Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 December 1933

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1888 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 288. Vol. LXXXXI. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 4032 1 CAN WE PLAN FOR THE MASS /HILE ASSURING A MAN'S FREEDOM? S’R BASIL BLACKETT GIVES INTERESTING ROTARY ADDRESS There was a record attendance at Wednesday’s luncheon i. acting of the Singapore Rotary Club when Sir Basil Blackett ho left Singapore by the air mail on
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  • 136 1 tion.—Reuter. Mr. de Valera’s Reply FREEDOM TO ENTER AND LEAVE Dublin, Dec. 8. The Senate approved the recommendations of the Imperial Committee on Economic Consultation and Co-operation. Mr. de Valera replying to the taunt that the Free State “could not walk into the Commonwealth with one
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  • 79 1 was admitted as Chancellor.—Rugby Radio Service. Lord Irwin Installed With T raditional Ceremonial London, Dec. 7. Lord Irwin w’as this afternoon installed as the Chancellor of Oxford University with the traditional ceremonial. The Heads of Houses, Doctors, Proctors and the Public Orator met the New Chancellor
    was admitted as Chancellor.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  79 words
  • 138 1 at present poss Pole to give figures.—Rugby Radio Service. No Marketing Agreement TRANSITIONAL PERIOD London, Dec. 7. Answering a question in the House of Commons, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Capt. Anthony Eden, said that no Liquor Marketing Agreement between the United States and Great Britain
    at present poss Pole to give figures.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  138 words
  • 83 1 poses.—Reuter. £3,000 Left By 72-Year-Old Recluse London, Dec. 7. Mr. de Valera has won an action in the probate court in which he sought to establish the will in his favour made by a 72-vear-old recluse, Miss Polly Fitzpatrick, who bequeathed the estate of about
    poses.—Reuter.  -  83 words
  • 572 1 to from £1,500,000 to £2,ooo,ooo,—Rugby Radio Service. Help From Great Britain FREE GIFTS FOR THREE YEARS London, Dec. T. I The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr.' Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons to-day moved a resolution, cn which the bill will be founded to carry out the
    to from £1,500,000 to £2,ooo,ooo,—Rugby Radio Service.  -  572 words
  • 41 1 —Reuter. No Proposals Regarding Disarmament From Hitler Rome, Dec. 7. The German Ambassador has informed Signor Mussolini that Herr Hitler has no proposals to make regarding Disarmament or the League. Mussolini is believed to be most disap- pointed-
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  • 291 1 Rugby Radio Service. Of Internationalisation RAISED IN HOUSE OF LORDS London, Dec. 7. The question of the internationalisation of civil and military aviation was raised in the House of Lords to-night by Lord Allen of Hurtwood who urged the Government to consider taking further initiative at
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  • 49 1 40 Per Cent. For First Quarter Ot 1934 At the annual meeting of the Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Company held this morning (and reported on Page 16) the chairman announced that the International Tin Coinmittee had fixed the quota for the first quarter of 1934 at 40%.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 15 1 It. NAGATA BROTHERS DENTISTS Head Office next to The Dispensary ranch Office 52, Leith Street.
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    • 27 1 KEV BRAND EAU DE COLOGNE Refreshing Fragrant and British WnJH IM Most Acceptable Gift At All l imes Manufactured by the Co-operative Winegrowers Association of South Africa
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    • 97 1 j TO-DAY'S COMPANY MEETINGS Page 16 i TO-DAY’S CONTENTS t Civil And Military Aviation I Latest Cables 1 8.8. C. Wireless Programmes 3 Selections For To-day 5 Sporting News 5 $lOO Must Be Won Coupon 6 China News 7 Economic problems Facing Us To-day 1 9 Public Opinion In Colony
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2096 2 "RMF |cHU Penang Hill The BANKS Applications are invited up to the 12th T day of December, 1933, for the posts of NEDER.LANDSCHE RfSrL teachers for teaching English in the above «V DQ U school in accordance with the requirements l/rkIIwATAWT HA N DEL M A ATSC H OF INDIA,
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  • 605 3 One Man Tries To Save The Nation BUT NO ONE WANTS SAVING—YET Here is the story of the man who gambled in gas masks, who believed that people were ready to protect themselves in case of war, who ordered 10,000 masks and offered them
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  • 201 3 Friends of Charles Chaplin, the famous i film comedian, were surprised to hear him j “on the air” the other night, when he spoke j in support of Roosevelt’s National Recovery Act. Chaplin’s dislike of the microphone is well known. He recently refused an offer of
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    • 53 3 MALAYA'S MOST BRILLIANT footballer. Voting Coupon Write on the dotted fine (in Mock letter.) the name of the player you think i. the m..t brilliant Footballer u, MaUya. Send thi. coupon, together with one TIGER BEER crown cork, to any Branch of Fraser Neave Ltd. THE PRIZE A four month.’
