Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 December 1936
1936-12-09
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section20 1936-12-09 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 288. Vol. XCIV. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.20 words
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407 1936-12-09 1 Important Discussions At Fort Belvedere Mrs. Simpson Not Returning I o London For A Long Time —Reuter London, Dec. 8. Important discussions are apparently proceeding at Port Belvedere where Mr. Baldwin arrived by car at 5.30 accompanied by Mr. Monckton, and it—Reuter - 407 words
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Article315 1936-12-09 1 Lodge, Windsor Great Park. —British Radio. No Statement In The Commons London, Dec. 8. Informal consultations were continued today both at Downing Street and at Fort Belvedere in connection with the situation arising from the question of the King’s marriage, but no statement has been made and theLodge, Windsor Great Park.—British Radio. - 315 words
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Article320 1936-12-09 1 Reuter. "Brand Of Unfitness For The Throne" London, Dec. 8. The Times, discussing the demand in favour of a morganatic marriage, says what is demanded is statutory recognition of the fact that she is not fitted to be Queen. The Prime Ministers of the Empire are toReuter. - 320 words
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329 1936-12-09 1 Singapore. Deceml r S. Tamil coolies gaped, Chinese children cheered, and elderly Asiatic women were frankly incredulous when a squad of over 30 young European men collected garbage from streets in the Rochore area of Singapore. This district has suffered .most from the strike among329 words
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Article223 1936-12-09 1 SENSATIONAL FRENCH ALLEGATIONS flugguoixuu IM —Aneta-Havas. Txmdon, Dec. 8. The Standard of the Duchy of Cornwall was hoisted from the highest tower of Fort Belvedere instead of the Royal Standard, quartered with red, blue and gold, which is usually hoisted over the residence of the reigning sovereign. Theflugguoixuu IM —Aneta-Havas. - 223 words
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Article424 1936-12-09 1 England Wins First Test By 322 Runs Brisbane, Dec. 9. The Australians continued their second innings this morning at Brisbane in sultry and cloudy weather before a crowd of 3,000. A sharp downpour at 6 a.m. made the wicket soft. Babcock faced the first ball424 words
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Article145 1936-12-09 1 v V LU OUVVVVVI XVI 1 IMIU win's administration.—Aneta Trans Dcean. LONDON NEWSPAPER ASSERTION London, Dec. 8. London newspapers are publishing special editions containing every scrap of information regarding the constitutional crisis. One newspaper stated that the King has made up his mind. While the newspaperv V LU OUVVVVVI XVI 1 . IMIU win's administration.—Aneta Trans Dcean. - 145 words
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Advertisement12 1936-12-09 1 H. TOKISATSU ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHERS Telephone No. 77X PENANG. No. 68-70, Bishop Street,12 words
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Advertisement132 1936-12-09 1 If your engines run-down use Meirich Motor Tablets. They decarbonise, generate and rejuvenate youx engines. Anti-knock Anti-corrosive Stockists CHOP TAN BOON PENG, 224, Beach Street, Penang. 'Phone No. 968. XV'STRALIA—2nd UNKINGS J. H. Fingleton b. Voce 4) C. L. Babcock c. Fagg b. Allen 0 f Sievexs c. Voce b.132 words
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Article, Illustration481 1936-12-09 2 Somebody Saw Prince And Princess Kissing Amsterdam, Nov. 19. Prince Bernhard Lippe-Biesterfeld, German fiance of Princess Juliana,' heiress to the Dutch throne, became a Dutchman today. i Parliament, attended by all Cabinet Ministers, passed, in record time oi one minute, a law giving481 words
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Article160 1936-12-09 2 Catholic Clergy And Social Scandals Sydney New’ South Wales. Intoxicating liquor has been banned fiom charity entertainments and social functions by the Most Rev. Michael Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney. The tan is contained .n a pronouncement oa “abuses in social diversion,” which was read at the160 words
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183 1936-12-09 2 Caroline Lady Berwick The domicile of Caroline Lady Berwick, who died last April, was discussed before I Mr. Justice Bennett in the Chancery Division. I Mr. R.F. Roxburgh, K.C., for the executor of Lady Berwick's win, said there I was a “fiction of law” that183 words
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Article142 1936-12-09 2 Are They Right? —Judge's Query A husband who had not lived. with his wife for 21 years asked for a decree nisi against his wife at Glamorgan Assizes. Mr. Justice Swift, who granted his petition, remarked: “Can you justify the present state of the law which allows142 words
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161 1936-12-09 2 Los Angeles. Aimee Semple McPherson, “hot gospeller” of the Angelas Temple, was in a state of collapse last week after a £200,000 action for alleged slander had been filed against her by Rheba Crawford, former Salvation Army “angel of Broadway” who officiated at the temple.161 words
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439 1936-12-09 2 "The Clutching Hand" Remade Into A Talkie Across the soiled white canvas which formed the screen at the dingy little theatre hall in Argyll Road, Penang, some twenty years ago, there flickered what was one of the earliest moving picture serials ever shown in Penang,439 words
