Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 February 1934

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No 33. Vol. XCII. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 636 1 ON STRONG REPRESENTATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT national government for public SAFETY Paris, February 8. Doiimergue has now agreed to form a cabinet. It is expected that the cabinet will be constituted within twelve hours and will consist of leading personalities. At nightfall crowds
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  • 103 1 Reuter Wireless. To Negotiate With Japanese? London, February 7. Replying to tiie suggestion of Mr. Holds- Or th that representatives of British wooln sted and textile trades should imenter into negotiations with the a Panese, Mr. Burgin, in the House of pommons, said that he
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  • 113 1 UUU.UUU IWI voting was 381 for and 1 against.—Reuter Wireless. Prices Of Groups Of Commodities Higher London, February 7. The Board of Trade Journal records an increase of 1.9 per cent, for January in the average of wholesale prices as compared with the previous month
    UUU.UUU IWI . voting was 381 for and 1 against.—Reuter Wireless.  -  113 words
  • 161 1 .—Reuter. To Be Drastically Controlled I BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Washington, February 8. Following a conference with President! Roosevelt, Mr. Fletcher, Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, announced a bill giving the Federal Trade Commission drastic control over stock exchanges will be introduced into the Senate on
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  • 77 1 niu vpciaif in about three months.—Rugby Radio Service. Liners To Cross Italian Territory London, Feb. 7. Following the visit of the Secretary for Air, and Colonel Shelmerdine, Director of Civil Aviation, to Rome, recently, a provisional agreement has been reached enabling the Imperial Airway’s aircraft operating on the
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  • 247 1 I Rugby Radio Service. To Be Signed Shortly FOOD SUPPLIES TO EMBASSY London, February 7. The drafting of the Anglo-Soviet Trade J Agreeemnt, which has been the subject of negotiation for some time past, is now 1 proceeding and it is expected that the signing of the
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  • 67 1 by air from London.—Rugby Radio Service. Well On Way To Recovery London, Feb. 7. The Colonial Secretary, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, who has been lying in Nairobi with a septic throat, is now well on his way to recovery’ and as progress has been maintained no further
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  • 41 1 —Reuter. WANT EXPORTS REGULATED Rangoon, February 7. The Burma Planters’ Association has passed a resolution urging the Government of India to co-operate with the other Governments to regulate its production and export of rubber for eco- nomic reasons.
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  • 128 1 •—Reuter. More Questions In Parliament NO LONGER A SYSTEM OF SLAVERY London, February 7. The mui-tsai system was the subject of questions in the House of Commons, in reply to which Mr. Malcolm Macdonald said that mui-tsai was very much decreasing in Hongkong. The Labour member, Mr. Kirkwood, declared
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  • 101 1 —Reuter. President Thinks Interest Is Too High Washington, Feb. 8. A new deal for war debts is hinted by the White House announcement that President Roosevelt favours a broad policy of reduction of interest rates on all outstanding domestic and foreign obligations, both private and
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  • 37 1 a. —Reuter. Revision Negotiations Nanking, Feb. 8. Chinese sources state that negotiations relating to revision of the Sino-British and Sino-American commercial agreements will take place in Nanking and not in London or Washington
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  • 36 1 Hcnan, Hupeh and An’au Provinces.—Reuter. New Appointment Mandated Nanking, February 7. The Government has mandated the appointing of Chang Hsueh-liang as DeputyComman ler of bandit suppression forces in Henan, Hupeh and An’au Provinces.- Reu-
    Hcnan, Hupeh and An’au:. Provinces.—Reuter.  -  36 words
  • 260 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Press For Equal Facilities OR MAY HAVE TO RETALIATE London, Feb 1. After a brief debate the House of Lords has agreed to the resolution calling for the immediate and most serious attention of the Government to the question of maintaining the wellbeing
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  • 64 1 Reuter Wireless. Government Action For Development Batavia, Feb. 8. A huge Government plan for the development of the Dutch New Guinea oilfields is embodied in a bill introduced in the Peoples’ Council, by which contracts are being made for the exploration of the surface of
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  • 29 1 —Reuter Wireless. Bolivia And Paraguay Accept Pope’s Proposal Vatican City, Feb. 8. Paraguay and Bolivia have accepted the Pope’s proposal for the exchange of pri- soners.-
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  • 25 1 —Reuter Wireless. 30 Persons Killed By Avalanche Ajaccio, Feb. 8. Thirty was killed by an avalanche overwhelming a number of houses in Ortiporio.
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  • 80 1 Unveiling Of Donor’s 'T* r i a au’et The President of the Chinese Recreation Club, Penang, Mr. Cb.eah Cheang Lim, has issued invitations to an At Home to be given on Thursday, February 15.. at 5 p.m. on the occasion of the unveiling of the Donors’ Tablet.
