Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 December 1933

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1888 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 304. Vol. LXXXXI. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1933.’ PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    FIGHTING LEPROSY IN THE F.M.S.
    1917 1 SUNGEI BULOH CAMP NO WALLS OR GUARDS NEEDED i or many ear s Malaya has been well to the fore in eastern <*' nines in her treatment of the scourge of leprosy. There are Principal leper settlements in Malaya, one at Pulau Jerejak, ciiang. ami
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    ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
    122 1 press on with measure.—Rugby Radio Service. To Be Adjusted CONVERSATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE London, Dec. 27. The French and United Kingdom Governments have agreed that conversations shall be initiated as soon as possible wdth the object of adjusting the commercial relations between the two countries. These
    press on with measure.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  122 words
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    AIR MINISTER’S HOLIDAY
    91 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Flying Tour Lcndon, December 27. Lord Londonerry, Secretary for Air, who is spending the parliamentary recess in a 16.000 mile air tour of units of the Royal Air Force overseas has completed his inspection of a number of air force stations in Egypt and
    —Rugby Radio Service.  -  91 words
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    LONDON-CAPE AIR RECORD
    77 1 undergoing final adjustments.—Rugby Radio Service. Indian Airman's Attempt MACHINE BEING ADJUSTED London. Dec. 27. The Indian airman. Mr. Man Mohan Singh, who is chief pilot to the Maharaja of Patiala, is awaiting favourable weather to start on an attempt to beat Mrs. Mollison’s record Hight to Capetown.
    undergoing final adjustments.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  77 words
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    COLDEST WEATHER IN TWENTY YEARS
    81 1 .—Reuter. Experienced In New York New York, December 27. Practically the whole country is shivering from the coldest weather experienced for the last twenty years. Minnesota is 38 degrees below zero, Chicago nine and Wisconsin 31. Over 30,000 people in New York are snow shovelling
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    GOETHE MEDAL
    56 1 r—Rugby Radio Service. Awarded To British Museum Official London, December 27. A Berlin report states that President von Hindenburg has awarded the Goethe Medal to Mi. Campbell Dodgson for twenty years keeper of the prints and drawings at the British Museum in recognition of his research in connection
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    KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM
    73 1 Leaving For Europe On January 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 28. Their Majesties, the King and Queen, are leaving for Europe and America on January 12 sailing direct to Medan where they will join a Europe bound steamer departing on January 20. Their
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    CHASE NATIONAL BANK
    96 1 .—Reuter. Issue Of Preferred Stock Approved New York, December 27. The directors of the Chase National Bank have approved the issue of $50,000,000 five per cent, preferred stock and decided >0 reduce the common stock from $148,000, 000 to $100,027,000. The new preferred stock will first be
    .—Reuter.  -  96 words
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    RUBBER CONTROL
    132 1 Agreement Before End Of January? A message from Paris by Indo-Pacific Radio to the “Bangkok Times” states: Authoritative circles receive with great reserve the news about rubber restriction appearing in both the Dutch and the English Press. Official circles and the principal producers have already in their hands
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    FLIGHT TO HAWAII
    127 1 Six U.S. Seaplanes To Make Attempt A record-making non-stop flight from San Francisco to Hawaii in six seaplanes will be attempted early in January by the U.S. Navy Air Service, it was announced recently at San Diego, California, by RearAdmiral Thomas L. Jchnscn, Commander of the Base
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    FRENCH RAIL DISASTER
    106 1 —Rugby Radio Service. King's Message Of Sympathy SENT TO PRESIDENT LEBRUN Landon, Dec. 27. The following telegram has been addressed by the King to the President of the French Republic ‘T am very distressed and shocked Monsieur le President to bear that the railway accident which occurred
