Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 24 December 1936

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 301. VoL XCIV. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 156 1 —Reuter. Record Volume Of Mail ENTERTAINMENT ON PRE-SLUMP SCALE New York, Dec. 23. The United States is enjoying the most prosperous Christmas season for many years. Unprecedented volumes of mail are being handled by the Post Offices, giving a strongly reinforced postal army a colossal
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  • 87 1 TWO COMPANIES APPROVE (From Our Own Correspondent) Ivondon, Dec. 23. Despite emphatic protests, meeting's the London Tin Corporation and the Anglo-Oriental Mining Corporation approved amended proposals for the merger. The approval of metal Securities is expected. Under the scheme as published at the end of November,
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  • 184 1 Government Expected To Introduce A Bill London, Dec. 23. The British Government, it is expected, will soon introduce a bill for settling the succession to the Crown. Tendon political circles state that the j "cession order is by no means clear at c present moment as many authorities
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  • 75 1 —Reuter. Troops In N.W. Frontier > Skirmish New Delhi, December 23. Major J. W. Williams, of the Second Punjabis, was killed and Second-LiOUt. R. G T Baines of the First Hampshires was ’•lightly wounded in action in the Khaisora alley of Wazirustan. Three British soldiers of other ranks
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  • 111 1 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Penang and Kedah Christmas Eve. Dec. 24th 6 p.m. Kpecial Christmas Service in Wesley Church. Sermon by Dr. M. Dodsworth. Christmas Day (Dec. 25th). 00 a. m Tamil Service at Tamil Church. Kubun Niyor Road. Sermon by Rev. K. Joseph. 000 a m. Christmas Pageant
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  • 136 1 Madman Sets Fire To Liner Copenhagen, Dec. 22. An insane incendiary gravely endangered the lives of the passengers and crew of the Swedish liner, Gripsholm, an 18,000 ton oil-burning ship while crossing the Atlantic. According to a report made here the madman, whose name was not revealed, succeeded
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  • 41 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 23. The International Tin Research Council estimates world consumption for the year ended October last at 153,709 tons, an increase of 13,925 tons and production at 167,000, an increase of 36,200 tons.
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  • 26 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 23. The Negri ruler and party are entraining this alTemoon for Malaya three days ahead of schedule.
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  • 41 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Dee. 23 A male voice party, sixteen strong, went carol singing around Bangkok last evening calling at hotels, clubs and private residences and collected £7O for the funds of the Bangkok Nursing Home.
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  • 75 1 companions escaped injury.—Aneta TransOcean Palestine Commission Nearly Ambushed Jerusalem, Dec. 22. Lord Peel, the chairman of the Royal Commission which is at present investigating the recent troubles in Palestine, narrowly escaped capture when bandits ambushed and attacked the commission’s motor cars. The ambush Occurred ten miles outside
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  • 84 1 Tamil's "Death By Misadventure" (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 22. A verdict of death by misadventure, no blame attached to anyone, was returned by Inche Mohamed Yusop, at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of an unknown Tamil, who was alleged to have
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  • 87 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 22. Nine Chinese, among whom was a woman, were produced before the Seremban magistrate today and charged with setting up street stalls without a licence. All pleaded guilty and said that they possessed Tiawkers’ licences. Inspector Raja Abbas, who prosecuted, told the
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  • 207 1 Penang all but had a strike. Ricksha pullers and ricksha owners objected to a race which was to have been included in tomorrow’s Gala Gymkhana arranged by the Chinese Poppy Day Fund Committee to be held at the Renong Ground. A meeting of the Loon Seng Kong
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  • 40 1 Reuter. Nanking, Dec. 23. Hostilities against the rebels have been suspended for three days at the request of Mr. T.V. Soong who telegraphed Nanking after arrival at Sianfu with Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Mr. W.H Donald. Reuter.
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  • 75 1 Prompt Settlement (From Our Own Correspondent) i Seremban, Dec. 22. Mr. D. R. L. P.Matheson of the Seremban Police and the Protector of Chinese, Negri Sembilan, proceeded to Mantin estate, this .morning, on hearing that a strike similar to that already reported on four other Negri
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  • 76 1 Chinese Fined $l5 By Seremban Magistrate (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Dec. 22. Ngee Ah Hiang, was fined $l5 by the Seremban magistrate for the theft of a tin of cigarettes from a stall in Seremban. The prosecuting officer told the court that the accused was convicted for
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  • 40 1 Reuter Moscow, Dec. 23. Another sabotage trial opened when four high railway officials, including Vladimir Ryabokon, a former Minister of Railways in the Ukrainian Government, were charged with wrecking sabotage resulting in serious breakdowns on Soviet railways.
