Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 June 1939

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE IS I AB, 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY \o. 129. Vol. XCVII. SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    No Hope Left For 86 Men In Ill-Fated "Thetis"
    1254 1 HEART-RENDING SCENES Wives In State Of Collapse LAST ATTEMPT MAY BE MADE London, June 3. h is now feared dial ihr submarine “Thetis*’ may >< <i sepulchre beneath 130 feel ol water in Liverpool h;n lor a! least* 86 men. An
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    APPROACH OF ZERO HOUR
    69 1 —Reutvi. 4// Navy Resources Thrown Into Attempt London, June 3. l\[o announcement of hope 1 being abandoned has yet been made by the Admiralty who, as every tick of the clock brought the time towards zero hour—l2.4o a.m. GMT when, it is calculated, the air in
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    POPE'S PEACE MOVE AROUSES INTEREST
    75 1 —Reuter. London, June 2. The Pope’s declaration has aroused much interest in diplomatic quarters in London, says Reuter’s diplomatic correpondent. It confirms the fact which was surmised but not established, that his Holiness has received reassuring promises from Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini. Another significant
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    CHUNGKING TO REMAIN CAPITAL
    132 1 —Reuter. Chungking, June 2 Chungking is to remain the wartime capital of China in spite of the recent se-* vere air raids, but in future it will not be a single city but a group of municipalities clustered around the present site. This statement was made
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    NEW CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE
    119 1 8.0. W Rugby, June 2 The new 34.000-lon Cunard-White Star liner. Mauretania, underwent speed tests in the Firth of Clyde yesterday and after cruising off the Irish coast for the aeijustmei of compasses and other tests due ba» in the Mersey on Saturday lio prep.u
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    LAST OF EIGHT "K" DESTROYERS
    182 1 5 4 —BOW. “Kimberley” Launched At Southampton Rugby, June 2 H. M. S. Kimberley, which was launched yesterday by Lady Kimberley from Thorneycroft’s Woolston Yard. Southampton Water, is the last of the eight destroyers of the K class of the 1937 programe to be put
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    Slate Visit To Belgium In Autumn
    103 1 INVITATION TO THEIR MAJESTIES Sent By King Leo pold London, June .3. King Leopold’s invitation toiTheir Majesties to pay a State visit to Belgium in route to Canada. It is learned that the dates suggested are October 24 28. Apart from official functions ii
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    SOVIET REPLY HANDED IN
    79 1 Reuter. Believed ID Be Similiar To Molotov Speech Moscow, June 3. The Soviet reply to the AnglO'French proposals was handed to Sir William Seeds this evening. The text is believed to follow the lines of M. Molotov's speech. The British and French Ambassadors went to the
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    MEETING OF ADMIRALS ON "IZUMO"
    405 2 Anglo-Japanese Issues Discussed NO DECISIONS TAKEN Shanghai. June 2. A three hour iuecung took place between Admiral Sir Pcrc\ Noble ami ice Admiral Oikawa. the British and Japanese C< mmanders in-Chiel. aboard the Japan e>e I’la-'hi]). Izuuio. All immediate Anglo Japanese iv<ue» are understood io
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    U.S. ECONOMICS
    71 2 s 0.11 —Reuter Roosevf h To Meet Big Business Men Washington. June I President Roosevelt will hold a meetm? to-night of a dozen big business men a the White House for a discussion on eco nomic problems. The meeting will be heh despite the President being in bee
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    H.M.S KIMBERLEY LAUNCHED
    21 2 8.0 W Rugby. June 1 H.M.S. ■■Kimberley,” 1,690-ton destroyer was launched at the Thornycroft yarc Southamnton. today—B.O W
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    THE "POZELLA REFLOATED
    39 2 Reuter Batavia. June 2 The •Polzella’' has been refloated A survey indicates that the Polzella docs not need docking and will resume her voyage alter reloading 850 tons of cargo which she discharged before being refloated.—Reuter
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    KING & QUEEN CAUGHT IN SNOWSTORM
    65 2 KING QUEEN CAUGHT IN SNOWSTORM Jaspers. June 2 While climbing Mount Edith Cavell or. ihursday afternoon, Their Majesties were aught in a snowstorm, which descended upon them when they reached a heigh, of 7,000 feet. When it began to snow, .hey retraced their steps and returned t< he welcome warmth'
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    BRITISH COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIPS
    131 2 .—B O W Four Students -From Dominions Awarded Rugby. June 1 Four students from me Dominions \vl.<> have been awarded scholarships of 4230 by the British Council will start a year's post-graduate work next October al Ox ferd. Cambridge and London. They aic Mr. W. D. Borrie
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    NEW LONDON AIR TERMINUS
    130 2 BOW. Lo Be Open For I sr Of Passengers On Monday Rugby. June 1 The new London air terminus of Imperial Airways adjoining Victoria Station will te oven for the use cf passengers next Monday from hich date a" the Company s services. European -md Umpire,
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    TELEVISION
    97 2 8.0. W Viewers See Pla\ In Golf Match Rugby. June 1 A further interesting development in the tele'■.sine of outdoor events was successfully- demonstrated to dav v h»-n viewers saw nart of the play in th. Challenge Golf match between the open champion R. A. Whitcombc and th champion
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    GENERAL ELECTIONS IN RUMANIA
    39 2 LU VLIU O .—Reuter. Bucharest, June 2. About 85 per cent of the electorate voted in the general election. Tne results will be announced tins afternoon. The elections to the Senate are taking place today.—Reuter.
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    POPE’S PEACE MOVE
    145 2 rations of our earnest solicitude.” —Renter. Sympathy Of Powers Rome. June 2. In his first jublic reference to his iccent oeace move, the Pope revealed tliat il vvili meet the sympathy of the Governments and resulted in his receiving 'assurances of goodwill and tne lesolvc > maintain
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    M. GAFENCU.
