Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 5 February 1938

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY No. 31. Vol. XCVI. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1938. PRICE 10 CEN TS.
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  • 622 1 COUNCIL TO OVERRIDE CABINET AMBASSADORS RECALLED: VIENNA, ROME, TOKIO Berlin, Feb. s.—By a sudden master-stroke tonight, Herr Hitler plans to effect a closer merger between the Party and the State. It completely changes the form of government in Germany (cables Reuter) by the formation of a
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  • 129 1 Political Police Act (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 4. Two Japanese civilians were taken into custody by officers of the Special tir.meh (Political) Police today. The men have been detained in connection with the discovery of documents -now ia the possession of the police.
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  • 124 1 captain of the Alcira states that the bombs were dropped from a height of 100 fee Two of the crew were slightly wourdThe Alcira carried the Union Jack, British Red Ensign and the Non-inter-Ton Control Flag which the captain maintains were clearly visible to aircraft. Hr
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  • 288 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Friday. Although the Daily Express allegation that the I.TC. buffer plans are ornplete and are likely to be enforced very shortly are generally discounted, it is now widely believed in -ondoa that if Malayan opposition Prevents the formation of an
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  • 116 1 Reuter. London, Feb. 5.--The Daily Telegraph” diplomatic writer says he has received, from an entirely trustworthy source, the following account of the German Government’s crisis which has been proceeding behind the scenes for the last ten days At one moment the situation was regarded by Hitler
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  • 50 1 .Reuter. After Unsettled Opening New York, Feb. s—Wall5Wall Street opened unsettled, but later support for the market appeared and a number of stocks rallied sharply. The list ended at the day’s best levels, .recording mostly gains of anything to three dollars in a turnover of 810,000 shares.
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  • 159 1 Reuter. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. s.—Several commercial enterprises in the F. M. S. have been struck" off the register in the last few’ days, according to a notification by the Registrar of Companies in the Government Gazette. Names mentioned are Austral Patents Ltd., Apex
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  • 295 1 America Plans Second Canal TO JOIN ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC Washington, Feb. 5. The fact that Chief Ingersoll, of the War Plans Division, conversed with British naval authorities during his recent visit to London, implies (though this is not admitted by Admiral Leahy), that the Naval
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  • 77 1 Lonaon, reu- .l-*iiiu nnttuxi London today without loading cargo. Reuter. Marseilles, Feb. s,—Dockers here refused to load the P. and O. liner Naidera which is due to sail tomorrow with 73 tom of aluminium for Shanghai and sever» for Japan. Dockers declare the metal is war material
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    • 17 1 SIAMESE HAND-CRAFT SILVER-NIELLO WARES USEFUL PRESENTS, AT J. RUGDEE Co. SIAMESE ART PHOTOGRAPHER 28 BISHOP ST., PENANG.
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    • 81 1 PJe.ise Phone or write to B. S. MOHIDEEN CO. (48 Beach Street, Penang) Phone 947 The Leading Store House 1 for STATIONERY IN MALAYA Branches:Penang It Malacca Head Office Singapore "You never, seem to have any trouble with your food I must be unlucky.” ~lt is not a question of
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  • 742 2 Interesting Disclosures In Court FALSE DECLARATION CHARGE FAILS Giving evidence in a criminal case in ihe Penang District Court yesterday, Mr. 3. Revell, the manager of Moine Comte and Co. Ltd., Penang, stated that it did happen that goods were bought by retailers and sold at
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  • 313 2 On Extensive Study Tour Of Far East an extensive study tour of the Far East, Mr. Walter Lehmann, talented young German artist, who is preparing for an oil painting exhibition at Germany, arrived in Penang from Ipoh on Thursday for a fortnight’s stay during
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  • 72 2 Parking in Beach Street, from Bishop Street to Union Street, is no longer allowed The Police are enforcing this traffic regulation which is under the -same scheme as the one-way traffic in Maxwell Road, Prangin Road, and Carnarvon Street. Beach Street, Malay Street and Ngah
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  • 83 2 Another Vessel To Be Added It is officially announced that another vessel will soon be added to the Penang Harbour Board Ferry Service which have at present the three steam launches Kulim”, Tanjong” and Sebrang.” As the relief launch Sebrang” has been often unable to cope with
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  • 469 2 Following are contributions received up--to date towards the China Distress Relief Fundr Previously acknowledged Straits $450,13T.81, Asiatic Staff of Messrs. Harpur Gilfillan Co. $6.55; Mr. Sek Sean Eng Chinese sloo|-) $50.50; Messrs. Ban Sun cTjan Staff $10.10; Mr. Lau Yok Swee $2,525.00; Mr. Lee Cheng Yeong
