Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 January 1936

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED ttAILY. Mo. 6. Vol. XCIV. JANUARY 8, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 247 1 —Reuter. .WAYMEN REFUSE TO JOIN STRIKERS Signal-Box Seized Rail Traffic Paralysed MOUNTED SOLDIERS PATROLLING STREETS Buenos Aires, Jan. 7. So tar five are dead, many .funded and 171 have been rested in the strike riots and •Minibuses. trams and trucks I vc been burned. ii<»us
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  • 132 1 itors this afternoon. —Rugby Radio Service. rentier Returns From Holiday London, Jan. 7. i'ii Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldhag returned to London from his in Worcestershire where he spent the mas holiday. Most of the- other rs are still absent from London but turn in time for
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  • 33 1 -oronel and Falkland.—Reuter Wire- Berlin, Jan. 7. Germany’s third 10,000-ton pocket batik ship, Admiral Graf Spee,” was commissiorn{] j n presence of the survivors f or °nel and Falkland.—Reuter Wire-
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  • 284 1 SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES BY ELECTION LdUtl dl <J<XIJVLIV4<X LU vv*** as also a Labour candidate. —Reuter Wire-' less and Rugby Radio Service. Nomination Day Fixed For January 11 CHANCES OF THE MACDONALDS i London, January 7. Nomination Day in the Scottish Universities by-election has been fixed for January 11. The Lord
    LdUtl dl <J<XIJVLIV4<X LU vv*** as also a Labour candidate.—Reuter Wire-' less and Rugby Radio Service. ,  -  284 words
  • 80 1 20,000 to 34.1 W awer, xx.-wvz 42,700 to 63,600 respectively.—Rugby Radio Service. More Land For Cultivation Of Vegetables London, January 7. A statement issued by the National Farmers’ ,Union draws attention to the increase in land under cultivation for vegetables during the past decade. Extensions are
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  • 54 1 —Reuter. Life Sentence On British Soldier Quashed Nagpur, Jan. 7. The life sentence passed on a Private of the King’s Regiment on October 19 was quashed on appeal. The judges held the man guilty of rioting and culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced him to
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  • 33 1 'cence is approaching- —Rugby Radio Service. Steady Improvement In Condition London, Jan. 7. The condition of the Duchess of York shows steady improvement and convalescence is approaching —Rugby Radio
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  • 144 1 —Reuter Wireless. In Northern I Abyssinia PRELUDE TO NEW DRIVE I Di ssie, January 7. The Italians displayed renewed activity during the past week in the Makale District which in believed Io be the prelude to a new offensive in Northern Abyssinia. Gas was used in several
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  • 173 1 —Reuter and Rugby Radio Service. Injured Men Landed At Swansea 1 London, Jan. *7. After hours of struggle with a gale the three dead and four injured of the “Ulysses’’ were landed at Swansea. i Two gigantic waves swept the vessel while the men were battening down
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  • 178 1 theY SJtock Exchange Committee.--Rugby Radio Service. -J* -r Properly Constituted Association Formed I SfOCK EXCHANGE COMMITTEE DRAFT RULES ACCEPTED London, January 7. A Committee representing the managers of a member of “fixed trusts” has issued a statement with reference to the report of the Stock Exchange Sub-Committee
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  • 670 1 Reuter. Complete Suspension Of Payments UNDER AGRICULTURAL ADMINISTRATION Washington, Jan. 7. I Ihe 1 reasury announces a complete I suspension of all payments and collecition of taxes under the Agricultural I Adjustment Administration. The feel- in g is growing in Congress circles that an electoral
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  • 616 1 No Resident Minister Since 1932 REV. R. M. MINTO DUE ON MARCH 12 There has been n o Presbyterian residt nf minister in P&lt;nang since th e retirement of the Rev. R. s. Stewart in 1932. On leaving Penang, Mr. Stewart returned to his old charge in
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    1922 3 ABANDONMENT OF DERBY MEETING NEXT YEAR'S GRAND NATIONAL LORD LONSDALE TO CONTINUE RACING (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, December 24. KING RECEIVES JOCKEY Joe Childs, who retired from the saddle &lt;his year after riding' for ten years as King’s jockey, was received by the King at Buckingham
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  • 1131 4 PROGRAMME FOR TODAY CARD OF EIGHT EVENTS Below will be found the full programme for today’s races, the fourth day of the 1 enang Turf Club Xmas-New \ear Meeting. There is a card of eight events. The first race will be run at 2.45
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  • 45 4 Race Broadcast The Running Commentary from ZHJ today will be on Race No. 6, Class 1, Div. 1, Ponies, One Mile, commencing at 5 p.m. An excellent recording jof the Running Commentary will be given with the general commentary and results at 7.35 p.m.