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  • 39 3 To-day at the Esplanade 6 p.m.—7.30 p.m. 1 March —Fighting Strength—Jordan. 2 Overture —Raymond—Thomas. 3 Selection —H Trovatore—Verdi. 4 Waltz —Mary Rose —Parr-Davies. 5 Fox Trot —Happy Ending—Parr-Davies. 6 Selection —Cavalcade —Noel-Coward. 7 One Step—Meet The Navy-Gay.
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  • 397 3 27 Years President Of The G. M. C. POET LINGUIST Scholars in all parts of the world will learn with regret of the death of Sir Donald Mac Alister, Chancellor of Glasgow University and a former president of the General Medical Council, which was announced
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    • 568 3 8.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES TO-DAY For the Btmtta Settlements and FedsatMalay States from the Empire taMarntttar Darentry, Efoglaad. Two of ths following frquenciee and «rtweteDgths will be used etmultaneouely, bat Che wavelengths may be changed in the cowree of each day's tranmdapiflcw. Announcements win be made at frequent tstarmls:--.All Sign
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  • 329 4 Alleged Trafficking FIVE MEN ARRESTED IN SINGAPORE Alleged to have been trafficking with an Indian girl, five Indians were arrested by the Detective Branch on Tuesday. They were charged before the Courts yesterday morning and remanded for further enquiries. It is alleged that the girl was originally
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  • 636 4 Sunday, January 28. Clementi and the Misses Clementi attended Church Service on board H.M.S. “Kent” thia morning. His Excellency and Lady Clementi and the Misses Clementi had luncheon with Vice-Admiral Dunbar-Nasmith and Mrs. Dunbar-Nasmith on board H.M.S. "Hawkins Vice-Admiral and Mrs. Dunbar-Nasmith left Government House. Monday, January
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  • 366 4 January Report LARGE NUMBER OF VISITING AIRCRAFT The following is the January report of i the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club. j Flying time carried cut on the Club machines during January, 1934, was ns i follows: I H.M. Dual Instruction 81.20 Solo Flying 66.35 Cross Country
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  • 934 4 Hon. Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe TEA PARTY AT OLD FREES Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe, the newly appointed Chinese member of the Legislative Council, was yesterday entertained at a tea party given in his honour by the members of the Old Frees’ Association of which he has
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  • 636 4 The marriage will take place at Killiney, County Dublin, In January, between Dr. E. F. St John Lyburn, of Talfourd House, Hastings, Sussex, and Miss Maureen Margaret Armstrong, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.* W. R. Armstrong, of St Ann’s Killiney. Miss Armstrong was bom in Penang,
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  • 219 4 Case That Baffled Doctors How a bat frightened a sick lad and saved his life was related x o me recently by the boy’s father (writes a correspondent in a Home paper). Two years ago Peter, then aged twelve, the only son of Mr. and
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  • 134 4 1933 Bumper Crop Of Brilliant Days The sun worked overtime in England during 1933. He shone for more than 2,000 hours —the equivalent of eighty-three days; and nights—over various points on the south coast. This fact emerges from the Meteorological Office’s return, published. All
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  • 80 4 Lamp Post Ends War Hero’s Career An adventurous career came to a spectacular end in Berlin recently when a taxicab, careering madly through heavy tarffic and bumping into a lamp post, was found to contain in the driver’s seat the body of CoL Boris Tkatehenko, once chief of
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  • 440 5 CONCRETE CASE INSTANCED Conflicting Opinions FLAYER WHO ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED $lO A MONTH Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. Mr. John Hand’s recent allegations of professionalism in local football have led to much discussion, and yesterday, a “Malay Mail” representative had a series of interviews. The Pressman informed by the Chairman
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  • 81 5 ...Reuter. Easy Win For M.C.C. Madras, February 7. In a one day match played at Madras the M C. C- defeated the Indian Cricket Federation by 187 runs. M. C- C. scored 286 runs for six wickets at which they declared innings closed. Langridge 61 Walters
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  • 109 5 —Reuter. Portsmouth Held ENGLISH LEAGUE RESULTS Rondon, Feb. 7. The following are results of matches played to-day in the English League DIVISION 1. Aston V. 2; Chelsea 0. Everton 2; Manchester C. 0. Middlesbro’ 2; Sheffield W. 3. W’hampton W. 1; Portsmouth 1. DIVISION 11. Blackpool
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  • 58 5 —Reuter. Rangers—Hearts Clash THIRD ROUND DRAW Landon, Feb. 7. The following is the draw for the third round of the Scottish Cup *o be played on February 17. Albion v. Ross County.. Queen of South v. Cowdenbeath. Celtic v. Falkirk. Hibernian v. Aberdeen. Motherwell v. East Stirling. Rangers
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  • 133 5 New Year Tennis Tournament OPENING TIES The entries for the Penang Recreation Club New Year Tennis Tournament closed on Friday, and the draw took place on Sunday. Except for the Ladies Singles, the entries in the other events have been satisfactory. The tournament will start on Monday.
