Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 December 1931

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833, PUBLISHED DAILY No. 289. VOL. LXXXIX, WEDNESDAY, 16th DECEMBER, 1931, PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      21 1 IH. TOKISATSU STUDIO d with up-to-date Photo- graphy by electric light. 1 ’Phone 772, I 70, BISHOP STREET, J I PENANG.
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      1995 2 position wanted PENANG TURF CLUB. T 'x Billet wanted by Expeiienced Siubaleej' Ni W YEAR MEETING, 1932. WHllfi 111 CalCLlttcl StflV M l! s. r= s d wnue in wicutta «ey #£tottOeoE®c Hr I -.m. ».>-;«■>.«! *-> s Great Eastern Hotels ?rd Day—Tuesday, 12th. January 1932. g F tAf OE
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    CAUSES OF WORLD CRISIS
    580 3 shield’s lecture Share of the Rubber Restriction Iv 3 lec ura befcre the laa-Hute of Bank*'’*» Professor B. F. Shield?, M. diecn sed the monetary and other imDcrtant c>uB« of the world depression. 1 The present depression, he raid, which j oDe3 ’-;d abcut the middle
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    500 CHORUS GIRLS FOR 35 PARTS
    472 3 SCENE WITH A MORAL Embargo on Foreign Entertainers SCENES recently at the London Hippodrome lend point to the rigid policy now bein* pursued by the Ministry of Labour regarding the admission to this country of foreign entertainers. Nearly 500 girl? applied at the thea’re
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      61 3 KarjEJSSKHSSKSKSSSSSKHKSKSSSS When requiring new sparking plugs, do the same as all other experienced motorists feSSSE €T e Wi 01 a LODGE CHS 1 tor American engines L screwed metric MADE !N ENOad |1 Bf i Stockists K. Lee San Co., B CHS Cycle Carriage Co., g==z b Georgetown Motor Garage,
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      481 3 X j V X. it I z A-*~ 'Wiifc. X. jjjk- i -jjßTnk. *A "< j Ever-growing sales and a constantly increasing flow I °f testim o n y > prove the supreme value and suitability °f Cow Gate Milk Food throughout Malaya. When 1 I e^Se h as Failed
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  • FEMININE REFLECTIONS
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      MRS. PEPYS’S DIARY
      1136 4 Monday: A' the r qaejt of 8 reader h this toy diary, /c g've. again my 'aniu lecipc for an t p'.& C-utney with much rh eare in diirg e For it ths first th gis lo p .o', c.re aid e’ice 6 ib. of sou a.
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      LIGHTS SOFTLY GLOWING
      536 4  -  BY NOrttH RICHARDS Though lamp a: i«a*a not a? =im;l; o make ss cuah ons aud car ainr, th« work ii ir teresiing a i t those who eppr?elite crigira’ bud a tiA.ic see 83or es in the hems will fi .d they a*3 w 11 rrpsio
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      HE’S A TYRANT !
      555 4  - HE’S A TYRANT BY VIOLET DI9MORE Moat women, who revel in reading febou: the strong, silent mm, or seeing him in the talkies, would fiaa him ra’her t rciiome in everyday l.fe. The trouble with th® strong, silent ma j of everyday nd he d ies exis a ;bat you
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      ALMOST A DOLMAN
      49 4 Tuii'coat of brittle green f.c d cloth hie been designed to show, to the beat alvuntag?, the cipe of bb.ck c r&cul cat »o form dolm.n sleeves. Sm.r.er than ouffi to mitch the firry col'a**, .re eueda g’.ov*?, also green, with deep giuntlets cf Iho caracuk
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      THE PRESENT SEASON
      638 4  -  EY MRS. ABBIE HARGRkVE Ohrk’.mis predate are b“girjni?g to appea- ia the shops. Even if one is mt prepir a d to buy yet, it is h*gh time co consider them. I.a t minule bhoppi ?g i rarely a suace&?, ie i The importance of pleasing the
