Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 May 1939

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    21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PLBUSIO IJAII V X 10.', Vol. XCVII. SATURDAY. MAY 6, 1939. PRICE 5 GEM’S.
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    NO IMMEDIATE ATTACK ON POLAND
    1172 1 Italy Said To Be Exercising Influence Towards Conciliation Hitler Waiting For Cue From Britain And U.S. I REACTIONS TO COL. BECK’S SPEECH Exemplary Firmness, Dignity And Decisiveness Berlin, May 5. il helmstrasse ref uses at present, to give the least hint of the attitude German)
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    HITLER NO RIGHT TO DENOUNCE TREATY
    409 1 Polish Memorandum hi Reply To German Note Warsaw, May 5. The Polish Government’s memorandum in reply to the recent German note denouncing the German-Polish Agreement of 1931 rejects tlie thes’s that the Anglo-Polish understanding is incompatible xvith 4he Polish-German non-aggresion pact which says that
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    COUNSELLORS OF STATE APPOINTED
    477 1 i he King’s l our ecrets oi .—Reuter. Queen Among I he Five London. May 5 The King tonight appointed Counsellors of State to act in his absence. The five counsellors are the Queen the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, the Princess Royal and
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    SOVIET SUPREME COUNCIL
    23 1 —Reuter. Moscow, May The U.S.S.R. Supreme Council, name ly the Soviet Parliament, has been con voked for May 25. —Reuter.
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    NIGERIAN FORESTS CONSERVATOR
    26 1 —Reuter. London, May 6. Mr. J. N. Oliphant has been appointed Chief Conservator of Forests, Nigeria, in succession to Mr. J. RAinslie, retired.—Reuter.
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    REICH DEMANDING ONE-SIDED CONCESSIONS
    853 2 But Poland Will Stand on Rights COL BECK’S REPLY TO HITLER Warsaw, May 5 Addressing the Sejm (Polish Chamber) Colonel Beck replied to Herr Hitler and declared that Britain and Poland had no aggressive intentions, but were determined to defend the basic principles of international life.
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    JAPAN’S INDEPENDENT POLICY
    95 2 .—Reuter. Wants Friendship With All z Tokyo, May 5 After declining the comment on the rumour regarding a military alliance uetween Japan, Germany and Italy, the Foreign Office spokesman said: “Japan has her own independent foreign policy which, as enunciated by the Premier and Foreign Minister from
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    THEIR MAJESTIES’ TOUR
    99 2 BOW. Sailing Today For Canada U.S. Rugby, May 5. When the King and Queen sail for Canada tomorrow in the Empress of Australia, the liner will be met outside Portsmouth harbour by Royal Air Force machines which will escort her down the Channel. A naval escort of
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    BRITISH AMBASSADORS COMPOUND HIT
    816 2 Secretary Injured JAPANESE PLANES Hai\ BOMBS ON CHVNGKMC Shanghai, May 5 Usually reliable foreign reports from Chungking state that the Bri. tish Ambassador’s Secretary, Mr John Tahourdin, was injured by a falling rock during yesterday’s air raid and was taken aboard H.M.S. “Falcon.” Communications with Chungking
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    PRESS CENSORSHIP
    69 2 IHCMU Reuter. Shanghai Newspapers Notified Shanghai, May The Commissioner of Police has 1 notification to all Chinese language papers in Shanghai, irrespective of o*ship, requiring that certain categor news must be submitted and a? fore publication. Faiure to comply would entad cellatlon of the newspapers' regE thus preventing
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    D.E.I. ARMY
    43 2 —Reuter. 30,000,000 Guilders For Reinforcements The Hague, May 4. The Colonial Minister has submitted supplementary estimates for thirty million guilders to accelerate reinforcements of the Dutch Indies Army, and for the purchase of war material and improvement of coastal defences.— Reuter.
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    N. CHINA CURRENCY
    43 2 —Reuter. Tientsin. May a The steady slump of the Federal Reserve Bank currency in terms of the Chines# national dollar was arrested today whet lor the first time, the premium on national currency dropped this morning froa 34.5 to 30,—Reuter.
