Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 19 January 1937

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  • 29 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. According to a message from The Hague, Princess Jul ana and Prince Bernard TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 76 1 According to a message from The Hague, Princess Jul ana and Prince Bernard vnll attend the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The Pr ncess toll represent her mother, the Queen. Picture shores Princess Juliana waving
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  • 131 1 British Wireless. Colonial Changes London,Jan. 19 It is officially announced that Sir Andrew Caldecott has been appointed Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief of Ceylon vice Sir R. F. Stubbs who is retiring from the service at the end of September. Sir G. E. Stafford Northcote,
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  • 81 1 Melbourne. Jan. 19. Australia's tfiim for the Fourth Test m Adelaide, starting on Jan. 29, has been selected as follows: D. G. BRADMAN (CAPT.) W. A. BROWN J. H. FINGLETON S. J. McCABE E. L. McCCRMICK W. J. O'REILLY W. A. OLDFIELD L. O’B. FLEETWOOD-SMITH
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  • 59 1 —British Wireless. London, Jan. 18. On the eve of the reassembly of Parliament. ministers were busy in the departments today and the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, had consultations with the Air Secretary, Lord Swinton, the Lord President of the Council. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and the Dominions Secretary.
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  • STOP PRESS
    • 26 1 Reuter. New York, Jan. 19. Rioting broke out in the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan, late last night, according to an unconfirmed report.—
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    • 38 1 —Reuter. Paris, Jan. 19. A French tugboat and a destroyer were bombed in the Mediterranean by a plane of unknown nationality, according to French authoritative circles. Six bombs were dropped but no hits were made.
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    • 43 1 —Reuter. Nanking, Jan. Seventy-five foreigners who evacuated Sianfu by motor-bus have arrived at Tungkwan on the Shensi-Honan border. An aeroplane is expected to fly the remainder, 1 o*i sis ting of three Britons and two Russians, to Loyang today.
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    • 23 1 —British Wireless. The King r>nd Queen will visit the Brit.sh Industries Fair at Olympia twice on Feb. 16 and 18.
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  • 180 1 --Reuter. Many Well-known Figures Will Disappear EFFECT OF NEW ACT New Delhi, Jen. IS. The voting for the new legislative assemblies for such provinces of India, as provided by the Government of India Act, begins today. Altogether 30,000.000 men and women are entitled to vote. The inhabitants
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  • 53 1 -—British Wireless. It was confirmed in London today that the Egyptian Government has issued invitations t interested governments to attend the conference at Montreux on April 12. to negotiate for the abolition of the regime of capitulations in Egypt, and the institution of a period of transition
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  • 137 1 —Reuter. 300,000 Expected At Tomorrow’s Ceremony ADDRESS TO BE BROADCAST Washington. Jan. 18. Tn depressing, rainy weather, the first thousand of 300,000 expected at Wednesday's inauguration, arrived, cheerfully paying swollen prices for accommodation in leedieg hotels which are charging a minimum of $lO per night for
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  • 88 1 —British Wireless. London, Jan. 18. The Discovery Committee announces that the commanding officer of the Royal Research ship, Discovery 11, has reported that a survey party, consisting of six officers and men, which were landed in King George Island, South Shetlands, is missing. While there is some
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  • 83 1 —Reuter Wireless. Paris, Jan. 17. A/. Bonnet, ex-Minister for Commerce and a Deputy, has been appointed Amba&ador in Washington in succession to M. de la Boulaye. M. Bonnet will go to Washington early in February. The appointment will last only six months as a Deputy
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  • 153 1 RAILWAY STATE POLICE AMALGAMATION IN PROGRESS (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 19. A start has been made for the amalgaation of railway and state’poiice throughout Malaya by the taking over of the railway police in the states of Kelantan and oi.ore. Kedah, will be the next territory to
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  • 65 1 Lcndon, Jan. 19. The King and Queen, accomp’mied by Queen Mary, the Princess Royal, and Lord Harewood, drove fr:m Sandringham to New Market tociay and visited the Jockey Club and inspected the royal race horses w’hich are stabled at Gertcn House. It is understood that
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  • 53 1 and Dunkirk was canceller. —British Wireless. London, Jan. 19. During today’s gale in the English Channel, heavy seas, which pounded on the coast of defence works and promenades of pleasure resorts, drove many vessels to shelter. The train ferry cargo service between Dover and Dunkirk was
    and Dunkirk was canceller.—British Wireless.  -  53 words
  • 432 1 Berlin, Jan. 17. The claim that Gen. Goering's visit to Italy is in the nature of a holiday is overthrown by the Ministry of Propaganda and the newspapers are now printing long reports of the conversations which are taking place in Rome. Berlin official
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  • 162 1 —British Wireless. London, Jan. 18. Arrangements have been approved, by the King for a special Corona’tion issue of stamps to consist of three denominations in one common design in each of the Colonial dependencies. Similar arrangements have also being made for Newfoundland. The issues will
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  • 25 1 Group photograph taken after the wed I '.eg yesterday cf Mr. W.T. Francis and Miss E E. Shand. Full report or, Page 9.
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  • 1493 2 “Orange’’ Sun Shines On The Royal Marriage BRILLIANT PAGEANTRY (By Air Mail) The Hague, Jan. 7. Riding in a golden coach, through streets bathed in the traditional ‘Orange” sunshine of Holland. Princess Juliana, daughter of th_ Queen of the Netherlands, drove to the
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  • 268 2 STUDENTS RESCUED AFTER 7 DAYS Munich. Two Munich University students who were snowbound on the Watzmann, one of the highest peaks in the Bavarian Alps last week were rescued. Aeroplanes, German Alpine troops, and mountaineers had co-operated in the rescue. The young men —brothers named Frey,
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  • 209 2 Shepherd's Daughter One Of Ten Finalists I Paris. A Fiench shepherd s daughter is one of the ten “finalists'* weeded out of 8.000 claimants to the £5.000.000 fortune left by Mrs Garrett, the United States tobacco king s widow, who died at Philadelphia in 1930.