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      MODES FOR THE MIDDLE-AGED
      637 4  -  BY LORE CHARMON U a time when clothes are in the p'" c? sof undergoing radicU cha- g p s the nl er woman is apt to find heraslf neg lected. D*s*gners are so busy launching nF v mod. I*, cro /el, a’a\ for the young
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      PERKY HATS ON PRIM HEADS
      492 4  -  LY Z GNE3 I EF..RE Are 'on ’hinkma of ch style of y han? If a t( exp?rim ft nt now. In fc ynn yours*lf f re-d tn Iter your > r j. J you wiuld w-'Rr the ?u artcit of thmillinery wh'cii covers little
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  • News From All Parts
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      TO REMEMBER WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
      140 5 A QUAINT LEGACY Chemist’s Strangely Worded Will THE strangely-worded will of Mr. Percv a», a Croydon chemi t who hft £15,000, wae rend in the Probate Court. Some house property which he bal inherited from hie father he left to hie brothers. The reit of
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      "Wall of Death" Accidents
      168 5 Wall of Death" Accidents DRIVER KILLED IN 20 FEET CRASH ’’Britbrne” Smith (25), m°ra?d, a rider on the "Wall of Dd*tb,'’ «ai UtJly irjurfd a the opening of Poole F ir. He was driving a small c r at fn 1 speed around the inner wall of the huge bow',
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      Village Shop Gossip
      156 5 An attack upon country tradespeople who gossip with their customers wae made by the H. G. WJks, Vic a’of Upper Thong, Holmfirth, in an address at the Holmfirth Chamber of Trade. I do not believe, he la'-’, that one gets a firthing’s worth more value for one’s
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      In Defence of Beer
      120 5 Writing in his parish mogaz’ne H defence of the use of h Re y- S Mercer, vicar cf Little Wok ng, states that he wants the temperance Ciriet anity of the New Testament and that teetotahem is not ao integral part of it. I nave worked
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      “Greatest Ordeal Of My Life”
      87 5 When Flight-L’eu’enant G. H. Stainforth, bolder of the world s air speed record, visited Weymou b Coll* g his old school, hundreds of exc ted boys BUr {J around, -chairea” him and carried him all round the school fi-ld. tt •‘lt was the greatest ordeal
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      CLOSER WATCH ON WHAT LONDON EATS
      225 5 RECENT DISCLOSURES Food Poisoning Notifiable Under New Bill STRICTER supervision of foodstuffs prepared and offered for sale in London will come into force if the new L.C.C. Bill becomes operative. The Bill propoies that notification in cases of food poisoning shall be required, and
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      When a Girl is Educated
      146 5 NOT TILL BHE 19 18 At what age can a girl’s edocation be c?ne der*d as ccmpleted Miss Frances Stevenson, speaking at conference in London on Tiaming and Opportunities of Women Secretaries, stated “i do not think any girl, however inte 1 gent, can leave
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      The Parson’s Collar
      256 5 Why do clergymen fasten their collars at 'ha bick whilst the rest of mankind insert the elusive collar stud at the front The clerical collar is one of those quaint survival in drees of which a good many are to be found in male attire. Tae clergyman’s
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      Chimney Sweep as Mayor
      112 5 Bsthnal Green Bor ug i Oouncil have chosen as the new Mayor Councillor T. Brooks, a Brick Line chimney sweep, who has been a member Ira'st since the incorporation of the b rough, and was previously fir five years on the local Vestry. Councillor Brooks ha?
