Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 22 June 1939

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  • 23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION i ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY \o. 115. Vol. XCVII. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 865 1 TO LEAVE SWATOW TODAY Unable To Guarantee Safety SWATOW, JUNE 22. JAPANESE NAVAL AUTHORITIES > HAVE SENT AN ULTIMATUM TO FOREIGN WARSHIPS TO LEAVE BY 1 P.M. H.M.S. “THANET” AND THE U.S. DESTROYER “PILLSBURY” ARE AT PRESENT IN THE*iHARBOUR. THE ULTIMATUM ADDED THAT THE JAPANESE
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  • 434 1 Plan Submitted To Russia Franco-Turkish Pact Imminent I Paris, June 22. A communique issued after yesterday’s meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee states that agreement has already been reached on several points of t lie plan submitted to M. Molotov by Mr. Strang. In the
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  • 129 1 —Reuter. British Consul To Be Recalled Berln. „une 21. Germany has requested Britain to j recall the British Consul-General at i Vienna. This is a reprisal for the Bri- fish request for the withdrawal of the German Consul at Liverpool. An official announcement says: “The Reich Government
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  • 91 1 LILLIE pu —Reuter. London, June 21. Sir John Simon announced in the House of Commons that he had decided to drop the proposed exc .se duty on cinematograph films. There would be minor adjustments in the customs duty. This is a sequel to the strong
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  • 86 1 Reuter. London, June 21. Reuter’s spec-’al correspondent on board the Empress of Britain states that there was a unique ocean encounter this afternoon when the Empress of Australia (on which Their Majesties went to Canada), going all out to make up for lost time, passed
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  • 125 1 Reuter. Demand For Colonies Berl-’n, June 22.. One hundred and fifty thousand Berlin residents booed and hissed at every mention of Britain made by Dr. Goebbels in a speech at the Sports stadium during the Midsummer Night celebrations. Dr. Goebbels' speech followed much the same lines as
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  • 87 1 Reuter. London, JJuJne 21. Questioned regarding Japanese salmon, Mr. Ronald Cross said in the House of Commons that he understood that considerable supplies of canned Russian and Japanese salmon were in bond in Britain but a large part already belonged to Britons. As regards the
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  • 75 1 —Reuter. New York, June 21. At least seven were killed in a fire in the heart of New York Chinatowr which is the second largest in the world. The firemen were handicapped by the intense heat jn the narrow streets ano winding passages between
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  • 74 1 ,—Reuter London, June 21. The last batch of St. Louis refugees numbering 287 arrived at Southampton whence they travelled to London. Many are going to private homes in various parts of the country while others are going to the refugee camp at Richborough, Kent.
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  • 44 1 11 W Cl 3 it —Reuter. Berlin, June 21. The Italo-German naval talks have concluded. A communique states that they resulted in a full agreement between the views of the two navies and the result was fully satisfying to both parties.—Reuter.
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  • 92 1 —Reuter Tokio, June 21. forces are reported to be moving towards Swatow from the interior to check the Japanese advance, according to Hongkong messages. All foreigners are safe, says a Swatow report. There are now seven Japanese destroyers in the harbour. Confirmation Tokio, June 21.
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  • 112 1 VV 11VU c, —Reuter. Against Proposed Barter Scheme Ottawa, June 22. The Government is sending a second protest to I’ondon against the proposed barter scheme under which the United States wGuld exchange wheat and cotton tor rubber and tin. When the barter scheme was first brought,
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  • 563 2 Forces Landed Near Swatow AO CASUALTY British U.S. Destroyers Standing By < J Tokyo. June 21. Japan struck a surprise new blow in South China early tcw’ay w.ien marines and troops were landed in ths neighbourhood of Swatow. It is officially announced in
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  • 156 2 i Reuter Diplomatic Splnrv NO DOUBT ABOUT MOSCOW TALKS Faris. June 27. Apart from Tientsin the diplomatic sphere in the French view presents a cheerful p’eture. No doubt is felt re- garding the ultimate success of negotiations with the U.S.S.R. A FrancoTurkish agreement is expected to he
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  • 136 2 RC-Utt r Solicitor-Gem ral On Threat ’To T ientsin London. June 21. The Solicitci-General. Sir T. J O'Connor, in a speech to i Conservative gathering at Loughborough said it was idle to pretend th it the Tientsin blockade was not a threat directed at the heart
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  • 59 2 I.X w -Reuter V 5.000 Donation LG John Swire Groups London. June 21. ■John Sv n’e ai ei Sons and associate 1 companies hai < donated 225.000 .to th-Evitv-h Pune “or the relief of distress in China itcrrierly the Lord Mayors Fund' Cther recent nits'include EI.UOO worth
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  • 33 2 —Reuter. the ••Guba” Arrives At Vlombassa Seychelle. Jun< 21 I’he flying boat Guba left at 2.0 b a.m. G.M.T. for Momlassa when she a i river at 9.47 a.m. G.M.T. —Reuter.