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    • 38 3 GAS MASKS Over ONE MILLION CI VILI A N S in FRANCE and GERMANY have purchased GAS MASKSWHY NOT YOU Cash with order. Cheques should be made payable to BRITISH GAS MASK CO. 5, CLARO TERRACE, LONDON, 5.W.5.
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    • 107 3 if C JSr ike Old folks- .?•’> 1 w?.; i- J] THE PRESENT OF CHRISTMAS CHEER AND CHRISTMAS MEMORIES ..Dewar’s» White Label WHISKY GIVE THEM THE REAL CHRISTMAS SPIRIT SOLE 4GENTS for PENANG, PERAK and KEDAH HENRY WAUGH CO.. LTD. PENANG IPOH. Slump or no slump, all the advertising business
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    • 138 3 jjie most ffnorally useful Medicine Tor all Cllmatoo mi» BrowpgS mJ lR J s There t« ®*III NO Substitute. Acta like a charm in Checks and arrests DIARRHOEA antf 'EVER, CROUP, AGUE. e-r/>ejlAr»U run I e The reliable Family remedy for UHILL3 /NFLUENZA, COUGHS, COLDS and is the only specific
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 918 3 B B C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES TO-DAY 4.20-Time Signal from Greenwich. Concert by the Virtuoso String Q U artet: Marjorie Hayward (violin) Edwin Virgo (violin), Raymonc For Straits Settlements, and Federated Jeremy (viola), Cedric Sharpe (vio 3A. -ay States from the Empire transmitter loncello); Mary Jarred (contralto) Darentry, England. s.3s—News Bulletin.
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  • 179 4 One Of Foremost In World" WARNING TO JAPAN A militant manifesto against Japan, issued by 'he Communist Party’s Control Committee of the Far East Soviet, appeared in the official "Pacific Ocean Star” on Nov. 1. Two days later the Japanese made their daring air reconnaissance
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  • 220 4 Ordered To Switzerland For A Long Cure The Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale, M. P., has cancelled all his engagements until February. 1934, in order to undertake a complete cure in Switzerland. He has been suffering for the last six weeks from the effects of a
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  • 131 4 Transfer to King’s Bench Division Expected The Committee on the reform of judicial procedure will soon put out its final report. The Temple anticipates that as a result the division of the High Court, which at present does probate, divorce, and Admiralty work, will be abolished and
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  • 503 4 Major W. O. Lay, 5.0.L.F., and Mrs. Lav, leave for home by the Chitral. Mrs. J. L. Peace has gone on a round trip to Australia by the s.s. "Gorgon. Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. Hyland return to Singapore from Hong Kong by the Chitral. Mr. F. C. Barraclough,
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    • 248 4 zX 7/ i q%K h s> Diiarm®® 3 Will be s stopped by taking kalzana Diarrhoea is usually caused by inflammation of the intestines, generally due to irritated nerves. By taking Kalzana, the Calcium food, you will provide your blood with the mineral necessary to strengthen the inflamed areas. The
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    • 86 4 THE TIRELESS SALESMAN—An advertisemerin the “Pinang Gazette” is a tireless salesman. Froi. one week’s end to another it talks business without boring potential customers. It tells your story (unknown to you perhaps) to a wid< circle of in•erested readers and its influence is all the more -attslactory in so far
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    • 406 4 I jyin jPx. i f/ «Jrlal LFI 11 "l V |JS I WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF Fox-trot J < i DID MY HEART BEAT C 8665 l AH BIJT IS 1T LOVE l I’VE GOTTA GET UP AND WORK Here’s The BB C. Dance Orchestra Playing 1
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  • 444 5 Handicaps And Selections CARD OF EIGHT EVENTS low will be found the handicaps and tions for to-day’s Perak Turf Club A teur Races at Ipoh RACE 1 i i S -Classes 2 and 3 combined, Division .3., mgs. 2.55 p.m. I i C.e-te II 11.09
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  • 114 5 N.S.—Malacca Team Against Johore PERAK AND SELANGOR The following will represent Negri-Malac-ca against Johore in the “Malaya” Cup match on Saturday:— Macaulay, Banham, Rozario, Burnam, McNee; Caldwell, Seneviratne; Gray, Lawrie (capt.), Mearns, Hallam, Mitchell, Theophilus, Robey and Read. The following are the teams of Saturday’s “Malaya” Cup
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  • 69 5 Extended A Further Three Nights It has been decided by the Committee of the Chinese Fair, in view of the unfavourable weather met with during the last few nights, to extend the Fair till Sunday next. The proceeds will be equally divided between the Poppy
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  • 31 5 Nara —Guillermo Contest Owing to the unfavourable weather, last night’s boxing was postponed, and the Nara-Guillermo fight will be staged at Fun Frolic Stadium to-morrow night.