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    Progress Made In Anglo-Soviet Talks
    202 2 —Reuter. London, May 4. Mr. Chamberlain was again questioned in the House of Commons with regard to teh progress of the AngloSoviet discussions on the international situation. He stated that these were continuing with the interested Governments. The British Government had at n< ■stage created
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    BIG JUMP IN PRICE OF KEDAH RICE
    269 3 lYvrrish Buying I hie To Crisis AI or Star. I irsT hand information revived fro" 1 a local has veJed that there has been a idden HU um P ,he prl ce Id and l ice in Ihe district of t star and
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    PROF. WONG’S RECITAL
    455 3 Programme At lown Hall Tonight .aire c: i'.vc! expected to be present the T wn Hall tonight, when Prof. Homer S Wong (he famous blind violin- will be giving a lecture, violin and vocal recnal. The following is the programme:— PART I— LECTURE •The Appreciation of Music.”
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    All About Hill Climb
    855 3 GRANDSTANDS ERECTED A large crowd is expected ar the closed hill climb sponsored by the x Penang and Kedah Branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya which is to take place on Aft. Pleasure Hill. Penang, tomorrow. Judging by the entries, keen sport so promised, and
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    ARMED GANG ROUNDED UP IN PERAK
    162 3 Sinar! Work By Detective I J BrantJi I poh. 4 S a result of smart work by Perak Detective Branch with the co-operation of the Perak Police a gang of armed Chinese was rounded up in different places in Perak this week. On Monday
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    UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
    171 3 Pun jabi .Fined $5O After a lengthy trial lasting two days Hamuddin. a Punjabi Mohammedan, was fined $5O by Mr. K. G. A. Dohoo in the Magistrate’s Court Bukit Mertajam yesterday for unlawfully practising medi- cine and surgery-. He v,as defended, by the Hon Mr. H.H
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    Epworth League Fancy Dress Social
    117 3 A fancy dress social was held at the Anedo-Chinese Middle Schoo! hall in Westlands at 8 o’clock last night under the auspices of the Penang Union Epworth League. The function was organised in aid of the China Distress Relief Fund. A sum of over $3O
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    PICNIC FLIGHT
    38 3 Ip oh On Whit Sunday, May 20. the Kuala Lumpur Club planes will visit Ipoh, Sitiawan and Jendarata and it is likely that Xher flying clubs in North Malaya, may join them in a picnic flight.
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    New Palm Oil Factory For West Sumatra
    130 3 The Koloniale iktuk of. Amsterdam have now final orders with for the complete manufacture, supply, delivery and erection of ail equipment for a new Palm Oil Factory to be erected at Ophir Estate. West Sumatra The capacity cf the new factor-; j will
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    92 3 Today on the Esplanade Pmm 6 p.m. tn 7.30 p.m. March Dunedin Alford Overture Fra Diavolo Auber Selection Gay Deceivers Wood Waltz Dollar Princess Fall intermezzo Bunna Maid Ancliffe Selection Th? Flying Trapeze Benatsky Fox Trot Says My Heart Lane TO-MORROW Tomorrow a: the Waterfall Gardens from 5.15
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    PINNED UNDER SACK
    84 3 Indian Coolie Taken To Hospital An Indian coolie, while loading sacks of rice into a tangkang from Weld Quay at about 8.4 5 last night, was badly injured when the load slipped from his shoulder. The man v/as pinned underneath the seek, and had to be released
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      489 3 PAIN AFTER fviE- LS Or. Scott. :<l.n »> -s. f all the aches and pai wh ch patients come and tell m* about, stomach pain after meals L p’.-.'bftbly the most common. “I get such stabbing, griping pains after meals,” they ray. or “mv meals giv« me such j horrible
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    THE PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE
    511 4 VJ7HILE President Roosevelt’s primary motive in throwing down a challenge to the dictators was to avert war —or, failing that, to force Germany and Italy into the position of having to confess to the world that they intend to go on violating the sovereignty of
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    528 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. Mrs. S. E. Smith of Vai D’Or Estate, P. W. are spending a fortnight’s holiday at Cameron Highlands. Mr. Parkcane C. Hwang, manager of the Bank of China at Singapore, returned from Hongkong by the Canton on Wednesday. Mr. C B. Colson, manager, Lunderston Estate. Banting, has
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    By The Way
    524 4 The Big Top IRC US days are here again and am I thrilled I Ever since I was that high, the “Big Top” has always had a strong fascination for me. A decade or so ago when old “Willie” Harmston used to pitch his tent regularly on
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    THE DIARY OF A FOREIGN NEW'S EDITOR
    435 4 A S generally expected, Col. Beck's reply to Herr Hitler was firm, yet moderate. Early comment, as usual, states that the door has been left open for peaceful negotiations on the subject of Danzig. T'his is clearly suggested in Col. Beck’s declaration: “Conversations
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    PROMINENT IPOH MAN FINED $800
    756 5 Conviction On Bookmaking Charge Ipoh. PROMINENT local Ciiinese named Chm Thin Chin was yesterday morning produced before Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, the Ipoh First Magistrate, on a charge of assisting in the business of a common bettinghouse at No. 3 Brewster Road on Wednesday.
