Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 7 May 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 104. Vol. XCIV. THURSDAY, MAY 7. 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 1564 1 Mr. Eden Declares League Must Go On CONTINUANCE OF SANCTIONS Strong Appeal To Government By The Opposition "It is clear that the League must go on. In this modern world the League is an indispensable piece of international organisation His Majesty's Government propose to
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  • 153 1 Reuter. FA TE OF THE SANCTIONS Capetown, May 7 “What would happen if a large black army should rise in North Africa?” asked I brow in the debate in the Assembly here yesterday. He declared the developments in Abyssinia had brought that day
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  • 132 1 From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, May 6 Kedah, the last of the Malay States without national anthem, has paid Mr J A Roeythenberg. D rector of the Selangor Club orchestra. $l,OOO for an anthem which he composed in 25 minutes. Malay poets in the State
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  • 194 1 Gleneagles. May 7. The golf contest between British and American women for Curtis Cup began here yesterday. There was a large attendance of spectators. Foursomes were played in the morning and the results were: Miss Wanda Morgan end Mrs. Garon 1 Britain) versus Mrs.
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  • 342 1 The death occurred yesterday shortly after 5 p.m. at the General Hospital, Penang, of Jockey J. Callanan, who had recently arrived from Colombo to ride for the stables of His Highness the Sultan of Perak and Major Lindsay Years. Callanan rode on the first and
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  • 40 1 Reuter. Lunada (Angola), May 7. Amy Mollison, who is attempting anothei record flight to the Cape from England flew over Luanda at 12.25. She has l,80( miles to fiy in 37 hours to the record
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  • 463 2 OWN WIRELESS AND POLO PONIES District Commissioner Capt. J. Maurice, who rules over the Gambela trading post in Western Abyssinia, has his own wireless station, his cwn flying-boat, several cars, hnd his own string of polo ponies. The post, which consists of about a third
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  • 128 2 Metz. April 30 The German secret service i- r believed to have been responsible for an incident which has caused. considerable excitement in the frontier districts of Lorraine. Last night three men broke into the offices of the Refugees’ Aid Society at Forbach. the frontier
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  • 86 2 Berlin. April 30 A new war exhibition in which a mod-1 of a sector of the Western Front is shown in continuous activity was opened today in the lobby of the old Reichstag building. It was constructed by disabled. ex-Service-men and is run by seven
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  • 345 2 Co-operation With Britain DANGERS FACING EUROPE Rome, April 30. There is every evidence here that the Italian authorities are anxious to have don? with the Anglo-Italian quarrel over Abyssinia and Geneva in order that the two countries can return to the realities confronting Europe at this moment.
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  • 159 2 Madrid. April 30 In Madrid yesterday workers seized a large brewery, set up a managing com-, mittee. and proceeded to deliver orders in, lorries, bearing the inscription U.H.P. meaning Hispanic Proletariat Union. The venture began by the workers de- j manding the dismissal of the manager
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  • 62 2 HAILE SELASSIE, Emperor of Abyssinia, Has decided to sell “Meadow of Flowers/’ his mansion at Vevey, Switzerland. The mansion was offered for sale-for 249,000 Swiss francs (£*****0). There was no rush of would-be purchasers. The Emperor’s agents haye been instructed to sell at 210,000 Swiss francs
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  • 109 2 .—B.U.P. ITALIAN GOVERNOR OF ADDIS ABABA Rome, May I Count Luigi Vinci is to govern Aduls Ababa, the Abyssinian capital, in which He was Italian Minister until the outbreak uf war last October, when the Italian forces occupy it. Count Vinci is at present with the Italian motorised
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  • 103 2 Rome, April 30 Marshal Badoglio reveals in War Communique No. 197 this evening that the motorised column of 1,000 lorries advancing along the 'lmperial road” from Dessie io Addis Ababa has now gone more than 190 of the 160 miles to be covered. It is
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  • 90 2 Addie Ababa. April 30 Foreign missions have united under tne control of the Abyssinian Red Cross to aid the continuous stream of refugees and i soldiers returning from the front. They. have erected a ter\t outside the capital. from which they are distributing bread an/ religious
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  • 359 2 VICTORS* REWARDS IN ABYSSINIA Rome, April 30 As Marshal Badoglio’s armies approach Addis Ababa, rumours about the future status of Abyrsinia are to be heard on aff sides. Official quarters maintain silence, but the man in the street, representative of the soldiers at
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  • 516 2 FALL OF CAPITAL CANNOT BE LONG. DEL AYE CL The capture of Sasa Baneh and Bulalle in. the Ogaden is officially reported. The delayed-the Italian advance Jor at least ten days. Harrar is 120 miles away. It remains to be seen if Ras Nasibn'e army is
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  • 253 2 THREE SHOT BY BRITISH ON BORDER Nairobi (Kenya), April 30. Patrol parties of the King s Africar ’rifles are searching the bush on the KenyaAbyssimaLtkuyler for deserters from Italian native armies who survived a breakaway from theer internment ceaip in. which nine men lost.their lives.