    ’—Rugby Radio Service.  -  106 words
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    ARCHBISHOP STABBED
    46 1 Four men have been detained. —Reuter Wireless.- In Presence Of Several Hundreds New York, December 28. The Archbishop of as he advanced to the altar, clad in bi’lliant vestments in the presence of a congregation of several hundreds. Four men have been detained. —Reuter
    Four men have been detained.—Reuter Wireless.-  -  46 words
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    FRENCH TRAIN DISASTER
    44 1 Reuter Wireless. Reason For Heavy Casualties Paris, December 28. Heaviness cf the casualties in the train disaster is attributed to the fact that the Nancy Express is composed of wooden coaches whereas the Strasbourg Express of steel carriages escaped almost scatheless.—
    Reuter Wireless.  -  44 words
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    NO DRAW—NO LOTTERY
    146 1 Charge To Be Amended When the case in which a Chinese named Low Ah Choon was charged with assisting in the management of a public lottery came up for judgment this morning, Mr. B. F. Bridge, District Judge, Penang, said that he was satisfied from the evidence
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    LONDON LETTER FOR WOMEN
    2290 3 REGULATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR'S COURTS: CHARITY PARTY OF THE GENERATION LINK WITH QUEEN VICTORIA’S RAYS A GALLERY OF WOMEN From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 13. THE COURTS OF 1934 The Lord Chamberlain announces that' dies already presented at Court who wish !h> summoned to a.ttend
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    63 4 To-day at the Esplanade 6 p.m.-—7.30 p.m. 1 March—The Camlachie Scout —Hume. 2 Overture—Pique Dame—Suppe. 3 Suite—L’Arlesienne. (Suite No. 1) —Bizet. I. —Prelude. 11. —Minuetto. 111. Adagietto. IV. Carillon. 4 Waltz—A Waltz Dream —Strauss. 5 Intermezzo Scene—ln A Persian Market —Ketelbey. 6 Selection —Sons O’Guns —Godfrey. 7 Fox
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    "GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933"
    265 4 Grand Musical Film DRAWS BIG CROWDS AT QUEEN'S A grand musical film —that’s what Gold Diggers Of 1933” is, and that’s high praise. And as befits a really good and enjoyable film, there were some of the biggest crowds, seen for some time, at the Queen
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    A MALAYAN DIARY
    89 4 DECEM HER 28 Penang Races, 3rd day. Penang Repertory Players in “The Rotters”, E. O. Hotel. DECEMBER 30 Penang Races, 4th day. Special Dinner and Masquerade Ball, E. O. Hotel. Race Dinner and Fancy Dress Ball, Runnymede Hotel. DECEMBER 31 Supper and Dance, E. O. Hotel. Gala
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    428 4 Mr. A. Rose, of Bukit Basort Estate, glim River has left for Home. Mr. A. W. Hay has been promoted to Class 3 of the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. J. M. Pennycuick of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd Ipoh, has sailed for London. Mr. H. A. Campbell
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      514 4 8.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES TO-DAY I f 1 For the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States from, the Empire transmitter Daventry, England. Two of the following frquencies and wavelengths will be used simultaneously, tmt the wavelengths may be changed in. thw course of each day’s transmissions. > Announcements will be
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      296 4 8.35 9.05 —The Northern Studio Orchestra, directed by John Bridge. 9.20 —Time Signal from Big Ben. News Bulletin. i 9.35 —Concert by Violet Nicholls (sopraI no), Cuthbert Smith (baritone), and May Jardine (pianoforte). i 10.20 Time Signal from Greenwich. The John MacArthur Quintet, directed by John MacArthur; Betty Watson (soprano).
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    PENANG TURF CLUB GOLD CUP MEETING
    1465 5 FULL PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY CARD CF EIGHT EVENTS RACE 1,- THE BUKIT STAKES 2.45 P.M. I A handicap for Ponies; Class 2; Division 1; Value $800; Distance Six Furlongs. 1 Diamond Dust 9.2, Major T. L. Fox’s ch ag, by Something Irish Cesarion B
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    IPOH SWIMMING CLUB GALA
    172 5 Taiping Wins Team Race The Ipoh Swimming Club held their Quarterly Gala on Tuesday. There was a good number present, including a team from Taiping. The following are the results and times: Men’s One Length Open. Ist. Heptditch (Taiping) 27 4 ssecs. 2nd. Taylor (Taiping) 28secs.
