Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 February 1934

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 42. Vol. XCII. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 139 1 —Reuter. RUBBER RESTRICTION POSITION REPORTS OF AGREE' MENT INACCURATE London, Feb. 19. The Under Secretary, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, replying for the Colonial Secretary, in the House of Commons, said that the 'communique issued on February 13 on the joint authority of the British and the
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  • 523 1 months notice on either side. —Rugby Radio Service. MOST FAVOURED NATION ARTICLE ON USUAL LINES SOVIET DESIRE TO SPEND MORE IN GREAT BRITAIN London, February 19. The text of the Anglo-Soviet Temporary Commercial Agreement which was signed in London on Friday is published. A
    months notice on either side.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  523 words
  • 59 1 loans oearuig uilcivoi «.«< f 5% per cent, and 5 per cent. —Rugby Radio Service. Approved As Exceptional Measure London, February 19« As an exceptional measure the Chancellor of the Exchequer has agreed to an Commonwealth of Australia isfor the purpose of refunding certain ustralian loans bearing interest
    loans oearuig uilcivoi «.«< ■’f 5% per cent, and 5 per cent.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  59 words
  • 52 1 —Reuter. New York Enquiry Not Completed Washington, Feb. 20. I he Federal Mints last week received j 'A3O ounces of silver. Mr. Morgenthau i that enquiry into New York specu-1 silver holdings was still not com-, 1 He declined to indicate whether a diver move was imminent.
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  • 46 1 Inside Katong Bathing Pagar (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, February 19. There was considerable excitement at I Katong when a three foot crocodile was •observed inside a bathing pagar. Two youngsters attempted to catapult it but th? reptile was in no way perturbed.
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  • 67 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, February 19. A young artillery man named Maxiden when charged with the theft of from I a club in Orchard Road pleaded that he Look the car not knowing what he did. I Realising his offence the next day he
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  • 262 1 Attacks Cease For One Week BROADCAST SPEECH I Munich, February 19. j i In a broadcast speech, mainly for the benefit of Austrians, Herr Habitch, farmer-! ly a German Nazi leader, announced that I I he had ordered Nazi organisations in Aus- tria to cease attacking the
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  • 94 1 bursed for the damag’e to his taxi. —Rugby Radio Service. Drives Into Bandit's Car COMMENDED BY HOME SECRETARY London, February 19. The public-spirited action of a London taxi driver named William Tyrrell who deliberately drove his cab into a large saloon ca in which three bandits, who
    bursed for the damag’e to his taxi.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  94 words
  • 61 1 Reuter. Trial Of Alice Wynkoop Re-opens Chicago, February 19. The trial of Alice Wynkoop, who is charged with the murder of her daughter-in-law, and which was suspended on Jan. j 22, on account of her ill-health, re-opened to-day. Wynkoop pleaded not guilty and said she was feeling
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  • 19 1 American Consulate To Close The American Consulate will be closed on George Washington’s Birthday, February 22.
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  • 295 1 Royal Family and People.—Rugby Radio Service and Reuter. To Take Oath Of -Accession 100,000 BELGIANS i WATCH CORTEGE Brussels, Feb. 20. The Duke of Brabant will take the oath of accession on February 23. He has been promoted to the rank of Lieut.-General. A hundred thousand Belgians
    Royal Family and People.—Rugby Radio Service and Reuter.  -  295 words
  • 119 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Mission Starts Work London, February 19. The mission, entrusted by the League of Nations to examine the land which may be utilised for the settlement of the Assyrians from Iraq and to ascertain whether it is likely to meet their special needs has arrived
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  • 55 1 —Reuter. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes Returned London, February 19. The government retained Portsmouth North in the by-election the poll being declared ai follows: Admiral Sir Roger Keyes (Cons.) 17,582 E. T. Humby (Lab) 11,904 The figures at the general election were a.T follows: Sir B. Faile Bt. (Cons.)
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  • 33 1 —Reuter. A Correction The report, regarding the Chmese population in the Strait» Settlementa, appearing on Page 10, emanated from the Government of the Straits Settiements and not from the ColonialOffice.—Reuter.
