Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 February 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 34. Vol. XCIV. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 138 1 Reuter. rotal Placed At Near 6,000 Tons MINCING LANE ELATED RUMOURS OF SPECIAL SHIP BEING CHARTERED OVER 3,000 TONS STOCK REDUCTION EXPECTED London, February 13. U Lane is elated at the shipments of physical rubber to New It is rumoured that at
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  • 103 1 Rugby Radio Service. Highest Recorded Since December 1930 London, Feb. 13. Board of Trade index of wholesale s in J nuary shows an increase in the rage of 0.4 per cent, as compared with mber and of 4 per cent, tus compared th a year ago. is
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  • 87 1 irst week in March.- Rugby Radio Ser- Cabinet Meeting To Consider Committee's Report London, Feb. 13. Newspapers, which state a special meet* of th > Cabinet will be held on Monday v hich consideration will be given to recommendations of the Committee of ni ters, which is
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  • 64 1 Rugby Radio Service. Ministers Visit Buckingham Palace London, February 13. His Majesty the King, who received the Prime Minister. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, last night, gave audiences to other ministers today. Lord President of the Council. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Hailsham and Chancellor of
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  • 75 1 folio, Lord Eustace Percy.—Rugby Radio Service. Bill To Subordinate To Defence Ministry London, Feb. 13. When the House of Commons discusses tomorrow the private member’s bill to subordinate the three fighting services to the Ministry of Defence, it is understood the Government’s attitude to the Bill and on
    folio, Lord Eustace Percy.—Rugby Radio Service.  -  75 words
  • 39 1 Rugby Radio Service. Statement Expected On April 20 London, February 13. In Parliamentary circles it is believed that a budget statement will be made in the House of Commons on either April 20 or 21.—Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 407 1 clauses. The debate continues.—Rugby Radio Service. Debate At Jecond Reading RAISING OF SCHOOL LEAVING AGE London, Feb. 13. In the House of Commons this afternoon, President of the Board of Education, the Right Hon. Oliver Stanley, moved the second reading of the Education Bill, the principal object of
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  • 44 1 .Rtmter. Liner Crashes Into Sea WITH 30 PASSENGERS Madrid, Feb. 14. According to a message from Madiera, an air liner carrying .30 passengers crashed into the sea off Teneriffe. The British Aircraft Carrier Furious” has been ordered to make a search.Reuter.
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  • 155 1 Rugby Radio Ser* ice Ceremony On King's Birthday PRESENTATION OF NEW COLOURS ON JULY 16 London, Feb. 14. The ceremony of Trooping the Colour will take place on King Edward’s birthday June 23. I t The ceremony will take place as usual on the Horse Guards’ Parade
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  • 54 1 Reuter New Air Mail Service i i Inaugurated Shanghai, Feb 13 Inaugurating a weekly Sino-French air mail service the CN.AC airliner this morning left for Hanoi where the mail. transferring in the air to France, will be delivered in Paris on February 24 The passenger service to the same
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  • 34 1 .Reuter. Veteran Champion Of Bimetallism Montene, Arkansas, Feb. 12. The death is announced of Mr. William Hope Harvey, who is also knowm as Coin Harvey,” the veteran champion of bime- tallism
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  • 114 1 first part of last year.Rugby Radio Service. London, February 14. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Walter Elliot announced at th-? House 1 of Commons question time that an agreement had been reached with the governments of Australia and New Zealand and also with the government of
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  • 31 1 Rugby Radio Service. London, Feb. 13. Sterling on New York was 4.98-13.16 and Paris 74-7[B. The Stock Markets were quiet. War Ixian was 106-5 8 and Gold 140il0-l]2d.
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  • 224 1 Reuter. (CONVERSION OF BLACK PEPPER INTO WHITE INTERESTING EVIDENCE BY EXPERT London, Feb. 13. 1 he fact that black pepper could be converted into white pepper played an important part in the pepper case according to an expert witness at the resumed hearing at the
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  • 35 1 Reuter. Brother Summoned To Bedside Washington, Feb. 13. The Nevy Secretary, Senator Swanson, who broke his rib through a fall last week, has developed pleurisy. His brother was summoned to his bedside.
