Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 July 1937

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 155. Vol. XCV. MONDAY, JULY 5, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 215 1 CHINESE DIVIDED ON LOCALITY Majority Believed To Favour Chowrasta The site of the new market to be built by the Municipality was, the Pinang Gazette understands, discussed at a recent committee meeting of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce held in the Chamber’s premises in Penang
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  • 524 1 I—Reuter 1 —Reuter Wireless. Warships Despatched To Rescue The French merchant ship Tregastel was captured by Franco’s -warships as she was trying to enter the port of Santander. The Tregastel was fired on by the insurgent warship Almirante Cervera and stopped on the fourth shot. She
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  • 153 1 Tall, broad-shouldered, and regal-looking, 17-year-old Prince Jaya Chamaraja Waldiya, heir to the throne of Mysore, passed through Penang yesterday on the “Scharnhorst” on his return from a three months’ trip to China and Japan. Whilst in Singapore on Friday the Prince, anxious to try Chinese food,
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  • 167 1 -—Reuter Forecasts Of The Report London- Th? Palestine Commission’s Report will be published on Thursday, July According to reportedly authoritative Jewish sources in London, the Commission i ecommends division of the country into ■hree classes of territory, namely, Arab and Jewish States and British mandated ireas. The
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  • 111 1 me uouies. ui tne six injurea now m Hospital. two are in a serious condition. —British Wireless. Managing Director Among The Victims Thirty men, including the managing director and two mines inspectors who i**ined in a rescue party after the first of explosions had taken place, lost their
    me uouies. ui tne six injurea now m Hospital. two are in a serious condition.—British Wireless.  -  111 words
  • 106 1 —Reuter. Soviet Forces Being Evacuated Tokio. —A messege from Hsinking states that, in accordance with the ShigemitsuLitvinoff agreement, the Soviet forces, including over twenty patrol boats, started this afternoon the evacuation of Sennufa and Bolyshoi islets on the Amur River. The Kwantung Army at six o”clock this afternoon
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  • 1126 1 Trade between India and near-Eastem countries has become of great importance and Indian capital has played no insignificant part in the! development of these rt.rp.as There is room, therefore, for an Indian bank to participate in the commercial and financial activities of these
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  • 144 1 No Signs Of Miss Earhart Reuter. Los Angeles—The coastguard cutter Itasca cruising in the region of Howland Island hitherto has failed to trace Miss Earhart. The battleship Colorado has left Honolulu for Howland Island where it is expected on Tuesday evening. The Colorado carried
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  • 72 1 Reuter. REPORTED OFFER BY MUSSOLINI Warsaw —Ten were killed and twenty wounded after the crowning of Janusz Kwiek, an itinerant tinker, as King of the Gipsies, before 5.000 Gipsy delegates. Kwiek is shortly visiting Rome to interview the Duce respecting Mussolini’s reported offer to provide a national
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  • 70 1 —Reuter. Complete Umlerstan ing Reported Wardha.—As a result a three days’ informal discussion, Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, President of Congi>- -j,. are understood to have reached complete understanding which it is believed v/il! enable the working committee of Congress to arrive at a speedy decision
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  • 45 1 —Reuter. Machine Smashed: Airmen Land By Parachute Moscow—Two Soviet airmen claim to have reached 15,100 feet in a glider which is a world’s record. They encountered a snowstorm and the machine was smashed by a violent air current. The men landed by parachute.
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  • 52 1 visited President Lin Sen. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, July s.—General Chiang Kai shek conferred with Mr. Wang Ching wet for over an hour at the latter's residence yesterday morning on politics and porty affairs, and later Mr. Wang Ching-wet visited President Lin Sen. —Sin
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 69 1 I Use “MEIRICH’i MOTOR TABLETS SAVE YOUR ENGINES AND SAVE MONEY. Obtainable at WEARNE BROS., LTD.,| PENANG. ■'vs. LL A qo to PRIME BEEF CUTS Scotch Sirloin Roast and Rump Steak The World’s Best Beef! Australian Rolled Boneless Sirloin Argentine Fillet Beef For roasting or grilling BEEF SUNDRIES Ox Tails
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  • 1111 2 A GREAT ANGLO-AMERICAN EXPERIMENT WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE? Recently the Pinang Gazette published’an article on the strength of the Royal Air Force which grows bigger every day and about the new machines building for the defence of Britain. You read how they are
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  • 296 2 Opportunity For Builders London, June 22. M,r. John Clark, a master builder from Pretoria, who has been 40 years in South Africa, is in England on holiday and has been studying the question of British migration to South Africa and how it can be fostered).