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    WEDDING IN PENANG
    244 5 Balhetchet-Mollett A T the Church of the Assumption. Penang, at eight o’clock this morning, Mr. Theobald Adalbert Balhet chet led to the altar Miss Lucy Marguerite Mollett. The bridegroom, who is the fourth son of Mr. C. A. Balhetchet and the late Mrs. Jennie Balhetchet. is a
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    Retirement Of Federal Secretary
    151 5 [Mr. C.D. Ahearne Leaves (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. A distinguished gathering, which included the Hon. the British Resident, Mr. S. W. Jones, the Hon. Mr. C. Wilson, Mr. Justice Cussen was at the Railway Station yesterday morniing to bid farewell to the Hon. Mr.
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    YESTERDAY’S TENNIS
    476 5 Kok Ying Mrs. Hartley Win INTEREST in the matches in the Pe- nang Tennis Championships played yesterday was centred in the Mixed Doubles match between Goon Kok Ying and Mrs. Hartley and J. D. Lambert and Mrs. G. S Reis, which was won easily by the former pair.
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    THEFT OF PROMISSORY NOTE ALLEGED
    650 5 Chettiar’s Case Aga i nst Indian TTOW a man, who was one of a party who had taken a lorm Rs. 1,500 on a promissory note, is alleged to have away the note when it was presented to him for endorsement vc related in the
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    P.S.C. BOWLS
    127 5 Results Of Ties Played During The Week The following are the results of ties in the Penang Sports Club Bowls Tournament played during the week: TUESDAY’S RESULT Men’s Doubles Handicap: 4-2 R. H. Williams and J. A. McEvoy beat —1 D. A. Mackay and J. S. Long 13
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    THE ASPIRANTS’ ASSOCIATION
    88 5 Junior Book-keeping Class A junior book-keeping class will be formed by the Aspirants’ Association for members and non-members. Students will be prepared for the L.C.C. Examination to be held in May next year. The class will be on every Tuesday and Friday from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30
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    MUNICIPAL MEETING ON TUESDAY
    49 5 An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, Penang, will be hed at the Municipal Office at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. A meeting of the Larut and Matang Sanitary Board will be held at the Sanitary Board Office, Taiping. on Tuesday, May 23, at 10 a.m
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      302 5 The Deadly Attacks of STOMACH ACID That feeling of discomfo; you get after a meal is it as trivial as you think, or is it a warning of worse to come? That is often how the most agonising stomach disorders begin. It is just the result of too much acid
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      732 6 SINGAPORE RACES ON THE SCREEN! SCREENING NEXT SEE FREDRIC MARCH JOAN BENNETT PICKING WINNERS AT THE SING AFORE 4EUKTT TIMAH HERE’S THE PICTURE WHICH PRODUCER TAY GARNETT SI ENT 2MO N THS IN SING aFOR FWI EFI M{K jf W"W MATINEE TODAY REDUCED PRICES 15, 30 &50 CTS (DOWNSTAIRS) $l.OO
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    ONE COMMUNITY IN INDIA OF TOMORROW
    1023 7 Dr. Rajan On “Gandhian Dynasty Kumbakonam. PHE third Madras Provincial Parva- 1 tharaja Kula Conference was held i h the Vani Theatre, Mr. S. Chinnandi akthar, of Edapadi, presiding. The Hon. Dr. T. S. S. Rajan. Minster of Public Health, Mr. A. Subamaniam, M.L.A.,
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    BRITONS INJURED IN REVOLVER ACCIDENT
    55 7 Reuter. Jerusalem. Turn British members of the Palestine police Inspector Higgins, a native of Belfast, and Constable Doody, of Ixmdon. were slightly wounded when a Jewish supernumerary constable accidentally discharged an automatic pistol in the Jerusalem police-station. lhe supernumerary constable was also wounded. None of
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      738 7 TONIGHT LADIES’ GUEST NIGHT WEMBLEY PARK TCWIGH'I Saturday, 6th May, 1939. Sun See Toy Cantonese Opera: Day Show ’HONG HOAY YEE CHEE HOW” Night Show “KOON CHYE CHENG COOT KAH” Grand Nooran Opera: “JFMBATAN” PATAH” or “ASIR-E-HIRRS Hindustani Play. Capital Talkies: TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY AT 7.30 AND 9 30 P.M.
