Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 December 1938

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 HBLISO DAILY \o. 307. Vol. XCVL TUESDAY DECEMBER 27, 1938. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 549 1 Loyalists Deny Progress OFFENSIVE ON NINETY-MILE FRONT Burgos, Mondav. Franco’s bid for Barcelona has met with success in its initial stages observers here and at the front believe I he immediate objectives ‘are Grandella. Albages. Cost and Elldana and as a result of a lightning
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  • 291 1 Reuter. Japan s Bombings In China Washington, Monday. it,. State Department announces that American Ambassador in Tokio has <nted a new protest against the .Ji title < bombing of American property ip china. It is stated that the protest covered inn.\ lorn kings in recent months which
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  • 136 1 Reuter. Not To Be Sacrificed To Britain Paris, Monday. AV< are perhaps on the very eve of r iv.- events,” said M. Blum in an a <s to the Socalist Congress. We live in a dangerous Europe and 11 agreed on the necessity for entile country’s defence. The
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  • 76 1 .—Reuter. Four-Point Declaration Ratified At Lima Lima, Monday. 1 la Pan-American Conference ratithe fourpoint declaration of Amerisolidarity which Mr. Cordell Hull d as the Conference’s outstanding 'h..•veinent. 1 he main points of the declaration are l t the 21 Republics reaffirm the deion to oppose foreign intervention
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  • 79 1 Reuter Christmas Eve Tragedy Bucharest, Monday: Eighty-five are k o' n to be dead and 320 injured as a sul: of two trains colliding between a.'.T; and K scliinoff. 'he disaster occurred on Christmas eve but ow'ng to a breakdown of communications. the news only
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  • 97 1 Reuter. Archbishop Rebukes Interrupter Ixmc’on. Saturday. While the Archbishop of Canterbury was blessing the Christmas crib in the Canterbury Cathedral representing the Holy Family with the babe in the man■Vr in an old English bam, a man rr.-hed forward and shouted: ‘“My Lord Archbishop, I pray you to
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  • 430 1 Great Follows Heavy Fall ()i Snow 4b Reuter. London. Mond'iv. Another ver hem fall this mornin" tnad cod ditions ideal for tobogminin and skating in nian\ places particular!) on the South Downs. Then in the afternoon warm air from Irelanl brought rising temperatures and
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  • 119 1 —Reuter. George V Memorial Dedicated London, Saturday. A memorial tablet to King George V. was dedicated at the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene at Sandringham in the presence of the King and Queen, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. the Duke and Duchess
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  • 79 1 —Reuter. Fatal Fall From Train In France Paris, Monday: Mr. Howard Nankivell, Treasurer, Cyprus, has now been identified as the Englishman born in Jamaica who was killed by a fall from a train on December 12. He was Deputy Colonial Secretary, Trinidad at the time of the rioting
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  • 40 1 —Reuter Rome, Monday. The death has occurred of the septuagenarian Cardinal Deskrbensky, the first Cardinal to be elevated to the Purple by Pope Leo XIII in 1901. He was formerly Archibishop of Prague and later Archbishop of Olmutz.—Reuter
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  • 35 1 —Reuter. Rome, Monday. The French Ambassador handed Count Ciano a Note replying to Italy’s recent Note denouncing the Mussolini-Laval Agreement of 1935. The contents of the reply are not yet known. —Reuter.
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  • 64 1 —Reuter. Baghdad, Monday: The Cabinet has resigned and a new one haj been formed by General Nurisaid who was exiled aftet the coup d’Etat of October 1936 and returned last year. The Cabinet members are now all new: Gen. Nurisaid, Premier and Foreign Minister; General Tahahashimi, Defence and
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  • 61 1 —Reuter. Moscow, Monday. It is announced that the decision to close the Soviet Consulate at Milan is due to anti-French demonstrators recently breaking the windows and damaging the door thereof. It is stated that the Italian Government gave no satisfactory answer to the Soviet Ambassador’s demand for
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  • 47 1 Reuter. Jerusalem, Monday. Yassin Jerallal, a member of the Arab Defence Party in opposition to the Mufti and cousin of the present President of the Supreme Moslem Council, was shot dead this morning in his home in Jericho where he was a prominent resident.