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  • 51 4 Broadcast From ZGE Kuala Lumpur The Malayan Amateur Radio Society, Kuala Lumpur, are broadcasting a running commentary on the Malaya Cup Final, which is being played on the Selangor Club Padang on Saturday, January 11. Two wavelengths will be used, 48.92 and 110 Metres commencing at 5
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  • 74 4 A “Hopper” Standard Roadster Bicycle, black enamelled with “Cock” brand trade mark, has been presented by Chop Thye Teng, 97 China Street, as first prize for the Fancy Trick Cycling Event of the Penang Cycling Carnival. For the second prize, Messrs. Eng Hoe and
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  • 168 4 I Five Penang Boxers To I Appear Tomorrow GRANITE ISAAC TO MEET SIKI i i (BY “SECONDS OUT”) (From Our Perak Representative.) Ipoh, Jan. 8. Another card to be promoted at the Jubilee Arena with more outstation boxers featured than local boxers will be seen tomorrow night.
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  • 43 4 —Reuter. 1 Match Against Eastern Province Port Elizabeth, Jan. 7. In a three day match here against the Australian tourists, Eastern Province were dismissed for 92. Australia replied with 189 at the close of play, Richardson being undefeated with 75. —Reuter.
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    • 14 4 When SHOPPING Always REMEMBER EASTERN BAZAAR Famous For GENTS DRESSING GOWNS Shirts Pyjama Suits.
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    • 149 4 i ‘PHONE 133. PENANG I :o: TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 7 to 10 p.m. RUNNYMEDE TENNIS COURT NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC Subscriptions Monthly $5. —per person or By the hour $1. —per hour. The best hours for play are between 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. Courts reserved at hotel office. AWrW.W.W.
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  • 551 5 Metal Which Failed to Answer Test Singapore, January 6. Three charges of being in possession of ..unterfeit materials, alternately cheating, verr preferred in the Assizes today against Chinese gold and silversmith named Koh •Hi t ng before Mr. Justice a’Beckett Terrell and a common jury. Outlining
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  • 376 5 HEARS MRS. ROY’S VOICE ON RECORDS TO PUBLISH BOOK ON COUNTRY AND HER LIFE DAYANG VALERIE ON BROKEN ROMANCE Singapore, Jan 6. With the gramophone aboard the ship playing the latest Harry Roy successes—- Cheek to Cheek,” “Don’t Be Afraid To Tell
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  • 318 5 Clever Wiles Of Illicit Distiller Teluk Anson, Jan, 7. Ming Koh, an old Hokkein woman of Durian Sabetang, w’ho is alleged to have hidden illicit liquor in ready made Chinese coffins, was charged by Senior O. D. 0., Kandiah, of the Teluk Anson Customs in the
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  • 633 5 As Tindal At Chung Ling High School WATCHMAN CHARGED &lt; WITH CHEATING j i In the polic e court yesterday the case was heard in which Sham Singh, former watchman of the Chung Ling High School, was charged with falsely representing to Govindasamy in
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  • 198 5 To have terrible pain after every meal to dread eating for fear of the inevitable indigestion to be, in fact, a confirmed stomach sufferer—such was the unhappy lot of Mrs. A. E. B. until she began taking Maclean Brand Stomach Powder. "l am writing to thank
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  • 251 5 Now In Dry Dock In Singopore Singapore, Jan 6. The K P M vessel Togian, which ran around off an island near Palembang recently and had to be towed in to Singapore, is now in dry dock at Keppel for repairs. Several small holes were made
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  • 120 5 No Arrest Effected As Yet Singapore, Jan 6 No arrest has been made regarding the mail bag theft in which 41,000 guilders were stolen whilst being sent by the Singapore branch of the Nederlandshe Indische Handelsbank to their head office at Batavia. The matter is being thoroughly
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  • 98 5 To Be Married !n Singapore On Feb. 15 Singapore, January 6 A wedding of particular interest will take place at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on Feb. 15, the bride being Miss Diana Murison. the daughter of Sir William Murison, (the former Chief Justice, Straits Settlements) and Lady
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    • 237 5 Jill Xiddies Jsove “KID-KORD” NURSERY RHYME AND ZOO TALE RECORDS The greatest GIFT OF JOY FOR GIRL OR L BOY is an Album of loud tone, electrically produced KID-KORD gramophone Records. There are two complete and different series of these miniature masterpieces. I I SIX RECORDS IN ALBUM COMPRISING 39
