Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 4 December 1936
1936-12-04
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section24 1936-12-04 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE SPECIAL 4 P.M. EDITION. ESTAB. 1833. PUBUSHED DAILY. No. 284. Vol. XCIV. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1936. PRICE 10 CENT24 words
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1155 1936-12-04 1 Blunt Statement By The Times Parliament Refused To Pass Special Act LONDON, DEC. 4. IN AN EDITORIAL THE TIMES STATES:—IF HIS MAJESTY HAD BEEN FORTUNATE IN WINNINE. THE AFFECTIONS OF ONE OF HIS SUBIECTS, THEN THE WHOLE NATION WOULD lI.W E SHARED HIS HAPPINESS. THERE ARE1,155 words
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Article, Illustration66 1936-12-04 1 hey had in or near London today.—British ~..di0. PUBLIC engagements CANCELLED London, Dec. 3. The Duke and Duchess of York returned to London this morning at the end of their visit to Edinburgh. They called at Marlborough House later and saw Queen Mary. The Duke of Yorkhey had in or near London today.—British ~..di0. - 66 words
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Article305 1936-12-04 1 7/ie First Test Brisbane, Dec. 4. The sky was overcast and threatening just before the first Test match began here today. A crowd of 10,000 saw England win the toss. Of the players chosen (see Page 14), Brown became 12th man for Australia, while Fishlock was305 words
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Article14 1936-12-04 1 "—BELTER CLOSE OF PLAY ENGLAND 263 FOR 6 WKTS. LEYLAND 126 OUT.—REUTER-"—BELTER - 14 words
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Article113 1936-12-04 1 Heavy Losses In Event Of Abdication Events in London have caused consternation among Malayan import and retail houses who have placed large orders for Coronation decorations and souvenirs and and are alarmed at the possibility of an abdication. It is pointed out that while big manufacturers and merchants113 words
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Advertisement12 1936-12-04 1 H. TOKISATSU artistic photographers Telephone No. 772. PENANG No. 68-70, Bishop Street,12 words
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Advertisement87 1936-12-04 1 WANTED I Meirich Motor Tablets Apply— WILLYS MOTOR WORKS, SINGAPORE, CHOP TAN BOON PENG, PENANG r l&or Choice of H! CHEESE I J Ulf /Ml s SHF A nr You will be sure to find your favourite cheese at the COLD STORAGE. Or perhaps you are looking for something new.87 words
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Article1634 1936-12-04 2 Vocational Training For Indian Youth |T is a matter for satisfaction that there is now a growing recognition of the dangers of educated unemployment. Unemployed youth is more of a menace to peace and order than the millions of jobless men and women. The widespread and1,634 words
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Article173 1936-12-04 2 Allowances For Ex-King's Daughters Replying to Mr. Kailas Bihatilal in the Assembly, Sir Aubrey Metcalfe, Fcregn Secretary, stated that three daughters 'of the ex-King of Burma still survive, one o f whom has a child. There are also six chil- dren of another daughter who died173 words
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Article, Illustration103 1936-12-04 2 Twice last week people living at Stranid-on-the-Green near Kew, had to board-up the lower parts of their front doors against abnormally high tides. Pedestrians and cycl sts as the picture shows were caught unawares. The floods were due to recent rains in the Thames Valley103 words
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Advertisement578 1936-12-04 2 Jfead Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. BEmteapwe Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel “Times” Singapore. Koala Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 3683. Lwb&mq Office: 40, 43» Fleet Street, London F.C.4 I Phone Central 3605—3809 I Tel Leadmalaya London, j 5578 words
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Advertisement233 1936-12-04 2 TENDERS INVITED Tenders will be received up to noon on Tuesday the 15th December, 1936 at Lhe Chief Police Office, Penang, from persons desirous of contracting for the lease of the Police Canteens at Beach Street «nd 1 Central Police Stations respectively for a period of one year commencing from233 words
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423 1936-12-04 3 More Details of Empire Air Mail Plans 19 SERVICES FROM LONDON (By Air Mail). London, Nov. 25. •jPHK effect on air traffic of the new Empire air mail scheme, which j s to begin next year, was described yesterday by Mr. D. H. H ndover,423 words
