Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 September 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 214. Vol. XCIV. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1936. PRICE 10 CEMK.
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  • 332 1 Important Declaration Today SOVIET ARMED MIGHT Nureinburg, Sept. 13. |YT ITLER is expected to JI I make another important declaration tomorrow I evening. There is much speculation as to its nature. One suggestion is that he will announce a break of diplomatic relations with
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  • 220 1 'IT ORD Semnill’s 200 miles an H hour Monospar ten-seater, in which he? has made two at-, tempts to set up a new England to Australia record, arrived'Tn Penang this morning shortly after 11.45. I On his first attempt it will be recalled he ended
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  • 234 1 Fakhoi •“incident” on September 18.—Sin Chew Jit I’oh INVESTIGATORS NOT ALLOWED TO LAND Canton, Sept. 14. THE Japanese report that the Nineteenth Army not only refused to allow the Japanese investigators to land at Pakhoi, but demanded that the Japanese warships leave Pakhoi within a
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  • 31 1 .—Reuter. Moscow, Sept. 14. Japanese police searched the Toki* branch of the Soviet Intourist Travel organisation and confiscated a number of prospectuses. The Soviet Embassy has protested to Japan.-
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  • 33 1 -Reuter. Oslo, Sept. 13. From Bergen it is learned that an avalanche wiped out two villages in the Nord Fjord district. Seventy-four were killed, including 30 children. Many were injured.
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  • 480 1 The Hu Yew Seah was raided by Detective Inspector Jackson and two Indian detectives on Saturday afternoon. Tan Choon Huat and Kho Thean Tan, one of whom is a clerk of the Seah, were arrested with betting slips and money in their possession. They were produced
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  • 384 1 Reuter. SanSebestian; Falls Paris, Sept. 13. I I THE sfrwgestion that Portugal “is daily 'withdrawing fur-' ther from the British Alliance in order to follow the destinies xA Europe's two big dictators,” is put forward by Madame Tabouis, I the well-informed foreign affairs writer in
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  • 89 1 (From Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 14. The appointment of the Raja Muda as Regent of Selangor during the Sultan’s absence has been Gazetted. The notice reads: His Highness the Sultan of Selangor in the presence of the Orang Besar, Selangor, and British Resident, with
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  • 101 1 Reuter. Honours And Rewards For Soviet Airmen Moscow September 13. The Soviet airman Levanevsky, known as “the Lindbergh of U.S SR accompanied by his navigator Levchenko, landed this evening at the conclusion of the 12,000 mile flight from Los Angeles,, which they left on August 5 flying
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  • 28 2 Helen Twelvetrees, the American film actress who was recently granted a divorce from her husband, Frank Woody, is “contemplating matrimony again,” according to a Hollywood message.
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  • 234 2 A new civil aerodrome, within 30 minutes fast electric train of Charing Cross, is to be built at Lullingstcne, between Swanley Junction and Eynsford, Kent. The project has the backing of the Southern Railway, but great secrecy is at present being maintained, and no
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  • 75 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 12. The death took place on Thursday at Taiping of Mr. Lim Teng Pee, aged 81. father of Mr. Lim Khoon Swee. Mr. Lim arrived in this country 65 years ago and had lived at Taiping for 55 years. He was
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  • 287 2 Father Coughlin, the Detroit "radio priest," has been severely admonished., by the Vatican in respect of his repeated attacks over the air against President Roosevelt. The "Osrorvatore Romano,” the Vatican mouthpiece, in an editcrial attributed to papal inspiration, denies the statement made by Mgr. Gallagher, Archbishop
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  • 250 2 Bishop Who Does Not Object CYCLING VISITORS WELCOMED The Bishop of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Dr. W. G. Whittingham, believes that girl cyclists entering churches when wearing shorts should be welcomed rather than rebuked. In his letter in the Diocesan magazine, he refers to a
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  • 199 2 White Slavers who preyed upon girls fi’cm the distressed areas have been sent out of business by the Ministry of Labour’s new transfer employment system. Since the start of thir year 8.000 girls I have been sent from the hard-hit areas to well-paid employment in London
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  • 85 2 .—Reuter. Head Of British Mission Impressed Moscow, Sept. 12. Admiration for the fighting spirit and pertinacity of the Red Army was erpressed by Major-General Wavell. head of the British mission to the Soviet manoeuvres at a dinner in honour of visiting missions. Gen. Wavell declared: ‘The brilliant
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  • 79 2 —British Radio. BrHish Association President-Elect London, Sept. 11. Sir Edward Poulton, famous zoologist and entomologist of Oxford, wag today elected next year’s President of the British Association. r 1 5 The next meeting of the Association will i he held at Nottingham and the 1938 meet- ng
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  • 275 2 GEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF INDIA A detailed examination has been completed by the Geological Survey of India of the remarkable meteoric shower which fell near the village of Patwar in the Tippera District of Bengal in August of last year (says a press note issued by the
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  • 109 2 A “Fine of five shillings will be imposed if cenfetti is thrown at weddings inside AU Saints Church, Reading. The Rev. J. Crompton, priest in charge, has ordered that the ss. must be paid with the wedding fee before any marriage is solemnised. If no confetti
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  • 347 2 Aiderman's Severe Criticism Aiderman Sir Phene Neal, at the Mansion House Justice Room, last week dealing with summonses for alleged motoring offences, severely criticized the issuing of double process by the police. Charles Barnes, a taxicab driver, of New King’s Road. Fulham, was summoned for driving