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668 1936-12-09 2 Story Told In Action /or Slander Against Woman A SCENE outside a house, during which a doctor’s wife said she accused another woman of going away with her husband, was described at the Manchester Assizes. Miss Gertrude Hull, of Elizabeth St, Blackpool, suing f668 words
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Article247 1936-12-09 2 Two Frenchwomen Fined “Systematic smuggling has been going on for a long time,” said Mr. J. I. Blencowe, chairman of the Lewes, Sussex, Bench when two Frenchwomen were heavily fined. 1 Mlle. Lucille Louise van Isaker, of Gill-' ing-court, London, and Mme. Lucie Louise Augustine Daguer,247 words
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Advertisement600 1936-12-09 2 ■cad Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. ffingaparT Office: Cecil Street, Swigapore. Phone 5471. Tel Times Singapore. la Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone: 3683. Office: 4G, 43, Fleet Street, Landon E.C.4 Phone Central 3608 —3699 Tel Leadmalaya London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Penang Within600 words
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Article639 1936-12-09 3 .—British Radio. The Spanish War INTERVENTION SQUABBLE London, Dec. 8. Lt.rd Cranborne will represent the United K i n gd m in P lace of the Foreign Secretary «t the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations at Geneva on Thursday. Lord Cranborne will.—British Radio. - 639 words
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Article55 1936-12-09 3 uuve a, negligible especially on domestic prices.—Reuter Wireless. Washington, Dec. 2. American wheat prices should remain high throughout the winter months, accordlng to the expectation cf the Department of Agriculture which thinks the marketing of n ew wheat from the Southern Hemisphere w il] have a negligible depressinguuve a, negligible especially on domestic prices.—Reuter Wireless. - 55 words
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Article, Illustration54 1936-12-09 3 —Reuter. Communists To The Rescue Paris, Dec. 8. The threat overhanging the Blum Government since the Communists abstained at the vote of confidence on Dec. 5 has been averted. M. Thorez, the Secretary-General of the Communists, has stated that the Ccmmunists, will support the Government as in—Reuter. - 54 words
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Article213 1936-12-09 3 —British Radio. ON SOUTH AFRICA LINE NEXT YEAR i London, Dec. 7. I Agreement with Imperial Airways limited for operation of an air service between Egypt and South Africa is due to terminate on January 23, 1937. i It is intended to introduce as from—British Radio. - 213 words
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Article52 1936-12-09 3 —Reuter. Voting Difficulties Overcome Londcn, Dec. 8. Reuter understands that the difficulties regarding voting rights in the new tin scheme have been virtually solved. The Committee expects to be in e position at the meeting on Dec. 11 to fix the quota to come into operation on Jan.—Reuter. - 52 words
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Article91 1936-12-09 3 Paris, Dec. 7. The Administrative Council of the Suez Canal Company has decided that from Apl. '1 cargo dues shall be reduced to six shil- Ungs per ton net, dues on ships in ballast I to three shillings and the tariff for passen‘gers in transit six91 words
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Article124 1936-12-09 3 .—British Radio. New Block Of Buildings London, Dec. 8. Two benefactions are announced today in the Midlands. Mr. Frank Parkinson, chairman of Crompton, Parkinson Limited has given £200,000 to Leeds University for new buildings. Mr. Parkinson, who is an old student of Leeds University recently instituted.—British Radio. - 124 words
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Article73 1936-12-09 3 —Reuter. U.S. Looking Towards Australia Washington, Dec. 8. The annual report of the Secretary for the Interior stresses American interest >n developing an air service to Australia. It says: “Expeditions from Honolulu are being conducted in connection with colonisation of the Baker, Howland and Jarvis islands. Valuable—Reuter. - 73 words
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Article46 1936-12-09 3 at ine cui —British Radio. London, Dec. 8. Exchequer Returns show that total ordinary revenue amounts to £403,078,808 compared with £402,099,559 at the corresponding date of last year. Total ordinary expenditure is £534 640.258 compared with £512,158,319 at the corresponding date of 1935,—British Radio.at ine cui —British Radio. - 46 words
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Article54 1936-12-09 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 8. At the weekly meeting of the Taiping Rotary Club held this afternoon, the speakers were Messrs. P. T. Ho and G. H. Dibble who spoke on “Vocational Service.” The club has decided to abandon the project of opening a Street Boys’54 words
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Article78 1936-12-09 3 A study of marks made on tablecloths by diners disclosed some strange statistics in e. report to the American Hotel Association convention. “Table Artists” said the report, left marks of which 68y 2 per cent, were statistics; 13 per cent were drawings of houses, boats, baby carriages and78 words
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Article97 1936-12-09 3 Being a policeman’s wife has quite an amount of danger attaching to it, according to Mrs. Lillian Rumney of Chicago. She dashed into a police station there and complained that her husband had been shcotmg at her. She declared that he came home and announced “I think97 words