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Article494 1936-12-04 3 Sir P. Sassoon Explains (By Air Mail.) London, Nov. 24. Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary for Air, spoke about the Government’s “shadow” aircrafts scheme yesterday to a meeting of the Conservative Association at King’s College, Strand. He said: The destruction of one, or even several links in the494 words
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Article400 1936-12-04 3 Huge Enterprise Recalled New York, Dec. 2. Mr. Oris van Sweringen, aged 57, one of the celebrated brothers whose dream of railway empire was smashed by the depression, has died of a heart attack aboard a railway train en route from Cleveland to New York.400 words
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Article200 1936-12-04 3 Impetus To Italy’s Tourist Business (By Air Mail.) Rome, Nov. 25. The effect on Italian exports of the devaluation cf the lira nearly two months ago will become evident when all the trade agreements signed with foreign countries since the abolition of Sanctions are put into force.200 words
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272 1936-12-04 3 Due In Penang A very intensive tour on behalf of the Royal Empire Society is being undertaken by Lt. Colonel S.P. Williams, C.1.E., who is due to arrive in Penang on December 16th for a stay of about a week. The object of the tour s272 words
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Article72 1936-12-04 3 The case was mentioned before Mr. H. A.L. Luckham in the Penang Police Court yesterday, in which an Fbiglish speaking Chinese, Chia Ah Bah, was charged with frequenting a house in Transfer Road for the purpose of receiving bets, on Nov. 25. Detective Inspector Jackson informed the Magistrate72 words
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Advertisement102 1936-12-04 3 LATE ADVERTISEMENTS THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) Notice is hereby given that the Transfer tk>oks of the above Company will be closed rom 14th December to 21st December, 1536, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board, J. R. STRACHAN, Secretary. c, an Building, Singapore,102 words
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Advertisement159 1936-12-04 3 INDISPENSABLE! FOR THE NURSERY ENSURE YOUR BABIES' HEALTH, hd COMFORT By USING ONLY 4MIWK?y Whiffiiy aMi PUH£ RUBBER COTSHEETS, for UTILITY and HYGIENE, cosy AND WARM SOFT AND UCHT YET DURABLE IN ATTRACTIVE COLOURS, I EASILY WASHABLE. A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. THE “ONDO” COT SHEET IS TWO RUBBER SHEETS JOINED TOGETHER159 words
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Article202 1936-12-04 4 Heavy and continuous rains along the JEast Coast over tne past few days have keen responsible for extensive floods in the Trengganu area. News to hand from villages near Kuala Trengganu states that the overflow from the Trengganu River has caused floods in vast kampong areas202 words
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Article227 1936-12-04 4 Douglas 3 af Croydon London, Nov. 22,. A Douglas D.C. 3 axr liner, tire “Ibis,’’ ■eeen at Croydon aerodrome yesterday, is one of eleven machines of this type ordered by the Royal Dutch A r Lines, writes the -air correspondent of the Observer. It wall227 words
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Article151 1936-12-04 4 Rare Operation Performed Doctors at the Royal Chest Hospital, City-road, London, have just successfully □performed a marvel of modem surgery. -'They cut open a man’s chest and scraped *tus heart while it was still beating. The twenty-eight-year-old patient’s home ■as at Kettering, Northants, and he came151 words
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Article1295 1936-12-04 4 WEDDINGS j The marriage took place on Dec. lat St. Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden, Essex, of Roger Clutton, elder son of the Reverend Arthur and Mrs. Mead, to Monica Margaret, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Fisher, of Kapar. Dr. V. M. Matthews, the well-known Ipoh1,295 words
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Article91 1936-12-04 4 Mr. Srinivasa Sasfri's San Is 111 The Indian deputation will not arrive in JTenang on Dec. 5 as planned because the Might. Hon. Mr. V. S. Sastri’s private «ecr-etary, who is his own son, Mr. V. S. -Sankaran, has fallen ill at Rango n at the •very91 words