    22 2 RutnTnmn Foreign Minuter. is leading shortly on an offit ial visit to Ankara, says a Reuter message from Riwliih > -<t■
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    DR. C.T. WONG
    131 2 Hv uter. lii London For Olympic Committee Meeting London. June 1 Dr. C. T. Wang has arrived a<. Croydort bv air froip China. He has come io represent the China Olympic Games Committee opening on June 6. *ln a statement to Reuter. Dr. Wang said th' promotion
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    TO ATTEND ALDERSHOT TATTOO
    45 2 General Gamelin> isit To Britain London. June 3. General Gamehn. Chief of the I' rcncti General Staff, will attend the ..*uershot Tattoo on June 7. The visit will presumably coincide with that of the Turkish military mission which have left Istanbul.
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    MARSHAL SMIGLYRYDZ
    35 2 «LLC.CJI —Reuter. To Visit England In September Warsaw, Juen 2 Marshal Smigly-Rydz may visit England in September with other foreign military leaders for the British Army exercises. according to well-informed circles here. —Reuter.
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    EIGHT MEN RESCUED FROM "THETIS": COMMANDER & CREW STILL ALIVE
    543 2 EIGHT MEN RESCUED FROM "THETIS": COMMANDER CREW STILL ALIVE Rugby. June 2. I'he acute anxiety experienced throughout the night concerning the new British submarine. Thetis, which, after diving trials off Birkenhead, wajs reported missing with 78 men on board, was relieved early this morning when it was. announced that the
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    Mystery Of Tin-Rayon Barter Deal
    93 2 Reuter ROME SAYS IT IS OJY 111 I THERE IS NO COyFIRM.4TIO\ Paris, lune 2 Circles in close touch with the Ih liviau oation have no information oi the reported BP' Italian ti.n-rayon barter deal. The report is regarded as amazing sin ■< tons exceed
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    BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN JERUSALEM
    93 2 .—Reuter. 1.700 Telephone Lines Put Out Of Action Jerusalem. June 2 Au entire railway patrol, consisting of four British policemen and three Jewish supernumeraries, were killed by an Arab gang near Kalkilieh, 35 miles north-west of Jerusalem. The men were in a trolley on the main
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    JEWISH REFUGEES
    49 2 —Reuter. 922 Refused Permission To Land In Cuba Hamburg, June 2 Nine hundred and twenty-two Jewish refugees in the Hamburg-America liner, St. Louis, have been refused permission to land in Cuba and will be brought back tc Hamburg unless it is found possible to land them elsewhere.—Reuter.
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    MRS. AYRTON GOULD
    81 2 —8.0. W. Elected Chairman Of Labour Executive Rugby. June 1 Ihe new National Executive of the Labour Partv elected at the Southport (.inference held its first meetinc in London today and appointed as Chairman Mr*. Barbara Ayrlun Gould who has been active in political and social work
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    BALTIC CONGRESS
    69 2 Reuter. Over 300 Delegates To Attend Kaunas. June 2 Over thiee hundred delegates from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will attend the meeting of the Baltic Congress which is being held here from June 9 to 11. L!.e Congress, which meets from time to time, is being held this
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    TURKISH MISSION
    40 2 Reuter. Departure For London From Fnkara Ankara, June 1. The military mission which left for London headed by General Kiazim of the General Staff will make contact with the British General Staff and place orders for war materials.
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    ESPIONAGE IN U.S.
    69 2 .—Reuter. More I han Lm f Oh West Coast Washington. Juiv 1 There is a great deal morr on the West coast of the United r than ever before, accordin': to Mr M phy, Attorney-General who announo 1 that the Department of Justice v tightening up counter-espionage
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    MINISTRY OF SUPPLY
    70 2 —Reuter. Powers Explained In Detail In bite Paper London. June 1 Wide powers accorded; to the Min: of Supply and outlined by Mr. Chanibei lain on April 1. are explained in detail in a White Paper which adds that cei". ,n War Office functions, carried out on
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    INDUSTRY IN 1928
    94 2 —8.0. W. Freedom Iron) Labour Disputes Rugby. June 1 Commenting on the singular treed< n> of industry in 1938 from labour disputes the annual report of the Ministry oi Labour savs: "This freedom and reluctance of employers and work’ "oph to pursue their claims to the extreme
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    MOTORING
    72 2 i Reutei New Speed Records Set Up By Gardner Leipzig, June 2 Major Gardner repeated his tea’ oi two days ago, when driving a Magnette, nov t bored to 1. >OO oroke th- Glass of ie-or<: for ■< mt kilometre and live kilometres fly m respectively at 203.8 miles
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    DUKE OF KENT
    66 2 8.0. W. Opening Of Ramsgate Air Raid Shelter Rugby. June 1 In the course of a tour of East K today, the Duke of Kent < inspected the first section of tin gate's air if.u she Iter to co i miles of tunnel 60 feet deep in
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    WR. ISAKO GIVES EVIDENCE IN TRAPEZE ARTISTES' CLAIM
    1245 3 I Had No Intention To Dismiss Them" SAYS PLAINTIFFS WAVED FISTS AT HIM T- i i Kuala Lumpur. J ISa k ro P r e tor of Isako’s Circus, gave evidence before Mr. Justice Gordon Smith in the preme otirt in the
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    NO CASE AT ASSIZES
    162 3 White Gloves For Judge Malacca. Mr. Just ce a’Beckett Tene l was preserved with a oa’r of white glove; when he presided over the Malacca Assizes on Wednesday morning, as there was no criminal case on the list. In accepting the present from Mr Haines. Chief
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    THREE CHINESE BOYS DROWNED
    189 3 Kuala Lumpur. The inquiry on three Chinese boys, whose bodies were found in a mining pool ni Cheras on two separate days, that of the boy of eight years old being discovered on May 3, while the bodies of the other two, whose ages were 11
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    BEGGED TO BE SENT TO THE FRONT
    150 3 Thief With Four Previous Convictions A Chinese, Ng Leong Hua. was sentenced to one month’s rigorous imprisonment in addition to a period of six months’ police supervision by Mr. Lim Kcon Teck in the Middle Court, yesterday, on pleading guilty to a charge
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    Chinese Woman Found Dead
    75 3 Kuala Lumpur. A Chinese woman, who had been missing from an estate in the Klang district since early on Wednesday morning, was found dead last night in a drain. Her head had been severly battered, and the police believe that she was either attacked while walking,
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    WILL OF RICH CHINESE
    803 3 Large Estate COURT DECIDES POINTS i Singapore. pOINTS in the will of a wealthy Chinese, Mr. Tan Kwan Kok, who died on Mar. 7, 1938, leaving a large estate together with business concerns to his relatives, were cleared on Thursday morning when judgment was given by
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    GOVERNMENT GRANT TO M.A.H.A.