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  • 186 2 Work at Trincomalie, which is being prepared as a strategic air base, is prof ceding rapidly The whole scheme of ork is said to be costing 1400,000. Work is now in progress on the conruction of hangars, workshops and staff bungalows. When the aerodrome programme
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  • 113 2 PARIS,- Tokyo has been chosen as the site of the fifteenth convention of the International Railway Congress in 1945 at a session of the standing committee of the congress. It decided that the next meeting of the Congress will take place in Berlin 1941. It
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  • 89 2 Cairo. Although Rome denied a contemplated separation of the Ethiopian Church from the Egyptian Coptic Church, it is reported here that Signor Mussolini did in effect ask the Coptic Archbishop of Ethiopia, Amba Kyrillos, to declare the Church independent of Egypt. Archbishop Kyrillos is stated to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 457 2 Bead Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 4 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: “Gazette” Penang. Singapore Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel Times Singapore. Kuala Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 3683. Ipoh Office Brewster Road. Phone 268 London Office 40. 43, Fleet Street, London E.C. 4 Phone Central
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    • 384 2 I IF EVERY YOUNG MAH KNEW WHAT EVERY j OLD MAH I KNOWS HE WOULD BE INDEPENDENT IN HIS OLD AGE 188 Vigosr Restored, Glands Made Yoang In 24 Honrs It is no longer necereary t» from loss of vigour and manhood, weak memory and body, nervousness, impure blood, sickly
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  • 2138 3 Ceremony Performed By Bishop Edwin F. Lee BIG CONGREGATION SEE MAGNIFICENT EDIFICE rfiHE dedication of the Penang Chinese Methodist Church, yesterday, was presided over by the Rev. Bishop Edwin A F. Lee, who is resident bishop in the Singapore—Manila ea Simultaneously, the dedication took
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  • 30 3 of the new crack express loco. “Common- wealth of Australia.” is Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Dominion’s High Commissioner in London, after the King’s Cross christening ceremony.
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  • 94 3 Bukit Mertajam Police Investigating (From Our Own Correspondent) Bukit Mertajam, July 4. The Police are investigating an alleged attempt at arson here. It seems that at a late hour last night a Chinese woman, made a report that she had seen a male compatriot pour oil
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  • 1036 3 Mr. Eloy C. Misso, Private Secretary to Mr. Justice Gordon Smith and Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, Penong, who was taken suddenly ill on Monday night and whose condition was regarded as extremely dangerous from the commencement, passed away shortly after midnight on
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  • 79 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, J ily 3. When the case in which Joseph, hinappen and a woman, Papoo, who stood haiged with enticing away a married oman, Peritam Kor, wife of Teja Singh, at P'<ai on May 28, was called up before the District Judge, Mr. L.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 64 3 WHAT KIND OF MPT S TOOTH POWDER DOES YOUR OWN KUt jM 3 FAMILY USE if does everything better! M IGEHTECTH TWICE BRIGHTER Adds charm to any smile n 2 IS TWICE AS SOFT s a f e even f or c^^ren s ieet HI '>' Z 3 FOAMS BETWEEN
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    • 123 3 n r~ »>•. i Ow /s' AfgS Ma® '«mi JSsg-'A A I. y V TO MEN.. WHOSE COLLARS DROOP AT 5 PAI. WE HAVE A SHIRT CALLED “ARROW” WITH A SEMI-STIFF TRUBENISED COLLAR WHICH LOOKS IMMACULATELY STARCHED EVEN IF YOU WEAR IT CONTINUOUSLY FOR 24 HOURS. YET, THIS WRINKLE PROOF
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  • 1451 4 Leong Joo’s Great Performance In P.A.A.A. Sports FIRST IN MALAYA TO CLEAR SIX FEET IN HIGH JUMP The spectacular jumping of Siow Leong Joo, a Chung Ling High Schoo! student, in the high and pole jumps was the outstanding feature at the annual
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  • 151 4 $lOO,OOO Company To Start Operations (From Our Own Correspondent) .j Singapore, July 3. Malaya is to have its own film and newsreel company. Before leaving for Hong Kong by the Kaiser-I-Hind yesterday on his way to the United States, Mr. L. R. Roos, who has just completed
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  • 76 4 DESTROY TWO PROPERTIES AT TAIPING (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Sunday morning. Two fires broke out simultaneously in Taiping late last night. A Chinese sundries goods shop in Market Square was completely gutted, in spite of splendid work by the fire brigade and the police, who, however, were
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  • 148 4 OiineM? Stored Rubber Without Licence Taiping, July 3. A fine of $5OO or. in default, six months' hard labour was imposed by the Taiping Magistrate on a Chinese, Kok Chin Heng, today for storing more than four piculs of jobber at Matang Batu on June 25, without
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  • 70 4 Sir Shenton Sends Congratulations I should like to offer you my very hearty congratulations on your enterprise in starting the first internal air service in Malaya and to wish you every success.” That telegram was received by Wearne Brothers from the Governor of the Straits Settlements
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  • 94 4 (F: m Cur Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 3. Abdul R: haman, lift attendant in the Cheng E >k Buildings in Brewster Road in which amongst others the offices of the Perak Trrf Club is housed was this morning arrested ith betting slips. He was i duced
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  • 128 4 NEW RULES FOR CYCLISTS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 3. The problem of dazzling lights on is being tackled with a new rule, whtch it is proposed to enforce in the F.M.o. from Oct. 1, 1937. A country of bicycles, the Federation sees in
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  • 174 4 Opening By Rev. Father Souhait “I am very happy to declare this fair open, and I wish the stall-holders success,” said the Rev. Father J. B. Souhait on Saturday and, proceeding to cut a ribbon, he led the entry into the St. Xavier’s School ground