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Article222 1936-12-04 4 Connected With Leakage of Civil Service Exam Papers Bangkok, Nov. 30. Last April there was a leakage in the examination papers for third grade clerks to the Civil Service and three officials connected with the examination were questioned i The committee conducting the investigations has now reported.222 words
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Article121 1936-12-04 4 On Hylam With Five Previous Convictions Muar, Nov. 30. “I picked up the rubber from an estate without the permission of the owner,” was the answer given by Tin Ah Kuang,, alias Chew Ah Kuan, an aged Hylam, to the charge cf possession of two sacks of rubber121 words
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Article95 1936-12-04 4 F.M.S. Bill For Government Control A law enabling the Government to exercise control over the use of wireless telegraphy to and from aircraft in the same way as the proposed law in the Colony and to provide for the licensing of wireless i i aircraft registered in the95 words
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Advertisement374 1936-12-04 4 E i D'ris of t;.. I; j, me Company Limited conducted a road test 6.600 mile. ;I1 ;i luiey car lubricated exclu?lve’y with slum-free Dll EV Moblloll The y reported, Il Remarkable absence recommend I arbon not s,,^htes t sign of sludge, mW MOB ILO IL no sign 01 wear374 words
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Article478 1936-12-04 5 IM. AVENOL HONOURED AT OXFORD Degree For American Ambassador university CHURCH CEREMONY Oxford, Nov. 22 miU the’day may 0 1 a- may soon come when the nations may united in true harmony kind n Tn and Uke COunsel an manlip These words, spoken by the Pubic478 words
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Article495 1936-12-04 5 "Led England Into Peril" THE REARMAMENT ADMISSION Westminster, Nov. 20. Mr. Baldwin's “appalling frankness” speech has set the House of Lords by the ears. Lord Lloyd has attacked him sharply because of it Lord Halifax has scolded Lord Lloyd. The Prime Minister’s admission to the495 words
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Article, Illustration35 1936-12-04 5 < tive-Sergeant Albert E. Voss, is retiring this month after 26 ears' service in the City of Don'l,,n poli.e. His brother officers oil h m “Mussolini” because of his fac al resemblance.35 words
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Article205 1936-12-04 5 Still Experimenting The “Father of Wireless,” Professor Edouard Branly, is now 92. He made no fuss about his birthday recently for no man hates public receptions more than Prof. Branly. Prof. Branly’s work formed a crucial link between the researches of Herz into the passage205 words
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502 1936-12-04 5 Spy-Hunting In First Days Of War "CAREFULLY-GUARDED" SECRET General Sir lan Hamilton, last week rei vealed a “carefully guarded” secret—how, lat the beginning of the War he acted as .Kitchener’s “wraith,” taking command of the North of England and of Scotland, I with a502 words
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Article198 1936-12-04 5 Mr. Brent's Rotary Address On Sierra Leone Mr. L. Brent, Chief Instructor, Government Trade School, Penang, gave a talk about Sierra Leone at Wednesday’s Rotary luncheon. Mr. Brent pointed out that geographically Sierra Leone and Malaya were situated at much the same latitude but climatically there was198 words
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Article, Illustration31 1936-12-04 5 FIRE? No. Not even a false alarm. The high pressure hose were trained on the Thames, just to show firemen recruits how to put a fire out—when there is one.31 words
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Article326 1936-12-04 5 VICTIM OF COCAINE Paris, Nov. 21. Monna Lys, 25-year-old toast of the Paris music-halls, lies dead, a victim of cocaine. A few days ago she was singing her favourite song, “From sadness to gladness to badness to madness,” clad in her usual costume —a pair of sandals.326 words
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Article125 1936-12-04 5 COLONIAL SECRETARY’S ASSURANCE London, Dec. 2. The Colonial Secretary referred ai Commons question time to reports in circulation in irresponsible quarters to the effect that the Government did not intend to maintain the defences of Malta. These reports, he stated, had no foundation in fact. Mr.125 words