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  • 114 2 Re her Lord Inchcape SON-IN-LAW OF SARAW AK RAJAH London, June 20. The death occurred suddenly of Lord Inchcape, husband of Princess Leonora Margaret Brook, the eldest daughter of the Rajah ot Sarawak, La rd Inchcape was rppar. ntly in norma' health until* vest ere .ty
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  • 149 2 —Reuter. 10.000 Factories Read) To Start Immediately New York, June 20. Ten thousand industrial factories are, prepared to start manufacture of munitions immediately, declared Mr. Louis Johnson. Assistant Secretary of War, addressing the Convention of Advertis-j ing Federation. America. He said that, representatives of the
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  • 134 2 Rcv.tci No Reply Received From Japanese To Protest* Lc udon. Julie 21 in the House of Commons, Mr. Buller said that h" re. lotted that no reply had yet teen received in response to British protests to the Japanese regarding the death of Mr. Tinkler. Asked he had
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  • 516 2 Geneva Progress made by the Chniese authorities in suppression of the opium trade in areas under their control and the worsening of the situation in Japanese-controlled, areas in Chuia were cited at the meet ng of the Opium Committee of the I.eaguc ol Nations.
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  • 1096 2 Disquleting Runiours AUXIIIA R.Y EMERGENCY CORPS FORMED T ientsin, June 21 The precautionary mobilisation in the Concession of the Volunteer Corps is attributed to the disquieting rumours that the Japanese are contemplating a fresh move against the Concession. The town passed the night in subdued tension
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  • 42 2 .—Reuter. 25th Anniversary l Battle Of Tannenberg Berlin. June 21Hen* Hitler is speaking at l alu L mar the Polish frontier, on Au,t• .on the twenty-fifth anniversary buttle in which the Russian v defeated by German troops unm berg.—Reuter.
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  • 65 2 lAIOO Inhabitants Reina Evacuated New Yuik. V' di Island. iii 'u'hca't the PhtlippiiK- M'.juls Luzon nnd Viu j J‘tr'.'. is i't ported to b( sinkit.st into tin .vt'. 7b; Goveiiutr of Bat-l. p i’roV'tni r- portfd lo litt/ovcmnic nt in Manila that tht 'i.nao inhibitants of Verdt
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  • 65 2 ru -8.0. W Luncheon Party At No. 10 In Her Honour Rugbi. Juv.t 20 Unc Prune Minister and Mrs. Cham Oerlain gave a luncheon party at 10 Downing Street to-day in honour of Prin cess Ttcvin and the EarJ of Harewoon The “uestt included r he High Com
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  • 294 3 Construction Work A t Naval Base A fleeted EMPLOYERS' LAST-MINUTE OFFER REJECTED Singapore. of their employers to raise their wages has resulted in 4,000 Singapore building coolies going on strike at 17 construction centres on the island on Tuesday morning
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  • 307 3 Evidence Of Magistrate Johore Bahru. I’he inquiry into the death of Chai Seong, alleged to have been stabbed by her first husband, Liu Lok, on May 8 Ja’.an Ah Fook with a knife, concluded ■,n Tuesday afternoon before the Magisrate, Mr. M. Ismail. The
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  • 671 3 Believed Wife Misconducted Herself Kuala Lumpur. JUSTICE would be better met by making this confession now. It does not make any difference if I make my confession now or later but the sooner I get over with it the sooner will my conscience be at ease.”
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  • 162 3 Kuala Lumpur. Found in the house of a European in 6 Prince’s Road, on Monday between 10 I s pm. and 11 p.m. without being able to account satisfactorily for his presence there, a Chinese named Tang Ho Sin was arrested. On Tuesday morning, he
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  • 1078 3 Malacca. “Race and Nationality" was the subject of an interesting address by Mr. Ho Seng Ong at the Rotary Club of Malacca on Monday. Mr. Seng Ong, in the course of bis address, said that Malaya would remain an object lesson in racial
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  • 152 3 Mr. And Mrs. Kwek Loon Singapore. A double bereavement has overtaken Mr. Chia Liang Gin, his three brothers and live sisters. Their father and meth- r died suddenly at their residence No. 19, Cheow Keng Road, within 19 hours of each other. Mr.
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  • 228 3 Kuala Lumpur. Charged before Mr. R. C. Redman, the First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday morning with causing hurt to another woman at 12.30 pin. on Sunday at Circular Road. Chan Yit Kwai pleaded guilty. The prosecuting officer, Mr. C. 8.
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  • 129 3 Seremban. Before Mr. Justice R. C. Cussen in the Supreme Court on Monday, the hearing of the case in which Nagappan was charged with attempted murder was concluded. Mi*. A. J. Grattan Bellew conducted the prosecution, the accused being undefended. The prosecution alleged that on
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  • 102 3 Singapore. Convicted on a charge of cheating Tan Choo Yan, a partner of Kwang Hock Sheong saw mills, of $55, on Nov. 22, Merle Winston Frugniet, a Eurasian, was sentenced to months' simple imprisonment, dating from the date of his arrest, Feb. 2, by Mr. Conrad
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  • 68 3 The first wedding to be held at St. Paul's Cathedral for three years. The bridegroom, Mr. Richard Purcell Plow, has a family right to be married in the Cathedral, where his ancestor. Dr. John' Blow, was organist and choirmaster in the reign of Charles 11.
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  • DAILY INDIA PAGE
    • 251 4 Diyalagcda, June 6. A BLOW given with a closed fist by a Muslim boy of nine years ended in the .’death of its recipient, a boy of 7>2 years. -The tragedy occurred yesterday in the Maggcm Thakkiya, where the celebrations in connection with a
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    • 171 4 Sri Kanialadevi’s Speech Bombay, June 1. Sri. KarmJadevi who is going to America .on a tour was given a send-cfi at a public meeting held this evening under the auspices of U e Corgress Socialist Party. Mr. Yusuf Meherally presiding. Sri. Kamaladevi in the course of her
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    • 418 4 Stay Of Four Days Planned Bombay. June 2. MAHATMA GANDHI, accompanied by Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi, Mr. 1 Mahadev Desai, Mr. Fyearelal and party, arrived here this morning from Rajkot. He was received at the central station by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mr. Blrulabhai Desai, the hon.