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  • 65 4 At the annual meeting of the Tin Producers’ Association on July 13, it is anticipated that the chairman and vicechairman. Mr. J. H. Peat and Mr Reginald Pawle, will be re-elected. Messrs Simon Patino, E. V. Pearce, A. M. Sellar and Richmond Temple are expected to be re-elected
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    • 234 4 Here is tho/Essence I of I c®.’. essence of S ron teu <*°’'«a jw• Bi3l LS* v rf.BFKfl Hr mand a B *OKK». VAUXHALL, ff TO Bis U|| WHAT a blessing to have abundant energy—to feel gloriously fit and full of vigour! Mind and body alert to enjoy life to
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  • 1324 5 Eight Members Perish In Avalanche LEADER AMONG KILLED: HIS LAST MESSAGE June 23. Eight climbing members of the German expedition including Dr. Karl Wien, the leader, were killed by an avalanche which overwhelmed the party which was trying to climb the Nanga Parbat in
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  • 75 5 residing in these countries ana a»a start industrial enterprises in China.—Sm I Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, June 30. Mr. Chow Chi Kang, Vice-Chairman of the Council for Overseas Chinese Affairs, left Shanghai this morning for an extensive tour in the South Seas (Indo-China, Siam, Malava
    residing in these countries ana a»a start industrial enterprises in China.—Sm I Chew Jit Poh.  -  75 words
  • 196 5 COLONEL KILLED AND CAPTAIN WOUNDED A British colonel and Indian other ranks were killed in action against hostile tribesmen in Waziristan on the North-West Frontier. The officer was Lt. Col. P. Grant, Commanding Officer of the sth Bn. (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides) 12th Frontier Force
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  • 173 5 Mistake By Air Police Prague. The circumstances in which two German balloons taking part in the Gordon Bennet race landed in Czechoslovakia have been explained by the Czechoslovak authorities. While the landing at Pilsen of one balloon, the Chemnitz, was due to the crew mistaking
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  • 170 5 Sir lan Hamilton On London’s Defences General Sir lan Hamilton, presiding at a conference of South African War veterans, at Birmingham, compared Birmingham and London from the point of view of defence. Birmingham, he described as looking exactly like a gigantic fortress; London, as admirably
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  • 140 5 Sir Percy Bates On Experiments Sir Percy Bates, chairman of the Cunard White Star Line, before sailing from Southampton for New York in the Aquitania said that experiments were being carried out with a new set of propellers to give information to be used
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  • 193 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, July 2. On the occasion of his being conferred with the Most Excellent Order of Honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire by His Majesty King George VI, Taiping are making preparations to consider the best way of honouring
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  • 309 5 Kalutara, (Ceylon). A REMARKABLE freak of nature has been discovered at a post-mortem examination of an infant child who died immediately after admittance to the Kaiutara hospital. The examination was carried out by Dr. W. F. Jajasuriya, who found that all the organs of the
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    • 221 5 A REAL BOON FOR EVERY KITCHEN 14 MAG GI s W SEASONING I is a product for increasing and improving the flavour of the food to which it is added. An addition of a few drops generally suffices to enhance and to bring out to perfection natural flavour of Soups,
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  • 179 6 Coroner Returns Open Verdict POLICE ASKED TO MAKE FURTHER INQUIRIES The Penang Coroner, Mr. T- D. Hughes, returned an open verdict on Saturday, a the conclusion of an inquest on a lamil, Thanaveloo, who was found dead under neath a house at Langkawi Road, Penang on June
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  • 125 6 ALLEGED SHOOTING TRESPASS Case Against Injured Man Withdrawn (From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, July 3. What is now known as the “Province Wellesley shooting case” in which a man, Ng Ah Choy, was seriously injured, was again mentioned before the District Judge, Mr. L. R. Forbes, in court here today,
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  • 296 6 Cook Who Spoke Little And Was Generally Moody At an inquest held on a Chinese, Cheng Chen Sooi, who was found hanging in the bathroom of a house in Hutton Lane on June 25, the Coroner, Mr. T. D. Hughes, returned a verdict of suicide by hanging.
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  • 153 6 “Every Help” Says Ambassador Asked whether Japan would participate in a loan by Great Britain to China, Mr. Yoshida, the Japanese Ambassador in London, stated that Japan was anxious to help China in every way. The Japanese people fully realised the importance for themselves
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  • 138 6 ALLEGED SEQUEL TO AN ARGUMENT (From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, June 3. A heated argument between some Chinese yesterday morning at the rrai Wharf was alleged to have resulted in a fight in which one of them was seriously ‘"Theban, Chiam Chooi, a godown coolie, was immediately removed
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  • 78 6 The Anglo-Chinese School Penang encountered their worst defeat this season on Saturday, at the Suffolk House Ground, Penang, when they lost to the Eastern Smelting Club by 10 wickets. The School took first lease of the wickets, and put up a total of 7 runs, the highest
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  • 78 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bukit Mertajam. July 4. In these columns on June 15 we reported that Mr. W. Higgins late of the Agricultural Dept. S.S. F.M.S. who was last stationed in Butterworth, had taken up an appointment in Africa. We now learn however, that Mr. Higgins
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  • 274 6 lister the champions The Anslo-Chinese Primary School, Tk* hf.td its seventh annual sports ground on were 16 He- Programm of parents and weliW Bishop Edwin Lee, who was in Penang to open the new Methodist Chinese ur potato and thus won the championship^shield L p sented