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  • 98 5 December Amateur Meeting, 1933 First Day, Friday, Bth December, econd Day, Saturday, 9th December, 1933 ARRANGEMENTS AS USUAL A MEMBERS’ $1 SWEEPSTAKE will be held each day on Races to be decided upon hv the Committee. CASH SWEEPS FOR MEMBERS ONLY will be held on the Course
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  • 349 5 SCOTLAND BEATEN BY REST II On a badly water-logged ground and in a thick drizzle which fell throughout r I the football match between Scotland and t the Rest was played yesterday on the Esplanade and after a keen struggle re- t suited in a win for
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  • 190 5 Penang Team To Meet Selangor The following have been selected to represent Penang against Selangor in the Interstate hockey match to-morrow at 5 p.m. on the Esplanade: C. G. Van Houten; R. H. Yorke leang Cheng Phoy; Tan Kong Tat, L. H. Best, Boey Seng Poe; G. R.
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  • 83 5 P.C.C. V. Selangor Club The following have been selected to re present the Penang Cricket Club in the hockey match against the Selangor Club on Sunday on the Esplanade at 5 p.m. C. G. van Houten; F. G. Pooley, S. V. Adams; A. W. Foster, L. H. Best,
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  • 20 5 The result of this competition will appear in the next issue of the Sunday Gazette.
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  • 295 5 Lionel Barrymore At His Best Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s picturisation of Phil Stong’s popular novel of rural life, “The Stranger’s Return,” opened to good houses at the Queen’s last night despite the inclement weather conditions. Those who braved the elements in order to see the film, were more
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    • 458 5 ITT TT 1 I B.V.D. UNDERWEAR i B.V.D. UNDERWEAR Kir b igj New shipment of these popular garments, i BP < T “—ll ril E- w XThe New Sports Model Union Suit so and at a much lower price. Union Suits F -'A w V 1 I ’y H UK
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  • 543 6 WEAPON ANYONE CAN BUY MORE DANGEROUS THAN' i A REVOLVER Fireai ms that will kill a man at twenty j yards’ range are being openly sold by toy- j shops all over Great Britain, together with| 1 live ammunition. They can be bought by anyone without
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  • 174 6 Returning To Canada After Mother’s Disappearance First to board the Duchess of Richmond for her sailing from Liverpool for Canada was a lonely traveller, an eighteen-month-old baby girl Frances Buxton, whose young mother was lost in mid-Atlantic a week ago. The child was the daughter of
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  • 345 6 Youth Salutes Hero The World Forgot i I Fourteen years after his death, a move is being made to establish a living memorial to the airman who saved London from desi truction. He is Leefe Robinson, the famous wartime V.C. airman. After a two-hours
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  • 230 6 Island Eden Storm Semething like a revolution is taking place in the nudist colony on the lie du Levant, the most easterly of the group of islands knowm as the Hes d’Hyeres, off the French Riviera. The island is inhabited by about 250 men and w’omen who
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  • 115 6 New Animals Bill to be Presented Sir Robert Gower, M.P., chairman of the R S.P.C.A., and of the National Canine Defence League, gave notice on November 15 of his intention to present to Parliament early in the new session a Bill which is certain to arouse keen
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 724 6 $lOO must be won S.G. P-G- FOOTBALL COMPETITION o NO ENTRANCE FEE o DFIOW will be found particulars of the Sunday Gazette and Pinang 8 Gazette, Football Competition No. 5, in which you are asked to forecast results of ten English and Scottish League matches to be played on December
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    • 293 6 PICNIC AT FUN SPECIALi OFFER FOR FEW WEEKS ONLY SATURDAY DINNER STAY TO MONDAY MORNING BREAKFAST Parties, four peisona in a cottage (Board Lodging inclusive)s6 per person Parties, two persons in a cottage (Board Lodging inclusive)sB per person Bus Fare to Fun, 8 cents or for better hiring service, ’phone
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  • 548 7 —Canton Truth. Misrule and Neglect By Authorities APPALLING AGRICULTURAL CONDITION The misrule and neglect on the part 1 the authorities in the last few decades ieveal the appalling condition in which Chinese agriculture is finding itself to- Natural calamities too have from fine to time aggravated the
    —Canton Truth.  -  548 words
  • 37 7 .—China Times. Japanese Minister Leaving Peiping Peiping, November 19 The Japanese Minister, Mr. Ariyoshi, is leaving here for the south to-day. He is scheduled to return to Tokyo in the near future it is leamed.-
    .—China Times.  -  37 words
  • 260 7 —Canton Times. Extorted Over $1,500 from Cloth Merchants DEATH PENALTY PASSED BY SOUTH-WEST Another corrupt official, Tam Yee-bing, formerly head of the Business Tax Collection Bureau of Punyu and Namhoi Districts, who was convicted of extortion by I the special tribunal of the South-west Political Council, was
    —Canton Times.  -  260 words
  • 219 7 stood. —Sin Wen Pao. Two Towns on Anhuei Border Raided Yihsin, November 19 Taipuchen, a town on the Kiangsu-An-huei border, was occupied and thoroughly looted by a band of bandits late yesterday afternoon. The local militia, a mere handful of forty men armed with rifles, were overpowered
    stood.—Sin Wen Pao.  -  219 words
  • 73 7 Girls and Customers Arrested I Peiping, November 19 A large number of dancing girls and a number of customers were arrested early this morning at the San Hsin Dancing Hall by the municipal police, under orders of Mayor Yuan Liang. The arrests were made in
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  • 439 7 MANY ELEMENTS IN THE COUNTRY RECONCILED TO IDEA "CHINESE HAVE ALWAYS FELT AN INSTINCTIVE SYMPATHY FOR JAPAN" It is not beyond the realm of impossibility of a Japanese hegemony over China, writes a correspondent in the “Canton Truth”. There are certainly many elements in China,
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  • 211 7 —China Times. Shanghai Fukiens Appeal For Peace Shanghai, November 20. The Fukien provincials in Shanghai yesterday held an urgent meeting to discuss measures for coping with the situation in Fukien. As a result, a decision was reached that a telegram should be sent to General Chiang Kwang-nai
    —China Times.  -  211 words
  • 97 7 —Sin Wen Pao. Regulations Promulgated In Shansi Taiyuan, November 19 By an order issued by the Shansi Provincial Government, all citizens of Shansi between the age of 18 and 49 will have to render free service every year on public construction works for a period of thirteen days.