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  • 473 6 Incident At Inquest On Church Organist REFERENCE TO DECISION OF PAROCHIAL COUNCIL Remarking that there was no justification for any such suggestion, the coroner, Mr. J. Jackson, at an inquest at Grimston, Norfolk, rejected a jury’s rider that a church organist’s suicide was due to “unchristian
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  • 250 6 *'AII Bitterness Over" In £989.000 Dispute Settlement of the dispute over the will -of Mr. Arthur Gilstrap Soamer, of Uckfield, Sussex, was announced in the Probate Court. Mr. Soames, who died in July last year, left estate valued at £989,634. A will of June 8, 1934, making
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  • 771 6 FUR THIEVES TO SERVE FIVE YEARS EACH Pounced After Nine Days' Watch On Premises Three men who took part in a cleverly-1 planned City robbery, and who had £13,000 worth of furs ready for removal when the J police pounced on them, were each sen-; fenced to
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  • 200 6 Life-And-Death Struggle With Maniac Three men struggling desperately in an aeroplane one of them a maniac the pilot sitting at the controls, powerless to help. This drama of the sky was revealed when the 'plane arrived at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, with two prisoners, a Royal Canadian Mounted
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  • 92 6 Magistrates Bind Her Over For Two Years “W e feel you have not had much of a chance,” remarked the chairman at Deptford Juvenile Court when a 14-year-old girl was charged with steeling a guinea from her father. The girl ran away from home, taking her
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  • 80 6 /'lnternational Pickpocket" Sentenced Again i Described by the police as “an international pickpocket,” and stated to have 145 convictions, William Smith, 63, of Sheringham-avenue, Manor Park, London, [was at Sheerness sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for stealing a wallet containing £5 10s. Smith, who was stated
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  • 397 6 Mind Unhinged By Overstudy Behind the fate of a young and pretty school teacher lay the sad disclosure that her mind had been affected by overstudy. The young woman, Laura Elizabeth Hickling, 23, whose parents live at Derbyroad. Long Eaton, near Nottingham, was found in a
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  • 131 6 Postman Suicide's Message To Wife Shortly before he was due to appear in court at Rhyl on theft charges, Alexander McCallian, 47, postman, of Windsor-street, Rhyl, was found shot dead. At the inquest the other day it was revealed that he left a\letter to his wife saying
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  • 109 6 Blazing Staircase Cuts Off Their Escape Cut off by a burning staircase, two boys escaped from a house in Rectory-road, Pit- sea. Essex, the other day, by jumping from their bedroom window. I They were the sons of Mr. Sidney Monk, who, before he went to
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  • 109 6 More American Film Artists Coming To Britain Agreements have been entered into, providing for a larg&gt;e-scale interchange of film stars between the Gaumont-British and Twentieth Century and Fox organisations. i The following American artists have been secured for forthcoming productions:— Richard Arlen and Maureen O’Sullivan for “The
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  • 256 6 Judge Orders Release Of Man Committed For Contempt Sent to prison recently for contempt of court, an accountant, referred to as “Mr. B,” was ordered by Mr. Justice Eve in the Chancery Division to be released. The case arose out of “Mr. B’s” attitude in regard
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  • 204 6 Impersonated Couple's House Visited By Bailiffs Evidence given at Liverpool showed that I a corporation tramways employee, John Henry Bailey, 42, of Adderley-street, Liverpool, told Det.-sergt. Hall, “We were desperately in need of money,” while his w’ife, Hannah Bailey, 38, remarked, “The cause of all this trouble
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  • 863 7 Methodist Conference HONOUR FOR IPOH DELEGATE Singapore, Jan. 6. At the Conference of Methodist laymen held in the Y. M. C. A. Hall on Saturday I morning in connection with the annual i conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. V. D. Kuppusamy, of the Anglo-Chinese
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    • 92 7 j j ENG AUN TONG j THE TIGER MEDICAL HALL j 378 BEACH STREET, PENANG. X fa* i fit e J 1 I BSS BALM J^W «&gt;. B To be healthy is to be wealthy and so is the aiin O f everybody. The only sure way of aHaining j