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      355 5 HELP YOUK INL'UsIRY gg Ea by wealing S3 CREPE SOLES! |sS| ee ver, iB» went in Ifsueof December 18. JIM ~zr lilWiptlGll OU it R' lf you &r a BU^orer froa U yS&g fi Mfl E czema Ringworm, Sorea, \V gkSf f f Itching Eruption», Rauhea nW W H B
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      266 5 I X I ‘You Can’t Stop Me I From Lovin’You” is the title of Ethel Water’s new London g I success and here ate the wards of this j Snappy Song. You can put flit in my gargle S I Seal up your pockets with glue j You can even
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      177 5 USE -IEIK 'mill III» 11l I THE LAUGH RIOT IS NOW ON'. COMMENCING TO-NIGHT 6-15 AND 9 30 Pathe’s 4 Star l augh Special! Edward Everett Horton —Laura La Plante I sther Ralston —Patsy Ruth Miller in X/ONEILY WIVES' A?i Audacious and Snajpj Farce Comedy of Straying Husbands and Lonely
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    SHORT MUNICIPAL MEETING
    614 6 LAST FOR 1931 Racing First— Business After After a number of long meetings yesterday’s meeting of the Muni cipal Commissioners the last f*>r this year —was a short one, the business being purely formal. Mr. G. W. Brysnt said the rest meeting according to the landing rules
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    Christmas at the Convent
    49 6 On behalf of tbe Convent Christinas Fund Mr. Harold Dove gratefully ucknow ledges the following donations List No. 6 C K M. B Lynch Esq. Dr. E. Smith Rev Keppel Garnier t n D. Storch Esq. Mrs. N. K Menon 7 Prcvious’y acknowledged Total $352
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    RUBBER BROKER DISAPPEARS
    530 6 Story of a Shot anil Vanishing Bcdy Singapore papers bring news of the dis apresrsnee of Mr. A. J. Ferguson a well known Singapore rubber broker, who it is faared. has lest Lia life as the result of a ehooting tragedy The body had not l>en recovered
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    Tin Hat to Go
    315 6 WAR OFFICE E ONOMY MOVE BAV 3 £27 i 00 London November 20 A? part of the War O:fice economy effort it is announced in a white paper that no more tin hate will be issued to the territorial forces Bv this means a saving of
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    RESULT OF MALACCA POPPY DAY
    188 6 'Various Events Realise $2,960 Malacca. Monday The Poppy Day collections in Malacca amounted to $2 960 14 a total which was made up as follows By sale of Motor < 'ar I.she’s 59 50 115’ sale of Poppies in Malacca 781 94 By sale of
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    Penang Malay Association
    372 6 ANNUAL REPORT Th“ following report presented at 4 L annual meeting of the Penang Mala) Association Meetings: Ooe Special General Meeting anl thirteen Oommittee Meetings were helo dur ng the year under review. Changes on the Committee Messrs. R 3. M Joonoos, S A. Md. Noor and
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    Friday’s Hockey
    66 6 C.R.O. Vs. CLIFFORD SCHOOL Tha following have been selected to repn sent the C.R.C. against Clifford Schoo’, Kuala Kangaar. on Friday, December 18 &i 5 p.tn, at Hutehings School Ground Ng Teik Leo, Chesh Horg Ho, Lim Chtng Hoa Lim Peng Eok. Yeang Cheng Phoy Tan Chong Leug
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    364 6 Mrs. 8 D. Miles has returned from a visit tc tbe United States. Mr. F. D. Hme m linger of Bukit Lintang Est-io, Ma'acca, has returned from leave. Mr. J. A. A ter arrived at Penang this morning by tho s. a Kutta from Port Swt btenham.
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    The Increased Freights
    281 6 BRINGING TH?Dt INFO L T NE WITH JAVA CONFERENCE The increase of shipping freights from tbe traits to Conference basis ports effective as horn Saturday is due. the Free Press learnt on enquiry to tbe necessity for bringing the 'traits Homeward Cocferenco rates into line with those
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    Arrest Expected
    90 6 MR. GANDHI’S THREAT OF CIVIL DI OEEDIENCE Paris November 23 Mr Gandhi anticipates that he will be arrested upon his return to India. This was one of tbe Congress leader's points in an interview given to a correspondent of the Echo de Paris. Emphasising his refusal to accept
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      16 6 p CHRISTMAS CONVtNT" FUND Please help the little ones to happiness by sending a donation. I
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      400 6 'PINKE TIES &A' Liver ishness, *U? f Sick Headachy Bad BreatJt, Q V ’'.j -I Coated Tongue, t\ Pimples and °th r Skin vĕX\\\X Blemishes, jj Ke!i.-, e PH». w J 'I DON’T BE KEPT v I In SUSPENSE/ j y-a have occasion to take a laxative you want to
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    Entries, Weights and Selections for Taiping Amateur Races
    832 7 8 Races To-morrow: 9 on Saturday Mule Races and Polo Pony Booby Scurry “Last Tail” the Winner SELECTIONS BY “TIC-TAC” Below will be found the full entries for the Taiping Turf Club December Amateur Meeting for tomorrow and on Saturday, together with
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    THE NEW DOLLAR LINERS
    645 7 MODERN De Lux? Hotels at Sea THE President Hoover and President oolidge of the Dollar Steannbi; L ms, the most modern, an 1 palatial merchant marine vessels ever turned out it A meric m yards are now in service between New irk, alifornia Honolulu Japan China.
