Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 December 1937

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ES I AB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. o 21!6. Vol. XCV. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 333 1 111 th Air Raid On City MR. R.G. HOWE LEAVES ON UNCOMFORTABLE JOURNEY Nanking, Dec. 4. The capital experienced its 111th raid yesterday. Chinese pursuit planes took off, but three raiders eluded and bombed the road near the golf course. The air fighting was
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  • 148 1 elcomed By Great Britain >■ r ,in ions of the inter-department-u (omnidb'e which has been elucidating ,)i alleged large-scale migration from th« In>h Fn State to Great Britain are ~V PII in r.<ihainentary answer by Lord Hartington. Thev a'c that there is clear evidence of
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  • 73 1 Leaves London For Madeira Tin- tiring Panish Minister in London, Count Ahlefeldt Laurvig had a hearty w-nd-ofl yesterday morning when he left Waterloo f-'i Southampton to join the Union Castle liner Edinburgh Castle en i.uite to his new winter home in Madeira. All th- Danish Legation staff in
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  • 33 1 Vrrisal Malta esterday The Air For <> flying-boats which left i’hinouth ii Thursday morning for Sydirrived at Malta via Mar--'•ilh'. The machines remained for attenon Dctor- i.miing later in the day.
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  • 51 1 Reuter. There is no change in otii l.uo h. i- s condition but the chances he h.i m recovery are said to be slight. He is Turing ins illness stoically and remarked to >n< of his doctors: “I have i*en thimigh > much that nothing can ’lighten m<
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  • 22 1 h is reported from Barcelona, that the RVMting Mr c R Attlee, and pm'y arrived there yesterday afterfison
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  • 27 1 o,ui it hr from tiie epidemic of ty- 'K. which is now regarded •uiiir.!' passed the point of maximum ncreased by one yesterdav lo H
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  • 248 1 Not Likely To Mean Much At This Stage Shanghai, Dec. 3—lt is confirmed by German and Italian Embassy circles that Herr Trautmann is at present having con- versations with Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek. Diplomatic circles in Shanghai are ignor ant of details, but it is believed that the initiative
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  • 186 1 lense Hours At Shanghai: I reach Resisting Japanese Today. Six .Japanese officers ng with French military and "is More French police and 1,0v l r t... p,. en ruB hed up. the French Bund (which confernational Bund with Nantaol k<-I by lorries, buses and other **hi< les Reuter.
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  • 42 1 —Reuter. Washington, Dec. 3—Mr. Cordell Hull revealed that American diplomatic and consular officials both at Shanghai and Tokio tried to persuade the Japanese Government to prevent the victory march through the Iwtemattonal Settlement.—Reuter. See page 10.
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  • 207 1 ‘‘Small Man’s” Savings Of £3.000,000,00(1 Sir Robert Kindersley, President of the National Savings Committee speaking on prosperity in Britain emphasised the importance of international trade to Britain and the need of co-operation among countries capable of reviving international capital investment for which confidence has been undermined by,
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  • 81 1 New High Commissioner For Palestine The King has approved the appointment of Sir Harold Mac Michael, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Tanganyika Territory since 1934, to be High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief for Palestine and High Commissioner for Transjordan in succession to Sir A. Waucbope who has resigned on
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  • 46 1 I. —Reuter. Munich. Dec. 3—A heavily laden German mailplane crashed at a chemical works when stalling a flight to Bagdad. The pilot was killed instantly. The second pilot and wireless operator were seriously injured. Two other members of the crew were slightly injured.—Reuter.
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  • 47 1 The American Charge d’Affaires called at the Foreign Office yesterday and Mr. Eden imparted to him for the information of the United States Government the substance of the conversations which he and the Prime Minister had earlier this week with French statesmen.
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  • 21 1 Reuter. Paris. Pec. 3 —The Senate unanimously passed the Bill providing a general increase of salaries tfor Civil) Servants
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  • 111 1 S.S. (Penang) Association Action The Leader from the Straits Times of October 4, 1937, on the subject of “underlighted streets”, together with a circular to members were read, at a committee meeting of the S.S. Penang > Association. The opini&n was expressed that several streets in
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  • 85 1 Gloria and Dawn. London mannequins, who 18 months ago went into business together. have dissolved partnership. Dawn is going to the United States—for business reasons— and travels with Gloria’s good wishes. Their business. The Gloria and Dawn School of Mannequins,” was established to train girls. Many
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  • 49 1 Treasury Borrows At 18s. p.c. The total amount applied for in Anders’ for £50,000,000 Treasury Bills was £84,430,000. The average rate per cent. for bills at three months was 18s. 2,16 d. against 15s. 0.22 d. a week ago and Ils. in the week before that.
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  • 154 1 Forthcoming Visit Io Australia In a speech at Newport, Monmouth, the Lord Privy Seal referred to his forthec lining visit to Australia for the 150th anniversary celebrations. He said he looked forward to taking part in the celebrations, but even more to meeting statesmen, traders and
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    • 72 1 B. S. MOHIDEEK CO. (48 Bea<h Street, Penang) ’Phone No. 917 J Experts in serving to the Government Depts., throughout in Malaya. Brane lies:—Penan" A Malacca Head Office Singapore -pc The importance of C). plenty of FRESH I"" 1 BUT! ER for growing I /''l* boys and girls cannot I
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  • 116 2 Shop Had Watches From Japan (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore Dee. 3. When the employees of <lu>p Tuck Hing' in North Bridge Road opened their shop one morning recently they were surprised to notice that the signboard of the building was smeared with blood-stains. On inquiries being
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  • 398 2 “Believer In God” Sent To Prison (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 3 “Anybody who believes in God shall have the right to issue these charm papers,” declared Ho How. 37-year-old Chinese from the dock yesterday at his trial before Mr. Justice Horne at
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  • 146 2 Mail’s Stock Of Ganga Remarking that he had been deliberately dealing in Indian hemp, the Penang District Judge. Mr. J. L. McFall fined a Malay. Mohomad Sultan bin Varsay Gunny. $5O in default three months’ rigorous imprisonment for having had in his pos»session Indian hemp (ganga).
