Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 April 1937

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBUSHED DAILY. No. 78. Vol. XCV. MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 154 1 —Reuter. Crew Of 34 And 3 Passengers Aboard BREMEN CHANGES COURSE TO ASSIST IN SEARCH New York, April 4. It is feared that the German 4,000 ton freighter, Borkum, formerly the Ingram, from Newport, Monmouth for Houston, Texas with a crew of 34 and 3
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  • 763 1 PERAK DISMISSED FOR 63 BUTTERWORTH 70: DEMPSTER 49 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. April 4. Ideal weather favoured the match between Perak end Sir Julien Cahn's XI, which was commenced on the Ipoh padang before a record crowd today. The large crowd witnessed cricket of an
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  • 46 1 —Reuter. TRADE DISCUSSIONS IN DUBLIN 't: London. .April 4. The Sunday Times Dublin correspondent understands that Dominion representatives visiting London for the Coronation and the Imperial Conference will be invited thereafter to go to the Irish Free State for trade liscussions in Dublin.-
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  • 91 1 —British Wireless. Scheme To Extend To New Areas London, April 3. Following the publication of the report of the Advisory Committee on nutrition it is likely that the Milk Marketing Board will extend to new areas the experimental scheme for providing cheap milk for expectant and nursing mothers
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  • 25 1 2nd Day Handicaps Tomorrow THE HANDICAPS FOR THE SECOND DAY OF THE PENANG TURF CLUB EASTER MEETING WILL NOT RE PUBLISHED TILL TOMORROW.
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  • 236 1 Jockey Abdul (Arthur) Drahman, who was one of Those involved in the serious accident at the opening of the Penang races on Saturday, died at the General Hospital, Penang shortly before one o’clock this morning. Drahman was riding Major T. L. Fox’s pony, Yeoman, when he
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  • 238 1 British Wireless. EMPIRE MESSAGE ON CORONATION DAY PRIME MINISTERS TO SPEAK London, April 3. The King will broadcast a message to the whole British Commonwealth on the evening of Coronation Day at the end of the Empire programme of homage in which six Prime Ministers, including Mr.
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  • 113 1 —Pinang Gazette copyright. MARCH SHIPMENTS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, April 3. The immediate cause of the rubber setback yesterday was the announcement that Malaya March shipments were 59,568 tons, compared wit’/ the highest market estimate of 55,000 tons. There was speculative liquidation and. later, bear
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  • 23 1 ALL OUT FOR 293 IPOH, BY' TELEPHONE. RESUMING THEIR INNINGS THIS MORNING SIR JULIEN CAHN’S XI WERE ALL OUT FOR 293.
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  • 103 1 blocking traffic but finally dispersed.—Reuter. DEMONSTRATION IN VIENNA BIGGEST SINCE THE WAR Vienna. April 4. The biggest pro-monarchy demonstration in Austria since the war was held here today on the occasion of a memorial mass for Emperor Charles. The Cathedral was filled by 6,000 legitimists while
    blocking traffic but finally dispersed.—Reuter.  -  103 words
  • 34 1 —Reuter. ALLEGED NEGLECT OF DUTIES Moscow, April 4. M. YagSda, the Commissar for Postal and Electrical communications has been removed from his post on, the ground of alleged dereliction of duties.