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  • 159 2 British Radio. First Detachments Leave England London, Sept. 12. The first detachment of troops for Palestine left their London camp early this morning for Southampton to join the Dorsetshire which pails today with 1,700 men, including two units of the Third Infantry Brigade comprising 53 officers and
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  • 60 2 —Reuter. British Sergeant Five Arabs Killed Haifa, Sept. 12. A British sergeant wag killed in an encounter with a l?rge band of Arabs at the foot of Mount Carmel. Five Arabs were killed. The Arab Higher Committee is meeting the High Commissioner today and is expected to present
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    • 284 2 A Perfect... I Chemist’s snop A Perfect Chemist's Shop is the one that has the right kind of goods at the right time and sells them at the right price We devote our energies particularly in making Our Pharmacy the very best Chemist Shop in point of Purity of Goods
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  • 300 3 DISSOLUTION ORDER COMPULSORY LABOUR SERVICE Bucharest. A new series of measures to maintain order were announced after the first meeting of the new Romanian Cabinet. It is stated that the activities of political parties will in no way be hampered by any of these measures, but
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  • 304 3 £500,000 Scheme To Deepen River Major-General Edward Markham, chief of army engineers, has recommended to the Senate Commerce Committee that, to make New York Harbour safer for the Queen Mary and other very large liners, approximately £500,000 should ba spent on widening and deepening the channel
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  • 68 3 —Reuter. Expected Vhit To London Next Month I Instanbul, Sept. 12. The Premier Is expected to visit London in October, according to the press, Accompanied by military and naval officers, and political, financial and leconomic experts. The newspapers believe the negotiations may lead to the conclusion of agreements
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  • 22 3 MACHINE-GUN section, composed of sailors and marines from Warships at Haifa, waiting to make a journey by rail through Palestine.
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  • 377 3 CO-OPERATION FOR DEFENCE WORK FULL AGREEMENT EXPECTED Full agreement will, it is expected, be reached between employers and the Trade Unions in the engineering industry regarding co-operaticn in the Government’s defence programme. Representatives of both are to meet in the near future to consider an agreement upon
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  • 233 3 Dutch People "Meet" Royal Lovers j Tax remissions of over £5.000,000 are i announced at Canberra, despite tiefence expenditure of £8,809,000, the highest in the history of the Commonwealth. A sharp drop of nine million dollars is 1 shown in U.S. exports of raw material in July
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  • 193 3 —Britjsh Radio. Second Of Series Of Twenty-Nine The giant flying boat Caledonia the seco d of 29 aircraft now being built for Imperjal Airways Empire routes, was launched at Rochester yesterday and underwent a test flight which is stated to have been satisfactory. The flying
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  • 177 3 Man Charged 14 Months After Crime A stabbing affray which occurred on board the s.s. Ipoh in July last year, had a sequel in the Police Court, Penang, on Saturday, when Lim Ban Huat was produced before Mr. H.A.L. Luckham, charged with voluntarily causing hurt to four
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  • 573 3 WORK PROBLEM FOR GOVERNMENI ft is estimated that the amount of business done by firms in Barcelona since the civil war is not enough to pay for one week’s wages Most of the larger concerns had built up reserves in pesetas in recent years, owing
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  • 57 3 .—Reuter, Vienna, Sept. 13King Edward left by special train at 8.35 p.m. for Zurich whence it is understood he will fly to England in his own plane tomorrow, arriving in the evening. The Austrian Foreign Minister and other high officials and an enormous crowd of Viennese gave the
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  • 472 3 From All Quarters A STRIKE has broken out in the “hospitai village” of Clairvivre, in the Dordogne, which is inhabited solely by exsoldiers who were wounded or gassed in 1 the War. The strikers have occupied the power station, which supplies the whole village with current, with
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  • 249 3 Features Of Her Construction The passenger and cargo steamer building for Manchester Liners, Ltd., by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., for the company’s North Atlantic trade, is designed to carry a deadweight of 8,650 tons, with special facilities for rapid and easy handling. These include
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  • 529 4 Suicide In Sight Of Women Guests CHOSEN AT RANDOM IN STREET Evidence that he took poison during a party at his flat id Palace Ocurt, Bayswater, was given last week at a Paddington inquest on Frank Pierce Willcox, 53, avho was described as a property owner.
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  • 104 4 A Co-operative Experiment (From Our Own Singapore, Sept. li. A group of young men in Singapore has ffermed a society for co-operative purchasing of household goods with a view to the of a chain of co-operative stores in the Colony. Although past attempts to introduce the •co-operative system
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  • 43 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, September 12. The concession of the Paknam Railway, first ironhorse line, built in 1891, Jacser at midnight tonight. The line will be taken over by Government es a going «oncern. All the staff are retained.
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  • 398 4 CORONER COMMENTS ON “DANGER" AGE A verdict of suicide while of unsound 1 mind due to depression, sleeplessness and 1 lack of confidence was recorded last week, at a Paddington inquest on Mr. Norman Spicer, father of Miss Dorothy Spicer, the airwoman. I Mr. Spicer was
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  • 30 4 Marshal Pilsudski's successor, u*ho, according to a decree by the Polish President, is to be c< esteemed and respected as the first person in Poland after the President.