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  • 217 2 How a young Chinese girl was duped by a Chinese, Um Ah Boon, into parting with a gold bangle valued at $l3 was related before Mr. T. D. Hughes in the Penang Police Court yesterday. The accused, who was charged with theft of a gold
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  • 88 2 Lye Eng Lee was charged before Mr. Lim Cheng E&n, the Additional Magistrate, Penang, with having caused grievous hurt to Um Ah Yew on December 2 at Batu Ferringhi, by doing an act so negligently as to endanger human life, namely, by knocking down Ah Yew
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  • 118 2 CHINESE SCHEME Mr. Chung Tse-Sin, a director of the Chinese Civil Aviation Company, will be vis.ting Malaya shortly to study aviation methods in Singapore and commence negotiations for an air route between Malaya and Canton. Mr. Chung is now in Bangkok where he is reported to be
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  • 207 2 Health In Penang As in Singapore, an increase in deaths resulting from phthisis was noted in the Penang Municipal health statement of last week. In Penang 11 deaths were recorded from this disease, as compared with two deaths the previous and four in the corresponding week
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  • 162 3 I.— Reuter. P.IVI.G. To Make Effort For Earlier Hours DI TCH ADMINISTRATION TO BE APPROACHED Londcn, Dec. 3: In Commons Mr. R. De Bere asked r Postmaster-General, Major G. C. Tryon, if facilities were [Caiiiable bv which London can telephone Malaya at 6.30 G.M.T. 130 p. m.
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  • 79 3 —Reuter. Japanese Withdraw After Apology Shanghai, Dec. 3: Learning that the Japanese were erecting barbed wire barricades near the Settlement Racecourse Colonel C. F. B. Price, commander of the Fourth United States Marines, approached the Japanese and informed them that they were encroaching on the American
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  • 105 3 Reuter. No Reduction In Term Of Service Paris Dec. 3: M. Daladier. speaking of the National Defence Budget in the Chamber said that France could not permit any reduction in the term of military service owing to the European situation. He reminded the Deputies that the French home
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  • 47 3 —Reuter. Lord Mayor’s Fund London. Dec. 3: The Lord Mayor’s Fund for the relief of distress in China has reached £74,000 of which £58,000 has already been remitted in cash, drugs, and surgical instruments to the British A mbas s ador. —Reuter.
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  • 141 3 .—Reuter. Centaurus Leaves For N. Z. London. Dec 3: The Imperial Airways Empire flying boat “Centaurus’ left Southampton air base at 9.55 a.m today on a 30,000 miles survey flight to New Zealand and back She will follow the established marine air route of Imperial Airways
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  • 38 3 —Reuter. Governor Of Tanganyika London. Dec. 4: Sir Harold Alfred Mac Michael, Governor of Tanganyika, succeeds Sir Arthur Wauchope as High Commissioner of Palestine. Sir Arthur relinquishes his appointment at the end of February. 1938
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  • 71 3 .—Reuter. London, Dec. 3: On the Stock Exchange week-end considerations curtailed activity but the market made a satisfactory showing. Kaffirs were prominent, transatlantics good, oils were supported by the Continent, while provincial buying helped industrials, although Carreras Ordinaries weakened owing to the fact that the dividend for the
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  • 24 3 Reuter. London, Dec. 3: Mr. Anthony Eden has communicated to the American charge d'affaires the substance of the recent Ang-lo-French talks. Reuter.
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  • 93 3 This evening at the ’Esplanade” the Municipal Band will play the following programme from 6.00 p m. to 7.30 p.m:— March: Under The Double Eagle: Magner. Overture:’ Zampa: Herold. Selection: Waltzes from Vienna: Clutsam. Serenade: O Sole Mio: Capua. Selection: Dance Memories: Finck. A Dervish Chorus: “An Oriental
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  • 130 3 Reuter. Driving Force Of New Chief [).< 3: The Army Council r understood by Reuter’s milint to be due to a deci- Hing the progress of army equip,nt «nd training and general organisa- m or. into line with the progress i, in dh< i fighting services. Th
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  • 34 3 Reuter Japanese planes were the Canton-Kowloon bombs were dropped rely destroying the staissiles fell in the vici- ;<ou. The casualties are 1 ane is reported to have near Pingwu station.
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  • 30 3 D- ir >wn Correspondent.) Bangkok, Dec. 3. h <» S. or treaty w’a* signed this ign Office at Bangkok •ulations. The treaty 'I- he.-s <>i those recently contacted.
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    • 414 3 By *DPO<ntrrent To AS. X? H M. The Kint of Sian» H H. Tne St tee cf Johore h h The Sultan 0’ e er»a kife i ft s XT*- 1 for every name «Fun. m .t. 71 ON YOUR XMAS LISP j.! I £ai<iLii« tho.tn I his vt-ur n,..k<-
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  • 201 4 Took Off 35 lbs. With Kruschen She had to wear "outsize” clothes, and j«y more for the “privilege”! But, when Kruse hen took off 35 lbs.—oh. what a difference! But let the lady tell her ora rtory: "As you will see from the enclosed weight
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  • 515 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. Ong Mean Kin, from the Taiping District Hospital, has proceeded on transfer to the District Hospital, Kuala Kangsar. Mr Jangi Ram Yadav, the well-known Indian merchant and vice-president of the Kinta Indian Association, is about to leave for India on business. Mr. Lee Chan Yook, of the
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  • 433 4 Singapore Lawyers’ Agitation (From Our Own C<>rres]K>n<lent) Singapore, Dec. 3. ‘‘Have you a good knowledge of English the trial judge asked a juror at the Singapore Assizes yesterday. “Yes, please” was the reply. In another case recently in the same court a juror stumbled at
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  • 244 4 Ex-Malayan Doctor Struck Off From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 25. In spite of the earnest plea tor cleImency made on his behalf, the General Medical Council yesterday decided to strike off the medical register the name of Dr. Patrick Joseph O’Shaughnessy. of Ballitore, County Kildare.