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    MAN BY PARCEL POST
    169 7 SHILLING AN OUNCE FARE Engineer’s Novd Ruse for Air Dash to Rhodesia L rgent y summoned by his employers to Northern Rhodesia to superintend the build ing of a bridge. Mr. William Vernon Ribbing, a Portsmouth civil engineer travelled as an air mail parcel! It was
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    General Peyton Dea1
    113 7 ROMANCE OF RANKER WHO ROSE TO BE A COMMANDER-IN CHiEiT General Fir William Peyton collapsed in the Army and Navy Club. Ta 1 Mall. 8.W., -nd died almost immediately. He was sixty five years of age, and his horns was in Drumsbeugh gardens, Edinburgh. Sir William's career
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    ROYAL SHOOTING PARTY
    61 7 Rugby Radio Service. Good Sport In Windsor Great Park London. December 15 The King, accompanied by the Duke of York and the Dake of Gloucester, motored from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Great Park where a party numbering six gons had a good day’s shooting. Many birds fell
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    ANOTHER OUTRAGE
    51 7 —Renter. Bomb Thrown At Magistrate's Bungalow Patna, December 15 The second outrage in India within twenty four hours occurred when a b mb was thrown at the bungalow of Mr. A. R. Toplig, the District Magistrate at Bagalpur Nobody was injured. Another live bomb wag discovered in the
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    Alleged Criminal Breach of Trust
    109 7 CHETTIE3* CASE POSTPONED The cases in which two Penang Chetties V. R R manathan Chetty and 8. N. 8. Shattiappa Chetty are charged with criminal breach of trust as an agent and abetment of criminal breach of trust respectively were mentioned to day before Mr.
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    Kuala Kangsar School on Hockey Tour
    141 7 FOUR LOCAL FIXTURES The Ist Eleven of Clifford School. Kuala Kangsar. arrived here yesterday and will be in Penang for a week. They have the fol lowing fixtures: 16th v Free School—Green Lane 17th v Hutchings School—Hutchings Ground 18th v C R. 0 21st
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    Kreisler Loses a Pal
    105 7 VIOLINIST O’NJELS CONCERT TO Vielf HiS DYING DOG Just before h® wag due to give a concert at Montreal, Frite Kreis'er. the famous violinist, received a telegram telling him i tbat his fox terrier dog. Rex, waa ill in New Ycrk. Kreisler, whi is touring the
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    Jack Hylton to U. S.
    88 7 BRITISH BIND TO GIVE HOUR-A-WEaK RELAYED BROADCAST Jack Hylton the dance band conductor, has been asked by a big American commer cial concern to broadcast for one hoar a week in America He has accepted the offer. He will arrange to broadcast from London or
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    MOR MARRIAGES
    70 7 The number of marriages in England and Wales continued to increase during 19.30 as in the previous year, despite the economic depression, states the Registrar General’s statistical review for 1930, published hat month. The marriage rate of 5 8 per thousand population is the highest since 1921. During
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    Stag Takes to Sea
    70 7 HOUNDS ELUDED AFTER TEN MILE HUNT During a stag hunt in Kent a stag which must have travelled ten miles crossed the Hythe military canal, the dogs following over a bridge covered a mile of shingle to cross the Hythe Ranges and entered the sea. 6
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    Band Prog rain me
    62 7 To morrow at the Esplanade at 6 pm. 1. March The Great Little Army Alfori 2. Overture Bronze Horse Aube 3 A Musical Jig Saw Astoi 4 Intermezzo In A Persian Scene Market Ketelbe 5 Fox Trot Alma Mia Whidde 6. Selection The» Pirates of pe
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      215 7 New tisements TO LET Compound Bungalow, No. 3, Nunn Road, off Western Rjad witt gsrage and b’th room sttsched. Immediate Entry. A jp'y 59. Muutri Street. Penang. FOR SALE SMOOTH Pedigree fox terrier pnpF fm sile. Two m rUh?. Dini *ight chim- ionain pedigree. Pr a s- user at Malayan
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      212 7 PLAITED FOOTWEAR is on the honour roll fashion The plait fashion predominate?! S to-day —to morrow end f r many days to come, in faehion-.L e footwear. i Onr Hoad Oflije cable that enormous orders ha ve been recei ved from I ondou. J tris erhn and ail grest ceotrss.