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  • 267 1 spend Christmas on the Riviera. —Anetx Trans-Ocean. ARCHBISHOP OF YORK AND EX-KING London, Dec. 23. Events leading to the ex-King’s abdication are referred to in the York Diocesan Leaflet which says that the occasion for a choice should never have arisen. Harm was done much
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  • 175 1 —Reuter. NO CONTINENTAL ISOLATION Buenos Aires, Dec. 23. In a closing address at the interAmerican Peace Conference, Mr. C’or--1 dell Hull declared he could not emphasise top strongly that the American 1 nations were not moving towards a policy of continental isolation. “We I are unmoved
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  • 598 2 Pledge given by M, Delbos: invitation to Germany Paris, Dec. 5. DESCRIBING Franco-British friendship as the keystone of European peace, M. Delbos, the Drench Foreign Minister, today pledged the use of all b'rench forces, land, sea and air, for the defence of Great Britain if
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  • 305 2 "Strikers Aided By Mobile Guards" Paris, Dec 14. Fresh Parliamentary difficulties threaten M. Blum from a paradoxical development of the strike of the S.OOO metal workers in the Lille district. The new’ Minister of the Interior, M Dormony, went to Lille last week to mediate, and
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  • 237 2 Growing Asixiefy Japan I BID TO PLACATE SOVIET Tokio, Dec 14. The embarrassment that the GermanJapanese anti-Conimunist treaty is cauf&ng the Japanese Cabinet was clearly indicated yesterday afternoon, when the Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, once more insisted that Japan was not joining a world bloc of
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  • 101 2 Faris, Dec. 13. Hercules Miotto, 40-year-o’d French engineer. received a six-months sentence in the Paris courts yesterday. Hercules had “Divorced” his wife without her knowledge, taken her money, also without her knowledge. Hercules, a provincial, had the divorce writ served on an obliging
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  • 49 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Dec. 22. In the Seremban Supreme Court, today, an Indian Mohamedan jeweller, Mohamed Ismail appealed unsuccessfully against the conviction on three charges of criminal breach of trust in respect of jewels imposed by the Seremban magistrate lyMr Justice Pedlow heard the appeal.
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    • 450 2 Head Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1177 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. Singapore Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone "171. 'lei •Times" Singapore. Kuala Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 3683. /jendon Office 40, 43, Fleet Street, London E.C.4 Phone Central 3608—3609 Tel Leadmalaya London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Penang Within
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    • 158 2 GOLF KIDNEY MAY BE JUST LUMBAGO The “bogey”of the latest fashionable malady, “golf kidney,” has been laid. The new complaint is due to strangulation of the muscles of the kidneys through driving too strenuously. But it is extremely rare. Actually, when a golfer feels pain in his back after week-end
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  • 450 3 Unanimous Proposals Of Committee secure a degree of uniformity.—British Radio. London, Dec. 23. The Non-Intervention Committee met for m hours at the Foreign Office today. The following resolution was unanimously adopted "Deeply impressed with the need for doing everything possible to limit the scope <»f
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  • 150 3 —British Radio. A Marvel Of Engineering London, Dec. 23. The exhibition building now being erected at Earl’s Court which, when completed, will house the annual British Industries Fair and which will be the biggest structure in reinforced concrete yet built in Europe, is approaching the stage
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  • 54 3 a copy signed by the Regents.—Reuter Wireless. Cairo, Dec. 23. The final stage of the Anglo Egyptian Treaty was concluded at noon when Sir Miles Lampson exchanged with the Foreign Minister a richly bound copy of the Treaty signed on December 2 by King Edward for a copy