    —Sin Wen Pao.  -  97 words
  • 116 7 —China Times. Withdrawing From Shanhaikuan Peiping, November 19 The Japanese 14th Brigade stationed at Shanhaikuan has left for North Manchuria owing to the great tension on the RussoManchurian border. About ‘wo hundred Japanese infantry are now left. Mr. Tao Shang-min, one of the members of the Retrocession Committee,
    —China Times.  -  116 words
  • 52 7 delay.—China Times. Chinese To Take Over Shanhaikuan Tientsin, Nov. 17. An agreement has been reached between the Chinese and Japanese authorities for the return of Shanghaikuan to China on November 25th. If nothing untoward happens between now and that date, the transfer will be made without any further
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  • 36 7 —Shun Pao. New Coaches Hsuchow, November 19 The Lung-Hai Railway Administration recently purchased a consignment of eighty railway coaches from England. The wagons have now been put into active use on the line.-
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  • 56 7 —Sin Wen Pao. Peiping, Nov. 17. The various public bodies in Peiping have sent a joint petition to the Government urging the immediate removal of General Yuan Liang from the post of MaI yor of Peiping. They request that General Huang Fu be
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  • 184 7 —Shun Pao. General Drive in Full Swing PROVINCIAL TROOPS UNDER LIU HSIANG Chengtu, November 19. The general drive made by the provincial troops under General Liu Hsiang against the Communists is still in full swing. So far the troops under General Wang Kaichi have -pressed forward
    —Shun Pao.  -  184 words
  • 127 7 elusion. —Shun Pao. Complete Victory For Provincial F orces Tihua, November 19. The civil war in Sinkiang has resulted in a complete victory for the provincial forces under General Shen Shih-tsai, according to the latest military advices from the front. A detachment of General Shen’s troops
    elusion.—Shun Pao.  -  127 words
  • 117 7 ;.—Shun Pao. For Inner Mongolia Peiping, November 19 The report that the Mongolian princes have abandoned their original plan and now accept the proposals of the Central Government to form an autonomous government on a small scale is confirmed by telegrams just received here from Suiyuan. Under the
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  • 48 7 .—China Times. Executed In Tientsin Tientsin, November 19 General Chen Kwei-lin, former Volunteer commander who later mutinied against the Government in Southern Hopei, was captured last week in Tientsin, where he has been hiding In the Japanese Concession. Chen was tried, found guilty and executed yesterday.
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  • 45 7 Shun Pao. Shanghai, Nov. 18. 2,000,000 piculs of Hunan and Anhuei rice are now being shipped to Canton by way of Shanghai to meet the urgent needs of the Kwangtung province. More is expected to be sent to South China shortly.