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  • 84 1 Several Changes Effected (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Feb. 13. According to an official source the resignations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Economics and the acting head of Finance have been .accepted. Luang Pradit has
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    • 2081 2 RATES FOR CASUAL RANTAU tin dredging the perak river valley| INERTOL R A N K S KAI» run VMWAtu LTD RUBBER CO.. LTD. INEnIUL B* W ADVERTISEMENTS (incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.> I Notice ls here by given that the trade, j NOTICE IS HEREBY
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  • 2262 3 London Theatres Resume Shows Fine Play About Byron Film Industry's Tribute To King George Films From France (From Our Own Correspondence) London, Feb. 1. LNDON theatres are regaining something more like their customary patronage after last week’s penod of mourning. Two-the Gaiety and .He Strand—which closed down
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    • 476 3 l 1 j t e 4 Listen to jgEgffS Claudette Colbert i f wMPM Est i i WHAT IS IT THAT .UMF MAKES A GIRL 'f X W I IRRESISTIBLE? W UT F s A I YOU VE ALL WONDERED I HEAPS OF TIMES l'M j SURE-” A TRULY II
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  • 285 4 £lO A Week In New York Casino New York, Jan. 29. Madame Arlette Simone,” hitherto known as Mme. Stavisky, is spending her first day in the United States rehearsing steps for her debut as a chorus girl in a popular Broadway cabaret. She is to
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  • 327 4 Judge Decides Its Allocation In the Chancery Division on Jan 31 Mr i~ nnett gave judgment taken out by the Senior Official ReXn r qUWat<>r f Broad l-nuted. stock and share brokers, asking X'™ K. SaS t 0 h W WroxtaaX Obtained from John (otherwise known as
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  • 570 4 Woman's Alleged Pose As Tsar's Daughter I A remarkable story in which a woman J was alleged to have said that she was a daughter of the Tsar of Russia and the last of the Romanoffs was told at Dawlish (Devon) Police Court on Jan. 30.
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  • 184 4 Overseer Budd, of the London Zoo. has turned oculist, not by appointment, to a deadly hamadryad, a ten-foot male sneke that carries a thirty-minute death charge at the base of its fangs. Hamadryad, to christen him with his type name, had shed his old
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  • 687 4 VILLAGE LIFE AND. A LEAFY PARK I first went to Sandringham during the lifetime of Queen Alexandra. It was a dry and sunny September, and the East winds gave zest to the sharp Norfolk air. From Wolfertonsuch a small station it seemed; so homely and personal somehow,
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  • 3131 5 RAFFLES COLLEGE PROFESSOR'S ROTARY CLUB ADDRESS The Progress Of Research Singapore. February 13. Th* surface of rubber technology has far only been scratched." So said Mr. G. UcOwan, Professor of 1 r.istry at Raffles College, in the course in: resting address on The History Synthetic Rubber”
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    • 101 5 'PHONE 543. pllllg PENAKG TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 7.30 TO 10 P.M. DINNER WILL BE SERVED ON THE LAWNS, WEATHER PERMITTING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR. THOSE DESIRING MEALS OUT OF DOORS. WEDDING CAKES We specialise in cakes of the very best quality of any weight. Bread is obtainable direct from the
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    • 90 5 I HE DROPPED HIS A-MEN TO JOIN THE G-MEN! M.G.M.'S ROLLICKING COMEDY FROM the great stage success oOshfeliS The Bishop Misbehaves jI I V f EDMUND G WEN N (famcas Star of "GOOD COMPANIONS") Ij I MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN, NORMAN POSTER, REGINALD OWEN, ARTHUR TREACHER. 1 i ~>.■• STARTS SUNDAY i
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  • 277 6 PETEk FAN PARTY Little Zelda Spencer-Lewis receiving the Queen’s Prize from the Marchioness of Cambridge for the best costume at Peter Pan Party, at Claridge's Hotel, in aid of Dr. Barnado’s Homes. Baby Wins Queen's Prize TRAINING FOR NET RESULTS.Birmingham footballers playing a form of
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  • 2332 7 Methodical Saleman's" Claim Against Girl Fails UNUSUAL BREACH OF PROMISE CASE IN K. L. CHIEF JUSTICE'S ADVICE TO LOVERS Kuala Lumpur Feb. 12 I Remarking that mothers did not want neir daughters to marry human vol-' woes,” that however efficient the plaintiff a? as