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  • 169 2 PRIVATE SHOWING IN GERMANY BANNED Berlin, Jan. 8. Copies of a film of the Dutch Royal wedding, taken by an American company, were confiscated by the police today on “political grounds. No further explanation was given. Hopes of an end of the friction between Holland and
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  • 125 2 Rumours In Berlin Berlin. It is probable that the Reichstag wall be summoned to meet on Jan. 30, and possible that the occasion will be used for some special demonstration, as the day will be the end of the first Four-Year Plan. Rumours have circulated in
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  • 174 2 New Minister On Unity New York. The strong bonds existing between the Dominion of Canada and Great Britain were emphasised here last week by Sir Herbert Marler, the new Canadian Minister in Washington. The address was the first to be delivered in public by Sir Herbert
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  • 122 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 15. Three Asiatic ports—Bangkok, Negapatam and Chittagong—are infected with diseases, according to today’s supplement to the F.M.S. Government Gazette. Bangkok and Negapatam are declared to be infected with cholera, and Chittagong with smallpox, for the purposes of the Quarantine Enactment.
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  • 363 3 Gen. Yang Hu-Cheng's Demands Unacceptable Nanking, January 18. The Government has decided to terminate the armistice at midnight and launch an offensive against General Yang Hu-cheng who, after pledging his complete loyalty to Nanking, had suddenly presented a set of demands, including legislation of
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  • 380 3 Manoeuvres At High Speed London, Jan. 18. The first units of the Home Fleet, which sail from home today for Gibraltar for spring exercises, will consist of six battleships, an aircraft carrier, three cruisers, and 18 destroyers. They will be followed later by another aircraft
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  • 108 3 —British Wireless. Heavy Programme Of Work London, Jan. 18. Parliament reassembles tomorrow to face a heavy programme of work. The items include the Civil List Bill, making financial provision for the Royal Family which is always undertaken on the ascending of a new King, and the
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  • 59 3 .—British Wireless. Resumption Of Service Postponed London, Jan. 18. The progress of work on the overhaul at Southampton of the Cunard-White Star liner, “Queen Mary,” has been retarded because Sbme of the workmen are suffering tram influenza. Tn consequence the “Queen Mary's” resumption of service has been
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  • 60 3 present at the crowning of her son.—British Wireless. To Attend Coronation Ceremonies London, Jan. 18. It is authoritatively stated that Queen Mary will attend the Coronation of King George and Queen Elizabeth on May 12. It is believed that she will be the first Queen-Mother in English history
    present at the crowning of her son.—British Wireless.  -  60 words
  • 159 3 Reuter. Increase Causing An xiety Capetown. Jan. 18. General Hertzog. speaking during the debete on the Aliens Bill at the Assembly, said that the number of Jews in South Africa had reached a figure which had begun to cause anxiety. This had begun to take a
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  • 197 3 A ttendance At Assembly Session Madras, Jan. 18. It is understood that the leader of the Congress party has not yet issued any direction to the party regarding attendance at the next session of the Assembly. The reason is that the party is still in correspondence
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  • 38 3 .—Reuter. Shanghai. Jan. 18. The death sentence on Atma Singh, who escaped death when the hangman’s rope broke, has been commuted to life imprisonment and hard labour. Atma Singh will serve his sentence in India.
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  • 167 3 —Reuter Wireless. Blunt Words By French* Minister Paris, Jan. 15. Blunt words regarding Germany’s desire for colonies and the question of general economic discussions with her were spoken by M. Moutet. Minister for the Colonies, in an interview with Echo de Paris in which M. Moutet said
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  • 18 3 —Reuter. Southampton, Jan. 19. The Naldera has sailed from Southampton afters its propeller had been repaired.
