Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 12 January 1938

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE I.4ST EDITION ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. |(>. Vol, xcvi. WEDNESDAY, JANIARY 12, 1938. PRICE 10 CEi\TS.
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  • 2128 1 A mazing Progress Of Defence Preparations Canton Kowloon Road Opened JAPANESE BOMB HOIHOW AND PAKHOI (From Out Own Correspondent) Hong Kong, Jan. 8. A motor road from Hong Kong to Canton has at last become an accomplished fact. Construction of the new highway was started soon
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  • 230 1 Reuter. Chinese Success In Shantung Hankov. Jan. 11: Gen. Chiang Kai-shek left today for the Lunghai railway front. His departure has evoked deep speculation whether the reported decision by the Chinese Command to assume offensive on all fronts mil be executed. The Japanese threat to the
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  • 73 1 London, Jan. 5. Ta» destroyers, the Admiralty anuounced today, are to join the reserve at Singapore shortly. They are H.M.Ss. Tenedos and Tlianrt they are proceeding to Singapore in accordance with the arr.uigrments for reserve ships on overs*is stations which have been
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  • 84 1 Reuter. Or Facto But Not De Jure Recognition Hie Hague. Jan. 11.— The Government wi ling to recognise an undeniable fact. a*uivly the occultation of Ethiopia by Italy Italy’s present rule of Ethiopia,” stated Herr Patyn replying to questions in Parliament. He added that the Government’s object
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  • 83 1 Reuter. Many Released From Prison S JS Hin J an- 11—The situation in the ,S<S Ghurch is now much quieter a result of > ecent measures taken by rr Kerri Minister for Public Worship, r 'ling to semi-official circles. It is r, 'J at 60 Confessional pastors under
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  • 17 1 Reuter. r J &n of the Cabinet hintarily reduced the'r salaries by cent. Reuter.
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  • 78 1 Reuter. Effort To Stop Recession Washington, Jan. 11Pursuing efforts to combat the current business recession and correct evil practises” attributed to some sections of business, Mr. Roosevelt staged a conference at the White House of the largest gathering of business leaders since he began discussions of
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  • 26 1 Reuter. Belgrade, Jan. 11.Perfect accord exists between Yugoslavia and Rumania, according to a communique issued following discussions here between the respective for- eign ministers.
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  • 34 1 .Reuter. H.M.S. Guardian was torn above the water-line when she collided with the wharf at Plymouth in a sudden squall, miss ng by foot a tanker discharging hundreds of tons of petrol.
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  • 165 1 Reuter. Worst Moment For Any Changes London, Jan. 11. The Times Diplomatic Correspondent in a reference to Japanese demands in Shanghai, says that official circles take the view that the present emergency would be the worst possible moment for introducing changes of such importance to the Settlement’s administrative
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  • 120 1 Reuter. Severe Blow To The Isolationists New York, Jan. 11.—Rejection of Senator Ludlow’s war referendum motion is regarded in the Press as a severe blow to America’s isolationist policy. The vote against it,” declares the New York Times, may well mark an historic turning-point in American foreign
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  • 119 1 .Reuter. Employers Refuse To Negotiate Pans. Jan .11. lt is understood that rcnch employers’ representatives have refused at the last minute to participate in a rcan< table conference, to seek industrial peace and tne conference will not take place tomorrow. Nevertheless the Government is going ahead with
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  • 65 1 Reuter. Epicentre 70 Miles From Osaka Osaka, Jan. 12.An earthquake of con siderable severity occurred in Western J a pan 12 minutes after midnight. The shocks lasted twenty minutes, shook houses and awakened sleepers many of whom rushed out into the streets. The epicentie was 70 miles