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  • 164 7 Towards Cost Of Imperial Defence j The following arc among the motions for Monday’s meeting of the Legislative j Council Mr Bagnall will move approval of the payment of $500,000 in Singapore on or after Mar 31 to H M. Government as a gift towards
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  • 97 7 Chinese Charge?*! With i Smuggling Rubber Johore Bahru, Feb. 10. A haul of 6,048 lb. of sheet rubber was made by Customs Officers yesterday morning. I This had a sequel in the first magis- trate’s court this momin°- when Hooi Sai Wooi Lau Ah Wah and Ng Ah
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  • 77 7 Japanese Journalist As Staff Correspondent i The Osaka Mainichi and the Tokio Nichi Nichi, which are the foremost newspapers of the Osaka Mainchi group in Japan, have sent one of their leading journalists, Mr. Shigenori Yanagi, as staff correspondent in Singapore. I This is the
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  • 78 7 Chinese Gets Two Months' R.l. Having pleaded guilty when charged with theft of a flask valued at $3.95, at Camp- bell Street on February 6, a young Cantonese named Tan Hoong was produced in the police court yesterday for sentence. Detective Inspector Teh Ah Kow, who
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  • 719 8 Youth Triumphs Over Experience THRILLING RETURN FIGHT (BY SECONDS OUT»’) Ipoh, Feb. 14. Before .1 large crowd a thrilling and «scientific fight was put up et Jubilee Arena last night by Battling Guillermo and Nai Boon Mah, two of the most well-known of lightweight
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  • 203 8 ENGLISH SCOTTISH LEAGUES FIXTURES FOR TOMORROW The following are the matches to be played tomorrow in the English and Scottish Leagues DIVISION I Birmingham v Liverpool Bolton W v Aston Villa Brentford v Portsmouth Everton v W’hampton W DIVISION II Bradford v Doncaster R Port Vale v Norwich C Southampton
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  • 63 8 Fifth Round Draw ARSENAL TO VISIT NEWCASTLE The following is the draw for the fifth round of the F. A. Cup to be played on Saturday Barnsley v Stoke C Sheffield U v Leeds Grimsby T v Manchester C Newcastle v Arsenal Bradford C v Derby Bradford
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  • 75 8 Army v. Civil Service The following are the principal Rugby Union matches to be played tomorrow Army v Civil S Bath v Gloucester Bedford v O. M. T. Birkenhead P v Sale Blackheath v Cambridge U Bradford v Headingley Bristol v London S Devonport S v U. S.
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  • 31 8 Reuter. Somerset v. Middlesex London, Feb. 13. The rugger match between Somerset and Middlesex which was fixed to be played today at Weston-Super-Mare wus cancelled owing to frost.
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  • 546 8 Draw For Junior Doubles Championship ENTRIES FOR LADIES 1 EVENTS CLOSE TODAY The result of the draw for the Penang Badminton Association 1936 Junior Doubles Championship is as follows: Tan Kong Tatt and Lee Ee Sin bye v. Yeoh Cheng Eng and Cheah Phee Kheng. John Ignatius and
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  • 159 8 I.R.C. v. M.A.F.C. The following will represent ths I.R.C. against the M.A.F.C. in e friendly game of soccer at the S.X.I. Grounds tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. sharp: V. Renga Raju; A. C. David (Capt.) and S. Pragalathan; D. Suppiah, N. S. Muniyandi and A. Rethinasamy; S. Kuppusamy, A. S.
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  • 61 8 P.C.C. V. P.R.C. The following have been selected to represent the P.R.C. against the P.C.C. on the Esplanade on Saturday and Sunday: D. A- Campbell (Capt.). C. J. Scully, L. I. Robleus, L. S. da Silva, J. Andres, M. Pestana, A. de Zilva, K. A. Taylor, J. W. Webb,
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  • 254 8 Warders Badly Beaten By Transferians f KAR CHENG PERFORMS HAT-TRICK The Transferians convincingly defeated the Warders Football Club at soccer yes- terday on the Dato Kramat ground, by seven goals to one, but had their forwards made good use of the opportunities presented them, they would have
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  • 297 8 Lawn Tennis Tournament The following are results of ties TUESDAY Men’s Singles Handicap :H. F. Clancy 15 v. Winner of C. P. Liston Scr. and J. A. Evans 4. Veterans Doubles Handicap :H. E. Muriel and M. T. P. Rule 15.1 v. H. D’Arcy Irvine and L.
