Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 February 1934

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 45. Vol. XCII. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 1143 1 Tin Producers’ Association Buffer Pool PRINCIPLE OF PLAN IS SOUND JANUARY RESOLUTION REAFFIRMED At a Special Meeting of the Council held on Tuesday, 6th February, 1934- to consider the “buffer stock plan,” at which sixteen Members were present in person, the subjoined Resolution was unanimously adopted “After further consideration of
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  • 190 1 Concluded Yesterday i SOME PROGRESS HAS *> BEEN MADE London, Feb. 22. communique issued in Berlin ■o-uiglit states “conversations between M-. Eden Lord Privy Seal, and members of the German Government. the subject of disarmament were concluded to-day. In the ccuise of his stay in Berlin Mr. E<.cn
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  • 230 1 —Reuter. Government’s Contribution To Trade London, Feb. 22. In a speech to the Glasgow Chamber of mmerce to-day, Sir John Simon referred i the increased interest which the British üblic were taking in foreign policy and iternational relations. He said the greatt of all contributions
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  • 49 1 —Reuter. MONEY RESOLUTION Adopted by govt. j London, February 22. The House of Commons adopted without a division the money resolution providing for maximum advances of £9,500,000 for the completion of the new Cunarder and for purposes of the new Atlantic merger.—Reuter. (See story on Page 3.)
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  • 184 1 .—Rugby Radio Service. F rench Reply Being Considered London, February 22. The French Government’s note on quotas and trade negotiations is being subjected to careful study. It is understood that it is conciliatory in tone and opens up the prospect of negotiations between the British and Frencn Governments
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  • 239 1 Rugby Radio Service. Govt. Help For Manufactures London, Feb. 22. The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Elliott announced in the House of Com- mons that the government proposed for, two years beginning from April 1 next, that a milk marketing board should be guaranteed by means of exchequer
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  • 50 1 —Reuter. Passed By Chamber Paris, Feb. 22. The Chamber by 469 votes to 123 votes passed the whole Finance Bill which now goes to the Senate. The Budget, as amended by the new government, provides for receipts cf 48,477 million francs and expenditure cf 48,418 million francs.—Reuter.
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  • 336 1 Early Abandonment Unlikely < ADVENT OF DOUMERGUE! I GOVERNMENT < The advent of the Doumergue Govern- ment renders highly improbable any eaily I abandonment of the gold standard under j panic pressure says the monthly letter of j Robert Benson and Company, adding that the problem
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  • 184 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Attended By The King and Queen DUKE OF BRABANT'S MESSAGE London, Feb. 22. Their Majesties the King and Queen with otßer members cf the Royal Family and most members of the Cabinet attended the memorial service to the late King Albert at Westminster Abbey
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  • 98 1 Rugby Radio Service. BUT NOT IN MALAYA! London, February 22. “There are 34 million telephones in the world, and it is now possible to speak to 32 million of them from Great Britain.” The Post-master-General, Sir Kingsley Wood, mentioned this interesting fact in a speech at
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  • 164 1 curities and stimulating speculation—Reuter. Regulating Bill Severely Criticised Washington, February 22. The bill to regulate the Stock Exchange was severely criticised before the House Inter-State Commerce Committee by Mr. James Whitney, President of the New £orl: Stock Exchange, who said that the bid will destroy the free,
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  • 78 1 —Reuter. Despite President’s Guarantee Managua, February 23. The Nicaraguan insurgent leader, Gene- ral Sandino, his brother and two other generals were murdered on the outskirts of Managua last night, despite the President’s instructions guaranteeing their lives. General Sandino arrived at Managua recently. His object was to
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  • 53 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Total Of £21,636,550 Subscribed London, February 22. The lists in connection with the issue of, the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia 3Vi per cent, registered stock £97 per cent, were closed for cash applications at eleven o’clock this morning. The total amount of the
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  • 851 3 SISTER SHIP TO FOLLOW "534" The Government has ainnounced its' plans for financing the completion of j the Cunarder 534, building a sister ship j and setting up a merger company to j work the North Atlantic fleets of the: White Star and Cunard lines.
