Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 February 1937

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 39. Vol. XCV. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 495 1 Increases In Navy, Army And Air Force White Paper Issued Last Night London, Feb. 16. A total of £1,500,000,(XX) for defence during the next five years (comprised of normal estimates plus additional provision under the £400,000,000 scheme) is the minimum expenditure contemplated by the White Paper
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  • 92 1 FINAL ENTRY FORM TODAY The final entry form in the Penang Gazette Racing Competition appears nn page 14 today. Awards totalling $250 will be given to readers who most successfully forecast the results of five races at the Singapore Race Meeting on Saturday, February 20. Final
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  • 113 1 Good Business With Malaya Berlin, Feb. 16. It is officially announced that Germany’s foreign trade balance in her favour in 1936 Amounted to £46,000,000 compared with £>,200,000 in 1935. Total exports were <400, 000,000 and imports £354,000,000. Her trade surplus with Great Britain was £11,8000,000 exports to Great
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  • 88 1 —Pirang Gazette dible. Distribution On Ordinary (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 16. The Singapore Tuiction Co. secured a profit for the year ended September of £62,134, compared with £54,473, and £7,752 was brought forward. Dividends on the Preference Stock of ten per cent, on account of arrears
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  • 65 1 Brief Stoppage At Naval Base (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Feb. 16. About 100 Chinese coolies employed by «•ontractors on the excavation and construc*ion of undertakings at the Naval Base at JSeletar went on strike yesterday. AH but 12 of them returned to work later an the day
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  • 338 1 .—British Radio. Valencia, Feb. 16. The sufferings of over 100,000 refugees during flight from Malaga to Almeria to escape the insurgents are described by Senor Oliver, Minister of Justice, in a report ordered by the Government. Senor Olivar describes the exodus as a *uman cataclysm unknown in
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  • 458 1 .—Reuter. While the military programme seems to indicate that Great Britain would only be able to put a very small force force in the field, the plans for an immense reserve of mumtioi s are hailed as a wise precaution. REACTIONS IN AMERICA Washington, Feb. 16. The
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  • 130 1 —Reuter. LUSH AGAIN IN DEADLY FORM Sydney, Feb. 17. The M.C.C. who had 280 for 7 wickets at tiie close of play yesterday, were all out this morning for 299 only 19 runs being added to the overnight total. Amts who had collected 44 yesterday
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  • 72 1 COMMONS QUESTION (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 16. Mr. R. C. Morrison (Lab.) on Fcb r 23 will ask the President ot the Boat*! of Trade, Mr. W. Runciman, whether his attention has been drawn to thedecrease in United Kingdom rubber stocks from 158,500 tons to
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  • 73 1 A motor accident took place early tbit» morning at the petrol service station opposite the E. and O. Hotel, Penang. A private car driven by a Chinese with three passengers coming from Farquhar Street,, came in collision with one of the petrol pumps and
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 93 1 STOP PINKING with "MEIRICH" MOTOR TABLETS SEE CHOP TAN BOON PENG, for Vonanc; Keda'i Perak, '74. Peach St.. Penansr—Phone 'XX. CHOP SOON KIAT. R 4, S». Jf. Lnninnr, for Selanjror Phone 3558. X/ A ir Sii w “ROYAL BAKERY” cakes are made in so many varieties and so tastefully decorated,
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  • 931 2 Rand’s “Mining Miracle” NO MORE BLASTING OR DRILLING A diamond-studded ore-cutting wheel has been perfected which seems destined to revolutionise mining methods on the Rand, and even to have a profound influence on quarrying and mining at home. The wheel at first sight appears to
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  • 373 2 Shot Man's Secret Told At Inquest Chichester, Feb. 5. A man’s secret belief that he would die within two years was disclosed when the inquest was opened at Southbourne, near Chichester, yesterday, on Bernard Arthur Algar Hamill. 40. a Liverpool business man. Mr. Hamill
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  • 111 2 Four Years For Fraud A former Prime Minister of France, M. Francois Marsal, was sentenced by the Paris Court to two terms of imprisonment of two years each, and to two fines of £lOO for fraud and offences against the Companies Act. The offences were
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  • 208 2 EXPECTED TO BE INCLUDED IN 1937 ESTIMATES Marriage allowances for officers and ratings in the Navy are expected to be included in this year’s Naval Estimates Treasury approval has. of course, to be obtained. Agitation to bring the Navy into line with the Army and
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  • 283 2 London Exhibition Of Precautions London's first exhibition of post-war methods of countering an air raid will be opened in the Council Chamber of Kensington Town Hall shortly by the Mayor. Clr. H. W. Fane. Nurses in uniform will act as attendants at the exhibition, which is