    393 3 Money Will Be Spent For Improvements With this money, the chairman .pointed out, they had been able to erect a permanent building for the Village Industries section and earn, out various other improvements. Dato F. W. Douglas, who was re-elected president, said that the association had
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    TRAGIC DEATH OF SERVANT
    254 3 Fell From Fourth Floor Kuala Lum,pur. An enquiry was commenced on Thursday afternoon before Che Abdul Makil, into the death of Ix'dng See Suan, a Hainnanese ’boy’ who is believed to have fallen to his death from the fourth floor of a Chinese tea shop on
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    Singapore Black-out On June 13
    67 3 Singapore. Notices are being distributed and posters put up notifying the public of the black-out on the night of June 13. The black-out is taking place from 10.30 p.m. to midnight, and during this period no vehicular traffic will be permitted. All outdoor lights must
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      279 3 became beautiful AWEEy I 8 DAYS AGO If l m Miss Chambord made this amazing change in her appearance in 8 days. Read below her personal letter in which at night—it nourishes and beautishe explains exactly how she did it and how any woman can do the same. During the
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  • THE WORLD OF AVIATION
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      "Flying Family" To Tour The World In Flying Home"
      310 4 50,000 MILES OVER 68 COUNTRIES NEW YORK. A WHOLE FAMILY HAVE DECIDED TO FLY ROUND THE A WORLD IN THEIR OWN “FLYING HOME They are the “Flying Hutchinsons,’’ America’s No. 1 airminded family, who made an abortive attempt to cross the
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      FLYING CLUBS TO AID DEFENCE
      216 4 Route.’. Will Train Canadian Air Force Recruits Ottawa. I>ECRUITS in the Royal Canadian Air Force are to be given preliminary train ng at. eight flying clubs in Canada under an agreement reached between the Defence Department and the clubs. The clubs will be used to
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      The King's Cup Air Race
      174 4 TV’s ye? the King’s Cud Air Ric” is bei' g held early in September a' the new municipal aerodrome at Birmingham and will be flnown in fo.i" part of 100 miles each. An innovation in the race is that I cndicanping for the first stage
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      S. African Govenor-General's Cup
      138 4 S. African GovenorGeneral's Cup The finanual coinmittee of th? Durban C tv C unoil has n<;r d t> inert asc the r "ize money foi the annual ric»' io th" Gnve’mof G n'rai'j Cup which was first held in 1937. The ni in cbiect of this increase ot I ize
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      FOUR TONS OF FIREARMS DUMPED IN SEA
      138 4 —Reuter. Success Of British Operations Jerusalem. Four tons of firearms and ammunition have just been dumped in the sea off Jaffa. This haul, new lying at the bottom of the Mediterranean, was captured in the Nablus-Tulkarm-Jenin area, to the north of here —known
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      BERLINNEW YORK IN 10 HOURS?
      244 4 ?ignt, cons Reuter. Leading German Prophecy BERLIN. ‘•■y AM convinced tlr’.t in icughly L> 8 ycais it will be possible to fly Ircm Berlin to New York -n 10 or 12 he irs. This statement is made by Professor Ernest Heinkel, the famous German aero,.lane
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      PALESTINE FLOWERS FOR BRITAIN’S HOMES
      163 4 Reuter. Sent 3,000 Miles By Aeroplane Jerusalem. Flowers grown on the coast ci Palestine are now being flown 3.6-00 miles to London and provinc al markets. They are sweetpeas in lilac, deep purple, blazng re<_ and delicate pink, cultivated by Heri Breiei. a GermanJcwish refugee,
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      AIR-HOSTESSES OF K.L.M.
      155 4 Reuter. Rouge And Lipstick Allowed A x,xoTER.DAM AIR-HCoTESSES of the K.L.M. (Royal Dutch Airlines) have been issued with a set of detailed instructions as to their dress, make-up and general appearance. The management points out that they are the representatives of the company on board the airliners
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      The Airship Comes Back
      1100 4 FTpKi.’* rigid airship is to be given a new trial In America. Following g the loss of th? Maccn in 1935, and doubtless strongly intlu need by the s. nilar fate which overtook the Akron in 1933, (ongress refused to appropriate any i aney for lighter-th
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    This Strange World
    2396 5 ul r 2 SCARES ORNAMENT 5 n,,,, SCARE—WHERE RAIN IS PINK HORSE DOES .A I HETH WALK”— HER DAILY CHILDREN HENS MADE A RECORD HOW TO MAKE HAIR GROW. Youth At The IT heel Germantown (Ohio). Larry Jefferies, aged two, who had been left in his father’s
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    U.S. PROPOSAL TO BUY DUTCH GUIANA
    223 5 —Reuter. “Would Protect Panama Canal Better’’ Washington. A PROPOSAL to authorize negotiations for the purchase of the Dutch island of Curacao, off the coast of Venezuela, and of Netherlands Guiana has been put before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Lunceen, (farmer-Labour) introducing a
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    B.B.C. BROADCASTS IN AFRIKAANS
    152 5 New Service On Sunday London, May 11. On Sunday the 8.8. C. will add Afrikaans to the languages used in British breadcasting writes the Radio correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph”. This follows the inauguration of Afr'kaans news bulletins from the German station at Zeesen a fortnight
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    FLATS FOR BIG FAMILIES-BY ORDER
    112 5 quiet str —Reuter. New Rule For German Landlords Berl’n. German landlords must henceforth reserve a number of flats in their houses for families with many children, according to a decree of the Reich’s Price Commissar. Despite the official propaganda for an increase of the birthrate,
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      145 5 GALA RACE NIGtfT ATTRACTIONS WEMBLEY PARK Tonight Saturday, 3rd June, 1939. Sun See Toy Cantonese Opera Day Show BEE YAN BOH LEK” Night Show TOK KOK KAM KAH” Nooran Opera of Malacca Presents A Nispu’s Master Production ‘JULA JULI BINTANG TIGA”. Specialising $5OO- worth Of Transformation scenes and sceneries. Capital
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    Woman Drowned In Beer
    162 6 SECOND CASE IN THREE MONTHS Earl London, (Cape Province). GCll the second time in three months a native wf nan has L.’cr. c.owned in beer her?. Tne latest case occurred when a woman fell into a tank in which she stored illicit kaffir beer The lank
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    To Extent Knowledge Of Empire
    370 6 Reuter. (lit. PIRAL COMMITTEE FOR ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY Lend n. The Pwyal Emyir? T ee y is to ro-m a new cc .nmittee for the purpose of extending the k owledge < t the Empire end its aims and ideals throughout Britain This w?s by
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    TWIN BORN AFTER MOTHER’S DEATH
    175 6 Inquest On Actress A leen Marson, the film and stag? actress, died in a Lond.on nursing home in giving birth to twins, and at the inquest at K’lbum a. verdict of death by misadventure was returned. In pr vate life she was Mps. Aileen Mure!
