Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 August 1933

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE TABLISHED 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 201. Vol. LXXXXI. TUESDAY. 29th AUGUST. 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE
    103 1 Rugby Radio Service. jcilitating Operations T ADE REPRESENTATIVE'S POWERS London, August 28. F >reign Office has been informed by ■viet Embassy in London that for the of facilitating commercial operain the United Kingdom conclusion of a new agreement, the Government I’.S.S.R. have authorised Alexandre y. in virtue of
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    U.S. WHEAT ACREAGE
    81 1 Reuter. 15 Per Cent Reduction Washington, August 28. Mr Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, has formally announced a 15 per cent, -ed■: non in the wheat acreage. WHEAT REDUCTION RESULT Washington, Aug. 29. M Wallace estimated that the reduction in w:.eat would reduce planting by 9,600,000 acre.' and
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    MR. NORMAN IN AMERICA
    72 1 —Reuter. No Business Yet Hyde Park, August 29. business was transacted; it was ly a social gathering, announced Prei Roosevelt after a conference with Montague Norman and Mr. Harrison, lowing tea the conference was attend■y others unconnected with official life, viously Mr. Norman was the guest
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    SWISS FRONTIER
    66 1 Rent. Protest at Repeated Violation Basle, August 28. Swiss Government has formally -led to Berlin at the repeated violation Swiss frontier at which there is a of indignation throughout SwitzerThe latest incident concerns a ho-Slovak known to be smuggling o into Germany. He was seized by Germans near
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    FALL IN GOLD PRICE
    109 1 .—Rugby Radio Service.- Little Effect On Shares BRITISH FUNDS INACTIVE London, August 28. To-day’s fall of in the price of gold caused some profit taking but not enough to withstand the demand for gold shares and substantial advances were made. Kaffirs were mainly affected, but West
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    AMERICAN RECOVERY PLAN
    65 1 ,—Reuter. Projects To Start In Specified Time Hyde Park, New York, Aug. 29. Methods for speeding up the Recovery Plan were discussed in com. crsations between President Roosevelt and Mr. Ickes, secretary of the Interior after which the latter declared he favoured the withdrawal of allotments from
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    DEATH OF MISS MAY ASHBY
    90 1 Ex-Supervisor of Ipoh Telephone Exchange (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, August 29. The death occurred last night of May Ashby, daughter 01 Mr. W. J. B. Ashby, retired Secretary of the Kinta Sanitarj Board. Deceased joined the Telephone Department in 1918 and resigned in May
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    MINING CODE
    65 1 Basis Agreement Reached Washington, August 29. Mr. Johnson announced that coaiowners and miners have reached a basis agreement on the Mining Code.—Reuter. The Hon. Mr. Justice F. B. Phillips, Puisne Judge of the Central Court, Rabaul, Mandated Territory of New Guinea, who arrived in Penang about a week
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    FINANCIAL EXPERTS MEET
    166 1 —Reuter. WALL STREET NOT INTERESTED London, August 28. It is announced at Washington that the Governor of the Bank of England, Mr. Montague Norman, who is at present in the United States, will have an interview with President Roosevelt in a x?w days. The Governor of the
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    BATTERSEA POWER STATION
    122 1 emment chemists with its efficiency. —Rugby Radio Service. Prevention of Pollution London, August 28. The first part of the great new power station at Battersea, London, designed to have a capacity of 400,000 to 500.000 kilowatts, is expected to be finished in time to be in operation
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    PACIFIC SOCIALIST ORGANISATION
    117 1 —Reuter. TENTATIVE PLANS MADE Banff, August 29. Tentative plans for the formation of a Pacific Socialist Organisation, sponsored y Lord Snell, were made at t e Institute of Pacific Relations Conference with the object of furthering the movement for a league of pacific nations in order to
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    BRITISH HONDURAS
