Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 11 January 1935

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 9. Vol. XCIII FRIDAY. JANUARY 11, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 236 1 ’—Rugby Radio Service. Maintained In Times Of War And Peace MR. MACDONALD CONFIDENT OF THE FUTURE London, January 10. The Prime Minister today broadcast greetings to the Commonwealth of Australia y-om the Cabinet room of No. 10. Downing Street. Reports received from Melbourne after the broadcast
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  • 209 1 j.—Reuter Wireless. No Reservation On Treaty Revision Paris, January 8. The Quai d’Orsay has categorically denied that the Franco-Italian agreement contains reservation on Treaty revision Which point did not arise in the Rome i talks. While the existence of a Franco- I «■Ban protocol regarding German disar- MMUnent
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  • 491 1 Rugby Radio Service. Trade Agreement Signed SUPPLEMENTARY TO MAIN OTTAWA AGREEMENT London, January 10. The text of the United Kingdom—lndia Trade Agreement, signed yesterday, was published this evening. It is supplementary to the main Ottawa Agreement with India and deals in the main with Indian protective
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  • 113 1 brake on loquacious deputies.—Reuter Wireless. Measures To Come Before Parliament Paris, January 8. Reform of the judiciary with a view to ensuring its independence of all political influence is among one of the early measures to be dealt with by Parliament which reassembled this afternoon after
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  • 54 1 The King’s Christmas Day message to the Empire was recorded at H.M.V. studios and will be on sale shortly as a gramophone record in aid of charity. An engineer is seen with a portion of the seven miles of wax thread which the King’s voice cut
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  • 168 1 Reuter. Efforts To Curb Demands Of Militarists London, January 10. “The Times,” in a leader on Japan’s budgetary position, says that more significant than the actual terms of Mr. Takahashi’s warning to his countrymen is the fact that he has openly stood up to the military chiefs. There
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  • 72 1 ;.—Rugby Radio Services West Indies Cruise On Jan. 26 London, January 10. The Duke and Duchess of Kent will leave London on their cruise to the West Indies in the Canadian Pacific Liner, “Duchess of Richmond,” on January 26. The liner is undertaking a 48
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  • 61 1 Reuter Wireless. 1,500 Cases Dumped Into The Sea Seattle, January 8. Fifteen hundred cases of choice South African wines imported in February have been dumped into the sea by the Customs. The importer anticipated selling to State shops but the Liquor Board refused to purchase and
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  • 27 1 —Reuter Wireless. London, January 8. The death is announced of the famous Edwardian hostess and non aeenarian. Emma, widow of the first Lord Rothschild.
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  • 168 1 —Rugby Radio Service. Interest Stirred By Prime j Minister's Speech i London, January 10. The passage in the New Year broadcast message from the Prime Minister in which he said that he locked forward with great expectation to the scheme for new land settlements, aimed ultimately at
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  • 76 1 server were only slightly injured.—Reuter Wireless. Plane Crashes Into Balooch Regiment Platoon Karachi, January 8. Eleven Indian soldiers were killed and eleven seriously injured when a plane which was practising attacks on marching troops crashed into a platoon of the Balooch Regiment. The plane was piloted by Flying
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  • 71 1 Visiting Singapore In Near Future (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, January 11. The “Straits Times” understands that Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Queensland and a former Governor of Bombay, will be visiting Singapore in the near future. The tour is described as purely private but it is
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  • 32 1 —Reuter Wireless. The Conservative Association has unanimously decided to ask Captain H. J. Moss, who was fined last month for contravening the Lotteries’ Act, to return his seat.—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 283 1 many’s return to the League. Rugby Radio Service and Reuter. FORMAL INQUIRY MADE GERMANY NEGATIVELY DISPOSED TO GENEVA London, January 10. Through the British Embassy in Berlin an informal inquiry has been addressed to the German Government as to whether they would consider the desirability
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  • 117 1 Mr. Gandhi’s Secret Activities London, January 4. The “Daily Herald” reports from Bombay that the Indian Government has directed a warning to the provincial governments respecting Mr. Gandhi. The Indian Government declare that they have in their hands proof that Mr. Gandhi, although he had renounced politics, secretly
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  • 70 1 Life Of Parliament To Be Extended Paris, January 5. The Matin gives currency to a rumour which has been circulating for some time in political circles that the Government is to propose extending the legislative mandate from four to six years. But it is believed that the Government
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  • 119 1 Soviet Clmm The State Chemical Plant in Leningrad has completed the testing of a new fireproof and water-proof paint. One of the two experimental small wooden huts, covered with the new paint, had water tipned on it from a fire hose under the pressure of five atmosphere.
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  • 79 1 To Be Flown By Navy London, December 29. The Lords of the Admiralty have obtained the King’s permission for the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent to fly their owe. personal standards aboard warships at sea. Hitherto the privilege of flying a personal standard has been confined to
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  • 67 1 To Make African Film In England The famous Negro actor and singer, Paul Robeson, recently arrived in Mcsco™ Robeson intends to stay in Moscow until the middle of January, when he will retur’ to England for the completion of a film on Africa in which he
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    • 21 1 IT. NAGATA I BROTHERS I DENTJSTS I SKsad Office next I-rtb The Dispensary ■7? 1 Bffcnch Office 52, Leith Street. 9.
