Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 August 1935

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 187. VoL XCIII. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1935. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 575 1 elements of another world war. —Rugby Radio Service and Reuter. ITALO-ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE BRITISH DELEGATE TO SUBMIT CONSTRUCTIVE PROPOSALS London, August 13. 1 lie preliminary talks which begin tomorrow and the more rmal conversations which start on Friday between the represenatives ot France, Great Britain
    elements of another world war.—Rugby Radio Service and Reuter.  -  575 words
  • 144 1 Sudden Change Brings Sharp Fall PRICE LOWERED BY THREE-SIXTEENTHS London, August 13. '1 he sudden change in the Americansilver buying policy which took Lon- don completely by surprise was res- ponsible for the sharp fall in silver today. London expected America to continue, to buy around 68
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  • 86 1 now amount to £555,028,811. —Rugby Radio Service. Notable Increase Of Housebuilding In Britain LARGE ASSETS OF MOVEMENT London, August 13. The part played by the Building Society Movemen' in promotion of th e notable increase of housebuilding in recent years is shewn by the figures issued of
    now amount to £555,028,811.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  86 words
  • 128 1 -Reuter. Counterpart Of Lochness Denizen COUNTRYFOLK LIVING IN TERROR Monte Rosa), Aug. 13. The Lochness monster has a counterpart here. A score of peasants testify having seen during the last few dr.ys a sort of dragon, which is reputed to have lived in the neighbouring woods for
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  • 88 1 succession to Mr. E. L. Scott.—Rugby Radio Service. Appointed Attorney General Bahamas London, August 13. It is announced by the Colonial Office that Mr. J. H. Jarrett, Attorney General, Bahamas, is to be appointed the Colonial Secretary of Bahamas in succession to the Hon. C. C. F.
    succession to Mr. E. L. Scott.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  88 words
  • 35 1 Major-General Foulois, Chief of the Army Air Corps, has voluntarily resigned, thus ending the long controversy which arose following the succession of fatal accidents to air force flyers when army planes temporarily —*>
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    • 116 1 Wil Bl TEN YEARS OLD ll UIROSSS >1 A GENUINE HIGHLAND Mlf I S§| LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY H IW’wFIL 0 'I jg|| OF OUTSTANDING MERIT. AND SOLD Hl l J^ UEUR I AT AN ATTRACTIVE PRICE. Mil IM lr The Analyst s report, which is reproduced upon every I I
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    • 15 1 a KEY JLbeer Pure, Cool Refreshing sola Distrlbutara a N. V. Strait* Java Trading Ox
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  • 2332 3 PROSPECTS OF A GENERAL ELECTION INDIA BILL RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT THE SPEAKER AND HIS SEAT ITALY, ABYSSINIA AND THE LEAGUE. (From Our Own Correspondent) Lndon, August 3. ministers on holiday 4 LTHOUGH Parliament has risen for M the Summer recess, Mr. Speaker A has
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    • 231 3 a THE BLUES i b B No man or woman is more sick of life than s when they have that trouble commonly i called “The Blues.” It amounts to a disease in many cases. That terri- ble feeling which makes J all the world appear gloomy a without one
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    • 197 3 Bt GO SMARTLY HANDKERCHIEFED! Choose your handkerchiefs as you choose your ties —to go with your suits—to suit all occasions. See Pyramids at your outfitters. Colours and colour borders in inimitable variety, and a choice of self-designs even in white. Don’t be misled by the moderate Pyramid prices. Men who
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  • 784 4 YOUNG SCHOLAR FINDS EVIDENCE IN A FORGOTTEN TOWN WAS NOT SPENT IN NAZARETH BIBLE EXPERT SUPPORTS NEW THEORY Is Nazareth the place where Jesus spent his youth? It is now authoritatively suggested that it was really spent at a town now called El Husn, a little,
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  • 194 4 LAWYER MARRIES I NURSE I A romance of two of the trustees under j the will of Sir Henry Royce, the me tor I engineer, who died in 1933 leaving a large I sum for medical research, has been disclosed by the marriage of his lawyer, Mr.
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  • 199 4 Bishop Soys It Should Be More The Bishop of Goulburn (Dr. Burgmann) would like to se e tne standard of living of Australian workers raised sufficiently for them to contribute something to religion. He has just said so in evidence before the Cost of Living enquiry
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  • 201 4 Dyed Hair And Enamelled Face To Enlist Sydney has just rediscovered a very remarkable man. He has been living quietly in an outback township, and has just come to town for the first time in 17 years. He is William John White. He is nearly 84,
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  • 287 4 REAL HARM IS DONE BY IT A strong denunciation of Spiritualism because he is "convinced that real harm is done by it” is made by the Bishop of Winchester, Dr. Garbett, in the current issue of the “Winchester Diocesan Chronicle.” Dr. Garbett writes that his own
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  • 140 4 She Escapes f 1 Unhurt People on the platform at Harrow railway station saw a train pass over a girl and leave her unhurt, except for bruises and shock. The girl, Edith Hughes (15), of Marlborough Road, Wealdstone, fell just as the Watford train from Euston
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  • 116 4 Local Manufacturers Extend Works With a population of 6Vs million, Australians have 50,000 more cars on their roads that they had two years ago. A very large number are British made. The largest increase, according to Austral News, is in Victoria, where there are 20,000 more.
