Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 March 1937

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 73. Vol. XCV, TUESDAY, MARCH 30. 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 949 1 Drawn Match Against Sir Julien Cahn’s XI DR. HOPKINS HITS A SPLENDID 78 ..y (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, March 29. 4 *1 he match between Malaya and Sir Julien Cahn’s XI •-—the first of a series of matches in Malaya—-was drawn today,
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  • 168 1 --vle'dter Wireless. GAY PARIS QUIETEST DAY" IN GERMANY London. March 27. Mwy Easter holiday visitors to London spent Good Friday walking along Coronation coronation visitors from overseas and many provincials who’will be unable to come to London in May being among them, the latter explaining that they
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  • 146 1 Malay Fined $2O In connection with the Ipoh Amateur Races on Saturday, a Malay, Din bin Md. D'.c appeared before Mr. H. A. L. Luckham in the Penang Police Court this morning charged with receiving S 2 in respect of bets in a common gaming
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  • 139 1 LOSS OF REVOLVER Kuala Lumpur, today. Mr, B .8. Gill, the Selangor State cricketer, lias reported the loss of his revolver and 40 rounds of ammunition from his house in Imbi Road, Kuala Lumpur,- yesterday. STRIKE SITUATION IMPROVING The strike situation Is constantly improving and, although there has
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  • 721 1 Hundreds of rockets, each of which is estimated to rise to a height of just over 1,000 feet, and the shells to a height ot anything up to 6,000 feet, will be fired on Coronation Day (May 12) as part of the gigantic celebrations locally.
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  • 176 1 —Reuter. BRITISH ATTITUDS MATTER FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION London, March 25. Earl Cranbourne replying to the opposition attacks said the anxieties of large sections of the British nation as regards the; very tragic events in Addisababa had been abundantly expressed by Mr. Henderson, Mr. Lloyd George and by
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  • 140 1 —Reuter Wireless. Reply To Papal Letter MSGOTIATIONS STILL PROCEEDING Berlin, March 26. The first official reply to the Papal Letter read in Catholic churches on March 21 in which the Pope accused the Nazi regime of having violated the Concordat is contained in Diplomatic Correspondence which
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  • 38 1 —Reuter Wireless. K London, March 25. The King has conferred on King Leopold the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Fifth Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. the title previously held by the late King Albert of the Belgians.-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 17 1 ;Ad i No. 47, BISHOP STR&ET,. > PENANG. Tailor and Outfitter. i All kinds of materials in slock.
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    • 109 1 MALAYA SILVER CO., No. 458, Chulia Street, Penang, S.S. ir itt m wwmi MANUFACTURERS DEALERS OF silver photos, shields, cups, etc. Gold and silver badges and medals, brass and zinc blocks, lantern slides, brass plates. Prizes for schools and clubs. Gifts for weddings, birthdays, etc. Scientific Workmanship. Moderate charges Prompt
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  • 834 2 2,600 Books For The University AMBASSADOR'S TRIBUTE A gift of 2.600 books from the German Government to the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, was formal] presented to tho institute last week by Herr von Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador. The gift includes the ”Monumenta Germanicac
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  • 868 2 Arrangements For Stay During Coronation Details of the Empire detachments which will arrive in London to take part in the Coronation process on or to line the route were officially issued last week. The total number of officers and men from home and oversea, as announced
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  • 271 2 Use As Anti-Aircraft Centre NEW BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED The Daily Telegraph learns that the White City, once one of Loudon’s principal places of amusement and the scene of many big exhibitions, is to become a centre for the Capital’s anti-aircraft defences.
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  • 208 2 "No Blame Suggested” Mr. W. Lister Pengelly, solicitor and sole executor to Mr. Frank Vosper, the actor and playwright who disappeared from the liner Paris in the Channel on March 6 has made a statement concerning the investigation carried out by the French authorities at Havre. Mr.