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  • 69 1 .Reuter. Between Pago-Pago And Auckland San Francisco, Jan. 11. The Samoan Clipper is reported missing between PagoPago and Auckland, according to PanAmerican Airway officials. She is carrying a crew of six and express air mail. Officials state that two hours after leaving Pago-Pago the Clipper wirelessed that she
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  • 138 1 Japanese Allege Mine Danger It has become known in London, says the Times Diplomatic correspondent, that the Senior British Naval Officer at Shanghai was recently notified by the Japanese naval staff that Japan could no longer permit the passage of non-Japanese merchantmen up the Yangtse owing to alleged
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  • 2270 2 t. Successful Opposition By Chinese Commissioners MAY BE THEIR ONLY MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD” Through the opposition of three Chifiese Municipal Commissioners against reduction of the number of mosquito buses plying for hire in Penang by 50, it was decided at yesterday’s meeting
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  • 360 2 Reptile’s Last Crime (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Jan. 11. A boa constrictor, known as ular sawa” in Malay, measuring 20 feet and weighing 150 katis, which was responsible for the disappearance of a good number of fowls and goats at
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  • 200 3 Reuter. More Promotions London, Jan 11: In pursuance of the irinuple that Army officers will receive appointments solely in recognition of their peculiar fitness for ths post instead of by .lOrity and good record, several colonels, mostly tempo'-ary brigadiers, have been t pnointed to new posts. Major-General
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  • 72 3 -Reuter. Support For Cabinet Expected Tokio, Jan 11: It is understood that s formal announcement will be made today regarding the decisions of the Imperial Conference but probably will be made in a few days. It is understood the Conference confirmd the Cabinet decision to eradicate the
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  • 443 3 Reuter. Times On Effects Of Six B nr TOKIO TOYING WITH IDEA OF PEACE" Army Forcing Powers To Action London, Jan. 11: Japan is toying more and more ostentatiously with the idea of peace, says the Times in a leader summing up six months
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  • 79 3 Reuter. Boy, Girl, Or Twins? Amsterdam, Jan. 11,— Princess Juliana’s baby, according to the doctor, is expected between one and two weeks’ time. The Princess is in excellent health. A salute of too guns will inform the eager population whether the baby is a prince, and 51
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  • 88 3 British Wireless. London, Jan. fl: Success attended the negotiations in which the International Red Cross and British officials participated for exchange of prisoners on both sides of Spain. It was agreed in principle that prisoners were exchanged in batches of 25. The anxiety of the
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  • 103 3 Reuter. Exit Foreign Volunteers Tsingtao, Jan. 11: The Japanese have taken over the work of maintaining peace and order in Tsingtao from foreign volunteers commanded by a Briton, Mr. A. R. Hogg, who are disbanding. Visiting the admiral commanding the Japanese landing force. Mr. Hogg made a plea on
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  • 160 3 Reuter. Aim Of Germany” Beilin, Jan. 11 The Papal Nuncio Orsenigo as the doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, delivered a fervently peaceful address at this morning’s annual New Year reception in the President’s palace. Orsenigo was addressing the Chancellor and he said he wished Germany
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  • 72 3 Reuter. Bombs Dropped On Aerodrome Hankow, Jan. 11: Twenty-four Japanese bombers and eight pursuits made a lightning raid on Hankow aerodrome in the morning. (There were deafening explosions as they unloaded about a hundred bombs A pall of black smoke issued from the aerodrome. The extent
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  • 47 3 British Wireless. London, Jan. 11: The Council of the Royal Institute of British Architects has nominated M. Ivar Tengbom, the eminent Swedish architect, to receive the Royal Gold Medal for 1938. The medal has been conferred annually by the King since 1848.