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  • 52 1 —Reuter. BY HOSTILE TRIBESMEN C-IN-C LEAVES FOR FRONTIER New Delhi, April 3. General Sir Robert Cassels. Commander. in-Chief of India is leaving today for the North-West Frontier Province where large bodies of hostile tribesmen are still gathered in Low’er Khaisora Valley and are reported to be contemplating further
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  • 91 1 and it had to be abandoned. British Wire, less. CREW OF 24 SAVED London, April 3. A dramatic ocean rescue off the Portuguese coast by the 13,241-ton “Vandyck” while on a pleasure cruise to Madeira with about forty passengers aboard is reported. The “Vandyck” is expected at
    and it had to be abandoned. —British Wire, less.  -  91 words
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  • 568 2 DREAD DISEASE CONQUERED AFTER FOUR YEARS FOR four years .Mr. H. G. Wells, Britain’s most famous living author, has fought against the dread disease of diabetes and has tou te it successfully. Diabetes, which has taken a huge toll of human life, threatened to cm
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  • 482 2 PORTRAIT OF WOMAN WRITER Literary circles have been astonished by references in Noel Coward s autobiography, "Present Indicative,” to Mrs. C. A Dawson-Scott, founder of the P E N. club, and author of 20 novels, who died about two years ago, writes a Sunday Referee
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  • 143 2 on defence measures in North China. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Conference In Hangchow Shanghai, April 2. The Hangchow Conference concluded yesterday, and Gen. Han Fu-chu, Governor of Shantung. Gen. Yang Hu-cheng, leader of the recent revolt in Sianfu, and Gen. Yu Hsueh-chung. Chairman of the
    on defence measures in North China.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  143 words
  • 161 2 General Chan Chai Tong Returning To China Gen. Chan Chai Tong, ex-dictator of Canton, passed, through Singapore on his way back to China from Europe, by the German liner Potsdam. The General commanded the 4th. Chinese Route Army in the SinoJapanese War. “As soon as Gen. Chiang
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  • 285 2 Sequel To Collision Off Portugal (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 25. Malayans in London learned with regret today that H.M.S. Malaya will not take part in the Coronation Naval Review. This famous battleship, given to the British Navy by the Sultans of the
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  • 154 2 Helped By Girl In White Paris. Four convicts, assisted by a mysterious girl in white, escaped down a ladder of bed sheets from Sens prison, near Paris. The four men, a murderer, an arms thief, a fire-raiser, and a passport forger, occupied one cell. At six o
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  • 556 2 4 New Medical Machine TESTS WITH WIRELESS Months of research in a laboratory of the Medical School at King's College Hospital have resulted in the production of a machine called the phonostethograph, which is technically described by Dr. C. Vaugaan Henriques in the current issue of
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  • 109 2 Sir J. Jeans’ Reply New York, March 30. Sii James Jeans, the distinguished scientist, who is on a visit to the United States, today replied to the criticisms at Philadelphia yesterday of British science by Professor Gordon Childe, of Edinburgh University While he agreed with
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  • 120 3 —Reuter. Involving 400,000 Miners REARMAMENT MAY BE SERIOUSLY AffECTED London, April 3. A NATIONAL coal strike involving 400,000 miners is threatened as a Tesult of the decision of the London Delegate Conference to take a ballot on April 15 in connection with the long-standing dispute at
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  • 221 3 To Attend Coronation FOURTH VISIT TO ENGLAND (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. His Highness the Yang di Pertuan Besar Negri Sembilan (Tuanku Sir Abdul Rahman K. C. M. G. ibni aimerhum Yam Tuan Sir Muhammad) accompanied by his ancle, Tengku Suleiman ibni almerhum Yam Tuan
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  • 122 3 Bride Is Daughter Of Norwegian Consul (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 3. Swords were held aloft by brother others who formed an archway under which Mr, Robert Chtirles Blair Wiltshire, As.distant Superintendent of Police, Singapore, and his bride, Miss Roma Noreen Paget Venning, walked after their
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  • 30 3 .—Reuter. New Delhi, April 3. The Indian-Japanese cotton treaty wall be referred to London for final approval .«and it is expected that it will be initialled next week.
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  • 258 3 P. T. Co-Operators Get 5 Per Cent. Dividend Over 50 members attended the eighth annual meeting of the Penang Posts and Telegraphs Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd. which was presided over byMr. G- J- Ford, acting Controller, yesterday. Mr. J. G- Crawford, director of
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  • 1077 3 Services Well Attended REV. E. G. Proctor’s MESSAGE Province Wellesley churches (Church of England) observed Holy Week and Easter fittingly. There were good attendances at both English and Tamil Services in all Churches on Easter Day. At the English Services there was a large congregation and
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  • 291 3 —Reuter. Not To Strengthen U.S. In Western Pacific STATEMENT BY PRES. QUEZON New York, April 3. An emphatic denial that the defence plan of the Philippine Islands is designed to strengthen the military power of the United States in the Western Pacific was given by President
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  • 41 3 .—Reuter. General Sir Robert Cassals, Commanderin -Chief, Indian, is leaving today for the North-west Frontier province. Large bodies of hostile tribesmen are still gathered in lower Khaisora Valley and are reported to be contemplating further mis- chief.
