Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 September 1932

Total Pages: 16
1 16 Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 222. Vol. LXXXX TUESDAY, 2Gth SEPTEMBER, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS
    20 words
  • 1127 1 CHSNA APPEALS TO POWERS TO ACT AT ONCE Serious Situation «T i «i ii i the peace of the world has BEEN THREATENED Bandits Demand HUGE RANSOM ASKED FOR MRS. PAWLEY'S RELEASE Geneva, Yesterday. Following the precedent of Korea, Japan has established a virtual
    ’—Reuter.  -  1,127 words
  • 80 1 a.—Reuter. Question Raised By Several Firms And Growers London, To-day. The question of higher preference for Empire teas which, despite preferential duty, are in a more depressed state than before the budget has been raised by several firms and growers who, according to the Morning Post, have
    a.—Reuter.  -  80 words
  • 47 1 >.—Reuter. Berlin, Yesterday. Immediate reduction of the discount rate is expected following a decision in principle by the Bank of International Settlement of Basle to rescind article 29 of the Reichsbank law* thus giving the Reichsbank a free hand in regard to the discount rate.
    >.—Reuter.  -  47 words
  • 94 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Speculation as to Liberal Attitude Rugby, Yesterday. The meeting of the Cabinet to begin final consideration of legislation arising out of Ottawa agreements has been summoned for September 28. The Ministers now on holiday will by that time have returned to London and Sir John
    .—Rugby Radio Service.  -  94 words
  • 109 1 —Reuter. Surprise Felt in Bourse at Lack of Reaction Paris, Yesterday. Surprise is felt in the Bourse at the lack of reaction to the enormous Government majority in favour of the converion schema The opening was irregular and at the close heavy rentes not included in the conversion
    .—Reuter.  -  109 words
  • 131 1 —Rugby Radio Service. International Convention To Be Ratified On Oct. 1 Rugby, Yesterday. The International Convention for safetv' of life at sea and the International Load Line Conven; tion will be ratified by His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and by the majority of
    —Rugby Radio Service.  -  131 words
  • 69 1 i.—Reuter. Unostentatious Arrival and Departure from London London, Yesterday. The unostentatious arrival of Mr. De Valera in London and his departure for Geneva a few hours later belied the expectation that he might profit by the opportunity and see Cabinet Ministers. Shortly after his arrival at Euston
    i.—Reuter.  -  69 words
  • 71 1 senger also received injuries.—Rugby Radio Service. Slight Mishap to Air Speed King Rugby, Yesterday. Flight Lieutenant Stainforth, the famous Schneider Trophy pilot and holder of the world’s speed record of 407.5 miles per hour, was injured in a flying mishap while alighting in a field at Lizard,
    senger also received injuries.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  71 words
  • 73 1 JJUicau WX wx.-vz ment Conference on Wednesday.—Rugby Radio Service. Interviews Foreign Secretary on Visit to London Rugby, Yesterday. The Prime Minister, who is staying at Chequers pending the wedding to-morrow of his daughter, paid a visit to London to-day and had an interview with the Foreign Secretary, Sir
    JJUicau WX wx.-vz ment Conference on Wednesday.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  73 words
  • 111 1 ,—Rugby Radio Service. Fourteen Killed And Over Sixty Wounded Rugby, Yesterday. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has received a telegram from the Governor of the Bahamas reporting that a hurricane swept the Colony on Sepetmber 15. High winds were experienced over a wide area reaching
    ,—Rugby Radio Service.  -  111 words
  • 54 1 —Reuter. London, To-day. The London bus strike, fixed to begin on Thursday, has been averted by a decision of the Busmen’s Conference which referred the modified proposals of the company to branches with a recommendation of acceptance. The company has abandoned the plan to reduce the wages
    .—Reuter.  -  54 words
  • 84 1 Police Raid As the result of a raid made by the Detective Police yesterday on a house in Krian Road in the occupation of Chinese, a man and a woman were arrested and produced before the Police Magistrate this morning, charged with conducting a disorderly house. Both
    84 words
  • 93 1 A Tamil lad named Suppiah to-day pleaded guilty to charges of having driven a car No. P.2J03 in a negligent manner at the junction of Chulia Street and Pitt Street and with driving without a licence. Inspector Uphill, detailing the facts, said the accused, in rounding the platform
    93 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements

  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2366 2 RATES FOR CASUAL NOTICES. GOVERNMENT OF A Gentleman Always Looks BANKS. ADVERTISEMENTS PERAK J Well Dr s dGood I SELANGOR TURF CLUB f xw S. out w hh clothes at approx, half 3 AU communications relating to The Tolls Enactment, f f 0r... Suits. Plus Fours. e.c'* Crw:«i j 'I
      2,366 words