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Article128 1936-12-09 3 Swarms of bees suddenly descending on the Square at Bulavrtiyo, Southern Rhodesia, stung hundreds of people and caused the market being conducted there to be abandoned fcr several hours. In a few minutes the square was completely deserted except for the bees. Meanwhile another swarm raided a128 words
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Article95 1936-12-09 3 —Reuter. Two To Be Built At Hong Kong London, Dec. 8. The Blue Funnel line has ordered three! more ships for the Far Eastern service, I 9,000 to 10,000 tonners, says the Liverpool't Journal of Commerce which reiterates that an order has been placed for a fourth—Reuter. - 95 words
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Article113 1936-12-09 3 —Reuter Wireless. GLASS, STEEL AND MOTOR INDUSTRIES New York, Dec. 2. Considerable misgiving has been caused by the series of strikes in the United States including the stoppage of the Toledo factory of Libbey Owne’s Glass Company which has been ordered in sympathy with the strikers of the—Reuter Wireless. - 113 words
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Article129 1936-12-09 3 Taiping, Dec. 7. The recent bad weather along the Pori Weld coast has accounted for sevara* tragedies during the past few weeks. A few days ago, another tragedy was reported, and the victim a 35 year old Chinese fisherman named Ong Kim. The deceased was129 words
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Advertisement148 1936-12-09 3 JUST UNPACKED r->- f Which obtained Gold jYledals an diplomas at this year's exhibition j Kfe; REAL BELGIAN MANUFACTURE, THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL QUALITY RUGS WITH THICK RICH VELVETY PILE. CONTAINING 82% COTTON AND 18% JUTE OBTAINABLE IN PLAIN COLOURS WITH STRIKING DESIGNS. S* ze Colours Size Price $3.95 S. Price148 words
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Article1373 1936-12-09 4 -COLOMBO IS ONE OF WORLD'S FIVE BIGGEST PORTS JF asked to name the five biggest ports in the world, few people include Cblom3bo, yet the capital of Ceylon, with the 3,000 ■ocean-going ships that enter its port each year, actually comes fifth in the list1,373 words
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Article716 1936-12-09 4 RETURNED FROM LEAVE Yang Mulia Raja Petra, Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the Seremban Sanitary Board, who went to Brastagi on leave, has returned to Seremban and resumed duties. Mr. and Mrs. H.V.H. Pery have returned to Johore Bahru after Home leave. Mr. Stamford Raffles, 0.8. E.,716 words
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Article198 1936-12-09 4 What Prisoners Talk About Omaha, Nebraska. In order to study crime at first hand a Nebraska judge. Harry D. Landis, and his son Frank have just spent three weeks in prison at Fort Madison. Their real indentity known only to the Governors or Nebraska and lowa,198 words
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Article58 1936-12-09 4 Talk By Miss Pugh On Thursday The Taiping branch of the Young Women's Christian Association meets twice a week in the Masonic Hall. Taiping. On Thursday at 5.15 p.m., Miss Pugh will give a talk on “Mission Work amongst Women in Malacca 35 years ago” and the attendance58 words
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Article102 1936-12-09 4 LTCVU DLLULCU A. —British Radio. London Dec. 7. i The report on the London green belt scheme issued by the committee to the London County Council states that the Council’s offer to contribute up to 50 per cent, of the approved cost of preserving land near LondonLTCVU DLLULCU A. —British Radio. - 102 words
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Article83 1936-12-09 4 tinued today with bright sunshine.—British Radio. Heavy Falls In Great Britain London, Dec. 7. In many parts of Great Britain there were heavy fella cf snow during the weekend and in the London area the first fall of winter caused some discouragement in road transport, the surfaces of sometinued today with bright sunshine.—British Radio. - 83 words
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Article81 1936-12-09 4 —R it ah Radio. Safety Of Minorities Not In Jeopardy London, Dec. 7. Asked in the House of Commons as to the position and safety of Assyrians and Jews in Iraq under the new administration, the Foreign Secretary replied that the Iraq, Government had formally declared that they had—R it ah Radio. - 81 words
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Advertisement180 1936-12-09 4 PYRAMID I I the handkerchief to conjure with! Are you joining in this modern tendency to brighten Men’s wear? Are you wearing more colourful shirts and gayer ties? Then why not wear brighter handkerchiefs, too? Pyramids, famous for their fine character t and long lasting qualities, are made in a180 words
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2446 1936-12-09 5 Administrative And Economic Affairs Of Province Advance With Times •UKIEN is a comparatively small province situated on the south-eastern shore of China It has a population of more than 10 millions an( l an area °f 121,050 square Kilometers or about 46,737 square miles,2,446 words
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Article834 1936-12-09 5 ONCE ASHAMED OF HER FIGURE < Kruschen Made Her Slinky Healthy and More Active Overweight and rheumatism often go together, because they frequently arise front ■he same cause. It follows, therefore, that the remedy which cures the one complaint will also cure the other. That was what834 words