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  • 293 2 ACCORDING TO COMMANDANT MARY ALLEN By A Special Correspondent “AU thinking people in Spain are beginning to regard the present civil war as not so much a struggle between Patriots and Communists as a battle between God and the Devil.” Commandant Mary’ Allen, head of the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 552 2 pwwg&jtiiyrifr Head Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 14’.8 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. Singapore Office Cecil Street. Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel Times Singapore. QDnala Lumpur Office 25, Jara Street. Phone 3683. (zmdon Office 40, 43, Fleet Street, London E.C.4 Phone Central 3608—3609 Tel Leadmalaya London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Penang
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  • 137 3 —Reuter. Promise of Reform Branding with Hot Irons Tokio, Feb. 16. There was a sensation in the House of Feers when Baron Kihichi Kobubo interpellated the Home Minister on the subject of The encroachment of human rights, graphically describing from his own experience third
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  • 153 3 —Reuter. Preliminary Tests To Begin Shortly London, Feb 16. British experimental flights with a view to a regular trans-Atlantic air service will begin in the near future, possibly in two or three weeks, with flying-boats. This, however, will not be of the type large enough to carry
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  • 163 3 —British Radio. Factories Bill Read Second Time London, Feb. 16. The second reading of the new' Factories Bill was completed in the House of Commons last night. Replying to criticisms of Mr. Greenwood, for Labour Opposition, that provisions of the Bill were inadequate and that good wages,
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  • 99 3 —Reuter. Malayan Forces To Take Part Hong Kong, Feb. 16. The largest defence manoeuvres in the history of Hong Kong will be undertaken in the middle of March, but the dates are not disclosed. Twenty-five w’arships from the China Station and about 1,000 Singapore Garrison troops are
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  • 77 3 —Reuter. Triple Mishap Malta. Feb. 16. The British destroyers Active. Worcester, and Antelope were involved in a collision off Murd Bank, Malta. It is stated that there was only slight damage. The vessels are returning to harbour under their own steam. An official statement attributes the
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  • 99 3 sary, those sacrifices must be borne. —British Radio “Emergency So Real'' London. Feb 16 In a speech last night Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper, Secretary for W’ar. said that Britain was arming in order to promote the cause of peace in the world. The British Empire had
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  • 32 3 —British Radio London. Feb. 16. In anticipation of the two days’ Commons debate opening tomorrow on the defence loan proposals, the Government are issuing tonight an explanatory White Paper.
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  • 32 3 -British Radio. London. Feb. 16. Sir Ferooze Khan Noor. High Comnvssioner for India, arrived by air at Croydon today and was met by representatives of tlie Tn-'! Office.-
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  • 130 3 the corresponding date of 1936.—British Radio. Collections Of Income Tax London. Feb. 16. Exchequer returns show that the total ordinary revenue amounts to £636,544,040 compared with £617,757,852 at the corresponding date last year. Now we have entered the period of the financial year when the collection of
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  • 368 3 The Govewm.nt is to ask the Dominions if they will help to bear the burden of Defence. The matter is to be put before them at the coming Imperial Conference. This was disclosed in a speech at Bradford last week by Sir Samuel
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  • 45 3 —British Radio. Full Meeting At Foreign Office London, Feb. 16. A full meeting of the International Non-intervention Committee will be held at the Foreign Office this afternoon to endorse the agreement which was reached yesterday by the Chairman’s Sub-commit- tee of that body.
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  • Article, Illustration
    46 3 •f machinery, who has seen a mediaeval forge in London? Yet there is one in an alley off Clapham Common and there ths seaitiM work in iron, bronie, copper, silver and gold with tools no different from those used hundreds of years agA.
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  • 109 3 —Reuter. Higher Prices Anticipated London. Feb. 16. Favourable January statistics resulted in the London copper market showing marked strength today, the price closing at £5B for the three months’ forward position, compared with yesterday’s lowest point of £55 Si. Speculators, who latterly u*ere inclined to hold aloof
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  • 152 3 —British Radio. Malayan Exhibits Capture Royal Interest London. Feb. 16. The King and Queen, Queen Mary, the Duke and Duchess of Kent and the Princess Royal toured the Olympia section of the British Industries Fair. They thoroughly inspected the Empire section and made a lengthy stay at
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  • 24 3 British Radio. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary. is expected to arrive in London on Sunday after his fortnights holidav abroad.
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  • 124 3 British Radio. I elephone In Emergencies London, Feb. IG. The Post Office had made elaborate* arrangements for effecting a considerable speed-up in London’s emergency telephone calls in cases of fire, crime or accident. As regards calls by private subscribers, in the near future a system will be
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  • 50 3 —British Radio. London, Feb. 16. free bearding space worth £20,000 has been placed at the disposal of the authorities by the British Poster Advert teiwg Association in London and 38 counties in England and Wales in connection with the campaign for recruits for the Territorial Army—British Radio.