  • 381 3 L OVED BY QUEEN OF MYSTERY ISLAND REMARKABLE STORY WIFE’S LETTERS “FROM MISSING HUSBAND” Romantic letters describing life on a rerkable island where the writer is loved a mvsterious woman named Yvonne h ve been received at Wareham, Dorset, by tte wife of a man, who has been missing since
    381 words
  • 279 3 A PIONEER KINTA MINER News has been received by his sons-in-law, Messrs. Leong Chow Kam and Chin Chee Cheong, of the death in Canton of Mr. Ng Hoi, one of the pioneer miners of Kinta an a very old resident of Ipoh at the age
    279 words
  • 67 3 beauty contests and BATHING PICTURES DENOUNCED Pleas for the stricter control of bathing worn by visitors to Italian sea£ll resorts are made by the Vatican in official organ, says Reuter. The newsr also d enounces beauty competitions **'lthe publication of bathing girl pictures ;c h, it. remarks. are
    67 words
  • 94 3 S °N OF FAMOUS ENGLISH SIRE SENT TO AMERICA Ahl fa All 'S. J. n. Walz, of Highgate, t -used £5,000 from an American for ki English bull-dog Pugilist, she bo n S* r ’-oin O’Pugilist, his first son, AU Uc City. U S AI tlr Is a
    94 words
  • 669 3 DEVICE THAT AIDED NAVAL SHOOTING I ut to practical use for the first time during the Battle of Jutland a remarkable device designed to assist the accuracy of naval shooting came under notice while the United States Commission, sitting in London, heard claims by British subjects for
    669 words
  • 112 3 HOW SOVIETS PROPOSE TO ENTERTAIN THEIR BRITISH FLOCK Soviet Russia seems to be afraid that its ‘‘dear comrades” in Britain are in danger of straying outside the fold. That is the impression given by the offer of certain wireless dealers in Londonto allow any comrades wishing to hear
    112 words
  • 617 3 ADVENTUROUS CAREER GUN-RUNNING IN MOROCCO Now’ 53 years old, Captain de Reya has spent 41 years at sea. His first voyage w’as as cabin boy in the barque Highland Forest, of Glasgow, London to Adelaide. He was then 12 years old. Captain McDermody, of the
    617 words
  • 126 3 COMEDIAN WHO FORSOOK PNEUMATIC DRILL FOR FOOTLIGHTS It was while working as a road-mender near Cambridge circus that Alf Goddard o-ot the idea that he would like to entertain the public in some way other than digging holes and working a pneumatic drill. He went to Lucien Samett,
    126 words
  • 95 3 FAMOUS ZEEBRUGGE BOAT NOW FLOATING TAVERN Royal Iris, the former Wallasey ferrysteamer which played a gallant part in the epic naval raid at Zeebrugge, has become a floating tavern. She is being used by Dublin holidaymakers who wish to take a Sunday trip to sea and avail
    95 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 238 3 BACHE LOR I PLAYER’S Bachelor cigarettes will be the choice of every hostess this year No party will be complete without them and the delightful flat fifty tin is a gift which is always seasonable. -Si-' 1 JOHN PLAYER &SONS. ENGLAND BETTER SMOKE BACHELORS To treat these complaints success* fully,
      238 words

  • 167 4 European Railway Engineer Injured FALL BETWEEN PLAFORM AND TRAIN While attempting to board the mail train for Penang on Saturday afternoon at Taiping Railway Station, Mr. H. A. Wenman, Locomotive Foreman, F.M.S. Railways, Prai, missed his footing and fell between the train and the railway platform. The
    167 words
  • 230 4 Fatal Fall from Mast (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, September 19. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by Tunku Ismail, the Taiping Magistrate, at the preliminary inquiry’ held into the death of a Chinese seaman at Pasir Itam. According to the evidence given
    230 words
  • 154 4 Gateman Killed (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, September 19. A Tamil gateman who had previously lost a leg in a railway accident some years ago, W’as run over by the No. 77 Down Train on the evening of the 6th instant. Solomon, the driver of
    154 words
  • 111 4 BOY SPECTATOR WINS MATCH FOR SCOTLAND While the final golf match between England and Scotland was being played at Troon a Scottish boy played an unexpected part in the international drama. He was standing with his father on the edge of the rough when a pulled drive from
    111 words
  • 874 4 Rev. Dr. L. Proebstel of Ipoh, has gone to Kledang Hill for a brief stay during the School vacation. Tunku Ismail, the Taiping Magistrate, and Mrs. Ismail have returned from the Maxwell Hills after a week’s stay there. Mr. J. H. B. Will, of the law firm
    874 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 50 4 ADVERTISING TELLS OF THINGS I Si si i To wear, to use, to eat and to S entertain. It is the news that the housewife looks for. o ,7j Place the merits of YOUR wares before them through the medium S of the PINANG GAZETTE and increase your custom. 1
      50 words
    • 155 4 BISHOP SBBBB f"" 1 •a j* r? i WILL BE OUR NEW ADDRESS AS FROM OCTOBER Ist To Save Removal Expenses, we are offering our Stocks at Greatly Reduced Prices. Here's your opportunity to Save Money. Music from 10 cents, a copy. Records $l.OO each. Violins $7.00 Accordeons $4.00 Mandolines
      155 words
  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 157 4 ■■■■aggilflCfllKSlSlßß K B H b"b B B B a a ■BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ■k LOVELY, VIVACIOUS CLAUDETTE COLBERT WITH Edmund Lowe Stuart Erwin IN Paramount’s Rib-Tickling Mirth-Thriller "THE MISLEADING LADY" TO-MORROW WARNER BAXTER "MAN ABOUT TOWN" B B 3 B F> 3 SJS 3 H S SI B H S3 B M
      157 words