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Advertisement332 1936-12-09 5 ONCE ASHAMED OF HER FIGURE < Kruschen Made Her Slinky Healthy and More Active Overweight and rheumatism often go together, because they frequently arise front ■he same cause. It follows, therefore, that the remedy which cures the one complaint will also cure the other. That was what happened in the332 words
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Article169 1936-12-09 6 AIR MAH. f A mail for Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Billy via Singapore and thence fcy Singapore-Australia Air Mail service «rill dose at 7 pjn. today. A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra aia Singapore and thence by service will close at 7 pjn.169 words
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Article, Illustration49 1936-12-09 6 HE'S NOT MUCH to look at, but when it comes to music. .Listen to Mangat Peary, one of \Vh .psnade's young elephants, perform on the harmon ca. He’s not yet master of the instrument, but he can bloic all the notes at once, and that’s something49 words
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Article1787 1936-12-09 6 Problems Affecting Everyone In The British Empire g |N a lecture, "British Merchant Shipping J Today," delivered before the Royal I United Service Institution, Sir Archibald j Hurd stressed the importance to Great Bri- tain and the Empire of adequate material and personnel for the1,787 words
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Article144 1936-12-09 6 Tuesday, Dec. 1. In the morning His Excellency left Penang for Alor Star where he called on H.H. The Regent, and returned in the evening. Wednesday, Dec. 2. In the afterno n His Excellency opened the Radio, Gramophone and Allied Trade Exhibition at the Race Course, Penang.144 words
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Advertisement118 1936-12-09 6 PENANG'S POPULAR RENDEZVOUS. JUST THE IDEAL PLACE FOR AMUSEMENT-SEEKERS CLEAN. I HEALTHFUL SURROUNDINGS FIRST CLASS DANCE MUSIC BY LOUIS LEM'S LIVE ORCHESTRA. DANCING NIGHTLY from 9 p.m. to Midnight. 4 Coupons for $l.OO. 9 for $2.00. TEA DANCES. Ev try Tuesday, Friday Sunday from 6 p.m. to 8.15 p.m. Watch118 words
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Miscellaneous136 1936-12-09 6 I WINDSOR IL, R t YAL 1 6-75 Last Two Shows 9-30 6-30 Opening Tonight 9-30 Romantic Jamboree of the The Season’s Most Dramatic CLARK CANTONESE TALKIE GABLE "HOOT SAI KAM JEAN HARLOW MYRNA LOY CHIN" "WIFE versus SECRETARY" with a superb cast headed by A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture. MISS LAM136 words
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Miscellaneous189 1936-12-09 6 j Producing 1. the latest Hollywood newly. Weda Dick Powell >1 and Joan Biondell .j;® “FANCY MEETING ,^nOU"..„„, DICK E in big lMg b. i j^^^Bk an<, sa Tsho»! pAQjj I I wMio tms STAGE MRIICK f o. Don’t fail to see JOAN and DICK in the latest and greatest189 words
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480 1936-12-09 7 AND SUHS “OFF THE PEG" Lorry For Luggage: Ready Cooked Food For Early Stages Of Journey London, Nov. 29. CHAUFFEURS and taxicab drivers waiting idly in the courtyard of one of London’s luxury hotels suddenly sat up astonished They saw480 words
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488 1936-12-09 7 CHINESE BOUND OVER I' mdlcs of phamplets, containing r nous literature, formed the prinal exhibits in the case which came )jp for hearing yesterday afternoon re Mr. H.A.L. Luckham in the ci..mg Police Court when a Chinese, < n Pee Seng, was charged with bein possession488 words
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Article82 1936-12-09 7 Chinese Acquitted Teh Boon Tean and Loke Mah Cheon, who were charged with having committed extortion on Cheah 800 by putting him in fear of injury, were yesterday acquitted by Mr. H. A. L. Luckham in the Penang Police Court. Court Inspector Astin informed the Magistrate that82 words
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Article52 1936-12-09 7 latest gift of medical science is an indiarubber face—for disfigured victims of road accidents. Artificial, flesh-coloured noses and ears are now available in a rubber-like substance which is adhesive and attaches easily to the skin. The nose can be blown or powdered in the52 words
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Article117 1936-12-09 7 A Tamil Rethinasamy, was charged before Mr. H. A. L. Luckham in the Police Court, Penang, yesterday, with causing grevious hurt to Muthusamy on Dec. 7 at Irving Road. After the charge had been explained to him, the case was postponed to Dec. 15 for mention, bail being117 words
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Article, Illustration30 1936-12-09 7 One of the British transport bomber planes which is said to be capable of “tremendous speed.” By courtesy of “Flight.” courtesy of “Flight.”courtesy of “Flight.” - 30 words
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Article97 1936-12-09 7 Mr. J. H. Thomas - By Mr. J. H. Thomas Mr. J.H. Thomas, dining with the Eccentric Club at Connaught Rooms last week: “I have played my part. But when I see my country in danger, I am determined, and the old war spirit comes out. “I say ‘Yes’ —I intend to97 words
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Article145 1936-12-09 7 London Total Of 4.800 Calls cn blood donors in London this year so far have totalled 4,800 —100 more than during the whole of last year. Announcing the figure at the annual dinner of the Voluntary Blood Doners’ Association at the City Carlton Club, St.145 words