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  • 124 6 Hong Lay Takes 6 For 21 Runs By a margin of 44 runs the Penang Free School beat the Sporting Diamonds at cricket, on the school ground yesterday. The winners put up a total of 78 runs taking last lease of the wicket, three batsmen entering
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 279 6 WEMBLEY PARK Gate Admission: 10 cts. TONIGHT Monday, sth July, 1937. LOW TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA Jointly present (1) “Kwi Gnoh Kwan" (2) “Yung Leng Hong Quee Thian” Part 3. Seats 50 cts. 30 cts. 20 cts. 10 cts. FOONG SEN NIN CANTONESE OPERA
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    • 218 6 STOMACH BLOWN OUT BY GAS Discomfort Ended By Chardox Just another sufferer from indigestion-, with a difference. For when he took hi» troubles to his doctor, he took an advertisement as well! When the doctor saw it was an advertisement for Chardox he advised him to try it. It was
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 304 6 Greeted By Packed Houses Last Night Bv Popular Demand Season Extended WINDSOR &00 Opening Tonight 9,00 jf I An Entertaining New Tamil Talkie > AA. Th a Grandest Screen Spectacle made with all the best for the best 5 3() Tonight 9.30 J. R. RANGARAJUS Nanyang Film Co., Production An
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    • 175 6 HERE AT LAST! THE MOST AMAZING SERIAL EVER FILMED! GALA PREMIERE? MAII7QTIP TONIGHT TONIGHT IVIAJEuI JV 6.15 9.30 First Six Chapters of the Sensational Thriller I hat Drew Record Crowds For 2 Solid Weeks At The Alhambra Theatre, Singapore. J THRILLS AND SIGHTS ot Never Before Witnessed On SlHlkdl City
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  • 368 7 2,350,000,000 YEN NEEDED Keen Attention Of Financial Circles The volume of fresh funds required for the execution of the Five-year Industrial Plan of Manchukuo will assume the vast magnitude of 2.350 million yen, according to the Japan Times. Authorities of Manchoukuo submitted the plan to the
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  • 47 7 London, July 3. Marchwood of Penang has been j director of Consolidated Tin Str.Tiers Ltd. M- H Frisby, who has been chairman o: ng Consolidated for several years, r.q-uished his appointment but ret 3. seat on the board. He is succeed- Mr D. J. Ward.
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  • 59 7 /wedding took place on Saturday beta the Senior Registrar of Marriages of Mr. Ernest Herman Coombs, Electrical I ilation Inspector, Penang Municipality and Miss Ang Poh Lee The bride wore a white satin gown, and < .-i a bouquet of lillies. Her silk tuiie v i. was held
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  • 93 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 8. Figures published disclose that F.MJS. revenue for the four months January to April this year was nearly $■>3,000,000 ard expenditure nearly $31,000,000. Four-twelfths of the estimated revenue >|or the year works out at just over $35,000,000 so that again revenue
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  • 138 7 Case Again Postponed When the summons case in which Chew Kooi, a Chinese woman, sued her husband for maintenance was mentioned before Mr. T. D. Hughes in the Penang Police Court on Saturday, Mr. Khoo Soon Chee, counsel for defendant informed the magistrate that his client
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  • 97 7 Arrested on a warrant in Penang, a Malax, Mohamed bin Haji Sahib, was produced before Mr. T. D. Hughes in the Penang Police Court on Saturday, charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of 811, on June 8. within the jurisdiction of Selangor. Accused
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  • 70 7 The funeral of Mr. Xg Boon Yeang, who died on June 20 at the age of 84, took place yesterday from his residence, 51, Penang Street There was a large attendance, and the procession was an impressive one more than half a mile in
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  • 1077 7 Opening Of New Buildings By Resident Councillor “I WISH IT EVERY SUCCESS 1 From Our Own Correspondent. Butterworth, July 3. “I wish the new St. Mark’s School every success in the future. I hope the boys will turn out to be a credit to the school and
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  • 994 7 The seventh annual European Dinner and Ball of the 3rd Battalion. S.S.V.F., at the E. O. Hotel, Penang, on Saturday night prove a brilliant affair and was an unqualified success in every way. The foyer, the dining hall and the ball room were all specially decorated
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 698 8 "pilE truism that hostilities arise through misunderstandings is nowhere more convincingly illustrated than in the case of employers and labour. The employer who regards his labour as an economic unit which will perform so many hours work for a stated wage and concerns himself no further cannot
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  • 83 8 between China and Japan.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Sudden Increase Of Activities Shanghai. July s.—The Mukden arsenal has suddenly increased its activities, and additional workers have been engaged. The South Menchurian Railway Co. has received an emergency military work fund of 25,000,000 yen from Tokio. Mr. Kawagoe in an
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  • 84 8 —British Wireless. To See Mr. Chamberlain And Mr. Eden The Belgian Prime Minister, M. van Zeeland, who is returning to Belgium from the United States, is expected to arrive at Southampton this morning and to reach London in the afternoon. Arrangements have been made for him on
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  • 33 8 London—Lieut.-Commander Scurfield has been awarded the Albert Medal for gallantry and saving the lives of five men when the destroyer Hunter struck a mine off the Spanish coast.—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 37 8 —Reuter. Lisbon—Dr. Salazar, Premier and virtual dictator of Portugal has escaped an attempt on his life. As he was about to enter a friend’s house, a bomb exploded, damaging the pavement. Dr. Salazar was unhurt.
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  • 29 8 —Reuter. San Francisco—F. S. Moody, husband of Miss Helen Wills, was critically injured in the head when his car crashed into a bridge at Santa Cruzcal.—Reuter.