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    • 539 4 President On The Local Committees’ Claims Bombay, June 7. THERE should be frequent consultation or discussion on all important questions of policy Between the Provincial Congress Committees and the Provincial Ministries said Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Congress Piesident, in a press interview, prior to his departure from
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    • 249 4 DEPUTATION MEETS MR. GANDHI Bombay. June 2 A DEPUTATION of Parsi leaders, j including Sir Homi Modi and Sir Cowasji Jehangir, met Mr. Gandhi this afternoon and explained to him the Parsis’ oujection to tne inauguration of prohibition in Bombay from August J. It. is
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    • 94 4 Cawnpore, June 1. Rev. J. H. Wilkie, an Ajnarican pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who commenced an “expiatory” fast on May 29. has abandoned it today. He undertook the fast as he disapproved of the methods adopted by Christians in stirring up an agitation against the
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    • 706 4 General Order On Cuts .Discussed Palghat, June 1. 4 meeting of the Palghat Municipal x Council was held last evening, Mr. R. V. Sarma. Chairman, presiding. The proceedings were marked by heated discussion and exchanges of hut word/ between councillors. The Council also discussed the G. 0.
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  • DAILY CHINA PAGE
    • 71 5 Missing frc.ii her home in Wajiienhurst- 1 treet. St. Mary Cray, Kent, fe- 13 hours, two-year-old Dorothy Maude Pope, was fou.id by police searchers at Br, m. yesterday in a ploughed field about yards from her home. Police r J neighbours, headed by the distracted father, had
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    • 252 5 Minister Urges Boycott Chungking, June 14. •‘TN blockading the foreign concesI sions in Tientsin, detaining Colonel Spear and Lieutenant Cooper, causing the death of the British subject Mr. Tinkler. and instigating the anti -«British agitation, Japan’s real purpose is out how far she can go in carrying
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    • 59 5 ng until the war is over.—Central Sews. Sian, June 18. The greatest historical Mongol event since the last 300 years took place on June 15 when Genghi Khan’s coffin passed through Yulin, within the Great Wall in north Shensi province in Northwest China, to
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    • 58 5 Central News. Hongkong, June 13. An unconfirmed Shanghai message states that the American owned egg and tobacco factories at Pohien. in north Anhwei province in East m were robbed by the Japanese in night of June 2. The American management protested to the Japanese au thorities,
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    • 425 5 British Concession Experiencing Food-shortage Hongkong. June 17. 'yESTERDAY, the third day of the Japanese blockade of the British and French Concessions in Tientsin, fortunately no iresh incidents broke out except Japanese sentries continued to search pedestrians passing through the barriers. The Japanese only inspected passports ot foreign<
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    • 98 5 —Central News. Chungking, June 17. It is learned from authoritative sources that 368 engagements occurred at the entire China front during the first half of June, in which the Chinese k’lled 10,268 Japanese officers and men. captured 171 Japanese, 604 horses, 551 rifles,
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    • 114 5 —Centra] News. Chungking, June 14. The Executive Yuan, in a meeting held yesterday, conferred posthumous honours on the late Mr. F. J. M. Bourdrez, the Dutch conservancy expert, who was drowned while investigating the navigability of the upper reaches of the Golden Sand River, on
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    • 253 5 Rival Estimates Vary Greatly Hong Kong, Muy 31. Beth the Chinese and Japanese headquarters to-day —the 693rd of the warissued surveys of the results of operations since the outbreak of the conflict on July 7, 1937. The true position is probably to be found by taking the
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    • 565 5 AN open letter signed by nearly 70 Canadian missionaries in China telling how Canadians can help China’s cause and appealing urgently for such aid has been forwarded to many clergy and other religious leaders in the city. The missionaries state that they are
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    • 257 5 according to a Chinese report.—lnternational News Kwangc houwar. June 16. CHINESE troops in Hainan Island and guerillas within the Japanese occupied area are instructed to renew their attacks on towns under enemy control, and during the past several days a Hsumen report stated that the people
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    • 52 5 —Central News. Hongkong, June 17. Sir Frederick Maze, Inspector-Gen eral of the Chinese Maritime Customs, arrived in Hongkong on June 15 from Shanghai. In an interview with the press. Sir Frederick said that he is making a pr.vate trip which is not concerned with customs
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  • 273 6 Pari». ACL the jguebts n an eleven-roomed villa near I‘aris are anJ. nals. iV. Leon Sane, nicknamed “the lilii< beard |of Lotivecicnnes” is their host. Every year he saves, scores of stray pets, from swans to lemurs. Every time the Faris municipal home
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  • 159 6 German women sent to Britain as spies, and acquiring British nationality by "token” marriages, are likely to be the subject of a question in Parliament Col. .1. Sandeman Allen. M.P., promised support, at a London meeting, to women’s organisations which seek to make such “token” mariages
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  • 806 6 'TARZAN' SHOT BY SC HOOLBOY AFTER BANK HOLD-UP Raw Meat Eating Desperado POSSE lIIMS WITH TRENCH MORTARS Powell (Wyoning). EAKL DURAND, shaggy- haired mountain man who killed four peace officers in less than a week, put a bullet through his own head here after a bloody bank robbery attempt in
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  • Article, Illustration
    32 6 Wl.JSli .lOEJ S —Members of the crew of the Polish training ship Iskra, which is on a visit to England, do a balancing act in the rigging—and can they balance!