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  • 193 5 .—Reuter Wireless. Early Score Disallowed LOGAN'S CLEVER KICKING Murrayfield, Feb. 3. At rugby football Wales beat Scotland by 1 13 points to 6 this afternoon before a crowd of 50,000 spectators. Shaw went over for Scotland early on but the try was disallowed owing to a forward
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  • 266 5 Young Mohamedans Beat Municipal Engineers On the Dato Kramat padang yesterday evening the Young Mohamedans defeated the Municipal Engineers Department at football by 2 goals to nil. Md. Shariff, who kept goal for the victors, was in a large measure responsible for their victory. The start of
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  • 176 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Feb. 7. A new Tamil school named St. Anthony’s Tamil School wds opened at No. 51 Jalan Sungei Korok, Alor Star, on Monday last The object of the school is to give a Tamil education to Indians and to
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  • 56 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Feb. 7. The annual general meeting of the Alor Star Cricket Club was held at Alor Star on Sunday last. The following were elected as office-bearers. Captain Mr. Moha-J med Zain A riffin. Vice Captain Mr- TB- Bresnaham, Hon. Secretary
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  • 58 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star Feb. 7 The annual general mooting of the Kedate Catholic Association was held at Alor Star and the following were elected office-beami for the issuing year :—President: Tte Rav-I Father Riboud, Vice President: Mr. J-l J. Fluery Hon. Secretary and ’fteasurer
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  • 1258 6 I met my first sea monster forty years ago. I was investigating pearl-oystei fishing at the time. One day when sailing with a native crew of about twenty hands we noticed, under the glare of the tropic sun, and at a distance of a mile or
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  • 354 6 “Strong Advice” To The i L. G. U. From St. Andrews 1 The Ladies Golf Union have received some “strong advice” from the Royal and Ancient Club of St. Andrews—advice that amounts practically to a warning* in res- j pect of the rules of
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    • 537 6 1 THE BLUES i B as k: No man or woman is more sick of life than when they have that trouble commonly i called “The Blues.” It amounts to a disease in many cases. That terri- b k ble feeling which makes J all the world appear gloomy n
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  • 648 7 Canton Truth. PREFERENCE URGED FOR HOME PRODUCTS A fortnight ago, a certain Mr. Yong of Yong and Company, importers and exporters, with offices at the British Concession, Shameen, was able, on the presentation of customs and other documents, to swindle an amount of HK$lOO,OOO from a
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  • 93 7 .—-Sin Wen Bao. To Be Imposed In Hopei Province Tientsin, Jan. 19In view of the destitute financial situaion in Hopei province, the provincial authorities are now contemplating the imposition of a new tax on opium known as the Special Tax” and preparations are being made for the organization
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  • 781 7 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT'S METHOD OF RAISING MONEY DOMESTIC LOANS TO MEET PUBLIC FINANCE “Upon his assumption of the finance portfolio Dr. H. H. Kung declared that he would open up new sources of revenue and practice retrenchment. He further indicated that he would not issue
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  • 94 7 .—Shun Pao. Mohammedan General Withdraws To Hami Peiping, Jan. 19. According to a special telegram from Tihua, the troops under the Mohammedan general Ma Chung-ying have been completely withdrawn to Hami. General Ma has informed the provincial authorities that he would not make any further attempt
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  • 51 7 .—Shun Pao. Japanese Advance Into Chahar Peiping, January 19 Col. Shibayama, Japanese Militafy Attache, declared to-day that the advance into Chahar of the combined Japanese and Manchoukuo forces was due to a misunderstanding on their part and that the troops would be withdrawn to the east of Heiho
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  • 68 7 .—Sin Wen Pao. Visit To Changchow Canton, Jan. 19. According to a telegram from Changchow, nine Government bombers visited Changchow yesterday and encircled above the city for about half an hour. The people were panic stricken by the sudden appearance of the aerial visitors, which caused a general
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  • 61 7 troops to round up the mutineers. —China Times. Still Disturbing Sanho Hsien Tientsin, January 19 A separate detachment of General Liu Kwei-tang’s mutinous troops have again turned back to Hopei and are now disturbing the countryside around Sanho Hsien Yutien and Sanho have already thoroughly been looted.
