Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 May 1934

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 112. Vol. XCII. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1934. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 108 1 Rugby Radio Service. ill Britain Hold Up Payment 'IR JOHN SIMON QUESTIONED London, May 14. >ned regarding the precise n of the Johnson Act recently U nited States legislation as far and obligations of the British ent were concerned Sir John lid the Attorney General of the
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  • 124 1 Rugby Radio Service. Adequate Steps To Protect British Interests London, May 14. inunique published yesterday by Government announced that King Tor, i has ordered suspension of hostilit. 11 fronts in Yemen with a view to n an: on of peace negotiations. Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, replying to
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  • 41 1 Reuter. Agriculture Committee Favour Application To Cotton Washington, May 14. House of Representatives, the :re Committee voted in favour of he Exchange Control Bill to cots the Grain Bill which provides uniting of short selling and speculate Reuter.
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  • 34 1 ven Leaders To Be Deported m Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, May 14. mittee in charge of the deportalesirables, has approved of the nmendation to deport seven leerecent rice mill strike.
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  • 42 1 Bangkok— England essful Trip In Local Built Schooner Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, May 14. ’>< lawyer named Culley has sucp. tiled in a local built schooner to He left Bangkok in November and 0 1 at Lowestoft at the end of A Pni.
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  • 290 1 work among the unemployed.—Rugby Radio Service. Third Reading CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIAL PROGRESS London, May 14. An early introduction in Parliament of measures for the consolidation of existing acts dealing with unemployment insurance is announced. There have been 35 acts since 1920. The third reading of the new
    work among the unemployed.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  290 words
  • 89 1 .Rugby Radio Service. All-Round Decrease Last Month London, May 14. The Board of Trade returns show that imports during April totalled in value £563,300,483 being a decrease of £5,639,144 as compared with the previous month but an increase of £5,193,173 as against April 1933. Exports in April totalled
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  • 63 1 form of the House of Lords.-Rugby Radio Service. Premier Not Able To Make Statement London, May 14. The Prime Minister in the House of Commons, was not in a position to make a statement as to whether it was intended to introduce before the end of the present
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  • 35 1 .—Rugby Radio Service. London, May 14. Miss Jean Batten, the New Zealander, who is flying to Australia arrived at Karachi at 2.35 p.m. to-day. She left Lympne on May B.—Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 80 1 ,—Reuter. Agreements Signed PRACTICAL EFFECT TO ECONOMIC PROTOCOLS Rome, May 14. Agreements between Italy, Austria and Hungary designed to give practical effect to the economic protocols of the Rome Pact signed by Signor Mussolini and the Austrian and Hungarian ministers, provide inter alia facilities for the
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  • 171 1 Unsuccessful Plea Of Insanity (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 15. The appeal of a Chinese, Lim Hooi Hong, who was sentenced to death at the Perak Assizes for the murder of his wife on March 13 last at Sungei Tiang, Lower Perak, was ulsmissed
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  • 106 1 —Reuter. Keeping Dummy Accounts BANK CHAIRMAN ON TRIAL Chicago, May 14. Charges of maintaining thirty-four dummy accounts during 1930-31 with eight brokers who conspired with him to keep gigantic grain deals secret were made against Arthur W. Cutten, one of the biggest speculative traders on the Chicago
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  • 85 1 .—Reuter. Legislation Introduced By Congress Washington, May 15. Legislation has been introduced by Congress for the promotion of a housing programme to provide for the establishment of a home credit insurance corporation apitalised at $2OO millions, the creation of an Unlimited number of local mortgage associations with
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  • 36 1 The Supreme Court suit between Khaw Keow Luk (f) and the Cheah Kay Sek Teng Seah Hock Haw Kong Kongsi which was fixed for hearing to-day was adjourned to the June list.
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  • 215 1 .—Reuter. Commission To Visit Japan FOR DISCUSSIONS London, May 14. Sir Harry McGowan in an article in the “Industrial Chemist” announces that he is sending out to Japan this summer a strong commission representing Imperial Chemical Industries to discuss a number of chemical matters. He says that
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  • 75 1 —Reuter. Labour Regains Seat London, May 15. The result of the by-election in the Upton Division of West Ham, due to the resignation of Mr. A. J. Chotzner was as follows B. Gardner (Labour) 11,998. J. R. J. Macnamara (Conservative) 8,534. Fenner Brockway (Inde. Labour), 742. Mr. Gardner represented
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  • 234 1 Contents Believed Destroyed As briefly reported in yesterday’s Pinang Gazette a rhail bag from Tanjong Malim to Ipoh, containing correspondence posted at Tanjong Malim on Saturday afternoon, the 12th instant, has been lost during transit. The contents of the mail bag are believed to have been destroyed.