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  • 859 6 'TMIE sj r stems of entry and training ol American naval officers differ widely from those in Britain. At the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, which I recently v'flted by the courtesy of the Navy Department in Washington, between twenty-two and twenty-three
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  • 26 6 nrill Another picture of the Polish cadets taken during capstan while they were giving their version of the approyriate sea
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  • 1087 7 Arrival hi Penano GJ RECEUHON AT PANGKOR ROAD PARSONAGE In response to the invitations issued iy t_e Chapiain, Rev. H. J. Paine, church /ardeii.s and members of th L Committee o; Saint George’s Church, Penang, to a reception at the Parsonage, Pangkor Road .bout 150
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  • 498 7 Estate Of Pom Kang (Jliin jl The cast was heard uefore the Hon. Mr. Justice J. Aitkin in the Supreme Court yesterday, i’.i which Mr. Lee Hong Cheang, administrator of the Estate of Pow Kang Ching alias Pow Kirn Heng (.deceased), is making an application to the
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  • 53 7 Today on the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to Tar ch Sinar 1 Trooos Lehnhardt Overture Egmont Beethoven election 50 Years Of Songs Brown Traltz Reaching For The Moon Berlin Tomet solo I’ll Sing Thee Songs Ci' Arabv Glay section Community tad ’OX Trot The First Time I SiW
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  • 490 7 SALE OF FOODS AT WEMBLEY ON SATURDAY On the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the Penang Chinese Ladies’ Chin Woo Athletic Association, a charity ating stall will be held at the Wembley Park on Saturday night, June 24. The donors to the various foodstuffs
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  • 284 7 Fair And Bazaar On July 6 And 7 The Chinese Ladies’ Association will be having four different stalls in the Charit Fair and Bazaar to be held at the Wem bley and the Fun and Frolic Parks o July 6 and 7 in aid of
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  • 861 7 Province Budget Provisions For 1940 Butterworth. The draft Budget tG*" 1940 was passed at the meeting of the Rural Board, Province Wellesley, yesterday. On the question of a lay-out for v ßutterworth village the Chairman observed that the plans had not yet been received.
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  • 238 7 30 Perak Candidates L T ndergoing Tests Ipoh. The Medical Officer, attached to the Royal Air Force, Singapore, and two flying officers are at present in Ipoh conducting an examination of another batch of candidates for the R.A.F. VolunteerReserves in Perak. It is learnt that
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    • 353 7 ACIDITY RELIEVED IN TWO MINUTES New Drugless Remed} Succeeds here Other Remedies Failed You can be so distressed with gas and fullness and bloating that you think your heart is go.ng to stop beating. You feel buffccated—You feel dizzy. You want quick relief. So did the writer of the letter
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  • 408 8 HTHE Japanese are reported to have struck a fresh blow in South hina with the landing of troop.- yesterday in the vicinity of Swatow. And once again British interests are threatened; once again the question arises: What is Britain going to do? In the last eight months
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  • 680 8 SOCIAL PERSONAL Dr. Rajendram, Assistant Health Officer, Penang, is in Teluk Anson undergoing a course in anti-malarial work. Mr. G. Amarasuriya of the Drainage 1 and Irrigation Department, Lower Perak, has proceeded on transfer to Bukit Mertajam. I .'A The Annual Installation Dinner o£ the Ipoh Rotary Club will be
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  • 647 8 1 Kelantan Malay Labourer I am indebted to Mr. A. C. Baket, British Adviser to the Government of Kelantan, for the following interesting sidelight on the Malay labour er in his State: The Malay labourer is generally a small holder and is not pushed by absolute necessity
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  • 361 8 Thursday, June 22. HALIFAX made another statement on Tientsin in the course of a speech delivered at a London dinner last night. But those who expected a stronger tone to be adopted were disappointed. The Foreign Secretary dealt, not with the British but
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  • 602 9 I Finding Of Committee Of Inquiry POLICE INVESTIGATIONS STILL PROCEEDING (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. 4FTER carefully considering all possibilities that might have resulted in the derailment of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore night express which occurred at 1.42 a.m., on May 29,
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  • 673 9 How Linotypist Found Parang In Loft H A n A 4 1N h GH ho was fountl guilty along with Letchman Singh at the last As sizes in connection with the Penang HUI murder, and whos e conviction was set aside and the
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  • 105 9 Treating the accused as a first offender considering the fact that he had pleaded guilty as soon as he was taken into custody, the Magistrate, Mr. Lim Koon Teck. sentenced a Chinese Tan Ah Suan to ten days' simple imprisonment the term to date from the day of
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  • 121 9 I.JOII. A Chinese was arrested near the Ipoh Public Dairy early yesterday morning at 12.15 by a special Police constable on patrol duty in possession of a dagger. The man named Yew Yin was yesterday charged in the Ipoh First Magistrate's Court before Mr. P.
