Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 13 November 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 266. Vol. XCIV. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 13. 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 193 1 .—Reuter. Two Britons Said To Be Involved German Ambassador Protests with “activities against the State,” several foreigners have been arrested in Soviet Russia, according to the Tass Agency (the official news agency. According to a German agency, the arrested persons comprise two Englishmen, five Germans,
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  • 65 1 British Radio. London, Nov. 12. Prince I'.ml of Yugoslavia, Senior Kcgent, and his wife Princess Olga, reached I mdon last night on a visit t the Duke and Duchess of Kent. The Regent is brother-in-law of the Duchess. Although his visit is private, it is exjKCted
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  • 68 1 Reuter. Sir Victor Warrender, Financial Secretary to the War Office, told a questioner in the House of Commons that new barracks it Kowloon to accommodate 2,700 British and 900 Indian troops would probably be completed by the end of 1940 at a cost estimated at £1.350,000.
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  • 43 1 —Reuter. M.C.C. AT SYDNEY New South Wales 3 For 76 Sydney, Nov. 13. New South Wales took first lease of the wicket in their four-day match against the M.C.C. At lunch time they lost th- ee wickets fur 76 runs. —Reuter.
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  • 103 1 Franco by Guatemala and Salvador.—Reuter. Spanish Government Claims Successes. Madrid. Nov 12. It is semi-officially claimed that Government troeps have reoccupied Getafe and other villages in the neighbourhood Lisbon. Nov. 12. The bombardment of Madrid will continue until the city surrenders,” declared Franco in an interview with the
    Franco by Guatemala and Salvador.—Reuter.  -  103 words
  • 637 1 net in the light of all facts.- British Ra- dio. London, November 12. the debate on defence in the House of Commons tonight. Mr. Winston Churchill strongly criticised the Govern-1 for delay in progress with re-arma- Kent and urged that the House should Jnake
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  • 198 1 —Reuter. "ARCH-VIOLATER OF TREATIES" London, Nov. 12. Ihe Non-Intervention Committee sat five and a half hours, rising at 9.30. A communique issued after midnight states that the Committee approved the scheme for the establishment of a system of supervision in Spam, subject to certain amendments and confirmation by
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  • 44 1 Reuter. Travancore Ruler's Proclamation Travancore, Nov. 12. The Maharaja of Travancore in celebration of hia twenty-fifth birthday has issued proclamation throwing open all State-con-trolled Hindu temples to all Hindus without distinction of caste, birth or religion. The Maharaja rules 5.000.000 subjects.—
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  • 32 1 .—Reuter. Vienna Nov. 12. A declaration of the right of Austria and Hungary to rearm is contained in a communique issued at the close of the three-power talks.
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  • 67 1 PERRY MISS ROUND NO. 1 PLAYERS Reuter Wireless. Lawn Tennis Assn. Official Ranking London, November 10. Perry is the first name on the official ranking list issued by the Lawn Tennis Association, followed by Austin, Hughes, Hare, Lee, Tuckey, Peters. Butler, Share, and Wilde and for womeri; Miss Round. Miss
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  • 62 1 The Perak C&inese Recreation Club will play the Penang Malays teday and the Old Xavarians Association tomorrow on the S. X. 1. Ground. Both these matches will be very interesting since the Perak C.R.C. team are composed of nearly all the Perak State players and both the local teams
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  • 19 1 —Reuter. London, November 12. Cambridge University beat Dublin University at rugger today by 9 points to 8.
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  • 35 1 MRS. H. J. KINGERLEE ePeggy Skinner), younger daughter of Sir Sydney Skinner, Chairman of John Barker and Co., Ltd., who has given birth to a son. This is Sir Sydney’s first grandchild.