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  • 93 1 on June I.—Reuter and Rugby Radio Service. N.E.I. Government Satisfied PRACTICABLE BY EXPORT TAX London, May 14. The Colonial Secretary, Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, replying to a House of Commons’ question, said the Netherlands’ Government had informed him that they were satisfied that it was practicable
    on June I.—Reuter and Rugby Radio Service.  -  93 words
  • 263 1 Bus Driver Fined A motor-bus driver named Matseh bin Chemat was to-day convicted by the Police Magistrate on charges of rash and negligent driving and failing to produce his licence when required to do so and was sentenced to a fine of $lO on the first
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  • 168 1 Ancient Story Earns f Discharge An accused in a gambling case who claimed trial and said that he had not gambled but was reading an ancient story book about a “clever magistrate” when the police arrived and took the occupants into custody was to-day discharged by Mr. D.
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  • 953 3 EVERY CRICKET COUNTY IS SEARCHING FOR THEM —“Sunday Dispatch”. hough the Test matches will engage •cater share of cricket attention this .tner, the county tournament which the players for our English Test will still have its own interest and be in
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    • 467 3 WIRELESS PROGRAMMES B. B. C. Kwfl of the ftritowing ftquencteß and mvelemgths will be used simultaneously:— 5aD Sign Frequency Wavelength GSF 15,140 kc|B 19.82 m. OSH 11,865 kc|s 25.28 m. W GBD 11,750 kc|s 25.53 m. 080 9,585 kc|a 31.30 m. To-day P.M. 6.20 Time Signal from Big Tom (St.
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    • 237 3 VS BAH. PENANG TO-MORROW The Test by the Penang Wireless Society from 7.00 to 9.00 p.m, will include the following H.M.V. Records kindly supplied by Messrs. Moutrie Co., Ltd. B—Bl3B The Princess is Awakening) Love is a Song) Evelyn Laye. ***** We’ll Make Hay While the Sun Shines —F. T.)
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  • 1351 4 GOON KOK YING AND PARTNER BEATEN PLUCKY FIGHT BY LOSERS MRS. GOODMAN DISTRIBUTES THE PRIZES The final in the Mixed Doubles event which had been postponed from last week owing to rain—the last match in the Penang Lawn Tennis Association Chain- 1 pion
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  • 82 4 To-day at the “Esplanade” from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. 1 March —Sylvia—Vlach. 2 Overture —Le Trompette—Bazin. 3 Selection —La Poupee—Audran. 4 Waltz —Amoretten Tanze —Gungl. 5 Fox Trot—Over On The Sunny Side— Flynn. 6 Selection—H.M.S. Pinafore —Sullivan. 7 Finale —The Jimmy Sale Rag—Wood. TO-MORROW To-morrow at “Waterfalls”
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  • 187 4 Mr. A. C. of Portsmouth, England, suffered constantly from the worst kind of indigestion for years. “I tried” these are his own words —“All kinds of socalled cures but without success. Eventually I collapsed and was taken from a local cinema, and arrived in hospital
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  • 260 4 'Bus Driver’s Licence Suspended ON WRONG SIDE OF COASTAL ROAD Hassan bin Dahrus, Malay 'bus driver, summoned in consequence of a report by Mr. H. C. Abraham, was yesterday fined $5 and his licence suspended for six months by the Penang Police Magistrate, Mr. D. Wills.
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  • 62 4 Subrayan, a Tamil, who was instructed by his employer not on any account to plead guilty to a charge of allowing another person to ride on his bicycle while he himself was riding the same yesterday accepted the Penang Police Magistrate's advice as being better
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  • 118 4 Former Commanders Of Sun Tien-Ying Peiping, April 23 Following the arrival of General Yu Shih-ming, former deputy commander under General Sun Tien-ying, the erstwhile rebel commander in the North-west, two more commanders have arrived here from Suiyuan. They are Generals Liu Yu-ting and Lu Feng-nien, divisional
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  • 549 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Messrs. E. W. Giles, C. J. Tyers and L. G. Bruce are going home from Singapore by the s.s. Theseus. Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Ragean are passengers to Penang from Manila by the m.v. “Bengalen” this morning. Mr. Vivian Mackie has been appointed r. Member of the
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  • 84 4 The death took place yesterday afternoon at her residence No. 15, Logan Road, of Mrs. Lira Mah Chye, widow of the late Mr. Lim Mah Chye, a Penang millionaire. Deceased who passed away at the age of 73 after a brief illness, leaves behind
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  • 106 5 PONSFORD AND McCABE IN 340 PARTNERSHIP London, May 14. A third wicket partnership 340 runs nade in 245 minutes by Ponsford and McCabe enabled the Australians to put up .he big score of 401 runs for the loss of Iwo wickets at the close
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  • 458 5 A DEAR OLD ILLUSION DEBUNKED AND ABOLISHED c Indian Rope Trick was abolished at a meeting of the Magic Circle in th, \i. rd House Theatre, Marylebone, under the chairmanship of Lord Amptliill. nsclf a former Viceroy. T! t dear old Indian
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  • 86 5 Malacca v. Muar Match Drawn Malacca, Saturday. Malacca Club padang to-day i!) met the Muar Cricket Assov 1 1 Club having first lease of the b. 'r 11 iled 129 > the chief contributors Hunter (50 not out), J. R. (26) 30 not out) and V Anderson aturr'
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  • 167 5 Khoo Kooi-Hye Beaten By H. Saito Manila, May 13. Ten thousand people watched the formal opening of the Tenth Far Eastern Olympic Meeting here yesterday afternoon when Mr. Kerson, Chief Speaker of the Philippines Parliament and President of the meeting, delivered the opening speech, which was broadcast.