    a copy signed by the Regents.—Reuter Wireless.  -  54 words
  • 31 3 Reuter Wireless. Buenos Aires, Dec. 23. The Argentine Congress has voted for the Bill authorising the construction of an international bridge across the Uruguay River connecting Argentina with Brazil.—
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  • 96 3 —British Radio. Empire Call To Prayer. London, Dec. 23. The Archbishop of Canterbury will on Sunday evening broadcast to the nation “A Call to Religion. He will speak not 'is head of the Church of England, but as chief representative of Christian life of the Empire. He
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  • 130 3 —British Radio. London, Dec. 23. Sir George Gillett, Commissioner for Special Areas, has appointed an industrial adviser Lord Portal who is a prominent industrialist and chairman of the Special Areas Reconstruction Association. He is one of the trustees nominated in connexion with
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  • 99 3 —Reutex Wireless Openly Stated To Have Military Basis Berlin, Dec. 23. Provision against emergency in Germany has began a thorough organisation of skilled manpower. Men such as mechanics and motor drivers who are ineligible for conscription have been circularised ordering "on the second day of any eventual
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  • 78 3 Kidnapping Charge Withdrawn (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, Dec. 22. “I have received a report from the radiologist that the girl is 18 years of age. Hence after due investigation I wish to withdraw the case. I hope the parties will live happily as tlTey are
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  • 78 3 London, Dec. 23. The King has approved the appointment o?Mr. C. H. Bentinck, ministerial Prague, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Santiago in succession to Sir R. C. Michell, shortly retiring. Sir Joseph Addison, who was originally selected for this appointment, has resigned from the diplomatic
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  • 46 3 The King has approved the recommendation of the Home Secretary that the order and form of the Loyal toast in future at official and public dinners shall be first The King, second The Queen, Queen Mary and other members of the Royal family.—British Radio.
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    • 50 3 S» COMING OVER TO JEF WWGGER? yES 4ir n" had a TlGbk t 4 WHITEAWAYSI TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF WISHING THEIR I NUMEROUS FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON AND INCREASED PROSPERITY IN THE NEW YEAR WWntAWAVS QManY-wam-wvMg I) IPOH PFKIAhJfZ KUALA LUMPUR J TAIPING rErMAAINSJ SINGAPORE 1
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  • 1029 4 WIFE DENIES STATEMENT New Angles Of Aroozoc Case Singapore, Dec. 22. New angles to the case against Laurenct Aroozoo who is charged with crimina breach of trust of $40,000 belonging to the estate of Elizabeth Surin, his mother-in-law, and two others
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  • 1055 4 PASSENGERS BY AIR The following were passengers who arrived or left Singapore by Imperial air liners:—■ Aircraft Melbourne VH-USF from Bris- bane, Darwin and D. E. I. arrived on Dec. 119: Miss H. Greene from Brisbane. > I Aircraft Artemis G-ABTJ for Penang Siam, Burma and Karachi
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  • 265 4 SINGAPORE MALAYAN PORTS TO BE VISITED BY CHINA FLEET 20 Units Coming In February More than 20 units of the China Fleet, including H.M.S. Cumberland, flagship of H. E. the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles J. C. Little, K.C.8., with visit Singapore at the beginning of February. Among the visiting
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 431 4 THE LEADING MEDICINE FOR jW SKIN DISEASES, ULCERS, SORES, ENLARGED GLANDS, BOILS, and BAD LEGS, RHEUMATIC COMPLAINTS, PAINFUL JOINTS, LOSS OF VIGOUR. Clarke's Blood Mixture Is the direct «ASS» I way to health as It removes the CAUSE BLOOD 3 I disease from the blood and restores health and vitality.