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    • 510 7 Y-PeopleWhoNeecK ‘YEAST-VITE’ AreXQUR SYMPTOMS HERE? Sufferars from SINSTANTLY. In a few will find a source of New, w L t t minutes it banishes the Life, New Energy, New need no longer suffer the awful Stomach Pains, Vitality in Yeast-Vite.” hopeless torturing twistFlatulencu, Heartburn, Two of these wonder- .ing and
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1214 7 Wireless Programmes DOC er conductor, Frank Gomez. Relayed’er®” (Dance Records). 7.35 —Race Comfrom the Pump. 7.os—An Organ Recital mentaries and Results. 8.00 —“Straits TODAY by Albert Taylor, relayed from First Pres-Echo” News Bulletin. 8.05 —Talk —“Wellbyterian Cl irch, Rosemary Street, Bel- Known London” by D. Highness WoojTransmissions faat Greenwich Time
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  • 753 8 We had almost written “Our Railways” as the caption for this article nor, indeed, would it have been wrong for the F.M».S. Railways has always been regarded as the one railway in this country; and the prosperity of the country in general has always been admirably reflected by
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  • 124 8 interested, at considerable length.— Reuter and Rugby Radio Service. Courtesy Calls By Ambassadors This Week London, January 7. In accordance with the usual practice followed when a new Foreign Secretary takes office, courtesy calls on Mr. Anthony Eden are being paid this week by about 60 Ambassadors
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  • 131 8 —Rugby Radio Service Big Administrative Changes Necessary London, Jan. 7. Big administrative changes made necessary by Government’s coming bill for raising the school leaving age to 15 years and improvement of education services are announced. They include: Firstly, Reorganisation of elementary schools to provide the extra accommodation required
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  • 703 8 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. J. Cox has arrived from England to take charge of the Furnishing and Soft Furnishing Departments of Messrs. Pritchard Co., Ltd., Penang. Mr. Cox has had considerable experience in these departments at home and his knowledge should prove of great value to the firm’s customers. A new
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  • 242 8 Attempted To Take Short Route TWO MATES HELPLESS WITNESSES (From Our Perak Representative Ipoh, Jan. 8 From Kampar, a mining town 30 n. out of Ipoh, comes the report of a tra, i c happening following an accident inv o lw a party of three
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  • 169 8 -—Reuter. Abrogation Contemplated By Liverpool London London, January Liverpool London are bu nly engaged in contemplation of the abrogation of the proc -pg tax whicu in- jives the immediate reduction of United Stat-s flour prices ay 20 ier ce”- with f.milar cuts m the pdr 3 of cotton
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  • 261 8 Wednesday, January I In the morning His Excellency was present at the New Year Sea Sports. His Excellency Lady Thomas and M iss Thomas were guests at the New Year luncheon at the Singapore Club. Friday, January 3. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. van der Laan had luncheon
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  • 1419 9 SCALES OF JUSTICE NOT EVENLY WEIGHED PRECONCEIVED IDEAS OF SIKH MONEY-LENDERS' CUSTOMS PLAINTIFF WHO WAS CHALLENGED BY MAGISTRATE APPEAL OF CIVIL CASE ALLOWED WITH COSTS (From Our Perak Representative) Ipoh, January 8. As briefly reported in the “Pinang Gazette” yesterday, very strict ensures
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  • 128 9 I Driver In Hospital With Brain Concussion (From Our Perak Representative) Ipoh, January 8. A serious motor accident between a motor car and a bicycle occurred this morning at one o'clock at Chamberlain Road resulting in Chee Tong Too, head driver of the Sanitary Board being
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  • 81 9 May Be Appointed Collector Of Estate Duty S.S. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Jan 8. Mr. Edwin Tongue A S P. in charge of the detective branch has again left Robinson Road Building He is now Deputy Commissioner of Estate Duty. There is possibility that on the
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  • 94 9 Summons Not Meant I I For Her I i (From Our Perak Representative) Ipoh, Jan. 8. For failing to appear in court after having received a summons, a Chinese woman, Ngu Moi appeared before Mr. C. W.A. Sennett in the Police Court yesterday and charged.
