Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 August 1939

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY v, <O5. Vol. XCVII. SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    German Warning To The World
    1277 1 EFFECTIVENESS OF AXIS Danzig’s New Army On Parade Berlin, August 19. k serious warning to the world and especially, |\»hnd and Great Britain to “’reconsider their attitude •and goals" is contained in an article published in the monthly magazine “Berlin-Rome-Tokio” to which special importance is
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    Youthful Editors Called To Order
    156 1 —Reuter. London, August 17. After examining a military article which appeared in the “Harewocd News.” the War Office has sent a mild reproof to the editors. The editors are the Princess Royal’s sons, Viscount Lascelles (16) and the Hon. Gerald Lascelles (15) and the article
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    French Credits For Poland
    35 1 —Reuter. Paris. August 19. M. Bonnet and M. Lukasiewisz, Polish Ambassador, have signed an agreement allowing Poland credits to the extent of 34,000,000 francs for purchases necessary for its national defence.—Reuter.
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    BRITISH DECISION APPROVED
    94 1 —Reuter. French View On China Currency Paiis, August 19. Britain’s refusal to discuss Japan’s silver and currency demands in China as a purely Anglo-Japanese matter is fully approved in well-informed circles in France. It is stated France takes up an identical position by Britain’s side. It is
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    RICHARD AFFAIR
    73 1 Renter. Japanese Sentry To Be Punished (Delayed by Japanese Censor) Shanghai. August 18. The Japanese reply to the U.S. representations regarding the Richard affair expresses regret at the occurrence of such an incident and says that the sentry responsible would be duly punished in accordance with military discipline
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    EGYPTIAN CABINET
    60 1 glVUll LUC V .—Reuter. Resignation Of Mahmoud Pasha Accepted Alexandria, August 18. A royal rescript has been signed accepting the resignation of the Premier, Mahmoud Pasha. It is understood that the new Cabinet will be announced this evening by Aly Maher Pasha, head of the Palace Cabinet who
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    BRITISH AMBASSADOR CALLS ON BERLIN FOREIGN OFFICE
    172 1 Berlin, August 19. Sir Nevile Henderson called on the Foreign Office this afternoon to discuss the situation with Dr. Weizsaecker but it is emphasised that he was not acting on any instructions from London or handing over any message. Reuter. He told Dr.
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    Fantastic Japanese Allegation
    208 1 CHINESE COMMUNISTS IN ANTI-BRITISH MOVEMENT Peiping, August 18. A N attempt by Japanese militarists to inject a new element into z the antti-British movement was macle today when a military spokesman here declared that the Communist element is trying to obtain control of it. He asserted that
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    THEFT OF RUMANIAN STATE PAPERS
    172 1 l.—Reuter. Cause Of Courier’s Death At Sofia Sofia, August 18. The daring theft of important Rumanian state papers is reported to have been the cause of the death of Captain Pavlitzu, Courier of the Rumanian Legation, who, according to a police statement, committed suicide in
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    ICHANG BOMBING
    122 1 —Reuter. British Naval Officer At Hankow A Witness Shanghai, August 18. In answer to the Japanese assertion that the Japanese did net drop tombs on British ships or property during the raid on Ichang on August 6, the British naval authorities issued a long statement today, reiterating their
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    CHINESE SERVANTS
    60 1 —Retuer. Threatened With Death If Under British Employ Peiping, August 18. Intimidation of Chinese servants of Britons have now advanced to threats of murder unless they leave their emp’oyment. Many servants have received 'such letters from the so-called anti-Bri-tish Pickets Corps, explaining that warning letters were sent because
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    RUMANIAN OIL
    62 1 Reuter. H< ‘aw Purchases Bv Germany Bucharest, August 18. Germany has recently been buying considerablo quantities of Rumanian oil ostensibly for Czechoslovakia paid with money from former Czechoslovak balances in Rumania. Deliveries were stopped in the last two days and it is understood the reason is that G
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    GERMAN-SLOVAK TREATY
    77 1 Reuter. Military Pact Signed At Bratislava Bratislava, August 18. It is announced that a military treaty was signed yesterday between Germany and Slovakia under which Germany assumes military protection of Slovak territory. Other details are hitherto not available. It is reliably learned that Parliament will be convened for
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    THE CABOT
    125 1 “Cabot” in seven minutes.—Reuter Wireless. Atlantic Crossing One Hour Outside Record London, August 18. The Imperial Airways air liner “Cabot”, arrived at 8 a.m. G M.T. an hour ahead of the schedule but over an hour outside the record.- -Reuter. Refuelled In Mid-Air Toronto, August 18. The Imperial
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    THE “FORMIDABLE”
    104 1 0.1 LI IVIC V Reuter. No Inquiry Into Premature launching London, August 18. There will be no enquiry into the cir cumstances of the premature launching of the “Formidable,” declared the chairman of Harland and Wolff, builders of the vessel. He said the ship was not damaged in
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    BORDER INCIDENT
    61 1 Reuter Rumanian Protest To Hungary Bucharest, August 18. Rumania has protested to Hungary against yesterday’s incident on the Ruthenian frontier in which it is now stated that two Rumanian soldiers were killed and a third carried off by Hun garian soldiers. Rumania has requested the setting up of
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    Currency Issues Not To Be Discussed
    356 2 Reuter. London, August 18. In reply to a Shanghai enquiry, it is stated that the Anglo-Chinese export credits agreement has not yet been signed. It is understood that there are some deta Is still to be settled. It is understood that the Government has
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    BATA TO PRODUCE BUNA
    25 2 —Reuter. Prague, August 18 Bata, the well-known footwear manufacturers, will shortly start making a German variety of artificial rubber called buna.—Reuter.
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    MYSTERY OF COUNT CSAKY’S ACTIVITIES IN BERLIN
    843 2 Hungary Germany lo Sign Treaty? REPORTED NAZI OFFER Rumours Of Meeting With Hitler Denied London, August 18. The mystification about the activities of Count Csaky who is officially “holidaymaking” in Germany, has still not been cleared up. Count Csaky this morning left Salzburg
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    CHINESE DOLLAR
    45 2 —Reuter. New Currency Rumours Without Foundat’ou Chungking. August 18. A spokesman of th'' Ministry of Finance states that rumours that the Chinese Government is cons’dering issuing now currency are w’thout foundation. T adds that the Government's policy of maintaining national currency remains unchanged.—Reuter.