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  • 83 5 —Reuter. Colombo Warm Favourite London, May 14. The following is the last Derby callover 13; 8 Colombo taken and offered. 100(9 Umidwar offered. 100|8 EastSn taken and offered. 100 8 Windsor Lad offered, 13|1 taken. 18 1 Lozingaro offered, 20|l taken. 28 jl Valerius offered, 3311
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  • 79 5 Against Negri During Whitsuntide The following have been selected to represent Singapore against Negri at cricket ion May 19, 20, and 21 at Seremban:—G. 1 Carr, P. D’Almeida, V. Ponniah, L. Alvis, C. G. Jenner, Chia Keng Hock, A. Pearse, 1 Lieut. Bond, T. Leijssius, T. Edwards, and
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  • 510 5 Weights For to-morrow CARD OF NINE EVENTS Below will be found the weights and selections by Tic-Tac for to-morrow’s races at Singapore, the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club Spring Meeting RACE 1 Ponies Classes 2 and 3, Division 3, 6 Furlongs. Phoon Tok
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  • 238 5 MR. D. A. M. BROWN ELECTED PRESIDENT Mr. Elkins Wins Competition The Senior Golfers held their annual general meeting at tlfb Selangor Golf Club over the week-end, for which a full programme had been arranged. An inter-Society competition against Bogey on Saturday afternoon resulted in a popular win
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  • 66 5 Merchants are hereby informed that the rate of freight on Latex in bulk from Straits to Conference basis ports in Europe is now amended to 42s 6d per ton of 20 cwt., ship paying cleaning at both ends. The Clause on page 8 of the Tariff under
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  • 415 6 Fears The Critics May Sweep Nation MR. BRUCE STARTS FOR ENGLAND Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Australian High Commissioner in London, has left Brisbane for England. It is the termination of an unhappy tour of five weeks, during which he has made an energetic but unsuccessful
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  • 628 6 Batman To Wake Him And Wait At Mess HOT WATER IN HIS BEDROOM The clanging of a bell in the dormitory corridor sounded by a white-coated batman at 6.45 one morning about a fortnight hence will herald the beginning of the new Police
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  • 437 6 The Story Of Big Ben’s Deputy THE STATE BELL For two months from May Ist, Great Tom of St. aul’s —the old jta.e bell —will ;be broadcast daily in place Ox Big Ben, which will remain out of ccjji. mission while the clock at Westminster
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  • 153 6 Dates And Venues May 21-25. —Amateur Golf Championship, Prestwick. June 6. —The Derby. June B.—The Oaks. June 8,9, 11, 12 —First Test Match, Nottingham. June 15-16.—Wightman Cup Match, Wimbledon. June 19-22. —Ascot. June 22, 23, 25, 26. —Second Test Match, Lord’s. June 25-July 7.—Lawn Tennis Championships,
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  • 300 7 the others escaping.—Reuters Pacific Service. Bandits Attack Police Patrol SEROUS OUTRAGES IN TIENTSIN Tientsin, April 25. x of outrages consisting of an atofiice of a Chinese newspaper, veen bandits and a police patrol Ited in the death of one constable funding of a ricksha coolie, and
    the others escaping.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  300 words
  • 161 7 r.s Pacific Service. Inspected By Administrative inspector Peiping, April 21. In th- presence of a large gathering of local g i. ry, Mr. Yin Ju-keng, Administrative In T- tor for the Kihsien-Miyun area, he Yutien special police at eight o’clock this morning. The inspection took place on
    r.s Pacific Service.  -  161 words
  • 151 7 «Uiive memorial service on me lkj V i f S death.—Rueters Pacific ’orial Service At Chunglungchiao P Peiping, April 23. y u auspices of the Peiping-Sui-hekj 1 a mernor i a l service wall be Vll w for the late Mr. Chan Tien"u at < Il
    «Uiive memorial service on me lkjVif.(.S death.—Rueters Pacific  -  151 words
  • 990 7  -  By Sir Percival Phillips (in the Daily Mail) A Reformer has arisen in Ch ma and is building a “New Life movement on the ruins of democratic self-government. He is Chiang Kai-shih, the former generalissimo of the Canton army that swept through the southern
