Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 March 1934

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 72. Vol. XCII. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 288 1 j.—Reuter. SIR HARRY McGOWAN'S OPINION ADDRESS TO CONSERVATIVE M.P.'s Profited By Errors London, March 26. Sir Harry McGowan who. in a recent •eech on Japanese Competition Britain ii.id been outbid in competitive exchange iepreciation, she was unable to compete with the low wages and long
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  • 135 1 —Reuter. Five Officers In Cor Crash SLIGHT INJURIES Berlin, March 26. It is reported that five Chinese officers, I the members of the official commission visiting Europe were injured in a motor accident last evening when they were en route from Berlin to Holland. They have j
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  • 144 1 .—Reuter. Deflationary Factor In World T ra«h •T The International Chamber of Commerce Memorandum which has been drawn up on its behalf by Professor T. E. Gregory points out that contrary *0 anticipation exchange depreciation has acted as a deflationary factor in world trade. There is no reason
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  • 61 1 —Reuter. Mr. Bratter Goes To Tokyo Washington, March 26. The Commerce Department silver expert, Mr. K. M. Bratter has been sent to Tokyo to study the financial situation. No official announcement was made of his appointment but it is said to be in ace erdance with the plans
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  • 72 1 —Reuter. Lowered To Release Capital Washington, March 26. In accordance with President Roosevelt’s desire to lower the interest rates with a view to releasing capital for recovery purnoses the Reconstruction Fimocia Corporation will reduce interest rates on preferred stock and capital notes in banks and insuran e companies
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  • 71 1 w London, March 26. The Government will introduce this week amending legislation on the subject of tithe rent charges.-Rugby Radio Service. Nanking. Mac-Ji 26. The curtailment of the wheat and Cotton Loan from »50,000,000, goal to $20,000,000 was approved at the general meeting of the National Economic
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  • 188 1 Reuter T riumvirate Board At Detroit Washington, March 26. “We have charted a new course in social ■ngineering in the United States, declares President Roosevelt in a statement announ ring the settlement of the motor indus ry dispute, the main feature of which is e ■stablishment within
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  • 143 1 w’ith those of India as at present. —Rugby Radio Service. AWAITING COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION I London, March 26. j Replying to Parliamentary questioruJ regarding Burma, the Secretary for India.’ Sir Samuel Hoare, ponted out that the' question of that country's separation from India was a matter which awaited
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  • 114 1 —Rugby Radio Se’ vice. Generous Gift To The Nation London, March 26. A National Maritime Museum is to be established in the range of buildings at Greenwich including “Queen's House' The Prime Minister informed the House of Commons that the Government had received from Sir James Caird, the
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  • 213 1 safer counsels prevailed.—Rugby Radio Service. EXIST ONLY IN I IMAGINATION I London, March 26. When presiding to-day over the annual meeting of Vickers Limited, Sir Herbert; Lawrence said that so far as Vickers were j concerned the inflated profits of private armaments firms existed only in the
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  • 39 1 —Reuter. I Tornado Sweeps Across City New Orleans, March 26. A tornado swept across the city razing several blocks. Details of the injured and the damage are not available but it is beI lieved to be great.—Reuter.
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  • 123 1 3. —Reuter. Agricultural Bill Tabled WIDE POWERS Ottawa, March 26. A ?iational Products Marketing Bill was tabled in the House of Representatives by the Minister of Agriculture; the Bill creates a Dominion Marketing Board, and gives organised producers of farm and other natural products the widest powers
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  • 217 1 .—Reuter Wireless. Charged With Complicity Paris, March 26. i Maitre Gaulier, the counsel for Madame I S avisky and formerly for Stavisky him- j self, has been arrested and charged with complicity in the swindling and receiving. France is aghast with the widespread! ramifications of the Stavisky scandal.
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  • 37 1 U.S. Company Institutes Proceedings London, March 26. The International Mercantile Marine Company of New York has instituted proceedings in the English Courts for an injunction against the Cunard White Star merger being carried into effect.