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    BRITISH IN BENGAL DRAW WITH M.C.C.
    62 5 Reuter. Barnett Scores 94 Calcutta, Dec. 27. A one day match between the M.C.C. and the British in Bengal was played to-day and resulted in a draw. The M.C.C. declared with 187 for 5 wickets, Barnett scoring 94 and Elliott 43. The British XI
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    PENANG REPERTORY PLAYERS
    98 5 The Rotters OPENING PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT The opening perfoimance of “The Rotters” will be at the E. O. Hotel tonight. The cast is one of the strongest presented in Penang and includes:—Mrs. D. Wills, Misses. Hilda Dorrington, Contance Medwyn, Joyce Ingram, Marjorie Wake, Messrs. A. E. Knowles, A.
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    WEEK-END SPORTS AT TAIPING
    334 5 Ipoh Postal Union Sweeps The Board (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Dec. 27. Taking advantage of the Christmas holidays, the Postal Athletic Club, Ipoh, travelled to Taiping on Monday and engaged its sister Association here, in a series of sporting fixtures. Th.e visitors on arrival were
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    33 5 —Reuter. Wednesday Draws With Albion London, Dec. 27. In a match in the First Division of the English League West Bromwich Albion drew with Sheffield Wednesday each side scoring a goal.-
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    RUGBY RESULTS
    37 5 London Welsh Beaten At Bristol London, Dec. 27. The following are the results of rugby matches played to-day. Bristol 7, Landon Welsh 4. Leicester 21, Barbarians 10. Cardiff 17, Watsonians 8. Newport 8, Aberavon 6.—Reuter.
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    U.S. AMBASSADOR'S ROYAL SUITE
    328 6 Soviet Welcome To Mr. W. C. Bullitt AN EMPRESS’S BED Court Buildings As Embassy Moscow. Dec. 11. Mr. William C. Bullitt, the first U. S. Ambassador to Soviet Moscow, will occupy, at the National Hotel here, a suite fitted out with the late Dowager Empress’s furniture.
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    COMPENSATION FOR MONOCLED ACTRESS
    269 6 Miss Heather Thatcher’s Claim Against Gloria Swanson Productions CUT FROM FILM Miss Heather Thatcher, the actress, wearing her celebrated monocle, was in Mr. Justice Avory’s Court in the King’s Bench! Division when a settlement was announced of her claim against Gloria Swanson British Productions, Ltd., for
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    NEW SYSTEM OF EDUCATION
    448 6 Five Year’s Course To Citizenship DR. NORWOOD ON FUTURE OUTLOOK Dr. Cyril Norwood, Headmaster of Harrow, who as announced in the “Morning Post” is to take up the Presidency of St. John’s College, Oxford, next summer commented to a reporter on his eight years at Harrow.
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    CUNARDER: WORK IN A FORTNIGHT
    207 6 Work on the 73,000-tons Cunarder, No. 534, may be resumed within the next fortnight. Her size makes it impossible to launch her except on a big tide, and the April spring tides are regarded as most suitable. In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain, Chancellor
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    SITUATION IN FUKIEN
    448 7 of these feverish manifestations.—Peiping Morning Post. After Declaration Of Independence Foochow, Dec. 2. Although the People’s Government in Fukien has been established for a fortnight, nothing constructive has yet been achieved by it. So far the only thing accomplished is the reorganization of the 19th Route Army
    of these feverish manifestations.—Peiping Morning Post.  -  448 words
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    BEGGARS NOT WANTED
    125 7 .—Ta Kung Pao, Tientsin. Effective Govt. Drive In Tsinan Tsinan, Dec. 6. General Han Fu-chu, Chairman of the Shantung Provincial Government, has decided to get rid of all beggars in Tsinan Recently he issued a strict order for the removal of all beggars from the provincial capital.