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  • 110 1 Divisional Meeting A divisional meeting of the British Metlical Association, Malayan Branch, Northern Division, will be held on Thursday, February 22, at 6.30 p.m. at the Pathological Laboratory, Penang. The agenda will beas follows (1) To read and confirm the minutes of the Divisional Meeting held on
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  • 2325 3 A YOUTHFUL SEA HERO: WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS: SALVAGING SUNKEN VESSELS: THE LONDONBRIGHTON ROAD (From Our Own Correspondent) London, February 2 KING’S GIFT FOR WORKLESS The King’s promised gift of 270 books to the unemployed has arrived at the London depot of the “Million
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  • 1280 4  -  25,000 MILES BY A’R TO THE FAR EAST !N THE INTERESTS OF BRITISH TRACE By H. K. Hales, M.P. The railway junction of Lydda, although in all appearances an insignificant wayside station, is really a miniature Clapham Junction, fc? here is the starting pomt of
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  • 1038 4 N. K. Mohamed Sultan ALLEGED TO HAVE ISSUED DEAD CHEQUES A we" known Penang Indian Mohamedan who was described as a stevedore and dubash having his place of business in Bishop Street named N. K. Mohamed Sultan stood his trial yesterday before the Penang Police Magistrate,
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  • 469 4 Mr p a. Molloy, who returned from Home leave last week, has been posted to Ipch as Senior Executive Engineer, Water Works. Mrs V. M. Mathews, wife of Dr. V. Mathew-Mathews, of Ipoh, leaves on Wednesday for Penang where the following day she will sail for Europe
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  • 57 5 —Reuter. Sixth Round Draw ARSENAL AT HOME TO I VILLA London, Feb. 19. The following is the draw for the sixth round of the Football Association Cup to be played on March 3. Arsenal v. Aston V. Preston N. E. v. Leicester C. Bolton W. v. Portsmouth.
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  • 35 5 Reuter. Holder Retains Title Paris, February 19. In a fifteen rounds boxing match for the i World’s Bantamweight Championship the j holder Al Brown of Panama outpointed I Young Perez of France.—Reuter.
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  • 31 5 .—Reuter. Jardine Has Not Resigned London, February 19. The secretary of the Surrey Cricket Club states that it is not a fact that Jardine has resigned the Surrey captaincy.—Reuter.
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  • 28 5 -Reuter. London, February 19. In a match in the third Division, Northern Section of the English League Barnsley defeated Halifax Town by one goal to nil.--Reuter.
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  • 750 5 FAREWELL TO CAPT.; J. W. HARDING I ENTHUSIASTIC FUNCTION &lt; AT VOLUNTEER I HEADQUARTERS I I j Capt. Green Takes Charge Some men seek honours and i farewells, others have honours and functions thrust upon them. As Capt. J. W. Harding, the popular Commanding
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  • 150 5 New Year Spree (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping Feb. 19. Police raids during the week-end brought to the Court this morning, three batches of gamblers, total 21 persons including one woman. Most of the gamblers pleaded that they gambled because it was the holiday occasion. The raids
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  • 165 5 Goalless Draw H.M.S. "EAGLE" HOLDS PENANG SCRATCH TEAM A keenly contested hockey match was played yesterday on the Esplanade between the H.M.S. “Eagle” and a scratch P.C.C. team and resulted in a goalless draw. From the cen re bully the P.C.C. attacked but the movement ended in
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  • 261 5 Canzoneri Beats Locatelli After Draw Verdict New York, Feb. 3. Tony Canzoneri, the former lightweight, champion of the world, was awarded the decision over the Italian champion, Cleto Locatelli, after it had been first announced that the contest was a draw. The first verdict was greeted by
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  • 155 5 English Rider Wins Two Cups St. Moritz, Feb. 1. W. E. Harbord, the English rider, has won both the Bott Handicap Cup and the Freshman’s Cup on the Cresta Run. In the former with a handicap of 3.6 seconds, he aggregated 181.3 seconds for the three runs from
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  • 314 5 Saturday’s Work On The Track “Skull Cap” writes as follows in the “Singapore Free Press” with regard to Saturday’s training work: W. W. REDFEARN Silver Buckle (Spencer) and Moonlight (Haie) did a good gallop over 3 furlongs, taking a shade more than 40 secs. Rangoon (Haie) did