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    QUEER EXHIBITS AT SWITZERLAND’S NATIONAL FAIR
    616 6 Motor The Size Of A Pin’s Head FROM 1790 TO 1939 Geneva. IT the international situation permits, Switzerland should be well worth a visit this summer. In Geneva there will be the four months’ exhibition of the greatest masterpieces oi Spanish art, and, in
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    ITALIANS PLAN VAST "KEW"
    179 6 With Samples Ol Empire Flora Rome. QOfE G.C-JC GO6 samples of trees bushes and flowers from a par!\ ol the Italiani Enipir? are now piati.C'.l in the grounds o .Rome's large-scale botanical garden •>i Vvor>d ijxhibition in Busy workers are placing enot aous heaps of different
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    Wanted To Insure His Fleas-
    178 6 Reuter. T NO ONE COULD “VALUE” THEM Kierksdorp, (Transvaal). _|k?.V long' a iiea live and can die t.U which fleas •perioxun”’ well and which bad .v r This problem presented itself when Mr. Alfred Haydn, a flea taler a. ne K.erksdorp Agricultural Snow, ried to
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    WORLD’S AIR RECORDS
    204 6 Official List Great Britain’s name appears at th 1 head of the list of world’s air record! just issued by the Federation Ae>onautique Internaticnable, the‘governing bedy which establishes the rul s for this kind cf Hying, and sees that they arc obeyed. The official list shows the
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    SURGEON'S WIFE AS A WILD WEST HEROINE
    54 6 T’lf- B. B. C. fo,- I' f 'ks .'foitjiht <i </ tn p. t!: f Wild tl'f hi t(t tu ,;i iSi.t -Gun." </ .■■c/. play, b lo.ewp McHugh.. irlf( of Lotulon Surgeon, has filled th bill; sh- icas reared on a ranch,
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    PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
    240 6 Cheap Fare Offer f)AN -xuERICAN AIRWAYS re P/.NY announc? that effect v: on May 24 and continuing u’til fur 'l' r notice, rote n Clipper fares t«Manila from Hor.-r Kong will I US$79 fcr adults, and US$54 fo chile cn betv’e r n the ag~s ftw and
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    THIS IS PART OF A PETROL PUMP
    48 6 When \c has finisl <1 blo,- ,a/ it I.U: sl ope it i-ill grace Chi toj, of < petrol pm; p. It is a ne W type t) f oic.l glob dsg. I fo,- c rs i I (n r Eng’ uni.
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    THE PAY OF A TYPIST
    120 6 Rills 5 New Rule tcTiiil 'iuv p.. .si .ii. job fc; anoUK. ir. < ,to get mui pay ha.; been removed uom girl typ st;, in L .r’in and the p.ovmce of Brandenburg by a decree juG promulgat'-.l by the luici.s iat.ou. tui. tm p
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    HOW CAN WAR BE PREVENTED?