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  • 459 3 Mr. Bernard Shaw On Next War “WILL PETER OUT IN RIDICULE Mr. George Bernard Shaw, broadcasting in the “Whither Britain” series on Feb. 6, described bombing aeroplanes as angels of peace.” He declared that their employment would lead to the mutual surrender of the capitals
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  • 1653 4 BEATS GAINS AND RECORD 4 STRATEGIC CONTEST WHICH PRODUCED FEW THRILLS Len Harvey, the fighting Cornishman, crowned an amazing career by winning the British Empire Heavy-weight Championship from Larry Gains, the coloured Canadian, at the Royal Albert Hall, S.W. on Feb. Bth. The announcement from
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  • 357 4 AT THE CINEMAS: Queen’s Showing “The Narrow Corner” “THE TORCH SINGER” EXCELLENT If you are looking for an excellent musical drama, go to The Windsor where Claudette Colbert, David Manners, Lyda Robert! and Baby Le Roy are to be seen in “The Torch Singer.”
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  • 44 4 Good Entries For Singapore Tournament (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 23. There is no lack of entries for the Singapore Amateur Boxing Tournament which takes place early next month. Civilians, the Wiltshire Regiment, artillery men, airmen and police muster 63 entries.
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  • 520 4 Mrs. Laffan, of Sungei Patam, is an inmate of the General Hospital, Penang. The Hon’ble Mr G. E. Cator, British Resident, Perak, who has been staying at The Residency, Ipoh, returns to Taiping on Monday. Mr. F. Wallace, 0.C.P.D., Lahat, the well known rugby player, shortly leaves
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  • 276 4 D.A.F.C. Beat Combined Naval XI At the Date Kramat padang yesterday evening the Darul Aihsan F.C. defeated .he Combined Naval XI by 3 goals to nil in on interesting game of football. When play started the D.A.F.C. took the ball to the sailor’s territory and the opposing
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  • 68 4 Since Socialists Lost Battersea •r < i Battersea Council proposes to reduce the rates in March by Is. 6d. Last year the rates were cut by is and the year before by Bd. so the total reduc- 1 tion in three years will be 3s.
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  • 165 4 Saturday’s Match On Esplanade The following are the teams selected to represent the P. C. C. and the P. R. c. in a Cricket match to be played on Saturday and Sunday on the Esplanade P.C.C. T. S. Anthony, H. W. Brady, J. M. Scoular, R. G.
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  • 69 4 Plant To Be Installed In Cruisers A proposal that air-cooled electric cream plant should be installed in “C” anH “D” class cruisers on foreign stations was accepted at the 48th meeting of the Hea quarters Naval Canteen Committee, it winstated in Admiralty Orders on Feb. 2 Installation
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    • 116 4 zg. THIS RECORD i WILL J thrill wmu YOU! D *****, MASSED BANDS, DRUMS AND I PIPES, PLAYING I THE PROGRAMME USED AT THE FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE 1933 "MAKING R ktl’V CONVERSATION j FOXTROT ,s SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND IT’S PLAYED BY THE IV J 8.8. C. DANCE
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  • 1357 5 FIRST DAY TO-MORROW NOTES AND SELECTIONS ZEELAND AND GORILLA GOOD THINGS IBy Tic-Tac) To-morrow will see the open-1 ing of the Singapore Turf Club Extra Professional Meeting which will be continued on Wednesday, February 28 and Saturday, March 3. The entries are’ exceptionally good and
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  • 832 5 I Yesterday's Thrilling Match FINE DISPLAY BY NAVAL TEAM A thrilling soccer match was witnessed yesterday when on the Esplanade the H.M. i S. Eagle convincingly defeated Huck 800 s XI in name, but in reality the unbeaten Champions of Penang, the Chinese Recreai tion
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  • 49 5 Sheffield United Badly Beaten London, February 22. The following are the results of matches played to-day in the English League DIVISION I Stoke C. 3, Sheffield U. O. DIVISION II Swansea T. 4, Port V. 0. DIVISION HI (Southern Section) Northampton T. 2, Bristol C. 3. —Reuter.
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  • 160 5 Forthcoming Ties i The following ties have been arranged for next week MONDAY, 26TH Championship. —V. Lunberg v. H. E. McClelland. Men’s Singles Handicap.—ls J. F. Scully v. +15.2 H. E. de Wind. TUESDAY, 27TH Men’s Doubles Handicap. —40 E. Vai-j berg and D‘.. Campbell v. Scr.