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  • 64 5 Ivi n I’ao Hankow, Jan. 26. i In view of the financial stringency of the Hupeh'Provincial Government the provincial authorities have decided to float a loan of $4,000,000 within the province to meet the urgent expenses of the provincial j government. The loan will be
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  • 385 5 Jack London Wins Amid i Boos And Catcalls The heavy-weight fight at the Crystal Palace on February sth between Jack London, of West Hartlepool, and Frank Borrington, of Derby, did not please the majority of the 4,000 who paid to see it. Of applause
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  • 78 5 Arrangements have practically been» completed for Len Harvey to defend hi» recently won British heavy-w»ught championship against Jack Peteisen, the young Welshman, who formerly held the title, tab an open-air contest at the White City., Shepherd’s Bush, W., on June 4. This date is the
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  • 1244 6 |EFEAT OF LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Amateur International Match RECENT TRANSFER DEALS i i From Our Own Correspondent] i London, Feb. 3. j ARSENAL’S SURPRISING REVERSE The Football League Championship was, nade more open on January 31st by Tot-! Hotspur’s defeat of the Arsenal it Highbury and Derby County’s
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  • 455 6 Grimsby Player Tops The List Glover (Grimsby), with 31 goals, again heads the list of goal scorers. DIVISION I Bowers (Derby) 27 Camsell (Middlesbro) 18 Boyd (Shef. Utd.) 1» Hunt (Tottenham) 18 McLean (Huddersfield) 17 Richardson (W.B. A.) 17 Hydes (Leeds) 16 English (Liverpool) 16 Astley (Aston Villa)
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  • 1156 6 League Leadership Unchanged SECOND DIVISION PROMOTION PROBLEM Amateur Boxing Titles (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 3. RANGERS’ EASY VICTORY In the Scottish League competition, the Rangers got six goals and the Heart of Midlothian five, but the scoring otherwise was moderate to poor on January 2&lt;th.
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    • 11 6 WHAT LONDON IS DOING CHARLES ROBERTS in the READ SUNDAY GAZETTE.
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  • 1606 7 EXTENSION OF NANKING INFLUENCE As predicted, the so-called People’s Redutionary Government in Fukien has had it a very short life, shorter than ex-; «■cted. The Nanking forces have had; lite an easy time in marching to Foochow ot so much because of their superior milldry
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  • 738 7 World Daily News, Peiping. DECISION TO BECOME EMPEROR Manchoukuo TO BE CALLED MANCHOUTIKUO Wire-Pulling By Japanese Pu Yi, the regent of the puppet state, has issued a declaration, formally announcing his decision to become emperor on March I and to change the name of Manchoukuo to
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  • 154 7 —Sin Wen Pao. DETERMINATION TO RETIRE Canton, Jan. 26. General Chen Chi-tang has received a joint telegram from Generals Li Chi-shen, Chen Ming-shu, Tsai Ting-kai and Chiang Kwang-nai announcing their determination to retire and requesting that General Chen should use his good offices to have the
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  • 126 7 Shun Pao. Workers' Demands Tientsin, Jan. 26. The workers in the Kailan coal mines at Linhsi and Tangshan declared a sympathetic strike to-day in support of their comrades at Machiakou mine who are demanding of the Company five things. Of the five mines of the Kailan Company
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  • 108 7 the Communists in that province.—Sin Wen Pao. Attacking Red Stronghold Hankow, Jan. 26. The campaign launched against the Communists by the Szechuen military authorities has been very successful so far and they are now rapidly approaching Pachung, the Red stronghold in northern Szechuen, it is learned from military
    the Communists in that province.—Sin Wen Pao.  -  108 words
  • 72 7 •ison commander of Foochow. —Eastern Pimes. Gen. Sun Yuan-liang To Be Garrison Commander Amoy, Jan. 26. The navy authorities have turned over the control of Foochow to the Army. The troops under General Sun Yuan-liang, commander of the 88th Division, have arrived at Foochow and
    •ison commander of Foochow.—Eastern Pimes.  -  72 words
