Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 13 April 1933

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTABLISHED 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY, No. 85. Vol. LXXXXI. THURSDAY. 13th APRIL. 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 1050 1 METRO-VICKERS employees IN COURT Macdonald's Replies Create Sensation INFORMATION WANTED "IN MY OWN INTERESTS" I Witness Who Gave Information The trial of the six British employees of the ickers Company accused of belonging to counter-revolutionary organisations and of engaging in espionage, sabotage and of bribery, opened
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  • 126 1 ported to be in good health. —Rugby Radio Service. Possession Of Communist Documents WELL TREATED BY POLICE London, April 12. Replying to questions in Parliament Sir John Simon said the Englishman, Geoffery Fraser, was arrested in Berlin, on April 4, because he had in his possession
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  • 37 1 —Reuter Wireless. Mr. John Buchan’s Appointment London. April 6. Mr. John Buchan M.P., the well-known novelist, has been appointed Lord High Commissioner for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,-
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  • 38 1 .—Reuter Wireless. Election on May 17 Pretoria, April 7. The dissolution of Parliament has been gazetted. An election on the question of the support of the national government is fixed for May 17,-
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  • 515 1 .—Reuter. Gusev’s Evidence Moscow, April 12. At the resumption of the Moscow trial Gusev, a red haired nervous voiced man, was called as the first witness. The prisoners listened with rapt attention as Prosecutor Vishinsky shot out staccato questions. Gusev gave evidence that he had
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  • 381 1 i.—Reuter. NO "FACE" TO MEET OVERSEAS BRETHREN Loss of Eastern Provinces RETIRING WITH ILLGOTTEN MILLIONS Ex-General Chang Hsueh-Liang Canton, March 31. Searching questions were put to General Chang Hsueh-liang by Chinese overseas bodies in the Straits Settlements, Indo-China, Siam, etc., for his failure to defend Manchuria,
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  • 127 1 Reuter. Crew Believed Safe 5 OFFICERS PICKED UP Hong Kong, April 12. The Norwegian steamer Fjorden is sending out an S.O.S. that she is asbore ten miles south-west of Hong Kong. The British steamer Taishan is hastening to her assistance. Later. The Fjorden wreck has not yet
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  • 86 1 Reuter Wireless. New Hope of Settlement Geneva, April 7. New hope has arisen of settling the Colombia-Peru dispute. The Secretariat has circulated the text of a resolution adopted by the Advisory Committee of the League yesterday stating it is now possible to make further efforts, with the
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  • 49 1 Civilian Leader Sails For France (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, April 12. Luang Pradit, the civilian leader of thei coup d’etat on June 24 last was expatriated by the New Government to-day and he, with his wife, sailed this afternoon for Singapore en route to France.
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  • 98 1 —Reuter Wireless. Theft of Rolling Stock Harbin, April 10. The story of the “theft” of 102 locomotives, 4,000 goods wagons, 99 passenger coaches is agitating the people here. A Japanese official newspaper demands the arrest of the Soviet general manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway, who is
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  • 66 1 —Reuter Wireless. In Germany Berlin, April 7. The government proposes to restore titles and orders and decorations which were abolished by the Weimar Constitution. The bestowal of honours will be in the hands of the President. The first of such orders will be for
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  • 55 1 —Reuter Wireless. An Official Record London, April 7. The R.A.F. long-distance flight from England to Walvis Bay, recently made by Sqd.-Ldr. Gayford and Flt.-Lt. Micholetts, has been officially accepted as a world’s record. A notification to this effect has been received by the Royal Aero Club
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  • 41 1 —Reuter Wireless. Lady Evelyn Cobbold Jeddah, April 7. Lady Evelyn Cobbold, the first Englishwoman to perform the Mecca Pilgrimage, returned here from the Holy City to-day. The pilgrimage on arrival received a clean bill of health.—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 72 1 —Reuter Wlrcl ss. Nazi Decree Berlin, April 5. The most typically Prussian of the j Nazi decrees was issued to-day by the' Prussian Ministry of Justice, cancelling the decree of the previous government which, forbade students to take part in duels. The announcement says that
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  • 98 1 in the gas laden a’mosphere.—Reuter Europeans and Natives Fatally Gassed Johannesburg, April 7. Five Europeans, including the underground manager, and two natives were fatally gassed in a midnight explosion 4,000 feet deep from the level on the Langlaagte estate gold mine. A fire followed. Seven other Europeans
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    • 1975 2 RATES FOR CASUAL notices penang turf club. BANKS ADVERTISEMENTS EXTRA MEETING 1933. i Messrs. PRITCHARD Co., NEDERLANDSCHE Chartered Bank Ltd., announce that their Fi re t Day -April, 29 ta 1933. TLg HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, or India, Australia an» tWi All Second Day—Wednesday —May, 3rd 1938. llw (Incorporated in England All
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  • 1000 3 Bicentenary Of Dr. Priestley’s Birth WORK AS MINISTER AND SCIENTIST The bicentenary of the birth of Dr. Joseph Priestley, the eminent Unitarian minister, philosopher and scientist, who who lived and worked in Birmingham for over ten years, was celebrated on March 13. It was Dr. Priestley’s
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  • 286 3 She Keeps 5,000 Of Them In A “Palace” (“Sunday Chronicle” Correspondent) St. Albans, March 25. Mice. Eight hundred of them. Four men in white coats were sitting at tables allowing mice of all sorts and colours to run over their hands —champion mice, prize
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  • 236 3 Nation Getting Ready For Beer March 24. Beer reigns supreme to-day in the United States. The news of the President’s signing for the Beer Bill travelled over the nation in a flash. At Milwaukee, once famous for its brews, whistles were blown and bells rung. In
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  • 106 3 Schoolgirls’ Health Peril Budapest, March 25. Desire for “modern figures” has gained such a grip on the pupils in some Budapest girls’ schools that the school authorities are seriously worried. They say that it has become a “menace,” and fear that the girls’ health will be permanently injured.