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  • 129 7 ever, been temporarily abandoned.- —Reuters Pacific Service. EXCURSION FLIGHTS ORGANISED Canton, April 20. Frequent air disaster, including the recent loss of the Shanghai-Canton air liner belonging to the China National Aviation Corporation, have failed to dampen enthusiasm or impede aviation development in Canton. While progress has been made
    ever, been temporarily abandoned.-—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  129 words
  • 117 7 nomy work is finished. —Reuters Pacific Service. Reform Plans In Canton Accepted Canton, April 25. A report made by a special committee of the South-west Political Council on the plan for local administrative system reform which was submitted by the Minister of the Interior, General Huang Shaohsiung, has
    nomy work is finished.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  117 words
  • 100 7 Reuters Pacific Serive. Oppose The Japanese Declaration I Canton, April 25. Warning the nation that Japan has, every intention of annexing China, the Kwangtung Provincial Kuomingtang and the Canton City Kuomintang this afternoon issued a joint circular telegram strongly opposing the Japanese hand-off-, China” declaration made on April
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  • 52 7 lilt? iUinvuiM aolutely without foundation—Reuters Pacific Service. Nanking, April 26. The French Consulate here was officially authorised to-day to deny rumours circulated by the local Chinese pres that troops from French Indo-Chma had made an incursion into Yunnan. The rumours were characterised as absolutely without foundation—Reuters
    lilt? iUinvuiM »» aolutely without foundation—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  52 words
  • 188 7 necessary regulatons.”—Reuters Pacific Service. Advocated For Settlement Of Shipping Disputes Nanking, April 26. The Ministry of Communications is proposing the establishment of marine courts for the settlement of all shipping disputes. “China’s shipping industry,” a spokesman of the Ministry declared to-day, “is growing rapidly and the
    necessary regulatons.”—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  188 words
  • 99 7 Reuters Pacific Serive. Question In Manchoukuo Changchun, April 23. Monseigneur Gaspais, Vicar Apostolic of Kirin and Changchun, has been appointed by the Holy See as temporary representative of the vicars apostolic in Manchuria to negotiate on missionary questions with the Manchoukuo Government on behalf of the Catholic missions
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  • 102 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. Visiting Shanghai For Rest Nanking, April 23. Mr. T. V. Soong arrived in Nanking this morning. He crossed the river and left by train at 9.50 aun. for Chengchow, en route to the north-west. Interviewed prior to his departure, Mr. Soong stated that he
    —Reuters Pacific Service.  -  102 words
  • 91 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. TO BUILD NEW RAILWAY LINES Dairen, April 26. The South Manchuria Railway Company has contracted to build seven new railway lines in Manchuria for the Government of Manchoukuo. A total of $141,420,000, in Manchoukuo currency, has been appropriated for the new lines, which will extend
    —Reuters Pacific Service.  -  91 words
  • 94 7 the next two or three years.—Reuters Pacific Service. Total Eight Billions For 1933-34 Tokyo, April 17. The amount of national bonds issued by the Japanese Government at the end of the 1933-34 financial year totalled Y.8,139,038,000, showing an increase of over a thousand million yen in twelve
    the next two or three years.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  94 words
  • 92 7 way of Manchuria and Korea. —Reuters Pacific Service. Peiping, April 25. Mr. Nakayama, retiring Councillor of the Japanese Legation in Peiping, left for Tientsin by this morning’s express en route for home. He was seen off at the Chienmen station by a large gathering of Japanese and
    way of Manchuria and Korea.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  92 words
  • 64 7 about the middle of August.—Reuters Pacific Service. Nanking, April 23. i General Huang Mo-sung, newly appointed Chinese commissioner to Tibet, is planning to depart for Tibet on April 26. He will fly to Chengtu, and will make the rest of the journey overland.