  • 664 7 —•Shun i to. BRITISH SUPPORT ALLEGED To Forestall Japan REACTION TO SEIZURE OF MANCHURIA China’s Precarious Position According to a Tass despatch from Paris the British authorities are actually behind the recent uprising in Sinkiang where the natives have established an independent government at Kashgar. Even
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  • 105 7 —Sin Wen Pao. MEASURES FOR PROTECTION Nanking, Jan. 26. The Tsin-Pu Railway Administration haa adopted the following measures for the protection of through express trains between Shanghai and Peiping 1. —That a guard of 120 men shall accompany each train. 2. —That plain-clothes detectives shall be placed on
    —Sin Wen Pao.  -  105 words
  • 163 7 —Sin Wen Pao. To Govt.'s Ultimatum Amoy, Jan. 26. The remnants of the 19th Route Army besieged at Chuenchow have finally yielded to the Government’s ultimatum, which expired this evening. General Chiang Tingwen, commander of the Government troops in Fukien, issued an order to-day instructing the
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  • 116 7 Shun Pao. Request Rejected Tientsin, Jan. 26. The special police force at Yutien which recently mutinied and thoroughly looted the city, are now not only asking that they be reorganized and incorporated into the Government army, but they wish to be allowed to be stationed in that same
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  • 104 7 Shun. Pao. Surrounded In Northern Honan Tientsin, Jan. 26. The troops under Liu Kwei-tang which have plundered the countryside on the Hopei-Honan-Shansi-Shantung borders during the last few weeks have at last, been rounded up by the Hopei provincial troops at Hsihsien, a city in northern Honan which
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  • 843 8 The successful landing of three aeroplanes from H. M. S. Eagle on the Penang aerodrome site at Bayan Lepas combined with Group-Captain Smith’s inspection on Saturday will. it is hoped, be the final tests of the ground and that the authorities will see to it that the ground
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  • 199 8 Crowds Flock To .Bayan Lepas Snake Temple The sixth day of the Chinese New Moon is always observed as a date of celebration among the Chinese It is the birthday of “Che. Soo Kong,” patron Saint of Bayan Lepa- Snake Temple. Yesterday, as is the
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  • 746 8 A PIONEER IN MALAYA I Mr. W. J. B. Ashby of Ipoh, writes to’ us as follows 1 As your readers would I am sure be, interested to learn a little more of Dr., H. W. C. Leech, who recently celebrated j his golden wedding, I append
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  • 1189 8 of the W *s last voyage.—By a Sailor in the Manchester Guardian. We were discussing the problem of unemployed seamen, my friend and I, outside Green’s Home, which is the shipping office for vessels in the East India, West India, and Millwall Docks. Hnudreds of men were
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  • 866 9 BURMA RAILWAY OFFICIAL'S DEATH WOMAN AMONG FIVE ACCUSED The suggestion that his wife Susan Benk, was concerned in a plot to poison her usband, Mr. A. W. Bentick, a Permanent ?,’ay Inspector of the Burma Railways is made in a case at Yamethin (Burma)
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  • 301 9 Indignation Over New Book 11 CONFESSIONS OF A PLANTER 11 London, Feb. 6. Malayan authorities in London are strenuously rebutting an alleged calumny which appears in a recent book, Confessions of a Planter,” by Leopold Ainsworth. The offending passage runs as follows As a very young man
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  • 92 9 Penang April Meeting 3 RUNS FOR HORSES 2, 3 AND 4 The “Pinang Gazette” is officially informed that the Committee of the Penang Turf Club, following enquiries made, have decided not to cater for i Class i horses. The horses to be catered for
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  • 376 9 Sanitary Board Assessments TEA CULTIVATION K£AR TANJONG RAMBUTAN (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 20. His Highness the Sultan presiding at a meeting of the State Council confirmed the sentence of death passed on Marimuttu, ex-fireman of the Railways who was convicted of the murder
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  • 301 9 MR. YEH’S INTERESTING FIND A very old Chinese grave in Bukit China, probably of the famous Capitan Tin Kap, the supposed first Chinese Captain in Malacca, has been found by Mr. Yeh Hua Fen, ILA., says the “Malacca Guardian.” Mr. Yeh said that this grave is