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  • 37 3 .Reuter. Bombing Of Mission Paris, Jan. 11The French Ambassador in Tokio has been instructed to protest energetically against the bombardment of the French Catholic Mission at Nanning, the capital of Kwangsi Province.-
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  • 476 3 Dr. Purcell On The Queen Mary (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 3. Mr. George H. Seybold, formerly general manager of the U.S. Rubber Plantations. Inc., of Sumatra is now in charge of the Firestone rubber estates in Liberia. He will be long remembered in Malaya as
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    • 365 3 STOMACH SUFFERER One Mm H Bom” There is nothing like continued stomc-r k trouble for getting you down.” Mi». L.H., for instance, lost weight most alarmingly aud suffered excruciating pain With hard work and cooking, in hot, underground kitchens,” she writes, I got indigestion and gastric trouble, aud had several
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  • 332 4 Watched By 50 Instructors (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Jan. 11. More than 50 anti-gas voluntary instructors yesterday watched a decontamination squad from the Royal Army Medical Service Corps, wearing gas-masks and rubber suits, demonstrate the clearing cf an area affected by "substitute” mustard gas in
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  • 419 4 LET US CONDUCT OURSELVES AS CITIZENS OF A GREAT NATION Mr. Kao Ling Pai (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Jan. 11. fIVERSE AS Chinese who violate the law deserve to be punished and must expect no help or protection from the Chinese
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  • 109 4 Estate Estimated At £lOO,OOO (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Jan. 10. Prince Jinavara, the Prince Patriarch of the Buddhist Church in Slam, has left an estate worth about £lOO,OOO- in cash £30,000, the rest consisting of landed properties and buildings. The Prince left no will,
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  • 128 4 400 Elephants And 30 Monkeys Required (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Jan. 10. Mr. E. Schoedsack (M.G.M.) has asked the Governor of Chumporn, m South Siam, to assist him in assembling 400 elephants for the news animal film he is making in South
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  • 208 4 (From Our Own. Correspondent.) Singapore, Jan. 11. A few’ hours after her arrival in Singapore from Australia, Miss Anna Millicent Grace Avery was married yesterday at'the Presbyterian Church to Mr. David Howie, of Christmas Island. The Rev. Stephen Band officiated. Miss Avery is the
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  • 416 4 THE STONE WHICH DID NOT RISE (From Our Own Correspondent) Segamat, Jan. 9. How did Segamat get its name? Mr. Shein Kow, retired government surveyor, and one of the first men in the district, today told me that there were only a few houses along' Jalan
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  • 340 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. M. Kangkasu of the Land Office, Lumut, will take up the post of chief clerk, District Office, Dindings. Mr. E. N. Taylor has been appointed to be chairman of the Board of Licensing Justices for Penang,, vice Mr. J. L. McFa 1. Mr. Boey Fook Choon. chief
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  • 463 5 Beauty Whose Tragedy Moved Lords London, Jan. 2. i ;i Marriage Act became law s ruay ant i wuh it came the bv p r of freedom and happiness to a a whose life’s tragedy helped to MV Parliament in favour of the
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  • 141 5 liinese Sent To Prison Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Jan. 11. d on two charges of cheating- would obtain employment for two f w '.ms i Chinese, Goh iTiang Kee, was > 15 months' rigorous imprisonthe first charge and another 15 the second, in the Criminal Lf
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  • Article, Illustration
    25 5 JILL DESMOND, its principal boy in Beauty and the Beast in London, being assisted with one of her costumes at Chui,son’s, Wardour street.
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  • 964 5 Airman A Legendary Figure Of Amazon Jungle New York. Jan. 3. a cold winter’s morning ten years ago Paul Redfern, handsome young aviator, kissed his bride of a day good-bye on the flying field at Brunswick, Georgia, and set
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 868 6 6 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS _t tfW yyywvwWWAMAiW > V.- r QUEENS «Mi 6.15 pan. TONIGHT 9.30 p.m. The latest TAMIL TALKIE TONIGHT 9.30 I AST NIGHT TONIGHT! Warner Bros. Present PAT O'BRIEN Teamed A Dramatic social Hit T WM. JOANBIONDH. .tactic KIHTEE” Y->. O— and exciting story of the
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  • 453 7 INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES OF MALAYANS Highest Types Of Skill Not Monopoly Of The West M Calcutta. k. JfAkOIJ) BL ILER, Director of the International Labour Office. Geneva, in the course of a broadcast talk on Changing Social 1 rends in the East" doubted if the
