Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 16 December 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 294. Vol. XCIV. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 669 1 But Revolt Spreads To Kansu CHIANG A PRISONER, BUT WELL Nanking Dec. 16. The revolt has spread to Lanchow Capital of Kansu, where fighting has broken out between Government troops and troops commanded by Yu Hsueh-Chungy one of Chang Hsueh-Liang’s principal subordinates. Government troops advancing along
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  • 138 1 Reuter. London, Dec. 15. “A solution of the colonial question is in the interests of everybody in the long run.” emphasised Herr von Ribbentrop at Grosvenor House in his first public speech to an English audience. Hitler sees in the possession colonies for the supply
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  • 143 1 Increased Profit For Year Ended Sept. 30 Runnymede Hotel, Limited, profit :ss account for the year ended Sept. ,-b.ovvs a nett profit for the year of :.’>6 as compared with a profit of > >.<>7l for the previous year. To this is*, be aided the balance of $17,621
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  • 60 1 Lt -Col. S.P. Williams. C.1.E., Travel"g -c ret ary for the Royal Empire Society, nved in Penang this morning and is <'• ng at the Runnymede Hotel. Col Williams is making an extensive tour of the Far East, his mission being t" make known the aims and
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  • 46 1 There was a commotion at the junction Penang and Maxwell Roads, opposite the Windsor Theatre on Sunday night when Sikh hawker was seen struggling with traffic policeman. The Sikh was charged m the Police Court yesterday on two 1 ints of voluntarily causing hurt.
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  • 17 1 Reuter. Gibraltar, Dec. 15. Soviet submarine flotilla is reported •hive been seen manoeuvring off Palma.
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  • 65 1 .—Reuter. FOG OVERTAKES BOMBER SQUADRON London, Dec. 15. Fog caused disaster to a squadron of seven Royal Air Force bombers which left Aldergrove aerodrome in Northern Ireland today for Finningley, Yorkshire. One plane crashed and caught fire. Three were killed and the pilot injured. Five other
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  • 178 1 Visit To Immigration Depot Since his arrival here on Sunday, the Rt. Hon. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri. leader of the Indian Deputation to Malaya, has been busy collecting Information either at first hand or through interviews with prominent local Indians. He visited estates and plantations in Kedah where
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  • 55 1 The old established London House of Joseph Travers and Sons are expanding their Malayan organization by the establishment of a branch office at Kuala Lumpur on January 1, 1937. Messrs. Travers already have offices in Singapore and Penang, where they carry on business as Eastern and
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  • 44 1 Reported Formation Of Association (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Dec. 15. Interest attaches in mining circles to a report in the Siamese press that influential merchants in Scuth Siam have combined to establish a miners’ association to ook after tin interests.
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  • 24 1 i.—Reuter. QUEEN'S AUNT DEAD The death has occurred of Lady Anne Bowes-Lyon, wife of Francis Bowes-Lyon and aunt of Queen Elizabeth. —Reuter.
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  • 31 1 The President and members of the Post Office Recreation Club will be celebrating the Club’s seventeenth anniversary on Sunday, Dec. 20. A dinner will be held at 8.30 p.m.
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  • 44 1 An entertainment in aid of the St. Nicholas’ Home Fund end Kcal charities will be held at the Bukit Mertajam High School on Friday night. There will be three short plays with European casts and songs by Mr. D. Campbell of Kulim.
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  • 36 1 .—Reuter. Governor-General Buckley performed his last act by signing the Bill depriving him of office. The Bill is the first to be passed by any Parliament under the Crown with>ut Royal Assent. —Reuter.
