Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 30 December 1938

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 310. Vol. XCVI. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1938. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 330 1 Britain Vitally Concerned INTEREST FOCUSSED ON MEDITERRANEAN —Reuter London. Thursday. Ihe imminence of Mr. Chamberlain s visit to Rome on January I I focusses inle rest on the attitude of th*' Powers concerned regarding Italy's demands on France. M. (.ambon, the French (Charge <l'Affaires,
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  • 563 1 Reuter. Widely Divergent Reports Lonuon. 1 aursuay. Th t the Franco offensive, in which half a million men are now engaged, is proceeding as relentlessly as ever after n days is proved by vivid descriptions of the fighting, from Reuter’s correspondents on both sides.* Barcelona states that
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  • 231 1 departure on January 10.—Brit su Wireless. Anxieties Outweighed By Gains London, Thursday. Mr Chamberlain feds that if the past year brought its trials an 1 anxieties these were outwe ghed by gains. He expresses this view in a Nev Year message in “Home and Empire and referring to
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  • 83 1 Reuter. Alleged Piraey Of Film Chicago, Thursday. Sonja Henie is named as co-defendant n an action for $3,000.000 damages brought on behalf of Fred Walton, ex-, vaudeville artiste, alleging, that the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and four subsidiary companies pirated a film plot. Walton declares that
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  • 79 1 Reuter. Fresh Demands By Herr Kundt Berlin, Thursday. Profound changes in the national life of Czechoslovakia to the advantage of Germany was demanded by Herr Kundt, leader of the German minority and a member of the Czech Parliament, in an article in the National Zeitung at Essen. They include
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  • 124 1 Mishap In Indo-China Saigon Bao Dai. Emperor of Annam, French Indo-China. has been badly injured while out hunting recently’ at Chu-Me-Thuot, about 250 miles north of Saigon. It is believed that be fell down a ravine and broke a leg. A hospital plane left Saigon, but owing
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  • 42 1 -Reuter. Tientsin, Friday. Wang Chu-lin, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Salt Commissioner, was killed last night by a man v. ho fired three times at him as he emerged from a restaurant in the French Concession —Reuter.
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  • 58 1 —Reuter. London, Thursday. Most sections in the Stock Exchange were brighter with larger public interest and considerable Paris buying of Kaffirs and oils where several appreciable gains were registered. Gilt-edge eased after an early improvement. Industrials were generally good, while iron and steels and rayons were particularly prominent.
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  • 436 1 Powerless I o (Continue Drive II illioul Reinforcements Chungking, Thursday The Japanese in Northern Kiangs; recently launched test attacks in all directions, using ga.* bullets. Thev heavily bombarded Chinese positions on the Souti Bank of the Siushui on Tuesday evening, but without «access. Another detachment
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  • 68 1 —Reuter. Gibraltar, Thursday. It is understood that the British steamer Marionyu vas bomb'd between Cast'lion uni the Balearic Islands. The ere c are st ted to have taken to the boats. Accord.na to information from British Nar.il sources. the Marion ia wirelessed h r
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  • 129 1 .—Reuter. Capital Levy May Be Increased Berlin, Thursday Jews here are alarmed b a rumour said to come from a reliable source that the twenty per cent, capita’ levy oi their propertv is to be increased to thirty per cent. It is declared that the first instalme
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  • 61 1 .—Reuter. Three Japanese Officers Suspended Tokio. Thursday Three important officers of the War Ministry have been suspende 1 for what is semi-ofluially described as responsibility for the loss of important documents during the officers’ services in a certain place in the autumn. They are. Major-General Machijiri. Director of
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  • 60 1 Consequent on the appointment of Mr R C. Giggins to an appointment with the Head Office of the Company in London, the Directors have appointed Mr P. H. Steed as Manager of t*e General Electric Co., Ltd., in Malaya Mr. E G Hebditch has been given
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    • 76 1 Fordsrass, copper I and all that gives a lasting shine l to [tarty tamar, <nc night and I z up my mind what X tew fj n here u hel,> you madam. May I suggest Our European Assistants are always at your service, all upon them for advice on any
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  • 168 2 Line To Reading Opening Today Developments In The North London. Thursday. During the past year there has been reborn activity regarding electrification of British railways, not only in the London area but on sections of lines linking great industrial areas in the
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  • 50 2 Reuter. Proposed Transfer To Czeeh Group Berlin, Thursday:—The German News Agency reports from Prague that negotiations lor the transfer to a Czech group, representing the Czechoslovak state, of a controlling interest in the Skoda armament works hitherto in the hands of a French group, are now concluded.— Reuter.