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  • 252 2 EXCELLENT REPUTATION (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 4. Sir Roger Hall, the new Chief Justice of the F.M.S.. was welcomed by members of the F.M.S. Bar and Law Officers at the Supreme Court this morning. Mr. Adrian Clarke, the Legal Adviser, in
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  • 124 2 Magistrate’s Remarks In Chandu Case I believe that you prepared the chandu and gave the pipe to your friend as a treat. It is according to Chinese etiquette but not according to law. I don’t mind if you smoke, but you must not teach others to
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  • 146 2 Expectant Mother And Children In Court With four children by her side, an expectant mother, Chan Ah Voon, appeared before Mr. Lim Cheng Ean, the additional magistrate, Penang, yesterday suing her husband, Cheong Kar Hong, for maintenance. She told the magistrate that she had been married to the
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  • 530 2 Appeal Court Grants Additional Claim REDUCED TAXED COSTS ALLOWED (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 4. The fact that in a case tried before Mr. Justice Horne in the Singapore High Court last year, damages were claimed on a wrong basis, and the case contested
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  • 219 2 No Police Supervision For Malay The Penang District Judge, Mr. E. N. Taylor, yesterday declined to impose police supervision on a Malay, Chek bin Awang who was convicted together with another Malay on a charge of having attempted to commit housebreaking on a house in Hutton Lane,
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    • 220 2 AN accumulation of wind caused me AA to roll in agony for 30 hours," writes Mr. R. H. W., of W. Burton. I was so ill that my doctor had to be sent for. The pain eased a little, but then came on again more violently. Well, I managed to
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  • 498 3 Japanese Planes Reserve Bombs For Railways Alleged Internal Dissensions Denied Canton. Feb. 4. Canton city this morning witnessed the most spectacular air raid for weeks bv Japanese planes which crossed and re-crossed the sky. itli shells bursting on all sides some of the
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  • 67 3 Macao, Feb. 4—The city was startled this morning by the sound of a bomb in the direction of Sanchow Island. Chinese reports state that a. big Japanese bomber fell into the sea near Tongka, the crew swimming ashore Kiwi Island. The number of Japanese
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  • 202 3 Reuter. I iirbiilent Proceedings M ashington, Feb. 4—Charges of window dressing and rigging up of proceedings so as to endorse the administration.’s policy were hurled against the Government by a minority of the Small Businessmen’s Congress who ridiculed a resolution condemning the monopoly adopted by Congress An
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  • 118 3 Reuter. Record Entry Of 14 Countries Sydney. Feb. 4. A record entry of 14 un tries are competing in the Empire tmes. beginning on February 5, in coninc'ion with the Australian sesquicentenary. Only Malta and Newfoundland are unrepresented. There are nearly 500 competitors takng part in
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  • 35 3 EX-QUEEN VICTORIA EUGENIE of Spain left London for Rome where she and ex-King Alfonso will be god-parents at the christening of theii youngest grandchild, the son of the Princess of the Asturias.
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  • 55 3 Reuter Full Statement By Mr. Eden On Monday London. Feb. 4Authoritative British circles indicate that Britain intends to expand and strengthen the Nyon Patrol precautions irrespective of what action, is taken by other countries participating. Mr. Eden is making a full statement in the House
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  • 113 3 Reuter. Commons Questions Next Week In the House of Conynons on Feb. 9. Mr. Duff Cooper will be asked whether Govern ment proposes that the London Naval freaty shah be denounced insofar as the 35.000 tons limit of battleships is concerned and also what information he possesses
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  • 177 3 British Wireless. Lower Surplus Due To Cuts In Phone Rates London, Feb. 4.-According to commercial accounts of the Post Office for the year ended March. 1937. which have now been presented to Parliament. the the Post Office services as a whole showed a net surplus for
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  • 16 3 Reuter. Agra, Feb. 4,—The death is announced of Dr. Vaughan, ex-Headmasterof Rugby.
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  • 267 3 Reuter Hitler May Take Over More Posts FATE OF VON BLOMBERG Berlin. Feb. 4.A solution of the crisis VoTr. by J he marriage ot Fiw V bein considered by err Hitler whose decision is expected to be announced in the next few days. High official quarters
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  • 305 3 Details Of New Scheme GENEROUS SI BSIDIES BY GOVERNMENT London. Feb. 4—ln the Government’s new Housing Financial Provisions Bill, issued last night, extra inducements are offered to local authorities to deal with overcrowding and a subsidy for this will, in future, be the same
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  • 78 3 Reuter. Barcelona, Feb. 4.—A British Alcira, 1,387 to«is, registered at. GlaMgow* was sunk by two insurgent aeroplanes 25 miles off Barcelona. The mkichines twice circled the <2<l» and dropped five bombs. The Alcira sank immediately. The British crew of 25 and aiso a
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  • 22 3 .Reuter. Paris, Feb. 4.—The Ministry of Marine denies that the French cruisers, Georges Leygues. Montcalm and Gloire will visit Singapore.