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  • 2180 4 SCHEME UNDER NEW CONSTITUTION Composition Of British And Indian Officers Delhi, A communique dealing with the reorganisation of the Indian Medical Service under the new Constitution has now been issued. •‘The main object of the scheme,” it says, “has been to reconcile, as far as
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  • 216 4 RULING PRINCES AND CHIEFS It is officially announced that the following will represent British India at the Coronation as Distinguished Visitors: The Aga Khan, Sir Maneckji Byramji Dadabhoy, President of the Council of State; Sir Abdur Rahim, President of the Legislative Assembly; Rai Bahadur Lala Ramsaran
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  • 975 5 Coercion Becoming Less Popular “SAND" TURNS INTO “CEMENT" Shanghai. THERE is considerable heart-searching in Japan on the subject of Japanese policy towards China. Both in political and commercial circles it is evident that doubts have arisen as to the practicability of securing a readjustment of Sino-Japanese relations
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  • 166 5 General Chiang Kai-shek at cne Reserve Bank in the morning.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. SEEN OFF UNDER HEAVY GUARD Shanghai, April 3. Thousands saw the Chinese delegates to the Coronation off yesterday at, norm. The wharf was heavily guarded and Dr. Kung’s bodyguard lined the road while
    General Chiang Kai-shek at cne Reserve Bank in the morning.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  166 words
  • 193 5 1,200 ’PLANES NEAR FRONTIER Peiping. After a tour of Manchukuo I was impressed with the striking change of Soviet temper on the frontier, writes a Daily Telegraph correspondent. Last year the Russians openly avoided military contact with the Japanese. Now the situation is reversed. The
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  • 269 5 NAVAL RATINGS’ TREASURY “RAID” Men otf the Royal Navy in China, taking advantage otf officially fixed exchange-rates, made a profit of £20,998 at the expense of the Treasury in November, 1935. This is revealed in the Navy appropriations account for that year issued last night. The
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 396 6 CORONATION CELEBRATIONS IN PENANG FIEJPS .OF A SCHOOLBOY-- WIVES AND THE CABARETS To The Editor. Dear Sir, —When I was in Singapore I was greatly impressed with the magnificence of the Ceremonial Parades held there. If we strike out on new lines we shall not even
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    • 190 6 To The Editor. Sir, —I am greatly amused and, at the same time, indignant at your correspondent’s letter on this subject, amused by his interest in the welfare of wives and indignant at “The Sympathiser,” Mr. Kingsley Goh, in proposing that husbands should bring their wives
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    • 241 6 To The Editor. Sir,—Mr. Kingsley Goh's article of yesterday’s issue has aroused great interest among the dancing husbands. Although we give credit to Mr. Kingsley Goh’s letter, yet we are astonished that he should pass unfair remarks on our territories and make a furious onslaught on us.
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  • 61 6 —British Wireless. VEHICLE-ACTUATED SIGNALS London, April 3. The control of traffic at Piccadilly Circus, the most complicated street intersection in London’s West End, is to be transferred from the police to vehicle-actuated signals. Alterations will not be completed, however, until after the Ooronation. Seven streets converge on the
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  • 54 6 Reuter. SUCCESS OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CREWS Paris, April 3. Competing in the charity regatta, the Cambridge University boat race crew beat the Paris-Siine crew by six lengths over a 3,000 metre course in 7 minutes 28 3|5 seconds while Oxford beat Paris-Martie by five lengths in 7
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  • 197 6 Co-operative Stores (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, April 5. Dato Wong Yick Tong, J. P., has returned to Seremban after a holiday in China. Raja Nol Baizura, wife of Raja Petra bin Raja Mahmud, deputy chairman and secretary of the Seremban Sanitary Board, spent the Easter holidays at
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  • 114 6 .—Reuter. All Men To Be Kept On Kansas City, April 2. Stay-in-strikers are evacuating the Ford factory late in the afternoon, according to Union leaders, after which mass picketing will be put into operation to prevent all Ingress and egress. Five high officials of the Ford Company
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  • 247 6 Goh Thye Sun Wins Singles Championship Following are results of the P.M.R.C. 1937 Badminton Tournament: Singles (Open): Champion Goh Thye Sun; runner-up Chew Keat Swee. Doubles (Open): Champions Liew Ah Foo and Beh Ewe Kok; runners-up Goh Thye Sun anl Cheah Chee Boon. Mixed Doubles (Handicap): Champions