    732 6 Archbishop Of Canterbury On Church's Problem London. POSSIBLES means for p revent ing a world w~.r were discussed by the Archbishop cf Canterbury (Dr. Lam) jresld ng at the Upper I Luse of the Convocation of Canterbury at Westi.inster Abbey. ‘•We meet under the shadow
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    TEBGKU IN COURT ON CHEATING CHARGE
    340 7 Woman’s Story Of I Valuable Belt And Buckle MOW a Malay native physician. a member of a royal family, was alleged to have borrowed a valuable belt and buckle from an old Malay woman, Shaiiffa Mustura. who had been his patient, and pawned it,
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    ELYSEE HOTEL UNDER NEW MANAGMENT
    183 7 Added Amenities The management of the Elysee Hotel, Penang, has passed into the capable hands of Mr. and Mrs. G. Liebrecht, who recently arrived in this country from Germany and the Hotel now presents a completely new and pleasing appearance. The lounge has been tastefully
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    MISSING GIRL
    53 7 With reference to the report of a girl, Maiy Clarke, being missing from home wi are informed by Mr. Yem bin Japar, proprietor of the Grand Nooran Opera, that the said Mary Clarke was never engaged or has ever appeared in his opera as an ‘-extra” or in
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    Soldiers To Participate In King’s Birthday Parade
    1713 7 RESIDENT COUNCILLOR TO TAKE SALUTE AT MARCH PAST OUR will be added to the King’s Birthday Parade on the Polo ground at 8.30 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, by the presence of the Penang Troops, the 36th Fortress Company, R.E. and the Bth
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    CIRCUS CASE ENDS
    258 7 $10,300 Damages For Trapeze Artistes It will be recalled tbat plaintiffs filed a civil suit against Mr. Isako, claiming damages of over $17.000 for wrongful dismissal. thereby committing a breach of the contract which was signed between plaintiffs and defendant lor a period of two years. In
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    YUGOSLAVIA AND THE AXIS
    642 8 |>UINC El PAUL, whose wife is a sister (»i the Duchess of Kent, arrived in Berlin yesterday on an eight-day State visit. Herr Hitler and all the Nazi leaders met him at the railway station and gave a banquet at the old Chancellery, while today a
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    406 8 SOCIAL PERSONAL All. and. Mrs. Oswald Stcnor. formerly of Kuala Lumpur, have arrived in England from Mont~ Carlo. Mr. Stonor has not been home for some years, preferring to d vide his time between Monte Carlo and Switzerland. Ihe marriage of Inspector J. EU s. S.S. Police, and Miss Elisabeth
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    By The Way
    748 8 I elei'jrdon in Penang VV/TIEX the announcemei|t was made in last Saturday's P.G. that television experiments would shortly be carried out in Penang, pessimists jumped up with, one accord and said, sotto voce: "It can't be done." When 1 asked them why it couldn't be done, they
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    THE DIARY OE A FOREIGN NEWS EDITOR
    365 8 Saturday, June 3. all attention centred on the desperate attempts being made to rescue the crew of the sunken submarine fhetis,’’ the mind of the British public is deviated, if only temporarily, from the international situation in general and the AngloSoviet negotiations in
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    "NO BUSINESS TO DRINK"
    460 9 Youth Loses All 11 is Money A tne complainant, a young Indian, sinnasamy had given evidence, \iiu.Tratc, Mr Lim Koon Teck said v< no business to start drinking otherwise your life will be ;i<>p( this incident will teach yU a lesson.” v\a a case in which
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    Police Are Looking For This Man
    70 9 I' Magazine Police are anxious t< male Chinese whose pocket wa at Isako’s Circus on May 23 a I'lii The suspect. Tan Chye Wan 'bused into the arms of a detectiv* ’hr- man whose pocket was picked, bui not been seen since. In the
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    AGRICULTURAL TRADE OF MALAYA
    984 9 Review For Last Year REVIEW of Malaya’s agricultral trade in 1938, compiled by Mi. D. H. Grist, Agricultural Economist, appears »n the latest issue of the Malayan Agricultural Journal. Extracts from the revew are reproduced below: The review of Malayan agricultural, I trade in 1937 recorded
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    EURASIAN YOUTH BOUND OVER: MAGISTRATE GIVES HIM A CHANCE
    523 9 r S WO sports cycles were exhibited in Court before Mi. Lim Koon Teck yesterday, when a young Eurasian, Hanj Ja--1 s, made his appearance in the Middle Court on a chaige of "s’ih nest ly retaining stolen pr operty, to
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    120 ROLLS OF SILK DAMAGED
    107 9 Singapore Mr. Justice Worley this afternoon gave judgment in the suit in which Utoomal Udhandas claimed damages from T. V. Pereira, awarding $918.15 special damages and $4OO general damages. Pereira, proprietor of Ensign Book Store, High Street, was sued by his neighbour, Utoomal Udhandas, proprietor
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    ADVENTIST CHAPEL LECTURES
    126 9 During the month of June, the Adventist Chapel, 140, Burmah Road, will present five Saturday evening lectures at 6 p.m. entitled, “A Call to Your Soul from the Book of Books.” The lectures are inspirational, non-doctri-nal, and present five great questions of the Bible The following is
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    RABIES IN PERLIS
    326 9 2.000 Oogs Shot IT is sad to have to record that in spite of energetic measures to combat rabies by the shooting of stray dogs and by widespread propaganda calling attention to the danger and the need for early treatment, casualties from th’s cause continued to occur.
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    SUMMONS CASE SETTLED
    103 9 The summons case in which Yeoh Choo Kar, Penang’s “play-boy.” and Chung Chee Leng were the defendants was struck out by the Magistrate, Mr. Lim Koon Teck, when the complainant, Ho Ghee Hean, appeared in the Middle Court yesterday, and said that the case had been settled
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    Court Revokes Grant Of Probate In Estate Of
    341 9 Selangor Millionaire ALLEGATION THAT WILL WAS A FORGERY Kuala I .iinipur AN order for the revocation oi the grant tri with regard to the will oi the late Mr, Ih> .V m ;1 well-known Selangor miner and millionaire, v. by the Chief
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    STOLE GOLD CHAIN FROM WOMAN
    117 9 Sentence of one month’s rigorous im prisonment was imposed by Mr. Luu Koon Teck in the Middle Court yesterday on a Chinese, Leong Nam Fook, who pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of a gold neck chain with a locket attached to it, valued
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    BADENOCH RUBBER
    1083 10 Chairman's Speech FINE CONDITION OF ESTATES Th e seconq annual general meeting of Badenoch Rubber Estate. Ltd., was held on April 28 in the Council Chamber of the Rubber Growers’ Association (Incorporated), 19. Fenchurch-street, E.C. London. Mr. F. E. Maguire (chairman of the company) presided. The Secretary (Mr.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET
    481 10 Improvement Well Maintained *pHE improvement in the local share market which we reported on last week has been well maintained, enquiry has broadened out and further gains have been made in all sections, state Kennedy and Company in their report dated June 2 The closing price of
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    MALAYAN TRADE FIGURES
    136 10 Slight Decrease In April Although Malayan trade for the first four months of this year shows a reduction of some $5.000,000 on the figures for the same period in 1938. trade last month was better than in April, 1938, totalling $100.529,000, compared with $94,666,000 for April. 1938.
