Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 June 1937

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No» 150. Vol. XCV. TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 892 1 £700,000,000 TO CHECK FLUCTUATION Interesting Account Of Working Of Equalist 'bin Reserve In moving the re v Zm relating to proposal to increase the amount wj ybe issued to the Exchange Equalisation Accour U to £550,000,000. 1 t Chancellor of th Sir John Simon,
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  • 121 1 Details Of Permitted Folio Pinang Gazette Cable London, June 28—The permited folio of Specialised Unit Trusts, which was recently formed, includes, trustee securities, 85 rubber and I's tin companies. The management will not be permitted to invest more than five per cent, of its fund in
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  • 98 1 Chinese Found Struggling In Drain There was a commotion during the early hours of this morning at Prangin Road, Penang, in front of the Windsor Theatre, when a middle-aged Chinese was struggling in a drain with a rope round his neck attached to the railings by the
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  • 125 1 Reuter. Paris—Both the Stock Exchange, the Commercial Exchange and the Bourses in Paris are to be closed from today until a date 'to be named later by Ministerial Decree. Payment of commercial or other liabilities in gold or foreign currencies falling due from today can be postponed on
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  • 107 1 and more stable standard of living.- Reuter. Not Alarmed By Rumours And Threats Of War New York —All these rumours -and threats of war are far from constituting an insurmountable barrier to closer economic relations, said M. van Zeeland, the Belgian Premier, when he dined with the
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  • 85 1 King To Send Letter On First Flight Todav The King will send a letter to the Gover-nor-General of South Africa by today’s air mail which will Inaugurate the first part of the Empire air mail scheme by which first class mail will be sent by air to
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  • 63 1 arcraft From The Mediterranean The German cruisers Leipzig and Koln and! four German destroyers were observed yesterday passing in an easterly direction through the Straits of Dover. A German submarine was also reported off the South Devon Coast, also apparently returning to Germany.—British Wireless. 0 Miss Earhart
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  • 82 1 UNIFORMITY FOR COLONY AND THE F.M.S. (From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur. June 29. “Aviation has become a practical necessity. and all legislation including rules and regulations should be the same throughout Malaya.” said the Hon Mr. Adrian Clark, Legal Adviser. F.M.S.. introducing the Air Navigation Bill, 1937,
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  • 414 1 Some Men Return To Work The Weld Quay strike situation this morning was confused and perplexing, as nobody seemed to know what the exact position was. As a result of certain number of coolies, mostly Tamils, returning to work the position may be described as slightly
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  • 165 1 Anti-British Propaganda In Near East —British Wireless Information was sought at question time in the Commons regarding anti-British Italian propaganda in Palestine and Arabia and the Foreign Secretary was asked if he proposed to protest to the Italian Government against its continuance. He replied that the
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  • 49 1 —Reuter. Amsterdam, June 28. Mevrouw Jopie Wallberg set up a new world’s record for the women’s 200 meti 'S breast stroke with a time of 2 mins. 58 secs. The previous record, which was held by her, was 8 mins. 2 10 secs.
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  • 76 1 —Reuter. HITLER’S HOPE Berlin, June 28. Herr Hitler in a speech to a Nazi gathering at Wurtzburg in Bavaria referred to German’s need to purchase iron ores abroad. He added that they were hoping for s Nationalist victory in Spain, "so that things might settle down there
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  • 46 1 —Reuter. Alleged Sabotage Moscow, June 28. Trotsky’s nephew, Bronstein, director of the Leningrad Harbour, was arrested and accused of sabotage and causing disablement of 16 ships. He and his assistant were alleged to have acted on the instruc- tions of a foreign consul.-
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  • 376 2 Important Changes In Strategy MEETING SUBMARINE AND AIR MENACE IMPORTANT changes in British naval tactics and strategy, dne to the threat of intensified air and submarine attack, are foreshadowed by the great programme of new construction and modernisation now in hand. Among the new types
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  • 324 2 Booty Of A Fugitive THREE SISTERS AND A FORTUNE Vienna. A lawsuit, which has lasted for twelve years, has just been ended by a recent decision of the Bucharest Supreme Court. During the Russo-Turkish war of *****7 the treasurer of the Sultan, Grigore Manuc Bey, disappeared from
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  • 197 2 MR. DUFF COOPER, whose transfer from the War Office to the Admiralty caused surprise, is, it is persistently reported, to be Air Minister. He will eventually be appointed Minister of Cc-ordination in succession to Sir Thomas Inskip, ai d is for this end acquiring
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  • 24 2 Gl ESTS at the London Zoo s Coronation Ball, feeding elephants during their parade in the gardens.