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  • 58 1 supplemented from abroad.—Biilish Radio. London, Nov. 12. In answer to a Commons question, the Home Secretary, Sir John Simon, said he could not make a detailed statement, but information had reached him which went to show that both in the case of Fascist and Communist organisations in Great
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  • 252 1 DEEPAVALI Today, Hindus all over the world are celebrating Deepavali, which to Indians is equivalent to Christmas or Chinese New Year. Deepavali literally I means, a row of lamps, that is illumination—a metaphor to mean a bright and happy day. I One curious usage of the word
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  • 767 2 Johore Council Sub-Committee s Recommendations NEW LEGISLATION NEEDED THE report of the sub-committee appointed by the Council of State, Johore, to consider and report on the Moneylenders* Bill was laid on the table at the meeting of the Council. The sub-committee are of the
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  • 148 2 Court Distinction In dealing with a shoplifting case nt West Lcrdon Police-court last week, Mr. Barrington Ward, the magistrate, drew a distin?tion between first offenders and! what he termed “first appearers.” He said he was convinced that the woman before him was a first offender. The
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  • 72 2 I Williim Carter, 70, an unemployed cotton worker, reached Salisbury last week from Blackburn, having walked the distance of over 200 miles in 15 days. He was on h s way to Exeter—Bo miles farther—where he hus frier ds and hopes to find
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  • 346 2 Brilliant Fetes At Gwalior MAHARAJA REMITS £375,000 DEBT Many unusual features marked the investiture of the Maharaja of Gwalior by the Viceroy, the Marquess of Linlithgow, at Gwalior last week. The Maharaja, his Highness George Jivaji Rao Scindia, who succeeded his father in 1925, is
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  • 120 2 Mr. Harry Day, M.P. (Soc) for Southwark Central, kept a “spirit pact” at his home in Lancing, Sussex, last week, with Harry Hondini, the famous escapologist, who died on Hallowe’en ten years ago. He and Houdini agreed that whoever died first should try to get in
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  • 487 2 Nahas Pasha Explains To Parliament CLAIMS ON BRITAIN Cairo, Nov. 2. The Egyptian Parliament’s extraordinary session for the ratification of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty opened this morning, when Nahas Pasha delivered a twohour speech outlining the benefits to be gained from the Treaty. Nahas Pasha emphasised the fact
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  • 376 2 TWO SCHOOLS ON FEDERATION Concern Over Delays Bombay, Nov. 2. The attitude of the Princes toward federation, in the light of the Conference now being held here, is causing grave concern in both the official and the public mind. One thing which rejoiced Indian opinion in
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  • 110 2 Sofia, Nov. 4. Beautiful Besiljka Panlschev, disappointed in love, has sealed her lips. She has not spoken for six months. The girl, daughter of a leading Sofia industrialist, fell in love with a young, poor chemist, Mllored Dankulov. six months ago, writes a Correspondent
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  • 266 2 Plan To Settle 5,000 Families TOO MANY FOUEIGNEm ON THE PRAIRIE Siskatoan Saskatoon was vitally interest to k .recent conference on imr„ igral1 1 jin the city which cradled the fl™, sive British setttanent. all walks of Uf e to discuss bringit,. luhmiirrants to Saskntohewau from
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  • 426 3 —British Radio. Programme Curtailed London, Nov. 12. An exceptionally severe storm swept the En gii«h Channel today and in consequence certain features of the programme arnmgfor the King’s inspection of the Home fleet at Portland were curtailed. The gale was accompanied by heavy
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    17 3 Col. Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, who is being entertained in London by the British Government.
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  • 70 3 —British Radio. Channel Steamer’s Battle London, November 12. This morning’s gale had travelled eastwards across the Atlantic where it was reported to be raging up to 800 miles west of Ireland. Around the British coasts scores of vessels had to run for safety. The Channel steamer
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  • 59 3 —British Radio. Scheme For Supervision At The Ports London. Nov. 12. The chairman’s stib-committee of the Non-intervention Committee this morning completed examination of a scheme for the establishment of a system of supervision in Spain subject to examination of one or two matters referred to experts. The scheme
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  • 75 3 —British Radio. Previous Record Outputs Eclipsed London. Nov. 12. Great Britain’s production of steel last month reached a new high level of 1,060,500 tons. The output of ingots and casting exceeded September’s record figure by 33,500 tons. Activity in this industry is so great that it is almost
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  • 90 3 —British Radio. London, Nov. 12. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked in the House of Commons for sn as- surance that in view of existing frozen credits in Germany, he would not sanction Orman attempts to float a loan in this country at present. Mr. Neville
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  • 60 3 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, November 12. Returns from collecting stations for Po-py Pay indicate that well over £2OO was collected, including a gift from the King of Siam of £5O. French, Italian, Siamese and British ex-servicemen combined to make the observance of Armistice Day memorable,
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  • 153 3 —British Radio. Main Objects Of British Policy London, Nov. 12. Replying to questions in the House of Commons whether any action was contemplated with a view to relax progressively and ultimately abolish the system of quotas and exchange control, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that