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  • 32 5 -Reuter. Somerset Beats Middlesex > J'i London, February 22. i The County rugger match Somerset and Middlesex waa and resulted in a win for Someraafc by Ml points to IH— Reuter-
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  • 1124 6 London, Feb. 9. when Dollfuss is returning I to Vienna to make his complaint I to the League, the Nazi chiefs and storm-troopers are gathered on the Austrian frontier. But the occasion of their gathering is an entirely harmless one. Their ski-ing championships are being held
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  • 181 6 Part Of £BO,OOO Cargo Of Books Sixpence was the price paid by a local bookshop for four volumes which, with ether first editions and priceless treasures from the Duke of Devonshire’s library at Lismore Castle, had been insured for £BO,OOO for transit to London. While
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  • 596 6 “Distrusted” Him In The War “BUT AFRAID TO DISMISS HIM -Mr. DUFF COOPER Mr. A. Duff Cooper (Financial Secretary to the War Office) and biographer of the late Field-marshal Earl Haig, addresing Army officers of the London district in London on Feb, Ist, said
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  • 723 7 the cause of further strife.—World Daily News, Peiping. ABSENCE OF STORMY SCENES A Remarkable Feature MR. LIN SEN RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT The Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee closed on Jan. 25 and immediately afterwards a manifesto was issued to the country in the
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  • 406 7 Doctor's Fight With Bandits GRIM STRUGGLE IN ROCKING MOTOR-CAR A British doctor practising in Shanghai, Dr. Robert Cecil Robertson, of Kilmarnock, only escaped death through the jamming of a Chinese gangster’s pistol when he was held up and robbed by a gang of bandits
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  • 47 7 —Peiping Morning Post. One-Third Illeterate Peiping Jan. 28. According to latest investigations made by the Social Affairs Department, the total population in Peiping has reached 1,500,000 persons. Of this number one-third are illeterate. The Social Affairs Department is now devising measures to remedy the situation.
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  • 103 7 —Peiping Morning Post. CHINESE ENGINEERS ORGANIZE SZECHUEN EXPEDITION GOVERNMENT TO DEFRAY EXPENSES Tsinan, January 28 Members of the Chinese Engineers Association have decided to organize a special commission under the leadership of Mr. Sha Fu-chun, director of the Association to investigate the mineral resources. The
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  • 276 7 so clearly necessary to be made. —China Press Weekly. Valuable Comments And Suggestions Some valuable comments and suggestions were made in regard to higher education in China by Dr. Lo Chia-luen, president of the National Central University, in the course of an address at the weekly
    so clearly necessary to be made.—China Press Weekly.  -  276 words
  • 86 7 .—Ta Kung Pao, Tientsin. Tibetans Hold Military Conference Chungking, Jan. 27. Commanders of the Tibetian troops in Sikang held a military conference yesterday to discuss plans for resuming their offensive against Sikang. The commanders declared that Sikang was originally Tibetan territory and that they had every right
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  • 86 7 China Times. Delegation’s Strong Opposition Nanking, Jan. 30. In view of the strong opposition mani-; fested by the Mongolian delegation against; the new regulations governing district au- tonomy in Inner Mongolia the Government has decided to reconsider its decisions I regarding this question. It is believed I
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  • 242 7 to take command of the army.—Sin Wen Pao. Leaders Urged To Go Abroad Amoy, Jan. 30. The 19th Route Army has now been split into two parts. Those who have surrendered to the Government have already been reorganized into the 6th Route Army and
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  • 116 7 —Ta Kung Pao, Tientsin. Szechuen Communists On General Retreat Chengtu, Jan. 27/ The Communists in northern Szechuen have started a general retreat on all fronts as a result of the strong pressure brought to bear upon them by the provincial forces. The Communist stronghold, Pachung, is now the
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  • 103 7 I Min Pao. Fruitless Attempt To Evade Arrest Shanghai, Jan. 31. I Chinese native gamblers, finding it un- safe to gamble on land, organized a float- ing gambling house” on the Whangpoo |and met there every night to play Ma Jongs, dice and other games. However, the