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  • 52 4 Mr. Runme Shaw, of Messrs. Shaw Brothers, Singapore, is opening a taTkie Cinema at Kangar, Perlis, on Tutesday. The Sungei Laliang Theatre Hall will be also opened by Runme Shaw on Oct. 1, and electric lights will be supplied to the township of Sungel Laliang for the
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  • 106 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Sept. 12. The latest figures issued in Singapore show a remarkable jump in seizures of smuggled drugs. It is believed Malaya is on the verge of a wave of illicit drug smuggling now that the policy of restricting opium smokers is gathering force.
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  • 194 4 But Unaware Costs Would Be £lO COURT SURPRISE FOR A WOMAN Mrs. Minnie Levy, of Hackney-road, Beth cal Green, who had asserted that she could be fined only 405., had a surprise at O d-street police-court last week, when she was summoned by the
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  • 171 4 Demonstration At Chinese Protectorate (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Sept. 12. I Two hundred police were required to disperse more than 400 Singapore and Johore pineapple factory strikers who after a breakdown of negotiations for a settlement of their demands at a two-hour meeting* presided
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  • 823 4 BENCH DISMISSES SUMMONS POLICE AUTOGIRO WHICH FLEW LOWER Famous airmen gave evidence at Eps_»n Folice-court on Sept. 3, during the hearing) of summonses against the owners and pilots of two aeroplanes for alleged lew flying ever Epsom racecourse last Derby Day. The aeroplanes were towing
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    • 938 4 Here is the z Essence I of /jjL I I Co ESSENCE K but in cold Ka r* fl KfLz iuth atau it ii uauaW BRAND a COyyHAT a blessing to have abundant energy— K to feel gloriously fit and full of vigour! S Mind and body alert to enjoy
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  • 897 5 DARK STORIES OF MOST FAMOUS INDIAN DIAMOND THE Koh-i-Noor, the great diamond which will almost certainly be set in the crown worn by His Majesty the King at his corenation next year, has dffrk stories of ill-luck and crime behind it though it is
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  • 415 5 SAMBHUR MENACE IN NUWARA ELIYA Sambur in the Nuwara Eliya district arc threatening to be a nuisance, and the Diviricnal Forest Officer, Mr. P. Godfrey-' Faussett, has issued instructions to all game watchers to abstain from destroying any leopards, as he considers them the only
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  • 152 5 Chinese Plans For Celebration Sixteen representatives of various clubs, guilds, associations and schools attended the special meeting which was organised by the Chinese communitv of Penanr at the Chinese Town Hall on Saturday, to discuss the programme of the celebration of the Chinese Republic Day on October 10.
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  • 38 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. September 12. Malacca, may have an amusement park in the near future. The Municipal Commissioners at the next meeting will consider applications from two parties for the opening of a park.
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  • 256 5 Passed Through Penang On Way To Singapore His Highness the Sultan of Selangor passed through Penang on Saturday on the P. and O. Rajputana bound for England. After 38 years on the throne of Selangor this is the first time that the Sultan has been outside Malaya
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  • 124 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Sept. 12. Two destroyers of the Netherlands Indian Squadron are speeding to meet the liner Johan van Oldenbarnevelt which is bringing the Governor-General designate of the Netherlands Indies, Jhr. A. W. L. Tiarda van Starkenborgh Stachhouwer, to Singapore on MoriSayon
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  • 56 5 Che Mohamed Yusoff bin Ahmad and Syed Esa bin Alwi have been appointed Deputy Camp Chiefs for Malaya, by Imperial Headquarters Council of the Boy Scouts Association. These two scouters are at present in England, where they were sent for special Scout Training. They are due
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  • 336 5 Country Has Efficient Amateur Pilots Should Ceylon, like Singapore, have a Volunteer Air Fcrce? There is every likelihood, of such a development taking place in the near future. J whea the Ceylon Aero Club is in flying order and the country possesses a number!
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  • 19 5 A slight earth tremor was experienced at Penang Hill on Friday, the second within a fortnight.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 27 5 --iwX— J vX-; J? r ,•> vXSBXn' KAvigr Miss Butterfly Wu, the leading Chinese film actress will “star” in a new Cantonese talkie, now being made in Shanghai.
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  • 910 6 WELL-KNOWN PENANG BADMINTON PLAYER Among the large number of friends and relatives wh(T attended the funeral of Mr. Tan Boon Tatt yesterday were many of Penang’s badminton players. The procession started from 76, Anson Road for Batu Cantong Cemetery, where the remains were, interred.
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  • 219 6 M.C.C. TEAM LEAVE FOR AUSTRALIA London, Sept. 12. THE England cricket team for Australia left London this morning for Southampton to embark on the s.s. Orion and were given a stirring send-off. Placards were unfurled on Waterloo Station bearing the words ‘‘Good luck to our Test
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  • 315 6 APPEAL TO SOLO AND "A" PILOTS To Complete Courses As Soon As Possible An appeal to members who are nearing the solo and “A” Licence stages to complete their courses as soon as possible is made in the Penang fixing Club’s report for August The
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  • 129 6 HOME FOOTBALL Bradford C. Entertain Villas (From Our Own Correspondent) London, September 14. A dozen fixtures have been arranged in the Engljsh football league for today. Two first divisioners will meet at Grimsby. In the second division Bradford C. wall entertain the Villas, while the
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  • 35 6 Today's Programme 7.00 Time signal. 7.08 “From Switzerland and Vienna.” A musical carnival records kindly lent by Mrs. A. M. Goodman 7.55 Straits Echo News Bulletin. 8.00 Chinese music. 9.00 Close down.