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  • 38 1 —Reuter. London, Sunday. The death has occurred of Lord Selsdon, formerly Sir William Mitchell Thompson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, 1921-22, and Postmaster General 1924-29. He had travelled extensively in the Far East,—Reuter.
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  • 78 2 Gi ovp photograph taken of the members ant friends of the Hu Yew Seah on the occasion of the fpii celebrations "nl the laying of the foundation stone of the new Hu Yew Seah Girls’ School building i, lt jg Teh. Seated in the centre is Mr. Soon
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  • 115 2 Robinson Co. Robbed (Frcm Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. Kuala Lumpur’s burglar gang, which has been quiet lor some time, took advantage of the Christmas holidays to stage another coup when they entered' Robinson and Company’s premises in Java Street and removed articles valued
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  • 372 2 Hi Iler’s Ch ristmas Present Berlin, Saturday. •iW’E have a special reason this Christmas to be profoundly gateful to the Lord for so visibly blessing the way Hitler took,” declared Herr Hess, as the Fuhrer’s deputy, broadcasting a message to Germans throughout the world. A eulogy
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  • 146 2 Reuter. Eire M.P. Examines Problem Warsaw, Monday. The desperate plight of seven thousand Jews expelled from Germany who for nearly two months sought shelter tn barns and stables in Zbonszyn, on the Polish-German frontier, is being investigated by Mr. Robert Briscoe, a member of the Eire
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  • 52 2 The engagement was announced yesterday of Mr. Alexander Sylvester Nonis of the Wellesley Primary School, Penang, son of Mr. G. B. Nonis, retired chief clerk of Messrs. A. A. Anthong Co. and Mrs. G. B. Nonis, to Miss Joan Mary Agnes Geddie of the teaching staff of the
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  • 98 2 —Reuter. k Italian Sailors Anger Populace Monte Video, Monday. The action of visiting Italian sailors driving through the crowded streets, giving the Fascist salute and shouting slogans, led to a serious disturbance here on Saturday. When a crowd protested, the sailors, according to eyewitness, attacked a
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  • 77 2 The funeral of the late Mr. Tang Yong Kow, .who passed away on Dec. 22 at the age of 46, took place at 10.30 a.m. yesterday from his residence No. 40, Stewart Lane, for interment at the Mount Erskine Cemetery. The deceased leaves an
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  • 315 2 “AMER ICN SOLIDARITY" .—Reuter. declaration Ratu J AT LIMA 4 MID thunderous applau?. 4 a I sembly of t'ie Pan-Ai ference today ratified the' ar “American solidarity” (fedauti I Mr. Cordell Hull hailed the b.'i I as the Conference's outstan fl ment and added: “It is do-J 3 r ie
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  • 83 2 Reuter Lisbon, Sunday I The Insignia of the Grand Cross the Bath was handed to Pres dent < ml mona by the British Ambassador at i r "l Palace yesterday along with a mes*-»-’ from King George stressing that Anglo-Portuguese alliance continues to be one
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  • 78 2 Reuter. Republican Premier- v Decree Barcelona, Monday: Sen”’ the Republican Premier, in a all Spaniards yesterday, anno suspension of death sente: << pronounced for high treason. I and rebellion. er The suspension will also ap[ sons who might be sentenced o* future. l)el n£ He declared
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  • 459 3 CHINESE RETORT TO TOKIO’S PEACE OFFER A TQLIX Chungking, Sunday. fk; ’CkSEI) attempt at political dismemberment of rrirvitzL ’r> a nes c Foreign Office spokesman’s desKoi We’s statement last Thursday. He orti™ t was no different from the Japanese Gove nn 4 p'V s P revious statements.
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  • 53 3 Reuter. Monday.—An all-round increase in expenditure, especially on education and agriculture, is a feature of the Budget just introduced. It totals 7,729,4)00.000 levas, which is 405.000,000 leva? above that of last year. The Finance Minister stated that revenue prospects were unfavourable owing to the past year’s bad harvest
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  • 43 3 —Pouter. Cannes. Sunday.—A large and beauti-fully-decorated Christmas tree in the main salon of the Chateu de la Cros was illuminated at a Christmas eve party given by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor yesterday entertaining fourteen guests, all their personal friends.