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  • 35 3 to visit Canton about Feb. 22 or 23.—Reuter. Shanghai, Feb. 16. Mr. W.M. Kirkpatrick, interviewed by Reuter, said that he tentatively planned to visit Canton about Feb. 22 or 23.—Reuter.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • 366 4 PROSECUTION STORY OF TRAP (From Our Own Correspondent). Taiping, Feb. 15. Dta bin Bedin, until recently a police <Donstatrie attached to the O.C.P.D.’s in Taiping, appeared today before yso Taiping Magistrate on a charge of of u ten-cent piece from the poc3cet of Lai Yam Weng,
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  • 192 4 Middle-Aged Woman Pleads Guilty A middle-aged Chinese woman Ho Kwai "Heng borrowed a pair of diamond earrings from her sister-in-law in Penang pawned st and disappeared. Two months later, whe was arrested on a warrant at Taiping. She pleaded guilty before Mr. H. A. 4L.
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  • 148 4 “Did It Without Thinking’* ■Ramasamy, a young Tamil, with four previous convictions for theft, was convic'teĕi by Mr. H. A. L». Luckham in the Penang Police Court yesterday on a :jtharge ©f theft of a wallet last week e,t ‘Kimberley Street, Penang. Inspector Astin said that the
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  • 1076 4 AUSTRALIAN ROTARY GOODWILL MISSION An Australian Rotary goodwill mission to China and Japan will extended its tour to Singapore, where the members expect to arrive on April 17. Advice to this effect has been received by Mr. W. A. la. Schaub, president of the Singapore Rotary Club
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  • 208 4 ’’Vital Question" For Roman Catholics The attitude of the Roman Catholic Church towards marriage and divorce was discussed by the Archbishop of Westminster, Dr. Hinsley, in his pastoral letter for Lent, read in all the churches of his diocese last week. Commenting on the encyclical of the
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  • 77 4 Search is still being made for the will of Lady Houston, who died on December 29. At the offices of Lady Houston’s solicitors recently it was stated that the search is being pursued at Byron Cottage, Hampstead, where there is a tremendous accumulation of papers.
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  • 149 4 (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, Feb. 15. A very enjoyable concert was given at the Sungei Ujong Club, Seremban, by the sailors from H.M.S. Decoy, which was at Port Dickson. There was a large attendance, among those present being the Hon. the British Resident of Negri
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  • 239 4 Piquant Problem For Glasgow Glasgow. A piquant problem has arisen for theEmpire Exhibition which is to be held in Glasgow next year. The Exhibition will be at Bellahouston Park, an area in which by the vote of the inhabitants there cannot be licences for the sale
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 258 4 I 'he onty alternative b Sterling Sitver” IPILATB SPOONS and FORKS Whan coneidering Wadding Gifu, let Welbeck Plata ba your choice. Each piece boars a triple-deposit of Pure Silver and is fully guaranteed for 35 years, thus ensuring a life-time’s grateful remembrance. Illustrated Catalogue sent upon request (where possible, by
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  • 639 5 GIPSIES TO CELEBRATE IN HUNGARY Budapest. THE Tzigane /Association will fete the five hundred and seventeenth anniversary of the Tziganes’ settling in Hungary this spring. In 1919, when the fete was due to be held internal conditions in the country made it impossible, and later
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  • 251 5 SCOT WHO WANTED NO INTERFERENCE So tint he and his wife could quarrel, jf they wanted to, without interference from neighbours, a man bought the houses <>n each side of his. They cost him between £lO,OOO and £15.000. I Mr. F. A. Macqulsten. M.P.
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  • 180 5 Lerwick. A. strange sea monster is reported to have been seen near here. The creatuie was seen by officers and passengers of the steamer Earl of d, tn »1 voyage from Shetland North Isles to Lerwick. The most definite description of the monster was given by
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  • 177 5 Atlantic Flight Sequel London. Mr. J. A. Mollison w>as not present in die King's Bench Division Last week to defend a claim made against him by the de Havilland Aircraft Co. for £436 17s. 3d. for goods supplied and services rendered. Mr. J. Scott Henderson,
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  • 181 5 8.1. F. POINTER TO PROSPERITY Several firms, after booking space at the helivy section of the British Industries Fair at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, find themselves too busy with orders to spare time or material for the exhibition. The display, despite this, will be the finest ever
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  • 254 5 Luxury On The River Coronation visitors to London who want a change from dry-land hotels will be able to register at a floating luxury hotel on the Thames. This is the novel possibility held out by Mr. H. K. Hales, ex-M.P., who owns the great four-masted
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  • 148 5 Hindu Problem For Privy Council The appeal of a Hindu deity, Sri Sri Isweri Bhubaneswari Thakurani, last weex occupied the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The deity claimed, through an intermediary, to recover certain properties dedicated to her by two Hindu brothers who had established
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  • 930 5 GETTING A JOB BY DR. VICTOR PURCELL l< i (In the following article, which appears in the first issue of the Penang English School magazine, Dr. Victor Purcell, the Pivtector 'of Chinese, Penang, gives some really practical advice on “Getting a job”) i Heads of a government
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 226 5 TRAINER GIVES HIS TEAM KRUSCHEN “Daily Dose” for Footballer» When you watch a football matoh flo yem ever envy the players their enerfjy and vitality Do you ever wish that you, too» were as active and full of aest as they are? WeT'. read what a professional trainer docs to
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  • 2775 6 University Plea VIGOROUS REPLY PROM COLONIAL SECRETARY Singapore, Feb. 16. CAPT N M. HASHIM once again returned to his fight for the establishment of a University and the appointment of a professtonal Director of Education at the Legislative Council yesterday, but was met with
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 56 6 MUSIC THAT CHARMS! Douce to the Irresistible Rhythm of Louis Lim's Live Orchestra ELYSEE CABARET TONIGHT! Dancing from 9 p.m. to Midnight 4 COUPONS FOR $1.00; 9 FOR $2.00. TOMORROW GALA NIGHT "Nosey" and "Big Ear” Balloons THESE ARE EXPENSIVE THINGS, BUT ELY SEE'S NOVELTIES Have Got To Be New
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 283 6 NEXT CHANGE M.G.M.*s Thrilling Murder Mystery Drama! I Movie hero detecJMKZSmi live falls for beau toful clue and has to so^ve murdex mystery to save his own fneck! Your new laugh thriller! Ta &ss4jOWelS jfe*LANDIO zasu ted hr J PITTS HEALY W fDMUND GWENN eMai KENNEDY JBfroctarf fcr eeergs B.
