesday:—H’CAP DOUBLES:—IS H. E. Muriel
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  • 76 9 ADDITIONAL $2,000 NEEDED (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. An unexpected increase from 355 to 361, in the number of students attending Sultan Idris Training College was experienced lest year. It was revealed in the Federal Council today, that an additional grant of
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    • 77 9 &<iTC'H FOR OUR NEW YEAR ATTRACTIONS An Interesting Programme Awaits Yon boxing A TRILLING programme fqL Fri 'iay, sth February, ’y 7 X IT’S I A WEMBLEY PRO DICTION S DOUBLE MAIN ATTRACTION Kid Ahmat 12 Rds. Neil Hemehit ’Sal Somchit 12 Rds. Rough Diamond SPECIAL EVENT f Kid Ali
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    • 82 9 THE TRUE TONIC FOOD Obtainable of all Chtmlrtt and Starts E. O. HOTEL PENANG. o TONIGHT THE FOUR LA SALLES I IN SENSATIONAL ROLLER SKATING ACTS A Show Above The Ordinary. Dinner $3/- Non-Diners $l/THE 4 LA SALLES Will Also Appear During The Dinner Dances On Thursday Saturday. WHEN VISITING
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    • 203 9 FORTY POUNDS OF FAT WENT LIKE MAGIC Young Woman’s Success in Reducing Seven months ago. this young wotnan received a nasty shock. She discovered th* her weight was 13 st. 8 h»._ and she «X only twenty-five Her discovery of R w ducing treatment that worked like magfc I s
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 179 9 Wednesday, 3rd February, 1937. LADIES’ GUEST NIGHT AT BOTH WEMBLEY AND FUN FROLIC PARKS. AMALGAMATED AMUSEMENTS. LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) w au I* J r k L xgih GATE ADMISSION: Gents 10 Cents. Ladies Free. Every Main Gate Ticket-holder will be given a Scented Card by Messrs. HO
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  • 1783 10 MR. J. D. MEAD’S REVIEW POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN PUCHONG AREA The sixteenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Petaling Tin Limited was held at thte registerd office of the company in Ipoh oh’’Monday. Mr. J. D. Mead presided and the others present were Mr. R.
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  • 199 10 4% Dividend Announced Shareholders in Bila (Sumatra) Rubber Lands, a member of the well-known Harrisons and Crosfield group, should be very well satisfied with the 4 per cent, dividend which is announced for the year to the end of last August, in comparison with 2 1 per
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  • 170 10 Bangkok. According to the second report received from 60 Mario us provinces of Siam, the rice crop conditions at the end of October (1936-37 season) may be summarised as follows: Approximately 17,362,288 rai has been planted to rice up to the end of October, an increase of
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  • 420 10 SHORTAGE OF NEAR COPPER Messrs. Malcolm Bowley Son in their report dated London, Jan. 22 state: Copper—The violent fluctuations recorded this week have coincided with the news regarding the strike position in the U.S.A. I Any adverse news has caused liquidation, but when reports have been favourable sellers
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  • 20 10 SIR ALEXANDER ROGER, chairman of the Anglo-Portuguese Telephone Co. which has just made an issue to stockholders.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 516 10 STOMACH PAIN is Nature's Wireless fw Don't mait for tho S.O.S. Nature has many ways of warning the sufferer Q from stomach trouble that all is not well. Heavi- ness or dullness after eating, j distension of the stomach, flatulence (“wind”), heartbum —these are warning symptoms that should never be
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 72 11 PRINTING SERVICE f Can Your Printer Supply IDEAS COPY LAYOUTS We can —and if you are not getting this service let us quote for your next orders. Let us show you samples of publicity and general printing that will substantiate our claim that we are well equipped both with staff
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  • 152 12 Director On Choice Of Programmes “Please do not think that we are going ‘highbrow’—nothing could be further from the truth," declared Mr. Gerald Cock. Director of Television, in a broadcast talk last night on the future of television. “Ultimately,” he said, “we hope to provide a service
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 394 12 NINE LAUNCHES EVERY WEEK The year 1936 was for the lifeboat service the busiest in its whole history of 113 years. Lifeboats were launched 466 times to the help of vessels in distress, an average of nine launches a week. Never before have there been so many