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  • 117 3 —Reuter. General Motors’ Firm Stand Detroit, Jan. 18. The motor strike situation has reached a deadlock. The Automobile Workers Union decided that the “sit down” strikers should not evacuate the factories until peace negotiations were completed. 1 The General Motors declared that they would not
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  • 237 3 as the former Premier went ashore.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Generals Flock To Meet Former Premier Shanghai, Jan. 15. The arrival of Mr. Wang Ching Wei, the former Premier and Foreign Minister, in Shanghai, after an absence of 15 months in Europe, where he had
    as the former Premier went ashore.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  237 words
  • 266 3 Revised Scheme To Continue In order to remedy the under-recruitment of Europeans which has occurred in recent years tne Secretary of State for India proposes to select in 1937, as in 1936, a certain number of candidates for admission to the Ind txn Civil Service and
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  • 51 3 —Reuter. Hong Kong, Jan. 18. The Kowloon-Canton Railway authorities in a statement established that the fire on Saturday on the express was due to incendiarism. Baskets of celluloid trinkets were left in two cars end set alight by a time bomb. The death-roll is now
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    • 288 3 C/ Mui and ao kandjnJiandat jfeoN oJx special BARGAINS IN MILLINERY THESE HATS ARE OF RECENT IMPORTATION AND REPRESENT NEW MODERN CREATIONS. I 150 Shady Straw Hats To Be Cleared I t J ALL STYLES IN USEFUL MORNING OR AFTERNOON STRAWS. SUITABLY TRIMMED, NEAT SHAPES. WHITE, BLACK, BROWN, GOLDEN BROWN,
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  • 1313 4 More Members Wanted OFFICIALS FOR 1937 The first annual general meet.'ug of the Penang Stamp Club was held at the premises of the Chinese Merchants' Club, Hutton Lane, Penang, cn Sunday, Jan. 17, at 10.30 a.m. Dr. Victor F. T. Chan, the president, presided
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  • 1622 4 ENGAGEMENTS lhe engagement is announced betw’een Heward, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. C.H.L. Bell, of Avington, Guildford, and Helen Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Henning i. of Kingswood. Eastbourne, and formerly of Singapore. The engagement is announced between Miss Jo Love, youngest daughter of
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    • 548 4 < Ax «in less THAN r TWO WEEKS E CUTICURA CLEARED MY f Ik Wl skin |T s I w IJJII j! the best I M TREATMENT J-' J* J IHAVE p wlWjy* i I EVER USED I d The Cuticura Method 1 Cleanse the skin twice a day with
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  • 544 5 "SECRETS" IN OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY Mr. Compton Mackenzie wis the gue»>l of honour and Lady Haig one of the speakers at the seventy-fourth of Fovle’s literary lunche.ns held at Grosvenor House, London. Mr. J. A. Spender, who persided, said the more they knew of the late
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  • 235 5 "Was A Grand Thing" Rome. Vittorio Mussolini, the Duce’s eldest son Jjas added another volume to the long list of bcoks about the Abyssinian war. He explains that his descriptions are for the young, however, so that they may know what it feels like
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  • 470 5 CLASH EXPECTED IN TODAY'S CONVOCATION (From Our London Staff) Lndon, Jan. 19. A sharp clash of opinion between the Bishops and the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury is expected today at the group of sessions when the question of Christian marriage will once
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  • 651 5 Briton's Flight From Devil's Isle Paris. News has reached the authorities in the French capital that an ex-soldier, stated to be of Scottish birth, has escaped from the dreaded French penal settlement or Devil's Isle, after 12 previous attempts ha; failed. His name is given
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  • 94 5 Effect Of Amnesty In Austria Vienna, Jan. 16. The Austrian government have issued a .communique showing that 18,684 Nazis were released under an amnesty in Austria since the conclusion of the AustroGerman agreement last year, including e large number connected with the 1934 revolt but does not
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  • 109 5 Released After Sir E. German's Death Sir Edward German, composer cf “Merric England” and other light operas, never published some of the music he wrote in his younger days, although he considered it am;ng his best. Now it is likely to be issued after his
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  • 270 5 Gifts To Hospitals He Never Knew Jacob Kern, recluse, of Macfarlane-road, Shepherd’s Bush, who for the last seven years of his life astonished his family by his extraordinary behaviour, has left £B,039. In his will a son and a daughter-in-law, who worked twenty-five years fQr him,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 60 5 new FRIGIDAIRE fa METER-MISER GUARANTEED I 4 YEARS I F- SjftMl I ®l4 vitally interesting linked up Frigidaire advertisements will appear consecutively in the Pinang Gazette every Tuesday. LOOK FOR THEM. PATERSON SIMONS CO., LTD. REFRIGERATING ENGINEERS, Wfl 111 4 -Ti IjjT| i ii J ■■■liMisllil PJ! IRKING T|| Ifn
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  • 90 6 —Reuter Wireless. Cool Reception For President's Plan Washington, January 14. President Roosevelt’s plan for reorganisation of the Government structure has met with a cool reception io Congress. Wall Street’s principal interest in the scheme is confined to three angles, namely, presidential supervision of rate-fixing policy, thereby determining the
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  • 93 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 17. A Sikh money-lender who was convicted and fined $lOO by the Seremban magistrate on a charge of house trespass with intort to annoy Charles Fernandez, a bank clerk at Seremban, appealed against the decision before Mr. Justice J. H. Pedlow. Mr.
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  • 145 6 i Stoker Frank Hall, of the cruiser Penelope, who died in the Gibraltar military hospital, was buried with naval honours. Twelve Vincent aircraft of the 45th Squadron of the Royal Air Force are leavin Cairo today on a cruise to India. Jane Withers, the nine-year-old film
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  • 43 6 —Reuter Wireless. London, January 15. Mr. de Valera returned to Dublin this morning having made no statement before leaving though Reuter understands he was well pleased with the opportunity afforded him to converse with Mr. Malcolm Macdanold. —Reuter Wireless.
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  • 550 6 MAN ON ABDUCTION CHARGE Diviner’s Canal Test With White Sock Newark. A MAN has been charged with the abduction of 10-year-old Mona Tinsley, missing Newark girl. Police searched last week for the girl in vain. They are satisfied that she does not lie dead in
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  • 53 6 —Reuter Wireless. Missing Beat Washed Ashore London, Jan. 13. The missing boat of the Joacne Thorden hag been washed ashore and also six bodies. It is definitely established that 30 lives were lost, including two women, one of whom was the wife of the chief engineer. Her
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  • 186 6 More Chinese Wanted In Johore The importance of obtaining more Chinese labour on estates in view of the in crease in the amount of permissible export for 1937 is stressed to the Jrhore Planters’ Association, which is taking steps to endeavour to obtain a reduction in the amount
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  • 74 6 paper, bottle tops and bones.—Reuter Wireless. Berlin, Jan. 15. The collection of regs, bones ard bottles, etc., has been put to the whole nation on an official basis by the publication of orders to Nazi leaders for a houseto-house collection f these surces of war material. School children
    paper, bottle tops and bones.—Reuter Wireless.  -  74 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 217 6 GRACIE FIELDS SINGS W ROSE MARIE > A is INDIAN LOVE CALL Gracie Fields. ‘‘Rose Martie*’ and “Indian Love Call”— these two beautiful love song,; from Film “Rose Marifi* need no introduction. Even Fritz Kreisfer was inspired by their cliamifng melodies. On Rex ReCOriK Gracie Fields, with her golden nightingale
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 440 6 6-75 TONIGHT 9-30 Buck Jones in Universal's new adventure thriller of the west! RIP-SNORTIN' drama! RED-BLOODED thrills! As only this six-shootin’ star of the West can provide them for you! &s A Universal Picture »ifr» DafOtWy Raviar ?«ggy Campbell Leroy Mason It's a Universal, smashing, crashing, fighting and action-packed picture.