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  • 125 1 —Reuter. Silent For Two Months London, March 26. Big Ben, the great clock on the tower of the Houses of Parliament is to be silent during May and June when it will be overhauled and cleaned and some of its chiming j bells re-hung. During this period the
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  • 107 1 Reuter. No Reports To Government SIR JOHN SIMON TO MAKE INQUIRIES London, March 26. I In the House oi Commons, Sir A. N. Sandeman Bart, drew attention to the reported proposal to construct a ship canal through the Isthmus of Kra and inquired as to the government’s
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  • 54 1 —Reuter. Britain—China Under Consideration London, March 26. In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Wardlaw Milne, Sir Philip Sassoon said, that the whole matter of an air mail service to China was under active consideration but the matter had not sufficiently advanced for any useful statement in
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  • 44 1 on a similar charge was adjourned. Reuter Wireless. Tom Mann Committed For Trial London, March 26. Tom Mann was committed for trial at the Assizes charged with uttering seditious speeches. The case against Harry Pollitt. on a similar charge was adjourned. Reu-
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  • 88 1 First Taste* Of Active (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, March 26. The members of the newly formed Naval Reserve Unit will get one of their first tastes of active training on April 3 when they will go aboard the monitor “Terror” for shooting practice which will be conducted
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  • 98 1 Rush For Tonnage To India (From Our Own Correspondent) i i Bangkok, March 26. The frantic rush for tonnage to India for rice cargoes still continues. Ten steamer* are loading to leave prior to April 1. I Rice exports to India during January and February 1933 were 5,000
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  • 749 3 Jokes That Won A Championship IDEAL MARRIAGE The Marquess of Aberdeen, whose death recently took place at the age of 86 succeeded to the peerage of Aberdeen on the death of his brother, the sixth earl, when he was 23, and he was created the first
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  • 213 3 There will be Moonlight Band Performances at the Esplanade on 28th 29th and 3(Kh March 1934 from 8.30 p.m. to 10.38 p.m. weather permitting. To-day at the “Esplanade” from 6 p.into 7.30 p.m. 1 March —Stars And Stripe»—Sousa. 2 Overture —The Calif Of Bagdad— Boieldieu 3 Selection—Gipsy Love-
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 444 3 6.8. C. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES TO-DAY For the Straits Settlements and Federatd Malay States from the Empire transmit- j w Darentxy, England. Two of the following frquendes and. rarelengths will be used simultaneously,! tat the wavelengths may be changed fn> Am course of each day’s transmisstons. Announcements win be made at
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    • 405 3 TO-MORROW P.M. 1.35 Time Signal from Big Ben. Excerpts from II Trovatore (Verdi) (gramophone records). 2.20 Whi'her Britain?, a talk by the Rt. Hon. Walter E. Elliot, M.P. (Time Signal from Greenwich at 2.35 p.m). 2.50 Memories, a programme of gramophone records. 3.20 3.3s—News Bulletin. 7.20 Time Signal from Ben.