    troops to round up the mutineers.—China Times.  -  61 words
  • 545 7 superior quality of their productis, —Canton Truth. BECAUSE OF BETTER QUALITY The world economic depression has no doubt affected the fortunes of many British traders of long standing in China in the last few years. Owing to cheap labour and the production of low grade
    superior quality of their productis,—Canton Truth.  -  545 words
  • 85 7 in consideration of its glorious past. Sin Wen Pao. To Be Retained By South-west Hongkong, Jan. 19. When interviewed by the press Mr. Chow Lu declared that the Fukien situation would be made simpler if Generals Li Chin-shen and Chen Min-shu could announce their retirement and go
    in consideration of its glorious past. Sin Wen Pao.  -  85 words
  • 90 7 3. —Sin Wen Pao. To Visit United States And Philippine Islands Tientsin, January 19 General Ma Chan-shan has decided to leave fdr the United States by the middle of next month, it is learned from a reliable source. Before leaving General Ma will come to Shanghai to
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  • 600 7 REASONS WHY THE MOVEMENT FAILED s, WHAT NANKING SHOULD I NOW DO ture.”—Shanghai Morning Post. “National revolution is a most difficult task to accomplish. The outbreak of any revolution has its own historical background and is the reply to a demand. It can never been
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  • 165 7 Sin Wen Pao. Success Of Provincial Troops Chengtu, January 19 The Communists in northern Szechuen started a general retreat on the evening of January 17 after a desperate battle with the provincial forces. General Wang Linchi, who is in command of the Szechuen troops at the
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  • 145 7 .—China Times. Government’s Autonomy Scheme Nanking, Jan. 19. The representatives of the Mongolian, princes in Nanking have wired their strong opposition against the autonomy plan for Mongolia as announced by the Government They point out that the Government’s plan is far different from the principles brought
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  • 562 8 One hundred thousand peasants from Lower Austria held an imposing demonstration in Vienna on Thursday last in support of the Dollfuss Government. Waving banners inscribed “Hail Dollfuss” “Freedom and peace for Austria’’ the demonstrators marched through the crowded streets to the meeting place where the Chancellor in a
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  • 446 8 Japanese competition in the commercial field has already been discussed in these columns, —a competition which is daily spreading and appears to have already collared the world’s market in certain lines,—but goods wthout ships to carry 1 thAn would be useless. Favoured by exceptionally low wages and taxation
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  • 650 8 BORN AT MALACCA A correspondent writes to us to point i out a .remarkable event which will take place at Malacca on Monday, February 12, when the first meeting of the Legislative Council is held and he also suggests that the official announcement of the appointment of
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  • 854 8  -  -J. T. in the M anchcsicr Guardiati F rom the corner of my eye I saw Sam Riool hesitate at my garden gate. I thought he had climbed the hill road from the harbour and was perhaps a little blown, so I bent lower over the dahlia bulb
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  • 359 9 C OMMUNIST LEAFLETS NOT MERE "BILGE" and WOMAN GET gaol harmful and misleading NONSENSE of offences under the Sedi- f r iinancei a chinese E „onwn were sentenced to terms r rotis imprisonment and year sirp ie imprisonment respectiveE r S justice Gerahty, at the SingaEuzer. on Tuesday. h'l'i r
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  • 284 9 HAMMERS AND AXES FREELY USED A riot among Chinese workmen at the Air Base was described in the Singapore Criminal District Court on Tuesday at the trial of five men who were alleged to have been the ringleaders of the rioters. Two large axes and two
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  • 297 9 MEMBER OF NOTORIOUS BURGLAR I GANG to whom prison must be a fine” stood before the Singapore District Judge, Mr. Forrer, on k'i calmly admitted that he had I the fifteenth crime in his caI Samat bin Gani, a local-bom hsed in convict garb (he
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  • 490 9 Tiger Head FITTER'S STORY OF MONEY DEMANDED i An echo of some friction between two secret societies was heard at the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, on Tuesday, when Lim Ah Kwi, a short and sturdy Chinese, who, it was stated, was the backbone of his society, was
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  • 165 9 Shop Assistant Purchases Siamese Tobacco THE TO WK AY TO PAY Fifteen pounds of fine-cut reddish Siamese tobacco of a chop not regularly imported, displaying a cock mounted on the globe, were exhibited in Court this morning when an Indian shop assistant named Mohamed Abdul Kader
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  • 255 9 Under Tragic Circumstances (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, February 8. The tragic circumstances attending the death of a Chinese from Ayer Kuning, are now engaging the attention of the Taiping Police. Foul play is suspected and the wanted persons are still at large. The deceased, Siow
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  • 79 9 Civil Air Pilot’s Record Of 1,000,000 Km Koenigsberg, Feb. 4 For the first time since civil aviation was organised a pilot of cne of the regular international airlines has been able to celebrate the completion of the record of 1,000,000 kilometres flown on regular service. This took place
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  • 321 9 THRILLING ROMANTIC FILM AT QUEEN'S Richard Barthelrness and Sally Eilers are together again in a thrilling romantic story of civil aviation at the Queen’s. The title of their new film is “CENTRAL AIRFORT”. There were large crowds at the Queen's last night where it opened a short ceason.