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    Another Shooting Outrage In Shanghai
    381 2 .—Reuter. Shanghai, August 18. A Dane, Holger Peter Krogh, aged 39, was shot dead this morning outside his residence in the Settlement as he was entering a car to proceed to office. Two Chinese accosted him as he was leaving the house and asked: “Are
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    LEAVE FOR ISSUE OF SUMMONS GRANTED
    509 2 London, August 17. After hearing the exparte application on behalf of th- ur Chinese prisoners at Tientsin, Mr. Justice Cassels in (I. < rs today gave leave for the issue of a summons for a writ of corpus returnable on Tuesday and directed to
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    COPPER AND RUBBER FIRM
    131 2 Reuter. Advance In Price Yesterday London. August 18 After a week of comparative inertia, copper leaped into prominence this morning with an advance of twenty shillings to £45 a ton, thus reaching the level attained during the boomlet a fortnight ago. The sudden revival of Continental
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    DANZIG SITUATION IS EASIER
    358 2 Warsaw, August 17. A feeling of greater ease prevailed in political circles here today contrasting with the pessimis m of yesterday when it looked as though combustible elements of the German-Polish dispute were about to blaze up. It is understood that both p arties in Danzig
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    BRITISH REPLY NOT CONVINCING
    276 2 —Reuter ‘Times’ On Palestine Policy London, August 18. The Government’s comments on theMandates Commission’s observations, says The Timez. natu’.aliy take the form of defence of their statement of policy in Palestine. Much can be said for their contention that they must be allowed wide freedom in
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    TIENTSIN FLOODS
    68 2 SUbnu Reuter. British Concession Water Tientsin, A■ <rrl mor® The flood situation has threatening with parts of city and the British Cone under water. ouch Meanwhile the Hai L' Tientsin stands is still authorities of the Brit Concessions and J P areas are feverishly erec Parts of the
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    MRS. McKENNA
    34 3 MRS. McKENNA, wife of the chairman of the Midland Bank, receiving •a bouquet at the Bank's head offices in Poultry, London, when she opened- the annual flower show. The exhibitors were employees.
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    Well-known Rubber Merchant Faces 5 Chandu Charges
    1076 3 SEQUEL TO BUNGALOW RAID Singapore. TAescribed by his counsel as a “very prominent gentleman in the rubber world,” a young Teochew named Chua Choo Nguang faced five charges under the Opium Ordinance when he and two other Chinese appeared before Mr. J. McFall
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    SODIUM ARSENITE IN TODDY: SIX LABOURERS POISONED
    317 3 Coroner On Dangerous Practice DRESSER'S PROMPT ACTION PRAISED Johore Bahru. open verdict was returned by Mr. A.C. Boyd, sitting as •Coroner in Johore Bahru on Tuesday, when the inquest was concluded into the deaths of six Indian estate labourers who died as a
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    “COURT’S AIR WAS COOL”
    269 3 NOVEL EXCUSE OF ACCUSED Kuala Lumpur. A Taiml and a Chinese, arrested at the Police Court, Kuala Lumpur, were trough! before the First Magistrate (Mr. R. C Redman > on Wednesday in order to show cause why they, being found within the local limits of the
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    TRADE UNIONS FOR TAMIL LABOURERS
    250 3 Indian Politician’s Address “You are the cause of the prosperity of this country and rubber is the main wealth of this country’. Every labourer in this country, whether a Chinese or an Indian, should unite and organise a trade union irrespective of race, religion or
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    “High Degree of Negligence Must be Proved” says Counsel in Appeal
    414 3 Seremban. BEFORE Mr. Justice Raja Musa in the Supreme Court on Wednesday a number of appeals aga’nst magistrates’ dec’sions were argued, Mr. N.A. Marjoribanks, D.P.P., being respondent. Mr. Ernest Jeff appeared for a lorrvdriver named Lee Fung, who had
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    KUALA LUMPUR TRAGEDY
    160 3 Linotype Operator’s Fatal Fall Kuala Lumpur. At the inquest held in the Kuala T.umpur Police Court on Thursday morning before Che Megat Yunus, the Second Magistrate, on Ramasamy, a linotype operator employed by the Malay Mail, who died as the result of a fall from a house
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    FIRE BRIGADE BUSY
    370 3 Several Calls In One Day Kuala Lumpur. Die Kuala Lumpur Fire Brigade had a busy time on Tuesday extinguishing a series of fires in the district and they were called out in the early hours of Thursday morning to put out a Are at some pottery works
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      213 3 Indigestion By Dr. F.B. Scott, M.D., Paris Of all the aches and pains which patients come and tell me about, indigestion pains are probably the most common. “I get such stabbing, griping pains after meals,” they say, or “my meals give me such a horrible full-up feeling.” Well, it doesn’t
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  • DAILY INDIA PAGE
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      Freedom Of Press Curtailed
      210 4 Liberals Amazed At Bombay Order Bombay. TIE Council of the Western India National Liberal Association has passed the following resolution: The Council strongly condemns the act on of the Government of Bombay in getting th’ Chief Presiderny Magistrate to issue an ordar under Section 144, C'vil
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      Dewan Explains Position
      1450 4 MAY LEAD TO REPRISALS rpHE Sri Mulam Assembly (Lower /House of the Travan- core Legislature) resumed this morning at the Legislative Chamber with Sir C. P. Ramaswami Ayyar, Dewan-President, in the Chair. Questions were first answeredThe Chief Secretary informed Mr. C. Jebamony Nadar that Travancoreans employed as
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      “Uncle Bertram's” Bright Young Things
      24 4 Uncle Bertram” (Bradley Harris) with members of his troupe who give performances at Clacton Pier, England, for seaside visitors.