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  • 153 3 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith At Sydney Sydney, March 26. Air Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith landed here at 5.10 p.m. to-day, having flown the 1,200 miles from New Zealand in 11 hours 40 minutes. A crowd of 15,000 people greeted him at Mascot Aerodrome on his arrival.
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    • 92 3 THE TIRELESS SALESMAN--An advertisement in the “Pinang Gazette” is a tireless salesman From one week’s end to another it talks business wit out boring potential customers. It tells your tor y (unknown to you perhaps) to a wide circle of mterested readers and its influence is all the mo e
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  • 960 4 Mr. W. W. M. Lennox, A.D.0., Tanjong Malim, will be going home on leave shortly. Mr. E. C. Rossell, of Bukit Pangong Estate, Jeram, who has been to Japan on a holiday has returned to Selangor. When the Hon’ble Mr. Marcus Rex, Treasurer, F.M.S., goes on leave
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  • 434 4 Monday, April 3. Dr. A. R. Wellington arrived to stay at Government House. In the afternoon Lady Clementi presided at a meeting of the Child Welfare Society held at Government House. Tuesday, April 4. Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Tree, Mr. R. G. A. Guerra, Commander Augusto
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    • 259 4 pyramid The Happy Handkerchief For Men LOOK for the pyramid Trade Mark on every handkerchief you buy. In fabric, designs, colours and service, Pyramids offer you always the Greatest Handkerchief Value in the World. Guaranteed by Tootals A TOOTAL PRODUCT TOOTAL BROADHURST LEE CO., LTD., Manchester, England. SOLE AGENTS WILLIAM
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    • 192 4 REMOVAL SALE Rather than move our stocks back I to our original premises, we offer special inducements to the Residents of Penang to acquire any of our present stocks at BARGAIN PRICES I ACCORDEONS $3.00 each. VIOLINS $7.00 GRAMOPHONE RECORDS .50 MUSIC CASES $2,00 I FLUTES $1.50 BANJO MANDOLINES $5.00
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  • 458 5 Local Divorce Case DECREE granted and $2,500 DAMAGES The Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) ted a decree nisi in a divorce action Tuesday, the parties being Chinese. X petitioners, who was represented by Mr Paul Storr, was David Leng Khoo. The respondent was his
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  • 134 5 List of 1933 Office-Bearers Lye H oll Lim Teng and Choon I’n-s'dent-.-non. Mr< C heah Cheang Lim R residents:—G. H. Goh, Heah Joo an<l Toh Hooi Choon. Jon. Secretary:— Qoi Khye Tuan. on. Asst. Secretary:— Ng Kam Phooi. «on. Treasurer:—Lim Khye Seng. on Auditor :-Khoo Soo Keat.
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  • 34 5 AU TOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA Information BELANQOr tr Hoad Tre Kuala Lumpur—Bentong the i4n' Jllng Will Ixs in Progress at Ea«a rn le Anting Simpah pass) 8 r y. r v, ek-end. Caution neces-
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  • 471 5 TO-MORROW’S FIXTURES Wednet Sy To Visit Highbury Stadium The following are the matches to be played to-morrow in the English League DIVISION I Arsenal v Sheffield W Blackpool v Blackburn R Chelsea v Leicester City Liverpool v Huddersfield T Manchester C v W Brom A Portsmouth v
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  • 26 5 -Reuter. London, April 12. A football match in the Scottish League between Kilmarnock and Hearts was played to-day and resulted in a goalless draw.