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    WHERE ARE THE SAMARITANS ?
    502 8 WHERE ARE THE SAMARITANS These days all of ns w ho are in employment, thank what v< r gods there be for the privilege we use the word privilege advisedly, for, nowhere in the worl 1 has the slump hit so bird and so devastatingly as in Malay-?, which for
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    COTTONSPINNERS
    100 8 Reuter. Bette? Trade Brings Wage Crisis London, December 16 A serious situation has arisen in the Lanceshire cotton industry. O.jnratives in the spinning section have rejected the employers’ proposals to negotiate regarding a return to longer hours at present wages. Notice has I been given by the Master Cottonspinners*
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    FIDUCIARY ISSUE
    53 8 Neuter. Announcement Welcomed By Press London, December 15 The announcement made yesterday that the fiduciary i S3 ue, which was raised by 115 000 000 to £276 000 000 on the first of August, is to remain at the existing figure j- we’oomed in the financial co unis
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    A NEW MALAYAN CUSTOM
    235 8 A good deal of sand has found its way ini? th 3 un?hiaery for the co’leotion of the new Malayan easterns; friction has been produced snd several bearings are overheated. A complaint is m*de by a member of the public at I: ab that he had
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    BY THE WAY
    1106 8  -  A. H. Li Penang, Wednesday. of us—and we have' /yjf in mind memories of Armistice night celebration as well as the Feasts of the Saints—most of us, we think, must have experienced that feeling of dull and profound depression on rising the same day. JN language more
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    R. A. F. FLIGHT
    77 8 Welcom d by S arnes# Authorities (From Oar Own Correspondent) Bangkok, December 15 Five R A. F. ’planes from tiingapor® arrived at Don Muang this afL-rnoon at a quarter to four They left Al?r 'tar before soveu in the morning and called at Victor.® Point and
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      257 8 r J« [[Bl 'II 111 lil 1 llu 1J J li< v. ..T.f&l r r.'~nr Illi Hill 111 Illi IWWIIR 1 M I I ■IH ra Ma I I IL. I illOwO I I jlllllW/- Mp r9/?/?oSff I 1 rll BY APPOINTMENT TO His Majesty The King LANSON SEC Gout
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      95 8 EASHHH OBHHUL HOTEL (5. <i O.) X’mas Eve, Thursday, 24th December, Special Dinner and Dance Dance Music »>y the Band of the S. S. ‘President Harrison” Dinner $3 per head —Dancing to 1 a.m. Boxi' g D«y, Saturday, 26th December Special Dinner and Ball Dinner £3 sop rhead Dancing to
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      33 8 TEA-TIME TiT-BIT :o: Any man can dress well on a £lO note, we read. We do it q iite well on a 60 cent bedroom mat from the Jual Morah in Penang Road.
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    CIVILISATION'S ONLY HOPE
    297 9 R: gby Radio service. iVorld Disarmament Service GREAT BRITAIN’S LEAD Her Task At Geneva London December 15 large congregation includ representatives in Lon don of all European countries, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues and representatives of all branches of public life, commerce and industry attended
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    DISASTROUS FIRE
    126 9 £500,000 In Bangkok Chinese Quarter 7 (Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, December 15 The Chinese busisesa quitter of Bangkok v s partly burnt out in the early hours of ibis morning in what was ah yet the biggest •nd most expensive fire The damage is estim' ted at
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    NEW SPANISH CABINET
    28 9 Reuter, Madrid, December 15 A new cabinet has been formed with Den Alanuel Aetna as Premier and War Minister ®nd S:nor ZulutU as Foreign Minister.