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  • 222 9 Man’s Mistress As Complainant "This case has been referred to the Detective Branch, and investigations are being carried out. Tell the accused not to worry the woman again or assault her again. This time I will let him off with a caution, but next
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  • 77 9 A.R.P. Wardens are requested to note that the weekly meeting will be held at Westlands School on Thursday, June 29 and not at Headquarters. The attendance at these meetings dui ing the last month has steadily increased, and the present Headquarters cannot accommodate
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  • 877 9 EXTRACTS From Social I and Economic Progress > Report For 1938 by Mr. A. O. Baker, British Adviser. I < '1 gold is widely distributed over the Southern area of Kelantan and at present prices dulang washers can at any rate earn a living
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  • 53 9 The fiist anniversary celebrations of the Salvation Army, Penang, is to be conducted by Brigadier and Mrs. H. A. iKird from Saturday July 1 to Tuesday July 4. The Sabapathy Orchestra have promised to contribute a number of items in the musical programme to be held on
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    • 182 10 KENNEDY CO’s SHARE LIST Buyers Seilers MINING Ampat 3/8J 4/l| A. Amalgamated 4/6 5/ Ayer Weng 72j 77J B. Selangor 1.21 1.25 Btr junta i 9/3 9'9 Hong Fatl 64 67J Jelebu 62s K. Kamunting 6/1$ 6.4* K. Lanjut 14,9 15/ Kamra 1/6 1/9 Kramat 9/9 10/6 Kuchai Ord 1.20
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    • 186 10 RUBBER. Buvers Seilers Ayer Panas 1.15 1.20 Bassetts 50 55 Batu Lintangs 1.04 1.07$ Bentas 1.04 1.07$ Brogas 60 €2sex Indragiris 1.20 1.25 Kuala Sidims 2.30 3.40 Lunas 1.55 1.65 Malaka Pindas 1.20 1.25 Mentakabs 40 42 Pajams 1.75 1.82$ Sungei Tukangs 1.00 1.04 ex Tapahs
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    • 161 10 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 3/9 4/ A. Amalgamated 4/7$ 4/10$ B. Selangors 1.22$ 1.27$ Hong Fatts 64 67 Johans 23 26 K. Lanjuts 14/6 15/ Kramats 9/6 10/ Kuchais 1.22$ 1.27$ Laruts 4/1$ 4/4$ Nawang Pets 25 28 Pangnga Rivers 6/4$ 6/9 Pungahs 16/3 16/9 Rahmans 1.05
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    • 245 10 SOON THEAM CO’s NOON QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers TIN Ampats 3/9 4/ A. Hitams 21/3 22/3 A. Weng 72 75 Bangrins l9/6ex B. Selangors 1.21 1-24 Brejuntais SJ/6 Chenderiangs 11/ H/9 Hong Fatt 63 65 Kamras 1/6 1/8 Kamuntings 9/ y 9 K. Lanjuts 14/9 15/3 Kramats 9/6 10/ Kundangs 6/6
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    • 598 10 MESSRS. LEAN COMPANY 1 Weekly Share Market Report During the past week Tin lias been a steady market with an upward tendency and shows an advance in price of £3. 15s. Oci. The latest London quotations are Spot £227 15s. Od. and 3 months £225 ss. ou. the local price
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    • 168 10 A. A. ANTHONY COMPANY Buyers Sellers TIN Ampat 3/9 4/ Ayer Weng 72$ 75 Bangrin 19/6 20/ Batu Selangor 1.22 1.25 Hitam 30 32 Hong Fatt 64 66 K. Kamunting 6 1$ 6/4$ Kampong Lanjut 14/9 15/ Klang River 1.77$ 1.82$ Kuchai 1.21 1.24 Laruts 3/10$ 4/1$ Pahang Cons. 11/9
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    • 298 10 To Ask For Reduction Singapore. The second annual general meeting of the South Indian Chamber of Commerce was held at the chamber premises, 22. Chulia Street on Sunday evening. The acting president, Mr. A. A. Mohamed Maideen, in his presidental speech, emphasised the need of lauching a
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    • 122 10 First Half Month Of June Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. hours run 307, cubic yards treated 138,500, tin ore won 278 piculs. Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., hours run 285, cubic yards treated 39,101». tin ore won 377 piculs. Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd., (Karangan) hours
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  • 258 10 New York, Wednesday Early weakness failed t o stimulat. important selling which w V r. rally featureless until near the close' when greater volume accompanied the strength of the leaders like U s Rubber, General Motors and Chrv..;.. r Business news included the electric output and also
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  • 121 10 WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21. Prev. Latest Paris 176 3/4 176 23/31 New York 4.68 9/32 4.68 5/32 Montreal 4.69 7/16 4.69 5 16 Brussels 27.54 27.53 1/2 Geneva 20.77 20.76 3 4 Amsterdam 8.82 8.81 7 8 Milan 89 1/16 89 Berlin 11.66 1/2 11.67 Stockholm 19.41 19.42 Copenhagen
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  • 63 10 Reuter. London, June 21. The Stock Exchange marked time pending clarification of the Far Eastern situation, the prices moving narrowly. Gilt Edged were mainly slightly easier but Europeans were supported elsewhere. No definite trend was discernable in commodities in Liverpool. Cotton early eased in sympathy with Bombay but
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  • 116 10 Reuter. Surplus Account Down $19,200,000 NEW YORK, May 24—A decline in the surplus account of $19,200,000, compared with an increase of $5,400,000 for 1937, is reported for 1938 by the Ford Motor Co., in its annual statement of the Massachuseti Department of Corporations. The profit amd loss
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  • 41 10 Imports of crude petroleum Into Ca nada in the month of February’ to 47,014,000 gallons of which the SJtates supplied 39.15J1.000 ga cor Colombia 7.860,000 gallons. In tn responding month last year, Ca 1 ported only 40,286,000 gallons
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    • 1008 10 BANKS HONG KONG AND INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK» SHANGHAI BANKING LTD. CORPORATION incurptrruted in British India) (Incorporated in the Colon.’, of Hongkont.) The liability of members is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by Head OthCC Z 1 1112, I’ITSt Ling Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony