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    • 133 4 Australia’s Best Ask For > And j Insist y CK 57 P er lb OBTAINABLE ONLY AT PRITCHARD’S FOOD DEPT. I. «*/>• gtfrally u—fu! M9dMn« for a// Ci/matM nmOsßrqwop fcWEf I \▼J I Them Is *l I’IHLi "W no Substitute Act* like charm In Chack* and arrest* DIARRHOEA antf ’EVER,
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  • 2936 5 ELECTRICAL EXTENSIONS IN THE PROVINCE NO ADVANTAGE AT ALL TO MUNICIPALITY ONLY INCURRING ADDITIONAL LIABILITIES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY BEING REDUCED At yesterday’s meeting of the Municipal Commissioners Mr. C. R. Samuel asked a number of questions on the electricity eKtensions in the Province and the President
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    • 302 5 in SME 8 fl tKW*'' 7 FOR the I I Wonderful Value. Soft fl| r W W and Fleecy. Blue, K i K V 1 Pink, Mauve checked. In hi It 1 m 'T —FT Whipped ends. 78’ x M S I "J J »kW A 1 1 F 4
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  • 205 6 Stammer Peace In Rural Kent “IT ISN’T FAR FROM LONDON.”—OnIy twenty miles from *Hyde Park •Corner the hand of time has dealt gently with the lovely Kentish village of Eynsford. The old bridge spanning the river Darent and the timbered and ■weather-boarded houses combined with
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  • 1342 7 COCHET'S ROTARY ADDRESS AT STORE What Is An Amateur ’’THERE SHOULD BE NO DISTINCTION 11 Speaking at the luncheon of the Rotary Club of Singapore on Monday at the Adelphi Hotel Roof Garden, Mr. H. Cochet, the well-known French tennis player, expressed the hope
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  • 691 7 Pollitt To Go Before Privy Council UNFILED CASES WITHDRAWN (By Our Perak Representative) Ipoh, Tuesday. A number of civil appeals on the list for hearing at the F.M.S. Court of Appeal commencing this morning was withdrawn with the consent of the parties and the Court. The applications
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  • 430 7 Malay Constable Summoned STORY OF THREAT TO SUPERIOR The case was heard in the police court yesterday before Mr. J. p. Biddulph in which a constable named Omar bin Zainun stands charged with insulting and threatening his superior officer, lance-corporal 2015, end with insubordination at Prangin Road police
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  • 89 7 Chinese Released On $5OO Bail A Hokkien. Lim Chin Aik, was produced before the magistrate, Mr. J. P. Biddulph, in the police court yesterday charged with robbing a Tam 1 woman, Arayee, of a chain valued at $6O in a lane leading to Patani Road pn
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  • 446 7 CHINA TAKES TO SOCIAL PERSONAL COFFEE AND IS BUYING MORE RUBBER I t j Mr. Chen Chi, of th e Imports and Exports Department of Nanking, has arrived < in Singapore after an extensive tour in Java and Sumatra., studying the sugar, rubber #nd coffee trade in that country. I
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 294 7 Columbia FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT I I DANCE MUSIC FROM THE BEST OF DANCE BANDS I j The 8.8. C. Dance Orchestra r I 10-inch Directed by HENRY HALL j OLGA PULLOFFSKI, THE BEAUTIFUL SPY, s I FB 1054 < Comedy Walts M (PM POP-EYE The SAILOR MAN, Comedy Walts 3
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  • 320 8 —Reuter. IN MATCH WITH GLOUCESTER SINFIELD'S DOUBLE PERFORMANCE SCORES CENTURY AND CAPTURES 5 WICKETS London, August 13. The South Africans suffered their first defeat of the tour today when ’Gloucester defeated them at Cheltenham by 87 runs. Gloucester made 279 (Sinfield 102) and
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  • 400 8 VICTORY BY ONLY GOAL SCORED The Penang Cricket Club played a game of soccer on the Esplanade yesterday with the United Athletic Football Association and just won by the only goal scored in the match. The Club had an even share of the exchanges
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  • 311 8 Perak Europeans Against Rest I TEAMS SELECTED i I (From Our Own Perak Representative) Ipoh, Tuesday. i What is being looked forward to by J Perak cricket enthusiasts as the most important fixture of the season is the annual match for the Hennessy Trcphy between the Europeans
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  • 546 8 First Division Soccer S.X.R.C. BEATEN BY ODD GOAL The prospective league champions, the Muth-Hibol Ahzan Football Club, were given a fright by the St. Xavier’s Recreation Club in their first division fixture yesterday on the S.X.I. grounds. The Xaverians were distinctly unlucky not to have shared honours
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  • 86 8 Arriving At Penang Tomorrow TWO MATCHES ARRANGED The South China Football Team who are at present in Bangkok will be arriving at Penang tomorrow. They will play two matches in Penang, the first against a Penang Football Association XI cn Sunday and the second against the
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  • 280 8 Mr. Brittlebank Seeing It Through Mr. Julius Brittlebank, the American traveller, is due back in Penang today in the course of his sixteenth trip round the world. I He had missed Malaya but once, and that was when he went to Australia. He frankly adm ts
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  • 42 8 —Reuter. London, August 13. Bahram, the Derby winner and St. Leger i favourite, was found to be coughing j while exercising at Newmarket and was sent back to his stable. Plassy, another St. Leger probable, also returned coughing.—Reuter.