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  • 157 2 Year After Marriage Cape Town. Tshekedi Khama. paramount chief of the Bamangwato tribe in Bechuanaland who caused a stir in 1933 when he ordered a European to be flogged, last week applied to the District Commissioner at Serowe, the capital of Bechuanaland, for a divorce. This
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  • 227 2 Latest Addition To London Zoo Ixmdoti, March 20 A snake that shams ferocity by puff.nt; out its throat and distending half its when it is really annoyed is the lastest acquisition in the Reptile House et tie London Zoo. It is a red-tailed tree snake, and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 479 2 Head Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams “Gazette” Penang. Singapore Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel Time» Singapore. Kuala Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 3683. London Office: j 40, 43, Fleet Street, London E.G 4 Phone Central 3608—3609 Tel: “Leadmalaya” London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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    • 286 2 M olfe t A JB j e r Y.P.S. 38 1/ARTlns' PILLS I APIOL A STEEL I Sure and certain for all Female I complaints. Every lady should I keep a box in the house. I The I GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY 52-54 Beach Street. Penang. |Mp Kidneys CJcm MNsmnvs Acids
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 28 2 Will Hay and Graham Moffatt in a g w Scene from "Good Morning Boys”. g. ■»> The fiUn is said to be a riotous _>»- ;< f .3 y jfcikXj 4HB|
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  • 92 3 Reuter. NAN KING’S COMPLICITY ALLEGED Tokio, March 29. A MESSAGE from Mukden states that the Japanese Gendarmerie Headquarters has lifted the Press ban against a Manchukuo anti-Japanese plot, planned by a secret -rganisation in Fengtien and Antung Provinces, which is alleged to be in secret contact
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  • 440 3 DINNER TO THE KING ON MAY 25 Arrangements for the Imperial Conference. which will open on May 14, are being made on the understanding that Mr. Baldwin will preside over the earlier meetings. These will be devoted mainly to formal speeches of an introductory
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  • 90 3 More Them Half Of Money Recovered GUARDS TO BE ARMED IN FUTURE (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, March 29. The police are able to announce that they have today made three arrests in connection with Saturday’s train robbery and recovered more than half the currency notes stolen.
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  • 68 3 -Reuter. Vienna. March 29. The Duke of Windsor has left Enzesfeld Castle, where he resided since his abdication. en route to Wolfgang. Salzkammergut. in the upper Austrain lake district where he is due tonight. He will be residng there for a short period. He was accorded a
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  • 185 3 —Reuter. No Ultimate Gain JAPAN'S THREAT DEPLORED London, March 29. Grave consequences following Japan’s refusal to accept 14-inch guns are foreseen by the Daily Telegraph. In a leader it says that the calibre of guns will be raised to 16-inch except in British battleships,
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  • 505 3 'We Must Sleep With Loaded Guns' WAR AS BUILDER OF STRONG RACES Sir Aithur Keith, the eminent authority on anthropology, is of opinion that the world “will have to sleep for ever w.th its loaded gun by its side.” This is the
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  • 107 3 -Reuter. In Bombay And Madras Bombay, March 29. Sir Danjishah Cooper, Revenue Finance member of the Bombay Government, has undertaken to form a ministry. Sir. K.V. Reddy, former acting-Gover-nor of Madras, has similarly undertaken to form a ministry after Mr. Sastri had declined. Nagpur. March 29.
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  • 139 3 '—Reuter. Stalin Prescribes Courses In Lenin-ism" Moscow, March 29. An urgent campaign for the complete ‘re-education of I art\ leadeiship appears to lie behind the report issued by M. Stalin, dealing with the Party’s “shortcomings.” The campaign is expected to result in changes in the personnel
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  • 101 3 Agreement Reached New Delhi, March 29. It is understood that an agreement has been reached in the Indo-Japanese trade talk.- Reuter. Mr. W.E. Heard, chairman and managing director of Jones, Heard and Co., shipbrokers and forwarding agents, Newport, Mon. has just celebrated his 102nd birthday, having been
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  • 195 3 Largest In World London, March 29. It has been officially disclosed that a total sum of £3.793.500 is being spent in Wales on the provision of magazine accommodation for naval munitions. I Of this £548,000 represents the cost of the mine storage depot at Milford Haven.
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  • 17 3 —Reuter. Nairobi, March 29. The death of Lord Kitchener took place here today.—Reuter.