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  • 52 8 The Chertsey by-election owing to the death of Sir A. Boyd-Carpenter resulted in the return of Commander Marsden (cons) with 19,767 votes. Mr. Ronald Haylor (Lib Progressive polled 10,722 Reuter. o— The death has occurred at Bulawayo of Mr. George Mitchell, bank clerk who became Prime Minister of
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  • 627 8 Old Maxims In New Frocks Beecham Out-Beechamed Crime Stories IVTODERN versions of the old copybook maxims which formed an important part of the small boy school training 20 and more years ago are now appearing in Australia. Ihe example is being set by Sydney’s County Council, which
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  • 86 8 Colony And F.M.S. Officials Confer At Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 5. A conference between the Legal Adviser, F.M.S. the Attorney General, S.S. and other officials was held a few days ago on the question of setting up a Wages Administration Board by the
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  • 163 8 j uapautar nave repeatedlv demanded their removal. Sin Chew Jit Poh. Strategic Points To Be Fortified Shanghai, July 4. A message from Kiukiang, in North Kiangsi, states that the following proposals will form the basis of the coming Ruling Conference which will open on July 15: All strategic
    – j , uapautar nave repeatedlv demanded their removal. Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  163 words
  • 24 8 Reuter Wireless. Washington— The Treasury closed for the fiscal vear on Jone 30. with a gross deficit of 52.R11.000 000 Reuter Wireless.
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  • 118 8 Miss Low Suan Tee And Mr. Khaw Kok Choo The wedding took place yesterday Mr. Khaw Kok Choo of the Excise Department. Penang, and Miss Low Soax Swee Kheh, at the Teo Chew Hoay Kuaft, Tee, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I-*”' Chulia Street, Penang. Mr. Tye
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  • 116 8 Adams Wins July Monthly Medal The following are the results of the nang Sports Club (golf) July monthly medal (bogey) Winner S. V. Adams (2 up) Runners-up A. Stone, H. B. Sym, E. A. Davies, F. Gordon Smith, F. E. Holland and J. E. A. Clark (all 1
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  • 38 8 A further gift to charity has been made by Lord Nuffield who has contributed £30,000 to the Royal Berkshire HospitalReading, towards erecting a new building to contein a children’s ward, maternity ward and surgical ward.
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  • 14 8 Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, July 5. A typhoon struck Swatow yesterday.
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  • 701 9 Dr. Wu Lien Teh Returns To Birthplace For Holiday “CHINA THINKS HIGHLY OF STRAITS CHINESE” thirty years ago, a young Chinese, Dr. Gnoh Lean Tuck, who had had a brilliant scholastic career in Penang and England, left Penang, after only a short practice, to
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  • 287 9 w eights For Second Day The following are the handicaps for Wednesday, the second day of the Perak 1 urf Club July Meeting: Horses, Class 2, Division 1, 6 furlongs. DANDALOO 900 DEEPDENE 810 (BIDDY S SQUIRE 8 99 GREENSTONE 8 97 BINTANG TUJOH 8
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  • 41 9 Imposing in appearance, the Penang Chinese Methodist Church in Madras Lane was yesterday dedicated by the Rev. Bishop Edwin F. Lee. A large congregation attended the service of dedication. Report on page 3.
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  • 173 9 FOR PENANG RACES The following are additional probable entries for the Penang Turf Club July-August Meeting opening in Penang on July 24: VAN BREUKELEN’S LIST Hercules, Santa Anita, Sunny Archer, Honours Gay, Kate Beresford, Pay Out, Clifton Lad, Empire Flower, Release (late Free Postage), Royal Worlington,
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  • 224 9 Following are the handicaps (six races only) for the third day of the Perak July meeting. Horses. Class 1. Div. 2, 5 Furs. Str. KNIGHT’S EYE 9.00 KUALA PRINCE 8.08 AVIEMORE 8 07 REFILL 8 06 PURE GOLD 8.02 SILVER MONK 8 92 RUSSIAN ROSE 7
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  • 37 9 The cottage in which Sir James Barrie was born at Kirriemuir —Thrums of his novels—has been purchased and presented to the nation as permanent memorial to the creator of Peter Pan by Mr. Dlliott Alves.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 72 9 i V K "7 lim like all well-dressed young men, pays attention to J deuns ke He Selects his handkerchiefs with care to tone with his suit, his sh,rt^ o z r e J; IS di ff eren t ones to choose from and they’re all Pyramids. See them at
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    • 124 9 SPECIAL SALE AS FROM Ist. JULY, 1937 ALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACCESSORIES 2O’/<> Discount ALL KINDS OF MOUTH ORGANS 30 Discount SURPLUS STOCK OF REX RECORDS 3forsl/REX VOCALION RECORDS. FRFF T ONE BOX OF REX STEEB needles will be given away J FREE EOR EACH REX OR VOCALION RECORD PURCHASED. 111
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  • 1635 10 How Profits Are Treated Under The New Clauses STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERS’ POSITION NOT CLEARLY DEFINED The new National Defence Contribution applies to all trades and businesses of any description carried on in the United Kingdom. and to all trades and businesses, wherever situated, carried on either
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  • 46 10 Legal Rulings Considerable discussion as to the reasons why a stockbroker is not exempt from the N.D.C. has followed the publication of the terms of the Bill. The matter appears to have been decided ir judgment of cases arising from the old
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  • 111 10 Big Outlay Planned The Italian Cabinet Council. has approved a number of decree laws dealing with home affairs. The following are a few of the decisions taken by the Ministers:— 1. A credit of 1,000.000.000 lire (£10.617,000) to the Institute of Industrial Reconstruction. Part of this
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  • 27 10 Operations for the month of June. 1937: Output 246 Piculs, Yardage 35.000 Cubic Yards, Hours run 182 Hours. Remarks. Dredge started on 22nd June.