    60 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Investigation of Financial Policy London, August 28. Sir Alan Pirn, late of the Indian Civil Service, has been appointed Financial Commissioner to visit British Honduras to investigate its financial policy and economic prospects. Mr. I.uke of the Colonial Office, will accompany him as secretary. It
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    THE INSULLS
    40 1 —Reuter. Son Forwards $lO,OOO Security Chicago, August 29. Mr. Samuel Insull, junior, has forwarded security of 10,000 dollars in answer to the indictment charging him and two others with violation of the bankruptcy law’s, the same as father.-
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    BRITISH WEEK IN FINLAND
    89 1 .—Rugby Radio Service. R.A.F. Squadron Leaves Plymouth BALTIC CRUSE London, ugust 28. Four Southampton flying boats comprising No. 204 Flying Boat Squadron of the Royal Air Force, left Plymouth to-day on a three weeks’ cruise to the Baltic in connection with the British Week,” which opens
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    LOWER TARIFFS
    665 1 Sir H. Samuel On The “Group” Plan Sir Herbert Samuel, in an article on the World Conference in the Amsterdam “Handelsblad,” says: Before the Conference met it might have been accepted as certain that it w’ould not give a unanimous assent to any drastic lowering of tariff barriers
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    INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS
    150 1 Rugby Radio Service. British Edition Published BOARD OF TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT London, August 28. The Board of Trade announce that the new international code of signals notified last year will come into international use on January 1, 1934. British, French, German and Norwegian editions of the code
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      121 1 STORE RACES: I WEIGHTS I FOR SECOND 4 DAY 4 Page 16 TO-DAY'S CONTENTS Anglo-Soviet Trade 1 Fall in Gold Price 1 Financial Experts Meet 1 Pacific Socialist Organisation 1 British Week in Finland 1 International Code of Signals 1 The Home Turf 3 County Champions Defeated 5 Indian Notes
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    THE HOME TURF
    2043 3 'NG OWNERS AND TRAINERS: FRED DARLING'S FINE RECORD: AMATEUR RIDER'S FATAL ACCIDENT: .1 Our Own Correspondent.] London, Aug. 16. )ERBY HEADS WINNING OWNERS iv is aware that Gordon Ricthe head of the winning jocit comparatively few followers know which of our owners and leading the way. With
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    1169 4 Mr. H. D. Noone, of the Perak Museum, is at present at the Cameron Highlands er. duty. M/. end Mrs. C. H. Warren, of Pengkalen, spent the week-end at B.ntang, the Came.cr. Highlands. Di. Chia Teck Yam, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., etc., ?'-C been appointed a director of Hinnam
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      Col. Rae’s Tin Speech
      153 4 (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette) Sir,—With reference to the extract from The Mining Journal” dated July 29th, and which you published in your issue of Friday, August 25th, the readers of the Mining Journal need not worry’, as we in Malay’a have long since
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    COUNTY CHAMPIONS SUFFER INNINGS DEFEAT
    136 5 i.—Reuter. Sussex In Form BARNETT AND PARKER SCORE CENTURIES London, August 28. unty Champions were to-day dev an innings and 20 runs at Hove bv ;seX ire batted first and was dismissed Sussex replied with 249. Set task of making 134 to avert an it
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    LOCAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    448 5 To-day’s Interesting Finals local Badminton Open Championsi. >. conducted under the auspices of the }>. t’.s; Badminton Association, are drawins. to a close. Two singles’ finals will be played off today at the P. P.W.V.C. Drill Hall Court, I iik Road. Matches begin at 6 p.m. LADIES’
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    PENANG ROTARY CLUB
    33 5 Address By Mr. Carl Lawson At to-day’s weekly Tiffin Meeting of the nang Rotary Club Mr. Carl Lawson delivered a humorous address on "Twenty years Back Stage in the East.”
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB
    26 5 Owing to the Malayan Command Rifle Meeting, the September Monthly Medal (Bogey) has been postponed to Saturday and Sunday, September 9 and 10.
