Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 November 1938

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 274. Vol. XCVL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1938. PRICE 5 CEN I’S.
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  • 628 1 •Cowloon Line Cut By Chinese HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES IN KWANGTUNG .—Reuter. Rrcaptiire of Tairrchuang. M-piir of the famous < hiiu*M‘ victor) in Shantung jrh Diky rar and afterwards Ltkrii In the Japanese is iluimrd in a telegram from (hi < him *■<“ Foreign Ministry rrrrhrd in
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  • 191 1 Reuter. R< >Ovse velt-Mac Ke nzie King Talk Expected N'e* York. Wednesday. It is believed that Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Mackenzie King will discuss problems of defence and refugees after the signing of the U. S.~ Canadian Trade Pact tomorrow, states a Washington report The defence discussion will
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  • 149 1 Reuter. To Be Signed Today Washington, Wednesday. America’s trade agreement with Great Britain and Canada will be signed at the White House at 9 p.m. G.M.T. tomor- row. Mr. Cordell Hull will sign for the i United States. Sir Ronald Lindsay for I Great Britain and Mr. MacKenzie
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  • 158 1 Arouses Excitement In Tanganyika Dar es Salaam. Wednesday. Considerable excitement has been aroused here by reports of a meeting of the Tanganyika League in which Dr. S.B. Malik, Indian member of the Tanganyika Council read with the authority of the Governor a communique issued by Sir Mark
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  • 79 1 Reuter. Canadian Bank Withdraws Panama, Wednesday. The Royal Bank of Canada is one of the three foreign banks in the republic which will begin tomorrow to return its deposits preparatory to retiring its business from Panama. The action is the outcome of the new banking law signed by President
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  • 539 1 Defence Minister On Nazi Brutality Reuter. London, Wednesday. Speaking at Eccles. Sir Thomas Inskip i said the Premier’s effort had undoubtedi ,ly met a sad check during the last few days “I have no desire to divide the j German Government from the German
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  • 145 1 Almost Ready For Regular Traffic CT London, Wednesday. “It is hoped the all-weather road from Lashin to Yunnanfu will be open for regular traffic shortly. The practicability of con truct'ng a railway is. I understand, being examined by the financial interests concerned.” This was the reply given by
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  • 67 1 is estimated at 12.000.000 bushels.—Reuter Plagues And Dust Ravage State Melbourne. Wednesday’. Plug”■>’ ot caterpillars, gv“’hcnpo> hi Lint flying ants, thripF and cueworms are ravaging the State of Victoria. Dust is also having a bad effect on die crops, pastures and vegetables, as well as on humans. Drought
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  • 59 1 —Reuter. Jerusalem. Wednesday. Over 750 Arabs were detained when British troops combed out nine Arab villages in Galilee. Some of these det.,: ne<i had records known to the police. A quantity of firearms and ammunition was also seized. As a result of information gained by the military, large Arab
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  • 55 1 —Reuter. Ne tr York, Wed nesda y. yiityor Liii G-u-itrdui has issued instructions thut the police squad assigned to yuard the German Cc-nsuLate shall be composed entirely of Jeus comma nded by Captain Finkelstein. The saint squad will guard the delegation of prominent Nazis which trill
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  • 74 1 —Reuter. No More Hard Labour Or Ticket-of-Leave London. Wednesday. Drastic prison reforms planned by th Government are described in the Criminai JiioCice Bin. published nigh*. They’ include abolishing erp"'» >1 pun. shment except for serious prison offences. the abolition of penal servitude, hard labour and the ticket—of-leave system
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  • 175 2 Munitions Pouring into China By New Road (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday. With munitions pouring into China along the new Bur-ura-Y unnanf u highway and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek retreating before the Japanese and drawing them further into the mountainous interior, those who have
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  • 79 2 ALLEGED to have committed criminal breach of trust in respect of a sum ■of S2W and a bicycle valued at $25 while .an employee of a shop at King-street. Penang, on October 24 last, a Bengalee, Uuruas Chand, was produced in the Penang Middle Court,
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  • 62 2 a LLEGKD to have swallowed broken pieces of glass, a young EnglishApcalhng Indian is now lying in the Ipoh •General Hospital. ft is alleged that the man started taking pieces of glass on Tuesday d®i was rushed to hospital by nis friends in the evening
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  • 63 2 P.F.S. Headmaster Returns From Leave Mr. L. W. Arnold, headmaster, Penang Free School, returns from home leave this morning by the P. and O. Corfu, and will take over his duties from Mr. F. Cobb, who has been acting during his absence. Mr. Cobb, it is understood.
