Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 August 1937

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE last edition ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 192. Vol. XCV. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 1643 1 Patriotic Bonds To Finance Resistance Against Japan THRILLING AIR ENCOUNTERS OVER NANKING YESTERDAY —Reuter Heavy Fighting In Shanghai the magnificent greater shanghai MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS AT THE CIVIC CENTRE, KIANGWAN, HAVE BEEN LEVELLED TO THE GROUND BY THE JAPANESE BOMBARDMENT. Reports from the vicinity of
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  • 70 1 Ferry And Tongkang Not ten yards after leaving the Church Street Pier, the stern of the ferry “Tanjong’’ came into collision with a large tongkang at 10.15 this morning. The sound of the impact caused passengers to rush to the side of the railings, but fortunately no damage
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  • 97 1 —Reuter. British Property Endangered Shanghai, Aug. 16- Between 30.000 and 40,000 troops arc reported to be in Pootung where there is much British-owned property, especially on the waterfront where several fires are raging. During the Japanese bombardment of Pootung last night, the U. S. Flagship.
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  • 266 1 Flag-Draped Ships, But Chinese Warn Of Danger —Reuter. Shanghai, Aug. 17, 2.10 a.m. Undo present arrangements those wishing to be evacuated are to concentrate at three specified points at nine this morning and board launches at the Customs Jetty at ten o’clock for ships
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 16 1 AH CHEONG No. 47, BISHOP STREET, PENANG. Tailor and Outfitter. All kinds of materials in stock.
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    • 99 1 MALAYA SILVER CO., No. 458, Chulia Street, Penang, S.S. MANUFACTURERS DEALERS OF silver photos, shields, cups, etc. Gold and silver badges and medals, brass and zinc blocks, lantern slides, brass plates. Prizes for schools and clubs. Gifts for weddings, birthdays, etc. Scientific Workmanship. Moderate charges Prompt service. I 1 fl
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  • 949 2 TWO CLAIMANTS TO THE PRIZE (From Our Own Correspondent.) Butterworth, Aug. 16. UIJF has been 14 years in the force and' has quite a good record. He will be discharged after this,” said Inspector A. Rodway, of the Kepala Batas Police, here today
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  • 18 2 Acting on medical advice EARL BALDWIN left his Eaton
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  • 438 2 AFFRAY AT TANJONG TOKONG RECALLED An affray which occured at Tanjong Tokong. Penang, on June 26, when a Malay v.as badly injured and removed to hospital. had a sequel in the Penang District Court yesterday, when a Tamil Suppiah, and two Malays, Omar bin Jape and
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  • 216 2 Fate Of Elderly Kedah Chinese (.From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star, August 16. Sitting as Coroner in Alor Star, yesterday, Che Abdulrahman, the Chief Magistrate returned a verdict of death by misadventure. nobody being criminally concerned, at the conclusion of an inquest on Lee Pun, a
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  • 626 2 Evidence In Disorderly Conduct Case INSPECTOR ASKED TO MAKE ENQUIRIES That the man with whom he charged with fighting belonged to a party of and that he bad the Police on his side were the allegations marit* by Naina Mohamed, owner of a second class hire car,
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  • 126 2 Kedah Chinese Fined At Butterworth (From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, Aug. 16. As a result of a collision between a Kedah motor-bus and a Penang motor-bus on the morning of Aug. 14, Goh Tian Sooi, driver of the Kedah motor-bus was charged before the magistrate, Mr.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 259 2 Ba bus first tSij lihle tooth (’"W// i The first little tooth has come peeking th-ough Other precious baby teeth will follow, and all must be kept streng and healthv to ensure a peifeet set of sound permanent teeth later on. Now >s tiie time to give baby •ChalUne’ Rusks
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  • 150 3 —Reuter. CHINESE AND JAPANESE BONDS depreciate London Aug 16—The Far Eastern situation is the all-absorbing topic of conver--atv.n in the city and the Stock Exchange /3 reacting to the latest developments bv /narking down Chinese bonds by four per c ent, and Japanese bonds by three
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  • 30 3 —Reuter. Washington. Aug. 16.—The Sino-Japan-ese situation is being watched with the closest attention and Mr. Roosevelt was kept informed while on a week-end holiday aboard his yacht.-
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  • 95 3 Reuter. (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Aug. 16. A Malay woman, living in Langgar, who took great pains in collecting a sum of $6OO from her kampong people in order to make a trip to Mecca, has lodged a report w’ith the police saying that she
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  • 703 3 BOMBS DROP PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO JAPANESE FLAGSHIP SHANGHAI, AUG. 16. AT 11.30 THIS MORNING, ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS ANTI AIRCRAFT ACTIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE WAS WITNESSED WHEN SEVEN CHINESE PLANES FLEW OVER THE VICINITY OF THE IZUMO AND DROPPED FIVE BOMBS ONE OF
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  • 104 3 Message To Penang Chinese Gen, Tsai Ting-Kai The ‘‘Pinang Gazette” understands that a message to Penang Chinese has been sent by General Tsai Ting-kai, Commandcr-in-Chief of the Chinese forces at Shanghai, just before his arrival at the war front. The message was sent through his private secretary, Mr.