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  • 58 7 H7T HANGAR LANDING IN STORM-L«n.l ,«j m a blinding amtaa al Cm,,don a British Airways plane hit the portable landing lights and crashed into the aeropetrol station. None of the four people in the plane- pilot, radio operator and two passengers was seriously hurt. Picture
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  • 584 7 Trivandrum. M AY Ur scho,arsh l be i,,ustrio us and may there be no rivalry nor hatred amongst us.” With t his historic invocation in Sanskrit the Maharaja of Travancore con chl(le(} his speech in opening the ninth session of the
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  • 132 7 Rangpur. A remarkable instance was provided recently of the spirt of revenge generally ascribed to an elephant. One morning an elephant (belonging to the Zemindars of Tepa) was passing along the Dewanbari Road in Rangpur Town, when a resident of the locality shouted certain remarks at
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  • 103 7 Tangalla. A dolphin was killed by fishermen recently in the Tangalla Bay It was pursuing a shoal of small fish, when a huge wave dashed it on the top of a reef about a yards from the shore. The giant fish struggled desperately to get back
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  • 639 7 Haji Shamsuddin As Malay Member Two new members on the Penang Municipal Commission in Mr. C.C. Stewart and Haji Shamsuddin bin M. Joonoos, who were appointed in the place of Dr. J. E. Smith and Capt. S.S. Alsagoff respectively, were welcomed by the President, Mr. J-
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  • 608 8 HE war is taking a new and grave but not unexpected turn. A formal declaration of hostilities giving Japan the legal” right to blockade the entire coast is the logical outcome of Japan’s desj>eration at thej 1 allure of her present tactics. The Japanese advance, seemingly so spectacular,
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  • 697 8 Ambitious Writer Hopes Shine As Moulder oi Public Opinion YESTERDAY’S big events were the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, and the Corinthians versus Penang Asiatics soccer match. Despite the counter-attraction of the former, there was a large crowd at the last-named event, but even that does not
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  • 59 8 The French ex-Premier, M. Herriot, has been re-elected President of the Chamber of Deputies. Count Doynel de Saint Quentin has been appointed French Ambassador at Washing,ton in succession to M. Bonnet. The King has approved the appointment of Mr. Maurice Drummond Peterson, British Minister at Sofia, to
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  • 152 8 Mr. Ho Ghee Hean And Miss Ng Guat Liew The wedding took place yesterday, according to old Chinese style, of Mr. Ho Ghee Hean, second son of Mr. and Mrs Ho Kim Teik, of Penang, and Miss Ng Guat Liew, eldest daughter of Mr. Ng Kong Nam, C.H..
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  • 78 8 Mr. F. H. Stuart And Miss Guinevere Dingley The wedding took place yesterday afternoon at St. George’s Church, Penang, of Mr. Francis Hamilton Stuart, third Secretary to .the British Legation in Bang kok, Siam, and Miss Guinevere Pingle) second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dingley of
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  • 91 8 Mr. J. M. Jeremiah Mis Muriel M. Dragon The wedding took pl-'ce this morning 1 the Church of the Assumption Penang. Mr. Joseph Michael Jeremiah to M 1 Muriel Marie Dragon Rev. Father B. Souhait officiated. The bride, a teacher at the Penang Convent, is th-e eldest daughter
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    • 67 8 A MIXTURE 11 i/. j ISK MILD COOL It has been blended with the same care as has been the tradition of the firm of Marcovitch for these hundred years past, they appear to have produced a blend of tobacco which suits the average pipe smoker. Available Everywhere in 1
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  • 103 9 Chinese Printing Press Seized (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Jan. 11. Three Chinese were detained when officers of the Special Branch police raided a rmah printing-press in Victoria-street, Singapore. today. Printing machines and hundreds of pamphlets on whiuh were print <?d anti-Japanese slogans were seized. Throughout
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  • 148 9 Leaving Penang On Friday Night For Ipoh An off-day for them today, the Islington Corinthians went on a sightseeing tour of Penang this morning. The party went up the Penang Hills and in the afternoon will attend the Rotary tiffin at which their manager, Mr. Smith will
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  • 6 9 The Islington Corinthians
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  • 93 9 Educated Chinese Charged An array of fireaims, three dcubLbarrels, one single barrel and one rifle, were exhibited in the Penang Middle Court today, when an educated Chinese, Choe Seong Eng, a clerk at the Arms and Explosives Department, was charged with having in his possession firearms in