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  • 374 2 ADMIRER’S NAME KEPT SECRET London, June 22. Some one has given Earl Baldwin £250,000 to create a fund to strengthen still further the bonds of Empire. The giver has made the strict condition that he is tc remain anonymous, writes the Daily Express political correspondent. Only
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  • 209 2 According to a new ‘‘Official Roll of the Baronets" issued in book form by the Standing Council of the Baronetage. there are now 1.566 members of the order. Ten titles ere believed to have become extinct since the last issue of the roll -namely:
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  • 179 2 DRAMATIC ARREST OF FRIEND Warsaw. The latest victim of Stalin’s purge is one of his closest frienas, who has been flung into Moscow's political prison, charged with conspiring to kill the Soviet Dictator. The greatest sensation for years was caused in Warsaw when this news, heavily
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  • 304 2 APPEAL FOR BIGGER ALLOWANCE FAILS Vienna. June 22. The Archduke Leopold sued his mother, the Archduchess Blanche, in the courts here today, asking that she should be ordered to increase his monthly allowance from £2B to £BO. He complained that it w'as impossible for an Archduke
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  • 240 2 KIDNAPPER TRACED BY HIS DRAWINGS How a lifelike portrait built up from an oral description helped to bring to justice Hauptmann, the kidnapper-murderer the Lindbergh baby, was disclosed by Major W. H. Drane Lester, Assistant Director of the United States “G-Men. tc the International
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  • 460 3 MALAYAN LECTURERS AND STUDENTS Instructions On Mosquitoes And Habits (From Our London Staff) London, June 22. Over 100 planters, miners and missionaries went back to school again this week. They are attending a five-day malaria course at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
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  • 656 3 s Sultan Of Kedah Lays Foundation Stone CROWDS THRONG STREETS (From Our Own Correspondent) People of all races crowdeu along the roads of Sungei Patani, whicu were gaily decorated with flags and bunting to have a glimpse of His Highness the Sultan of Kedah who had
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  • 148 3 Heavy Sentence On Siamese Pleading guilty to a charge of housebreaking and theft of two mandolins valued at $7, a Siamese, Nai Wat alias Slamo was sentenced to nine months’ rigorous imprisonment, in addition to 12 months’ police supervision, by the District Judge, Mr. J. L. McFall,
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  • 75 3 Bail Of $2OO Offered (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bukit Mertajam, June 28. Two Chinese, Ooi Lam Chye and Ooi Boon Heng were today brought before the Bukit Mertajam Magistrate, Mr. E. B. David, and charged with extortion to the extent of $3 from Khoo Ah Hoo by putting
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  • 176 3 Flying Club To Have Permanent Buildings (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 29. A sum of $5OO has been paid by Government to a Kuala Lumpur cinema proprietor, Mr. Ong Ee Lim, because a film caught fire while being examined by the police
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  • 100 3 WORST IN THIS CENTURY I Shanghai, June 28. With rain-swollen rivers overflowing tleir banks, Fukien Province is experienchg its worst floods in the present centiry. The material damage is incalculable aid the loss of life which is at present massessable, is reported to be very heavy. Vast
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  • 151 3 Bernard Shaw In Form At Queen’s THE KING’S PEOPLE, with the late Jchn Drinkwater, the late Sir Austen Chamberlain, Lady Astor, George Bernard Shaw, Freda Bruce Lockhart, Mrs. Drinkwiter, Violet Loraine, (Daisy Kennedy) Mary Clare, and' Penny Drinkwater. Released by Warner Bros. Showing at Qieen’s. An epic
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  • 156 3 Inquest To Be Held On Tamil (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bukit Mertajam, June 28. A sequel to a case reported in these columns on June 1 will shortly be enacted in the Bukit Mertajam Coroner’s Court, when the Coroner, Mr. E. B. David, will inquire into
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  • 137 3 Assisted In Management Of Public Lottery Convicted on a charge of assisting in the management of a public lottery, namely, "chap ji kee”, on May 10, at Krian Road, Penang, Khoo Bee Ooh a nonya, was fined $25 by Mr. T. D. Hughes, the second Magistrate, yesterday.