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    • 199 6 HI FELLA'S JACK'S BACK! in a grand and glorious picture of military Tonight academy life! 6-15—9-30 QMEET CADET JACKIE! With flag» waving and bands playfang, the screen’s biggest little man Uvfau fate sergeant’s tripes —and i? n Together with Excellent Warner Bros. Short! Jlfif 1 1ir LAST NIGHT m iaf
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  • 551 7 Forged Guilder Notes Case EVIDENCE was recorded by Mr. H. A. L. Luckham in the Penang Police Court yesterday, of the case in which a Chinese, Tan Teong Hup alias Tan Poh, was charged with having had in his possession 26 forged ten-guilder notes
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  • 209 7 Valuable training ar d experience was gained by members of the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who took part in the first extended cruise made by the two new high-speed armoured motor launches, Pahlawan and Panglima. The Patrol boats left Singapore on
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  • 215 7 Departure From Realism “More and more artists are departing fiom realism in painting and are turning to expressionism,” said Mr. J. W. Power, devotee of the modernistic cult, who passed through Singapore on Sunday on his way to Japan. After qualifying as a doctor, Mr. Power idopted
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  • 237 7 Fifth Biennial Session Delegates from Sarawak. British North Borneo, Federated Malay States, Siam and Indo-China, speaking 53 different languages, attended the Fifth Biennial Session of the Malayan Union Mission of Seventhday Adventists in Singapore which closed last w’eek-end. The 150 delegates to the conference i included
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  • 107 7 Miss Beryl Styles (right) and Miss Joy Ricketts, two of the English skaters who will take the part of the Clouds in the ice ballet, "The Veiling of the Sun,* at St. Moritz, Switerland, have arrived there. But the ballet has been held up (says Reuter) because
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  • 339 7 No Book Falsification Traced (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Feb. 16. The Perak Detective Branch are nowengaged in investigating the theft of money from the local Customs warehouse which is believed to have occurred a fewdays ago after the chief clerk had been removed to hospital.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 14 7 COLD OR HOT JO MO I banishes ENERVATION AaDGIVES YOU ALL DAY ENERGY I
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  • 638 8 Straits dollar, although a com- paratively young monetary unit, has an interesting history, and can boast an unblemished career. The final confirmation of its responsibility is to be conferred by the Bill now before the Legislative Council, which, when it comes into force, will give the dollar
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  • 191 8 Former Revenue Officer Discharged Remarking that there was a strong element of doubt regarding the identity of the accused. Mr. H.A.L. Luckham. the Penang second magistrate yesterday acquitted Kooi Ah Kee who was charged with having held up Oh Toon H<X> by pretending to be
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  • 88 8 Office-Bearers Elected Over 100 clansmen gathered at Kew Leong Tong Lim Kongsi) laFt night when the kongsi held its annual meeting at which office-bearers for the years 1937, 1938, and 1939 were elected as follows: President, Mr. Lim Seng Hooi; vice-pre-sident, Mr. Lim Sun
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  • 74 8 The usual fortnightly meeting of the Penang Stamp Club will be held on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 10.30 a.m. at the Chinese Merchants’ dub. Mr. M. D. Bascran will give a talk on “Stamps,” and members of the public who are interested are invited to attend.
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  • 782 8 A Cricketing Policeman Some Mighty Hitters —H ar vs. Sport ANY Penang residents went a board the Rawalpindi last Saturday to bid goodbye to Mr. N. A. M. Griffin, acting Inspector-General of Police, w ho will not return to Malaya at the end of his leave. Mr.