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  • 1414 11 Chairman At Meeting Of Lahat Mines Ltd. L. Peaice (Chairman), presided at the thirty-second ’1 annual general meeting of Lahat mines, Ltd., which was held in London. Mr. T. P. Patterson, F.C. J. convening the meeting. The Chairman, in moving the The average
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  • 528 11 Position Of Members After Change NEW rules which arise from the Stock Exchange’s decision to allow firms to incorporate as “ur. limited” companies were passed by the Committee for General Purposes and were submitted to the meeting of members on June 5. The new rules
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  • 694 11 Mr. Kennedy’s Advice To Exporters MR. Joseph Kennedy, the Unit ed States Ambassador in London, gave some advice to British exporters to American markets when he addressed a “Foreign Trade Week” luncheon of the American Chamber of Commerce in London. He urged British firms to
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  • 1080 11 Educational Contact With Universities HFHE President, Mi. Walter Holman, F. S. A. A. presided at the A annual general meeting of the society of Incorporated Accountants and Auditors which was held in London recently and in the course of his address, said: The honour conferred
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  • 323 11 Capital Reduction Plan THE directors of Linggi Plantations, Ltd., propose to reduce the issued capital by" £224,000 by writing 8s off every £1 of Ordinary stock. No alteration is proposed with regard to the Preference stock. After the proposed capital reduction becomes effective, and when market conditions are
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  • 350 11 IN his address to the shareholders of Imperial Chemical Industries Lord McGowan made some comments or. the prospects of British export trade that have needed saying for some time. Manufacturers were constantly being admonished to push their export trade, he said, but the critics
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  • 92 11 23,000 Square Feet Building Finished London. All world records for the speed of construction of a 23,000 square feet factory are claimed to have been broken recently in the Team Valley Trading Estate. The Estate authorities were asked to provide the factory on the evening of March
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  • 68 11 The Brightside Foundry Engineering Co., has produced at its Sheffield works the heaviest cast-iron ingot mould in the world. It will be used at the Vickers works of the English Steel Corporation for producing ingots of well over 200 tons in weight. More than 170 tons
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    • 31 11 STEEL M WINDOW FRAMES I FRENCH DOORS etc. etc. H Equal to the best H imported makes. ■■B manufactured by I EASTERN MFG. CO. W 1. River Road Penang. ’PHONE 1484.
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  • 428 12 Autarchies’ Need Of Free Exchange SPEAKING before the British Empire Chamber of Commerce at the dinner recently held in New York in honour of the British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, and Mr. Robert Hudson, M.P., Mr. Winthrop Aldrich, chairman of the board of director» of
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  • 316 12 Found Dying When Given Shelter London. After questioning a man, the coroner adjourned, .for further inquiies, the Chiswick inquest on a girl whom a wife and tier husbarjll for the right and in the morning found poisoned. The girl. Lucy Banford, 19, a hospital maid, of Birmingham,
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  • 41 12 A passenger train which left Virudhunagar met with an accident between Viradhunagar and Sankaralingapuram colliding with a double bullock cart at the level crossing date recently with the result that one of the bullocks died instantaneously.
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  • 299 12 In Face Of Danger The bravery of modern explorers of all nations in face of danger is truly astonishing. Iu 1938 Dr. Wilhelm Filchner returned to Berlin after four perilous years in the great wastes between China arid India. How he managed to return alive we do not
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  • 231 12 Only two weddings have taken place in the last 11 years in the Gloucestershire village of Frampton Mansell. There are no houses to which grooms may bring their brides. Young men and women waiting for houses have gone away to other centres in despair. The
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  • 342 12 Boy Remanded “For Punishment” An order made by the juvenile couit at Toynbee Hall, E., respecting a IG-year-old boy wa s quashed, lecently by 7 a King’s Bench Divisional Court, consisting of Lord Hewart, the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Lewis and Mr. Justice Humphreys. The
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  • 124 12 If it were not for the wind. cities and towns could not ment of the atmosphere is th thing that keeps London from l. tion by fog. «nnual This is a point made in threport of the Atmospheric Poll Research Committee. “Supposing that over a city London,”
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  • 62 12 Colombo, June 2 Miss G. T. Cooke, of Rosmead. was tested this morning !l shi p port under the Aero Club s BL scheme. «roman She is the second to be tested, the othei <• Marion Frewin. <,. a Hons and The Minister of Co u JL
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 2614 12 R_ want to live. 4.05 Our Army! 4.50 News and Economic Review in German. 5.05 AyW K Concert of Light Entertainment. 6.20 w Ml jk «U Way 9k Concert of Light Music. 7.20 News in W W K M W A English. 7.35 Concert of Light Music. mumbl Wflf jjgg
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  • 263 13 vilest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipob And Penang AJLfcx ivizilLS DUI WARD > KOVE KN D THE EST IMPERIAL (Empire Air Mail): For '■•urma (except Victoria Point». India Aden. Palestine. Egypt. Sudan. Kenya. Tanganyika, Uganda. Zanzibar. Nor- Ltd and Southern Rhodesia. NyasaLnd. South Africa. Great Britain, Ireland.