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  • 365 2 SOCIAL PERSONAL MR. and MRS. LESTER GOODMAN left Singapore on Tuesday by the Imperial Airways. MRS. FARR, wife of the Ipoh lawyer, is leaving for Singapore tomorrow en route to Europe by the Dutch Mail. MR. MICHAEL JOHN PANE CASSERLEY has been appointed Assistant Engineer, Malayan Public Works Service. THE
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  • 68 2 His Excellency and Lady Thomas, accompanied by the Private Secretary and Aide de Camp, will leave Singapore by train on the evening of November 23 on a visit to Kuala Lumpur. His Excellency will return by the night train on December Ist, arriving at
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  • 24 2 The Raja Muda of Perak wishes to thank those who t him congratulations on his appointment as Raja Muda.
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  • 176 2 European Fined In Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. A fine of $7 was imposed by Mr. A. J. A First Magistrate. Kuala Lumpur, on Mr. J. A. Riddell, o the Robinson Piano Company, for not having comnl ->d with the traffic rig “Stop.
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  • 143 2 Another Sikh Arrested A THIRD person has been arrested by Y the police in connection with the murder of a Sikh watchman, who died in Hospital from injuries sustained when he was assaulted with an iron spike used for husking coconuts, at the second sta.iou
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  • 66 2 «From Cur Own Correspondent.) Batu Gajah, Wednesday. A Bengali Muslim named Skandar was oroduced before the Batu Gajah magistrate, Datoh Muda Razali, charged with moking a cigarette on the public road at Tronoh during the Puasa. The accused pleaded guilty and stated that he was
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  • 200 2 (From Our Own Correspon-: Tapping, We- PRODUCED at the instance o t sisiant Game Warden, two from Changkat J namii u > and Ariffin were today chai Taiping Magistrate with ”pGsse/s\' h parts of game birds (burong which had been illegally killed
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  • 138 2 Medicine-Vendor Fined $2O (From Our Own Correspondent i Taiping, Wedne- day yrOR possession of parts of a rare X Malayan animal, a ‘‘Ranging grim,” or goat-antelope, which had been illegally killed, an Indian Mohamedan named Musa bin Hussein was Lined S2O or three w r
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  • 88 2 Two Malay Fvy* Badly lu’-F* (From Our Own C». Batu Gajah, Tuesday ITwo bicycle accidents occurred here during the week-end. A ten-year-old Malay boy named Abbas bin Wahab, who was said to have been knocked down by a bicycle at Tanjong Tualong, was admitted to the Batu Gajah
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  • 51 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Gajah, Wednesday. Several motorists were produced before Datoh Muda Razali, in the Batu Gajah Court yesterday morning, and were mulcted in fines ranging from $2 to $5, for not observing the ‘‘Stop. D»ok Go,” sign at the Fusing
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  • 226 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. How he was struck with a jagged weapon when conducting a raid was told in the Kuala Lumpur police court today by Mr. I. I. Jeffries, Customs Officer, when he charged Ker Thuan before Raja Abdul Hamid with
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  • 122 2 (From Our Own Correspondent Tai ping, WednesdayCONVICTED on the charge of assa ing a Malay Revenue offieer execution of his duties, two pre named Doraisamy and Govindasamy today fined $4O, or two months’ r.i by the Taiping Magistrate today. A third accused named
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  • 775 3 A J emergency meeting of the Fruitcaters’ Club was held at the <Jtil> premises last night to consider the menace which confronts residents in the tropics from neurasthenia. At first, members did not evince any acute interest in the matter as none were conscious sufferers. Blinding realisation
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  • 1540 3 NO EVIDENCE OF HARSH TREATMENT OF MEN As briefly reported in yesterday’s Pinang Gazette comparative’fV small concessions are made to the workers in the award of the Arbitration Tribunal set up by the Government to hear the dispute between the Singapore Traction Company, Limited, and its Employees’
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  • 316 3 Damage Estimated At $lO,OOO rwVIKEE shop-houses were burnt out last night, in the worst fire in Penang this year, a* Seek Chuan lane, off Buckingham-street. An early estimate of the damage caused is put at more than $lO,OOO. From inquiries gathered on the spot, the
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  • 643 4 Police Protection For German Liner New York, Wednesdav. r rHE storm of anger which has swept through the United States over the treatment of Jews in Germany shows no sign of abatement. The giant German liner Bremen sailed on her homeward voyage today
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  • 131 4 Reuter. I is officially announced that the Ebro pocket has been completely cleared with the capture of the villages of Flix. Aseo and Ribarroja. By a lightning change of plans and taking advantage of the thick fog, the Nationalists obliterated the last vestige of
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  • 145 4 —Reuter. Assurance To S.Vi. Africa Maritzhurg. Wednesday. “VV’F are going to defend South Africa and its vital interests, including South west Africa, to the uttermost.” declared General Smuts in a speech here today. The south-west, he said. had been entrusted to South Africa as a
