Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 December 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 295. Vol. XCIV. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 1229 1 Heavy Fighting In North-West More Soviet Troops Sent To Frontiers London, Dec. 16. A report published in the Daily Express states that the Soviet authorities have despatched considerable reinforcements to the Far East frontier districts. The newspaper states that the total number of troops
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  • 279 1 INCIDENT OFF COAST OF PORTUGAL Berlin, Dec. 16. The news that the captain of the British steamer City of Oxford had Reported at Gibraltar that he had been signalled off the Portuguese coast by :ie German cruiser Deutschland with regard to the ship’s origin and
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  • 31 1 Malayan Championships Postponed T’,e Malayan Weight-Lifting Champumsh.ps which were to be- held at the W’orZd”, Siiigapore, on Dec. 22 a,id 23, have been postponed till the Easter Holidays next year.
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  • 102 1 ’—British Radio. "A Close Friendship Which I Valued Highly” London, Dec. 16After the King had made a formal •ch in reply to twenty Privy Councillors) who yesterday presented the loyal Address from the House of Commons, he added a < rsonal note. He said: “Gentlemen may, I
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  • 64 1 77 Cents A Gallon The official price of petrol in Penang has been reduced from 82 cents to 77 cents a gallon. Taking into account the usual discount of two cents allowed on cash sales, the motorist will be paying only 75 cents. This is the first
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  • 78 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 17. A Siamese broadcast announced late last night that an extraordinary session of the Assembly had been convoked for Dec. 26 to consider the tin restriction scheme. The premier will be pnable to attend the Assembly as he is leaving
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  • 64 1 In Bangkok After Visit To Indo-China (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Dec. 16. The former French Minister for Air, General Denain, following an inspection of France's air arm in Indo-China, arrived at Bangkok on a two-day visit, flying a win-engined Potez this afternoon. He was entertained by the
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  • 122 1 —British Radio. ADVISOR TO KING FRIEND OF LATE KING GEORGE London, Dec. 17. The appointment of Lord Wigram a» Permanent Lord-in-Waiting by King; George arouses interest as it reve- J.) a. tendency to rely on his father’s cl<l cun sellors. Lord Wigram was transferred from thoi private
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  • 26 1 —Reuter Wireless. London, Dec. 17. 1 The death is announced of Lady Gilbert, widow of W.S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sul- livan fame
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  • 37 1 THE “PINANG GAZETTE’S" CHRISTMAS NUMBER WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW. IT IS PRINTED ON SPECI AL ART PAPER AND COMPRISES 40 PAGES. IT WILL BE GIVEN GRATIS WITH THE USUAL ISSUE OF THE “PINANG GAZETTE.”
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  • 1250 2 LORDS PASS INDIAN PENSIONS BILL Two Alternatives Open To Subscribers IN the House of Lords, the Marquis of Zetland, Secretary of State for India, moved certain amendments to the existing regulations regarding pensions payable to retired Indian public servants settled in the British Isles.
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  • 408 2 Reconversion Ceremony Bombay. An animated crowd gathered at the Arya Samaj Mandir, Girgaum, to witness the reconversion ceremony of Mr. Abdulla Harilal Gandhi, eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi, from Mahomedanism to Hinduism. It will be recalled that sometime ago Mr. Harilal Gandhi renounced Hinduism
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    • 425 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. Landon Office 40, 43, Fleet Street, London E.C.4 Phone Central 3608—3609 Tel Leadmalaya London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Penang Within
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    • 602 2 PENANG TURF CLUB XMAS/NEW YEAR GOLD CUP MEETING 193,.,,,. IST DAY, SATURDAY, 26TH DECEMBER i 93r 7 2ND DAY, WEDNESDAY, 30TH DECEMBER i j 3RD DAY, FRIDAY, IST J ANU ARY i 937 4TH DAY, SATURDAY, 2ND JANUARY 3 runs for each Division of Classes 1, 3 and 4 Horses.