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  • 2289 9 PETERSEN RETAINS HIS TITLE HE WAS ALWAYS MASTER k Petersen, the British and Empire w i ht champion. successfully dehis title at Wembley on Jan. 29 beat Len Harvey on points, says Hartnell in the News Chronicle’’. t fine night the new moon looked a
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  • 1246 9 UNEXPECTED CUP-TIE RESULTS SCOTLAND'S FASTEST PLAYER TRANSFERRED Scottish And English Wrestlers Meet From Our Own Correspondent). London, Feb. 1. f I TRIBUTE TO KING GEORGE I The Scottish Football Association iocided that at all matches played on Jan-? uary 25th, an appropriate tribute should be paid to
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  • 562 10 Italy’s operations in Ethiopia have found condemnation everywhere and the whole world now appreciates the conduct of the war in all its crude reality. There is no division of opinion about its reckless immorality. The bombing of the Swedish Ambulance on the eve of the New Year was
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  • 126 10 Manager Who Made False Declaration (From Cur Own Correspondent) Taiping. February 13. Nomura, the manager of a Japanese toy shop, appeared before the Taiping magistrate today on two charges of making a false declaration and evasion of customs duty. Defendant pleaded ignorance and fines amounting to $2O
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  • 71 10 By Mrs. Rule's Pupils This Evening The pupils of Mrs. M. T. P. Rule are giving a concert and dancing display tonight at the Town Hall, starting at 5.30 p.m. An interesting programme of Characteristic, National, Classical and Acrobatic Dances has been arranged. Seats are priced
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  • 647 10 LATE C.P.O. PENANG DEATH AT WEST MALLING. KENT The death occurred at West Mailing, Kent, on Friday 3rd January of Major Arthur Robert Johnstone Dewar, late Chief Police Officer, Penang, who retired from the Straits Settlements 13 years ago at the age of 66. From
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  • 284 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. A. G. McDonald and s child have left for Home on holiday. His many friends will regret to hear that Captain A. C. Godding. M.C., Ipoh, is indisposed. The death has occurred, at the age of 72, of Mrs. Theodora Fernandez. She was a very
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  • 197 10 Magistrate's Warning To Accused Having pleaded guilty to a charge < fermenting intoxicating liquor, Liew F< < I appeared before Mr. H.A.L. Luckham n the police court today for sentence. i Mr. J. A. Parker, who prosecuted, sain that accused had a previous convictn I The duty
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  • 71 10 Heavy Chamber Work Following an accumulation of work du: ing the Assizes Mr. Justice Gordon Sim was today engaged with a very' heavy 1 of Chamber matters. There were no less than 54 summonses, etc. down for hearin practically every Penang lawyer* being *»> gaged in one
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    • 149 10 IksemTvf j a fieMij sJfifielite L j y Ro 1 When a dish is tasteless and insipid, it’s as good as wasted Appetite is lacking. Just add a few drops of Maggi’s Seasoning before serving and note the surprising difference in taste. Maggi’s Seasoning is mainly a concentrate of vegetable
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  • 485 11 1.000 MEN DOWN TOOLS I Ipoh, Lahat And Kampar Most Affected DEMANDS IN WAGE INCREASE (From Our Perak Representative) Ipoh, Feb. 13. A few tools hammering on anvils in foundries in Ipoh, Lahat, Pusing and Kampar, where only some days back, were busily turning out
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  • 115 11 An Important Witness PROSECUTION CASE CLOSED (From Our Perak Representative) Ipoh. February 14. Further evidence was recorded yesterday at the Perak Assizes in the trial of Fam Fab the 21-year-old Chinese who is being charged with the murder of a young Chinese girl at Menglembu early this
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  • 34 11 (From Our Perak Representative) Ipoh, Feb. 14. The accused in Menglembu murder case, Fam Fah, was today convicted at the Perak Assizes before Mr. Justice Aiken and was sentenced to death.
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  • 195 11 TALKIE VERSION OF DUMAS' NOVEL A film which is sure to thrill local audiences is R. K. O.Radio’s version of Alexandre Dumas’ "The Three Musketeers”, which opened to crowded houses at the Majestic last night. Cardinal Richelieu’s bitte- struggle to maintain his control ever Louis
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  • 152 11 Local Examination Results The following candidates presented bv the Penang Convent for the Theoretical Music Examination were successful SENIOR DIVISION Gladys Boudville Pass Oh Pek S?ok Pass. INTERMEDIATE DIVISION Annie Nissen Honours. Chiang Hong Wah Pass. JUNIOR DIVISION Chan Liew Chin Honours PREPARATORY DIVISION Vichitra Sumawongse
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    • 539 11 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS POSITIONS VACANT Dredgemaster wanted for Siam. Applicapous v ith particulars of experiences and testimonials to :Harper Gilfillan Co, Ltd., Penang. Applications are invited for the post of Secretary to the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. Salary according to qualification of applicant, free unfurnished house and the option of participating
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    • 58 11 "V O." Hotel 1 PENANG. TOMORROW Extension of Bar Licence to 1 A M. DINNER, DANCE CABARET Final Performance of THE LOS FELINOS TRIO Dtaner 4 Cabaret »3|- Non-Diners »1|Sunday, 16th February ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 9.15 p.m. to 11.15 p.m. BY THE E. &O.° ORCHESTRA finder The Direction Of Mr. A.