    ' about the middle of August.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  64 words
  • 147 7 —Reuters Pacific Service. Despatch To South China Denied Canton, April 25. The Chinese press report that Japan was despatching a naval squadron to south China in view of the bitter anti-Japanese reaction here to the “hands-off-China” declaration,' was termed incorrect to-day by officials of the local Japanese
    —Reuters Pacific Service.  -  147 words
  • 76 7 Reuters Pacific Service. For Nanning-Kweiyang Service Canton, April 25. The aerodrome at Kweiyang having been repainred, the South-west Aviation Company’s ’plane “Tinlong,” which was purchased recently for the passenger and mail services on the Nanning-Kweiyang line, will hop off May 5 on a trial flight. The actual service
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  • 90 7 and T entsin in western Suiyuan. —Reuters Pacific Service. Peiping, April 21. General Chu Chi-ching, member of the. Central Executive Committee and former commander of the Chinese volunteers in Liaoning, returned to-day to Peiping from an inspection tour of Shansi and Suiyuan. He expects
    and T entsin in western Suiyuan. —Reuters Pacific Service.  -  90 words
  • 182 7 been passed upon them.—Reuters Pacific Service. "Most Fantastic Plot In Modern Times" TWO EUROPEANS SENTENCEDTO DEATH Dairen, April 26. Finis was to-day written to the most fantastic piracy plot in modern times, when the Dairen District Court pronounced sentence on the five Europeans charged with
    been passed upon them.—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  182 words
  • 144 7 and even modern lottery tickets! —Reuters Pacific Service. Spread To South China Canton, April 20 The anti-modernist movement has spread to South China and incidents in which “modern” women are being molested are reported from several cities. Firing their first shot, members of the new fraternity here to-day
    and even modern lottery tickets!—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  144 words
  • 74 7 Reuters Pacific Serive. Peiping, April 25. Reports are current in local Chinese circles that Lieutenant-General Doihara, Director of the special Japanese Mission in Manchuria, has secretly arrived in Tsingtao and is very active there. Lieutenant-General Doihara took a prominent part in the events following the outbreak
    Reuters Pacific Serive.  -  74 words
  • 77 7 Changchun on April 28.- —Reuters Pacific Service. Dairen, April 26. Returning to Manchuria to-day from his recent trip to Japan, the Prime Minister of Manchoukuo, Mr. Cheng Hsiao-hsu, declared in high spirits that the Japanese had responded well to the Wangtao philosophy of the new States. As a
    Changchun on April 28.-—Reuters Pacific Service.  -  77 words
  • 66 7 to the assistance of the vessel.—Reuters Pacif c Service. Hongkong, April 27. The French steamer Tonkin, while on a voyage from Hongkong to Haiphong, went ashore yesterday at Nauchau, near Kwangchow Wan. No further details are available at the present time. Tugs belonging to Messrs. Butterfield
    to the assistance of the vessel.—Reuters Pacif c Service.  -  66 words

  • 519 8 While we are inclined to share the opinion of the Singapore experts that the scheme for the smelting of the Siamese tin output by Japanese smelters at works situate in Cochin China will never come to fruition the information reached us from such a source that it is
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  • 115 8 Peon Attacks Cashier SURRENDERS AT POLICE STATION (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 15. The Cold Storage Premises was the scene of a stabbing incident when a Tamil peon attacked Muttiah, the firm's cashier. It is understood the peon had previously applied for the
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  • 210 8 .—Reuter. Found Buried Under Heap Of Cactus New York, May 15. The country has been electrified by the cryptic announcement from Tucson, Arizona, that June Robles has been found alive but ill. June is the six-year-old grand-daughter of >a wealthy Arizona Rancher who was kidnapped on May 25.
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  • 434 8 PENANG LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS: I Although the entries for the meeting were less than in 1933, the Penang Lawn Tennis Championship Meeting which' was concluded yesterday, with the final in the Mixed Doubles, must be accounted' a successful one. The arrangements j worked smoothly from start to
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  • 571 8 Malayan Police Magazine. QUOTAS: Although it was anticipat'd i n SfJ quarters that the Malayan intention in regard to the < aon anese piece goods importbeen made public before v L e] Ve no official statement has yv n There have, however, dim day or two been expression
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  • 1084 8  -  ;E.H. in the “Brimingham Post.” Respect for books is a modern fetish. The world has become poorer and in this and some other respects it has become more slave-minded, so that we are apt to find the lack of consideration often shown to
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  • 350 9 In K. L. And Penang PERAK CIRCLES WANT MORE DETAILS Despite opposition from certain sections in Singapore, the announcement of the introduction of quotas for foreign textile imports into Malaya has received support in Penang and in the F.M.S. Mr. F. H. Temperley, Chairman of