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  • 310 4 COLOURS FOR P. P.W.V.C. Shown To Municipal Commissioners AT YESTERDAY’S MEETING A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon at the Municipal offices. Before the meeting started the new Colours which have been purchased by the Commissioners for presentation to the Penang and Province Wellesley Corps was shown
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  • 377 4 "TUAN WILLIE" GRANTED DISCHARGE Liabilities of $31,800 and no assets, was the position revealed in the bankruptcy of W. Wolz, a German, who applied for his discharge on Friday in the Singapore Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Gerahty. The bankrupt said he wished to
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  • 582 4 Penang And Kedah Branch ANNUAL MEETING ON APRIL 20 The following is the annual report of the Penang and Kedah Branch of the A. A. of Malaya which is to be presented to members at the annual meeting to be held at the Town Hall on
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  • 177 4 Baltimore, Maiyland (undated.) I An extraordinary story of lifetime masque? ade has been revealed here by the death of “Captain Malvina Emily Perry”— famous as the “bearded lauy of Baltimore” i As thp “captain” was dying, “she confessed to a doctor that “she” was a man,
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  • 621 4 Major Alexander Winder, R. A M. C. returned to Singapore with Mrs. XV inder on Saturday. Mr D. F. Topham’s membership on the Railway Board has been extended for a further period of one year, from May 1. Mr. N. H. Sands has been appointed to act
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    • 1114 5 ALL SCORING IN LAST TEN MINUTES OF DRAMATIC GAME IRELAND UNDESERVEDLY BEATEN Wales 13 pts., Ireland 0 SWANSEA, March 10. This match produced one of the most extraordinary finishes I have ever seen. Ten minutes from the end there was no score, and Ireland had
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  • 433 5 COUNTY CHAMPIONS FOR FIRST TIME Gadney Inspires His Side CLEVER WORK IN THE LOOSE NORTHAMPTON. March 10. East Midlands won the County Championship at Franklin’s Gardens, Northamp ton, this afternoon. They defeated Glou cestershire by a dropped goal and two tries to nil. The game, in which
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  • 160 5 These last few months doctors have found that even Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers yield to what is known as the Maclean Formula, the cure for indigestion now’ used in the clinics of the leading London Hospitals. There they have proved in case
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  • 300 5 Poison Potion For Lover RELEASED ON BAIL PENDING APPEAL Exultant Ex-Wife A legal struggle began on March 4, to save Dr. Sara Ruth Dean, a woman doctor. of Greenwood. Mississippi, from servin a sentence of life imprisonment and bard labour in a penal camp on
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  • 308 5 B. School Beat A.C.S. Parit Buntar FINE BOWLING BY i ARUSU I The inter-school cricket match between the Anglo-Chinese School, Parit Buntar and the Bukit Mertajam High School was played yesterday on the High School ground and resulted in a win for the home i team by
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  • 72 5 I.R.C. v. North Perak Malays A soccer match has been arranged to be played this evening between Indian Recreation Club and the North Perak Malays for a trophy offered by Mr. L. Balavendrum. Both teams are well balanced and local soccer enthusiasts can look forward to an
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  • 2314 6 TWO ROYAL INVESTITURES: KING’S ASCOT REPRESENTATIVE MR. J. A. MOLLISON HONOURED: EQUIPPING SCHOOLS WITH CINEMAS (From Our Own Correspondent) London, March, 10th. I NEW YEAR HONOURS The King held an Investiture at Buck- ingham Palace recently at which he decorated men and women who appeared
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  • 216 7 open to conjecture.—Reuters Pacific Service. Tokyo Eagerly Await News MUTINY OF TROOPS IN MANCHOUKUO Tokyo, March 11 Details are being anxiously awaited here concerning an alleged revolt reported in despatches from Harbin to have occurred in the vicinity of Sanhsing, on the Sungari river, about 150 miles