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  • 32 10 Operations at Kalumpang for the month of June 1937: No. 1 Dredge. Hours 603. Yards *****, Output 61€ Piculs. No. 2. Dredge Hours 579. Yards *****2. Output 243 Piculs.
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  • 24 10 June operations. Tongkah Compound N.L. Hours 561. Yards *****0. Pikuls 485.44, Tongkah Compound No. 2 N.L. Hours 584, Yards *****. Pikuls 862.53.
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  • 806 10 Increase Of Capital Approved A meeting of the holders of shares ot Imperial Airways, Ltd.. to lowed by an extra-ordinary general meeting the company, was held in London on June 18 to consider resolutions increasing capital of the company to £5,000,000 and making alterations in the articles of
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  • 383 10 9½ d. PRICE REASONABLE View Of A Sterling Director A reasonable price for rubber, under present conditions, is 9V 2 pence, maintained Mr. J.K. Swaine, a director of severa rubber producing companies m an inte view with a Sunday Gazette on Saturday Wore of r> O Naldera after an exte
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 19 10 Asthma Germs Killed in 3 Minutes that it L Men <laco is so you free uara Dteed to stive*
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    • 62 10 1937 “TIGER” Mr l/S .<> BETTER THAN EVER SUPER SPORTS Chrome and Silver Sheen DE LUXE Chrome and Plum AH Foot-Change Gears Perfect Finish Prices and particulars on application to the Sole UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED PEN AN(-L r > W.? S.— 1 RAILWAY MATERIAL We can supply Railway Track Locomotives
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  • 167 11 EMPIRE BUILDERS Some of the young emigrants who left London a fortnight ago for the Fairbridge Farm Schools in Australia. TO CARVE THEIR CAREERS IN ANTIPODES PRINCESS ROYAL, Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Corps of Signals, inspects a portable field radio set at Aldershot. MR LYONS,
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  • 206 12 LATEST TOWES OF POSTING AIR MAIL A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra via Singapore and thence by K.N service will close at 7.30 p.m. today A mail for Kenya, Tanganyika. Uganda Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, Nigeria and Gold Coast via Singapore
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  • 177 12 Decision Expected Before End Of Year That the future of the laid-up U S. liner Leviathan will be finally decided in the not distant future by the new Maritime Commission is the opinion of Mr. A. J. McCarthy, vice-president of the United State? Lines, who
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  • 601 12 TREND TOWARDS CONTINUOUS SERVICE “Efficient manning of American merchant ships depends largely on an increased sense of responsibility on the part of their personnel,” said Mr. Reginald L. McAll, of the Legislative Committee of the seamen’s section of the Welfare Council, in a review of the experience
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 2109 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES EMPIRE STATION I Singapore zhl j nirom z 1 (WAVELENGTH— 225 m.) YDC 15..6 Mc/s w— today pmn 10 26 Mc/ TRANSMISSION .2 Tune In 6H ite fotknoimg wavelength»: p m TODAY riew by Travellers fXi tAANBMIBBION f Gramophone Ne ws bulletin. ry sss. o^—. "Monologues in
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    • 266 12 CALCUTTA VUC 49.10 metres (6,109 kc.) TODAY 6.56 Time signal. Camcr 0 3 King’s Own Scottish Bordere (Running commentary) 7.56 For the Rural Areas. 8.26 “Bapraditya —A Historv matic adaptation from the History of the Rajputs). 9.26 Be tar Orchestra. 9.41 Talk: “Tracing Back (No. “The Goddess of Desire. 9
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    • 18 12 TIDE TABLE TODAY HIGH LOH 10.38 p.m. 3.28 pm, TOMORROW t1<0.55 a.m. 5.01 a.m. 11.37 p.m. 4.44 p.m
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  • 741 13 Speaking at Founders’ Day at the Nautical College. Pangbourne, the other day, Sir Philip Devitt, the chairman, addressing the cadets, said that for a good many years lately he had had to tell them that the shipping depression was still heavy upon
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  • 345 13 Responsible For Collision London. Judgment was given recently by the Hull Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. J. R. MacDonald, in the Board of Trade inquiry into the sinking of the Hull steam trawler, Lord Runciman on Mar. 16, following a collision off the Norwegian coast with the Hull steam trawler
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  • 438 13 m. s. Ermland In Port Today S.S. ‘BELLEROPHON’ from Singapore sails for Havre, Liverpool Bromborough. S.S. ‘TOTTORI MARU’ from Japan Ports for Rangoon Calcutta. S.S. ‘EURYPYLUS’ from North Continent sails for Boston, New York Baltimore. S.S. ‘EURYPLUS’ from North Continent sails for Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taku Dairen Japan. M.S.