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  • 323 9 Interesting Case At Seremban Sex eban, Feb. 16. A case of great interejt. .o the Malays, and the first cf its kind to come up o&lt;_fore the Court, was to have been heard before the Seremban Magistrate, Raja Kamaralzaman, to-day, but was postponed to February 20,
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  • 143 9 Results Of Yesterday’s Matches The following are results of matches played yesterday Championship Doubles: P-. P. Bingham and J. H. Bowyer beat N. A. Sedwick and P. N. Knight, 9 —7. 6 —4. Men’s Singles Handicap “A —5 D. G. Jackson beat —3 E. Brooke, 6—3,
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  • 152 9 Stole Mail Bags From I T rain I London, February 6. A sentence of 18 months’ hard labour was passed at Chester Assizes to-day on a seaman, Hamid Hassan, 36, of Huskisson Street, Liverpool, fcr stealing two mailbags cn a tram between Euston and Crewe on September 14
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  • 115 9 TIN-SPOT YESTERDAY TODAY !_onrJon No market £226.2.6 TlN—(&gt; L&gt;ondoa No market £225.17.6 Singapore $113. 371/» Bußinea# Don* Penang $113.371,2 $113.37’/ 2 Riialtifjw JDone 25 tens 25 tons OOPKA— (Sondried; $3.05 $3.0.5 BLACK PCPP&H .X $lB.OO $lB 00 10 9 16c.(G) 1O14C.(G) i New xurk Singapore Spot 16% c.
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  • 675 10 Anthem were played.—Reuter and Rugby Radio Service. PRINCE OF WALES TO REPRESENT THE KING AT THE FUNERAL KING OF SIAM TO ATTEND London, February 19. It is announced this morning that the Prince of Wales represent the King at the funeral
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  • 88 10 Soviet Consular Employee Wounded By Police Habarovsk, Feb 18. A. report from Sahaliang (Heiho), the Chinese town on the Amar River opposite Llagovestchensk, states that a police officer of the local force started firing his revolver, wounding three other policemen and flad. a detachment of the police opened
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  • 37 10 Councillors of ulcer in the stomach.—Reuter. Influential Japanese Privy Councillor Tckio, February 19. The death is announced of Count Miyoji Ito, one of the most influential of Privy Councillors of ulcer in the stomach.—Reu-
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  • 50 10 to induce him tc return to Tibet.—China Times. Nanking, Jan. 26. J The representatives cf the three of the biggest Lamaseries in Tibet have arrived ;in Nanking for the specific purpose of seeing the Panchen Lama in an attempt to induce him tc return to Tibet.—China
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  • 93 10 Reuter. Striking Increase In Population QUADRUPLED IN 50 YEARS London, Feb. 19. The striking increase in the Chinese population of the Straits Settlements is shown in the Colonial-Office Report to be from 174,327 in 1881 to 663,518 in 1931 while the Malayan population has increased from 194,469
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  • 75 10 —Rugby Radio Service. Mr. Eden Leaving Paris For Berlin London, February 19 After his three hours’ discussions during the week-end with the French Ministers upon the Britsh disarmament memorandum, Mr. Anthony Eden is to-day proceeding to Berlin and, after a few days, during which he will have talks with
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  • 46 10 o —Rugby Radio Service. New Governor Of North Rhodesia London, February 19. Sir Herbert Winthrop, the young Governor of Nyasaland Protectorate, has been appointed Governor an Ccmmander-in-Chief of Northern Rhodesia in succession to Mr. Ronald Storro who is retiring through ill-health.—Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 218 10 —Reuter. London's Hesitant Attitude AWAITING DEFINITE DECLARATION London, Feb. 19. The recent heavy American buying of silver in the London market has given rise to the belief that the U.S. Government silver policy is rapidly developing but London is inclined to adopt a hesitant attitude till a
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  • 139 10 Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses Moscow, Feb. 10. According to reports from Tihua, hostilities are continuing between the troops of the Sinkiang provincial Government and the Tungan army of Gen. Ma Chung-yin. Gen. Ma is in possession of big supplies of ammunition, but all his attempts to capture Tihua
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  • 403 10 MALAY RESERVATIONS ENACTMENT H.H. THE SULTAN'S SPEECH At Taiping Function (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Feb. 19. “I am very glad to see such a representative gathering present here, which can only testify to the fact that concord and harmony exist between the various communities.