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  • 176 2 Termination Of Agreement Formal notice has been received from the Government of India of termination with effect from March 31. 1939 of the agreement between the Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of India concluded at Ottawa on August 20, 1932. Notice of termination was
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  • 60 2 '—Reuter AG IINSI A ’MASSACRE!” Berlin. Thursday. A complaint by Hitler that the German National Anthem. ‘Deutschland Über Alles." is being played too fast resulting in the "massacre of the hymn" is queted in the newspaper. National Zeitun<i, which announces a decree bv Himmlei that henceforth the anthem
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  • 166 2 .—Reuter. Famous Stores Fined Under Marks Act London, Thursday. The well known Kensington stores, John Barkers, were fined £lO and 20 guineas cost., in the West London Police Court on a charge arising out of the sale of a raincoat made in Japan without the necessary marking. The
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  • 91 2 Joining Firm Of Park And Francis Mr. E. Littleton Hay. A.R.S.M., A Inst. M.M., will join the firm of Park Francis Limited of Kuala Lumpur as a director about the middle of January. Mr. Hay has spent several years mining in Siam, Burma, West Africa. South Africa
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  • 40 2 Reuter. Nt v York, Thursday. The St<> Exchange authorities announce the expulsion of Mr. J. A. Sisto, a membei of the Exchange since 1931. He was f. und guilty of conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles.—
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  • 383 2 —Reuter. Well Treated By Captors Jerusalem, Thursday. Mr. Louis Le Bouviei, British Manager ci the Ottoman Bank of Palestine, who vraj kidnapped on Tuesday, is safe. He telephoned this morning from Jericho stating that be was with military and unharmed. He added that he was returning to Jerusalem
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  • 31 2 —Reuter. Jerusalem, Thursday. A 24-hoi r ci.rfew was imposed in Jaffa this afternoon following the serious wounding of an Arab constable who was found lying on the beach. —Reuter.
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  • 268 2 Proposed Establishment “Technical High Schools” London, Thursday. In an inquiry which hat been proceeding for five years, a consultative committee expresses the view that secondary education in the past has been too exclusively academic. “They recommended a new type of school to be called “Technical
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  • 84 2 —Reuter. U.S. Treasury Officials To Assist x Washington. Thursday. Thĕ Treasury 7 Department announced that Mr. Helvering. Commissioner for Internal Revenue, has ordered thousands of the Treasury's investigators in departments in the various law enforcement agencies to keep a sharp watch on espionage activities in accordance with Mr.
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  • 157 2 Siam Prepares To Vt elcoine Delegates Ihe next annual conference of p n f International District so whl Slam. Malaya. Burma, tra, will be held in Bangkok on F ary 19 and 20 Dnj The Rotary Club of Bangkok is mg preparation to welcome a large num ber
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  • 125 2 .—Reuter. Senator Pitman Says Surrender** Washington, Thursday. Senator Pitman today voiced support for no colonial concessions by Britain and France. In a letter to the Federal Council of Churches oi Chrast in America. Senator Pitman says: “In my opinion, surrender by Britain and France of their colonial possessions would
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  • 613 2 Dominions Make Big Scale Preparations £43.000,000 IN AUSTRALIA London, Dec. 28. DRITISH EMPIRE countries in 1938 hastened to ring themselves with steel defences in the greatest rearmament push ever undertaken by them in peace-time. While the British Navy still stands sentinel over the Empire’s vital lines of
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  • 305 3 To Settle Italo-French Affair German Colonial Problem M VBAME TABOUIS ON PREMIER’S MISSION TO ROME m writin in that (jfhcial Gei man circles talk openly of the possibility at the end of January of Germany proposing to Britain ;ii d riance
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  • 460 3 British United Press. Zurich. Dec. 23. SWITZERLAND in 1938 wa. oppressed by a growing fear of becoming the battle ground of a future European war. That anxietv began to take cor crete shape when the Anschluss Germany and Austria in Februa ave Switzerland a new
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  • 174 3 —Reuter. BRlT*!'’ URGED TO SAVE HER PLUIE IN CHINA T on<’rr T’ ursday. The B-rYn~’ nrr ;t. wb h has con '■nt'" c’ active men' s by *h rn Powers or h- h’’!' of. China, r A.rfis tb° same demon! in connect'©vith Prince Konoye’s peace offers an’
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  • 157 3 —Reuter. Nazi Paper Hits Out At Britain Berlin, Thursday. A fierce attack on the front page accusing Britain and the British press for its attitude to the Franco-Italian quarrel is conta’ried in the Voelkischer Beo bachter today. The paper speaks of hair-raising rumours spread for
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  • 118 3 SldlUb LU irit Cell iIzCAOL 111 with the United States. International News Agency. Chungking, December 23. Following the Anglo-American credit oans to China, France is expected to follow similar action in the Far East nu only through the extension of loans VChina but through
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  • 59 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. The Hon. Mr. C. A. Vlieland. of the Malayan Civil Service, has been appoint °d Secretary for Defence of Malaya Mr. Vlieland will be in charge of censorship, food supply and mobilisation of manpower in war-time. Mr. E. Tongue former Straits
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  • 105 3 Reuter. Sequel To Xmas Eve Frontier Incident Budapest, Thursday. Expressions tantamount to regret for the frontier incident on Christmas eve, when a Slovak girl was killed and eight other Slovaks wounded by Hungarian gendarmes at Surany, were used by the Hungarian deputy Foreign Minister, Dr. Vcernle, when