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  • 108 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala L.umpur, June 29. The building programme in connection with the housing of the subordinate staff of the Railway Department at Kuala Lumpur and Sentul is being greatly accelerated It was first intended that this programme which is to cost $714,700 should be
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  • 52 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 29. One of the most striking features at the Malaya House, London, is the exhibition of photographs and other propaganda material relating to the Malayan pineapple industry. This cost the F.M.S. Government $247 last year, it was revealed in Federal
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  • 168 3 DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE POLICE (From Our Owr Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, lune 2&. The Singapore-Penang night mai’ train was held up for 18 minutes south of the Federal capital early this morning while the police guard ran down -the line to recapture a
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  • 209 3 FILM WHICH CAUGHT FIRE (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 29. A new layout of the Kuala Lumpur landing ground has been prepared for the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club which has also prepared plans for the erection of permanent buildings at an approximate cost of $lB.OOO.
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    • 186 3 New/...... DISTINCTIVE WRITING PAPER I that /BfcOiWil t i in 0 you didn’t writ* much and what you did write generally got you Into trouble. Today It’s the other way round. Anyone who h anyone knows you have to write, and. write on docent paper too, like Pepys stationery. And
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  • 398 4 Malayan Accountants’ Appeal (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 18. Judgment was reserved by the Judicia 1 Committee of the Privy Council tO<i ia at the conclusion of the hearing of the appeal of Messrs. Richard Phillip Phillips, Robert Sydney Stewart, and Alexander Smith Brown, accountants
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  • 225 4 Suicide V erdict Returned (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. How a son admitted that by paying more attention to his mistress he had distressed both his wife and his mother was told to the Kuala Lumpur Coroner, Raja Petra, when he held an inquiry
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  • 149 4 Agency In Carriage Of Typhoid Fever That most of the cases of typhoid fever report in Singapore were caused through the agency of “carriers” engaged in the preparation and distribution of cooked food md drink to the public is the view reiterated by Dr. P. S. Hunter in
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  • 278 4 London, June 22. Dr. Burgess Barnett, curator of reptiles at London Zoo, whose research into the uses of snake venom has revised medical knowledge, has himself just recovered from a dangerous snake bite. He has left the London Hospital for Tropical Diseases, where
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  • 91 4 Bankrupt because he incurred legal expenses in connection with divorce proceedings against his wife, Mr. S. S. Bell, foreman of works R. A. F., Singapore, appeared before Mr. Justice Horne on Friday in the Bankruptcy Court, Singapore, on an application for discharge. Mr. J. W.
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  • 818 4 COLONIAL OFFICE APPOINTMENTS The following are recent Colonial Office appointments: A. A. Cameron M. .B, Ch.B., to be a Medical Officer, Malaya; Misses H. M. C. Buchanan, K Joliffe, M. Mcßride and J. Steele to be Nursing Sisters, Malaya; Mr. M. R. Holgate to be Senior Education
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  • 433 4 8.M.8 C.’S ECONOMI MOVE (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapee. In a desperate effort to balano its budget, the British Malaya Broadcasting Ccrpoiation has reduced weekly hous at the Singapore station, ZHL. from 3»3 to 283As a further economy move, appearances by local artists will be cut
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  • 403 4 TRIBUTES PAID TO GUEST OF HONOUR (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. At a dinner given in his honour on Sunday night Mr. Leong Sin Nam, 0.8. E. was presented with an illuminated address by members of the staff of the Chinese Morning Post and well-known
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  • 26 4 Bishop Edwin F. Lee. M.A., D.D., will preach at the Tamil Methodist Church on Sunday July 4 and every one is welcomed.