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  • 29 3 Reuter. London, March 29. Rear-Admiral Guy Royle has been appointed Rear-Admira,! of Aircraft Carriers in succession to Vice-Admiral Noel F. Laurence as from July 27.-
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  • 258 4 OCCUPANTS ESCAPE FROM DEATH Remarkable escapes from death or injury were experienced by two members of the Royal Singapore Flying Club when a club Moth seaplane crashed in the sea just off the Singapore coast near the Chinese Swimming Club at Katong, on Friday afternoon. They
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  • 880 4 Health Officer Warns Public Of Eating From Food Hawkers A matter affecting the health of a section of the public in Ipoh was brought to light it the monthly meeting of the Kinta Sanitary Board held at the Sanitary Board Office, on Thursday last, when
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  • 1043 4 EXAMINATION FOR DRESSERS An examination for dressers will be held in Singapore, Penang and Malacca on Apr. 5 and 6. Mr. A.W. Hay, M.C.S., Assistant Protector of Chinese, Malacca, is on local leave from Mar. 24 to Apr. 10. Mr. Koh Guan ix>k, chief clerk of Allen
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  • 332 4 16 Years' Service In Malaya Dr. J. P. Fitzpatrick of the Malayan Medical Service sailed last week foTHome on furlough preparatory to retirement. Well-known in Perak, where he spent most of his service," Dr. Fitzpatrick came out to Malaya in 1921 from Ireland where he
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  • 1090 5 Socialist Amendment Lost In All-India Committee "MINOR" ALTERATION TO "CONDITION" CLAUSE PANDIT NEHRU EXPLAINS REASONS FOR CHANGE OPPOSITION TO REFORMS REITERATED Congressmen have been given permission, subject to one condition, to accept offices under the new Constitution, dux- to be inaugurated next week. Postponed by two
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  • 392 5 Captain's Murder Sequel FRONTIER TRIBESMEN DISPERSING New Delhi. The imposition of a heavy fine on the Mahsuds for their refusal to disclose the identity of the man who murdered Captain Keogh was announced to them by the Resident of Waziristan at a jirga held at Damdil.
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  • 74 5 Enraged Swarm Fly Into Court Room Lahore. Sheikhupura Court officials had to take shelter under tables and desks and work was suspended for half an hour when a swarm of enraged bees flew into the court room and attacked everyone in sight. A man was stung so
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    • 367 6 The Boria Suggestion From Sungei Patani Penang Traffic Rules Score Cards In Boxing To the Editor. Sir, —Your correspondent hiding under the pseudonym “Dynamic Septic” is of the opinion that loose young men go to the Chinese hair-dressing saloons under the pretext of having their bair
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    • 323 6 To the Editor. Dear Sir, I read the enclosed cutting in the North China Daily News recently and tso it appears to be also of special interest to followers of /local and Malayan boxing I hope you will publish it. I have no comments to make
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    • 66 6 To the Editor. Dear Sir. I believe it is a breach of traffic rules fior a car to stop within 20 yards of any junction of 2 roads. If this assumption is correct, why are not the Municipal Trolley Buses prosecuted for halting so near to
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    • 94 6 To the Editor. Dear Sir. It is praiseworthy to note that this year’s event, had not taken place from Ist. to 10th, Muharram 1356, as this period is not the time for any sort of merry-making. The reason for this has been already mentioned by Dr.
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    • 209 6 To the Editor. Sir,- —Shortly after 6.30 p.m. yesterday, just before the rain, there was a breakdown in the supply of electricity for about two minutes in town. At first I thought that it would be a repetition of the blackout recently but I was
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  • 138 6 Mrs. Naidu's Appeal To Moslem Women A largely attended meeting of Moslem women, held under the auspices of the "Majma-ul Banat” was addressed by Mrs. Saiojini Naidu at the Moslem Institute Hall. Lady Mohamed Shafi presided. In the course of her address, which she delivered in Urdu, Mrs.
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  • 53 6 RUBBER ESTATE. LTD. Messrs. Boustead Co., Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the secretaries, Messrs. Edward Boustead Co., London, advising that a dividend of 6% has been recommended by the directors of Foothills (Malaya) Rubber Estate Ltd., payable on April 17. The annual report and accounts will
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  • 161 6 Nalayani, a Tamil Talkie, which is now running at the Windsor, is a play adapted from the great book of Hindu mythology, the Baktharvijya. The cast is headed by Miss N. M. Sundarambal and K. V. Vaidyanatha Iyer, who play the roles of Nalayani and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 35 6 Penang's Most Popular Dance Hall ELYSEE CABARET Centrally Situated Clean. Healthful Surroundings TONIGHT! DANCING FROM p«n>. to Midnight 4 coupons for $l.OO 9 for $2.00 TEA DANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY from 6.15 to 8.30 p.m.
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 228 6 QUEEN’S LAST NIGHT 6.15 Tonight 9.30 ’WE HAVE CF i STOP FOR 1 WsF JS A K,ss W| *gg| MOW AND |(k -tml/Wi I wsjy I I" Th® romantic comedy B l/^ —«s' hit of the year two <£ WMMB V stars at their gayest m f with W. S.