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  • 792 8 PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW AND SELECTIONS BY TIC-TAC Below will be found the programme for the first day of th< Taiping Turf Club Professional Meeting tomorrow, together with selections bv Tic-Tac RACE 1 Horses, Class 4, Division 1, About 5 Furlongs, 2.45 p.m. 0 12 LIGHTING
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  • 3016 9 PITY THEY DID NOT GO FOR RUNS —Mrs JACK HOBBS 40 AN HOUR INSTEAD OF 72 AN HOUR NEEDED TO WIN BATTING CONTRAST ENGLAND 188 IN 150 MINUTES MORE EXHILARATING HOBBS’ COMMENTARY ON THIRD DAY'S PLAY IN THE FOURTH TEST ENGLAND 357 and
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  • 924 10 Mr. C. R. Samuel’s long string of questions relating to electricity extensions in the Province appeared innocent enough on the surface. The questions were straightforward ones which asked for details of capital expenditure, the total amount expended on the mainland for normal development, how current was being supplied
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  • 497 10 ’—Free Press. VICTORIANA One picture which I shall carefully cut out and paste in my Singapore scrapbook is a view of Empress Place as it now is, an unashamed relic of the Victorian era. Some people disagree with the unkind remarks made about the Memorial Hall
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  • 121 10 “educat on ’and leisure.” —Rugby Radio! Service. First Conference In Britain London, August 13. While 15,000 delegates are attending the Wcrld Education Conference et Oxford, another gathering of educationists, some 400 in r umber many of whom come from overseas, w'll open tomorrow at Saint Andrews Universi
    “educat on ’and leisure.”—Rugby Radio! Service.  -  121 words
  • 66 10 —Reuter. Disastrcus Dyke Burst In Ovada Rome, August 14. It is believed that 1,000 persons were drowned in tha floods as the result pf the bursting of a dyke in the township of Ovada. The country was inundated 25 by 16 miles, a number of factories destroyed
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  • 681 10 In Full Sympathy With Present Regime POLICE PRECAUTIONS FOR HIS SAFETY “I have not been banished- was th pliatic declaration made by Luang Siamese Minister of the Interior whterviewed by the Free Press on his a by the International Express from Bai on Monday night at
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  • 43 10 —Rugby Radio Service. Lesve For Sandringham London, August 13. The King and Queen travelled by royal r? r. from Klrg’s Cress this afternoon on their 'vay to Sandringham where they will stay for some days before proceeding to Balmoral.-
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  • 321 11 Before Three Judges PLANTER WHO LEFT MONEY FOR INVESTMENT With Messrs. Brown, Phillips And Stewart (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, August 14. The record of the civil appeal of Mr. Barns runs into 448 pages. The hearing was commenced this morning before the Chief Justice,
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  • 68 11 Attempted Suicide And Disorderly Conduct (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, August 14. Mrs. Degorta, a European woman, was charged in the third Police Court yesterday with disorderly behaviour at the Central Police Station on the night of August 12 and with attempting to commit suicide at the
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  • 266 11 Chinese Fisherman Arrested DID HIS MATE FALL OVERBOARD Two Chinese iismng boats left Ptnang on Juiy 21, headed xor Bulau Langkawi. ine first boat was manned by two men, Yeoh Boon Choo and Chew Hean and the owner of the boats was in the second one. There
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  • 212 11 Three Months' R. I. For Stealing Plants Sentence of three months' rigorous imprisonment was passed on a Hokkien, Lim Ah Choi, in the police court today. Accused had pleaded guilty when charged with theft of two planks from vacant land off McNair Street on August 9. I Inspector
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  • 149 11 .—Reuter. Case Against Tom I Mooney ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POLICE Baltimore, August 13. j Allegations that the whole of the evi- 1 dence given by John Macdonald, the star, witness in the case against Tom Mooney, had been distorted by the police, was made by Mooney’s counsel to
    .—Reuter.  -  149 words
  • 116 11 .—Reuter. Protest Over Boston Resolution Boston, August 13. Baron Von Tippelskirch, German Consul General, has protested to the Speaker of Massachusetts’ State House of Representatives against a resoluticn passed in the House condemning the Nazi racial and religious persecution. Baron Von Tippelskirch described the resolution as an
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  • 46 11 Reuter. Financier Served With Writ Of Expulsion London, August 14. The “Daily Express” Paris correspondent states that the financier, Serge Rubenstein, managing director of the Chosen Corporation ha< been served with a writ of expulsion from France for alleged speculations against the franc.—
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  • 113 11 Charges Against OneLegged Chinese A one-legged Chinese, Teng Chiew, was produced before the magistrate (Mr. J. P. Biddulph) in the police court today charged that he, not being a person appointed by the Superintendent on his behalf did sell chandu at Dato Kramat Road on August 13. Two
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  • 99 11 Last Night's Farewell Dinner The Hon’ble Mr. J. S. W. Arthur was entertained to a farewell d nner last night by the members of the loo?, 1 Consultative Committee at the roof garden of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The following were present :—Th e Hon’ble Mr.