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  • 732 9 Moving Reference To Lcie Mr. C. B. Cooper A LONG AND HONOURABLE CAREER ,tes were paid by the Johore Bench ar rto the late Mr. C. B. Cooper, before tice Thorne, in the Supreme Court, on Sunday morning. The Johore р. is fully represented and there were
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  • 299 9 Member's View ONLY ONE CENTRAL BODY WANTED Mr. F. W. Douglas writes: —Reading the accounts of the annual meetings of the various Branches of the Automobile Association of Malaya, one feels that all is not well with the “body.” The various “members” want to maintain themselves
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  • 32 9 .—rtugby Radio Service London, May 14. Sterling on New York was 5.11-114 and Paris 77-5(16. Gold was 135|11-l(2d. Stock Markets ’were quiet with War Loan 3-l|2 per cent. at 102-13(16.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE
    • 191 9 (To the Editor of the “Pinang Gazette”) Sir, —In connection with -the Penang Lawn Tennis Championships which were concluded yesterday there is just one suggestion I wish to make for future tournaments and that is the provision, at any rate when ladies are playing, for lady spectators. For
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  • 73 9 .—Reuters Pacific Service. Peiping, April 23 General Mao Wei-shou, a former commander of the now defunct 19th Route Army and now field commandant of the Seventh Route Army, has arrived in Peiping and is a patient at the P.U.M.C. receiving treatment for liver trouble. General
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  • 51 9 Reuters Pacific Service. Peiping, April 23 Mr. Wang Fah-chin, a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, arrived here from Nanking this morning. Interviewed by Chinese pressmen he said he had come to visit his family and that his trip had no political
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  • 113 9 TIN-SPOT YESTERDAY TO-DAY London No market £231.10.0 TIN—(3 Months) London No market £228.0.0 Singapore $115.62% $113.87% Business Done Penang $115.64% $113.62% Business Done Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundried) $2.70 |2.90 BLACK PEPPER $lB.OO $lB.OO RUBBER London 6%d 5 15|16d New York .< 12 13|16c(G) 12%c(G) Singapore
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    • 190 9 wIBB 1 'J •<•***••* 5 5 "1 I y/7 The day of the ordinary artificial jj e f/y Food is over deficient and often merely fat- j I forming—no wonder the mother dreaded its advent, when breastfeeding failed. But Cow o 0 not ris k Bab/s health on Foods which
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  • 646 10 JUNE INSTALMENT OF WAR DEBT TO AMERICA TOKEN PAYMENT ACCEPTED BUT COUNTRY A DEFAULTER Washington, May 14. A move is afoot to-day to permit Britain to pay the June instalment in silver is she desires to do so. Senator Thomas is described
    default.”—Reuter and Rugby Radio Service.  -  646 words
  • 33 10 —Renter. Washington, May 14. Senator Thomas explains that the proposal to accept silver as debt settlement will be at the rate of fifty cents an ounce for the June instalment only.
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  • 246 10 Being Sought By Japan GROWING SURPLUS OF POPULATION Tokyo, May 12. i Addressing the conference of provincial governors the Minister for Overseas Affairs, Mr. Nagai, said that Japan, w'hich possesses poor natural resources with a i growing surplus of population, is seeking I overseas expansion. Referring to the
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  • 123 10 Rugby Radio Service. Many Important Matters On Agenda London, May 14. The League Council, which begins its 79th meeting at Geneva to-day, has several important and intricate problems on the agenda. The principal questions for consideration are the organization of the Saar plebiscite, the League plan of assistance
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  • 222 10 .—Reuter. Outnumbered By French And Japanese AND AMERICA TO INCREASE London, May 14. In the House of Commons at question time, Sir Alfred Knox raised the matter of the British garrison in Shanghai, remarking that the Japanese and French forces already exceeded the British who would
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  • 54 10 —Reuter Wireless. Released On $200,000 Bail Chicago, May 12. Samuel Insull raised $200,000 bail and was released immediately. He was rearrested and charged with embezzlement and ordered to find another $50,000 bail which was done. He is now in hospital and is resting in preparation for a further
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  • 43 10 —Reuter Wireless, 1934 Crops Expected To Be Below Normal Washington, May 12. Mr. Wallace declares that from the present weather indications, the 1934 United States wheat crop might be as low as 400,000,000 bushels compared with the normal 800,000,000 bushels.—Reuter Wireless,
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  • 133 10 .—Reuter. Assurance Given To Japan ONLY DEFENSIVE Tokio, May 14. An assurance that the Singapore Base is purely defensive was given by Mr. Latham to Mr. Hirota during conversations in the presence of Mr* Dod, British Charge d’Affaires, which are described by the press as frank, most