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  • 208 6 Stone Lion Shattered Bombay, March, 23 The famous caves on Elephanta Island, in Bombay Harbour, have again been the scene of a fall of rock, which fortunately took place at night. On this occasion a mass of rock estimated to weigh 100 tons
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    • 96 6 TEETH ALMOST PERFECT.. s says Dentist a “Recently my dentist pronounced my teeth almost perfect," writes Miss B. Skidmore. "He was curious to know to what I attributed their wonderful whiteness and extremely good condition. I have been a regular user of Macleans Tooth Paste for some time, and after
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  • 1668 7 Provisions In Draft Bill TRANSPORT BOARD TO BE SET UP (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 3. PUBLISHED by the Federated Malay States Government this morning, the provisional draft of the Road Traffic Bill shows the wide-reach-ing changes which Mr. S. W. Nelson, an official
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  • 418 7 Mr. E. Hake And Miss L. Ansley-Young (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, April 3. Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake, an outstanding figure in Malayan public life, was married in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church this afternoon to Miss Lorna An-sley-Young, daughter of Dr. W. AnsleyYoung, who has
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  • 264 8 SENOR QUEZON, President of the Philippines, had some interesting things to say at the week-end regarding the new fortification plan for the islands over which he rules. He declared that the suggestion that the defence plan was intended to strengthen the military power of America in the
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  • 192 8 Retaliatory action against Italians is the principal topic of discussion in India at the moment. This proposal follows the decision of the Italian authorities in Abyssinia to close down shops owned by Indian traders, notably the chain of stores owned by Mohamed Ali. We arc not informed
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  • 183 8 ON the subject of Imperial defence, there will be misgivings throughout the Empire at the threat of a national coal strike in Great Britain. It is said that nearly half a million men may be involved, and that if the strike takes place the
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  • 681 8 Ceremony In Seremban 500 GUESTS ATTEND DINNER From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, April 3. Several marriages took place at Seremban during the past week. The residence of the Dato Kiana Petra (Maamor bin Kassim, C.8.E.), the Senior Undang of the Negri Sembilan confederacy, was the scene of
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  • 510 8 Serious Accident Mars Penang Races—Four Jockeys Sent To Hospital-Poor Betting On Totalizator And Cash Sweeps—Mr, Van Tooren In Penang —AJ ter 35 Years A SERIOUS accident marred the opening day of the Penang Easter Professional meeting but fortunately no-one was killed, writes <>ur racing correspondent. I icTac.”
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  • 37 8 —Reuter. NEW RECORD CLAIMED BY PISSAVY AND CORNET Paris, April 4. Pissavy and Cornet arrived at Le Bourget at 4.27 p.m. G.M.T. They claim to have beaten the Saigon to Paris flight record —Reuter.
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  • 245 8 Two Singhalese Convicted Two Singhalese, P. M. Sonnadara and M. A. John were fined $2O and $l5 respectively by Mr. H. A. L. Luckham, the Penang Second Magistrate, when they appeared in the Penang Police Court today charged with having received a sum of $3
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  • 42 8 O.F.A. Men’s Handicap Final The men’s handicap final of Old Frees’ Association tennis tournament was played during the week-end and resulted in Tang Gooi Fook and Koay Teik Swee (-30) beating Tan Boon Piew and Ng Kam Sooi (-50) 8-6, 7-5.
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  • 108 9 ARMY DEFEAT R.A.F. London. April 3. Ihe following are the results of Rugby 5 ottall matches played today: Army 29 R.A.F. 9 Bath 0 London Scottish 9 Birkenhead 21 Leicester 11 Bristol 6 Harlequins 0 Gloucester 8 Llanelly 6 Manchester 8 Headingley 8 Newport 0 Blackheath 0
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  • 144 9 Good Rally By Bangkok Team ■From Our Own Correspondent) Ipch. April 5. Playing the third match of their tour in Pc-iak, the Bangkok University footballers were held to a draw by the Ipoh Chinese Corinthiens at the Kuala Kangsar Road stadium on Saturday. The visitors found themselves
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  • 34 9 —Reuter. TO BE SIGNED NEXT WEEK New Delhi, April 3. The Indian-Japanese cotton treaty has been referred to London for final approval and, it is expected, will be initialled next week.