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  • 579 7 —Peiping Morning Post. Foreign Policy of National Govt. SO-CALLED CURVED LINE DIPLOMACY We are not entirely out of sympathy with those who advocate a so-called curved-line diplomacy in dealing with the present Sino-Japanese situation. So long as the Government does not go against its own position, we have
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  • 47 7 Sin Wen Pao. Returning To Shanghai Peiping, Nov. 17. It is reliably learned that Mr. Ariyoshi, the Japanese Minister to China, will leave here for Shanghai on the 19th. He will return to Tokyo as soon as he receives instructions from the Tokyo Foreign Office.—
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  • 310 8 Hardly any policy of our Government has aroused antagonisms so fundamental, going to the very depths of conscious- ness, as its cultural policy. The educai tional policy of the Government is that there has always been free education in Malay there has always been payment for English
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  • 389 8 Capt. C. A. Barnard of the Imperial Airways who was in Penang yesterday on his way to. Singapore to organise the extension of Imperial Airways from Rangoon to Singapore, interviewed by a “Pinang Gazette” representative, was exceedingly non-committal in what he said and whether the Kuala
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  • 109 8 —Reuter. Satisfactory Progress In Hongkong London, Dec. 7. Replying to Mr. Mander, with regard to progress of carrying out the Mui Tsai Ordinance in Hongkong, Mr. Hudson, on behalf of Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister, referred to the despatch of the Governor on July 4, in
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  • 99 8 —Reuter, President Roosevelt Personally Attends To Affair Washington, Dec. 7. Efforts were made to-day to bridge over the gaps which appeared overnight in the administration. Disputing parties were invited to White House where President Roosevelt himself took hand of the affair. Subsequently, Mr. Wallace stated that
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  • 1460 8 The club had entertained some famous actors in its, time, and in after-luncheon talk the group round the fire was assured by the veterans that in those days actors were actors; yes, and plays were plays. You went to see Irving in “The Bells,” or Hare in “A
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  • 47 9 i.—Reuter. Manuscript Bought By Russian Ambassador Moscow, Dec. 7. The manuscript of Scott’s novel, “Talisman,” has been bought by the Russian Ambassador at a London auction. In 1868 it was bought for £l,OOO and subsequently lost and found in the archives of the historical museum.
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  • 297 9 But Garage Used It DAMAGES FOR TAIPING EUROPEAN (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 7. An interesting civil suit in which an European wardei, J. C. E. Vaughan of the Prisons Department, Taiping, sued a wellknown motor repairer’s firm for the sum of $391.14 was heard
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  • 64 9 Reute/. Insufficient Foreign Gold Purchases Washington, Dec. 7. President Roosevelt has announced that the issue of 950,000,000 certificates of indebtedness dated Dec. 15 has been oversubscribed and the lists are closed. Domestic gold purchases totalled 354,000 ounces valued at $11,350,000 according to Mr. Jesse Jones, who added
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  • 105 9 TIN-SPOT YESTERDAY TO-DAY London £227.0.0 £226.7.6 i TIN—(B Moette) London £227.0.0 £226.10.0 Singapore $114.00 $114.25 Business Done Panang $ll3. Busineae Done Buyers No Sellers COPRA—(SoDdrted) $3.10 $3.05 BLACK PEPFEB a $14.50 $14.50 RUBBER London 4 3)16d. 4 7|32d. New York B%c.(G) B%c.(G) Singapore Spot l3%c. JanjMar. 13%c. 14%c.
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    • 271 9 BEAUTIFUL BABIES OF SIAGAPOBE 11 Both these lovely children I were reared in Singapore on Cow Gate. In trying climates this Food is a boon indeed to the anxious mother. Freshly made and packed in Wigr -41 English meadows shipped weekly to Malaya in sealed and dated tins there is
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  • 236 10 .—Reuter. WITHOUT FIRST CONSULTING FRIENDS LONDON HOPES OF DIRECT DISARMAMENT AGREEMENT Paris, December 7. It is believed that France is determined not to talk with Germany without first consulting her friends and Dr. Benes arrives on December 14 on an official visit. The
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  • 126 10 Jonkheer van Suchtelen’s Invitation It is possible that H. E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, who is coming to Pennang for Christmas, may also visit Sumatra before the New Year. The Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra, Jonkheer van Suchtelen, was in Singapore last week.
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  • 117 10 —Reuter Wireless. Dimitroff Again Holds The Stage i Leipzig, Dec. 5. Dimitroff again held the stage at today’s proceedings in connection with the burning of the Reichstag, when communists under arrest on charges of treason gave evidence of fears of a nazi march on Berlin in March
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  • 71 10 47,000 Cases Last Week During the week ending 2nd December, 1933, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 47,018 cases, of which 43,379 cases were to the United Kingdom, 2,135 cases to the Continent of Europe, Nil cases to Canada and 1,504 cases elsewhere. Total exports for
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  • 114 10 £17,000,000 and £17,500,000. —Rugby Radio Service. British Financial Proposals London, Dec. 7. A financial resolution in regard to Newfoundland affairs will be moved in the House of Commons to-day and the White i Paper explaining the resolution states that i it is proposed that any grants made up to
    £17,000,000 and £17,500,000.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  114 words
  • 98 10 -Rugby Radio Service. Orders Placed By Foreign Countries London, Dec. 7. Eight aeroplanes constructed for the Egyptian Government in England arrived at Cairo to-day where their landing was witnessed by King Fuad, Members of the Cabinet and a large crowd. Orders have been placed by Denmark, Portugal and
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  • 93 10 :.—Reuter. Russian Offer Moscow, Dec. 7. M. Smidovitch, Vice-President of the Soviet Union, announced that Russia had offered refuge to German Jews seeking new homes, inviting them to participate in building up an autonomous Jewish Republic under the name Birobidjan. The proposed new state is situated
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  • 290 10 .—Reuter. Department Of Agriculture AND TREASURY New York, Dec. 7. There is internal strife in the Department of Agriculture, and a vigorous new attack on the monetary policy by Mr. Ogden Mills as well as dissension in the Treasury are the latest developments. Mr. Peek, Farm Administrator,
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  • 36 10 —Reuter. Accident Near Chinese Border Hongkong, Dec. 7 A R. A. F. seaplane crashed near the Chinese border and Corporal A. E. V. Winter, who was slightly injured, was re- moved to hospital.