  • 1511 5 CANVASSER BEST SPRINTER PUNKAWALLA’S ACHIEVEMENT IN GOLD CUP RACE BONGAO AND SURE CURE By Tic-Tac. The Singapore Turf Club (Gold Cup) meeting just concluded will chiefly be remembered for the fine running of Canvas--Ber and Punkawalla, both of whom lowered existing Malayan records,
    1,511 words
  • 470 5 Six Goals to One YESTERDAY’S SENIOR LEAGUE MATCH After enjoying more of the play territorially, the Penang Recreation Club were yesterday beaten by six goals to one by the Police in the Senior League. The match was played on the Esplanade and witnessed by a large
    470 words
  • 60 5 BOXING: Jackie Brown Given Decision Against Challenger London, Yesterday. At Manchester Jackie Brown successfully defended the British flyweight title against Jim Maharg of Glasgow who was disqualified in the eighth round for hitting low.—Reuter. Schmelling vs. Walker New York, Yesterday. The Schmeling-Walker fight has been postponed until
    60 words
  • 43 5 CRICKET: i.—Rugby Radio Service. Tate Recovered Joining the Boat in France Rugby, Yesterday. Maurice Tate, the Sussex bowler, has almost recovered from his recent illness and will leave on Thursday for Toulon to join the Australia-bound England cricket team.—Rugby Radio Service.
    i.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  43 words
  • 54 5 C.R.C. v. Rough Diamond The following will play for the C.R.C. on Thursday, on the Victoria Green: Ng Teik Lee, Tan Ah Ee, Lim Peng Eok, Tan Boon Soon, Yeang Cheng Phoy, Khoo Hor Lan, Boey Seng Poe, Eu Cheow Hin, Lim Keng Hock, Hooi Yip Hoong, Lim Chin
    54 words
  • 25 5 Reuter. London, Sept. 19. In the First Division of the English League Blackburn Rovers drew with Derby County, each side scoring three goals.—
    Reuter.  -  25 words
  • 273 5 FREE TREATMENT FOR ANIMALS Self-styled specialists in the treatment of animals were severely criticised by LieuL-Colonel P. J. Simpson in his presidential address at the annual Congress of the National Veterinary Medical Association of Great Britain and Ireland at Folkestone. The Organising Committee had during the
    273 words
  • 23 5 The Secretary acknowledges receipt of the following donations to the funds of the Committee "R.G.G.” $l4 25 P.FJL. 16»
    23 words
  • 69 5 Tico lovers walking along Mill-bay-road, Plymouth, quarrelled. Indignantly, She handed back the ring. With a noble gesture He hurled it over sortie railings into a private park, together with his broken heart. Some days later there was a reconciliation. Noto they leant the ring back,
    69 words
  • 295 5 BURNT WHEAT IN A GRANARY i An archoeological discovery of great value has been made on the sloping ground where the Elizabeth bridge rests on the West side of the Danube. During the demolition of some old buildings belonging to a religious order, a Turkish layer
    295 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 355 5 llenburys Foods Mlenburys’ Foods are particularly suited to ding of babies in hot climates. They are ree, and being simply and easily prepared addition of boiling water, their use gives te independence of doubtful milk supply, i an absolute guarantee against infantile diarrhcea and cholera. ockc of the ‘Allenbury»’ Foods
      355 words