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    STUDENTS ATTACK OFFICES
    883 9 —Reuter. Police Guards Disarmed tense situation Nanking, December 15 Shortly after eleven o’clock this morning GOO students from Peking rushed the Foreign Office compound, gutted the offices of the Foreign Minister, the Vice-Minister for European Affairs and for Asiatic Affairs and the International Cable sections. They seriously
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    STERLING STILL FIRMER
    478 9 —Router. Wall St. Bearing Blocked LITTLE DANGER OF BIG RAIDS Latest Quotations Abroad London, December 15 Sterling: opened this morning: with renewed firmness, the New York cable rate having: risen from the overnight closing: price of 3.4*31 to 3 46} The French franc rose from 87g to
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    GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
    39 9 —Rugby Rae io Service. Causes Mr. Thomas to Cancel Trip London, December 15 Mr. J. H Thomas, the Dominions Secretary has cancelled his plans for a trip to South Africa owing to pressure of govern- ment business.-
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    LITTLE OR NO CHANGE
    204 9 Reuter. Japanese Foreign Policy MR. YOSHIZXWA’S APPOINTMENT Paris, December 15 Mr. Yoshizawa has accepted the Foreign Portfolio and is leaving for Japan very shortly. The exact date of his departure has not yet been fixed. Little or no change in the Japanese Foreign Policy is predicted
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    NON-STOP FLIGHT
    113 9 —Rugby R.d’o Service. Attempt On Record Postponed London Dscamhor 15 Th© projected attempt on the world's Non Stop Long Distance F ight Record has been oostponed owing to an accident to the Royal Air Force Fairey Nipior monoplane this afternoon. Thsrajchine was on the nnV stare of the
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    MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL
    89 9 Cheerful Following Restful Night London, December 15 The Intest «port state’ that the condition of Mr. Winston Churchill who was knocked down in a New York street on Sunday night, is slightly improve! and he was in a cheerful mood ft 1 owing a restful night His
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    BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED
    59 9 —Rugby Radio Service. Slight Increase In latest Return, I ondca, December 15 An increase of 5 297 in the tota number oi persons unemployed is recorded in the la‘r>si weekly return of the Ministry of > tbour f tha total of 2 G 27 324 out cf work
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    REDUCED PAY
    54 9 Reuter. National Maritime i’oa.d A gre* s London, December 15 Tbe National Mantime Board has agreed to a reduction of ten per cent, in the pay cf navigation engineers and merchant officers with effect from Janu»ry 81. Reductions in the pay of sailors firemen and catering staffs will
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      394 9 The Mid December ISSUE His Muster’s voice Records are now available at S. MOUTRIE Co., Ltd., 16, BISHOP ST., PENANG. f Wk a a M “His Master* Voice” Specialists. V’ TIMES ADVERTIS E. f'-u f il'e viotto oj every it to g i*.< J tell sk.'ulJ he Publicity, Publicity Publicity.
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    SOUTH TAIPING TIN DREDGING CO.
    669 10 GENERAL meeting The tenth ordinary general meeting of Uie eharehcL’rrß of tae South Taping Tin Dredging Co, (1922) Ltd. was hulthj, morning at the registered offices (f thCjmpany. 33 Beach Street, Penang. Mr. D. A. M. Brown (Chairman) presided and the others present were Mr.
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    EXCHANGE
    79 10 Penang, December 16 -Sy Courtesy of th* Chartered Bank On London Bank Demand 2/4 3/32 H 4 m/ta 2/4 3/16 Private 3 m/ta credit 2 4 23/32 ,l 3 Documentary 2/4 27/32 York Bank Demand 39f nom ZFrance u TT 940 nom -ndia u TT 154 f Bangkok ~T
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    The Mails
    13 10 Ths homeward rraU by the e» a'as 10 n s tD
