Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 December 1933

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1888 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 293. Vol. LXXXXI. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1933. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 192 1 —Reuter. »R GO TO HELL ECONOMICALLY" SENATOR JOHNSON FORESHADOWS NEW POLITICAL PARTY ashington. December 13. nation of a new political partv pledged to support the i\< iosev elttan lolicx is foreshadowed bv the Republican, Senator Johnson. Declaring that party lines must be loosened
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  • 121 1 and Rugby Radio Service. YESTERDAY'S CABINET MEETING SIR JOHN SIMON'S HOLIDAY London, December 14. It s understood that the outcome of yester lay’s Cabinet meeting is that Great Ihh. will make a supreme effort to reweav the threads of the Disarmament Conference. It is stated
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  • 67 1 Rugby Radio Service. No Passports For W eek-Enders London, December 13. Th Foreign Under-Secretary, Captain said that the French Government in r >-”ise to an enquiry has been informed he British Government were glad to ent' r into an arrangement by which British French holders of week-end tickets wil
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  • 58 1 Government of Bombay.—Rugby Radio Service. First Programme London, December 13. The first wireless programme from India was sent to England to-day and re-radi-ated over the Empire Service of the Broadcasting Corporation. The programme was opened by a short speech by Lord Brabourne, who five days ago
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  • 75 1 —Reuter. Trial Of Accused Concluded Lahore, December 13. The trial of the 21 men accused with the attempt to blow up the Vice-regal tram four years ago also the organisation of the bomb explosions in the Punjab in 1930 and other conspiratorial activities was
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  • 50 1 —Reuter. Bolivian War Minister Counters Paraguayan Claims I La Paze, December 13. Countering Paraguayan claims of dazzl- ing victory, the Bolivian War Minister announces that Colonel Panaranda with 3,000 troops succeeded in rejoining the main Bolivian army. The President has promoted Col. Penaranda to the rank of Genera
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  • 133 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Fishing Vessels Overdue CROSS CHANNEL SERVICE DIVERTED London, December, 13. One of the fiercest gales of the winter swept the British coasts to-day and was particularly severe in the English Channel. Some cross-channel boats were diverted from Dover to Calais and sailings were
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  • 113 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Under Shah’s Leadership London, December 13. A large order for covered railway vans for the Persian Railway has been secured by the British Firm of Metropolitan Cammell Cario Wagon and Finance Company. In a leading article the Times to-day pays a tribute to
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  • 202 1 Rugby Radio Service. Govt. Financial Help NORTH ATLANTIC MERGER London, Dec. 13. Financial assistance from the Government to enable the completion of the partially built giant Cunarder was promised by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to-day. Questioned as to the progress of negotiations between the Cunard
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  • 41 1 —Reuter Wireless. Thrown While Out Hunting London, Dec. 10 Lord Irwin, the Minister for Education, who was thrown heavily when out with the Middleton Hunt in East Riding yesterday and sustained head and arms cuts, is much better to-day.
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  • 216 1 .—Reuter and Reuter Wireless. Far Short Of Expected Total UNDERWRITERS TAKE UP BALANCE Dublin, Dec. 12. The fourth Irish Free State National Loan of £6,000,000 3j per cent., the subscription lists of which closed this afternoon was undersubscribed, the underwriters taking up the balance of the
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  • 71 1 Assistant Cashier’s Alleged Theft From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, December 13. With regard to the loss of $3,040 reported by the Yokohama Special Bank, yesterday, it is now alleged that an employee, the Assistant Cashier of the Bank, absconded with a total $3,400 leaving a letter to
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  • 254 1 The Day When Prohibition Ended Minneapolis, December 8. To Andrew Volstead, “Father” of the National Prohibition Act, the day which saw Prohibition killed at the polls, was a day just like any other. If Volstead was disturbed by the collapse of the “dry” regime he
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  • 132 1 tional bomb than a national bomb.—Reuter. No Happier In Smithereens LEAGUE POLICE FORCE IMPRACTICABLE The efficacy of the Shanghai defence force, composed of seven nationalities, was among the arguments for the practicability and an International Police Force adduced by the Liberal M.P., Mr. Mander in moving