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    • 191 6 Greeted By Packed Houses At Last Night’s Opening. Royal 6-30 TONIGHT 9-30 Here’s The Superb Cantonese Talkie You’ve Been Waiting For. The Inimitable Highest Paid Star of the Chinese Screen MA SZE CHANG with MISS THAM LAN HING in their greatest picture since “SON OF THE RICH” "TOW HEE KOO
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    • 89 6 A Brilliant South Indian Talkie. WINDSOR 6.00 TONIGHT 9.00 A Mighty Mythological TAMIL TALKIE "NALAYANI" "The Triumph Of Chastity" with Miss N. M. SUNDARAMBAL. K. V. VAIDYANATHA IYER, S. KANNAMMAL and S. JANAKI. Together With A Comedy Short "TIT FOR TAT” Songs Comedy Drama USUAL PRICES OF ADMISSION. Hext Change
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  • 1343 7 Haji Adam N, Mohd. Ebrahim's Presidential Address MEETING OF SOUTH INDIAN MUSLIM LEAGUE T HE Islamic culture and civilisation in Malaya were dealt with by Ha ji Adam N. Mohamed Ebrahim in his presidential addrcs.-» before the annual general meeting of the Singapore South
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  • 34 7 —In connection with th£\ 125th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, scenes from “A Tale of Tiro Cities" were presented in a London wwi yard, by the Tabard players..
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  • 119 7 SENTENCE REDUCED From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. March 28. A plea for leniency was made by Dabawan bin Wahab when he appealed before Mr. Justice G. B. Kellagher in the First Division High Court, Alor. Star, yesterday. He was charged with having kidnapped a
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  • 167 7 ’’Pop” Wright’s Human Story Old Faithful, wire was passed by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House Court last week as an “educated horse." draws a van in the City. But one day’ he made a mistake which might have cost his mate, Carman George Norton,
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  • 61 7 Chinese Woman And Man Charged (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, March 28. A Chinese man and woman were produced in the Police Court today before Che Abdulrahman, the Chief Magistrate, charged w’ith having smuggled chandu into Kedah from Penang. Hearing was postponed to March 31. Both the
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  • 118 7 Madras. In accordance with the intentions expressed at the Provincial Conference of Indian Christians of South India held in Madras during Easter, 1936, it is proposed to hold the second annual conference in Madras on Monday and Tuesday, April 12 end 13. Among the topics suggested
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  • 98 7 KEDAH LIQUOR CASE (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, March 28. In the Alor Star High Court this morning the Hon. Che Hanafi allowed the appeal of Chap Hin, a young Chinese, against the decision of the Alor Star Chief Magistrate, who fined him $l2O, in
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 487 7 PENANG TURF CLUB EXTRA MEETING 1937 Ist Day, Saturday, 3rd April, 1937. 3rd Day, Saturday, 10th April, 1937. ENTRIES closed at 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, 24th March 1937 at the Secretary’s Office. SWEEPS— A $l/. unlimited Sweepstake for Members only will be held on each Race Day. Applications for
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  • 600 8 AN appeal for a great international protest against Italian ruthlessness in dealing with defenceless Abyssinians was made in the House of Commons. This appeal is the direct result of massacres of thousands by Italian troops in and around Addis Ababa The fiendish cruelty of the
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  • 149 8 Creation Of New Shares i From Our Own Correspondent > London, March 29. Oil Palms, Malaya meeting on April 2 will consider the creation of an additional £150,000 shares. North Malay Rubber Co. arc proposing to offer shareholders 298.489 shares at half crown each in the ratio
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  • 259 8 Complete Results (From Our Oum Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 29. The Indo-Ceylonese laxvn tennis tournament xvas successfully concluded when the men's open doubles and the mixed doubles were played off at the T. P. C. A. courts. There was a large crowd present. In the
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  • 808 8 Honours Shared At Singapore- Great Effort by Dr. Hopkins —Dempster Sh ines Pen ang's Ea sy IP in Robless and Cheow Teik -Penang Municipal 3 Per Cent Loan. WITH almost a day’s play washed out by rain, it was inevitable that the match between Sir Julien Cahn’s
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  • 216 8 Musical Recital At The Crag The continued popularity of the Penang Hills as a Holiday resort has once again been proved this year, all the Government bungalows on the Hill being occupied to their full capacity xvhile the Crag Hotel had also been fully booked up
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  • 131 8 Girls' Dormstory" at the Majestic. Simone Simon, Herbert Marshall, Ruth Chatterton, head a good cast of voell-kncncn players. “20th Century-Fox production. Directed by Irving Cummings. This film carries a feeble title but is nevertheless an excellent vehicle. A new stixr, plenty of ybung and beautiful girls,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 125 8 RALEIGH THE AU-' 5-056 1 BICYCUE W ivkmm ill xA/Mvv> \k /> THE WORLD’S BEST CYCLE GUARANTEED FOR EVER Prices From $45-00 each. I LLUSTRATED BOOKLET SENT FREE ON SOLE AGENTS: I ROBINSON Co Ltd., SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR Sub-Agents’: THE CHULIA CYCLE COMPANY, IOA, Church Street, PENANG. REAL COMFORT I
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    • 138 8 i i ?> jJb "'WUH9 W&&A The cook has not changed, nor hes the recipe except that Maggi’s Seasoning is row used m the kitchen. A tew drops work wonders if added, just before serving. to an insipid dish, weak soup. 1 stew, gravy or sauce. x Maggi's Seasoning is‘utterly
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  • 1115 9 Volniak, Sure Cure And Cheerful Lady Pay Well LOGUE SADDLES THREE WINNERS (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, March 29. Although there were small fields for today’s races at Ipoh, the ’concluding day of the Skye Meeting, generous dividends were paid m most of the
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  • 303 9 —Reuter. CHARLTON A. BEAT CHELSEA London, March 29. The following are the results of the League matches played today:— THE LEAGUE—DIVISION I Birmingham 0; Middlesbrough 0. Charlton A. 3; Chelsea 0. Derby C. 3; Huddersfield T. 3. Everton 2; Manchester U. 3. Manchester City 5; Liverpool 1.