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  • 166 6 Rain Prevents Completion Of Match (From Our Own Correspondent} Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 13. Rain prevented the completion of the twelfth annual three-day Stonor Shield cricket final on the Pudu Road ground played over the week-end, and at the close of today’s play the Indians have to
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  • 201 6 AIK MAILS A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra via Singapore and thence by K.N.I.L.M. service will close at 7 p.m. today. A mail for Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, Nigeria, >gfid Gold Coast via Singapore and thence by Imperial
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  • 80 6 Dr. Purcell To Give Lectures At Hu Yew Seah Dr. Victor Purcell, Protector of Chinese, Penang, will deliver a series of lectures on “Basic English” at the Hu Yew Seah on Thursdays. 17th., 24th. September and Ist, October, 1936, at 7.00 p.m. sharp. Mr. Ong Joo SUn, J.P.,
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  • Article, Illustration
    28 6 Gary Cooper, the American, film star, has just returned from a long vacation and will start work on a new film shortly, says a Hollywood message
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 93 6 4 °l jlgy 6-15 OPENING TONIGHT 9-30 WARNER BROS. COMEDY ROMANCE OF MAD. MERRY SCRAMBLE OF WIVES! His First Wife Wanted More Matrimonyl His Second Wife Wanted More Alimony I ■His Third Wife Wanted More Hey—Money Money C? r* F GENEV,EVE TOBIN as the First Wife I ff 4 j
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    • 72 6 NEXT CHANGE At QUEEN'S of course! Direct From Its Ever Sensational Success The Thrilling Story of The Greatest Heroine of all Humanity Florence Nightingale loaked in GREATNESS AS THE FIRST WOMAN IN WHITE! The Heroic War Nuns Who Renounced The' Man She Loved To 9 Love All Mankind!) Another thrilling
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    • 156 6 ■wwa WINDSOR I 6-30 TONIGHT 9-30 6-15 Opening Tonight 9-30 The Latest Chinese Musical Our Grand Double Feature Attraction Extravaganza. John Wayne "KOK SEK THIAN in HEONG" "TELEGRAPH TRAIL" GJitto-ina Costumes! Gorgeous Girls AND Glorious Dances! Lilting Nev> Tune*. "13th CANDLE" 1 Dra m USUAL PRICES OF ADMISSION. Next Ch3”ge—
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  • 797 7 “Boy Must Have Been Hit With Considerable Force” THE Coroner’s enquiry into the motor fatality which occurred at Pulau Tikus in July this year, resulting in the -death of an Eurasian lad, Allan Rowland, -commenced before Mr. H.A.L. Luckham in the Police Court, Penang,
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  • 277 7 American Doctor's v Claim A new suicide-preventing medicine, benzedrine, which also stops nervous stomach spasm. 7 and corrects a peculiar sleeping disease known as narcolepsy, is reported to the American Psychological Association. The medicine has been found extremely useful in treating nervous diseases caused by
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  • 407 7 Press Campaign Opened EQUALITY BASED ON TERRITORY With the approach of the Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg, where important decisions are expected to be taken, Germany’s colonial claims are once more being prominently featured in the Press. In this new wave of propaganda the economic advantages to
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  • 155 7 Tamil Gets Two Weeks For Cheating Suppiah, a changkol coolie who was convicted by Mr. H.A.L. Luckham on a charge of cheating one Karuppiah of $1.50 was yesterday sentenced to 2 weeks rigorous imprisonment in the Police Court Penang. The accused, met the complainant cn the
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  • 177 7 Malays Sentenced i Sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment was passed on each of the three Malays, who were .produced before Mr. M.C. Hay in the District Court, Penang, on Saturday, charged with’housebreaking and theft, and dishonestly retaining stolen property. The first two accused, Isahad bin
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  • 171 7 Bank Chief Faces Trial Moscow. The nation-wide purge and the removal of unreliable persons suspected of Trotsky continues in full swing. One of the latest victims is N. G. Tymanoff, President of the Industrial Bank, who is alleged to be involved with Arkus, the former
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  • 181 7 Portsmouth Chosen For Take-off The Racing Committee of the Royal Aero Club issued last week the official arrangements for the £lO,OOO “all Fhnpiro” air race from England to Johannesburg, in which 14 of Britain's best-known airmen will compete on September 29. Portsmouth Aerodrome
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  • 445 8 THE dogs of war are again growling in Europe. Herr Hitler, who has sung a “hymn of hate’’ against Soviet Russia since the inauguration of the Nazi regime, now threatens to break off diplomatic relations. Neither the German nor the Russian Press has spared any effort in
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  • 107 8 Inter-District Soccer In North Perak In the inter-district soccer competition for the “See Hock Beng” Cup played at Parit Buntar on Saturday. Larut beat Krian by three goals to two. Play was scrappy throughout, and Larut were in the fore in the first half, scoring three goals
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  • 88 8 Sports Club vs. C.R.C. The Penang Sports Club will play the Chinese Recreation Club in the first round of the Penang Football Association Soccer Cup competition at the Victoria Green on Wednesday, September 16. at 5.15 p.m. The following team has been selected to represent the
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  • 37 8 —Reuter., London, Sept. 14. The American airmen, Harry Richman and Dick Merril, who flew from New York to England on Sept. 3, took oft for New Yo/. from Southport at 2.3 a.m. G.M.T.