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      BEST NATIVE RULER IN INDIA
      672 4 Tribute To Maharaja Of Mysore Mysore, Aug. 7. “'IDHOUGH an orthodox Hindu, His Highness the Maharaja is a A large-hearted and broad-minded Ruler who has great sympathy with all classes of his subjects, be they Christians, Hindus or Muhammadans or any other class.” Drinking the
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      CREDIT BONDS TO BE ISSUED
      137 4 Cochin Dewan Preparing Scheme Emakulam, August 4. The Dewan of Cochin, Sir R. K. Shanmukham Chettiar, it is understood, is preparing a scheme to issue credit bonds to help agriculturist debtors entitled to benefit under the provisions of the Agriculturists Relief Bill passed by the
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      COCHIN DEWAN TO GO ON HOLIDAY
      51 4 Ernakulam, August 4. It is understood that Sir R. K. Shanmukham Chettiar, Dewan of Cochin, will proceed on three weeks leave from August 14. Mr. K. P. Kannan Nayar, Secretary to Government, will be in charge of routine duties in the absence of the
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      FORWARD BLOCS ACTIVITIES
      146 4 Cuttack. Aug. 8. TAURING Mr. Subhas Char.dra Bose’s visit to Cuttack to preside over the All-Or ssa Youths’ Conference, some Congress leaders, who are followers of Mahatma Gandhi, including Mr. Hare Krishna Mahatab, member of the Working Committee and the hon. Mr. Biswanath Das, Premier of Or
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      First Prohibition Case In Bombay
      96 4 Bombay, Aug. '>■ Because a bottle of brandy uas found in his baggage when it vu-s searched on his detraining in Bonibay, Mr. N. B. Shindc, a visitor from Gualior, ivas fined Rs 30 i>y the Magistrate under the Abkari Act. Against the charge that
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      PLEA TO STOP JAPANESE IMPORTS
      76 4 Coimbatore, Au Mr. B. A. Padmanabha Ayy Secretary, Coimbatore Indian of Commerce, has sent a con tion to the Congress Working tee, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, 1 Parliamentary Sub-com mitt" Bhulabhai J. Desai, Leader of t gress party in the Central L Assembly, and the Hon.
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      84 4 MAJESTIC OPENING TODAY WITH 3 SHOWS AT 8.90 6.15 AND 9.30 P.M. Your Favourite Golden-Voiced BoyFriend of “Rainbow on the River in RKO-Radio’s Adventure of the Sea. with Leo Carrillo, Henry Annetta, Lee I’atrick and Slicker, The Silly Seal. BOBBY BREEN in “FISHERMAN’S WHARF” 3 P.M. MATINEE AT REDUCED PRICES
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      93 4 QUEEN’S 3 Shows Today 3.00, 6.15 933 Matinee at 3 p.m. Prices Downsta 15 30 50 cts. Bing Crosby Joan Blondell in “EAST SIDE OF HEAVEN” Matinees Today Tomorrow it 11.30 a m. Ronald Colman in "IF I WERE KING” Opening Tomorrow with 3 Shows —1 3 6.15 9.30 in
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  • DAILY CHINA PAGE
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      KOREANS AGAINST JAPAN
      323 5 All Revolutionary '.roups Merge X event of historic importance to the future course of .va’< independence movement >k place in Chungking in July h n leaders of two outstanding an revolutionary parties met. er several conferences, they ided upon a programme of itrd effort to free their
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      THE WANG CHING WEI COMEDY
      657 5 Turning Ont To Be A First R ate Farce HE WANG CHING-WEI comedy is becoming more and more farcical but ona cannot help feeling sorry for this poor fool who has thrown away his birthright before the enemies of his country on the lonely tone
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      Highest Military Organ In China The National Military Council
      352 5 Hong Kong. non-Chinese know that to his own subordinates and among the Chinese people at large Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is respectfully known as WEI YUAN CHANG, that is, Chairman of the all-powerful National Military Council. Fewer still, not excluding foreign news
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      TYPHOON HAVOC
      65 5 Havoc has baen wrought upon Tsungming city following the recent typhoon. The whole city has been converted into a veritable lake, with the majority of the residential houses and the southern sea-walls having collapsed, and a great number of people k lled. Mary Chinese junks have oeen blown
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      JAPAN WANTS MORE MEN
      110 5 Russian Guards Pressed To Join Kweilin. About 200,000 ex-servicemen in Japan are being called up to the colours for service in China according to an intelligence report received here. The re-enlistment is undertaken by the President of the Ex-Servicemen Association, Admiral Sankichi Takahashi. former commanfer-in-chief of
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      TO PERPETUATE SHAME
      109 5 Kweichow Body’s Proposal Kweiyang. As a permanent warning to all traitors and would be traitors, the Kweichow Cultural Association proposed that iron statues of Wang Ch’ng-wei and his wife be erected at nublic squares to perpetuate their ill-fame as archrenegades of the nation. Wang Ching-wei’s “surrender” to
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      Chinese amazons in full war kit ready for action.
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      CHINESE WOMEN PLAYING A GALLANT PART
      578 5 Thousands Engaged In Wartime Medical Work rpHE registered women doctors, nurses and pharmacists of China number 941, 3,779 and 273 respectively, making a total of 4,493. Out of this number nearly half are engaged in the wartime medical service. Actually there are many more
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      447 5 SLEEPINESS AFTER MEALS Means Stomach Disorder Have you been in the habit of dismissirg that sleepy feeling after a meal as just a kind of laziness, or the Jesuit, perhaps, of eating a little too well? If so, you may be quite wrong. It is probably due to the faulty
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      65 5 ROBBY BEAR'S ADVENTURES: Is It Cricket? (1) r p H- f iiiiMm. L Aw' —-yr OS Ira® ..h\, Zx .lA- r I J U Wont ao tie lavs, ll isn l taw tie is out—then they shan’t plcy. Hard, luck, Percy! s^:' ie it u "Oh, be a sport I
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    Each Had Ideas But No Money
    504 6 SO THEY BORROWED WILFRED HILL has sold for £600,000 the Brylcreem business, which he started with only £2 capital. But he is only one of many wealthy men in Britain who have built great industries from a humble beginning. 'MEN WHO MADE GOOD Think
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    by arrow in the picture), Pilot-Officer A.G. Page had a remarkable escape
    45 6 Crawling through the cockpit (marked bj iirnnw in th? picture), Pilot-Officer A. G. Pago had a remarkable escape when his plane crashed upside-down at Rottingt’ean, Sussex. Page received only a slight arm injury.
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    Tree Hid Tragedy From Bride
    167 6 Alton. A BRIDE of a fortnight- learned from ar inquest at Alton, Hants, that on the day she was married from bemother’s cottage, her father was hanging dead in an elderberry tre? only six feet away. The dead man was William Chant, a 64-year-old labourer.