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    BARTER SCHEME ONE-SIDED
    1036 10 America Gets AU Benefits London, May 24. Since our last report the market has again been rather inactive but this week there has beer, a slightly better tone and more enquiry: state Symington and Wilson in the rubber market report. On Thursday and Friday there was very
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    WHEN GASTRIC ULCERS ARE SUSPECTED
    213 10 There’s no need f Ol th 7 sufferer to give wav d when acute pain 3ugßcsts acid has attacked his stomw, preparing the way tor a There are countless instances gentle, healir.g work Stonweh Powder has drive or a serious operation right awS* In one
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    JUMBLEE SALE AT TOWN HALL
    27 10 The Church Workers' Association of st George’s Church will hold a Jumble Sale at the Town Hall today commencin? from 2 p.m
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    RUBBER OUTFIT
    54 10 Lbs. Alor Pongsu Amalgamated ***** Bedong (Malaya) Rubber ***** Temerloh Rubber ***** Penang Rubber Estates 179.000 Sabrang Rubber 64,000 Straits Rubber 137.500 Rubana Rubber 73.400 Bagan Serai Rubber 46,500 Tali Ayer Rubber 78.355 Batak Rabit Rubber 16,300 Merchiston Rubber 25,000 Mountjoy Rubber 56.000 Badenoch Rubber 133,000 Paloh Plantations
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    News From The Mines
    46 10 Output for May:— 1 Piculs) Malayan Tin Southern Malayan Rahman Hydraulic 9 9 Rambun Mines Satupulo (N.L.) (122,000 c.yds. 682 hrsi Takuapa Valley (Dredge No- 2i hrs, 150,000 c.yds. 806 .piculs. No. 3) 589 hrs. 135.000 c.tyds. piculs. Estimated value 874.700 $38,800.
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      794 10 BANKS HONG KONG AND I SAFETY BOXES SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. EE y UrSclf the (Incorporated in the Colony of Hongkongj fean of BURGLARS The liability of members is limited to the •xtent and In manner prescrll>od bj; «z Amur Ordinance No. ft of 1929 of the Colony Keeping JUUT Head
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    PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE
    181 11 i /e Be? .7 ’3 French Liner r THE series of pictures on the right tells the story of the 1 burning of the luxury line. Park in Havr> Harbour Sabotage i* suspected. After firemen had fought the fhr.v•- for hours. and nui of them
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    CHURCH NOTICES
    778 12 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR TRINITY SUNDAY 7.00 ajn. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion. Hymns 160, 162, 167. 8.45 a.m. Mattins and Litany. Psalm 29, 33. Hymn 164. 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil). 10.30 a.m. Mattins Holy Communion (Chinese). 4.15 p.m. Sunday School (Parsonage). 5.30 p.m. Evensong sermon.
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    PROPOSED REFORM OF CONTRACT LAW
    328 12 Rule That Dates .From 1904 The Lord Chancellor’s Law Revision Committee, in its seventh report, issued yesterday, writes a special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph, advocates a reform of contract law that may have important consequences in war time. It arises from the case of
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    World Achievement
    300 12 A Silent Road Drill A Silent Road Drill. The work of Mr. Walter Pettit, a consulting engineer of London, will soon be seen in the city’s streets. Everyone hopes that it will not be heard. Deafened and annoyed by .pneumatic drills operating below his office window nearly three
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    LONDON MAGISTRATE’S VIEW OF COMPULSORY BLOOD TESTS
    667 12 “Should Be Made Only At The Defendant’s Request London, May 12. Compulsory blood tests in affiliation cases were discussed yesterday before the Select Committee of the House of Lords which is considering the Bastardy (Blood Tests) Bill. The bill provides that a Bench
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    MAN WHO BEGGED HIS WIFE TO RETURN
    126 12 Wounding Charge London. When Sydney Balhombe, 50, of Mount-street, Lewes, Sussex, was charged at Lewes, recently, with wounding his wife, with intent to murder her, his wife said that since she obtained a separation he had inundated her with letters asking hei to
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    ACTRESS IN DOCK
    75 12 Failure To Answer Motoring Summons London. Mrs. Nancy Cass—Miss Nancy Hornsby, the actress—of Nelson House, Dolphin-square, S.W., appeared m the dock at Bow-street receJ charged on a warrant with motor-car obstruction a-t street, W. The warrant was issued Mrs Cass failed to answer her sin mons. v
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    EARL’S DEALS IN GOLD SHARES
    106 12 Case Again Postponed London, May I 1 The hearing of the hareB out of the sale of old ,Tlin ing alld the to the late Earl of defendants include Ho e ~h er. and Ltd.. Sir Edward Lionel Fletche Ot An S application for the
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      1679 12 RADIO W-DAY PENANG Wavelength 49.3 metres. p.M. 4.45 Opening Programme. BO r' 5.00 Running Commentary on 6th Race D. of Penang Races. TRANSMISSION —ONE. Musical interlude. fi q T 15 26 MC/8 (19.66 m.) 6.10 Running Commentary on Last gld 11 75 Mc/s (25 53 m.) Race and Race Results.
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    The Mails
    239 13 ua Posting Times At Kuala mpur. Ipoh And Penang t MAILS HTWARD D THE WEST L (Empire Air Mall): ept Victoria Point), tine, Egypt, Sudan, .a, Uganda, Zanzibar, E them Rhodesia, Nya■•.frica, Great Britain, •md Newfoundland. 7.30 a. m.; Ipoh i nang 7.30 p.m. TuesSundays. rcharge rates): For
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    PENANG SHIPPING NEWS
    1033 13 Arrivals TODAY, JUNE 3. sa. “Calchas” from Liverpool. 8.8. “Rajputana” frexn Yokohama via ports. TOMORROW, JUNE 4. s.s, “Protesilaus” from Singapore ax “Bteei Seafarer xtvu. w—a-pvr® Ha Pon flwectennam ana Mei* warn-Dell •3. “City of Athena" from Singapore, via Port Swettenham. nxv. “Tanimbar" from Java Porta via
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    SON AGED 87
    37 13 Centenarian Dies Belgrade. Dima, widow of Marko Marinkovitch, of Kr-zhetintsi, near Paratchin, in Serbia, died at the age of 107. She had 47 grandchildren, 28 greatgrandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Her oldest son is 87.