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  • 163 5 ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR CHURCH OF ENGLAND GOOD FRIDAY 9.30 Matins. 10 a.m. Litany. Ante Communion Service. Story of the Cross. Hymns 109, 112, 121. 6 p.m. Evensong. EASTER EVE 8 a.m. Matins and Ante Communion Service. EASTER DAY 8 a.m. Holy Communion. 10 a.m. Matins. Hymn 3,
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  • 201 5 Second Division Football In a closely contested game the Post Office Recreation Club defeated the Medical Football Team by a single goal in the Second Division. The match was played on the Dato Kramat ground and was witnessed by a large crowd. The Medicos enjoyed
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  • 92 5 Perak’s Fixture List The first Malaya Cup match in which Perak will play this season will be against Kedah at Alor Star on June 3. A week later Selangor will come up to Ipoh to play against Perak in the same Competition. The remaining fixture against Penang
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  • 103 5 15 Fail to Qualify at Roehampton London, April 8. In the Roehampton £2OO Professional Golf Tournament, for which 21 players in the Ryder Cup competed, fifteen failed to qualify, including Havers, Alliss, Mitchell, Duncan, Compston and Seymour, (the holder). The semi-finalists were all Ryder Cup players, Charles
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  • 180 5 Temporary Salesman at John Little’s C. Meinjoot, a Eurasian salesman employed by Messw. John Little and Co., Ltd., who pleaded guilty to theft of a quantity of socks and handkerchiefs, was bound over for two years in one surety of $5O by the Second Magistrate (Mr. A. W.
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  • 88 5 Dog Helps Assailants of Woman A Chinese woman was injured under rather extraordinary circumstances in the early hours of Tuesday morning. It appears that she was being assaulted by two men, also Chinese, in Holland Road, Singapore, and was putting up a plucky struggle when a dog, said
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  • 108 5 “It Was An Accident,” Says Accused Youth A tragedy of wrestling was described on March 25 when a nineteen-year-old youth, Walter Hawkes, of Pear-road, Hounslow, was charged at Hounslow Police Court with the manslaughter of Albert Frederick Elsdon, aged sixteen, of London-rd., Isleworth. The two lads
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  • 180 5 OLEH OLEH PARTY For the entertainment of Penang and Out-station holiday makers during Easter, the management of the Amalgamated Amusements Limited, have arranged with the Oleh Oleh Party of Singapore to give three performances on the 14th, 15th and 16th April at the Wembley Park,
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    • 81 5 WIRELESS To-day’s Programme Wavelengths: 31.55 metres, 25,28 metres Call Signs: G.S.B. G.S.E. p.m. 8 5 0 Big Ben The News 9 °5 Talk: “India” Sir John Perronet Thompson, K.C.5.1., K.C.I.E. 9•20 Evensong From Westminster Abbey 10.05 The Hotel Metropole Orchestra (Leader, A. Rossi) Under the direction of Emilio Colombo From
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  • 840 6 Wide Public Interest In His Attempt To Protect Wild Birds THE EXTENT OF THE TRADE Lord Buckmaster Informed a House of Lords Select Committee that in no matter in which he had been publicly concerned,! including his attempt to reform the Divorce Laws, had he ever received
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  • 275 6 This Fund, which was established in 1919, held its annual general meeting at the office of the Secretaries and Treasurers, Messrs. Walter Grenier Co., on Monday, the 10th inst., to pass the report and accounts for 1932 and certain amendments to the rules. The chair was
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  • 69 6 Sandwichboard Man And Doctor -Si. Mark Symons, the Reading artist is submitting another of his famous religious pictures to the Royal Academy entitled, “The Last Supper." The picture differs from the traditional paintings under this title in that the disciples are in modem dress, and
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  • 117 6 Story Of Candles in Piano Charged with being concerned in setting fire to Dulwich Hamlet L.C.C. School, John Mackie, aged nineteen, is alleged to have said: “With two other boys I got into the window with a screw-driver and they put a candle and paper
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  • 110 6 And Yet He’s Still A Midshipman! New York, March 25. Mr. James Truman Bingham, at the age of twenty-two, has suddenly found himself an “Admiral.” He is a second-class midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, and the title has been bestowed upon him by
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    • 65 6 Slump or no slump, all the advertising business that reaches this office is not accepted. Our Advertising Department exercises discrimination. It has to live up to the traditions of a century of unbroken publication and maintain its reputation for giving advertiser and consumer a square deal. If you see it
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  • 593 7 Dean Inge's Plan For State Colonisation THE SMALL FAMILY Dean Inge offered his own solution for the overpopulation of these islands at a debate at the London School of Economics. The question “Is England overpopulated?’’ was being debated by the Dean and by Professor A. M. Carr-Saunders