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    WIFE SUES ‘IN-LAWS’ FOR ENTICEMENT
    88 6 London. An action brought by a young married woman against her father-and mother-in-law. alleging that they enticed her husband away from her, is down for hearing bv a special jury in the Kiner's Bench Division. Mrs. Valerie G. R. Porter, aged 24, of Porchester-terrace, W..
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    KING CHARLES DUPES THIEF
    160 6 Harpenden, Herts. AMAN who broke into Childwick Bury, home of Mr. J B Joel, the millionaire, here thought he was stealing a Van Dyck picture worth £20,000 But the .picture he cut from its frame in the music room is just a good copy -—worth £25.
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    COUNTESS WEDS “NAMED” EARL
    75 6 Only about a dozen relatives and close friends were .present at the Newbury, Berkshire, Register Office, when the 23-year-old Earl of Devon married the Countess of Cottenham. Lord Devon’s mother was at the ceremony, with her two daughters— Lady Mary Courtenay and Lady Gabrielle Courtenay. The
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    ANNA LEE FELL IN SEA
    82 6 Anna Lee and Clive Brook, British film stars, swam to safety when their motor-boat went down after striking a reef off the coast of South Devon. But neither of them was much put out. for the sinking was mere .nart of a new film “Return
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    COLLISION MADE WIFE HATE HER HUSBAND
    334 6 4 Frightened People Get £LBOO Damages Manchester. tX)UR frightened people were awarded £l.BOO in damages at Manchester Assizes as compensation for the strange things that happened to them after a 10-ton motor-lorry ran away and crashed into the house where they were playing cards.
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    Registrar Is Rebuked
    154 6 MR. REGISTRAR FRIEND, who presides over Clerkenwell County Court, has been rebuked by the Lord Chancellor for remarks' he made about large families. In the House of Commons, Sir Arnold Wilson (C., Hitchin) asked the Attorney-General whether his attention had been drawn to the Registrar’s remarks in
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    HE PUT DETONATOR IN POCKET
    119 6 London. A police officer's courage in dismantling a bomb conta ning lb. of high explosives in Piccad lly-circus, was revealed the other day. The story was told when Sir Rollo Graham-Campbell, Chief Metropolitan magistrate, at Bow-Street court, presented a £l5 cheque to Detective-In-spector Robert Fabian,
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    Groups Should Be Tattooed
    116 6 BLOOD TESTS Everyone should undergo a b’ood group test, and the group number should be tattooed on the body. This is the suggestion of Dr. A. Hayes Smith, of Mar.n'ngharn, Bradford, in a letter to the “British Medical Journal.’’ “If war comes," he says, “every individual
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    Ex-Pilot Says Wife Ran Away
    165 6 SENTENCE of four months’ imprisonment was passed at Kin.gstone-on-Thames on Charle« Kendal Grattan-Bushe, aged 23 described as an operations officer, o r Pern bridge Villas, Notting Hill-gate W., for driving a car in a dangerous manner whilst under the influence ot drink and while disqualified.
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    No Blind Need Beg In London
    332 6 46HRHERE is no need for a blind beggar to be on We have almost entirely got rid of one of H-» sights of London,” declared Mr. C.W. Gibson meeting. He was explaining the increases of ss. a week granted to blind workers. Nurses, the
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    RICH MAN TELLS SON TO WORK
    317 6 AT th? age of 26, H< n Philip Paton, son of father, must give up his y and go to work to n: ik. His father will find hin clothe him, but beyon fend for himself. Since he was 21 p a ton ii
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    First To Wed Wins “Prize
    144 6 A “MARRIAGE RACE” for two yoimg bachelors is planned in the will of Lieut.“ Col. Charles Frederic Call, retired, who died at his Riviera hoime at the age of 95. The two men are each 24. They do not know one another, have never heard
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    Black Lamb For Princesses
    49 6 Montreal Mrs. Roza Brown, 83, stood on W docks bidding fareweH t‘> 1 months’ black lamb which sh sending, as a present, to It bears the tags. Y lam your friend am! wan J lefl with you. I travelled with a lamb from Kirkland fair
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      336 6 i IJ Wl w I/ I 1 I Wißr J H I ll** i la "How can I shut open pores, Jane Seymour?" These open pores of mine are a perfect nightmare," said a woman who came to my Salon, I can’t get any powder to stay on. I wish
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    OLD BOY SUMMONED BY MASTER
    689 7 Sequel To Negligent Driving ARGUMENT OVER RIGHT OF WAY pHE summons case in which K. S. Balnim, schoolmaster of the Hutchings School, appeared as complainant against an old hoy ..f Hie School, Geh Lye Heng, who was charged with driving his ■ar, in a negligent
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    SYMPATHY WASTED ON EURASIAN
    132 7 Magistrate’s Remark A 17-year-old Eurasian, Henry Jacobs, who was convicted by the District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrcr. on two charges of house-breaking and theft, for which hr was sentenced to nine months’ rigorous imprisonment to cover both charges. was produced in the Penang Middle Court
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    IPOH SPORTSMAN WEDS
    597 7 Mr. A. J. Tile And Miss JI A. la. McCall Ipoh. marriage took place at St. John's li yesterdax between Mr. Arthur i Tite. eldest son of Mr. H. W. Tite the late Mrs. Tite. of 49, Cheriton I Folkestone, Kent, and Miss Helen Lockhart McCall, younger
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    Street Parking
    146 7 NEW REGULATIONS ISSUED A notice issued by the Straits Settlements Police, Traffic Branch which invites tiie attention of the motorists to four extracts given from the Traffic Regulations cf 1939, is being posted in town. The extracts given, however, do not include a”, changes in the Traffic Regulations
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    140 DUCKS IN 4 BASKETS
    361 7 Owner Fined For Cruelty I am satisfied that there was cruelty to these ducks,” remarked Mr. Lim Koon Teck when he fined a Chinese sundrygoods shop-keeper Ong Poh Tian, $lO or 10 days’ rigorous imprisonment on being convicted yesterday in the Penang Middle Court, for
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    “Abused Position Of Trust”
    1257 7 IPOH SALESMAN CONVICTED FORMER “MALAYA” CUP FOOTBALLER Ipoh. WVZ'OU were placed in a position of trust which you abused,” said 4lr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, the Ipoh First Magistrate, yesterday to Jee Kim Keat, former Perak Malaya Cup footballer and member of a well-known Ipoh sporting
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    Social and Personal
    381 7 Mr. and Mrs. Beale arrived here yesterday morning by the s.s. “Klang’’ from Singapore. The Rev. Dr. H. B. Amstutz is on a Week's visit to Ipoh in order to conduct the Methodist Tamil Pastors’ Institute. He will preach at the regular English service at Wesley Church
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    POLICY
    411 8 VJF/TTH the publication yester- day of the observations of the Permanent Mandates Commission, interest is again focussed on the British White Paper oh Palestine. The statement, however, cannot be accepted as fully representative in that four out of the elevei) members did not sit for ‘‘some reason or other.”