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  • 2832 5 SENSATIONS AT ASCOT ADD ALDERSHOT < From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 22 gINCE I wrote of flaming June, droughts and heat waves last week we have returned to April. Temperatures of 50 degrees have been quite common and it is said that one degree of
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  • 1452 6 Case Against Malay Concluded MAGISTRATE TO DELIVER JUDGMENT TODAY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Butterworth, June 28. a protracted haring lasting several days during which period almost a dozen witnesses were called for the prosecution and an unexpectedly brief defence, which occupied not
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 216 6 A UNIQUE AND BRILLIANT PROGRAMME! Yesterday’s gala crowds enjoyed every minute of this great show I a* 6.15 TONIGHT 9.30 i JOHN DRINKWATER’S SCREEN EPIC A Pictorial Document of Outstanding Greatness “The King’s People Portrayed by eminent British People, including BERNARD SHAW SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN VISCOUNTESS ASTOR VIOLET LORAINE. A
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    • 144 6 WINDSOR 5 5.45 Tonight 9J HI POSITIVELY THE LAST 2 SHOWS The Glorious New TAMIL TALKIE TRIUMPH “USHA KALYANAM” with r MISS S. D. SUBULAKSHMI M. V. Krisfcnappa C.V.V. Paathola TOGETHER WITH A Musical Reel of M. K. THIYAGARAJA SAGAVATHAR His Selected Pakkavathiams. USUAL PRICES OF ADMISSION. Tomorrow > A
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  • 2029 7 DECISION IN SUPREME COURT ESTATE OF KHAW JOO KE AT IN the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. Justice Cordon Smith r judgment on certain questions arising out of the TA 1 7 Anthon a has Khaw Joo Keat who died in Penang on There was
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  • 83 7 Sultan Of Selangor’s Visit To England (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 29. Expenses incurred in connection with H.H. the Sultan of Selangor’s visit to England at the end of last year total about $40,000, it was disclosed in Federal Council today. This sum includes the cost
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  • 168 7 Killed After Bids For Freedom (From Our London Staff) London, June 22. I'eddv, a Malayan bear at Dudley Zoo, has had to be shot. On Friday last Teddy escaped from her cage and was at large in the town of Dudley for four hours. She mauled
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  • 125 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. June 29. A severe tax has been imposed on the resources of the Malayan Amateur Radio Society which broadcasts from station ZGE, Kuala Lumpur, by a demand by the Gramophone Company Limited for payment of a licence fee of £25
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  • 238 7 INITIAL CONTRIBUTION OF £1,500 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 29. An initial contribution of £1,500 ($12,857.14) has beer made by the F.MJ3, towards the cost cf a film advertising Malaya which lias been taken by the Strand Film Company, it was disclosed in Federal Council today.
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  • 623 8 gIR GEORGE TRIMMER raised some interesting points in his appeal tor support for Malaya’s coastal shipping. He said there appeared to be a growing tendency to throttle coastal shipping by road and train competition. It is in its strategic aspect th.it the question of transport —highly important at
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  • 165 8 Wednesday. June 23. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House this morning. H.H. The Sultan of Trengganu, H.H. The Raja Muda of Kedah. Hon. Mr. A. S. Small. Dato Amar, Dato Jaya, Dato Indera, Mr. R. Irvine. Mr. J. D. Dailey,
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  • 45 8 Today on the Esplanade from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m:— March: The Iron Duke, Stanley. Overture: The Sapphire necklace. Sullivan. Reminiscences of Gounod, Godfrey. Valse Espagnole; Mascheroni. Intermezzo; The Love Dance. Hoschna Selection: Round The Map, Finck. Fox Trot; Lovely Liza Lee, Denniker.
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  • 56 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. June 29. A grant of 85.000 has been made by the 'ederal Government for the purposes of uying clothing for the Sultan of Pahan» 1 nd cf covering all other incidental exerses likely to have been incurred by Hir ’ighness
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  • 99 8 Aged Fisherman (From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, June 28. The body of an aged Malay was found floating underneath the Mitchell Pier here today. The man has not yet been identified. It is believed that he is a fisherman and while out fishing in waist-deep
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  • 609 8 Circus Days Are Here Again Bicycles May Be Licensed Speeding The Mails PROVINCE Wellesley seems to be having more than its share of travelling circuses, as there are at least three touring this part of the country just now. visited one of the larger ones recently and
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  • 420 8 Officials For The Year Elected The 14 annual general meeting of the Old Frees’ Association was held at 156 Hutton Lane, Penang, yesterday. Present: —Mr. Foo Eng Cheang in the Chair. Messrs. Yeap Choong Kong, M. T. Merican. Lim Keong Bin, Lee Seng Kee, Lim Teow
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  • 190 8 The heats for the Penang Amateur Athletic Association Sports for 100 yard 9 and 220 yards will run off tomorrow or the Esplanede at 5.15 p.m. Following are the draws for the hea:s: Heats for 100 yards—First three in e.-.cii heat to enter the final. IST
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  • 34 8 The first division football match in the Penang Football Association League, between the Penang Sports Club and the Darul Aishan Football Club, which was originally fixed for tomorrow’, has been postponed.