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  • 104 8 A Tamail coolie was badly hurt this morning on board a cargo boat which was unloading iron bars. He was hit in the chest by a bar which was being swung by a crane from the hatch while trying to run Trom one side of the hatch to
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  • 703 8 What Rajfl es Did for Penang Might Have Been a Second Gibraltar —The Matinee Habit PENANG is the news. In a recent issue of the London “Observer,” a column is devoted to the settlement. But what a column! (writes an Alor Star reader). After outlining the historical
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  • 118 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 13. Major G. M. Kidd, chai rm a-J th 3 Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, distneutf 1 the prizes at the second annual athletic meeting of the Kuali lumpir Municipal Club yesterday. Messrs. John Hands and J R Vethavanam, members
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  • 49 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 14. Mr. J. A. Elias passed a good night and his temperature was down, though not normal. The wound shows no sign inflamation and the general condition of the patient is better though he is not out of danger.
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  • 137 8 The appeal of Ong Teik Chin, who wa.l convicted by the Penang Second Police Magistrate and fined $1,200 on a charge <rf using his office at Penang Street as s common betting house, which was fixed for hearing today in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice
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  • 31 8 Reuter. London, Sept. 13All the Blantyre stay-in strikers aav® returned to the surface of their accord. They were carried to their by a cheering crowd of five thous
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • 388 9 DECISION OF ALL-MALAYAN CHINESE CONFERENCE Subscriptions Exceed $1,000,000 A TOTAL sum of $1,200,000 (Chinese currency) has been collected throughout Malaya by the Chinese for purchasing aeroplanes as a birthday gift to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. m. hls w l s r< ve ed at the all -Malayan;
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  • 556 9 Singapore Autumn Races The following are the weights for the fourth day of the Singapore Turf Club Autumn (Gold Cup) meeting to be run at Bukit Timah on Wednesday, Sept. 16 Horses—Class 4—Div. I—B Furs. UNITY 9.00 WOO VER 8.11 CHEERFUL EYES 8.11 EXCUSE ME
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  • 210 9 Twelfth Annual Conference Friday, Oct. 2 10.15 a.m. —The opening of the Conference. 10.30—11.10 a.m. —Lecture by Mr. C. E. T. Mann, M. Sc. (Lond.), Botanical, Division, The Rubber Research Institute, “Tapping of Budded Trees.” 11.10 11.25 a.m. —For discussion. 1 11.25 12.05 noon—Lecture by.
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  • 435 9 Attempt To Cheat Bank Foiled By Clerk Going into tne office of Mr. H. Parry, chairman of the Penang Harbour Board, with the intention of borrowing money from him, a Japanese barber at the Penang Town Club, Y. Moorita, did not find Mr. Parry in. He saw
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  • 96 9 During the week ending September 5, 1936, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 42,353 canes, of which :—22,660 (53 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,590 (4 per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe, 14,707 (35 per cent) cases to Canada, and 3,396
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  • 108 9 TIN SATURDAY TODAY London —(Spot) £193.12.6...- No market London—(3 months) £195.15.0 No market Singapore $95.62% $95.62% Business Done Penang Business Done COPRA. —(Sundried) $5.95 $5.95 BLACK PEPPER $9.25 $9.25 RUBBER London 7Hd No market New York 16? H c(G) No market Singapore—Spot 26%c 26%c Oct./Dec 26%c 26%c Jan./Mar
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    • 65 9 Sun Life Assurance Co. Of Canada. We have decided to publish a series of short and snappy articles on Life Assurance and how to make provision for your future. Note By Author I hope you will find them easier to read than I did to write. Look in this space
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    • 55 9 ”E. O." Hotel PENANG WfDHESDAY THURSDAY DINNER DANCE f Saturday, 19th September EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. 6th ANNUAL EUROPEAN VOLUNTEER BALL WHEN VISITING SINGAPORE STAY AT RAFFLES HOTEL. I I FOR i BATHING CAPS i !N j i Pleasing Colours i i AND j Modern Designs CALL AT THE DISPENSARY
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  • Financial & Commercial Section