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  • 203 8 (By Our Special Muslim Correspondent) Hari Raya Haji—A circular has been issued by the Hon. Secretary Mohamadan Advisory Board, Penang, notifying that, Sunday next has been fixed as the Hari Raya Haji. Obituary.—The death of Her Highness Tunku Badariah a daughter of FI. Fl. The Sultan of Selangor
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 180 9 At Balik Pillau's Fourth Agricultural Show Balik Puiau will have its fourth agricultural show on March 20, 1937 and arrangements have been made for the show to be trigger and better than before. Special Illumination by electricity, which is expected to be extended
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  • 515 9 SELECTIONS BY TIC- I AC In view of the fact that a coupon for the Pinang Gazette Racing Competition appears for the last time today, prior to the closing of entries at noon on Saturday, and as a guide to outstation punters, I
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  • 114 9 Football At Renong Ground On the Renong Ground, Penang, yesterday the Government Commercial Day School defeated the Penang Jubilee Party by the odd goal in three in a friendly game of football. The game was a dull one and the score was a fair reflex on
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  • 79 9 We have received from the publishers Ipoh, Perak, a copy of the “Racing at a Glance.” Annual, 1936. which claims to be “a scientific presentation of the year’s complete details of all Malayan racing results.” It is compiled by “Colonel Rock” and is priced at $3.
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  • 48 9 An elderly Chinese woman, while crossing the Channel in the ferry, yesterday morning jumped overboard. She teas rescued and sent to the General Hospital, Penang. The woman is stated to have relatives in Kedah. A report was made at the Central Police Station, Penang.
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  • 142 9 JACKIE COOPER IN "Dinky" “DINKY With Jackie Cooper, Mary Astor, Roger Pryor, Henry Arm&tta, Henry O’Neill and others. A Warner Brothers production. At the Queen’s, Penang. Though it lacKs romance, this picture, which has as its main plot the misfortunes of the mother of a
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  • 75 9 GOLF: Dates Altered It has been arranged that the Calcutta Medal shall be played on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27 and Sunday morning, Feb 28. instead of the dates given in the fixture card. Conditions:—36 holes stroke play from scratch 18 on Saturday afternoon and 18 on Sunday
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  • 170 9 AIR MAIL A mail for Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly via Singapore and thence by Singapore-Australia air mail sei vice will close at 7.30 p.m. today. A mail for Java and Southern Sumatra via Singapore and thence by K.L.M. service will close at 7.30
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • 608 10 Supplies Ample: Prices Firm U. S. REPLY TO SIR J. BAGNALL (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Feb. 8. The present condition of the tin market may be considered a happy augury for the sniccess of the new restriction scheme. Visible supplies of the metal are steadily
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  • 101 10 Voluntary Control Rejected Tokio, Feb. 4. The Federation of the Silk and Rayon Exporters’ Guilds has decided not to take action regarding the request from the British side for voluntary control of exports of .silks and rayon to Britain, says the official Doniei Agency. The decision has
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  • 30 10 Renong Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., I Ad., Dredge statistics for the first half «f February 1937, Hours run 190. cubic ■yards treated 45.000, tin ore won pikuls Tlfl
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  • 27 10 Katu Tin Dredging Ltd. Dredge statis<icv for the first half of February 1937, Hours run 238, Cubic yards treated 60,--000. tin ore won pikuls 217.
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  • 28 10 Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., LVL Dredge statistics for the first half February 1937. Hours run 214, Cubic nsT6 treatCd ***** Tln ore won P ikulB
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  • 164 10 Three Main Needs In view of the increasing interest which attaches to vocational agricultural education in the OoJomel Empire, the Colonial Office has published a concise survey of the position in the various dependencies The needs of the various communities are threeftJld: (a) the provision
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  • 144 10 The following"publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. F.M.S., Penang, during the period Feb. 8 to Feb. 13, 1937 inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Government Building, Penang. Application may be made by members of the public
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  • 330 10 EXPECTED TO BE CUT BY 10 P.C. The new Japanese Cabinet formed recently by General Hayashi—has now adoptprogramme which has been submitted to the Emperor. According to a leading Japenese commercial newspaper, quoted by Reuter, Mr. Yuki, the new Finance Minister, intends to reduce the 3,000,000,000 yen Budget
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  • 215 10 1936 Production 1,022,965,000 Lbs. Preliminary estimates of the world production of rayon (excluding waste and staple fibre) in 1936 show the highest level ever recorded. Production is estimated at 1,022.965.000 lbs., against 930,860, lbs. in 1935 and 783.305,000 lbs. in 1934. Details of the production of the