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  • 62 10 >. —Rugby Radio Service. Two Properties Presented To National Trust London, Dec. 7. Two beautiful properties at Dovedale, Derbyshire, known as Hurtswood and Vail Dale have been presented to the National Trust by Mr. Robert McDougall, a manufacturer. The gift is one of the most outstanding received
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  • 44 10 —Rugby Radio Service. Cash Application Lists Closed London, Dec. 7. The list for cash application in connection with the issue of 3%% registered stock at £99 per cent by the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia were closed at 10.30 this morning.
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  • 60 10 Johore Bahru, Dec. G. Inche Zainon binte Abdullah, Lady Supervisor of Malay Schools, left to-day for Mecca for the pilgrimage. Quite a number of Government officials and employees left by the same boat for the same destination and purpose, among them Inche Mohamed Taff bin Haji Ismail,
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  • 37 10 Reuter. Three Hours Discussion QUOTA SYSTEM Batavia, Dec. 7. The Supreme Council with the Governor-General presiding, discussed for three hours tne suggested quota system for the curtailment of rubber cultivation in the Dutch East Indies.
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  • 21 10 Our Bangkok correspondent wires: “Father Devais’ elevation to a bishopric has pleased Catholics here where he is well-known.”
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  • 225 10 In Possession Of Royal College Of Surgeons Bones of a queen of England which Westminster Abbey rejected have been given a last resting place in a private room attached to the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. They are a thigh bone and upper arm bone
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  • 133 10 But I Like My Friends To Take A Drink “I have been a teetotaller for 50 years,” said the Bishop of London,” but I suppose I am the most unfanatical teetotaller that ever lived. “When I see my friends take a glass
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  • 604 10 "Deliberately Flouted" Says Mr. Laycock "AMUSED" AT ATTACK ON THE PRESS Mr. John Laycock writes to the Singapore Free Press as follows: Sir, The basic language of this Colony must be English. I have not always seen eye to eye with the newspapers. That, naturally
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  • 161 10 Famous Jewels Sold Under The Hammer A wonderful collection of jewels owned I by Miss Jenny Dolly, one of the famous Dolly Sisters, was auctioned in Paris today, and fetched 3,118,925 francs (£38,987 at current rates). The highest price was fetched by an emarald-cut diamond weighing
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  • 2268 11 Big Merger with Ampat Tin ’OSITION FROM SINGAPORE SHAREHOLDERS 1 lie foiirteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of Batang 1 adang 1 in Dredging Company, Limited, was held -vd da\ afternoon at 2.30 p.m. at the registered offices of the •npany,
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    • 392 11 1" 111 fl W J! &***«&> KIMCHME ii certa,n ly picks you up after a f tiring game—you’ll find greater satis- COUD 3 I taction and real enjoyment by keeping to K.G. 3. SB II C COSH/ I aJKfwliy I IDOFEE >- ■ISftBIB? J Rotten "G WHAT A PITY ■Bl
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  • 633 12 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY The following were the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY CO’S share list i to-day. Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers MINING A. Hitam 15,0 15,‘6 15j0 15j6 B. Padang 30 32 y 2 30 32% B. Caves 97%1.02% 97%1.02% Chenderiang 5 9
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  • 54 12 PENANG, DECEMBER 8 (By OoufUmjv of the Chartered B-mlr 1 On London Bank Demand 214 I|l6 4 m|ts 2|4% Private 3 m|ts credit 2|4% 3 Documentary 24% On New York Bank Demand 59 nom. France T.T. 950 nom. India T.T. 155 Hongkong T.T. 38 dis.nom. Shanghai T.T. 43%% dis.