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  • 453 3 Nazi Press Hints At Reprisals Berlin, Sunday. The Foreign Office ha-? decided to take no further step in the controversy with Washington until after C hristmas but the newspapers continue violent attacks on Mr. Ickes and Senator Pittman and also contain what appear to be vague threats
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  • 79 3 —Reuter. London. Sunday: A party of unemployed who have been, in the past few days, attempting to attract attention to the conditions of themselves and their fellow-unemployed by such methods as invading the Ritz hotel for tea and making speeches there demonstrated today outside the house of
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  • 71 3 Jerusalem, Sunday:—Assem Nashashibi, a cousin of Fakhry Bey Nashashib’. the leader of the Opposition Party, was -hot and wounded in the market place n the Old City this afternoon. Bombs were thrown and shots fired at a house of another cousin of Fakhry Bey here last
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  • 25 3 Reuter. Following diplomatic negotiations, it has been decided to close the Soviet Consulate-General in Milan and the Italian Consulate-General in Odessa.
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  • 242 3 '‘Provocative,’* Says Gayda Rome, Monday. Signor Gayda, writing in Voce d Italia, calls the forthcoming visit of M. Daladier, the French Premier to Corsica provocative because he is to be accompanied by high military, naval and air authorities. Signor Gayda says that this warlike demonstration is
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  • 88 3 —Reuter. London, Monday Temperatures remained around freezing point on Christmas Day with fresh snowfalls in some parts and no thaw to rob the countryside of its white mantle. Weather experts promise milder conditions shortly, though there are no immediate signs of a break in the
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  • 72 3 A malay padi-planter named Kulop Mat Thai, living at Bota, near Parit, was yesterday gored by a buffalo in the buttocks. The man was leading the animal on a tether when it started to fight with another buffalo which was close by. He tried to drag
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  • 191 3 Four Foreign Planes Brought Down In Aerial Fight Barcelona, Monday. A REPUBLICAN communique regarding the Nationalist offensive which, “at the time of writing continues with great violence,” says that an attack in the Tremp zone was repulsed with heavy losses. Two units attempting to cross
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  • 64 3 —Reuter. Paris, Saturday. Mr. Chamberlain’s forthcoming visit to Rome is welcomed in a letter which the Ex-Servicemen’s Association has sent to the British Legion. The letter adds: ‘Ax ex-Servicemen we rejoice. We are certain one day our common Mediterranean and western in terests will enable
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  • 188 3 Strong Reference To Nazi Germany Rome, Saturday. Addressing the College of Cardinals, who brought Christ-i mas greetings, the Pope made a sad speech, continuing his attack on the alleged violation of the Concordat with Italy and making a strong reference to Nazi Germany. Referring to
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  • 504 4 1 1 H I‘. recent appointment b\ the British Government of a Minister for Civilian Defence is a ctv.ir indication ot the profound and disturbing changes which have taken place throughout the world in the last twenty-nve years. At the outbreak of the Great War Britain's geographical
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  • 1123 4  - Christmas Customs In Great Britain A 12-Day Festival A London Letter By Joan Littlefield London, Dec. 23. TN these days of modern 1 hustle, we are apt to forget that the great feast of Yule extends for 12 days, from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night (.January 6). In some oi
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  • 469 5 Problems Of The Hour ryj iLMBER 27 is an awkward I/j.ate in the calendar. For oJ>i( n ason not yet explained by t)( scientists, about ninety-nine percent, oi the populace suffer t},is date from sore heads, t .bing pulses and parched throats. One simple remedy is ice