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Advertisement259 1936-12-04 5 New’ Air-Floated Face lbwtier Amazing Discovery of Huis Beauty Chemist Face powder ten times finer and HPlka than ever before thought possible I OsdY powder that floats on air is collected far use. This is the amazing new process of a Paris chemist—now adopted by Tokafaou. g .'.'J...■■■ ■.1.1 1259 words
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1500 1936-12-04 6 SPATE OF PETITIONS FROM PARENTS Annual Prize-Giving At Hutchings School e PEAKING at the Hutchings School Mortimer Hall, Penang, Mr. P. stress on the subject of non-promotion qualifying examination. He said that as soon as the results petitions from parents of unsuccessful promoted and given1,500 words
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Advertisement142 1936-12-04 6 TAMILS ON THEFT CHARGE Before Mr. H.A.L. Luckham in the Penang Police Court, yesterday, two Tamils, Kalimuthu and Sivalingam, were charged with theft of 29 coconut,*» valued $1.16 belonging to Rakiah 800, at Kampong Irving Road on Dec. 2. Both the accused claimed trial. The case was postponed to Dec.142 words
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Advertisement56 1936-12-04 6 Penang Hill Railway Walk, lunch, rest and dream on Penang Hill, You will never forget it. DO YOU KNOW THAT EXCURSION TICKETS ARE ISSUED ON PENANG HILL RAILWAY EVERY DAY AFTER 4 P.M. AND ALSO ON SATURDAYS. SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (I.E. SINGLE FARE FOR DOUBLE JOURNEY). SPEND YOUR EVENINGS56 words
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Miscellaneous421 1936-12-04 6 Opened to Packed Houses last night. VT A T KOY A L I \A7IIMrjQOR Opening Tonight 9-30 v v 1 KJ j The Biggest Air-Thriller Ever Out on the I Screen. Spectacular Daring Death-Defying! 5.45 TONIGHT 9.00 The Concluding Six Chapters A Rollicking Romantic New I 808 STEEL TAMIL TALKIE421 words
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1626 1936-12-04 7 CERTIFICATES OF MERIT FOR 3 CANDIDATES I’d in- Convent held their annual prize-giving and physical >cs display yesterday evening at the school recreation large gathering attended the function among' whom -rdsnip Bishop Devals, Mr. J. M. Meade, Inspector of Mr. R. P. Phillips, Rev Mother1,626 words
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Article, Illustration34 1936-12-04 7 the film actress, having her hand-print made in theAxment forecourt of the Chinese Theatre, Hollywood. William Powell (right), can nee: the joke—he should laugh, it’s his turn next.34 words
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Advertisement110 1936-12-04 7 (BMP- t of ALMnaaA ‘www This year it is possible to obtain DEWAR’S WHITE LABEL B WHISKY in specially packed cases, appropriately decorated f° r the Christinas season, and m T ff containing either three or six fa B S s A, IJ E V -hpl 1 < PUP feel110 words
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Article706 1936-12-04 8 II AFTER ten years’ work on the Sani-i I Boards of Kajang and Kuala Lumpur, I am a little disappointed that I have been made to finish my public career as a member of a Sanitary Board and not as one of the first members of the706 words
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Article458 1936-12-04 8 "Thanks Badge" Presented To Mr. Adams (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 2. The Hon. Mr. T. S. Adams, British Resident, Selangor hade farewell to the Selangor Boy Scouts yesterday at the Residency when he was presented with the “Thanks Badge” for services he had458 words
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Article620 1936-12-04 8 Sole Topic OJ Conversation Penang's Hopes Help The St. Nicholas' Home Tomorrow s Effort startling news from London over- shadowed everything else in Penang yesterday. It formed the sole topic of conversation everywhere, and! expressions were heard on all sides of hopes that an agreeable settlement would620 words
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315 1936-12-04 8 Father Refuses To Stand Surety 1 Mr. H.A.L. Luckham, the Police Magistrate, Penang, yesterday severely reprimanded the father of an 18-year-old boy, who absolutely refused to have anything to i do with his son, as the latter was beyond his control. Loo Hoi Chai, the boy,315 words
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Article104 1936-12-04 8 Station Adjutant At Mildenhall (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 3. Mr. W. Mercer Smith, formerly (4 Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd.,, has secured a temporary appointment under the Air Ministry expansion scheme as Station Adjutant at Mi tlenhall Aerodrome. He expects to proceed shortly to104 words