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  • 300 12 SOON THEAM CO. The following are the change» ba oui juotatioM up to noon to-day:— Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers TINS A. Hitams 14j6 15|0 1419 15|3 Bangrins 36,3 37|3 36 3 37|3 B. Padangs 29 31 29 31 B. Caves 98 1.01 95 1.00 Chenderiangs 5|3 5 9 5
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  • 127 12 The following are th» latest quotattow for to-day:— Buyer» Seller» hn A. Hitam 15 0 15 6 Batang Padangs 29 31 B. Caves 97% 1.00 Chenderiang 5 6 6 0 Hong Fatts 47% 50 Jelapang 12 6 13 3 K. Lanjut 17 9 18 3 Kamunting 13
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  • 127 12 Latest Quotations Thursday Wednesday Paris 83 15 32 83 9 32 New York 5.10% 5.12% Montreal 5.04% 5.05% Brussels 23.51% 23.47 Geneva 16.86 16.83 Amsterdam 8.13 8.10 Milan 62 61 13 16 Berlin 13.69 13.65% Stockholm 19.39 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 29%
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 440 12 KEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO LET 3 ROOMS (Furnished or Unfurnished) BACHELORS DESIRING ROOM WITH OR WITHOUT BOARD specially catered for with Respectable Chinese Family ALSO SPACIOUS FRONT PORTION OF HOUSE TO LET AT REASONABLE RATES Suitable for Business Office, Etc. LOCALITY PENANG ST., PENANG Apply “Reasonable Rates” C/o la, Penang Street,
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    • 277 12 If you wish to extend your trade and find new customers. try a small advertisement in the "Pinang Gazette.” It circulates throughout Cue whole oi North Malaya, Siam and Sumatra. As a selling medium it stands unrivalled. U. j -5 11 LEA A ra|| SAUCE Th® Original and genuine Worcestershire
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    • 151 12 Get INSTANT RELIEF from terrible SKIN TORMENT are «ufierer from Eoxema, Ulcer*. Sore*. Itching y. Kruptions, R*«hea, or any form of skin disease, use p.U.n. Prewiription. Just a few drops of this marvellous healing lotion and you hare instant relief, irritation and pam go e VrNr at oaoe, and a
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 37 12 WEATHER REPORT Temp. Wind Rainfal 6 A.M. ..74 E 28 m.m. NOON 83 N TIDE TABLES TO-DAY High Water Low Water 3.04 a.m. 10.01a.m. 4.01 p.m. 9.54 p.m. to-mobbow 3.37 a.m. 10.38 a.m. 4.51 p.m. 10.45 p.m.
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  • 583 13 Schedule of Principal Lines S.S. MAHIDOL from Mergui, Moulmein and Tavoy. Sails for the same ports to-day. S.S. NALDERA to Far East. M.S. ERRIA from Bangkok, Singapore, Malacca and Port Swettenham. Sails to-day for Colombo, Port Said, Genoa, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg Aarhus and Copenhagen. S.S. AGAMEMNON
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  • 622 13 The Post Office notifies that a telegram from G.P.O. London says that the mail despatched from Penang, on November 17 by the s.s. “Johan van Oldenbarnevelt” was delivered in London on December 6. AIR MAIL A mail for Europe, Great Britain, Ireland and North America by steamer to
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    • 27 13 What is the Good of < repining t i BUY THE PINANG GAZETTE I o AND I SUNDAY GAZETTE J (A) Keep up to date and be happy
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    • 49 13 ffiwt 1 1 j 1 J. j i 1 Eucryl Tooth Powder thoroughly cleans and polishes your teeth. It "uY* keeps the mouth healthy and the breath sweet» Free sample on receipt of 5 cent stamp from Representative: Mr. G. C. STOKES, P.O. Box No. 108, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 285 13 l T «uT- L ILXLF jIUSfIiiSEB 6’5 TO-NIGHT j ONE OF P m m-g-mT masterpiece V ,evements >HHBi L,ONEL BARRYMORE n s Grandest Role J "THE STRANGER’S RETURN" with I HHL MIRIAM HOPKINS FRANCHOT TONE J NEXT CHANGE Z .’l Ni X~ R i'^-’ S BAFFL > N G MYSTERY
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    • 177 13 IB OPENING TO-NIGHT! I MATINEE ON SUNDAY AT 145 P.M. A New Joyous Entertainment By The Stars and Producers of "JACKS THE SQY"— I U I n f h llin g PS? fcU I—. s I l° r You’ > Ijiim Gainsborough's Bright And Breezy, Musical Com e d y
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  • 1636 14 HUNTING DAYS HIS HAPPIEST MODERN NEEDS OF AGRICULTURE COMBINATION AND NEW ACTIVITIES We farmers This phase provided a thrilling note at a wonderful gathering held in London at the Connought Rooms, in which the Prince of Wales was the outstanding figure. For it was as
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  • 163 14 DECEMBER 8 South Taiping and Batu Selangor Tin Companies, annual meetings, Henry Waugh Co., noon and 12.30 p.m. respectively. Perak Turf Club Amateur races, Ist day. DECEMBER 9 Inter-state Hockey: Penang v. Selangor, Penang. Eurasian Company Dance, Peel Avenue Perak Turf Club, Amateur races, 2nd day. DECEMBER
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    • 190 14 jfIHV 7 that needs no artificial aids THE kind of beauty that is founded on rational living and eating endures through a lifetime. Include Quaker Oats in your daily diet. It will send rich, red blood pulsing through your veins bringing a lasting colour to your cheeks and the charm
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    • 382 14 Has No Ugly Hair Now I become completely diaoovr- aged by i hea»v pevth of dhgusting lair I tried depila- v Ury pMtei, evil R ’J* 1 err'/lHng powders and I painful electric I/ freatments even J' msor- Staving/ jknply an&de the thicker Th-u> found the WZW VEET w Wch
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    • 2025 15 IwvTl d H MB3§g?s -X p. ©.--BRITISH INDIA/ \>4 I X AND APCAR LINES H (Companies Incorporated in England) SLT MAIL PASSENGER and CARGO SERVICES FUfIMBU LIMB u. mwin m iiw rBaM W LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. Leave. Due TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under
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  • 399 16 67 PER CENT. OF PENANG IMPORTS RE-SHIPPED TO F.M.S. HOW JAPAN HAS CAPTURED THE MARKET The following figures are of considerable interest in view of the talk of Japanese competition and a Customs Union in Malaya. It will be seen that whereas Singapore reshipments
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  • 53 16 .—Reuter. Alleged Henchman Of Ai Capone Arrested Chicago, Dec. 7. Half a million dollars counterfeit money complete with a counterfeiting plant were seized in a raid on a cottage after the arrest of two men, one alleged to the the henchman of Al Capone, carrying
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  • 48 16 —Reuter. 5,000 Concentration Camp Prisoners To Be Released Berlin, Dec. 8. Herr Goering, has instructed the secret police to release 5,000 prisoners from the concentration camps before Christmaß in view of the peaceful interval position and stabilisation of the National Socialist re- gime.