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    GOVT. HOLDS IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
    63 7 .—Shun Pao. Fukien Affairs And Frontier Defence Discussed Nanking, Dec. 8. The Government held an important conference at the Central Party Headquarters for the discussion of affairs relating to Fukien and frontier defence. The meeting was attended by Messrs. Wang Ching-wei, Lin Sen, Sun Fo, and
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    HIGHER TAX FOR FOREIGN RICE
    63 7 r. —Shun Pao. Shanghai, Dec. 9. Increased tariff for imported rice will Uecome effective on December 16, according to information from a reliable source. The regulations governing the new tariff •will be formally promulgated on December 28, it is said. The tariff rate will be
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    GOVERNMENT DELEGATION TO SOUTH CHINA
    1365 7 CO-OPERATION OF SOUTH-WEST LEADERS SOUGHT TO DEAL WITH EXISTING POLITICAL SITUATION so by the Central Government.-—Ta Kung Pao, Tientsin. “Messrs. Chang Chi, Ma Chao-chun, Wang Lu-yi and Chen Chao-yin are going to Hongkong as special delegates of the Central Government. Their mission is to explain
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    MORE CHINESE DEPORTED FROM MEXICO
    69 7 ***** Chinese repatriated by Mexico. Chi Times. 19th Batch Repatriated Shanghai, Dec. 9. Another twelve Chinese nationals have been deported from Mexico, and they have arrived here from that country on board the President Pierce. All the twelve are Cantonese, and are leaving for Canton
    11113 -- Chinese repatriated by Mexico. Chi ' Times.  -  69 words
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    DARING COMMUNIST PLOT
    184 7 —Peiping Morning Post. Nipped In The Bud In Chengtu Chungking, Dec. 4. A Communist plot to s age a coup d’etat at Chengtu has been nipped in the bud by the timely discovery of the plan by the local authorities. According to the scheme, the Communists will
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    FOURTH C.E.C. SESSION MAY BE POSTPONED
    97 7 —China Times. To Enable South Members To Attend Nanking, Dec. 8. The Government may find it necessary to postpone the Fourth Plenary Session of the C.E.C. for a few days in order to enable the members from the South to come up to Nanking.
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    SOUTH-WEST POLITICAL COUNCIL
    31 7 China Times. To Establish Foreign Affairs Commission Hongkong, Dec. 8. The South-west Political Council has decided to form a Foreign Affairs Commission with Mr. Tong Shao-yi as Chairman.
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    IRELAND TO BEAT THE JAPANESE?