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  • 1026 7 KNIVES DAGGERS USED IN STABBING AFFRAY CHINESE ON CHARGE OF CAUSING HURT Judgment Reserved THE stabbing affray; which occurred in November last year at Rope Walk, Penang at midnight and which resulted in two Chinese being removed to the Penang General Hospital seriously wounded, had a sequel in the Penang
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  • 162 7 Careless Driving Charge Fails (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 17. Ln acquitting and discharging a Sikh lorrv driver who was summoned on a charge of careless driving at Mantin, the Seremban magistrate, Mr. M. J. Hayward, said in the course of his judgment that it had cot
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  • 372 7 Programme During Stay In Malaya Details have been received from the Naval Intelligence Centre. Fort Canning, Singapore, of the visit of H. M. ships of the China Fleet to Malayan Waters. H. M. S. Cumberland (Flagship of H. E. the Naval Commander-in-Chief. Vice-Ad-miral Sir Charles J. C.
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  • 103 7 Negri Beats Malacca «From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 17. Negri Sembilan went ahead in the All Malayan inter-State volley ball competition today by defeating Malacca at Seremban by three seta. Malacca offered much opposition and in fact led on occasions throughout the match. The first
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  • 266 7 Threatened With Film Shortage Rome. Italian cinemas audiences are threatened with shorter programmes, or perhaps none at all. owing to a difference of opinion between the Italian Government and various American film companies which show their productions in Italy. The trouble began during the sanctions period,
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  • 325 7 Verdict Of Murder And Suicide (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. Jan. 18. The details of a murder and a suicide, which occurred on Lauderdale Estate, Taiping, on Dec. 2, were disclosed at an in- 1 quest held on Saturday into the death of a
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  • 409 7 A Call To Penitence And Prayer London. The Rev. C. Ensor Walters; President of the Methodist Conference and leader of the Methodist Church of Great Britain, has issued a New Year message to the Methodist people. “On May 24 1938.” writes the President, “world
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  • 128 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Jan. 17. Mr. G. Hawkins of the Co-operative Department is on an official visit to Negri Sembilan. Mr. G. V’Thaver, Indian Co-operative Officer, Negri Sembilan, will speak on the Chuah Indian Settlement at the dinner meeting of the Seremban Rotary Club on Jan
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  • 550 8 THE appointment of Sir Andrew Caldecott as Governor of Ceylon is a reminder that Government Service. however impressive its rewards, carries with it insecurity of habitat. Men in the professions, or those engaged in mercantile pursuits, enjoy to a much larger extent the advantages derived from
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    • 61 8 Dear Sir,—With reference to the Tentative Racing Schedule for 1937 sent to you recently. I beg to inform you that a slight error has occurred therein, viz. under the heading ’Singapore,” Griffins should be deleted from the February (Spring) Meeting of the Singapore Turf Club. Yours faithfully.
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    • 181 8 To The Editor. Dear Sir, —Can you explain how the Big Sweeps w-ere run by the Penang Turf Club at their last meeting? The total of the last day's sweep amounted to $40,258 and among the lucky tickets were numbers 53.616 and 56.200. As usual the
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  • 133 8 “When A Man Sees Red.” With Buck Jones. Peggy Campbell. Leßoy Mason. Dorothy Revier. and Sid Sayler. Universal Picture. Showing at Queen’s. A story of the West. All about a girl who goes East and attempts to stay there until her wealthy uncle in the West,
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  • 72 8 Mr. C.S. See, the Malayan Rotarian who recently visited Europe and America, and is now attached to the National Insurance Co., Ltd., as supervisor for Malaya will arrive in Penang this evening by the Kuala Lumpur mail train. He will be here on business for a few
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  • 748 8 Ipoh Personalities-Late Sittings In Court-Lover Of Animals -Turf Club Memory LAST week 1 dealt with certain Ipoh personalities of fifteen years ago and promised 1 would refer to some more. I have referred to Col. W.J.P. Hume, British Resident, Perak, Mr. A. N. Kenion, Mr. F. E.
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  • 255 8 Chinese Woman Discharged (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 18. When the case against a Chinese woman, Lan Sai Chee, who pleaded guilty early last week in the Kuala Lumpur Police court, to attempted suicide by taking poison, was mentioned before Mr. C. H. Dakers today,
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  • 66 8 —Reuter Wireless. Crowd Sees Her Burned Ta Death On Funeral Pyre Luckrow, Jan. 14. Wails, blowing of native trumpets afii clanging of cymbals, drowned the agonizing cries of a Brahmin woman, who performed suttee on her husband’s funeral pyre before the temple of Agra. A large gathering
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  • 76 8 world drive to increase sales. —Reuter Wireless. British Conference At Melbourne I Melbourne, Jan. 14. Opening the conference of South African* New Zealand and Australian wool merchants, che Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons* said he hoped the meeting would be th® forerunner of a greater one to Include all
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  • 47 8 —Reuter Wireless. Dr. Schacht Not Visiting Paris Berlin, Jan. ISI "German-French trade negotiations at (present are being conducted by compete**® experts, therefore Dr. Schacht is not to Paris at -present owing to pressure of other business” states the official Germa* news agency. —Reuter Wireless.