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  • 192 1 I.—Reuter. I/ondon, Dec. 15. The Rubber Committee fixed the» permissible quota at 75 per cent. f< I the first Quarter of 1937 and at eighty per cent, for the second quarter. The next meeting will be on Jan. 26. The I.R.R.C. announcement was
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  • 173 1 Reuter. LENGTHY TELEPHONE CALL TO CANNES London, Dec. 15. The Duke of Windsor’s seclusion during his journey was guarded very efficiently by the police of four countries. The French Surete booked a comportment next to the Prince’s. At every stop there were guards at the exact
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 12 1 H. TOKISATSU artistic photographers Telephone No. 772. PENANG No. 68-70, Bishop Street,
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    • 69 1 If your engines run-down use Meirich Motor Tablets. They decarbonise, generate I and rejuvenate you: engines. Anti-knock Anti-corrosive Stockists CHOP TAN BOON PENG, 224, Beach Street, Penang, ’Phone No. 968. I H -58HI Jr ObP* I FOR YOUR JSmgl PARTY A Choice Selection of FRESH FRUITS are constantly arriving. Apples
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  • 453 2 Sir William Bragg On Research GREAT VALUE OF EXPERIMENTS Sir William Bragg, President of the Royal Society, opened the extensions to the laboratories of the British Launderers’ Research Association at Hendon The opening ceremony at the laboratories I was preceded by a luncheon at the Brent Bridge
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  • 87 2 Herr Ludwing Kahn, German medium, was awarded £lO by a Paris court in an act on claiming damages for alleged loss of psychic powers when his taxi came into collision with a bus. He asked £l,OOO. The bus driver was fined £l. Q Local rubber
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  • 906 2 From All Quarters THE biggest telephone breakdown in Birmingham for four years occurred last week, when a workman engaged in laying a water main pierced with his pickaxe a cable carrying 600 lines. The telephones of about 250 subscribers were put out of action.
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  • 242 2 Officer Of The Life Guards Wins Claim How a polo pony, which had been sold by an officer in the Life Guards, was tied to a lamp-post at Windsor, and then placed in the town pound, was described at Windsor County Court. Judge Cotes-Preedy. K.C.,
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  • 322 2 Eastern Hospitality Contrasted NOTORIOUSLY INSULAR PEOPLE Hospitality is “marvellous” in the East and overseas.... In England the atmosphere is “insular" and the people are notoriously bad “mixers." These characteristics of the British race were named by Lt.-Col. S. P. Williams, C.1.E., the travelling secretary of the
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  • 162 2 I Sir Ronald Storrs, who served for nine years in Palestine, first as Military Governor of Jerusalem and later as Civic Governor, described Palestine as a “peri manent powder magazine" in an address at Caxton Hall. “Anything like a strike might have very serious results without
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  • 31 2 Diving Under Bridg e A diver about to descend from Waterloo Bridge to fix chains round the old wooden supports which are being pulled from the river bed b v cranes.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 613 2 Head Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. Singapore Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel Times Singapore. Kuala Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 3683. tendon Office 40, 43, Fleet Street, London E.C.4 Phone Central 3608 —3609 Tel Leadmalaya London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Penang
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    • 88 2 HOE SENG MOTOR GARAGE 2021, Pier Road, Bagan Luar. IST CLASS 2ND CLASS 3RD CLASS CARS FOR HIRE DAY AND NIGHT TO ALL PARTS OF MALAYA SIAM GARAGE FOR HIRE. DEALERS IN PETROL» MOTOR TYRES and MOTOR ACCESSORIES. For particulars please apply personally oj ’PHONE NO. 75 BUTTERWORTH. SUNGEI WAY
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    • 370 2 Mr. W. H. Pratt, of the Seremban engineering firm which bears his name, has just gone to England from Switzerland, where he has been recuperating from lung trouble. He will be returning to Malaya shortly. PENANG HILL RAILWAY Delightful day» will be yours if you visit Penang Hill. Excursion ticket*
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  • 345 3 Queen Elizabeth Made A Lady Of The Garter .—British Radio. London, Dec. 15. On the occasion of his birthday the King yesterday conferred upon Queen Elizabeth the title of the Dignity of Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Queen Mary
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  • 161 3 British Radio. But No Expansion Of Credit Base London. Dec. 15. As a temporary measure, it has been iid io increase the amount of gold < I i in the Issue Department of the Bank ■f England by £65,000.000. The announce- "as made at Commons
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  • 139 3 IUUCIIVV UH .—British Radio. Seeking Removal Of Restrictions London, Dec. 15. His Majesty’s Government have conf antfy in mind the desirability of securg the removal of restrictions on foreign :a ar *d of restrictions upon movements capital which interfere with foreign trade, declared the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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  • 64 3 .—British Radio. Rush Of Recruits During Current Year London, Dec. 15. "‘ng November 2,757 recruits were iu on the strength of the Territorial 1 ompared with 1,873 in October and ln November 1935. During the eight April to November 193 G the intake 'uifs was 26,268 compared with
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  • 196 3 A girl of 15 pleaded guilty at Glasgow I Sheriff Court to demanding and obtaining £lO 13s. 6d. from a man by threats. i Procurator fiscal J.D. Strathern said that the girl sometimes received from a man in premises where her mother I worked
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  • 115 3 Scapa Flying Boats Visit To Nigeria London, Dec. 15. Two Royal Air Force supermarine Scapa flying boats of No. 202 F. B. Squadron left Malta on Saturday on an inter-com-mand and colonial development flight to Calabar Nigeria. Air Commodore Maltby, Air Officer Commanding the R. A.