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    582 8 Sttnnyside Up YV7HAT, it may be asked, is the purpose of this little daily dose of nothing in particular Whom does it benefit? Wither, if anywhere, does it lead? Let “Queensley Koh,’ the brilliant writer of letters to the Editor, answer these questions. Speaking to a crowded
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    576 8 Saturday, August 19. general international situation will be the subject of discussion between the senior cabinet Ministers on the return to London next Tuesday of the Prime Minister, says a British Official Wireless message. it is believed that there has been no relaxation in
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      105 8 Around The Town QUEEN’S CINEMA “East Side of Heaven” 3.00, 6.30 and 9.30 .p.m. MAJESTIC CINEMA Bobby Breen in "Fisherman Wharf" 3.00, 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA “Chong Chow’s Wife” (Cantonese talkie) 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. ROYAL CINEMA “Luck” (Tamil talkie) 6.15 and 9.30 p.m. CAPITAL TALKIES “Hua Muk
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    ANOTHER NUFFIELD GIFT FOR MALAYA
    174 9 $4.,250 Donated To S’pore Children’s Aid Society M IiS L W GEDDES, honorary organiser of /’i n 1 5 1 G F-I C o S Comes T T <>wnstaged in aid of the Singapore Children s Aid Society, has reeewed from Lord Nuffield £5OO with
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    PENANG RURAL BOARD
    82 9 Business For Next Meeting A meeting of the Penang Rural Board will be held in the Land Office, Penang, on Thursday, August 31 at 2.30 p.m. The agenda is as follows: To confirm the minutes of meeting held on June 15, 1939. Erection of warning notices along
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    PERAK ASSIZES
    82 9 17 Cases Down For Hearing i Ipoh. The fourth Perak Assizes will commence on August 21 and will continue til! September 22. The Hon. Mr, Justice C. M. Murray Aynsley will preside Seventeen cases are listed for hearing, including three murder trials, one rape case, seven cases of
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    FUNERAL OF TAIPING OCTOGENARIAN
    114 9 Taiping. The funeral of Madam Teh Kim Hong, who passed away on August 12 at the age of 81, took place yesterday v/hen her remains were interred at the Hokkien Cemetery. A large gathering attended as the coffin was carried from Cross Street No. 6, in
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    TRONOH RIOT SEQUEL
    589 9 Alleged Sickle Attack Batu Gajah. I fit preliminary inquiry into a case in which a young Indian named Chinniaji Marimuttu is charged with causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon to a compatriot named Sinnappan, on July 15 iast at about 4 p.m. at Kampong Kling, Tronoh,
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    MR. V.K. PILLAY FETE
    115 9 AT TELUK ANSON Leaving For India Teluk Anson. Mr. V. K. Shanmugam Pillay, a popu mr and respected member of the In ian ommunity, a founder, patron and o nierly a President of the Lower Pera Indian Association, was entertained to a farewell tea-party at the
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    History Of Kedah
    136 9 VALUABLE WORK OF ARCHAEOLOGIST An extremely interesting ar«> valuable article on Malayan archaeology appears in “The Ilhistrat/xJ London News,” dated June 24. The article is written by Mr. Qinarutch Waiew, Field Director, Greater-India Research Com-; mittee, who during 1937 and 1938 devoted Home fourteen month* to archaeological
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    RASH ACT CHARGE
    120 9 Sequel To Death Of Cyclist In Accident Kuala Kangsar Tan Gek Seng, a young Hokkien and driver of the Chevrolet Saloon car involved in the tragic accident at Kota Lama Kiri in which a Malay cyclist lost his life, apjieared before Che Ahmad bin Mahmud, Magistrate, Kuala
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    Alleged Possession Of Counterfeit Coins
    150 9 Bail was opposed against two Chinese, San See Check and Kwek Say Chip, who were produced in the Penang Middle Court before Mr. Lim Koon Teck yesterday, on charges namely: (1) possession of materials for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting the current
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    HE WAS ANNOYED BY BROTHER-IN-LAW
    118 9 Taiping. Stated to have been annoyed by his brother-in-'aw who was alleged to have refused the return of certain articles of furniture which he had deposited with the complainant’s wife (accused’s sister), Ali Musa bin Ismail snatched a golok and chased his brother-in-law intending to
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    ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
    215 9 Penang To Have Its Own Divisions PENANG is soon to have its own divisions of St. John Ambulance Brigade. The application has already been sanctioned for the forming of divisions of the Brigade and four divisions are now in the course of formation for ambulance men.
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    PENANG RECEIVES "IRON LUNG”
    132 9 To Be Installed At General Hospital pENANG has received its “iron lung” from Lord Nuffield, the well-known philanthropist and motor magnate. It has been placed in the office of Dr. R. A. Pallister. Medical Officer. General Hospital. It is understood that the “iron lung’ will he
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    SUPERVISEE FAILS TO REPORT
    159 9 (Jiarge Of Theft Also Preferred A young Malay, Mohammed bin Sahat, who was charged with failing to report to the police while under police supervision, and also failing to notify his change of address in August, was produced in the Penang Middle Court, before Mr*. Lim
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    BICYCLE BREAKS IN TWO
    57 9 Detective’s Experience A Chinese detective, riding a tAcycle along Dato Koyah Road, in front of the Pinang Gazette building yesterday afternoon, had an unpleasant experience, when his machine broke in two, while he was turning into Penang Road. The fork of the bicycle snapped owing to
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    BOMBERS OVER SINGAPORE
    71 9 Singapore. Five B-ristols Blenheim bombers appeared over the City at one o’clock and attracted quite a deal of attention, when they flew about in formation for about a quarter >f an hour. After tins, they flew in the direction of the Air Base headed by a Short
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    K.K. POLICE CHIEF TO GO ON LEAVE
    46 9 Kuala Kangsar. Mr. V. Powed-Evans, Officer in Charge of Police District, Kuala Kangsar, will proceed Home on five months leave sometime in January, next year. He will be preceded by his wife who will leave in November this year.