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    • 40 11 YOUR DOG MUST HAVE MEAT IN CORRECT FORM I w s ets n reaUy wholesome form in /rjji combination with eU finest wheatmeals n r. 7" rale enquiries to P.O. Box 291. 7 e C BOMBAY. SPRATTS 1 l-OVALS J
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  • 330 12 Survey Finished 500,000 PRODUCERS INVOLVED Amsterdam, Jan. 28. It is reported from Batavia that the registration of native rubber gardens has be.-n virtually concluded in the East Coast of Sumatra (native region), Djambi, Palembang, and Western and Eastern Borneo. This comprises almost the er.tire native area
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  • 1818 12 Difficult Business Conditions LOW INTEREST RATES Improving Conditions The annual general meeting of the Union Bank of Australia Ltd. was held at 71 Cornhill, E. *C. The Hon. Edmund W Parker (the chairman) presided. The Chairman first referred to the death of His Majesty King Georgv,
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  • 182 12 Capital Reduction Laras (Sumatra) Rubber Estates proposes to reduce its capital from £70G,C09 to £449,283 by cancelling 20 of the company’s Eight per Cent. 2s. Cumulative Preference shares and 8d per share on the rest, and by cancelling 20 of the 2s Ordinary shares and Is 4d
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  • 258 12 i At a meeting of holders of the coinpany’s Seven per Cent. First Mortgage Convertible debentures, to be held on 11th February, a resolution will be submitted providing for the following modifications in the trust deeds: j (1) All arrears of interest to be
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  • 114 12 Latest Quotations Thursday Wednesday Paria 74 61)64 74 57 64 I New York 4.98 316 4.99 716 Montreal 4.97% 4.98% 29.37% 29.37 Geneva 15.15 15.14 Amsterdam 7.28% 7.28% 'Milan 62 316 62% I Berlin 12.29 15.29% .Prague 119% 119% Copenhagen Osl 19.90% 19.90% Stockholm 19.39% 19.39%
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  • 145 13 Lady Assistant Medical Officer (Maternity and Child Welfare.) Applications are invited from properly I qualified Asiatic Medical Women for the above post at a commencing salary of $4OO p.m. rising by annual increments of $25 p.m. to $6OO p.m. plus a transport allowance of $4O
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  • 126 13 —Reuter. Restaurant Gutted Four Dead BIG CROWD PLUNGED INTO CONFUSION London, Feb. 13. At least three men and one woman are dead and more than 30 injured, some of whom are not expected to reco JR as a result of a fire at an
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  • 39 13 Reuter. Socialist Leader Attacked Paris, Feb. 13. The Socialist Leader, M. Leon Blum, was taken to hospital with a severed artery as the result of a street attack by the Cam elots du Roi, a Royalist organisation.-
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  • 48 13 .—Reuter. R,A=F. Flying Boats Reach Manila Manila. Feb. 13 The Singapore 111 flying boats, which are making a goodwill flight to Japan, arrived from Borneo and were welcomed by the British Consul, members of the British Colony, and the United States army. navy and civil officers.
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  • 50 13 Reuter Republican Candidate For U.S. Presidency Boston, (Chicago), Feb. 13. The publisher. Colonel Frank Knox, is standing as Republican candidate for the Presidency. Nomination papers have been filled up on his behalf in Springfield (Illinois) placing his name in the ballot for the April presidential primary elections.Reuter
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  • 55 13 Reuter. Kidnapped Missionary Located Peiping, Feb. 13. A Mukden message states that Father Burns and his captors have been located at a point fifteen miles to the east of Tunghua by Japanese soldiers who are endeavouring to encircle them. The operation is very difficult on account of the
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  • 45 13 opening this morning. Rugby Radio Service. Lists Closed Within Few Minutes Of Opening Tendon, Feb. 13 The lists in connection with £3,500,000 Central Electricity 3 1 per cent, stock were closed within a few minutes of opening this morning. Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 92 13 .Reuter. Compatible With League Covenant PUris, Feb. 12. M. Flandin told the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber that a FrancoSoviet pact was compatible with the League Covenant and Locarno, therefore there wus nothing to warrant Germany fortifying the demilitarised zone. He emphasised that demilitarisation could not be
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  • 140 13 Reuter. Midnight Meeting Of Iron And Steel Employers Mexico City, Feb. 13 There is no communism in Mexico,” declared President Cardenas, addressing a midnight meeting of iron and steel employers at Monterrey, where activities have been at a standstill for the last two days owing to
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  • 41 13 .Rugby Radio Service. London, Feb. 13 Road accident figures in Great Britain last week were 102 killed aryl 2,983 injured. In the corresponding week of last year the figures were 130 killed and 3,266 injured.Rugby Radio Service.