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  • 163 13 Presentation Of French Awards Bravery at sea was recognised at Sunderland recently by the presentation of the Mercantile Marine Medal of the French Government to two Sunderland seamen, John Fisher (27) and Robert Wm. Gibbons (37), who, with three other members of the crew of the
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 365 13 MANSFIELD CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Vessels. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT p M (in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penan* London A- AENEAS Mars, L’don, R’dam Glasgow Julv a GLENGARRY L’don, R’dam, H’burg; Antwerp 8 «C. AGAMEMNON Mars, L’don, R’dam jjjy 23 Auc 19 HAVBB AND UVBKPOOD
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    • 285 13 LINEP- r 1 TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. LEAVE Arrive Arrive PENANG Marseilles New York S.S. PRES. MONROE July 15 Aug. 11 Aug. 24 S.S. PRES. ADAMS July 29 Aug. 25 Sept. 7 S.S. PRES. HARRISON Aug. 12 Sept. 8 Sept. 21 A wonderful opportunity to visit Cairo en route. PACIFIC
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    • 625 13 ’PA O and V/ BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England.) PORT SWETTENHAM SINGAPORE S.S. “ROHNA” SAILING THURSDAY, Bth JULY Peninsular and Oriental S N Co nnri» His Majesty’s Government Penang Teluk Anson, Port Swettenham, London and Far East Mail Service Malacca and Singapore Service. Outwards from London for China Japan S/S
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    • 290 13 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON SEBVICB For Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said. Naples, Marseilles, Gibraltar, Londooq Antwerp and Rotterdam. Steamers. Sailing HAKUSAN MARU July 9 HARUNA MARU July 23 x KATORI MARU Aug. 6 f x KASHIMA MARU Aug. 2(X w YASUKUNI MARU (Calls Hamburg) t Sept. 2 HAKONE MARU Sept
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  • 965 14 TAN CHENG PHOR LOSES TO EWE CHYE GHIM HUAT (By Our Badminton Correspondent) <CONTRARY to all expectations, Penang beat Perak in the first match of the «Foong Seong Cup Badminton Competition at the Free School Hall yesterday. The margin of victory was
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  • 261 14 P.R.C. BEAT P.S.C. BY 7 WICKETS Thanks to a splendid stand of 101 for the third wicket between D. C. Stewart and D. Laßrooy yesterday on the Esplanade, the Penang Recreation Club defeated the Penang Sports Club by 7 wickets in a one innings
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  • 54 14 —Reuter London. July The following have been selected to represent Britain in the Wightman Cup competition at Forest Hill on August 20 and 21: —Miss Dearman, Miss Hradwicke. Miss Ingram, Miss Fredda James, Miss Lumb and Miss Kay Stammers. Miss Dorthy Round was invited but
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  • 97 14 Ames Scores 125 Runs Against Worcester London, July 3. At Bradford: Yorks 398 (Sutcliffe 138). Surrey 0 for 0 In A. Mitchell’s benefit at Birmingham: Warwick 334 for 3 (Wyatt 155 not out )vs. Derbyshire. In N. Kliuev's benefit at Worcester: Worcester 106 (Wright 7 for 27), Kent
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  • 181 14 WIMBLEDON TENNIS —Reuter. WOMEN’S FINAL WON BY MISS D. ROUND London, July 3. J D. Budge, the young American player, after beating von Cramm to gain the singles title at Wembledon, yesterday, won the men’s doubles with Mako, and the mixed doubles with Miss Alice
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  • 148 14 Henley Regatta Results London, July 3. Following are results of the Henley regatta which was held in glorious weather today:—For the Silver Goblets. Vesta beat London by three lengths in 9 minutes 43 seconds. In the Stewards Cup Leander beat Thames by a length in 8
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  • 171 14 The Chinese Recreation Club defeated the Sungei Patani Sports Club by 64 runs n a single innings cricket match on the Victoria Green, Penang, yesterday. The match was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. but owing to rain it did not commence till 2.15
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 91 14 q y»u K",, on U/aHiny FOR’YOUR SHIP TO COME Di... ....is there any reason to believe you won’t still lx- waiting 10, 20 •r 30 years hence unless you start a sure plan NOW to guarantee future INCOME? REPRESENTATIVE: Post thi oupon now:Kuala Lumpur- i THE LIFE J 11. CLERY,
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    • 112 14 4« oee MAW. 1 LuV 11 J BBL. i. 1 f Z i» I* Cool and Fragrant mJ F On board ship or during office hours, at home or abroad, 47/7" Genuine Eau de Cologne will alB'/ ways prove its refreshing qualities. 0-7 Inhale it from your handkerchief whenever tired
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  • 998 15 Magnificent Running By Jack Druce And Restriction queen beon pays best DIVIDEND (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 3. Brilliant weather and a large crowd favoured the opening day of July Meeting today. The going was good and this enabled .i n records to be set
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  • 219 15 Negri Hold Singapore To A Draw < From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 3. The Malaya Cup match between Singapore and Negri Sembilan ended in a draw, each side scoring two goals. Negri made a remarkable recovery m the second half after being a goal down at
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  • 670 15 ST. JOHN’S GREAT VICTORY (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 3. The Victoria Institution sports which were begun on Friday were concluded today in brilliant sunshine. There was a large crowd present including the Hon. Mr. S. W. Jones. British Resident, Selangor, who gave away the
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 247 15 Precious little people, these babies, and worthy of the A\W most loving care. Fortunately, there is no longer any Ceding problem. If nature fails, the sensible have recourse to LACTOGEN,” which is balanced to WvL A resemble human milk. You can learn all about U LACTOGEN by sending for the
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  • 117 16 TIN PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDON—(Spot £257.0.0 No market LONDON —(3 months) £256.5.0 No market SINGAPORE $127.25... $127.00 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $126.62J $126.50 BUSINESS DONE Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundried) $6.00 $6.00 BLACK PEPPER $ll.OO $ll.OO RUBBER:— LONDON 9?« d No market NEW YORK 19ic(G) No market SINGAPORE—Spot 31g
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  • 417 16 Taiping Church Workers* Association A GREAT SUCCESS i (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, July 4. The Golden Jubilee Fete organised by the Church Workers’ Association, Taiping, And held at the Turf Club on Saturday was a great success. The fete was opened promptly at 4 p.m. by
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  • 81 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. Two men of the Royal Artillery (Changi) Stone and Campbell, were injured when the motor-cycle on which they were travelling was involved in a collision with a motor-car at the junction of Grove and Crescent Roads, Katong, last evening.