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  • 91 4 —Reuter. Compromise Likely Rome. Tuesday. Hope that a compromise may be reached between the Italian Government an.i the Vatican in the method of application of the new racial law is expressed in Vatican circles following a favourable reply by the King. According to ’he Osservatore Romano
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  • 95 4 4 SPECIAL service was held at the Young Men's Christian Association. Ipoh. on Tuesday night connection wit I the World Prayer Week, which is being observed by ail organisations of the Y.M.C.A. and L.W.C.A. throughout th rj world. The Rev. Hamilton Aikin preached an inspiring
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  • 85 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar. Wednesday. GOVIJNDASAMY. a Malabari. who was r described as a Hindu priest, living at Padang Rengas slashed his throat with a parang while sitting in a coffee shop yegterday morning. The man was rushed to the District Hospital, Kuala
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  • 91 4 Random Reminiscences Bv Mr. Streeper MR. R. B. Streeper. the American Consul in Penang, was the speaker at yesterday’s weekly luncheon of the Penang Rotary Club. He gave random reminisences of life in Persia, where he was formerly stationed. The Inter-city meeting of Penang. Ipoh and
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  • 371 4 —Reuter. Rome, Wednesday JPHE signing of the declaration 1 bringing into force the Anglo Italian Agreement was periorm ed in a short, but impresshe ceremony Lord Perth, wearing morning <j t was conducted to the Victory Hah of b Palazzo Chigi, where he was mu
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  • 61 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Tuesday. The King dined with the Queen grand mother yesterday' evening but was in bed before ten. His Majesty’s younger brothet suffering from a cold and mild tonsilitis rook no part in the State procession yes terday. Bangkok will be
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  • 39 4 Reuter. London. Wednesday: Queen Ma Norway underwent an andomina' tior. in London today. A bulletin 1 that the Queen came throng Bu operation well but that the nex days cannot be without some an\
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  • 70 4 —Reuter Vienna, Wednesday. A DDRESSING workers at Steyr today Herr Buerckel, the Nazi leader in Austria, announced that Field-Marshal Goering had authorised him to punish looters in future with death The reason was that confiscation of .Jewish property was being considered. Discussing the economic problem Herr
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  • 163 4 —Reuter. Dr. Imredy Forms New Ministry Budapest. Wednesday-. Following the resignation of the Hungarian Cabinet, the Premier, Dr. Imredy; has formed a new Ministry with five changes. The decision to resign was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet where Dr. Imredy said the return to Hungary
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  • 32 4 .1 detachment from the 2nd battalion, Ihe Gordon //itjhlavders, was amomj the units on parade ut Cenotaph ceremony, in Singapore on .Armistice Dav.
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  • 502 5 Parking Difficulties in Shopping Area Several (raffle problems involving ipoh have been under con•iilerah m during the week and will be further discussed at the meeting ol the Kinta Sanitary Board today. Traffic obstruc lion, uneven Ine-looi nays and dangerous drains which make proper parking ol cars
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  • 207 5 More Parties Passing Ili rough Singapore 1 rom Our Own Correspondent’) Singapore, Wednesday. 11 ITU a large red-inked "J” stamped "a their German passports a party of 30 young German and Austrian refugees arrived in Singapore b\ ALssageries Maritimes liner Aramis a way to Shanghai this
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  • 45 5 nceli-s. Wednesday. An order 1 econnaissanco Lumbers has iv ed from Australia by th Aircraft Corporation, accord ng W York Tim r. Ruler. A i t 1 1 h eclipse <if the sun will b -lalaya at sunrise on November
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  • 825 5 Chinese Jailor Sentenced Hou a Chinese tailor offered a bribe of F5O to Mr. D. G. W. MontJ gomery. the Superintendent of Customs. Ipoh, to induce him to .obtain on behalf of two friends a higher ration in the quantity of jchandu they were allowed,
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  • 128 5 Eldest Sister Of Late Sultan From Cur Own Correspondent.) Kuala Kangsar, Wednesday. fgiHE death occurred of Raja Ngah Hali.nah, eldest sisver of the late Suitan Iskandar Shah, at 5 a.m. today at her residence in Station-road, Kuala Kangsar, aged 60 years. The deceased lady had
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  • 131 5 man was here yesterday on the JL same charges and is alleged to have offered exactly <.he same amount of money to a constable. He was Choy Chong then but now he is Cheng Choy,” said Mr. N. B. Thomas. Chief Court Inspector, in the
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  • 105 5 Pathetic Plea By Elderly Chinese {'HIX 5 IX. an elderly Chinese, was yesterday produced in the First Magistrate’s court. Ipoh, before Mr. P.F Y. Radcliffe on charges of being in possession of utensils for the manufacture of hit >xi< ating liquor and of one