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  • 114 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. To Fill Vacancy At Academia Sinica Nanking, March 11 Dr. V. K. Ting, the well-known scientist, is reported to-day to have accepted the offer to become secretary-general of the Academia Sinica which post has been vacant since the assassination of Mr. Yang Hsien-fo last
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  • 292 7 >. —Reuters Pacific Service. SEEKING DETAILS OF MISSION PROPERTY IN NORTH CHINA SPECULATION AROUSED IN PEIPING FOREIGN CIRCLES Peiping, March 10 Speculation was aroused in foreign circles in Peiping concerning the recent activities of Mr. C. Araki, who was described as a “diplomatic officer” attached to Japanese
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  • 188 7 —Reuters- Pacific Service. Opposition From Kwangtung Organizations Peiping March 8 Twelve Kuomintang organizations in North China "have addressed a joint telegram to the Central Kuomintang in Nanking, urging it to order the Ministry of Finance to stop the further issue of the State Aviation Lottery. The telegram points
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  • 150 7 protection of industrial property.—Reuters Pacific Service. Tokyo, March 9 A Bill to safeguard trade by controlling exports and imports and revising tariff rates, was introduced in the Diet to-day. The Bill is intended to protect Japanese trade against the restrictions which have been and
    protection of industrial property.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  150 words
  • 92 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. Shansi Prisoners Complaint Nanking, March 11 Following complaints from a number of prisoners in Shansi that they have been living on a starving ration, the Ministry of Justice has issued a circular order to prison authorities throughout China warning them not to reduce prisoners’ ration
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  • 89 7 r.— Reuters Pacific Service. Protest Against Burma Corporation Canton, March 9 The People’s Diplomatic Affairs Association of the South-west to-day issued a circular telegram protesting further against the alleged trespass on Chinese territory on the Penghung-Yunnan border, by the Burma Corporation forces, which are said to number 2,000
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  • 59 7 L—Reuters Pacific Service. Contribute 165 Planes to Govt. I I Tokyo, March 11 It is announced to-day that public bodies, organisations, prefectures, colonies and individuals have voluntarily subscribed to the cost of contributing 109 aeroplanes to the Japanese army and 56 machines to the navy
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  • 119 7 several French teachers. —Reuters Pacific Service. To Be Reopened At Tientsin i I 1 Peiping, March 9 The Peiyang Naval Medical College in j Tientsin, which was closed several years ago on account of lack of funds, will be shortly re-opened, according to Chinese telegraphic advices from
    several French teachers.—Reuters Pacific | . Service.  -  119 words
  • 94 7 1. —Reuters Pacific Service. System Revised In Chahar Peiping, March 7 The system of commissioners for foreign affairs, which was abolished at the end of 1929, is being gradually revived. A Chinese telegram from Nanking states that on the recommendation of Mr. Wang Ching-wei, President of the
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  • 82 7 I —Reuters Pacific Service. Mr. Li Chung-tsin’s Invention Canton, March, 9. A new chemical motor fuel to take the place of gasoline has been invited by Mr. iLi Chung-tsin, director of the municipal bureau of public utilities. i In a practical test held at Honam, south
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  • 152 7 i.—Reuters Pacific Service. 2.000 Mow Of Land For Bamboo Planting Canton, March 10. Questioned in a special interview yesterday regarding the present Chungshan University activities, Mr. Chow Lu, the President of the College, stated that it had been decided to use about 2,000 mow of land including in
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  • 222 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. CAUSE DATES BACK TO 1900 Nanking, March 9. Trouble over a long-outstanding question is likely to arise between French Catholics’ and the people of North Shensi, according to Chinese reports received here from Sian' to-day. i The cause of friction dates back to