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  • 359 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Messrs. R. H. Green, H. M. Ince, Peter Russell and James Whyte have been elected members of the Association of British Malaya Mr. Ij. A. Vasudevan, of Madras will deliver an address in Tamil at the Penang Hindu Sabha at 7 p.m. this evening. Mr. K. S. Pillai,
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  • 78 4 The Aircraft Brisbane” VH-USD from Brisbane, Darwin and N.E.I. arrived on Jan. 30 with Capt. W. P. Rendell and Miss F. G. Scherer both from Brisbane. The Aircraft Atalanta” G-ABTf for Penang, Siam,, Burma and Karachi left on Jan. 31 with Miss F. G. Scherer for London. The
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  • 1478 4 Government Criticised For Diversion Of Water A country which boasts of a surplus of over 80 million dollars is surely not so hard pressed for money as to be compelled 10 destroy such a lovely work of nature,” said Mr. H. Gordon Graham, Chairman of
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  • 115 4 Tli s evening at the Esplanade” irom 6.00 to 7.30 p.m.: March: The Old Ship: O'Keefe. Overture: Pique Dame: Suppe. Selection: Toto: Joyce. Waltz: Dastiny: Baynes. Intermezzo: Softly Unawares: Lincke Selection: La Gran Via: Valverde. Fox Trot: Empty Saddles: Hill. TOMORROW Tomorrow at the Waterfall’s” from 5.30 to
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  • 879 4 His Career Mr. Henry Lake Coghlan, founder of Eastern Industries, and a director of many Malayan and N.E.I. Rubber companies, died at Angmering-on-Sea, Sussex, on Jan. 13, and wad buried at Weybridge on Jan. Henry Lake Coghlan, of Irish descent, Chartered Surveyor, formerly of Singapore, was
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  • 941 4  -  BY ANDREW BLACKMORE WHEN the Irish Free Statenow officially called Eirewas established in 1920 it was hoped that an unhappy chapter in the history of the country had been definitely closed. Efforts were made by the best men on both sides to heal the breach between Ireland
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    • 270 4 HARD LUMPS CAME ON HER LEGS Ankles and Feet Swollen with Rheumatism Rheumatism sent this woman to bed with lumps, swellings, and inflammation. Yet these symptoms soon disappeared, as they always will do when the root cause is removed. This letter tells you the method she used I was taken
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    • 141 4 RACE FORM GUIDE Can you pick winners by studying their form If so, you cannot afford to be without the special Pinansi Gazette race form guide. This will be issued FREE as a 16-page supplement with each copy of the Pinang Gazette before each race day henceforth. DON’T MISS IT
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  • 342 5 Marooned For A Month \ew York Rescuers have reached the party, headed bv the i.-;s explorer I heodore aldeck. which set out from British to solve the ten-year-old uivsterv of the missing aviator Redfern, and which has itself been marooned for' a month, rocty island
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  • 399 5 Needy’’ Litigant With £50.000 London:A divorce case which cost the petitioner only 6s Id. including the expenses for the decree absolute, and another for which the petitioner had to pay 9s Id. were dealt with last year by the Bradford Poor Persons Committee, one of
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  • 171 5 British Legion Duped adoi.. Ex-Soldier Joseph William ia.ll posed for two years as a V.C. ore a Victoria Cross which he had ght in London for 155., beea.ni2 presi>f the British Legion branch at an. Glasgow, and was feted at ex- ts gatherings.
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  • 289 5 Suicide .Play Preyed )n Her Mind v York: A new’ play, "Our Town.” glorifies suicide, is believed to have preying on the mind of Rosamund .of 'Gaston. American society beauty killed herself at her Long Isb.nd villa. Our Town" opened a. Boston recently, w’eird play, it
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  • 208 5 Policeman Bowled Over By Two Soldiers Shanghai. dignant dignity and convivial gaiety rued the keynotes of a recent incident Woosun.g Road which involved one h police constable and two Japanese ners The two Japanese soldiers, one hem carrying a bottle that earlibr in afternoon
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  • 136 5 Malayan's Romance In Liverpool I From Cur Own Correspondent.) London, Jan. 28. The following extract from last night’s Liverpool Evening Express" may interest Malayans: Happy the wooing that’s not long a doing’ is evidently the belief of Mr. Fred Adam,. Arriving home in November on leave from Singapore,
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  • 239 5 Scathing Words By Judge Calcutta: Sir Courtrey Tyrrell. Chief Justice of Patna, made some scathing commer.ts here when he hejrd a case arising out of the acquittals of the 42-year-old Rajah of Aul (Oriska) on a charge of h 'lving purchased for
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  • 129 5 Canadians Warne 1 By Chinese Consul-General Ottawa The Government, at its next Cabinet session, will discuss the recent remarks of the new Chinese Consul-General, Mr. Chang Loy-chen, warning Canada to strengthen her Pacific coast defences. caking before the Giro Club here, he was reported to have said
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  • 347 6 RULES REGARDING CONDUCT (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, Feb. 5. Following the Road Traffic Enactment. 1356, which came into force on Jan 1, 1938. in Kedah considerable interest had been evinced in matters relating to Road Traffic and rules regarding the conduct of drivers, conductors and
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    • 192 6 FUN FROLIC PARK TAN YIN THONG FOONG SEN NIN COMBINED CANTONESE OPERA: JEE CHOW FONG” ENG SIEW CHOO TEOCHEW OPERA: Seng Yee Tiap Hew Choo” SIN 800 TAI HOCKCHEW OPERA (In conjunction with Shanghai artistes) (1) "Tai Low Sang Nga W’ee” (2) Chap Pat Cheah" (3) Mah Choo Chit See”
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 334 6 LAST NIGHT’S OPENING PACKED TO FULLEST' CAPACITY DOWNSTAIRS TICKETS SOLD OUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE W 9 START OF PERFORMANCE! JITIT If M S 3 SHOWS TODAY 2.45 6.15 9.30 B V/ IV/ ANI MATINEE TOMORROW AT 2.45 P.M. Again ...DEANNA DURBIN Makes The World Rave Over Her Glorious Singing! We
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    • 114 6 GREETED BY PACKED HOUSES! LEADIXg’ 0 I PENANG PICTURE J T ROAD HOUSE I X I PHONE 241 6.15 TONIGHT 9.30 MATINEES: TODAY TOMORROW AT 2.45 P.M. A Ncyv And Refreshing Musical Hit From 20th Century-Fox, The Hit-Makers I tcMPO the antics THt THE FLAIR THE FRESHNESS 20™ CENTURY-FOX TOUCH
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    • 115 6 M.W3JWWUyjJUWUWUIAM.«.>.M.«. FOLLOW WHERE THE CROWD LEADS WHERE ENTERTAINMENT TO SUIT ALL BUDGETS WEMBLEY PARK TONIGHT Saturday sth. February 1938 ADMISSION 10 CENTS ONLY ODEON STAR OPERA; Patient Woman’’ SIN SEE TAI CANTONESE OPERA: Chay Foh Chee Loner Tai” CAPITAL TALKIES: Swing High Swing Low” with Fred McMurray and Dorothy Lamour.