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  • 1351 9 Sir John Bagnall Warns Malaya (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 28. the shareholders at the v half-yearly meeting of the Straits Trading Company today. Sir John Bagnall, the Chairman, said “The new International Tin Restriction Agreement commenced on the first day of this year
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  • 377 9 CASES AT PENANG POLICE COURT Abdul Hamid, a Tamil Mohamedan, appeared before Mr. T. D. Hughes in’ the Penang Police court yesterday, in answei to a Municipal summons for running an unlicensed lodging-house Mr. Miller, Chief Sanitary Inspector of the Municipality, stated that the house was
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  • 139 9 The following new books have been received at the Penang Library:— Adventure in Algeria, by Brian Stuart. Atlantic Crossing, by G. Wilson Knight. Captain James Cook, by Vice-Adm. Gordon Campbell. The Kaiser and English Relations, by E. F. Benson. Leaves From My Unwritten Diary,
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  • Article, Illustration
    49 9 Madam Lake Gnat Keow of the wellknown Lake family of Penang, who was the first Chinese woman passenger by the Governor Raffles on its maiden service flight to Singapore yesterday. Other passengers included Mrs. Loke Wan Yat and Mr. Lam Say Kee who disembarked at Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 348 9 Malay Youth Sentenced For Abetment Twelve months’ police supervision in addition to one month’s rigorous imprisonment, was passed by the District Judge, Mr. J. L. McFall, yesterday, on a 17-year-old Malay boy, Noor bin Bakar, who was convicted on a charge of having abetted the offence
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  • 862 9 "You? Money Or Your Life” “The first accused grasped my shirt and pulled out a knife from the sheath near his waist and said ‘Are you going to give up the dollars, or shall I stab you?’’ These threats were alleged to have been used
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  • 2071 10 EXPERT OPINION EQUALLY DIVIDED Malayan Shipments Probably Critical Factor London, June 22. No one in London can say with any certainty whether, six months hence, there will be a world shortage, or a world glut, ot rubber. We have an elaborate and carefully devised scheme
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  • 378 10 QUIET MARKETS IN LONDON (From Our Own Correspondent» London, June 19. There is little to report, this week, concerning the condition of the London copra market, which is quiet although steady. Prices, with the exception of those of Ceylon f.m.s copra, have changed little during the
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  • 382 10 NO DEVELOPMENTS ANTICIPATED (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 22. In sympathy with general City sentiment. the behaviour of the London Tin market this week has been quiet but confident, and no developments of importance are expected to occur in the near future. Steady but by
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  • 140 10 HIGHER DAILY AVERAGE IN MAY The American rubber questionnaire figures for May. are quite satisfactory. Consumption of crude rubber for May is returned at 51,733 tons, compared with 51,797 tons for the previous month and 50,482 tons for May last year. But as there was one working
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  • 143 11 STATE VISIT TO WINDSOR: Th« Queen shakes hands with th® Mayor, while the Kin? smiles at the Duke of Gloucester, Lord High Steward. In picturesque Garter robes the and Queen walk in procession from St. George’s Chapel to the Cartit for the first chapter of
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    • 424 12 LATEST TIMES OF POSTING AIR MAIL. A mail for Siam, Burma, India; Inaq Egypt; Sudan; Belgian Congo; Great Britain, Ireland and the whole of Europe by Imperial Airways will close at 8 a.m. tomorrow. A mail for the United States of America and other places served
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1731 12 RADIO PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. EMPIRE STATION NIROM 1 YDC 15.J5 Mc/b (19.8 m.) TODAY PMN 10.26 Mc/s (29.2 m.> TRANSMISSION 2 Tune in on the following wavelengths: TODAY «.05— Big Ben. Forum Theatre Orches- TRANSMISSION 2 p.m. tra, directed by Philip Martell. From Com- 07 m J 210 News bulletin.