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  • 218 3 Miss Virginia Field, film-actress daughter of Mr. St. John Field, London K.C., landed in New York last week, having flown from Hollywood on her way to London, where she is to meet Prince Constantine of Liechtenstein. She is going to London to try to prove
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  • 163 3 to study the form it should take.”—British < Radio. c Lukewarm Support By The Powers London, Dec. 15. In a Parliamentary answer the Foreign Secretary recalled the approach made by the British and French Governments to Germany, Italy, Portugal and Russia in favour of strict denunciation of
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  • 176 3 British Radio. Exti nsive Damage In Great Britain London Dec. 15. I Considerable damage was done both on land and sea as the result of a 76 m.p.h. gale which raged over Great Britain yesterday Several lives were lost, including those of a father, son and
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  • 222 3 The following appointments are announced in the F.M.S. Government Gazette: Major J. D. Wyatt, M.C., to be Staff Officer to Local Forces, Malaya. Mr. O. T. Faulkner, C.M.G., to be Director of Agriculture, S.S., and Adviser on Agriculture, Malay States. Mr. L. A. McGowan to act as Revenue
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  • 228 3 Radio. t £3,000,000 For The Ex chequer London, Dec., 15. j The financial resolution which is a pre- lude to the Government’s Livestock In- i dustry Bill, which will be one of the first measures to be considered by Parliament after the Recess, was discussed in
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  • 271 3 Chinese Engineer's Tribute Karachi. Frank admiration for the flood control and irrigation projects of Sind was expressed to Associated Press by the Chinese Engineer, Wang Haoting, who has been deputed by the Chinese Government to study irrigation projects in India, on his riffurn from a six months’
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  • 101 3 Tube passengers on the Central London line were held up outside Hol born Station last week, when a man was found in the tunnel—with his boots off. An official walked along the track and found the man sitting on the live rail with his
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  • 41 3 .—British Radio Exchequer returns show that total ordinary revenue amounts to £414,617,493 compared with £411,460,690 at the corres- ponding date of last year. Total ordinary expenditure is £550,440 206 compared with £525,208,924 at the corresponding date of 1935.—British Radio
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  • 1040 4 British M. P.s Send Protest Against Madrid Air Raid Madrid, Dec. 13. HE British M.P.s now in Madrid announced this evening that they were sending the following telegram to General Franco through his agent, the Duke of Alba, in London. “We members
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  • 115 4 For the first time a chemist has been struck off the register—and he has no right of appeal. The statutory committee of the Pharmaceutical Society, which sat at Bloomsburysquare, W.C., only acquired their powers, under the Poisons "and Pharmacy Act of 1933, last April, and
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  • 1000 4 BATU GAJAH MEDICAL CHANGES It is understood that Dr. Hoi Chan, who is at present attending to the professional duties of Dr. Chelvam may be confirmed in his appointment. Nothing further is definitely known about a permanent Deputy Medical Officer, Batu Gajah, but Dr. Samuel’s name is
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 212 4 your HOME! LYPENE KEEPS YOUR HOUSE CLEAN EASILY AND CHEAPLY Lypenc wlls cleans in one action. It is twice as strong as Carbolic acid, and is a safe sure cleanser for clothes, floors, drains, kennels, stables, latrines, etc Its ***** content produces a lux UrUmt hther Which rem oves dirt
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  • 3879 5 Canton Is Now A Progressive City Achievements In 25 Years CANTON, the cradle of the Chinese Revolution, has a proud record of revolutionary as well as municipal, achievements and today stands as one of the most progressive and hopeful cities in the country, notwithstanding the
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  • 27 5 SIR HAROLD BOWDEN, Chairman of Raleigh Cycle Holdings, also Chairman and Managing Director of Raleigh Cycle Co,, which has just announced, substantially increased nrofits.
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    • 313 5 DOUBLED UP WITH STOMACH PAIN I Now a "New Man" Do you endure agonies from stomach trouble? Do you dread to eat even the simplest meals and long for relief from your pain Then here is good news for you. For sure relief is at hand as this letter prove».