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  • 538 7 Important Military Talks In Canton Canton. 200,000 Kwangsi troops have left for the front. Few of the infantrymen are carrying rifles, but they will all be supplied when they get farther north. General Li Pin-hsin. Chief of Staff of the sth Army has, it
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  • 175 7 Shanghai’s New Pet Shanghai. A unique visitor to the Shanghai Club recently was Diana, a baby giant par da fresh from the Tibetan border. Members crowded round, and among the distinguished guests who fondled her were Admiral Yarnell, Commander-irvChief of the United States Asiatic Fleet. Mrs.
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  • 301 7 Planning Capital 25 Years Ahead Mr. Leslie Burgin (Minister of Transport) is making a close study of the 50,000word typescript report on London’s future highway development which Sir Charles Bressey and Sir Edwin Lutyens presented to him. When the Minister has digested their far-reaching proposals, covering the
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  • 203 7 Shanghai Mills Looted During Occupation PILL BOXES BUILT Shanghai. The Japanese have issued a statement from the Toyada spinning mills, which w r ere burned w’hen the Chinese left the south bank of Soochow Creek with a loss of 17,000,000 yuan. It claims that the mil’s and
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  • 85 7 Nanchang. Contrary to foreign reports that MajorGeneral Chiang Ching-kuo, elder son of General Chiang- Kai-shek, President of the Military Affairs Commission, has made Commander-in-Chief of the Outei Mongolian Forces, it is announced here that he has been appointed Vice-Director of the Kiangsi Provincial Peace
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  • 116 7 IARRIED AT BEDSIDE.—The marriage of Miss Beth Campbell am\ Mr. Joseph Hudson Short, pin., being performed bi the Rev. H. Spangler (right) in a lospital at Cleveland, Ohio, at the bedside of the bride’s sister, Miss Flora Campbell a Broadway actress. Flora, recovering from an operation for
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  • 209 7 Oil Containers Should Be Underground (From Our London Staff.). London. Jan. 28. Tlial; the oil containers lor Hie reweUing of ships of war at the Singapore Nav Baso should be underground is sugjj&jtc? by tine United Services Review” in its issue today. Remarking Ihat the eeiemoniiil
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  • 425 7 Hope Of Allowance In Estimates Officers of the Royal Navy are hopeful that some announcement with regard to marriage allowances will be made when the Navy Estimates are presented to Parliament in about a month’s time. At present the Naval officer is the only member of
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  • 405 7 OPERATIONS IN NORTH SHANSI DESCRIBED Educating Enemy Hankow. Miss Agnes Smedley, an American who has been actively associated with the Chinese Communists for some time, spoke at a recent military press conference here and she gave a full account of the operations of the Bth Route Army
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  • 156 7 Private Agent’s Proof Of Wife’s Misconduct (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore, Feb. 3. A husband who engaged a private detective to watch his wife’s movements was told at the Divorce Court taday by M r Justice Mills, during the hearing of an undefended petition brought by
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  • 369 7 Sutcliffe Rebuked For Criticism Lord Hawke, President of County Cricket Club and a former Engiar t captain and Test selector, criticised a mark attributed to Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire and England batsman, regarding lhe T,e.0.with Australia this summer. I have read that Sutcliffe sail hr thought
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    • 349 7 te*d Office IX Bishop St reet. Penan* Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. «iaeapwe Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel Times Singapore. Kaala Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone Sfij;. pob Office Brewster Road. Phone 268. j»ndoD Office F,eet Streei Londoa Phone Central *****609 Tel: M Leadmalaya
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    • 335 7 HEARTBURN Many people stiffer from this distre-vuny condition without realising that it is form of indigestion produced by th- decomposition of indigestible food' retvinri in the stomach. An occasional dose Maclean Brand Stomach Powder ru water prevents the retention of indigestible food in the intestines Apart from the tvjp a
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  • 606 8 AFTER a period of quietness, tin is again coming into the news and the probability of a quota cut this month is widely canvassed. The statistical position shows signs of rapid deterioration, and in a cable published in Malaya yesterday it was suggested that the statistics are even more
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  • 361 8 Vt’orld Broadcast Arranged WHOLE EMPIRE WILL BE LISTENING (From Our Owr Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 4. All Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, and probably the United States of America, and other parts of the world will hear the description and the speeches at the opening of the
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  • 23 8 Reuter. Bombay, Feb. 4.Sir Clark Kerr, the new Ambassador to China left for Hong Kong this morning by the Kaisar-i-Hind.