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  • 175 1 Arrangements For Up-country Tour Arrangements for H.E. the Governor's forthcoming visit to Kuala Lumpur and Penang, commencing on December 14 have been completed. Lady Clementi and the Misses Clementi will not accompany His Excellency to Kuala Lumpur, but will travel by the s.s. Kedah to Penang, leaving Singapore
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 42 1 KEV BRAND afUf EAU DE COLOGNE Refreshing Fragrant and British A. j I|a DE AU DE O LOGMI/ mbk GF F MM ijse A Moct |lg|ggg A Mo:t Acceptable Gift At All limes Manufactured by the Co-operative Winegrowers Association of South Africa
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    • 114 1 JAPANESE WILL NOT SETTLE IN MANCHURIA EASILY —Page 16. TO-DAY'S CONTENTS Latest Cables 1 Americal Must Go Through With Roosevelt’s Programme 1 Home Events of The Week 3 8.8. C. Wireless Programmes 6 China News 7 Dope “Planted” On Ship’s Storekeeper 9 Depressing Warning From New Delhi 9 Malaya Land
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 2360 2 RATES FOR CASUAL notification. spend your xmas new year holidays BANKS ADVERTISEMENTS I TENDERS will be receive up ‘o noon IN PENANG on 18th. December, 1933, at the Resident iron beds to the new General Hos- PFMAMr tube cliir cold cup MEETING NEDERLANDSCHE I Chartered Bank All communications relating are
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  • 2350 3 NEW MOTOR-BOAT SPEED RECORD WEST END CLUBS’ POSITION THE LON D O N SALVAGE CORPS: ROYALTY AND PARLIAMENTARY PAGEANTRY (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 24. COURT AT SANDRINGHAM Their Majesties’ visit to Sandringham, short as it was, provided a welcome break in the heavy
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 175 3 (fathers (Present/ vv P'9^ e Affl j. iriwy j KMIBWr Share your good taste with your friends. Give them Dewar's 1 White Label.' Then they will appreciate your hospitality and admire your good judgment. Dewars White Label WHISKY w SOLE AGENTS for PENANG, PERAK and KEDAH HENRY WAUGH CO. f
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  • 415 4 New Industry I SINGAPORE'S JAM FACTORY Of the new agricultural industries displacing rubber in rural Singapore, one of the most fascinating centres round the jam factory. Pineapples, grown locally, arc used to make jams, jellies, chutneys, sauces and j juices. Not for this factory the mere can-
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  • 151 4 Tamil Tapper Suspected Of Selling Unlicensed Liquor Kalimuthu, a Tamil toddy tapper, was the accused in a case brought by the Penang Government Monopolies Department this morning: he was charged with the possession of toddy which had not been purchased from a licensed shop. A
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  • 142 4 Fined For A Vicious And Cowardly Attack Major I. Mossop, D. 5.0., was charged at Alderney (Channel Islands) with striking two children, aged six and five, with a dogwhip, causing weals on their legs. A witness said he saw the major with a
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  • 153 4 Khoo—Cheah The wedding took place at 11 a.m. yesterday at the Leong San Tong, Khoo Kongsi, of Mr. Khco Kim Leong, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Khoo Ghee Seang, to Miss Cheah Bcow Sim, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mis. Cheah Chong Bin of Ipoh. Mr.
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  • 410 4 Sunday, Dec. 3. Hon. Mr. F. H. Grumitt and Mrs. Grumitt and Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock arrived to stay at Government House. Monday, Dec. 4. Hon. Major E. Newbold spent the day at Government House. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Legislative Council held
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  • 73 4 Chinese Wife Supplements Family Income Summoned to appear before the Penang Police Magistrate, Mr. D. Wills, a Chinese amah named Lau Cheng was to-day fined $35 for the possession of two gallons of dutiable samsu at her house. Her husband wa~. a fishseller with a
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  • 653 4 The Boon Pharmacy of Penang is opening a branch at Market Street, Ipoh, from January next. Mr. F. J. Bryant, the doyen of the F.M.S. Bai’, is due from home on December 16 by the Horwna Maru. Negapatam has been declared a suspected port under the Quarantine
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 432 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Tronoh Mines Limited. (Incorporated in England.) Dividend No. 102. The Board has declared an interim dividend of sr/<5 r /< less income tax 5/- in the payable in London on 30th. December to all shareholders on the register on the 12th. inst. which will be paid out locally
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    • 49 4 "SUSILA" CHARITY PERFORMANCE AT TOWN HALL, PENANG A Tamil performance play entitled “Susila” will be held at the Town Hall by the members of the St. Anthony’s Bajanai, on Monday, December 18, 1933 in aid of the “St. Xavier’s New Building Fund.” Managed and supervised by Mr. S. Fenelon.