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  • 869 7 China Times. NO OFFICIAL REPORT Of Situation I CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PUZZLED I ir j I Although foreign reports continue to state that a new independent govern* ment has been established at Kashgar in southern Sinkiang, so far the Government failed to receive any official report
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  • 327 7 New Station Opened DIRECT CONNECTION WITH BRITAIN I Shanghai, Feb. 4. The new Marconi beam wireless station at Chenju was formally opened on Feb. 3 and greatly impressed the distinguished! Chinese and British present as an example! of the combined complexity and simplicity of modern scientific
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  • 769 8 Very little is heard nowadays about the internal affairs of Russia; but those who have been following recent events in the Soviet Union have noticed a general increase of activity. The second Five Year Plan is now in full swing. In order to carry it through with the utmost
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  • 72 8 Importer Fined $2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 23. Shuheie Jiri, the Japanese proprietor of E. Jiri and Company was fined $2 and ordered to pay $25 towards the cost of the prosecution for importing and selling fountain pens to which were affixed a false trade mark
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  • 63 8 In Singapore Coffee Shop (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 23. Three desperadoes entered a hylam coffee shop near closing time on Wednesday and ordered coffee. Suddenly one produced a pistol, another a knife and intimidating the inmates rifled the till and decamped with the contents. This form
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  • 963 8 MONSTERITIS Well, well! we have got our own, monster after all. According to our j esteemed contemporary a foul looking, brute was seen off Pulau Rimau on Wednesday afternoon. That skipper certainly got a detailed idea of it in the short time it was visible. We aie
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  • 239 8 Accused Acquitted And Discharged (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 23. After a trial lasting for three days Ayacutty Thevar and Isaac were acquitted and discharged at the Perak Assizes, the former on a charge of murder and the latter on a charge of abetment of the
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  • 189 8 Application Against Cooly Contractor 1 > 1 Mohamed Aliar, until recently a co* l contractor, was examined in the Sup' j Court this morning in connection w judgment debt and amount he could Mr. Pooley, appearing for the plain' Shakiri Rowther Co., said the judgin' was for over
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  • 843 9 SECOND CONVICTION IN "HUMAN BONES" CASE Sentence of five years’ rigorous imprisonment was passed on Arjan Singh on Wednesday, in the Singapore Assizes Court when the special jury which heard the case against him returned an unanimous verdict of guilty on the charge of
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  • 369 9 PLANS FOR ANNUAL MEETING To Be Held At Ipoh The Engineering Association of Malaya Holds its annual general meeting this year r Ipoh, three days being allotted for the purpose. Members attending the session will assem*le at the Station Hotel, Ipoh, at 7.30 a.m. Friday, March
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  • 88 9 Chinese Who Was Found Dead On his own application to-day the Assistant Official Assignee was appointed Receiver in the estate of Goh Soon Eng, a Chinese who was found dead about a fortnight ago. Mr. Moor said there were no relatives in Penang. There w’as a
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  • 65 9 Routes Not Yet Sanctioned By C.P.O. Dr. Ong Huck Chye, who is on the Subcommittee of the Poh Hock Seah in charge of the routes for the Twa Pek Kong procession, informed a Pmang Gazette representative that the routes for the twoday procession have not yet
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  • 676 9 Steadily Returning MR. LOW WEE BENG'S OPINION The former prosperity of Malaya is steadily returning,” said Mr. Low Wee Beng, a well-known business man of Penang, who is now in Singapore to report to the Fukien community on his industrial mission to Fukien recently. Mr. Low r
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  • 69 9 By Promise Of Big Reward (From Oui Own Correspondent) Singapore, Feb. 23. A Chinese passenger and a Japanese cabin boy of the s.s. “Katori Maru” were arrested on a charge of attempting to import 2,009 tahils of chandu valued at $16,000. The steward admitted the offence saying
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  • 711 9 1 As Compensation To Defendant PENANG POLICE COURT Not only was the defendant acquitted and discharged, but the complainant was ordered to pay him $5 by way of compensation in a case of theft which was heard by the Penang Second Police Magistrate, Mr. D.