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  • 38 9 Rugby Radio Service 9,903 Jews In November London, Feb. 7. The Under Secretary for the Colonies stated in the House of Commons that 3903 immigrants, practically all of whom were jews, entered Palestine during November.—
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  • 95 9 Sequel To Fatal Barber’s Shop Quarrel (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, February 8. At the conclusion of the trial of the Assizes in which two Banjarese were charged with the murder of a compatriot at a riverine kampong by the Perak River, the court acquitted Bardi,
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  • 110 9 Profusion Of Floral Tributes Ipoh, To-day. I A large gathering was present at the j funeral of the late Mr. Irwin yesterday j evening. The Rev. Hutchinson conducted j the service in the church and at the grave-; side. A firing party from number
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  • 109 9 TIN-SPOT YESTERDAY TO-DAY London .£227-2-6 £226-15-0 TIN— (8 Montta) London £226-7-6 £226-0-0 Sing&porfl $114.00 $113.50 BuMnew Done Penang $114.00 $113.50 BuslneM Done Buyers no sellers 5o tons OOPBA— (SODdrted) K $3.00 $3.00 BLACK PEPPEB u $lB.OO $lB.OO BUBBEB London 4 15|16d. 4 29|32d. New York 10 9|l6c.(G) 10%c.(G)
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  • 100 9 Appeal To Government (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 7. I A deputation numbering sixty, representing 5.000 members of various labour associations in the capital lodged an appeal with the premier yesterday praying Government to exercise clemency and not to proceed with the death penalty in cases
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  • 81 9 —Reuter Wireless. To Negotiate New Commercial T reaty Washington, Feb. 6. Mr. Cordell Hull has announced the Cuban Government has notified the United States it is ready to negotiate a new commercial treaty. According to officials th© plan for stabilising sugar situation which is considered a pre-requisite to such
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  • 203 10 —Reuter PLACE DE LA CONCORDE LIKE A BATTLEFIELD PRESENCE OF COMMUNISTS CONTRIBUTES TO VIOLENCE Paris, February 7. M. Daladier has resigned to avoid bloodshed. After a night of riots and bloodshed, the Place de la Concorde was like a “battlefield” strewn with iron bolts,
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  • 179 10 <• —Reuter Wireless. Hectic Flurry On The Bourse Paris, Feb. 3. While the calm before the storm prevailed in political waters to-day there was a hectic flurry on the Bourse where the pound sterling and the dollar shot upwards and the franc downwards. There was a
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  • 149 10 Reuter Wireless Large Increase Washington, Feb. 3. j An increase of 1,800 to 4,834 in United States army aircraft and an increase of 15,000 to 38,063 in the personnel is provided j for in a bill introduced into the House of Representatives This action is consequent; upon
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  • 134 10 —Reuter Wireless. By Soviet War Commissar Moscow, Feb. 6. A striking defence of the horse was made I by Voroshilov, Commissar for War, review- ing the economic progress of Russia in the t past year. He declared before the commu- nist party congress in spite of
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  • 217 10 I Union.—Reuter Wireless. Gordon’s Drums London, February 3. Bringing the Gordon’s drums, General Sir lan Hamilton returned to England to-day aboard the liner Bremen delighted with his visit to Germany. In an interview he said that the German Nation had become con- scious of its strength
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  • 115 10 —Rugby Radio Service. Notice Expires To-day BUT ACTION MAY BE DELAYED London, Feb. 7. The ten days notice given by the British Government that steps would be taken to impose additional duties on a selected list of French imports unless the French Government reverses its refusal
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  • 97 10 Reuter Wireless. Failed To Beflag Steeple Berlin, Feb. 4. A Catholic priest, Father Rachor of Becktheim has been arrested because he failed to beflag the steeple of his church on the anniversary of the Nazis’ assumption of the Government. He placed a Nazi flag in the church
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  • 85 10 minals were finally captured.—Reuter Wireless. Police And Criminals Nairobi, February 4. Desperate fighting between a patrol of European and native police and a gang of native criminals occurred a few miles from here to-day. While tracking criminals through a dense forest the police met with a
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  • 94 10 —Reuter Wireless. A Gift To The Nation Wellington, February 4. The historic site at Waitangi on which the famous treaty was signed in 1840 between Governor Hobson and the Maori chiefs which led to New Zealand coming under the sovereignty of the British Crown, will to-morrow
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  • 242 10 Rugby Radio Service and Reuter. Dr. Colijn Visits London NOT FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT The Hague, Feb. 7. It is authoritatively learned that there is no truth in the rumours that rubber restriction will operate shortly. Dr. Colijn is visiting London but not for “a final settlement.”