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  • 140 13 Rugby Radio Service. London Feb. 13 Lord Bearsted and Sir Herbert Samuel, two members of the delegation of four I which went to the United States in con- I nection with the campaign for gradual emigration of Jews from Germeny r©- 1 turned
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    • 164 13 greeted by packed houses LAST NIGHT MAJ^STIC 6-15 NIGHTLY 9-30 MATINEES TOMORROW SUNDAY AT 2-45 RKO-RADIO's Amazingly Spectacular Production of ALEXANDRE DUMAS' IMMORTAL STORY The 3 Musketeers’ with WALTER ABEL as the Dashing D'Artagnan PAUL LUKAS, lAN KEITH. RALPH FORBES And A Cast Of Thousands. D’Artagnan, fiction’s fondest go\‘to -the
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  • 648 14 OUTWARD IMPERIAL AIK MAIL The Outward Imperial Aircraft (due Penang on 12—2 36) left Calcutta at 6.26 a.m. for Akyab and Rangoon today. AIR .MAIL A mail for Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and South Africa by route to Singapore and thence by
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  • 791 14 SHIPPING ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Schedule Of PHndpai Lines i The following is a list of vessels arriving and sailing from Penang during the week > IN PORT TODAY S.S. SHUNKO MARU from Calcutta. Sails r same day for Hong Kong, Moji, Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama. S.S. VAN HEUTSZ from Singapore, Hongkong,
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    • 28 14 GOLDEN ARROW U LA TES T VACUUM FILLING PEN Price from $2.00 upwards. JBSxSK Transparent $3.50 upwards. OBTAINABLE AT LEADING SHOPS IN PENANG ALL MALAYA STATES. I i
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    • 383 14 I My Were Terrible Life Was a Burden/ A NOTHING would give rH me back my VITALITY L— A eiceot YEAST-VITEW Str»,— l fvnd yettr M Ttbltti Mttd mnd would not bo without thorn. triod ooorything, ond nothing would git* mo bock mg Vitality. I hud ontiroly given myoelf up
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    • 775 14 WIRELESS PROGRAMMES Bn talk by A. G. Street. 7.50 English Folk Songs.t 8.05 The Children’s Hour. 8.50 TODAY” The ews 9.05 Close down. Transmission3 Transmissiona 9.20 p.m. Big Ben. The BBC Scottisn Two of the following frequencies win be <x -or, i i .«I on x rxc-T» Orchestra. 10.20 Wig
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    • 137 16 TEK S SHORT HEAD goes HERE IT'S 1 w .V r brushes with long heads can’t fit the inside curve of your teeth—just the place, out of sight, where decay is most likely to start. That’s j———. why Tek was made. With its seven rows FOR of the very finest
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    • 196 16 p*»». its* 77*"? 1 6-30 LAST NIGHT 9-30 MATINEE TOMORROW AT 2.30 P. M. ANOTHER SUPERB NEW CANTONESE TALKIE TWO NEW STARS In A Novel Entertaining Musical Comedy Drama MR. SIT KOK MIN and MISS SIT KOK FAI (Brother Sister respectively of the famous star of PEI CHIEN LOONG” MR.