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  • 2324 5 FOUNDATION STONE OF GIRLS' 1 SCHOOL LAID BY DR. WU LIEN TEH ER IGO members and friends of the flu Yew Seah. Penang, mclucling many prominent doctors and lawvers, were prek'Home given by the President, Sir. Soon F.ng n ur,f a v (Christmas Day) at the
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    • 45 5 DISTINGUISHED XMAS PRESENTS H.M.V. HEAT CONTROLLED IRON 813.00 DINNER Cl 11MES 1 BAR SIO.OO 5 BAR SI 2.50 H.M.V. PORTABLES $22.50 $42.50 OR WHY NOT A SET OF RECORDS i HKjij gl 11 f atal to Fliu Exterminate Astatic Petroleum Co. f3.Sj Ltt. J «4
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    • 144 6 PACKING OUT AT EVERY PERFORMANCE SEASON EXTFJNDED TILL TOMORROW MAJESTIC 3 SHOWS TODAY 3.00 6.15 930 MATINEES AT REDUCED PRICHS 20. 40 and 60 Cts Downstairs. HOLD YOUR HEART! Here comes Bobby with the wonder baby of the rinks in a story of love and hope and triumph that will
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  • 342 7 Counsel’s Submission In Case Against R. A. Officer i From Our Own Correspondent i Singapore, Sunday. A WRITTEN judgment will be given on Wednesday in the case in which J. C. Burgoyne-Johnson. an officer in the Royal Artillery. Changi, faces two charges of
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  • 391 7 Enjovable lime For 300 Mites The Lady Superior k lee.sed to announce the success of the Convent Annual Christmas Tree Festival held on Sunday and acknowledges with manthanks the subscriptions, whether in money dr in goods, which enabled the authorities to extend the joys of Ciiris».mas
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  • 141 7 A successful Chr-stnwr Party was given on Christmas Day at the Ad ventisi Chapel, Bunnah-roed, Penang at 6.30 p.m., when 300 children, parents and friends gathered to see the Christmas play presented by a cas; of about 30! children of the Sunday School. For half an hour
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  • 221 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. December 24. Pleading guilty to the theft of $7.20 worth of goods including bacon, cheese and sausages from the Singapore Cold Storage here, Foo Loon, a "cold room” labourer, was sentenced to 14 days rigorous imprisonment and a fine of
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    • 101 7 ROYAL THEATRE Box No. 5 ALOR STAR ’Phone 77. GRAND OPENING TONIGHT At 6.30 9.30 p.m. The Best Tamil Talkies “VIKRAMA STHREE SAHASAM” Expert Acting And Dazzing Dances Full Of Sweet Songs And Spectacular Scenes Featuring With The Famous Casts Miss Pappalakshmikantbam. Miss T K. Rukmani, Mr. T. R. Krishnaveni,
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  • 507 8 TWO SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS FROM SINGAPORE The four Queen’s Scholarship winners for 1939 have been announced. In the F.M.S. the winner of the Open Scholarship is Yap Pow Meng and the winner of the Scholarship reserved for Malays is Abu Bakar bin Tamin. In the Straits Settlements
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  • 150 8 Plea Of Guilty (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Sunday. L. H. Round, an employee at the Na.val Base, pleaded guilty yesterday before Mr. C. H. Whitton, the Traffic Court Magistrate, to causing hurt to Mi. H. Elphick, managing director of Wiliam Jacks and Co., Ltd., by
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  • 129 8 (Fiom Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Sunday. The mas Robert Carson Steenson. 19yerr old gunner of the 11th A.A. Battery, R.A., Changi, appeared before Mr .enrad Oldham in the Singapore Second ’olice Court yesterday, when a charge u rape wa.«explained to him.. The offence was alleged to have been
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  • 868 8 Seven Celebratecl At Shanghai Hotel The Shanghai Hotel in Kelawei Road, Penang, yesterday was the venue of seven weddings which were celebrated between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Hotel consequently was crowded during the whole day. All the weddings were in the reformed style. Clioo Cheah The
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  • 249 8 Reuter. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Sunday. Plans have been completed for i the establishment of the first Buddhist school in Malaya. It will be erected in Singapore, on a site in Tessensohnroad, a short distance from the Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple, or