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  • 367 7 Lord Rutherford’s Demonstration Lord Rutherford, the scientist, turned a current of 60.000 volts on to some atoms and split them into fragments for the benefit of an audience at the Royal Institution, London. He also demonstrated a machine like a speedometer which actually counts the atoms
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  • 117 7 Boys Give Him A Shock A policeman on point duty near Strangeways Gaol, Manchester, had a shock on March 25 when a group of small boys handed him a parcel containing a skull and a number of bones. The boys explained that they had found the bones
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  • 272 7 His Life For Patient Strasbourg, March 25. He died to save others. This might well serve as the epitaph on the tomb of Dr. Andre Boeckel, of this city. An hour before Dr. Boeckel died here the Grand Cross of an Ofiicer of the Legion of Honour
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  • 138 7 Man Who Couldn’t Bear To Leave It London, March 26. So fond of the garden of the house where he had lived for more than 20 years that he could not bear to be away from it. Henry Dawson Herbertson-Dawson, of Bickley, returned to it
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    • 25 7 Nothing succeeds like success but success needs to he backed by consistent advertising. Use the Gazette” regularly and keep at the top of tht> tree.
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    • 147 7 '> XXxf x .< < W 7 Mww -Jr•• W Y XXX xx Ml XX X 7 7*.w ‘7 xXXXXXXX t wMk I i zz A Do youWf just watch? YOUR boy may have plenty of courage, but it takes energy and stamina to give and take in a fast
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  • 696 8 Twelve months ago, in an editorial entitled Left in the Cold,” we directed the attention of Government to the fact that it was inimical to the interests of this Settlement that the post of Resident Councillor, Penang, should be reserved for senior Civil Servants on the
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  • 1069 8 When writing essays young Joe Levitt had always been of doubtful mind. The ethics of essay-writing it was that troubled him: where exactly to draw the line between the real and the imaginary’ in his statements. And he would often pucker his face, arrest his pen, and sit
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  • 647 8 GOOD FRIDAY It is not surprising that the f f Good Friday has been given many names. “Good Friday” seems to be W sively used by English-speaking but the Anglo-Saxons and Danes “Long Friday,” obviously alluding J* J exceeding length oi the day’s observ In France it
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    • 454 8 Ifthe dinner w. bad J and your wife is sad A g! 1 k CARLSBERG LAGER PUSHER STOUT, SOLE IMPORTERS: THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY. LIMITED. Singapore PENANG Kuala Lumpur NOTICE During the Easter Holidays, our shops at Penang and Began Luar, will open as under EASTER FRIDAY, APRIL 14th 6
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  • 530 9 Reuter and Reuter Wireless. Question Of Diplomatic Etiquette MR. ROOSEVELT SUGGESTS A "FIRESIDE" MEETING Washington, April 12. Powers to defer, if necessary, the debtpayments of June 15 are to be conferred on President Roosevelt for the forthcoming negotiations with Mr. Macdonald, according to the newspapers. President Roosevelt
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  • 79 9 —Reuter. May Precipitate Political Crisis Tokyo, April 12. Confirming the forecasts of the intended resignation, the Finance Minister, Mr. Takahashi, In a press interview declared his intention to resign as soon as the preliminary examination of those indicted with the outrages of May 15 of
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  • 175 9 —Reuter and Rugby Radio Service. Anti-Dumping Bill Passed DIFFICULT TO NEGOTIATE NEW ARRANGEMENT New Delhi, April 12. The Assembly passed the anti-dumping bill, mainly aimed at cheap Japanese imports. Tokyo, April 12. Sir John Simon yesterday handed Mr. Matsudaira a six months’ notice of his
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  • 62 9 ANGLO GERMAN ASSOCIATION 1929. —Reuter Wireless. Lord Reading Resigns Chairmanship London, April 8. The Marquis of Reading has resigned from the Chairmanship of the Anglo-Ger-man Association on account of the “policy of persecution now being pursed by the German Government against the Jews in Germany.” Lord Reading has been President
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  • 72 9 —Reuter. Protest to Foreign Office New York, April 12. Referring to the question of Chinese nationals being ordered to evacuate Mexico, the Chinese Minister in Mexico says that the trouble is confined to the State of Singaioa where three hundred have been deported illegally by committees,
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  • 75 9 .—Reuter Wireless. Huge Deficit Confronts Chamber Paris, April 10. A deficit of 4,285,000,000 francs for the 1933 budget confronts the Chamber when the debate on the Finance Bill begins today. The sinking fund, however, accounts for 3,500,000,000 francs and the Government’s original proposal aimed at covering the 1,640,000,000