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  • 550 8 A Sidelight of the War More About Municipal Delays Japan’s Dead DESPITE the war, there was no scarcity over the New Year of Swatow orangeis, Chinese tulips, dried and salted vegetables and fruits, salted ducks, melon seeds, pork, and sausages. Setting at rest early feai s, supplies
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  • 241 8 Costs §3OO A Month To Live Here” (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 4. These charges hanging over Fahmy’s head are gravely prejudicing his career,” commented Mr. F. V. Duckworth, the second Singapore Magistrate this morning when the case against Mohamed Fahmy, the Egyptian boxer, was
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  • 51 8 Reutei. Police Supernumerary To Die Jerusalem, Feb. 4--Death sentence was passed by the Military Court on a Jewish police supernumerary, named Altman, who was convicted of firing on an Arab’s omnibus. He is the first Jew to be sentenced to death since the establishment of the
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  • 180 8 Rev. Bro. James Feted In K.L. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 4. More than 200 old boys of St. John’s Institution, Kuala Lumpur, entertained th» Rev. Brother James, 0.8. E. at the Institution this evening in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of his arrival in Malaya.
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  • 145 8 Full Confidence In His Driving (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 4. Alleged to have driven a motor-car in a dangerous manner in Newton Circus ori the evening of Oct. 13, G. E. Black a European, was acquitted of the charge in in the Singapore fourth police
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  • 680 9 Sultan Unhappy About Succession! Dispute JOHORE TO BE USED AS MODEL (From Our Own Correspondent) C J Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 4. Selangor, a Sovereign State without a Constitution, is to ave one at the request of Sultan Suleiman Shah, it is revealed today. Dato Roland St.
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  • 406 9 Air Raids On Dromes Foiled (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 4. a general attack on Singapore by Blueland s (enemy), naval and air forces is expected between two and four o’clock tomorrow morning by Fort Canning defence headquarters in the combined manoeuvres here. Information collected by intelligence staffs
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  • 104 9 The seafront opposite Fort Cornwallis is being retained by the Government to be used for Penang defence purposes. Construction has already begun and workmen are busy breaking down the sea wall and levelling an area 30 yards out Into the sea. This is only a
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  • 170 9 Penang Chinese To Raise $50 9 000 Admiral Sah Chen-ping, the 80-year-old retired Chinese naval commander, who has been sent to Malaya to push the sale of Liberty Bonds, is at present an inmate of the Sanatorium at Burmah Roaa. He is reported to be suffering
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  • 368 9 Deanna Durbin's Success One Hundred Men and a Girl, which opened to crowded houses at the Queen’s last night, is one of the most brilliant pictures of 1937 for which Universal will take credit in 1938. The picture has practically everything good music, natural, unforced
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  • 51 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Feb. 4. The Islington Corinthians trounced Malacca 6—o at soccer today. At half-time the score was 4o. Bradbury opened accounts, followed by Avery and then Tarrant netted twice. In the second half Tarrant completed his hattrick, and Bradbury put in the sixth
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    • 243 9 which is frequently a consequence of great heat, overexertion, anger, excitement or excessive indulgence in tobacco or alcohol, renders human beings incapable for any kind of work. Gardan’ relieves it immediately. B“t Gardan* not only removes the pain, it also prevents pain. Therefore take Gardan* in future even in cases
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  • 986 10 Condition Of Malayan Share Markets APPROACH OF ANOTHER I.T.C. MEETING It would be idle to pretend, state Messrs Fraser Co., in their weekly report issue in Singapore yesterday, that the improvement in feeling towards the general outlook to which we drew attention in our lareport
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  • 225 10 Improved Results The eighteenth annual ordinary general meeting of the Escot Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at 6, Lloyd’s-avenue, E.C. Mr. H.L. Haddon Owen (the chairman) said that the results of the year to 30th September last showed considerable improvement upon the previous year. The actual profit
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  • 56 10 Net profit for year to October 31 last amounted to £4,109 (£2,104). Dividend of per cent., less tax (3 per cent.); to special expenditure reserve (replanting) £lOOO (nil); forward £1,550 (£1,482). Including coupons purchased, exportable crop was 322,766 lb. (243,|!34 lb.); average gross price, 9.357 d. per
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  • 43 10 Messrs. Boustead Co., Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram froth the Secretaries, Messrs. Edward Boustead Co., London, advising that a final dividend of 6 per cent, has been declared payable on February 19. 1938 making for the year 9 per cent.