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    LEADING BROKERS' SHARE LIST
    119 10 TO-DAY’S PRICES The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Oo.’b share list it 11 a.m. to-day Yesterday To-day g E 5 Shares 00 pQ 02 to. 0. 0« to. Rubber (Dollar) Broga -45 .50 45 .52i Mining Ayer Hitam 10/6 11/- 10/6 11/- enm
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    Tin Prices
    85 10 Messrs. Eastern Smelting Co. Ltd. London December 14, Spot £137.0.0 three months’ bu ing £139.17,6 three month’s selling £l4O 0 0. Messrs. Boustead <t Co., Ltd. 16. h December quotation for Singapore refined tin 169-25 per picul, business dene 75 tone, Penaog refined tin $69 12f per picul,
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    Tin Outputs
    66 10 Tin Bentong N.L. For First HJf of December Hiurs 210 Yirls 21.900 Piculs HO Torgkah Harbour Tin Dredging C). N.L. From 6th to 12. h December 1931 (One week) Piculs 195 General Produce Agency, Ltd. Singapore Prices for Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet for to day are as follows:
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    Rotary Movement in Malaya
    415 10 SUCCESSFUL CON VEN I lON AT IFOH I job, Dec-mber 14, The Malayan Rotarian Convention came to an end yesterday in very pleasant conditions. It «at pronounced an except, ional success. Commissioner the Hon. Col. Cecil Rae presided over tH functions, at some of which there
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    57 10 Latest Loodott, York and Local Priced riNt LONDON S|tl £***** 6 Down 2 6 llMta £139 15 0 Down 2 6 SINGAPORE $69.25 por picul Down 12| c. 75 tons done RUBBER t Lm£m3l/16£. Dowa 1/16 d. Rew TorHic, (Gold) Down 1 c. Lm«l c, Dowiljc. Market
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    241 10 Ftntng December 16 tts. Benaree Opium p, thert quo. 5 O'O.OC Ci UO.OC Gk Id leaf Btllail 72.01 MaeaPlak*”! ncm 170.0 C Nutmegs St a h 70.00 H 110 s «I 60.09 CcconuUpsr 1000 15.00 □cpra Sundried sales 5.87 i Rattans H.IC Rattans Coans 10.65 Gretn Snail Shel
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    64 10 s. s. Kinta The s s Kinta arrived this morning with the following passengers from Singapore and Pert Swettenham Mr and Mrs D Mitchell, Mr J A Back, Mr R W Buck, Mr E Meredith, Mr A L Willing, Mr and Mrs E V Davlec* Miss George, Mr J A
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    878 10 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST RAMBS I 1 |S( xire&az sixt’jk 4 1 e AUeoby 8« "j e j.,ei aitaM pianHuc .-i e- Kuniui EubM. r, Rabbet O- j 6. Mer P»n*» RabbM Ĕ2 f iUaT’linAif SynflMU I «amH Rabbes C« Rbjmm Rab'*« J nata SrtlMt «C 6 i Tell! Rubber
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      357 10 i -o- ewa- -v llllg 1 K£HD ',..,1 toaiHDi] OSi WHILE M! USE I VOUB CJ! Runnymede’ i USE) Ckrerful anJ Cool 9 TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE J IF POOLE POTTERY fSTO^' 1 i I > Christmas Festivities I on sale aT garagu Tables may now be booked. j 9 Distributoro:
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    1011 11 Port of Penaag Schedule of Principal Lines The following is a list of vessels arriving and sailing from Penang during the week IN PORT TO-DAY “m« Fr0I Sd,!ing For Dil S»»'»» 3m3 KuJa Karan and Bag in Setul, Kuala Bahra, era Su. g«i Opig and Tai
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      243 11 IMhlfTi liHliS Ti ll^iitM^" r 'iIFPSIIOW OilihmSW i G O LSI NA” Is the Best Water Paint for Every Purpose. It Withstands the Vagaries of Tropical Conditions and is Equally Suitable for Exterior Interior Decoration. The Co’our Bock will be Mailed On Request. Sole Agents: I United Engineers Limited. (Incorporated
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    FRIEND OF THE GREAT RETIRES TO A GARDEN
    391 12 HE SERVED SIX PREMIERS Tributes to No. l(Fs Housekeeper DIFI OMACY ‘Twafvery bt>rpy Downing street with all the aix Prime M nietera I terved.’’ With these words on retiring Mr. Jjhn Berry, M.b.E euturned no b i career as housekeeper at *‘No.