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  • 72 3 Defence Troops Reinforced A hundred marines and fifty sailors from the U.S. flagship, Augusta, have reinforced the U.S. marines at Soochow Creek for defence of the sector. Prominent Americans are trying to arrange for foodstuffs from the U.S. Marines Commissariat to be available to U.S. civilians in the
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  • 555 3 BRITISH, AMERICAN FRENCH EVACUTION MEASURES Women And Children To Leave Shanghai —Reuter. Shanghai, Aug. 16.—T0 the accompaniment of the boom of guns, registration of British women and children began at the Shanghai Club. Many arrived at 7.30 a. m. and soon a queue, ten deep, spread round the foyer awaiting
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  • 636 3 Reuter. “RULERS’ REAL AIM PRETTY CLEAR” London. Aug. 16.-- The rimes, in an editorial on the situation in China, says, “The anxiety with which the development of the Sino-Japanese quarrel is followed is not diminished by the communique issued yesterday after a meeting of the Japanese
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 87 3 See the name on the nameplate before you buy An efficient Refrigerator must} have all the five basic s PROTECT-ability I C E-ability STORAGE-ability DEPEN D -ABILITY SAVE ABILITY GO CAREFULLY OVER EACH OF THESE BASIC POINTS WHEN INSPECTING A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASE AND SEE IF THERE IS A MAKE TODAY
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    • 226 3 SALE BARGAINS IN LADIES AND CHILDREN’S SHOES L Sale Price I'so Plaited Sandal Shoes White or White with Red or Green. Kid, Linen and string sandals. Low or Cuban heel. Sizes 2*4—7 Usually $3.50 to $4 50 Sale f 10'00 Day Evening Shoes Silver, Gold. White, Brown and Beige sandals.
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  • 634 4 LONDON BUSINESS MAN’S HOBBY Malaria Cures Given Away (From Our London Staff). London. In these hard commercial days philanthropy is more and more restricted to munificent donations to hospitals and charities, wit one eve on the next honours list. w Bare, indeed, is it that
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  • 163 4 {From Our Own Correspondent). Alor Star. Che Abdul Rahim bin Haji Abdullah, of "the State Veterinary Surgeon Office, Alor Star, has been granted four months’ leave. Mr. N. S. Narayanan Iyer, the Assistant State Veterinary Surgeon, is temporarily acting for Mr. W. E. Lancaster until Mr.
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  • 105 4 TODAY There will be band performances on the ■Esplanade today from 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 jp-m_ and at the Waterfall Gardens tomorrow from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. March "El Capitan.” Sousa. Overture “Egmont.” Beethoven. Selection “Leslie Stuart’s Songs." Godfrey. Waltz “Quand L’Amour Meurt.” CreraieTnr. -Fox Trot “Many Happy
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  • 73 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Inche Mohamed Hassan, the well-known Malay tutor to Europeans has been appointed private secretary to the Sultan of Brunei Inche Hassan, who is a Perak Malay, retired) from the post of Co-operative Officer. F. M. S., about two
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  • 273 4 To Take Place At Farrer Park (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Ten searchlight projectors, each of 200,000.000 candle-power, will illuminate the grand military tattoo to be held at Farrer Park on Aug. 27, 28, 30 and 31. With all three battalions of the garrison taking part, the
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  • 40 4 Mr. C. D. Stewart, superintendent of he Malayan Meteorological Branch, Surrey Department, will leave Singapore by lir on Friday for Europe He will attendl the International Meteoroogical Conference which opens at Salzburg. Austria, on Sept. 8.
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  • 698 4 Mr. Somerville, until recently, manager of Penang branch of John Little Co., is now in Singapore. Dr. Puran Singh, Assistant Medical Officer. Ipoh. is at present on relief duty at the Teluk Anson Hospital. Dr. W. A. Balhetchet of the General Hospital, Malacca, has been appointed Medical
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  • 187 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. An important step in the Malayanisation of the Colony and States police farces has been taken in the abolition of the title “Assistant Superintendent” in favour of “Assistant Commissioner” for officers of gazetted rank, bringing the Colony into line with the F. M.