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  • 23 9 At the Maternity Hospital. Penang, on sth April, to Elsie, wife of Mr. A. Stone, Asiatic Petroleum Co. —a son —both well.
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  • 512 9 MAN’S SUICID E Love Letters To Girl H E preferred the “rope” rather than face the police and the magistrate a second time. Visavalingam, an English speaking young man, who was until lecently a tamby at the T. M. A. Music Store, Penang, had cecn
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  • 119 9 Boxing In Taiping MALAY BADLY PUNISHED (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, April 5. Several interesting fights were witnessed by a large crowd at Coronation Park. Taiping, last night when Neil Hemchit knocked out Kid Ahmat in the ninth round of a ten rounder in the main
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  • 160 9 Close Fight At Alor Star (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, April 3. Coming in as a substitute at the last moment. Buddy Dason, the Penang flyweight, outpointed Nai Sawtii, the Siamese bantam, over ten rounds at the Grand Amusement Park, Alor Star. James Dawn
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  • 72 9 Finals And Prize-Giving The Championship Doubles final in the Penang Sports Club Tennis Tournament will be played on Thursday on the Esplanade Courts and the prizes won in the Tournament will be distributed to the winners of the severa* events later in the evening The players
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  • 80 9 Funeral This Afternoon The death occurred suddenly last night at No. 180 N; Burmah Road, Penang, of Mr. Herbert Oliver Shelley, aged 61, former Col. Sergeant of "East Yorks Regiment. The late Mr. Shelley saw war service in India and was ah Out-Cheteea pensioner. He
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  • 83 9 British Wireless. NEGOTIATIONS FOR NEW AGREEMENT London, April 3. Negotiations will shortly be opened between the Transport and General Workers Union and the London Transport Board for a new agreement on busmen’s conditions to replace the one terminating on May 1 by a month’s notice just given by
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  • 144 9 A Coroner's inquiry was held into the death of a Chinese woman named Khoo Kam Wee by Mr. H. A. L. Luckham, the Penang Coroner, on Saturday. Dr. R. Apparaju, of the General Hospital, giving evidence, said that on Feb. 27 at about 10.25 p.m. an
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  • 199 9 Free School Draw With Collegians HAT TRICK BY ABU BAKAR (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, April 3. The annual soccer match played yesterday on the Sultan Abdul Hamid College ground between the Penang Free Schoo 1 and the College resulted in a draw’ of
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  • 122 9 Hottentots Beat Healthseekers (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, April 3. The badminton match between the Hottentots Badminton Party and the Healthseekers Badminton Party played at the Kedah Volunteer drill hall yesterday resulted in a win for the former. Three doubles and three singles were played
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  • 147 9 Chinese Dies In Hospital An inquest was held on Saturday by Mr. H. A. L. Luckham, the Penang Coroner, on a Chinese. Ong Kow Thin, who died in the General Hospital, Penang, on Jan. 1 this year. Inspector Pawanche conducted the inquiry. Ong Ang Gok said
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  • 50 9 Committee Changes At a committee meeting of the Penang Hindu Sabha held last week the following changes in the committee were approve ed:— Mr. M. R. Raju elected acting president vice Mr. V. Nadasan Pillai. Mr. A. Naresimalu Naidu elected vicepresident vice Mr. V. Kalliappa Pillay deceased.
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  • 29 9 —Reuter. WIN FOR DULWICH HAMLET London, April 3. In the soccer amateur cup final played at West Ham, Dulwich Hamlet beat Leyton by two clear goals.-
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  • 35 9 The Pinang Gazette is informed that Mr. H. Noon will be unable to play against Sir Julien Cahn’s eleven this week. His ,place will be taken by Mr. A. J. Williams.
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  • 1287 10 Special Committee’s Report DESIRABILITY OF FINDING FOREIGN MARKETS Rangoon, April 1. Dealing with the need for making Burma rice better known in rice-im-porting countries the report of the Rice Export Trade Enquiry Committee makes some excellent suggestions. It points out that if Burma is to.