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  • 75 9 Portugal in which women voted. —Reuter Wireless. Women Vote for First Time Lisbon, April 10. The new Portuguese Constitution which is designed to re-establish Constitutional Government and give General Carmona a further three years’ power as President was overwhelmingly adopted by the plebiscite. Only 6,000 out of 1,330,000
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  • 52 9 -Reuter. Full Service Immediately Dublin, April 12. Following a conference between representatives of the strikers and Mr. Lemass, Minister of Industry and Commerce, a settlement of the railway strike will be announced at 3 o’clock. It is expected that the full railway service will be in
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  • 298 9 .—Rugby Radio Service. New Bill To Be Introduced MATTER TO BE TACKLED ON A NATIONAL BASIS London, April 12. The Minister of Health, Sir Hilton Young, announced in the House of Commons that before the end of this session Government would introduce a bill dealing on
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  • 148 9 —Reuter Wireless. Successful Experiments London, April 4. The successful experiments in burning coal and oil in combination in the transAtlantic voyage of the Scythia was referred to by Sir Percy Bates, presiding at the Cunard Steamship Company meeting when he stated that recently colloidal
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  • 75 9 one of the longest in Europe.—Rugby Radio Service. From Danish Government London, April 12. The Danish Parliament to-day voted in favour of granting to Messrs. Dorman, Long Company a contract for building a bridge linking the Danish islands of Zealand and Falster. The bridge, which is
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  • 63 9 Committed to the Assizes (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 12. An exciting street chase in which Inspector Higgins, two constables and a civilian participated after a Chinese gunman who had been observed to fire a shot at a compatriot was described at the preliminary enquiry at which
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  • 38 9 Berlin Request to Resign New York, April 12. Paul Schwarz, the German Consul since 1928, has resigned in consequence of a cabled request from Berlin calling upon him to resign for political reasons.’ —Reuter.
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  • 120 9 —Reuter Wireless. Presented in House of Commons London, April 7. The Government’s road trial traffic bill, one of the big measures of the session, was formally presented in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Headlam. The bill is based on a comprehensive transport enquiry
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  • 26 9 .—Reuter. Departure for Akyab Alor Star, April 12. The airman, Bertram, arrived here yesterday .evening and left this morning for Akyab.-
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  • 65 9 —Reuter. Likely Successor Mr. Walter W. Stewart New York, April 12. Mr. Eugene Meyer, Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, has resigned and his resignation was accepted by President Roosevelt ten days ago. It is understood Mr. Meyer will remain in office until hi»
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  • 62 9 Prof. V. E. Hendershot, M.A., will deliver the second of his series of lectures in the Town Hall on vital aspects of Christianity on Easter Sunday at 8 p.m. His subject is The Lesson of the World Depression.” The lecture will be under the chairmanship of Mr.
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  • 104 9 TlN—Spot YESTERDAY TO-DAY £156-7-6 £156-2-6 London TIN (S £157-0-0 £156-17-6 London 8 1.62% $81.12% Singapore Business Done $81.62% $81.12% Penang Buyers—No sellers 25 tons Business Done < 3 80 53.90 COPRA—(Sundried) l6 00 t BLACK PEPPER RUBBER 2%d. 2%d. London 3& C .(G) 3&C.(G) New York ctg 6}J
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    • 72 9 All whiskies look alike 'ißw —that’s the danger. mH"’ J. I Ensure safety by asking 1 f° r BC e n£ You get J Jal J I I kRk f 1 J X\\ I J Bom 1820— 1 i Still going Strong Af I i < > i CALDBECK, MACGREGOR
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  • 1126 10 OIL ENGINES AT FUN FROLIC Permission To Work Refused MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS' DECISION The following are the Minutes of an Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, held on Tuesday, the 28th March, 1933. Present: —Mr. G. W. Bryant President, Dr. J. E. Smith, Messrs. Khoo Sian Ewe,
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  • 380 10 Somersetshire Labourer Sent For Trial Fred Morse (34), a labourer, who is charged with the murder of his niece, Doris Winifred Brewer (12), by drowning her in a river at Curry Mallet, Somerset, made his fourth appearance before the Ilminster magistrates on March 24.
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  • 367 10 Evidence By Lord Dawson Of Penn Evidence ragarding the possibility of cif ing Miss Brenda Dean Paul from the drug habit was given by Lord Dawson of at London Sessions on March 22nd. u the hearing of an application by sun Miss
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    • 12 10 WHAT LONDON IS DOING READ CHARLES ROBERTS i/c in the SUNDAY GAZETTE.