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  • 284 4 M. Bonnet's Plan To Stimulate Trade Paris. M. Bonnet, the Finance Minister, is exoected to submit to the next meeting of the Government a series of measures designed to stimulate trade and increase industrial production. One of the first objects aimed at by M. Bonnet is
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 378 4 GUARD THEM FROM DISEASE WITH LIFEBUOY L’isease-germs threaten your kiddies wherever they po. Out-of-doors—and indoors too Even the srnr.llest speck of dust or dirt on the floor may harbour germs that can cause many illnesses—and the floor is just where the kiddies spend most of their time Make sure that
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  • 3106 5 London Swelters In Summer Heat-Wave Temperature of 87 Degrees Heralds Promised Cold Spell Promenades and “Proms” Crowded Counter That Leads To The Altar (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Aug. 10. “London yesterday resembled a fashionable plage,” says a fashion writer. All were there, the dear plage
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  • 28 5 THE HEAT WAVE IN LONDON HAS DRIVEN PEOPI.E TO THE SEA. HERE ARE A CROWD OF HAPPY CHILDREN ENJOYING A TASTE OF THE “BRINY.”
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    • 56 5 XII 1h MK M gg| g* 1 1 I MbmmhEU i 1 ,MM o jijße i WM A-- I®. ONE OF LIFE’S 4 I PLEASURES I I "PRICES NOW REDUCED” Quarts $6.50 per dozen including duty Pints $4.00 per dozen including duly. tiOLN AGKNT& 1 HENRY WAUGH CO.. LTD.. j
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  • 1806 6 COLLISION IN PENANG HARBOUR RECALLED Supreme Court Asked To Decide Negligence Issue THE adjourned hearing was resumed yesterday in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Gordon Smith, of the case in which Messrs Eusoff Maricar and Company are seeking* to recover a
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 167 6 Majestic OPENING TONIGHT z on "u o r» <•* **’X** tt4 l /IP ad-coP BOk. to,ee ft r*H ex ©a ijlOft Amis. Jhe s 75 lbs. ©f singin', <h©ciA* dyMmltt! .A 20th Century-Fox Picture. VW.W.W.VW-% QUEEN OPENING THURSDAY! IN ONE THRILL-PACKED NIGHT YOU’LL LIVE THE ADVENTURES OF A LIFETIME At
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    • 225 6 Season Extended Till Tonight Positively the Last two Shows WINDSOR D O Y AI LAST TWO SHOWS > AM. 6.00 Tonight 9.15 Matinee Today at 2.45 p.m. 6»30 Tonight 9.30 M.K. THYAGARAJA BAGAVATHAR South India’s Foremost Screen Star in The Best Cantonese Talkie The Latest Thrilling Musical Ever p roducecP
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  • 443 7 Russian Generals Urgently Summoned To Secret Conference At The Kremlin DICTATOR GIVES ORDERS “BE PREPARED’ 9 STALIN, Soviet Dictator, is now determined to abandon his pacifist policy and to fight any Japanese aggression. When news of the Sino-Japanese clash reached Moscow, the Soviet Dictator
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  • 84 7 Marshal Blucher is now commander-in-chief of the Soviet forces in the Far East. At a great military review held at Ulan Eatori. in his honour, the Marshal presented three batteries of heavy artillery, six batteries of light artillery and over 200 machine-guns as a gift from the Soviet
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  • 227 7 Warships Dash To Rescue Hongkong. Aug. 8. A two-engined Sikorsky flying-boat ot the China National Aviation Company, bound from Hong-kong to Shanghai with a crew of four and seven passengers, came down off Chilang Point, about 80 mile>s north of Hongkong, today owing to bad
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  • 189 7 I S. Company Formed New York. It is reported by a special correspondent of the New York Times that the Russian Commission which has been trying to arrange the building of battleships for the Soviet fleet in this country has overcome the “official" objections it encountered last
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  • 104 7 Vienna. The Austrian authorities have released Herr Hitler’s book, “Mein Kampf,” for sale at all bookshops, and the Customs authorities were advised to deliver the huge parcels of copies which had been held up. The release follows the meeting between the German and Austrian Foreign Ministers.