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  • 154 10 Dull Tone At Auction Boustead Cd., Ltd. in their report dated Penang, Feb. 3: With very little interest manifesting itself prices have declined gradually during the week. The main factor influencing the trend of the market has been the bearish tendency of the New York Stock Exchange. After
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  • 224 10 Increased Dividend The ninth annual ordinary general meeting of Buloh River Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at Bunge House, E.C. Mr. E.B. Skinner (the chairman) said that as a result of the past year's working the directors were able to recommend a larger dividend, in addition
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  • 107 10 The jury returned a verdict of suicide while the balance of the mind was disturbed at the inquest on Mr. Frederick John Tompsett, rubber broker, aged 75, which was held at Chertsey. He W’as found dead on the Southern Railway. Dr. F. S. Thornton, giving evidence,
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  • 61 10 Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L. The following telegrams have been received from the Mines: For January Dredge Takuapa No. 1 651 hours 140,000 cubic yards 504 piculs; Dredge Takuapa No. 2 647 hours 140.000 cubic yards 772 piculs; Dredge Takuapa No. 3 682 hours 124,000 cubic yards
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  • 765 10  -  BY ROBERT MACKAY rm l ine the first two or three weeks of eaS Zr much space is devoted in the financial columns of the daily press m Seat Britain to reports for the previous ye-.r of the different branches of industry and finance. For the
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  • 20 10 New Kopah Tin No Uabi.ity operations toe Ute month YarS Hours Piculs. Yardage 89,000 tunic Run 515 Hours
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  • 20 10 Satupuio No y operations lor the month of January 1938 Output Yardage 113,000 Cubic Yards. Hours Run 596 Hours,
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  • 64 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 28. There has recently been much bitter comment in Manchester on the fact that India/: mills are able to export cotton piece gtxxlto the Straits Settlements and Federate: Malay States on a duty-free basis, in competition with Lancashire productions, uhii,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 227 10 Seven-League Boots For the Traveling Salesman of Today IT is almost necessary for the modern traveling salesman to have a magic carpet or seven-league boots if he is going to visit al! parts of the world, as do the executives in charge of the sale of Cystex. V 7TT More
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    • 87 10 < 11 Experience lelß /'Wil n ray Ml w minnTiMi hi* MBb iMMWi Wldi I hi}| lM hl Jh H WHS «SiiiHiHfi HiHL I HWSjSIH iiXwMSK U aaHF 7. Experience extending over more than half a eentiry has tai ght Fraser l Neave to produce the finest aerated waters in
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  • 582 11 x peedv Tribal*’ Class sixteen large destroyers of the 'll'' class ordered under the Navy for 1935 and 1936 were launched June and December last, and are to be completed in almost record hips of their type. The first batch should be ready for sea between nd
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  • 913 11 M.V. GL/ENSHIEL’ from London via Suezsails today for Port Swettenham, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai Dairen. S.S. BURDWAN’ arrives morning at seven from Kobe via ports. Sails today for Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Port Said, Marseilles, Caisa Blanca. Havre, London, Hull, Hamburg, Rotterdam Antwerp. S.S. PHEMIUS* arrives today
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  • 217 11 Lord Lothian’s Views Delhi. Lord Lothian, in his Convocation address at Aligarh Moslem University last week, said that Federation was, beyond all consideration, the greatest boon which lay within India’s grasp. The existence of a common Government in India might have given rise to a
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  • 180 11 The death has occurred, at the age of 85, of Mr. Hans Niel Andersen, founder and chairman of the East Asiatic Company, of Copenhagen. Mr. Andersen who, in spite of physical infirmity due to age, was in constant touch with his officecommenced his shipping
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 486 11 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Kl /K K R aV^ TO^ LON ON NORTH CONTINENT. Leaves Penang Due London .ADNORSFIRE Also calls Middlesborough h -»< V™™?* Ca 3 Glasgow Mar' 1« v'HILLES Also calls Hull 5, P* J? M 16 SEBVICE T WVERPOOL VIA HAV B T .3 HESUS 6 Mar. 12
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    • 698 11 PJP and C< W BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England.) PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. K4RAGOLA” SAILING SUNDAY, 6th FEBRUARY, 1938 ro e ntmct a iri?^ d w? rl M t t! O C Pe »g. Teluk Anson, Port Swettenna® Government Malacca and Singapore Service London and Far East Mail Service.
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  • 173 12 After ranging gaily through songs and ballads, books and plays, and at least one film. Robin Hood’ shoots his latest arrow into the air. He has given his name to a play with music to be broadcast from Daventry early this month. The book
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  • 177 12 Collective Security and Regional Pacts’ will be discussed by Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede and Mr. H. Wickham Steed in the fifth talk in the series from Daventry. The Way of Peace.’ A profound student of international affairs. Lord Ponsonby is a member of the Labour Party