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  • 436 8 Large Gatherin» I Present I The funeral of Mr. Yeo Boon Ch r I who passed away on December r< at the age of 62, took place vesterdav I morning at 11 a.m. from his place of I residence, No. 99, Bishop Street, Penang
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  • 106 8 The Salvation Army is Christmas Party to 150 to 2 P children tomorrow, under th' 1 c 9 of Adjutant F W. Harvey, fi"- 1 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. This is the resul of the Christmas Appeal made tant Harvey, assisted by a t()
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  • 396 9 yV Piliful Tale hi Court I>in Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, December 24. H< had “offered” his clien to police officer he could meet oLody would have him, de<l Mr. K. K. Benjamin, when leaded for leniency to be shown iSi San who, he suggested, uld
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  • 113 9 Xmas For Selangor Poor From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. Fifty-eight poor families —unemployed Eurasians, destitute Indians and Chinese hawkers, their wives and children —were the recipients of useful Christmas hampers yesterday. Members of the Kuala Lumpur XL W.C. A. took the hampers out to the
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  • 768 9 15 Tami] Labourers On Serious Charge (From Our Own Correspondent) u t LUMUT, Saturday. u r made a desperate dash to escape serious injury en a mob of angry coolies assaulted him with sticks, bricks, o( s ot earth and
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  • 99 9 Smiles And Shrugs Picturesquely garbed in a cloak of many colours, an aged Javanese, All bin Drahaman, when charged with begging for alms, admitted the offence and with a smile and shrug stated that he had been doing this for the last ten years! He was produced
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  • 306 9 Complainant Fined For Perjury (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Saturday. i Maradamuthu, an Indian rubber tapper, compla nant in a case in wnich I another Indian was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to him. was summararily dealt with under the Affirmations Enactment when charged
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  • 242 9 Verdict On Tamil Who Fell Into River (From Our Own Correspondent) Tai ping, Monday. A verdict of “Found drowned, with no one to blame” was returned by the Taiping Coroner, Tuan Syed Abdullah, at the close of the inquiry held into the death, of an 18-year-old Tamil labourer,
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  • 78 9 Inspector Pavee, of the Detective Police, charged a charged a Chinese named Cheong Kee at the First Magistrate’s Court, Ipoh, before Mr. P. F. Y. Radliffe, on Saturday, with, voluntarly causing hurt to detective No 90. a public servant, while in the discharge of his
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  • 94 9 Sentence of one month’s rigorou.' imprisonment was inflicted by the Ipdlr Magistrate on a Chinese police supervisee, Dee Deong, on his pleading guilty to a charge of leaving Taiping without making a report to the police there. Accused was found residing at Ipoh. Chief Court
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  • 147 9 Record Of Malaya’s New G.O.C. (From Our London Staff) London, December 15. Major-General L. V. Bond, C. 8., who. it is announced today, is to succeed Major-General W. G. S. Dobbie, C. 8., C.M.G., D. 5.0., as General Officer Commanding, Malaya, in August next year, was
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  • 215 9 New F.M.S. Highway Code Issued (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Saturday. A highway Code which may in the future be distributed to all motor drivers and to other road users is published in the F.M.S. Government Gazette in draft form. It has been prepared in the
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  • 71 9 A verdict of death by misadventure was returned at an inquiry held into the death of a Chinese workman. Tan Khean, aged 52, who fell from a height while working in the quarry at Kamunt ing on December 12 last. The deceased was chipping the