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  • 418 10 FIRMER TONE GENERALLY Messrs. William Jacks Co. in their “Foresight Saga” No. 2,997, dated London, Feb. 3 stated: The general tone in metals since the end of January has been distinctly firmer. America, however, is still a little bit undecided on account of the continuance of the
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 242 10 IDUNLOPI kFORT/ bum ITS QUAKITY MEANS ECONOMY Th e DUNLOP y-<4 UJ j FORT '9O t S Y\ tafet and bx a new J invention exclusive to dunlop it called the Disc /7 J f A— A Doubler.” a cord- fl I doubling machine X I J 4 I I
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  • 249 11 AMID A FIERY STEEL CASCADE In The Industrial —South When the furnace roars and the sparks fly there as a touch of fiery beauty, even in that ■Most practical of industries—a modern foundry. In this striking picture a converter for turninc molten iron into «tori
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 92 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
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  • 303 12 Feb. 6. Long-haired John Logie Baird, porridgebred Scots “father” of British television, was laughing last night instead of being heartbroken. He had just attended the emergency board meeting of the Baird Television Company, called to discuss one more crisis in his life—the 8.8.C.’s dropping
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  • 139 12 Reginald who is in charge of the BBC. theatre organ, has been gratified and astonished at the welcome this new broadcasting venture has received from the listening public. A special staff has had to be formed to deal with Foort’s 'fan mail.’ When he played recently at
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  • SHIPPING NEWS from ALL PARTS
    • 561 12 advance in crew ACCOMMODATION Latest addition to the fleet of the New Zealand Shipping Co., is the motorship Essex recently, when the Essex arrived in the Mersey, the Captain C. S. Broughton, the West Coast marine superintendent, <x behalf of the company, entertained )a cumber
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    • 144 12 War Mystery Of 1915 It is believed that a salvage compiny is to begin operations on the wreck of H.M.S. Natal, •which blew up on New Year’s Eve, 1915, off I» vergerdon. April is the probable month for the beginning of the work. A
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    • 398 12 OWNERS’ NEW HOPE t Westminster, Thursday, Feb 5 THE stimulus to the British tramp shipping industry brought ab Hl t by co-operation as the result of the £2-000,000-a-y ear subsidy w emphasised by Dr. Burgin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board Trade, in the House of Commons
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    • 236 12 S.S. "HOSANG” from Japan China via Singapore sails Calcutta direct. .j, M.V. ‘‘TABINTA” from Java Ports via >ingapore sa: > > e .ax ton. New York and Baltmore via Cape of Good Hype. M.S. ’’RAMSES” from China. Japan, Manila, Cebu >mgapme. day. Port Said. Marseilles. Rotterdam Hamburg.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1054 12 RADIO TOPICS PROGRAMMES B. B. C. EMPIRE STATION TODAY Tune in on the following waveTRANSMISSION 2. lengths: 6.20 p.m. Big Ben. ‘World Affairs’* A TRANSMISSION 8 talk by H.V. Hodson. 6.37 A short pianoforte recital by Margareta Harvey-Samuel. GSH Mc/a (15.97 m.) Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32, No.
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    • 194 12 NIROM Station in Batavia broadcasts on the folowing wavelengths: 10.50 a.m.—1.50 p.m YD A 6,040 «c s (49.67 m.) and YDB 11,860 kc s. 25.3 m.) 5.50 p.m. to closing YDA 3,040 k|c 98 68 m.) and YDB 9.610 kc (31.2 m). TODAY I. p.m. New bulletin. 1.20 Popular recorded
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 623 13 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE LONDON AND NOBSB CONTINENT Leave Due (in conjunction with G’en A Shire Line) Penang London a nrwr-Ac Marseilles, London, Rotterdam A Glasgow. Feb. 19 Mar. 20 rnSSFARnv t'don. R’dam, HTmrg, A’werp MTwrough Feb. 26 Mar. 29 r ACAMEMNON Mars., L’don, R’dam,
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    • 288 13 FROM Marseilles New York PENANG Arrive Arrive Mar 9 PRES. WILSON Apr. 1 Apr. 10 13 PRES. HAYES Apr. 9 22 25 PRES. MONROE 21 May 4 Apr. 8 PRES. ADAMS May 5 18 22 PRES. HARRISON 19 June 1 A wonderful opportunity to visit Cairo en route. pacific service
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    • 513 13 PO and W BRITISH INDIA PORT SWETTENHAM, AND SINGAPORE S.S. "ROHNA" SAILING 1 P.M. THURSDAY, 18th FEBRUARY Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under contract with His Majesty’» Government, London and Far East Mail Service Outwards London fcr Cb’na (J- Jarin. Hon-.wß.rds for Colombo Aden, dx'e Ppoang IP** Marseilles and
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 240 13 RADIO PROGRAMMES ft ED I ||tl 6.15 p.m. Call DJA, DJB, DJN DJE. UCICIellw German folk song. 6.20 Concert of light music. 7.20 News in English. 7.35 ConStation Zeesen broadcast* on the follow- o K cert of light music (continued). 8.15 w Greetings to listeners in India. 8.20 News DOE
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    • 291 13 2.15 p.m Greetings to listeners in Australia. 2 20 —News and economic review in English. 2.35 Today in Germany. Sound pictures. 2.50 Concert of light music. 3.50 The Ge’.-man way. 4.35 Trio for violin, cello and piano by Haydn. Weinkauf Trio. 4.50 News and economic review in German. 5.05 —Hitler
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    • 239 13 8.00 —News in Spanish. 8.10 —News in Portuguese. 8 20 —Close down. Wavelength C 9.68 m., 15.243 kc. 6 20 p.m. Concert. 7.os—Talk on current French events (in Greek). 7.20 News in English. 7.3s—Relay from Radio-Paris. concert 8.50 News in French. Colonial market prices. 9.20 Talk on events in France.