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  • 112 9 Convicted On Liquor Charge (From Our Perak Representative) Ipoh, January 8. The suspicion of an Outdoor Officer was the outcome of the arrest of an old Chinese and his subsequent conviction in the Police Court on a charge of possession of dutiable liquor and a fine
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  • 119 9 Chinese Malay Fined For Illegal Possession (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, January 7. Ong Jong Kwang, managing partner of Messrs Kim Seng Co., the we.l-known provisioners, pleaded ignorance when summoned at the instance of the Deputy Game Warden. Perak, on three charges of having in his possession on
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  • 187 9 i jMember Of Famous Family At Singapore I (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Jan. 8. "We have had a nice trip but were everywhere besieged by Press reporters” said young Baroness de Koenigswater, formerly Miss Nicka Rothschild of the English branch of the famous Jewish family, who
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  • 96 9 Cabled advices have been received from Horlick’s Malted MPk Co. Ltd., of Slough, Bucks., England to the effect that the well-known product has been granted the Royal Warrant of His Majesty’s Household. This Royal Patronage also extends to that of H. R H Edward Prince of Wales.
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  • 82 9 Rugby Radio Sei*vice. i Cape Flyer Escapes With Slight Injuries London, January 7 Flight Lieut. Rose, flying the Miles Falcon machine in which he won the King's Cup race last summer, left Lympne at 2 o’clock thi s morning in an attempt to fly to the Cape
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    • 47 9 i M— &lt; U Beware of that Sore Throat. It may be the first sign of an infectious disease. Take Formamint at once. Formamint cures a Sore Throat and is a valuable safeguard against infection. Prevents Influenza, Colds —Diphtheria, etc. FORMAMINT IS OBTAINABLE AT ALL CHEMISTS AND STORES
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    • 182 9 RACE WEEK CALLS FOR ZEISS BINOCULARS I Perhaps nowhere is the advantage of the user of a Zeiss glass over his less fortunate associate better illustrated than on the race-course. The former has a clear view of the field and can note quickly and distinctly the colours of the jockeys,
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  • 361 10 And imports Decline FOREIGN TRADE'S FAVOURABLE BALANCE OF $13,360,110 Malaya’s gross foreign trade for the month ended Nov. 30 last totalled $92,327,-1 968, of which $52,894,039 represents exports and $539,433,929 imports, leaving a favourable balance of $13,360,110. November’s exports represent an increase of $4,128,000 over
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  • 202 10 Miner Killed And Three Others Injured Tragedy of a singular nature interrupted work below ground at Holland Colliery, Upholland, in the Wigan coalfield the other day. One man wa s killed and three others were injured—one seriously—in an accident, apparently resulting from an electrical ■short circuit. The
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  • 539 10 GOVERNOR TO OPEN MEETING MAIN TALKS ON SPREAD OF DISEASE BY AEROPLANE Members of health services and observers of most countries of the East will arrive iin Singapore shortly for the annual meeting of the Advisory Council of the Eastern Bureau of
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  • 303 10 Husband Gasses Himself After Wife Went Home i i A domestic quarrel and parting, followed by tragedy, was described at the inquest at Wallasey, Cheshire, the other day, ion James Corrin, 35, of Mosslands-drive, Wallasey, who was found gassed. Corrin’s mother told the coroner, Mr. J.
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  • 168 10 "Delightful Man" With Irish Brogue Posing as an Irish doctor, a 40-year-old, grey-haired Irishman, who is well known to the police, has succeeded during the past few days in duping people, and obtaining rums of money from them. Scotland Yard is hunting for him. So are the
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  • 182 10 “Hateful Fatness” Has Disappeared It sounds almost incredible that anyone could lose as much as seventy pounds of fat without discomfort and without an adverse effect on their health. Yet this nurse has reduced herself by that amount, ana is actually in much better health