  • 691 6 THE THEATRE IN RUSSIA The position of the drama (and, indeed, of all the other arts) seems to be rather a curious one in modern Russia. Whether the Communist philosophy is a good or a bad one, it certainly is thorough-going, so much so that it has
    691 words
  • 176 6 COOKHOUSE SECRETS KEPT FROM CONVICTS Convicts in British prisons have 14 different menus every month—yet it costs only £8 ss. lid. to keep a prisoner for a year. This sum does not include quantities of vegetables, and in some cases meat and milk produced within the
    176 words
  • 622 6 But Their Numbers Are Being Reduced Another link with the past has been severed by the needs of to-day. An elm tree, under whose leafy shade the blind poet Milton used to sit nearly 250 years ago, has been felled because it was felt it was a
    622 words
  • 239 6 “JUDGE EXECUTIONER” A FEW WORDS ABOUT ENGLAND, BY G. B. S. Moderate opinion in Ireland is infuriated with the publication here of an interview with Mr. George Bernard Shaw in which he charges England with an ambition to be judge, jury and executioner in questions of the Oath, Annuities and
    239 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 225 6 nf COOUtIG RlfSKtiiKa Cutieura Talcum Soothes and cools bather’s face and removes the aftershaving shine, comforts Baby’s tender skin and prevents chafing and irritation, and gives the finishing touch to Mother’s toilet. Sample each Soap. Ointment and Talcum free upon request, from Muller Phippa (Malaya) Limitad, Union Building, Singapore. <O
      225 words
    • 219 6 iriumphant B Motherhood ■;■>.«» wv AJff b /■J&Sb&KKsSI ''vz-> i BWWw-IBil y /rot 9 < 5 'tSpf a I 2'XV \e e k”‘..3 I r»- fe: Mrs. B. Howard, winner of the London “News-Chronicle” Mother and Child Competition, January, 1932. This competition attracted widespread interest and an enormous number of
      219 words

  • INDIAN ITEMS OF INTEREST
    • 858 7 What Mr. Gandhi Offered The Muslims Lahore, September 2. In a statement on the Communal Award, Dewan Chaman Lal, the Punjab Labour leader, says it should be the duty of every Nationalist to stem the tide of distrust and in its place create a spirit of confidence
      858 words
    • 715 7 Important Discovery At Rajgriha Patna, September 3. An important archaeological discovery, which is expected to impress the whole Buddhist world, has been made by Mr. P. C. Choudry, 1.U.5., Sub-divisional Officer of Behar, in the district of Patna. It is the long-sought-for cave-hermitage of Lord Buddha
      715 words
    • 121 7 Mr. S. C. Bose’s Statement to Court Madras, September 8. The examination of Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose at the penitentiary as a defence wit-. ness in the case against Shanker, now ins tried by the Third Presidency Magistrate for an offence under the Press Act for distribution
      121 words
    • 1653 7 of Local Bodies: Present-Day Problems Madras, Sept. 8. Having watched the effect of the communal award in this country for over two weeks, the authorities in Simla and at the India Office are apparently busy planning the next stage. The dearth of news on the subject of
      1,653 words
    • 69 7 I 14 Persons Injured When ’Bus Turned Over i Ahmedabad, September 4. t Fourteen persons were injured as the result of a motor ’bus turning turtle near i the circuit house at Shahibag last evenr ing. It appears that the ’bus swerved to 3 avoid a
      69 words
    • 330 7 Pundit Malaviya’s View POLICY OF ALOOFNESS SHOULD BE CHANGED Calcutta, September 2. Speaking at a crowded public meeting held at the Albert Hall, this evening, Pundit Mad an Mohan Malaviya, the veteran Congress leader, reviewed the political conditions in the country from the Round Table
      330 words
    • 88 7 Meeting of Western India National Liberals Bombay, September 8. A meeting of the Council of the Western India National Liberal Association was held this evening behind closed doors, Sir Chi man lai Setalvad presiding, to consider the Viceroy’s latest statement regarding further constitutional discussions. The meeting terminated
      88 words
    • 104 7 Government Experiment to be Discontinued TEMPERANCE WORKERS LOST INTEREST Madras, September 1. As a result of the recommendations made by the Commissioner of Excise after his recent visit to Salem the Government have decided to discontinue the experiment relating to total prohibition in certain centres in Salem
      104 words
    • 172 7 Negapatam, August 30. Mr. V. Ramakrishna Iyer, the agent of Mr. N. R. M. N. Ramanathan Chetty of Tirukkattuppalli, the holder of a decree of the District Court against a judgment debtor, has preferred a complaint, through his pleader Mr. T. N. Parthasarathi Iyengar, before Mr.
      172 words
    • 101 7 Policy Explained Madras, September 5. The first issue of Dr. Varadarajulu Naidu’s English daily “Indian Express” was published to-day. The policy of the paper was explained in the editorial thus: Owing no allegiance to any existing political party in the country it will stand staunchly for freedom in
      101 words
    • 520 7 What Shaukat Ali Saw: Popular King: Well Trained Army: Growing Trade: Signs Of Progress Madras, September 8. "In another five or ten years Afghanistan will be a country of which not only Afghans but the Muslims of Asia will be proud,” declared Moulana
      520 words