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  • 97 3 Reuter. No Restitution Of Property In China Shanghai, Thursday. What is tantamount to a flat rejection by the Japanese of a specific demand by the United States for restitution of American property in China was made today. A naval spokesman declared at a_ •Press conference that
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  • 108 3 ,—Reuter. Measures To Prevent Slackness Moscow, Thursday. Far-reaching measures to discourage slackness and raise L.e standar, of work in all Soviet enterprises hav< been adopted by the Soviet Council 01 People’s Commissars. A communique states: An overwhelming majority of workers in the Soviet work conscientiously but there are
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  • 133 3 .—Reuter. Franco Replies To British Note London, Thursday. It is learned that the British Government has under consideration the reply received from General Franco on the question of payment of compensation for damage done to British ships trading with Spain. It is understood that
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  • 275 3 —Keuter. Doubts Concerning U.S. 1939 Policy London, Thursday. »n _mo piicre ui >upprv- <! excite* I' -t is at p eeclit p-ivac. tn silver market and there will be much relief when uuucvo u.e curul j. s under whicn the United States Go /ernment’s buying policy is
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  • 63 3 —British Wireless. London. Thursday: The City of Plymouth, which obtained its charter as a Borough in 1439 and was the first English town incorporated by an act of Parliament, will celebrate its 500th anniversary next year. The sign’ficance of the date in English municipal history will be
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  • 104 3 British Wireless. London, Thur The volume of letters and parcels carried by the Post Office at Chi simas was twenty per cent, greater than last ye and constituted a record. Five t l oust more staff were engaged to d w.time which, owirg ‘o tran
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  • 29 3 Reuter. London, Tuesday:— -T' P has protested to Bur < detention at Palma of t c mer Atlas, part of w’ is valued at £lO,OOO is
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    • 284 3 ACHES AND PAINS OF MIDDLE AGE Washed away by New Spa Water Many men and women of m 1 <■ a e :i; 1 tneir pleasure :n iu i. by the physical disorders o r t< n d with this period Unless you pr -n: ho trouble. youf arteries will
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  • 425 4 f.\ the furthcoming year, will Guv- ernment adopt a rational polio with regard to gambling? We should require a lot of convincing mat there is less gambling in Malaya than in Siam or Burma, both ot which country operates State lotteries to assist their Treasuries. In Malaya,
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  • 1065 4  -  SIR Arthur Willert, K. B. E._. the writer of this article, was for many years bead of the News Departnient of the Foreign Office and remains in close touch with those i administering the foreign policy of Great Britain. I He is a
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    • 46 4 I' rW I- I II w 7'b Ilir ocf? w r IN THE HALL OF DISTORTING MIRRORS I AM CONVINCED THAT THfc U’UTICH DIOPi.E Mt I ICS! THE SAME AS THEY HAVE BLhN IX IHI (.BlAlfsp MOMENTS Ol- TI1:-IK HISTORY MR. EDi-.S Si’EAKJNQ IN NEW >OKK.
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  • 529 5 u.nloaches 4 i cockroach who tuned in hi> delicately waving antennae 1 Zill’ the other day must have ;ie:ictd a pleasurable sensation t hearing himself and his I Ihren pul iicly acquitted of any i piousness in the matter of dis- c bearing. inculpation following upon so
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  • 790 5 4 MONTHS’ ENDEAVOUR Detectives Describe Den’s Defences (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. £-£O\\ after four months’ endeavour Singapore police raided a well-known gambling den in Kampong Soopoo, a little village behind Kallang Road and standing on one bank of the Kallang River, was related yesterday,
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  • 39 5 The tanker “Le Loing” of the jf r ®“ch Navy will call at Penang on Jan. 6, H 939 and will stay there till Jan. 8. She is commanded by Capitame de Corvette Doignou
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  • 341 5 Wet Weather In Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 29. Foi two wthole days and the greater part of the third day. from Dec. 27 Kuala Lumpur did not see the sun. Leaden skies drippea thin drizzles which persisted throughout the days and nights
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  • 278 5 A striking tribute to the Rev. and Mrs. Colin King, who will be going on home leave tomorrow, was paid in a broadcast from Station ZHJ last night .by Mr. M. J. Thorpe. President of the Penang Wireless Society. Mr. Thorpe said that during the
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  • 54 5 Reuter. The Hague, Thursday:—Eight Bills dealing with national economy and defence in war-time, introduced to Parliament, give the Government powers to requisition shipping and aviation, deal with agricultural produce and distribution of goods for household and other purposes. provision is made against rise in prices
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  • 93 5 “Tupaze”, the famous French story, by Emile Zola, will be acted in MancSHn by the members of the Penang Chung Ling High School Union, at the Town Hall tonight and Saturday night, in aid of the China Distress Relief Fund. Tickets are
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  • 421 5 Party Leaving On Jan. 14 The Malayan Governments' deputation to New Delhi to discuss immigration and other allied matters with the Government of India and the Standing Emigration Committee of the Indian legislatures will leave Penang for Madras on Jan. 14 by the 8.1. vessel
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  • 144 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. Alleged to have pushed a bicycle along a railway track towards an approaching train and caused the driver to stop, a Chinese, Yeo Ah Koy, was bound over on a sum of $25 for six months yesterday, in the Singapore
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  • 22 5 —Reuter. Berlin, Thursday:—The death has occurred of Dr. August Vogt, the famous colonial pioneer, aged 8(J. —Reuter.