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  • 198 11 Singapore Case CHINESE FINED $lOO (From (Jur Own Correspondent.) S-ngapore, Aug. 14. hat was described as the first case of its kind under the Rubber Restriction Ordinance was mentioned today when Low Ah Fook and Saw Chee Poh were charged in the Third Police Court with
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  • 87 11 Chinese And Nonya Summoned Charged at the instance of Detective Inspector W. Ingham an educated Chinese and a nonya appeared in the police court today cn summonses. First accused. Lee Guan Siang, was charged w’ith allowing his premises at Immigration Road to be used as a common
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  • 270 11 Traffic Lights Test Case Won Mr. C. L. Harte-Lovelace, formerly of Messrs. Lovelace and Hastings, the wellknown legal firm of Kuala Lumpur and Seremban, before the Bromley (Kent) Magistrates on July 12, successfully contested a police charge of failing to conform to motor traffic signals. The
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  • 41 11 -Reuter. Far East Company Registered Londoin, August 13. Imperial Airways (Far East) Ltd., has been registered with a nominal capital of £lO,OOO in £1 shares to carry on business of aerial transport and act as agents to Imperial Airways.;
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 46 11 Eastern Oriental Hotel PENANG. TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE Dance Music By The Band Of The s.s. "PRESIDENT ADAMS" AND HARRY LAMMERTS HIS ORCHESTRA. NO EXTRA CHARGES. FOR TABLE RESERVATIONS, 'PHONE 322. Sunday, 18th August ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 9.15 p.m. to 11.15 p.m. BY HARRY LAMMERTS HIS SOLOISTS.
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    • 161 11 f few ITS A WISE MOTHER WHO PUTS HER CHILD ON TRUFOOD Nearest to Mother's Milk Humanised Trufood carries on the good work associated with breast feeding because it is actually almost akin to breast milk—so near in fact, that medical science says there is hardly any difference between the
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  • 1189 12 TIN RUBBER I SHARES (By Air Mail) London, August 2. (By courtesy of Kennedy Oo.) I MALAY COMPANIES I Allagar (2j) I|s I|7 Alor Pongsu (2|) IjlO I|ll% Anglo-Malay 11|9 12]9 Ayer Kuning 28] 30] Bagan Serai 10|6 11J6 Bahru (Sei.) (2|) 3[5 3|7 Banteng 19| 20[6
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  • 112 12 Latest Quotations i Tuesday Monday i Paris 743 J 74 61 64 New York 4.97% 4.97, 'Montreal 4.98% 4.97% Brussels 29.43 21.41 Geneva 15.20 15.17 Amsterdam 7.34% 7.34 t Milan 60 60% Berlin 12.30 12.29% Prague 119/® 119% 1 Copenhagen Oslo 19.90% 19.90% Stockholm 19.39% 19.39%
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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  • 236 13 —Rugby Radio Service. Effect On U.S. Buying Price DOLLAR-STERLING RATE London, August 13. It means that the price which the ted States is prepared to pay for don silver depends upon the movers of the dollar,” said a prominent "ii dealer interviewed by Reuter yesterday’s
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  • 130 13 crowded with small Japanese shops. —Reuter. In Central American Countries U.S. TO IMPROVE ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES Panama, August 13. The United States is taking steps to improve the anti-aircraft defences in the Canal Zone by the installation of radio detectors throughout the Panama Republic. It is generally believed that
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  • 82 13 —Reuter Wireless. National Jamboree Cancelled Washington, Aug. 9. Owing to an epidemic of infantile paralysis in the neighbouring states, President Roosevelt has cancelled the national boy scout jamboree arranged to be held on the 21st and 30th of August which was to be attended by 35,000 including
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  • 270 13 -Reuter. Two More Ministers Resign Nanking, August 13. Mr. Pang Hsueh-pei, Director of the Political Department, Executive Yuan, has resigned. General Ho Ying-chin has withdrawn his resignation. Mr. Wang Shihchieh. Minister of Education, has also resigned. NAGATA MURDER Answer To War Minister's Sweeping Staff Changes London,
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  • 489 13 SIR WILLIAM WATSON London, August 13. The death is announced of the wellknown poet, Sir William Watson. —Reuter. SIR WILLIAM WATSON A Biography William Watson, the English poet, was born at Burley-in-Wharf edale, Yorkshire in Aug. 1858, and brought up in Liverpool. His father was well
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  • 74 13 Flung From Moving Motor Car New York, August 13. A bomb, flung from a motor-car containing four men, shattered the ticket-office in the Circle Theatre on Broadway. The car then dashed down Broadway and a second bomb was thrown at Park Theatre but missed it and