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    ENDOFFOUNDARY STRIKE
    193 9 Work To Be Resumed 4 On Monday Ipoh. y After a month and a hall of inactivity 12 leading Chinese foundries in KintUwill resume operation cn Monday follow—ing settlement ol the wages dispute between the foundry-owners and their employees at the Perak Chinese Protectorate yesterday aitenioon. Foundry hands
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    GOVERNOR’S VISIT TO K.L.
    39 9 Returning fo Singapore On Tuesday His Excellency Sir Shenton Thomas and Lady Thomas, accompanied by the Private Secretary and Aide-de-camp,, will return to Singapore by the nightmail train leaving Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, Aug. 22.
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    Wall Street Cable
    536 10 SUPPLIED BY MESSRS. ANTHONY CO. New York, August 18. The following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed to-day. DOW-JONES AVERAGES. Yesterday’s To-day’s 30 Industrials 138.33 135.54 20 Rails 27.71 27.04 15 Utilities 25.93 25.35 New York Stock Exchange, business done, total volume 840,000 shares.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGE
    128 10 FRIDAY, AUGUST 18. Prev. Latest Paris 176 23/32 176 45/6*. New York 4.68 1/16 4.68 1/8 Montreal 4.68 1/8 4.68 1/16 Brussels 27.55 1/2 27.55 3/4 Geneva 20.72 1/4 20.72 1/2 Amsterdam 8.73 8.72 1/2 Milan 89 89 Berlin 11.67 11.66 1/2 Stockholm 19.31 1/2 19.40 Copenhagen 22.40
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    ANGLO-POLISH TREATY
    100 10 .—Reuter. Nearly Ready For Signature London, August 18. The Anglo-Polish treaty is nearly ready for signature, says the Daily Herald diplomatic correspondent. All .noints have been agreed upon and there remains only technical work. The treaty will contain definitions if vays in which the necessity for assistance to
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    MERCHISTON RUBBER ESTATE MEETING
    733 10 Reduced Profits Recorded London, July 20. Tne twenty-seventh annual .general meeting of Merchiston Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held yesterday at the registered office, 85 Gracechurch-street, London, E. C., Mr. Francis Edward Maguire, chairman of the company, presiding. The secretary (Mr. H.S. Pickthall) having read the notice
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    LOCAL EXCHANGE
    97 10 Penang, August 18, 1939. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). On London Bank Demand 2/4 1/32 On London Bank 4 months 2/4 1/16 Private O. D. 2/4 1/4 Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 5/16 On New York Demand 54 5/8 Canadian o 4 0/8 On France Demand 2058
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    RUBBER CROPS FOR JULY
    86 10 The Ayer Kuning (F. M. S.) Rubber Co., Ltd. 73,000; The Badek Rubber Estate Ltd. (Staffield Estate) 20,000; The Bradball (F. M. S.) Rubber Estate Ltd. 49,000; The Chersonese (F. M. S.) Estates Ltd. 67.000; Dennistown Rubber Estates Ltd. 'Dennistown Estate) 29,500; The Highlands and Lowlands
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    KEDAH RUBBER LIMITED
    415 10 Directors’ Report The following Directors' report ol Runner Estates, Lta., tor tne year ended April 30, 1939, is to be presented at tne twenty-ninth annua; general meeting at Penang on Wednesday, August 23: ACCOUNTS. The net profit for the year amounts to 30,710 65 to which must
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    THE STATISTICS OFFICE
    554 10 Library Notice The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S., F.M.S., during the period August 8—12., 1939, inclusive, and are available for the public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Applications may be made by members of the public resident
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    72 10 -Reuter. London, FridayAll markets were quiet and busir consisted mainly of adjustments in p paration of end of the week accoum. Prices mostly eased whilst Copp were exceptionally strengthened sympathy with the price of the which advanced to £45 on Coni.' buying with Germany mentione buyer of around
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    PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE
    124 11 British Militiamen’s First Day WilßDl biiiH T lirilain soldiers of the netv Militia experienced their first day of Army life. Above: M Uitiamen in battle dress. march in the note threeabreast formation al Aldershot. Left to right belotc: The Regimental barber trails for the next
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    Church Notices
    760 12 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR 11TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion. 845 a.m. Mattins and Litany. 930 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil). 10.30 a.m. Mattins and Holy Communion (Chinese). 4.15 .pm. Sunday School (Parsonage) 6.00 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. L Psalms 61, 62. Magnificat.