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  • 185 2 Rome, May In thi# communique Mars, Badogl'9 announces the capture of Baneh and Bulalle (a short distant n east oC Sasa-Baneh), the two ma n cen of Abyssinian resistance in the Ggad< Sa'a Baneh itse'f wac taken by t!>' Italian column under Gen. Frusci. Bu’alle by the right
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  • 443 3 —Reuter Wireless. Moving Scenes At Djibouti Djibouti, May 4. There was moving scenes at the departure of the Emperor who was received by a number of Abyssinian and Swedish officers who came to bid farewell. Great chiefs such as Ras Guetacho and Ras Kassa
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  • 190 3 British Memorandum To Be Sent Today London, Moy 6. The British memorandum on the German pee.ee proposals is expected to be despatched to Berlin tomorrow. The document, which is lengthy, exceeding 2,000 words, is designed to obtain fuller information from the German Government on interpretation of a
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  • 170 3 Sir T. Southorn At Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. May 6. Arriving in a cabin de luxe aboard the Carthage this morning. Sir (Wilfrid) Thomas Southorn, who has been Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, for the last ten years, and Lady Southorn were met at Tanjong
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  • 186 3 killed and three orderlies injured.—British Radio. Life Sacrificed To Aid Sufferers London. May 6. Dr. John Melly, who was in charge of the British Red Cross ambulance in Northern Abyssinia during the recent fighting, had with it returned to Addis Ababa to refit after the unit had
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  • 83 3 L'Atlantique Will Have To Be Moved The task of breaking up the 3.000,000 French liner L’Atlantique at Port Glasgow will take fifteen months. The burned hulk will have to be moved a. hundred feet along the berth before the work can be completed.
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  • 22 3 Cairo, May 4. A Cabinet Decree announces Prince Mahomed Ali. the sixty-year-old nephew of the late King, as heir-presumptive.— Reuter.
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  • 97 3 Rome, May 6. It is believed that over half the soldiers in East Africa may be invited to remain as colonists and their families will be sent out. —Reuter. Mr. Wong Sen Tip. the Kampar miner. F. shortly leaving for China on a holiday. Mr. Wong Sien
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  • 350 3 No Light On Hill Tragedy (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, May 6. The Singapore police are searching for the taxi-driver who was engaged by the late Mr. J. S. Hill. Under-Secretary, British North Borneo, two nights before his mysterious death in the Singapore General Hospital yesterday. Mr.
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  • 293 3 Preliminary Tests Cf Party Strength Washington, May 6 Important tests of party strength in the fight for the United States Presidency are being made in the primary elections in California and South Dakota In California where Mr Roosevelt is opposed by the socalled “Lunatic Fringe,” of the
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  • 61 3 —Reuter. A Short Rest In French West Africa I London, May 5. A telegram received by Mr. Mollison from Amy from Cotonu, between Niamey and Pointe Noire, indicating that Amy finding she is unable to cover the whole distance to the Oape without sleep as intended, landed there
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  • 124 3 British Radio. London. May 6. I Contrary to earlier intentions, the liner Queen Mary will not have two captains. Sir Edgar Britten, Commodore of the CunardWhite Star fleet, will be in sole charge of the liner when she sails on her maiden voyage on May 27. The
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  • 32 3 —Reuter. Capetown, March 6. It is authoritatively learned that the Union Government has informed the British Government that it will never consider the question of a transfer of South-West- Africa.