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      315 7 Morning Matinee Tomorrow at 11,30 a.m. ELEANOR POWELL ROBERT TAYLOR IN BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938” I Popular Prices Downstairs 15 30 cents. QUEEN’S LAST 3 SHOWS 'I oday at 3 p.m. —6.15 9.30 MICKEY ROONEY WALLACE BEERY nep. gold riband picture of the turf 1 f k bl (-mates Together
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    THE WORLD OF FLYING
    1415 8  -  In An Aircraft-Carrier The Courageous Ijmcliiiif On The Deck I raining New Pilots BY MAJOR F. A. de V. ROBERTSON f T is one thing to be able to fly and to land an aeroplane on a grassy aerodrome, and it is quite another thing to
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    MORE ARMY CO-OPERATION SQUADRONS
    931 8 Aircraft To Match Growth Of Land Forces CHBSTANTIAL increase in the number and strength of air squadrons alloik rated tG “army co-operation” iflyipg Ms a direct consequence of the government’s decisions to prepare for despatch loverseas of a powerful expeditionary force if demanded by the circumstances
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    SPEED, ANCIENT AND MODERN
    72 8 Rising swiftly from Radlett aerodrome on its first test flight, a new Handley Page Hampden high speed long range bomber is seen just as its retractable undercarriage is bein g withdrawn into the wings. Hamp dens are re-equipping Royal Air Force squadrons in large numbers The
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    NEVER TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD TO FLY
    369 8 Brisbane. Recently these columns gave an account of six-year-old boy who flew on his school vacation from Sydney to his home in Singapore. Brisbane now brings news of a flying grandmother, Mrs. Maurice Harcourt, who is the wife of a retired Brisbane
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    FROM BATAVIA TO SYDNEY
    451 8 Under Blanket At 3.000 Metres A few months ago, two pressmen I from the Netherlands Indies travelled ■on the Qantas service from Batavia to Sydney, and back. The following is ar» account of the journey by J. P. Kosak. We started about 1.30 p.m. for Sourabaya
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    Three Days Instead Of Thirty
    215 8 London Where speed is the prime consideration air transport can solve problems w'hich might otherwise prove insoluble, and problems in which the question may be one of life or death. The history of Qantas in conjunction with the Australian Inland Mission Flying Doctor Service is
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    SNOW IN THE TROPICS
    102 8 Brisbane For the first time in the history' of Australia, snow has been reported north of latitude 20 south Captain G.U. Allan, in charge of “Cambria” on the Darwin-Towmsville section of the flying-boat route, reported that, for the first time since the inauguration of the Australia-Eng-land
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    THE EMPEROR OF CHINA SAVED BY QUINA
    751 9 letter <>f «O“ r from r’h na to the X*. con- France. <>* hlU Umarv 15. 1703 16M M ,he and I returned to Visdelo» 1 received an order g£. T 1 court. The Etnperar apP** 3l, arrived there. Fo: Lfl TL vear*
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    Jelebu Kathi On Breach Of Trust Charge
    786 9 Serein ban. The Police Court at Kuala Klawang. Jelebu. was thronged with Malays on Wednesday who had come to hear the case against rhe Kathi of Jelebu. Sheikh Hassan bin Sheikh Ibrahim. The Seremban magistrate, Mr. J. p Biddulph, occupied the bench. Mr.
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    THREE K.L. BOYS DROWNED
    130 9 Kuala Lumpur. A seven-year-old Chinese ooj v. as drowned and two other boys of the same age are believed to have suffered a similar fate in an old mining pool near the incinerator off Cheras Road, Kuala Lumpur, where they went on Wednesday afternoon for a
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    The British Resident of Selangor,
    43 9 The British Resident of Selangor, the IL »i. Mr. S. Jones, C»ho, with Mrs. tones »vas atartained to a tarexxeil dinner by Dis 'Highness the of Selangor early this ween prior to his uhf .irtnre on furlci ,gh.
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    TRAGIC DEATH OF JAFFANESE
    355 9 Found Hanging PATHETIC NOTE LEFT BEHIND Kuala Lumpur. The pathetic contents of a note written in Tamil, found in the trouser pocket of a 25-year-old Jaffna Tamil. C. Chellapah Pillay, whose body was discovered hanging from a beam in the ceiling of the bath-room of Mr.