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  • 85 5 —Reuter. Resuming Private Legal Practice Mr. Homer S. Cummings. United Stab Attorney-General, is understood to have submitted his res'gnation, according to a Dow-Jones Washington despatch. Mr. Robert Jackson. Solicitor-General. is considered Air. Cummings' most probable successor. Mr- Roosevelt announced to a pres conference today tTiat Mr. Cummings
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  • 64 5 -Reuter. Preliminary Findings Announced Washington Wednesday. The explosion which sank the liner Vancouver on November 3 occured out side the vessel, declared the Secretary of Commerce, Mr. Daniel Roper, making public the findings of the preliminary investigation today. Mr. Roper added that the Department of
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  • 959 5 hirst Meeting, 30 Years Ajjo. At Malay College Recalled Kuala Lumpur. Wednesday. ir H J hey met 30 vears His Highness as a student in the Malay (ollege and Mr. Cator as a cadet in the Land Office, Kuala nangsar, was recounted hv His
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  • 157 5 New ay Of Settling Dispute HOW a summons case had beer, settled out of court as the result of the defndants agreeing to pay $2.000 in Chinese currency to the China Relief Fund was narrated to Che Ismail in the Second Magistrate’s court, Ipoh. yesterday. Mr
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    • 782 6 < 1 >T’ r 1 Opening Tonight MAJESTIC OYAL MAJESTIC .A,/ n.irunf ANOTHER BIULLIANT BRITISH MUSICAL HIT! TONIGHT LAS! NIGHT. MV SIC! A i Thrilling Expose of 1938’s Daring New A.1H121 NCtlfiflC t k Billion Dollar Racket I OllllU UVUgIV COMEDY! I ftcrawe 1 AND I Spanky MacFarland a ml
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  • 154 7 Paris, Nov. 8 THREE HUNDRED seriously wounded members of the International Brigade, who were due to arrive by train at Cerbere this afternoon, have been refused permission to enter France. The Prefect of the Eastern Pyrenees district, following orders from the .Ministry of the Interior,
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  • 85 7 ANEW voluntary movement known as the Goar. National Consress and based on the ideals of the Indian National Congress has been formed by Goan residents of Bombay. It is understood that the movement will be guided along the lines suggested recently by Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose,
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  • 411 7 VALUABLE TRADE LOST Shipping Is Curtailed: Hotels Are Hard Hit rs foreign tourist, formerly a familiar sight in Japan, has become almost as extinct as some prehistoric animal. In no time, not even during the stormy days of the “Manchurian Incident,” has there been such
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  • 352 7 —lnternational News Agency. Shekki, Nov. H. JAPANESE troops In Tungkun and Shuntek countries looted shops for rice and povisions and violated women, according to reports reaching here. In Taiping just behind the Bocca Tigris forts on the Pearl River, a Chinese mercenary was required
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  • 73 7 London, Nov. 8. THE 1937 birth-rate for England and W’ales—l4.9—was the highest since 1932, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Health today. The maternal mortality rate—3.l3 per 1,000 —is the lowest ever recorded in England and Wales. The infant mortality rate
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  • 158 7 Bombay, October, 28. for the clearance of the jl slums, at present inhabited by about 5,600 poor people, in one road and its in Bombay and the provision of modem housing accommodation in their place at a cost of about Rs. 48 lakhs
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  • 58 7 Durban, Nov. X. Tbe first Nationalist statement concerning the future of South-West Africa, former German colony, was made at the Natal Nationalists’ Congress at Vryheid today when Mr. A. J. Werth, supporter of Dr. Malan, leader of the Nationalist Opposition, declared. I South-West Africa is a part
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    • 121 7 Matinees Today and Tomorrow at 3 p.m. A M GM. picture. ‘•DOUBLE WEDDING” with Wl mVpna loy el,l PRICES? Downstairs 15 and 30 cents QUEEN’S LAST 2 SCREENINGS 6.15 TONIGHT 9.30 'lt Will Remain Forever In Yjur Heart..” say the critics J B I H M I F BwRfVWi; NOTE
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    • 432 7 THE ECONOMICAL AMUSEMENT HOME IN TOWN TO SPEND YOUR EVENING’ TONIGHT LADIES 9 GUEST NIGHT AT BOTH PARKS WEMBLEY PARK Tonight, Thursday, 17th November, 1938. A Grand Moral Story in two parts. “JUDI”. Big combination of Actresses and Actor s from The Silver Jubilee Opera in conjunction with the ever
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  • 448 8 An Indian writer in Kuala Lumpui recently declared outright that the present policy of regarding all non-Malays as “aliens" and refusing to grant rights and privileges to Indians who are Malayan-born and who consider Malaya as their home, was a thinly-veiled attempt to cover up
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  • 1537 8 Wuu Shiumns Centenary —II f IKE many founder ot L religions, VVuu Shiunn saw a vision as the outcome of his unjust persecution. He saw the road that leads to happiness and well being. It was the Road of Knowledge. This
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  • 406 9 Chinese Anthropologist Interviewed I IRST hand information of a highway between Burma and China, which was recently completed, was revealed to the Pinang ette shipping reporter by Dr. Tao Yun-kuei, well-known Chinese topologist, who arrived in Penang yesterday on his way back to China aft»