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  • 119 9 TIN-SPOT YESTERDAY TO-DAY London £227-12-6 £228-0-0 TIN—(S London £227-5-0 £227-15-0 Singapore $114.12 V 2 $114.25 Bunlneaa Done Penang $ll4 $114.25 Buetnem Don« 25 tons 25 tona OOPKA—(Sonftried) $3.00 2 95 BLACK PEPPER < $lB.OO $17.00 RUBBER London 4%d. 4 29 32d. New York 10 7 16c.(G) Holiday Singapore
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  • 60 9 SEEN BY PILOT OFF MUKA HEAD Capt. Rhys Williams, a Penang pilot, tells us that he caught sight of a sea monster off Muka Head. The creature was similar to that seen by a ship’s captain off Pulau Rimau on Wednesday afternoon. It would appear that this monster
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  • 39 9 On Saturday And Sunday The management of the Wembley Park announces the holding of a Fox-trot and Waltz Competition on Saturday and Sunday a f f he Dance Hall. Prizes will be awarded to ladies and gentlemen.
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  • 69 9 The following arrived by the s.s. “Kedah” from Singapore this morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jefferson, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Cameron, Mr. J. G. H. Sutherland Capt. G. H. N. Reay, Mr. P. M. Adams, Mr. H. M. Hodges, Miss Yeomen, Mr. and Mrs. Ooi Sin
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  • 466 10 —Reuter. WHOLE OF BELGIUM FLOCKS TO BRUSSELS CROWDS KEEP DEATH-LIKE SILENCE AND STILLNESS Brussels, February 22. When dawn broke cold and misty, the final act of homage was paid before the funeral of King Albert by thousands of Belgian ex-Scrvice Men
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  • 125 10 Rugby Radio Service. No Cause For General Alarm At Present London, February 22. In a letter to the local authorities and water works companies, the Minister of Health says: “The continued drought makes it increasingly necessary that each water undertaker should look carefully into its position of
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  • 42 10 —Roub> r Collision In Mid-Air London, Februajfy 22. k tuJT U er£ons wcre killed, including PorF Psus "in known airman, Colonel Brito a-K,pian e tW Pats made a n Slntra aviation camp. iQs>a pioneer flight to China in
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  • 75 10 —Reuter. Increased Industrial Opposition Washington, February 22. Senator Wagner told President Roosevelt that the industrial opposition to the National Labour Board was increasing with disquieting results. The Board’s industrial settlements were top low and some were unsatisfactory and he suggested legislation prohibiting company union. Meanwhile, General Johnson,
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  • 42 10 Reuter. New U.S. Plan To Obtain Philippine Acceptance Washington, February 22. The United States abandonment of all military and naval bases in the Philippines is contemplated in the Administration’s new plan to obtain Philippine acceptance to the Hawes-Cutting Independence Act.
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  • 92 10 —Rugby Radio Service. Agreement With British Railways London, February 22. j The four main line railway companies of Britain and the Imperial Airways have reached an agreement for the formation of a new company with a nominal capital of £50,000 to provide and operate air services in the
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  • 61 10 —Route? Objectionable Portions Excised t London, February 22. Mr. Quo Tai-chi informs Reuter that in response' to his representations regarding the film “Jack Ahoy” which will be produced cn Monday, the Foreign Office saw the film and the management agreed to certain excisions. Mr. uo Tai-chi is satisfied
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  • 141 10 —Reuter. Striking Development > IMPORTANT SUCCESS FOR NANKING New Delhi, February 22. A striking development is reported in the Turkestan civil war. According to a Kashgar message, the President of the New Republic, Khawaja Niazhaji, and the Premier, Sabit Abdulbaqi, together with all members of the Government
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  • 27 10 .—Reuter. Commandant Of Royal Military Academy London, February 22. The death is announced of Major-General C. M. Wagstaff, Commandant of the Royal Military Academy.