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    • 39 1 AGFA isolar The camera for the serious TODAY’S NEWS PAGE Latest Telegrams Sport b 5 and 14 Malayan News *7 and 11 STOP PRESS 1! Latest Penang New» 11 Share Lists And Produce Prices I 4 Commercial News IS
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  • 2658 3 Royal Courts In March FEMININE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 1934 Distinctions For Doctors NEW LAWS FOR WIVES (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, December 26. QUEEN AND UNEMPLOYED v The Queen recently visited the headquarters of the Personal Service League, In Grosvenor-place, London and watched the pecking and
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  • 79 3 The following messages from the King was read at the Australian Scouts Jamboree, at which there i* t big Malayan contingent: “I um m ‘tching .vith inVrest and p' ll uiki the i.ri it; rrtrjt H Pho Scout and Girl Guides mnvem fihreughirut the Emoire, and
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 55 3 BOBBY BEAR'S ADVENTURES: Fun and Fo fl p-1 in II if m I u I—l 1 —I Too lonov lor school. Oh, hooray, let's play touch. Father Dear says I’ll get you to school, pets, somehow.’ Jio lessons to-day. But the racket is such By the light of his torch
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    • 27 3 3 GREAT STARS MAKE SCREEN HISTORY! NORMA SHEARER FREDRIC MARCH CHARLES LAUGHTON TN M.G-M.’S MAGNIHCBNT TRIUMPH "THE BARRETTS OF WSMPCLE STREET” COMING TO COEE N S CCMTS’t
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  • 795 4 Selections For Tomorrow LARGE FIELDS AND OPEN RACING j I (BY TIC-TAG) The fields promise to be exceptionally) good for tomorrow's Penang Polo Clubj Amateur races, which is being run with j the assistance of the Penang Turf Club, j There> will be eight events
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  • 558 4 England Wins VICTORY BY FOUR WICKETS Smith Plays Havoc On Treacherous Ground Barbados, January 10. England defeated West Indies by four wickets in the first test match played at Barbados. The wicket was waterlogged due to overnight rain and play was resumed at 3.30 p.m. There
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  • 130 4 Tomorrow's Matches AYR UNITED TO MEET RANGERS The following are the matches to be played tomorrow in the English and Scottish Leagues: division hi (Sout he m Section) Charlton A. v Bournemouth Crystal P. V Watford Queens PR v Newport C. Torquay U. v Exeter C.
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  • 127 4 Third Round Draw The following is the draw for the Third Round of the English Cup to be played tomorrow: Sheffield W. v Oldham Aldershot v Reading Leicester v Blackpool West Hani v Stockport Portsmouth v Huddersfield Brighton v Arsenal Burnley V Mansfield Yeovil v Liverpool Northampton
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  • 84 4 Matches For Tomorrow The following are the principal RugbyUnion matches to be played tomorrow: Bath v Northampton Bedford v Coventry Birkenhead Park v Guy’s Hospital Blackheath v Harlequins Bradford v Wakefield Bristol v The Army C oventry v Old Paulines Leicester v O M T London Welsh v
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  • 259 4 Classification Of Horses And Ponies HORSES.— Transfers.— Catherine Wheel from Class 2 to Class 1. Bolivia from Class 1 to Class 2. Done Up from Class 1 to Class 2. Hard Up from Class 1 to Class 2. Aureate from Class 2 to Class 3. Dig Up
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  • 359 4 ,The Season At St. Mori): The winter sports season at St. Msnt is now in progress, but so far there hr j been few events of outstanding inter?? I At St. Moritz there are more visitors thr for many seasons past and there is 4ft. or sft. of
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    • 14 4 WATCH! FOR THE 3RD. ISSUE. ON SALE SHORTLY “Chap Kuching” I yzVt 'vsry t
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    • 75 4 DON'T THROW YOUR OLD HATS AWAY. HAVE THEM CLEANED, blocked, dyed, bleached and REMODELLED FOR SMALL COST AT T~HdE r\/Hio\ SA E E4 'X'HOP MONEY HOTEL. 5- I, p£N A N G P» D 11 SPECIAL IRONSIDE'S BARRA S BEST BRITISH FOOTWEARS. ONLY ONLY $5 a S 5” PER PAIR
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  • 1515 5 STOP THIS CONSPIRACY—OR STOP THE TESTS! IS LORD BELPER TO BLAME? HIS STATEMENT Tell Australia—1. That we are going to play cricket in the fresh and clean way we have played it for centuries. 2. That we are not going to alter our
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  • 517 5 Scottish Tourists Beaten BROWN'S EFFORT Richmond 14 pt»., Fettes-Loretto 9 The Fettesian-Lorettonians had, as usual, a genial welcome to the Athletic Ground for the first match of their short tour. I Richmond beat them by a goal and three tries to a penalty goal and two tries.
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  • 710 5 The name of Notts cricket is dragged in the mud by discourteous treatment towards one who has served it well. Nottingham supporters cannot be proud of a committee which casts aspersions on the methods of its own players. No communication was sent to Carrj
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  • 361 5 Bristol's Unlucky Start BEATEN BY A TRY i I Bristol 8 pts., Cardiff 11 j The return match between these old riI vals, on the Memorial Ground at Bristol, I resulted as did the first one at Cardiff i Arms Park, in a win for the Welshmen.