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  • 379 5 "WHY MY SON FIGHTS FOR PEACE KADY EDEN Lost Two Brothers In Last War SHOCK HE GOT IN THE TRENCHES IN a four-rcomcd cottage on the estate which her family have occupied for generations a silver-haired old lady scans the newspapers for mention of her son. Every time she sees
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  • 639 5 Politics v. Economics MR. G.D.H. COLE AND WAR CLOUD London, Dec. 10. M lf economic forces were operating unmterfered with by political antagonism, nomic conditions would go on improving •or another year with some but not a very serious recession.” Mr. G. D. H. Cole, the
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  • 131 5 Traffic Offenders Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 22 hold up” by the police in Batu Road night resulted in 15 cyclists appearing oje Mr. C H. Dakers in the Kuala Lum--I‘olice C urt on charges for non-com- e with the traffic law. Ten of the acwere charged
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  • 293 5 "Time Must Come To Say Goodbye" “European professional men in the ordinary way are not destined to work out here for ever and consequently the time must come when they must face up to the point of saying goodbye to their old associates and friends both in
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  • 348 5 Too Dangerous For Private Handling GOVERNMENT HELP AS ALTERNATIVE Owners of property in the United Kingdom have at present no means of insuring it against risk of destruction in the event of another wer. Non-marine underwriters at Lloyd s have already aligned themselves with the big
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  • 402 5 Murder Of The Nazi Leader Gustloff "I WANTED TO AVENGE MY RACE” Chur (Switzerland), Dec. 10. David Frankfurter, a 27-year-old Jewish student, appeared before the High Court of the Canton of Graubunden at Chur on a j charge of murdering the leader in Switzerland
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  • 210 5 First Built In London The first concrete poison gas-proof and bomb-proof dugout in London has been constructed in the basement of a house in Buckingham-gate, S.W., a stene’s-throw from Buckingham Palace. It is designed to accommodate 12 people, and resembles in appearance the strong room of
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  • 106 5 A baby was thrown to safety into tho I street from .a window of a burning house in Fairfield-place, Kingston (Surrey). 1 Firemen found a woman, aged sixty, believed to be Mrs. Norah Clark, dead in at I room at the rear of the house. Five
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 769 6 A BRIGHT MERRY X'MAS TO OUR PATRONS FRIENDS I an Entertainment of the Real Merit. iROYAL Opening Tomorrow Mil IVI naluSi I'lk 6-15-TOWiGHT-9-30 Matinees Tomorrow, Saturday Sunday »»|T f C A at 2.30 p.m. daily. IJO« GREAT L!F^ U AT 11-20 A M 2-45 6-15. 9-30 P.M. The Latest Brilliant
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  • 1399 7 One Claims “Ironside” As His Invention That the “Ironside” trade mark was an invention of Ahmedsah the proprietor of M. A. Pitchay Gunny Son, and that he alone had the right to use it, was the contention of Mr. E. T. Conaghan,
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  • 56 7 The bon. treasurer gratefully acknowledges the following donations: ledges i-i- SQS9 00 previously acknow’edged Mac io 09 Mr. W. Heaney Mr J. M. Kandell 10 Mr. T. E. Ccnaghan Mr F. J- Smith 10 00 Messrs. Victor Co., Ltd. $lO.OO worth of cakes, buns, bread etc.
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  • 671 7 Holiday Entertainments In Penang During the next few days Penang will be the meeting place of holiday seekers from all parts of Malaya. The hotels are already filling up and boarding accommodation is at a premium. What with the races and the attractive programmes put up by
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  • 67 7 (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, Dec. 22. I Mr. Ernest Jeff, the Seremban lawyer, proceeds by the S.S. Kedah tomorrow to Pulau Langkawi off Penang. I Mr. D. M. McDairmid, Executive Engineer, Kuala Pilah, left f r Singapore last night enroute to England. Inche Osman bin Haji Dehat,
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  • 238 7 RAM SINGH'S "NETWORK" OF SCARS (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, Dec. 22. Ram Singh, the gallent Sikh hero, who used to reside at Pajam, a little village near Seremban, is no longer in the State It may not be generally known that Ram Singh left Malaya several
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  • 222 7 SINGAPORE LAWYER'S SON INJURED The son of a well-known Singapore lawyer was injured in England last month in a motor accident in which a Cambridge University undergraduate, who had ma le his mark as a golfer, was killed. Mr. John Francis St. John Eber, of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 350 7 DOES YOUR CHILD LOOK TOO THIN? Many a mother strives to console herself with the thought that her child, althougli dreadfully thin, is “wiry.” Only too well does she realise that an extra few pound of weight would make such a difference to the child’s appearance and be such a
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  • 604 8 RPHE Merchant Marine is not merely as important to Britain as her Navy, Army and her, Air Force. ‘ln simple truth, it is more important that all these put together, since it alone sustains the life which the other Services protect.” —Hon. Alexander Shaw, chairman of
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  • 90 8 BOXING TOURNAMENT FOR CHARITY To The Editor. Dear Sir, —Your readers will doubtless be interested to learn that at the recent Boxing Tournament a sum of $lOO was raised and has been contributed to the funds of the Home. Our thanks are due to Mr. H.W.