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    CAR THIEVES CHARGED
    117 9 Kuala Lumpur. Mention was made in the court of the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday morning of the case against four Tamils and two Chinese who are charged in connection with the disappearance, during the last few months, of ears and spare wheels. The four Tamils
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    Agency To Be Opened In Jaffna
    25 9 An Agency of the Mercantile Bank of India. Ltd., will be opened at Jafina (Ceylon) on June fX I'93V
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    LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN LABOUR DISPUTE
    666 9 Despatch l*i*oin Government Of India Official confirmation was received in Kuala I-urnpur on Thursday of the report that the Government of India had seat io the Government of Malaya a despatch containing their proposals for the settlement of the dispute over the emigration to Malaya
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    CHARGE AGAINST LORRY-DRIVER
    178 9 Singhalese Killed In Accident Kuala Lum-our. The accident at Ipoh Road in the early hours on Wednesday morning, as the result of which a Singhalese named F. R. Stephen Ranasinga was killed, had a sequel in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court in the afternoon, the driver of
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    HEAVIER LOSS ON CONTINENT
    543 10 1937 Trading Results LOW WATER MARK OF DIRECT WRITING The annual statistics of the tradin’ results of Continental Marine Insm ance companies compiled by the l n ternational Marine Insurance Union, are now available The figures are compiled from the accounts of 124 companies domiciled i
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    BOUSTEAD & COMPANY
    160 10 BOUSTEAD COMPANY Rubber Auction Report Penang, May 3. The London and New” York markets have been quietly steady during the week with but little fluctuation in price. Locally there have been minor fluctuations but only a very small business passing, and on balance there has been a rise of 1/4
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    SIGNS OF BUSINESS REVIVAL
    2375 10 VAUXHALL MOTORS REPORT[ LARGER TOTAL SALES I Success Of Company's j Small Cars rgxHE twenty-fifth ordinary general j meeting of Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., was held on April 13 at the registered offices of the company. Mr. Leslie Walton (the chairman), who presided, said: You have all
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    NEWS FROM THE MINES
    43 10 Outputs .For April Hrs. C. yds. Pls. N. value Kampong Kamunting 657 96,000 226 $15,8?G Thabawleik 587 151,000 966 $75,7’,0 Pungah (No. 2 dredge) 614 242,000 1,284 $89,880 Asam Kumbang 347 112,000 543.28 $38,010 Puchong 62 27,000 117.59 $8,260
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    NEXT YEAR’S B.I.F.
    61 10 Fourth Of Area Already Taken The Department of Overseas Trade announces that next year’s British Industries Fair will be held in London and Birmingham from February 19 to to March 1. Already, 576 exhibitors have applied for 224,313 square feet of space in London and Birmingham in
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      814 10 BANKS HONG KONG AND --."T -,l| SHANGHAI BANKING I CORPORATION. I Incorporated in the Colony of Hongkong r I The liability of members La limited to th 'IP lihl’ I extent and in menner prescribed b A Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colon) Head Office:— HONG KONG. ’‘«S
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    PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE
    307 11 (SERIOUSLY DAMAGED H.XOirRSMITfI BR I D <- E. > wa.*» the scene of a bomb ex.piosion recuttly. It was seriously damaged .tail was closed to traffic for an indefinite period. Picture above shows a workman preparing red lamps, with pedestrians tiling over a temporary railed-off
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    CHURCH NOTICES
    648 12 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR 4TH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 7.00 am. Holy Communion. 8.00 am. Holy Communion. Hymns 268, 255, 315 845 am. Mattlns Litany Psalm 128—131. Hymn 308 9.30 a.m. Ho’v Communion (Tamil). 10.30 am. Mattins Holy Communion (Chinese). 530 p m Evensong Sermon. Psalm 145 Chant 283
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    THE SALVATION ARMY