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Article53 1936-12-04 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 3. < Mr. W. Leggatt, chairman of the Incorporated Society of Planters, sails by the “Sarpedon” from Marseilles on Jan. 4. He will spend some time in Ceylon where a Planters society is fieing formed and be in Malaya in the53 words
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Article66 1936-12-04 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Dec 3Mr. F. NevUleSyer, or Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Penang, is making an e. recovery from his recent hopes to be about again early i and will sail for Malaya some time in uary. Six persons have been injured and i others are66 words
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Advertisement290 1936-12-04 8 gj&g/ f and vegetable dishes more f nutritious and digestible f as well as far more apperising. It is the Great Yeast Food, extremely rich in Vitamin B, which is essential to perfect health. H MlTraSlß To make delicious ‘Marmite sandwiches, mix MpJ a bttle Marmite with three times as290 words
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Advertisement136 1936-12-04 8 The cook has not changed, nor has the recipe except that Maggi s Seasoning is now used in the kitchen. A few drops work wonders if added, just before serv- ing, to an insipid dish, weak soup. stew, gravy or sauce. t Maggi’s Seasoning is*utterly dii- ferent from spicy table136 words
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Article1747 1936-12-04 9 Principle Governing Succession To British Throne THE throne of England is constituted by Act of Parliament of 1689 in a family, which has now occupied it, save for very hr.if intervals, for one thousand, one hundred and eight years. j When we talk1,747 words
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Article137 1936-12-04 9 Lying In Very Critical Condition In Hospital We regret to announce that Mr. J. A. S. Jennings, J.P., 0.8. E., late proprietor of the “Times of Malaya” is lying in a very critical condition at the European Hospital, Batu Gajah. Only a few days ago Mr. Jennings137 words
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Article884 1936-12-04 9 Weights For Tomorrow’s Races At Kuala I umpvr Following are the weights for the second day of the Selangor Turf Club Skye meeting at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow: Race I —Horses, Class 5, Div. 3—6 fur. 2 20 p.m. 4 0 0 HAPPI BOY io. 12 Raja Permasuri884 words
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Article106 1936-12-04 9 Kuala Lumpur Chinese Youth Sentenced (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. Judgment was delivered by Mr. C. H. Dakers in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court yesterday in the case in which a young Chinese, Chia Yim was charged with cheating two women, Mary Tan106 words
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Article43 1936-12-04 9 Malayan Amateur Radio Society Kuala Lumpur TODAY (Wavelengths 48.92 110 metres) 7 p.m.—Vocal Music. B—Kuala8 —Kuala Lumpur Book Club Review. B.2o—Band Pieces. B.4o—Orchestral and Organ Music. 9 p.m. —Close down. (Records supplied by Messrs Robinson Co., Ltd., Java Street, Kuala Lumpur.)43 words
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Advertisement100 1936-12-04 9 X GOWWS for Evening wear... Afternoon wear 1 exclusive design quality S' f° r the coming festive season. 23, Light St., Penang. j "E. O." Hotel I PENANG. :o: Saturday, sth December DINNER DANCE o: Sunday, 6th December ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 9.15 p.m. to 11.15 p.m. By The NEW "E. O."100 words
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Article525 1936-12-04 10 v DR. LIM BOON KENG’S LECTURE Over a hundred Europeans, Chinese and and Indians of both sexes attended in the Ramakrishna Mission Hall, Singapore, and listened to a talk on the “Chinese Optimistic Philosophy of Life” by Dr. Lim Boon Keng, president of Amoy University.525 words
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Article298 1936-12-04 10 "Bruisers" Surprised By Hotel Manager Segamat, Nov. 29. Sentence of two months’ rigorous im prisonment. with the option of a $4O fine, j was passed by Ungku Isma’l bin Abdul Rahman, the Segamat magistrate, on Sa-1 turday, when Ching King Beng, a local j Chinese, was convicted of298 words
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Article, Illustration61 1936-12-04 10 SEVEN WORDS STARTED THIS MARCH—There is a rugped dignity in this picture of the Jarrow marchers on their way to London. All that they asked for was work. Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, told a deputation from the town that “Jarrow must61 words