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  • 896 16 Fourth Annual Meeting BIG BALANCE TO BE CARRIED FORWARD The fourth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was held at 12.30 p.m. to-day at the registered offices of the Company, Xo. 33, Beach Street, Penang. Mr.
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  • 602 16 Annual Meeting TO MEET FURTHER CALL FROM ASSOCIATED PROSPECTING The twelfth annual general meeting of shareholders of the South Taiping Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was held at noon to-day at the registered offices of the Company, No. 33, Beach Street, Penang. Mr. L. E.
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  • 279 16 Mr. Lim Kheng Kooi News has been received by Mr. Lim Ewe Chaing, father of Mr. Lim Kheng Kooi, the Penan Queen’s scholar, informing him of the further success of his son who has been awarded a Profumo Prize of 100 guineas for the October Scholarship
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  • 85 16 —Reuter. Equalisation Fund To Be Used Washington, Dec. 7. A scheme’ to stabilise petrol prices by using the Equalisation Fund to keep the current price from depressing supplies off the market has been submitted to Mr. Ickes by certain sections of the oil industry. The
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  • 33 16 —Reuter. No Convicts Killed Paris, Dec. 7. According to a semi-official report no convicts were killed in the mutiny aboard the French convict ship en route to French Guiana.
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  • 46 16 —Reuter. Trip To Moscow With 9-Year-Old Daughter London, Dec. 7. The American Ambassador, Mr. Bullitt, arrived at Plymouth en route to Moscow accompanied by his nine-year-old daughter. They reach Moscow on Saturday and are expected to return to Washington within a fortnight.-
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 184 16 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette”) Si r I saw Visitor’s letter in your last night’s issue and was greatly surprised Why criticise your reporter for doing what he was supposed to do? His mind did not wander from its purpose, however, hard “The Penang Impressionists” tried
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  • 153 16 —Reuter. M. Paul Reynauu Favours Deflation Paris, Dec. 7. The Budget Debate opened in the Chamber in an atmosphere of unrest and indecision although the impression is growing that Government will obtain a small majority. The debate will continue until Saturday night and perhaps on Sunday.
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  • 68 16 —Reuter Not Intended To Impose Retaliatory Reference to the French Surtax reported on November 23, has been ascertained by the Government as not intended to impose a retaliatory for the present. They are satisfied with the progress of negotiations and there is no reason to expect
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  • 102 16 Grading Of Mukims Considered The 142nd meeting the State Council of Pahang was held at the Astana Seri feren tang, Pckan, on 27th November, 1933. At this meeting the Council among other matters: (a) discussed the question of the desirability of imposing a cess on al) agricultural
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  • 42 16 The body of a dead Chinese was d'Scovered this morning at about 9 a.m- 10 a drain running along Logan Road. e police later removed the body to mortuary where the usual post mortem will be held.
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  • 22 16 The finals in the European Tournament have been arrang' d y oiun place on Monday, evening at teer Headquarters.
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    • 45 16 i EASTERN ORIENTAL HOTEL PENANG. TO-MORROW ORCHESTRAL MUSIC DURING TIFFIN 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. PENANG REPERTORY PLAYERS Present fifty-fifty By OTIS HERMANN (ONE LONG LAUGH) Admission to Hall—s2.oo. Percentage of gross takings donated to European Unemployment Fund. Extension till 1 a.m. BOOK NOW. ’Phone 322.
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    • 14 16 XMAS SHOPPIN SEE THE SUNDAY GAZETTE SPECIAL XMAS SHOPPIN* NUMBER NEXT SUNDAY jl■ BBQHSDQiaiiSCSLJX
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