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    • 236 12 TO UTILISE SHIPYARD SITE It is reported that the London and NorthEastern Railway Co. has acquired the 26acre site of Earle's shipbuilding yard in order to introduce a comprehensive scheme for the improvement of the timber importicg trade. For a number of years considerable difficulty has
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    • 356 12 Stretchers Strapped To Life Line Ltsire (Norway), Tj n 7BATTLING against terrific seas t he Helsingfors mail steamer I e d ceeded yesterday in rescuing with Breeches Buoy the crew of p?'the Norwegian Steamer Karmt, disabled and reported sinkii" North Sea 90 miles off
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    • 355 12 S.S. ”BULAN” from Singapore via p TOMORROW S.S. “TOKUSHIMA M.iRU” from Japar for Rangoon and Calcutta. S.S. “RAJVLA” frem Madras via Indian coast ports. Sails for Port Swettenham and Singapore. S.S. “JUNA” from Moulmein via Burma ports. Sails Saturday. M.S. LALANDIA” from Singapore vi? Malacca and Port
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 564 12 RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES B. B. C. EMPIRE STATION TODAY TRANSMISSION 2. 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. Quentin Maclean, at the or gar of the Trocadero Cinema ■Elephant and Castle, London. Suite, Charm of Youth: (1) Sunny Days (2) The Little Ballerina (3) Mischief (Curzon). Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni), Selection. The Gondoliers
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    • 521 12 Tune in on the following wavelengths TRANSMISSION 2 GSH 21.47 Mc/s (13.97 in.) GSG 17.79 Mc/s (16.86 m.) GSB 9.51 Mc/8 (31.55 m.) TRANSMISSION 3 GSH Mc/8 (13.97 m.) GBF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.) GSB 9 51 Mc/s (31.55 m.) TRANSMISSION 5 GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m) GSC 9.58 Mc/s
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    • 283 12 SINGAPORE-ZHI (WAVELENGTH 225 in-) (TODAY) 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.—Speech and Recorded Music. o NIROM Station in Batavia broadcasts on the following wavelergths: 10.50 am—l.so p.m YDA 8,040 kes (19 67 m and YDB 11,860 ks (25.3 ni 5.50 p.m. to closing YDA 3,040 kje (98 68 m and YDB
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  • 138 13 Transfer Of N.D.L. Steamer According to the “Bremer Nuchrichten.’’ the working of the Australian Navigation Act has necessitated changes in the Hong Kong-South Pacific services of the Norddeutscher Lloyd. The company’s steamer Bremerhaven is being transferred to an associated company, the Inter-Island Shipping Co. (Pty.),
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  • 201 13 HIGHEST TOTAL FOR SIX YEARS Due To Increase In Freights The most striking feature of the 135th annual report of the Liverpool Underwriters’ Association, issued recently, is the great increase in the number of casualties at sea reported in 1936. During that year
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 362 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE VMMk LONDON AND NOBTB CONTINENT Leave Due (in conjunction with Glen A Shire Line) Penang London 0. MENESTHEUS Mars., L’don, R’dam, ITburg Glasgow 6 Mftr 3 0. pHTLOCTETES London, R’dam, H’burg, Hull A Swansea. n ivr nr 9 A. AENEAS Marseilles,
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    • 318 13 FORTHCOMING SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE Feb. 5 s.s. “J. 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. 17,000 tons Mar. 26 m.v. “DEMPO” R.L.
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    • 707 13 P&O BRITISH n<I |NDIA PORT SWETTENHAM AND SINGAPORE S. S. "RAJULA" SAILING 1 P.M. THURSDAY 4th FEBRUARY PeniiMular and Oriental S. N. Co., under contract with His Majesty’s Government, London and Far East Mail Service. Outwards from London for China Japan. P rt due Penang 1936. due Penane 1937 •S/S
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 673 13 RADIO PROGRAMMES nrni IKI German. Call DJQ. tJtKLIPI 8.35 —All sorts of people of yesterday and today. Radio scenes portstation Zeesen broadcasts on the follow- Biuuuii v raying German national life. ng frequencies: 9.20 —News and economic review in EngDJA 3) DJQ 19.63 m lish on DJE. DJN, DJQ. and
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    • 144 13 CALCUTTA Station VUC broadcasts on a waveler.gth of 49.10 metres (6,109 kc.). TODAY 7.16 p.m. Talk: Law for Laymen. 7.31 Modem Bengali sorg. 7.51 News bulletin n Bengali. 8.11 News bulletin in English 8.31 An Empire programme relayed from Daventry. 9.01 “Dream Faces.” A dramatic fancy by Wynn Miller. 9.46
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    • 29 13 and instrumental concert. Eastern Hour “Post Box.” News in Italian. TOMORROW P.M. 9.20 Opening announcement. News in English. News in Japanese. Scala Theatre in Milan—Opera—one act. News in Italian.