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  • 143 12 The Dutch Navy is shortly to be increased by a cruiser, three light cruisers, three large flotilla-leaders, twelve destroyers, 24 submarines, eight minelayers, and twelve minesweepers. These vessels almost constitute a complete navy in themselves, and to those who habitually assess the naval strength of
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  • 337 12 Latest Times Of Posting .AIR MAILS: A mail for Australia, New Zealand. j ava and Timor Dilly via Singapore and thence by Qantas Airways will close at 7 30 r today. A mail for Kenya. Tanganyika. Uganda Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodes a' Nyasaland and South
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  • 162 12 PCJ’s International Contest Mr. K.M. Lee of Messrs. Harper, Gilfillan and Co., Kuala Lumpur, has won one of the first prizes in the International radio competition held on Dec. 8, by the Philips station, PCJ, when it celebrated its tenth anniversary of international broadcasting. The
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  • 107 12 BBC. engineers a few nights ago "canned” the atmosphere of Scotland Yard in preparation for a big broadcast of London’s night life. A travelling laboratory, complete with recording apparatus, was stationed near the main entrance to the information room at the top of the building by
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  • 115 12 The Conte Biancamano on her last run made a fast passage from Singapore to Colombo. She averaged 21 knots on the run and came to Colombo nine hours ahe n d of schedule. The Conte Biancamano (25,000 tons) is one of the most powerful liners on
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  • 527 12 St. George The Martyr sth SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Matins and Litany. Psalm 106. H> ***** 321. 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil) 10.30 a.m. Matins Holy Communion (Chinese). 6.00 p.m. Evensong. Psalm 99, 112 Chant 207. 228 Magnificat 97
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1902 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES B. B. C. BERLIN HONG KONG t iMb 16.40 Me/» 19.7 m. ZBW 9.52 Mrs (31.4 m.) iM\ 9.54 Me/» SI.U BL Tune tn on the following wavelengths: U4E l 7 76 Mc/1 IM9 m TODAY TRANSMISSION 2 5 Mc/ I 6.30—10.20 European programme. 6.50 mA 9.56
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    • 182 12 PENANG WAVELENGTH 49.3 METRES TODAY 7.00 Signal and Programme. 7.05 Indian music 8.00 Malay music. 8.55 Piaang Gazette news bulletin. 9.00 Close down. SINGAPORE ZHL 1,333 Mcs (225.0 m.) TODAY P- m 12 45 Light orchestral concert played by Reller’s Hungarian Band. Relay from the Adelphi Hotel. 2.00 Interval. 6.00
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  • 221 13 Exhibition Of Chinese Art In London ETONIANS ALL. The Hon. Gerald Lascelles (third from left), younger son of the Princess Royal and the Earl of Hare .rood, has started at Eton WILLIAM POWELL and Myrna Loy are again together in a new comedy drama, "Double
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  • 536 14 WEIGHTS AND SELECTIONS FOR TODA Y BOMBUS TIPPED TO WIN BIG RACE Herbe Folk For Long Event The following are the weights, non-acceptances anti final selections for today’s races at Ipoh, the concluding day of the Perak Turf Club February Meeting: RACE 1 HORSES, CLASS 2, DIV. 4, 6 FURLONGS
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  • 706 14 Inter-State Hockey LAST MATCH FOR SEASON IN PENANG In what proved a dull and lifeless match Penang defeated Kedah at hockey yesterday on the Esplanade in the last match of the season in Penang. There remains one more fixture to be played between the
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  • 124 14 Nai Sawai Outpoints Battling Samy Terrific rain interrupted the boxing at the Wembley Park, Penang, last night and only three out of the four events were gone through. The promoter, anticipating the rain put up the main events before the semi-final. Nai Sawai 8.07 outpointed
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  • 286 14 S. A. H. College Trounce Kulim Police XI (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, Feb. 4. In an exciting but one-sided game, the Sultan Abdul Hamid College soccer XI defeated the Kulim Police XI by five goals to nil on the College ground before a fairly
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  • 244 14 Advised To Go To America (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Feb. 4. Acting as host at a luncheon to the Islington Corinthians at the Royal Johore International Club, yesterday, the Sultan of Johore, said, I know the places many of you boys come from—London,
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 207 14 When a r? u) tells yon l J Y/ that people often taK 1 for years younger o J she is, that s^e P u l s thi* do\ tl her while teeth. -i s^e puts lose i lhc fact shc s Cull 11 <ng bul Calvert- T wl II
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  • 1435 15 Aggregate Attendance” Of 658,000 SUNDERLAND’S GREAT WIN AT EVERTON ARSENAL 3 TO 1 FAVOURITE (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Jan. 22. The 16 ties in the fourth round of the F. A. Cup on Saturday last attracted an aggregate attendance of 658,054, and the
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  • 315 15 Today’s League Fixtures Below are the soccer fixtures in the Eng- :S h and Scottish Leagues fixed to take place today. ENGLISH LEAGUE F IRST DIVISION Arsenal vs. Derby County. Birmingham vs. Preston N.E. Blackpool vs. Sunderland. Bolton W. vs. Wolverhampton W. Brentford vs. Leicester
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  • 76 15 Hamilton Beats Rowland allowing are the results of ties in the < nang Sports Club Lawn Tennis Tournament played on Thursday: Men’s Doubles Handicap: G.C. Watson i J V.T. Campbell (-4) beat EG. laidiner and J.E. Goodrich (-1) 64, Championship Singles: J.P. de C. Hamilton beat