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  • 284 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Dec. 3. Following protracted negotiations between employer-tailors and their employees In connection with the latter’s request foi u genera! increase of wages and remunerations. the employers have accepted practically all the proposals of the employed tn principle. Describing conditions existing in
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  • 167 4 The following new books have been received at the Penang Library; As Others Hear Us, by E.M. Delafield. Augustus, by John Buchan. Baghdad Sketches, by Freya Stark. The Black Virgin, by Mary Borden. The Book of Songs (Trans from the Chinese), by Arthur Waley. The Cotswolds. by John
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  • 315 4 Following are contributions received up-to-date towards the China Distress Relief Fund: Previously acknowledged Straits $386,583.58; Chinese Junk-Owners $1,641.25; Chinese Community of Bukit Mertajam (4th Donation > (Chinese $5,000 > $2,525.00; Mr Ch’ng Hock Seong $2.00; Mr. Toh Kim Kheng $1 00; Mr. Chew Teik Soon $1.00;
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  • 297 4 Thanks In House Of Commons from Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 24. The thanks of His Majesty’s Government for the gift by the Federated Malay States of $2,500,000 for the provision of two squadrons of service aeroplanes to be stationed in Malaya were expressed in
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    • 17 6 Mmum hiihj’ I Phone 543 p r j TOMGHT dinner DAM P EXTENSION 1 a.M. piklers orchestra
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 397 6 Last Few Nights Of This Great Tamil Production a» wj I w I T 'FaI 'iW S* ,ows Today WbilyaflJh&dF 2.15 5.45 9.00 Ganesh Film Co.'- Mighty Tamil Talkie THE GREATEST POET OF ALL AGES, WHOSE VERSES KILLED AND GAVE LIFE AGAIN TO KING BHOJA. “KAVIRATNA KALIDAS” with T. S.
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    • 184 6 HMM 6.30 Tonight 9.30 Tai Kuan Film Co., Production Another Musical Picture of the Season “A SAD SONG” or “LI HON KHOOK” with Ng Chor Fan. Pak Lie Wu Mee Loon The Gayest Musical Comedy Hits Today Tomorrow Matinees At 2.45 p.m. JOE E. BROWN In That Famous Musical Stage
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    • 82 6 MAJESTIC TOMGHT LAST NIGHT! MATINEES TODAY TOMORROW at 2.45 P.M. 1 Live Again The Days Huj Men Dared All For Love..., in this Glorious Picturisation of STANLEY M A W Unforgetable Ston WHEN MEN DAREO ALL FOR LOVE! jmhkMbwK 'W I l™auvek A... ANNABELLA t jtln Jer ReJßolx RAYMOND MASSEY
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  • 2909 7 Lord Chief Justice Says They Invite A Horse-Whipping COUNSEL’S REFERENCES TO 44 CORONATION COMMENTARY London. The libel was a foul and cruel one,” said Lord Hewart, the Lord Chief Justice, in the King’s Bench Division, in consenting “reluctantly and with some hesitation”
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    • 543 7 mead Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. tjavapore Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel “Times” Singapore. gpala Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 3685. poh Office Brewster Road. Phone 268. London Office 40, 43, Fleet Street, London E.C. 4 Phone Central 3608—3609
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    • 265 7 Arrived Arrived DECCA RECORDS BY DICK POWELL FROM HIS FILM “THE SINGING MARINE” F 6478 I KNOW NOW ’CAUSE MY BABY SAYS IT’S SO. F 6479 SONG OF THE MARINES YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM LOVE TONIGHT. (Sung by Dick Powell himself) Price $l.OO each. Obtainable at T.M.A. MUSIC HOUSE,
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    • 349 7 New Air-Floated face Powder Amazing Discovery of fans Beauty Chemist Face powder ten times finer and lighter than ever before thought possible Onir powder that floats on air is collected tor use. This is the amazing new process of a Paris chemist—now adopted by Tokalon. LssU wgt i c .»J*£-
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  • 748 8 IF a map of China today were to be suptTimp<»sed on one of Europe iu I Vzcember, 1914, it would be seen that by conijiarison with Germany, Japan has made little inroad into the invaded country. That “al! would be over by Christmas” had been
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  • 341 8 Used Counterfeit Trade Marks $5OO FINE IMPOSED (From Our Own Correspondent.; Singapore, Dec. 3. Foi the seventh time a Japanese firm in Singapore, Y. F.bata Co., was yesterday convicted of offences against the trade marks regulations. The manager, Sakuya Ebata, was fined $5OO by the District
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  • 465 8 Schools 9 Activities Season oi Prize-givings Westlands Changed Aspect I'l' i<s from the annual reports at the schools’ prize-givings that the public is able to learn the progress in local education, and also to appreciate the work being done by the masters in fitting the boys for
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  • 94 8 Programmes For Tonight’s Re-Opening The following Alor Star cinema halls and parks, controlled by Shaw Brothers, will reopen today. Empire Theatre, Alor Star, screening “Bhama Pariyanam” a first class Tamil talkie. Royal Theatre, Alor Star, screening “Ace Drummond” Chapters I—6.1 —6. Grand Amusement Park, Alor
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  • 67 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Dec. 3. The accident ambulance service of Singapore attended to 252 cases last month. Of these. 35 were outside the municipal limits. Among the 252 cases were 23 motor-car accidents, 24 collapse cases. 12 motorlorry accidents, 10 shooting or stabbing cases,
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  • 89 8 Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Khoo Swee Saik, eldest daughter of Mr. Khoo Soo Jin of Messrs. K. Lee San, Penang, to Mr. Yeoh Swee Guan, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Yeoh Oon Teow, at the Chinese Town Hall, Penang, on Monday,
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  • 93 8 2nd Sunday in Advent 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Matins. Psalm 9, 11 Hymn 50 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil). 10.30 a.m. Matins and Holy Communion (Chinese). 6.00 p.m. Evensong. Psalm 50, 67 Chant 137, 15® Magnificat 235 Nunc Dimittis 06
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  • 50 8 A meeting of the Penang Stamp Clut will be held at 10 30 a m. tomorrow at the Club’s Rooms, 30 Bishop Street, nang. Members are requested to make special effort to attend. A cordial nvitation is also extended to every one interest ed in Philately.
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  • 49 8 Rotterdam. Dec. 3: Dr. Alekhine certain of regaining the world 3 c championship. According to Reutrp has won the twenty-fourth game wu Euwe, the holder, and now leads by I points to 9 12, which means that quires only one more point to series.
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  • 23 8 UX’td Me-ssrs. Shaw Brothers hav c Betong Hall Siam, for showing ui tures and will re-open it on I 1
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  • 23 8 Mr. Douglas Sturrock, Deputy of Statistics. Penang, has 1* ’"J',,,,, ~n t a Justice of the Peace foi of Penang.