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    • 391 6 START THE NEW YEAR WELL... ANO START IT WITH A LALGII! Here Comes SH IR LEY y S Happiest and Greatest Hit! ■Bk 'W jg 3 MATINEES: GRAND OPENING W 3 v W B tomorrow, Sunday TONIGHT I W S < Mon( ay at 3 p.m. JUST THE RIGHT SHOW
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    • 378 6 WISHING ALL OUR PATRONS 4 r riAlV A HAPPY NEW YEAH GOKON A I A EMPIRE T V,'u' r Box No. 5. ALOR STAR ’Phone 77 rru i t OPENING TONIGHT The story the world wants to know At last you can learn the facts about 6.4 a p.m. 9.30
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  • 345 7 War Likely Next Year: U.S. Will Fight, Says N. Y. Professor 11HE moment Japan came into a war betw'een democracy and Fascism. America would fight side by side with Britain in less than a week,” declared Dr. Frank Mankiewicz, promin.nt educationalist and Professor of Education at the
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  • 283 7 PKAISEI) BY DR. HOOPS IN ROTARY ADDRESS (From Cur Own Correspondent» Singapore. Thursday. Reference to Dr. Lim Bcon Keng’s son and nephew, who ar fighting in China, was made by Dr. A. L. Hoops at the Singapore Rotary Chit meeting yesterday. “They are doing their
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  • 177 7 —Reuter. Japanese Push May Not Materialise Chungking, Thursday. Severe fight ng is going on in the south-west cf Shansi province, where an artillery duel is in progress over the strategic Yellow River. Japanese guns on the east bank are pouring shells across the water into the
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  • 136 7 The Malaya-England radio-telephone service has been popular over the holiday period and it has not been possible *o accept all the calls offered. On days on which the service was available about 15 calls a day were put through from Malaya to London; there were
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    • 117 7 ROYAL THEATRE No. 5 ALOR STAR ’Phone 77. The best of thfc picture that ever came 100 per cent all Hindustani talking picture! IT’S AN EASTERN ARTS PRESENT: “NIGHT OF LOVE” Thrillin Drama Romance Laugh Tragedy Songs Pathos Dazzling Dances Starring The Best And Ablest Actors Shanta Kumari Nazir, Feroze
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    • 88 7 WEDNESDAY, 4th JANUARY AT THE T AT LAST THE LONG AWAITED CONTEST BETWEEN THE WORLD CHAMPIONS 1 POSITIVELY The Greatest and Last Wrestling Contest to be held in Penang prior to their departure for America and India 1 DON’T MISS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEN THE BATTLE OF THE GIANTS
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  • 481 8 KUALA KANGSAR PARTLY UNDER WATER e Malays Spend Sleepless Night Taking Precautions OWING to heavy fain and the Perak river being in spate the Blanja bridge at Par it has been raised and traffic yesterday was diverted over the Iskandar bridge. In consequence of this
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  • 250 8 Youth Says He Was Goaded Into Doing It (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sungei Siput, Thursday. A young Chinese, Chok Yong, was charged before Inche Ahmad, the Sungei Siput magistrate, with voluntarily causing hurt to one Hoh Ah Pen with a changkoi on December 13 at the 3rd
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  • 98 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Thursday. Wooden goose-eggs containing $l,OOO worth of chandu were produced in the Singapore Criminal District Court on ■Wednesday when a Chinese, Cheng Leng Gek, was charged with possession of the drug. Accused said he was asked by a man In
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  • 154 8 Sad Experience Of Chinese Woman A middle-aged Chinese woman had a heartbreaking experience yesterday afternoon just before one o’clock, when she had the misfortune to lose her two-year-old child, who died in her arms while she was taking to th? Infant Welfare Centre, Ipoh. for
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  • 940 8 6RUB WHICH FEEDS ON YOUNG ROOTS At a recent Rubber Confeience held in Ceylon the subject of pests in replanted areas was discussed at length following a paper on the subject read by Mr. E. C. K. Minor, a planter. Since large-scale replanting is
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  • 145 8 Stole Dynaino.| ni Outside Shop (From Our Own Corres;Batu Gajah. v. A Chinese named Koh charged this morning m (l Gajan Court before Datoh I: mg Magistrate, with stealor dynamo-lamp valued at ho Harun bin Mohd. Huss..,, plainant, stated that he leg m front of the accused’s
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  • 53 8 A Punjabi Mohammedan vv: day morning knocked down by a train approaching Ipoh from T- lu! son. The driver stopped the ti up the injured man and brought h 3 0 the Ipoh railway station, from where he was) taken to the hospital, where i died
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  • 268 9 ■Only Such Prosecutions As Absolutely Necessary FORMATION OF ASSOCIATION APPROVED The investigation carried out by the Protector of Chincnang, I)r. v W. XV. S. Purcell, into the grievances of lam. i ’cksha pullers, who went on strike for two days early this
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  • 89 9 A joint meeting of the Executive and Supervising Committees of the China I/, ress Relief Fund, Penang, will be -!<i at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Philoniathic Union in Acheen-street Quests ns regarding the advisibility of llecting subscriptions by communities done in Singapore, will probably be
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  • 101 9 Occupants Escape Unharmed A man, his wife and child escaped without injuries, when a hire car crashed into the back of the ricksha in which they were travelling in Bishopstreet, Penang, yesterday afternoon. The puller was cut about the wrist and hand and right ear.