  • 696 8 The explanation given by His Excellency the High Commissioner of the F.M.S. regarding thef possible amalgamation of the Supreme Court of the F.M.S. and Colony bears out our previous contention and further provides additional proof that the policy of centralisation and decentralisation are one and the
    696 words
  • 299 8 In the modern world the men of science have us at their mercy. They have destroyed our confidence in our digestions by unnecessarily frank revelations about vita- > mins they have explored our complexes and tested our reactions; they have reduced the mystery of homo sapiens to a formula.
    299 words
  • 1084 8 Plagues 8n Europe And Elsewhere HOW THE FARMER EVOLVED The devastating plague, known as the Black Death, which swept over Europe and the British Isles in 1347-48, is memorable for manifold reasons. It occurred at a time of great awakening and transition, during which the Middle Ages
    1,084 words
  • 781 8 ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE COMMONS Mr. McGovern, who has ren ewed a tions of insobriety against the w ega Commons, represents the Sh?tti«<7 eof sion of Glasgow for which he on the death of Mr. Wheatlev U of a little band of five known at w° ne
    781 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 151 8 11 ifle'Sj o [Pure Ceylon Tea 0 <*—*. T" 4 PR®®®» An ,iwWliPwlJ. s J*■ This First Class i Dellc,ous Dealers. gJ Tea. FROM J B acrawatte ESTATE,Ju P> O e CEYLON. I I IF YOU LIKE GOOD TEA TRY ACRAWATTE Sole Agents: John Little AC©., Ltd., Penang. (INCORPORATED IN
      151 words
    • 51 8 /innnnnr uruc mnnnn ttuzijz LC tIX IXU•J0U1 uurul J O U IJIZJIZJ U l«l u M lutiZX 12 IZJRE. and O. THE BEST SITUATED SEASIDE HOTEL IN THE EAST. ALL ROOMS FACE THE SEA each with sitting room and private bathroom attached. Modern Sanitation Throughout EXCELLENT CUISINE under expert European
      51 words
  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 157 8 riTiT 111 rr TO-NIGHT DEAN'S OPERA WILL STAGE Sri Mateemungaree (AN INDLAN PLAY) THE CANTONESE OPERA WILL PERFORM The Care-Free Prince with Low Kim Fay in the leading role, Mr. Low Kim Fay combines the quali f: J which make a great actor. He loses hin self in his acting,
      157 words

  • 706 9 French And American Approval Of British Note Rugby, Yesterday. Geneva reports that in answer to the letter of the German Government stating that Germany would not be represented at Wednesday’s meeting of the Bureau of the Disarmament Conference, Mr. Arthur Henderson, President of the Conference, has written
    706 words
  • 206 9 Municipal Commissioners Discuss Recent Letter (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, To-day. Recommendations of the Municipal Estimates Committee including a ten per ?ent. cut in salaries and the dismissal of several officers and other retrenchment measures were finally adopted at a meeting of the Commissioners yesterday. Reference was
    206 words
  • 119 9 Not Wanted in Czechoslovakia Prague, September 16. A sensation has been caused by the sudden reversal by the Czechoslovakian Government of its decision to allow M. Trotski to come to Pistyan for the cure. The sharp campaign waged against the permission by the Nationalist Press led to the
    119 words
  • 103 9 An International Strike Proposed London, September 15. The French representative on the international miners’ union executive, M. Vigue, proposed the organisation of a world-wide, simultaneous two-day’s strike of coal miners to draw attention to the conditions in this industry. BERLIN STRIKE Brussels, September 14. The miners* strike may
    103 words
  • 46 9 New Northern Station Established Moscow, September 13. One of the objects of the Polar year has been accomplished through the ice-breaker Malygin establishing on Rudolph Land, 81 47* N the most northern meteorological station in the world. Scientists under Professor Bolabin will winter there.
    46 words
  • 159 9 —Reuter. Bill To Prevent Closing Introduced < Poona, Yesterday. Legislation to prevent the closing of the Bombay Cotton Exchange by recurrent hartals was introduced in the Bombay Legislative Council. The Bill was introduced by the Finance Member who said that out of one hundred
    .—Reuter.  -  159 words
  • 108 9 Visit Arousing Interest in Japan Tokyo, September 15. Telegrams regarding the European journey of the Chief of the General Staff of the United States Army, General MacArthur. are being followed here with keen interest in military and especially in political circles. The opinion is expresed that the General's
    108 words
  • 128 9 Disappointing Figures for August I Berlin, September 15. The German foreign trade statistics during August show’ that the imports, amounting to 31 million marks, receded by 35 millions compared with the previous month. The exports, amounting to 528 million marks, show a drop of 2.5 millions on the
    128 words
  • 87 9 Amazing Discovery in Germany Berlin, September 15. Professors Kronfeld and Voigt —both prominent members of the medical profession —announce sensational successful experiments with a “brain extract” upon six perfectly normal people, whose intelligence under rigid tests increased by over 50 per cent. The average increase, however, was only
    87 words
  • 29 9 Return to Germany Denied Berlin, September 14. It is denied from an official German source that the ex-Kaiser has returned to Germany, as is being rumoured abroad.
    29 words
  • 469 9 Widow’s Claim WIFE HAS MONEY BUT HUSBAND NONE In the Supreme Coutr this morning a Chinese widow, Cheah Ai, sued Cheah Lean Hiang (f) and Hong Guan and Company for the recovery of $2,101.72 being principal and interest due on money deposited for investment. Mr. Ong
    469 words
  • 295 9 Popular Tennis Player Weds The Ipoh Town Hall was the scene of a pretty wedding on Sunday, when a large and representative gathering of all communities in Perak were present to witness the marriage of Mr. Chin Kee Onn, of the staff of the Anglo-Chinese School,
    295 words
  • 95 9 PlN—Snot YESTERDAY. TO-DAY. London £l5l-0-0 £146-15-0 TIN (3 Months) London £152-10-0 £l4B-5-0 Singapore $76.50 $75.50 Business Done Penang $76.37y 2 $74.75 Business Done Buyers COPRA (Sundried) $5.80 $5.75 BLACK PEPPER $22.50 $22.50 RUBBER London 2J|d. 2 Ld. New York 3A (G) Singapore 7% cts. 7% cts. TAPIOCA Medium
    95 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 208 9 IE 3E li vzz Zz 4 F < L > w 1 r THE BEST IS NOT TOO f I GOOD FOR YOUR BABYili < c J c < future health and happiness of your 2 > 4 baby is decided to-day and it depends < upon the food he
      208 words