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  • 2303 4 Lord Hewart On Identity Clues “OVERWHELMING” EVIDENCE London, April 28. Without displaying any sign of emotion, Dr. Buck Ruxton, of Lancaster, yesterday heard his appeal against sentence of death dismissed b\ the Court of Criminal A ppeal, as already briefly reported in the I‘inang Gazette. bor
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    124 4 —British Radio. Unanimous Tribute By House Of Commons London, May 5. Tributes were paid to the late Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty by the Prime Minister and leaders of the Labour and Liberal Oppositions in the House of Commons today when a resolution was unanimously approved in
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  • 189 4 (From Our Own Correspondent» Kuala Lumpur. May 5. A change in the Criminal Procedure Code so as to no longer allow an accused in court to be cross-examined on his statement to the police, is contained in the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Enactment which will come
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  • 114 4 l Miss Agnes Hill, founder of the Gwalior School for girls in India was in Singapore this week on her way back from a visit ito the United States. Miss Hill has devoted 41 years of her life to the education of the young women of India.
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  • 956 5 CHILD ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DASHED TO GROUND I he ruptures of the spleen and the liver xould only have been caused by the infant being dashed on the ground with tremendous force, and the nature of the wounds seem to indicate that
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  • 264 5 Sentence Stands But Recommended For Mercy (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 4. ”1 ask for mercy and a reduction of the .sentence that has been passed on me. I am 71 years old,” said Lin Siew in the F.M.S. Court of Appeal today, when appealing against
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  • 165 5 Recalls Taiping Rebellion Members of the Y.W.C.A.. Singapore, listened to en anecdotal address by Dr. Mary Stone, the famous pioneer Chinese woman doctor, at a meeting of the Fortnightly Club in Singapore this week. Dr. Stone, who was passing through Singapore on the President Wilson, told
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  • 73 5 Promotions For Two Well-Known Officers Two police promotions have been announced in Singapore. Chief Inspector A. V. Cockle is to be Assistant Superintendent and Inspector K.L. Johnson to be Chief Inspector. Capt. A V. Cockle is transferred from Central Station, where he has been Chief Inspector, to the
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  • 268 5 SENTENCES REDUCED BY APPEAL JUDGE Thirteen Tamil labourers employed on Buloh River Estate, Masai. Johore, who had been fined $5O (or three months’), $2O <or a month) and two months’ imprison, ment by Mr. J. B. Weiss on charges of i killing deer without a
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  • 84 5 ral Hospital. Singapore, stabbed in the back, following robbery of $l2 from him by three Teochews who waylaid him in the Thomson Road cemetery one night this week. He was first stopped by one man, who' demanded money.
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  • 260 5 Chinese Gets Seven Years' Rigorous Imprisonment The third criminal sessions of the year m Singapore began this week before Mr [Justice Adrian Clark. The calendar comprises two cases only one a charge of attempted armed robbery and the other of possession of instruments and materials for counterfeiting--;
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  • 79 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, May 5. Finding that there waa no case against the accused, the Taiping magistrate, Tuan Syed Nordin, acquitted Ong Hee Seng, a I well-known Chinese rubber dealer who was summoned to answer the charge of possession of about 20
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    • 452 6 a'fc Ji 1 r Ji "db raur trlttc* BOOK early and i ySy OPENING JIT be sure of a TONIGHT >A” J *¥TJni j igood seat! f 1 f* OPENING fl CHEER UP EVERYBODY! HERE COMES EDDIE WITH A REGIMENT OF THE WORLD'S MOST |> IS v .ill BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
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  • 2281 7 Ban On Imports From Siam Last Year VETERINARY DEPARTMENT REPORT Owing to the existence of rinderpest in Siam, and the consequent prohibition of imports of cattle from that country, for the greater part of 1935 Penang’s supply of cattie and pigs was dependent upon locally