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    • 132 10 So Sheer Id theq wear and wear and wear y///, Slip your fingers into a Kayser I /> stocking...notice the fine texture, the I I soft alluring sheen. You wouldn’t be- I W I lieve those gossamer threads could A I have such uncanny strength Yet M i they’ll go
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  • 845 11 Birmingham Students’ Declaration majority vote after A LIVELY debate of the repercussions of the Oxford ne cnoietv’s now notorious resolution, X» ttet the -House" would in no Ounces figM for its King and counwas a protracted meeting of the Uniof Birmingham Guild of UndergraLtes’ Debating
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  • 716 11 Helping The Rising Generation A GREAT ERA IN ENGLISH HISTORY The Bishop of Birmingham (Dr. E. W. Barnes), speaking at Walmley Parish Church, Sutton Coldfield, expressed the view that the children of the present generation would benefit from the discoveries made during the present
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  • 464 11 Sir Oliver Lodge On Our Future Bodies A picture of life “on the other side” was drawn by Sir Oliver Lodge in a broadcast address on “The Future Life.” i "I imagine,” he said, “that when we' are freed from matter we shall not be
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  • 90 11 Many Arrests On The F rentiers Paris, March 25. A spy scare, greater than any since the j war, has afflicted France, Germany and Italy. France is alarmed by the Hitlerite demonstrations in the Rhineland, and this has led to a series of arrests on charges
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  • 101 11 While Guests At Prague Stayed On A great new building of 11 storeys now stands in the main street of Prague, the Wenceslaus-place. It houses a fine hotel, many offices and shops. But the whole new building has been put up without disturbing the occupants of
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    • 143 11 IS THE BEST VALUE IN THE WORLD AT THE new price s Otar? d iT I MADE ENGLAND. x W. D. H. O. WILLS, BRISTOL 8c i Tg Seven j Onimandments FOR I Advertisers f 1 f (1) Be legible—first, last and all the time. I (2) Conform to certain
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  • THE LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS
    • 1265 12 Remarkable Achievement 95,122 NEW POLICIES PAID FOR LAST YEAR Progress Despite Depression With a total of nearly $3,000,000,000 of total assurances in force at the end of last year, and with 95,122 new policies paid for during 1932 for a net amount of $284,098,©3O,
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    • 78 12 Restricted Improvement In February It is reported in the National &ank of Australia’s Monthly Summary for February, now published in Melbourne, business activity was above the level of February, 1932, but the difficulty of finding a suitable outlet for bank funds indicates restricted improvement in trading conditions generally.
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    • 82 12 Siamese Tin Mines has been registered as a public company, with a capital of £30,000 in £1 shares, to acquire the assets of Siamese Venture. The directors are Mr. Walter Broadbridge (director, Minerals Separation and Rhokana Corporation), Mr. Preston K. Horner (director, British American Mines) and Mr.
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    • 154 12 Latest Quotations Wednesday Tuesday Paris 86 9|16 86% New York 3.41% 3.41% Montreal 4.10% 4.11 Brussels 24.42 24.44 Geneva 17.62% 17.65 Amsterdam 8.44 8.45 Milan 66 9116 66% Berlin 14.36% 14.37% Stockholm 18 ***** 18 ***** Copenhagen 22 7116 22 7)16 Oslo 19% 19.55 Vienna 33
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    • 1319 12 FINANCIAL POSITION SOUND The Nineteenth Ordinary General Meeting of Sepang Valley Estate Limited was held on 3rd April 1933 at the Registered Offices, 50)51, Birch Road, Seremban, Mr. V. A. Tayler presiding. After the notice convening the Meeting and the Auditors Report had been read by
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    • 96 12 Advance Repayment Of Debentures It is officially announced that the Kamunting Tin Dredging is repaying on 31st March the £B,OOO debentures due for redemption on 31st October next, and also the £B,OOO debentures due for redemption on 31st October, 1934, thus reducing the outstanding debenture issue to £64,000.