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    ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL
    122 5 —Reuter. Hotspurs’ Convincing Win London, August 28. The following are results of matches played to-day in the English League. DIVISION I U. 5 Middlesbro’ 2 Leicester O. 4 Sheffield U. 0 Sheffield W. 1 Aston V. 2 Tottenham H. 4 W’hampton W. 0 DIVISION II I- ulham
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    CLAYTON SHIELD SOCCER
    135 5 Tandops XI. Beaten By Sungei Korok t From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. August 28. The Tandop’s School sustained their only defeat in the Kedah Inter-Malay Schools Football Competition for Clayton’s Shield when they met the Sungei Korok School in the final yesterday at the Government English
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    WALLEY-BASCO MATCH
    59 5 To Take Place To-night (BY “SECONDS OUT’') Owing to the inclement weather last night, the promoters were unable to stage the Bee Basco-Walley fight, which will take place to-night at Fun and Frolic Park Stadium. When the twp principal boxers weighed in yesterday afternoon, Bee Basco stood at
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    AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    84 5 Reuter. Vines and Gledhill Beaten in Doubles Brooklyn, August 28. In the semi-finals of the American Men’s Doubles, Shields and Parker (America) beat Vines and Gledhill 3 —6, 4—6, 6—3, 6 —3, 6—2. —Reuter. SEMI-FINALS POSTPONED Brooklines, August 29. The Mixed Doubles semi-final between Vines and Miss
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    WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    51 5 Highland (Illinois), Aug. 28. On the Exmoor Country Club’s course Miss Enid Wilson, with a score of 76 won the medal round of 18 holes in the qualifying competition for the American Women’s Golf Championship. Miss Orcutt, Miss Van Wie and Miss Hicks returned scores of 78.
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    CALL OVER FOR ST. LEGER
    106 5 —Reuter. Last Classic Of Year DERBY WINNER A STRONG FAVOURITE London, August 28. The following is the latest call-over for the St. Leger to be run at Doncaster on Wednesday, September 13 5 2 Hyperion offered, 11 4 taken. 7 1 Scarlet Tiger offered, 15
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    "MADE ON BROADWAY"
    222 5 Sparkling Show At Queen's Made On Broadway,” the latest M.G.M. farce-drama, which opened to good houses at the Queen’s last night, provides sparkling entertainment which even the most blase will enjoy. Robert Montgomery and Sally Eilers are cast in the leading roles. Dealing with life “behind the
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    BAND PROGRAMMES
    107 5 To-day, at the “Esplanade”, from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. 1. MARCH The Rifle Regiment Sousa. 2. OVERTURE The Eclipse Williams. 3 Reminiscences of Sullivan Winterbottom. 4. WALTZ Columbine Gardener. 5. TONE-PICTURE By the Blue Hawaiian Waters Ketelby. 6. SELECTION On With the Show Nicholis. 7. PATROL The
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    A MALAYAN DIARY
    137 5 AUGUST 29 Municipal Commissioners’ Fortnightly Meeting, Municipal Offices, 4 p.m. AUGUST 30 Soccer Methodist Boys’ School, Kuala Lumpur, v. Anglo-Chinese School, Victoria Green. AUGUST 31 Soccer Methodist Boys’ School, Kuala Lumpur, v. Government Trade School, Penang, Victoria Green. i SEPTEMBER 1 Soccer Methodist Boys’ School, Kuala Lumpur,
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  • INDIAN NOTES AND NEWS
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      FLOOD AND CHOLERA HAVOC IN ORISSA
      452 6 Refugees Dying In Trees SEVEN VILLAGES SUBMERGED Cuttack, Aug. 9. Thousands of people are homeless and many marooned as the result of extraordinary floods —the worst for many years—over an extensive area between Puri, Cuttack and Balasore in Orissa. In many places trees are
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      HAVOC IN C. P.