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  • 333 5 New Rules For 1935 The Pattern 1914 rifle is to be allowed in the King’s Prize next year, and in all other competitions in the Grand Aggregate series. The new rule is permissive and is the most drastic that has been for at least fourteen years. Moved by
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 159 5 I I LUUIXI IS THE HOUSEHOLD THAT POSSESS A “DIAMOND” BED BECAUSE JL “DIAMOND” Bed is the best that money ran buy at a lower price than inferior beds sell at. I It is built of fine quality steel, heavy guage brass and best stoving enamel fashioned by skilled hands
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  • 2920 6 WILL ALTERED SHORTLY BEFORE TRAGEDY £8 000 LEFT TO MRS. JACKSON A codicil to a will made by Mr. Jefferys Charles Allen, by which he bequeathed £B,OOO to Mrs. Audrey Grace Jackson, "payable in priority to any other legacy," was read when the inquest on Mr.
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  • 82 6 Presence of m:ncl on the part of Miss Edith Martin of Plough-lane, Walfington, probably saved her home when a French air liner, landing at Croydon in the fogcrashed into the house. Showered with debris, she stopped to turn off the gas- stove on which she
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 31 6 IT’S AN EVENT! 3 OF THE SCREEN'S GREATEST STARS TOGETHER IN M.G.M.’s MEMORABLE MASTERPIECE n °RMA SHEARER FREDRIC MARCH CHARLES LAUGHTC < TN "THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STR COMING TO QUEEN’S OF
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  • 820 7 HELD UP AND ROBBED POULTRY v DEALER TWO MEN WITH PISTOLS Seven years’ rigirous imprisonment was the sentence passed on a Khek Chinese by Mr. Justice A. K. a’Beckett Terrell at the -Singapore Assizes on Wednesday after trial on a charge of armed
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  • 396 7 Stolen Goods PAWNBROKER FINED $l5O At the Kuala Lumpur Police Court, on Wednesday, a Chinese named Oh Kim Sze, managing proprietor of a pawnshop at Pudu who was charged on a summons before Mr. F. K. Wilson with receiving in pawn a pair of gold bangles valued
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  • 381 7 Jury Return Verdict Of Not Guilty A Chinese carpenter named Leong Teck, who w’as alleged to have chewed up and swallowed a promissory note, and who claimed trial before Mr. Justice a’Beckett Terrell and common jury at the Singapore Assizes on a charge
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    • 52 7 Runnymede Hotel PENANG 'Phone 543. TOMORROW SATURDAY DINNER DANCE SUNDAY Visit the CRAG HOTEL, 1 Penang Hili. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT At The Runnymede 7 to 9-30 p.m. At The Aerodrome. SUNDAY Flights For The Public. it is hoped that many will take advantage again of another opportunity to see Penang from
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    • 991 7 IB A RG AINSI I FROM OUR I GREAT SALE I ENCYCLOPEDIA PITH POLO TOPEES SALE PRICE SHAVING CREAM Covered best quality Dark, Fawn x 5 10 Beautifully bound Gaberdine. Light in weight. SO Qk Monster double sized tubes LE g volumes. 40,000 articles- Usually $3.95. of shaving cream. Contains
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 214 8 8 OPENING j OPENING BHi-f tonight TONIGHT 6-15 9-30 6-15 9-30 good news for local cinema goers FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER 2 YEARS THE SCREEN S MOST EOEUMR SWEETHEARTS ARE REUNITED I JANET GAYNOR CHARLES FARRELL IN “CHANGE of HEART” x < 3 1 U„„, Full, I KISSING AGAIN
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    • 162 8 Xe* mT F p| jj^ gw-' t Z ”I—t t 6-15 TONIGHT ?-3q MATINEE TOMORROW AT 2- 5 j WARNER BROS. MOST LAVISH EXTRAV, ANZa w An Intimate p ee Into The ife The Wor s m Glamorous K Woman! A thousand ;ht< PMESpI, luxurious aWELDED IN 0::-. THROBBING F-.
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  • 250 9 REPRIEVE FOR MRS. BINKS 'MENTALLY ONLY 13 YEARS OLD' Mrs. Lydia Binks, who was sentenced to death on November 21 at York Assizes for the murder of her twenty-five-day-old baby, has been reprieved. A petition, extensively signed, had been submitted to the Home Secretary. The jury
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  • 267 9 Vote For Status Quo Anticipated Considerable Saarbruecken, January 10. The police checked another brawl at the station when following the non-arrival of the expected voters from America, those in favour of the status quo and the Hitlerites shouted mutual abuse and sang the “Internationale” and the German National
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  • 37 9 it. —Rugby Radio Service. Arrives In London London, January 10. General Putna, the Soviet Union Military Attache, recently appointed to Great Britain reached London this afternoon to take up his appointment.—Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 37 9 .—R;uter Wireless. Except for a passenger who died from apoplexy, the person all of the crew of the Ward liner “Havana” which went aground off Mantanilla Shoals on January 6, are now safe.—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 444 9 Heart Failure Ends Long Illness ARCHBISHOP FOR 31 YEARS Cardinal Bourne, the Roman Catholic I Archbishop of Westminster, died at Archbishop’s House, Westminster. He was 73. His condition had been causing anxiety for some time. Cardinal Bourne had been in poor health for the past two years.