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  • 590 9 MATERNITY CHILD WELFARE SCHEME TO BE EXTENDED Penang City Fathers'* Decision Extension of the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme was decided by the Penang Municipal Commissioners at a committee meeting yesterday. After discussion it was decided to engage seven visiting midwives and to appoint a special sub-committee to consider ways
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  • 88 9 A peon, Abu Bakar bin Japar, employed at the Excise Department, Penang, was charged before Mr. Lim Cheng Ean the additional magistrate, Penang, yesterday charged with having received gratification of 50 cents from Peng Yong Chean, as a motive for showing favour. In connection with this case, a
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  • 74 9 Reuter. U.S. Nationals Advise Their Government Washington, Jan. 11.The State Department is receiving almost daily con munications from anxious Americans in various parts of China urging ti e I f S Government to stand firm on its rights in China. Officials indicate that the Goveirrr.eht is continuing to
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  • 172 9 Lise Of Forged Document Alleged (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Jan. IL The adjourned preliminary inquiry into a charge of using as genuine an 1.0. U. which was purported to have been forged, preferred against a local Punjabi moneylender, Gorka Singh, was continued today
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  • 70 9 Funeral Tomorrow Morning The death took place at 12.20 p.m. touay, at Western Road, of Mr. I. E. Rob less, retired Chief Conservancy Inspector, Penang Municipality, at the age of 62. He nad not been in the best of health for some time. He leaves
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  • 50 9 mania has no longer any meaning.- Reuter. Bucharest, Jan. 12.- M. Ostrovski, the first and only Soviet Minister to Bucharest, has requested Moscow to reca'l him, stating that owing to the policy of the new Rumanian Government, ibis presence in Rumania has no longer any meaning.- Reuter.
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  • 1509 10 Meagre U.S. Consumption PRODUCERS’ PROFITS DOWN TO ONE PER CENT” (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 6. News of short-time working in the American motor-manufacturing industry and of substantial increases in both U.S.A, aaid United Kingdom stocks of the commodity has precipitated
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  • 411 10 ROYAL DUTCH "SHELL" Interim Payments Up By One-fifth market disappointed Shell” Transport and Trading Co., Ltd., and Royal Dutch Co. are increasing their interim distributions by one-fifth. ine Shell” dividend is again 7A per cent., x free but as last year’s interim payment was accompanied by a 20 per cent,
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  • 21 10 Kamra Tin Dredging Limited Statistics for the month of December:—Output Piculs 694.74; Yardage 164,000 cubic yards: Hours run 661.
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  • 18 10 Hong Fatt (Sungei Besi) Limited. Output for the quarter October to December 1937, was 7,389.08 piculs.
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  • 23 10 Pattani Tin Limited Statistics for the month of December:Output 714 piculs: Yardage 213,000 cubic yards; Hours run 626; Hydraulicing 40 piculs.
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  • 26 10 The Ayer Weng (Rahman) Development Prospecting Company, Limited. Output for the month of December 1937 was fO2 piculs. Total for 3 months 354 piculs.
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  • 66 10 Hitam Tin, Limited. Output for the month ot December 1937, was 113.90 piculs. On return from leave. Che Pawanteh will take over duties as magistrate, Taiping, fiom Raja Salim. Raja Salim will then relieve Dato Muda Razali as Assistant District Officer, Kampar. the latter geing on eight months’
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    • 338 10 SHE FELT SENSITIVE ABOUT HER FIGURE Kriischen Reduced Her Weight Gave Her New Vitality J Any woman who is burdened with excess fat is liable to become sensitive about her figure. This woman did, and in addition she suffered from weakness which made her feel dull and lifeless. But there
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  • 387 11 Vornial Schedules Being Resumed Gradually Hong Kong. g....ning from yesterday, the P. and O. ijr.-rs calling at Shanghai will be running a normal schedule, that is, ships will be -ailing from the port once every fortnight. and O. ships leaving next month are the rx’.'valpindi which sails for
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  • 191 11 Merchant Marine Short Of Ships I'Alian shipping increased by 117,000 iui: s in 1936-37, or 3.83 per cent., and, ac»ding to the Marino Italiano, this was Cipally due to the purchase of second- hand ships, for only four vessels, of 4.410 tons were constructed.