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 33 5 1 &lt; W,.. ■Bk CHARLES LAUGHTON, who played the role of the famous Dutch painter, with his wife. Elsa Lanchester, at the Leicester-square Theatre. London, for the world premiere of his new fUm “Rembrandt
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  • 1853 6 Important Amendments To Lodging House By-Laws At the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday, Mr. C. R. Samuel stressed the necessity of widening that portion of Aier Itam Road between Kampong Bahru and Hill Railway Road. The President agreed, and in reply
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  • 203 6 AIR MAIL A mail for Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly via Singapore and thence by Singapore-Australia air mail service will close at 7.00 p.m. today. A mail for Java and Southern via Singapore and thence by K.L.M. service will close at 7.00 p.m. today.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 45 6 SPEC!AL TIFFIN DANCE today i/s Ba i IL3O a.m. to 1.30 p.m. vi 8 COUPONS FOR $1 After The Dance Special Curry Tiffin At The Restaurant For Only 75 Cents TONIGHT Dancing from 9 p.m. to Midnight DAN KENNY AND HIS VAUDEVILLI-ANS Admission 50 Cents
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 121 6 A SLAMA7 HAP. I RAYA TO ALL OUR moh4M£B4N PATRONS QUEEN’S LAST 3 SHOWS TODAY OPENING TOMORROW 930 One of the outstanding Hits in the UNIVERSAL'S V.'HTRV.VIND ACTION Bi Hits KAY t'ttANCiS DRAMA WITH THE STUNT KING OF bri "S s The Tender THE SCREEN Brilliant drama of the stage
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    • 252 6 TOR TWO ONLT ROYAL 9.30 A Mightier Musical Than “NAUGHTY MARIETTA-M-G-M’s gay and glorious heart-touching. ear-and-eye big and thrilling.... with^' f ‘li ln g sweethearts of “NAUGHTY in their greatest Jeanette MacDonald M n Nelson Eddy "ROSE MARIE” A Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Picture with Reginald Owen James Stewart 80 Jon e
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  • 190 7 Stick With Chewing Gum Muar, Dec. 13. Demonstrations of how money was stolen Irom the vault in the Chancel at St. Paul’s yount, Malacca, by the use of a long stick chewing gum on the end were given m the police court yesterday. A close watch by
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  • 285 7 Granted By Board Of Licensing Justices The transfer of the Elysee Hotel licence from V. K Vengadasalam Chettiar to Mr. Eunme Shaw was granted by the Board of Licensing Justices at a meeting yesterday at the District Court, Penang, with Mr. C. W. Dawson in
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  • 387 7 MAGISTRATE F ormer Chief Clerh Convicted chief a or a nave ut since you were once a fnnr TL at the H ealth office Ido n °t think that you could be a Mr tj a i Or 1 1 S were used b
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  • 251 7 Sentence Changed On Officer's Plea After sentencing an R.A.F. aircraftman to six months’ hard labour last week, Chester City magistrates reconsidered their decision and imposed a fine. The aircraftman, James Callaghan, 22, was charged with another man with being drunk on licensed premises, refusing to
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  • 134 7 Permits Given To Japanese Canberra. Dr. Earle Page, Minister for Commerce, last week informed the House of Representatives that permits with a duration of 12 months have been issued to four Japanese experts and one interpreter to grade and analyse the iron ore of Koolan Island,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 315 7 CHANGED HER SHOES FIVE TIMES A DAY Suffered Agony with Rheumatism for 20 Years Try and picture the life this woman led. for twenty years—cnanging her shoes several times a day in a vain endeavour to attain, some relief from the rheumatic pains that were constantly torturing her. Then imagine
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  • 720 8 NEFARIOUS agents from Moscow stalk abroad sowing seeds of dissension, and here and there adding fuel to the embers of a dying 1 war. Or so we are led to believe if we peruse the anti-Red literature which still pours out in prolific volume from the
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  • 184 8 THE DRAMA IN PENANG To The Editor. Dear Sir, —I would refer to the paragraphs which appeared in your issue of yesterday under the heading of “By the Way” with reference to the Penang Choral and Dramatic Society. You ask what steps are being taken by
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  • 136 8 Pony Griffins To Be Imported From Australia The Committee of the Perak Turf Club propose to impose a batch of subscription pony griffins from Australia through Mr. F. Christey of Sydney, N.S.W. j The ponies are to arrive in Ipoh early in April next and will be