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  • 532 10 SOVIET ARMY BOAST SUPER-PARADE BEFORE NATION’S BEAMING LEADERS Full particulars have been obtained of the speech delivered at the Soviet Congress by the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Russian troops in the Far East, Gen. Bluecher. Gen. Bluecher described the situation in the Far East as
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  • 826 10 READY IN APRIL ENQUIRY THAT HAS OCCUPIED A FULL YEAR The Straits Settlements Trade Commission will complete one year’s work this month. More than one hundred meetings have been held and the whole question of the trade of the Colony, approached from every conceivable angle, has been
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  • 1952 11 GRAND NATIONAL TRIAL AT SANDOWN GRAKLE RETIRES FROM RACING: AMERICAN AMATEUR RIDER'S FALL (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, February 7 DELANEIGE’S FINE PERFORMANCE The first public trial for the Grand National since the publication of the weights took place at Sandown Park on January 31, in the
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    • 117 12 Latest Quotations I I Monday Saturday (Paris 78 23'32 77 2132 ■New York 5.13% 5.0 H Montreal 5.16% (Brussels 22.20% 22 (Geneva 16.05% 15.90 I Amsterdam 7.71 7.63% I Milan 58 15 1 6 58 9116 (Berlin 13.06 12.97% •Stockholm 19.39% 19.39 H (Copenhagen 22.40 22.40
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 50 12 NOTICE. $l,OOO REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE INVISIBLE MAN Apply H. G. WELLS QUEEN’S THEATRE ’Phone 264. wfeTHIS FRAGRANT ANTISEPTIC POWDER 1 CLEANS THE TEETH I AND PREVENTS I DECAY re Sample On Receipt Of ive Cent Stamp From J THE medical HALL, Ltd., Ba' te» y P.oad, S'pore.
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    • 132 12 Wi &gt;: tFL A VOURS all over the world Consistent high quality ~,t never varies and awide ranj-, ot 'r delicious flavours have en-&lt; J universal fame for Chit rs’ Jellies. Delightfully coo! and appetising, they are, at the same time, very wholesome and nourishing. Start using them to-day I
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 39 12 WEATHER REPORT Temperature Wind Rainfall 6 a.m 74 E Noon 87 NW Til» p t* AY* LES TO-DAY HIGH WATER LOW WATER 3.45 a.m. 10.19 a.m. 3.39 p.m. 10.03 p.m, TO-MORROW 4.07 a.m. 10.49 a.m. 3.54 p.m. 10.14 p.m.
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  • 581 13 Sefcechrfo of Principal Lines i The following is a list of vessels arriving j end sailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY 1 S RANPURA to London via Colombo, I Aden, Port Said and Marseilles. i S s KHANDALLA to Rangoon and Cal-, cutta.