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  • 1150 13 Arrival! TODAY, JUNE 22. su. “Phemius” from Singapore. 3.8. “Mata Hart” from Singapore via ports. TOMORROW, JUNE 23. s.s. “Agamemnon** from Shigapure. b. 3. “Fulda” from Europe. s.s. “Serooskerk” from Far East via Singapore. s.s. “Tosari” from Belawan-Deli, Asahan and Punch (Laboean-Bilik). “Mandar” from Belawan-Deh, Langsa, Simpang-Olim,
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  • 47 13 ARRIVAL OF STATE AIDED LABOURERS Information has been received by telegraph that 11 state-aided labourers will arive on, June 22, U 939, by s.s. "Rajula”. It is expected that seven will be sent to Pulau Jerejak and the balance will proceed to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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  • 36 13 Chungking, June 17. The French Ambassador, Mr. Henri Cosme, and the United States Ambassador, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, called on the Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Chung-hui, on June 15 and 16, resoeftively.
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    • 496 13 BLUE FUNNEL LINE ut i Kl.\ SEICVh E io LONDON A NORTH CONTINENT i AGAMEMNON Calls Marseille» Glnaor»» Leave? Penanr l)ae GLENFINLAS Calls Antwerp MidddSZrn June 23 July 20 -aRPEDON Calls Marseilles A Glasgow *r U e 3 .EN DAY SEKMCK VIA h£V Au 8 mitS HaVre Ca S GIMSOW
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    • 998 13 P O BRITISH 6 INDIA (Incorpoikted la Vngiaad); i PORT SWETTENHAM i SINGAPORE S.S. “KAJIiLA” SAILING THURSDAY, 22nd JUNE, 1939. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under For Teluk Anson, Bagan Datoh, Port contract with His Majesty’s Government Swettenham. Malacca and Singapore London and Far East Mail Service. S/S “MATA
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  • 1392 14 Tenth Win In Professional Championship REVIEW OF 1939 SEASON |>Y his success in the competition for the United Kingdom billiards championship recently J. 9“ vl added to his many records in the game, and established for himself a position which has never been
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  • 17 14 ERNIE RODERICK, the British welterweight boxing elm.rnpion, doing some free-climbing during a break in training.
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  • 397 14 Firsl-C lass Ave rages London, June 5.. DELOW are the first-class cricket averages up to date: BATTING Inn- Not Highest ings Out Runs Score Aver. W. R. Hammond 12 2 927 302 92.70 Gimblett 11 2 749 108 83.23 Hardstaff 8 2 482 125* 80.33 Compton
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  • 1130 14  -  Need For Strong Action By Controlling Bodies T)ESPITE the outcry which arose last season against rough play in North Malayan soccer the evil seems to persist, and already numerous incidents of play er coming to blolws —other members of the teams and spectators participating
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  • 104 14 pRICKET POSER, No. 9. Law 20 says: “The wicket shall be held to be ‘down’ when either of the bails is struck off, or if both bails be off, when a stump is struck out of the ground/’ Is a batsman out then if a ball hits
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  • 148 14 No More E.R.A. Car*Lordon. The only firm in England specialising in racing cars is going out t>. business. Mr. Humphrey Cook. wealt- y sportsman who has sponsored building of E. R. A.’s (initials st;m'. for English Racing Automobi e Ltd.), announced that the vorko a Bourne
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    • 126 14 x WHt 5 ■BB '-WBW 1 j£v|||BK .cjssH I J MM i B»-»ll|M|i. iv! I gPxyjM fss M W" El |jF K Ji I rj Of 1 1 ilf* 11T< ft I 1 Mk 11 I f f v I <rßk «O »7Sw ,i.i mS y IMiiß JI H 4/
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  • 1020 15 Soccer At Victoria Green BRILLIANT SECOND-HALF RECOVERY BY P.W.F.A. > Y the odd goal in three the Province Wellesley tFootball Association beat the Chinese Recreation Club vestei day o r Victoria Green in their encounter *n the First Division of the Penang League,
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  • 478 15 Beaten By Seven Goals To Nil npHE Customs Athletic Club were I outclassed by the Penang Chinese Football Association when they clashed in the Fxrst Division of the League yesterday on the St. Xavier’s Institution ground, the Chinese winning seven-nil. The game was of a
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  • 284 15 Singapore Tennis (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. A packed gallery yesterday witnessed the men’s singles final of the Singapore Tennis Championships when Yong Loon Chong, 1937 champion, wrested the title from the holder, Yadi, after a titanic struggle. The match was rightly described by
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  • 170 15 Suppiah Keeps Singles Title Kuala Lumpur. P. Suppiah, holder of the Men s Singles Championship, successfully retained his title yesterday on the Selangor Padang in the State Championships by beating One Ee Kong in straight sets 6 —3, 6—4. The champion was practically on top all the way.
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  • 140 15 Marriage Planned For Next Week —Reuter. London, June 21. FOCKEY James Crouch was (found dead tonight beside J a burnt-out aeroplane, in which he had left Heston as a passenger yesterday to race at Newcastle. The crew of two suffered a like fate. The
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  • 88 15 —Reuter. Britain’s Success In Team Contest Lcndon, June 21. In the international horse show Great Britain retained the Edward Prince of Wales Gold Challenge Cup for teams of three, with two rounds of eight jumps each. Britain, who had sixteen faults, were represented by Major O. F.
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  • 32 15 Uvat TV —Reuter. London, June 21. In the third round of the lawn tennis championships at the Queens’ club Kukuljevic (Yugoslavia) beat Austin Great Britain 6 —4, 6—4.—Reuter.
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  • 41 15 On the Esplanade at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow. Min Sin Seah: Ah Hun; Chin Earn. Yong Choo; Kcat Eng. How Kheng, Seng Chuan; Fook Heng, Phee Aun, Seng Lee, Mun Foo and Ah Kow.