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  • 58 10 —Reuter Wireless, Brazalian Farmers’ Revenge New’ York, May 12. Five Japanese were killed and 16 wounded an attack on their settlement at Tiete, Sao Paulo, by Brazilian farmers. Reports state that a Brazilian had been associating with a Japanese girl whose father shot him dead. The Brazilians
    .—Reuter Wireless,  -  58 words
  • 69 10 Meat Cutters To Go On Strike New York, May 14. The industrial strife has spread to the meat packing concerns and strikes of the meat cutters and butchers have been ordered at St. Louis and Des Moines. The protracted" coal mine trouble at Illinois resulted in
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  • 122 10 .—Reuter. Fired On By Soviet Fortress ONE PASSENGER KILLED Tokio, May 14. It is reported from Tsitsihar that a Manchukuo steamer, en route to Taheiho, was fired on by guns from the Soviet fortress at the confluence of the Amur and Sungari Rivers, resulting in heavy casualties amongst
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  • 67 10 .—Reuter Wireless. Yugoslavia Inhabitants In Panic Belgrade, May 12. Panic is rapidly spreading among the inhabitants of the Eastern Provinces of Yugo-Slavia following the invasion of hordes of death dealing flies. Hundreds of people, especially children are in a serious state following bites and cattle, sheep and
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  • 44 10 Reuter Wireless. Five Killed In Explosion At Gunpowder Factory Belgrade, May 12. Five were killed and ten seriously injured in an explosion at a gunpowder factory at Tamnika. An electric globe broke to pieces and fell on the machinery causing the explosion.—
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  • 276 10 Race In Channel Gale 13,000 MILES’ TRIP IN 108 DAYS Captain Sune Tamm, of the Swedish fourmasted “windjammer” Abraham Rydlserg, which dropped anchor in Falmouth Bay on April 27, described an attempt which he made to race the Mauretania. “We struck a gale in the Channel on
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  • 804 10 New Facilities For Study COMMERCIAL PRGDU C TION AT BILLINGHAM Imperial Chemical Industrie Limited are shortly to undertake the nimerci a production of “heavy water.’ Wate containing “heavy hydrogen die discovery of which is one of the outstanding achievements of physical sc;>. j n re cent years. As
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  • 2325 11 OPENING OF THE OPERA SEASON A BRIGHT AMERICAN COMEDY: EVELYN LAYE'S RETURN TO FILMS: ACROSS AMERICA BY MOTOR COACH (From Our Own Correspondent). London, May 5. CHANGES AT COVENT GARDEN The Summer Season of Opera began in London on April 30th. Convent Garden, our only opera house,
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    • 256 11 r J 7 Tr f l **> wdKĔj f’i k i Extreme Climatic Conditions AND ROUGH USAGE WILL NOT AFFECT The I It gives a long period of faithful service as the moulded container is of substantial design capable of withstanding the Jolting of the Worst Roads and is of
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  • THE LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS
    • 883 12 Advance In Net Profits MANUFACTURERS AND RESTRICTION Mr. H. A. Holmes On The Outlook The sixth annual meeting of the India Tyre Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on April 23rd within the Accountants’ Hall, Glasgow. Mr. H. A. Holmes (chairman), in the course of his remarks,
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    • 119 12 Latest Quotations Monday Saturday Paris 77 11|32 77 ***** New York 5.10% 5.11%! Montreal 5.10% 5.10% I Brussels 21.83% 21.88* Geneva 15.73 15.75%! Amsterdam 7.53 7.54 Milan 60 1(16 60% Berlin 12.98 12.92% Stockholm 19.40 19.40 j Copen hagen 22.39% 22.39%' ’O? 10 19.90% 19.90%' 1
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    • 53 12 PENANG, MAY 15 (By Courtesy the Chartered Bank? London Bank Demand 2|4 3)32 4 m|te 2|4 5132 Private 3 mjts credit 2|4 11|32 3 Documentary 2[4 13]32 On New New York Demand 59% nom. France T.T. 890 nom. Hongkong T.T. 38% dis. nom. Shanghai T.T. <4% dis. India T.T
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    • 861 12 LARGER INTERIM PAYMENT DECLARED The directors of British Goodrich Rubber Company announce an interim dividend on the Ordinary shares of 3 per cent, actual, less tax, payable on 19th May. For the previous year the interim dividend was 2% per cent, and the final 4 per cent,
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    • 270 12 TO-DAY’S PRICES KENNEDY COMPANY TTie following are the latest quotations ta MESSRS- KENNEDY rtiars E* to-deg. Yesterday To-day Buyers SeUero Buyers Sellers MINING Ayer Weng 2.07% 2.15 ex 2.07% 2.15 ex Changkat 49)0 50 Oex 46)0 48|6ex Hongkong 15|0 15|6 15|0 15|6 K. Lanjut 21)9 22)3
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    • 185 12 The following are the latest quotation! for to-day Buyero SeDen RUBBER i Allenbys 1.60 1.70 Ayer Panas 1.40 1.47% Bassetts 77% 82% Batu Lintangs 1.00 1.05 Brogas 82% 87% Connemaras 1.45 1.55 Lunas 2.00 2.15 I Mentakabs 41 43ex I New Scuda’s 1.65 1.75 Pajams 2.00 2.15
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    • 286 12 A. A. ANTHONY CO.’S NOON QUOTATIONS Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller* TEN Hitam 55 57% 54 56 Hong Fatt 52 54 55 57% Kinta 2.70 2.80 2.70 2.80 K. River 1.07% 1.12% 1.07% 1.12% Murai 35 40 37% 45 Nawng Pet 1.02 1.04 1.02 1.04 Penawat 1-15 1.20 P.