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 304 13 NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES, PENANG. The next quarterly sessions of the Board of Licensing Justices for the Settlement of Penang will be held in the District Court. I Penang, at 2-15 p.m. on Monday, September, 16, 1935. 2. All applications for Public House I Licences,
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 157 13 QI T T? i-? IV ’CI OPENING TONIGHT AL IAI l 3 6-15 9.30 i' ..SOMERSET. MAUGHAM’S THRILLING ROMANCE of CHINA! I C BCfQRM I I L 3 WEEKS OF PHENOMENAL SUCCESS AT THE 5 AKe' EMPIRE. LONDON! 5 Mg GRETA GARBO II WW3L’ > x -a U The Painted
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  • 343 14 AIR MAILS A mail for Siam Burma, India Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Great Britain, Ireland and wholo of Europe Alor Star Amsterdam, by train to Alor Star and thence by Netherlands Air Mail Service will be closed at 2 p.m. today. OUTWARD MAILS A mail for Burma (excepting
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  • 155 14 Today at Esplanade from 8.30 p.m. to ,10.30 p.m. 1. March —Bond of Friendship— Mac Rogan 2. Overture —Le Songe D’une Nuit D’Ete. —Thomas (A Midsummer Night’s Dream.) Ambrose Thomas.—Born 1811. Died 1896. Won the Grand Prize of Rome in 1832, with a Dramatic Cantata. His Compositions
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  • 916 14 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule Of Principal Lines The following is a list of vessels arrlvUu md selling from Penang during the week: IN POBT TODAY S.S. MACHAON from Liverpool. Sells for Manila and Japan. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 S.S. TEIRESIAS from Liverpool. Sails for Hong Kong, Shanghai and Hankow cai Friday.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 197 14 ORDERED CRUTCHES HE NEVER USED Joints That Were Locked Became F ree This 73-years-old man walked wit aid of two sticks for a long time, his rheumatism got so bad that he <?< i ordered crutches. But before arrived he made a last effort to get t —he began taking
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 1584 14 Wireless Programmes 1 I ■——"■■l I ■i-.y 1 lJ D D x* cert. The B. B. C. Midland Orchestra; STATION ZHJ—PENANG leader, Alfred Cave; conducted by H. Foster Clark. 10.20—Light Symphony Con- Wavelength 49.3 metres TODAY cert. 10.50 —Talk: “Foreign Affairs.” 11.05 —The Hotel Metropole Orchestra; leader, PENANG WIRELESS SOCIETY
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    • 110 14 stition.” A play. Thu. Aug. 22 12.00 a. m.—Concert Party relayed from Blackpool. Fri. Aug. 23 11.20 p. m.—A talk: “Round Mount Waddington—Crossing the Coast Range of British Columbia.” Sat. Aug. 24 11.30 p.m. —Grand Prix de I’Europe and Ulster Grand Prix Motor Cycle Races. 12.00 a.m.—H.M. R.A.F. Band. Transmission
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  • 69 16 Reuter Wireless. Banned From Bavarian Summer Resorts Munich, August 9. A movement to “clean all Jews from Bavarian summer resorts” has begun nere today. The Bavarian Minister for the Interior, Adolf Wagner, who is also nazi district leader in Bavaria has telegraphed congratulating the City of Badtoelz for
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  • 73 16 —Reuter Wireless. Sentenced For Tearing Down Nazi Posters Berlin, August 9. The Court at Gladbeck has sentenced two Catholic pastors to four and two months imprisonment respectively for tearing down nazi anti-Catholic posters. I Father Isidore, e, Franciscan monk in the i monastery near Coblenz, has been arrested
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  • 869 16 window. —Rugby Radio Service Reuter Wireless. Italo-Abyssinian Dispute BRITISH MINISTERS LEAVE FOR PARIS London, Aug. 13. The Minister for League Affairs and the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs leave London tcday for Paris. The greatest importance is attached in Great Britain to these negotiations for in recent weeks
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  • 175 16 —Reuter. International Committee's Report CHINA SEEKING INCREASED EXPORTS London, August 13. “The world is drinking less tea,’’ says the International Tea Committee in its second annual report. Absorption by consuming countries was 852,000,000 pounds in 1934|35 compared with 869,000,000 in the previous 12 months. This is
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  • 62 16 —Reuter Wireless. Setback For President Roosevelt Providence (R. 1.1 August 7. The Republican, Charles F. Risk, 'campaigning on the platform, “Repudiate i the Roosevelt Administration,’’ defeated j the Democratic supporter ctf the New’ Deal, Antonio Prince, by 48,023 votes to 35,054. The seat formerly was held by
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  • 50 16 —Reuter Wireless. Simla, Aug. 9. Three people were killed and 47 wounded in Loharu State when the police fired on a mob agitating against agrarian reforms. A Mobile column of troops has been sent from Delhi to reinforce the State police at the Nawab’s request.—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 58 16 .—Reuter Wireless. Manila, August 8. The death roll in the floods in north and central Luzon is now 180, while thousands are homeless and extensive damage to public works has been done and incalculable havoc to crops. A new disaster is reported from Northern Luzon where 50 natives