  • 963 10 Official Statement CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENT An official statement concerning the accident t|o one of the R.A.F. flying boats at Seletar on Thursday, in which Leading Aircraftmen Leonard Davey and Robert Hinking lost their lives, confirms the details already published. It states: The accident occurred at
    963 words
  • 362 10 EXPERT OF 18 MAY BE GREATEST WOMAN PLAYER If one may use the word sensation in the austere precincts of the Chess Congress, it wnuld be applied this year to an 18-year-old Indian girl, Miss Fatima, w’ho is the enigma of the gathering. She lives in
    362 words
  • 228 10 From hotel bar to castle —barmaid to Countess. That is the lot of pretty young Marjorie Grayson, of the Oswald Hotel, High street, I Scunthorpe. According to a letter she has received from her husband. Mr. Richard Walde-grave-Baynton now on business in London, he
    228 words
  • 151 10 Demonstrations in the use of wide pneumatic tyres on farm carts slung much lower than usual were made recently at Fort Dunlop with satisfactory results. These tests were made with a two wheel cart equipped with an eight inch tyre on a nineteen inch wheel.
    151 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 318 10 1 *'l J OLD SCOTCH WHISK Y rsr/«iF* <xns jT\ >Tn\\\ y?j# tW jml Jp l lm 4\vk s ikwjr iWwW?W FAVOURITE 3 WIJ APPRECIATED W K FROM 3 '■l PENfINC W Nfe°. TO ■$W WNGGPORE ||O) v- 5? THE D/S77LLERS ffGEHCTUS.&/MgU/iGH,SCOnffHA Sole Agents BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Singapore, Penang, F.M.S.
      318 words
    • 205 10 The Phfluq Gazette IS OBTAINABLE DAILY I j FROM OU lx AGENTS t AT P.M Bukit Merfajam 3/5 Simpanq Am pat 4.10 1 1 Sunqei Bakap 4,20 > Nibonq Tebal 4.30 Parit Buntar 4,45 Sungei Lima 5.00 Bagan Serai 5,15 Kamunting 6.20 Taiping 6.30 s Sungei Patani 6.45 1 i
      205 words

  • 1774 11 For the Motorists THORNYCROFT SURPRISES WITH ITS CAPABILITIES The capabilities of Tbomycroft sixwheeled lorries for arduous service are almost unbelievable until they are put to severe tests such as was recently described by the Transport Officer of a Rhodesian mining company in a letter recently
    1,774 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 178 11 STUDY THE PINANG GAZETTE ADVERTISEMENTS There is much in the way of useful information contained in our Advertisement Columns. Read the advertisements and learn who stocks the article you are contemplating buying, who is offering the best bargains, or who is willing to buy your unwanted goods. EVERY ADVERTISEMENT, no
      178 words
    • 283 11 ik ’WWA\\ 1 W, 1 W I VAY«W.V.W. I Y I WW I V.‘ i I I S fit DUNLOP TYRES now! l 5 P- They grip the greasy road j and make your motoring z;' safe a" B s buy a" British wjpmaj .%aj| a BUY DUNLOP B Mm
      283 words