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  • 537 9 Selangor Defeated ROBLESS AND CHEOW TEIK AGAIN (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, March 29. The Inter-State match between Penang and Perak ended in less than an hour this morning, Penang winning by six wickets. Requiring 52 to make to win Stewart and Thompson resumed
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  • 70 9 Comment In Financial News (From Our Own Correspondent) London, March 29. The Financial News commenting on Malayan labour suggests that the trouhte is due to reluctance of estates to bring wages into harmony with the price of rubber ever the shilling mark. It expresses the view that
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  • 88 9 Llanelly Draw With Waterloo London, March 29. The following are the results of the rugby matches played today: Cardiff 0, Harlequins 0. Gloucester 13, Sale 14. Newport 16, London Welsh 3. Pontypool 8, Northampton 5. Abera von 11, Devonport Services 5. Swansea 3, Barbarians 10. Bath 11, Old
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 21 9 TIC TAC TIPPED 5 WINNERS YESTERDAY: Little Mother $lO Perfect Lady $35 Blue Bird $23 Emperor Kublai $27 Sure Cure $4O.
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    • 208 9 I THE TRUE TONIC FOOD Uoiohiom/o of all Chemists Stara* I W'f iYil I] 1 fl I V I’A■ I J I A fa. 4a da I Mr. H. E. K. Laurance has been described by the Press as •’the personifi- cation of the figure of a Greek god.” There
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    • 267 9 TANAH BIJI LIMITED (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) NOTICE is hereby given that the Share Registers of the Company will be closed from the 6th day of April 1937 to the lOti* day of April 1937 both days inclusive in order to ascertain the rights of Shm-tx, holders in connection with
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 57 9 STATION Z.H.J. The following programme will be broadcast from Z.H.J., Penang, tonight. 7.00 p.m. Time signal and day's programme. 7.05 Selections from the Italian operas. 7.35 Messrs. Lean and Co’s share report. 7.40 Dances of all times. 8.00 Weekly sports talk by Mr. M. Saravanamuttu. 8.20 Rex recordings. 8.55 Pinang
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  • 24 9 DEATH BURDEN.—At Glasgow on the 28th: instant Marjorie, the wife of Fred Burden and youngest daughter of the late Lawrence Coombe Brown of Penang.
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  • 1282 10 District Votes Against Going “Dry The twenty-seventh annual general meeting of the Batang Padang District Planters’ Association will be held in the M.S.V.R. Headquarters, Sungkai. on Monday, April 5, 1937, at 10.15 a.m., when the report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1936, of
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  • 514 10 NEW MILESTONE IN PRODUCTION While Henry Ford, other company officials and newspapermen looked on. Edsel Ford drove the 25,000,000 th Ford car off the assembly line here January 18th 1937. Completion of the 25,Q00,000th car represented the manufacture, oyer the last 33% years, of nearly as many
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  • 103 10 Profit for 1936 of Batu Tiga (Selangor) Rubber was £31,361 (£13,323), add £10,747 brought in, making £42,108. Int. div. 2%. p.c. £5,765. Fin. div. 10 p.c, £23,059 (6% p.c. for yr.), to renewals of bldgs., machy., etc., £750 (£500), bonus to Eastern staff £5OO (£300), add.