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Article116 1936-12-09 7 The hon-treasurer gratefully acknow- ledges the following donations: Dr. A. S. McKern 5 100 00 Mrs. Preshaw 25.00 Mrs. C. T. Huttenbach 50 Of Mr. R. P. Phillips 25.00 Mr. C. C. W. Liddelow 10.G0 A friend of the Convent 10.00 Mr. Matab Singh 5.00 “Two116 words
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Article145 1936-12-09 7 ON THE EVE OF HIS MARRIAGE A “perfect lover,” who was to have been married at Waterloo, near Liverpool, last week, has vanished. His bride-to-be, Miss Doris Taylor, at the hour at which she should have been married with a special choral service at St. John’s Church,145 words
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Article146 1936-12-09 7 AMAZING SCENES IN A FACTORY Mass hysteria among 200 girls closed for the week-end a department in a Dale St. Manchester, cotton factory last week. It began when a girl was led from the workroom in a half-faint. Almost at once another girt, and working at146 words
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Article188 1936-12-09 7 Maclean Brand Stomach Powder Worked Wonders*} Every sufferer from stomach trouble knows that although his condition may be very serious yet, it will soon get beyond his control if neglected. Apathy and neglect have landed many a stomach sufferer wittigastric and duodenal ulcer which might,188 words
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Advertisement12 1936-12-09 7 7' M I H CIRAIPIE pi iFIRIUUir MCtDIRIDIIAIL I FRASER NEAVE LTD.12 words
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Advertisement91 1936-12-09 7 PRIMO SCALA joy a miu his ACCORDEON band. 8836 At the Cafe Continental. I have lost my heart in 8837 Lost. The touch of your lips. 8829 The Whistling Waltz. At the close of a Long Long Day. 8793 In a Gypsy Caravan. Riding the Range in the Sky. You91 words
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Article719 1936-12-09 8 ■■■HF. Straits Settlements Govern- ment is opposed to the remittance of funds from Malaya to China for war purposes. The matter h is been brought to the front through two Singapore Chinese neu spapers seeking enlightenment of the attitude of the Government were they to open719 words
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Article672 1936-12-09 8 Sir While Straits-born Chinese must generally support the views of the Hon. Member for Penang, Lieut.-Colonel G. D. A. Fletcher, in his survey of the situation 1 as effecting them in their indiscriminating I response to the repeated calls from China for subscriptions for political and other672 words
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Article461 1936-12-09 8 To the Editor, Sir, —I have read Lieut.-Col- nel e cher’s speech in Council and I wonder i reflects conditions in Penang coireetlv doubt if he is aware of the fact that 'picture of the poor Straits-born n struggling under a load of invitations ro China-born461 words
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Article128 1936-12-09 9 To The Elditor. Dear Sir, —I shall be glad if you will allow space to make public the excellent result of the Flower Sale held on Saturday last. The Home has benefited by $135.00 and our thanks are due to Messrs. Vanda the Florists for their generosity128 words
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Article725 1936-12-09 8 DIOC LES - Test Match Thrills—Australians Set A Hard Task—Film Of The Francis Light Pageant— Flying Boats DIOC LES. AFTER gloomy forebodings that Allen and his men would be “eaten up” by the Australians, the England players have done amazingly well in the first Test match of the present series.725 words
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Advertisement314 1936-12-09 8 umi 11 O /J M|||sSro|g* e PACKED IN MALAYA jj UNDER VACUUM PROCESS 11^ coffee flevear better tbae does I LITTLES. Compare H» «eveer with II A \'a\‘ /^_ZZ_^^^U oibeee, yew wfll soeo knew why LITTLES nwaMR»» COFFEE 11 is so *efsm*e»y worth protecting. 11 The wnrformJy high enatfty is314 words
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Advertisement38 1936-12-09 8 Ml fell H i lbw to |i In I S RESERVE CUVEE SI Cha m pa g n e 4 I n 4 |L EXTRA DRY i Sole Agents Henry Waugh Co., Ltd. PENANG irOH. K. LUMPUR SINGAPORE38 words
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Article, Illustration31 1936-12-09 9 M ISS ELIZABETH DENBY, MISS ELIZABETH DENBY, the first u ri an to be asked by the Royal Institub of British Architects to address numbers on rehousing of London's slum dwellings.31 words
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Article297 1936-12-09 9 FOOT crushed by goods wagon (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh Dec. 9. Mr S Somasundram, a guard employed in the FM S. Railways, died at 2.30 yesterday afternoon in Ipoh Hospital as a result of a serious accident at Sungei Siput station in the morning. Deceased was297 words
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Article147 1936-12-09 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Dec. 8. The attempts of several Malays to smuggle a large quantity of matches from Penang to Matang was frustrated by Taiping Revenue Officers on Monday morning. On information received, a party of outfloor officers went to the 9th mile Matang147 words
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Article841 1936-12-09 9 ACCEPTANCES FOR TOMORROW -r the accc Ptances for the first day of the Perak I urt Club Skye Meeting, to be run at Ipoh tomorrow 4 1 3—4 Furs. Str. 2.30 p.m. 02! EYES s 00 0 TAT mauat 10 08 Mr A van Tooren841 words
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Article92 1936-12-09 9 Open Verdict On J.P.’s Daughter (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 8. The discovery of a 12-year-old Chinese girl in a mining pool in Petaling Road formed the subject of an inquiry in tne 1 Kuala Lumpur Police Court today. The inquest was on92 words