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  • 315 9 Both Bound Over For Six Months Two Chinese, Lee Kean fcwee anti Khaw Gim Hun. who were producesjefore Mr. Lim Koon Teck, Third Magistrate, Penang, yesterday to show cause why they should not keep the peace were oound over in the sum of $5O for a
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  • 149 9 Mr. Chun Peng Foon And Miss Fong Kim Hoe There was a large gathering at the Buddhist Association in Anson Ro -J. Penang, yesterday to witness the wedding between Mr. Chun Peng Foon eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Chun Cheok Khuan, chief clerk of the law firm
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  • 288 9 Explanation To New Assembly Bangkok, Thursday. The new'ly elected Assembly held its first meeting on Boxing Day, The new Premier, still weak from recent illnesses, asked the Secretary General to read out the statement of the new Government’s policy. Ihe Secretary-General prefaced the statement with the
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  • 294 9 Wife’s Appeal To Police Officer (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sungei Siput, Thursday. A Chinese named Ng Han was today produced by Mr. D. B. Palmer Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Excise, Taiping, in the SungH Siput magistrate’s court before Inche Ahmad on two charges: (1) being
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  • 31 9 A DRESS REHEARSAL OF THE N ATIONAL FITNESS PAGEANT which appeared in the Lord Mayor’s Show. Here is folk dancing at the rehearsal.
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  • 364 9 Barber’s Story Of hat He Saw Alleged to have committed theft oi a bag of rice from a goduwn in Birch-street belonging to C..op Weng chan of Hugh Low-street, on NuvemL 25 lust, a Punjabi named iffai S.ngh wa tried for the offence by Mr. P.
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  • 46 9 Reuter. Bratislava, Thursday. A demand for the return of Slovak territory transferred to Hungary will be made at a big demonstration to be held here on Saturday. The demonstration has been organised by Dr. Karl Sidor deputy Premier of Czechoslovakia.—
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  • 161 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Thursday. 4S a sequel to making a statement, allegedly false, in court some months ago at the hearing of a case, a wellknown Taiping Chinese named Teoh Ngah was this morning produced before the Second Magistrate, Tenku Syed Abdullah. The
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  • 320 9 Remarking that even a child would not believe his story, Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, First Magistrate, Ipoh, convicted and sentenced a Chinese named Kong Hong residing at Pinji to pay a fine of $75 with the alternative o two months’ rigorous impriso nent on
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  • 119 9 (From. Our Own Corresp nd r. Teluk Anson e iposda r; a i.. >, Ll I i nng L >; t Ta’at aii the Teluk Anson magistrate’ court O’ a charge of voluntarily causing hint to a Malay named Mat Said bin Bakar on D. cember 8 at
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  • 70 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Tcluk Anson, Wednesday. Six Chinese were charged this morning before Che Osman bin Ta’at in the Teluk Anson magistrate’s court with gaming in public. Accused claimed that it w’as merely a friendly game. The magistrate convicted the first five accused
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  • 268 10 The Commercial Outlook (By Robert Mackay) 'TTIE figures of the British provincial clearing banks for November indicate a brighter turn in trade and industry. though it might be hazardous to predict any very marked or rapid expansion of business in the immediate future. Total clearings for
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  • 1731 10 Achievements In The First Period Of Regulation London, December 14. MR. J. G. Hay (chairman of the company), presided at the twenty-ninth an nual general meeting of Sendayan (F.M.S.) Rubber C 0., Ltd., which was held in London yesterday. Addressing the shareholders Mr. Hay said:
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  • 469 10 Dividend of 6 per cent. London, December 14. I FJTHE fifth annual general meeting of J. Jitra Rubber Plantations, Ltd., was held yesterday in Ixmdon. Mr. T. W. Sirnpson, who presided in the absence of the chairman, Mr. A. P Hadow, who was away on a visit