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  • 196 3 —Reuter. OFFICER CLASS THE ONLY WEAK LINK London, November 12. British military experts who were lately in Russia, after an exhaustive survey, give an impressive account of the Russian army. The efficiency of the tanks, of which the experts saw hundreds performing the most exacting evolutions,
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  • 204 3 ed to the front in North Suiyuan.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. 160.000 Chinese Ready To Resist Shanghai, Nov. 11. The majority of the Chinese commanders of the Manchukuo troops now invading Suiyuan attended a military conference held in Tientsin yesterday. Among them were Gen. Li Shao Shen, Wang Ying,
    ed to the front in North Suiyuan.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  204 words
  • 107 3 .—British Radio. Horses Shine In U. S. Show London, Nov. 12. The British Army team competing in the American National Horse Show, New York, last night won the International Military Team Championship. Military teams from seven nations were competing before an enthusiastic audience of 16,000. The
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  • 107 3 British Radio. 11.195 Foreign Refugees Brought From Spain London, Nov. 12. British warships up to a week ago had made 220 voyages representing 76,000 miles steamed specially to evacuate refugees from Spain. Altogether 11,195 refugees haue been evacuated. Lord Stanley, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty gave
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  • 112 3 Reuter Wireless. Applies To Scotland But Not Ireland London, November 10. The Public Order Bill applies with modifications to Scotland, but not to Northern Ireland. It is noteworthy that section II which prohibits organisations trained and equipped for the purpose of enabling them to be employed in usurping
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  • 53 3 .—Reuter Wireless. Military Plot For Dictatorship Denied Tokio, November 10. The Vice Ministers of the Army and Navy have assured the special ministerial commission that the fighting services are not aiming at a military dictatorship and have no intention of forcing upon the Government their proposals for
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  • 52 3 Reuter Wireless. Paris, November 10. The Cortes will be convened at Valencia next week in the presence of all members of the Government and President Azana. According to a statement by the Spanish Ambassador the Cortes will be asked to adopt legislation dealing with the present c:
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  • 429 4 NATION'S PRESENT CP A YACHT Throughout the Netherlands, and also in the Dutch Colonies, preparations are being made for the festivities on the occasion o the marriage of Princess Juilhma with Prince Bernhard of Lippeie-B esterfeld. The ceremony is to take place cn January 7, and many
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  • 380 4 Counter Claim Dismissed Mr. P.A. McElwaine, the Chief Justice, entered judgment against Y’i King Tan on Tuesday in the Supreme Court. S'ngnpore, in the sum of 5650 and costs, at the conclusion of a civil suit brought against him by the Gek Lau Chooa Theatrical Company.
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  • 1321 4 KING'S HOUSE Tuesday, Nov 3. Hon. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes and Hon. Mr. C. C. Blown arrived to stay at King’s House. The following were the guests at a din- ner given by His Exce.iency at King s i House this evening:—Hen. Chief Justice N. H.
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  • 295 4 P. W. Poppy Day Fund The effort of the Nibong Tebal committee, who organised the variety entertainment in aid of Earl Haig’s Fund on Tuesday night was crowned with success. The beating of the ‘Hadra’ drums, which could be heard about a mile round the
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  • 195 4 European Bound Over For Two Years “He must have been miserably poor.” The man referred to by the Singapore third magistrate, Mr. A.D. York, in the police court on Tuesday was E.T. Bartells, elderly, white-haired, cleanly dressed, a European with a wife and seven children.
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  • 713 5 Lord Dunsany On “Lost Adjectives” WRITERS WHO USE “HEAPS OF NOUNS” LORD Dunsany, author and playwright, referred to "deterioration” in the English language when he spoke at the "Sunday Times” Book Exhibition at Dorland Hall, Lower Regentstreet, last week. His subject was "The Recent Change in
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  • 518 5 MR. RUTTLEDGE WILL NOT TRY AGAIN "Summit Will Be Reached’' Mr. Hugh Ruttledge, leader of the fifth unsuccessful Mount Everest expedition, which returned to Ergland this summer, announced at the end of a lecture which gave last week to the Royal GeograSociety, that he had decided
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  • 171 5 All the friends of 71-ye»ir-old baritone Harry Plunket Greene, famous professor ■°f singing, knew him as a man who never ’’’’fused a request for money from friend stranger. No beggar was ever turned a *ay from his studio in Holland Park ttd. Kensington. htany
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  • 208 5 Auction Of Fine Library In Singapore The sate of the effects of the late Prince Purachatra of Siam, which took place in Singapore, was chiefly interesting because it included a large private library. There was a good selection of French literature and since there is Ettle demand
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  • 307 5 PEERS TO DEBATE Bill Given Its First Reading Westminster, Nov. 5. Euthanasia—the right to end human life, with consent, in cases where agony is being suffered from an incurable complaint is at last to be discussed by Parliament. Lord Ponsonby introduced into the House of
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  • 360 5 Found In Front Of Gas Fire Tunbriag'e TFells, Nov. 4. Sir Robert Gower, M.P. for Gillingham. Kent, today found Lady Gower lying dead in front of a gas fire at their home Sandown Court, Tunbridge Wells. The fire was out and the gas escaping. A maid
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  • 267 5 Gift Of Abingdon-Street Property As a result of the gift by the Government of certain property in Abingdonstreet, Westminster, it will now be pos- sible to proceed with the plans for the erection there of the national memorial statue to King George V.