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Article2098 1936-12-04 10 Mr. John Hands’ Farewell Speech At K L. Sanitary Board Meeting FoUowing is th-e full text of Air. John Hands’ farewell speech at the meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, a brief report of which appeared in the Pina ng Gazette yesterday: “As2,098 words
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233 1936-12-04 10 QUESTIONS BY CAPT N. M. HASHIM At the next meeting of the Legi slatlve Council, to be held in Singapore on Monday, Dec. 7, the Hon. Capt. N. M Hashim 1.5.0. will ask What is the revenue for the first te months of this year233 words
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Advertisement208 1936-12-04 10 The famous Highlander on the tin tells you at once that its contents are made from the best Scottish oats, unequalled for flavour, quality and nourishment. Scott’s Porage Oats are c.o ok c d IN FIVE MINUTES. THE ORIGINAL QUICK-COOKING QUALITY OAII Ask for the tin I with the sturdy208 words
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Advertisement465 1936-12-04 11 DELIVERY TIME-TABLE COMBINED SUBSCRIPTION RATE TIMES of MALAYA PINANG GAZETTE r™ Bukl X? TIMES of MALAYA ta. s.„i 2jt Y\ Pari. Buntar 5.30 Nebong Tebal 2« B °9 on S roi Nebong Tebal 5.40 Parlt Buntar PINANG GAZETTE Sungei Bakap 550 Bagan Serai IM Taipina*Wk Bukit Mertajam 6.10 Taiping 3J4465 words
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Article1059 1936-12-04 12 Education Authorities And Owners Support Scheme PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY OF INCALCULABLE VALUE JJOW rapidly the field of interest in the British Ship Adoption Society is widening is evidenced in the active participation in the scheme by the county education authorities. The London Education Committee have set aside1,059 words
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Article177 1936-12-04 12 S.S. “PHILOCIEIES from Liverpool sails for Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. S.S. “KHANDALLA” from Singapore sails noon Saturday for Rangoon and Calcutta. S.S. "MATA HARI” for Teluk Anson, Bagan Datoh, Port Swettenham, Malacca Singapore. S.S. ALENSANG” from Japan China via Singapore—sails same day for Calcutta direct. M.V.177 words
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Article389 1936-12-04 12 THE DEVELOPMENT OF TANKER S SPEED AND EFFICIENCY HELP CONSUMER Speaking at a luncheon f o n fiu launch by Lady Lloyd of the lin lng th tish Destiny, at Ctakgow *>■ B. Uoyd said it bad been their recent orders for tankers a™ to some £3,000,000- It was tes389 words
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83 1936-12-04 12 Burdens On Ports Sir Alexander Gibb, in his presid- nTIJ address to the Institution of Civil Engineers in London, urged that an attempt ■should be made to unite and coo? engineering activities. The demands of shipping, he tened to impose on ports burdens w while not83 words
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Article117 1936-12-04 12 Captain Irving 0 Take Over Captain R. B. Irving, commander of the Cunard White Star liner Aquitama, take command of the Queen M aij next voyage from Southampton. No official statement has be< but it is understood that Cap l eX t will command the117 words
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Miscellaneous1915 1936-12-04 12 RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES AN IMAGINATIVE "ON THE i t/ PLAY RHINE" The scene of the “The House Fairy 9 the Listeners to “On The Rhine', a musical radio play, which will be broadcast at 11.20 radio P la V, which will be broadcast from tonight in Transmission 3 from Daventry,1,915 words
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Article183 1936-12-04 13 Seventeen Persons Burned To Death Rotterdam, Seventeen persons lest their lives and 15 were seriously injured by explosions which occurred recently on board the Greek tanker Petrakis Nomikos (4,418 tons), lying in Schiedam shipyards for repairs. The victims were members of the crew and of the staff183 words
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Article89 1936-12-04 13 Alteration Of Programme At the request of Mr. W. A. White, the delivery of his paper on “The White Combined Steam Engine,” which had been arranged for December 8, has been post-1 1 poned till later in the session. The December and January fixtures have been89 words