    66 12 SUNDAY. 9.30 am. Holiness Meeting. 4.00 p.m. Sunday School. 8 00 pm. Salvation Meeting. MONDAY. 5.00 p.m. Young People’s legion 8.00 p.m. Torchbbearers’ Club. WEDNESDAY. 5.00 p.m. Children’s Meeting. 8.00 p.m. Salvation Meeting. (Hokkien). THURSDAY 8.00 p.m. Devotional Meeting. FRIDAY. 5.00 pm. Children’s Meeting, (in Hokkien at
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    World Achievement
    337 12 A Mari Flies In these days of aeroplanes it is perhaps something of an anticlimax to go back to the early days of flight, but we must realise that the achievements of this year of grace have sprung from the success achieved by Wilbur and Orville Wright. This
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    "WE STILL HAVE OUR FREEDOM"
    816 12 Mr. J. P. Kennedy On Blessings Of Life London, April 22. Mr Joseph P Kennedy, the American Ambassador, on receiving the freedom of the City of Edinburgh yesterday, urged his hearers in the present troublous times to take stock of their blessings “It may be
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    BEST COOK IN ARMY AT 26
    410 12 I-ance-Sergeant Wins Cup Aidershot, April 21. At the age of 26, Lce.-Sgt. T. Carney, of the Ist Bn., South Lancs Regt., today became the master cook of the British Army a position he will hold for a year, writes a special correspondent of the
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      1859 12 A\7 Nestle’s Kiddies’ Jamboree. 5.05 Pro“JL//TI 1 gramme. Preview Weather Report. 5.20 Camay Glamour Revue. 5.50 Local Market Report. 5.55 News Period —Spanish—Eng- lish. 6.20 Marco Sextette. 6.50 There Was R a Time When Old favourites. 7.05 On the u» V. Ma]l (M iij tary Band). 7.20 Phillips Melody Moments—National
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      260 12 Western music; Reports in Japanese. 12 45 Chinese music. 12.50 Interval. 8.20 National Anthem. 8.25 Reports in English 8.35 Reports in French. 8.45 Western music. 8.50 Reports jn Chinese relayed from the Chinese Central Broadcasting Station. 9.05 Close down. KWEIYANG XPSA 69.8 mc/s (42.98 m.) 6.50 p.m. National Anthem: Band
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    The Mails
    306 13 Posting Timos Al Kuala Hnnpur, Ipoh And Penang air mails OUTWARD f -Uoi-E \x n l hE west Fori-,,, 'Empire Air Mail): .1 t Victoria Point), Ktm,. 1 Htstinp, Egypt, Sudan, nda, Zanzibar, ■Ju, s l,! p ni Rhodesia, NyaIreiaiH A!r >ca, Great Britain, Kuai 1 an<J Newfoundland.
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    PENANG SHIPPING NEWS
    922 13 mrliato TO-DAY, MAY 6. tn.t. “Tallryrana* from Fir Singapore. 8.8. “cuMtMU** from Shanghai via port*, ex ••Achilles” from Liverpool. TO-MORROW, MAY 7. s.s. ••Cremer" from Belawan-Deh m.v. “Lrisuank" from enma via aingapore. MONDAY. MAY I. aj*. “Hosang" from Calcutta. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. s.s. “Pres. Van Buren” from
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    FRANCE ADOPTS SALES TAX
    428 13 neuter’ Measures To Meet Huge Arms Bill Paris, April 21. The French Council of Ministers, meeting under the chairmanship of President Lebrun this evening, decided upon a far-reaching programme of taxation and economies to meet additional armaments expenditure of £85,000,000. An official communique issued after the
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    A.A.A. TRIP TO AMERICA CALLED OFF
    604 14 REASON FOR RIFT •VTEW YORK’S athletics officials may have cause to regret titeir cancellation oi the British team’s visit, planned bj the A.A.A. tor next July; hut tnej will not regret it more Keenly than do the tfrivi&n legislators. Alter all the trouble the
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
    184 14 Week-End Activities Todav at 5 Dr. C. H. Yeang will conduct the third of a series of lectures in St John’s Ambulance work in the Club pre raises. The attendance to-date has Increase* 4 till it has almost touched the sixty mark The C.S.C. division now ranks
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    FOOTBALL IN INDIA
    409 14 Another Tour By Corinthians ■p|ETAILS are now available of the decisions made at the annual general meeting of the All-India Football Federation held at New Delhi recently. It was mentioned that Cardin City had written asking whether it could be arranged for them to visit India in
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    TO-DAY’S SOCCER
    156 14 The first team of the Garrison’s XI will be playing against the Sepoy Lincs Recreation Club on the S.LR.C. Ground, Hospital Road, in a friendly game of soccer at 5.15 p.m. to-day. The second team of the Garrison’s XT will engage the Marine Department in another soccer game
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    O.X.A. v. P.W.D.