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    • 19 12 TIDE TABLE TODAY HIGH low 2 -45 p.m. 9.39 p.m TOMORROW 3.28 a.m. 9.30 a.m. 3.15 p.m. 10.07 p.m
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  • 339 13 In a reference to timber discharge at Hull, the Humber District Association of Chartered Shipbrokers, in their annual report, state that constant attention has been given by the shipping authorities in respect to the question, and as a result of the strongest possible representations that have been
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  • 175 13 Two young lieutenants in the Scots Guards who left London three days ago for a flying tour of France were killed on June 21 when a wing of their plane broke off and they crashed near Beauvais. The pilot was Lieut. T. S. Fermor-He-sketh,
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  • 413 13 NO LONGER MEMBER OF I.T.F. Hongkong. With the determination to conduct their organization “strictly according to the Japanese principle,” the Japan Seamen’s Union, which has a membership of 100,000 has decided to withdraw from the International Transport Federation which has its headquarters in Geneva. The decision was
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  • 131 13 The s.s. Kashima Maru, which left London on May 28, brought the following passengers for Singapore: Mr. J. G. Campbell, Mr. H. E. DiPenberg, M ss I. E. Dodd, Mrs. P. Hamilton Mr. L. P. Kars, Mr. J. R. Lansdill. Miss T. F. Le Rutte, Mr. and
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 355 13 MANSFIELD CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE ft PENANG THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Vessels. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave Due •B. CALCHAS L'd^'Z^ ti H^'r t 2 C HiIV X'' L nCI 10 AENEAS Mara JlUy 1 -W GLENGARRY L’don, R’dam, 8 Aug 8 HAVRE AND C. B TOMS?r<? ON q L Jver
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    • 391 13 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by s.s. MARELL A (7,375 tons) and m.v. MERKUB 6,000 tons) Both vessels are fitted with cabins-rie luxe, single and double berth cabins, swimming bath and luxurious public rooms. NEXT
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    • 559 13 P&O BRITiSFMNDIA (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE, CHINA JAPAN S.S. “KAISAR-I-HIND” SAILING THURSDAY, Ist JULY Peninsular and Oriental S.N, Co., under Teluk Anson, Port Swettenbaafc y a i eßt y’ a Government Malacca and Singapore Service London and Far East Mall Service. “BULAN July T u wards from London for China
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    • 283 13 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) IZJNDON SERVICE For Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said. Naples, Marseilles. Gibraltar, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Steamers. Sailing dates., HAKUSAN MARU July J* HARUNA MARU July 23 x KATORI MARU Aug. 6 x KASHIMA MARU Aug. 20 YASUKUNI MARU (Calls Hamburg) Sept. 2 HAKONE MARU Sept. 17 x
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 575 13 RADJ_O BERLIN PARIS TPA-2, 15.24 mc's (19.68 m.) DJB 15.20 Mc/s 19.7 m. TODAY DJN 9.54 Mc/s 31.45 m DJE 17.76 Mc/s 16.89 in. g .20 Concert relay. DJQ 15.28 Mc/s 19.63 in. 7.05 Talk on French events (in JuDJA 9.56 Mc/s 31.38 ni. goslav). TODAY 7.20 News in English.