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  • 993 14 PERAK FEBRUARY RACE MEETING Programme For Today Below will be found the full programme for today’s races at J poh. RACE 1— Ponies—Class I—Division 3—s| Furlongs 0 4 0 MOUNTAIN BELLE 9.00 “Mac Kongsi” Magill LITTLE TEX 8.12 Mr. E. L. Bowden *.Owner 0 4 SILVER
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  • 253 14 Lucky To Draw After leading by two goals to nothing m the first half, the Penang Sports Club failed to maintain their lead, when they met the Sepoy Lines Recreation Club in a game of hockey yesterday, on the Fsplanede. The result was a
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  • 66 14 as a suitable opportunity occurs.—British Radio. Cape Record Attempt Postponed London, Feb. 2. Flying Officer David Llewellyn, who left Croydon this morning on an attempt to set up a new England-Capetown record in a Percival Vega Gull machine, abandoned his flight at account of adverse weather reports. He
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  • 921 14 341 FOR 4: BRADMAN 174 NOT OUT Adelaide, Feb. 2. AT the close of play today Australia had put up the splendid total of 341 for 4 wickets. Bradman is undefeated with a magnificent 174 while Gregory is making a great stand with his skipper
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  • 96 14 Kedah Boxing Alor Star, Feb i Last night’s boxing at the Gmn d A ment Park saw some good fighting Tong Joo, the Penang Siamese. dic? w outpoint Buddy Dason, also of p enn U 10 rounds, while in the other main „7? James
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  • 1291 15 English And French Stayers BIGGER STAKES IN CORONATION YEAR THE HOME TURF London, Jan. 25. Is the number of long-distance races on the flat in this country sufficient to improve or maintain the qualities of endurance and stamina in the British thoroughbred? Last year only
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  • 1349 15 Death Of A Game Fighter— 1 ony Marino—Won 27 out of 40 Fightsr-Fortunes Which Fighters Have Made Death has brought to an end a short but > «eventful ring career of one of the gamest little fighters in the person of Tony Marino, world’s leading bantamweight
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  • 313 15 CENSURED AND CAUTIONED London, Jen. 25. The Southern Council, at its meeting c® Wednesday, having had the referee’s and inspectors’ reports pieced before them, decided not to withhold any part of Doyle’s purse money, .but issued a strong censure and cautioned him as to his future
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  • 424 15 Sowerby Gets 3 Goals ENGLAND FORWARDS QUICK OFF MARK ENGLAND 9 WALES 1 Wales were overwhelmed at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, in the most onesided international match one has ever seen. Not only were they outclassed in the football sense, but except for a brief period
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  • 229 15 BRITISH TITLE NOT AT STAKE The British Boxing Board of Control have refused to recognise the fight in 'Glasgow in June between Benny Lynch ■and Jimmy Warcock as being for the British and world’s fly-weight championships. The Board insist that Warnock shall meet the winner of
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  • LATEST SHARE AND COMMODITY NEWS
    • 332 16 Strong London, Feb. 2. Yesterday Rise or Fail Cm. S px.. *****4 116 «unding, 4 p.c.. 1960-90 UStf Ji War Loan, 3J4 p.c *****1 -JCom. Un. Ass. (Units) Prudential M A 37 Royal Assce. (10s. pd.) 9*4 Gt. Western Ord 62)+ 4" Can. Pac. ($25) 16? s
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    • 122 16 London. Feb. 2. RUBBER Dull. Spot 10} buyers 10? sellers. ApiiijJun 10} buyers lOg sellers. Julyl.M'pt 10} buyers 10} sellers. Oct.|Det 10,’ buyers 10ft sellers. New Yorl;: 20.92. United ‘kingdom Stocks London 29.131 tons Liverpool 41,900 tons COPRA Straits S.O. Rotterdan. £20.0 0. PEPPER White Muntok in
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    • 127 16 London on Previously Latest Paris 105 364 105 564 New York 4.89}} 4.90 ft Montreal 4.90 Brushes 29.02} 29.06 Genova 21.39 21.40} Amsterdam 8.94} 8.94;’ Milan 93 93 ft Berlin 12.17 12.18 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% 26% Pr ag>»' 140 g
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    • 235 16 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co.’s Share List today:— RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Batu Lintang 1-45 1.50 ex Glenealy 2.40 2.50 Parit Perak 2.55 2.65 ex Sungei Tukang 1.42} 1.47} TIN Ampat 4 9 5 l}ex Ayer Weng 1.75 1.82} Jatu Selangor 144 1.47} Hitam
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    • 62 16 The agents of Taiping Rubber Plantations. Ltd., Messrs. Boustead Co.. Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the secretaries, Messrs Edward Boustead Co., London, advising that the annual accounts have been issued shewing a profit of £11.348.- and recommending the payment of a dividend of 4%
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    • 56 16 The following telegrams have been received from the Mines: —‘‘For January Dredge Takuapa No. 1, 666 hours 169.000 cubic yards, 588 piculs. Dredge Takuepa No. 2. 353 hours 80,000 cubic yards 706 piculs. Dredge Takuapa No. 3 resumed operations 27th January estimated value of output $90,000 Mine working
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    • 16 16 The output of Rambun Tin Mines, Tanjong Rambutan for January* 1937 was 400 piculs.