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  • 661 7 Mr. F. A. Here, joint manager of Messrs. Robinson and Co., Ltd-, Kuala Lumpur, has just returned from leave. Mr. N. S. Killick, manager of Jugra Estate, Banting, has gone on leave and Mr. P. H. Stranack is acting for him. Mr. Chin Swee Onn has been
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 418 7 i tersw i i i Baus k' -CTFiaBI I FOR MOTORISTS Morse’s Indian Root Pills Are Invaluable. WHETHER one motors for business or J pleasure, either as a driver or passenger, > a Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills will bo j found a valuable accessory. How often does one find
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  • 568 8 For the first time for a long period, tin consumers in England were yesterday able to cover tllieir requirements at £2OO a ton, while tilie backwardation for immediate supplies was at the (comparatively) moderate level of about £5. Two months ago the spot price was £215 and the
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  • 46 8 .—Reuter. Oxford University Out For 202 London, May 6. The match between the Indian tourists and Oxford University was commenced at Oxford today. At the close of the day’s play the scores were as follows: Oxford University: 202. Indians 79 for two wickets
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  • 41 8 —Reuter. Nel Tarleton Retains Title London, May 6. Nel Tarleton of Liverpool retained the British featherweight boxing championship by outpointing Johnny King of Manchester, the bantam-weight champion, in a fifteen round contest at the Liverpool football ground. —Reuter.
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  • 68 8 Austria Beat England Vienna, May 6. In an International soccer match Austria beat England by two goals to one. Austria led by two clear goals at halftime —Reuter. According to a Reuter message from Jerusalem today, Hassan Sidky, Arab leader, a Municipal Councillor, and another member of the
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  • 620 8 IN no direction have publicity me-, thods undergone greater change in recent years than in the realm of mural advertising. Liquors, cigarettes, tobaccos and milk perhaps occupy the greatest wall advertising space today, and many retail establishments rely entirely upon such advertisements and calendars for mural decoration.
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  • 624 8 The nomination of Mr. Charles Holden. F.R.1.8.A. for the Royal Gold Medal. 1936, announced by the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects wall give, w’e are sure, complete satisfaction tu the profession, for Mr. Holden is not only the author of many fine
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 34 8 WHEN BUYING TIN PROVISIONS Always Soecify. DEL MOHTE PRODUCTS are known the world over. OBTADfABUC AT All Hie leading dealers. G— BOLB AGBNTB Henry Waugh Co.. Ltd., PKNAMG. Btagap«a«, Ipofe and Kuala lAMpur. 'UBBBaRRRRRRRRHBRieRRiaer
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  • 299 9 —Reuter. PRESENT SYSTEM CONDEMNED Private Firms Broke Down Completely In 1914 Could Not Cope With Enormous Demand For Munitions HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CASUALTIES CAUSED London, May 6. Ihe case lor Government monopoly of the manufacture of aims was strongly stated by Mr. Lloyd George,
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  • 347 9 staved off a knockout.—Pinang Gazette Copyright. BRITISH AMATEUR BOXERS WIN AGAIN (From Our Own Correspondent) London, May 7. The cream of American amateur boxing, the Golden Gloves team, was pitted against the British representatives at Wembley last night and Great Britain repeated teat year’s success, winning seven
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  • 99 9 YESTERDAY TODAY London—(Spot) £205.5.0 £205.0.0 London —(3 months) £199.15.0 £199.15.0 Singapore $100.50 $100.37% Business Done Penang $100.37)4 Business Done Buyers no sellers COPRA.— (Sundrled) $4.95 $4.95 BLACK PEPPER 9 00 s9 RUBBER 7%d 7Ad z z-. 15Hc(G) 15%c(G) New York 255/,c 25 A «c Singapore—Spot B c 25%c
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  • 194 9 (By Our Tennis Correspondent) Three semi-final matches were played yesterday afternoon in the Penang Lawn Tennis Championships and, curiously enough, there was only a very small crowd to watch the matches. Although they were semi-final matches, all three games failed to come up to expectations and the