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  • 616 10 A substantial rise in profits is disclosed in the accounts of Hong Fatt (Sungei Besi) Ltd. for the year ended Dec. 31, last. The net profit which is subject to directors' fees has risen to $827,156 from $487,087 but the dividend has
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  • 171 11 THE DAWN PATROL That early in the morning feel- ing doesn’t affect the flamingos at the London Zoo. Here’s the lively procession leaving the house at daybreak. EVERTON (dark jerseys) were on top in this duel at White Hart-lane, but after leading 3—l in their
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    • 113 11 Do you read the Sunday Gazette? Every week new and interesting features are introduced into the SUNDAY GAZETTE. Place an order for regular delivery with your newsagent or become a subscriber. The following are some of the features of the SUNDAY GAZETTE. ILLUSTRATED LONDON LETTER: CHINA PAGE: FILM AND GRAMOPHONE
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  • 136 12 When. "Tschiffely’s Ride’ is broadcast from Daventry on April 8 on Trans. 3 at 9.50 p.m. (Malayan Time), listeners will hear a reconstruction of one of the most remarkable journeys ever undertaken. In 1925 Aime Felix Tschiffely set out from Buenos Aires with two Patagonian horses, Mancha and
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  • 155 12 'NAMES THAT ARE HISTORY' LORD HALDANE In the second of the series of broadcasts entitled ‘Nemes Tbit Are History’ Miss Elizabeth Haldane, C.H., will read extracts from the autobiography of her distinguished brother, the eminent Liberal statesman who died in 1928. Although Lord Haldane was greatly interested in education, and
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  • SHIPPING NEWS AND MAILS
    • 374 12 S.S. ‘CAPE ST. GEORGE’ from Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Port Said Colombo. Sails today for Port Swettenham, Singajiore, Hongkong, Shanghai, China Japan. S.S. ‘BORINGIA’ from Europe via Colombo. Sails today for Port Swettenham, Malacca, Singapore and Bangkok. S.S. “SUMATRA MARU” from S’pore via Belawan
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    • 368 12 Sums Granted By Colonial Commission For Construction Pondicheery. A meeting of the French India Colonial Commission Stand ng Finance Committee» was held recently at the Secretariat Buildings, M. Gnanou Ambroise (President) presiding. Dr. Hiren Chatterjee, Professor, Calcutta Medical College), Mr. Vaithilinga Pillai (Karaikal), Mr. Hubert de
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    • 227 12 LATEST TIMES OF POSTING AIR J.IAIL A mail for Siam, Burma, India, Egypt, Sudan, Belgian Congo, Great Britain, Ireland, and whole of Europe by Imperil Airways will close lit 8 a.m. tomoi row. A mail frr the United States of America •and other places served via
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    • 304 12 Plans Completed For lhe C, P. R Orders Plans have been completed for two new 24.000-ton liners to be operated by the Canadian Australasian Line, Ltd., from Vancouver and Victoria to San Francisco Honolulu, Suva, Auckland. Sydney and Melbourne, and the designs of the ships have been
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    • 968 12 RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES- 8.8. C. EMPIRE STATION TODAY Tune in on the following wavelengths: TRANSMISSION 2 TRANSMISSION t 8.15 p.m.-The news and announce--csents. B.3s—Greenwich time signal. The 41 Harton Colliery Band; conductor, George GSG 17.97 Mc/s (16-8 n».) Mather. 9.os—Close down. 9.51 Mc/s (31.55 m.) i TRANSMISSION 3. transmission 3
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    • 245 12 PARIS gtation RadlQ-QoiQpial. [ta call-let ten Are.' W. I*. 19.68 metnw 1. P. A. 2 W. L. 25.23 T. F. A. 3 W V 25.69 T. P. A. ft TODAY TPA 2 15.24 Mc|s (19.6 m.) P.M. 6.20 Concert Relay. 7.05 Talk on French events (in Japanese) 7.20 News in
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    • 17 12 TIDE TABLE TODAY High Low 1.46 p.m. 8.20 p.m. TOMORROW 8.16 a.m. 2.0 S p.m. 8.48 p.m.
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  • 242 13 Services To Foreign Ships At the annual meeting of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in London, on April 9, at which the Duke of Kent, president of the Institution, will take the chair and present medals for gallantry and other awards, the resolution of thanks to the
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    • 420 13 radio programmes BERLIN. I Station Zeesen broadcasts on the followI Ing frequencies:— DJB 1ff.20 Mc|s 19.7 m. DJN 9.54 Mc{s 31.4 m. TODAY P.M. 1.20 News in German. 1.35 Music for all (continued). 2.15 Greetings to listeners in New Zealand. 2.20 News and economic review in English. 2.30 Today in
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    • 332 13 NIROM. YDC (15.15 Mc's (19.8 m.) PMN (10.26 Mc|s (29.2 m.) TODAY P.M. 1.10 News bulletin, 1.20 Popular programme. 2• 20 Close down 5.50 Time signal. Opening announcexnent. 5.54 English conversation lessons tor beginners. 6.20 Popular programme 6-50 News bulletin. 7.10 Classical programme (solos). 8.00 Evening service. 8.20 Concert by
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  • 354 14 C. J.\S cully &E. Laßrooy Share Bowling Honours THE Penang Recreation Club, fielding a second team, defeated the Penang Teachers by 95 runs on the Esplanade yesterday. The Penang Recreation Club took first lease of the wicket and knocked up a total of 180
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  • 85 14 Soccer Cricket Matches Against Collegians (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor star, March 28. The Penang Free School who are travelling to Alor Star this week-end, will meet the Sultan Abdul Hamid College lit soccer on Friday April 2. and the following day they
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  • 22 14 Perry beat Tilden 4—6. 6—4, 11—9 in the second of their tennis duels in Chicago, states a Reuter message.