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  • 116 7 —Reuters Pacific Services Scheme To Cost Over $2O Million APPROXIMATE TOTAL OF 10,000 MILES Nanking, March 11 The National Economic Commission is planning to build ten motor roads in Shensi, Kansu and Sinkiang provinces with a total distance of approximately 10,000 miles. Details of the scheme,
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  • 233 7 Reuters Pacific Service. STATEMENT ON BOND ISSUE I Nanking, March 9. j In view of the reports being circulated in London and China regarding the bond issue for the completion of the CantonHankow Railway, the board of trustees for the administration of the Indemnity funds' I remitted by
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  • 756 8 The Singapore Municipal Commissioners having debated a question brought forward by Dr. Pathy whether the time was not ripe for a restoration of cuts to Municipal employees decided, as might have been anticipated, that the time had not yet arrived. In our opinion it is not the decision
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  • 624 8 SOCCER 1.5. D.: Association football in Malaya <s suffering from convulsions at the: moment, writes Egoist in the of Malaya.” The first spasm was re- corded at Kuala Lumpur, the second at Singapore and the third at I enang. I he last mentioned has still to run
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  • 1030 8  -  all wot, goes again Nature.”—Thomas J. Wood in the “Manchester Guardian." The concept of life of that family of fishermen the Chinw’ays has its mystical basis in water; and there is no rite which excites the admiration of a Chinw’ay in so great a degree as baptism. For this
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  • 822 9 BITTER ATTACKS ON COMMITTEE Baby Running To Its Nurse OUTSTATION PROXIES TURN THE TABLES Mr. W. G. C. Blunn’s resolution that the Selangor Club should accept the Selangor Goll Chib’s swimming pool oiler was defeated at Saturday’s annual general meeting by 264 votes to
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  • 195 9 By The Bukit Mertajam P.W.D. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Jordan and Master Brian Jordan were entertained to a farewell tea party at the Bukit Mertajam I P.W.D. office prior to leave on furlough by the s.s. “Chitral” on Saturday. The store-keeper,
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  • 706 9 Two Malay Officers' Narrow Escapes BOAT STRIKES HIDDEN ROCK Kuala Lipis, Saturday. Enche Ahmad bin Mahmood, Assistant District Officer accompanied by Enche Rahin, Settlement Officer, and several subordinates left Kuala Lipis on the morning of the 15th inst. by two motor-boats for fcuala Tembeling
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  • 176 9 Hockey Blue Major Paul Cairn Vellacott, D. 5.0., M.A., succeeds Dr. Cyril Norwood as Headmas- < ter of Harrow. Like his predecessor, Ma- jor Vellacott has had a distinguished care- er, leaving, at the age of 42, a tutorship i] and fellowship of Peterhouse, Cambridge, for
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  • 471 9 BANDITS* BANK RAID ESCAPED CONVICT REAPPEARS i Public Enemy No. 1 I POLICE SHOT DOWN Four girl clerks were seized as hos-; tages in a daring bank robbery by four, gunmen which has occurred at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. So ruthless was the crime that some citizens
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  • 175 9 Championship Final I i In the Men’s Championship final played yesterday at the Penang Recreation Club, E. Valberg beat Dr. N. H. Perera, 6 —l, 6—l. Valberg was at the top of his form while Perera, after playing well for some t time, broke down towards the
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  • 40 9 Change In Penang Side M. Saravanamuttu, who has been selected to play for Penang in the Inter-Sta‘e Cricket match against Perak, will not be able to play and his place will be filled by P. N. Knight
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  • 86 9 APRIL AMATEUR 1934 RACE MEETING Friday Saturday, 6th 7th April, 1934» ENTRIES close at 4-00 P.M. on TUESDAY, 3rd April, at the Secretary’s Office. UNLIMITED SWEEPS One Dollar Tickets each day, for members only. Tickets obtainable from the Treasurers, Messrs. Gibson, Anderson, Butler Co., Mercantile Bank Buildings,
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 40 9 j WEATHER REPORT i i Temperature Wind Rainfall 6 a.m. 76 NE Noon 90 NW TIDE TABLE I To-day High Water Txjw Water 11.15 a.m. 5.09 a.m. 10.57 p.m. 5.27 p.m. To-morrow 11.36 a.m. 5.35 a.m. 11.28 p.m. 5.55 p.in.