    • 1829 10 Important Judgment In Singapore High Court A judgment of major importance to public companies was delivered by Mr. Justice Adrian Clark in the High Court Singapore, on Thursday. The effect of this judgment is that limited companies can be committed to stand trial on criminal
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    • 1158 10 KENNEDY CO., SHARE LIST. Ĕ NAMES. 2'5 (g 1 X £3 i 11 RUBBER (Dollar). AHenby Rubber Co. J m Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 100 110 Amalgamated Malay Estates 3 32A 3 Ayer Hitam Planting Syndicate 135 14U Ayer Molek Rubber Co. 1 02% 1 12% Ayer PanaS Rubber Estates
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 25 10 I REPTILE SKIN SHOES ARE ALWAYS FASHIONABLE. COMFORTABLE DURABLE AND ARE VERY CHEAP TOO. obtainable only at boon hak co. (THE LEADING SHOE SHOP) 25
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    • 873 10 BANKS. OVERSEA-CHINESE HONG KONG AND BANKING CORPORATION. SHANGHAI BANKING > LIMITED CORPORATION (Incorporated in the S.S.) (Incorporated In Hong Kong.) SUCCESSORS lability of members limited to tb« tn extent end in manner prescribed ty THE CHINESB COMMEBCIAI. BANK. Ordliuuw. 1929 Ct the .mttkd a Bfad Office :—HONG KONG. THE HO
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  • Latest London and Local Share and Commodity Market Quotations
    • 118 11 ixmdon on Previously Latest Paris 76 55(64 76 55'64 New York 5.05 ft 5.05 ft Montreal 5.05% 5.05% Brussels 29.95% 29.95% Geneva 15.52% 15.53 Amsterdam 7.45% 7.45% Milan 64ft 64ft Berlin 12.58 12.58 Prague 122 ft 122 ft Copenhagen 22.39% 22.39% Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna
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    • 201 11 BROKERS LISTS CURRENT KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY Co.’, Shars List today Buyers Sellers MINING:— Ampat 4| 3 4 6 Ayer Weng 1.70 1.75 Batu Selangor 85 87 Hitam 48 50 Hong Fatt 84 87% Jelebu 84 87% K. Kam unting 7|1% 7|6 Kampong
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    • 115 11 Final Distribution Of 7| Per Cent At the annual general meeting of the Eastern United Assurance Corporation Ltd. to be held in Singapore on Sept. 26, the directors will propose payment of a final dividend of 5 per cent., making 10 per cent, for the year ended
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    • 211 11 36 Acres Of Land As an encouragement to Portsmouth to proceed with the Empire air base scheme at Langstone Harbour, about 36 acres of land, owned by Aiderman H. D. Gilbert, have been offered as a gift to the Corporation on condition that the ground will
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    • 185 11 A.A. ANTHONY CO. Buyers Sellers TIN Ayer Weng 1.70 1.75 Batu Selangor 84 86 Hitam 48 50 Hong Fatt 85 87% Jelebu 85 87% Kuchai 80 82% Lukut 1.03 1.05 North Taipjng 55 57 Pulau Kamiri 30 35 Rahman Hyd. 95 97% Raub Gold 6.30 6.40 Rantau Ordy. 77% 80
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    • 237 11 Buyers Sellers RUBBER Allenbys 1.52% 1.60 Ayer Panas 1.52% 1.60 Bassetts 62% 65 B. Lintangs 1.17% 1.20 Bentas 97% 1.00 Brogas 87% 90 t Indragiris 1.17% 1.20 c M. Pindas 1.42% 1.50 I Mentakabs 40 42% N. Scudais 1.45 1.50 ex Pa jams 1.80 1.87% Teluk Ansons 1.27%
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    • 372 11 The following are the changes in cur quotations up to noon today Yesterday Today Buyer» Seller» Buyers Sellers TINS: Ampats 4|3 4(6 4|3 4(6 Arams 28|0 29|0 28|0 29|0c Ayer Hitams 15|3 16(0 15(3 16(0 Ayer Wengs 1.70 1.75 1.70 1.75 Bangrins 17(0 17|9 16|9 17j6 B. Selangors
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    • 157 11 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers MINING A. Wengs 1.65 1.70 B. Selangors 82% 85 Hong Fatts 83 87 Johans 25 27% Kuchais 77% 82% K. Kampars 11(6 12|0 K. Kamuntings 7|o 7(4% Lukuts 1.02% 1.07% N. Taipings 55 57% Puchongs 16(3 16(9 Pungahs 21(0 21(6 Rantau Pref. 80
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    • 112 11 London, September 12. RUBBER (Friday) Firmer. Spot 7f£ buyers 7% sellers. Oct./Dec. 7|J buyers 7% sellers. Jan./March 7% buyers 713 sellers. April/June 7]g buyers 7% seller.H. New York 16.25 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 46,172, tons Liverpool 61,921 tons COPRA Straits S.O. Rotterdam. £15.10.0. PEPPER White Muntok
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 438 11 TRADE MARK Notice is hereby given that The A. C. Sphinx Sparking Plug Company Limited, of Watling Street. Dunstable, England, are the owners and sole proprietors of the lollowing Trade Mark SPHINX The said Trade Mark is used in respect of the following goods, that is to say Sparking Plugs.
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    • 24 11 WANTED Temporary estate employment wanted (European) for five months jobs, available October 15th. Apply Box No. 56, c/o Pinang Gazette Press (1936) Ltd.. Penang.