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  • 369 8 AIR MAU. A mail for Keyna, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, northern and southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and South Afridi via Singapore and thence by Imperial Airways will close at 7 p.m. tomorrow. A mail for Siam, Burma. India, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Belgian Congo, Groit Britain. Ireland and whole
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  • 880 8 Education In The Empire Con ference Nex t Month —Th e New Giant Liner Covering Risk THE annual conference of educationalj associations, which will be held at University College, London, from January 4 to January 9, will be the twenty-fifth of its kind, and the keynote of
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  • 152 8 Miss Briggs HuHon Win Dec. Mixed Foursomes The following are the results of the Penang Golf Club December mixed foursomes Miss Briggs Hutton 45 9 =36 Miss Samuel C. N. Hogan 46—10 =36 Miss Shand A. P. Paterson 45 81 =36J Mr. Mrs. P. de C. Hamilton
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  • 121 8 “BROADWAY BILL.” With Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy and others. A Columbia Picture. Last two shows at the Majestic tonight. The producers of "One Night of Love again bring a fine picture in “Broadway Bill,” in which comedy, romance and drama are cleverly blended to make
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  • 34 8 (From Our Owax Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 23 The Emden arrived on a seven-day visif. The commander tonight attends an officia 1 dinner with the Commander-in-Cn.ref of s luaese Na-vy a» twat.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 23 8 TOOTAL RED LABEL POPLIN Regd. I 1 S><- i I- '•’■X I Agents HENRY WAUGH CO. LTD. PENANO Ipofa, KUila Luedjjw Jt Singapore
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  • 1242 9 A Strong And United Empire LT.-COL. WILLIAMS ADDRESSES PENANG ROTARIANS 4 C H maintenance of Empire Unity is the principal aim of 1 the Royal Empire Society. At the opening of the new headquarters of the society in London by the present
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  • 220 9 ARSENAL TO MEET PRESTON N.E. Following matches in the English Football League will be played on Christmas Day:— DIVISION I Arsenal v Preston N.E. Brentford v Sheffield W. Brentfort v Sheffield W. Charlton A. v Portsmouth. Everton v Derby County. Grimsby Town v Manchester C. Leeds United
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  • 227 9 AUSTRALIAN XI. FOR THIRD TEST Sydney, Dec. 23. The Australian team for the Third Test Match to be played at Melbourne from Jan. 1, 1937, will be chosen from the following:— D. G. Bradman (S.A.) C. L. Badcock (S.A.) W. A. Brown (N.S.W.) L.
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  • 51 9 Kuala Muda Club XI. To Meet Penang Indians The following have been chosen to represent the Kuala Muda Club, Sungei Patani, against the Penang Indians today:— Ghoon Eng; Hamzah and Teik Chooi; Md. Leggd, Hassan and Man; Hussain, Kassim, Say Kow, Bashah ami Seng Guan. Reserves: Saad Kassim and
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  • 47 9 The following are the results of the tie» in the C.R.C. handicap tennis tournament played yesterday: —3O Goon Kok Ying and Tan Chim Earn beat —so Tan Thean Seang and Tan Boon Piew 6 —l, 6 —4. There will be no matches today.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 245 9 I The World's Premier Cigarette For half a century State < Express Five-Five-Five i cigarettes have been j manufactured from the f most perfect Virginia it tobaccos, and have u i t achieved a reputation V for quality and flavour P perfection which is en- w lirely without parallel. V
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 170 9 MAMMOTH HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS of IJI |1 The Management Extend Best Wishes for <a Merry Xmas to One and AIL TONIGHT GALA XMAS. EVE BALL EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. New Vaudeville Numbers BY Bake Sherry Allen SEE THEM DANCE (1) The Chinese Fantasy (2) Stick Dance (3) Carioca RAT JOONS—STREAMERS —CONFETTI
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  • 495 10 Snake King Escapes Death BLAZING hot day in the foot Overhead the sky is cloudless der foot the sand burns. all the huge, desolate landscape only igure can be seen. An English travel•fro walks warily with a curious prongtick in his hand hunting for poison es. iddenly what
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  • 346 10 And Walks Half A Mile Daily The grandfather of the Countess of Cardigan has just ordered a new pair of boots. They are no ordinary boots—but then, Mr. Stephen Salter, of Ryde, Isle of Wight, is no ordinary man! This month he celebrates his hundred
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  • 33 10 ray MaeDOUGALL and Bill Smith, tuo young Canadiane, who left Toronto a month ago on a round-the-world cycling tour, photographed when they left London by boat for the Continent.