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    • 418 11 SLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON A NORTH (OVnvvxT r r> c PHILOCTETES Also calls Hull CONTINENT. Leaves Penang Due London A PATROCLUS Al?o calls Marseilles Glasgow Jan. o? p DIOMED Also calls Hull Jan. 2 1 Feb. 15 TEN DAY SERVICE TO LlVFRi>nni Jan. 27 Feb. 23 C.
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    • 120 11 LINIKTO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. LEAVE Arrive Arrive I I PENANG Marseilles New York S.S. PRES. VAN BUREN Jan- 13 Feb. 9 Feb. 22 S.S. PRES. GARFIELD F «h- 1 Mar 13 S.S. PRES. MONROE Feb. 24 Mar. 13 Apr. 5 A wonueuui opportunity to visit Cairo en route. PACIFIC SERVICE.
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  • 568 11 S.S. TEUCER’ from North Continent sails for Hongkong, Dairen JapanS.S. TAJIMA MARU’ from Japan via Singapore—sails same day for Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Havre, London, Rotterdam Hamburg. S.S. MATA HARP from Singapore via ports. Sails Friday. S.S. HAVRE MARU’ from Japan via S’pone sails same
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  • 234 11 Hunt Organised On Board For three days members of the crew of a cargo ship which reached Liverpool from South America worked and slept with a. wild jaguar at large! When the ship, the Pacific Steam Navigation steamer Lobos (6,749 tons) berthed, she was
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  • 713 12 Broadcast From Sydney In 8.8.C.’s Special Programmes A SPEECH bv Lord Wakehurst, K.C.M.G., of A South Wales, at the opening ot Australia s 1 ()th. Anniversary Celebrations, and a message from the Rt. Hon. S. M. Bruce, C.H., Hivh Commissioner for Australia in London, wdl be features
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  • 29 12 SINGING FAMILY BROADCAST.— Salzburg's (Austria) singing family-Frau von Trarm f i t ters and two sons-photofnaphed as they gave madrigals and folk songs f,om the C°
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  • 327 12 Latest Limes Of Posting AIR M.UIaS: A mail for Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by Malayan Internal Air Service will close at 2 p.m. tomorrow. A mail for Medan by K.N.I.L M. Service will close at 2 p.m. tomorrow A mail for Australia. New Zealand. Java and
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 76 12 CROMPION CtILING FANS i s X FANS OF SILENT PERFECTION. The reliability and efficiency of Crompton Fans are the result of a unique experience of electric motor manufacture and more than thirty years gradual improvement in fan design. They are acknowledged to set the highest standards of fan performance for
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1662 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES B. B. C. BERLIN CALCUTTA UJB 15.20 Me/* ifU m. VUC 6.10 Mc/s (49.1 m.) IMN 9.54 Me/» 11.45 m. Tun< n on the following wavelengths: WB n 6 Mc/g I(MW w TODAY TRANSMISSION 2 DJ< 15,28 Mc/s 1983 P 6.s6—Time signal. For the Rural Areas. J)
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    • 576 12 LYNDHURST VK3LR 9.58 Mc/s (31.3 m.) TODAY P 2.55 Recorded music. 3.20 Time signal Victorian news bulletin. 3.2s—lnterState weather notes. 3.35-Luncheon music 3 50 -Afternoon musical programme. s.bt Description of the Sheffield Shield Cric ket Match, Queensland v. South Australia. 6.20- Musical programme continued. Dur ing the afternoon results of
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  • 185 13 Bulgarian Navy Takes Oath On the occasion of the taking of the oath bv ie crews of the Bulgarian Navy, the first bit se C, ,Ook >lace »> VARNA, in' he Black Sea when KING BORIS personally resented new ensigns to his ships. (Left) GENERAL
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  • 2188 14 Comfortable Win For Corinthians HOME TEAM COLLAPSE IN SECOND HALF Soekiman-s Brilliant Display Without exerting the fullest pressure, but displaying clevei tactical movements in all departments of the game, the Islington Corinthians in their first Malayan soccer match defeated the I enang Asiatics by
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  • 74 14 After yesterday’s match, the Penan" Football Association team to meet the visitors on Fitday was selected as follows: M.Y. Soekiman; Khoo Soo Keat, Ng'am Ah Kooi, Ooi Stang Huah, < hem Bee, Chew Kee Hooi; Bo«\> Guan Wah, P. Mariappan, Oh < ii-'niv Seng, McDoniald
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  • 46 14 Mr. de Moubray, the Resident CouncilloPenang, shaking hands with the two teams In the top picture he is seen shaking hand, with Ngiam Ah Kooi, the stalwart of the Penang defence, and in the picture belou with C. Longman, the Cor nthians’ goalkeeper.