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  • 1023 13 AIR MAILS A mail for Northern India by the S.S. Kumsang will close at 6 p.m. to-day. i A. mail fcr Java and Southern Sumatr i by train to Singapore and thence by Netherlands Air Mail Service K.L.M. will be closed at 7 pm. to-morrow. A mail for
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  • 47 13 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Singapore Turf Club Meeting, Ist day. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Singapore Turf Club Races, 2nd day. FRIDAY, MARCH 2 F Variety Dancing Entertainment, In MM of St Micholas Home, Town Han, 5.30 pjn, SATURDAY. MARCH 3 Singapore Turf Club: Races, last day.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 89 13 THE TIRELESS SALESMAN —An advertisement Jn the “Pinang Gazette” is a tireless salesman. Frvn. one week’s end to another it talks business without boring potential customers. It tells your story (unknown to you perhaps) to a wid* circle of interested readers and its influence is all the more satisfactory in
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 83 13 8 IT XX TL L" 8 I S I 38 31 JikNE! 1 6.75 OPENING WARNER BROS. DARING PICTURE F WHERE Every Address is the H Right Number. J -WHERE Every Woman Was Once a Udy K- 1 t KL- r WHERE Passion -Masquerades as J J Love— MW i
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    • 93 13 MAJESTIC SEASON COMMENCES TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.30 B. I. P.’s Snappy, Rollicking Musical Farce with the Popular Comedian of 1 SLEEPLESS NIGHTS 1 STANLEY LUPINO with Alluring Beautiful THELMA TODD Hf I' r &lt;a&gt; 1 gaiM mMm. IN YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU A Modern and Humorous Version of 'THE TAMING
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    • 289 13 J 1 MAXWELL ROAD. ’PHONE 1355. 1 LAST NIGHT TO-NIGHT! FOX’S MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION "THE POWER AND THE J GLORY" WITH f SPENCER TRACY AND COLLEEN MOORE 1 OPENING TO-MORROW Paramount’s First Big Hit of the New Season 1 MAURICE CHEVALIER 1 IN j "THE WAY TO LOVE" WITH 1 Ann
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  • 565 14 Should 100-Year-Old Rule Be Altered? SIR S. JACKSON’S VIEWS “The coming season promises to be one full of interest and attraction,” said Sir Stanley Jackson, who presided at the annual meeting of Yorkshire C.C.C. at Sheffield, on Jan. 31st in place of Lord Hawke, still recovering
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  • 202 14 Chinese Convicted A Chinese coolie named Ooi Sam was yesterday convicted on a charge of possession of non-Govrenment chandu and was sentenced to one month’s rigorous imprisonment and to a fine of $lO or in default an aditional seven days’ imprisonment. Mr. R. L. Pirn, Assistant
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  • 42 14 To-day at the “Esplanade” fro... 6 p.m. tb 7.30 p.m. 1 March—The Red Cloak —Mansfield. 2 Overture —Egmont—Beethoven. 3 Selection —Aida —Verdi. 4 Waltz —Mary Rose—Davies. 5 Reverie—The Golden Sunset—Finder. 6 Selection —White Horse Inn—Stolz. 7 Fox Trot —Spanish Eyes—Noble.
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  • 193 14 Dam To Make Leningrad Flood-Proof Leningrad, Feb. 16. From the time of its foundation St. Petersburg, now Leningrad, has been subject in spring and autumn to the danger of floods, due to the rise in the water level in the Gulf of Finland. Sea waves driven by
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 54 14 i Don’t buy any pen UNTIL YOU SEE THISI In justice to yourself, wait h until you try th© 3» amazing new Parker Vacnmatic! Holds 102% more ink, yet i-W e 81ze 18 not in- ffiC creased. Distin- OW guished new barrel design. Reversible |bi gold point. At good dealers
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    • 336 14 NIGHT-STARVATION Sk cdt it itHU* jdi NI6HT-HARVATION-THATS WHAT?\ ~1 ■IMBMjIrjmWwHAUVtRB) ’WHAT ABOUT tUS W, WRONG WITH Ioy RIGHT THROUGH THfj WRONG MURIEL- (gHH ARKWRIGHTS, C*AR V, Ury .&lt;• NIGHT DURING UttP YOUM r I YVAS ONLY J UIM AND ENO Mi (JR. UP fUSLRVLS OF LNIRGY WITHOUT l s- ftpT
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    • 188 14 When Distance Lends Enchantment Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills will Help. *T*HE old saying that “Distance lend* enchantment”* ia never more apt or to the point than when applied to people whose breath is laden with evil* smelling odours. No matter how handsome they may appear, they lose their attractiveness
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 502 14 8.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES TO-DAY For the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States from the Empire transmit;er Daventry, England. Two of the following frquendes and ravelengths will be used simultaneously, wit the wavelengths may be changed in the course of each day’s transmissions. Announcements win be made at frequent Intervals
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    • 304 14 Trocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle, London. 8 05 9.os—The Western Studio Orchestra, (leader, Frank Thomas); Alec John (tenor), from a Cardiff studio. (Time Signal from Greenwich at 8.20 p.m.) 9.20 Time Signal from Big Ben. News Bulletin. 9.35 The Trocadero Cinema Orchestra, directed by Alfred van Dam, relayed from the
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1915 15 I /r~~S~S~~T\ p INDIA y\ /ft and apcar lines I (Companies Incorporated in England) I 7** BLUE FUNNEL LINE EUROPE VIA SUEZ mail passenger and cargo services Ip From Penang Arrive Marseilles Arrive New York &gt; fNWh. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. Leaves Due MaT 1 PRES HAYES Mar. 2ft Apr.