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  • 201 9 Boon Mali's Ist Round Win At Singapore rom Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Dec. 3. A ow punch, which appeared to be unt sent Battling Sima (®.4) u: m pain to the board in the eighth a ten 3-minute round con- th Clever Sisson (9.2) at the
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  • 733 9 Chairman On Air Service Venture (Frim Orr Own Correspondent) r Singapore, Dec. 3. wr c. F. F. Wrame, addressing the shareholders at the annual meeting of Messn*. Wearne Brothers this morning, said: “The year covered by the mounts has been a prosperous
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  • 51 9 Selections By ‘Trespasser’ 1 PHOON TOK All Serene 2 lADOLET Glamour 3 MISS LABIS Torridour 4 LOVERS IDOL George Robey 5 PLEDGE Silver Buckle 6 PRINCE CARAVEL First Bid 7 STIR UP October 8 LITTLE TEX Bechester Programme and selections by Tic Tac and Capt. Dash on Page
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  • 79 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sungei Patani, Dec. 3. A passenger train travelling from Alor Star to Prai and w’hich was scheduled to leave here at 9.35 a.m. was held back at the station due to engine trouble till 11.20 a m. when a relief engine
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  • 701 9 Educated Chinese Charged An unusuel incident occurred in the Penang Police Court before Mr. T. D. Hughes yesterday, when a Sikh complainant in a case strongly objected to his being referred to as a Bengali by the accused and his witnesses. He appeared satisfied when
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  • 95 9 I From Our Own Correspondent.) Sungei Patani, Dec. 4. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Samson, Kuala Ketil, to the marriage of their brother Mr. Jeoshua Paul Samson to Miss Joy Elizabeth Sundraraj, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Sundraraj, Alor Star,
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  • 464 10 Year’s Consumption 4 177,443 Tons According to statistics just published in the November Bulletin of the International Tin Research and Development Council, issued by the Statistical Office at the Hague, world consumption of tin in the year ended September last totalled 177,443 tons, against 159,669 tons, in the
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  • 29 10 Satupulo No Liability.—Operations for the month of November 1937 Output 498 Piculs, Yardage 113,000 Cubic Yards, Hours Run 434 Hours. Remarks closed from Nov. 21 to Dec. 1
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  • 31 10 New Kopah Tin. —Operations for the month of November 1937 Output 273 Piculs, Yardage 101,000 Cubic Yards, Hours Run 455 Hours. Remarks Stopped 8 days cleaning boilers overhauling machinery’
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  • 14 10 The Output of Rambun Mines, Tanjong Rambun. for November was 401 piculs.
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  • 12 10 Alor Pongsu 89,992 lb. Bedong 56.803 lb, Temerloh 27,197 lb.
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  • 1056 10 Bomb Thrown Into Midst Of Soldiers BRITISH LAWYER BREAKS JAPANESE FLAG Two incidents occurred during the Japanese “victory” parade through the Shanghai Settlement yesterday. While the troops were passing Sincere’s store in Nanking Road, where hundreds were killed by a projectile of unknown
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  • 290 10 Keen Competition At Auction Boustead Co., Ltd. in their report dated Penang Dec. 1 state: The market during the past week has been highly nervous and erratic. A few speculators have been willing to back their opinions to a certain extent but for the most part genuine business
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  • 544 10 Shanghai, Dec. 3: The first figure the people saw when the Japanese “victory” procession hove into view was a mounted Scotch sergeant belonging to the International Settlement Police. Behind him came six be-turbaned Sikhs on horseback to whom he was heard by Reuter to explain while waiting
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  • 121 10 —Reuter. Shan</hai, Dec. 3: Watching at the western burner of th> p t fence sector icith a detachment of the Loyals the entry t th> p troops it seemed symbolical of the passing of an era of Shanyhai almost 100 years had developed
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  • 118 10 Jump From oo f s Parade Passes Shanghai, Dec. 3 a “patriotic suicide” wa s committed 1 male Chinese In full view of u> e j nese paradem. As the processi», turning into Thibet Road from Aven Edward Seventh where bomb* from a < f nese plane
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  • 216 11 Anniversary Of First Balkan War REGENT PAUL placing a wreath at the foot of the monument to r on the 25th anniversary of the battle of Kumanova in the first Balkan war. CNG FAROUK inspecting' a guard of honour on his arrival at Cairo to
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  • 213 12 A complete survey of new British merchant ships is being carried out by the admiralty to ascertain their suitability and adaptability to defence in event of war. This scheme is part of the general plan of marshalling the nation's resources, and is linked with the training
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  • 161 12 By arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Christmas and New Year Foreign Greetings Telegrams to all places (except Russia) with which the Daily Letter Telegram Service is in operation, will be accepted at any Telegraph Office in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States during the
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  • 575 12 Action Of The Sun Sp 01x THL'.KI’. are two fundamental t\pe interference, the short and l on <, The long period type of interference often at a time, it is observed practically all over :h J" since all waves of the short wave area und
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  • 356 12 I alesl limes Of I I’ostim» I air mall I f r Amstert Ur* J K.L.M. Service will close at I morrow. A mail for Singapore bv I ways will close at 8 a.m. 1 A mail for Medan by KNi i I vice will close
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  • 278 12 ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Northam Road. Minister: Rev. R. M. Minto. MA.. S T M. 7.00 p.m. Sacrament of Hag Commuiiiou. MISSION CHAPEL FARQI HAR STREET ENGLISH SERVICES SUNDAY' £.30 a.m. Observance of Lord’s Supper. 4.30 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes. 6.00 p.m. Oospel Service. Preacher: Mr.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 642 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES B. B. C. Tu»-« is 0» Ae following waveln; .u. TRANSMISSION 2 GSH 21.1,1 Mc/S (13.91 mJ GBG 11.19 Mc/S (16.86 mJ GSF 15.11, Mc/s (19.8 mj temporarily TRANSMISSION 3 GSH 21.1,1 Mc/S (13.91 mJ GBG 17.19 Mc/S (16.86 m J GSF 15 11, Mc/h (19.8 mJ
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    • 1141 12 BERLIN MELBOURNE DJB 15.20 Me-A 19 7 y K -»YJE 9.59 Mc/s (31 3 in.) OjN 9.54 Mc/s 31.45 nII4E 17-76 Mc/s 16.89 u*. TODAY DJQ 15.28 Mc/s 19-63 rr- p.m. £»«A 956 Mc/s 3138 m. 4.20 Opening announcement, a. 20 u ita the world’s famous orchestra. 6.20 News TODAY