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  • 373 10 £50,000 Buys A Great Empire New A ork, Dec. 13. The most surprised man in trol of seven important railways one time valued at He is Mr. George Ball. 74-year-old manufacturer of glass jam jars, of Cleveland, Ohio. By the strangest set of circumstances in American
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  • 191 10 Vienna, Dec. 9. The riddle of the “bearded” actor—Kaspar Brandhofer— and its curious solution is the talk of Vienna today. KHspar Brandhofer is the name under which a new actor recently appeared in the Reinhardt Theatre. People were interested in him not
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  • 200 10 New York, Dec. 8. Park-avenue, New York, was the scene of a hold-up by gunmen early today, a wealthy woman, Mrs. Jeanne Kerbs, being robbed of jewellery valued at £B,OOO. Mrs. Kerbs was returning home from a night club with her cousin Lester Meyer. As she w’as
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  • 140 11 FLASHLIGHTS GREET M.P. AND BRIDE JtHERE SUN IS CAUSING FIRES i„m. district of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. DID HE MAKE A GOOD LANDING A skier taking a Jump from the Zugspitze, where the winter season has opened in Germany. Slight Fog and Press
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 975 12 Four Machinery Types Demanstrated At Wallsend INDICATIVE of the principal modern methods of propelling cargo vessels, a representative group of machinery is now on exhibition in the Newcastle area. The North-East Coast is famed for cargo ship construction, and it is therefore fitting that the exhibition
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    • 255 12 S.S. “PASIR” from Singapore, Cheribon, Semarang and Soerabaya sails 4 p.m. same day for Bagan Si-Api -Api, Cheribon, Semarang and Soerabaya. M.V. “SILVERSANDAL” from S’p ore via Belawan sails rtext day for Colombo, Halifax, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore via Cape of Good Hope. S.S. “ROHNA” from
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 44 12 I? I I Collard Collard I The Famous British Piano I o: I Here’s your opportunity to secure $B5O-00 for $475-00 A REAL BARGAIN I TROPICAL MANUFACTURE I This Offer Cannot Be Repeated. Robinson Piano Co. (8.8.) Ltd' PE N A N G I
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1624 12 RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES Programme By Central RADIO COMEDY ON Band Of R.A.F. NORTH SEA t In the programme entitled “Food for Hke Central Band of His Majesty's Royal Trawler Skippers Thought,” which can be heard at 7.45 tor Force will give a broadcast at 9.50 H Unofficial "Talks" night in
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  • 252 13 Increased Arrivals At Rotterdam During the month of October, 1,072 ships (936 in October, 1935), aggregating 1,705,330 (1,501,151 tons arrived in the New Waterway for Rotterdam, and 202 vessels of 367,177 tons (195 of 368,929 tons) arrived for the small ports in the environs. i
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  • 79 13 P. O. LINER'S 5 HOURS ON SANDBANK Floated Off At High Tide Folkestone. The P. and O. steamer Soudan (7,000 tons) ran aground on a sandbank west of Dungeness, two miles and a half from Rye, during a dense fog. She wis aground for five hours. j The Dungeness motor
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  • 93 13 Repair Work Delayed Repair work on ships in Govan Dry Dock, Glasgow, and a number of shipyards in that district is being retarded by a strike of caulkers and acetylene burners who stopped work recently. Three ships are involved at the dry dock. About 100 men are
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  • 202 13 The Old Clan Macaulay's Distinguished Career The arrival of the new Clan liner Clan Macaulay in Liverpool, preparatory to setting out on her maiden voyage, recalls memories of her famous predecessor. The old Clan Macaulay had a distinguished war career under the command of Captain
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  • 81 13 Work For North-East Coast Two shiprepairing contracts, for wtiicti there was keen competition, have bee» placed. The Hartside, owned by Messrs. Chartton, McCallum and Co., Ltd., which has been aground, is to be repaired by Messrs. J. Readhead and Sons, Ltd., Sooth. Shields, who built the
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 714 13 1 d f *TBIUt MlMmbi; LIMB r’x;»:' A ANTENOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam Glasgow i London GLcJNAPP L’don, R’dam, H’burg, Antwerp Dec 24 Jan 20 Middlesbrough c AJAX Mars., Vdon. R-dam. H'burg Glasgow, 1 1 HAVRE and LIVERPOOL SEBVIGB IiJL!? C MENTOR Havre. Liverpool Bromborough Dec 2a BELLDROPHON Jeddah, Havre, Liverpool,
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    • 736 13 I T*’ P© W BRITISH INDIA Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Co., unan .Penang, Teluk Anson, Pert Swettenham. contract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service. London and Far East Mail Service. s/S “BULAN” Dec. 2S Outwards from London for China Japan. s/s “MATA HARI” Jan. 1 1937 due Penang
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 536 13 RADIO PROGh PARIS C«U-i«:tXere ot Che ataucn; W. L. iii metres T. P. A. 3 W. L. 25 23 metres T. P. A. 3 W.L. 25.h0 metres T.P.A. 4 TODAY Wavelength 19.68 m, 15.248 kc !< 6.15 p.m.—Day’s programme. 6.20 j Relay from Radio-Peris. Concert. 7.20 i —News in English.