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    • 429 4 gjl E? 8 I I s T w rib W 111 F I S WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF Fox-trot q I DID MY HEART BEAT f f AH BUT IS IT LOVE PVE GOTTA GET UP AND WORK Here’s The 8.8. C. Dance Orchestra Playing Those Theme
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  • 144 5 -—Reuter. First Round Draw HOLDERS TO MEET DALBEATTIE SPAR London, Dec. 13. he following is the draw for the first nd of the Scottish Cup to be played on January 20. .en of South v Edinburgh C. Alloa v Dundee U. Johnstone v East Fife nniquick v
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  • 65 5 .—Reuter Bakewell Scores A Century Bombay, December 13. The two-day match between the M.C.C. and Bombay City resulted in a draw. Bombay City batted first and put up 140 in their first innings and had scored 56 for 2 wickets when stumps were drawn. The
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  • 69 5 -Reuter. Nazir Ali A Reserve The following have been selected to represent India in the first Test match which will be commenced to-morrow. C. K. Naidu (Captain), S. Wazir Ali, Amamath, L. P. Jai, S. H. M. Colah, Amar Singh, M. Ramji Mohamed Nissar, R.
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  • 48 5 —Reuter. English Rugby London, December 13. The rugby union match between Hampshire and Surrey was played to-day at T a ickenham and resulted in a win for Hampshire by 32 points to nil. The match between Sussex and Kent was P ’poned owing to frost.-
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  • 116 5 Team To Meet Perak ’he Penang Asiatics held a trial game y ■■’terday on the Victoria Green to select am to meet the Perak Asiatics on the I and the P.C.C. “A” team on the 20th. veral of the best Chinese palyers are available owing to the
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  • 91 5 —Reuter. Second Round Cup Replays HALIFAX WIN AFTER EXTRA TIME London, Dec. 13. The soccer match between Liverpool and the Austria Football Club resulted in a win for Liverpool by 4 goals to 2. CUP REPLAYS The following are the results of replays in the second
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  • 191 5 H.A.F.C. Beat Indian Recreation Club On the Dato Kramat ground yesterday evening the H.A.F.C. beat the Indian Recreation Club at football by 3 goals to nil. The H.A.F.C. on the run of the play deserved to win; the opposing forwards lacked understanding and were inaccurate in their
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  • 35 5 Yesterday’s Result The following is the result of the match played yesterday evening: MEN’S DOUBLES Tan Thean Seang and Cheah Gynn Seong beat Cheah Wat Lum and Cheah Wat Hun 6-3, 10-8.
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  • 179 5 Unlawful Arrests In Harbin Moscow, Dec. 3. According to reports received here, the Consul-General of the U. S. S. R. m Harbin, M Slavutsky visited the diplomatic agent of’ Manchukuo, Mr. Shih Liu-peng, and made an inquiry about the case of responsible Soviet employees of the
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  • 636 5 Penang v Perak BEST POSSIBLE SIDE SELECTED The team to represent Penang in the 1 return hockey match with Perak at Ipoh L on Saturday, published in the “Pinang Gazette” yesterday, may be regarded as the strongest side selected so far. Perak, too, is having its
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  • 48 5 On behalf of the Convent Christmas Fund Mr. L. R. Tofield gratefully acknowledge the following donations F. H. Grumitt Esq. $25.00 P. Lienhard Esq. 10.00 A Chinese Catholic 15.00 J. H. Barron Esq. 10.00 Soo Hoo Kim Esq. 5.00 $65.00 Previously acknowledged $242.00 $307.00
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 551 5 XMAS GIFTS Buff You won't be disappointed if your choice I ,s from our wonderful selection of L /V’ S inexpensive and widely varying presents. CRETONNES HDouble Warp and all OjK&lC*''pure Cotton. Woven V TtTW '‘jcm fWSjS-jji tfift Mfi HeW in mos t fascinating ''itH|| 1 ii ciX EtaaljS E-'
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  • 533 6 fists beat back hatchet ATTACK ON OFFICERS San Pedro, California, A Chinese attacking the master of a British ship with a cleaver hand-to-hand fight between Chinese and a small group of British officers on the bridge of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company’s tanker Clam the
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  • 225 6 Fate Of Huge After-War Deal With Whitehall I An order of discharge, subject to a suspension of two months, was granted at the London Bankruptcy Court to Mr. Francis Norman Pickett, company director, of Queen Anne’s-gate, S.W., and Brussels, whose liabilities w'ere