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  • 312 3 .—Reuter. Excellent Relations SATISFACTION OF MR. EDEN London, Dec. 16. In the House of Commons Capt. Moreing asked Mr. Eden whether his attention had been called to the satisfactory exchange of visits between the Governor of Hong Kong on the one hand and the Chairman of
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  • 36 3 British Radio. London, Dec. 16. The r> suit of the ballot of Scottish mine i<is on the employers' offer of a three ir.< ages agreement announced today as fallow For acceptance 23.942 against 21.562-
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  • 172 3 —British Radio. Moors Germans Driven Back Madrid, Dec. 16. A Defence Committee communique declares that the enemy was totally routed after a battle of five hours in the Boadilla Del-Monte sector, south-west of Madrid, leaving two hundred dead and many wounded in the Government lines. The attack
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  • 193 3 coaches remained on me uieuus of the passengers was injured.—British Radio. Fishing Vessels Driven Ashore London, Dec. 16. Stormy weather continues along the East Coast. Two men were drowned today when the drifter Margaret and Francis was driven ashore in a gale off Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire The remaining
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  • 221 3 —British Radio. No de Jure Recognition By Britain London, Dec. 16. The question of British representation in occupied Abyssinia had been for some time under the consideration of His Majesty’s Government with special reference to problems arising from the retention of a diplomatic mission accredited to a Government
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  • 96 3 the Chair today owing to.a cold. —British Radio. Duke And Duchess Of Gloucester 111 London, Dec. 16. It was officially stated today that the Queen, who has been suffering from a 1 mild attack of influenza, is making good progress and hopes to be out in a day
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  • 275 3 .—British Radio. The South Wales Trade Recovery and Expansion Committee, of which Sir Rober: Horne is chairman, has issued a memorandum, a copy of which has been sent to f! I rime Minister stating that no satis- r y solution of
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  • 34 3 —Reuter. New York, Dec 16. Germany dree not demand absolute sovereignty over her Colonies, declares Dr. Schaacht in an article in the Magazine Foreign Affalra supporting Germany’s drive for colonies.-
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  • 172 3 —British Radio. Italy's Reiterated Verbal Promises London, Dec. 16. Asked in the House of Commons the precise terms of the guarantee given by the Italian Government regarding {he Balearic Islands, the Foreign Secretary said these assurances were verbal. “His Majesty’s charge d’Affaires in Rome informed the
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  • 41 3 LUIIItTU Bovine protection of Portuguese colonies-British Radio. London, Dec. 16. The Foreign Secretary stated in a Coin--1 mons answer that treaties of alliance between Great Britain and Portugal contained specific reference to the defence and protection of Portuguese colonies—British
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  • 77 3 —British Radio. A Parliamentary Dinner London, Dec. 16. The Prime Minister, the Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition and the American Ambassador were present at a small informal dinner under the presidency of Sir Austen Chamberlain at the House of Comn ons last night at which it was
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  • 78 3 —British Radio. Tenders For Capital Ships London, Dec. 16. The First Lord of the Admiralty informed the House of Commons that orders are about to be placed for new machinery for H.M.S. Elizabeth and H.M.S. Valiant with the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan, Glasgow, and with
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  • 72 3 and golfing—Reuter Wireless. May Buy Castle At Lengyel Tati Vienna, Dec. 16. 1 The Duke of Windsor is understood to be suffering from a slight chill and a heedache and is remaining in his room. A Budapest repert states that the Duke is negotiating for the acquisition of
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  • 673 4 SULTAN OF PERAK'S ADDRESS Kuala Kangsar, Dec. 15. Kuala Kang sat; the seat of the Ruler of the State, was early reminded of the Hari Raya, the day of rejoicing to mark the close of the tasting month, by the boom of cannon when the
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  • 897 4 AIR PASSENGERS The following were passengers by Imperial planes: Aircraft Canberra VH-USC from Brisbane, Darwin and N. 1., arrived Saturday: Dr. Wittcuck, from Koepang. Aircraft Aurora VT-AEG for Penang, Siam, Burma and Karachi, left Sunday: Mr. C. I. Cookes, for Brindisi; Capt. Willkins, Mr. White, for Penang.