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    • 155 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN:— Boyers Sellers Batu Selangor 142% 1.47 Hong Fatt 1.45 1.50 Jelebu 1.22} 1.27} Kuchai 1.55 1.60 Lukut 1.27} 1.32} Nawng Pet 90 95 North Taiping 87} 92} Rahman Hyd. 1.32} 1.37} Rantau Ordy. 1.42} 1.47} Rantau Pref. 1.45 1.50 Sungei Luas 2.20 2.30 Taipimg 87% 92%
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    • 206 16 The following are the changes in our quotations up to noon today:— TIN:— Buyers Sellers Ampats 50 53 Asams 33)3 343 Bangrins 23)3 24 3 Batu Selangors 1.43 1.46 Hong Fatts 1.44 1.47 Hongkongs 310 32 0 Jelepangs 28 6 29 3 Jelebus 1.23 1.26 Kpg. Kamuntings 10
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    • 102 16 London—(Spot) YESTERDAY TODAY London—(3 months) £225 0.0 0.0. Singapore £226.0.0 £227.15.0 Business Done $112.05 $113.75 Penang Business Done COPRA.— (Surdried) $7.95 $B. BLACK PEPPER $ll.OO $ll.OO RUBBER London lOftd 10}d New York 2o}c(G) Singapore— Spot 35}c 35}c Feb. ‘Mar 35}c 35}c April/June 35gc 35gc JulyjSept 35gc 35gc r.vriocA
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    • 154 16 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS TIN:— Bayers Seller* Ampats 5(0 5(4} cd B. Selangors 1.42 1.47 Hong Fatts 1.42} 1.47} Jelebus 1.22} 1.27} Jelepangs 28(3 29)0 Katus 23(0 23(6 K. Kampars 16(6 17|0 K. Lanjuts 24(3 25)0 Laruts 15(0 15(6 Rantau Prefs. 1.45 1-50 Rantau Ords. 1.42} 1.47} Raubs 7.00
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    • 265 16 RUBBER:— Buyers Sellers Allenbys 1.95 2.02} Ayer Panas 1.95 2.02} Bassetts .87} .90 Batu Lintangs 1.50 I.s2}cum Bedfords 1.32} 1.37} Bentas 1.47} I.socum 3rogas 1.12} 1.15 Indragiris 1.67} 1.72} Lunas 2.32} 2.40 Mandai-Tekongs .25 .27} M. Pindas 1.85 1.92} Mentakabs .50 .52} N. Scudais 1.87} 1.95 Sulohs .50
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    • 37 16 The following information has been supplied by the Satupulo Company’s Mine Office in respect of operations for the first half of January, 1937: Output 1,267 piculs, Yardage 115,000 cubic yards, Hours run 682 hours.
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    • 829 16 BANKS. NEDERLANDSCHE HONG KONG AND MANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ SHANGHAI BANKING HANDEL MAATavn CORPORATION N. V» (Incorporated tn Hong Kong) The Liability of members Is limited to tbg (NETHERLANDS TRADING extent and tn manner prescribed by x Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 ot the SOCIETY.) Colony Head Office: HONG KONG Established in
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