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    • 54 12 PENANG, APRIL 13 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) On London Bank Demand 2)3 23)32 4 m|ts 213 13|16 Hongkong T.T. 42% dis. nom Private 3 m|ts credit 2|4 3 Documentary 2|4 I|B On New York Bank Demand 39% France T.T. 990n0m India T.T. 152% nom Shanghai T.T. 46%
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    • 659 12 TO-DAY’S PRICES The following were the latest quotation» in MESSRS. KENNEDY A shary at 11 a.m. to-day. Yesterday To-day, Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers MINING Ayer Weng 80 90 80 90 Ayer Hitam 11|3 ll[9exll3 11 ©ex Hong Fatt 25 27% 25 27% Hongkong 12|- 13|— 116
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  • 624 13 Schedule of Principal Lines Tbe following is a list of vessels arriving sailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY as RAWANG from Pangkor, Dindings Sitiawan. Sails for Kantang, Pungah and Ghirbi. s S KINTA from Singapore and Port Swettenham. Sails for Teluk Anson, Port
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  • 365 13 APRIL, 1933 APRIL 15, 16 and 17 Inter-state Cricket: Perak y Penang, Esplanade, Penang. APRIL 16 Cricket: P. R. C. v Peelers, Patani Road ground. APRIL 1» Entries close for Penang Turf Club Extra Meeting. APRIL 22 Cricket: P. R. C. v Malay Cricket Club, Esplanade. APRIL
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  • 1167 13 NOTICE The Air Mails despatched from Penang on the 31st March per the Dutch Aeroplane via Alor Star-Amsterdam were delivered in London on Bth April. The Post Office notifies that a telegram from the G.P.O. London, says that the mail despatched from Penang, Air Mail (via Karachi) on
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 13 13 Every Wednesday Ladies wilS find special articles of interest in The PINANG GAZETTE."
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    • 217 13 PART PROCEEDS IN AID OF ASIATIC UNEMPLOYMENT FUND THE OLEH OLEH PARTY OF SINGAPORE Will appear at WEMBLEY ON FRIDAY, 14th IN THE LATEST KRONCHONG HITS, ETC., IN CONJUNCTION WITH MOONLIGHT OPERA. ON SATURDAY, 15th SAME, BUT WITH AN ENTIRE CHANGE. ON SUNDAY, 16th VICTIM OF RETRENCHMENT.” A story with
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 160 13 OlMpi KAts I 6.15 OPENING TO-NIGHT 9.30 Matinee To-morrow at 2.45 p.m. I M.-G.-M.’s BRIGHT AND BREEZY ENTERTAINMENT f The Speedy Comedy of Fast Going Motorboats—Thrills and Spills and > 1.000 Laughs! i William HAINES Madge Evans Conrad Nagel I Arthur Byron Cliff Edwards Bookings at Moutrie's 'Phone 795. I
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  • NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA
    • 336 14 Australia’s Debt To An Insect By biological means 80 per cent, of what was an almost an impenetrable mass of prickly pear has been destroyed in Queensland, and from 50 to 60 per cent, in Northern and North-Western New South Wales. In Queensland 1,250,000 acres, formerly under
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    • 112 14 But Not The One They W anted Dogspikes, described simply as “dogs”, were called for by tender by the Australian defence department for construction work on a light railway recently. One tenderer was conspicuous by the low figure of his offer which was accepted, and he
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    • 55 14 Australian Artist’s Commission Mr. W. B. Mclnnes, the celebrated Australian portrait-painter is shortly leaving for England to carry out a commission to paint a portrait of the Duka of York, states Austral News. It will hang in the Castlemaine Art Gallery, Victoria, which already possesses an excellent portrait
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    • 195 14 Canberra, Empire Dream City A well-known Sydney business man has just put forward a scheme to make Canberra the dream city of the Empire. His proposition, says Austral News, is to make it entirely tax free. Already it is free from State taxation, stamp duties and entertainment taxes. Canberra,
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    • 152 14 New South Wales Forges Ahead After its political setbacks, New South Wales is rapidly aligning itself with the other Australian States in the van of British countries which are successfully weathering depression. Figures quoted by Austral News show that in 12 months, factory workers in the State
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    • 91 14 Cave Of Gold In Australia A cave of gold, of which the roof and the floor sparkled with the precious metal, greeted the eyes of a miner at Wannaway, near Coolgardie, Western Australia after he had sunk a shaft to 50 feet, says Austral News. Surface workings had
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    • 43 14 Savings bank deposits in Australia increased last year by £2,602,000 according to figures just issued which show an aggregate of more than £197,000,000. In Tasmania the increase was 5.71 per cent and in Victoria 5.08 per cent, states Austral News.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 433 14 COFSUMFTSON HAS BEEN CURED. A REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN FOUND o angL r DERK P. YONKERMAX. DISCOVERER OF THE NEW REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION. Marvellous as it may seem after centuries of failure, a remedy has been discovered that has cured the deadly Consumption even in the advanced stages of
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    • 38 14 OUTBOARD MOTORS SERVICE "A". 8. H.P. I SUPER "A". 11. H.P. SENIOR SPEEDSTER. 14. H.P. JUNIOR QUAD. 18. H.P. SUPER "C 25. H.P. DELIVERY FROM STOCK I UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED, PENANG. ELTO OUTBOARD MOTORING DELIGHTS AND IS INEXPENSIVE.