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  • 624 10 Federation Agenda FRESH AGREEMENT WITH U. K. New Delhi, April 1. The annual session of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry will begin at Delhi on April 7. The agenda will, it is understood, include income-tax problems, trade negotiations with the United Kingdom,
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  • 183 10 DEPOSITS OVER £3,000,000 UP The full report for 1936 of the Chartered Bank of India shows that current and other accounts have risen over £3,000,000 during the year, from £26,710,564 to £29,851,350. Fixed deposits, however, are slightly lower at £18,332,905, against £19.275,548, but loans payable have
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  • 161 10 “TAP ALL OUT” ORDER Colombo. The “tap all out” order has been issued in several large rubber estates following the increased release announced recently. Ceylon is confident that she can produce up to 85 or even to 100 per cent, of the basic quota in
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  • 425 11 Collapse In Second Innings Cahn’s XL Win By Innings And 235 Runs (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, April 3. SELANGOR were beaten by an innings and 235 runs by Sir Julien Cahn’s XI in a one-sided two-day match which ended on the Kuala Lumpur
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  • 261 11 D. A. THOMASZ BOWLS WELL In an innings cricket match on Saturday on the St. Xavier’s Institution ground, Fenang, the Penang Rangers easily defeated the Hornets by 66 runs, H. Stewart top-scoring with 31 runs. The Hornets were bundled out for 53 runs, Ramasamy taking five for
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  • 66 11 —British Radio. London. April 2. The King's Guard will be mounted from the Horse Guards’ parade on May 19 till June 1. The ceremony is a revival of the days when the Guard was mounted daily from the Horse Guards. The ceremony is not to be
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  • 360 11 Clear Win Over Suppiah In Clean Fight UNEXPECTED END TO SUPPORTING BOUT (By Our Boxing Correspondent) Speedy Pancho, the junior flyweight champion of Penang, retained his title on Saturday night against M. Suppiah at Wembley Park arena over eight rounds. There was nothing much in the fight,
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  • 436 11 P.f.S. Beat Sultan Abdul Hamid College By 2 Wickets (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, April 4. Bowlers were to the fore when the Penang Free School cricket team played against the Sultan Abdul Hamid College yesterday. The Penang boys won by two wickets. Scores
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  • 318 11 Results Of Final Exams. Representing a percentage of little ovw forty of the total number of students of the King Edward VII College of Medicine who sat for their final medical examinaHort last week, eleven, including two womwi have graduated and have earned their diplomas becoming Licentiates
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  • 273 12 ‘NAMES THAT ARE HISTORY’ LORD GREY Grey Of Fallodon The second of the series of ‘Names that Are History,’ will be a reading of G. M. Trevelyan’s life of ‘Grey of FaHodon’ by the late Lord Grey’s fiephew, Cecil Graves, the Controller of 8.8. C. Programmes. Edward Grey will be
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  • 46 12 Malayan views on Empire broadcasts are discussed in the first number of the Short-Wave Magazine, a bright little journal devoted to most phases of short-wave reception and transmission. The first number includes programme notes, technical articles, listening hints, and notes on reception conditions.
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    • 305 12 Latest Times OF Posting AIR MAIL A mail for Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, Nigeria and Gold Coast via Singapore and thence by Imperial Airways will close at 7.30 p.m. today. OUTWARD MAIL A mail for Singapore by the s.s. Kedahwill
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    • 966 12 I RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES- 8.8. C. EMPIRE STATION TODAY Tune in on the following wavelengths z TRANSMISSION X J r 8.15 The news and announcements. t OSH 21-47 Mc/s (15.97 m.) 8.35 Greenwich time Signal. GaG 17.97 Mc/s (16.8 m.) A violin rfecital by DaVid Wise. OSF 9.51 Mc/s (31.55
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    • 171 12 NIROM YDC (15.15 Mcs (19.8 m.) PMN (10.26 Mc|s (29.2 m.) TODAY P.M. 2.T0 News bulletin. 2.20 Close down. 5.50 Time signal. Opening announcement. 5.54 Children’s Hour. Answers to correspondents 6.50 News bulletin. 7.10 Variety popourri. 7.40 Maria Basca (soprani). 8.00 English conversation lessons. 8.20 Classical concert by Nirom Orchestra.
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    • 13 12 TIDE TABLE TODAY High Low 7.15 p.m. TOMORROW 9.29 a.m. 2.41 p.m9.05 p.m.