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  • Article, Illustration
    24 5 of the factory ns well as iruits of the earth were offered at a Harvest Festival service at St. Peter’s Church, Battersea, S.W.
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  • 1211 6 Capt- Dares Address At Ipoh Ex-Servicemen's Dinner At the Ex-services dinner held on Wednesday in Ipoh, Captain H. Dare, the Chairman of the Ipoh Branch addressed the members as follows Before dealing with the affairs of the Association in this customary address, I
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  • 332 6 AIR MAIL A mail for Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and South Africa via Singapore and thence by Imperial airways will close at 7 p.m. today. A mail for Siam, Burma, India, Egypt, Sudan, Belgian Congo, Great Britain, Ireland and whole of
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 206 6 CROWDS WELCOMED THIS GRAND SOUTH SEA ADVENTURE AT YESTERDAY’S OPENING! ROYAL 4-15 NIGHTLY Matinee Tomorrow at 2-45 pm. M.-G.-M’s Thrill-Packed Story of a New Eden, "THE LAST OF THE PAGANS" with MALA and LOTUS Beautiful Girls in Cast of 5,000.! Filmed in South Seas A YEAR TO MAKE COST $1,000,000
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    • 308 6 NEXT WEEK SHE’S WEIRD! SHE*B EXOTIC SHE*» BEAUTIFUL! 1 SHE’S HYPNOTIC 1 MORE ASTOUNDING THAN HER UNFORGETTAbu father 1 < ill UEMMtr DRUM'S DAiIGRJHi I ©lf Ma wttA OTTO KRUG Fit GLORIA HOLDEN Marguerite Churchill UwaM Von H»h. Gilbert fmery, Sviag HtM. KUy Bevan, NeMa Mappar. Maa Grey «Based upon
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  • 212 7 Big Crowd At Philomathic Union Meeting THE greatest enthusiasm prevailed yesterday when Chinese all walks of life and of «11 age. packed the spacious hall of the Pin omathic Union, Penang, to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Sun Yet-sen, the father of the
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  • 341 7 SILVER WEDDING OF DR. MRS. E.W. de CRUZ Large Gathering Of Friends Bcstman at the wedding of Dr. and Mrs. E. W. de Cruz, 25 years ago, Mr. O. Sharenguivel, performed another pleasant duty on Tuesday at the New’ Springtide Hotel, Penang, on the occasion of the silver wedding celebrations
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  • 32 7 Hooini. ij u tiny visitor to the United States destroyer Drayton t while lt Wu -'> oh a visit to Gravesend, was aH almost impossible task for the bluejacket.
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  • 199 7 SMART ARREST BY DETECTIVE Sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment, io addition to six months police supervision, was passed by Mr. H.A.L. Luckham in the Police Court Penang, yesterday, on a Malay named Serat bin Mohomud, who was convicted on a charge of theft of a bicycle
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  • 137 7 Young Maloy Bound Over I A young Malay, Mohamad bin Kamiss. who was charged with theft of two tweea coats valued $5O, belonging to Mr. A. S Gosling, was yesterday ordered to be bound over in the sum of $5O for six months to be of
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  • 111 7 Gambling Charge Fails The Penang Middle Court dock was crowded yesterday, when eleven Chinese were charged before Mr. H. Watson with playing in a common gaming house at Burmah Road. Inspector Jackson, who prosecuted, said that when he raided the house he found all the accused gambling with
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  • 73 7 Chinese Woman Fined $250 Mr. H. Watson, the additional Police Magistrate, sitting at the Middle Court Penang, yesterday fined a Chinese woman, Ah Kow $250 on two counts, for being in possession of Liquor distilling apparatus, and fermenting intoxicating liquor. The accused in her defence stated that
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  • Article, Illustration
    37 7 —Miss Joyce Wethered has won the Worplesdon Mixed Foursomes for the eighth time. She chose the day of her triumph to announce January 6 as the date of her wedding to Sir John Heathcote-Amory.