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  • 421 7 Severe Economic Effect BOYCOTT TENSION Japanese economic interests in China will suffer severely if Japan and China fight. This is the view expressed by Mr. Teiji Katsuda, a well-known Japanese economic writer, in an articlle in the “Yon.iuri,” quoted by Reuter. Mr. Katsuda points out that many
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  • 122 7 An intensive publicity campaign has been started throughout China under the Government's new conscription law. “Your country needs you” is the slogan. More than 4,000,000 men. it is claimed, are available for training; all are to be liable for military service. As a beginning those between
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  • 247 7 £lOO.OOO ORDERS LAST MONTH Washington. Aug. 10. Inquiries made today indicate that both China and Japan are taking advantage of President Roosevelt’s reluctance to recognise hostilities in the Far East a.s war and to enforce the Neutrality Act, which would involve a ban
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  • 512 7 International Division Los Angeles. About 7,000 Americans, most of whom are ex-Servicemen. have, it is stated here, volunteered for enlistment in a special international division to fight the Japanese in China The division, it is reported, is to be led by Lt.-Col. Russell Hearn, who was
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 489 7 g-ad Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. > r gapocre Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel “Times** Singapore. g j Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 3683. Ipoh Office Brewster Road. Phone 268. Lendon Office 40, 43, Fleet Street, London E.C. 4
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    • 309 7 ii H'.P.5. 38 Kidneys Must Clean Out Acids The only way your body can clean out: liealth-destroying Acids from your blood is through nine million tiny Kidnej- tube» or Filters, blit beware of cheap, drastic, irritating drugs. Weak Kidneys usually ara the real cause of Getting Up Nights. Nervousness, Swollen
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  • 696 8 HE hope felt or expressed by all I sane-thinking people that Japan would hesitate before taking the drastic step of invading North China and. instead, listen to the wiser counsels of the Tokio moderates, must by now be abandoned. Bv her launching ot an offensive on Shanghai and
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  • 330 8 Boxing At Taiping (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Aug. 16. The main event in the weekly boxing promotion at the Coronation Park, Taiping. last night between Nai Urai 9.0 the Penang Siamese and Cisco Kid 9.2, the Ipoh Indian, proved to be a fiasco. The
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  • 103 8 A Chinese. Lam Ah Chew, appeared txtore Mr. Lim Cheng Ean in the Middle Court. Penang, yesterday, charged with having committed theft of a bicycle valued $7 and a basket containing clothes on Aug. 14, or alternately retaining stolen goods namely a suit of clothes on Aug. 15.
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  • 571 8 Souls in Torment Walk the KarthChinese Seventh Moon Festival Swimmers Beware HOW many Chinese festivals are there in a year 1 he number is legion, one might say. if consideration is taken of the roaring trade in crackers, joss-sticks. josspaper. silver paper, gold paper, and all the
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  • 130 8 Caused Death By A Rash Act (From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star. August 16. Hanapiah bin Mohamed, the driver of a bus. owned by a Chinese towkay. appeared before the Second Magistrate Syed Makthir bin Syed Osman yesterday on a charge of causing death to
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  • 101 8 Young Alor Star Malay C.laiins Trial 1 From Our Own Correspondent.) Alor Star. August 16. A young Malay who was arrested yexsterday was produced before Che Abdulrahman, the Chief Magistrate in Lower Court. Alor Star, on a charge of stealing 30 gantangs of padi belonging to
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  • 145 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. Aug. 16. “I have given up my bad habits and I have not done anything bad since my last conviction in 1935” was the statement maoe by a Tamil youth, Govindasamy, in the Taiping Police Court today, when he was brought
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  • 91 8 (From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Aug. 16. The All Saints TamiUChurch Commithe has taken over the management of th 1 ronation English School, Kamunting. merly known as the Government Engl'School, with effect from Aug. 13 A committee of four member.' consist i’'.g of Rev. Gnanasigamoney, Dr.
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  • 68 8 A young Malay, Noordin bin Sale charged before Mr. Lim Cheng Eun Middfle Court, Penang, yesterday having committed theft of a bicych $45 belonging to another Malay kr> Hamid, on Aug. 10. On Saleh pleading guilty, senten J postponed till Aug. 21 for further
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 58 8 A MIXTURE I' MILD COOL It has been blended with the same care as has been the tradition of the firm of Marcovitch for these hundred years past, they appear to have produced a blend of tobacco which suits the average pipe smoker. Available Everywhere ir 1 oz. 2 oz
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  • 618 9 A MODERN CROMWELL Reuter. Can Chiang Repel Japan Great Britain’s deep concern over warstricken Shanghai and its implications is mirrored in the immense space given in the news and literary pages of the Press, in broadcast talks and in cinema newsreel features There is a tendency in political
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  • 290 9 ATTRACTIVE CABARET SHOW AT E. O. Return Of The L ive Brymans The E. O. Hotel have, at very considerable expense, engaged the five Brymans, special artists, and the public of Penang are promised' a very novel kind of entertainment. Every artist is supreme in his or her art. The
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  • 690 9 London, Aug. 16. There were 8,000 spectators at the Oval this morning when the Third Test between England and New’ Zealand was The weather was cloudless and the wicke likely to be responsive to spin bowling. Vivian and Hadlee added two
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  • 263 9 44 Modern Daily News" To Cease Publication For One Month REASON NOT DISCLOSED The management of the “Modern Daily News,” a Chinese newspaper published in Penang, received notification yesterday from the Government of the Straits Settlements that its licence to print had been suspended for one
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  • 34 9 The next Court of Appeal will be held in ’enang on Friday. August 27. So far here are no appeal cases listed. From Penang Their Lordships will proceed to Alor Star.