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  • 2589 10 EMPIRE AIR ROUTES SPEED UP: WILL BRITAIN PURCHASE TIMOR ISLAND?: WHO KNOWS THE FRENCH FOR "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS MORE BUYERS IN THE RUBBER MARKET: INDUSTRIAL FUTURE OF RUBBER TIN HIGHEST SINCE 1928 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, March 14. SPEEDIER AIR MAILS The news that the speed-up
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  • 122 10 Same Treatment At School As Others Few people know that a sandy-haired 12-year-old Moscow boy named Vassily Joseifovitch, who goes to school by bus every day, is the son of Stalin, Dictator of the U. S. S. R. Vassily and his sister, aged 7, are the children
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  • 79 10 Claim By A Norwegian Scientist New land, with a coastline 150 miles in extent, has been discovered in the Antarctic, according to Lars Christensen, the Norwegian scientist. He has just returned from an expedition to the Antarctic by the tanker Thorshaven of Montevideo. He has named the
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  • 466 10 Another War Looming DR. BENES’ SPEECH Prague, March 21. Conjuring up the spectre of a new European war the Foreign Minister, Dr. Benes, in his eagerly awaited speech before the foreign affairs committees of both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday once more gave vent to his unalterable opposition
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  • 137 10 To Become A Home For Children Trenton. New Jersey, March 10. Children’s laughter is expected to be heard again seen in the tragic home from which the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh aie planning to convert the house, which is in the Sourland Mountains
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  • 94 10 First Parade Through London Streets A famous war trophy, captured from the 101st French Regiment by the old 88th Foot (Connaught Rangers) at the battle of Salamanca, in the Peninsula campaign, was carried on parade through the streets of London for the first time on March 11th.
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  • 254 10 More Sensational Evidence TO BE EXAMINED Paris, March 22. A theatrical gesture occurred on Wednesday night before the Parliamentary committee of investigation into the Stavisky affair when the Deputy M. Henriot, whose repeated interventions in the Chamber have greatly contributed to the disclosure of the public frauds, was
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  • 273 10 Mrs. Tidd, Of The “Mounties” Mrs. C.B. Tidd, wife of Sergeant Tidd, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, sailed from Southampton on March 17 in the Cunarder Alaunia for Canada to rejoin her husband in the Yukon territory the most isolated post in the Dominion at which
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  • 183 10 Mr. N. Wilkinson’s £50,000 Bequest London will shortly possess the world’s finest laboratory of art as a result of a fortune, estimated at £50,000, which has been left to the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London by Mr. Norman Wilkinson, the scenic artist, whv
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  • 1156 11 JUDGE CONSTRUES MR. LEE CHOON GUAN'S WILL The (Thief Justice (Sir Walter Huggard) on Friday delivered judgment in the originating summons asking for the construction of certain questions arising under the last will and codicil of the late Mr. Lee Choon Guan, formerly a
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  • 141 11 “Illegal Gratification” Legalised The police reward fund was richer by $5 when that amount which had been offered as an illegal gratification to Inspector F. Goodship by Tilok Singh, a taxidriver, was forfeited and ordered to be credited to this fund by Mr. J. M. Brandcr,
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  • 272 11 THE PRINCES OF FOREST HILL A LONDON suburban housewife, sits awaiting a message which will send her across thousands of miles of sea and land to share, with her husband, the throne of a large and populous State. To the quiet folk in Daynesford-road, Forest Hill,,