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  • 27 16 The Government have decided to extend the benefits of the export credits system of the building of ships in Great Britain for owners abroad.
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  • OPENING QUOTATIONS
    • 86 16 KENNEDY CO. RUBBER: Buyers Sellers. Amal. Malay 1.95 2.05 Batu Lintang 1.35 1-40 Borelli 1.90 2.05 c rt. Broga 1.08 1.10 Kuala Sidim 3.05 3.10 Sungei Tukang 1-35 1-40 Utan Simpan 1.80 1.90 TIN:— A. Kumbang 37|0 37|6c Ayer Hitam 2813 28|9 Batu Selangor 1.80 1.821 Hong Fatts 1.321 1.35
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    • 186 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TINS Buyers Sellers B. Selangor 1.80 1.821 Hong Fatt 1.32 1.34 Jelebu 1.05 1.071 Kuchai 1.671 1.70 c Lukut 1.071 1.121 Puteh 90 95 Rahman Hyd. 1.60 1.65 Rantau Ordy. 1.65 1.70 Rantau Pref. 1.65 1.70 Sungei Luas 2.071 2 171 ex Taiping Cons. 1.70 1.80 Talam
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    • 24 16 TIN Singapore $127.00 Per pkl. Penang $126.50 Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot 31 3:4c Per 11». Penang Spot 31 l!2c Per lb.
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    • 117 16 London, July 3. RUBBER (Friday) Dull. Spot 9f 6 buyers 911 sellers. Aug.: 9JJ buyers 9]J sellers. Oct./Dec. 9+l buyers 9:] sellers. Jan./Mar. 9? buyers 9]’ sellers. New York 19.87 cts. United Kingdom Stocks Lon don 21,840 tons Liverpool 21,563 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam August £16.0.0.
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    • 113 16 London on Previousiy Latest Paris 1285 128 4164 New York 4.94,% 4.94/,. Montreal 4.951 4.95 J Brussels 29.365 29.371 Geneva 21.64 21.65 Amsterdam 8.991 8.991 Milan 93 p J 93;"+ Berlin 12.32 12 .32 J Stockholm 19.291 19.291 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26J 261 Prague
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    • 118 16 LEAN CO. Tin Buyers Sellers Asams 38|0 o 9 Ocd Bangrins 21|0 22 o B. Selangor 1-80 I- 85 Hong Fatts 1.32 1.36 Jelebus 1.05 1.10 K. Lanjuts 26|9 2716 Kuchais 1.67 J 1.721cd Kundangs D|lJ 9(4i Laruts lslj Lukuts 1-07 a 1.12Pungahs 24'3 24 9 Rahmans 1-60 1.65 R.
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    • 207 16 TINS Buyers Sellers Ampats 6111 6141 Ayer Hitams 28(3 29(0 Bangrins 21(9 22 6 B. Selangors 1.80 1.821 Burma Malays 2913 30 Oex Hong Fatts 1.32 1.34 Jelapangs 38 0 39 0 Jelebus 1.05 1.08 K. Kamuntings 12 6 13 0 Kamuntings 14 9 15 3 K. Lanjuts
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    • 166 16 Rt-BBER 82J Bassetts 42J B. Lintang 1-3 35( Bedfords 1 Rentas 1371 1,421 Progas 1078 112 i lerams 10’» 112 S Manilas I® 120 2 15 2.221 PajamS foot 1 371 S. Tukangs Ulu Benuts 47 50 TIN:— Ampats 6’ Ayer Hitams 28 3 29Bangrins 21(9 22|6 B.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 370 16 Singapore.ltch Ended on Feet, Hands and Body No matter where Singapore Itch attacks you causing cracking, peeling, bleeding, scaling skin, you can stop the itch in 7 minutes and heal your skin soft and smooth in one week with the Doctor’s prescription Nixoderm. This is guaranteed. Nixoderm works almost like
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    • 961 16 BANKS OVERSEA-CHINESE HONG KONG AND (Incorporated in Hong Kong. SUCCESSORS The Liabilit y O f members is limited to extent and in manner prescribed bv"* THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the V t I'vii’T'FT) Colony. Head office:— HONG KONG THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED, Jfc
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