    376 8 Most countries practise economic selfsufficiency with a rather shame-faced air. I hey know it is a dangerous business. Not so the Irish Free State. Mr. De Valera’s Ministers have all the enthusiasm of a new crusade. Mr. Lemass, his Minister for Industry, has just been
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    CIGARETTE COUPONS
    227 8 Although the tobacco manufacturers and retail tobacconists have signed an agreement to abolish gift coupons in packets of cigarettes we unuerstand that this agreement will not affect the Malayan market. This seems strange as undoubtedly the agreement was extremely welcome to cigarette manufacturers W hoever first thought of
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    CHRISTMAS ACCIDENTS
    84 8 Reuter Wireless. Seven People Trampled To Death New York, Dec. 28. The death roll from accidents due to cold has reached 300. The holiday weather in England is mild though disagreeably foggy rain fell in London for the first time in fifty days. The conditions did not deter
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    LAGNY DISASTER
    76 8 Max Reinhart’s Narrow Escape Salzburg, Dec. 28. The famous theatrical impressario Max Reinhart who just arrived from Paris relates how he narrowly escaped being a victim of the Lagny disaster. He booked seat in the train and was extremely angry when he was crowded out therefrom and was
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    BY THE WAY
    590 8 A GOVERNOR’S CUP RACE A visitor from Colombo who is attending the Penang Meeting is greatly impressed with the racing here which compares very favourably with that in Ceylon. He is charmed with the Penang racecourse and has nothing to complain about the arrangements. He is surprised
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    LITTLE PIECE
    1437 8 When Mr. Hockey’s voice broke with jocular hoarseness into the exhortation, “Jump to it, my girl, let’s have that little piece of yours.” Lily’s heart seemed to stop. The troubled waters of her mind seethed and smoothed, leaving it still and blank. Her knees becajne limp like flannel,
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    FIGHT AT PORT WELD
    226 9 Taken To Hospital At Taiping FISHERMEN'S DISPUTE OVER A DEBT Police Make Several Arrests A fight among the fisher folk at Sa.rang, Port Weld, occurred on Sunday ■ning in the course of which, it is said, .nives and poles were used with the re'■ut that six
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    BATU ARANG COAL
    227 9 t a Be Used At St. James’s Power Station Malayan Collieries Ltd., have secured a contract to supply Batu Arang coal to the St. James’s Power Station, Singapore during 1934. Hitherto the supply of coal to the station has, it is understood, been monopolised by Japanese firms
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    “THE BIG SWEDE”
    239 9 Policeman Who Caught 14 Gangsters Alone! Alfred Anderson “the big Swede,” of 'Jhe New York police force, who, singlehanded, defeated and caught 14 gangsters, died in New York recently. Anderson, whose enormous strength and ourage made him an almost legendary figure, joined the police force in 1887
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    "BY RED TAPE ALONE"
    448 9 —Egoist in the “Times of Malaya”. JOSS WORSHIPPED BY SECRETARIAT CLASS By red tape alone we live” is the watchword of the Secretariat-wallah “Red tape” is the joss worshipped by the Secretariat class because they know too well that without that joss they could not justify
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    BAD RECORD
    207 9 Chinese Youth’s Fourth Conviction A Chinese youth about 15 years of age, w’ho had three previous convictions, was convicted in the Singapore second court for theft of a pair of trousers. However, when he appeared before the criminal district judge, for sentence a mysterious state of affairs concerning
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    HONG KONG DEPORTEE
    124 9 Communist Allegations Against Indian The trial was continued on Saturday of the case against Swaminathan Amalu, a young English-speaking Indian who has been asked to show cause why he should not be bound over to be of good behaviour. He is being prosecuted by the Criminal Intelligence
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    CULLED FROM THE MALAYAN PRESS
    642 9 —Straits Times. A CLASS APART A tribute to Sil Cecil Clementi, as one ci several Colonial administrators singled out, with Sii' Hugh Clifford and other Colonial Governors, for individual mention in an article on the excellent services which have been rendered to the Empire by