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  • 403 14 WILL NOT PLAY FOR REST OF SEASON (From Our Own Correspondent) London. March 27. Despite the absence of Drake, who was injured in yesterday's match against Stoke and will not be able to play again this season, Arsenal preserved their unbeaten record at Middlesborough, though the result wfis
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  • 309 14 D.A.F.C. LOSE TO DIAMONDS The Sporting Diamonds defeated the Darul Aihsan Football Club at cricket on the Dato Kramat ground on Friday by 36 runs, after a shaky start. The D.A.F.C. took first knock and were .all out for 87, Cheng Poh capturing two wickets for
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  • 152 14 Frank Hurley, (the New South Wales Rugby League wing three-quarter, is on his way to England by the Orion to join Hun. A dashing player. Hurley would have appeared for Australia last year hut for being injured in the march between New South Wales and
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  • 385 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sungei Patani. March 27. The Drirul Aihsan Football Club, Penang, who came down to Sungei Patani for the .first match for the Kasinathan’s challenge cup, emerged victorious over the Edward Eleven by one goal to nil. The match, which was played
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  • 243 14 COLLEGE BEAT B.M. HIGH SCHOOL (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, March 28. Tn a friendly game of soccer on the Sultan Abdul Hamid College green, the Sultan Abdul Hamid College defeated Bukit Mertajam High School by five goals to one yesterday. The High School did
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  • 71 14 Kedah Boxing (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. March 28. The Kedah Boxing Board of Control have approved the following bouts to be staged at the Grend Amusement Park. Alor Star, on April 2. MAIN EVENT (10 2—Min. Rds.) James Dawn vs Nai Sawai
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  • 124 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sungei Patani, March 29. The Combined Youngsters Badminton Party Customs, Bumbong Lima, defeated the Combined 8.P., Customs Boundary. Kulims. by four games to two in a badminton match played at the former's court last week. RESULTS The following were the results: (Kulim players mentioned
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    • 10 14 RUNNYMEDE HOTEL Phone 543 Penang. TOMORROW DINNER DANCE PIKLERS ORCHESTRA.
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    • 218 14 W fl 1 Wincing gazette Sunday gazette $250 MUST BE WON Five Winners or Nearest Penang April Meeting A prize of $250 will be given to the sender of the best entry. Should two or more entrants tie for the prize the $250 will be equally divided amongst the senders
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  • 1269 15 Men Who May Recover Tennis Prize GAME WITH AMERICA THE TEST '*’lj 'HE Davis Cup is likely to change hands this year for the I first time since 1933, when) it was won by Great Britain. Fred Perry, who has played the major part in Britain’s
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  • 44 15 MISS DOROTHY ROUND, the ten n s champion, and one of Britain's “l;e< p fit’’ experts, wearing a waterproof trousered suit when out golfing at Dudley, near Birm'ngham. Thia is one of her own ideas for keeping fit.
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  • 593 15 Important Decisions At Lord’s London. March 17 No change was made in the constitution of the Test Selection Committee by the Board of Control at yesterday's meeting at Lord's. Mr. P.F. Warner (chairman), Mr. T.A. Higson, and Mr. P. Perrin were reappointed to serve for
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  • 155 15 Chinese Draw With Mr. McHugh's Team In a Chess match held at the Eastern Hotel last week between the Chinese Club and Mr. J. N. McHugh’s team the result was a draw of four games each after some interesting play. The Hon'ble Mr. Lai Tet
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  • 54 15 Indians v. Penang Sports Club The following will represent the Indian Recreation Club against the Penang Sports Club at soccer today on the Esplanade at 5.30 p.m.:— D. Suppiah; A.C. David, S. Darwood; Apparajoo, Syed Gunny, K. Kalimuthu; S.P. Letchumanan, P.N. Mariappan, K. Muniandy, P.S.