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  • 698 9 Mr. W. T. Francis And Miss E. E. Shand WORLD HONEYMOON TOUR Mr. William Thomas Francis, the wellknown Penang sportsman, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Francis of Edgeware, England, was married yesterday afternoon to Miss Esme Elizabeth Shand, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 49 9 WEDDING. ’FRANCIS—SHAND. William Thomas Francis, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas George Francis of Edgware, England, to Esme Elizabeth Shand, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Warner Shand of Penang at the St. .Qeorge’s Church, Penang, on Monday, .January 18, 1937, at 2.30 p.m.
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  • 268 9 New Bill In F.M.S. Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 18. {4 TXURING recent months there have been several cases of J J unauthorised persons loitering or lurking in mines and considerable quantities of minerals, especially gold, have been This is the reason given by the Acting Legal
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  • 158 9 Statement By War Secretary London, Jan. 18. The War Secretary Mr. Duff Cooper, speaking on recruiting in London today, said he hoped shortly tc make an important announcement concerning conditions of service in the regular army.' The recruiting for the Territorial Army had improved, but
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  • 137 9 Supervision Scheme Exomined London, Jan. 18. The chairman's sub-committee of the non-intervention committee met at the Foreign Office this afternoon and considered further steps that would be required to put into operation the scheme of supervision designed to secure the application of non-intervention agreement. TECHNICAL ADVISERS’ PROGRESS
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  • 120 9 Inter-State Volley Ball Match In an inter-state volley ball match in the, All-Malaya Volley Ball Competition Penang scored a decisive victory over Perak on Sunday night at the Fun and Frolic Park, Penang. Perak won the first game 22 —20 but Penang took three games in a
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  • 32 9 A Chinese, Ong Eng Khuan, was admitted to the General Hospital this morning with abrasions on his face and suffering from shock as the result of a motorcycle accident.
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  • 99 9 Mr. V. Sockalinqam And Sri S. Saithambal (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 18. The ■wedding of Mr. V. Sockalingam, who is on the staff of the Officer Superintending Police Circle, Police Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, and Sri S. Saithambal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 88 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 18. Sentence of two years’ rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr Justice Cussen at the Selangor Assizes today, on a Tamil named Madakannu who was found guilty of robbing a Chinese woman of a gold earring on Sept.
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  • 102 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 18. A joy ride on a friend’s motor cycle which ended in a fatal collision with a tree was described in the Kuala Lumpur police court where Che Maarof returned a verdict of death by misadventure at the inquest
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  • 16 9 Rome, Jan. 17. An epidemic of influenza h s caused many deatha—Reuter Wireless.
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  • 64 9 P.S.C. "A" v. Sepoy Lines R.C. The following will represent the Penang Sports Club "A" at hockey against the Sepoy Lanes Recreation Club on the latter’s ground today at 5.15 p.m.:— 11. E. Pether; E.T. Martin, J.A. McAvoy; E.C. Tokeley, S.L. McNee, J.N. "Tooley; J.H. Wheeler, J.F. Keay, A.G.
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  • 196 9 Arrangements For Raja di Hilir's 'Bersunit' CELEBRATIONS TO LAST THREE WEEKS Kuala Kangsar, Jan 19. The Raja Muda of Perak presided at a meeting of Rajas and Chiefs of the State, held at the Iskandar Polo Club to consider proposals for the celebration of the
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  • 113 9 Inquest Into Death Of Aqed Woman (From Our Own Correspondent-> Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 18. “Death by misadventure” was the verdict returned by Che Maarof in the Kuala Lumpur police court on Saturday at an inquiry into the circumstances of the de- th of a 75-year-old Chinese woman,
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  • 64 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jan. 18. The prices of foodstuffs have been rising steadily since Jan. 1. Rice is dearer by three and a half ticals per bag while prices of flour, sugar, tinned milk, and butter have advanced from five to 15
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  • 83 9 The vexe4 question as to who is the r ghtful claimant to the world?» flyweight championship title will be settled tonight when Benny Lynch, recognised by the British Boxing Board of Control as the world's champion, will clash with Small Montana, the Filipino who is regarded as
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  • 191 9 AIR MAIL A mail for Siam, Burma, lodia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Belgian Congo, Great Bri- tain, Ireland and whole of Europe by 'lmperial Airways will close ut 8 a.m. i tomorrow. I A mail for the United States of America 'and other places served via U.S.A,
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    • 175 9 I E. O. HOTE!» i PENANG. I I, Tomorrow. 20th January DINNER, DANCE CABARET With EDITH BILLY HERSEY In A Change of Programme DINNER CABARET $3/- NON-DINERS $l/- j For Table Reservations, ’Phone 322. i DINNER, DANCE CABARET THURSDAY SATURDAY NEXT. WHEN VISITING SINGAPORE STAY AT RAFFLES HOTEL I JI
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  • 1168 10 STOCK EXCHANGE BUSINESS CONTRACTS “Commodity Ancillary” Shares Recommended (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Jan. 11. CONDITIONS in the City of London present a strange OnTheone h'and* we see the results of fast recovering trade -increased profits, substantially larger dividends and company reports which envisage good
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  • 30 10 Reading the day's news Drivers of Members of Parliament taking a keen interest in the latest news concerning the programme of work for Parliament's re-assembly today.