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  • 442 10 Judge's Strictures On "Dangerous Trade" WOMAN'S LIFE SAVED BY AN OPERATION Sobbing silently, and holding a white handkerchief to her face as she sat in a I chair in the dock at Sussex Assizes at I Lewes, a widow, Annie Ward. 42, dressmaker, who had been
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 183 10 FUN FROLIC Wednesday, 8th January, 1936. MAIN GATE 10 CENTS ONLY TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA “LOW HENG LU”—Part 2. SEATS :—40, 30, 20 10 Cents. NO FREE LISTS. KHENG LUM KHENG CHEW OPERA “WYE LIEW OYE” SEATS: 30 20 Cents. NO FREE LISTS. OPEN-AIR CINEMA Two Shows Nightly at
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  • 420 11 Wedding Plans And Wealth Pose COURT SCENE FOLLOWS FIVE YEARS' SENTENCE Alien sentenced at Leedg Assizes to five er penal servitude a prisoner thanked tr.e Court for its “very sincere and generous hearing.” He was Clifford George Somers, 34, of Albans-place, who was found guilty fraud,
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  • 197 11 CHINESE ON ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE As a sequel to a case of alleged stabihg on Saturday night at No. 15, Leith .Street, a Hokkien named Billy Khoo was reduced before the magistrate, Mr. H. L. Luckham, yesterday charged with ttempted murder. It is alleged that
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  • 375 11 Work And Money For Humble Rescuer RISKED HIS LIFE FOR THAT OF A STRANGER Praise was bestowed by the Westminister coroner upon a plucky young man who jumped into the Thames from the Victoria Embankment to save a drowning man and had to be rescued himself. This
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  • 61 11 Dishonest Retention Of Bicycle Having previously pleaded guilty when charged with 'dishonestly retaining a stolen bicycle belonging to Lok Liam, at Weld Quay on December 30, a Hokkien named Chuah Yin Chong appeared in the police court yesterday for sentence. The magistrate, M. H. A. L. Luckham,
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  • 82 11 In the police court yesterday before Mr. H. A. L. Luckham, the case was mentioned in which Mat bin All stands charged with false representation to Surat bin Ibrahim, at the Trade School on October 9. It is alleged that accused induced the delivery of $3O
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  • 160 11 In A House For "No Good Purpose" That she had been in the house for no good purpose was alleged at the inquest at Yarmouth on Annie Grace Driver, 13, ■of Steam Mill-lane. Cobholm, who met her I death by falling from a bedroom window of
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  • 184 11 Three Children To Share Most Of £535,345 Estate Known as the “River King,” Mr. Joseph T. Mears, who died at his Richmond home in September, aged 66, and whose will has just been published, left property valued at £535,345. Practically the whole of this sum represents freehold
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  • 200 11 Coroner's Comment On A Callous Pedestrian &lt; Callous conduct of an unknown pedestrian came under the condemnation of the South London coroner, Mr. A. Douglas Cowburn. I j The death of William Lattimer, 63, of t Harvey-road, Camberwell, was being inquired into. It was stated that while walking
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  • 93 11 Woman Struck By Mudguard Of Runaway Lorry While cleaning the front of her daughter’s house in Park-lane, Royton, near Oldham, the other day, a woman was decapitated by the mudguard of a runaway motor-lorry. She was Mrs. Ellen Ann Tomlinson, 58, of Spencer-street, Royton. The lorry had
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  • 49 11 Grants totalling £41,317 10s. have just been made to charities by the trust created in 1928 by the late Mr. Bernhard Baron, founder of Carreras, Limited. London hospitals receive £16,200; hospitals outside London £9,640; orphanages, cripple institutions, and blind associations, £4,625; Jewish I charities, £9,852 10s.
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  • 166 11 Wrote Letter To Another Man On Honeymoon When summing up a divorce case at Leeds Assizes in which a husband claimed damages, Mr. Justice MacKinnon told the jury, “You may very well think that the wife here was not worth anything, and, so far from receiving
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    • 73 11 r llvsk ijxshz Wi The AGE and k| QUALITY of 1 Johnnie Walker are higher to- day than ever before—a standard Iw* we maintain by constantly re- Ml plenishing our immense reserves b&j of the finest old Scotch whiskies. VO K JOHNNIE i E WAbKER BORN 1820 —STILL GOING STRONG