    65 14 Combined Tn preparation for the forthcoming AllMalayan P.W.D. soccer, a friendly game oi soccer has been arranged to be plaved on Sundav at the St. Xavier’s Ground at 5.15 n.m. against the Old Xaverians’ Association. The followin'? will renresent the P.W.D. Combined:—Osman; Sivasamy. David: R. Aeria. Che
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    TODAY’S RACING AT BUKIT TIMAH
    1003 14 JJ I jFull Programme I NINE CANDIDATES i\| GOVERNOR’S Up I jgELOW is the programme tor the final d a v\ I the Singapore Summer (Governor’s Q,I at Bukit Timah this afternoon. The fief’?'small side. Eight horses have not accepted Empress, Abbot’s Temptation, Jacatra, Ronib
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    KEDAH CLUB GOLF
    57 14 Ladies’ April Medal Stroke The following is the result of the Kedah Club Ladies April Medal (Stroke):— Mrs. Davey 51—16 =35 Mrs. Beattie 17—12=35 Mrs. Tulloch 48—11=37 Mrs. Holland 58—18 =3B Mrs. Davison 56—18 =3B Mrs. Brodie 43 5=38 Mrs. Burke-Gaffney 61—18 =43 In the replay Mrs.
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    LEAGUE SOCCER
    58 14 Old Mirhaelians f«’ lu Ramblers I?01l In a fast and the Old Michaeliaas held to a one-all draw; on thei in the Second Division a tome developed into a had a-' second half «"<■" w h nate spells of attM* ftr tl ,e Ba.» Khoon Chuar s or
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    Final Gallops By Cup Candidates This Morning
    338 15 WHO WILL WIN 1 Conroe Moves Well Final Hints From Track (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. rpHE track presented a scene of great activity this morning when, among others not running today, some of the Cup candidates were exercised. The first of
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    SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE
    185 15 IBy “THE RIDING [By "TRESPASSER” [Ry “MAN-ON-THE [By “EPSOM JEEP” [By "THE MAJOR” [By “EUREKA” BOY” Penang] Penang] SPOT” Ipoh] Ipoh] Singapore] KuaJa Lumpur] Race 1 Beaudekin Jeremiah Dordrecht Dordrecht Jubilee Son The Caliph Dordrecht Measure Temple Jubilee Son Measure Temple Race 2 Quisana Tredella Quisana
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    Riders In Big Race
    38 15 Probable riders for the Governors Cup race at Bukit Timah this afternoon are: PURE GOLDMartin BLUE PETERWoods GOLDEN GLIMPSE. White TONROE Farad SIR THEOBALD McPherson EMPIRICGarrard HYBLA Dodd STUART TARTAN Dawson MILT ON DALESpencer
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    HYBLA A GOOD LONGSHOT
    54 15 ((BY “TRESPASSER”) With Dodd in the saddle. Hybla is an excellent longshot for today’s big race, the Governor’s Cup. Other good longshots are Meadowman, a tine sprinter, especially on good going, and Dordrecht, a game stayer. Ihe scratching of Rubber Queen in the last race is
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    £1,000 GOLF FOURSOMES
    32 15 —Reuter. London. May 5 The X'l.ooo Golf Foursomes replay at Birmingham over eighteen holes resulted as follows: Robson and Burton 71 Cotton and Shepard 75 Cox and Topping 79
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    HOME CRICKET
    38 15 —Reuter. At Cambridge. Northamptonshire won by 78 runs. Northamptonshire 361 (Brookes 114) and 215 for 3 wickets, declared (Timms 103 not out); Cambridge University 250 (Merritt 7 for 6) and 244 (Merritt 5 for 92) .—Reuter.