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  • 107 9 Chinese Sells Mosquito Bus He Had Hired Ong Kek Siew, a young Chinese, was bound over to come up for judgment if called upon in a sum of $5O for three months by Mr. N. Grice, the second Singapore magistrate, on Wednesday morning on a charge of criminal
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  • 94 9 The Umpire Was Out A cricket match between two local teams was held up at Lismore, New South Wales, when a swarm of bees attacked one of the umpires. The umpire, who was at square leg, heard the swarm approaching, threw himself on the ground and covered
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 300 9 Tlimn 485 AMALGAMATED AMUSEMENTS, LIMITED 86, Beach Street, Penang FUN FROLIC Friday, 11th January, 1935. THOONG YIT CANTONESE OPERA SONG LONG CHOOT HOY CHUNG CHEE HOW” SEATS 30 20 and 10 Cents. TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA “GOAIK TYE BUNG”—Last Part. SEATS 50, 30 and 20 Cents. CHERRY BLOSSOM OPERA
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    • 207 9 fSEQM'*II4 M iWt L.l "4 BLUE MOON Silk Stockings THEY LOOK SO LOVELY, AND THEY WEAR SO WELL. IF YOU'RE FUSSY ABOUT SILK STOCKINGS, TAKE TO BLUE MOON. I IT PAYS I ASK TO SEE THOSE LOV&V i i NEW DULL SHEERS WITH "GUIDASEAM" FEET—(NO. 204 CHIFFON) AND NO. 4001.
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    • 66 9 HOYALIj 6-30 TONIGHT 9-30 S Matinees Tomorrow and Sunday at 3 p.m. S PACKED HOUSES GREETED THIS SUPERB CANTONESE TALKIE I The 700% All Cantonese Singing And ffi Laugh-Provoking Comedy Special te "LUXURY DREAM" STARRING LEW MONG KOK I THE FAMOUS CANTONESE COMEDIAN AND AN ALL-STAR CAST OF POPULAR STAGE
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  • 571 10 It is difficult to see what the estern Australian delegation which arrived at London last week hope to achieve from the presentation of a petition to the Crown praying for release from the Australian Commonwealth other than an emphatic advertisement of their grievances. For the necessary procedure
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  • 1247 10 “A holiday?” said the old doctor. “No. Mountains intimidate me, the sea makes me sad; nothing is more boring than a week in the country, and. I don't care for travelling now.” "But in your youth. Herr Doctor, you used to disappear for months, no one knew where.”
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  • 607 10 I A FALL FROM GRACE: We are so used to letters addressed to Penang, F.M.S.y GhinaJ and Penang, Asia' being, without delay that we have from time to time complimented the Home post office sorters on their geographical knowledge but alas they have fallen 'from grace. A
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 236 10 I Your Last Opportunity OF SECURING FURNITURE AT PRICES BELOW COST. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR STUPENDOUS OFFER AND SEE OUR STOCKS. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD.. (Incorporated in England.) 1, Pitt Street, Penang. T ,r If the is pouring down 3JM\yRy and you can’t get to town A V I IwaOF'
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    • 36 10 EVERYBODY'S FAVOURITE For ANY OCCASION l< <X ria I Th hmfl Bbr4b Produce of THE FAMOUS FIRM DENIS MOUNIE CO., COGNAC. Established in 1838. Sole Agents Henry Waugh Co., Ltd. Penang, Singapore, Ipoh 4 Kuala laanpur.
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  • 537 11 TO PREVENT HIM FROM PRESENTING TICKET PENDING HEARING OF A SUIT TWO OTHER CLAIMANTS FOR PRIZE OF $29,240 In the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Lim Cheng Ean ap- -pearcd in support of an ex-parte application for an injunction on two- people, the
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  • 169 11 Accused Fined $lO GIRL AS COMPLAINANT The hearing was concluded today before Mr. D. Wills in the police court when a Eurasian William Surin was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Mary Tan at 151 Q, Hutton Lane on December 21. A second charge of causing mischief
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  • 186 11 Man Who Was Continually 11l A verdict of suicide by hanging was returned on Wednesday, by Mr. W. G. Pcrter, the Singapore Coroner, after an j Inquiry into the death of a young Tamil j Hindu. Panjanathan. 1 The deceased had been employed
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  • 110 11 Burn Marks On Victims INDICATIONS OF LIGHTNING (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, January 11. Rumours that a bullet was found in the chest of Mr. Beekman, Pilot of the illfated Douglas Air Liner were stigmatised as “perfectly ridiculous” by the Netherland’s Consul General yesterday. It is
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  • 68 11 .—Reuter. Hollywood's Model Marriage Shipwrecked Los Angeles, January 11. Hollywood’s model marriage has been shipwrecked. Mary Pickford was granted an interlocutory decree from Douglas Fairbanks after a three minutes hearing. The news of this leaked out despite ertraordinary precautions taken to keep it a secret.