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Article182 1936-12-04 13 Serious Outbreak In Italian Steamer A serious fire occurred recently in the Italian steamer Iris (5,175 tons gross), while in dock at Millwall, London, with a cargo of oilcoke and linseed. The fire was suspected while the Iris was at sea, and when the vessel docked on182 words
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Article185 1936-12-04 13 h Exports Decline Owing To Local Demand j i Enormous local pressure for iron end steel has caused a marked reduction in tonnage shipped from River Tees ports to both coastwise and overseas destinations. Shipments of pig-iron, manufactured iron and finished steel in October amounted185 words
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Article121 1936-12-04 13 Bigger Tonnage But Lower Value Last year 56,000 gross tons of sea-going ships were completed in Dutch yards, against 37,000 tons in the previous year, while the horse-power of tugs built rose to 5,800 against only 1,300 in 1934. The deadweight capacity of river craft, however, fell121 words
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Advertisement403 1936-12-04 13 T 1 Hrd I> XBUiTniMMBI} MMB Vegeta. LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Lmw Doe (in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang London GLBNBEG L don, R’dam, H'burg, Antwerp Middlesborough Dec 4 Jan 4 C- MEMNON Mars., L’don, R’dam, H’burg Glasgow Dec 11 Jan 6 B PERSEUS London, Rotterdam, Hamburg Hull Dec403 words
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Advertisement352 1936-12-04 13 MAIL SAILINGS 1937. SHIP FROM S PORE SHIP FROM S’PORE DEMPO rd. Jan. 1 BALOERAN r L Ju4v 9 JOHAN DE WITT N .L. Jan. 15 J.P. C OEN £LJu J 16 J.P. COEN N.L. Feb. 5 JOHAN DE WITT N L JuW 23 INDRAPOERA R.L. Feb. 12 INDRAPOERA r352 words
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Advertisement547 1936-12-04 13 fZ Pjp and Qt SZ BRITISH INDIA Penlnsu'ar S N Co unao, port Swetwn ham, contract with His Majesty’s Government x o .corvino London and Far Bast MaU Service. Dee. 4 Outwards from London for China Japan. S/S “BULAN’’ Dec. 11 due Penang 1936 SAILINGS OF STEAMERS OF THU •S/S547 words
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Miscellaneous607 1936-12-04 13 KADIO BERLIN New Month. 9.20 —News and economic rei view in English on DJE, DJQ and in Dutch DJA 9.57 Me*. (31.38 m.). DJB 15.2$ on DJA > DJB 9.3s—Today in Germany. Sound pictures. 9.s2—The Science of NaMca 08.74 m.) DJN 9.1 Mels ($1.46 m.). n o t 1 ture607 words
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Miscellaneous254 1936-12-04 13 V.U.C. CALCUTTA Wavelength 49.10 metres (8,100 km. TODAY 5.15 p.m.—News bulletin in Beng-ili. 6.11 News bulletin in English. 6.31 Indian theatrical night. 9.3l—Time signal. Close down. TOMORROW 7.51 p.m.—News bulletin in Bengali. B.ll News bulletin in English. 8.31 Talk in English: The Invisible Universe (No. 5). B.46—Dance music By Paul254 words
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Miscellaneous62 1936-12-04 13 ZBW HONG KONG Wavelength: »4.29 m. (8750 kclsj. TODAY 3.30 6.30 p.m.—Chinese Programme. 6.30 10.30 p.m.—European Programme. 7.30 p.m.—Local-Time Signal, Weather Report, Stock Quotations and Announcements. 8.30 p.m.—DA VENTRY— News Bulletin and Announcements. 10.30 p.m.—Close down. TOMORROW 3.30—6.30 p.m.—Chinese Programme. 6.30—10.30 p.m.—European Programme. 7.30 p.m.—Local-Time Signal. Weather Report, Stock Quotations62 words
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Article, Illustration1780 1936-12-04 14 SELANGOR TURF CLUB I SKYE MEETING Green Mark Blue And White Pay Highest Dividends (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. HEAVY rain marked the opening day of the Selangor Turf Club Skye Meeting but the weather turned for the better after the third1,780 words
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422 1936-12-04 14 AUSTRALIA'S GAMBLE WITH SPINNERS May Prove England’s Opportunity The Australian team is a strong one, and with one exception has given general satisfaction. The exception is the surprise choice of M. Sievers, the Victorian. Sievers is a batsman of the Woodfull type and a422 words
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Advertisement140 1936-12-04 14 OF INTEREST TO RESIDENTS OF PENANG. OPENING OF T. M. A. Music House, Penang Branch. 3, Light Street, PENANG. For the convenience of our numerous Customers in Penang, we take pleaaure ta announce that COMMENCING FROM TUESDAY, Ist DECEMBER, 1936 Our new Branch Office will be opened at No. 3,140 words