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    NIPAH SUGAR TAX
    140 9 Blow For Kuala Selangor Company An excise duty of two cents per p-vnd has been imposed on sugar manufactured from the nipah palm in the Federated Malay States. This duty will not be levied on nipah sugar exported from the Federation. There have been rumours for some
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    SENSATION AFTER SHOP BLAZE
    285 9 Firemen Arrested ALLEGED THEFTS OF JEWELLERY There was a sensation after the big fire in the premises of Chop Kwong On, jewellers and piece-goods merchants at Nos. 226-8, South Bridge Road, Singapore, early on Saturday morning when several firemen who had helped to quell the blaze
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    FOUGHT POLICEMEN
    248 9 Drunken Watchman Fined Forty Dollars Ker Singh who fought several Sikh police constable—and got the better of the affair appeared before Mr. R. J. F. Curtis in the Singapore police court. He was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Kreta Ayer Road on Friday night and with
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    PRODUCE MARKET
    131 9 TIN-SPOT Yesterday To-day London n o market £227-12-6 TIN—(3 SEonttaa) London No market £227-10-0 Singapore $114.50 $114.50 Business Done Penang $114.50 Business Done Buyers no sellers OOPRA—(Sun.irled) $3.10 $305 BLACK PEPPER $14.00 1 4. 00 RUBBER London No market 4 7 32d. New York 8 ll|l6c.(G) 8 13
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    CHINA’S MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
    1394 10 answers questions on SITUATION government taking steps to reorganise central bank Foochow, December 16 Mr. Eugene Chen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, has authorised the publication of the following reply to a list of questions submitted to him by the special correspondent of a foreign news
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    FRENCH RAIL DISASTER
    390 10 representative for Hautemarne.—Reuter Wireless. Rugby Radio Service and Reuter Driver Not To SIGNAL NOT AGAINST EXPRESS Paris, Dec. 27. The President of the Republic, and Members of the Government and over six-hun-dred relatives were present at the memorial service of the Lagny disaster. The central hall of
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    CODEX SINAITICUS
    112 10 field has sent a cheque for £l,OOO. —Rugby Radio Service. Now On View In British Museum London, Dec. 27. The Codex Sinaiticus, the fourth century manuscript of the Bible bought from the Soviet Government for the British Museum for £lO,OOO was brought from Russia during the w’eek-end by
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    CHRISTMAS AT SANDRINGHAM
    90 10 Marchioness of Cambridge.—Rugby Radio Service. Happy Gathering Of Royal Family London, Dec. 27. The distribution of gifts from a giant Christmas tree in the ball room at Sandringham was the central feature of the Royal Family festivities. With the exception of the Princess Royal who is at
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    FRENCH TREASURY LOANS
    34 10 —Reuter Wireless. Paris, Dec. 23 A bill authorising an issue of ten milliards francs in Treasury Loans for 1934 has been passed by the Chamber by 381 votes to 170 votes.-
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    "AN UPRIGHT VERDICT"
    317 10 .—Reuter Wireless. Reichstag Fire Trial APPROVED BY BRITISH PRESS London, Dec. 27. Most newspapers comment on the verdict in the Reichstag fire trial. Under the heading, “An upright verdict,” “The Times” says that no message could have been more seasonable or more welcome to lovers of justice
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    CANADA AND SILVER AGREEMENT
    125 10 Ratification Expected RENEWED ACTIVITY IN MINES Ottawa, Dec. 27. President Roosevelt’s silver policy and the expectation that the Canadian Parliament in the coming session will ratify the London Silver Agreement are likely to lead to renewed activity in the Canadian mines the output of which, owing
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    GENERAL O'DUFFY
    135 10 Reuter Wireless. To Be Charged On Five Counts Dublin, Dec. 23 Five charges will be made against General O’Duify who is summoned to appear before a military tribunal on January 2nd. on a charge of inciting the murder of Mr. De Valera. The first and second counts charge
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    STERILISATION CONDEMNED
    27 10 in a Christmas address to cardinals. —Reuter Wireless. Rome, Dec. 23 Sterilisation was condemned by the Pope in a Christmas address to cardinals. —Reuter Wireless.