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  • 250 7 Magistrate Says No PERSUADES UNCLE TO I PAY $1,200 “I don’t want my uncle to pay the $1,200, because be is charging me $2O interest a month; please allow me to pay $6OO now, and the rest by monthly instalments of $2O a month,” was
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  • 271 7 Hearing Fixed For Nov. 23 i The Chung Shan School Union cheating case in which two Chinese Khoo Beow Hock and Lim Chan Kai were charged with cheating by dishonestly attempting to induce the committee and members of the school union, to deliver to the
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  • 243 7 Meeting Of Lower Chamber BENEFIT OF TIN AGREEMENT Seremban, Nov. 11. A meeting cf the Negri Sembilan State Council (Lower Chamber) took place in the Council Chamber at 10.00 a.m. yesterday. At ti'.e official members—except the Hon. the Legal Adviser—were present, while of the unofficials, Messrs.
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  • 85 7 Accused Allowed Bail Of $5O Lii Eng Lee appeared in the Penang Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H.A.L. Luckham charged with the theft of a bicycle valued $5, belonging to Chellapen, from the five footway of a house in Penang Road on Nov. 8. An (alternative
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  • 56 7 The following passengers arrived yesterday in Penang (by s.s. Matang) Messrs. C.F. Porter, Y.M. Tecpik, R.O. Speed, A.M. Freeman, G.S. Hooper, W.S. Grieve, C.S. Byrnes, A. Gilchrist, E.L. Miles, Tan Huck Sean and R. Gurusamy. (by s.s. Juna) R.C.P. Rouse, W.J. Mckinne, Mr. and Mrs. I.J. Mayfield, Miss
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  • 233 7 "MISS SIAM" TO BE FIRST CHOSEN FROM PHOTOS Bangkok. For the purpose of making the entries for the national beauty contest for the year 2479 as really comp enensive and as truly representative of Siam.se! types of beauty as possible, the cha rimn of the committee in
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  • 36 7 OURS.—Sergeant Major Daly with L merick Lace, this year’s King's Cup winner, and Tramore Eay, 1935 winner, leaving the Rcyal Albert Docks to compete in New York’s National Horse Show this month.
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  • 648 8 BA>ITII the increase to 105 per cent. in the quota of standard tonnage for the last quarter of 1936 for Malaya, Netherlands Indies and Nigeria, tin restriction is, to all practical purposes, lifted for the time being in the case of at least a minority of producers.
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  • 176 8 Drastic Action By F.M.S. Government Drastic action is being taken by the F.M.S. Government to prevent the dumping of Japanese flags and bunting and other articles of special use in connection with the Coronation celebrations. A supplement of the F.M.S. Government Gazette notifies that an import
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  • 171 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 12. Water supply in the F.M.S. is at present being paid for by annual fee. A Bill which will be introduced in the Federal Council seeks to enable a charge on actual consumption or output to be imposed in
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  • 690 8 Giant Laid Low Deepavalli Penang To Honour Air Chief— Word On Sensationalism F.M.S. Rifle TeamA is Being celebrated by Indians all over Malaya today. This festival means more to the labouring classes than to any other, but practically all Hindus observe the day as an auspicious occasion.
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  • 238 8 "Suzy" At Queen's “SUZY” With Fraochot Tone, Cary Grant, Jean Harlow, Lewis Stone .Benifci Hume and others. A M.G.M. production directed by George Fitzmaurice. Showing at Queen's. Unlike other war pictures, this is a daring dramo of love and espionage without much fighting acd bloodshed. The
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  • 73 8 To-Be Air CoodiHoned (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. WAir conditioning machinery is to bo stalled ki the proposed new strong r for Treasures in Kuala Lunipur This is not out of any special con»i tion for these who work in the stnmg r but
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  • 40 8 —Reuter. San Francisco, Nov. Pressing a button in Washington, dent Roosevelt opened the San I’ Oakland bridge, the longest bridge world. Governor Merriman sCVcrvU chain with a blowlamp releasing of cars to cross the bridge wh < 1 000.—Reuter.
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  • 1463 9 Neither Insanitary Nor Waste Of Time LIVELY JOINT DEBATE aJII.MBERS of the Old Frees’ Literary Association and the Penantr Free School Debating Society decided by a majority of < 20 at last night’s joint debate at the Old Frees’ Association P :i fish breeding is
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  • 344 9 Mr. K. L. Lim And Miss Molly Tung Sweep The Board Mr. Lim Kong Aik and Miss Molly Tung practically swept the board in the Penang Amateur Ballroom Dancing championship competition organised by the management of the Wembley Cabaret, last night. There were four items on
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  • 477 9 Performing Rights Of Musical Pieces (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 12. ■■PACK-UP Your Troubles” —a popular song which re-acquired special significance yesterday, when all the world was celebrating Armistice Day —was mentioned before the Acting Chief Justice in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court today.