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  • 202 10 Payment Of 5 Per Cent IN 1936 As indicated by the Cua.i—an in July last, the directuis of Southern nta Consolidated have decided in tuture (profits permitting» to dec.aic uuee interims and recommend a final dividend for each year, against two interims and a final as
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  • 146 10 So that creditors of Leander and Co.. Ltd., the Regent-street furnishers, can receive 20s. in the pound payment of their debts, the sole director of the company, Mr. Ezekiel I(lia Shahmoon, has agreed to forgo a claim of £55.995. His solicitor has informed creditors that in the
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  • 90 10 Increase Of 9.7 Per Cent Tokyo. Jan. 9. The Finance Ministry announces that the foreign trade of Japan, including Korea and Formosa, last year amounted to 5,725,875,000 yen (say £335.000.00.», an increase of 9.7 per cent, over the previous year. These figures include imports of 2,928,025.000 yen
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  • 43 10 Alleged Slander By Mrs. J. Sutherland Reuter understands that Mr. Ernest Simpson has issued a writ for alleged slander against Mrt. Joan Sutherland of 15, Connaught Square, W 2, wife of Lieut* Colonel A. H. C. Sutherland, 0.8. E., MC.
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  • 483 10 R.G.A. Enquiry CULTIVATION METHODS UNDER SUSPICION Information on the effective economic life of rubber trees is contained in a report which has been submitted to the Council of the Rubber Growers’ Association The report deals with production costs on rubber estates, a matter on which the
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  • 558 10 Serious Repercussions Not Expected It is not expected that the failure of the group of independent film companies, will have any serious repercussions. x The three companies of the group whose affairs are in the hands of receivers are. Twickenham Film Studios Ltd., Twickenham Film
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  • 131 10 Now Under Nanking Government Control From the beginning of this year an imI portant change has been made in China in [connection with the production and marketing of antimony and tungsten. For some time past the industries have been controlled by provincial monopolies in the producing
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  • 65 10 —British Wireless. London, Jan 14. As a result of the discussions which have been proceeding for some months, an agreement has been reached between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and Canada regarding the New Trade Agreement. It is hoped that the agreement will be signed
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  • 32 10 The Bassett Rubber Co. Ltd. hM effected a forward sale jof 55 tons delivery in equal quantities monthly February! December, 1937. at 37% cents per lb. f .o.b- Penang.j
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 25 10 BELLISS MORCOM STEAM ENGINES, OIL ENGINES, COMPRESSORS, ETC. J STEAM TURBINE-GENERATOR SET j i AGENTS: HUTTENBACHS LIMITED. PENANG. (INCORPORATED IN 8.8.) ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 1
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  • 209 11 IRESPITE incessant bombardment by rebel guns and planes, thousands of people in Madrid refused for weeks to leave their homes. These pictures, just received in London, were taken when some of the populace were eventually induced to evacuate the capital, and reveal the terrible plight
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 92 11 Get Your Sales Message Home In all parts of the world the foundation rf 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
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  • 210 12 Forthcoming Talks From 8.8. C. The 8.8. C. Director of Religion has arranged for a series -of Sunday talks on gambling, in which it is hoped that every point of view will be presented. Those who will speak against gambling will include Professor John Hilton, who
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  • 109 12 The Polish radio authorities hit upon a fine stunt recently. They asked their audience to listen intently to a mystery sports commentary, and to write in and say what they thought it was all about. Nearly everybody identified the broadcast as a boxing match, for they could
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  • 612 12 SALVAGE SERVICES BY WARSHIPS Court Of Appeal Judgment Against Admiralty NOT ENTITLED TO REMUNER Al lON IN the Court of Appeal, Lords Justices Greer, Slesser and Scott decided by a majority that the Admiralty were not entitled to remuneration for salvage services by H.M. ships
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  • 141 12 Big Increase Last Year The annual report for the year ending June 30 last of the Blohm and Voss shipyards. of Hamburg, reflects strikingly toe revival which this industry in particular has experienced in the course of the past year, due partly tc Germany’s re-armament at sea
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  • 149 12 Figures For Halifax And Saint John Ships using the port of Halifax during November numbered 635, compared with 578 in November, 1935. Arrivals aggregated 273,893 tons (234,741 tons in Nov. 1935), and sailings 256,026 233,179) tons. The number of ccean liners using the port was 120
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  • 695 12 Big Percentage Of Losses Among 20-Year-Old Vessels COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR LAST THREE YEARS A retuin has been issued of casualties tc a» d deaths in ships registered in the United Ringdom during the year ended December 31, 1935, with comparative figures for earlier periods. It is computed
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  • 218 12 S.S. “MEDOX” from Liverpool. Sails for Singapore. TOMORROW S.S. “TANGO MARU” from Japan for Colombo and Bombay. S.S. “GLENFINLAS” from London via Suez. Sails same day for Port Swettenham, Singapore, Hongkong. Shanghai and Darien. THURSDAY, JAN. 21 S.S. "ROHNA” arrives from Madras via Indian Coast. Sails for