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  • 138 6 European Buyers And Coming Fair An indication that European buyers are showing more interest in British goods than they have done for several years is contained in an announcement from the Department of Overseas Trade. i This gives a list of twenty-two countries granting special travelling concessions to'
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  • 212 6 One For The Road, After Sea Burial Born at sea fifty-eight years ago, Major Raoul Esme Mac Donnell, late Egyptian Cavalry, who died suddenly at a Jersey hotel, was buried at sea tw’o miles to the southward of the island. After the body had been committed
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  • 150 6 Lower income Tax For Jersey And Guernsey I The Finance Committees of Jersey and Guernsey States have both recommended reductions in income-tax and other taxes. I The Jersey committee shows a favourable balance for the year of £BO,OOO. A reduction of income-tax from 6d to 4d
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  • 129 6 London The Link The whole history of communication by cable and wireless has been stimulated by Imperial requirements, said Prof. E. V. Appleton in this year’s Norman Lockyer lecture to the British Science Guild in London. The first two great pioneer achievements in long-distance
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 783 6 8.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES 9.35 The Paramount Theatre Orchestra, directed by Lionel Falkman,_relayed from the Paramount Theatre, Manchester. 10.20 Time Signal from Greenwich. The Wireless Military Band, conductor, B. Walton O’Donnell; Rowley and Edgar Moy (pianofortes). 11.20 —Interlude of gramophone records. 11.30 Music and the Ordinary Listener, by Sir Walford
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  • 889 7 REBELS MAKE WARLIKE PREPARATIONS SOUTH-WEST POLITICAL COUNCIL SUPPORTS NANKING China Times. •The Fukien authorities made prepara- .ns for three months before they formally lared independence. Had the Nanking wernment known something about the >t beforehand, it might possibly have nipd the movement in the bud.
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  • 74 7 .—Shun Pao. Progress Of Negotiations With Japanese Tientsin, Nov. 24. Mr. Tao Shang-nin, member of the Retrocession Commission, arrived at Shan haikuan from Tientsin to negotiate writh the Japanese authorities concerning the retrocession of Shanhaikuan. As it will take some time to abolish Manchoukuo offices there, the
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  • 80 7 .—Shun Pao. Tide Of Warfare In Favour Of Mohammedans Nanking, Nov. 24. According to the latest telegram received srom Tihua, *he tide of warfare in that province has again changed in favour o the Mohammedans under General Ma Chung-ying. It is understood that, in a battle
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  • 54 7 .—Sin Wen Return Of Lost Territory Demanded Chengtu, Nov. 24. It is reported that the Tibetan troops have again assumed the offensive against Sikang and their vanguards have already crossed the Chinsha River. The Tibetans declare that their object is to demand the return of Tibet’s
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  • 84 7 .—Shun Pao. Association Formed In Shanghai Shanghai, Nov. 25. The Shanghai Anti-Beggar Committee held its second meeting yesterday to discuss ways and means for the relief of beggars in Shanghai. According to an estimate made by e Committee, there are no less than 30,000 beggars in Shanghai
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  • 552 7 LONDON MAN’S NARROW I ESCAPE IN A TRAIN THAT ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT A little while before the Trans-Siberian express—which runs from Vladivostok across Manchukuo to Asiatic Russia —was due to pass a lonely spot on an embank- ment about 40 miles from Tsitsihar
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  • 916 7 WEAK ORGANISATION OF GEN. LIU'S FORCES REDS BUSILY BUILDING STRONG DEFENCE LINES —Shun Pao. “Since the Szechuen military authorities decided to launch a campaign against the Communists in that province, we have repeatedly urged General Liu Hsiang to use his main force for this task, instead
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  • 480 7 .—Sin Wen Pao. EVENTUAL OBJECTIVE TO OVERTHROW INFLUENCE OF IMPERIALISTIC POWERS Foochow, Nov. 24. The members of the Military Commission have already been announced. General Tsai Ting-kai is the chairman of the Commission, with Generals Chen Ming-shu, Chiang Kwang-nai, Tai Chi, Huang Chihsiang and all divisional
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  • 157 7 —Shun Pao. TO TAKE DRASTIC ACTION AGAINST FUKIEN ORDER TO ATTACK ISSUED Nanking, Nov. 24. The Government has decided to take drastic action against the Fukien rebels, it is learned from a reliable source. General Chiang Kai-shek is reported to have concentrated a large government force in