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  • 75 11 U.S. Bill To Control ,I f Oil Production New York, January 11. The bill introduced into Congress to provide for the re-enactment of section nine of the National Recovery Act, the provisions of which are for the control of oil production was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Other
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  • 48 11 >. —Reuter. Increase Of 4,130.000 Francs London, January 11. Transits in the Suez Canal for 1934 amounted to 5.683 vessels and the receipts amounted to 856,410 000 francs. Thus despite the 4% per centum reduction of dues the receipts are 4.130,000 francs higher than in 1933.—Reuter.
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  • 99 11 The Malayan Associaticn of the Institution of Civil Engineers are holding a Meeting at Kuala Lumpur on the 12th and 13th January. The programme on the 12th will consist of a visit in the morning to the F.M.S.R. Central Workshops, in
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  • 58 11 bolstered up by industrial news. Reuter Wireless. I Large business was done today in cocoa, mainly on covering account. Spot tin I advanced over 40 owing to a shortage of actual supplies. Wall Street opened steady but the Budget statement provided I no incentive and the market
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  • 384 11 Not Quite Right In His Head 11 FATHER AS COMPLAINANT For putting on an infectious smile on his face in the Police Court dock this morning the Police Magistrate fined a Malay youth $5 for contempt of court but this was later remitted when the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • 136 12 Objection To Bail For Accused Chinese Court Inspector Maclennan objected to bail when Tan Say Lin, an English-speak-ing Hokien Chinese, shabbily dressed, appeared before Mr. Norman Grice, the second Singapore magistrate, on Wednesday. The charge was one of voluntarily causing hurt to a police constable.
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  • 159 12 Austrian And German In Midnight Incident An incident in Sam Leong Road, Singapore, at midnight on Tuesday led io the appearance of two middle-aged Europeans, E. Sommerecker, an Austrian, and R. luerges, a German, before Mr. Norman Grice, the second magis’rate, on Wednesday, on a charge
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  • 86 12 Possession Of Drugs After having originally pkaded guilty to the possession of deleterious drugs two Bengali Hindus, Ram Sanka Rai and I-an tar a. withdrew this plea with the permission of the trial judge, Mr. H. A. Forcer, in the Singapore criminal district court on Wednesday. The
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  • 568 12 APPEAL TO F.M.S. GOVERNMENT—FOR THE PRESS BETTER FACILITIES IN SUPREME COURT AT KUALA LUMPUR URGED The cause of the Malayan Press has been taken up by the Malayan Law Journal. In the January number they make an appeal to the authorities, in this case the F.M.S. Government, to provide the
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  • 94 12 Is it possible for a fowl to lay an egg containing a needle it has swallowed? The question is being asked by Mr. James Crabtree of Melbourne who, while eating a mouthful of fried egg, felt something sharp prick his throat
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  • 431 12 For General Information > I SINGAPORE Civil Aerodrome Construction railway.— This crosses Changi Road, Joo Chiat Road, Tanjong Katong Road and Grove Road Motorists are advised to approach the level crossing with CAUTION. Kampong Java Road between Newtpn Circus and Thomson Road and Keng Lee Road.
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  • 81 12 Shooting Trophies To Be Presented J The Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps Annual Bisley Ball will ■be held in the Town Hall on Saturday 'January 26, 1935, at 8.45 p.m. i During the evening, about 10 p. m Shooting Trophies won at both The Malaya Command
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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    • 26 12 3 GREAT STARS MAKE SCREEN HISTORY! NORMA SHEARER FREDRIC MARCH CHARLES LAUGHTON IN M.G.M.’s MAGNIFICENT TRIUMPH "™L? ARRETTS <”= WIMPOLE STREET" COMINS TO QUE E N c
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  • 493 13 COLLYER QUAY MOTOR i COLLISION Mrs. a’Beckett Terrell, wife of Mr. Justice a’Beckett Terrell, gave evidence as the complainant in a Singapore police court summons before Mr. C. H. Whitton on Wednesday when Mr. Alexander Brown, an engineer employed by Messrs. Ritchie and Bissett, was charged
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  • 77 13 Australia's Tribute To Miners So deeply has Australia been touched by the Gresford Colliery disaster, that an appeal has been launched in New South Wales to send Xmas gift lambs to the homes of the bereaved. At least one lamb to every two homes is aimed
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  • 81 13 London Man's Gift To Perth W. A. A terra-cotta panel, “The Prodigal Son”, a fine example of the work of the late George Tinworth, the English sculptor, has been presented to the Perth (Western Australia) Art Gallery by Mr. L. J. E. Hooper of London, proprietor of
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  • 351 13 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Chisholm, who went to Hongkong and Japan on a holiday, have returned. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wickett have returned to Enggor from their holiday in Hong Kong. Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott hope to spend a few weeks holiday in Java at the
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  • 246 13 Search For British Lode The Borders of Scotland may be the centre of a gold rush shortly. Strong traces of alluvial gold have been prospected in the moors round Galashiels and Melrose, and a company has been formed in EdiiYburgh to carry out a complete survey of
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    • 135 13 IT hree More Winners Ofilfc THE "SPEEDY" CLEANER) CLEANS POLISHES) PANS ENAMELWARE. REMOVES RUST. STAINS? TARNISH. Ell *OTS. PANS J > y fl fl 1 Per Large Canister y sm q THE "SPEEDY" METAL POLISH WITH A SHINE THAT LASTS. Per Large Tin Q THE BEST CHEAPEST FLOOR FURNITURE POLISH
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    • 295 13 [«5« 11 OR 7QC THEN LL BE TIRED OF YOU Foxtrot LOST IN A FOG w 7CR BIH 1 SAW STARS ILD 01 J F()R ALL WE KNOW CARROLL GIBBONS, WITH HIS WARM TONED PIANO WILL i) APPEAL TO ALL DANCE ENTHUSIASTS AND HE AND HIS BOY FRIENDS PLAY THESE
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    • 28 13 K 3 WINNERS OF FILMDOM'S HIGHEST AWARD! NORMA SHEARER HIEDRIC MARCH CHARLES LAUGHTON TOGETHER IN M.G.M.’s GREATEST PICTURE "THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET" COMING TO QUEEN’S OF COURSE!