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    114 12 A bright red tie was tl e first thing that caught my eye when I looked down from tb e galiei y cn the tew Home of Commons, writes a "Liverpool Poet’’ g<as'r. For a moment I lheught tint oi.e of the Socialist remnant had
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    113 12 The most rem a kable "Pickwick” that has erm? up in tbe London salerocms for many years will be src.ioned «t S .theby’s. It is the MacG'orge "P ckwick’’ a~d ba? Indeed almrat everything—advertisements m ximnrn largth of letterpress before tightenirg up adjustment of the "form»?’ which
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      411 12 WfSIW dHb |k>C its>A[ I I I S ■Eg •»»> >y 7\ 77 1 ft >lfe^5 r/ Vitality in the hot Season I VITALITY activity mental and physical responsiveness—how much wc need them out East -bov little we have them I There are some people who seem endowed with lasting
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      120 12 A Gentleman Always Looks Well Pressed in Good Clothes When in Engbnd, call and fit yourself out with clothes at approx, half original cost Overcoats. Lounge, Sports, Dress Suits, Plus Fours, etc. Created bv eminent Savile Row and West End Tailors viz Scholte, Poole, Tautz, Sandon. Lesley and Roberts, Sullivan
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      458 12 Pro-phy-lac-tic, with it» f) J. o famous tufted end and ©TO-pfUl’tClC’tLC fi y tween the teeth, P around the molars. TO OTH BRUSHES X K gi X7d" ■■■■■■■HMHMHMHHHr*""*" I "ity. It has been endorsed for effigS eiency. Always sold in the I H yellow box. I.ook for the hyphenated name
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    LEAP DOWN PIT SHAFT
    307 13 adventure OF A MADMaN Poised Over 150-ft. Drop CAGE RESCUE A Btrarge r ght drama was enacted in tha F >r at of Dean, near Co?eford, v»hen a powerfu' man, m-re tl a 6ft. in height, wss overtaken by a fit of insanity. With a ft
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    Every Man With His Own Dress Suit
    247 13 20,000 SHIFTS A YEAR SOLD IN THE EAST END An amasing thing is happening in Britain—everybody, frrm the butcher’s boy to the railway porter, is buying a drees suit! Mr. E.A. Teilor, editor of tbe Outfitter,” said to a "Sunday Express representative. "At
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    239 13 TWO MFN GUARD BOY OF FJ EVEN Twomer, a end an gbt watchman kept fu r>l all night overs litth blue eyed be y of eleven. The toy had escaped tw ce ficm a bcm#; u certuC watchful eyes of the gua-d, he slept the sleep of cherubic
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    AN AMATEUR ECONOMIST
    365 14 WANTED £1 NO ?E FOR 15/6 But He did Not Get It fherrd a Rood story recently of the fall in the value of the pound (writes a gossip in a home raier). It appears that in a country town in the South there arrived one day
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    BEER TAX THAT DOES NOT PAY
    308 14 REVENUE DO\VN Trade Losses and Unemployment Publicans and brewers in all parts of Britain are seriously aUrmed at the fallfng-off in the consumption cf beer since the pr e» was raised. The extra duty imposed by the emergetcy Budget came in force only two
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      139 14 oiillMigJMa S»IW? Ww \fljMW /i&ff Opfcffil /jEf 'jff %S/ lMv \fc7\ 5r W 3$ A&i T 's■!&• Jod&s Iu A I By Special Appointment to I H. M. The K ng f S am and H.H. The Sultan of Johore. a I Xrpas Gifts Ki f&OOD JEWELLERY R I 4*
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    MARKET PRICES
    653 15 Penang, December 16, 1931 chowrasta market Mutton— < cts. Mutton Indian per Ib 4Q Head goat i 2 q Sheep 90 each iver with heart lung do 90 130 A np ov do 90 Goat or Sheep p e r lb <0 Sweet Bread per pair 33 s?®*
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      443 15 THE PINANG GAZETTE a: Maces where tie 11 GaxeUe' lie be bought at 10 Cests. AbSo! E &bmani E. and 0. Hotel mad Runnyrntd* Hotel. g t Md. Yaeoff 4 Co., Viotoila Piei and Bweitenham Pi». Jtfl, i. x&fli Money Obanfei 4, Beach Si. T. &L N. Baydin, 27. Leith
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      542 15 NOW ON display. f- V. A MOST COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF I/ BEAUTIFUL ARTISTIC II XMAS CARDS CALENDARS Jk IN VARIOUS DESIGNS E E| INCLUDING g Hand Drawn Malayan Subjects Christmas Cards BY N. W. ENSOR. 41" ALSO A Specially Made -la Design IJI Sdayan Greeting Cards the "SS.&F.M.S," Crests. EH
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