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  • 438 16 42.500 TONS LINER DUE ON SATURDAY ON WORLD CRUISE The Canadian Pacific fi ne Empress of Britain will dock alongside Swettenhani p ei ang, at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning in the course of her 1934 cruise. She will sail at 8 p.m. the
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  • 678 16 A Travel Address MR. G. W. CLARKE ON THE PLIGHT OF BRITISH SHIPPING Singapore Naval Base Members of the Belfast Rotary Club at the weekly luncheon meeting on January 29 at the Grand Central Hotel &gt; I were entertained by Mr. G. W. J Clarke, M.B.E, J.P.,
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  • 98 16 Attempt To Victimise Malayans SINGAPORE POLICE REQUEST (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 19. An impudent cyclostyled attempt to victimise Malayans with the old Spanish prisoner trick having been discovered the Chief Police Officer requests members of the public receiving doubtful looking letters bearing a Spanish stamp
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  • 57 16 Lawn Bowls Tournament The following matches have been arranged MONDAY, 26th FEBRUARY. 1934. D. McLeod Craik vs. E. Reimann. L. M. Norris vs. H. W. Sanders. L. R. Tofield vs. T. A. Wemyss. TUESDAY, 27th FEBRUARY, 1934. A. Risoe vs. M. T. P. Rule. Mrs. Reimann vs.
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  • 878 16 mother takes action WHEN CHILD IS FRIGHTENED Complainant Called Upon To Defend Herself 1 r BOTH CHINESE WOMEN s BOUND OVER Of two young Chinese women living toe gether at a New Lane address on bad terms with each other, one was
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  • 655 16 Charity Boxing Last Night MANY EXCITING FINISHES (BY "SECONDS OUT”) The first local amateur boxing tournament for the year, in aids of the Distressed Europeans’ Fund, the Asiatic Unemploy-j ment Fund and the St. Nicholas Home, i staged last night at the Fun Frolic Sta- dium received
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  • 21 16 BIRTH. KILLICK.- —On February 18th, 1934, at London, to Nora Phyllis (nĕe Phillips), wife of Stanley Killick- —a daughter.
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  • 107 16 Raphes! Coming To Singapore Aime Raphael, the Frenchman whom Al R’vers failed to beat in three recent ati mpts ir. Saigcn, is due at Singapore on the 20th, and will fight Arthur Suares, the conqueror of Sgt. Jim Brady, at the O’ymp’c Stadium on February 28. Tho
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  • 157 16 January Report 1934 Applications Pre- j This Toi &gt;viously: month date 1 1 Singapore Local Committee 221 I 1 i 222 Penang Local Committee 76 2 78 Malacca Local I Committee 7 7 Kedah Local I Committee 4 4 Perak Local I Committee 105 i i 105
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 171 16 Eastern Oriental Hotel PENANG. COMING ATTRACTIONS GRANT ANDERSON COMEDY CO. WILL PRESENT "WHILE PARENTS SLEEP" MONDAY, 26'(h FEBRUARY, AT 9.30 P.M. PROMPT. AND “THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN” TUESDAY, 27th FEBRUARY, AT 9.30 P.M. PROMPT. ADMISSION TO HALL $2/-. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE WEDNESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY DANCE MUSIC BY BAND OF THE
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    • 18 16 NOTICE. $l,OOO REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE INVISIBLE MAN Apply H. G. WELLS QUEEN’S THEATRE ’Phone 264.
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    • 75 16 PENANG CHINESE LADIES CHIN WU ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. The 10th Anniversary celebrations of the above association will bp held at 5. Larut Road, on Sunday, Feb. 5.. corresnonding to the 12th day of the Chinese Ist Moon, Kan Sut Year. Members will give a variety entertainment at the Town Hall, at
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