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  • 50 9 .l i) sale at th? Municipal .ght building lots in Chulia id ten in Ah Quee Street m> for bidding and as no m ide. all the lots were with ■ve prices of the Municipality S.H 360 to $1,550 and al] the offered on a sub lease of
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  • 160 9 Brigade Received Nine Calls Damage caused by last night’s fire at Seek Chuan Lane. Penang has been assessed at betwen $12,000 to $13,000. Three adjoining shop houses. Nos. 26. 28 and 30, built of masonry and timber, were burnt. The roofs collapsed and the floors were partly
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  • 117 9 TO BE HELD AT MORTIMER HAI L ON NOV. 25-27 The Group Supervisor, English Schools. Penang, and the headmasters of the Hutchings. Westlands and Francis Light Schools have issued inivitations for an exhibition of Art. Handcrafts and Schoolwork which will be held at the Mortimer Hall, Hutchings
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  • 62 9 On Friday, December 2 Tlie Acting Headmaster and Staff of the Hutchings School. Penang. have issued invitations for the annual distribution of prizes which will be held in the School Mortimer Hall at 5 30 p.m. on Friday, December 2 and to an entertainment at the same
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  • 112 9 SISO lor Poppy Day Fund The Bridge and Mahjong Party organised by the Women's Committee of the Penang Sports Club and held at the Western Road Club yesterday morning realised a sum of $l5O which will go to swell the Poppy Day fund for 1938. The
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  • 175 9 About forty young British military officers arrived in Penang this morning from India by the P. and O. Corfu on their way to Singapore. Most of them belong to the Indian Army, while some are from British Army units in India. They will visit Singapore
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  • 105 9 Capt. T. B. Drew, O. B. E., R. N., arrived in Penang this morning by theP. and O. Corfu on his way to take up his new appointment as Commodore. Malaya. He will assume command of the Naval Establishments in Singapore on Sturday. Commodore M. L. Clarke,
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  • 439 9 Coffee-shop Keeper Fined A RAIL> carried out by officers of the 1 en ang Detective Branch on a coftee shop in Nagore road on November 15 resulted in the discovery of a number of lottery tickets issued by the Li Tek Seah, and as a sequel
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  • 493 9 Pupils Of Penang School Of Music OVER forty children of the Penang School of Music gave an excellent entertainment at the Town Hall last evening, by way of showing parents and friends what they could do in public and also to receive their Certificates won
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  • 175 9 To Staiir Another Show In Aid Of China Fund Following the success of their first performance, the Chung Ling High School Union is planning to give another performance on Dec. 17 and 18 at the Town Hall in aid of the South China Distress Relief Fund.
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    • 91 9 E. 0. Dance Hall NIGHTLY 9.30 till midnight SAIT’RDAY 9.30 till I a.m. MUSIC BY 1 eddy Lout! and his Band I SPECIALLY SELECTED HOSTESSES I ADMISSION EREE. Dance Coupons SI For 4 I I MALAYAN GREETING CA D n C SET OF SIX VIEWS BLACK AND WHITE ETCHINGS DECKLE
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  • 2297 10 Further Increase In Price Expected (From Our Own Correspondent) London, November 9. JUST as journalists have proverbially a nose for news, so do London stockbrokers acquire an instinct for scenting probable capital profits to come. This is happening today in relation to the
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  • 1246 10 London Hopes tor Ninepence Price Level (From Our Own Correspondent) London, November 9. BEFORE this article appears in print, the International Rubber Regulation Committee will have met (in London on November 15) and announced for the first quarter of 1939 an export quota
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  • 261 11 ITAHE Hon. Mr. G. E. Cator, BriI tish Resident of Perak, was the guest of honour yesterday, at the weekly tiffin meeting of the Rotary Club of Ipoh. Colonel Cecil Rae, presiding, said: “We have in Mr. Cator a fine illustration of the statement
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  • 605 11 ARRIVALS Today: BANGALORE ex London. JUTLANDIA. KUTSANG ex China and Japan. CORFU ex London via ports. RYUFUKU MARU ex Japan via Singapore. PALOPO ex Singapore, Cheribon. Semarang and Soerabaya. KRIAN ex Belawan-Deli. MATANG ex Victoria Point, Renong, Kopah and Tongkah. Tomorrow: VAN HEUTSZ ex Singapore and
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  • 611 11 AIR MAILS OUTWARD Africa, East South IMPERIAL Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda Zanzibar. North and South Rhodesia, NyasaJand and South Vrica via Penang. Mails close Ipoh 12.45 p.m. tomorrow; Kuala Lumpur 7.30 a.m. tomorrow; Penang 7.30 p.m. Tuesdays. Fridays and Sundays. Africa, West IMPERIAL Nigeria and Gold Coast •na Singapore
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    • 331 11 blue funnel line WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT RADNORSHIRE Calls Antwerp Middlesboro T ”nov a N TEN OR Calls Marseilles and Glasgow Nov 25 Dee PHILOCTETES Calls Hull Gdynia Dec' j fCc' 2 TEN DAY SERVICE TO LIVERPOOL VIA HAVRE MENTOR omits Havre Nov. 19 THESEUS Calls Glasgow Nor.