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    • 105 16 6-15 NIGHTLY 9-30 MATINEE TOMORROW AT 2-45 P.M. ACCLAIMED BY LAST NIGHT'S ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES AS GARBO'S BEST PICTURE I A Mighty Motion Picture That Will Live Long In Your Heart! GRETA GARBO FREDRIC MARCH in "ANNA KARENINA" with FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW (of DAVID COPPERFIELD” fame) -and Maureen O'SULLIVAN May ROBSON Basil
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    • 203 16 Fun Frolic Park Friday. 14th February. 1936. MAIN GATE 10 CENTS ONLY. TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA "SAM PEK ENG TAl’’—Part 4. SEATS 60, 40 20 Cents. FOONG HENG LIN CANTONESE OPERA SAY CHI HONG KOO” SEATS 10 and 20 cents. NO FREE LISTS. MISS KIAH OPERA OF SELANGOR PUTRI
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  • 220 17 New York, Jan. 28 v\ il’iam F. Warms, veteran sailor, who ui waited years to take command of his oi was sentenced to two years in prison is a penalty for what happened when his ambition was realised. I became acting-captain of
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  • 177 17 Although the psychic element that usually enter s into Miss Winifred Graham’s novels is not over-emphasised in What Thinkest Thou, Simon? (Hutchinson, 7s. t>d.) it is immanent throughout the book. A violent and brutal husband murders his wife in the hidden presence of his son. The man is
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  • 512 17 I Herr Hitler On i Britain's Example In India "WEAK LIBERAL CONCEPTION OF < SELF-GOVERNMENT" Munich, January 27. A powerful plea for the right of the J white races to possess colonies was made by Herr Hitler at Munich last night, before I
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  • 630 17 Military Duties From 11 To 32 STIFFER TAX ON BACHELORS I 50,000 Labourers I For E. Africa Rome, Jan. 30 i Signor Mussolini, at a three-hours Cabinet meeting, issued a series of drastic new decrees. These laws, which come into force imme-j diately. carry still further
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  • 481 17 A "Tenderfoot's 11 Canada Travels I CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES I i Susan, Duchess of Somerset, was the i widow of the 15th Duke. She married him 59 years ago, and he died in 1923. At the Coronation of King Edwaid VII. she was the premier peeress (for
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  • 160 17 Friday Was Fourpence,” by Kenneth Richards. Wishart: 7s. 6d. The hero” of the comedy’’ Friday Was Fourpence" is Penrose. a middleaged North London shoeshop proprietor whose business was not doing very well, and Friday Was Fourpence” was a regular phrase of his wife’s when rhe completed her weekly
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  • 254 18 It Pays To Be Good. By Noel Streatfeild. (Heinemann. 7s. Gd.) Miss Streatfeild has turned from sentiment to cynicism. Relentlessly and succinctly she traces the career of a detestable minx with no redeeming trait. Flossie Elk, the daughter of a greengrocer in the East End, happened to
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  • 204 18 American history suffers from no lack of chroniclers; rather the reverre, perhaps. for most phase's of its development have been thoroughly exploited by novelists as! well as historians But, as regards the I former writer." the most popular period of all is that as‘onishing decade or so just
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  • 513 18 KING EDWARD'S POPULARITY Our Ambassador King. By Basil Maine. London: Hutchinson. 3s. 6d. I King Edward VIII. ascends the throne with one great initial advantage, for he is known by his people as no King has ever been known at the opening of his reign. This
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  • 790 18 j Out of That Dream. By Katherine New- borg. London: William Heinemann. Pp. 281. 7s. 6d. net. The sea voyage is a familiar situation in fiction, but Miss Newborg has certainly created a world of her own out of it. The Vittorio
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  • 361 18 PICTURE OF NOBODY By Philip Ow ens, (7s. 6d. Cape.) This novel would be a remarkable pro- duction even if it were the author’s tenth novel instead of his first. A novelist who 'can start off with a story so original in its 1 theme, so
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  • 274 18 One of the most notableand pleasing features about the latest foreign importation in the fiction line, The X irgiu of SkaUiott, by Gudmundur Kamban (Ivor Nicholson and Watson, Bs. 6d.), is its freedom from sordid misery. The aged-old theme which is the mainspring of the book is
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  • 159 18 The diverse w’ays in which a tale can be told are not explored too boldly by most modem authors. Mr. James Hilton and a few others are the welcome exceptions. A tale related by a group of people, each one contributing his quota to the whole. an
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  • 362 19 QUEENSLAND PREMIER'S STATEMENT 4 We recognise that, in principle, Australia must have an increased population if we are to remain in successful tenancy of the country. We h.i\< no objection to people coming, but we do object to the transference of unemployed from England to Australia That
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  • 77 19 Sydney, Jan. 30. Addressing an intsr-State conference on labour and industrial problems on Jan 29. Mr Stevens, Premier of New South alea, foresaw gradual improvement of the unemployment situation. The rate of absorption of the unemployed into Industry, he declared, was now faster than the increase
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  • 359 19 Sale Of Drug To Be Restricted London, Jan. 31. Stating that it had only recently been discovered that some people seemed to be un-->bl<> to take pyramidon with safety, the St. Pancrag Coroner, Mr. Bentley Purchase, recorded a verdict of death from misadventure at an inquest on
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  • 613 19 Commonwealth And Expansion i BRITISH PLAN REJECTED I I Canberra, Jan. 31. 1 Believing that the time has not arrived for the carriage of all first-class mail matter by air, the Federal Cabinet has decided jthat the British Government’s proposals for amplifying the present air service between
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  • 174 19 EMPIRE GOVERNMENTS TO DISCUSS SUBSIDY Melbourne, Jan. 31. Seeking a fixed annual subsidy and reservation of the trade between New I Zealand and Australia for British I vessels, representatives of British shipping interests in the Pacific conferred with Mr. Lyons and Dr. Page. i Colonel N.