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    • 207 13 HOLLAND Station P.H I. Wavelengths 19.71 m., 16.88 m. or 31.28 m. TODAY 5.20 —11.30 p.m. Broadcast from Station P.C.J.. Eindhoven on wavelength of 19.71 m. TOMORROW 7.50 p.m. —Opening announcement. (Wavelength 16.88 m. 8.00 —Recital by Mrs. Bolton (soprano). 8.20 Well-known people before the Pbohi microphone. B.4o—Talk on behalf
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  • 412 14 JUNIOR TOURNAMENT TO START SOON DEARTH OF OUTSTANDING PLAYERS (By Our Badminton Correspondent) rHE Junior Badminton Tournament, which takes place in a few weeks time, will officially open the Penang season this year. Great importance is attached to this tournament, for more than anything Penang
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  • 292 14 VICTORY BY THREE CLEAR GOALS Displaying marked superiority over their opponents, the Kedah Hall Party defeated the Penang Sports Club by three goals to nothing in a friendly game of hockey on the Esplanade yesterday. The Sports Club were on the defensive for most
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  • 72 14 Penang Sports Club v. OXA. The cricket match between the Penang *S;x>rts Club and the Old Xaverians’ Association will be played on the Esplanade on Saturday at 2.15 p.m. The following will represent the O.X.A.: W.A. Williams (Capt.), F.A. Reutens. '1 Kim Lum, C. Kim Swee, L.I. Robless. J
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  • Article, Illustration
    22 14 Lim Ewe Chye, the 1936 Junior Singles Champion, whose fine record M not Hikely to be equalled this year.
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  • 99 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Feb. 15. Mr. R. L. German, M.C.S., was elected president at the annual general meeting of the Persidangan Bets Club. Seremban. Other office-bearers were elected as follows: —Vice-president —Inche Osman bin Haji Dahat: hon. secretary —Inche Doi bin Budin: hon. treasurer —Inche
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  • 251 14 But New Ball Causes Collapse Again AMES STOPS THE ROT Sydney, Feb. 16. The M.C.C.—New South Wales match was resumed this morning in sunny, warm weather. The wicket was good. At the close of play on Monday the position was: New South Wales: 231
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  • 134 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Feb. 15. A Negri Sembilan European hockey team defeated a combined team from the cruisers. Decoy and Rainbow, by 13 goals to nil here. Right from the initial bullyoff, Capt. W. S. Sanguinette scored, the shot striking the naval goalkeeper on the face.
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  • 527 14 Sailors Win By 3 Goals To 2 Desspite having come into port less than three hours, the soccer team from His Majesty's ships on the V ictona Green. Penang, yesterday evening defeated the Chinese Recreation Club by three goals to two. The
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 256 14 A,..:? gazette Sunday gazette $2 5 0 in PRIZES 5 Winners Only Singapore February Meeting A first prize of >2OO will be awarded by the Pinang Gazette to the reader who correctly forecasts the names of five winning horses on the first day of the Singapore Turf Club February Meeting
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 239 14 Wednesday, 17th February, 1937. AMALGAMATED AMUSEMENTS. LTD. (Incorporated in the S. S.) GATE ADMISSION 10 CENTS ONLY. THE GRAND NOORAN OPERA—“Musalma” or “The Devil's Door" Seats—so, 30 and 20 cents. No Free Lists. FOONG SEN NIN CANTONESE OPERA—“Ng Fun Lo Phor Bung '—Last Part. Seats—Bo, 50. 40 and 30 cents.
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  • 2536 15 Cosmopolitan Riders: Good Horsemanship LADY PAMELA WINS AT HURST PARK I had heard, before I went there, that there was racing on the frozen lake at St. Moritz during the winter season, but until X attended the twenty-sixth meeting there a few days
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  • 214 15 Mason Back In Light Blues' Crew Henley, Feb. 8. Coaches for this year’s Boat Race crews have had little to grumble at as regards conditions for testing the watermanship of their men. The two Oxford eights had wretched conditions yesterday at Henley, the stream bad risen
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  • 229 15 SUNGEI PATANI’S FINE WIN The Monthly Medal (v Bogey) was played for during the week-end. There were 19 entries and the leading scores were:— R. B. Homer (16) 1 up. Mrs. T. Kitching (30) 1 up. A. V. Perrin (10) 1 down. Mrs. J. W. Pinhey (30)
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 148 15 “You can’t help liking them!’’ "Let me offer you my idea of perfection: the kind of cigarette 1 k f to smoke in London.” "du Maurier! You extravagant man! Aren’t they supposed to be a ff great luxury Oh, luxury isn’t always extrava- gance. For their quality they were L
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  • LATEST SHARE AND COMMODITY NEWS
    • 338 16 Dull Loudon, Feb. 16. Yesterday Rise or Fall Cm. S *.c. t W 4444 -..••vans 115 H I p.c., 19KWe 112% OTar Loo». p.c 102% —Ji Oml Üb. Am. (Umto) 10 ybab—tial A 35% Royal Aaace. (IQs. pi) 9% —Ji CL Wooten Ord. 59% Cm Pbc. ($25)
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    • 121 16 London, Feb. 16. RUBBER Dull. Spot 101 buyers 103 sellers. ApriljJune 10 T S buyers 103 sellers. July'Sept. lOg buyers 101 sellers. Oct.-Dec. lOg buyers 101 sellers. New York: 21.20 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 26,541 tons Liverpool 39,320 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. (Feb.) £2l. 7.