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  • 684 10 BUSINESS WHICH HAD PAY-ROLL OF 15,000 The appointment of a receiver and manager to look after the affairs of Tan Kah Kee and Co., and the stoppage ol work at its many factories, closes a chapter in the history of a Singapore business which
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  • 72 10 .—Reuter. U.S. Inclined To Be Conciliatory ABANDONMENT OF STIMSON DOCTRINE New York, February 22. The United States is inclined to be conciliatory towards the recognition of Manchukuo, according to an official report by the Washington correspondent of the “New York Times.” The abandonment of the Stimson doctrine
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  • 867 10 ECHO OF SUDDEN DEATH OF VIRTUAL DICTATOR STRICT SECRECY MAINTAINED BY JAPANESE Seven months after the official Japanese announcement of the death on July 28, 1933, of Marshal Nobuyoshi Muto (then Japanese Ambassador to Manchukuo and commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces in the new
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  • 242 10 Accorded Grand State I Funeral Bangkok, Feb. 1- Official and public ceremonies in connection with the grand State funeral o' the remains of the seventeen Army n 1 Police Officers who succumbed during 1 the suppression of the October rebellion j Siam commence I here th’."
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  • 62 10 Directs Orchestra 100 Miles Away Lying on a sick bed at his hom< Worcester, Sir Edward Elgar last mon', directed an orchestra playing in London, more than 100 miles away. The occasion was the making of a record of Triumphal March from “Caractacus. With a special loud-speaker, Sir
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  • 354 11 Appointment He Did Not Keep FATAL DRUGS DOSE Dread of an operation was held at a Paddington inquest on Feb 9, to have led Dr. John Martin Bickerton, Redcliffegardens, Earl’s-court, to take his own life. Dr. Bickerton, who was 57 years of age, was found unconscious
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  • 308 11 Lady Bathurst, A Guest, Loses Gems Worth £l6OO Jewellery valued at £lO,OOO was s olen during the night from the house of Mrs. Villiers Hatton in Charles-street, Berkeleysquare, Mayfair, W. A first estimate gave the thieves' haul as £25,000. The burglars are believed to have
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  • 291 11 SENATE ACTS Three Arrests Ordered LOST DOCUMENTS New York, Feb. 5 The Senate took the drastic action of ordering the arrest of three prominent air line officials in connection with the disf appearance of documents relating to Post Office mail contracts The men of whom warrants
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  • 167 11 Kept With His Eyes Taped 23 Days After 23 days’ imprisonment during the whole of which he had his eyes closed with adhesive tape, Mr. Edward Bremer, the kidnapper American banker, was released on Feb. 8. When seen by a doctor he was found to
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  • 127 11 Women Will Be Wearing Kangaroos! A new fashion for women has been introduced that is likely to increase in popularity by leaps and bounds. The KANGAROO is to provide women with their coats this season —and coats and rugs of gangaroo skins will be all the rage soon.
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    • 345 11 "What a Blessing Health is" We have three children-all healthy, robust, Rill of life and vitality. Hardly ever ill. I watch their diet carefully, I’ve always given them Quaker Oats every day It feeds their bones, muscles, blood and nerves. It has practically all the elements required by nature for
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    • 16 11 Want to sell that car? An advertisement in the ■'Pinang Gazette” will do it for you.
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    • 690 11 $lOO Must be Won :o;s S.G. P.G. FOOTBALL COMPETITION :o NO ENTRANCE FEE o gELOW will be found particulars of the Sunday Gazette and Pinang Gazette, Football Competition No. 11, in which you are asked to forecast results of ten English and Scottish League matches to be played on March
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    • 864 12 Competition West Africa Faces NATIVES* NEED OF INSTRUCTION The future of West Africa is bound up with agriculture, said Mr. F. D’Arcy Cooper, chairman of Lever Bros., in a luncheon talk on “Personal Sidelights on West Afri-! ca,” on January 29, at the Liverpool Constitutional Club.