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    • 199 12 PENANG—ZHJ 7.111 6.08 -Mrs (49.3 in.) TODAY' p.m. 7.0 U Signal and prOpahur.e. 7.05 —Indian music. B.oo—Malay mtrsic 8.55 Pinang Gazette news bulletin. 9 00--Close down. ROME 2 RO 11.81 Mc/s (25.4 ni). TODAY p.m. 9.20 Announcement. News in English. News in Hindustani. Concert of folk songs. Concert of request
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  • 722 13 M.V. ‘SALEJER’ from Java ports via Singapore—sails same day for Boston, Xew York and Baltimore via Cape of Good Hope. S.S. RAXCHI’ from Yokohama via ports. Sails same day for Colombo, Bombay, Aden. Port Said, Malta, Marseilles, Gibraltar, Plymouth London. S.S. KL’ALA* sailing at 10
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  • 915 13 Record Movement. In September 1 -juinsion in Britain’s industrial strikingly jxirtrayed in the inimc of traffic at United KingEor the month of September movement of tonnage at the foreign and coasting renter than in any previous ■•<ys the Financial Times. ■me months to end
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    • 575 13 blue funnel line LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leaves Doe On conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang Ixmdon n’GARI’Y L don. Il’dam, H’burg, Antwerp and Middlesborough 8 Jan 8 (i ,\SIFMNON Mars., L don, Rdam, H burg Glasgow Dec. 10 Jan 5 ’AU'HAS L don, R dam, H’burg, Hull Swansea Dec
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    • 787 13 PO and A V BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England.) PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. ‘ELEPHANTA” SAILING SUNDAY. sth DECEMBER Teluk Anson. Port Swetl«Xsm, London and Far East Mail Service. Malacca and Singapore Service Outwards from London for China Japan. S/S "BULAN” Dec, io due Penang 1937 SAILINGS OF STEAMERS OF
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  • 876 14 Below is the full programme for today’s skye meeting at IjUoh, the concluding day of the Perak Turf Chib December Skye Meeting: RACE 1-2.38 p. m.—Ponie»;—Cass 2;-Div. 3;—Si Furlongs. 3 4 0 LERRICK 1012 O. M. Noordin Owner 3 0 0 ETONA
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  • 510 14 HOCKEY Commercials Lose By Odd Goal The Government Commercial Day School hockey XI put up a splendid show against the first string of the Chinese Recreation Club and were just beaten by the odd goal in three on the Victoria Green yesterday. The pace was fast
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  • 88 14 The annual Old Xavierian’s Association soccer match between the Married and the Singles, played at the St. Xavier’s Institution ground yesterday, ended in a draw, the teams sharing six goals. The Singles led by one goal to nil in the first half. W.ALKEK CUP
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    • 106 14 ((£njoif Jtyp J K to the failLJf An exacting climate soon takes its toll of vitality and stamina, leaving your body in a depressed and weak condition—unable to resist the dangers to which It Is subjected daily. What you need more than anything else is Phosferine Tonic Wine. It will
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    • 636 14 BEACH STREET AUCTION R( Hb I NOTICE OF S A I,p I OF IMPORTANT TOWN PROPERTIES I BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE I The undersigned will sell by I PUBLIC AUCTION I On 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd December Hn* i 1 i at No. 228, Beach Street, Penang, the following
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  • 1186 15 FRED PERRY OFFERS TO TRAIN BRITISH DAVIS CUP TEAM London, Nov. 26. FRED PERR\ has been lost to the English tennis scene for sonic time. There are some who regret this, but there are others —could anything be more curious? —who are <.i
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  • 53 15 MIDDLESEX BEAT EASTERN COUNTIES 9—3 in a game of rugger played at Richmond recently. Rain, mist and gloom prevailed. for the best part of the game and Press photographers had to use flashlights to take pictures. Above is a flashlight picture of Eastern Counties taking a
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  • 647 15 More Drawn Matches Likely M.C.C. Criticised r |'Q£E MjCjC. have annoimred that by agreement between the respective Boards of Control, the hours of play in the Test matches next year between England and Australia will be from 11.30 a.m. to 630 p.m. on each d ly.
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  • 521 15 Title Bout In September Would Like To Meet Doyle 1F there is a promoter willing to put up a CISXMM) purse for a fight between Jack Doyle and myselL 1 would jump right over the Albert Hall to get It,” said British heavyAveight champion Tommy Farr
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    • 148 15 Famous Sayings TTJfs Hliam Pitt said— “therp is scarcely anything Ww around us but ruin and despair.’ 9 TT 7 ilberforce in the early 1800’s said dare not V W marry, the future is so dark and unsettled. 9 W ord Grey in 1819 believed everything was tending JLf to
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    • 39 15 I‘OP-An Art J MILLAR WATT Hrr —n n 11/IP GOING UP BEEN WAO-INO MH A N elevator I pi SUPPOSED TO Vw?’ I REPRESENT JVSg f lA-\kJ I I lL t J kJ < <*•«• 7 Tw !W|l «vwduxa. Iwe W
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  • 106 16 TIN:- PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDON—(Spot) £195. 0. 0 LONDON— (3 months) £194. 0. 0 SINGAPORE “j I’™’ 1 U $96.50 BUSINESS DONE $94.5U FENANG 7.*’.’’.’.’’’. 596.50 BUSINESS DONE 94. w Buyers no sellers COPRA (Sundried) Buyers no sellers Buyers BLACK PEPPER J 9.00 RUBBER LONDON 7 NEW YORK 15c(G) SINGAPORE—Spot
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  • 325 16 Shan- of oen.n.inatron umew YeaUrday Rise or Fall otherwise stated 114’ Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 mi a War Loan. Si p.c Com. Union Asace. (Units) w Prudential Assce "A” Royal A«ce. share 10«. pd.) Great Western Rly Ordy Canadian Pacific (£25) Chartered
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  • 116 16 Condon 4Ki Previously Latest Pans 147 7]64 147 5164 New York 4.99 3 4.99,' <f Montreal 4.99/* 4.99 Brussels 29.37 29.37 "Virneva 21.59:7 21.60 Amsterdam 8.98jl 8.981 Milan 942 94 J Berlin 12.38 J 12.40 Stockholm 19.40 19.40 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 4 19 90 19 90 Vienna
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  • OPENING QUOTATIONS
    • 121 16 KENNEDY CO. RUBBER Buyers Seller» Indragiri 1 35 1.50 c TIN Ampat 49 Batu Selangor 1.62 J 1.6« -c Hong Fatt 112 115 Jelapang 34)6 35 Oc Kam un ting H|o 116 Klang River 1.50 1.55 c Kuchai Ordy. 1.55 1.60 Larut 116 120 Malayan Tin 35 0 o6loc Puteh
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    • 243 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.65 1.70 Hong Fatt 1.12$ 1.15 Klang River 1.50 1.60 Kuchai 1.57$ 1.62$ Petalings 8.00 8.25 Puteh 1.25 1.30 Rahman Hyd. 1.40 1.45 Raub Gold 3.75 4.00 Rantau Ordy. 1.50 1.55 Rantau Pref. 1.50 1.55 Sungei Luas 1.65 1.70 Taiping Cons.