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 379 12 BB\ A POSITIVELY FOR 2 MIGHTS ONLY! WZ MBJESIrvE' "J% MMWw wnllw WBf W W IM uJ7y\&A raes 6-15 LAST NIGHT 9-30 OPENINe tonight 615 wo It’s A Long Time Since The A.die.c. Hod Sech 111 011)11 15 OPENING TONIGHT »-30 Lau^hter BROUGHT BACK BY POPULAR REQUEST UPROARIOUS COMEDY DRAMA
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  • 1816 13 THE ABANDONED PEACE PLAN SANCTIONS POLICY UNCHANGED THE POSITION OF FRANCE Sir Samuel Hoare has been the victim of circumstance. He retires because he has come into conflict with popular opinion go strong that it could not be withstood. There were elements of tragedy in the story,
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  • 448 13 NOTICE IMPERIAL AIRWAYS With reference to th e previous notice concerning the Outward Imperial Airways Sea-plane which was wrecked at Alexandria on the 31st ultimo, it would now appear that the major portion of the mail for Malaya was not in th e wrecked machine. A further
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  • 909 13 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule Of Principal Lines The following is a list of vessels arriving and sailing from Penang during the week IN PORT TODAY M.V. LOSSIEBANK fr o m China via Singapore, Port Swettenham and Bela-1 wan. Sails same day for Boston, New’ York, Philadelphia and Baltimore via Cape
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 115 13 "E. O." Hotel PENANG. TONIGHT DINNER. DANCE CABARET First Appearance of HELLA BARRY In A Brilliant Programme of Modern, Eccentric Acrobatic Dances. Dinner Cabaret s3|- Non-Diners sl|HELLA BARRY Will Also Appear At The Dinner Dances To Be Held Tomorrow and Saturday next. WHEN VISITING SINGAPORE STAY AT RAFFLES HOTEL. l/ARTINS
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    • 38 13 YOUR DOG MUST HAVE MEAT He fret» 11 in really wholesome form in combination with finest wheatmeals in swatt# OVALS owns suraiMs in tws doq*s sstssm a TraJ* tnfuiriat w E. S. BEST, c K. FjO. B«k 291,
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  • 939 14 POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY I BIG INCREASE IN U.S. CONSUMPTION Symington And Wilson’s weekly market report dated London, December 18 states: I I Mainly owing to a marked reserve on the part of sellers, business during the past seven days has been on a small scale
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  • 713 14 CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH AT, 25TH GENERAL MEETING The twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Kong Lee (Perak) Plantations, Ltd., was held at 7 Royal Bank Place, Glasgow, on 18th December, 1935. Mr. David Carruthers, the Chairman of I the Company, who presided, said:— I assume that
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  • 54 14 The Alor Pongsu Amalgamated Estates Ltd. ***** lbs. The Bedong (Malaya) Rubber Ltd. ***** The Temerloh Rubber Estates Ltd. ***** Kamra Tin Dredging Ltd: Dredging—Output 169% piculs. Yardag e treated ***** cubic yards. Hours worked 92 hours. Pattani Tin Ltd: No work during the month
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  • 1162 14 CAPITAL REORGAN ISA- TION APPROVED The ordinary general meeting of Ribon Valley (Nigeria) Tinfields, Ltd., was held at River Plate House, Finsbury-circus, E.C., Mr. A. Burt presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said: With regard to the assets, ther e
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 111 14 YOU ARE PLANNING A TOUR? CHOOSE A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY WITH TOPPING FEATURES Easily Reached From Penang FRENCH INDOCHINA Is That Country Gifted By Nature With Finest Spots. Splendid and healthful hilly regions immense forest areas full of bigpgame the best chance to bag some fine sample of the jungle s
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    • 323 14 START THE NEW YEAR WELL BYUtVESTING IN A i Every day of the year Rolleicord will take perfect pictures whatever the light or weather conditions. “Dud” results arc a thing unheard of in conjunction with this splendid roll-film mirror reflex camera. The picture about to be taken is seen full
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    • 1701 15 mitTTT JL i c* v teMUCNTING QJS? W/&gt;B &gt; BLUB FUMMBL LIMB Ltfrk Vesseto LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave Dob m re Penang London Far Eastern Mail, Passenger and Freight Service M erejmctom with Glen a Shire Une. OUTWARDS 2 j AGAMEMNON Mars., L’don, R’dam, H’burg Glasgow Jan. 9 Feb.