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  • 89 9 SINGAPORE CHARITY HOCKEY (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Nov. IS. Before a fair crowd, an excellent game lof hockey in aid of Poppy Day between the European ladies and the Rest ended in a draw, each side scoring two goals, i The Rest first
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  • Article, Illustration
    25 10 who has recovered from a severe attack of asthma, at work with Marlene Dietrich on his film, “Knight Without Armour,” at Denham, Bucks.
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  • 2617 10 Penang Helped: Governor’s Tribute To Women Workers rIE Children’s Aid Society, Singapore, is an undenominational organisation devoted to the help of European children. The Society has honorary secretaries in each mam centre of Malaya to report necessitous cases and help in the
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  • 1491 10 But Not Anticipated To Exceed $700,000 INSTEAD of a deficit of over $4,000,000 on the year’s workingas originally estimated, Johore now anticipates that the deft” cit will not’exceed $700,000. This forecast was made by the Hen. Mr. C. A. Vlieland, the Financial
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  • 178 11 ROUGH .SEAS MOVED HER CARGO The Finnish timber vessel, Martti-Ragnar, came into the Surrey Commercial Dock. London, with a dangerous list to port. Her skipper, Captate Karlaon, was relieved to reach port without loos of any deck largt. MAKING PORT WITHOUT AID NEVER OUT Or
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    • 51 11 HERE! A TOOTHBRUSH than anything of the jpast THEY’VE made sensational improvements in America’s favorite toothbrush. Famous dcsigd made 609 G more effective by actually water-proofing the super-bristles. Germ-proof—sealed in glass. Absolute guarantee against any dissatisfaction. Ten new, jewel-like colors, ■S TAe New r— < hi I OBTAINABLE FROM ALL
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 998 12 Time Ripe For New Entrants Into Shipbuilding Industry VALUABLE WORK OF THE N.SjS. THE need for recruiting young men of talent into shipyard and marine engineering work in view of the prosperous days that lay ahead of these industries was stressed at the “James Watt” dinner of
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    • 205 12 PENANG ARRIVALS DEPARTURES In Port Today M.S. “PERU” from Singapore. Sails same day for Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Sfax La Goulette, Bordeaux, Antwerp Rotterdam, Nordenham, Hamburg and Copenhagen. S.S “DEUCALION” from Singapore sails for Marseilles, London, Rotterdam Hamburg and Glasgow. S.S. “KASHI MA MARU” from Japan via Singapore—Sails same day
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    • 800 12 An American rival to the n. and the Normandie was Mr. P.A.S. Franklin, chairman O f International Mercantile Marino rived in England recently i, 0 ar Mary; writes the Daily Express sV*® Reporter. upping"The idea is in the background schemes,” he admitted
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    • 1547 12 I RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES "ETERNAL TOKENS OF RADIO A NEST F S| NGING GERMAN CULTURE" PERSONALITIES-113 BIRDS" Listeners to the Berlin station this even- At 1120 ton^ht A Nest of 8 nging mg will hear a programme entitled “Eter- broadcast f rom 8.8. C. nal Tokens of German Culture- at
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  • 132 13 Test By Bridlington Brigade A new life-saving rocket, much more powerful than the type previously used I by coastal life-saving brigades, is to be tested by the Bridlington brigade when there is a strong easterly gale blowicg on-shore, as there was when the Hull trawler Skegness was
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  • 103 13 Scindki Steam Navigation Company's Project Addressing the 17th annual general meeting of the Scindia Steam Navigation Co., at Bombay, recently, Mr. Walchand Hirachand, the chairman, announced that a scheme had been prepared for the operation of a passenger service between India and Europe. “Indian shipping,
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  • 96 13 P. And O. Company's Fast Liners The P. and O. Steam Navigation Co. to run two fast 1 ners from Ir.dU specially for the Coro» ation next May. The two vessels—the Viceroy of India and the Strathmore—will take only 16 days on a voyage which normally
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  • 199 13 Record Tonnage At Belfast And Dublin Reference to the friendly rivalry between the ports of Belfast and Dublin was made by Sir Ernest Herdman, chairmtm of the Belfast Harbour Board, when the Belfast Commissioners and their chief officials paid a visit to Dublin as guests
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  • 86 13 The annual overhaul of the French Line’s flagship Normandie will be carried cut in the New Year. Present plans are for the vessel to be withdrawn from service on her arrival at Havre on Dec. 31, and she win be in commission again on Feb. 24.