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      408 13 HUE FUNNEL LINE m y SERVICE TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT Calls Antwerp Middlesboro Tunl ng L J” ldo J on! Hun ei eS lassow J Ju'y 9 •V day SERVICE TO LIVERPOOL VIA July 13 Liverpod PP/ June 4 July 8 V'fKK H SEKVI<i S a3gOW S» JW2?' YORK SERVICE
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      43 13 DODWELL. CASTLE LINE SAILINGS FOR New York, Boston and Baltimore (via Cape of Good Hope) Due Due Penang New York m.v. PENRITH June July CASTLE 13 24 m.v. MUNCASTER July Aug. CASTLE 15 23 AGENTS Tel. Nos. 568 559. Paterson Simons Co., Ltd.
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      882 13 P O (lncorpoikted Ib Bki<land)] PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. “KAROA” SAILING SUNDAY, 4th JUNE, 1939. s N C* under Teluk Anson, Bagan Datoh, Port t C Majesty’s Government Swettenham. Malacca and Singapore London and Far East Mail Service. s/S “MATA HARI’’ June 9 Outwards from London for China Japan
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    WILL WOODERSON BEAT CUNNINGHAM?
    828 14 “Mile Of The Century” On June 17 ON June 17 there will be staged at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey, a mile race, this year s “Mile of the Century” that should produce a new world record. The principal contenders will be England’s Sydney Wocaerson and
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    HOME SOCCER
    331 14 Big Transfers At An End London. Usually at the time of year football managers, armed with contract 'orms ar.d cheque books, are causing a commotion in the transfer market. No v take a look tound —and what do you see? Practically no buying at ail. Ar.d this phenomenal
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    Roark Retiring From Polo
    72 14 London, May 25. Adrian Roark is giving up international polo after the AA estchestei Cup matches. Roark said that he felt •he owed it both to his family and himself to give up such a hazardous sport and confine himself to sports like golf and tennis.
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    What Is Wrong With Our Thoroughbreds?
    442 14 A s w fl parade ir. r n thwe decidt they were looks race foi Car.-ior.. Fleet >• S facing if well; in between any of tl- ninnt r handicap was a r h handicap can b< an Y Yet the and onc< arose:
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    SCHOOL SPORTS
    116 14 All the English chools are gettinz for their annual athleti? sports. Today the Anglo-Chmoe Boys bdw£ are holding their sports at Vt. Avenue commencing from 2 J' l P in The ninth annua) sports of thf Chinese Primary School will their own 1 rot i Yi Saturday. June
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    JOE DAVIS,
    22 14 JOE DAVIS, the holder, in play in the lliiitrd Kingdom professional billiards championship with Toni Newman, his opponent, looking on.
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    RYDER CUP GOLF
    282 14 Sarazen Dislikes Venue ENE Sarazen, who will be playF ing against us in the Ryder Cup golf match, has no liking for the course the American authorities have chosen. It is a seaside cne at Ponte Vedra, F'lor da, and so out of the way, acccrdi.ng to
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    ELLSWORTH VINES
    124 14 Giving Up Lawn Tennis For Golf Ellsworth Vines, a former Wimbledon champion, and now a professional, is to give up lawn tennis and become a golfer. Vines, who is taking part in the professional tournament at Wembley, said that when he had finished a world tour with Donald
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    DR. HONE FOR WIMBLEDON
    111 14 The Australian Lawn Tennis Association have nominated Dr. G. M. Hone to play at Wimbledon this year. Dr. Hone is a brother of B. W. Home, who played cricket for Oxford some years ago and who is a master at Marlborough. He was in the running
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      217 14 Brylcreem m illions of z' men all over I v /I /SPWyWm the world testify to MrYjrunaM the beneficial effect MB of Brylcreem by A ARK using it every day. /nA I .tX. C t“"a I[l 1 There is no simpler k 1 t 3 J way of grooming the
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    ACCEOTANCES FOR TODAY’S RACES
    1100 15 Programme 01 Nine Events R;ic< I: I lorses Class 3 Div. 3—7 Furs.—2.3o p.m. orient 1 1 xi’RESS II 6y 9.02 Mr. M. van Breukelen Owner t APDASH 7y 8.13 Sir Darcy Lindsay Billett 6y 8.11 “Holland Kongs!” Marland riNGUISHED 3y 8.09 Messrs. C.Y. Choy C.Y.
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    SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE
    245 15 I‘THE RIDING BOY’ “TRESPASSER” “MAN-ON-THE- “EPSOM JEEP” “EUREKA” “THE MAJOR" "CAPTAIN DASH” Penang Penang SPOT” Ipoh Ipoh K. Lumpur Singapore RACE 1 i Fulco I Distinguished ’Distinguished Distinguished I Distinguished Distinguished I Distinguished Distinguished Fulco Fulco Orient Express II Fulco Fulco Fulco RACE 2 Bal Tabarin
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    MRS. HARTLEY & KOK YING WIN MIXED DOUBLES FINAL
    1041 15 MRS. HARTLEY KOK YING WIN MIXED DOUBLES FINAL Tennis Championships Conclude LADIES PLATE IN 1940? TLTRS. C.P. Purcell and Goon Kok Lem Ibst the Penang mixed |doubles tennis title yesterday, the latter being thus prevented from winning again the triple crown, ’to Mrs. C. W. S. Hartley and Goon Kok
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    Today’s Events At C.S.C.