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  • 923 12 EXPERIMENTAL CLEARING METHOD A SUCCESS ANOTHER 250 ACRES TO BE CLEARED THIS YEAR That the experimental method of clearing employed over a large new area during the past year had proved a success and that a further 250 acres are to be opened up this year
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  • 393 12 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS BOND RAMP SHOCKS THE CITY THEY BUY UP THEIR OWN STOCK i —ON WHICH THEY HAVE NOT PAID INTEREST New groups of international financiers are growing up in London and on the Continent. Their existence is the direct result of a practice which has been gaining ground in
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  • 380 12 15 LEGATEES’ CONCERN FOR ITS HEALTH March, 5. To the 15 scattered relatives of the late Miss Jane Barwise I have to break the news that the Cumberland Cat —to whom Miss Barwise left a life interest in her £1,200
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    • 627 12 T kgjhJL v 1 SrrßS] I |;»M®jß jT k ’sS* i ?S?J Foods The ‘Allenburys’ Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of infants in hot climates. They are free from harmful germs, and are readily prepared by the simple addition of boiling water, thus giving complete independence of doubtful
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  • 612 13 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule of Principal Lines The following is a list of vessels arriving «nd sailing from Penang during the week: IN PORT TO-DAY fi.S. KUALA from Tongkah, Kopah, Renong. fi.S. SIRDHANA to Far East. M.S. MANDAR from Tg. Mengeidar, Bagan Si Api Api, Paneh, Berombang and Asahan, Sails
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  • 94 13 Latest Quotations Monday Saturday Port. 77 15 32 77 13|32 New York 5.09% 5.10% ivfkmtreal 5.10% 5.10 4 RmbSi 21.86 21.88 15.79 15.77% 7.56% 7.57 59 7 1 16 59% 12.85% 12.83% sSckhotal 19.39% 19.39% 22.39% 22.39% 1990 19.90 SSL» 28 28 XXX 122% 122% 226%
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  • 1021 13 INTRODUCTION OF COMBINED AIR MAIL AND POSTAGE CHARGES ON CORRESPONDENCE FORWARDED TO GREAT BRITAIN BY AIR MAIL A combined charge, which will include both the air mail fee and the charge for J postage, will shortly be introduced in. respect of correspondence forwarded to; Great Britain by air
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    • 353 13 Coming! Coming! EV MERRILADS WEMBLEY Musical Association of TUESDAY ii.i, march, i,m. Singapore. r Arrived! Arrived! Short Bangsawan Stories J The L ong Awaited For Comical Sketches, Kronchongs, I Extra Turns Vaudeville FTILHANG OPERA BATAK 11 Numbers. 1 w ju s t a ge at 9 p.m. GRAND EASTER ATTRACTION.
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    • 142 13 By Special Request SHOWING VERY SOON. kbTREET Bros, ring up the curtain on the wonders of a ■raft new show world! 1/ 14 great stars! 50 J featured players! J 200 dazzling girls! r THE TORTURE OF PILES. Why continue to suffer? With DR. VAN VLECK’S ABSORPTIVB PLASMA no case
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    • 58 13 K E S XI A A S HIK RICHARD TALMADGE in two of his most Thrilling Pictures YANKEE DON "ON YOUR GUARD OPENING TO-MORROW mversal s Most Saucv LaughPiece "BY CANDLELIGHT" ■Hi with paul LUKAS NILS asther ELISSA LANDI ESTHER RALSTON Directed By JAMES WHALE. AftUL LUKAS e /MELISSA LANDI
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    • 79 13 WISHING OUR MALAY FRIENDS PATRONS A SLAM AT HARI RAYA HADJI. mVaV I ■S*U 6.75 TO-NIGHT 9.30 MATINEE TO-DAY AT 2.45 P.M. The Incomparable pair of ‘THE CHAMP’ Together Again A 'CHAMP' TO ONE A 'CHUMP' TO THE OTHER WALLACE BEERY AND JACKIE COOPER in 20th CENTURY’S Producers of Broadwav
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    • 80 13 PACKING OUT AT EVERY SHOW! SEASON EXTENDED TILL TO-MORROW Paramount’s Riot of Music and Merriment "TAKE A CHANCE” WITH James Dunn, June Knight, Lillian Roth, Cliff Edwards, Dorothy Lee, Charles (Buddy) Rogers. OPENING THURSDAY I The Play That Ran For 2 Years in London and 8 Months in New York