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Advertisement50 1936-12-09 9 E. O” Hotel PENANG. TO N,GH I„ a a dct DINNER, DANCE CABARET TED EVELYN modbbk dSS *V- DINNER CABARET NONFOR TABLE RESERVATIONS, FHO :o: tomorrow DINNER, DANCE CABARET SATURDAY, 12th DECEMBER Extension to 1 AM. DINNER, DANCE CABARET :oBUNDAY, 13th DECEMBER ORCHESTRAL CONCERT WHEN VISITING SINGAPORE STAY AT RAFFLESBOTBL.50 words
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Advertisement119 1936-12-09 9 Sixteen days more and the Xmas-round of parties X will be in full swing “Gowns for every occasion”23, Light St., Penang. e SPEED KODAK has more than kept up with today’s idea of speed. .in film. Tn “Verichrome” there’s an emulsion that reacts quickly to light, gets the picture when119 words
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3763 1936-12-09 10 MALARIAL WAVE RECEDING Investigations On 7reatment of Beri-Beri THE health of the people of the Straits Settlements showed a slight improvement in 1935, compared with the previous year, in spite of the fact that there was a considerable increase in malaria in all parts3,763 words
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Article, Illustration33 1936-12-09 10 THIS IS GOOD-BYE.—Senor Sanchez Albornoz, Spanish Amt, Lisbon, embracing his old valet when leaving the Embassy He •ft after the break in diplomatic relations between Portugal and Spai n^ t,,33 words
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Article, Illustration197 1936-12-09 11 «IV JVR UIfUIMC With a smile and a handwave, “An MJ •’i.AtninL Mollison acknowledged the «cornt ot crowds at Croydon. Mollison's Atlantic Triumph MiTRLSS MARRIED.— Miss Linden iTavers wore a flat e.»p trimmed with orange blossom at her wedding* r, to Mr E. G Leon,197 words
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Advertisement92 1936-12-09 11 GET YOUR SALES MESSAGE “HOME” In all parts of the world the foundation of every successful advertising campaign of any size—is newspaper adv ertising. Heads of big business everywhere constantly pay tribute to press advertising and its power to create and maintain demand for their products. Millions of pounds spent92 words
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Article687 1936-12-09 12 Last Year's Big Decline HIGHER BRITISH SHARE OF THE TRAFFIC RRANKER tonnage through the Suez Canal increased steadily after the war until 1930, but declined appreciably in 1931. Increases were recorded again in 1933 and 1934, the figures for the latter year exceeding all previous results,687 words
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Article264 1936-12-09 12 S.S. “MENESTHEUS” from Liverpool sails for Manila Kong, Shanghai and Japan. n M.V. “POELAU LAUT” from Java ports via Singapore s: ,1. Rotterdam and Amsterdam via Suez. s s,lrne day for TOMORROW S.S. “Bulan” from Singapore via ports. S.S. “RAJULA” from Madras, Cuddalore, Pondicherry, Porto Novo, Karikal,264 words
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49 1936-12-09 12 Robert Howat, aged 51, of Wallasey, second engineer of the Blue Star liner Viking Star, was found dead in his bunk, at North Shields recently. Mr. Howat held a chief engineer’s certificate, and had served with the Blue Star Line for nine years.49 words
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Article238 1936-12-09 12 New Tariff Favourably Received By Shipowners In a special circular on the Baltwhit? Timber Scheme for 1937, it is stated by th? Baltic and International Maritime Con ference that the new tariff No. 4, applicable for the next timber-shipping season, has received a very favourable reception i:i238 words
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Advertisement27 1936-12-09 12 DEAO AN MUSICAL DINNER CHIMES An Ideal XMAS GIFT A DEAGAN Musical Dinner Chime SOLE AGENTS: Robinson Piano Co. (8. S.) Ltd. PE N A N G.27 words
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Miscellaneous1576 1936-12-09 12 I RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES "STRAIGHT CROOKS" RADIO UNIVERSITY ASSN. PFRSGNALITIES-132 FOOTBALL MATCH Robert Barrington, who Tmw made a num- l-l ber of entertaining contributions to the B. A commentary on the Oxford v. B.C. programmes from D ivcntry—‘Under LfWWfak’' 1 Cambridge university Association football Southern Stars' and Home j>om Sea'1,576 words
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Article431 1936-12-09 13 Launch Of The Destroyer Imogen Messrs. R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Ltd., launched from their Hebburn yard recently H.M. destroyer Imogen, one of eight vessels ordered under the 1935 Naval Programme. The overall length of the destroyer is about 323 ft., and the approximate431 words
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Advertisement404 1936-12-09 13 Lfv I 1 u Im 1 Kn3£m U..L Myjfgffifil MM LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Lttm Dob (in conjunction with Glen A Shire Line) Pfmw London ueMNON Mara.. L’don, R’dam, H’burg Glasgow Dec. 11 Jan. 6 t PERSEUS London, Rotterdam, Hamburg Hull Dec. 17 Jan. 12 h RADNORSHIRE London, Rotterdam, Hamburg,404 words
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Advertisement259 1936-12-09 13 FORTHCOMING SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE Dec. 11 m.v. “SIBAJAK” r.l. 13,000 tons Dec. 25 m.v. “J.V. OLDENBARNEVELT” n.L. 20,000 tons Jan. 1 m.v. “DEMPO” r.l. 17,000 tons Jan. 15 s.s. “JOHAN DE WITT” N.L. 11,000 tons Jan. 22 s.s. “SLAMAT” r.l. 13,000 tons Feb. 5 s.s. “J. P. COEN” N.L. 11.000259 words