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  • 269 9 25 Per Cent Malayan rice prices have risen nearly per cent, during the past fortnigh.. Inquiries py the Pinang Gazette elicited the information that the increase is beheved to be partly due to the hostilities in China, partly to a shortage of supplies and partly unfavourable
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  • 85 9 Badem. Aug. 12 Miss Gillian Rudgard the ex-Yorkshire champion, domiciled in Germany beat Denyse Cury. the Belgian champion by 7 and 6 in the German women’s golf championship in the 30 holes final. Miss Rudgard was seven up at the fnd of the morning round. H.
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  • 60 9 The following will represent the Penang Sports Club in a soccer match against the P.W.D P.W. Athletic Union on the Esplanade today at 5.15 p.m.: T Marquis; H.F. Pether, E C. Tokeley; G. Ash, R N. Elliot, D Chadwick; H. Herricane, D Wark, J F Keay, J.
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  • 314 9 Penang Team v. Selangor Chosen (By Our Badminton Correspondent) I lie team to represent Penang against Selangor on Sunday al Ipoh in* the Foong Seong Cup Final was chosen last night at a meeting of the selec tion committee. Badminton followers will learn with
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 234 9 111 1 l ll 11 > MiiauMia rm ermdWMJiWRNKWMnraaMaoMHB NOTICE OF REMOVAL Owing to the ever increasing volume of our business, we beg to advise our numerous customers that we have now removed to a larger and more spacious premises at 216, Penang Road (Front portion of the Straits Echo
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  • 1520 10 London Expects Better Prices < From Our Own Correspondent Ix>ndon. Aug 10. is invariably the case during the holiday month of August, business in the Loncon rubber commodity and share markets is steady but constricted and unexciting. Perhaps 75 per cent, of Mincing Lane executives
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  • 226 10 Aft ar Would Mean Closing Mr. Teiji Katsuda. a Japanese economic writer, in an article in the "Yomiuri,” points out that many Japanese cotton spinning companies have branch mills in China, and if the North China situation develops into actual warfare all these will have
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  • 27 10 Paroi Tin Dredging Limited Month July 1937; output 110 piculs: estimated value $8.250, yardage worked 5,500 cu. yards; hours run 562 hours; estimated costs $9,500
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  • 15 10 Hitam Tin Limited Output for the month of July 1937 was 102.86 piculs.
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  • 137 10 Lower Gold Price Urged Sir Henri Deterding, formerly general manager of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company .in a letter to the Amsterdam "Telegraaf.” expresses his astonishment that the world is still looking for a solution of the unemployment problem. Such a solution is obvious,
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  • 96 10 During the week ending August 7. 1937, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 57.066 cases, of which: 73.259 (84 percent» cases were to the United Kingdom. 1,749 12 per cent» cases to the Continent of Europe. 7.141 (8 per cent’ cases to Canada, and 4.917 (6
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  • 57 10 Replaces Coffee In June For the first time in the country's history .cotton replaced coffee as Brazil s principal export, occupying 36.8 per cent, of the total in June compared with 31.4 per cent, in June, 1936. The total exports in June, valued at £4.739.317,
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  • 48 10 Returns from the dredges of the Siamese Tin Syndicate Limited for the month of July 1937: Ngow estate, Renong, dredges 3; hours *****; cub. yards 331,600; tin ore won pls. 1.558.29. Takuapa dredges 2; hours 1316; cub. yards 259,400; tin ore won pls. 1.708.47 A.
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  • 22 10 Sione Tin (F.M.S.) Limited Output for the month of July 1937 was 532 piculs; yardage worked 143.600; hours run 626.