      311 6 Communications Cut Off RAIL TRACK WASHED AWAY Jubbulpore, Aug. 10. Widespread havoc has been caused by heavy rain and consequent floods over a large area, ranging from Jubbulpore and Bhopal, a distance of about 150 miles, and Hoshangabad (on the border of Bhopal State to the
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      CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
      1042 6 ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL EUROPEANS STUDENT’S STORY IN MADRAS COURT A Freethinker On Trial MADRAS, AUGUST 12. Sensational evidence as to how a plan to assassinate prominent European officers cf Madras was hatched in Madras, was recorded to-day in the Egmore Police Court, when his Worship took up
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      REVENUE INSPECTOR DROWNED
      75 6 Madras, Aug. 12. The Madras Government have received a report from the Collector of Kistna district of the serious damage caused to life and property in the district by the recent floods. The report says that a Revenue Inspector, travelling in a boat on duty, was drowned
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      50 PERSONS DROWNED
      78 6 Hyderabad (Deccan), Aug. 11. Fifty persons were drowned at midnight on July 31 at Chandi village in the Nizam’s dominions (says an unconfirmed report), when owing to heavy rain a river near the village overflowed, sweeping away 55 villagers who were sleeping in huts on the banks
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      HEAD SHOWN TO PASSERS-BY
      177 6 Grim Story In Madura Murder DEATH SENTENCE ON TWO ACCUSED Madras, August 15. The District and Sessions Judge of Madura, Mr. S. Wadsworth, passed sentence of death on Periya Palanichami and another accused and sentenced three others to transportation for life in a case in which
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      NEXT ATTACK ON EVEREST
      123 6 “A Difficult And Dangerous Mountain” Bombay, Aug. 12. The fact that a fresh application was being made to the Mount Everest Committee for another expedition, which however would not be undertaken before 1935, was revealed by Mr. Ruttledge, leader of the Everest foot expedition, in the
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      DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN VILLAGE
      98 6 Woman And Servant Beaten To Death Mysore, August 13. The village of Nagunahalli, about 10 miles from Mysore City, was the scene of a tragedy on Wednesday night when a woman aged 60 and her servant aged 30 were murdered in their sleep. It is alleged
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      GIRL AGED 4 “MARRIES” BOY OF 10
      138 6 Fines Imposed At Vizagapatam Vlzagapatam, Aug. 14. A. bride aged 4 and a bridegroom aged 10 were involved in the hearing of a case under the Child Marriage Restraint Act, brought by the Vizagapatam Seva Sangnam before Mr. J. B. Brown, 1.C.5., District
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      DISCONTENTED DHOBIES
      258 6 An Appeal From Malabar Calicut, Aug. 9. The Vannans or dhobies of Malabar have submitted a memorial to the Commissioner of Labour. Madras, regarding their grievances. They state that their moral, material and political interests have been jeopardised by the numerous disabilities under which they have laboured. They
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      CONGRESS PRESIDENT ARRESTED
      87 6 Out To Violate Forest Laws Nagpur, August 14. Mr. M. S. Aney, the acting President of the Indian National Congress, and 13 others, including two women, were arrested at Akola last evening, following their refusal to obey an order of the District Superintendent of Police to give
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    CRICKET IN ENGLAND
    2489 7 YORKSHIRE'S CHAMPIONSHIP PROSPECTS Cricket Brightening Up THE BRILLIANCE OF HOBBS (Fr Our Own Correspondent) London, August 12. HIGH Si >RE AGAINST CHAMPIONS Four ‘lie eight County Championship matches uich concluded on August Bth provide i linite results, two of the successes b< .4 gained by lowly-placed clubs,
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    SPORT IN SCOTLAND
    1350 7 RANGERS’ SPORTS AT GLASGOW Tour Of Hagen And Shute McMILLAN'S BOXING VICTORY [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Aug. 12. ANOTHER RANGERS’ SUCCESS The Rangers scored another great success with their sports, and close on 40,000 spectators were at Ibrox Park. They have presented many fine programmes in
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      143 7 :<_ 7;><7.. i 7171:yr 7-” Has No Ugly Hair Now n •I bad become Completely disoour- U fcgea by a heavy JK growth of disgusting FA W jSg bait I tried depila- jSM lory pastes, avil V i unelling powders and I nfK painful alectric treatments even J' razor. Staving/
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    AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE
    879 8 At the monthly meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commission last Friday, the Civic Fathers of the Southern Settlement made history. A resolution by Mr. J. Harries, designed to confirm the policy of the Commissioners in giving preference in the allocation of appointments to British subjects born in
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    THE RUNNER