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    • 943 11 P© an d W BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE, CHINA JAPAN S.S. “CORFU” SAILING THURSDAY, 17th NOVEMBER Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under Penang, Teluk Anson, Bagandatoh, Port contract with His Majesty’s Government Swettenham, Malacca and Singapore London and Far East Mail Service. Service Outwards from London for
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  • 381 12 A Canadian-born musician. Sandy Macpherson, organist for the past ten years at the Empire Cinema Leicester Square, London, has been appointed to succeed Reginald Foort as BBC Theatre Organist. His first broadcast in his new capacity will be heard by oversea listeners in Transmission 5 at
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  • 244 12 The Mighty Pyramid It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the orlci which is to be seen today. In many respects it is one of the mightiest achievements of all human endeavour, and the marvel of this stupendous piece of engineering is all the greater
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  • 684 12 The latest addition to the fleet of the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. is the twin-screw steamer "Amra’’ built at the Neptune shipyard of the well-known firm of Swan, Hunter Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and launched in April of this year by the Most
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  • 354 12 Naval policy of several nations will be influenced by a device, tested out on two torpedo-boats in a Dutch shipyard which reduces the roll oi a ship in a heavy sea by about 75 per cent The device consists of two fin- fitted
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1908 12 8.8. C. SER VICE SCHEDULE ist IT,'. S'TVk eS< h<-'h;l« th. Far W JmHBWbI beginning Nov. «JU2 P m T "\l5 pm.: GSJ. GSG and HloWlghtS Of TocLlV S WirdeSS TRANSMISSION 3 ZHJ (PENANG) »15 pm to 10.50 p.m.: GSJ. P m. to 7 p m.: Indian Music. 930 pm
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    • 364 12 NIROM YDC 15.15 Mcjs <19.8 m.); YD A 6.04 Mcs (49 6 m.): YDB 11.86 Mcjs (25.3 m.); PMN 10.26 Mcs (29.2 m.); YDB 9.65 Me s (31.20 m.). TODAY A.M. 6.20 Gymnastics. 6.35 Light recorded music. 6.50 Time signal. Recoided music. 7.50 Close down. 10.50 Time Signal. Opening. Opera
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    • 16 12 PENANG TIDE TAiil I. High 1,,w Today ».50 p.m. 3.1 < P Tomorrow 4.19 10.30 p.m. p
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  • 207 13 King Ananda Mahidol of Siam ard ins younger brother. Prince Bhumipol, v. > n they arrived at Singapore aboard the Fast Asiatic motor ves .el Meonia lire tender with the King of Siam aboard on its way out .o f he
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 164 13 BOBBY BEAR'S ADVENTURES: Escapade (1) a i f \\> fr X Here's a mill: drink for the master. From such wrath the culprit fled. The taircase—ah, of course, the tray! Bobbp ips—this means disaster. He manages to keep ahead! Tobogganing s the quickest way. BOBBY BEAR'S ADVENTURES: Escapade (2) FC
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  • 289 14 7-0 Win In Soccer International Hall Scores Three In Three Minutes A brilliant display of opportunism and marksmanship by Willie Hall, Tottenham Hotspur’s inside-right, who scored five goals, helped England to overwhelm Ireland 7 —o in their international championship soccer match at Manchester yesterday. Hall’s feat of
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  • 169 14 S.R.A. Classification List Following is the latest Straits Racing Association classification of horses ponies: HORSES TRANSFERS From Class 2 to Class 1. Con Con, Safariland, Saladin. Stuart Tartan. From Class 1 to Class 2. Creator, Vedas. From Class 3 to Class 2. Battalion, Danger
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  • 143 14 Lawn Tennis is making headway in the public gphools which is important, the standard of British tennis being what it is. At one time public schools would not look at lawn tennis. They said it was not a team game and therefore of small use in the training of
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  • 196 14 Training At Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Today. Very few candidates for the Selangor Turf Club’s Winter Skye Meeting were out on the track this morning for training ow’ing to a drizzle which persisted ali through the night. Only trainers Duval and Hobbs’
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  • 197 14 To a country as interested as Malaya is in the world’s consumption of rubber, it is always pleasing to learn of new’ and additional uses for the commodity that means so much to our welfare. Since the commencement of aviation rubber has become increasingly used