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 44 7 GUARD YOUR THROAT AGAINST WINTER ILLS by taking EVANS* ANTISEPTIC TMHOAT Pastilles Made to a Formula of the Liverpool Throat Hospital. What is the Good of repining buy I THE PINANG GAZETTE O AM» SUNDAY GAZETTE Keep up to dote and i be happy
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  • 473 8 We welcome the announcement which appeared in our advertisement columns yesterday inviting applications from local born residents of the Straits Settlements possessing the qualification of barrister-at-law or solicitor for temorary employment in the Registry of the Supreme Court and in the office of the Official
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  • 121 8 j.—Rugby Radio Service. Enthusiastic Reception By Unemployed London, December 13. When the Prince of Wales as Patron on the National Council of Social Services began a three days’ tour of Yorkshire at Hull to-day he was given a enthusiastic welcome by the unemployed men of the
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  • 92 8 Yesterday’s Funeral (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, December 14. The funeral took place at the Mohammedan cemetery yesterday of Mr. Eunos bin Abdullah, a former Legislative Councillor and Municipal Commissioner. He was buried according to Mohammedan rites. The cortege left his house in Desker Road
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  • 630 8 GOLD CUP REFLECTIONS I The entries for the Penang Gold Cup; race, which closed yesterday, are very gratifying, indeed. Altogether a total of 21 horses have been entered. The top weight to be allotted is 9.7. There' can be little doubt that this splendid j entry has
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  • 1076 8 A publicity man was once responsible for the statement that Sid Worthington, redi nosed comic, longed to play Hamlet As all this same publicity man could do when consulted by an actress desiring sudden prominence was to suggest that she lose her pearls, it is easy to understand
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • 736 9 WAGES STILL TOO! LOW I Uncertain Outlook I NA 'ONALIST HOSTILITY; TO EMIGRATION i ler news received from New Delhi < the question of re-opening emi-* er: to Malaya is of a depressing na-! ture I nalist opinion throughout India ap- > be strongly against
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  • 277 9 Mr. Shearn Still On The Offensive i The Hon. Mr. E D. Shearn, who took I a leading part in criticising the new Malay Reservations Enactment at the last meeting of the Federal Council, will return to the attack at the meeting of the Council next
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  • 324 9 SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE IN COURT CASE X successful defence was put up by Chinese storekeeper of the s.s. “van Heut- who was tried on Tuesday, before the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on a barge of being concerned in the importaion of contraband. He was acquitted.
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  • 791 9 instance —to suppress the Egoist. —Times of Malaya. EXCISE DUTY ON SUGAR The attituue ui official quarters when questions are asKeu on tne suujecc seems to suggest uiau mt statement vto wmen wC catted attention yesteruay) mat an excise duty is to be placed on locally
    instance—to suppress the Egoist.—Times of Malaya.  -  791 words
  • 64 9 .—Reuter Wireless. Reports Of Sabotage Received Madrid, December 12. After a quiet night, serious unrest again developed to-day and general strikes are reported at Salamanca, Santander, Santiago, Gijon, Algeciras, Granada and Alicante where instances of sabotage in the railways are reported almost hourly, but the general
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  • 366 9 Lenin in Chromium Plating STATUE OF LIBERTY DWARFED A monster chromium-plated statue of Lenin, twice as big as New York’s Statue of Liberty, will before long dominate Moscow. The glittering “Colossus” will stand where once was the great golden dome of the cathedral of Christ Saviour,
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  • 86 9 Straits Settlements Association Nominations Nominations by the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association for the vacancy on the Municipal Commission occuring owing to the resignation oi' Mr. O. P. Griffith- 1 Jones, are: Mr. A. H. Todd: Proposed by Mr. J. A.; Elias, seconded by Mr. W. Anderson-Pole, j
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  • 69 9 Sinhalese And Chinese Get Certificates The first Sinhalese member of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club to obtain his “A” licence is Mr. Talalla, a son of Mr. H. S. Talalla. Mr. Talalla was one of six members, trained ab initio by the club, who qualified in November.