    1140 8 R. K. in the Manchester Guardian. In the northern town where I first worked we had two or three newspaper offices and as lively a bunch of runners —that haphazard corps who have nothing better to do than run to the nearest newspaper office every time they observe
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    BY THE WAY
    699 8 THE SUNDAY CP.K.KFT THEME After all, we do no* quite as fast as we I llin to imagine. It will ‘W year» since the publication the author of which ?r& good deal disappointe R 1 known that there w about two schools on a Sunday after Naturally
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    ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON EVEREST
    131 9 Rugby Radio Service. Jr. Ruttledge's 1935 Hopes TTER WEATHER AND SOME LUCK London, August 28. lugh Ruttledge, leader of the Mount Expedition, accompanied by Mr. ;my the, a member of his party, England during the week-end. ,gh the weather defeated the exfter its six weeks’ struggle,
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    PROFESSORS TO TOUR NORTH
    199 9 i ng Materials For B.BC. Talks London, Aug. 10. s inguished professors from the ivi rsities Professor J. A. Sco't io holds the Sibthorpian ProfesRural Economy at Oxford, and r John Hilton, the Professor of il Relations at Cambridge are b r aking extensive tours of
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    24-HOUR DAY AT A MILL
    222 9 24 -HOUR DAY AT A MILL Three Shifts Worked A three-shift day is being worked at a Br. ord weaving mill where artificial iii cotton, and worsted materials are The system has been in operation tor ime years, with slight modifications time to time. On some classes of n b
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    BRITISH MINISTER TO CHINA
    53 9 —Reuter. Announcement In Few Days London, August 28. An announcement regarding the appointment of the new Minister to (hi n.i will be made in a few da vs. Confirmation cannot be obtained as regards the “Spectator’s” forecast owing to the Foreign Office rule of silence until
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    WEIGHING THE POUND
    989 9 Delicate Official Tests MEASURING THE YARDSTICK Checking the yard and the pound measurement is the basis not only of science but also of trade and industry. Without exact pound weights and yardlengths there would be no legal definition of the quantities of materials which are the medium
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    RUN DOWN BY TRAIN
    238 9 Tamil's Shocking Death TRAGEDY NEAR ALOR STAR RECALLED (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, August 27. An inquest into th death of a Tamil who was run over ty an engine at the 2nd mile Anok E. kit. cn August 8 was held by Tuan Syed
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    POSSESSION OF DUTIABLE LIQUOR
    85 9 Three Chinese Heavily Fined Fines of $2OO each were imposed by Mr. D. Wills, Police Magistrate, Penang, on three Chinese named Liew Ah Loy, Yew Ah Oon and Liew Leong Chan, who were convicted on a charge of possession of dutiable liquor at Penang Hill. The
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    ESTATE TRAGEDY AT TRONG
    300 9 Woman Who Took Acetic Acid (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, August 28. Another case of acetic acid poisoning was recorded by the Taiping Police, the victim being a young Indian woman of 25, the mistress of a tindal on an estate at Kuala Trong. The tragedy
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    111 9 TEN—Spot YESTERDAY TO-DAY London No market. £2lB-0-0 TIN—(3 Mouths) London No market. £2lB-2-6 Singapore $110.37 2 Business Done Penang $110.25 $lll% Business Done Buyers no sellers. Buyers no COPRA— (Sundrted) 3 70 3 60 BLACK PEPPER ~w $14.00 $14.50 RUBBER London ..No market. 3j|d. New York No market.
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    COASTAL STEAMER SINKS
    245 10 Catholic Dignitaries Saved By Fishing Boats CREW SPEND NIGHT ON DOOMED VESSEL Twenty dignitaries of the Roman Catholic church, including the Papal delegate to Canada, had a thrilling experience when the coastal steamer on which they were travelling up the St. Lawrence struck a reef and sank.
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    DINING A MILE ABOVE THE EARTH
    295 10 British Air Lines Lead In Catering ■’l'm on the London-Paris 'bus. sir, said the air-liner steward, as casually as who should say: "I’m on the Margate steamer.” Regular travellers on the air services from London to the Continent are as unconcerned about the fact
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    HAIR-DYE DANGER
    166 10 Girl’s Death From A Rare Disease The danger of hair dyes was mentioned at an inquest held before the Manchester City Coroner (Mr. C. W. W. Surridge) and a jury, on Gladys Brown (21), of Naseby Avenue, Blackley, who died in the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Miss Brown was
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      499 10 WIRELESS 8.8. C. Programme For Straits Settlements, and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmitter, Daventry, England. Two of the following frequencies and wavelengths will be used in the transmissions to the Indian zone. Announcements will be made at frequent intervals. Call Sign Frequency Wavelength QSB 9,510 kc|s 31.55 m.