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  • 286 13 First Of New Type Taken Over By Admiralty Built by Messrs. Swan, Hunter «and Wighem Richardson, Ltd., at their Neptune yard, Walker, the motor tanker Abbey dale has been taken over by the Admiralty after successful trials off the Tyne, during which the designed speed
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    • 364 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Veesefa. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave Due r ,I*° conjunction with Glen A Shire Line) Penang London EJ. ACHILLES H’burg, Hull A Swansea. Apr. 8 May 5 A. PATROCLUS Mars., L’don, R’dam Glasgow Apr. 15 May 12 GLENBEG London, Rotterdam, Hamburg,
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    • 287 13 PRESIDENT EIMERTO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. j LEAVE Marseilles New York PENANG Arrive Arrive S.S. PRES. ADAMS Apr. 10 May 5 May 18 I S.S. PRES. HARRISON 22 19 June 1 S.S. PRES. POLK May 6 June 2 Juno 15 A wonderful opportunity to visit Cairo en rout p PACIFIC SERVICE.
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    • 507 13 RADIO PROGRAMM ES BERLIN PHOHI HOLLAND Station Zeesen broadcasts on the follow- PCJ 15 22 Mcs 197m Ing frequencies:— TODAY DJB 15.20 Mc|s 10-7 DJN 9.54 Mc|s 51.4 OS. P M. 8.50 Opening announcement. TODAY 9.00 Music. 1 9.20 Talk. p M 9.40 Sports commentaries. 215 Greetings to our listeners
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    • 251 13 PARIS Station Radlo-Ooianial. Ito oaU-lettera ue: W. L. 18.68 oaetree T. P. A. 1 W. L. M.M T. P. A. W L. $5 60 T. P. A. 4 TODAY TPA 2 15.24 Mc/s (19.6 m.) P.M. 6.20 Concert relay from Montpellier. 7.05 Talk on current French events (in Spanish). 7.20
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    • 98 13 11.20 Rates of exchange and French stock (rentes). 11.25 Close c’own. 11.35 News in French. Market prices, rates of exchange. WAVELENTH 25.24 m 11 885 kc a.m. 12.05 News in Arabic. 12.20 Concert relay. 0 ROME Station 2RO broadcasts on wavelength of 25.4 m 11.810 Kc> or 31.1 S m.
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  • 817 14 Too Much Fancy Play WEEK-END MATCHES IN LOCAL TOURNAMENT (By Our Badminton Correspondent) The Penang junior badminton championship matches played during the week-end in the Penang Free School Hall produced on surprises; all those tipped to win came up to expectations. The play was generally
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  • 124 14 FREE FIGHT AMONG FORWARDS Belfast, April 3. The postponed international Rugby match between Ireland and Wales was played here today before a comparatively small crowd of 20,000 people. Ireland beat Wales by 5 points to three. Rain in the early nwrning and a drizzle before the start
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  • 344 14 C.R.C.—B.M. HIGH SCHOOL CRICKET MATCH Rain, which came five minutes before time, caused the abandonment of the cricket match between the Bukit Mertajam High School and the Chinese Recreation Club “A” played yesterday on the Victoria Green, Penang. The visitors taking first lease of the wicket, knocked
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  • 38 14 Reuter. Auckland, April 3. The M.C.C. cricket team have left for England. They beat the Auckland-Wel-lington XT by seven wickets. Scores: Auckland —Wellington XI: 183 and 123. M.C.C.: 205 and 102 for three wickets.—
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  • 315 14 CHARLTON LOSE TO SUNDERLAND HOME FOOTBALL London, April 3. Following are results of football matches played today in the English and Scottish leagues ENGLISH LEAGUE—DIV. I Arsenal 2, West Bromwich 0. Bolton 1, Portsmouth 0. Brentford 2, Manchester C. 6. Derby 4, Liverpool 1. Everton 0, Chelsea 0.
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  • 135 14 Khoo Ong Lee Takes 5 Wkts. For 20 The C.R.C. “A” proved too good for the P.R.C. “A” at cricket on the Esplanade on Saturday when they defeated them by six wickets. Both teams played with only ten men. The P.R.C. elected to blit first, and gathered
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  • 40 14 The following are the results in the Old Frees’ Association Singles Handicap Tennis Tournament:— Ch’ng Gim Seong (—15.3) beat Dr. Tann Wee Han —.3) 6—l, 6—3. Lim Hock San (—.3) beat Ng Kam Sooi (Scratch) 6—o, 6—o.