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 143 16 MAJESTIC 6-15 LAST NIGHT 9-30 A DRAMA OF TODAY'S REBELLION AGAINST THE LOVE CODE OF THE CENTURIES! Srene <2five dunnebrook gt ■L WP a stQry o f today’s revolt against the love code of the centuries. radio W.-/Z. NILS ASTHER Pic,ure HENRY STEPHENSON Nine Women Out Of Every Ten Are
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    • 177 16 BY SPECIAL REQUEST SEASON AGAIN EXTENDED. 5-15 TONIGHT TOMORROW ?.q 0 POSITIVELY TWO MORE NIGHTS ONLY i PIONEER'S SUPER PRODUCTION A MOVING HEART DRAMA WELL-KK WN TO EVERY INDIAN FAMILY i 45SEZ?>x." v I I" k ALL HA P, mmrrrinr DIRECTED BY *s S i a ghosh > 60 SONG
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  • 230 17 New World-Wide Propaganda INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG REDS is announced recently that the ComCongress had passed a resolution orentirely new tactics for Bolshevik a ation abroad. sections of the Comintern are instruc<nter into close alliance with the Seii ternationale, to which the British party is affiliated, for
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  • 193 17 More Money In Europe New York, Aug. 10. America can no longer afford to outbid Europe for the services of greatest opera singers. This admission was made by Mr. Edward Johnson, the new manager of the New York Metropolitan Opera House, who returned in
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  • 167 17 Second Expedition To Newfoundland fourth expedition of the Public ools Explorations Society, which left uston on Aug. 1 for Liverpool to take p for Newfoundland, will spend about a i nth in the northern part of the island, nuing the exploratory work begun by previous expedition last year.
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  • 509 17 Expert Upholds His Decisions JUDGE'S QUESTIONS The hearing was continued in the King’s Bench Division on July 31, before Mr. Justice Lewis, of the test action arising out pf the aeroplane disaster at Ruysselede (Belgium) on December 30, 1933, in which the Imperial Airways Coi logne
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  • 70 17 An Oxford Appeal Oxford, July 29. Oxford City Council passed a resolution asking Government to do everything in its power to abolish the use of bombing aeroplanes. The resolution was proposed by Dr. N. T. Gillett, who said that, while the Government was promoting war and the bombing
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  • 112 17 Ottawa, July 29. The Dionne quintuplets are reported by Dr. Dafoe to be making steady progress and gaining weight in spite of the hot weather, one of them. Yvonne, having passed the 201 b. mark. They are proving a great attraction for curious sightseers, and on July 28
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  • 196 17 "To Perform Duties Forthwith A monition has been served on Dr. Samuel Shannon, vicar of St. Luke’s Leicester, who was committed to Leicester Prison for contempt of court, requiring him j forthwith to perform his duties as vicar j of the parish unless he satisfies the bishop
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  • 51 17 Australia Captures From Japan Australia has now captured 56 per cent of the Manchukuo flour trade. It was formerly held by Japan, which has lost it despite the fact that Japanese flour is about £1 a ton cheaper. Last year Australia sent 182,400 tons there, valued at
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  • 85 17 Pioneer Still Pioneering Mr. Ray Parer, one of the pioneers of I the England-Australia air route is .iow j pioneering an unusual air service in New Guinea. i He has become a flying grocer. Once a month he flies inland from Wau, one of the 1 principal ports,
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  • 424 17 A Tame King Vulture The okapi, the gift cf the Prince of Wales from the King of the Belgians, which arrived at the London Zoo on July 31, has j proved to be a healthy, fully grown male; it is probably the largest of
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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  • 512 18 COASTGUARD CUTTER RACES TO RESCUE Replica Of The Bounty BUILT FOR FILM OF FAMOUS MUTINY The ship built for the film “Mutiny on The Bounty,” in which Charles Laughton, the famous English actor was playing the I lead, sank in Cuyler’s Harbour, 35 miles from
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  • 270 18 Latest Link In World System 34.000.000 CAN NOW TALK TO LONDON Iceland is the latest country to be brought into the world-wide radio-telephcne system which has its headquarters in London. The service was formally inaugurated on July 31 afternoon by the Postmaster-Gene-ral, Major G. C. Tryon,