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    • 389 12 SOON THEAM CO. The following are the changee in ow quotations up to noon to-day:— Yesterday To-day Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller» RUBBERS Allenbys 1.65 1.75 1.65 1.75 Ayer Panas 1.40 1.50 1.40 1.50 Bassetts 80 87% 80 87% B. Lin‘angs 1.00 1.07% 1.00 1.05 •Brogas 85 90 82% 87% Connemaras
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    • 995 12 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST 'NAMES, J 4 > 2: Ci a 'u? 'fl Ih3 RUBBEP Dollar.) J Ulenby Rubber Co. Mor Gajah’Rubber Estate'. c 1 Xrra’psmated Malay Estates \yer Hitam Planting Syndicate Xyer Molek Rubber Co. Aytr Panas Rubber Estatesl II 8 s 160 Oslan anti ng Syndicate Basse t
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    • 85 12 GEORGETTE UNDIES FOR SMART FOLK Chinese kAHTERh. By courtesy Robinson Piano Co. AGONISING PILES. There it no need to suffer this distressing Mliction. One tube of DR. VAN VLECK’S PLASMA will relieve you of all painful ■welling and inflammation. Results are amazing. It succeeds in most obstinate cases. Simple to
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 38 12 WEATHER REPORT Temperature Wind Rainfall 6 a.m. 76 E 4 m.m. Noon 87 S TIDE TABLE To-day High Water Ixyw Water 1.18 a.m. 7.28 a.m. 1.19 p.m. 8.17 p.m. To-morrow 1.50 a.m. 7.58 a.m. 1.46 p.m. 8.48 p.m.
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  • 661 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 S.S. KLANG from Singapore tort Swettenham. Sails for the same ports today. S.S. JERAM from Port Weld. Sails for Paneh and Bernam River to-day. S.S.
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  • 533 13 The Post Office notifies that a telegram from G. P. O. London says that the mail despatched from Penang, on April 21 by i the s.s. “Karagola” was delivered in London on May 12. AIR MAILS j A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra by train to Singapore
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 566 13 I THIS PICTURE IS TWICE AS SOPHISTICATED AND THREE TIMES FUNNIER THAN "WHEN LADIES MEET" A SCREENFUL OF MERRIMENT! I FROM THE GREAT STAGE SUCCESS LIONEL BARRYMORE I I "THE VINEGAR TREE" LIwncUDMKKTMWKC ALICE BRADY in t I SHOULD LADIES BEHAVE I METRO GOLDWYN MAYER with CONWAY TEARLE OPENING sh
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  • 2332 14 MR. BALDWIN'S APPEAL TO LIBERALS: THE EMPIRE'S SEA-BORNE TRADE: BILL TO ABOLISH FREE STATE SENATE THE BLACK SHIRT BUSINESS (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 5 LIBERAL LABOUR COOPERATION People are asking what authority had Miss Megan Lloyd George for putting forward in a recent speech
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    • 35 14 SELLING MADE EASY—Times are hard but there is no need to offer that article at a “throwaway price.” Send along a small advertisem»**t to the “Pinang Gazette” and dispose of it at a satisfactory figure.
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    • 381 14 &UW StotuA (ft tfaWHi Qiw P- ,N G.NH-OKPL** I' HAveiXT RFtN "6 TUG year. daphne Nou THU MEAK DAPHNt I, JFI xgWMll perhaps i f W jggg next Jwl Dafffme was always .jK so Wt&l amt listless MIM was tealhf wcMued llwflliß afwutne^ 3-— fR I Over 1,000,000 ill-nourished children
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    • 1853 15 I lonwm* BLUE FUNNEL LINE TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ From Penang Arrive MaraelHeti Arrive New York Vpv LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT May 24 PRES ADAMS June 20 July 3 wmiiNiuMT. Leaves Dub June 7 PRES. HARRISON July 4 July 17 HE' r Mars. L’don, R‘dam,H’burg Glasgo A( .ES L’don, R’dam,
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  • 543 16 Weights For Fifth And Sixth Days KUALA QUEEN UP FOR GOVERNOR'S CUP (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, May 14. 'rhe following weights are announced for the fifth and sixth days of the Spring Meeting now in progress Horses Class 3, Division 1, 7 Furlong. Bobbibingo
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  • 1698 16 LARGEST HAUL IN PENANG FOR YEARS CHINESE STOWAWAY CONVICTED BY DISTRICT JUDGE What is believed to be the largest haul of chandu in Penang for many years was brought into the Penang District Court this morning, when two Revenue Officers carried in five heavy
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  • 249 16 Against Negri Seremban, Sunday. The two days inter-State cricket match between Selangor and Negri Sembilan finished shortly before 3 p.m. to-day, Selangor winning by five wickets. The failure of the batsmen was probably due to the matting pitch, to which they were not accustomed. The
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    • 114 16 Eastern& Oriental Hotel PENANG. The Incomparable Entertainer HENRY Artist Magician, and His Around the World Touring Company WILL. APPEAR AT THE AFTER DINNER DANCES TO BE HELD ON WHIT-MONDAY 21st MAY 9.30 p.m. TUESDAY 22nd MAY 9.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY 23rd MAY 9.30 p.m. FRIDAY 25th MAY 9.30 p.m. SATURDAY 26th
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    • 327 16 B M-M M ML. n 9 w a 3 The Runnyme le\ Hotel PENANG. 1 1 1 a iRonS 1 TO-MORROW WEDNESDAY > THE MEZEY REVUE 1 Dancing. Singing. Comic, Acrobat- J 1 ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS 1 g to visit Malaya. Also on THURSDAY SATURDAY Commencing 9.30 p.m.
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