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  • 119 9 The Butterworth murder trial, in which four men are charged with the murder of another Chinese at Tokang Lane, Butterworth. on December 15 last, which was expected to take three days, has already taken up four full days and entered upon its fifth day of hearing today.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Financial & Commercial Section
    • 1084 10 BIG GAIN IN WORLD CONSUMPTION: EXPORTS ARREARS MYSTERY (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 28. Bolivia’s exports policy will sway tin prices and export quotas during the remain- Ing months of 1936. This is the considered and well-founded View of London experts. They point
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    • 303 10 Six Wheels To Control 180 Tons London, April 23. The steering-gear of the Queen Mary •liaa now been thoroughly tested. The accurate and sensitive control of the rudder from the bridge has been demonstrated ?n the trials. The size of the ship and the necessity
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    • 192 10 Steady Fall In United Kingdom Stocks The Mincing Lane Tea auctions have been suspended for the Easter holiday i period and will not be resumed until Mon-1 day next. Meanwhile, conditions in the Tea share market remain dull and quiet, and very few transfers are taking place. Such
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    • 110 10 The acting secretary of Austral Malay Tin. Ltd., reports the following outputs of its associated companies for the month of April. 1936 Kampong Kamunting Hours run 639 Cubic yards treated 120,000 Total Picults 657 Nett Value $40,734. Kumbang Hours run 582 Cuo’c yards treated 199,000 Total Piculs
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    • 73 10 The directors of Rubber Plantations Investment Trust Ltd recommend a dividend of five per cent, less tax. in respect of the year ended Dec. 31. 1935. payable to holders registered on Apr 28. The value of vestments, apart from properties, on Dec. 31 amounted to £2. 306 992
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    • 48 10 Preliminary figures show’ the profit of Klabang Rubber Co., Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1935, at £6,286. It is proposed to transfer £l,OOO to income tax reserve and to pay a dividend of three per cent, less tax, leaving £14,185 to be carried forward.
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    • 28 10 An interim dividend of two-and-a-half per cent, actual less tax. in respect of the year ended Mar. 31, 1936, has been declared payable by Malayalam plantaions Ltd.
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    • 21 10 Sungei Batu (Malaya) Rubber Estates Ltd. propose a dividend of fice per cent, for the year ended Dec. 31.
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    • 25 10 A dividend of two per cent, less tax, for the year ended Dec. 31, 1935, has been proposed, by Oriental Rubber Co. Ltd.
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    • 38 10 Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., N.L. outputs for the week ending at 7 a.m. on May 4 No. 5 Dredge 50.40 piculs No. 7 Dredge 84.C0 piculs No. 8 Dredge 73.61 piculs Total 203.01 piculs.
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    • 32 10 Outputs for the month of April, Henrietta 88.200 lb. Sungei Matang 28.500 lb. Yarak 8,400 lb., Sandycroft 17,200 lb., Dindings 42,000 lb., Lesong Tujoh 9,000 lb Kuala Kangsar 100,000 lb.
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    • 563 10 P. AND O. MAY RIVAL N.D.L. "GREYHOUNDS" (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 17. Business in London markets has been extremely quiet since the conclusion of the Easter holiday this week. Public interest has been confined to a few specialities, particularly Aircrafts and certain allied
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    • 30 10 Output from Kramat Pulai mine for the month of April. 1936 was as follows From the mine 283 piculs tin ore From tributors 21 piculs Total 304 piculs.
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    • 33 10 Output from the Lukut Tin Company’s Mine for the month of April amounted to 230 piculs (5 days were lost cn account of a broken ladder pivot shaft and boiler cleaning).
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    • 18 10 The output from Jelebu Tin Company’s Mine for the month of April amounted to 280 picu’s.
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    • 22 10 Tarun (Malay) Rubber Estates Ltd. propose a dividend of five per cent., less tax, for the year ended Dec. 31.
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    • 15 10 Output of Hitam Tin for the month of April 1936. was 105 piculs.