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    TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
    299 11 Sequel To Chittagong Raid WOMAN CONVICTED Chittagong, August 14. Surya Sen, described as the master-mind behind the Chittagong armoury raid and other outrages in Bengal, was sentenced to death on charges of conspiracy. He had been sought by the police since 1930, and only last May
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    BRITISH REPORT ON GERMAN SHIPING RESTRICTION ORDER
    283 11 The Foreign Office have received a report from the British Embassy in Berlin explaining the proposals of the new German shipping order regarding the booking of passages on liners. It has been reported that the Order stipulates that no German can book a
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    DRESS REFORM IN THE NAVY
    151 11 Sunday Tunics A request “that serge tunics may be w’orn under great coats when walking cut on Sundays instead of cloth tunics as at present” has been approved by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. The request was one of those put forward through the
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    ESCAPED MAN IN COURT
    325 11 Alleged Fraud At Hotel The man who escaped from custody while a patient at St. Albans Infirmary and was recaptured after four days’ liberty appeared before the St. Albans justices on August 14. He was described as Edgar Barnes, 54, of Seeley-avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., and
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    HITLER’S BOYHOOD
    401 11 Early Days Of The Dictator In Germany The life story of Adolf Hitler is revealed with a wealth of intimate detail by Emil Lengyel in an illustrated atricle entitled “The Pied Piper of Germany,” in the August number of Pearson's Magazine. Hitler’s mother was a Bohemian, his father,
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      376 11 HORLICK’S SUCCESS Vithout doubt a great factor in the erection of Horlick’s worldde reputation has been its consistent excellence of preservation 1 in any climate. !< have unique testimonials from such Explorers as Amundsen, fansson, Peary, Scott and Byrd, as to its excellence in the Arctic d Antartic regions. In
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      88 11 THE TIRELESS SALESMAN—An aivertisemen. in the “Pinang Gazette” is a tireless salesman. From one week’s end to another it talks business without boring potential customers. It tells your story (unknown to you perhaps) to a wide circle of in terested readers and its influence is all the mor< satisfactory in
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      78 11 A I&C6R BEefU it Ji MATTER'/ I Pinang Gazette Press Ltd. ij i !fi S S I 11 I MONTHLY CHECK ROLLS H S POCKET CHECK ROLLS H f NOTE BOOKS I PENCILS 'I I I GUM 11 Estate Supplies I LEDGERS 1 1 I CASH BOOKS >! DAY-BOOKS {I
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      PORT DICKSON-LUKUT (F.M.S.) RUBBER
      1276 12 The twenty-second annual general meeting of Port Dickson-Lukut (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the Council Room of the Rubber Growers’ Association, 2/4, Idol Lane, Eastcheap, London, EC.3, on Monday, 31st July, 1933, Mr. R. F. McNair Scott, the Chairman, presiding. Mr. W. M. Miller,
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      HOW EXCHANGES ARE MOVING
      122 12 Latest Quotations I Monday Saturday Paris 81 7 16 81 3132 New York 4.53 4.62 Montreal 4.76 *4 4.82 Brussels 22.85" 22.97% Geneva 16.47% 16.57% Amsterdam 7.90% 7.95% Milan 60 7 16 60 11 16 Berlin 13.36 13.47% Stockholm 19.37% 19.37% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Osto 19%
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      KENNEDY & CO. SHARE LIST
      1197 12 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST ICO s i§ NtMUJ. >, XU j I hS RUBBER (Dollar c. c. Allenby Rubber Co. 67?<z 75 1 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 5o 55 Am ilg iinatrd Maliy Estates IIC 1 130 Ayet Hitam Planting Syndicate ..I 75 “5 j Aver Kuning Rubber Estates 1%
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      LEADING BROKERS' SHARE LISTS
      517 12 TO DAY'S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY The following wcne the latest quotation/ m MESb.iS. KENNEDY share Usi to-day. Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Yesterday To-day. MINING Ayer Weng 95 1.00 95 1.00 Batang Padang 12 15 12*4 15 Changkat 35 0 36 6 34 0 35,0 Hong Fatt
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      EXCHANGE
      64 12 PENANG, AUGUST 29 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) On London Bank Demand 2 3 29 32 4 mts 2 3 31|32 Private 3 m ts credit 2 4 5132 3 Documentary 2,4 9|32 On New York Bank Demand 51% nom. France T.T. 930 nom. India M t.T. IM
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      34 12 SELLING MADE EASY—Times are hard btithere is no need to offer that article at a “throwawa, orice. Send alcng a small advertisement to the 'Pinang Gazett-” and dispose of it at a «ati.factnrv igure.