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  • 985 10 Improvement In Profits Juru Estates. Limited meeting was held on July 28 at Glasgow: Mr. David Carruthers, the chairman of the company, said:— The report shows that a distinct improvement has taken place in the profits of the year, at least as far as our rubber interests
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    • 251 10 Streamlining Aids Race Around World Atrnlanes! Fast Mail Trains! Speeding Steamships! Thundering Trucks’ All of these latest and fastest methods of streamlined transportation are used in rushing Cystex to all parts of the world to meet the ever-increasing de- mand for this new doctor’s prescription for the Kidneys Whether the
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    • 110 10 Siim G IA REAL BOON FOR EVERY KITCHEN A MAGGI 5 N SEASONING is a product for increasing and improving the flavour of the food to which it is added. An addition of a few drops generally suffices 'll/ en lance an< l k r > n 9 ou perfection
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  • 296 11 Upside-Down Flight Ends In Crash ilifi 11LOT WAS KILLED in this air crash. An R.A.F. machine fixing upside-down hit the side of a house in Pebble Hill-road, Dorking, shattering the corner of the building and wrecking the machine. Here R.A.P. men at the scene of
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  • 159 12 Tenders Invited Washington. American shipbuilding firms have been invited by the United States Maritime Commission to submit tenders for the construction of a new liner tjo replace the Leviathan, 48,943 tons, in the United States Line’s Atlantic fleet. Safety rather than size and speed would be
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  • 69 12 A general cargo and passenger service connecting New York with Rio Janeiro. Santos. Monte Video and Buenos Ayres will be opened in November next by the Swedish Esco Line. The service will be operated by two ships of 3,700 tons now building in Sweden, and another
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  • 647 12 An Admiral’s Plea Addressing a large gathering at the Gordon Smith Institute for Seamen in Liverpool, Admiral Sir Frederick C. Dreyer. G.B E., K.C.8., made a spirited plea for a greater appreciation of the Merchant Navy. The late Admiral Jellicoe, he observed. believed that the Merchant Service
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  • 442 12 LATEST TIMES OF POSTING AIR MAIL A mail for Siam, Burma. India Egypt, Sudan, Belgian Congo, G reat tain. Ireland and whole of Europe bv r perial Airway 3 will close at 8 a r/ morrow. A mail for the United States of Amen and other
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  • 109 12 Devonport’s Unique (Jaim There exists a traditional friendly rivalry between the Royal Dockyards makii’J for over all efficiency of the highest order Devonport is unique in that it is the onb yard to possess and run an orphanage r> its own. Started as long ago as 1849
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    • 303 12 PARIS TPA-2, 15.24 mc's (19.68 m.) TODAY p.m. 6.20 Gramophone records. 7.05 Talk on French events hi Japanese). 7.20 News in English. 7.35 Concert relay. 8.05 Talk on French events. 8.20 Concert relay. 8.50 News in French. Colonial market prices. 9.20 Talk on Music. By M. Charles Oulmont. 9.30 Social
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  • 580 13 s.s. Islami In Port Today S.S. ISLAM 1’ from Japan China sails today for Calcutta direct. S.S. ‘WOOLGAR’ from Rangoon. Sails today for China Japan via Singapore. TOMORROW S.S. EUMAEUS’ from Singapore sails for Liverpool Bromborough. S.S. ‘SUISANG’ from Calcutta —sails same day for Singapore, Hongkong, Kobe Osaka. FRIDAY,
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  • 349 13 May Bring Cargo To China Before Being Scrapped Shanghai. Six American vessels with an aggregate tonnage of 26.406 tons have just been purchased for Wheelock and Company by Mr. G.E. Marden. who is now in the United States, an official connected with the Shanghai
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  • 95 13 The following passengers arrived or left Singapore by air liners: Aircraft Adelaide VH-UUA from Brisbane. Darwin D.E.I. arrived Aug 10: Mrs. M. Koltzsch from Brisbane. Aircraft A taianta G-ABTI for Penang, Siam, Burma Karachi left Aug. 11: Mrs. T. R. Lamb for Penang and Captain Finnegan for
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  • 100 13 Messrs. Burmeister and Wain, Copenhagen, nave booked an order for a passenger and cargo motorship of about 10,000 tons deadweight for the Blue Funnel Line (Messrs. Alfred Holt and «70., managers). This is the eighth contract placed by these owners in recent months with
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  • 83 13 The new institute of the Missions to Seamen in Queen’s-terrace, Southampton, was officially opened by H.R.H. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. The total cost has been in the region of £lB,OOO. Her Royal Highness was received by Lord Swaythling. the Bishop of Winchester, the Mayor and Mayoress
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  • 255 13 Tonnage, Passenger And Cargo Returns Although there was a decrease in the number of ships using Southampton docks during June as compared with the corresponding month of last year, the returns in regard to tonnage, passengers and cargo are highly satisfactory. The figures just issued by
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  • 61 13 The Moscow-Volga was handed over to the Commissariat of Water Transport n cently for commercial purposes. During the 1937 navigation season it is proposed to transport 1,100,000 passengers by the canal and 330,000 tons of freight. The passenger service will be maintained by four 700 h p.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 795 13 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Vessel». LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave» Due (in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang London DEUCALION ?*a rs L’don, R’dem, H’burg A Glasgow Amr on q B. DIOMED L don, R’dam, H’burg, Hull JS A. PATROCLUS Marseilles, Izmdon. RotterdaS, IX. S LIVERPOOL SERVICE Liveroool C. EUMAEUS Liverpool
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    • 773 13 P&O BRITISH d |NDIA (Incorporated in England.) PORT SWETTENHAM SINGAPORE S.S. “RAJULA” SAILING THURSDAY, 19th AUGUST cont "act "with d H? r, Ml aI N 'c C under Penan S'. Anson. Port Swettenban?, London and Far East s/s sln^P°re SOTi Outwards Iron, London for China Japan. luf. CT •S/Q "«nuATT.,
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  • 632 14 IMPRESSIVE WIN Roon Mah Knocks Out Hemchit In Opening Round (From Our Own Correspondent) Gunboat jack (io.9i> scored a Mohd. Fahmy at the Happy Worid that he is a long way from losing U> the local arenas A sensational knockout of Neil Hemchit
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  • 183 14 Scrappy Game Of Soccer On N ictoria Green Playing with two substitutes, the Indian Recreation Club defeated the Chinese Recreation Club in a friendly game of soccer yesterday on the Victoria Green. Penang, by two goals to one. The game was scrappy, and there were
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  • Article, Illustration
    32 14 BOTH AFTER IT!—Two of the slips fielding to Jim Smith’s bowling go for a snick by R. C. M. Kimpton in a match at Lord's between Gentlemen and Players.