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  • 272 15 Chinese Players In The Draw London, June 21. 'T'HE Wimbledon tennis championships will begin on June 26. In the first round of the men’s singles, J. 11. Ho meets Drobny (Bohemia and Moravia) in the first quarter in which there is Austin. —Reuter. Choy meets
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  • 117 15 New Stipendiary Steward Appointed Calcutta, June 8. Mr. V.H. Braham of Perth, Western Austral'a, has been appointed assistant Stipendiary Steward to the Royal Calcutta Turf Club. Mr. Braham is probably one of the youngest and most successful owner-trainers in Australia. A very successful performer which belongs to Mr.
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  • 175 15 TU Kfdaii Club Gdlf Championship which was played on June 15 and 16, was won by Che Laidin for the second year in succession. The results are as follows; Che Laidin (winner) 74 74 148 J. Scott 81 81 162 F. E.
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  • 138 15 Sungei Palani Indian B. P. Results Sungei Patani. I’he following are the results ol furtherfixtures played off on Monday and Tuesday evening on the Indian B.P. court at Jalan Hospital, in the Indian Badminton Party badminton tournament held under the auspices of the Kedah Indian Association, Sungei Patani: MONDAY’S
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  • 52 15 Today’s tie in the Old Free’s Association iiandicap tenr/s tournament is: TIE FOR TODAY Men’s Singles (.semi-final): lan Boon. Piexv v. Tan Thean Sea ng. TIE FOR TOMORROW Men’s Doubles (final): Lim Hock San and Tay Ewe Chee v. Tang Gooi Fook and Chong
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    • 34 15 CRANE’S (BRITISH) MALLEABLE IRON PIPE-FITTINGS I I BRITISH STANDARD TAPER I THREAD SUPERIOR IN QUALITY AHI? DLPENOABIIITY TO WROUGHT IRON. FOR UTILITY, STRENGTH AND GENERAL APPEARANCE USE CR/XNE’S FITTINGS SOLE AGEMS; igMMMMWMSZZSSSSSSSSSES AFB 29
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  • 714 16 London, June 22. “It appeared a short time ago that there would be at least a few months of tranquility but that has not proved to be the case,” declared Lord Halifax in a speech at a dinner in London last night. Lord Halifax said
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  • 111 16 Cheerful Picture “Annabel Takes a Tour,” now showing at the Majestic, is a very cheerful picture. Most of the running i s made by Jack Oakie as the over-inspired publicity manager of a film star; and very lively situations abound. Lucille Ball falls in love with
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  • 343 16 Ten Women In Party Ten Chinese women and a man appeared before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Middle Court this morning, on a charge of playing in a common gaming house at No. 24, Barrack Road, on. June 21. The accused gave their names as Cheah Say
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  • 117 16 Programme For Tomorrow’s Broadcast The following is the programme foi’ tomorrow’s broadcast by the Tiger Raggers from station ZHJ (Penang) at 7.30 p.m.: 1. Signature Tune. 2. Once in A While (Sung by Miss Dulcie Scott.) 3. Avalon (Guitar Solo—Larry on his hot strings.) 4. Aiy Tane. o.
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  • 157 16 Reuter London. June 21. The Opposition sharply heckled Mr. W. S. Morrison in the House of Commons when he moved the draft orders designed to ameliorate the civil obligations of militiamen during their period of service. He declared that militiamen should not be penalised by undertaking
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  • 189 16 Attacks Friends With Chopper A serious stabbing affray occurred at Sungei Nibong Village at about midnight yesterday, when a Tamil labourer is reported to have run amok, and attacked two fellow coolies with a chopper. The victims, who were removed to the General Hospital by ambulance
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  • 71 16 —Reuter. Ross’s Point, County Sligo, June 21. In the Irish Native Amateur Golf Championship, James Bruen. the British Walker Cup player, was beaten 3 and 1 in the fifth round by G. H. Owens of Skerrjes. Other Walker Cup players losing were Cecil Ewing' to
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  • 82 16 Food Situation Rapidly Deteriorating Kulansu. June 20. The food situation is rapidly deteriorating following the tightening-up of the Japanese blockade. The inhabitants of the International Settlement are now prohibited to buy food brought into the Settlement. The Kulangsu Municipal Council has protested to the Japanese against this blockade,
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  • 424 16 Best Gallop By Thanks This Morning (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. 4 FAIR crowd was present at the Kuala Lumpur racecourse this morning to watch the training in preparation for the final day of the Selangor Turf Club s Summer Meeting. The going
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  • 48 16 ON board the “President Polk,’ which arrived in Penang yesterday, is a steward, who holds one of the queerest records in this world. He has crossed America in a “pushmobile.” He is J. A. De Lion, a German by birth, but now a naturalised American.
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  • 282 16 Anglo-French Strategy In Far East To Be Discussed muv A Singapore, June 22. HE co-ordination of Anglo-French strategy in the ar Hast will be discussed at the most important defence conference ever held in Far Eastern territory which opens here today. The British delegates include
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  • 68 16 THURSDAY. JUNE 22 .MIDDAY, QUO» <)S $115.25 Penang Tin tous Business 51 15.25 Singapore Tin RUBBER: 28 3 8c Penang (Spot) >g gc Singapore (Spot) COPRA: jj.Bs Sundried »10.00 Black Pepper TAPIOCA: $31 7j Medium '52.75 Fair Seed RICE: »660 Rangoon parboiled j 6 s<? no 1 »665
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