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      271 12 if Ij I I Ini For restful and refreshing sleep, with cheerful energy for the tasks of the coming day, drink “Bull Dog” Guinness Stout. I “Bull Dog” bottling retains to Its fullest extent the W creamy health and flavour of the famous Dublin brew, s u il il ©’-Rl:
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      40 12 WEATHER REPORT Temp. Wind Rainfa) 6 a.m. 75 E 35 m.m. Noon 88 S TIDE TABLES High Water. Low Wate TO-DAY 5.00 a.m. n. 54 a<m 512 P- m 11.32 p.m. TO-MORROW 7.35 a.m. 9 42 P- m 3.25 p.m.
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    516 13 c e Principal Lines a list of vessels arriving Penang during the week: PORT CO-DAV Port Swettenham and Sing.S-‘ AJ from North Continent. >ngkong, Shanghai and i <>m Singapore. Sails for I Havre and Liverpool. kE to Colombo and Bom'RE to Europe. qrt to Far East.
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    THE MAILS
    1238 13 The Post Office notifies that a telegram from G.P.O. London says that the mail despatched from Penang on August 5 by the s.s. "Ranpura” was delivered in London on August 26. AIR MAIL A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra by train to Singapore and thence by Dutch
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      341 13 FUN FROLIC Amusement Park. B O Xf M G The Biggest Fight of the Year At Our Open-Air Stadium TO NIGHT—TUESDAY, 29th AUGUST, 1933 At 9.30 p.m. MAIN EVENT 10 (3 MINUTE) ROUNDS. BUD WALLEY vs. BEE BASCO SEMI-FINAL 6 Rounds. JIMMY LEWIS vs. BROWN ROBERTS PRELIMINARY 4 Rounds. JOHNNY
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      166 13 OPENING TO-NIGHT LOVER AND MISTRESS AFTER MARRIAGE! gSk i Such was the relation- uHV .ship of these two who wed on a contract 1 each to do as each i desired! Did it work? J BLORIfIS j EuinnsonkL I I LAURENCE OLIVIER JOHN HALLIDAY SIR NIGEL PLAYFAIR MICHAEL FARMER I
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      70 13 al afiSjcß 6.1 5 TO-WISMT 9.30 J 71 k ZJaITI -J AVJ iSL? jUTKyI i *rl I/ M-G.M.’s Brilliar. Story of the Wickedest Street in the World Where J Champagne is as Free As Love I THURSDAY METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER’S MIRACLE MASTER PICTURE f "HELL BELOW" A GLORIOUS LOVE STORY SET TO
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    THE UNSCALED MOUNTAIN
    278 14 Another Attempt On Everest In 1935? I WEATHER FIEND Punjab Governor’s Tribute To “Ideal Leader” “This year, next year, sometime, never. Who knows?” was the enigmatic reply given by Mr. Hugh Ruttledge, the Everest explorer, when asked when he intended to renew his assault on the world's
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    DOCTOR AND A MOTORING OFFENCE
    355 14 Death Announced In Police Court When th.e clerk at Northfleet (Kent) Police Court this week called out the name in a case in which Dr. Oscar William Percival, of Wrotham Road, Gravesend .was to have appeared Superintendent Hickmott rose and said: “In this case I
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    BRITISH SPORTSMEN PUZZLED
    277 14 Where Will Duke’s Appeal Funds Go? NOTHING PROMISED London, August 10. Twenty-two days have now elapsed since the Duke of Atholl appealed to 1,000,000 British sportsmen and sportswomen to send him 10s. each to be disposed of absolutely at his discretion, and people are now asking what
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    CIGAR-SMUGGLING ATTEMPT
    200 14 Man’s Dive Into Dock A chase through Tilbury Docks after a man who was suspected of smuggling, which ended in the man’s diving into the Thames and being rescued in a police boat, was described at Grays Police Court. Henry Middleton Smith (30), quartermaster of the motor-vessel Cheshire,
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    TEACHERS ASKED TO RESIGN