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  • 1038 8 Among The Wils —Manservants ()&gt;' A Strange Muce —A Penana Phenomenon —In Darkest India pENANG, you may not know, shelters a Society for the Profc mulgation of Wit. The members meet r in secret. No one has yet been able to discover the rutnah hantu of the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 295 8 I ACRAWATTE PURE CIYION ff A At.any hour and for all 1 occasions Acrawatte Tea provides just that little J&/ V 7/ extra in fine flavour and \l^Ol^ 7 I. stimulating refreshment. li -&lt;M/ Hg 5 I /•■a n s I •i JdH /'a /3 Made from Selected Ceylon superb
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    • 19 8 TOOTAL RED LABEL POPLIN Regd. &gt;eerrv e 5 Agents HENRY WAUGH CO. LTD. PENANG Ip A, Kutila Lumpur Singapore
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  • 869 9 Three Runs For Each Division Of Classes 1, 3 4 Horses B'-U’W w,.l found the full cntries for the coming Penang J urf Club Xmas New Year Meeting to be run on Saturday, Dec. 26, Wednesday, Dec. 30, Friday, Jan. 1, and Saturday,
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  • 81 9 The following will represent the Penang Recreation Club against the Penang Sports Club at hockey on the Esplanade tomorrow evening. W. Webb; N. Capel, D. La Brooy; J. Scully, J. Read and D. A. Thomasz; E. C. Valberg, A. S. Willweber, D. A. Campbell,
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  • 299 9 CARD OF EIGHT EVENTS Following are the weights for the opening day 01 the Taiping Turf Club Skye meeting at faiping tomorrow; RACE 1 Ponies Class 3, Division—2. 4U Fur. 2.30 p.m. ANACONDA 42 MOV ALONG 4q 42 PHOON TOK 10 .01 MICKEY MOUSE 10.00 IRISH LADY 9
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  • 125 9 “A MESSAGE TO GARCIA” with Wallace Berry, John Boles, Babara Stanwyck, Herbert Mundin, Alan Hale, Mona Barrie and a large supporting cast. Directed by George Marshall. A 20th. Century Fox production. Showing at the Majestic, Penang. All the ingredients of a stirring drama heroism, devotion to
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  • 52 9 The “Vaudevilli —Ans” were loudly applauded at the conclusion of the four excellent items they gave at the Elysee Hotel last night. There was a large crowd present and dancing was carried on till 1 a m. There was also a big crowd at the tiffin
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  • 71 9 Australia’s Team For Sydney Sydney, Dec. 15. Australia’s team for the second Test to start at Sydney on Friday week will be selected from the following: Bradman (S.A.) O’Brien (Victoria) Badcock (S.A.) Chipperfield (N.S.W.) Fingleton '(N.S.W) McCabe (N.S.W.) McCormick (Victoria) Oldfield (N.S.W O’Ridly (N.S.W,) Ward (S A),
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  • 167 9 f Scoring three goals in quick succession in the last ten minutes of the game, the C.R.C. “A” gained a creditable victory over the Penang Sports Club “A” at the 1 Victoria Green yesterday, by three goals to one. The P.S.C. started promisingly, with Hogan opening the
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 204 9 'for I really attractive Evening Gowns.' X X or party Frocks S'?/ Delightful evening bags and dress ornaments from Paris. 23, Light St., Penang. J RADIO CHOIR WITH ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT 8644 HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING CHRISTMAS, AWAKE JUU 1 GOOD KING WENCESLAS O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL (ADESTE FIDELES)
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  • 317 10 TAIPING CANTONESE ASSOCIATION AFFAIRS STILL UNSETTLED Taiping, Dec. 14. Several prominent members of the local Cantonese Community walked out at the annual general meeting of the Taiping Cantonese when their request for an investigation into the genuineness of most of the voting papers concerning the! election of
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  • 654 10 Methods Of Dealing With Gunmen PRESENT POLICY CRITICISED The murder of Detective Mohamed Ali Man a week ago has directed criticism at various aspects of police work in Singapore. It has also revealed to the public, who viewed with alarm in the latest outrage Against
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  • 236 10 "Jobs Must Be Brought With Them" STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER Wellington. The Prime Minister, Mr. Savage, made it clear in a statement last week that the Government have no intention of returning to the former system of nominated immigration If people come here from Britain the
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  • 208 10 Lord Hartington's Praise Melbourne. Lord Hartington, Parliamentary Undersecretary for the Dominions and Chairman of the Overseas Settlement Board, has arrived at Government House after an interesting journey from Canberra through Gippsland which afforded him intimate glimpses of settlers' lives and opportunities of first-hand discussion of
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  • 190 10 Mr. Hughes On Changed Conditions Melbourne. Mr. Hughes, the Australian Minister of Health, addressing the Legacy Club declared that half the world’s troubles arose from the inability of men to adjust their outlook to changed conditions. The European conditions today were mainly due to the