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  • 88 10 J. —Reuter Wireless. Final Meeting London, Feb. 2. The International Wheat Advisory Committee which has been meeting in London during the present week held its final meeting to-day and considered reports of two sub-committees on marketing and price fixing and decided in view of the fact it
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  • 400 10 I.—Reuter Wireless. American Purchases MINING STOCKS ACTIVE Paris, February 3. The volume of gold which left the vaults of the Bank of France yesterday for London and New York was relatively unimportant and was offset by gold arrivals from Amsterdam and Zurich according to the Agence Economique
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  • 270 10 —Reuter Wireless. Practically Destroyed By Fire London, February 4. Gat ton Hall has been practically destroyed by fire. It was famous as being the seat since 1888 of Sir Jeremiah Colman, known as the Mustard King, whose family for generations have had almost a monopoly of this condiment
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  • 582 10 Soviet Policy in East CENTRED ON FOR PEACE" I Moscow. January 1 M. Kaganovitch, Secretary O f 1 tral Committee and of the Moscow p J al Committee of the Communist J delivered a speech to the Moscow Citvfl Regional Party Conference on J tional policy. &lt; Kaganovitch
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  • 292 11 LAD IES NOT WANTED Armistice Night Dinner i :RVICEMEN PREFER I ”SWAF M STORIES re S Ex-Servicemen are now k) old to be good company for their annual dinner. They are n ed to sit around and rake up Ees than to entertain ladies and I on was expressed at
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  • 166 11 I'oert Outpointed 'St. George’s) achieved a F&gt;We at the Albert Hall B the holder, Johnny Cuthbert B r the British light-weight ■is over 15 rounds. the taller man, and he used B advantage every fraction of s Physical advantages. Stand- full height and scoring point llh
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  • 44 11 0 Be Granted By I Chile &gt; Moscow, Jan. 27. t Soviet Union by Chile Bi s according to in- quarter». B l ".i.X 1 n y is Prompted by B :v fcs may prove a good which immense B jjfW 1 j
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  • 505 11 Son’s Family Decides On Publication I t i It is understood that the family of the late Sir Henry Dickens has decided to allow publication of Charles Dickens’s “Life of Our Lord,” the book the novelist wrote for his children This decision, it is stated,
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  • 186 11 Qne Firm’s Receipts For A Week £4,300 In Edinburgh Court William Smith Murphy, a bookmaker was fined £75 for having printed and circulated coupons in connection with a "pool” known as Everyman’s Points Pool. The city prosecutor said the coupons were obtainable in a number of shops in
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  • 47 11 To Be Finished By March Medan, Jan. 31. The Brastagi aerodrome which was to have been ready by Christmas will not be completed before the end of February early March. It is understood that no dee.ston has been arrived at with /egard to the proposa.
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  • 284 11 His Own Car And Valet And Flat In Mayfair I The approximate date of Jack Doyle’s return to the ring is February 20. The young Irish heavy-weight’s suspension ends on Jan. 25, but although practically every promoter in the country has tried to obtain
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  • 475 12 A Glowing Picture HIS VISIT TO JEWISH COLONY Lord Marley, who visited the Far Eastern territory of the Soviet Union last October and November on his way back from China by way of Vladivostock and Siberia, gave to the Society for Cultural Relations with Russia some
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  • 244 12 Sponsors Needed In New Empire-Wide Campaign Leprosy, the oldest scourage known to mankind, still demands intensive effort if it is to be stamped out. During the Middle Ages it was very prevalent here, but the last indigenous case of leprosy died in the Shetland Isles, some 150
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  • 403 12 Public Schools Society i THE PRINCE OF WALES AS PATRON The Prince of Wales, it was announced by Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey at the Royal Geographical Society’s House has consented to become patron-in-chief of the Public Schools Exploring Society. This announcement was made to a large gathering who
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  • 100 12 Latest Quotation* Wednesday Tuesday. p ari 78 13|16 78 500 503% 22 22sXr Amsterdam JJA Mi bun Berlin 1312% 13.08% Stockholm 1 9 -3»% 19.39% ViSna 28% 28% Prague 104% 104% HeSngfora 226% 226% Madrid 38 7|16 38% Lisbon 10»% HO A then. 535 535 Bucharest
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  • 137 12 “No War Since Time Of Julius Caesar” The age-long friendship between England and Belgium was emphasised by the Belgian Ambassador, Baron de Cartier de Marchienne, when he was admitted to the company of the Knights of the Round Table. The ceremony took place at a dinner at
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  • 1183 12 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST &gt; NAMES. J a S RUBBER (Dollar.) S c. c. Allenby Rubber Co. K I 07t Ils Alor Gajah Rubber Estate' 60 70 Amalgamated Malay Estates 2co 220 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 100 Ito Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates 15 20 Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 60 70
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    • 240 12 I CALL SEE THE CrtittESE kAMTERM. CLEARANCE TABLE IT WILL RE-PAY YOU By courtesy Robinson Piano Co. wwsMMiinr /CTX fe &gt; J w &lt; They cook in only 5 minutes CONVENIENT, tasty and nourishing, Scott’s Pcrage Oats are made from the finest oats that Scotland grows. The ideal breakfast food