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    • 280 16 Orderly Nature Of The Advance New York, Dec. 3. —The orderly nature of the advance with the market holding the major part of the gains is very satisfactory. Developments of constructive significance include the granting to some railg passenger rate increases and also the failure of any important
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    • 23 16 TIN Singapore —596.50 Per pkl. Penang $06.50 Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot Per lb. Penang Spot 25 3 gc Per lb.
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    • 119 16 London. Dec. 3. RUBBER Firm. London 72 buyers 7$ sellers Jan./Mar. 7$ buyers 7?* sellers April/June 7S buyers 7|s sellers July/Sept. 7g buyers 73 sellers NEW YORK 15.20 cts. United Kingdom Stock» London 33,232 tons Liverpool 21.555 tons COPRA: Straits S.D. Rotterdam. (Dec.) £13.15. 0 PEPPER White
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    • 31 16 /a PINANG GAZETTE (IK)/ “CORONATION DICTIONARY” COUPON 1 Q i Name I. £1 1 Address 1 ;to3t ot M 12? t'k-ase see Page 5 for conditions Pg 4|12|37 j <r i
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    • 356 16 FOR SALE For sale. Ringlet, Cameron Highlands, 30 acres of the best agricultural land in the Highlands. Half a mile of river frontage. 17 acres cleared and under cultivation. Timber house with 2 bedrooms, lounge dining room, bathrooms and mod. san. and boys quarters. Further particulars apply to Box 180
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    • 941 16 BANKS OVERSEA-CHINESE THE MERCAN 111 m/' BANKING CORPORATION, OF INDIA, I i|) LIMITED (lucorporaied SUCCESSORS Capita) Authorised THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, ReseX Funded” Reet "Sfi LIMITED, Capital Paid Up 6,247.2, THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED, UwjJJ THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, BOARD OF LIMITED. Ri ht Lord Catto of Authorised PIT $40,000,000.
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    • 54 18 HENRY WAUGH 8 Co.. Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) ESTABLISHED 1864. Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur And Bangkok. Eastern and General Import and Export Merchants. Insurance Agents. Secretaries and Agents for Rubber and Sugar Estates and Tin Mining Companies. LONDON OFFICE: P. L. A. Building, I and 2, Pepys
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    • 242 1 ’-So t\ow is come our joyfulst feast Let every man be jolty Each room with ivy leaves is drest, JLnd every post with holly. Though some ehurls at our mirth repine, Jlound vour foreheads oarlands twine JJroivn sorrow in a cup of (vine, cHnd let us all be
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    • 1280 2 TWENTY-EIGHT years ago the eyes cf u.e uond were trained on a Canadian island jutt.ng out into the eastern shore of the Atlantic Ocean. History was in the making at BaadecK. a small shire town snuatca on Cape Breton Island. First Hight ot a flying machine in
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    • 120 5 Kring you home, my Christmas ship, (Jo light my dusk of dreams r (from Rio Grande or Samarcancb dlo glittering gift, it seems Yet in your hold., far more then gold. One joy all else transcends: When pomp has passed and earth is coldWondrous as roses m
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    • 4761 6  -  By Professor Lennox A. Mills UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ‘At that time no mortal dared to pass through the Straits of Malacca; Jim and Satans even were afraid, for that was the place that pirates made use of to sleep at and to divide their booty
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    • 1127 9  -  s?n amusing selection of games, puzzles and. tricfsl By Irene Urquhart O lli MAS time is the season when inatt< r what their age. den merry making. So that uh and all have somewill amuse, interest, a- ingenuity, a variety of puzzles are here for vour entertainment. I.
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    • 649 13  -  By C. L. (hcah di the Chinese are constantly their customs, an ancient fesnded down to them generation af;o ration, is still being observed in iditional style. It is Tung Cheh, iivalent to the English Christmas. Cheh is three days ahead of Christ ing annually on December
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    • 2112 15  -  sliorl Story /n RUSSELL HEATLEY t ,reen sat up suddenly, Ur Hl.li pencil carefully into his -,,0k off his pincenez, and at the five or six tomato his special pride. But contrary to his usual prac not mentally comparthe fast ripening tomatoes in., neighbour next door.
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    • 789 21  -  BY W. Alexander A r TIMES WINTER may proclaim his i ign with boisterous mirth, the wind whistling with shr ll nois? through. the branches of the leafless t Heedless of the suffering <>f the old woman in the cottage who m ill ill <»r
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    • 81 21 After the young man had been climbing for what seemed about three quarters of r he gave up, hopelessly lost, and seein a fountain in luxurious settings had a quick >ne from that. he found his way back to his seat a urn was on. and
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    • 56 21 there bull.” said Farmer Giles, 26 and. after keeping ’e for some 1 ve sold ’e at market today for £6O, >i made a profit? Noa! Oi’ve lost the price Oi paid for ’e and on© r d what it cost me to keep ’e.” much did
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    • 98 21 My favourite fisherman's “yarn” concerns two cronies who went fishing. As there were no bites one said to the other: “Have you got a good bg worm After getting it he dipped it into a bottle of “Red Biddy”—a potent kind of dr.nk—and soon after he felt a
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    • 35 21 They called their new nfant Aurora, A name I thought strange as a choice. Till I stayed there one night. And slept seldom and light, As Aurora (a roarer» gave voice
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    • 68 21 A dear little girl of seven or eight years stood one day before a closed gate. A gentleman passed The dear 1 ttle girl turned and said to him: “Will you please open this gate for me. mister?" The gentleman did so. then he said kindly: “And why.