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    • 44 10 Alor Pongsu 49,221 lb Bedong (Ma’aya) 39,263 lb. Temerloh 16,176 lb. Pattani Tin Ltd.: Dredging Output 753 piculs Yardage treated 245,000 cubic yards Hours worked 654 hour Hydraulicing nil. Kamra Tin Dredging Ltd.: —No work during the month on account of restriction.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 251 10 BANKS. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.) Established in Amsterdam 1824. HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM WITH BRANCHES £N ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST BATAVIA. Branches througnout the Dutch Easi Indies and In the straits Settlements. India China, Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS The National Provincial
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    • 536 10 THE MERCANTILE BANKOF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England) Capital Authorised £3,000,0(M Capital Subscribed £1,800,001 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,247,83»' CapitaJ Paid Up £1,050.Uv BOA RD OF DIRECTORS. Right Hon. Lord Catto of Cairncatto. Chairm ar Sir Charles Alexander Innes, K.C.5.1., C.I.EJ» Sir Thomas Smith, Kt. J. M. Kyrie, Esq., P.
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  • Latest London and Local Share and Commodity Market Quotations
    • 370 11 After their previous hesitancy, the London stock markets improved Gilt-edced ues hardened and industrials with the exception of the motor group were generallv u tter. Internationals were again strong. e> j .Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or fall on version Loan, 5 p.c.,
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    • 107 11 London, May 6. RUBBER Steady Spot 7% buyers, 7-fr sellers. July/Sept. 7 7/16 buyers, 7% sellersOct./Dec. 7% buyers 7ft sellers. Jan./March 7ft buyers. 7% sellers. New York 15-65 ctsUnited Kingdom Stocks. London 68,362 tons Liverpool 71,388 tons COPRA Straits S.D. to Rotterdam £12.15.0 PEPPER White Muntok 4%d. May/July 4
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    • 110 11 London on Previously Latest Paris 75 29 64 75 21)64 New York 4.96% 4.96% Montreal 4.96% 4.96% Brussels 29.20 29.19 Geneva 15.30 15.28 Amsterdam 7.32 7.31 Milan 63% 63 Berlin 12.31 12.29 Prague 119% 120 Copenhagen 22.39% 22.39% Oslo 19.90% 19.90% Vienna 26% 26% Madrid
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    • 322 11 BROKERS' LISTS CURRENT KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co.’s Share List today Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Seller RUBBER: A. Gajah 1.10 1.20 1.05 1.15 B. Lintang 1.12% 1.17%c 1.12% 1.17%c Bedford 87 92% 85 90 Benta 95 1.00 95 98 Glenealy 1.80 1.90
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    • 340 11 The following are the changes in our quotations up to noon today Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers TINS Ampats 5)3 5 9 5)3 5,9 Asams 28 9 29 9 28 9 29 9 Ayer Wengs 1.67% 1.72% 1.67% 1.72% B. Selangor# 87% 90 87% 90 Chenderiangs 13)9
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    • 364 11 ANTHONY CO. Yesterday Today Buyers Sellers Buyers SeJlen TIN Ayer Weng 1-67% 1-72% 1-67% 1-72% B. Selangor 87% 90 87 89 Hitam 47% 52% 45 50 Hong Fatt 87% 92% 87% 92% Jelebu 92% 95 92% 95 K. River 1.90 1.95 1.90 1.95 Kuchai 77% 82% 77% 80 Lingui 1.07%
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    • 39 11 THURSDAY. MAY 7 London Bank 2|4 1132 4 m'st 2|4 3(32 Private 3 m|st credit 2)4 3*? 3 Documentary 2|4 U 2 On New York Demand 57% India T.T. 154% France T-T. 870 Hong Kong T.T. 43%% dis.
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    • 188 11 TODAY S OPENING QUOTATIONS Buyer# Sellers TINS Ampats 5 4% 5 9 Ayer Wengs 1.70 1.75 B. Selangors 87% 90 Hitams 50 52 %c Hong Fatt 87% 90 Jelapangs 13 3 13 9 Jelebus 92% 97% Johan 27% 30ex Kamunting 13 0 13 6 K. Kamunting 6 9
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    • 152 11 LEAN CO. TODAY S OPENING QUOTATIONS Buyers Seller# MINING Asams 28 6 30|0 Ampats 5 3 5|7% Hitamg 45 49 Jelapangs 13- 136 Johans 25 28 K. Lanjuts 17 3 18'0 K. Kamuntings 6 10% 7j3 N. Taipings 57% 62 Pungahs 213 21 9 Rantau Prefs. 78 81 R. T.