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  • 288 9 V CHINESE named Ah Fook was arrested yerrierday on a charge of ishonestly retaining stolen property, namely a cycle. He was also alleged to have been in possession of three cycle handles; this will form the subject i liter of an additional charge. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT The
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  • 867 10 ——y—— Seasonal Rise Augmented By Political Unsettlement London, December 16. EMPLOYMENT on November 14 at 12.258.000 insured persons, aged 16 to 61, showed a decline of 36.000 as compared with October 17 and of 150,000 against November 15 last year. Unemployed on lhe same
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  • 365 10 Kennedy And Co.’s Weekly Report As usual the Xmas Holidays have been preceded by a quiet period and apart from a little enquiry for Industrials the Share Mai ket has been dull and featureduring the week under review. The Sterling price of Rubber closes 8 1.16
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  • 654 10 Working On A Low (Junta London, Decenibi t- 11 MR. A. H. Doherty (the chairman), presided m u. fourth annual general meeting of Kapala Estates of Malaya Ltd., wL’ch was held in London day and addressing shareholders said that no one i’ei<reit" ed more
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  • 1065 10 STOCK EXCHANGE VIEW OF PRESENT OUTLOOK (Frart Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 16. TTERR HITLER and Signor Mussolini might well be Li thought, from the course of events, to have entered into a unholy agreement to demoralise London stock and bar* markets. For, though the investing public
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  • 267 11 WINTER HITS BRITAIN kj ESTER'S first gale. at times reaching a force of 100 m.p.h.. swept Hritain bringing to a sudden efene the short spell of Indian Summer. t oaslgttards all around the coast i rporlcd terrific seas and lifeboats were out all day answering
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  • 238 12 Cold Light He is a stupid fellow wno says it can’t be done. So marvellous is this world and so skilful are men today, that to declare anything cannot be done is a risky business. For example: It has always been said that man cannot make a cold
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  • 331 12 The foreign trade of Malaya in 1937, amounted in declared values to $1,603,558,000 or £187,082,000 as compared w j tb $1151,668,000 or £134,361,000 in 1936, an increase of Uilj millions or 39.2 per cent., says the Registrar-General „f Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S. in his report
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  • 141 12 npHE number of aircraft on the F.I derated Malay States register on January 1, 1938, was 14; during the first half of the year two aircraft whicn could not be rebuilt, owing to heavy damage sustained in accidents, wen moved from the register and one i-- A
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  • 145 12 FIVE Chinese named Yqng Kim V. n-, Ngoh, Wong KieW, Pu Yen an Sim Pen were charged before M’ F. Y. Radcliffe, First Magistrate, on Saturday with lodging undei th» Low-street bridge. The accused p» guilty’ -nt p Thomas. Chief Court Inspector N. B 1 prosecuting, informed
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 203 12 ''Kuala Lumpur Lawyer's reputation endangered STARVATION/ V/H1 tomorrow the case n/! J/Kj' 111 WEE BE HEARD IN MR. SIMPSON IT IS QUITE W BUT NOT THE RISHT KIRP, ///'l/fll II AV COURT ANO 1 CAtfl GET OBVIOUS YOU HAVEN'T '/,il’ I I E FAtTS RIGHT. PREPARED THE CASE. JI ot
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1407 12 b. b.c. service SCHEDULE for week Rand from AleEast in Malayan standar |k xander. 2.10 Repetition of news bulleTRANSMISSION 2 opening Tea music. 5.50 Hollywood. 6.02 p.m. to 9.15 p.m-« T 620 Tunes from the wild West. 6.50 and GSF. wMWIiIOV PENANG SINGAPORE Aneta news. Programme preview RoTRANSMISSION 7HT 1
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    • 450 12 MANILA KZRM 95.7 mejs (31.35 m.) today P.M. 12.20 Sign Off. 2.50 Mid-Afternoon Music. 3.05 Sign Off. 4.20 Nestle Hits and Encores. 4.50 Philippine Education Musicale. 5.05 Program Preview Weather Report. 5.20 Camay Clamour Revue. 5.50 Local Market Report. 5.55 News Period. 6.20 Insular Life Concert Hall of the Air.