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  • 234 18 Visit To Houses Of Parliament One of the school of porpoises now visiting the Thames, has died worn out, presumably. by a strenuous round of sightseeing. which included the Hcuses of ParJiament. The dead porpo’se was discovered on the foreshore at Spaldings-walk, on the Surrey ride
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  • 297 18 Acquittal Of "Dutch Schultz" "VERDICT BASED ON SOME OTHER REASON" New York, Aug. 2 The United States Government, who are waging war on “racketeers” by prosecuting them for income-tax evasion, have lost in their fight against Arthur Flegenheimer, better known as "Dutch Schultz.” Late on
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  • 204 18 A Thoughtless Prank About a fortnight ago the death was announced of Private Robert Braidwood, of the 2nd Border Regiment, serving in India, the telegram stating that he was shot while on sentry duty at Ferozopore. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James j
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  • 196 18 For Less Than £1 Sir John Simon, Home Secretary, in a written reply to Mr. Neil Mac Lean (Soc., Govan), stages that the cost of making rooms in an average-sized dwelt ng house gas-proof against air raids will vary according to the size and construction of
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  • 242 18 Nazi Plan Exposed Munich, August 1. Following instructions from the Propaganda Ministry, the official German news i agency declares very angrily tonight that it is a “lie” that the Oberammergau passion j play is to be superseded in future by an I anti-Semitic drama. I This
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
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    • 139 18 “Del Monte Products” Lead For Lowest Prices j Consistant With Highest Quality DEL MONTE PEARS I B OBTAINABLE ATT All High Class Dealers. SOLE AGENTS: HENRY WAUGH CO., LTD. PENANG. I SINGAPORE, IPOH AND KUALA LUMPUR. I, a) .in EYES TESTING FREE I I W' i I I W f
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  • 144 19 Check By Blockhouses SEVERE ENCOUNTERS REPORTED Cheng tu, July 21. Severe lighting had been proceeding in past lew days in the mountains iringthe Sungpan Valley; where the “Reds” making a desperate attempt to break ugh the Government hnes and escape Kansu. jhe blockhouse erected by
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  • 117 19 All Houses In Mowhsien Destroyed By Fire Chengtu, July 24. A group of Communists, estimated at Hto. were observed today by Government :nivn proceeding from Wusheehng in a > ter ley direction, and military observers here now conclude that the “Reds" have intention of attacking Sungpan. Government
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  • 84 19 Abyssinia Discussed At Political Meetings Canton, July 22. Abyssinia formed the subject of practically all speeches delivered at political meetings here today, at which the Ethio- ian Emperor’s expressed determination to light to the last man was highly praised. Addressing an official gathering of me South-west Political
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  • 168 19 Activities Expected To Stop Following Raid By Police Peiping, July 23. Will-informed quarters believe that the Peiping police have taken a big step towards the prevention of activities on the part of plain-clothes men here as the result of a raid, last night, on the house of prominent
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  • 63 19 improvement But Not Fully Recovered From Insomnia Canton, July 26. Mr. Hu Han-min, who went abroad on •«.count of ill-health, is recovering under < atment, and his high blood pressure is actually decreasing, according to a reort received by the South-west Political 1 ouncil. However, he has
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  • 181 19 Two Expeditions I GOVERNOR ASKS FOR $5,000,000 FOR RELIEF Hankow, July 25. Full details concerning the ravage wrought by the flood waters of the Yangtse and Han rivers are not expected until the return of the two expeditions which set out from here yesterday on a
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  • 200 19 ,—Reuter. Authorities Put Estimate At $200,000,000 Hankow, July 22. Losses caused by the floods in Hupeh Province are estimated by the authorities to be in the neighbourhood of $2OO 000,000. It is stated that, in the Han district alone the losses are estimated at $100,000,000. The number of
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  • 89 19 Sixth Plenary Session Will Be Held During September Nanking, July 25. The Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang today decided to convene the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee during the latter part of September A definite date for the holding
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  • 48 19 —Reuter. Canton’s Ban On Eight Of Them Canton, July 24. The Canton authorities are enforcing a ban on eight Hong Kong Chinese newspapers which have been publishing news and comments unfavourable to the Kwangtung Government. Meanwhile, a most rigid Press censorship is being enforced here.