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    • 18 11 GIGGINS —At Singapore on the sth May to Jose, the wife of R. C. Giggins. -—a son.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 209 11 ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY) In the High Court of the Straits Settlements SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE In Bankruptcy No. 815 of 1931. RE ARSHAK SARKIES (Deceased) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Second and Final Dividend is intended to be declared in the above matter. All creditors must prove their claims
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    • 38 11 WEATHER REPORT Temperature Wind Rainfall 6.00 a.m. 78 N. 3 m.m. Noon 82 S. TIDE TABLE TODAY High Water Low Water 12.41 a.m 7.00 a.m. 15.52 p.m 7.44 p.m. TOMORROW 1.14 a.m 7.30 a.m. 1.20 p.m 8.14 p.m.
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  • 17 12 Today M “ESPLANADE’’ 6.00 p.m—--7.30 p.m. March—The Handicap—Rosey. Overture—Dleu Et Bayadere—Auber. Selection—lolanthe—Sullivan. Waltz—Santiago—Corbin. i
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  • 1015 12 ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES Th* following is a list of vessels arriving <nd sailing from Penang during the week IN PORT j S.S. “Puenrang” from Japan China via Singapore. Sails same day for Calcutta direct. M.S. “ERRIA” from Singapore via Malacca and Port Swettenham. Sai’s same day for Colombo Djibouti,
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    • 629 12 RADIO NEWS AND PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. TODAY TRANSMISSION 2 The following frequencies will be used: GSH 21.47 Mcs (13.97 m.). GSG 17.79 Mc s (16.86 m). 6.20 p.m.—Big Ben. Club Room Conversations: Cricketing Days.* George Gunn, late Nottingham C.C., interviewed bv Denis Morris. 6.35 The B. B. C. Welsh Orchestra;
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    • 1112 12 B.B.C. To Broadcast Coronation Of King Edward •9| (By Our Radio Correspondent) HE coronation of the new King will probably take place on May 13, 11 1937, the Thursday before Whit Sunday. Consultations between Downing Street and the Dominions have revealed this to be the most suitable from the point
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    • 576 12 Andante; Scherzo; Thema con variazione; Finale Wihelm Backhaus (piano) with the International String Quartet. 7.50 The Nirom Orchestra. 8.20 Weekly news review by Mr. H.F. Joel. 8.45 Selections from the operetta “Un de la Canebiere.” 9.25 I News. 9.50 Popular music 10.20 Recorded music. Close down. TOMORROW 10.50 a.m. Opening.
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  • 333 13 London, May 1. A supplementary Navy Estimate of £10,300.000 was issued yesterday to start a new construction programme, which includes 38 vessels, and for other services under the Government’s general defence plans, as described in the White Paper of March 3. This
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  • 219 13 Ship's Officers Sweep Holds London, April 29. A picture of “bitterness. discontent and discouragement” in the Merchant Navy and ‘‘harsh conditions of service" for officers was drawn by Captain W. H. Coombs, general manager of the Officers t Merchant Navy) Federation, and himself a master mariner, and
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  • 230 13 On Doubled Capital— Against 6 P.C. London. Clan Line Steamers announces an Ordinary dividend of 20 per cent, for 1935 against 6 per cent, for 1934 and 5 per cent, for 1933. The increased payment will, moreover, be made on an issued capital of £450,000,
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  • 143 13 Agreement With Egypt Confirmed Paris, April 30. The Board of the Suez Canal Company has confirmed the agreement concluded between the Company and the Egyptian Government. It is stated by the Company that this agreement maintains at its present gold value the maximum navigation dues as provided
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  • 145 13 Club May Go Elsewhere Southend, April 30. The offer sponsored by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club to provide Southend with a yachting harbour at a cost of £250,000 may be withdrawn, and the offer made to another seaside resort. Yachtsmen and others are very disappointed at