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    • 77 11 J njk HiSi 'l Ik S e 'll''lra ONE OF LIFE’S PLEASURES "PRICES NOW REDUCED" Quarts $6.50 per dozen including duty Pints $4.00 per dozen including duty. i SOLE AGENTS HENRY WAUGH CO.. LTD. ■jj PENANG. Rust costs millions per year Norusto prevents rust HAS A COVERING CAPACITY OF 700—1000
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 388 12 Shipowners Dissatisfied With New Building Scheme GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER REDUCTION OF LOAN INTEREST It is reported from. Tokio that the shipp ling subsidies granted by the Japanese Go vernment have been increased in the prel 1 sent financial year by 2.75 million to 14.4 million yen. The
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    • 192 12 Freight Fillip For British Shipping A shipping freight contract of the estimated value of £10,815,000, spread over a period of three years, came into operation last week. The contract is for the carriage of New Zealand meat, butter, cheese and other dairy produce, wool and fruit to the
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    • 100 12 INNOVATIONS IN P. O. LINERS The thermos jugs which are fitted in every first class cabin in the P. and O. liner Strathmore for iced water have proved so popular that it has been decided to equip the wt/e of the firstclass accommodation in the P. and O. fleet in
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    • 469 12 PENANG ARRIVALS DEPARTURES In Port Today Los Angeles, San Francisco, North Pacific Ports via Singapore M.S. “ERMLAND” from Bremen, Hamburg, Antwerp. Rotterdam )rt Said and Colombo. Sails same day for Port Swcttenham, i Ore Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai, China and Japan. M.S. “RAMSES” from China, Japan, Shanghai, Manila and Singapore Sails
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 104 12 -r-rrT T— T3*T TTJTT T/ LT j Automatic Record Changing Pus Marconiphone Brilliance Cj n——— I I 3 I I if KWzfAlWi I 4 i i li’j' 3 f I i 0 THE LAST WORD IN i 3 COMPLETE AND LUXURIOUS ENIERTAINMLM f TUST THINK WHAT IT OFFERS YOU LTRST
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1814 12 RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES ■■•■■■■■■■■■■■l■MMMHMMMMBMHBMa* French Radio RADIO “Little Things Concert PERSONALITIES 65 Can Charm y s Tfte programme to be heard from the r The Children's Hour for the programme French station from 5.15 p.m. till the end to be heard from the Berlin Station is an of the broadcast
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  • 155 13 Total And Partial Losses According to the Bureau Veritas list of maritime casualties total losses during June were as follows:—Steamers—Two 1 American, 18 British, 1 Chinese, 1 Finnish, 4 French, 1 German, 2 Greek, 4 Italian, 2 Norwegian, 2 Spanish, total 37. Motor I vessels
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  • 124 13 Scbeme For Building Fast Liners In connection with the proposed reorganisation of Italian shipping, representatives of the Istituito di Ricostruzione Industrial are reported to have arrived at Genoa and Trieste to investigate the financial position of the shipping companies. Meanwhile, it is stated a scheme has
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 592 13 XL —m, 9£BLBIft FIMJIBI} LIMB I TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. I aswl». LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave Doe From Arrive Arrive (in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) t> 1,08 Penan? Marseilles New York c. MENESTHEUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg P uig London PRES. VAN RTTREN Oct. 21 Nov. I and
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    • 833 13 I -t-Ly P&O British"! ndi a Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Co., under Penang, Teluk Anson, Port Swettenham, contract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service. London and Far East Mail Service. g/g "BULAN Sept. 18 Outwards from London for China Japan. SAILINGS OF STEAMERS OF THE due Penang 1936.
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 365 13 RADIO PROGRAMMES CM F ;r I 2 BERLIN Mcjs. (19.74 m.) DJN 9.1 Me* (8-1.45 m.). IMA 9.57 Mcjs. (31.38 m..). »JB 15.20 TODAY 2.50 pan.—Brass band. 3.2o—Heich Party Day 1936. 4.2o—Children’s Hour. “Apprentices!’’ All the kiddies to join in! 4.35 Sports review. 4.50 —News and economic review in German.
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    • 328 13 from Radio-Paris. Concert. 6.2o—News in j English. 6.35 —Continuation of concert relay. j 7.05 —News in French. 7.35 —Continuation j of concert relay. 8.20 —Talk on the fine arts, by M. Diole. B.3o—Humour of today by M. Dessoudeix. B.4o—Colonial market prices, rates of exchange. 8.50 —Concert with Mlle. Colette Gaveau,
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    • 288 13 L chestra. 7.3l—Talk (Bengali). 7.46 —Modern Bengali song. B.ol—News bulletin in L Bengali. B.l6—The Ist. Battn. the Devonshire Regiment. A military band programme. 9.l6—News bulletin in English. 19..31 —The Dance Band of the Ist. Battn. I i the Devonshire Regiment. A dance music programme. Regimental march. 9.46 p.m. —-Time signal.
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    • 151 13 I 7.25 p.m.—Relay—Chinese Theatre. 10,20 dose down. TOMORROW i 11.50 a.m.—1.30 p.m.—European programme. U. 50 a.m.—Orchestral music I 12.20 p.m.—Time signal weather report 12.23 —The Light Opera Comp Shy; 12.40 —«“Bells Across the Meadow’s” by Albert W. Ketelbey’s Concert Orchestra. 12.45 Press bulletins, weather forecsEst, time and announcements. 1.00 p.m.—Relay—Ro-!