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    ENGLISH RUGGER TRIAL
    184 10 Result Probables 21, Possibles 12. Rend Wireless. Two Successes OWEN-SMITH AGAIN MAGNIFICENT London, Dec. 23 In the rugby trial at Twickenham to-day the two successes were the Liverpool for ward, Fry, for the Probables, who is certain of a cap and the Liverpool University three-quarter Heaton for
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    BIRTH OF HEIR
    73 10 —Rugby Radio Service. The King’s Congratulations To Japanese Emperor London, Dec. 27. The King sent the following message t< the Emperor of Japan on the occasion o the birth of an heir to the throne: “Tv. Queen and I rejoice at the happy new of the birth
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    POLITICS OF THE WEEK
    2316 11 BRITAIN AND THE FREE STATE: FUTURE OF THE LEAGUE: HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM: GOVERNMENT PLATFORM CAMPAIGN (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 9. THE NOTE TO IRELAND Ireland was the important, topic before the Cabinet at their emergency meeting on December 4th. The business was the
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    RUBBER ROADWAYS AT THE PUBLIC WORKS EXHIBITION
    559 12 The Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London, from November 13th-18th revealed the important part played by rubber in matters engineering. Probably the most important exhibit was that arranged by Messrs. Rubber Roadways, Ltd. The
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    HOW EXCHANGES ARE MOVING
    116 12 Latest Quotations Wednesday Friday Paris 83 15)32 83 7|32 New York 5.10% 5.10% Montreal 5.10 5.09 Brussels 23.53 23.56 Geneva 16.92 16.93 Amsterdam 8.13% 8.14% Milan 62 5|16 62 7|16 Berlin 13.69% 13.72 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 19.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 29% 29% Prague
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    553 12 Schedule of Principal Lines 5.5. KARAPARA for Rangoon and Calcutta. 3.5. KAROA for Port Swettenham and Singapore. 5.5. KAROA for Rangoon and Calcutta. S. S. SANTHIA to Far East. S.S. SOMALI to Europe. S.S. BULAN to Bagan Datoh, etc. S.S. JUNA to Moulmein. M.V. NANKING from
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    SOUTH AMERICA AND JAPAN
    213 12 ECONOMIC INVASION FEARED Both Chile and Argentina are alarmed at the prospect of a flood of cheap of Japanese goods descending on their markets, to the hurt of national industries. The South Pacific Mail, a Chilean newspaper, published in English, refers to an editorial to the
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    THE MAILS
    1317 13 AIR MAILS A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra by train to Singapore and thence by Dutch Air Mail Service K.L.M. will be closed at 7 p.m. to-day. A mail for Medan (via Alor Star) by road to Alor Star and thence by Dutch Air Mail Service will
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
    276 13 Schedule Of London-Alor Star-Singapore Service Commencing with the plane leaving Singapore on Sunday, 31st December and Alor Star on Monday, Ist January, 1934, Imperial Airways will maintain a weekly service between London Alor Star and Singapore. 2. The planes from London are due to reach Alor Star at
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      "BITZER" IN AIR RACE
      254 14 Home Made Plane May Enter SYDNEY MAN’S enterprise Among the probable starters in the £15,000 England to Australia air race during’ the Melbourne Centenary celebrations, next year, is young Sergeant Wilfred Brown of the Royal Australian Air Force If he can secure the necessary leave he
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      AUSTRALIANS WIN AT ROCHDALE
      349 14 Tourist Player Ordered Off The Australians revealed capital form at Rochdale, on Dec. sth where they overwhelmed the home team by 4 goals and 6 tries (26 points) to 2 goals (4 points).! They owed their success in the main to the exceptionally clever work of
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      AUSTRALIA’S ATHLETIC PRODIGY
      71 14 Australia’s athletic prodigy, J. P. Metcalfe, a Sydney University student, cleared 6ft. 6%in. in the running high jump event at an athletic meeting in Sydney on Dec. 7. Metcalfe, who is about sft. lOin. high and weighs 12st. 51b., is regarded as Australia’s hope for the 1936
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      CUMBERLAND BEAT AUSTRALIANS BY A POINT
      501 14 Brough’s Dramatic Kick dropped goal in FINAL SECONDS With the last kick of the match at Whitehaven, Cumberland gained a narrow victory over the Australians by 4 goals and 3 tries (17 points) to 5 goals and 2 tries (16 points). This defeat—their eighth
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      THIRTEEN
      178 14 But It Did Not Bring Bad Luck About 20 years ago a Melbourne resident in an outer suburb applied for a telephone. The post office installed one with the number 274, which adds up to 13. Subsequently he let his house and bought another. The tenant retained the telephone
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      AN AUSTRALIAN STATESMAN’S COVENTRY BIRTHPLACE
      228 14 Scheme For Preservation A scheme is under consideration for the preservation of Moat House Cottages, Canley, Coventry, the birthplace of the Australian statesman, Sir Henry Parkes, who was born in 1815. Sir Henry was the son of a farm labourer, and his parents emigrated to
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      DECIMAL COINAGE FOR AUSTRALIA?