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  • 272 4 Zaharoff Promised Her ’Something in His Will* "I WILL PAY MY CREDITORS" 1 Lady (Delia) Lucas (formerly lady Huntington), war-time stage favourite, for 115 years a friend of Sir Basil Zaharoff, i said to a Daily Express reporter as she left the Bankruptcy Court, London,
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  • 205 4 Sole Beneficiary In Sir Harry’s Will London. When Sir Harry Preston’s will is publish|ed within the next few weeks, it will i show that his entire estate consisted of I his hotel at Brighton and that his wife is I the sole beneficiary. I
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    • 263 4 Keep your bathroom CLEAN and BRIGHT with VIM L ®I [z JWJ c eans M BASIN: You call me dirty! Why, look at and pans, tiles, IB yourself!” enamelware, 9 BATH: “You’re right. And to think how woodwork, cutfl beautifully clean I used to be lery, glassware. There's some- j
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  • 25 5 Oliver Messci pouring out tea at a parlu he gave to poor children in the parish hull of Brompt on Church, SW.
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  • 451 5 FIRST MONTHLY BULLETIN Thv following account of the Taiping Rotary Club appears in the December issue of -The Roda.” Taiping has begun the first of its monthly Bulletins, and we welcome this sign of aliveness of our newest Rotary Club. We an told that there have
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  • 100 5 Five hours after Albert Rowe, 29-year- M convict at Dartmoor, walked away, from a working-party in a dense fog, he v as captured and put back in the cells. It was some time before Rowe’s absence <s noticed. Then the alarm was sounded 11 100
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  • 1881 5 4 Years of Constitutional Government “Keep-Fit Campaign'’ lo Be Introduced p T eX^?P. e Great Britain and other Western nations, a “Keep-Fit Campaign” is to be introduced in Siam, according r i I ,me !*S 8 €r n a broadcast review of the country’s progress during
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  • 33 5 and C. B Cochran at Euston when they left for 'the Edinburgh opening of Sir James Barrie s new play, “The Boy David "diss Bergner will be in the title role.
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    • 247 5 4 YEARS I 4 YEARS Guarantee Free Service Westinghouse Refrigerator HOUSEKEEPING UP-TO-DATE t Hocks and Moselles, so popular at informal dinnerparties now, need careful B chilling. The Foldaway Shelf I B gSB —a clever new Westinghouse a I featihre—provides room for I■■ I the tall bottles in whidh I these
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  • 678 6 Royal Train Held Up At Batang Malaka (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I Aim pur, Dec. 16. A DISABLED locomotive on the line near Batang Malaka in Negri Sembilan held up the night mail on which H. H. the Sultan of Selangor and his entourage
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  • 214 6 AIR MAIL The Eastbound Netherlands Aircraft left Rangoon for Bangkok at 6.32 am. today. NOTICE The air mails despatched from Penang on Dec. 10 per the Netherlands Aircraft were delivered in London on Dec. 15. OUTWARD MAIL A mail for Sabang and Kota Radja by the
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  • 541 6 Extensive Use For Military And Civil Purposes Parachute-jumping has virtually the same effects on the human organism as lootball, accoding to a group oi lour military physicians in Leningrad who recently made an elaborate study of the problem. Their report has been received with interest, since
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  • 110 6 A fine of $2O or 14 days in default was imposed by Mr. H. A. Fo-rer in the Criminal District Court, Singapore, on Wong Plan Sin, manager of Chop Ban Shing cf Ncrth Bridge Road, for having had in his possession for sale white chalk cleaners bearing
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 65 6 X’MAS OR NEW YEAR GIFTS! If you wish to gladden her heart during Christmas and the New Year, you cannot ■do better than make her a present of a set of CHARLIE KUNZ PIANO RECORDS (Price QQ cts. each.) CHARLIE KUNZ Now records 1 arnous WWF PIANO MEDLEYS Exclusively oa
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    • 35 6 i/Aprws M" PILLS. I APJOL STEEL I Sure andeertain for all Female I complaints. Every lady should I keep a box in the house. I The I GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY E 52-54 Beach Street, Penang.