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  • 95 19 Ministry Of Education Approves: Decision Peiping, July 20. Mr. Li Chin-tseng chief of the section of education attached to the Bureau of Social Welfare, declared in a Press interview this afternoon that there was absolutely no truth in the report that the Ministry of 1 Education had
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  • 197 19 Work Of Bandits MANY VALUABLES TAKEN BY ROBBERS Peking, July 24. It was revealed here today that the tombs of Prince Kung, younger brother of the late Emperor Hsien Feng, and his concubines, had been looted on the night of July 19 by a gang
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  • 181 19 No Reply Yet To Kwantung Army Ultimatum Changchun, July 24. No developments have occurred in the' dispute between Manchukuo and Outer, Mongolia since the Kwangtung Army ser- ved its ultimatum on the Outer Mongolian authorities on July 20. It is pointed out that the Mongolians were given
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
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  • 727 20 REPLY TO CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS SUFFICIENTLY ATTRACTIVE TO RECRUIT RIGHT TYPE OF MEN At a Special Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday the new Provident Fund and Superannuation Fund Rules, which had been considered at the last meeting were passed on the motion of the
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  • 66 20 -Reuter Wireless. New York August 7. A sudden move towards fresh legislation affecting the vast American oil industry has been made by the introduction of a new bill in the House of Representatives seeking to create a voluntary system of oil control. The bi’! would limit oil
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  • 553 20 Prominent Resident Of Bukit Mertajam There was a large attendance at the funeral on Monday, of Madam Santhirammal, who passed away on Sunday at No. 64, Straight Street, Bukit Mertajam, fortified with the last rites of the Catholic Church. The deceased lady who was 66 years
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  • 305 20 A. A. ANTHONY CO.’S QUOTATIONS Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller» TIN Ayer Weng 1.85 1.87% 1.85 1.87% B. Selangor 92% 95 90 92% Hitam 50 52% 50 52% Hong Fatt 50 52% 52 54 Jelebu 1.00 1.05 1.00 1.05 Johan 24 26 25 27% Klang River 1.60 1.65 1.60
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  • 43 20 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 Lcaidon Bank 2 3? J 4 mst 2 3JJ Private 3 mist credit 2 3 Documentary 24% On New York Demand 57% France T.T. 855 Hongkong T.T. 12% dis. Shanghai T.T. 35 dis. India T.T. 153% Ber Silver 2515
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  • 93 20 RATE OF EXCHANGE FOR MONEY ORDERS ON INDIA OR CEYLON Issuing Rupees 153 $lOO Paying Rupees 155 $lOO RATES OF EXCHANGE FOR MONEY ORDERS ON OTHER PLACES: CHlNA—lssuing Rates Canton $6B Straits $lOO Chinese Swetow $66 do $lOO do Amoy $6B do $lOO do Foochow $6B do $lOO do Shanghai
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  • 107 20 TIN YESTERDAY TODAY London—(Spot) £223.5.0 £218.15.0 London—(3 months) £209.10.0 £209.0.0 Singapore $108.25 $lOB.OO Business Done Penan S $108.12% Business Done Buyers no sellers COPRA.— (Sundried) $3.75 rXer ;I EPPER Nominal s%d siJd ew York 12C(G) 11% C(G) Spet 19 %c 19 %c Oct./Dec 20 %c 19% c TAPIOCA
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  • 128 20 —Rugby Radio Service. Col. E. T. Crutchley Appointed Lcndcn August 13. The policy cf active public ty which hod been a feature of Post Office work in recent years and which was marked by the appointment of a Public Relations officer in 1933 is to be
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  • 119 20 Reuter. For Offences Against .Minors Berlin, Aug. 14. Remarkable evidence given at the trial of the 79 years o.d Josef Weissenberg, god of the Weissenberg sect. He was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment and five years loss of civil rights for offences against minors
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  • 298 20 KENNEDY COMPANY TODAY’S PRICES The following are the latest quotations tn MESSRS. KENNEDY Co.’s Share List today Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller* TIN.— Ampat Tin 4)4% 4j9 4 3 4 9 Ayer Weng 1.90 2.00 ex 1.90 1.95 ex Chenderiang 9 7%10|3 10 0 10'6
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 190 20 INDIGESTION CURED WHEN ALL ELSE FAILED If you had had years of Functional Indigestion and could find nothing to do you any good, would you not think it marvellous if a few doses of the last medicine you tried completely cured your suffering? Yet this is what happened to one
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    • 469 20 COMMUNIQUE The International Tin Comm sanctioned an additional quota as from Ist. The F.M.S. ciuota for this quota becomes 46.7% of assessmci j increase of 11%. G. T. HOLFOI Contr< Under the Tin Tin Ore triction) Enactment. I Malay States. Kuala Lumpur, j 13th. August, 1935. PENANG HILL RAILWAY Notice
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 39 20 WEATHER REPORT Temperature Wind Rainfal 6.00 a m. 76 SE 9 m.m. Noon 78 W TIDF table TODAY High Water Low Watei 12.45 a.m 6.52 a.m. 12.45 p.m. 7.32 p.m. TOMORROW 1.27 a.m 7.36 a.m. 1.26 p.m 8.10 p.m.
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