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  • 1538 15 SLY LADY BLUE CROSS HEAD TOTE RETURNS BY TIC-TAC THE Penang Easter Meeting began on Saturday with a serious accident in the very first event, five horses being involved in a nasty accident which was caused by Little Miss X who crossed into Yeoman
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    • 257 16 KENNEDY CO The following are the latest quotations tn MESSRS. KENNEDY Co.’s Share List today:— RUBBER:— Buyer* Sellers. Allenby 2.17} 2.25 Amalg. Malay 2.25 2.40 ex Bedford 1-35 1.40 Bukit Kepong 1.50 I.6ocum Glenealy 2.25 2.35 J eram 1.25 1.32} ex Kedah 3.15 3.30 Lunas 2.50 2.60 Farit Perak 2.50
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    • 120 16 London. April 3. RUBBER Firm. Spot 13 buyers 13 sellers. April June 131 buyers 13 J sellers. JulyiSept. 131 buyers 13’ sellers. Oct.[Dec. 131 buyers 13’ sellers. Neve York: Closed. United Kingdom Stocks London ***** tons Liverpool 31,355 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. (Mar.) £21.55. PEPPER White
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    • 178 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.771 1.821 Hong Fatt 150 1.55 Jelebu 1.221 1.271 Kuchai 1-25 1.30 North Taiping 90 921 Rahman Hyd. 1.55 1.571 Raub Gold 7.10 7.25 Rantau Ord. 2.00 2.05 Rantau Pref. 1.90 1.95 Sungei Luas 2.42} 2.471 Taiping 96 92} Talam 2.25 2.30
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    • 113 16 London on Previously Latest Paris 106 11 32 106 23 64 New York 4.891 V 4.89}’ Montreal 4.8818 4.891 Brussels 29.051 29.07 Geneva 21.47 21.48} Amsterdam 4.932 8.94’ Milan 93 .V 93?« Berlin 12.17 12.17} Athens 547} 547} Bucharest 667} 667} Buenos Aires 17i unquoted Monte Video 39J
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    • 111 16 TIN:— 1 PREVIOUSLY LATEST London—(Spot) £285.10.0 No market London—(B month*) £282.15.0 No market Singapore $142.75 $140.00 Business Done Penang $141.871 $141.871 Business Done COPRA.—(Sundried) $8.60 $8.62} BLACK PEPPER $11.50 $11.50 RUBBER London 12Jd 13d New York 262c(G) Singapore- Spot 45&c 45Jc JulyjSept 451 c 45gc OctJDec 451 c
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    • 262 16 TODAY’S QUOTATIONS RUBBER:— Buyers Sellers. Allenbys 2.20 2.30 Ayer Panas 2.25 2.32} Basetts .97} 1.02} Batu Lintangs 1.57} 1.621 Bedfords 1.371 1.42} Bentas 1.57} 1.62} Brogas 1.25 1.27} Indragiris 1.85 1.92} Jerams 1.27} I.32}ex Kuala Sidims 3.60 3.70 Lunas 2.65 2.75 M. Pindas 1.97} 2.05 Mentakabs .55 .57}
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    • 231 16 The following are the changes in oui quotations up to noon today:— TUn Buyers Sellers Ampats 6 6 6 9 Ayer Hitams 30 3 313 Batu Selangors 1.78 I.Blcum Chenderiangs 27 9 28 9 Hong Fatts 1.52 I.sscum Hongkong 39 6 40 6 Jelepangs 35 0 35 6
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    • 177 16 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS TIN: Buyers Sellers Ampats 63 69 Burma Malays 30 0 310 Hong Fatts 1.52} I.s7}cd Jelebus 1.22} 1.27} K. Lanjuts 26|9 27|6 Kepongs 2710 28 Oex K. Kampars 19 3 20 0 Laruts 16 3 16 9 Nawng Pets 90 95 Petalings 10.30 10.45 Pangnga
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    • 325 16 LATE ADVERTISEMENTS POSITION WANTED Highly recommended, after many years service, cook and boy (Hylam). Available April 15th. L.D. WOOD. Butterworth-. POSITIONS VACANT WANTED a Paying and Receiving Cashier. Apply in own handwriting to Box 109, c/o Pinang Gazette. COOK-BOY wanted at once by European couple with small house. Must have
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