    198 15 TWO RACES TO BE SWUM This afternoon at 3.30 the seven Class B swimmers who qualified in the heats last fortnight will compete in the 50 metres Free Style final. Those timed in the previous swims apd are participating today are Chung Ah Fook 32 7/10”,
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    SINGAPORE BOXING RESULTS
    78 15 Singapore Results of last right’s boxing here are: Young Dundee (9.5 J beat Speedy Has san (9.61) on points in 10 3-inin. rounds Ben Jimenez (8.131) beat David Dharmaraj (8.134) on points in 19 3-min. rounds. Dominie Barrie (8.12 j knocked out Young Choon (8.1 ID in
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    PENANG TURF CLUB
    157 15 Facilities At New Grandstand Members of the Penang Turf Club are requested to note the following facilities at the new racecourse: Tote tickets can be purchased at both the two booths on the top floor of the grandstand where dividends can also be collected. Unlimited sweep tickets
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      43 15 S pedal Course Tips gPECIAL last minute hints and selections from the course appear or page 16. S P LIT RIGHT DOWN TO SHAFI COOPER SPLIT ROLLER BEARINGS v j EASILY INSTALLED and maintained 1 NO DISMANTLING OF SHAFTING Iff WRITE FOR CATALOGUES.
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    IMPROVED GOING FOR TODAY’S RACES
    404 16 Special Hints From Course JyTARLIGHT, NEWZY DISTINGUISHED BEST (By “TRESPASSER”) TiPINIONS seem to differ with regard to the state of the going for this afternoon’s Iraces. The track had been hard during the week and last night s heavy rain is expected to have improved
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    FIRST DIVISION SOCCER
    741 16 Sports Club Lose To S.L.R.C. Missing many scoring chances, the Penang Sports Club went down by two goals to nil to the Sepoy Lines Recreation Club in their First Division soccer match on the Esplanade yesueiday. After a goalless first half in which the exchanges were very
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    P.W.F.A. TEAM FOR TAIPING
    44 16 The following players will represent the Province Wellesley Football Association tomorrow at Taiping against the Taiping and District Association F.A. Osman; Chuah Jong Bau, Moamed Eusoff; Sivasamy, Chet Din, Abdullah; S. Cornelius, Lee Ee Teik, V. Subramaniam, K. Cornelius. Skadiang.
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    SOON THEAM & CO's NOON QUOTATIONS
    253 16 SOON THEAM CO's NOON QUOTATIONS UN- A Ampats J A. Hitams 22/ 231 A. Weng 69 12 Bangrins 2 9 2^ 3 B. Selangors 124 127 Ber junta» Chenderiang* u 11 Hong Fatts 65 7 Kamras V# V 7 Kamuntings 9/ 9/9 K. Lan juts 14/0 15/3 Kramats C 3
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    UNITED TRADERS, LTD. QUOTATIONS
    178 16 Buyer* Seller* RUBBER Ayer Panas 120 1.27$ Bassetts 55 57$ Batu Lintangs 1.10 1.15 Bentas 1.10 1.15 Brogas 65 68 Indragins 1.25 1.32$ K. Sidims 2.30 2.40 Lunas 1.62$ 1.70 Malaka Pindas 1.22$ 1.30 Mentakabs 42 44 Pajams 1.80 1.90 Sungei Tukangs 1.09 1.12 Tapahs 1.60
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    A.A. ANTHONY & COMPANY
    188 16 A.A. ANTHONY COMPANY Buyers Sellers TIN. Am pat 3/6 3/9 Bangrin 20/6 21/ Batu Selangor 1.25 1.27$ Hong Fatt 65 67$ Kampong Lannjut 14/9 15' Killinghall 13/6 14/6 Klang River 1.75 1.80 Kuchai 1.20 1.25 Laruts 4/ 4/3 Pangnga River 6/ 6/6 Petalings 6.85 7.0/ Pungah 16/3 16/9 Rahman Hyd
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    Wall Street Cable
    210 16 New York, Friday. A better London market induced a firmer tone in our opening, which lasted throughout the session, but reduced activity made the majority of price changes meaningless. DOW JONES AVERAGES. Prev. Latest High Low 30 Indus 136.20 136.74 137.42 136.29 20 rails 27.95 28.00 28.18
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    66 16 —Reuter. London, June 2. The Stock Exchange account closed quietly today with prices in most groups firm. Oils were distinguished by attacks which advanced from 62'6 to 64 '4 on publication of the annual report. Kaffirs benefitted from continental buying and elsewhere. Industrials were irregular but gains appeared
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    KENNEDY & CO's SHARE LIST
    194 16 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST Buyers Seller* MINING Ampat 3/7$ 4/ A. Amalgamated 4/7$ 5 Ayer Weng 70 75 Bangrin 20/9 21 6 Batu Selangor 1.25 1.30 Ber junta! 9/6 10' Hong Fatt 65 67$ Johan 24 27 K. Kamunling 6/ 6/6 Kampong Lanjut 14 '9 15/3 Karnra 1/5$ 1 7$
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    98 16 SATURDAY. JUNE 3 Prev. LateP Pans Mew York 4-68 5 Montreal 4.69 16 Brussels 27.5" 1 Geneva 20 7b 1 2 4 Amsterdam 8.74 1 4 OQ 'f' 1 1167 U 67 l/> Benin 11 01 Q 7 Stockholm 1941 Copenhagen 22.40 Oslo 19.9" 19 30 Helsingfors 22"
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    LATE MARKET PRICES
    66 16 Saturday. Jliu- MORNING QLO« ITN J115.W Penang 25 tons Business $115.00 Singapore RUBBER: 8c Penang (Spot l 5 8c Singapore <Spo f COPRA: 0 Sundried $9.00 Black Pepper TAPIOCA: Medium |2 90 Fair Seed RICE: No 1 56 6(1 Rangoon Parbobe. I 6! Rangoon White 3 s6l'’
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    47 16 ACKNOW I.EIMAji j Mrs. Joseph Chong press their sincere thanks to all tC friends and relatives who were kid enough to pa y visit., to the house wreaths, letters and b-i.g,,,,,,.,, dolence, offered masses, and all th who attended the funeral ceremmS both at Taiping and Pena
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      307 16 NOTICE PROBATE No. 158 of 1939 In the Estate of Victor Phillips Francis Walsh deceased. Pursuant to Section 29 Chapter 59 Trustees Ordinance. NOTICE is hereby given that all persons claiming to be creditors and other persons having any claim or demands against the above named Victor Phillips Francis Walsh,
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