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    • 42 21 “I think. George.” said Mrs. Binks to her husband. “I’ll ask the people next door to have dinner with us on Sunday.” “Why?” asked the husband. “Well, the butcher left their meat here by mistake and it seems only fair.”
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    • 7 21 Farmer Giles lost £28.13.4
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    • 1379 23  -  BY J. Massingham T. OSE WHO imagine that this is an age of dictators, and regard Hitler and Mussolini as t. meal examples of despotism, may tin 1 consolation in the story of TzeH: who, only twenty-nine years ago. was I .press of China, and the richest
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    • 1793 25  -  By P. W. Giles i.out a week before Xmas Pheobe took ;rn lor the worse- she was suffering s.vere dose of economy at thand deided that we should make our Xmas puddings instead of buying was very enthusiastic about the and wouldn't listen to good homely and
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    • 1547 27  -  Ih Richard M. O'llanrahan c islands line the coast, varied ini the sea or float on high, and warms are darting through the ind here is the home of fearless nien i le women, of men whose spirit is ,oyant as the wave on which he
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    • 701 29 r jpHE majority of recipes given below are the originals of Members of the I nited Kingdom Bartenders Guild. If tliey are followed carefully they will provide man\ drinks with which vou mav not be acquainted. Abbreviations Shake and strain —Used to denote that the mixture
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    • 1093 31 Stories linked with our Greatest Christian Festival OI'BTEDLY more myths and id- cling around Christmas than ny other annual celebration, and .ndt rstandable when we remember .s tire most universal of all Christi festivals. the two most widespread are Hiring to “Father Christmas’7 and King Wenceslas.” The former’s
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    • 142 31 X: now for the story of the Chicago n who wasn’t being “taken for a mt was being taken for a walk tb.: ;i ploughed field instead, there to I bumped off. re a couple o’ low-class chisellers,” ■wltd to his captors. “Fancy makin’ a alk across
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    • 143 31 He had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly, and w-hen he was being charged at the police station, the local sergeant asked him: “Can you icad and write?” “I can w’rite not read.’’ ‘‘Write your name, then.” said the sergeant. The prisoner tcok the pencil
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    • 954 33 has been variously dubbed Pearl of the Orient and the East,” yet to me it has alined to be rather retiring and in character as well as in situa,h nothing of the Haunt.ng exhibin those opulent titles suggest. i land does not boast a something v.
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    • 1310 35 LEGS domestic scene is set. Enter two trying one leg which is immediately 1 upon three legs. Exit two legs. xt actor is four legs, who runs away no leg. Mr. Two Legs then returns, t' ree legs and throws it at four legs ndeavour to
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    • 1326 37  -  By H. HARVEY DAY JII’NDRED years before the birth list the Greeks believed that is something in wine that r friendship.” That saying is as lay as it was 2,400 years ago. He inconvivial soul, indeed, who at time will not raise an elbow and ie health
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    • 1582 39  -  BY (> B. H noodily chewing the end of my i ying to suck some inspiration the “P.G. Xmas Number,” when called round, ostensibly for a ictually for a drink. till Xmas now, old boy,” said fully getting himself nicely into well back in the chair, elbow at
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    • 60 39 Mose was walking along a country road at midnight when he was overtaken by Sam, who had been running at a great pace. "Fo’ heaven’s sake, Sam,” he said, “what’s wrong?” “Ah just seen a ghost!" gasped Sam. "A real ghost? Lawdy, I bet it gave you a start!”
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    • 922 40  -  BY JEROME WILLIS IN A SQUAT building opposite the Tower of London four hundred men spend their days simply coining money; yet their average earnings are only from £3 to £5 weekly They are the employees of the Royal Mint, who live in a world of money,
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    • 709 42 MOST VARIED and interesting is life along Penang’s waterways, which continue to excite wonder from the thousands of eager tourists who visit our shores in the course of their world itineraries. To Penang itself, life in and around the harbour cannot be more appealing or intriguing. To the
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    • 180 3 I Haig I IL•L I I has just that extra touch of H quality with age which makes n all the difference Fxffi N fl I I I IWW 0 <H(| I @co\ MI vS&zV'*-G 6 I H\i J 1U I I no finer whisky goes into any hottie w
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    • 125 4 3 i ?^^oßK i^flSS^i^fiMßßttMfii^^flblfiSssMfifißfeßfesKj^ >iSSSe, y L LBIIiJMiMWWIiJ[PWWTr ksavt: m ■■iMi—ignnmnrr V IWEHQR OSrW beer I 4wiß wliin. Lfe I Ms I 8.% MM’. f Wm< ?> l I WRI W? I rz n£ I MSII* I Slslr* n II H I I ■h-. '.O WJfl J L^ c I
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    • 133 7 IVING LOOK p iaKS v 1 RESTAURANT I I »1 PENANG ROAD, PENANG, S.S. I 1^ /^^JSJgkS^r^ Hl Ifok Experienced Cake Makers Vnas Cakes, Wedding Cakes FOR CLEAN AND A Speciality DELICIOUS ice Cream and Cool Drinks ICE-CREAM CALL AT (,> ior Tea Parties, i y Functions, Etc. K. EK,
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    • 249 8 J SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA (INCORPORATED IN CANADA IN 1865) J) PAST, PRESENT* FUTURE TODAY IS THE TOMORROW YOU WERE SPEAKING ABOUT YESTERDAY i| THE FUTURE IS ONLY A FIGURE OF SPEECH, BUT IT MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR IT INEVITABLY BECOMES THE PRESENT THE PAST IS NOW MERELY
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 167 11 Kind you’ll— E Mb t». UM: buy a ||r VAUXHALL EfflSßF' the moment you take the wheel you'll realise that here, at last, is the very car you’ve longed for. Good JH_ performance?—drive a Vauxhall through heavy traffic and A see how you keep at the head of the crowd.