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    MEDIOCRE SOCCER IN STATE TRIAL
    522 15 Four Goals Shared MEDIOCRE soccer was served up in the second Malaya Cup trial held on V ictoria Green yesterday, although the standard was higher than that in the previous game, Reds and Stirpes drew two-all. Both goalkeepers, Burton and Johns, played fairly well though
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    JUBILEE HANDICAP PROBABLES
    51 15 —Reuter. London. May 6. The Jubilee Handicap probables are: Antonym (Tucker), Black Speck (Carslake). Challenge (E. Smith), Bistolfi (Harry Wragg). Portmarnock (Jones). Golden Sovereign ißeary), Glen Loan (Pat Beasley i, Bombay Duck (Lowrey>, Pappageno II (Perryman), Convert (Smirkei, Hestia II (Weston). Domaha (Gordon Richards) and Nose Gay
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    B.B.B.C. BAN LEWIS-HARVEY TITLE FIGHT
    234 15 Negro's Left Eye Said To Be Faulty pl IF. British Boxing Board of Control refused sanction for tile title tight between John Henry Lewis, the world’s I'^’t-heavy weight champion, and Len Harvey, the British Ha,,l P'on. following a two-hour examination v specialist of Lewis’s left
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    OPEN BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP
    275 15 Results Of Opening Matches The Penang Open Billiards Championship held under the auspices of the Old Xaverians’ Association were begun last night at the Association’s premises before a good crowd of spectators. The standard of play attained a high level, and the spectators were treated to a
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    CUSTOMS WIN AT LAST
    328 15 League Soccer P.S.C. Concede Two Goals THE Customs Sports Club scored their first victory in the First Division of the Penang Football League yesterday when they beat two-nil the Penang Sports Club, who a fortnight ago held the Indians to a goalless draw. The match was
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      120 15 x i The Major is not new to the travel game he has played ii in all parts of the world and Knows the ropes. That is why when home-leave comes you will find him flying back to England with Imperial Airways. He gets longer gt home. He has the
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    LATE MARKET PRICES
    71 16 MIDDAY QUOTATIONS I.ATFST TIN Penang $ll5-5 Business 50 tons Singapore llsfis ItlBBLR: Penang (Spot) 27 1 2c Singapore .Spot) 27 5/8c COPRA: Sundried Black Pepper $9.00 TAPIOCA: Medium $3.30 Fair Seed 05 RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $6.55 No. 2 $6.45 Rangoon White No. 1 $6.60 Rangoon
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    148 16 Prev. Latest Paris 176 57,64 176 47 64 Ntw Ycrk 4.68 1 3 4.68 5'32 Montreal 470 516 4.70 316 Brussels 27.51 1 2 27.50 1 Geneva 20.86 1 2 20.84 1 2 Amsterdam 8.77 1/2 8.76 1 2 Milan 88 15 16 89 Berlin 11.67 11 66
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    Wall Street Cable
    268 16 New v ork. Fr'kt>. Col. Beck’s speech was favourably avi unsurprising. I' i changes were generally mea::b (less in t... light of negligible aeiiii." Domes' news (ealureo •■>opes of soire tax tn a cation this session. Disappointing nrii onto sales I/ ccntinuance of the coal < l,e
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    LEAN & CO's QUOTATIONS
    163 16 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers MINING. Ampau 3/ 3 44 A. Amalgamated 4 6 4 ICicd B. Selangors 1.174 1.22| Hong Fatts 59 62cd Jelebus §2i olj Jelapangs 24/ 28/ K. Kampars 9 10/ X Lan juts 14/6 15/ Kuchais 1.05 1.10 Killinghalls 11/ 11 /9 Laruts 3'9 4 Pungaits
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    KENNEDY & CO's SHARE LIST
    233 16 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST Buyers Sellers TIN. •inpat 3/ 3/6 Amalgamated 4/9 5/c X ver Weng 65c 70c Ayer Hit&m 18/6 19/6ex LJstu Selangor 1.174 1 224 Berjuntai 9/6 10/ Hong Fatt 59c 61c i Hongkong Tin 17/6 18/6ex Jelebu 55c 60c K. Lanjut 14/6 15/ Kamra 1/5 1/74 Katu
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    ANTHONY & CO.
    158 16 ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Seller» Arapat 3/ 3/6 A. Amalgamated 4/9 5/ Bangrins 18/6 19/ Batu Selangor 1.18 1.22 Berjuntai 9/3 9/9 Hon g Fatt 57* 60 Jelebu 55 60 Kampong Kamunting 5 9 6/3 Kampcng Lanjut 14/3 14 '9 Kamra 1/44 Kramat Tin 9' 9/3 Kuchai 1.05 1-10 Kundang
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    UNITED TRADERS, LTD. QUOTATIONS
    172 16 Buyers Bellers RUBBERS. Ayer Panas 1.024 1 10 Bassetts 46 50 Batu Lintangs 95 1.00 Bentes 924 W Brogas 574 624 Indragiris 1.05 1.10 Kuala Sidims 1.90 2.00 Lunas 1.40 1.50 Malaka Pindas 1.10 1.15 Mentakabs 35 374 Pa jams IAO 1.60 Sungei Tukangs 924 97
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