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  • 126 9 TIN-SPOT YESTERDAY TO-DAY A London £228.2.6 £229.2.6 TIN—(B Mmntte) London £228.5.0 £229.2.6 Singapore $115.12 y 2 Busineaa Done Penang Rn al nene Done $114.75 $115% Buyers No Sellers 50 tons COPRA—(Sundried) $3.20 $3.25 BLACK PEPPER $14.50 $14.50 j RUBBER London 4 5 1 32 d 4 5 1
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 129 9 iWw I I Seh i 7 WjS. OICUTTA.nO I C 'W ■)> THE SALUTE' Here they come “Smiler” leading—a gallant and endless little army radiating Health and Happiness The tramp of these V sturdy little feet is heard increasingly through- out the world to-day for Cow Gate is fast becoming
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  • 149 10 Reuter Wireless. THAMES FROZEN AT KINGSTON I First Time Since 1895 MIDNIGHT SKATING London, December n. An icy Christmas appears to be in store for America and Europe. New York reports twenty-five people being killed in the cast and the middlewest by lightning and
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  • 763 10 —Reuter Wireless. Convents And Churches Gutted INFLAMMATORY MANIFESTO ISSUED Madrid, Dec. 9 At least 12 people have been killed in street fighting proceeding in several parts of the country and though an official communique states that the revolutionary outbreak has been quelled, three villages in Logrono Province
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  • 199 10 iron permanent way chairs.—Rugby Radio Service. £8,400,000 Improvement Programme London, Dec. 13. The announcement of a £8,400,000 replacement and improvement programme! for 1934 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company follows the constantly improving traffic returns of the British railways in recent months and is a further
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  • 52 10 —Reuter. Count De Mailly Makes Forced Landing Athens, Dec. 13. Count De Mailly who is flying to Japan made a forced landing near Athens. He is suffering from slight shock and his machine is damaged. He was unable to locate Tatoi Aerodrome nearby owing to the absence
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  • 44 10 with the British Legation in China.—Reuter. Claim For Compensation Being Examined In the House of Commons Capt. Anthony Eden stated that Mr. Lennox Simpson’s claim for compensation was being examined by the Foreign Office in consulation with the British Legation in China.—Reuter.
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  • 52 10 —Reuter. 52 Deaths From Cold In U.S.A. New York, December 12. Fifty-two have died cf intense cold in the North-West and Eastern States and damage of millions of dollars has been done by storms and floods, 7he icy pavements of Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania have accounted for over
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  • 282 10 —Rugby Radio Service. To Bolster Up Shipping WHY BRITISH "TRAMPS" WANT HELP London, Dec. 11 There was little wonder that tramp shiping requested financial support from the Government, declared Mr. Walter Runciman, speaking at Newcastle to-day. If the shipping industry can come to any agreement over
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  • 89 10 —Reuter Wireless. No Large Settlement Geneva, Dec. 9 The death blow has been dealt to the hopes of a large settlement of Assyrians in Brazil by the Government of Brazil informing the League they are prepared to accept only 100 Assyrian families as an experimental settlement. Since
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  • 53 10 Reuter Wireless. 210,000 Houses Unfit For Habitation London, Dec. 9 Programmes for slum clearance which have reached the Ministry of Health show that 210,000 houses are unfiit for human habitation and these will be demolished without compensation, declared Sir Eric Hilton Young, the Minister for Health, speaking at
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  • 47 10 and possibly margarine later.—Reuter Wireless. Establish East Indies Subsidiary Amsterdam, Dec. 9 The Unilever Company has established the East Indian Sucsde Ray Company with a capital of 2,000,000 florins, of which 75 per cent is paid up, to manufacture soap and possibly margarine later.—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 33 10 —Reuter Wirekss. The Hague, Dec. 11 The death is announced of Hoynk Van Papendrecht, the famous painter, mainly of battle pictures many cf which are in Dutch museums.-