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Article, Illustration474 1936-12-04 15 I SHALL GO TO AMERICA IN JANUARY, AND FIGHT BRADDOCK IN JUNE" M AX SCHMELING, “the Black America, stepped from an air famous “conqueror of Joe Louis” two hours on the tarmac of the bleak man s smile and handshake made me Joe Bromley in474 words
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Article466 1936-12-04 15 fOWINO- B s t Time Recorded By Langton's Crew Cambridge, Nov. 23. During the week the “C” crew has been Jrt nped and the work concentrated on the two eights who will race at Ely next Saturday- I The crews have rowed in unchanged ord er for466 words
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Article168 1936-12-04 15 Bcm Contemplated In Sydney Sydm at any rate, of the Australian ■ities is contemplating a ban or at any some restriction on the importunities the übiquitous autograph-hunters who descend on the M.C.C. test team. Id, Stanley McCabe and Alan among those who have raised s in support of the168 words
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Article75 1936-12-04 15 Twining, who captained Blacky team in H 909-10, is much con--111,1 by the many infringements in pre-*nt-day Rugby. Twining does not consider the award 11 a Penalty kick a sufficient deterrent. he would like is a law by which e<r!l p nalty counts a point to the offendteam He75 words
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Article292 1936-12-04 15 Tiring Miss D. Round Out I Senorita Anita Lizana was up to her old game at Torquay recently—making the g rl on the olhĕr side of ths net run herself into a state of breathlessness. As the girl across the net was our own Miss Dorothy292 words
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Article142 1936-12-04 15 How best to develop youngsters? Wm. Walker, Sheffield Wednesday’s manager, has come to the conclusion that no amount theory and lecturing will have the desired results. He is concentrating on individual tuition of the several promising young players he has at Hillsborough. Along with Tom Sampy, he142 words
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Article136 1936-12-04 15 Penang Team To Meet Selangor The Penang Asiatics will be playing their second match in the “All Blues” petition at Kuala Lumpur o n Saturd y against the Selangor Asiatics. The team, except for two changes, will be the same as did service against the Perak As.atics136 words
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71 1936-12-04 15 Brisbane, Dec. 2. Gripped with Test fever, people are converging at Brisbane from all parts by train boat, road and air, and accommodation is severely taxed. The Australian, W. A. Brown, has injured his thumb and is a doubtful player. This, allied with the good71 words
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Article307 1936-12-04 15 Four thousand golfers in England, Sectland Ireland and Wales will be allowed to play, if they want to, in next year’s AThater They may congratulate themselves on having the necessary handicap of one and under, but 30 or 40 years ago they would have307 words
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Article, Illustration48 1936-12-04 15 Ha Ha,.,» li. The Rer Pa t” McCormick ■*e VJOt I O It took no chances when play- n ff m the Church of England v. London Press golf match at Worplcsilon. When this picture was Utken he was on the thirteenth £reen!48 words
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Article114 1936-12-04 16 London, Dec. 3. RUBBER Steady. Spot 8H buyers 8U sellers. Jan./March 8$ buyers sellers. April/June 81 buyers 9 sellers. July/Sept. Bff buyers 9 sellers. New York 18.63 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 37,614 tons Liverpool 51,614 tons COPRA Straits S.O. Rotterdam. £20.10.0 PEPPER White Muntok in bond114 words
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Article207 1936-12-04 16 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations n MESSRS. KENNEDY A Co.’» Share UM today:— RUBBER:— Buyers Sellers Ayer Mol 1.35 1.45 Bedford 1.02% 1.11 cum Benta 1-25 1.32% TIN Ampat s|o s|4s Asam Kumbang 33/6 34/- cum Ayer Weng 1.80 1.85 Batu Selangor 1.321 I.3scum Hitam 47% 50207 words
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Article119 1936-12-04 16 «N S— YESTERDAY TODAY London—(Spot) £231. 0.0 £229. 0.0 London—(3 months) £229.15.0 £228.15.0 Singapore $113.87$ $113.00 Business Done Penang Business Done COPRA.--(Surdried) $8.40 $8.30 BLACK PEPPER $7.50 $7.50 RUBBER 1x511(1011 B}gd B}?d New York 18 9|i6c(G) 18 9|l6c(G) Singapore- Spot 31 ftc 31 $c Dec 31 gc 311119 words
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