  • 814 12 THE RUBBER INDUSTRY OUTLOOK CONSIDERABLY HIGHER LEVEL AHEAD "We do firmly believe that for what the world needs next year a considerably higher price of rubber must prevail.” So say Messrs. Clark, Childs and Keech, j of New York, in a report issued on August
    814 words
  • 97 12 BARKING “SEA MONSTER” CAUGHT NEAR STRAWBERRY FIELD A Sea monster,” said to be a bottlenosed shark, paid a surprise visit to the quiet little Hampshire village of Curdbridge, in the heart of the strawberry-grow-ing district. It first introduced itself to Mrs. Bone, who heard the sound of
    97 words
  • 522 12 the rubber outlook WHAT DOES AMERICAN BOOMLET SIGNIFY Writing to the Times of Ceylon a correspondent utters the following warning which applies equally to Malayan rubbe producers:—ln regard to the recent rise in the price of rubber, I would urge all Proprietors and Agents of rubber
    522 words
  • 164 12 Latest Quotations Mon fat Sat. Sept. 19 Sept. 17 Sept 19 Pads 88 21/82 88 28 82 128 96 Xew York 8.47| 8 4,85? VluDtrsai 8.85 i 8.85 Braesels 25.07| 25 8.82 84.88 Geneva 18 01 18 01 24 86 Ameierdam 8.65 J B.G5j 12 08
    164 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 287 12 WHEN PURCHASING ELECTRIC LAMPS I foooAfor the name I I *w\ I Sail >0 I I g I 1 jiy I 5S 9 LAMPS I ;E IF F LASTING 1 lw BRI LLIANCE K gSgBP' -j- y•W^s? a =sa s S?<-~-??-• B I'E 111 BRITISH MADE E ISC SOLE AGENTS
      287 words
    • 214 12 You Feel Fitter-And You Do f Twice As Much m T ennis—cric ke t —s wii u < rning—football—all wonder•ui exercise after office hums provided you are fit. if you are unfit, either men- tally or physically, all sports lose their savour. Youi energy flags, and your spiri 4 droops-
      214 words

  • 708 13 Schedule of Principal Lines The following is a list of vessels arriving sailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY 98 HAGUE MARU from Singapore for Colombo and Bombay. |£V. FUSIJAMA from Singapore for Venice and Trieste. y g SILVERCYPRESS from Belawan for New York,
    708 words
  • 187 13 SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21. Indian Olympic Hockey Team at Singapore. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Indian Olympic Hockey Team at Kuala Lumpur. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. Warren Shield Shoot at Kuala Lumpur SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. Rugby: Taiping v. Ipoh at Ipoh. OCTOBER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1. Rugby: Taiping v. Penang A.
    187 words
  • 140 13 ADVENTURE SEARCH Miss Irene Yarwood, of Coulsdon, Surrey, a pretty blonde of twenty-three, is motorcycling to India because she is bored stiff and fed up.” Miss Yarwood left Oxford University a year ago and has worked as a clerk in a London hospital. Life in
    140 words
  • 1473 13 FOURTH OF SERIES SHAW’S NEW PLAY RECEIVES OVATION To the lover of the drama nothing could be more appealing than the “Four Centuries of English Drama,” which Sir Barry Jackson has arranged as this year’s programme of his Malvern Festival. This is the fourth of a series
    1,473 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 482 13 Newly discovered I a priceless safeguard to teeth —an entirely new cleansing and polishing material has been developed that is twice as soft as polishing materials commonly used in tooth pastes. Gives teeth a higher polish, brighter lustre—film stains disappear completely. THE Pepsodent Laboratories announce a the Pepsodent you have
      482 words