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    • 137 13 c p"™ 1 f 2 om ZBW —HONG KONG iVaveleagte: m. (8750 kc,*). TODAY 3.30-6.30 p.m.—Chinese programme. '6.30-10.30 European programme. 7.30 i Local time signal, weather report, stock quotations and announcements. 8.30 Daventry News bulletin and announcemets. 10.30 p.m.—Close down. TOMORROW 7 3.30- .30 p.m. Chinese Programme. 6.30- European Programme.
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  • LATEST NEWS OF THE MALAYAN TURF
    • 996 14 Following are the handicaps for the first day of the Penang Horses, Class 1, Div. 1, 6 Furlongs. rau-H 210 EASTERN KNIGHT 9 -00 "Wearne Kongs BEAUDEKIN 8 10 “Wearne Kongs 830 BESTLOT «-08 “Mac Kengs"Orchard > 44 1 MILTONDALE 8-04 A. F.
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    • 302 14 Will Strathpeffer Stage A Come-Back'? MEADOWMAN ANOTHER ONE TO FOLIA HE (BY “TIC-TAC”) HAVE few alterations to make to my early selections. There are several new ones taking part in the meeting, many of whom are ready for their first win, but in the main I prefer to rely on
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    • 723 14 Another day of fast training waa held this morning and Major Lindsay Vears' horses were on the track. Many racing personalities and some Indies were present on the course. Both the inner and the .outer side of the racing track
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 152 14 WISHING ALL OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDS A MERRY X’MAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! QI I Cu F GRAND OPENING TONIGHT 6-15 9-30 Laa, Im Ixi 1| matinees at 2-45 p.m. on Friday, Saturday Sunday. STAN LAUREL and- OLIVER HARDY in metro-goldwyn-mayer'S grandest hurricane of hilarity i YOU'VE SEEN THEM
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  • 887 15 STAKES TOO HIGH FOR BAD HORSES I«ondon. HE quidnuncs of sport had been saying that owners of horses were complaining because they were often racing for their own money, nd that those executives which gave prizes well below the amount .bed in entrance fees were
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  • 80 15 P.5.C. "A" v. H.M.S. "Stork" r: following win represent the Penang Spurts Club “A” in a rugby match against C-.e HM.S. “Stork” on the Esplanade at 5.15 this evening:— H. E. Pother; A. H. West, K. A. G. I ague, A. F. Heath and S. L. McNee; C. N.
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  • 184 15 London. 'iptain Ge.,rge Eyston intends shortly to make an attempt to break his own land «peed record for compression-ignition (Diesel-engined) cars. His previous record of 158.87 m.p.h. v.-.is made with his car “The Flying Spray” o the Bonneville Salts Flats, Utah, laat April. I
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  • 779 15 BRITAIN’S PLANS FOR WORLD ICE-HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP FINNISH BOXER'S PROGRESS DINNER FOR 13 CAMBRIDGE’S SUPERSTITION WITH the world championship of ice hockey due to be played in London next February, Uu f responsible for putting Great Britain’s team in fighting trim are getting down to business. It has
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 350 15 £< THAT COES ON PLEASIN G ■gggss SIX-20 -AODAKS» V// KIO A JUNIOR. y/ //A\ Zf Although moderately dX //A\\ priced, these models are vX VX II modern in every detail \AX W I ra P id actioJl i 3 assisted 111 I EjL M J by direct-view finders and
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  • LATEST SHARE AND COMMODITY NEWS
    • 346 16 Quiet Th* Steck Exchange wa* quiet. London, Dec. 23. V-M-.day Kite or Cea. S »x, 1944-64 M «wtac. 4 px_. 1960-90 il<>H K Wee Lean. 3% px. 105 Ceca Va. Am. (Unite) W 4 »iul4ir’r» “A" 37'/» Bepel Atece. (Na pd-) Mi 4X Western Ord. 63 Can. Pae.