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    • 130 6 n r J.CDllis Browpe\t Mai I JNB Thcp b I*l a I o■ kl iM N Acts like a charm m Checks and arreet» DfARRHCEA and FEVER, croup. AQUc STOMACH CHILLS Family mvOf to- X and is t’>a only specific in M GOLD® CHOLERA and A truE palliative re DYSENTERY
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 286 6 Tremendous Success! Season Extended J jt B w w lx. U I IN DS O R 6-15 Last Night 9-30 i A Mightier Musical Than “NAUGHTY MARIETTA” < 5.45 TONIGHT 9.00 M-G-M s gay and glorious screen adventure The Most Thrilling And Inspiring heart-touching, ear-and-eye-filling. I big and thrilling.... with
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    • 132 6 —a- LAST 2 SHOWS TONIGHT 6.15 9.30 DARRYL F. ZANUCK’S Supnerrre Masterpiece that Surpasses “Prisoner of. Shark Island” and ‘‘Under Two Flags” in Thrills and Excitement '•TALLAGE BEERY BARBARA STANWYCK JOHN BOLES in “A MESSAGE TO GARCIA” A 20th Century Fox Production .i TOMORROW (Suropetmost popular singing star and America’s
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  • 2040 7 GOOD HONEST CITIZENSHIP WILL BE REW REWARDED —Mr. SASTRI Consoling Signs Everywhere INDIAN DEPUTATION ENTERTAINED OU have in the past depended a little too much for help from outside, but my dear countrymen, let me say that I find everywhere consoling signs that you are keeping awake and that you
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  • 135 7 Count Felix Graf von Luckner, Commander of the German raider, See Adler, which sank many ships Airing the Great War, invited a large number of guests to take part in the first trial run of his new sailing ship, the Sea Devil, And this is
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    • 356 7 I I Mr fOTHAT GOES ON PLEASINGMsn n n a w Although moderately Ik //MA th ese naodels are Bk IhX 111 modern in ever y detail W fl I rapid action is assisted yX t —> l\\ by direct-view finders and the front which springs "KODAK” out, at the
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  • 645 8 THE announcement by the International Rubber Regulation Committee that releases under the quota for the first two quarters of 1937 will be 75 and 80 per cent, respectively effectively lays the widely advertised ghost that eightpence was the “pivotal” point at which the Committee desired to keep the
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  • 63 8 Awarded To Singapore Boys The Selection Committee has awarded the two 1937 Queen’s Scholarshins tn the following:— (1) Lim Hong Bee of Raffles Institution, Singapore. He was at Outram Road School, Singapore, until the end of 1928. (2) Chia Kim Ch wee also of Raffles Institution,
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  • 146 8 Monday, Dec. 7. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Legislative Council held at the Council Chamber, Government Offices, this morning. Hon. Mr. G. Wiseman had luncheon at Government House. Tuesday, Dec. 8. In the morning Mr. A. Perego, Consul for Italy, called on His Excellency at
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  • 123 8 Five Strokes Of Rottan For Small Boy A little Chinese boy, Cheong Ah Kee, whose head scarcely appeared above the (bar table, was produced before Mr. W. G. I Reeves, the third Singapore magistrate, on a charge of theft of a silver watch and three packets of
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  • 576 8 India s Famous Sons Gandh i, Sastri Tahore, Nehru and Bose Hospitality In Malaya— Army and The Dance INDIANS in Penang and Province. Wellesley have given the Right; Hon. Mr. Srinivasa Sastri a royal reception since he arrived a week ago. It is the happy custom of
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  • 397 8 (By Otir Special Muslim Correspondent) The annual report of the committee of management of Zakat (charitable gift or poor rate, which is the fourth pillar of Islam) of the State of Perlis for the period ending Rajab 1355 A.H. has just been issued under the signature of Tuan
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  • 93 8 Proceedings To Be Broadcast At 5,30 p.m. at the Town Hall, Penang, today, the Rt. Hon. V. S. Sastri, P.C-, t C.H., head of the Government of Indi* Deputation who aj rived here on Sunday Ito inquire into Indian labour conditions a
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  • 50 8 *1•E• I n E H. E. the Governor, Lady Thomas nt Miss Thomas, attended by the aide -e--camp, will leave Singapore by the mg mail train on Sunday Oec 20 and to King’s Pavilion, Kuala Kangaar 1 will return to Singapore on t h o of Dec.