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  • 147 14 Mr. Toh Teow Poon New Secretary (BY “SHUTTLECOCK’) Nearly one month has passed since entries closed for the Junior badminton championships of Penang. Nothing, however, has been done yet by the Penang Badminton Association as regards the fixtures. Last night the association held a meeting and Mr.
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  • 134 14 Cricket Members DECIDE TO JOIN ASSOCIATION (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, January 11. At a cricket members’ Ipoh Club meeting it was unanimously decided to apply for membership of the Perak Cricket Association. In regard to the notice previously given that the Ipoh Club wanted to resign
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  • 154 14 Scratchings And Order Of Running The following are the scratchings and order of running for tomorrow’s amateur races. The first race will begin at 2.30 p.m. SCRATCHINGS Horses Class IV Divi I Brown Tony. Horses Class IV Divi II Nil. Horses Class IV Divi 111
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  • 94 14 Mr. R. L. Hastie Re-elected President (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, January 11. Mr. R. L. Hastie was re-elected president of the Singapore Amateur Football Association at the general meeting yesterday. Before the election of three independent delegates Mr. Tay Lian Teck intimated that before Mr.
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  • 191 14 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. Rubber Sales Department Penang, January 9. Values mark a further improvement since we last reported with a moderate business passing Demand from consuming centres has been well maintained. The local market after touching 22 cents reacted to 21%, a gain on balance of 1 cent. London is
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  • 139 14 Arrangements For Redemption Tambira Rubber Estates will be ready to redeem the Seven per Cent. Convertible debenture stock on 31st December next at 106 per cent. Holders will also be entitled to receive an option certificate in respect cf 2s shares (10 options-£l stock). The amount outstanding £30,000.
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  • 98 14 In State Of Suspended Animation London, January 10. Copper is at present in a state of suspended animation, fluctuations being governed entirely by the results of talks progressing here between non-American producers. It is reported that there was an unfavourable outcome yesterday at the meeting of African producers
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  • 147 14 Large Unexpected Shipments To U.S. London, January 10. The large unexpected shipments of tin to America which caused a shortage in supplies here were responsible for the bad squeeze of bears who were forced to pay rapidly advancing prices for the cash position. This state of
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  • 277 14 KENNEDY COMPANY TODAY’S PRICES 1 The Mlowtac are the latart quotation» in MESSRS. KENNEDY CO.’a dhan List today.— Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers TIN Ampat 4|4% 4|9 4;4% 4|9 Ayer Weng 2.20 2.25 2.20 2.25 Hong Fatt 52% 57% 52% 55 Johan 28 31 28
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  • 68 14 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANK Probable Final Dividend Of £3 A Share The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Penang, are in receipt of a telegram from their Head Office at Hongkong to the effect that, subject to audit the final dividend for the year will probably be £3 per share subject to
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  • 45 14 PENANG, JANUARY 11, 1935 London Bank Demend 2'4 3|32 4 m|ts 2|4 3|16 Private 3 m|ta credit 2|4% 3 Documentary 2|4 7|16 On New York Demand 57% France T.T. 860 Shanghai T.T. 38%% dis. Hongkong T.T. 24% dis. India T.T. 155 Silver 24 ft
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  • 118 14 YESTERDAY TODAY London £232.5.0 £232.17.6 TIN.—(3 Months) London £229.5.0 £229.5.0 Singapore $114.62% $114.87% Business Done Penang $114.62% $114.87% Business Buyers no sellers 50 tons COPRA- —(Sundried) $3.95 $4.00 BLACK PEPPER u $23.50 $23.00 RUBBER. 1 London 6%d. 6%d. New* York 13%c(G) 13%c(G) Singapore Spot 21 %c. 22c. April/J*’”*
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  • 169 14 A.A. ANTHONY CO.’S QUOTATIONS The follpwing are the ctaangee in our quotations up to moon today Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Saltan TIN Ayer Weng 2.20 2.25 2.20 2.25 Hit am 49 51 49 51 Johan 29 31 30 32 Kuchai 95 97% 95 97% Nawng Pet 92 94 92