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 571 13 XBLUK FUMMEU Vessels. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave Due In conjunction with Glen A Rhira Line. Penang London ACHIIJjES L’don, R’dam, H’burg, Hull Swansea May 8 June 6 A. AENEAS Mar., L’don, R’dam, H’burg Glasgow May 14 June 14 L’don, Antwerp, R’dam, H’burg GLENOGLE Middlesboro’ May 22 June 24 MEDITERRANEAN
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    • 181 13 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by s.s. MARELLA (7.375 tons) and m.v. MERKUR (6,000 tons). Both vessels are fitted with cabins-de-luxe, single and double berth cabins, swimming bath and luxurious public rooms NEXT SAILINGS FROM
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    • 466 13 —< P& and BRITISH INDIA PfetataMte aMi Ort—fl a. N. Ca., —Ae> Tetok Amon. Port Bwattanta—5 1 B—tawm Wttfc Sta Majesty'll Qnvan—nt, Matacna and Sta«apam Serrtaa. Liei— —i Pte Mall Sarrtoa. S/S "BULAN” May S/S "M. HARI” May IS LMMnaeai Xmbi imdan Car C»Tna a— FAILINGS OF STEAMERJ Ob Tta*
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    • 290 13 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHAJ LONDON SERVICE Ports of Oal) For Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Marseilles', Gibraltar, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. (Steamers omit Naples until further Notice) Steamers. Sailing dalMb HAKUSAN MARU May. 15 HARUNA MARU May 2® ♦KATORI MARU June 12 ♦KASHIMA MARU June 26 YASUKUNI MARU (calls Hamburg) July
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  • 2595 14 “KUDA RAJA” A MODERATE HANDICAPPER IN ENGLAND Full Report On Racing In Malaya In 1935 < Singapore, May 6. As usual the annual report issued by Mr. J. C. Osborne, Stipendiary Steward to the Straits Racing Association, will be read with interest by racing men
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  • 714 14 The third Renting soccer trial, between the Colours and the Whites, was played yesterday on the Victoria Green and resulted in a win for the Whites by three goals to two, but on the run of play the Colours deserved a
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 261 14 LIILV& r •PHONE 543. PENANG. Tonight DINNER DANCE RUNNYMEDE TENNIS COURT CHARGES $1.20 per hour, including Ball Boys. ACCOMMODATION FOR TENNIS TEA PARTIES AT THE COURT f r«-«.l———-' Z___—— Fun fir* < Thursday. 7th May. 1936. j MAIN GATE 10 CENTS ONLY. f TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA i “GAIK
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  • 1874 15 PROSPECTS OF CLASSIC DISCUSSED Lord Astor’s Strong Hand In Race (By Our Racing Correspondent.) Fleet Street, May 1. The Two Thousand Guineas, the first classic of the year, run a week ago, was regarded as one of the most open since
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  • 217 15 European Pair Capture Doubles Title i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. G. O. Hovil and H. J. Sinclair, the Selangor Club tennis champions, achieved a remarkable double by winning the men’s doubles of the Selangor lawn tennis chami pionships which were continued on the
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  • 112 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. The Selangor Club drew with the Chartered Bank in a soccer friendly cn the padang today, each side scoring once. Both sides missed numerous opportunities. The club opened accounts through Lucock and shortly afterwards Schular missed from a penalty.
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  • 68 15 P.C.C. v. Ipoh Club The following will represent the Penang i Cricket Club in the annual soccer match with the Ipoh Club on the Esplanade on Saturday at 5.10 p.m.: H. W. Bracegirdle; T. A. Maxwell, G. Rude; H. E. Pettier, S. L. McNee, R. N. Elliot; W. T.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 73 15 I informal requ™ J and attentmn p le 9 u ’res krly as rem. .1 every detall particu. > L Which ‘hould J naturally be— WHITE ST tHI label' gr WHISKY/1 J friendsfiip IN THE USUAL QUART AND PINT BOTTLES Also IN PINT FLASKS AND HANDY NIP FLASKS (Quarter Size.)
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  • 133 16 AT VICTORIA GREEN Fong Chin, the Colours custodian, in action at yesterday’s soccer trial at the Victoria Green, See page 14. The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Anderson was christered at St. Margaret's Church West minster, where her parents were mairied a little
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