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  • 1593 10 THE final number of the seventh vo-l lume of The Roda, the magazine of the Rotary Clubs of Malaya and J Siam, contain several excellent articles about Java— the little Dutch island J south of the equator. Particularly interesting is a special article
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 106 10 *WOW YOUte GOING OVERSEAS FOR O 7 *BUT WHEREVER YOU GO YOU’LL FIND *EXACTLY... WALL'S SAUSAGES, AND THE FIRST TIME,MY BOY, YOU'LL ONE ING YOU CAN RELY 0N...0NE YOU CAN BET THEM ANYWHERE.* AND IT VERY DIFFERENT OF THE MOST DELICIOUS THINGS YOU YES, SIR, AND THEY'RE THE MOST DEUCIOUS
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  • 159 11 /eSaSily lot “Tf bull^° Kon the ri ht His owner, Mr. Frank Walker, of Stamford Hill, P ist televised from Alexandra Palace and appeared with his companion, Glendene Jolly Roger at the Metropolitan and Essex Canine Society’s Crystal Palaceshow y All on the road but
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 375 12 MEETING OLYMPIC TRAVEL RUSH TO JAPAN IN 1940 WITH the selection of Tokio for the staging of the 1949 Olympic games, shipping companies operating passenger fleets on the North Pacific have launched tentative plans for increasing and modernising their vessels to meet the vastly
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    • 275 12 Thorny croft's Increased Activity In All Departments The full report to end-July of Messrs. John I. Thornycroft and Co., states that there has been a general improvement in business during the year. The reorganisation of the motor vehicle business is beginning to show results, and
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    • 219 12 S.S. “HOSANG” from Japan China via Singapore— sail same d.iy f Or c cutta direct. S.S. “MATA HARI” from Singapore via ports. S.S. “SULSANG” from Calcutta—sails same day for Singapore, Ikn i. Kobe and Osaka. TOMORROW S.S. “SHUNKO MARU” from Bombay via Colombo. Sails same day for
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    • 272 12 Contracts For Continental Yards Goteverken, Gothenburg, have received an order for a cargo motorship of 9,500 tons from a new Norwegian company, the Stenersens Trampskibsrederei A/S. The ship will be designed for a speed of 14 knots. The Oresundvarret AB, Landskrona, have received an order from Mr. Chr.
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    • 38 12 The s.s. Ranpura from London via Bombay Colombo is expected to arrive in Penang at 5 p.m. tomorrow and will leav* for Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kibe Yokohama at midnight. Steamer will work at the wharf.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1788 12 [radio TOPICS PROGRAMMES ARSENAL v. CHELSEA RADIO TAL£ OF CHRIST'S PFRS ONALITIES-137 BIRTH Overseas listeners have heard commen- ui»*' terics on the Cup Final and other important Lotte Theile. who has long been a famiALsaociation football matches, but it is not liar figure to listeners to the Berlin station often
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  • 156 13 Foreign Owners And Minimum Freight Rate Schemes Commenting on the decision of the Government to continue the tramp shipping subsidy, leading North-East Coast shipowners expressed the view that very great success had attended the minimum freight schemes, and nothing would give shipowners greater satisfaction than
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  • 77 13 Stranded Steamer's Captain Blamed The stranding of the Spanish steamer Cristobal Colon, on a reef off Bermuda last month, was due to the negligence of the captain, it has been decided at a marine court of inquiry here. The captain failed to listen to a navigational
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  • 322 13 German Owner's Forecast Of International Trading Commenting on the present business outlook in Europe, Mr. Arnold Bernstein, head of the Red Star and Arnold Bernstein Steamship lines, who recently arrived in New York, said: “During the year I have been absent from the United States I have
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    • 250 13 FORTHCOMING SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE 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. 11.000 tons Feb. 12 m.v. “INDRAPOERA” R.L. 12,000
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    • 566 13 PO and Ot W BRITISH INDIA Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under contract with His Majesty’s Government, London and Far East Mail Service Outwards from London for China Japan. Homewards for Colombo, Aden, Port SaMr j Marseilles and London. due Penang 1936 •S/S "BANGALORE?’ Dec. 18 due Penan E