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    • 317 12 If you wish to extend your trade and find new :ustomers. try a small advertisement in the “Pinang Gazette.” It circulates throughout He whole of North Malaya, Siam and Sumatra. As a sellin* medium it stands unrivaNed. Ok W Few Escape The Menace of rNerves? YOU Need YeastSee the red
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    • 77 12 The! Gaxefj a IW' u a Besl FOR Sv NcwL fre 3 AND Kt PictJ j Ma I wi fre Pot Sa FULL REPOSatu OF ft'" to M Mala# J Sport#,! Ma frfl •ve#J I M ni 4 Msiguj V froM Apl 9 M E I feft A Y B
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  • 449 13 dole of Principal Liner byline, ifl a list of vessels arriving froin Penang during the week: jjsj PORT TO-DAY VAN DER HEYDEN from Lho t we, Sigil, Olehleh and Sabang for'Sabang. Olehleh, Sigil and pumawe to-day. L KG MARU from Singapore foi ►on and Calcutta. pA
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  • 858 13 OUTWARD MAILS f A mail for Port Swettenham and Singapore by the “Rajula” win be closed al 2 p.m. to-day. A mail for Port Swettenham, and Singapore by the as. “Kinta” win be closed at 4 p.m. to-day. I A mail for Sabang, Olehleh, Sigil and T. Semawe
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  • 63 13 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Entries close for Singapore Races. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Court of Appeal opens, Penang. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Singapore Turf Club Meeting, Ist day WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Singapore Turf Club Races, 2nd day. FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Variety Dancing Entertainment, in aid of St Micholas Home, Town
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    • 25 13 SELLING MADE EASY—T ime* are hard be’ there is no need to offer that article at a “throwawaj .vrice.” alonf* a small advertisement to th&lt;
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    • 128 13 B A aft e 8 A Yt° lesSl W t eCOg&lt; *™du!*’ Ji ini!) Of Chemists and Stores in two sizes. Z The Perfect Emulsion for all Ages. JL Clergyman writes "As a preventative against fairing cold and as a sure pick-me-up when run-down, /&lt;&lt;. KlfljSl I hava found nothing
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 306 13 i-. KBlx. KHK fIK I H jp, A B A Grand STAGE SCREEN Double Attraction SwIJR VM I INnk 615 OPENING TO-NIGHT 9.30 ON TH ESTAG E RENE WEST'S Great Vaudeville Revue Presenting i The Mackey Twins BROUGHT BACK TO ECLIPSE THEIR PREVIOUS SUCCESS L In their repertoire of fap
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    • 119 13 ijub •«■■■■aa aiaaa 6./5 TO-NIGHT 9.30 Greeted By Packed Houses I WARNER’S EPIC OF CIVIL AVIATION 44 iJI n»fiv.il'i4lw OT ece ALSO tlfc, The CRASH of the AIR EXPRESS! The j NEW SERIES OF Wild ’plane diving for the Crowded grand Rurkiviiftre R stand The Blind flight over the Storm-
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  • NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA
    • 767 14 Worcester M. P. And His Recent Visit A future of great prosperity for Australia was prophesied by Mr. W. P. Crawford i Greene, M.P., on Jan. 18, when he was giv- en a civic reception at Worcester on his return from his 25,000-mile trip to that,
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    • 344 14 Reference At Middlesex County Meeting From the point of view of the members J of the Middlesex County Cricket Club, who, j under the chairmanship of their president, 1 Mr. A. J. Webbe, held their annual general meeting at Lord’s on Jan. 17 the
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    • 282 14 Australia Wins The Second Test Match At Brisbane i Brisbane, Jan. 20. Australia defeated England by 26 points to 22 in the second unofficial speedway| test match, which took place at Brisbane' on Saturday. Australia won the first test' 1 at Sydney, three weeks ago, by 33 points
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    • 95 14 Girls’ Club Formed Based on the lines of similar organisations in Europe and America, Australia now boasts a Girls’ Cycle Club alias Slim-U Club. With headquarters in Sydney and Edna Sayers, woman cycling champion of New South Wales for captain, members have set out to fight avoirdupoids
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    • 293 14 Cotton Manufacturer’s Criticism I Serious growth of Japanese trade in j Australia was commented on by Mr. P. C. Fish at the annual meeting of Messrs. J. F. and H. Roberts, cotton manufacturers, in Manchester. j It was, he said, discouraging to this country, which had
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    • 195 14 Cottage Packed Ready To Take To Australia The work of packing the tiny two-storey Yorkshire cottage associated with Captain J Cook which has been purchased by the Victorian Government has now been completed. The cottage has been packed into more than 1,000 cases and the London and
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    • 118 14 But It Wasn’t Scared Away In a Melbourne (Australia) suburb, an unwonted readiness is being displayed by small boys to run errands for their neighbours’ meat. The local butcher, it may be added, has an alarm clock in his window. He sets it 30 times a day
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    • 131 14 Cherry Eating Challenge To he who eat a cherry off 20,000 trees in a day will belong the largest orchard in the world The owner, Mr. Baldo Cunich of Young, New South Wales, laughingly I throws out this challenge to visitors know- j ing that to
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    • 326 14 Strange Tale» From Victoria Apparently mystery monsters are just as addicted to the Southern Hemisphere as they are to the northern climes. The Victorian public is being regaled with the usual annual collection of tales of of strange animals which roam the ranges at night,