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  • 309 14 SOON THEAM CO. The following are the changes in eur quotations up to npon today Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers RUBBER: A. Malays 3.50 3.65 3.55 3.70 Bassetts 75 80 75 80 B. Lintangs 1.15 1.20 1.15 1.20 Brpgas 1.02% 1.07% 1.00 1.05 Kuala Sidims 2.85 3.00 2.85 3.00
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  • 260 14 The following are the IMeat fuotattonx for today:— Vuywa Stflara RUBBER: Alor Gajah 175 1.90 Ayer Molek 1.25 1.35 Ayer Panas 1.92% 2.10 Bassett 80 82% Batu Lintang 1.17% 1.20 Benta 1.15 1.20 Broga 1.02% 1.05 Bukit Katil 77% 80 Changkat 1-25 1.30 Glenealy 2.15 2.25c.d. Indragiri
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  • 103 14 Latest Quotations Thursday Wednesday Paris 74ft 74% New York 4.91|j 4.92% Montreal 4.88% 4.89% Brussels 20.93 20.17 Geneva 15.13% 15.15 Amsterdam 7.25% 7.25% Prague 117% 117% Milan 57H 57 Berlin 12.22 12.23 Copenhagen Oslo Stockholm 26% 26% ‘Vienna 26% 26% Helsingfors 226% 226% Madrid 35 5
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    • 44 14 k StoSSk i Mellin’s Food Biscuits M* invalnabU during w—ing. whether baba baa baan hand-raarad or breaK-fad. •eld le hermetically aaaled boxer by al rhamirt* aad Store» UNTOUCHED BY HAND Obtainable throughout the Straits Settlements and the Malay States. HENRY WAUGH CO., LTD., PENANG,
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    • 108 14 WEATHER REPORT Temperature Wind RaJLnfal 6 a.m. 74 N Noon 84 NW TIDE TABLE TODAY HIGH WATER LOW WATER 4.30 a.m 11.15 a m. 5.38 p.m 11.51 p Hi. TOMORROW 5.10 a.m 11.55 a m. 6.44 p.m THE sure means of f relief from coughing is EVANS’ Pastilles. In the
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  • 3086 15 ONE-THIRD OF BOBADAH DEVELOPMENT N.L. CAPITAL -SHOOT OF MINERALS EXPLORATION LIMITED bar mining division of new south WALES below, for information only all shares having been ■l. particulars of Bobadah Development No Liability the first off-shot of Minerals Exploration Limited, a •mpany registered in
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    • 31 15 IT'S AN EVENT! 3 OF THE SCREEN'S GREATEST STARS! TOGETHER IN M.G.M.’s MEMORABLE MASTERPIECE NORMA SHEARER FREDRIC MARCH CHARLES LAUGHTON IN "THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET" COMING TO QUEEN'S OF COURSE!
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    • 66 15 n.juM-jß_a Tomorrow AT Windsor WOMEN LOVE i And they all V 1 wanted him to 7O z PROVE it! 4 WARNER BAXTER' starring in z SUCHWOMEMmOUS W A FOX Picture with SaQaß ROSEMARY AMES l ROCHELLE HUDSON MONA BARRIE 1 I < HERBERT MUNDIN L HENRIETTA OQSMANJ EASTERN MANUFACTURING CO.
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    • 1947 16 J T"l DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE r t nvVJU 3I n -Kgrffij d&>rf American mail line >.' x •< .4. y t Growing >lssS2m dtA, 7Z7 1 > *'T'" 8 -7^ 1 >"BLIIK PUMMEL LIMB J <—ek LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. Drava IM» pmmmmt London O. MEMNON Mars., L’don, R’dam, Hamburg
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  • 526 17 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule Of Principal Lines foDowtaf U a UM of vessels arriving from Penang during the week JK POET TO-DAY SANDIA from Bangkok via Sln,rc Malacca and Port SwettenSails today for Colombo, Said, Genoa, Marseilles, Lisbon, ntfrn, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Copenhagen. :ELO from Belawan-Deli, Asahan eh (Laboean-Bilik). Sails
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  • 45 17 Today at “Waterfall’s” 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. pan. 1 March—Rushmoor Graham 2 Overture —La Couronne D’Or Hermann 3 Selection —Show Boat Kern 4 Two Pieces, (a) Waltz —He was A Handsome Young Soldier Carr (b) Fox Trot—Sleepy Head Donaldson 5 Finale —Wagneritis Mornington
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  • 43 17 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 Penang Amateur races. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 Taiping Turf Club Amateur Meeting, Taiping, Ist day. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 Taiping Turf Club, Amateur Meeting, 2nd day. Rugby Football North v. South, Singapore. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 Penang “Bisley” Ball, Town Hall.