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  • 271 10 46,048 I ons Last Mon ih London,' 15 AMERICA’S rubber c >nsum h 46,048 tens for th. 1,7 Of came as a surprise y sterd av t< i commodity and share m u t th mates of absorption werv i 43,000 tons. v The advance
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  • 73 10 Numerous Estates Cease Tapping Amsterdam, December 14. According to an official statement. 544 rubber estates in the Netherlands Indies stopped all tapping operations at the end of October. This applied to a tappable area of 81.952 hectares. In audition, 454 estates refrained from tapping part of their
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  • 735 10 Improved Trading Conditions Recorded London,. December 16. M/TR. Percy Tarbutt (the chairman), presided at the JL twenty-ninth annual general meeting of Rubber Regenerating Co., Ltd., which was held in London yesterday and in dealing with the balance-sheet, said: Our system of depreciating our free- hold
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    • 85 10 4 K > w "'\,y?'; Hf 1 'qSffiMU.. Y xy~p-Shr*» x 11 ■j» "RUSTON" jasgfcj Small Diesel Engines LAND MARINE TYPES 1000 r.p.m, FROM 3| B.H.P. to 30 B.H.P. THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND FOOLPROOF ENGINE ON THE MARKET SEND FOR PRICE LIST OF THESE STL RIH BRITISH Built Engines Which
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  • 250 11 Queen’s Hospital For Children Patients Royal Visitors I'lie King at the bedside of 18-month-old Maureen Crockett, a patient in an oxvgen hell jar. during a private visit to ‘he Queen s Hospital for Children, Hackney road, E.. The children on .’..e left managed to evade
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  • 268 12 Prevention One of the curious trr.’ts of mankind is thr they are tar more thrilled by what a man does to cure an evil than by what he may do to prevent it. The man who comes along at the last minute and checks a plague or puts
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  • 339 12 British Government’s Campaign One of the greatest strides in the history of modern civilisation was the general realisation that prevention of sickness is more important than its cure. The lesson, which forms the basis of public health work throughout the world, has been well learnt, and in most enlightened
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  • 401 12 NEW YEAR SERVICE TALKS FROM BBC At the moment when 1939 conies Britain listeners to Daventry, as m'n J years, will be hearing a Watchnight vice from the Concert Hall at Broadcast mg House, London. The service which will be conducted by the Rev s ',l Berry, D.D., Secretary of
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    • 2475 12 b.b.c service Following is the proFar for week TRANSMISSION 2 ■■MBBMHBiHMMraHH vn ensemble of eight piano s. eno n r«T r«r “etition of news bulletin. 2.20 dose 6.02 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.: GbJ, GSG rqr jown. TRANSMISSION 4 PENANG SING APORE 4.50-Time signal. Opening. The Gypsy 9.20 p.m. to 10.35
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    • 66 12 News and Economic Review in Gemran. 8.35 Farewell to the old year. The German poet Hans Carossa will speak. 8.50 Echoes from all parts of the world. 9.05 Weekly Market Report. 9.20 News and Economic Review in English and Dutch. 9.35 Today in Germany. Sound Pictures. 9.50 *To an zones,
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  • 513 13 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh And Penang SEA MAILS OUTWARD British North Borneo close Ipoh 12.45 p.m. Friday; Kuala Lumpur 7 p.m. Friday. Northern Sumatra close Penang 5 p.m. today by s.s. Kedah. Singapore M Is close Penang 4 p.m. Mondays by s.s. Kedah. Mails close
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  • 716 13 In Penang Harbour ARRIVALS Today: MANOERAN ex Cal cutta and Rangoon. GLENAPP ex Far East via Singapore. KEDAH e> Singapore direct. DIOMED ex Singa oore. D. VAN TWIST or RETEH e> Belawan-Deli and Asahan. MANDAI e: Belawan-Deli and adjacent ports. El HUKU MARU ex Japan via Singapore
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 418 13 BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON NO RTH DIOMED Calls Hull Gdvnia Leaves Penanp Due Lnndnn GLENAPP Antwerp Mlddlesboro MENESTHEUS Calls M.iraeiHes Glasgow 3 3 TEN PAY SERVICE Io 1.1 eEK POOL VIA HaJm BELLEROPHON Liverpool PYRRHUS Omits Havre <j|.pON Jan. 17 Feb. 14 NEW YORK SERVICE (Via Cap.