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    • 86 8 mffi I- f| B fflg YAROtT I B| 1 Society favourite Yardley Lavender Talc is a favourite among men and women who are careful of their personal appearance and comfort. Bland and smooth to array irritation, its cool fragrance brings new freshness and vitality. This is one of the exquisite
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  • 753 9 THREE CARDS IN FOUR DAYS “No Need For Undue Rush,” Says Tic-Tac RACING in 1937 will have a good start with the Penang Turf Club Xmas-New Year Meeting which opens on Saturday, Dec. 26 and ends on Saturday, Jan. 2. The entries, for
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  • 267 9 SINGAPORE DOCKYARD EMPLOYEES COME OUT A large number of dockyard employees of the Singapore .Harbour Board went on strike on Monday and were still out yesterday. They comprise Chinese artisans employed directly by the Board. The dispute began over a week ago, wLen the Chinese artisans
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  • 25 9 London, Dec. 17. Rugby Union fixtures played yesterday resulted as follow®: Sussex 8 Middlesex 18. r••i U.S. Portsmouth 9 Guy’s Hosp. 0.
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  • 35 9 .—Reute/. Crewe Beat Hartlepools Crewe beat Hartlepools by 2 goals to one in the F. A. Cup second round replay, while York beat Southend 2—l after extra time was allowed.-
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  • 945 9 Pioneer Work Of A Small Cluster Of Imperialists Founded more than 70 years ago, as the Colonial Institute, the Royal Empire Society today has a membership of 18,000 Its chief aim has always been to interest the British people in those Colonies which make
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    • 9 9 ■.W.’.SWAV-’-V-'-V-V.SVASV.VW. ■“-iirr-iL-«sgT*.*; WSS ro E HAD A TIGcR wvwywwwwwwwwwiMMA
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    • 327 9 EXHAUSTED WOMAi REGAINS ENERGY. PUTS CM WEIGHT If exhausting weather and tiring wot are draining your energy and wasting yoi figure, begin now to give your system daily dose of regenerating vitamins. Beg now to get back your lost vitality and p* firm flesh, sinews and muscle on your thi
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  • 135 10 "Watcher" For Every Family r Berlin. Every man, woman and child in Germany are in future to be brought under the microscope of a domestic spying system, it was announced here. For some time such a system has been in force for Nazi Party
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  • 121 10 Descending a 300-ft. deep cavern, where <be slightest slip would have meant instant <fieath, Dudley (Worts) police last week «covered the body of a woman who had 4>een missing for eight days. The woman, Mrs. Mary Nicholls, aged 26. of Dudley, was married only 11
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  • 83 10 PAINLESS Mr. Painless Parker is the name of a Canadian dentist, who was mentioned in an appeal heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, last week. “Is 'Painless’ his real name?” asked Lord Atkin. “Yes,” replied counsel, “it is a name which he properly and legally acquired when
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  • 1194 10 A Nine Years’ Experiment In Manchester aT Parkfield, the Police Court Mission I A Home at Crumpsall, which was given to the mission by Mr. P. M. Oliver in 1928, an interesting social experiment has both failed and succeeded. Here, for nine years, young offenders
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  • 21 10 A GIRL STUDENT who found it Quicker to carry than drive a turkey at a Warwickshire farming school.