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  • 228 14 —Reuter. The F. A. Cup stri on Saturday Nov. 26 witl i, ing of the first r >un<J {>a J draw for which was ma J f The participants will be th amateur and Third Division 1 Vari u the First and Second Diviss* Clullß
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  • 317 14 Although putting up a plucky show, the Penang Free School rugger XV were swamped by a strong Penang Sports Club XV on the Free School ground yesterday. The Sports Club won by 23 points (a goal and six tries) to three
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  • 343 14 Badminton And Table-Tennis The Penang Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association are holding their badminton and table-tennis championships tonight at 6 and 8 p.m. respectively. Handsome prizes will be awarded. BADMINTON The following are the sections: SINGLES A Section: Cheah Tat Kheam: Wong Soon Meng: Yip Ting
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 310 14 Demand the WHITE DOT, the Only LIFETIME Pen f SHEAFFERS Kg\ I FEATHERTOUCH 2 I means EajPtlb f I SMOOTH WRITING S fl See why FEATHER- fTSfffh [T ja TOUCH writes so fiUTjftnf Bi ig smoothly. Platinum-in- Bl ax the-CHANNEL smooths HS //OH tho way for SKRIP t 0 2flf/
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  • 512 15 nek Against The Losers: Forwards Disappoint i N enormous crowd turned up at the St. Xavier’s Institution ground yesterday to see the match between the Penang Foot ball Association cup-holders, the Old Xaverians’ Association and the Indian Recreation Club. The match was played for
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  • 333 15 learns For Next Week BAD weather prevented a full turnout for the practice match arranged for yesterday evening by the Penang Women’s Hockey Club to be played at he Francis Light School ground. Six >n the Colours and eight on the Whites >ide turned up and
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  • 86 15 AT a meeting of the selection committee of the Perak Hockey Association held at the Y.M.C.A. last night the following team was chosen to represent I erak against Penang in their fixture on the Ipoh Club padang next Saturday: F. Toft; Lee Heng Teik and
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  • 85 15 Penang Asiatics’ Team Against Selangor The team to represent the Penang Asiatics against the Selangor Asiatics in the All Blues Cup rugger match a' Kuala Lumpur this Saturday will be chosen from the following: Choong Foong Chin. Tiang Lye, Kee Yong Chin, K. C. Goh, Ng
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  • 71 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Wednesday. In a fast game of hockey today the Taiping Tigers defeated the King Edward VII School by the odd goal in three. The Tigers opened the scoring about half-way through the first session through Nai Phuang. The School evened up
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  • 28 15 —Reuter. Philadelphia. Tuesday. A sequel to yesterday’s ThomasGalento fight is tha£ Thomas has been banned from reappearing in Philadelphia because his showing is regarded unsatisfactory.—Reuter.
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  • 58 15 The foilnwing will play for the Penang Recreation Club against the Krian Club at hockey today on the Esplanade: J. W. Webb; D. Westerhout and J.D. Scully; A.J. Wil. liams, T. Jacobs and A. Forrest; D Stewart, S. Stewart, D. Campbell, Dr. N.H. Perera and J.E.
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  • 61 15 —Reuter. Taunton, Wednesday. JC. WHITE, the for- mer Somerset and England slow left-hand bowler who has played in fifteen Tests from 1921 to 1931, lost his left eye as the result of a shooting accident. An operation was immediately performed following the mishap but he may
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  • 457 15 (.From cur Own Correspondent.) Teluk Anson, Wednesuay. rjIHE inauguration of a district hockey association in Lower Perak, proposals for the formation of which were on foot for some time, proved to be an unqualified success at a meeting held yesterday evening at the
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  • 13 15 —Reuter. London, Wednesday. Hampshire beat Middlesex 17—6 at rugger today —Reuter.
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  • 144 15 'THE Perak Badminton Association has received an invitar tion from the Negri Sembilan Badminton Association to send a representative team to Seremban in December to play a series of matches against the Negri side. This is the first time that a match
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  • 476 15 LATE TRY BY HAGUE GILES VICTORY 10 PROVINCE Excellent rugger was seen on ictoria Green yesterday when the Province rugger fifteen met the Penang Asiatics and defeated them narrowly hy 19 points (two goals, two tries and one penalty goal) to 16 (two goals and
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  • 24 15 A Reuter message from Leicester' states that Davis yesterday established a world snooker record break of 13'1, beating his own 135.