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  • 939 14 1 SPECIAL SPORTS SECTION CONDUCTED RY TIC-TAC > Vandal May Be Handicapped In Gold Cup Race BESTLOT IN R4TTLING FORM Reflections On Saturday’s Races At Bukit Timah •pHE third or fourth day of a meeting generally provides a number of upsets. This proved to be the case
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  • 49 14 —Reuter. Home Rugger London, Sept. 12. The following are the results of Rugby Union matches played today:— Bath 0, Llanelly 6. Bradford 11, Manchester 13. Bristol 5, Swansea 9. Cardiff 3, Bridgend 4. Coventry 28, Rugby 3. Leicester 13. Waterloo 6. Plymouth 10. Exeter 8.
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  • 53 14 —Reuter. Salt Lake City, Sept. 12. The Englishman, John Cobb, with three 1 co-drivers and driving a Napier Railton, I established a world’s record of 3,603.90 miles at an average speed of 150.16 m.p.h. in 24 hours at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He also broke
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  • 69 14 I n the Penang basket ball toumamen', '"he Seow Meow team defeated the Chee Keong team by 48 points to 18 at the Fan. Fro I Stadium la~t night. I and Frolic Stadium on Saturday night. Seow Meow :—Poay Soo, Seng Aun. Ch=>ng Leong, Cheng Hua, Chan
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  • 311 14 INSTRUCTIVE FILM AT MAJESTIC Local tennis enthusiasts are presented with a golden opportunity this week, at the Majestic Theatre, where, one of the attractions is a film, the first of a series made arrange in England, which demons- trates “The Grip” by two of the leading
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  • 58 14 —Reuter. Extended By Budge To Five Sets MISS JACOBS BEATEN IN FINAL Forest Hill, Sept. 12. The U-. S. Lawn Tennis Championships finals resulted as follows; Men’s Singles: F. J. Perry beat TJ. Budge 2j6, 6|2, 8,6, lj6, 10j8. Women’s Singles: Miss Alice Marble beat
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  • 260 14 Malays Lose After Early Lead I Despite an early lead, the Malay Football Association were defeated by the Ipoh i Corinthians in a game of soccer at the S. X.I. ground, Penang, yesterday. The Corinthians won by four goals to three, which was a fair indication of .the
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  • 51 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 12. In the final match in the second division, the Chong Wah Dramatic Association defeated the P.W.D. by two goals to nil on the Ipoh Club padang this evening. The winners had better of the exchanges tnroughout and scored once in each
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  • 615 14 Good Win Over Nai Vee Chon SPEEDY PANCHO BEATS HEAVIER OPPONENT Young Gander, the leading featherweight lin Singapore, scored an impressive victory over Nai Vee Chan, the local light and welterweight champion, over ten threeminute rounds last night at the Wembley Park, Penang. Despite the uncertain wea-
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  • 96 14 Chinese Beat Tamils In The Final (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 12. Ten minutes’ extra time had to be given before a decision was arrived in the F.A.S. final on the Stadium this evening. The Chinese defeated the Tamils by two goals to one.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 60 14 PENANG i 'Phone 543. Dinner Dance EVERY THURSDAY SATURDAY I POWER COSTS MONEYSAVE IT! (Sa «RrfT® INEFFICIENT POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS LOWER PRODUCTION AND PROFITS. REMOLD CHA I N DRIVES available from stock i h.p. to 100 h.p. ARE CERTIFIED BY N. P. L. TEST ACTUALLY TO DELIVER 98.9% OF THE
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 234 14 Monday, 14th September, 1936. WEMBLEY MAIN GATE 10 CENTS ONLY ROYAL RUBY’S OPERA—“Nyai Saminah” Grand Kronchong Competition between Royal Ruby’s Opera Sri Majlis Kronchong Party, Penang. A Silver Cup donated by Amalgamated Amusements, Ltd., will be presented to >■’ best singer. Seats 50, 30, 20 and 10 cents. No Free
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  • 1068 15 L GOOD DIVIDENDS AT [SINGAPORE ON SATURDAY (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, September 12. There was a very large gathering at Bukit Timah this afternoon when the third day’s races of the Singapore Turf Club Autumn (Gold Cup) meeting was held. The weather was ideal
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  • 68 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Sept. 12. A strenuous game was witnessed in the second Perak rugby practice on the padang this evening when 36 players turned out. The game was divided into three periods of twenty minutes each, during which several changes were effected. All players
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  • 332 15 —Reuter. ARSENAL WIN BY 4 1 5 London, September 12. The following are the results of matches in the English and Scottish football leagues played today DIVISION I Arsenal 4 Sunderland 1 Birmingham 2 Stoke C. 4 Bolton W. 1 Everton 2 Brentford 1 Huddersfield T. 1
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  • 929 15 WOMEN'S BADMINTON DOUBLES EVENT CANCELLED IPOH CORINTHIANS BEAT PENANG CHINESE AT SOCCER SATURDAY'S EXCELLENT RUGBY TRIAL Badminton WHEN, at the start of the Penang open championships, it was announced that the mixed doubles event was to be cancelled there was quite a stir in badminton circles. Now
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  • 99 16 “fOMET’ TTX ttttishw ABOUT THIS RAIN BUSMEN'S LITTLE GUESTS I ALL HAPPY.—Some of the 3,000 children from the East End of London, who were j/tven an outing to Theydon Bois (Essex), by the London Transport Workers’ Union. A DIESEL SHUNTING LOCOMOTIVE being hoisted aboard the
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