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  • 187 15 Forbidden To Assist Men Injured In Play Referees who try to do a good turn to an injured player may be banned from so doing by a new instruction issued to referee» forbidding them to handle injured players, says Reuter. The new instruction may be the
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  • LATEST SHARE AND-COMMODITY NEWS
    • 344 16 Steady London, March 25. Yesterday Rise or Fall Ci»a. i 1944-64 115% H-!« fv> 1 ng. 4 p.c.. 1960-9® 117% War Loan, 3% p.c 102% Com Un. Asa. (Unita) 9% Pro<>ential “A" 34% -f-54 Koyal Aasce. <lo*. pd.) <7 Gt Western Ord. 59% Can. Pae. ($25) 15%
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    • 178 16 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS TTN:— Bayers Sellers Ampats 6 0 6,3 Bangrins 23 0 24 0 B. Selangors 1.80 l.Socd Burma Malays 27,6 28'3xd Hong Fatts 1.5*) 1.55cd Jelebus 1.22 a 1.27? K. Lanjuts 26 9 27 3 Kuchais 1.80 1.85cd La rut a 16;6 17 0 Lukuts 1-30
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    • 229 16 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations m MESSRS. KENNEDY Co.’s Share RUBBER: Buyers Sellers List today:— Alor Gajah 1.62 A I.7ocum Bedford 1-40 1.45 Connemara 2.10 2.29 Glenealy 2.25 2.35 ex rts Indragiri 1-85 1.92’. Kedah 3.05 3.25 Kuala Sidim 3.50 3.55 Mentakab 55 57 Pajam 2.50 2.6ocum
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    • 38 16 The output from the Lukut Tin Dredging Company’s mine for the month of February amounted to 120 piculs. The output from the Jelebu Tin Dredging company’s mine for the month of February amounted to 152 piculs.
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    • 118 16 TIN:— THURSDAY* TODAY Uonann —(Spot) £290,0.0 £302.0.0 tendon—(3 months) £284.0.0 £293.0.0 Singapore $144.00 $142? Business Done r" ■-■■'.■■■■'."■"■■■■■.■sl4l.so Business Done COPRA.- (Sundried) $8.65 $B-55 BLACK PEPPER $11.50 $11.50 KUBBEB b nd<> 12f,-d 121? d New York 24|c(G) 26?c(G) Singapore-Spot 44ac April/June iiiiij: i i i i i i
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    • 169 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.80 1.85 Hong Fatt 1.52? 1.57? c Jelebu 1-25 1.30 Kuchhi 1-80 1.85 Lukut 1.27? 1.32? North Taiping 90 92? Rahman Hyd 1.52? 1.55 Rantau Ordy. 1.92? 1.97? Rantau Pref. 1.87? 1.92? Taiping 90 92? Ulu Klang 1.40 1.45 Ampat 61? 6
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    • 314 16 The following are the changes in ou) quotations up to noon today:— RUBBER:— Boyers Sellers Allenbys 2.25 2.35 Ayer Panas 2.30 2.40 Bassetts .97 1.00 Batu Lintangs 1.60 1.63 Bedfords 1.39 1.42 Bentas 1.58 1.61 Brogas 1.26 1.29 Indragiris 1.87? 1.92? Jerams 1.37? L42?cum Kempas 315 3.25 Kuala
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    • 245 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Allenbys 2.25 2.35 Ayer Panas 2.27? 2.37? Basetts 1.02? Batu Lintangs 1.57? 1.62? Bedfords 1-37? 142? Bentas 1-57? 1.62? Brogas 1.25 1.30 Indragiris 1-85 1.92? Jerams 1-30 1.35 ex Lunas 2.70 2.80 M. Pindas 1.97? 2.05 Mentakabs .55 .57? N. Scudais 1-95 2.02? Nyalas 1-30
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    • 248 16 Rising Production Of Copper London, March 20. In contrast to rubber, metajs were decidedly weak yesterday. Cash tin fell £l4 10s., cash copper £4 2s. 6d., while lead and spelter dropped £1 ss. and £1 7s. 6d. per ton respectively. The February copper statistics just issued,
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  • 47 16 .—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Chinese Surprised Shanghai, March 30. Oulturists in Peiping are surprised by 8 Press report that Japan is prepared to send an archaeological excavation party to Suichar in the summer to excavate historical articles. They urged the authorities to I refuse excavation.
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  • 110 16 Remote As Ever Shanghai, March 30. General Kita, the military attache to the Japanese Embassy, in an interview with the Press yesterday, stated that the prospects of a readjustment of Chinese and Japanese relations are remote. The Japanese Oriental Development Co. suggested that Japan should join with China
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