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 563 13 RADIO PROGRAMMES c p^i2 m BERLIN 8.20 —News and economic review in Geiiman. Call DJQ. B.3s—Hitler Youth DJA 9.57 Mcje. (31.38 m.). DJB 15.2« ’programme. 9.05 —Topical talk. 9.20 Me,a (18.74 m.) DJN 9.1 Mc|a (&gt;1.45 tn.). News and economic review in English on DJE, DJQ, and in Dutch on
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    • 289 13 V.U.C. CALCUTTA Wevrtengtb 49.10 metre» (SJOOkee.) TODAY P.M. 7.l6—Talk: “Man vs. Microbe”. No. 4 Leprosy Campaign. 7.31 Modern Bengali Song and kirtan. 7.51 —News bulletin in Bengali. 8.11 —News bulletin in English. 8.31 Talk in English: “Captains Courageous No. 6. “Sea-Salt and Sea-Dogs”. By Capt. J. Moon. B.so —The Aerial
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    • 60 13 ZBW HONG KONG Wavelength: 34J59 m. (8750 kefe). TODAY P.M. 3.30 .30 —Chinese Programme. 6.30 —European Programme. 7.30 Local-Time Signal, Weather Report, Stock Quotations and Announcements 8.30 Daventry—News Bulletin and Announcements 10.30 Close down. TOMORROW 3.30 6.30 p.m. —Chinese Programme. 6.30 p.m.—European Programme 7.30 p.m.—Local-Time Signal, Weather Report, Stock Quotations
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  • 1304 14 FLAI RACE WINNERS IN 1936 Interesting Family Histories Of Quashed Solerina London, Dec. 5. IN reviewing the performances of “h-b" horses last year, it was mentioned that for the first time a classic race had been won by a member of one of our native •“h-b” families.
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  • 461 14 BADMINTON: MALACCA CHAMPION BEATEN EASILY Malacca, Dec. 14. History repeated itself yesterday when the Sunnydaie Badminton Party of Kuala Lumpur travelled down to Malacca and engaged the Argonauts Badminton Party in a match of five games, all of which they won. The K.L. Party had a run-away
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  • 19 14 —Reuter. London, Dec. 15. Edinburgh Academy beat Cambridge University at Rugby by 21 points to 12.
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  • 495 14 HOME FOOTBALL: LEICESTER MOVING UP IN SECOND DIVISION (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Dec. 13. Birmingham were unlucky to go down to Derby County for they had the best of the play. The winning goal came in the first half frem Ramage. Nothing
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  • 55 14 THE MORNING AFTER THE FIGHT BEFORE.—Len Harvey, seen here at work at Wembley Stad’um, ridicules the suggestion that he has bade farewell to the ring. At 29, he says, I’m hoping to take part in a few more contests yet. My 40# fights don’t
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  • 844 15 WILL CULTIVATE THE KILLER INSTINCT MODESTY HAS CAUSED HIM TO BE PASSED OVER London, Dec. 2 REALISATION has dawned on Eddie Phillips, of Bow, that as the cruiserweight champion of Great Britain he is not getting a fair share of the j relight or the good things
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  • 99 15 ’©night At Wembley Park &lt; over a year during which nothing lone, the Penang Amateur Boxing A iation has at last awaken from their gy in the good cause of charity. Tout the Wembley Park will be staged J 1 ree two-miriute round bouts under U»- ir
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  • 69 15 Casuals v. Corinthians At Renong Ground The cup final of the Penang Chinese Football Association for the challenge cup presented by the Hon. Mr. Khoo Sian Flwe J P. and the medals donated by Messrs. Wee Gim Leong, "Lee Soon Peng, Leong Yin Khean and,Lim
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  • 200 15 Ice hockey promoters w r ho have taken options on sites for provincial rinks —they insist that a three-division ice league embracing the bigger cities is a certainty within four years, perhaps less —are pointing gleefully to the fact that there are now
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  • 117 15 The inter-college boat races of Durham University were concluded on the River Wear at Durham recently. For the Richard Cambridge Cup there was a surprise in the early stages when the holders (Armstrong College, Newcastle) suffered defeat. The final was a splendid race, St. John’s, who
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  • 95 15 Among the retiring sports stars was Jack Hearne, ex-Middlesex batsman, who first embarked on a cricketing career at Lord’s in 1906 His engagement with Middlesex ended last season, but he still continued his job on the M.C.C. ground staff. He has now decided to abandon it,
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  • 503 15 SCOTLAND UPSET BY INJURY TO ANCELL Dundee, Dec. 3. Wales, who have already beaten England this season, gained their second victory in the International Championship at Dundee yesterday when they surprisingly defeated Scotland. Wales have only to draw with Ireland in Wales on March 17 to
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    22 15 RUGGER LESSON.—Dr. G. Owen-Smith, England full-back and South African cricketer, demonstrates a tackle to members of the Hornsey Y.M.C.A. team.