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  • 407 14 MALAYA CUP MATCH AT ALOR STAR ON FRIDAY SOOKIMAN TO KEEP GOAL (Bv Our Football Correspondent.) At a meeting of the Penang Football Association Selection Committee held yesterday evening at the Chinese R ec tlo premises, the following were selected to play for Pena Kedah
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  • 963 14 TOURISTS REPLY WITH 282 FOR 9 WKTS. Mfrigland’s first /tamings In the first Test «fßinst New Zealand totalled 424, coming to an end before lunch yesterday with 54 ran* added to the close of play score on Saturday. Paynter, Voce and Verity were all out
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  • 443 14 PRIZES DISTRIBUTED BY THE SULTAN (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Quite a high standard of athletics was seen at the Perak Police Sports held at the Anderson School ground, Ipoh, on Saturday in the presence of a good gathering. The meeting was favoured by ideal weather. There
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  • 328 14 TODAY’S WORK ON THE TRACK (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, June 29. His Highness the Sultan of Perak and Major D. M. Patrickson, the official Handicapper, were among the large number of enthusiasts, who watched this morning’s track work in preparation for Saturday's races, the
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  • 359 14 —Reuter. AUSTIN, BUDGE, PARKER AND VON CRAMM Two Americans, one Englishman, and one German entered the semi-finals of the Wimbledon men’s singles championship played yesterday in glorious weather. Queen Mary was present. Donald Budge, American favourite for the title, easily defeated the Australian champion, Vivian McGrath, in
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  • 75 14 .—.Reuter. Middlesex beat Kent by innings and 37 runs. Kent put up the very poor score of 86 in the first innings (Smith 5 for 27 and Sims 4 for 10) in the second (Gray 4 for 26.) Middlesex had 198 in the first innings (Cole 6 for
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  • 416 14 CHAMPION BEATEN IN SEMI-FINALS I (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 27. S. Nakata, veteran Negri Sembilan JaI panese, who has been State Lawn tennis j champion for the past three years, was I beaten by Dr. J.H. Bowyer, a newcomer, in the semi-final of the men’s
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  • 87 14 NEGRI v. SINGAPORE ON SATURDAY (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Negri Sembilan will meet Singapore at Seremban in a Malaya Cup soccer match on Saturday July 3. The Negri are experimenting with a new side, judging from the team chosen. Many of those who played at Singapore
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 229 14 jMIt mpoyWr ..V* gazette Sunday gazette $250 MUST BE WON Five Winners or Nearest Ipoh July Meeting A prize of $250 will b e given to the sender of the best entry. two or more entrants tie for the prize the $250 will be equally divided, amongst the senders of
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  • 927 15 Budge Too Good For Austin MISS KAY STAMMERS FAILS London. June 21. It was a dismal day for British lawn tennis at Queen's Club, West Kensington yesterday, when the finals of the London Grass Court Championships, were played Grass Court Championships, were played, since
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  • 451 15 (rolf Open "MYSTERY MAN"’ SURPRISE London. June 20 Among the 40 overseas players for the Open Championship, the draw for which .vas issued by the Royal and Ancient Club, St. Andrews, yesterday, are 18 professionals and six amateurs. The professionals include the 10 members of the U.S.
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  • 340 15 Malayan Chinese Record Equalled Three events, the 50 metres final, 200 metres breast stroke final, and the women’s 100 metres free style final, in preparation for the Malayan Chinese Olympiad, were swum off on Saturday and Sunday at the Chinese Swimming Club, Tanjong Bungah. The 50 metres final
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  • 196 15 Rowing MANY NEW FOREIGN ENTRIES Henley, June 20. Henley Royal Regatta takes place on Wednesday, June 30, and three following days, and the list of entries was' made known today. The entry falls five short of last year, the number being 116 as against 121. The Zurich
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  • 495 15 90 M.P.H. ON IXDIM; MOUNTAIN ROADS London, June 20. Freddie Frith, the 28-years-old Grimsby rider, scored a surprise win yesterday in the Senior Tourist Trophy race—the most important motor-cycling event of the year—on the" 264 miles course in the Isle of Man. Frith, who rode