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  • 669 13 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh And Penang SEA MAILS OUTWARD British North Borneo Mails close Ipoh 12.45 p.m. Friday; Kuala Lumpur 7 p.m. Friday. Northern Sumatra Mails close Penang 4 p.m. today by s.s. Krian. Singapore Mails close Penang 4 p.m. Mondays by s.s. Kedah. Burma
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  • 548 13 In Penang Harbour ARRIVALS Today: POELAU LAUT ex Java ports via Singapore. SILVERTEAK ex Singapore via Belawan-Deli. PANAMA ex Europe. KRIAN ex Bagan Datoh and Teluk Anson. YUENSANG ex Calcutta. BUIJSKES ex Belawen-Deli and Sabang. ELOUT ex Belawan-Deli. Tomorrow: KLANG ex Singapore via Port Swettenham. MATA HARI
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    • 303 13 BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEIH.Y SKRVJCE TO I.OM>ON noSh rovrJSrr 1 DIOMED Calls Hull Gdvnia Leaves Penang Dur LnnHnn GI ENAPP Antwerp MlddlSboro ?2 MENESTHEUS Calls Marseilles,* Glasgow r ?t 2 TEN DAY SERVICE TO LIVERPOOL VIA HAVRE BELLEROPHON Liverpool rxT s its Havre j“- fIS: u NEW YORK SERVICE (Vta
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    • 286 13 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. f- ,eave Arrive Arrive Penang Marseilles New York ADAMS Jan. 5 Feb. j Feb. 14 Pres. VAN BUREN Jan. 19 Feb 15 Feb 28 Pres. HARRISON Feb. 2 Mar. j. Mar 14 Pres. HAYES Feb. 16 M .ar 15 Mar 28 PACIFIC
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  • 2127 14 Three Horses Score Their Maiden Wins GOLDEN PLATEAU SURVIVES OBJECTION rH*3 Fenang Turf Chib’s Christmas-New Year Farewell Meeting on the old course opened with several upsets yesterday afternoon. The biggest was that caused by Russian Rose, who romped home in the eighth race to pay the
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    • 282 14 JI Jr 8S& /YW Ha? <«■<«s£ r-MiTSr?’ &fa M ®j| JF A i «M 9 zaag? ,<tMMr Kv? .kjagaMßaftik Your zest for life-regained fib pW ATKIN SO NS l 'l> I. At !>.'■: COLOGNE Stef aa soothes and Iwf W r* i Bg; refreshes at fi W a touch! rS/Iy
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  • 1204 15 M. C. C. 422, S. Africa 166 For 5 TOM GODDARD PERFORMS HAT-TRICK r. m Johannesburg, Monday. In ihe first Test against South Africa, after making 326 for )on amrday, England today were all out for 422, Pavnter’s brilliant 11/ being the outstanding feature
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  • 292 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.» Taiping, Monday. Taking advantage of the holidays, a party of Penang badminton players travelled to Taiping and engaged a representative local team in a series of friendly matches. The Settlement players proved to be superior and won comfortably by eight
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  • 283 15 London, Sunday. HEAVY snow’ caused several matches in the English and Scottish Football Leagues to be postponed. Follow’ing are results of matches played yesterday: ENGLISH LEAGUE—DIV. 1 Aston Villa 0, Grimsby 2 Charlton 2 Bolton 1. Chelsea 4, Liverpool 1. Everton 4, Blackpool 0. Huddersfield 1, Brentford
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  • 202 15 —Reuter. London, Monday. Today's League results are: ENGLISH LEAGUE —DIV’. I Birmingham 2, Middlesbrough 1 Blackpool 1, Huddersfield 1. Everton 2. Derby County 2. Grimsby 2, Wolverhampton 4. Leeds United 1. Chelsea 1. Manchester U. 3, Leicester 0. Stoke City 3, Liverpool 1. Sunderland 1, Aston Villa 5.
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  • 579 15 LAY OFF SILVERLAW IN GREAT FORM Track Work T oday By Tic-Tac After yesterday’s races and also due to the fact that the sandtrack at Batu Gantong has been thrown open for work, there were not a great many horses at work today but some good winning spurts were witnessed
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 283 15 SILK TROPICAL 1939 SEASON’S STYLE LATEST NEWEST EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS ON VIEW ONLY AT OUR SHOWROOMS Limited Supply for the Malayan Market JUST ARRIVED Available only at AURORA DEPARTMENT STORE CORNER OF High St. North Bridge Rd. SINGAPORE. Piles Quickly Heal YOURS WIUJHSAPPEAB What would you not give to be really
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  • 177 16 New York. Sa.t ’~day DOW JONES AVERAGES Prev. Latest High Low 30 indus. lot.:» 151.38 ***** 153.86 20 rails 31.13 32.02 32.11 31.33 20 ut litirs 22.00 22.04 22 07 21.90 40 bonds 89.40 89.59 Busc-’n'®"' done 1.2 9 0000 6*>o non STOCKS Prev. Today Am. Tob.