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  • 868 17 MR MAILS A mail for South America by steamer to Marseilles and thence by French Air Mail Service will be closed at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow. A mail for Netherlands Indies, Australia, New Zealand and other places by train to Singapore and thence by Singapore-Aus-tralia Air Mail Service
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    • 532 17 WIRELESS PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. TW following are the new Bava—gtha. two of which will be used simultaneousiy:— OSG 16. M metres and GSF 19.82 matins GSF 19.82 mDWi throughout and GSG 16.86 ~tefr 4 until 11.05 pjn. Local Tims GSE 25.29 metres after 11.05 p.m Local Time GSD 25.53 metres
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    • 475 17 8.20 The Commodore Grand Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson. Relayed from the Commodore Theatre, Hammersmith. 9.os—The News. 9.35 Big Ben. The Belfast Wireless Orchestra. Conductor, E. Godfrey Brown. George Beggs (Baritone). Orchestra: Rhapsody No. 1 in F (Liszt). George Beggs: The Winding Banks of Erne (arr. Hughes), Heigho! the Morning
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    • 266 17 B.6397—Happy Ending Oh’ Johanna (Comedy)—New Mayfair Dance Orchestra B.64oB—Snow Ball Experiment—Ray Noble His Orchestra 8.6398—1’ve got you on my mind Night Day—Leo Reisman and His Orchestra. B.64o9—Dinner at Eight Weep No More My Baby—Ray Noble His Orchestra 8.6407—L0ve Locked Out Happy Contented—Ray Noble His Orchestra PHOHI—HOLLAND TODAY Wavelength 25.57 metres
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  • 1806 18 CEDRIC BELFRAGE TELLS OF THE STRANGEST CAPITAL IN THE WORLD AND OF LIFE ON A LUXURY RANCH .—Sunday Express. CEDRIC BELFRAGE, who has travelled the world in the last ten months, tells of his experiences in Australia of Canberra, the strange white
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  • 91 18 had been blinded by a snowstorm.—Reuter Wireless. Snow Ploughs Busy In Lincolnshire London, January 7. Arctic breezes have brought the first touch of winter to England after two months of unseasonable mugginess and snow fell in London this afternoon and more is expected. Snow is lying
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  • 88 18 Smoke and water in the hold. —Reuter! Wireless. Fire In Hold Of The Georgic New York, January 5. Fire in the cotton cargo delayed the departure of the Cunard White Star’s 27,000 ton motor liner Gieorgic for Liverpool for a few hours. The fire-fighters controlled the outbreak within
    Smoke and water in the hold.—Reuter! Wireless.  -  88 words
  • 355 18 The Magic Telescope Will Do It MOON TO BECOME A NEAR NEIGHBOUR New York, December 23. A thousand problems of the universe that have so far mystified scientists may be solved when twenty tons of semimolten glass in a Corning (New York) factory have cooled. I
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  • 91 18 remaining aboard at present.—Reuter I Wireless. Pounded By Heavy Seas New York, January 6. The Ward liner Havana 6,678 tons is aground off Mantanilla Shoals near Jupiter, Florida and is leaking and is being badly pounded by heavy seas. There were •51 passengers and 126 crew
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    • 127 18 ■if It -x > jjj|l S T^TE^ PKESS K. ra \J Cigarettes KL/ UlunlXLl ilu aww M\ MADE ,N nL ENGLAND CO. UTO. UOHOOH. 1 FAITHFUL iWßfajW SERVICE I BATTERIES I I Bi' There is one to suit every I I make of car so wide is the range of
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  • 620 19 Jt makers of poetry are very rarely who have lived through the dreams ue pictures they present in such wr.g colours; for the most part, they 'uses or unhappy and disappointed women who express their deDur hungers and their longings in 1 and polished verse.
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  • 234 19 WILL ROGERS FIRST The ten most popular film stars in the United States during the past year have been Will Rogers, Clark Gable, Janet Gaynor, Wallace Beery, Mae West, Joan Crawford, Bing Crosby, The child star, Shirley Temple, The late Marie Dressier, and Norma Shearer.
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  • 162 19 In Greta Garbo’s new picture, The Painted Veil, there are really two “Garbos” instead of one. I For, China’s most famous actress—called the Garbo of the Far East, was placed in an important role in the film version of Somerset Maugham’s sensational novel.
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  • 455 19 Tod Browning, famous director of mystery pistures, was “barker” in a sideshow in the same circus in which Wallace Beery was elephant trainer? Today they are both at the same studio —Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer. Dudley Murphy, who is directing Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye in M —G —M’s
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  • 470 19 SECRET EXPERIMENTS Two great corporations, Gaumont-Bri-tish and Imperial Chemical Industries, are secretly working on a cinema development as revolutionary as the introduction of the talkies. If the experiments now going forward succeed, stereoscopic films will be shown to the public in about two
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  • 191 19 A Lavish Warner Spectacle Warner Bros have produced another brilliant film in “Madame du Barry, which opened to good houses at the Queen’s yesterday. The part of this famous lady of the French Revolutionary period who swept Louis XV off his feet, is played by Dolores Del
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    • 170 19 I THE SMARTEST WOMEN USE OUTDOOR GIRL I BEAUTY AIDS YET THEY COST f ONLY 25 CENTS. J rimes have changed. Sa f i have opinions. Fashionable b women no longer believe I necessary to pay high prices for high qualify J i beauty aids. Scientific tests I|| have absolutely
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    • 27 19 3 WINNERS OF FILMDOM'S HIGHEST AWARD! NORMA SHEARER FREDRIC MARCH CHARLES LAUGHTON TOGETHER IN M.G.M.’s GREATEST PICTURE "THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET" COMING TO QUEEN'S OF COURSEI
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  • 200 20 Screening A Barrie Classic “THE LITTLE MINISTER," produced as a play in 1897, has been brought to ine screen by Radio Pictures. Here is a dramatic incident from the film version of Sir J. M. Barrie's classic story, in which humour and pathos are skilfully
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