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 229 15 I SOUPS, GRAVIES. ETC. I s I s A S Qn which have turned out to be on the weak side, can easily be improved in flavour by Hi an addition of a few drops of I MAGGI’ I W SEASONING I S SOLE AGENTS: g HENRY WAUGH CO.. LTD.,
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  • 106 16 PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDON—(Spot No market £255.10.0 LONDON— (3 months) No market £255.0.0 SINGAPORE $125.00 $125.00 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $125.00 $125.00 BUSINESS DONE 25 tons 25 tons COPRA—(Sundried) $5.90 56.00 BLACK PEPPER $ll.OO >ll.OO RUBBER LONDON Closed 9Ad NEW YORK 19c(G) 19ftc(G) SINGAPORE—Spot 324 c 32c July/Sept 32§c 32Jc I
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  • 350 16 Stars of £l denwmlnatwn unless London. June 29. otherwise stated Yesterday. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan. 5 p.c., 1944-64 112; Runding Loan. 4 p.c., 1960-90 109 —4 War Loan, 3? p.c 100 —1 Com. Union Assce. (Units) 10? Prudential Assce. "A” 33. Royal Assce. share 10s. pd.) 9
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  • 110 16 Ixtndon on Previously Latest I‘aria 110 57 64 110 35 64 New York 4.93}?. 4.93 ft Montreal 4.94} 4.94 Brussels 29.22?. 29.21t} Geneva 21.545 21.51$ Amsterdam 8.971 8.97 Milan 93 Z 93 §5 Berlin 12.30? 12.292 Stockholm 19.39? 19.391 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 261 261
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  • 114 16 London. June 28. RUBBER Dull. Spot 9ft buyers 9}’ sellers. July/Sept. 9; buyers 9}? sellers. Oct./Dec. 9}.} buyers 92 sellers. Jan./Mar. 92 buyers 9}§ sellers. New York 19.35 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 21,840 tons Liverpool 21.563 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. June £16.2.6d. PEPPER White Muntok
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    • 104 16 KENNEDY CO. RUBBER Buyers Sellers Benta 1.37 A 1.45 Hamilton 2.15 2.25 c Jeram 1.00 1.10 Kempas 2.65 2.70 Malaka Pindas 1.67? 1.72 J Pajam 2.15 2.25 U. Malacca 2.22? 2.324 TIN:— Ayer Hitam 28,6 29;3 Burma Malay 29|3 30 0 Hong Fatts 1.32? 1.35 Hongkong 35|6 366 Jelebu 1.04
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    • 171 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TINS Buyers Sellers B. Selangor 1.80 1.82? Hong Fatt 1.32 1.34 Johan 28 32 Kuchai 1.67? 1.72 ?c I.ukut 1.074 1.121 Puteh 85 90 Rahman Hyd. 1.60 1.65 Rantau Ordy. 1.65 1.70 Rantau Pref. 1.65 1.70 Sungei Luas 2.10 2.20 Taiping 85 87? Talams 2.05 2.10 Ulu
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    • 191 16 RUBBER: Buyers' Sellers Bassetts 77? 82? B. Lintang 1.35 1.40 Bedfords 1.27? 1.32? c Bentas 1.37? 1.42? Erogas 1.07? 1.12 J Jerams 1.07? 1.125 M. Pindas 1 65 1.721 Mentakabs 50 52? Nyalas 1.15 1.20 Pa jams 2.15 2.224 S. Tukangs 1.32? 1.37? Ulu Benuts 47? 50 TIN:—
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    • 235 16 RUBBER:— Buyers Sellers. Hassetts 78 81 D. Lintangs 1.37 1.40 Bedfords 1.30 1.35 c Eentas 1.37? 1.42? Gsogas 1.08 1.10 tndragiris 1.60 1.65 Kempas 2.65 2.70 K. Sidims 3.07? 3.20 c Malaka Pindas 1.67? 1.724 Rajams 2.15 2.20 S. Tukangs 1.33 1.36 Ulu Benuts 47 49 TIN:— Ampats
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    • 22 16 TIN Singapore $125.00 Per pkl. Penang $125.00 Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot 32c Per lb. Penang Spot 32c Per lb
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    • 131 16 LEAN CO. Tin Buyers Sellers Ampats 6 0 6 4’ Asams 36 9 37 9 B. Selangor i.go 1.85 Hong Fatt 1.32? 137 a Jelebus 1.021 1.071 K. Lanjuts 26 6 2713 Kuchais i,65 i.7ocd Kundangs 9;i* 9 Lukuts 1.05 1.10 Pungahs 2416 25*0 Rahmans i. 60 1.65 B. T.
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  • 131 16 Valberg Loses To Stewart In the final of the Men's Singles Championship of the Penang Recreation Club tennis tournament played yesterday afternoon on the Club Courts, S. T. Stewart beat E. C. Valberg 2—6, 6—l, 6—3. Valberg took the first set rather easily but Stewart improved
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  • 160 16 Tamil Bound Over At Butterworth (.From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, June 28. Murugasan, a Tamil coolie, who had pleaded guilty to the theft of five pieces of firewood when he w*as brought up before the court last week, was today bound ovej' to come up for judgment
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  • 82 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bukit Mertajam, June 28. An unknown male Chinese about 50 years of age collapsed! and died this morning in the grounds of the District Hospital, Bukit Mertajam. It is thought that the deceased was on his way to the hospital
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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