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  • 244 10 Edinburgh Conference Decision A world peace ballot, and the institution of a Peace Day, were among the suggestions made at what is stated to have been the largest peace congress ever held in Great Britain, which met in Edinburgh. More than 700 delegates
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    • 88 10 KEILLERS DUNDEE MARMALADE 138 YEARS AGO MRS. JAMES KEILLER MADE AND MARKETED THE FIRST MARMALADE IN GREAT BRITAIN. TO-DAY her original recipe is still t faithfully followed. joT j* U c Justpurecanesugar and the finest Seville oranges—but It Is in the method of blending, and the extreme care In the
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  • 150 11 he FOUGHT FOR LIFE-AND WON Sole Survivor Rescued After fl 17 Hours Ordeal Seventeen year old Fritz Roethke, cabin boy of the German ship Isis, which vanished during the gale in the Atlantic, sitting in the battered and waterlogged ships boat as the Westeroland drew
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    • 91 11 GET YOUR SALES MESSAGE “HOME” In all parts of the world the foundation of every successful advertising campaign of any size—is newspaper advertising. 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 spent in
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 471 12 Notable Alterations To Shaw Savill Steamer REVIVAL OF A FAMOUS NAME M°ST shipping companies have an attachment for the names carried by their old-time famous vessels, and by changing the name of the steamer Esjierance Bay to Aravva the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.
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    • 49 12 It is understood that the Spanish steamer Manuel has been sunk by the Spanish warship Camarias near Cape Creus, Spain. The Manuel is an iron steamer of 976 tons gress, built in 1873, and owned at Valencia. She was formerly the German steamer Gobelas.
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    • 54 12 New Motorship's Trial While undergoing a trial trip recently the new motorship Cornish City went ashore in a fog eff Sharpness Point, Tynemouth. i The Tynemouth lifeboat went to her aid, but her services were not required. A steam tug got a rope cn board and the
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    • 342 12 S.S. “SHUNKO MARU” from Bombay via Colombo. Sails same <]. Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya, Yakkaiche and Yokohama via Siu. f S.S. “PERSEUS” from Singapore sails for London, Rotterdam, and Hull. S.S. “RANPURA” from London via ports. Sails same day for Sin Hong Kong, Shanghai, Koke, andYokohama. TOMORROW
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    • 82 12 The Italian steamer Dignitas is so long overdue on a voyage from Bizerta to Ymuiden that she is not quoted in the reinsurance market. She passed Gibraltar on November 3, and Ushant on November 8, since when there has been no news of her, and in
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    • 67 12 The New Zealand Shipping Co.. Ltd have placed an order with Messrs Wm. Doxford and Sons, Ltd., for a w motorship of about 6,000 tons gross i: propelling machinery, to be supplied the builders, will consist of a Doxford engine. The Caledon Shipbuilding and Engine ring Co., Ltd.,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1835 12 I RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES J 1 BROADCAST BY BAND OF RADIO THE HAUNTED r.A.F. PERSONALITIES-138 MINE" The second episode of the musical play, At 11.05 tonight, listeners to Transmis- “Cue for Adventure", will be broadcast at »wn 3 from Daventry will hear the Central ggRSMWR,, 6.20 tonight in Transmission 2
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  • 441 13 The First Admiralty Contract Since The War The departure of H. M. S. Penelope from Messrs. Harland and Wolff’s Belfast yard may be said to mark a new phase in the history of shipbuilding at this port, as the Penelope is the first warship to be
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  • 107 13 Huge Subsidy To Japanese Companies For 20 Years Tokio, Dec. 2. Subsidies totalling Y. 50,693,000 will be granted by the Government to shipping concerns for the construction of large and fast passenger liners and freighters during the next 20 years, according to a decision reached today by
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  • 236 13 Carried Supplies In Napoleonic Wars Barnstable, Nov. 26. The oldest ketch in the world on active service ,the fifty-feur-ton Ceres, of Bude, Cornwall has foundered in Barnstable Bay during a dense fog. The ship was the oldest auxiliary ketch on Lloyd’s Register, and was built at Sal(combe,
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  • 84 13 Statement By The Admiralty An official statement was issued by the Admiralty that two fires occurred at sea in. the new destroyer H.M.S. Hasty, now at Devonport Dockyard. “An electrical fire took place on Novem ber 12 at sea in H.M.S. Hasty, damaging her wireless
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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    • 674 13 I 1" r? .wry v I K. 1PO and 0t S/ BRITISH INDIA Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Co., unaei Penang. Teluk Anson, Pert Swettenham, mntract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service. London and Far East Mail Service. S/S “MATA HARI” Dec. 18 J o S/S “BULAN” Dec. 25
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 593 13 RADIO PROGRAMMES c p£ d i f m 7.35 Concert of light music (continued). 8.15 Greetings to listeners in the Netherlands Indies. 8.20 News and economic review in German. Call DJQ. 8.35 The work of the “Institute for medical mission and cures for tropical diseases” in Tubingen. 8.50 Vivaldi: Sonata
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    • 59 13 ZBW HONG KONG Wavelength: 84.29 m. (8750 kc »>. 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 Chinese Programme. 6.30-10.30 European Programme. 7.30 Local-Time Signal, Weather Report, Stock Quotations and Announcements.