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  • 400 15 TOO MUCH FOR OLD MILLHILLIANS BEDFORD 9 PTS., O. MILLHILLIANS 11 Bedford won this very pleasantly con- tested and interesting match by two goals and three tries to one goal and two tries, I though the second half was well advanced before two quick tries by Coleman
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  • 271 15 CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY EXTENDED 3,000 PLAYERS MADE ELIGIBLE London. ANY golfer with a handicap of one or less at his club will now be able to enter for the Amateur Championship. An announcement to this effect was made recently by the Royal and Ancient Club of
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    20 15 PRIOR (right), Charlton centreforward, and Roberts, Arsenal ceiv-tre-half, in a duel for the ball in front of Arsenal’s goal.
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    • 359 16 Quiet The Stock Exchange was quiet. London, Dec. 15. Yesterday Rise or Fa» Coo. 5 p-C., 1944-64 117% VwuMtiwy 4 p.c., 1960-90 116% i Wor Loan. 3% P-c- 105 i i Com. Un. Ass. (Units) 10% Fllm*in trial M A W 37% loyal Assce. (10s. pd.) 9%
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    • 116 16 London, Dec. 15. 35VBBER Steady. Spot 91 buyers 9ft cellers. Jan./Mareh 91 buyers 9ft sellers. April/June 9j buyers 9ft sellers. Jtfly/Sept. 91 buyers 9ft sellers. Sear York: 19.10 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 34,873 tons Liverpool 47,613 tons 4XIPRA Straits S.O. Rotterdam. £22.10.0. BTCPPER White Muntok in
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    • 73 16 'London on Previously Latest Paris 105 9154 105 9)64 New York 4.90& 4.90f} ’Montreal 4.90 4.90 Brussels 29.02 29.021 •Geneva 21.33? 21.341 Amsterdam 9.01 9.01 Milan 93 A 93 ft ’Berlin 12.19 12.19 Stockholm Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19 90 19.90 Vienna 26 V 2 26*4 Trague 139
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    • 213 16 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotation» in MESSRS. KENNEDY A Co.’g Sharp List tndav RUBBERBuyers Sellers Allenby 2.00 2.20 Eassett 82 i 87 i Batu Lintang 1.40 1.45 Broga 1-15 I.2ocum Connemara 1.85 1.95 ex Glenealy 2.30 2.40 1 Indragiri 1.65 I.7scum Kamasan 3.70 3.80 1 Kempas 2.77}
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    • 240 16 The Rantau Tin Dredging Company report to July 31 states: The profit for the year amounted to $307,406.51 which includes $50,623.92, being the amount realised on sale of buffer stock after deducting cost of production. After adding the balance brought in from last account with
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    • 130 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.42} 1.45 Hong Fatt 1.45 1.47} Jelebu 1.25 1.27} Klang River 2.05 2.10 Kuchai 1.37} 1.40 Lukut 1.32} 1.37} Nawng Pet. 80 82} North Taiping 80 82} Rahman Hydraulic 1.19 1.22 Rantau Ord. 1.42} 1.45 Do Pref. 1.45 1.47} Sungei Luas 2.15
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    • 161 16 LEAN CO. TODAYS OPKNING QUOTATIONS TIN: Buyers Sellers A. Wengs 1.70 1.75 Ampats 5)0 s|4} Jelapangs 25|6 26)3 Jelebus 1.20 1.25 Katus 24 0 25|0 K. Kamuntings 8 6 9 0 K. Lanjuts 23)0 23|9 Laruts 11)6 12)0 Nawng Pets 77} 82} Pangnga Rivers 11(3 119 Pungahs 25)0 25)9 Raubs
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    • 179 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Allenbys 2.07} 2.15 Ayer Moleks 1.45 1.50 Eassetts .82} .85 Batu Lin tangs 1.42} 1.45 Bedfords 1.27} 1.32} Bentas 1.37} 1.42} Brogas 1.15 1.17}C Indragiris 1.65 1.70 Lunas 2.42} 2.50 M. Findas 1.95 2.00 Mentakabs 47} 50ex N. Scudais 1.87} 1.95 Sungei Tukangs 1.42} 1.45
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    • 830 16 PROSPECTS EXPERTS ANTICIPATE YEARS OF PROSPERITY (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 3. Rubber prospects, already excellent, continue to improve with a regularity which must surely satisfy even the greediest of shareholders. Among favourable factors to which attention has been directed in London this week have been:
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