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    • 354 14 ■BOPV Pepsodent announces a notable new discovery —an entirely new cleansing and polishing material that is twice as soft as polishing materials commonly used in tooth pastes. Gives teeth a higher polish, brighter lustre—FlLM stains disappear completely. TH E Pepsodent Laboratories an- is still the Pepsodent you have always nounce
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    • 1988 15 ST. "X ©.-BRITISH INDIA [frA A K AND APCAR LINES I I I (Companies Incorporated in England) EIIMMBU HOME BY DOLLAR mail passengerUZrgo services Leaves Due I IMF WNDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. Penang London Vrt L Amsterdam, London and Hamburg. Apr. 13 May 14 and enjoy nmi Oriental S. N.
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  • 151 16 Permission To Prosecute European INCIDENT AT SATURDAY AFTERNOON PARTY (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 12. Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Third Magistrate, sanctioned the prosecution of Colborne, a European employed in the Harbour Board for giving false evidence in a judicial proceeding, of
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  • 136 16 Raja Class and Mortgaged Land (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, To-day. At a meeting of the Perak State Council ■the Sultan spoke regarding the indebtness of thd Raja Class and suggested that a bill should be drafted to the effect that mortgaged lands of the Rajas
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  • 113 16 Cook Stabbed by Intruder (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 12. A cold blooded murder was discovered this morning in a house in Emerald Hill Road where the body of a Hylam cook was found in whom a six-inch knife was embedded. It is supposed that the
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  • 130 16 4 Months for Cantonese Lau Pan, a Cantonese, appeared for judgment before the Police Magistrate, Mr. D. Wills, this morning. Lau Pan was charged in January this year with three offences concerning dishonest retention of stolen property, the articles involved consisted of small optical apparatus.
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  • 95 16 Light Sentence for Sumatran Malay When Gidon bin Jauaras, a Sbata Malay from Sumatra, appeared before the Police Magistrate, Mr. D. Wills, for sentence this morning, he produced a list of his worldly wealth —one School Certificate, some handkerchiefs and a pair of shoes. Accused came into
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  • 114 16 Petition Writer’s Third Appearance Before Magistrate Raja Gopal claimed trial when charged in the Police Court, this morning, with shouting in the General Post Office. Police Constable 2,269 stated that he was asked to arrest accused by the Superintendent of Mails: accused had been accosting
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  • 59 16 Arulandu, a Tamil newsboy, who in January, received 7 strokes of the rattan for stealing a Ship Officer’s watch, was today described as a proper little rascal by the Police when charged with begging in King Edward’s Place. The case was postponed till April 20, in
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  • 406 16 Selections For Saturday CARD OF EIGHT EVENTS Although the fields are not large, the Perak Turf Club Easter Amateur Meeting at Ipoh promises to provide some good sport. There is a card of eight events. Classes 3 and 4 horses are providing four events and
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  • BOXING NOTES
    • 219 16 Strong Programme To-Night By “SECONDS OUT” The Penang Boxing Syndicate, who gave us that thrilling fight between Battling Chan and Jayaraj, for the Bantamweight Championship a month back, offers an excellent card of six bouts to-night. The two main attractions are the professional fights between
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    • 253 16 4 Professional Fights at Fun Frolic The boxing to be staged at Fun and Frolic, on Sunday, promoted by Snowy Faulkner, promises to be the best yet seen in Penang. The best outstation lads are fighting and they have not been seen for some time. Chan Peng
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  • 91 16 Malays Entertaining Alor Star The Malay Cricket Club will be playing the Alor Star Cricket Club, on Good Friday, on the newly laid pitch of the Dato Kramat Gardens. Play commences at 10 a.m. The following have been selected to play for the Malay C.C.:—M. M. Akbar, Abdul
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  • 386 16 The heavy rain of Tuesday night, which was badly needed, followed by a moderate day of sunshine put the bowling green in a fair condition for bowling. By the way, why is the bowling green so sadly neglected by the hose pipe? A championship
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  • 114 16 List of Winners Runners-up Championship Singles:—Winner N. A. Sedwick. Runner-up J. R. Burnham. Championship Pairs:—Winners G. W. Bryant and N. A. Sedwick. Runners-up H. E. Muriel and K. A. Robertson. Mixed Doubles Handicap:—Winners Miss Wallis and N. A. Sedwick. Runners-up Mrs. Purcell and J.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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