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    • 159 13 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. Leave Arrive Arrive Penang Marseilles New York Pres. ADAMS Jan. 5 Feb. 1 Feb. 14 Pres. VAN BUREN Jan. 19 Feb. 15 Feb. 28 Pres. HARRISON Feb. 2 Mar. 1 Mar. 14 Pres. HAYES Feb. 16 Mar 15 Mar. 28 PACIFIC SERVICE f Leave Arrive Arrive
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    • 962 13 P O BRITISH IND A (Incorpoikted in England) PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. “KARAPARA” SAILING SUNDAY, Ist JANUARY, 1939 Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under For Teluk Anson, Bagan Datoh, Tort contract with His Majesty’s Government Swettenham, Malacca and Singapore. London and Far East Mail Service. S/S “MATA HARI”
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  • 1265 14 Route Approximately 250 Miles COMPETITORS WILL SEE RUGBY CUP FINAL THE Automobile Association of Malaya will hold a rally at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, January 14. the date of the Malaya Cup rugby final. The event will finish* in the early
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  • 138 14 The following have been selected to play hockey for the Penang Sports Club against the Chinese Recreation Club on Tuesday, January 3, at 5.15 p.m. on the Esplanade: W. G. Colebeck; A. GClose, J. D. Lambert; S. L. Stocks. F. Buchanan, S. V. Adams; C. W.
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  • 87 14 (Fr ii Our Own Corresponde Tat pi ng, Thursday. The North Amateur Golf Ch |npionsl ip Meeting, open only to no libers of recognised golf cL bs in Pe lang. Province Wellesley, Kedah, Perak .md Selangor, will be held in Ipoh from February 19 to Febru
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  • 263 14 Celtic I o R| ay Hearts FgIOMORROW’S fixtu I and Scottish Footb; ENGLISH I.E \<.l l>_|,n Arsenal vs. Huddersfield. Birmingham vs. Manchester Blackpool vs. Wolves. Bolton vs. Portsmouth. Brentford vs. Everton. Derby County vs. Aston Villa Grimsby vs. Sunderland. Leeds vs. Charlton, Leicester vs. Chelsea. Liverpool vs.
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  • 1061 14 America At Play Xtw York, Dec. 17. Mr. Grattan O’Leary, associate editor of the “Ottawa Journal.” ha. 3 been visiting the United States tor the purpose of fathoming the American attitude toward President i<oose\ elt. According to him “the average Canadian cannot understand American criticism of
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    • 438 14 life HAVE THE Soumon aMEs sussb <®| I > s"' '•«iWW^ill m tHji j-h uut W>^®^iT7;LLrU^H ■>-•<- '%uuusu /P S i I HI. WATERPROOF H XI.I. FINISH z. x i- /4 .H=c«'iZ\ SIME DARBY CO., LTD. SOLE AGENTS teeth worth brushing a re worth brushing /a You av on y
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  • 952 15 Second Day Of Penang Farewell Meeting r>ELO\\ is the full programme for the second day’s races of the Penang Turf Club’s Christmas-New Year Meetmi: -> he run tomorrow. It comprises nine events. Good 'H id* «tie piovided and keen racing is anticipated. RACE 1— Ponies, Class
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  • 459 15 4r“2 Win For Ipoh Ironsides PLAYING better hockey and showing perfect combination and understanding, the Ironsides defeated the Old Xaverians’ Association 4—2 at hockey on the St. Xaviers’ ground yesterday. The game was played in a steady drizzle, but, despite the sodden conditions, the Ipoh visitors
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  • 173 15 According to Sid Brews, the South African professional, Sam Snead, America’s biggest golf money winner. will beat Henry Cotton when they meet in America. Brews is back home in Johannesburg, after a nine-months tour of America. He thinks Cotton is the world’s best golfer, but says
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  • 136 15 Ex-Champiorfs Terms* £5,000 Expenses It agreement on terms cail be reached, James Braddock, ex-world champion, an Len Harvey, dual British title-holder, two ol boxing s hardiest veterans, will clash at Earls Court in London in Mav. savs Reuter. Asmand Vincent, the London promoter, announced
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  • 173 15 “Mental Benefit Of Sugar** London.— Dr. Jack Lovelock, famous mile runner and former holder of the world’s record for 1,500 metres, believes there is a “lot of eye-wash” talked about the training of athletes. He gave this advice to members of the Amateur Athletic Association in
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  • 101 15 Selections are: RACE 1: JUDITH ANTON PAT BURKE SHEILA II To Upset: BALI GIRL RACE 2: PRUDE KING OF HEARTS MARCHETA II To Upset: LIBERTY RACE 3: QUICK MONEY MARY MAUDE CHEEKY To Upset: AUTHENTIC RACE 4: DANGEROUS LOVER LAST CRUSADER MONAVEEN To Upset: SILVERLAW RACE 5:
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    • 34 15 Did You Look These up in Raceform Mall an u i t (won by 3| lengths), Royal Hampton (won by six lengths), Golden Plateau. ON SALE AT YOUR NEWSAGENT or Boz 121 Post 0*f:oo ■>-
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    • 249 15 Smartest in Style Exclusive Features The most modern, stun f ningand satisfactory pen made Television Barrel, g Scratch proof Point of 14K Solid Gold. Di a phragm Filler—in every detail Parker Vacumatic reaches a new high in pen performance and pride •f ownership. Smart > ARROW CLlPand name s “Parker
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  • 126 16 MIDDAY PRICES YESTERDAY TODAY LONDON— (Spot) £215.12.6 £216.15.0 month3 > £216.15.0 £218.0.0 511.50 $111.75 > E $11.50 $111.75 FxYpr a 2- 25 tons COPRA—(Sundned) r BLACK PEPPER RUBBER sB o W s LONDON g A j gftd NEW YORK 16&c(G) ISfgCIG) SINGAPORE—(Spot) 28 28c Jan./Mar 28%c 28 1 4.