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  • 46 14 Burnley Beats Wednesday By Two Goals London, Jan. 11: In the F.A. Cup re play in the third round Burnley defeatec Sheffield Wednesday by three goals tc one.Reuter. Burnley will thus meet the winner ot the Bradford City-Chesterfield replay ir the fourth round.
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  • 46 14 Mr. Thomas Smith, manager of the Is lington Corinthians and vice-president o the Islington Rotary Club, will be address ing Penang Rotarians today at the wcekl tiffin meeting at the E. O. Hotel, pre sided over by the President, Mr. F. H Grumitt.
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  • 29 14 Reuter. Brisbane, Jan. 11.Don Bradman, scoring 107 and 113 against Queensland, has aggregated 17,461 runs in first class cricket, equalling Warren Bardsley's record for any Australian.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 172 14 It's part of jr «sc OHM New Philips wonder valve eliminates background noise THE amazing new "Silentode" valve, reasons why the "New Listener” gets found exclusively in the 1938 Jubilee clearertoneandhearsmorestations.There Radioplayers, not only drowns out back- are six other New Listening” features ground noise, but also increases sensitivity too.
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  • 1153 15 SELECTORS MADE BEST CHOICE POSSIBLE’ Men Anxious To Avenge Earlier Defeat By Army XV. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tiivdv Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 11. HEE is unanimity in the State that the selectors have made the best choice possible in naming Selangor’s team
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  • 544 15 Levy On Purses London, Jan. 3. The movement to form a new body to take over the control of professional boxing in Great Britain was materially advanced last night. The Advisory Committee of the National Sporting Club considered proposals made to them by various organisations
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  • 105 15 Melbourne. Jan. 4. Donald Budge, Wimbledon champion, today described the efforts of his parents to make him turn professional as a lot of boloney. I discussed with my mother and father the £B,OOO guarantee offer and other offers that have been made to me before coming to
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    • 156 15 Happy BecauM th»y gtt Httir Lg t mA fir* SHERLEY’S Tonic and CoadltiM Powdoro. And that m m wm keeps their blood 0001, their appetites J keen, their spirits bubbling and makes V them the happy, contented pals they should be. Orer-fceated blood means .«uamAu J 1 -**T ESik» T°“*
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 47 15 By J. MILLAR WATT POPSea Comes Next -»i f iTT] WHAT 1 S THAT THAT MEANS HE HAS IT! MAS YOUR SON GOT YES ji FOR MASTERED THE FIRST ANY LETTERS AFTER A 5 P TWO LETTERS OF THE, HIS NAME i AIPHA3FT 1 YE -Ji £1
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  • 120 16 TIN PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDON (Spot) £186.10. 0 £l9O. 0. 0 LONDON—(3 months) £lB6. 5. 0 £l9O. 0. 0 SINGAPORE $92.00 $93,871 BUSINESS DONE FENANG $92.00 s93£ BUSINESS DONE Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sunoried) $4.85 $4.90 BLACK PEPPER 59 50 9 .50 RUBBER:LONDON 7|* d 7 d NEW
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  • 372 16 «har»? of ti oenarninatwn unless otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or Fall -Cr aversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 1142 Fritfxfeng Loan, 4 p c., 1960-90 443 "War 3j p.c 101£ 1 Cos» Unkm Aaace. (Units) w 10 Prudential Aasce "A” 34 t 1 JRoyal Aaace. share 10s. pd.) gg
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  • 120 16 London on Previously Latest Paris 147 ***** 147 39|64 New York 5.00 2 Montreal 5.002 5.00/ e Brussels 29.45 29.451 Geneva 21.605 21.59:7 Amsterdam 8.97 a 8.97 a Milan 95 95, l Berlin 12.40£ 12.40? Stockholm 19.40 19.40 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 264 26J Helsingfors