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  • 166 10 meeting her creditors now.—Rugby Radio Service. Difficult But Not Too Burdensome "TIMES" COMMENT London, December 13. Commenting on the recent speech of Dr. Schacht on German indebtedness, The Times, in the City column, points out that it is natural that debtors everywhere should wish to take advantage
    meeting her creditors now.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  166 words
  • 317 10 —Reuter Wireless. For League Of Nations London, Dec. 12 M. Avenol at a meeting in the House of Commons delivered a two thousand word appolgia for the League of Nations which was tantamount to a repetition of Lord Balfour’s dictum.” If the League did not exist, w’e
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  • 89 10 —Reuter Wireless. Uninteresting Short Loan I 1 Section I London, Dec. 12 On the Money Market uninteresting conditions have prevailed in the short loans’ section throughout the week but a feature of the Discount market has been the allotment of this week's Treasury Bills at an average rate
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  • 56 10 Reuter. Similar To Lever Bros. HONGKONG DISCOVERY Hongkong, Dec. 13. Japanese soap in wrappers bearing a trade mark similar. to Lever Bros, was discovered being sold in Hongkong and confiscated. By an agreement between the agents and the defendants, the prosecution was withdrawn on an undertaking that
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  • 170 10 Reuter Wireless. Disarmament Talks Taking Place Paris, Dec. 10 Lord Tyrell’s prolonged stay in London is interpreted here to mean that the British Government is having considerable difficulty in making up its mind on a disarmament declaration. LORD TYRELL TO SEE PRIME MINISTER London, Dec. 11 Lord Tyrell
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  • 121 10 at a meeting yesterday evening.—Reuter Wireless. Seized By Police London, Dec. 12 Events are moving rapidly in the Irish Free State where the Dublin police seized the United Ireland Party Headquarters in Merrion Square following last night’s proclamation banning the blue shirts. The party’s printers have
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  • 67 10 Council of the City of London. —Rugby Radio Service. Proposal For Landing Stage In City London, December 13. The proposal to create an air station for London by constructing a landing stage for civil aircraft parallel with the Thames River between the City bridges will be
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  • 42 10 and is quite comfortable.—Rugby Radio Service. Good Night Passed After Operation London, December 13. Mr. George Lansbury who broke his thigh last Saturday and underwent an operation on Monday, passed a good night and is quite comfortable.-- Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 187 10 Gen. O'Duffy's Speech BLUE SHIRTS A LEGAL BODY Dublin, Dec. 1; The banning of the Blue Shirt organ ation has caused a sensation here. M- .n--while General O’Duffy, the Blue Shirt 1 pier, is .conducting a campaign in De: i. accompanied by Mr. Cosgrave end \[r.
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  • 274 10 Scientists Not Impressed By Theory I Scientists decline to accept a theory that the earth tremors experienced on Nov 21 were due not to an earthquake but to a large meteorite. It has been suggested in some quarters that as no earthquake has
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  • 52 10 December Quarterly Meeting Postponed —Reuter. The Hague, December 13 The regular quarterly meeting of the International Sugar Council which is planned for December has been postponed an will probably be held in January wh> there is more certainty with regard to con ditions in Cuba and the Washington
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  • 57 10 Reuter Wirel.ss. Paris, Dec. 9 If the prophesy that the government wib emerge shaky but alive from the Financ Bill debate is fulfiled, Hitler will be an wered on the disarmament question am Mussolini on the reform of the League If the international situation-becomes mor acute,
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  • 2751 11 OFFICIAL MINUTES OF C MMISSIONERS' MEETING MR. P. N. KNIGHT’S MOTION At 'NDED BY-LAWS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES PASSED M i nb of an Ordinary Meeting of the Mum Commissioners of George Town, penan.L field on Tuesday, the 28th November. 1933. PRESENT:— Mr. W.