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    • 117 16 London, Dec. 23. JtUBBER Strong. Spot IOyV buyers 10& sellers. Jan./March 10/ e buyers 10} sellers. JLpril/June 9)} buyers 10 1 1 sellers. Jnly/Sept. 91 buyers 10 sellers. JRew York 20.70 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 33,981 tons. Liverpool 46,334 tons. 'OPRA Streits S.O. Rotterdam. £22.5.0d. PEPPER
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    • 185 16 KENNEDY CO. 14,. m MESSRS, KENNEDY A Co.’» Share '4r RUBBERS Buyer» Seller» Ayer Panas 2.22} 2.40 Batu LAntang 1.521 1.571 j Brega 122} 125ex Bukit Kepong 1.70 180 Connemara 1.971 2.10 Indragiri 1.771 1.85c Jeram 1.32} 1.37} Kempas 3.07} 3.25c Sandycroft 1.42} 1.50 Sungei Tukang 1.52} 1.55 Terne rich
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    • 168 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyer» Sellers Batu Selangor 1.43 1.46 Hong Fatt 1.45 1.47} Jelebu 127} 1.32} Kuchai 1.65 1.70 Ijngui 1.92} 1.97} Lukut 1.30 1.35 Murai 1.50 1.60 Nawng Pet 82} 85 North Taiping 80 82} Petahng» 9.80 10.00 Rahman Hyd. 1.22 1.24 Raub Gold 6.70 6.80 Rantau Ordy.
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    • 182 16 Monday, Dec- 14. In the afternoon His Excellency and Lady Thomas attended an At Home given by the Consul General of Germany and Mrs. Maenss. His Excellency and Lady Thomas dined with Lieut-Colonel and Mrs. 0- H. Tidbury and afterwards attended a Concert at the Victoria Memorial
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    • 153 16 LEAN CO. te hV OPENING OUOTATtOM tin Buyer» Settee* Ampdts s(l} 5(6 Asams 33(0 34|0 B. Selangor» 1.40 1.47} Jelapangs 26)0 26)6 Johans 29 33 Katus 24(6 25(6 K. Kampars 14|10} 15)4} K. Lanjuta 23(9 24(6 I Laruts 11|6 12(0 j Nawng Pets 82 87 Puchongs 26(6 26(9 Pungahs 26(6
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    • 122 16 London on Previously Latest Paris 105 964 105 11)64 New York 4.91 4.91} Montreal 4.90? 4.90 J Brussels 29.07 29.10 Geneva 21.37} 21.38 Amsterdam 8.97} 8.97 Milan 93 A 93 A Berlin 12.21 12.21 Stockholm 19.89 19.39 H Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% 26% Prague
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    • 81 16 At the annual general meeting held in Penang on the 21st instant, the figures as quoted by the Chairman in his speech referring to dredgeable ground should have indicated that there is a total reserve of approximately 25,000,000 cubic yards, and that this represents a life of
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    • 103 16 YESTERDAY TODAY LoDdosi (Spot) £233.0.0 £232.10.0 teod»-(X moon.) £232.15.0 *llo.oo $115.62) Boainea» Done Penang BuaineM Done COPRA.—(SunMed) >9.00 $9.25 EI*ACK PEPPER ...m 88.90 38.90 London 9}d 10*d New York 20}c(G) 20f$c(G) Singapore-Spot 34}c 35gc Dec. 34gc 35}c Jan ./Mar 34gc 35 }c April/June 34 8 c 35}c TAPIOCA
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 115 16 H Regulate your DIGESTION g |W with El B Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pffls H BH People who eat and drink too much, or get gCB their system upset from any other cause need ■H medicine such as Dr. Morse’s Indian Root M Pills to keep the digestive tract in
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    • 831 16 BANKS. THE MERCANTILE sank A NEW OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated to England SAFE DEPOSIT I Capital Authorised Capital Subscribed SERVICE Reserve Fund and Rest atn OnpiUl P«M Up SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES board of direx/tora Right Hon. Lord Catto of Cairncatto. tor th. safe keeping ot v.luaM«, important documents, records, etc.,
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