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    • 221 14 Pearl Poachers’ Base Britain has presented Australia with the Ashmore and Cartier islands —two romantic and semi-tropical, potentially valuable specks 200 miles north-west of the coast of Western Australia. The Australian Attorney-General, Mr. J. G. Latham is about to bring down a bill for their formal acceptance
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    • 144 14 Postal Authorities’ Search “Try and cultivate a smile in the voice.” This is one piece of golden advice being handed out to telephonists in connection with the Victoria Postal Department’s search for the perfect telephone voice, says Austral News. When selected, a phonograph recording will be
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    • 491 14 Australia As Producer And Trader Australia, as Producer and Trader: 1920 —1932.” By Nancy Windett, B.Sc., (Econ.) Issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, (Oxford University Press, 155.) Mrs. Windett’s book is primarily a competent survey of Australia’s economic development during the years 1920
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    • 2026 15 K O- BRITISH INDIA 1 3 U I* ANDAPCAR lines V J B (Companies Incorporated In England) I 1 ~I R^Be VIA eim MAIL PASSENC7R and CARGO SERVICES MIMMIIi aMM TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ V*BfllNMK|p ftwlFBE From Penang Arrive Marseilles Arrive New York a na dn under o r• a
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  • 186 16 Eight in Class 2 LATEST 5.R.A. AMENDMENTS The following are the latest amendments, etcetra, to the Straits Racing Association Official Classification Last of Horses and Ponies. It will be seen that the best of the Taiping Turf Club Pony griffins, including Spoilt Girl, Little Miss
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  • 53 16 Results Of Yesterday’s Matches The following are results of matches played yesterday Championship Singles L. F. Knight heat F. M. Adam B—6, G—2; R. W. Scarlett beat A. W. Wallich 6—3, 6—3. Men’s Singles Handicap ‘B’ —l5 R. Mange beat —15.1 C. F. King 5 —7,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 189 16 (To the Editor of the ‘Pinang Gazette”) Sir, —Mr. Sarwar yesterday opens by suggesting, I merely “think” (or suppose) what I stated. He is incorrect. I KNOW —the whole world knows and every civilized Government is protesting. 2. Hongkong—cement—many other things and places —do not enter
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  • 100 16 E.S.D. Wins Again HEALTH AND WATER DEPARTMENTS TROUNCED In a match in he Municipal League played yesterday on the Renong ground the Electric Supply Department scored a runaway victory defeating the Health and Water Departments combined by six clear goals. The result is a true indication of
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  • 70 16 THREE MEN CHARGED (From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, Feb. 7. There was a sensational sequel to the commencement of the preliminary inquiry into a market murder when three men were arrested and charged with criminal intimidation of a prosecution witness whom they are alleged to have
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  • 137 16 Malays Charged i (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, February 7. Alleged to have shot their friend, AmpeJ bin Haji Ibrahim, with a crude home-made gun, two Malays of Changkat Jering, Mohamed and Jaffari, were to-day pro- &lt; duced before the Taiping Magistrate on a
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  • 523 16 KROH MINING PROPERTY I I Mr. Chee War Lock As Trustee r i COURT APPROVES SETTLEMENT i I In the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Justice Prichard, K.C., approved of a settlement reached in the well-known part-, nership dispute of the Wing Woh 1 Kongsi,
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  • 198 16 Motion At Monday’s Meeting TO DONATE £500,000 i (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore Feb. 8. At Monday’s meeting of the Legislative I council the Hon. Mr. John Bagnall will I move that the Colony donate £500,000 towards Imperial Defence. It is expected j that the unofficials
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  • 167 16 Tongkang Owners Profit By Burst Bags EXTRACTION BY TUBES ALLEGED Naina Mohamed and Mohamed Mastan, two tongkang skippers arrested at 3 p.m. yesterday near Bagan Ajam, Province Wellesley, were charged in the Penang Police Court this morning with the fraudulent possession of property, to wifc 11 bags
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  • 50 16 New Chairman The Executive Council of the Imperial Agricultural Bureaux has elected Sir Charles Howell Thomas, K.C.B K.C.M.G., the representative of the United Kingdom on the Council, as Chairman in succession to Mr. F. L. McDougall, C.M.G., the representative of Australia, whose period of office has expired.
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  • 1158 16 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY The following are the latest quotations In MESSRS. KENNEDY CO’S share list to-day. Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers MINING i Ayer Weng 1.95 2.05 ex 1.90 2.00 ex Ayer Hitam 14|0 14|9 14|0 14|9 I Bangrin 37|0 38|0 35|0 37|6 1
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  • 59 16 PENANG, FEBRUARY 8 iRv Court •&gt;’?? of the Chart» red BanK) On London Bank Demand 2\ 4 I|l6 4 m|ts 2|4% Private 3 m ts credit 2f4% 3 Documentary 2|4 7|16 On New York Bank Ppm and 57 nom: France T.T. 875 nom. India T.T. 154% Hongkong T.T. 34%
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    • 34 16 PINANG GAZETTE CHINESE NEW YEAR NUMBER TO BE PUBLISHED ON MONDAY NEXT Will all advertisers and contributors who have not yet sent in their copy please do so by Saturday morning at the latest.
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