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  • 581 13 iti.edule ot Principal Lines s s. KARAPARA for Rangoon and Calcutta. Ss. KARO A for Port Swettenham and Singapore. S.S. GEN VAN DER HEYDEM from Langsa, Lho Seumawe, Sigli, Sabang and Olehle’.i. Sails for Belawan, Langsa, Idi, Lho Seumawe, Sigli, Sabang and Olehleh, on Friday. Berombang,
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  • 208 13 DECEMBER 15 Rugby Football Penang A” v. Perak Asiatics, Esplanade, 5 p.m. DECEMBER 16 Malay Volunteers Club dinner, 8 p.m. Malaya Cup Football, Selangor v. Penang, Penang, Inter-State Hockey Penang v. Perak, Ipoh. DECEMBER 21 Penang Recreation Club, annual meeting, P.R.C. Pavilion 6 p.m. DECEMBER 23 Rugby
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  • 718 13 The Post Office notifies that a telegram from G. P. O. London, says that the mail despatched from Penang, Air mail (via Karachi) of November 25 by the s.s. “Rajula” was delivered in London on December' 12. OUTWARD MAIL A mail for Western Australia by train via Singapore
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  • 57 13 PENANG, DECEMBER 14 (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank) On London Bank Demand 2|4 1|32 4 m|ts 2]4 3|32 Private 3 m|ts credit 2|4 11|32 3 Documentary 2*4 15|32 On New York Bank Demand 58 nom. France T.T. 950 nom. India T.T. 154% Hongkong T.T. 38% dis. nom. Shanghai
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  • 2495 14 LONDON'S CHRISTMAS PLAYS MR. CHARLOT'S NEW REVUE: "TALKIE" OF "THE WANDERING JEWLONDON FILM SOCIETY'S SHOW (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 25. THEATRES’ CHRISTMAS PLANS' I London theatre plans for Christmas are well forward. In the West End, only the Lyceum has definitely booked a pantomine, "The
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  • 296 16 Climate Too Severe WELCOMED I S. AMERICA Sugar and Coffee Plantations (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Pe-. The Japanese will not settle in Manchuria Easily. This significant vh is held by the Japanese Immigration Superintendent in charge of over 500 men women and
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  • 965 16 Some Comments BY 11 ORMONDE 11 The following notes on the horses entered for the Penang Turf Club Gold Cup may interest punters. The lack of jockeys, particularly fight weights, will be responsible for the non-acceptance of some half a dozen entrants. If I had to
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  • 468 16 Now Not Being Used CY-PRESS SCHEME APPROVED BY COURT In the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Justice Prichard approved of a Cy-press scheme in connection with the Ranee Dhoby Ghaut Temple, a matter which was brought to Court by the Mohamedan and Hindu Endowments Board.
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  • 348 16 Mr. Lee Kim Soo PROPRIETOR OF THE •’ELKAYES" CONCERNS (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, December 14. The Chinese Community of Singapore has lost one of its leading figures yesterday, when the death was announced of Mr. Lee Kim Soo, Municipal Commissioner and proprietor of the well-known
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  • 367 16 44 Mary ”-On-A Fork SURPRISE FOR A TRAVELLER How he was only prevented at the very last moment t;oin accidentally eating part ct a woman’s leg in a cannibal island was toid by Mi. Cliff Ox d W. Collinson, the broadcast speaker and lecturer, who has leased
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  • 51 16 20-Year-Old Offspring Badly Beaten A Chinese woman in Singapore chastised her 20-year-old son so severely with a wooden sandal on Monday that he sustained a deep cut in the forehead and bruises over the arms which necessitated his removal to hospital by ambulance. The police have been
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  • 44 16 The following arrived by the s.s. Krian from Belawan, Deli. Mr. and Mrs. C. Grummitt, Mr J. L Fleming, Mr. W. S. Cookson, Mr. Carlton Hurst, Mr. de Vieliers de la None, Mr. A. Alean, Mr. A. Kronberg, Mr. M. van Brueklen.
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  • 620 16 COMMANDER DISCUSSES ITS DUTIES Singapore’s own division of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, mooted long ago by Major General L. C. L. Oldfield, the G.0.C., and tentatively formed towards the end of last year, has now been brought into active being by the arrival in Singapore
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  • 209 16 Marland Brings Two Horses The entries for the Penang Turf Club Gold Cup Meeting include, as already stated, four horses from Java, belonging to the Holland Kongsi and our old friend Trainer Marland has also brought two from Java. i The Java horses which have been
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  • 111 16 Chinese Pleads Guilty To Using Penknife Chee Ah Eng, a Chinese, pleaded guilty when charged in the Penang Police Court this morning with voluntarily causing hurt to Lim Ah Lim with a penknife yesterday at 151, Burmah Road. Acting Chief Court Inspector Stewart stated the facts
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  • 72 16 A Chinese named Foo Yong Meng was charged in the Police Court this morning with residing in the Colony after having been banished by an order in the State of Perak. The charge was explained to accused, who was found living at 150, Pitt
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