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  • 730 14 AT KUALA KANGSAR THIS WEEK <.From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Aug. 16. WHILE the Home papers are now full of polo news and of the social events connected with it. it seems a pity that Malaya, a greet sporting country as it is. lias not yet been
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  • 378 14 Tough ‘Potted Rugby’ is a misleading nickname for Seven-a-Side Rugby a few words of advice are not out of place for newcomers to this type of rugger in view of the growing popularity of the game:— First. —The virtues and
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  • 108 14 RUGBY HOCKEY SEASON NOW Penang Players Getting Into Trim With the cricket season in Penang over, hockey players and rugby footballers are getting into trim for the two games. The Chinese Recreation Club are making a start this week at rugby football with “kick about” and running practices on Thursday,
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  • 154 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. When Dutch newspaper reports of alleged collusion between Imperial Airways, Pan American Airways and the Government of the Philippines to prevent the Royal Netherlands Indies Airways (K.N.1.L.M.) from establishing a service between Manila and Batavia were referred to him before his departure
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 146 14 W' k BimfeWwi > s Did I MACLEAN my teeth to-day IMP*' MGShq* IK M < n 1M Ah! I see I did c rIf you use a solid dentifrice, try A the new Macleans Solid Peroxide Dentifrice. Sales Representative A. T. Gillespie, P.O. Box 217, Singapore SENSATIONAL RECOVERY thanks
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 216 14 WEMBLEY PARK G TnM A rc’i?T ION: CE V TS GENTS: LADIES FREE TOMGHT: Tuesday 17th August 1937 LADIES GUEST NIGHT LOW TAN HONG SEAH TAN HONO Wau "Hong Sin P’ng-” Partll c Jointl y present OA?i P TA R L A T^Kre S OR <™d A^: j“T- ar locts
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  • 638 15 Create* New British Record Hq- I AILS TO REACH WORLD’S TIME record holder, S.C. Wooder- v j i heath Harrier, raptured an,/p.r vcord with a brilliant threef’ mile run in 3 min. 0.9 sec. at .y.i Annual Sports of the Ranj Ibrox *****, Glasgow. .as only
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  • 738 15 Upsets, Good Betting And Good Cash Sweeps T ICT ACS IMPRESSIONS OF SATURDAY’S RACES Although there was a great improvement in the cash sweeps and totalizator at the last Penang races, somebody told me that the plain fact of the matter is that
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  • 286 15 l aiping Cricket Club Lose At Tanjong Rambutan Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 16. L- tj er < t was played at Tanjong r lay, the Central Mental f the Taiping Cricket fax runs. 'hooi Tee put up 59 runs p-st v. .t. and later Appuni,
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  • 318 15 “Will-Power Kept Me W arm** 30 HOURS' BATTLE WITH CLRRENTS Copenhagen Aug. 9 Jenny Kammersgaard the 19-years-old Danish farmer’s daughter who early this morning completed a 55-miles swim, told of her 30-hours battle wtih heavy seas and strong currents. Starting late on afternoon of
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  • 57 15 Chartered Bank X. Trade School Today The following will represent the Chartered Bank Recreation Party against the Govt Trade School today on the Renong Ground at 5.15 p m.: Manikam; Shaik Daud. Ewe Kooi: Ah Loy. Kam Teong. Seng Huat; Kader, Gim Lee. Kee Lin. Mariappen and Mader Reserves:
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  • 904 15 Farr—Louis Fight May Be A Failure Poor Advance Bookings U.S. Confidence In Negro Boxing Revolt Ihe fijjKt for the heavy-weight championship of the world between Joe Louis and I oninn l arr is not due to be staged for another week, but several circumstances are causing promoter
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  • 198 15 The Gordon-Bedong Medico United XI had a thrilling game of soccer with the Bukit Mertajam Recreation Club on the Bukit Mertajam High School ground on Aug. 8 and the result was 2 2. Mr Teik Chooi refereed. The Gordon-Bedong Medico United XI played against the Butterworth Indian XI
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  • 109 16 TIN PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDON—(Spot No market £265. 5.0 LONDON—(3 months) No market £263.15.0 SINGAPORE $131.50 $130.75 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $131.50 $130.50 BUSINESS DONE < Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundried) 6 0 5 56.05 BLACK PEPPER $lO 50 $10.50 RUBBER:LXJNDON market NEW YORK No market SINGAPORE—Spot 29)c -29 c Aug./Sept 29£c
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  • 329 16 of n Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 713 Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 I *y- > War Loan, 3) p.c Com. Union Assce. (Units) 10s 33 s —1 Prudential Assce “A” Royal Assce. share 10s. pd.) x Great Western Rly Ordy Canadian Pacific (£25) Chartered Bank (£5) HK.