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    • 147 13 She vowed she Mould shoot them and what's more, she did. Later, when th< \saw themselves on the screen, a H JSb wV they iver< pleased as punch. There they Kk Bl 4fIRF i "‘sWi '*Bor !L Ek plaving tennis, riding, swimming X d<sEr -jf sitting and having after seeing
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    • 298 14 > Kr w W^Rf'< i jE ft -K n kane 'NraP?' -r o J I I UUoP bant eC iAttV 2°s Jfl| J I M nC $P 6 V» tH*° A Rt JR I m »41 so*'* Wiilfr’ll st I A Cun e> d' 1. rd 1 S-> v«. z>
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    • 84 17 C‘ MORRIS SPECIALISATION to every Morris built car and *—s> Commercial vehicle a degree of structural perfection, performance and value hitherto associated with expensive models only. /yL Continued record sales is proof of the universal confidence placed in Morris products —a tribute to Morris /Ji motoring enterprise and engineering T
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    • 71 18 B. P. DE SILVA LTD., (INCORPORATED IN CEYLON.) SINGAPORE. IPOH, PENANG. Diamonds < < Diamonds Diamonds %Sh Diamond Sapphire Diamonds *%gK!SSi Diamonds Sapphires A Diamonds Diamonds r Oumonas' A A Diamonds Diamonds I Bin Emerald Diamonds DE SILVA’s of JEWELLERY is always recognised as the you no better even in
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    • 34 19 Dainty Gifts For Christmas ©SIAMESE SILVER ENAMEL-INLAY ENTIRELY HANDMADE NOVELTIES CURIOS ADMIRABLE PRESENTS! MAKE A TRIP TO BANGKOK BY SPENDING MMk 15 MINUTES IN VICTOR NIELLO WORKS KB (PICTURESQUE) 31, BISHOP STREET, PENANG, S.S.
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 247 20 IMPORTANT A NNO UNC As a result of the progress made in the manufaeb.ic of M n o cameras in 1937, we are able to announce new itni>r<>v...i niudek available now already for 1938. (yloUeifle*'' ”•«<> (11 Automatic film-loading’ eliminates red window bother. (21 No more double exposure because shutter
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    • 428 22 ™■■■■■BMBBM■■■■EW■■MlM■■«W* H FOR FORMAL OR SPORTS WEAR! JJ W E ft s l| vl ->* Bl THE MAYFAIR c '\k. SBI A popular style in Bow Ties, very A y% ’4\ M and /2\ W/ J* i jX- wj K B i ß,ackSi,k Sl 75 w vk\ (l 'i W
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    • 167 24 Announce special choice stocks I OF CHRISTMAS PROVISIONS, AS I Leading provisioners for over a I QUARTER OF A CENTURY IN MALAYA. I Look for courtesy and speed in I YOUR PURCHASES AND MAKE ALLY'S YOUR SHOPPING CENTRE. I Yule-tide caskets boxes of I CHOCOLATES. BON-BONS, CIGARS AM) I CIGARETTES
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    • 100 26 Mw 1 A WHAT SHALL .U» "/«t I GIVE? o:rM^y r g fh The annual problem but niak: <|&i- sure °f the right answer this year. Score a certain success with the Empire’s most popular X ou can t S° wrong with JPwbIIW W.ILLARD’S CHOCOLATES. X w < T They
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    • 183 28 better t 1 j|Pk 50 ff«. 40 70 i >-', f Ijß WfA »'*jo 058.45“ aoA«\ ■f/ JF HUI Kt 1 t. dw WI b I®. I With VEE D O L WXr| You can Guarantee MORE MILEAGE LESS WEAR COOLER RUNNING MORE DEPENDABLE OPERATION HIGHSPEED SAFETY I VEEDOL from
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    • 223 30 fl3L>** U r <g cs l B| |i |W| NOTHING Will. BE MOKE V Al.l ABLE TO C/H VOl K BOY IN AETEK-LIEE THAN GOOD <’ Bj&l HEALTH —NOTHING: M IKE VO MISTAKE S-/S» vM /N THE CRITICAL AM) LIT 11. PERIOD OF RB > W R| I VM HIS
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    • 152 32 ROY A L THE PREMIER TALKIE HOUSE The Management takes pleasure in wishing patrons a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year and also thanks them fc support during 1937. Arrangements have been made for the installation of a new Western Electric Sound machine in 1938, and bigger and brighter
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    • 39 34 tHe. }A >-Wd I I jfev 1 I I ”“*ItOATIEfi» PLYMOUTH GI SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR AND COMPANY, LIMITED Incorporated under the Companies’ Ordinances of HonakonnA (Incorporated in Shanghai.) SINGAPORE. PENANG KUALA LUMPUR M Tel. No. 5371 587 2906
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    • 82 36 GALA X MAS ATTRACTION dUL.ES VERNE’S Grande» 1 Adventure Storv p .ko. radio MICHAEL STROGOFF" A THRILLING. SPECTACULAR EPIC FILMED IN TWO CONTINENTS Featuring ANTON WALBROOK, Famous Stage Screen Star Elizabeth Allan Akim Tamiroff Eric Blorc AND 10.000 HORSEMEN FROM THE BULGARIAN ARMY. 'X X ALL I I V.HLj foot-treatments.
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    • 110 36 ANNOUNCING THE FORTHCOMING SI PER PRODICTIONS WE’IE A HU. SA .‘lBlilsi BOOKED FOR SCREENING DURING DECEMBER /5 STORE F(hi At Penang'S Premier Picture Palace M- y MM jn* lor J L I J anxoi ncemi vi; SHOWING NEXT WEEK The Million Dollar Programme That Packed The CAPITOL THEATRE. Singapore. For
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    • 91 36 Screening Mid-December v THE GRANDEST ADVENTURE STORY HC< C< k Attraction EVER FILMED RONALD COLMAN rudyard killing’s IN WEE V\lHil E P JS ER F WINKIi L ZEINUA 20TH CENTURY-FOX’S MAMMOTH WITH PRODUCTION WITH A >< i 1 r- ii a# a CAST OF THOUSANDS HEADED BY Madeleine Carroll. Marv
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    • 108 38 _7. I I Jr T- «jiK* “""S' H i 1 s.. d /7 =****>«■ ig, I 7 lsj| M'. .®P S I T JH# lA'i 7■ l lb' .r 7 > Ulfc I V 7 I y 18) #j a I X i 1» W X I I "-'“k 1
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