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    The Mails
    455 12 Latest Posting Times Al K lt Lumpur, Ipoh And Pena SEA MAILS Outward For North, North Eastern and North Western Sumatra will close by Tosari at 4 p.m. today. AIK MAU Outward EUROPE AND THE WEST IMPERIAL (Empire Air .V Burma (except Victoria i dia, Aden, Palestine, Egypt,
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    GIANT PANDA’S CAGE DAMAGED BY STORM
    156 12 Ming Plays With Debris London. Many inmates of the Zoo had their outdoor dens flooded during a recent storm, but Ming, the baby giant panda, was the greatest sufferer. The rain was too much for throof of her bandstand cage and part of the
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      2777 12 i letter. Greenwich Time Signal at 11.3 |sf v m IE4O SP« r ts Talk. 11.50 ‘The? ER» el '’Wil vou have l oved’. 12 15 a.m. Saturda t .e* W p w?S feport. 12.20 Close down E_,: /g®y ,|< tgSf ‘-S& SR Tf W iĔ\ rTf‘. wWr fl. Bl'.RI
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      251 12 concert. 5.50 Bible stories for children 1 6.10 Popular music. 6.50 The news and sports results from Batavia. 7.01 Sports results from Soerateia. 7.05 Recorded music. 7.30 Humoristic sketches from the old “Friesland” Lecture. 7.50 Merkelbach concert. 8.20 Gay tunes. 8.50 P Piano recital by Elizabeth Kemp. 9.30 Alfredo’s Orchestra-Pola
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    DEEP DUGOUTS FOR RADIUM
    179 13 grammes (about |4 _ounce of 'iidiumj were hit by a bomb, the ver which it was dispersed •<-<-ome a death-trap for many years. "iipplies of radium possessed 11 tals are to be collected at i centres and buried in 50 ft. I r e holes—safe from
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    WEINGARTNER AT HARROGATE
    221 13 Five-day Festival In September NORWICH and the Three Choirs are not to have a monopoly of festivals in September, writes J. A. I Westrup in the “Daily Telegraph”. IA festival of orchestral music is announced to take place at the Royal I Flail, Harrogate, from Sept. 18
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    PENANG SHIPPING NEWS
    1353 13 Arrival» r' j ICDAY, AUGUST 19, ii s *>. Hukuut xviaru irorii Japan via 1; Singapore. s.s. "Argun Maru” from Momoasa. 1 1 s.s. "humaetb" from omgapure. s.s. ‘‘jNaruaaa lium s.s. "Tango Maru” from Japan via Singapore. s.s. “Burdwan" from Kobe via port, m.v. “Gienapp" from United
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    CANDIDATES FOR BRITAIN’S RYDER CUP TEAM
    1106 14 Golf Encounter Against America RICHARD BURTON AS NO. 1 PLAYER 4 RISING out of the Open and other events of major importance there is a good deal of speculation regarding the composition of the British professional team to meet America in the forthcoming Ryder
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    DEATH OF FAMOUS OWNER
    171 14 QIR GEORGE BULLOUGH, Bart., well-known racehorse owner, member of the Jockey Club, and National Hunt Committee, died suddenly of heait failure, while on holiday at the Chateau de Courcat, Pas de Calais. He was 69. Sir George had been a racehorse owner for many years, and
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    HAPGOOD LOSES 30 MEDALS
    86 14 While Eddie Hapgood, England and Arsenal football captain, was at Denham (Bucks), recently, -working on the Arsenal Film, a burglar entered his house at Hutton-grove, North Finchley, and stole all his 30 gold football medals. “The thief must have known where the medals w'ere,” Hapgood said,
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    WEST INDIES HAVE SEVERE TASK
    634 14 Final Test At The T oday TPHE West Indies are naturally very keen to Wlpe A off the defeat they sustained in the Test but it is clear now that» they have been great y overrated as a team and are far below the streo
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    FINE DIVING BY BETTY SLADE
    75 14 Betty Slade, European spring-board champion, displayed great form when she won the high platform diving chamnionshin of England with a score of 37.93 points. In addition, she defeated an rxholder, Jean Gilbert (33.16 points), with the holder, Madge Moulton, thi with 33.05 points. Duoglas Tomalin
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    O’NEILL STABLE SHOULD SCORE AGAIN
    443 14 TODAY'S IPOH RACES (By “Trespasser”) AS I had expected, the O’Neill stable, which is now enjoying a run of success, was to the fore on the opening day of the Perak Turf Club August Skye Meeting on Thursday, scoring three winners in President, Metro and
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    SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE
    251 15 THE RIDING BOY’ E BOY TRESPASSER” \PSOM JEEP” “EUREKA” “MAN-ON-THE- “CAPT. DASH” “THE MAJOR” g >Pnan K i M,h Kuala Lumpur SPOT” Ipoli Singapore Singapore KaCt 1 -o Eash Cash Hilarity Cash (nap) Cash Hilarity Blue Bird Roseolet Roseolet Cash Roseolet Roseolet Roseolet Race 2 Republican
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    PROGRAMME FOR TODAY’S RACES
    802 15 Final Day Of Ipoh Skye Meeting Race 1: Ponies Class 3 Div. 2 —5 Furs. —2.30 p.m. 1 0 TWINKLING EYES lly 9.12 Mr. A. Van Tooren Duvai 0 0 0 BLUE BIRD lly 9.05 Messrs Logue Whitaker Logue 00 4 HILARITY 7y 9.05 Capt. Mrs.
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    Padang Clubs Playing The Rest Tomorrow
    200 15 Cricket CHANGES IN THE TEAMS THERE are several changes in the teams for the farewell cricket match between the Padang Clubs and The Rest on the Esplanade tomorrow at 10.3'0 a.m. Tan Boon Beng, Tan Boon Soon and Eu Cheow Hin are unable to
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    PENANG MAN’S FEAT
    206 15 Broke British WeightLifting Record At the Malayan Olympic Championships held at the “Happy World.” Singapore on Aug. 5, Lee Guan Seang of Penang, competing in the bantam weight class, broke the British 9 stone record in the lift known as “Two Hands Press with Barbell” by s£lb.
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    COBB’S ATTEMPT ON RECORD
    74 15 ne norrr -Reuter. 352.94 Miles An Hour In Practice Run Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 18 John Cobb, British motorist, attained a speed of 352.94 miles an hour in a practice run. Captain Eyston holds the record with 357.5 m.p.h. Cobb only had one run northwards
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    SOCCER
    56 15 M. R. C. “B” v. O. X. A. On the O.X.A. ground tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. sharp: Muslim R.C. B”—M. K. Sulaiman; N. A. Aziz, A. Kareem; Yaseen, Shariff, Kareem; K. M. S. Meerah (ca.pt.), Samsudin S. M. Sultan, Abubaidah, S. S. 3ved Mohd. Reserves: S. K. Ahamad, P.
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    V.S. TENNIS TOURNEY
    246 15 —Reuter. British Players Talcing Part Brooklines, Mass., Aug. 18. In the quarter-finals of the American lawn tennis championships, in which the British Wightman Cup players are taking part, Miss Alice Marble and Mrs. Fabyan beat Misses Betty Nuthall and Nina Brown 6 —l, 6 —2; Misses Helen
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    TODAY’S SPORTS DIARY
    49 15 SOCCER: Malaya Cup final, Kuala Lumpur Stadium; P.F.A. League, Div. IT S.L.R.C. v. C.R.C., Victoria Green; Div. 2: P.H.B. v. “C” Coy. (Volunteers), Hospital ground. RACING: Second Day of Ipoh Skye Meeting. CRICKET: Third Test, England v. West Indies, at the Oval. BADMINTON: A.C.S. Union tournament.