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  • 113 16 Prev. Todat Paris 177 764 177 164 New York 4.66 r b 4.6j|j Montreal 4.71 U. Brussels 27.69 27.63 U Geneva 20.68 20.64% Amsterdam 8.58% 8.56 Milan SBH 88^ 5 Berlin 11.63% 11.63 Stockholm 19.42 19.42 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 °s!o 19.90 19.90 V ienna unquoted unquoted Helsingfors 226
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  • 121 16 LONDON December. 29. Buyers Sellers RUBBER: Steady. London B%d. February S&d. B%d. Apl./June 8 3 8 d. July/Sept. B%d. BTVd.8 T Vd. New York (opening) 16.34 cts. United Kingdom Stocks:— London 56.625 tons Liverpool 30.999 tons COPRA: Straits S. D. Rotterdam. Dec. £lO.lO PEPPER: White Muntok:
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  • 123 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. YIN Buyers Seller* Batu Selangor 1.32% 1.37% Hong Fatt .68 .70 Kuchai 1.25 1.30 Nawng Pet .25 .30 Petalings 6.80 7.00 Rahman Hyd. 1.12% 1.15 Raub Gold 4.70 4.80 Rantau 1.43 1.46 Taiping Cons. 1.60 1.65 Berjuntai 10 0 10 6 Kpg. Kamunting Bi 3 8 9
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  • 179 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Buyer» Seller» Anipats 3 6 3 10A A. Wengs .60 .64 B. Selangors 1.32% 1.37%. Hong Fatts .69 .72 Johans .26 28 Kraanats 9 7 10 0 Kundangs 6 9 7 0 K. Lanjuts 16 3 16 9 Kuchais 1.25 1.30 Uaruts 9 0 9 4U London
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  • 20 16 TIN Penang $111.75 pklSingapore $111.75 P er pklRUBBER Penang (Spot) 28c per lb. Singapore (Spot) 28c per lb.
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  • 191 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Ayer Psna s 1.22% 1.30 Batu Lintangs 1.07% 1.12% Bassetts .47% .50 Bentas 1.02% 1.07% Brcgas 6 7% .70 Kuala Sidinis 2.15 2.25 Indragiris 1.15 1.20 ex Lunas 1.60 1.70 Mentakabs .40 .42% Melaka Pindas 1.30 1.35 Pa J ani s 1.80 1.85 Sungei Tukangs
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  • 213 16 New York. Thursday. Today’s buoyancy encourages expectations o a higher y"a”-end close order the lead rship of aircrafts, rails, equipment j: motors. Opinion on previous selections is unchangel. DOW JONES AVERAGES Prev. Latest High Low 30 Indus. 151.45 153.62 153-85 152.06 20 rails 32.12 33.16 33.25 32.53
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  • 257 16 KENNEDY CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers, Ampat 3 9 4 3 Ayer Weng .60 65 Batu Selangor 1.32% 1.37% Berjuntai 9 9 10 6 Chenderiang 12 9 13 9 Hong Fatt .68 .71 Jelebu .62% 67 1 Kpg. Lanjut 16 6 16 10. Kamunting 8 9 9 6 Kramat 9 9
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  • 29 16 There wiU be Moonlight Band p rio mances on the Esplanade Bandstand on January 3, 4 and 5. 1939 from 8.30 pan to 10.30 p.m. weather permitting.
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    • 944 16 BAN K S THE CHARTERED BANE OVERSEA-CHLXESE OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA BANKING CORPORAI lON (incorporated in England by |\f |’T|7 r| Royal Charter 1853) LI 11'Ll 1 lul-F» Paid-up Capital £3.000, (MX (Incorporated in the S.S.) Reserve Fund £3.000, (XX the CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,00
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    • 54 16 Try Seller’s Lotus Honey. Th» world famous Naturo’a cure for Bye troubles. Safe. sure. Cures even C«*sract etc. Obtainable everywhere of coed Chemists. Further particulars and nroved testimonials free from Boon Pharmacy, Ipoh and Penang. PUBLIC HOLIDAY The Exchange Banks will he closed on 2nd January, 1939. which has been
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    • 684 16 Head Office: 12. Btshoo St Phone 1177 /T:’' p r ■< Telegrams: ,’*'4° Singanore Office: Cecil St5471. Tel: “Times” S r a P«e Office: 25, Java Str K t r Office Brewster R, 1% lone 3« Office: 10 I I, Phone Central’ yi.- E C London. Iel; ”Leaf Jn a
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