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  • 1060 14 MUCH AM USEMENT BUT LITTLE REAL FIGHTING No Clean Knockdowns CONTRARY to expectations the amateur boxing last night at the Wembley Park, Penang, held in aid of the St. Nicholas’ Home Fund was a disappointing affair. There were 14 bouts in all but only four j went
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  • 400 14 •’Malaya” Cup Rugby On Saturday CAST TIE IN NORTHERN SECTION Penang will be the venue on Saturday of the last tie in the northern section of the ""Malaya” Cup competition when the result will decide who are to be the holders of tW wooden
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  • 210 14 Personnel Of Team To Tour Malaya Next Year We are able to report exclusively that the personnel of Sir Julien Cahn’s cricket team to tour Malaya next year is as follows: Sir Julien Cahn (captain). R.C. Butterworth (Middlesex). R.J. Crisp (South Africa). C.S. Dempster (N.Z.
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  • 142 14 Draw For First Round Of Scottish Assn. Cup The draw for the first round of the Scottish Association Cup soccer to be played on Jan. 30 resulted as follows: Hearts vs. St. Bernards. Queen of South vs. Glasgow Rangers. Dundee vs. East Stirling. Murrayfield Amateurs
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  • 342 14 Tomorrow's Races At Taiping SELECTIONS BY TIC-TAC Following are the weights for the opening day of the Taiping Turf Club Skye meeting at Taiping tomorrow, together with selections by Tic-Tac. RAGE 1 Ponies —Class 3, Division—2, 4% Fur.— 2.30 p.m. ANACONDA 10.12 MOV ALONG 10.12
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  • 190 15 WITH the Boat Race still several months away, people are not yet discussing the distance by which Cambridge will win. When the time arrives, perhaps jthey will not discuss the point at all, >ut talk instead of a possible Oxford •victory. The fact
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  • 328 15 Those "Excessive" Intervals Declaring that county cricket is the oackbone of the naticnal game, Lt.-Col. R. S. Rait Kerr, M.C.C.’s new secretary gave the county secretaries a firm leaa •when he addressed them at Lord’s last week. There is no doubt in my mind,” he
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  • 134 15 The Scottish Athletic Federation is *bout to start on a big drive to improve Scottish standards and stimulate public interest. The chief aim is that, before next spring, M ery school, or group of schools in Scotland will have its Former Pupils’ Athletic Club, of which every
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  • 701 15 STICKING TIGHTLY TO THE TAKINGS THREE COLOSSAL SPORT MEETINGS IN WHICH WORLD'S BEST ATHLETES WILL PARTICIPATE SUGGESTION FOR REMOVING UNFAIRNESS IN F.A. CUP COMPETITION is a suggestion that the British Lawn Tennis Association is going to open its heart—and its coffers—to go to the rescue of any
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  • 267 15 Terms Accepted For Fight With Lynch Dec. 3. Promoter Arthur Elvin, of Wembley, is not anticipating any of the worry and trouble he experienced in fixing up John Henry Lewis to fight Len Harvey last month, in his negotiations with Small Montana Confirmation has
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  • 104 15 At a meeting in Frankfurt of the Continental football authorities, France was appointed host and organiser for the next World Cup competition. While the news may not cause much excitement here—particularly as the competition is not until 1938—it is certain that before long the French will be
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