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    • 117 12 The “Malay Mail” learns that a big meeting fully representative of the rubber industry was held in K. Lumpur on Monday to consider questions concerning control that an international quota scheme was approved, and that local measures for effecting regulation were provisionally decided upon, so as
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    • 488 12 "SHIP AND INSURE BRITISH TUDOR ROSE LEAGUE APPEAL At a luncheon given at the Savoy Hotel by the chairman and council of the Tudor Rose League a special appeal was made' to people to “ship and insure British.” Mr. J. Stanley Holmes, who presided, said that a loss of freight
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    • 963 12 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY The following are the latest quotations fn MESSRS. KENNEDY CX/a dbare Mat to-day. Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers MINING Ayer Weng 1.85 1.95 1.85 1.95 Hong Fatt 47% 50 40 45 Jelapang 14 6 15,0 14|6 15|0 K. Malaya 12,0 13(0
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    • 115 12 L&tcst Quotation» Thursday Wednesday Paris 77 23|32 77 19|32 New York 5.08% 5.07% Montreal 5.11% 5.11 Brussels 21.93 21.88% Geneva 15.85 15.81 Amsterdam 7.60% 7.52% Milan 58 111 16 58 7|16 Berlin 12.89 12.86 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 28% 28%
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    • 52 12 PENANG, FEBRUARY 23 (By Omrterv «f the Chartered On London Bank Demand 2|4 1,16 4 m|ts 2|4% Private 3 m|ts credit 2|4% 3 Documentary 2|4 7|16 On New York Demand 58 nom. France T.T. 875 nom. Hongkong T.T. 33% dis. nom. Shanghai T.T. 39% dis. nom. India T.T. 154%
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    • 127 12 1908—1934 AND E RESEARCH GOES ON When Glaxo was introduced in 1908, Glaxo research scientists were satisfied that its formula 1 jSrK was perfect—in the knowMln L/ ledge of 1908. But their researches did not cease. Aided by eminent infant WH specialists, and by mothers them- S|w|| selves, they have
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    • 17 12 BEWARE! LOCK YOUR DOORS! BOLT YOUR WINDOWS "THE INVISIBLE MAN 11 WILL BE IN TOWN NEXT WEEK
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    • 21 12 The Gazette Best FOR News AND I Pictures FULL REPORTS OF 9 Al) Malayan Sporting Events J a Home I < Football
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 34 12 WEATHER REPORT Temperature Wind Rainfall 6 a.m. 73 E 4 m.m. Noon 80 S TIDF TABLES TO-DAY HIGH WATER LOW WATER 6.47 a.m. 9.04 p.m. TO-MORROW 10.16 a.m. 5.22 a.m. 11.36 p.m. 4.45 p.m.
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  • 576 13 Schedule of Principal Lines Tlie following is a list of vessels arriving and sailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY B.S. SfLYTIRSANDAL from Belawan. Salto to-day for Colombo, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore via Suez. S.s MATA HARI from Singapore. 8.5. ’’TATANG from
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  • 62 13 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Singapore Turf Club Meeting, Ist day Cricket P.C.C. v. P.R.C., Esplanade, 2.15 p.m. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 Cricket P.C.C. v. P.R.C., Esplanade, Contd. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Singapore Turf Club Races, 2nd day. FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Variety Dancing TCnterbiitiTnent, In aid of St Micholas Home, Town
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  • 556 13 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS i A Homeward Mail by the Imperial Air- ways will be closed at the General Post Office, Penang, on Sunday at 7 p.m. (Re- gistration 6 p.m. to-morrow). I OUTWARD MAILS A mail for Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Western Australia (to connect with s.s. "Narkunda”
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 140 13 JACK BUCHANAN ’> utt IN arm 1 m S THATS A GOOD GIRL r HAI pi jB wji ■JV r/v >( 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.30 I SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S MOST THRILLING ROMANCE OF ALL MALAYAN 1 LOVE STORIES I BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN IN WF( ALL ITS EXOTIC SPLENDOR! WT The flaming
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    • 91 13 3 OPENING TO-NIGHT AT 5 H A T,-iJS^LMXjSt: Matinees To-morrow Sunday at 2.45 p.m. 2 BRITISH DOMINIONS' MERRY SUNSHINE L 2 MUSICAL COMEDY 2 JACK BUCHANAN I gF FamOUS star of ‘GOOD-NIGHT J J VIENNA’ ‘YES, MR. BROWN’— AT HIS BEST IN THAT'S A t good girl ■j with ELSIE
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    • 242 13 J MAXWELL ROAD. (We Serve) ’PHONE 1355 1 6.J5 TO-NIGHT 9.30 > PARAMOUNT’S MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION < "TORCH SINGER" f STARRING 1 J CLAUDETTE COLBERT I BEAUTIFUL STAR OF “SIGN OF THE CROSS” 1 f Hear CLAUDETTE Sing Three Haunting Songs. 1 NEXT CHANGE f ANOTHER PARAMOUNT TRIUMPH 1 RICARDO CORTEZ
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  • 344 14 Divorce Suit By Lord Ashley PAPERS SERVED The Press Association was informed on Feb. 5, by Mr. George Gordon, senior partner of Messrs. Gordon, Dodds and Co., solicitors, of St. James’s-palace, S. W., that, acting on the instructions of Lord Ashley, son and heir
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  • 26 14 There will be Moonlight Band Performances at the Esplanade on 27, 28 February and Ist March 1934 from 8.30 to 10.30 p.m. weather permitting.