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 35 12 Don’t Ruin/ Your Records by Using Cheap Needles. WE RECOMMEND “DURAGOLD” (Each COLUMBIA Duragold Needle Phys 10 RECORDS) Sole Agents Robinson Piano Co. (8.8.) Ltd. ALSO PENANG. OBTAINABLE AT GRAMOPHONE MUSIC STORE, 175, Campbell Street.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1284 12 I RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES B B. C. EMPIRE STATION TODAY Tune in on ffte waveTRANSMISSION 2. 6. ZD p.m.—Big Ben. Allan Kennedy, it TRANSMISSION 2 the Organ of the Regal Cinema, Glasgow. G SH gl 7 Mc/s (i 5.97 m.) Waltz, Die Fledermaus (Strauss). Musical GSG 17 79 Me/3 {16.86
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  • 463 13 CUNARD WHITE STAR PLANS Dublin is to be a regular port of call for Cunard White Star liners this year. Beginning in April, arrangements have been made by the Cunard White Star Co. for regular fortrightly sailings to and from Dublin. Boston, and New
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    • 742 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Veoaeia. IXnfDON AND NOBXH CONTINENT Leave Due M«Xo?il UnC V 0n Gle Shire Line) Penang London A. HECTOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam A Glasgow. T «>n tt<>k it GLENSHIEL London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp Ja 22 Feb 17 Middlesborough F ■C. MENESTHEUS Glasgow
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    • 417 13 PAO BRITISH nd |NDIA Peninsular and Oriental S.N. Co., undex .Penang, Teluk Anson, Port Swettenham. contract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service. London and Far East Mail Service. S/S “BULAN” Jan. 22 Outwards from London for China Japan. MATA HARI Jan. 29 due Penang 1936- »q/q ‘nZTTHAR*’ .Tati
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    • 273 13 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON SERVICE For Colombo, Aden Suez, Port Said Naples, Marseilles, Gibraltar, London Antwerp and Rotterdam Steamers. Sailing data*. HAKOZAKI MARU Jan. 22 TERUKUNI MARU (Calls Hamburg) Feb. 4 HAKUSAN MARU Feb. 1» HARUNA MARU Mar. S •KATORI MARU Mar. 19 ‘KASHIMA MARU April 2 1 Call at
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 608 13 RADIO PROGRAMMES BERLIN Station Zeesen broadcasts on the following frequencies:— DJA 31.83 m. DJQ 19.63 m DJE 16.89 m. DJB 19.74.0 s TODAY 6.15 p.m.—Call DJA, DJB, DJN, DJE German folk song. 6.20 —Concert of light music. 7.20 —News in English. 7.35 —Concert of light music (continued). 8.15 Greetings to
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    • 172 13 7.30 pm 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. BAND PROGRAMME The Penang Municipal Band will perform today at the Esplanade today from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.:— Following is the programme. March—Men Of Mons.—Merechal. Overture—Gilderoy.— Berger. Selection—Catherine.—Tschaikowsky.
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  • 2098 14 PROBLEM OF REYNOLDSTOWN GOLDEN MILLER CAN THESE CHASERS LITE UP TO THEIR REPUTATIONS? Grand National Feats— And Weights THE dramatic exit of Reynoldstown*from'the Grand National fancies was quite the most important incident in connection with the turf last week. Entries for most of the forthcoming National Hunt features were issued,
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  • 463 14 GOOD ENTRIES FOR PERAK MEETING Distances and Stakes (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 19. yHE Ipoh racecourse will be officially opened for training on W’ednesd&y, JOn. 20 for the Perak Turf Club’s first meeting cf the new Malayan racing season, which meeting will be the
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  • 284 14 One Home And Two Away OPENING MATCH AT. SELANGOR The annual general meeting,of the F.A. M. was held 09 Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur with Dr. S. D. Webster, the vice-president, in the chair, in the absence on leave of Uie president,
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  • 100 14 Soccer —Reuter. Holders To Entertain Manchester U. SUNDERLAND PLAYING AWAY London, Jan. JjB. The following is the draw for the fourth round of the F.A. Cup to be played on Saturday. Jan. 30:— W’est Ham or Bolton vs. Norwich. Everton vs. Sheffield W. Arsenal vs. Manchester
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  • 85 14 Decisive Win For Maloy Scholars B.P. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Jan. 18. In a match played yesterday the Malay Scholars* Badminton Party beat the Jalan Meliutang Badminton Party by three matches to nil. Following are the results (Malay Scholars mentioned first): —Ahmad Nasir and Aris beat Teoh
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  • 63 14 Mrs. E. R. Davies Wins Ladies Medal The Kulim Gclf Club January ladies medal competition was played during the week-end. Mrs. F’.R. Davies was the winner. The leading scores were;— Mrs. E.R. Davies 45 —l2= 33 Mrs. A.V. Perrin 42 8= 34 Mrs. G.S. Reis 45 10
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  • 87 14 Against Wales At Swansea SIX PLAYERS MAKING DEBUT London, Jan. 18. The following will represent Scotland in the international rugby match against Wales at Swansea on Feb. 6:— KHRR (Heriots) JOHNSON (Richmond) DICK (Guy’s Hospital) McRAE (St. Andrew’s Univ.) R. W. SHAW (Glasgow High Sch ROSS (Hillhead)
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  • 56 14 —Reuter. M.C.C, v. Combined XL Match Drawn Hobart, Jan. 18. There was no play today before lunchowing to rain in the match between the M.C.C. and a Combined XI. A further inspection was made of the ground at 3.15 p. m. after which the match was