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  • 157 16 I'ull Dress Rehearsal A full dress rehearsal was held by the Chin Woo Association at their premises on Sunday in preparation for their fifth charity performance at the Lunar Hall, Wembley Park, on January 8. With the experience gained by their previous performances. the
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  • 111 16 1. Reuter. Shops Bereft Of Decorations Christmas in Japan this year reflects the concentration of moral and material resources on the China struggle. The main shopping centres of Tokio. usually at this time ablaze with lavish decorations, are this year bereft of decorations. Even New Year decorations will be
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  • 49 16 Mr. Choong Fing Hoe, the well-known Ipoh tin miner, planter, landed property owner and director of Messrs. Macphail Co. (Ipoh), Ltd. and Mrs. Choong Hoe and family are spending their Christmas holidays in Penang, and are staying at a seaside bungalow, ‘’Jubilee Villa.” Tanjong Bungah.
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  • 123 16 This evening at the “Esplanade” from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.: 1. March—Semper Fidelis —Sousa. 2. Suite—The Miracle —Humperdinck. i.—The Prelude. ii. —Procession Children’s Dance iii. —Banquet The Nuns’ Dance. iv. —March Of The Army and Death Motif. v. —The Christmas Scene and Finale Act. 1. 3. Waltz—Beautiful
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  • 294 16 Holiday Rugger (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Monday. The combined Perak and Penang fifteen, strengthened by four players from other upcountry States, played two games during the holidays. On Saturday they met and defeated the Singapore Cricket Club by 35 points (seven goals) to five
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  • 56 16 Reuter. London. Saturday. Snow is playing havoc with the sporting fixtures, especially rugger. Despite precautions to ensure pitches being playable, many grounds are covered to a depth of six inches. All listed rugger matches have already been cancelled except the following two matches: Barnstcple 11 P. Albion 6
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  • 158 16 Showing all-round superiority, the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club defeated the Penang Chinese at rugger on Saturday on Victoria Green, by nine points (three tries) to three (a try). On the previous day they won at hockey. Mr. J. N. Davies refereed and the teams lined out as
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  • 111 16 The Penang Ladies Hockey Club will hold a practice match tomorrow at the Francis Light School ground at 5.15 p.m. Teams are as follows: WHITES: Mrs. Coombs; Miss Hardouin and Mrs. Sydney Smith; Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Purcell and Miss Wemyss; Miss Lopez, Miss Boudville, Miss Holmes. Miss Thomasz
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  • 66 16 Several matches in the Rugby League were also postponed owing to snow. Results of matches played are: Barnstaple 15, Plymouth Albion 6. Bath 12, Weston-super-Mare 3. Bedford Park 5, Manchester 10 Cheltenham 10, Gloucester 18. Bristol 5, Old Cranleighans 0. Blackheath 38, O M.T. 14. Neath 15. London
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  • 56 16 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mrs. Yeo Boon Chin an 1 f itrn iiv Messrs. Yeo Chong He»n, Yeo Chontr Ghee, Yeo Chong Lay and th M Yeo. beg to thank all friends an. t relatives who sent letters of condolence wreaths, etc., ,’ent th ir cars, rendered assist?nee and attended the funeral of
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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    • 131 16 The loveliest Soap for your skin and a Sure Safeguard from Epidemics and dirt germ dangers. KiCE Q r CENTS *53 BOX OF THREI Obtainable from all good Chemists and Store» WHITE A WAYS IPOH nrMAMC SINGAPORE TAIPING PENANG KUALA LUMPUR Smartest in Style Exclusive Features The most modern, stun
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    • 295 16 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT On and from the Ist January, 1939, enquiries regarding transport by rail should be addressed to the Transportation Manager, Federated Malaj r States Railways. Post Box No. 1, Kuala Lumpur. Telephone No. K.L. 4126, Telegraphic address "Traffic, Kuala Lumpur’’ or to: Assistant Traffic Superintendent,
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    • 524 16 Head Office: 12, Bishop Street P.n Phone 14 P 77 telegrams: “Gazette” p Sinpanore Office: Cecil Street Q Offic h Office. 2.1, Java Street. I’hone Office Brewster Road. PhoneOffice: 40, 43, Fleet Street V Un‘t O n Phone Centra) 'i J' o ?w On F < C London. r V
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