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  • 390 15 Singapore Boxing (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 4. By two to one majority, Little Bernal (7.13% was awarded a points verdict over Little Palace (7.10%) in a fast and closely contested 10 3-min. round mill at the New World Arena last night. There
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  • 89 15 The announcer at the Table Tenn,. Championships at the Royal Albert Hall had a thankless task ui warning players through the loud-speaker that they were wanted for their games. Pronouncing Dzindziliauskas, of Lithuania. waJ behond him. so he summoned him thus! D for donkey; Z
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  • 218 15 Johannesburg. The South African women’s team to tour Great Britain and the Continent is announced as follows: Mrs. Heine Miller, Miss Margaret Morphew, Miss Sheila Piercey and Miss Olive Craze. Mrs. H. J. Fitzgerald will accompany the players as manageress. Mrs. Heine Miller, South Africa’s
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 604 15 HojrAffiar/fff 3easlant\dds Stands Q/uMfom on&iturallif Amazing Discoveries about Pacific Ocean Algae Reveal /““ESfe World’s Richest Source of Weight and Strength-Building FOOD lODINE, MINERALS VITAMINS shortage of which leads to systemic disorders that cause thinness M/jW w HOW thousands of ailing, j ASr "'i SKIMNY, SCRAWNY, RUN-DOWN 1 PEOPLE WHO HAVE
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 46 15 POPPop Knows He Might As Well Concede It By J. MILLAR WATT *fs THE ALL RIGHT.- |l AVE r LAST WRD i? OUR p) 1 < r J j Wi/fyAj LANGUAGE I g J K imFI z W 1 [Il f 11— -=wFH y* 1 S—S /I
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  • 116 16 TIN:— previously latest LONDON—(Spot) £lBO. 2. 6 £lBO.lO. 0 LONDON(3 months) £lBO. 5. 0 £lBO. 0. 0 SINGAPORE $88.50 $88.62} BUSINESS DONE FENANG $88.50 88 BUSINESS DONE Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundried) ...-.<•«•«• $4.05 $4.00 BLACK PEPPER $9.50 $9.50 RUBBER LONDON 6 gd t 6i<J NEW YORK UftcCG) SINGAPORE— Spot
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  • 368 16 flhare of «1 denomination unless Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated n Conversion Loan, 5 pc., 1944-64 < -il»r. _l. i Funding Loan, 4 pc., 1960-90 10 War Loan, 34 p.C Com. Union Assce. (Units) 3g Prudential Assce. A" Royal Assce. share 10s. pd.) Great Western Rly Ordy
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  • 107 16 Paris 152 §5 152 32 New York 5.00* 5.01& Montreal 5.00} Brussels 29.57} 29 Geneva 21.611 21.591 Amsterdam 8 96i 8. 962 Milan 951 95} Berlin 12.402 12.41 Stockholm 19.40 19.40 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19-90 19.90 Vienna 264 26 J Helsingfors 2264 2264 Prague 1421; 142» Madrid
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  • 124 16 London, Feb. 4. RUBBER Dull London 6U buyers 6IS sellers April/June 6)g buyers 7 sellers July/Sept 7 ,’,t buyers 74 sellers Oct./Dec 7 i’ s buyers sellers NEW YORK 14 23 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 39,822 tons Liverpool 21,708 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. (Feb.) £12.15.
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    • 115 16 KENNEDY CO. rpix Buyers Sellers Ampat Batu Selangor 1-50 1.55 Chenderiang i 7 16 iB i 3 Hong Fatt I- 06 109 Inch 25’6 26 6ex Johan *39 »33 Kramat H| 9 9 Kuala Kampar 1510 1519 Rahmar 1.3 G 1.424 Rantau Pref. 1.27 A 1.321 Rantau Ordy. 1.27 J
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    • 161 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.521 1.55 Hong Fatt 1.06 1.09 Klang River 1.62* 1.67-1 Kuchai 1-371 1.421 Petaling 7.40 7.65 Rahman Hyd. 1.35 1.40 Rantau Pref. 1.30 1.35 Sungei Ways 2.40 2.45 Taiping Cons. 1.60 1.65 Ayer Hitam 24 0 250 Ipoh 25 0 26 0
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    • 233 16 Strength Mostly Technical New York, Feb. 4.—Today’s strength was principally technical, although sentiment was (probably improved by Mr. Roosevelt’s announcement that the large majority of small business recovery proposals was possible of fulfilment. In the absence of a more definite indication of how far the President means to
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    • 23 16 TIN Singapore $BB o[B Per pkl. Penang $BB s|B Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot 22%c Per lb. Penang Spot Per lb.
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    • 143 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Buyers SeU»*rs Ampats 4 3 4;9 B. Selangors 1.47-1 1.521 Bangrins 23 6 24.3 Hong Fatts 1.06 1.07 Jelebus -80 .85 K. Lan juts 20|3 21|0ex Kramats 11|3 Hj9 Kuchais 1.471 1.521 Pungahs 20|6 21|3cd Puchongs 22|9 23'3 Rantau Prefs. 1.30 1.35 Raubs 3.85 3.95 R. T.
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    • 140 16 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenbys 1.30 1.40 Ayer Panas 1 20 1.30 Bassetts .55 .60 Bedfords .95 1.00 Bentas 1.021 1.071 Brogas .75 .80 Lunas 1.60 1.70 Mentakabs .421 .45 Malaka Pindas 1.20 1.25 Pajams 1.771 1.871 Ulu Benuts .35 .37* TIN: Ampats 416 49 Ayer Hitam 25J0 2610
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 201 16 I LI YAM TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated in the F. M S.) NOTICE OF TWENTY-THIRD DIVIDEND NOTICE is hereby given that a Dividend the 23rd of 6d. (sixpence) per share has been declared due and payable to registered shareholders at the offices of the Company, Taip’ng and Sydney, on Friday,
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    • 915 16 BANKS OVERSEA-CHINESE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND Cinv* BANKING CORPORA 1 lON > (Incorporated in England by ---rrrrTk Royal Charter 1853 1 LIMIIELI Paid-up Capital £3,000 ooq SUCCESSORS Reserve Fund to Reserve Liability of Proprietors £?>.OM(\oa THE CHINESE COMMERcTAL BANK, Head Office No. 38 Bishopsgate, London, Er Manchester Office
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