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 218 14 RUNNYMEDE HOTEL Phone 543 Penang. I I TOMORROW DINNER DANCE PIKLER’S ORCHESTRA. I Tuesday, 19th January, 1937. GATE ADMISSION —lO CENTS ONLY Special Concession Night All Opera Seats 20 10 Cents. FOR LAST THREE NIGHTS ONLYTwo Shows Nightly commencing 9 10.30 p?m. CHIN LOO MAGIC ACROBATIC SHOW Featuring Mr. Wan
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  • 1189 15 Golf: What Limitation Means BLOW TO PLAYERS* FREEDOM THE New Year has opened with two interesting announcements—one, the proposed limitation of the number of clubs a player may carry to 14; and the other, the secession of J. McLean, the famous Scottish golfer, from the amateur
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  • 1313 15 World's Flyweight Title Fight Tonight—End To Vexed Question Of Rightful 'Claimant— s Prospects For Crown—Lynch Confident Of K, O. Win. ALL disputes as to who has the rightful claim of being the world’s flyweight champion will be settled tonight at Wembley. Stadium. near London, when a Scot,
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  • 559 15 Oxford's Strong Hopes: Cambridge Getting Into Shape RACE ROWED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24. Oxford, Jan. 10. THE early date fixed for the Inter Varsity Boat Race —Wednesday, March 24—has necessitated an early start to the practice, and the Oxford President, Mr. J. S. Lewes (Christ
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 225 15 The most ECONOMICAL CAR MORE POWERFUL SWEETER RUNNING SAFER SOUND-INSULATED Why has the Austin Seven sold so consistently for acceleration, reduced vibration and extraordinary thirteen years—why has the motoring public such sweetness of running. MORE EFFICIENT faith in this truly remarkable car? It is because BRAKES of the Girling pattern
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  • LATEST SHARE AND COMMODITY NEWS
    • 304 1 Active Th* Stock Exchange was active. arm. London, Jan. 18. Yesterday Rise or rail Cm. 5 »x.. L944-M 116 H 5* Tlitirt. 4 p-c-, 1%0-90 115% War Loan. px. 105 Un. Ass. (Units) 10J4 Prudential "A 3/ Bofal Aaace. (l(k. pd.) Gt Western Ord. Cm. Pac. (|25)
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    • 114 1 London, Jan. 18. RUBBER Steady. Spot 101 buyers 10ft sellers. April/June 10£ buyers 10ft sellers July/Sept. lOg buyers 101 sellers. Oct./Dec. 10ft buyers 10ft sellers. New York: 21.17 cts. Uniteu Kingdom Stocks London 30,962 tons Liverpool 43,697 tons COPRA Straits 8.0. Kouerdam £24.15. PEPPER White Muntok in
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    • 227 1 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations n MESSRS. KENNEDY A Co.’i Share .»>»♦ today TIN: Bayers Sellers Ampat 5 0 5 6 A. Weng LBO L9O Batu Selangor 1.47 J 1.52 J Hong Fatt 1-53 LS7J Jelapang 27 0 27'9 Kpg. Kamunting 10,3 10J9 I Kpg. Lanjut 27|9
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    • 129 1 I t/ondon on Previously Latest Paris 105 9 64 105 9 64 New York 4.91 ft 4.91 ft Motreal 4.911 4.91 g Brussels 29.111 29.13 Geneva 21.381 21.38? Amsterdam 8.96? 8.96? Milan 93 ft 93 ft Berlin 12.201 12.20 J Stockholm 19.39 ft 19.39 ft Copenhagen 22.40 22.40
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    • 117 1 YESTERDAY TODAY Loudon (Spot) No market £231 0 0 London—(3 moo ths) No market £*****j) gapore SUS-50 $114.50 Business Done Penang Business Done COPRA. -(Sur dried) $10.50 $10.40 BLACK PEPPER $ll.OO $ll.OO RUBBER London IOJJd 10Jd New York 21)2c(G) 21gc(G) Singapore- Spot 37Jc 36c Feb.jMar 37c 36Jc April/June
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    • 208 1 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN:— Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.47 J" 1.521 Hong Fatt 1.521 1.571 Jelebu 1.321 1.371 Kuchai 1-70 I.7scum Lukut 1-371 1421 Nawng Pet 971 1.00 North Taiping 921 95 Rahman Hyd. 1.421 1.471 Rantau Ordy. 150 1.55 Rantau Pref. 1.521 1.571 Sungei Luas 2.30 2.35 Taiping 921
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    • 155 1 Cricket NO DISSENSION, SAY FOUR PLAYERS Melbourne. Fears are expressed here that the action of the Emergency Committee of the Australian Board of Control in interviewing four players concerning their off field behaviour during the Third Test match may upset the team at a vital stage in
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    • 70 1 We shall be obliged if you will publish the undernoted in your news columns for the benefit of shareholders: The following telegram has been received from the Takuapa Valley Tin Mine: During the first half of January, Dredge Takuapa No. 1 worked 310 hours on 85,000 cubic yards
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    • 42 1 Messrs. Boustead Co., Ltd., Penang have received a telegram from the Secretaries Messrs. Edward Boustead Co., London, advising that a dividend of 4% has been recommended payable on February 17. The annual report accounts for 1936 will be issued shortly.
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    • 251 1 RUBBER:— Buyers Sellers Allenbys 205 212 Ayer Panas 2.05 2.12 J Bassetts 90 Batu Lintangs 1.521 1-55 Bedfords 140 142 Bentas I so Brogas 117 1,22 i Indragiris 1-75 1.821 Lunas 2.371 2.45 Mandai-Tekongs .25 -271 M. Pindas 1.92& 2.00 Mentakabs -50 -521 N. Scudais 1-90 1.971 Sulohs
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    • 172 1 LEAN CO. TODAY'S OPENING QUOTATIONS i TIN:— Buyers Sellers Asams 33i9 34 3 I A. Wengs 1.771 185 Hong Fatts 1.53 1.58 Jelapangs 26 9 27 6 Katus 23(3 24 0 Kepongs 28(0 29 0 K. Kampars 16(3 16 101 K. Lanjuts 26 9 27 6cd Kuchais 1.721 I.77icd Laruts
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    • 931 1 banks. OVERSEA-CHINESE CHARTERED BANK > Jwi Jz- rnnPORATION. «ndia, acshuua am» china. BANKING COKrUKM nwr», (jMC <nparated in England by LIMITED Royal Charter /Tncoroorated to the S.S.) Paid-up Capital £3.000,OOF;. ;X£eSSORS Reserve Fund £3,ooo,OQr* SUCLJiawwe Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,00« mrNTCSE nQMMERCIAL BANK* HEAD OFFICE IHE CHINESE vv jg, Bishopsgate,
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