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    Inter-party Badminton
    73 15 There will be a friendly ma*ch be f we?n Emerald B.P. and the Poaflyers B.P. this evening at the former’s court, consisting of three singles and four doubles. The Emerald players are as follows: Ang Peng Lum, Ong Eng San, Ong Hock Cheng, Ooi Yam Seng, Lim Ch’Dg
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    “NEWS CHRONICLE” GOLF TOURNAMENT
    65 15 Padgham Wins With Score Of 279 BPJGHTON, AUGUST 18. ALFRED PADGHAM WON THE “NEWS CHRONICLE” GOLF TOURNAMENT. PERCY ALLIS AND COX TIED FOR SECOND PLACE, WHILE KING AND FIELD TIED FOR THIRD PLACE. Reuter. Scores:— Padgham 72 —64 —72- 71=279 Allis 70—72—72—70=284 Cox 70—71—73—70=284 King 68—67
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    AMATEUR BOXING
    173 15 Results Of Selangor Championships Kuala Lumpur, Friday. The following are the results of tonight’s Selangor Amateur* Boxing Championships held at Bukit Bintang Park. Flyweight-Narayan 7.9 beat Lum Poh (8.0), the referee stopping the fight in the third round. Bantam weight-Man jam 8.1 beat Aziz (Police) 8.6 on points.
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    MALAYA CUP SOCCER
    122 15 Today's Final At Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur. There is no change in the side representing Selangor, holders of the “Malaya” Cup against Singapore at the Stadium today when the two teams meet for the fifteenth time in the final. Fifteen Singapore players are arriving today and the
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    Bluebird II Attains 134 Miles An Hour
    41 15 .—Reuter. London, August 18. Sir Malcolm Campbell in Bluebird H attained 134 miles an hour over a mile on Lake Coniston. This is not a record because the run was in ono direction) only.—Reuter.
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    SOFT GOING FOR TODAYS RACES
    111 16 Cash, President, East Lynne And Metro Strongly Tipped (By “EPSOM JEEP”) The going for today’s races will be soft., the SKY WAS OVERCAST EARLY THIS MORNING WHEN THE HORSES WERE TAKEN OUT ON THE TRACK, AND RAJN FELL AT; 8.30. Cash, President, East Lynne and
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    LOCAL HOCKEY INCIDENT
    196 16 (Janie Abandoned A deplorable incident occurred in the early stages of the hockey match on the Hutchings School ground yesterday. The match was eventually abandoned, when the Commercial Day School was leading by a goal over the Old Xaverians’ Association. The incident occurred shortly after the first
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    NO TRACK WORK AT SINGAPORE
    28 16 A telegraphic message from our Singapore Correspondent states that, owing to heavy rain, there was no track work at Bukit Timah this morning.
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    Many Chances Missed
    486 16 LEAGUE SOCCER Garrison Held To A Draw By P.S.C. DOOR finish ng v.?~ mainly respon- sible for the failure of the Penang Garrison Foot 'I Association to defeat the Penang Sp ts Club when they met in a First Division soccer match at Western I ad yesterday,
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    West Indies Team For Today’s Test
    344 16 —Reuter. The West Indies team to meet England in the Third Test today at the Oval has been selected as follows, according to a Telegram from Reuter: R. S. Grant (capt.), I. Barrow, C. B. Clarke, L. N. Constantine, G. E. Gomez, G. Headley,
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    P.S.C. SPORTS POSTPONED
    47 16 Will Be Held Next Saturday /AWING to the adverse weaY' ther conditions, the annual athletic sports of the Penang Sports Club, fixed for today, have been postponed and will take place next Saturday, August 26, at the same time (3.30 p.m.) and place (Esplanade).
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    EXPECTANCY
    164 16 iay cause —Reuter. Hitler Has Something Up His Sleeve Berlin, August 17. Newspaper readers are watching last year's propaganda campaign being repeated in sensational allegations of Polish atrocities. There is a feeling of tense expectancy that something one way or another must happen soon. Germans are convinced that Hitler
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    LORD HEWART
    62 16 it merely 1 —Reuter. Hurried Return To London From Capetown Capetown, August 18. The Lord Chief Justice, who arrived at Cap town yesterday for a holiday trip to South Africa, left today on the Arundel Castle for Home. Asked the reason for his hurried return, Lord Hewart said:
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
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      KENNEDY & CO’s SHARE LIST
      234 16 KENNEDY CO’s SHARE LIST MINING Buyers Seller» Ampat Austral Amah I/ 3 4 /o Ayer Weng 75 A. Malay 38 40 Bangrin Batu Selangor 1.174 1,20 c Berjuntai 7/6 8/3 Hitam 32 4 35 Hong Fatt 61 Johan 24 270 Jelebu 46 50 Kampong Kamunting 6/14 6/6 K. Lan jut
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      UNITED TRADERS LTD QUOTATIONS
      187 16 RUBBER Buyers Seller» Ayer Panas 1.071 1.12 J Bassetts 45 50 Batu Lmtangs 102 1.05 Bentas 99 1.02 Brogas 50 55 Indragins 1.20 1.25 Kuala <Jidims 2.10 2.20 Lunas 1.42 J 1.50 Malaka Pindas 1.12| 1.17$ Mentakabs 38 40 Pa jams 1.70 1.77 J Sungei Tukangs
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      A.A. ANTHONY & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      191 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 3/7* 3/10* A. Amalgamated 3/10* 4/1* Bangrins 17/ 17/6 Batu Selangor 1.17 1.20 Hong Fatt 58 61 Jelebu 46 50 K. Kamunting 6/ 6/3 Kampong Lanjut 13/6 13/9 Kramat Tin 9/6 9/9 Klang River 1.75 1.80 Kuchai 1.15 1.17* Laruts 3/9 4/
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      LEAN & CO’s QUOTATIONS
      163 16 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 3 8 3/10* A. Amalgamated 4/ 4/4* Bangrins H 17/6 B. Selangors 1.17* I.22*cd Gopengs 6/9 7/3 Hong Fatts 59 61 Johans 24 27cd Katus 21/ 21/6 K. Lanjuts 13/3 13/9 Kuchais I- 15 128 Laruts 3/9 4/ Lukuts 42* 45 Pungahs 15/9
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      SOON THEAM & CO’s NOON QUOTATIONS
      266 16 SOON THEAM CO’s NOON QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampats 3/7* 3/10* A. Hitams 18/9 19/9 A. Weng 70 78 Bangrins 17/6 18/3 B. Selangors 1.17 1.20 Berjuntais 8/6 9/ Chenderiang» 11/ 11/9 Hong Fatt 59 61 Kamras 1/3 1/6 Kamuntings 8/ 8/6 K. Lanjuts 13/6 13/9 Kramats 9/4* 9/9 Kundangs
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