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Advertisement784 1936-12-09 13 PO and Gt V/ BRITISHI INDIA Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under contract with Hi> Majesty’s Government, London and Far East Mail Servico. Outwards from London for China Japan. Homewards for Colombo, Aden, Port Said, -.non Marseilles and London. due Penang 1936, due Penang 1936. •S/S BANGALORE" Dec. 16784 words
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Miscellaneous516 1936-12-09 13 RADIO PROGRAMMES 2.20 p m News and economic review in Wavelength 25.24 m., 11.885 kc English. 11.35 p.m. News in French. Market 1 235 p.m Today- in Germany.’. Should prices, rates exchange. pictures. 12.05 a.m. News in Arabic. 2.50 p.m Folk music. 12.20 a.m. Concert relay. 250 p.m Women’s Hour:516 words
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Article, Illustration1031 1936-12-09 14 378 Wanted With Mine Wickets In Hand SUPERB INNINGS BY ALLEN AFTER a day of varying fortune the England eleven found themselves in a very strong position at the close of play in the first Test match at Brisbane yesterday. Australia, with one wicket down, requires—Reuter - 1,031 words
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Article444 1936-12-09 14 RUGBY 6-5 Victory Against Oxford TERRIFIC STRUGGLE IN CLOSING STAGES London. Dec. 8. At Twickenham in the inter-Varsity rugger match. Cambridge beat Oxford by 6 points to 5. The sixty-first inter-Varsity contest was I played in heavy rain and under miserable conditions. The turf was slippery444 words
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420 1936-12-09 14 CASUALS TO MEET CORINTHIANS The Casuals entered the final of the Penang Chinese Football Association competition by defeating the Nomads yesterday on the Renong Ground, Penang, by two goals to nil. Their rivals for the cup will be Corinthians. Football of a surprisingly low standaru420 words
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Article94 1936-12-09 14 C.R.C. H'cap Tourney Results The following are the results of matches in the Chinese Recreation Club handicap tennis tournament played yesterday;— Heah Seng Hong and Lee Xean Ghee —l5) beat Dr. Ong Kee Yean and Lim Chong Eu —30.3) 7—5, 6 —4. Cheah Kim Aw and Goon Kok Lem94 words
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Article242 1936-12-09 14 Who says snooker is a dull game to watch At Thurston’s, Leicester-square, recently, Sidney Smith played Australian Horace Lindrum, and how the spectators appreciated the friendly rivalry and clever tactics of these two cuemen In point of ability there’s very little to choose between these young242 words
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Article100 1936-12-09 14 I Punjabis Draw With Alladad Khan's XI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 8. Heavy rain caused an interesting hockey match between the Ist Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment and Alladad Khan’s XI to be abandoned some 15 minutes before the end. 1 Both sides played well.100 words
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Advertisement116 1936-12-09 14 GET THATW»» clean-washedWH FRESHNESS... A bath at any time is a wonderful refresher, but a bath with Calvert’s Carbolic Soft Soap is a joy for the rest of the evening. Only Calvert’s will give you such freshness, such glorious freedom from stickiness. After using Calvert’s Soft Soap you feel exhilarated—full116 words
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Miscellaneous224 1936-12-09 14 WEDNESDAY, 9th DECEMBER, 1936. AMALGAMATED AMUSEMENTS LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) FUN FROLIC GATE ADMISSION 10 CENTS ONLY. FOONG SENG NIN CANTONESE OPERA—“Choo Ooh Hwa” Starring Miss Leong Lai Choo in the Principal Role. TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERA—“Hong-Keow Lee Tan’’—Part 6. TEONG SAI THO GUAN TEOCHEW OPERA—“Siew Ko224 words
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Article, Illustration526 1936-12-09 15 Alien’s Chance To Bring Back Confidence London, Nov. 29 STRANGE Story concerning the M.C.C. team reached me by cable Afrom Australia yesterday. I give it, not as an excuse for the repeated M ures among the team, but as a statement from a526 words
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Article240 1936-12-09 15 Eight Minutes Short At Rugby RUGBY 15 PTS ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL 18 Rugby were unlucky to lose this match, for after being 15 pts behind at half-time they scored 12 pts without reply in the second half and then with eight minutes to go the referee240 words
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Article115 1936-12-09 15 as ps Keep Their Line Intact Alth S PTS ST TIIOMAS,S HOSP 0 1 1 h t!j e game between Wasps and ♦ven] niass Hospital at Sudbury was 1' untested, there was little spectacu- play. had 1116 better of the play e first half. There was no score115 words
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Article136 1936-12-09 15 The “Flat” season, which ended with the Manchester meeting last week, has been one of the most successful since tHe war. Here are a few of the high-lights: The Racecourse Betting Control Board, which manages the Totalisators, expects to reveal at turnover of £7,000,000,136 words
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Article76 1936-12-09 15 GOLF: Oxford Go Down Fighting Though defeated again, Oxford University put up a much better fight in their match against Worplesdon last week. The undergraduates lost by 9 points to 12. Oxford lost the foursomes by a margin of two points, a result slightly more encouraging than that76 words