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    • 414 13 FUAMU UMI V*wM*ta. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Lmv® Om (in conjunction with Glen A Shire Line) Pew LsAm •j DEUCALION Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Glasgow. Nov. 13 Dec. 9 rj MENELAUS London, Rotterdam Hamburg, Hull and Swansea. Nov 19 15 ri SNIFFER L’don, R’dam, H’burg, Antwerp A Middlesbrough Nav
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    • 330 13 From Arrive Arrive Penang Marseilles New York Nov. 19 PRES HARRISON Dec. 16 Dec. 29 Dec. 3 PRES. HAYES Dec. 30 Jan. 12 Dec. 17 PRES. WILSON Jan. 13 Jan. 26 A wonderful opportunity to visit Cairo en route. PACIFIC SERVICE. Have you travelled on our New Liners The President
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    • 782 13 P O BRITISH nd |NDIA 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. S/S “BULAN" Nov. 13 Outwards from London for China A Japan. M. HARI Nov. 20 SAILINGS OF STEAMERS OF
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 579 13 RADIO Sound pictures. 9.so—Homeland melodies prices. 1.05 —News in Arabic. "I.2o—Confrom the Black Forest. 10.50—Hitler cert relay. Youth programme. 11.05 —A great man and a great physician: Paracelsus. Four TOMORROW hundredth anniversary of his death. 11.20 —Close down. Wavelength 25.60 m., 11.270 kc 6.35 a.m. Concert relayed from RadioTOMORROW Paris.
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    • 260 13 Siciliano (pianist). Tine. Bari (violinist). Matilde Rejna (soprano). Muzio Giovagnoli (tenor). Talk on topics of general interest. in Italian. TOMORROW 9. 20 p.m. Opening announcement. News in lUnglish. New’S in Hindustani Concert by the CETKA Orchestra. Music requested by radio listeners. News in Italian. PHOHI HOLLAND WsvelengttM 19.71 m. 18.88
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  • 816 14 CARD Of EIGHT EVENTS EACH DAY Following are details of entries for the Singapore Turf Ciub Winter Meeting, to be run at Bukit Titnah on. Nov. 21, 25 and 28. Eight races will be run each day horses class 2. IST 2ND RUN RUN
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  • 157 14 IPOH BOXING (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 13. Battling Guillermo, the veteran Singapore boxer, put up a very creditable fight to share honours in a 12 rounds contest at the Jubilee Park last night with Sptedy Hassan, also of Singapore. Hassan was expected to gain
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  • 382 14 OLD CHAMPIONS TO SEE FIGHT WITH NEUSEL Sydney Hulls, who is promoting the fight between Ben Foord, British and Empire heavy-weight champion, and Walter Neusel. lof Germany, at Harringay on Nov. 18. is hoping to give his patrons a pleasant sur- prise. He told Joe
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  • 54 14 Two Week-End Soccer Matches In Penang The Perak Chinese Recreation Club who are touring Penang during the week-end will meet the Penang Malays today and the Old Xaverians Association (local league and cup tie champions) at soccer. Both-the games will be played on the S.X.I. ground.
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  • 1138 14 Scintillating Display By Mrs. Rowland NORTH PERAK FALL AWAY IN CLOSING STAGES ’’S’HERE was a large crowd on the Esplanade yesterday evening to witness the first hockey match between a local ladies team and an outstation team. The local team, representing the
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    • 295 14 n™ Engineer of the Standard Motor Co., Ltd., says: “We have submitted Mobiloil to exhaustive tests and we definitely recommend it for Standard Cars. Cars, like everything else, pay for a little care.” If you own a Standard, Mobiloil will help you to get the r a» f- xS W-
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  • 1117 15 SPECTATORS’ HOPES WERE NOT FULFILLED BAD WEATHER DURING MATCH TJ-IIC hope that springs eternal in the breasts of Chelsea spectators that one <hay they will witness a Stamford Bridge match that will live in r memories as a jewel was not fulfilled recently. i fault
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  • 233 15 “Gubby” Allen, at the end of the Adelaide match, drove Arthur Mailey to his hotel, got the former Australian leg-break and googly bowler to change into flannels and to bowl against the M.C.C. batsmen. Hammond alone had shown any real command against the spin bowling
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  • 71 15 Claim Against Aga Khan A claim arising out of the sale of Blenheim has been made against the Aga Khan in an action to be heard in the Kings Bench Division. Blenheim was sold in July to an American syndicate by the Aga Khan The
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  • 588 15 CANADIAN COACH STAGGERED BY STANDARD OF PLAY There is a belief among ice hockey promoters in London that in a few years we ’■hall be producing and up our own ice hockey talent. Juvenile teams have been formed, they have the courtesy of the ice