  • 542 14 So Eskimo Charlie" Became a Chief! There have been stories told from time to time of how wanderers in strange lands have become leaders in the countries of their travel. One of the most interesting of such adventures has just come to light through the
    542 words
  • 250 14 HOPELESS VICTIMS OF ALIEN LAWS Liverpool has a colony of the most unhappy girls in Britain. They have been deserted by their alien husbands and left without the means of freeing themselves from their bondage. In the majority of cases they are young, some of them only
    250 words
  • 208 14 MIDGET BRITON AS IDOL OF SPAIN Let us Join the girls of Madrid in casting smiles and roses at the handsome, daring, and skilful Senor Parkinson, latest idol of the Spanish bull-ring, envy of the gallant toreadors and toast of the city. This same Senor Parkinson— then
    208 words
  • 486 14 CLUBLAND UPHEAVAL ’BUS INVASION CAUSES CONSTERNATION There was consternation in Clubland when the authorities decided to divert bus traffic along Pall Mall and St. James’s street in consequence of road repairs in Piccadilly Circus. Guardsmen on sentry-go inside St. James’s Palace could hardly believe their eyes and
    486 words
  • 43 14 n ™fo WOm^\ entering a Prague church may appear with bare arms or a “too prominent SV r k Vergers have nsed to show persons out who arrive in low-cut summer frocks. Particular severity is to be shown to
    43 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 453 14 7””* 1 TBatt-Creme "47/1" Co Cd Cream -> V c lhe' f7ir'VanisFiing 2* r!i®k Cream 'sL c, fcygfil ***** dell B htful «'«nsing cream -V» 4 UsoSll will keep your pores in working J lil' Exquisitely perfumed TIB rd d V™ u i with "4711" Eau de Co- I i
      453 words

  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1966 15 a a p and india i \*\^^r4i===^-rI B _JR ,PI g| ggQy and apcar lines RflW-ENTING IggsgJsß (Compan es Incorporated in BLUE PUMMEL LINS MAIL PASSENGER and CARGO SERVICES B SV2^ £Z!^ dM GLA^ N D^ N^^H K AND AM E mCA N MAILLIXIF iir s. n. Teiuk a„, o
      1,966 words

  • 640 16 TO-DAY’S PRICES The following were the latest quotations In MESSRS. KENNEDY Co.’s share list at 11 am. to-day:— Yesterday. To-day. B S B S RUBBER Allenby 47*4 57*4 40 50 Alor Gajah 30 45 30 Bassett 27*4 35 25 30 Changkat Serdang 1.00 1.25 1.00 1.25
    640 words
  • 303 16 AIR MAIL A mail for Europe and North America, Alor Star-Amsterdam Direct Service, will be closed at 6 p.m. on Friday. A mail for Siam (Bangkok), Burma (Rangoon), India (Calcutta), Iraq (Baghdad), Egypt (Cairo, Palestine and Egypt), by road to Alor Star and thence by Dutch Air Mail
    303 words
  • 65 16 PENANG, SEPTEMBER 20 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) On London Bank Demand 2/5$J m/ts Private 3 m/ts credit 2/4 3 5 2 3 Documentary 2/4*4 On New York Bank Demand 40 France T.T. 1,000 nom India T.T. 153% Bangkok T.T. 80 per ties. 100 nom Batavia T.T. 99%
    65 words
  • 1077 16 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST SHARE LIST NAMES, >. B I I RUBBER (Dollar.) > c c Allenby Rubber Co. c Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 3* Amalgamated Malay Estates 7« »0 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 65 /5 Ayer Kunmg Rubber Estate» 5 *5 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. *5 24 Aver Panas
    1,077 words
  • 1134 16 VERDICT OF DEATH BY MISADVENTURE MR. A. A. ELLIOTT'S EVIDENCE HOUSE SERVANTS’ STORIES Before Mr. G. S. Hellings in the Ipoh Magistrate Court on Monday morning- the inquest was held into the death of Mr. A. G. Story whose tragic end was reported on
    1,134 words
  • 35 16 Results of Ties Piayed Yesterday Ladies’ Singles Handicap —2 Mrs. Sjer beat 4-5 Mrs. Clifton 21-19. Championship Singles: G. Chance a L. M. Norris 21-19 F. N. Syer beat L KTofield 21-13.
    35 words
  • 47 16 P.C.C. V. P.R.C. Wednesday, on the Esplan l, p.m.: P.C.C. (Club Colours) :R• R I F. G. Pooley and W. L. j I Best, A. W. Foster and A E• I M. Calhaem, D. R- A. Hobh n, 9 Dr. Strahan and S. A. goosey. I
    47 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 20 16 MISCELLANEOUS WANTED CHEAP about 100 acres land suitable for coffee adjoining river or sea. Wright, room 45, Runnymede Hotel, Penang.
      20 words
    • 146 16 L MaßaH a a m mb m J R w k! 'r ,a T 1 cl ixy T" m Ji the/e PLEASANT surprise awaits anybody who opens a bottle of Chop Jum or Chop Kepala beer for the first time. Save the capsules from these bottles end yet another pleasant
      146 words
  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 39 16 PENANG WEATHER REPORT Temp. Wind Rainfall 6 a.m. 76 N.W. 16 m.m. Noon 83 S. TIDE TABLES High Water. Low Water. TO-DAY 2.21 a.m. 8.47 a.m. 2.25 p.m. 8.38 p.m. TO-MORROW 2.40 a.m. 9.05 a.m. 2.45 p.m. 8.49 p.m.
      39 words