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  • 119 16 Xxjndon on Previously Latest Paris 132] J 132 5164 New York 4.98, 5 t 4.98; Montreal 4.98 g 4.98« Brussels 29.60; 29.59 -Geneva 21.70 21.70 9.04 9.02? Milan 94 \l 94] J Berlin 12.39', 12.38; Stockholm 19.39 J 19.39 J Co pen ha go 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90
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  • 119 16 London. Aug. 16. RUBBER Easy.— Spot B]J buyers B]g sellers. Oct./Dec. 81 buyers 8H sellers. Jan./Mar. B], buyers 9 sellers. April/June 9 buyers 9) sellers. NEW YORK 18.33 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 23.411 tons Liverpool 19,438 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. August £l6. 7.6 PEPPER White
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  • OPENING QUOTATIONS
    • 65 16 KENNEDY CO. TINS: Buyers Seller* A. Weng 1.37) 1.45 Bangrin 26 0 26|9 B. Selangor 2.22) 2.27)e* Chenderiang 2716 28!6 Jelebu 1.02 1.05 K. Kamunting 13|0 13 6ex Katu 27|6 28j6 Kuchai 1.84 1.89 Murai 1.85 2.00 c Rahman 1.68 1.75 Rawang Conces. 33J0 33;9 S. Kinta 9.65 9.90 Taiping
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    • 218 16 TIN Buyers Sellers Am pats 6|4) 6|7i A. Hitams 35!0 36|0 Bangrins 26 0 26;9 B. Selangor» 2.20 2.25 ex B. Malays 33J3 33!9 Hong Fatts 1.37) 1.40 ex Hongkongs 38j6 39;6ex Jelapangs 44i9 45<9 Jelebus 1.02) 1 05 K. Kamuntings 12 6 13 oex Kamuntings 14'9 15
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    • 110 16 LEAN CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Asams 36|6 3713 Bangrins 263 27)0 B. Malays 33)0 33'9 Hong Fatts 4 1.35 1.39 Jelebus 1.00 1.04 Kinta Kellas 7|10) B|3 K. Kampars 18)0 18l6cd K. Lanjuts 27'0 27|9 Laruts 14J4) 1417) Lukuts 1.00 1.05 Puchongs 28)0 28)9 Pungahs 25)6 26)3 Rantau Pref 1.90
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    • 193 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO. B. Selangor 2.20 2.25 Hong Fatt 1.37 1.39 Jelebu 1.02} 1.07?. Klang River 1.95 2.00 Kuchai 1.85 1.90 Lukut 1.02) 1.07*. Mambau 92) 97) Puteh 95 97) Rahman Hyd. 1.70 1.75 Rantau Ordy. 1.95 2. GO Rantan Pref. 1.95 2.00 Sungei Way 3.30 3.35 Taiping Cons.
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    • 21 16 TIN Singapore $130.75 Per pkl. Penang $130.50 Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot Per If». Penang Spot 29c Per lb.
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    • 191 16 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Bassetts .77) .82?. B. Lintangs 1.37) 1.42? Bedfords 1.27?. 1.32) Bentas 1.37) 1.42) Brogas 1.02) 1.07) M. Pindas 1.60 1.70 Mentakabs .47) .50 Nyalas 1.15 1.20 Pa jams 2.20 2.30 S. Tukangs 1.37) 1.42) Ulu Benuts .47) .50 TIN Ampats 6 3 6 9 A.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 401 16 BANKS OVERSEA-CHINESE. BANKING CORPORATION, LIMITED SUCCESSORS to THE CHINESE COMMERtTAL BANK, LIMITED, THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED, THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LIMITED. CAPITAL Authorised $40,000,000. Paid-Up $10,000,000. HEAD OFFICE, CHINA BUILDING. CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE PEN AN a BRANCH Nos: 28 30, Beach Street, Penang. Telegraphic Address: “OVERSEA" OTHER BRANCHES:— Amoy, Bangkok,
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    • 549 16 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AN|> (J)M (Incorporated in > L Royal Charter 1853 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund i' )Orj 1 Reserve Liability of Proprietor Head Office No. 38 Bisnopsgate, London, e c Manchester Office No. 71 Mosley Street Agencies Branches Alor Star Hong Kon? Amritsar Iloilo Bangkok ipoh Batavia
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