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  • 39 14 The February Mixed Foursomes will be played on Wednesday under the usual conditions. Members are reminded that the Annual Auction of papers and periodicals will be held in the Club at 7.15 p.m. the same evening.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 293 14 I Whispered The Reason... r AT 31 k Xw kL -Wv I s: it I ■MhsLxlA— k_z2xL ‘Unpleasant Odour is Caused by Underarm Hair’ Yvonne alwavs wondered why she was unpopular and it was such a personal matter it. was diificult to tell her Finally, 1 plucked up courage—" Hair
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    • 17 14 BEWARE LOCK YOUR DOORS BOLT YOUR WINDOWS "THE INVISIBLE MAN 1 WILL BE IN TOWN NEXT WEEK
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    • 126 14 THIS (WOfF me 'MfWiak f/Ar I Energy and Pep 14 1, siemeßs=—, I CABLES WIRES L Manufoclvrers of all classes 0/ cables TELEGRAPH, telephone I I I and POWER TRANSMISSION < vV- —t 111 Amenta -4 SIME, DARFY L—- Mb ff) oW c LTD 1 r Pinang Gazette Press Ltd.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 1119 14 8.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES ~A w aon Time Signal from Big Ben. The TO-DAY western Studio Orchestra Frank Thomas), from a Card.fi studio. For the Straits Settlements and Fedorat- g.OS-Dance Mamy Staten frvm the Empire tranamit- oordsc Ji™, ier Daventry, England. 05-The Commodore Grand OrTWO of the following frquenciee and
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    • 100 14 2. Jode Frau hat irgendeine Schnsucht’ Slow’fox OSCAR. STRAUSS. 3. Manchmal mecht man se gern Waltz WALTER JURMANN. 4. Loveable. Slowfox HARRY WOODS. 9.35 —Station orchestra conducted by Lee Cchen. 5. Old and new favourites LOE COHEN. 6. Modley 1934 arr. NICO DOSTAL. 9.55 —News talk by Mr Aietrine. 10.15
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    • 2089 15 I 4I d LTtRSteS /T *a, b, P ©-BRITISH INDIA y. x ■l ii /K A and apcar lines |g f 1F IlWiillliiAilMi < Companies Incorporated In England) I VIA Cliev MAIL and CARGO SERVICES Tv BLUE PUMMEL LINK TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ C From Penang Arrive Marseilles Arrive New
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  • 321 16 Joke Theory Ruled Out $2OO REWARD Judging from the following news extract from the Malay Mail,” it looks as if Penang Chevalier fans will have to wait some time yet before they can learn from Maurice The Way To Love.” The last reel of
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  • 560 16 After Several Postponements MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF NO AVAIL In the Bankruptcy Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Pritchard. K.C., Rokiah Bee. known to the legal fraternity as “the I .adv from Kedah," was made a bankrupt. His 1 .ordship refusing to allow any further
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  • 2618 16 IN FAVOUR OF UNITED PLANTING ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA MR. CHANTLER EXPLAINS PROPOSALS (From Our Own Correspondent) Sungei Patani, Feb. 22. The following are the minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Kedah Planters’ Association held on 19th Feb.! 1934 at 2.30 p.m.
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    • 192 16 Eastern Oriental Hotel PENANG. COMING ATTRACTIONS GRANT ANDERSON COMEDY CO. WILL PRESENT "WHILE PARENTS SLEEP” MONDAY, 26*(h FEBRUARY AT 9.80 P.M. PROMPT. AND “THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN” 1 TUESDAY, 27th FEBRUARY, AT 9.80 P.M. PROMPT. ADMISSION TO HALL $2/-. SPECIAL DINNER DANCE WEDNESDAY, 28th FEBRUARY DANCE MUSIC BY BAND OF
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    • 4 16 EPI? TO MAJESTIC j
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