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  • 105 16 Woman's Fancy For Baby Bey (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Jan. 8. How a Chinese woman took a fancy to a ten- month-old baby boy and took him to Johore without his parents’ consent and there made an attempt to sell him for $8
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  • 357 16 Alleged Violence Further hearing has been .adjourned till tomorrow in the case in the Third Magistrate’s Court. Singapore, where Tan Ah Guan and Sim Low Peow were charged on Monday with causing grievous hurt to one Sin Ah Hoe. Mr. ALM. Soares prosecuted. It was alleged
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  • 82 16 under development for housing.—Rugby Radio Service. Proposal For Development Under Consideration London, Jan. 7. A proposal is under consideration for the development of coal deposits near Glasgow estimated to worth £7,000,000 and calculated to gave employment to nearly 1,000 men for about 40 years. Two large
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  • 113 16 —Rugby Radio Service. JSrowth Of Industry In Lincolnshire i London, Jan. 7. I The growth of steel production at Scunthorpe in Lanpolnshire close to an ironstone field is estimated to contain about 468,000,000 tons has resulted in an increase of employment in the district of 54 per cent,
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  • 200 16 Identity Unknown i How a Malay cyclist, aged about 35, met his death on the evening of Dec. 21 &gt; following a collision with a European owner private motor car at the junction ’of Moulmein Road and Thompson Road was related before Mr. W.G. Porter, the
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  • 130 16 Tragedy At Sungei Glugor SAD END TO MOONLIGHT RIDE While riding his bicycle along the jetty at Snngei GJugor last night a young Malay, aged 22 years, fell into the water and was drowned. It appears that the deceased and four, friends were riding along the jetty
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  • 219 16 £5O Fine For Employee Of Chocolate Firm A few weeks before he was due to retire on a pension, Jacob Gloor, 65, a Swiss, of Collingwood-road, Bristol, was at Bristol fined £5O for corruptly attempting to sell the secret process for the manufacture of a special
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  • 39 16 —Rugby Radio Service. Londjbn, Jan. 7. Technical experts representing the British and Irish Free State Governments met in Dublin today to discuss the operation of air routes between the Free State and Great Britain.—Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 116 16 .—Reuter. Big Drop In British Exports To China London, January 7. Cotton yarn exports to British India which fell from over £14,000,000 in 1932 to £9,300,000 in 1934, hav e alrecdy amountI e&lt;l to £9,700,000 for the first eleven months of 1935, according to the annual report of
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  • 193 16 Chinese Accused Of Using Forged Documents Teng Ah Oon claimed trial yesterday, at the Singapore Assizes, before Mr. Justice a’Beckett Terrell, on two charges of using as genuine two forged documents, namely two wage g orders initialled by Mr. R.H. Oakley, Assistant Controller of Labour, which
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  • 243 16 Latest Quotations Tuesday Monday Paris 74 51 64 74 23 32 New Ycrk 4.93 4.92]jj Montreal 4.94% 4.94% Bruscels 29.31 29.30 .Geneva 15.17% 15.16% Amsterdam 7.27 7.26% Milan 61% 61% Berlin 12.26 12.26 Pragu e 119 118% I Copenhagen Oslo 19.90% 19.90% 'Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Vienna
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  • 155 16 f The following are the latest quotations for today RUBBERS: Allenbys 1-65 1.75 B. fcintangs 1-10 1-15 Bentas 92% 97% Brogas 92 97 Indragiris 1.10 115 Kuala Sidims 2.30 2.40 Mentakabs 40 42% New Scudais 1-40 1.45 S. Tukangs 95 1.00 Ulu Benuts 51 53 TINS Ampats
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  • 47 16 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 London Bank 2 4 132 4 mst 2 4 332 Private 3 m st credit 2 4 3 8 3 Documentary 2 4 12 On New York Demand 57% India T.T. 154% France T.T. 860 Hong Kong,, T.T. 43% Shanghai T.T. 47% dis
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  • 49 16 —Rugby Radio Service. London, January 7. The Exchequer Returns show total ordinary revenue, excluding selfbalancing items, amounts to £449,253,056 compared with £430,667,802 at corresponding date of last year. The total ordinary expenditure, exclusive of self-balancing items, is £567,056,866 against £544,838,030 at corresponding date of 1935.—Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 123 16 ITN YESTERDAY TODAY London —(Sppt) £210.10.0 £211.7.6 London —(3 months) £202.10.0 £202.15.0 Singapore $102.25 $103.50 Business Done Penang $101.87% Business Done Buyers no sellers OOPRA.— (Sundried) $5.85 $5.85 BLACK PEPPER $ll.OO $ll.OO RUBBER Landon 6%d 6%d New York 13%c(G) 13 13 16c(G) Singapore—Spot 22 %c 23c Jan 23c
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  • 390 16 KENNEDY COMPANY TODAY’S PRICES The following are latest quotation in MESSRS. KENNEDY CcCs Stars. Liat today Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Selk r» RUBBER: Allenby 160 1.70 1.62% 1.70 Amal. Malay 3.12% 3.25 3.22% 3.40 Bassett 57% 62% 60 65 B. Lintang 1.07% 1.12% 1.10 1.15
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  • 32 16 London, January 7. Sterling on New York was 4.93 fi and Paris 74%. Stock markets were easier with war loan at 105%. Gold was 141 0-1 2d,—Rugby Radio Ser- vice.
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    • 34 16 WEATHER REPORT Temperatures Wind Rainfall 6 a.m. 77 N.E. Noon 82 N.W. TIDE TABLE HIGH WATER LOW WATER TODAY 6.54 a.m. 12.46 p.m 6.50 p.m. TOMORROW 12.35 a.m 7.30 a.m. 1.25 p.m 7.34 p.m.
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