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  • 200 19 "Tamed" By White Man In Northern Australia Darwin, Northern Australia (by Mail.t The cannibals and warring tribes of Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) have at last been tamCd” This feat has been accomplishel single-handed by Dr. Donald Thomson, the anthropologist, who was appointed Special Commissioner for the troubled area
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  • 122 19 Cancelled Celebrations Melbourne, Jan. 27. Australia Daymarking the 148th anniversary of Governor Phillip’s arrival at Sydney to found the first settlementwas observed throughout the Commonwealth as a public holiday, the earlier decision to abandon it having been changed after the expression of the King’s wishes. The
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  • 188 19 Forecast Of Scarcity Sydney, Jan. 29. I Speaking at a conference of inter-State Ministers of Labour called to consider employment questions, including the scarcity of labour in rural industries, Mr. Stevens, the Premier of New South Wales, said that ths rate of absorption of unemployed into
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  • 996 20 PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW SCRATCHINGS AND ORDER OF RUNNING Below will be found the full programme for tomorrow’s races at Ipoh, the concluding day of the Perak Turf Club February Meeting, together with selections by Tic-Tac: RACE 1 Horses, Class 4, Division 5, 7 Furlongs. 1
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  • 112 20 4IN YEST'ERD AY TODAY London—(Spot) £208.15.0 f2 OB 0 0 London—(3 months) £201.5.0 2O150 Singapore $102.12% $101.75 Business Done Penang $102.12% Business Done 25 tons .7.7.7.7.7. COPRA.— (Sundried) BLACK PEPPEB J RUBBER London 7%d 7%d New York Holiday 15 9 i6c(G) Singapore—Spot 25 %c 25 %c Feb./Mar 25
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  • 99 20 Britain Enter Ice Hockey Final I Garmisch. Feb. 13. j The combined 18-kilometre Ski Race and I Ski Jump was won by Hagen (Norway) with 430.3. At ice hockey, in the semi-final pool. Great Britain defeated Hungary 5-1 to enter the final. Czecho-slovakia beat Austria 2-1. Mathisen
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  • 378 20 A. A. ANTHONY CO.’S QUOTATIONS Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller* TIN Ayer Weng 1.75 1.80 1.75 1.80 Batu Selangor 90 92% 90 92% Hitam 37% 42% 37% 42% Hong Fatt 87% 92% 90 95 Kiang River 1.95 2.00 1.97% 2.02% Kuchai 72% 77% 72% 77% Lukut 1.20 1.25 1.20
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  • 108 20 The following are the latest quotations for today Buyers Sellers TIN: Ampat Tins 56 6io Ayer Wengs 1.75 1.80 B. Selangor 90 92% Hong Fatts 90 92 Jelebu 92% 95 Johans 28 30 Kamuntings 12|6 13|3 K. Lanjuts 17|O 17>9ex K. Kampars 116 12'0c Kuchais 72% 75
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  • 354 20 KENNEDY COMP, TODAY’S PRICES I The following are the latest q-< 10ng In MESSRS. KENNEDY Ca t List today Yesterday I ~y Buyers Sellers Buyei RUBBER: Batu Lintang 112% 1.17% 1.1 2 Broga 90 95 Indragiri 1.12 1.15 1.12 Mentakab 41 44 42 New Scudai 1.45
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  • 145 20 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 London Bank 2:4 32 4 m|st 2|4 3-2 Private 3 m|st credit 2 4 3.8 3 Documentary 2|4 1 On New York Demand 57 15 India T.T. Ls4’France T.T. Hong Kong T.T. Shanghai T.T. 47% J RATE OF EXCHANGE FOR MONEY ORDERS ON INDIA OR CEYLON
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  • 91 20 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH Mrs. Wee Swee 800 (nee Tan Ee Neo) aged 72, at 8, Logan Road on 11th February. Deceased leaves 4 sons, Wee Gun Puay, Gim Keng, Gim Phai, Gim Leong, 4 daughters-in-law, 3 daughters, 3 sons-in-law, Dim Siew Tiong, Kwa Thean Hor, and Khoo Heng Pho, 33
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    • 36 20 WEATHER REPORT Temperatures Wind Rainfall 6 a.m. 80 N. Noon 82 N. TIDE TABLE TODAY High Water Low Water 3.15 a.m 9.40 a.m. 3.46 p.m 10.10 p.m. TOMORROW 3.39 a.m 10.01 a.m. 4.20 p.m 10.55 p.m.
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