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  • 2501 14 A DEBUTANTE'S FILM PROMISE: A ROYAL ROMANCE: THE 8.8. C. AND WOMEN ANNOUNCERS: LADY RHONDDA'S IDEAL BRITAIN (From Our Own Correspondent). London, March 14. QUEEN AT THE ALBERT HALL The Queen seemed in splendid health and spirits at the Albert Hall concert of Dame Ethel
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    • 368 14 .-J- M—IT*""?""""*"*— ——■B 8 Uat VimMz wot 1 SEE” 5 I sto MGHT-STARVA t/ON' I while breathing AioNt TAKES 10.000 If I MOSCUWK EFFORTS i N,GH y4??X tVWWCHT j -a no tf.anks jim.M X J w 7 i m dead tirxo M w /1 these days m IS r nn<
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    • 1997 15 dH I ~/F ar- m p 4 ©.-BRITISH INDIA I x A and apcar lines lncorporated In England) >' BLUE RUMMEL LIMB TO nikOFE VIA WQ MA,L -'««co serv.ce, Veeoda. LONDON Avn vrkß*rn rvAXßrTxnpxrrr From Penan? Arrive Ma reel Arrive New York ORTH CONTINENT. Leave® Doe Mar. 29 PRES. MONROE
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  • 102 16 No Advances For Recruitment GOOD DEAL OF CRIMPING The statement that a great deal of crimping was going on was made at the annual general meeting of the Negri Sembilan Planters’ Association held at the Sungei Ujong Club on Saturday. One member said that on the last
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  • 194 16 Penang Wireless Society Programme for Wednesday, March 28th. H.M.V. Records kindly supplied by Messrs. Moutrie Co., Ltd. 8—6415 We’ll All Go Riding on a Rainbow —F. T. The Wind’s in the West—F.T.) Jack Jackson and his Orchestra. 8—6406 There’s a Little Bit of You —F.T.). I Gotta Get Up
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  • 192 16 Easter Visit To Singapore During the Easter holidays the pick of Penang’s Chinese swimmers will travel to Singapore to engage the Chinese Swimming Club at water-polo and swimming. They will also meet the Singapore Europeans in a game of water-polo. The fixtures are as follows: Saturday, v.
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  • 425 16 Good Entries CLASS 3 HORSES NOT RUNNING Below will be found the full entries for the Perak Turf Club Easter Amateur Meeting to be run at Ipoh on Saturday, March 31 and Easter Monday. April 2. Owing to good entries from the other classes, the
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  • 638 16 Rest Win By 9 Wickets BOSTOCK-HILL BATS WELL (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 26. The trial cricket match between the Europeans and the Rest which began yesterday was continued to-day. After the Rest had compiled a total of 250 runs, on Sunday, the Europeans, who
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  • 673 16 Last Night’s Boxing LANGFORD DEFEATS IPOH KID (BY “SECONDS OUT”) At the boxing promotion staged last night at Wembley Park main interest was centred on the Chan-Fond contest. There was very little to choose between the two at the end of ten rounds and Fond
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  • 57 16 MARRIAGE At St George’s Church, on 26th 1934, Kenneth Balfour, of Alma E. i Province Wellesley, second son of th u. William Craig Balfour and Mrs. Ball r of Mossley Hill, Liverpool, to Winifred Pu. .n Dunlop, youngest daughter of the late David Dunlop and Mrs. Dunlop, Swal:
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  • 568 16 Senders Of W reaths And Scrolls Wreaths and scrolls were sent by he following at the funeral of the late Tr. Khoo Heng Pan yesterday morning: WREATHS The following sent wreaths: Messrs. Western Electric Co. (Asia), Singapore; Miss Chung Sw’ee Gaik; Mrs. Chun- Tiye
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    • 159 16 Eastern Oriental Hotel PENANG. WEDNESDAY. 28th MARCH SPECIAL DINNER DANCE Dance Music By the Band of the S. S. PRESIDENT MONROE REALLY GOOD ENTERTAINMENTS WILL BE OFFERED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL—ORCHESTRA CONCERTS FANCY DRESS BALL SPECIAL DINNER DANCES, ETC. ETC. WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS ’Phone 822 Telegrams Hoteleando WATCH THIS
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    • 38 16 H ARMSTON’S CIRCUS Nightly V Y**. at 9-15 > SHOWING AT KUALA KANGSAR 27 MARCH. IPOH 28, 29, 30, 31 MARCH 2 and 3rd APRIL. *MATINEE 81 MARCH, 4-15 P-M. PRICES 52.56, $1.50, $l.OO, 50c. 3(k R. BELL, Manager.
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