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  • 29 15 -Alan Melville the bril- liant Sussex batsman, who has returned to South Africa to take up a post in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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  • 134 15 It was made known last week that Jimmy Walsh, British light-weight champion, was under option to the National Sporting Club for a match at the Empress Hall, Earl’s Court, with Laurie Stevens, of i South Africa, for the British Empire title. I An offer
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  • 145 15 Walter Day, of Norwich, is pressing the claims of Seaman Lawlor, the Lowestoft “Southpaw,” as a welter-weight championship contender. He points out that Lawlor has beaten Paul Schaefer, Chuck Parker, George Rose, Jimmy Stuart, Harry Mason, and many other good class men, and he
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  • 747 15 HAMMOND MAY SOON LEAD M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA WICKET KEEPER WHO PAID HIS OWN FARE PECULIAR CASE OF WARD •pHREE centuries in a row is such an ex- ceptional feat in top-class cricket that it is bound to push all other sportsheadlines far to the rear, but somehow
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  • LATEST SHARE AND COMMODITY NEWS
    • 303 16 Quiet The Stock Exchange was quiet in the end of the account. Tins were still strong. London, Nov. 12. Yesterday Rise or Fall Cm. 5 p.c., 1944-64 H7tf Funding, 4 p.c., 1960-90 118 "War Loan, 3y> p.c 106?£ Strait* 6 p.c., 1936-51 ***** Com. Un. Ass. (Units)
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    • 113 16 x-otiuoit, Avovember 11. RUBBER Dull. Spot 8} buyers 8g sellers. Jan./March 8} buyers 8£ selleis. April/June Bft buyers 82 sellers. July/Sept. 8£ buyers 8« sellers. New York 17.58 cts. United Kingdom Stocks: London 39,845 tons Liverpool 54,286 tons COPRA Straits S.O. Rotteruam £17.3.0 jrfEPPER White Muntok in
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    • 119 16 London on Previously Latest ’Pari» 105 11(64 105 9|64 New York 4.88 ft 4.87? Montreal 4.87 g 4.875 Brussels 28.84 J 28.84 Geneva 21.23 21.22} Amsterdam 9.06 J 9.06 Milan 92 92« Berlin 12.135 12.121 Stockholm 19.39 ft 19.39 ft Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26ft
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    • 161 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.17 J 1.22 J Hong Fatt 1.15 1-20 Jelebu 1.15 1.20 Klang River 1.95 2.00 Kuchai 1.10 1-15 Lukut 1.42 i 1.47 J Nawng Pet 77} 82 J North Taiping 64 671 Petalings 9.25 9.75 Kahmar Hyd. 1.10 1.15 Rantau Ordy. 1.15
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    • 152 16 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers MINING A. Wengs 1.90 2.00 B. Selangors 1.12} 1.171 Jelapangs 20'6 219 Johans 27 30 Kepongs 22 0 23'0 K. Laniuts 2L6 22 6 Nawng Pets 77} 825 Pangnga Rivers 10 6 11)3 Pungahs 24(9 259 Rahmans 1.07} 1.121 Rantau Prets. I.IZ 1.17
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    • 166 16 Boustead Co., Ltd., in their report dated Penang, Nov. 4 state Values have continued to advance apace with the local market almost one cent ahead of London and New York. The Presidential Election has no doubt been responsible for American manufacturers holding off temporarily and when the excitement
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    • 1218 16 Biggest Stock Exchange Settlement For Several \ears (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 5. The Stock Exchange this week will see the biggest settlement for several years. There has been a huge volume of business and cheques changing hands today will total many
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    • 152 16 RUBBERS Buyers Sellers j Eentas 1.02} 1.07} Erogas 1.00 1.05 Lunas 2.05 2.15 M. Pindas 1.67} 1.77} Msntakabs 42} 45 Pajams 2.02} 2.12} Stmgei Tukangs 1.27} 1.32}c Ulu Benuts 52} 55 TINS: j Ampats 5(0 5 6 Eangrins 21(6 22(6 Batu Selangors 1.15 1.17} Hong Fatts 1.12} 1.15
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    • 98 16 During the week ending October 31. 1936, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 8,302 cases, of which 4,870 (59 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,319 (16 per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe, 54 0 (6 per cent) cases to Canada, and
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    • 666 16 BANKS. NEDERLANDSCHE THE MERCANTILE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ OF INDIA, LTD. K y (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised (NETHERLANDS TRADING e “aM R e S SOCIETY.) Coital Paid Up~ Established m Amsterdam 1824. IRE < roiW. Right Hon. Lord Catto of Cairncatto HEAD OFFICES AMSTERDAM Sir Charles Alexander Innes WITH BRANCHES IN
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