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Article628 1936-12-09 15 GARRICK - CHAMPION JOCKEY MAY HONOUR RETIRING VETERANS PERRY TO PLAY FIRST TOURNAMENT FOR CASH IN MAY CROWLEY’S CHALLENGE TO A TITLE FIGHT GARRICK pOF the tenth time in twelve years Gor- i i don Richards, with his strong riding 1 and quick brain, stands supreme among’ racing jockeys.628 words
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Article515 1936-12-09 15 Chong Jin Wins In Straight Sets BADMINTON A MBRIDGE just managed to beat Oxford again in the ninth University meeting at the Crystal Palace recently, although this time it was by no more than eight victories to seven, with the contest decided in the last round515 words
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Article, Illustration157 1936-12-09 15 Jock McAvoy, the middle-weight champion. settled all doubts as to his ability to I make the list. 61b. poundage by sending .me a message last week that the weight was still a comfortable one for him. It was also added on McAvoy’s behalf that157 words
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Advertisement142 1936-12-09 15 You couldn’t have thought of a nicer present! |V K Cigarettes for Christmas—of course. This xlf TT Christmas the question of which cigarettes A iJI 8* vc s not a difficult one. du Maurier, naturally. Luxury cigarettes, du Maurier with the filter tip that has brought a new y| Xal142 words
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Article305 1936-12-09 16 Recovers The Stock Exchange recovered sharply after the previous weakness. London, Dec. 8. Yesterday Rise or Fall Con. 5 p.C., 1944-64 117 t* funding, 4 p.c.» 1960-90 116J4 War Loan. 3# p.c........... 105 H Straits 6 p.c., 1936-51 102 K Com. Un. Ass. (Units) 10n Prudential A305 words
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Article179 1936-12-09 16 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations in MESSRS. KENNEDY A Co.’« Shan List today RUBBER Buyers Sellers Connemara 1.85 1.95 Kempas 2.60 2.70 Nyalas 1.22} 1.25 Pa jam 2.40 2.47}c Temerloh 82 85 MINES Ayer Weng 1.771 1.82 J Batu Selangor 1.40 1.45 Hong Fatt 1.40 1.45 Jelapang179 words
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Article111 1936-12-09 16 London, Dec. 8. RUBBER: Quiet. Spot buyers 9f\ sellers. Jan./March 9 buyers 9ft sellers. April/June 91 buyers 9ft sellers. July/Sept. 91 buyers 9g sellers. New York 19.22 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 36,156 tons Liverpool 49,129 tons ?OPRA Straits S.O. Rotterdam £20.17.6d. PEPPER White Muntok in bond111 words
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Article160 1936-12-09 16 A.A ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.40 1.42 J Hong Fatt 1.40 1.421 Jelebu 1.18 1.21 Klang River 2.00 2.05 Kuchai 1.32 J 1.375 Lukut 1.30 1.325 Nawng Pet 775 825 North Taiping 775 80 Rahman Hyd. 1.175 1.225 Rantau Ordy. 1.35 1.40 ex Rantau Pref. 1.375 1.425160 words
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Article218 1936-12-09 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Ayer Panas 2.025 2.125 Bassetts 775 825 Batu Lintangs 1.40 1.45 Benats 1.35 1.40 Brogas 1.15 1.18 Indragiris 1.65 1.70 Kuala Sidims 3.00 3.15 c Lunas 2.40 2.475 Mentakabs 48 50c New Scudais 1.85 1.90 Pajams 2.40 2.475 S. Tukangs 1.40 1.45 ex Ulu Benuts218 words
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Article123 1936-12-09 16 London on Previously Latest Paris 105 9j64 105 964 New York 4.89fi 4.90 H Montreal 4.89% 4.9) Vi Brussels 28.95 29.10 Geneva 21 32 21 35 Amsterdm 9.005 9.01 J Milan 93% 93 3 16 Berlin 1218 12 19 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 23.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90123 words
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Article167 1936-12-09 16 RUBBER: Bayers Sellers Bassetts 77} 80 Batu Lintangs 1.40 1.45 Bedfords 1.20 1.25 c Bentas 1-35 1.40 Brogas 1.15 1.17} Indragiris 1.60 1.65 Lunas 2.40 2.50 M. Pindas 1.90 1.97}c Mentakabs 47 j 50c Pajams 2.40 2.50 c Sungei Tukangs 1.42 J 1.475 Temerlohs 775 82} Ulu Benuts167 words
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Article162 1936-12-09 16 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS TIN: Buyers Sellers Asams 32(6 33!6cd Ampats s|(j 5(45 B. Selangors 1.34 1.39cd Jelebus 1.18 1.23 K. Kamuntings 813 8(9 K. Lanjuts 22(3 23|0 Katus 24(0 24(6 Kramats 5916 61(0 Laruts 10(9 11(3 Pungahs 2419 25 6 Rantau Prefis. 1.30 1.35cd Raubs 6.90 7.10xd Rawang162 words
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Article90 1936-12-09 16 YESTERDAY TODAY London—(Spot) £228.0.0 £230.0.0 London—(3 months) £228.0.0 £230'0 0 Singapore $113.25 $115.25 Business Done Penang Business Done COPRA.—(Sui-dried) $9.00 9 00 BLACK PEPPER $8.90 8 90 RUBBER London 9 3 l6d 32 c 32 S c Jao./Mar. 328 c Aprtl/June 321 c 33c TAPIOCA Seed >4.70 W90 words
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Advertisement257 1936-12-09 16 late advertisements FOR SALE Latest Acoustic H.M.V. Cabinet Gramophone model W 153. Almost new. Can be inspected at Moutries. NOTICES BROG A RUBBER ESTATES LIMITED Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books will be closed from Monday, December 14th to Monday, December 21st, both days inclusive, for the preparation257 words
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Advertisement897 1936-12-09 16 BANKS. NEDERLANDSCHE THE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ OF INDIA 1 tV An, < N. v. Capital Authorised (NETHERLANDS TRADING Capital Subscribed I ROCnCTY 1 Reserve Fund and Rm» £1 800o& Capital Paid Up £1 24T2 Established in Amsterdam 1824. board of Right Hon. Lord Catto of HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM Sir Charles Alexander897 words
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