    161 14 “Undesirable” Books Following complaints of boys having been supplied with literature alleged to be "undesirable,” the governors of Scarborough High School for Boys have demanded the resignation of two members of the staff One of the books concerned is “Oil!” by Upton Sinclair, and exception has
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      379 14 HUTTENBACH CONTINUE US SHEETER MADE IN TWO MODELS WITH ROLLS 24, 26 AND 28 INCHES LONG. t FULL PARTICULARS ON REQUEST. HUTTENBACH. LAZARUS SONS. LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS. PENANG. -ea < Newly discovered! a priceless safeguard to teeth —an entirely new cleansing and polishing material
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    A. A. ANTHONY & CO.’S NOON QUOTATIONS
    289 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO.’S NOON QUOTATIONS Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller» TEN. Hitam 34 36 34 36 Johan 17 19 17% 20 Kinta 1.16 1.18 1.19 1.21 Klang River 1.12% 1.15 1.12% 1.17% M. Cons. 26 28 27 29 N. Taiping 18 20 18 20 Penawat (Malaya) 85 87
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB (GOLD CUP) MEETING
    350 16 Weights For Second Day PONIES 1 AND 2 AND HORSES 3 Below will be found the weights (6 races only) for the second day of the Singapore Turf Club (Gold Cup) meeting to be run on Wednesday, September 6. There are four events for
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    HORSE RACING IN MALAYA
    1099 16 How it Could Be Improved PLEA FOR LONGER RACES One man said to another Did not see you at the races the other day, what s the reason Races, why, I looked at the programme of the Ist and 2nd days races, and I could not
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    HINDU KAMATCHIE AMAN TEMPLE
    494 16 Supreme Court Suit Adivurned DISPUTE RU RRed jq AND HINDI ADVISORY board An interesting suit which Kas do hearing in the Supr Court this rr rrn before Mr. Justi ibbett, in conne with the managen? and monies of Kamatchie Aman .i e in Dato Kra*' Road,
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    MALAYAN JOCKEY IN AUSTRALIA
    265 16 W. Lawler W. Lawler, w’ho used to ride for Mr. Magill and who is now in Australia, is continuing to meet with success “over there”. At a recent meeting of the Victoria Park Club, Lawler rode Mr. W. B. Manning’s Earlminster to victory in the Second
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    PENANG CRICKET CLUB
    219 16 July Tennis Tournament The following matches have been arranged for to-day Men’s Singles Handicap “A :—R. W. Scarlett —4 v. L. F. Knight —15.2 C. H. Rogers —15.5 v. C. D. Morgan —15.2. Men’s Singles Handicap “B”:—A. Dennys «—2 v. L. V. J. Laville —15.1. Mixed Doubles
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    58 16 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES ACKNOWLEDGMENT The family of the late Mr. Cheah Hock Khoon beg to thank those friends and relatives who attended and assisted during their father’s funeral. sent wreaths, letters and telegrams of condolence and for the loan of motorcars and also to those Associations and firms for their scrolls
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      205 16 E. O. PENANG’S PREMIER HOTEL. To-Morrow Special Dinner Dance fir MUSIC BY THE DOLLAR LINE ORCHESTRA (S.S. “PRESIDENT VAN BUREN”) SAT. 2nd TUES. sth SEPT. SAT. 23rd. SEPT. Repertory Players GRAND present HOLLYWOOD “ITS A BOY” BALL AUSTIN MELFORD. Fancy Dress and BOOK IMMEDIATELY Beach Pyjamas (Extension till 2 a.m.)
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      27 16 V X I X' J fll&u s Bud Malley, who will meet Bee Basco to-night at the Fun A Frolic Open Air Stadium over ten 3-minute rounds.
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      15 16 THE MOST EXCITING 2 HOURS OF YOUR LIFE "HELL BELOW" Showing At QUEEN'S ON THURSDAY!
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