      83 14 Pound. Florin And Shilling The United Australia party conference decided to ask the Federal Government to reform the Commonwealth’s currency on a decimal basis. The suggested currency, states Austral News, would retain the pound, florin and shilling, but would divide the two later into ten and
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      TEA DRINKING CHAMPIONSHIP
      74 14 Australia Loses Title To England Five years ago Australia was the greatest tea drink ng country in the world. Australians then consumed 8% lb. a head, each year. But sip by sip, cup by cup, England has overhauled Australia, and now consumes 9.9 lb. a head. New
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      AUSTRALIA AND STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER
      165 14 Government’s View Canberra, Dec. 8. After sitting continuously for 55 hours. Parliament adjourned until next year. It will probably reassemble in May. Mr. Latham, the Attorney-General, stated that the Ministry did not propose to introduce an Act to adopt the Statute of Westminster. The Ministry
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      CANBERRA GOES AHEAD
      122 14 Suspended Animation To Cease Canberra, Australia’s new Federal capital the development of which has been held up since the onset of world depression is now to make up for lost time towards achieving its ambition of becoming one of the world’s finest cities. Parliament has given the
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      TRAM SPEEDS
      60 14 Sydney Has World’s Highest Sydney, it is disclosed, has the fastest trams of any city in the world. They average 12 miles an hour, says Austral News, compared with London’s 9.94, Edinburgh’s 9, Glasgow’s 9.39, Birmingham’s 9.08, Manchester’s 8.5, Belfast’s 8 61 Dover’s 6.5, Johannesburg’s 9.29, Mon treal’s
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    THIRD DAY OF PENANG RACES
    273 16 The Scratchings FINAL SELECTIONS BY TIC-TAC AND ORMONDE (Continued from page 5) The scratchings are not heavy for today’s races, the third day of the Penang Turf Club New Year Meeting. Except in the opening event, in which there are six runners, there will be
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    LEADING BROKERS' SHARE LISTS
    452 16 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY The following were the latest quotations tn MESSRS. KENNEDY CO’s share lis’> to-day. Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers MINING Asam Kumbang 32,0 33,6ex340 36(0ex Ayer Hitam 14 6 15(0c 14(6 15|0ex Batu Caves 97% 102% 97% 102% Chenderiang 5(6 6 0
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB
    518 16 Mixed Foursomes Result The following is the result of Mixed Foursomes played on Wednesday Mis. Baring Gould and W. Anderson 42 —3 39 Mr. and Mrs. Moncur 42 —2 40 Mrs. W. Anderson and W. A. Kempstei 46 —5 41 Mrs. Stcry and R. L. Pim 47
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    EXCHANGE
    58 16 PENANG, DECEMBER 28 (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 59 oom. France T.T. 950 nom. India T.T. 154% Hongkong T.T. 37% dis. nom. Shanghai
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    PENANG AMATEUR RACES
    106 16 On. Saturday, January 6 The Penang Polo Club Amateur Meeting, in conjunction with the Penang Turf Club, will be run on Saturday, January 6. There will be one race for registered polo ponies, four races (or more) for horses, Class 3 which ran at the Penang Professional
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    32 16 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES FUNERAL NOTICE The funeral of the late Mr. Chin Look Seong will take place on 31st instant at 11 a.m. prompt from his residence for burial at Mount Erskine Cemetery.
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