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  • 127 15 Wong Bock Clienng Held To Draw (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Wednesday. THRILLING wrestling was seen at the Coronation Park tonight. Ln the main event Wong Bock Cheng drew with Sardar Khan in a six ten-minute round bout, each man securing a fall. The burly Pathan
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 132 15 1 IFWitl i SHE said MlfK “What is this Fve J B found in your drawer y HE said y 44 That Ah! that was meant to be if it/ i x Xb. a surprise for you I Something that’s going to give you hours and hours s f of
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  • 132 16 PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDO”—/Spot) w «rw> £215.15.0 £215.15.0 IONDOn —(3 maltha) £216.10.0 £216.10 SINGAPORE $109.37%. $109.25 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $109.37% $109.25 BUSINESS DONE »•<»» 25 tons 25 tons OOPRA —(Sun dried) $3.15 $3.20 BLACK PEPPER $8.50 $8.50 RUBBER LONDON B%d B%d NEW YORK 16 :.c(G) 16,10(0) SINGAPORE— (Spot) 28 %c
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  • 378 16 RONDON. Nov. 16. Following are today’s closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Sha’cs of £1 demonination unless otherwise stated. Today Rises or Fall Conversion Loan 5 p.c. 1944-64 111 Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 109 J. 1-1 War Loan 3?. p.c. 99?, —1 Coni. Union
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  • 105 16 Prev. Today Paris 178%. 178% New York 4.71% 4.70% Montreal 4.75% 4.74% 27.85 27.82 Geneva 20.85 20.82 Amsterdam 8.70'2 8.66% Milan 89% 89% Berlin 11.76 11.74 Stockholm 19.41 19.41 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% unquoted Helsingfors 226% 226% Prague 137 137 Madrid 55.00 nominal Lisbon
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  • 118 16 London, Nov. 16. RUBBER: Firmer.— London 8% buyers 8% sellers Jan./'Mar 8% do 8/; do Apl./June 8 fl do 8% do July/Sept. 8% do 8, 7 do NEW YORK 16.60 cts. United Kingdom Stocks:— London 58.385 tons Liverpool 33.267 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. Nov £10.5.0
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  • 228 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.40 1.45 Hong Fatt .80 82% telebu .70 .75 Klang River 1.77% 1.82% Kuchai 1.37%. 1.421 c Mambau .50 .55 Petalings 7.80 8.00 Rahman Hyd. 1.20 I.22Jex Raub Gold 5.20 5.30 c Rantau 1.52% 1.57Jc Sungei Luas 1.57% 1.62% Taiping Cons. 1.65
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  • 327 16 New York, Wednesday. The longterm outlook remains favourable, making the imminence of important liquidation unlikely. However, the following factors tend temporarily to decrease the chances of the market getting far on the upside. Firstly the definite revival of European uncertainties; secondly, un favourable aspects of emotional buying
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  • 181 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Buyer* Sellers Ampats 4 1% 4’4% Bangrins 23’3 24 0 Burma Malays 21 9 22 6 Hong Fatts .79 .82 Jelebus .67%» .7WG Johans .27% .30 Kramats 10 9 11‘3 Kamuntings 11 3 119 K. Lanjuts 18 3 18’9 La.ruts 9 9 101% Puchongs 18'3 19 0
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  • 22 16 TIN Penang $109.25 per pkl. Singapore $109.25 per pkl. RUBBER Penang-Spot 28 c. per lb. Singapore-Spot 28 c. per lb.
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  • 213 16 KENNEDY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4 1% 4 7% Ayer Hitam 26 0 27 0 Bangrin 23 6 24 3 B'aiu Selangor 1.42% 1.45 Berjuntai 10 9 116 Hong Fatt -80 .83 Jelebu *7O .74 Kiang 180 1.90 Kramat 10 9 11 3 Kuchai Only. 1.37% I.42Aex Lukut .67%
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  • 299 16 SOON THEAM CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Ampats 4i3 4 6 A. Hitams 25 9 26 9 A. VVengs .62 .65 Bangrins 233 B. Selangors 1.42 1.45 Berjuntai 10 9 113 Hong Fatts -80 .82 Jelanangs 313 32 3 Jelebus .70 .73 Kamuntings 11.3 11 9ex K. Lanjuts 18 6 19
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  • 165 16 BBER Buyer* Seller? Batu Lintangs 1.17’.» 1.22’.c Bassetts .55 Ben t a 1.10 1.15 Brogas .75 .77% Kuala Sidims 2.37% 2.47'. Indragiris 1. 27%» 1.32’ Lunas 1.70 1.80 Mentakabs .42% .45 Malaka Pindas 1.37 1.42 New* Scudais 1.12% 1.17’.. Pajams 1.85 1.92% Sungei Tukangs 1.07%. 1.12% Tapahs 1.90
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  • 97 16 Reuter. Wrecking Tactic* lb Right Wing Paris. Wednesday Any idea of a national govtrr.m the near future has been nippe' bud by the unanimous dec,arat '7i‘. r aU<W Congress of the Republican the largest Right Wing gr'" l of Chamber, refusing “either h participate in
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