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  • 121 16 London. Jan. 11. RUBBER Steady. V° n< !w 7 blj y e rs sellers an./Mar buyers 7f g sellers Apnl/June buyers 7) sellers July/Sept 71 buyers 7A sellers NEW YORK 149« t United Kingdom Stocks:— ndOH 36,976 tons IVer ff° ***** ton s RA Straits S.D. Rotterdam
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  • OPENING QUOTATIONS
    • 95 16 KENNEDY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Ban grin 24J14 25 0 Batu Selangor 1.574 1.60 Hong Fatt 1.11 1.13 Jelapang 33|6 34|6ex Jelebu .824 .87 4 ex Kpg- Kamunting 10|6 ll|o Kpg. Lanjut 24|C 24|9 Klang 150 1.55 c Kiamat H|9 12|3ex Kuchai Ordy. 1.50 1.55 Larut 11|3 1119 London 3|9
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    • 228 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.57) 1.62) Hitam .39 .41 Hong Fatt 1.11 1.14 Klang River 1.574 1.62) Kuchai L 55 1.57) Lukut 80 .85 Mambau .674 .72) Puteh 1 22) 1.27) Rantau Ordy. 1.40 1.45 Rantau Pref. 1.40 1.45 Sungei Luas 1.72) 1.77) Taiping Cons. 1.70
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    • 232 16 Looked For Further Rise New York. Jan. 11 The potentially bullish interpretation seen in the failure to materialise of the reaction which some expected after the recent share rise was probably the main technical cause of today s final hour strength. However, one of the principal forces beh'nd
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    • 26 16 TIN Singapore $93.8754 Per pkl. Penang- $93 7|B Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot 23 l|Bc Per lb. Penang Spot 23 1 jBc Per lb.
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    • 48 16 Final Dividend Of £3 Probable Subject to the audit, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation final div fiend for the year will probably be £3 object to deduction of income tax). Written off Bank Premises $1.000,000. Cai r ed forward to next year about $3,383.000.
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    • 143 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Buyers Seilers Ampats 4|71 50 B. Selangors 1.55 1.60 Bangrins 23 9 24|6 Horg Faits 1.10 1.12 Jclebus .82) .87) K. Lanjuts 23 6 24 0 Kramats 12 0 12 6 K. Kampars 14 6 15|0 Kuchais 1.50 1 55 Laruts 113 119 Pungahs 20 6 2116
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    • 26 16 BEST --Tn SELLING ACdiNEGt S BOOK IN MALAYA st£S I TODAY. 00 IMPROVED H SECOND j— JSE, EDITION, v ag p RT^IN ABI K KVKRV HERK
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    • 178 16 SITI ATIONS VACANT SHORTHAND TYPIST required immediate’y. State qualifications and salary required. Applicants must be accurate and able to spell and punctuate correctly. Others need not apply. Box E. c!o Pinang Gazette. WANTED Experienced European Accountant for a Aline in Malaya. Applications with copies cf testimonials and details of experience
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    • 366 16 BANKS INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, LTD. f lsoorporated British India) Head Office: 11/12, First Line Beach, Madras. Branches: Penang, Rangoon, Karaikudi and Sivaganga. Authorised Capital Rs- 5,000,000 Issued and Subscribed Capital Rs 2,500,000 Paid up Capital < R»- 1,249,325 Current and fixed deposits received on terms which may be ascertained on
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    • 563 16 CHARTKRED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHF (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter 1853) Paid-up Capital £3,00 x;r Reserve Fund £3,00-., Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,00 Head Office No. 38 Bishopsgate, London, EC. Manchester Office No. 71 Mosley Street Agencies A Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Rangoon Amritsar Iloilo Saigon
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