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    • 127 16 Landon on Previously Latest Paris 105 9|64 105 7,64 New York 4.89 4.89 S Montreal 4.89 g 4.892 Brussels 29.03 29.023 •Geneva 21.48 21.461 Amsterdam 8.975 8.96 J Milan 93 93 Seriin 12.161 12.17 «tockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22 40 22.40 I9.M 19.90 Vienna 20% 29% Prague 140
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    • 211 16 KENNEDY CO. The following are the latest quotations tn MESSRS. KENNEDY 4 Co.’s Share List today:— RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Allenby 2.00 2.10 Benta 140 1.50 ex New Scudai 1.95 2.021 Sungei Ramal 1.70 1.80 Sungei Tukang 1.55 1.55 Tapah 2.421 2.socum TIN Ampat s'o 5)6 Ayer Weng 1.75 I.Bscum Batu
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    • 286 16 The following are the changes in our flotations up to noon today:— RUBBER: Buyers Sellers AHenbys 2.00 2.10 \yer Panas 2.021 2.121 Bassetts .90 .94 Batu Lintangs 1.50 1.55 ex Bedfords 1.371 I.42’.cum Scntas 1.475 I.s2Jex Brogas 1.20 1.23 Indragiris 1.721 1.771 Kempas 2.95 3.05 Kuala Sidims 3.10
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    • 174 16 LEAN CO. TODAY’S OPENING QUOTATIONS -nN- Buyers Sellers Asams 3<|6 3516cd B. Selangors 1.50 1.55 Hong Fatts 1-52 1.575 Johans 27 29 Jelebu 1-28 1-33 Jelepangs 28(9 29 9 Kamuntings 14 9 15 6 Katus 23 9 24 3 K. Lanjuts 25(0 25 9 T ji ruts 15 10* 16.3
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    • 266 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Allenbys 2.00 2.10 Ayer Panas 2.05 2.15 Bassetts 92 .95 Eatu Lintangs 1.525 1.57 J Bedfords 1.37 J I.42‘cum Eentas 1.47 J 1.525 Brogas 1.225 1-25 Indragiric 1.725 1-80 Jeranis 1.30 1.35 Lunas 2.40 2.50 Mandai-Tekongs .25 .275 M. Pindas 1.87% 1.95 Mentakabs .52% .55
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    • 199 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN:— Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.50 1.55 Hong Fatt 1-521 1-55 Jelebu 1-28 1-32 Kuchai I- 70 1,75 Lukut 135 140 North Taiping 921 95 Rahman Hyd. 1.371 1.421 Rantau Ordy. L 471 1.523 Rantau Pref. 1.50 1.55 Sungei Luas 2.271 2.32 J Taiping 921 95 Talam
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    • 158 16 A criminal case arising out of the Paya Terubong attempted murder case, which had an extended hearing at the High Court last week, was mentioned before Mr. H. A L Luckham in the Penang Police Court, yesterday, when an elderly Malay. Meh bin Man. was charged
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    • 109 16 YESTERDAY TODAY London— (Spot) £229.10.0 £230.5.0 London —(3 mooths) £230.10.0 £231.5.0 Singapore $114.50 $114.75 Business Done Penang Business Done COPRA. —(Sundried) $B.BO $8.60 BLACK PEPPER $ll.OO $ll.OO RUBBER London 101 d lOgd New York 21Jc(G) 20Hc(G) Singapore- Spot 35 X C March. 33c 35? c April,'June 36Jc 36Jc
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 130 16 BANKS. Experience Teaches One To Save, But How Many Have Found A Way To Put By Their Spare Dollars OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED. offer you facilities of their SAVINGS DEPARTMENT For Systematic Saving. BEGIN YOUR SAVINGS NOW A! For Rules and Regulation.* Apply MANAGER. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation. Ltd., No*. 28
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    • 522 16 HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated in Hong Kong: The Liability of members is limited to thaextent and in manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Head Office:—HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $5O 000 oose Issued and Fully paid up $2O 000 oort Reserve Funds:— l«
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