Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 August 1937

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 196. Vol. XCV. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 1099 1 Reinforcements Now On Their Way To Shanghai Peace Plan Unacceptable Owing To Question Of Prestige HOSTILITY OF LONDON AND WASHINGTON PRESS COMMENT Reuter. Shanghai., Aug. 20—The Japanese troops in the Hongkew area are becoming demoralised. Foreign defence arrangements south of the Garden Bridge
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  • 113 1 “‘Naked Brutality Creating Enduring Hostility” Reuter. Washington, Aug. 20. —Win or lose, Japan will never be able to justify this unspeakable outrage, comments the Washington Post. “Often in history great nations have risked moral condemnation and jeopardised their future in order to satisfy lust
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  • 42 1 The response to the War Office offer to rejoin the Colours and make the Army a career continues at a rate far in excess of official anticipations. The total to date of Reservists who have accepted the offer is 2,300.
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  • 65 1 Reuter. “Anglo-Italian Horizon Now Clear” Palermo—Mussolini in a speech to a crowd of 200,000 said the Anglo-Italian horizon was now clear again, and one cotdd arrive at conciliation between the needs of the two countries. Italy was disposed to collaborate on all European political problems and
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  • 26 1 The United Kingdom members of the Trinidad Commission of inquiry have completed their preliminary investigations in London and are sailing for Trinidad today, x
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  • 232 1 Tactics Surprise A Neutral Observer Shanghai, Aug. 20 —Capturing Wayside Wharf, Chinese troops yesterday advanced upon Broadway (within a stone’s throw of the Garden Bridge). Chinese planes are furiously bombing the Japanese base and big fires are raging in Hongkew Market and on the Yangtsepoo waterfront. Japanese
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  • 351 1 —Reuter. Protest To Be Made To Both Sides! Wasnington, Aug. 20 —Ine situation was lengthily discussed at Mr. Roosevelt’s weekly Cabinet meeting today. It is not revealed whether the question of any official action from Washington was discussed but one Cabinet Minister said there had been
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  • 53 1 Centre: The Wing On Store at the corner of Nanking Road, and Chin Kong Road. The skyscraper on the left is the Sincere Store on the corner of Nanking and Kxcangst Roads. One of Shanghai's most imposing neu, skyscrapers is seen in the foreground, and below is
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    • 130 1 -■< The Commercial I Advertising Agency, Head Office:— 62, CHINA ST., PENANG. Phone 693 Branch:—s9, HALE ST., IPOH. Phone H 7. Commercial Artist* Label-Drawer* Wall-painter* Advertiainf Agent* of the Fun Frolic and Wembley, Penang. Sign-board writer* 1 Cinema-Slide Maker*. LICENSED POSTERS STATIONS TO LET. is the perfect dessert c i
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  • 605 2 MYSTERY OF A COW’S TWISTED TAIL Butterworth Magistrate’s Remarks (From Our Own Correspondent.) Butterworth, Aug. 20. REMARKING that on the evidence he was not calling on the defence as the charge was groundless, Mr. S. T. Stewart, the Butterworth Magistrate, in acquitting a Tamil bullock-cart
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  • 167 2 Youngster’s Successful Plea < From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth. Aug. 20 A successful plea was put forward before the Assistant District Judge, Mr. S. T. Stewart, here today when a young Chinese appeared as a defendant in a civil suit taken out by a Malay. Osman bin
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  • 114 2 Just Out From Prison Kayamboo. a Tamil dhoby who had recently completed a term of imprisonment, lor breach of trust, made another appearance before Mr. Lim Cheng Ean in the Penang Middle Court yesterday, charged with having fraudulently retained possession of four trousers, three shirts, two
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  • 95 2 Penang arrivals by the s.s. “Kedah” yesterday included: Mr. F. G. Ritchie, Mrs. M. D. Knapp, Lt. Col. W. M. Welsh, Mrs. Welsh, Mr. E. B. Williams. Mrs. C. H. Tan. Master Chan Mun Cheng, Master Chan Mun Hon, Mr. E. Tongue. Mr. Paskoe, Mr D. Carmichael,
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  • 112 2 Charge it h drawn The case in which a Chinese. Lim Boon Choh. who was charged with having caused grievous hurt to Kader bin Shaik Kadi, by driving his car in such a manner as to endanger human life, was yesterday discharged by Mr. Lim Cheng Fan.
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  • 118 2 stations in Sudan. Egypt and Iraq. British Wireless. British Mission To Meet Mr. Pi row London. Aug. 20. Colonel Muirhead. Under-Secrdtary for Air. left Southampton this morning in the Imperial Airways flying boat. Cassiopeia tc meet Mr. Pirow. Minister of Railways Harbours and Defence
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  • 44 2 NURSES of Plymouth Hospital came to the rescue when the prize in a weight-guessing competition took to its trotters and escaped. With that gentle way that nurses have, the culprit teas persuaded to return to the fun of the fair.
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  • 234 2 Ipoh Youth’s Vain Plea For Bail A young English-speaking Ipoh Chinese, Lim Hai Huat. pleaded in vain to be allowed to go to Ipoh on his own instead of being escorted by police, when he appeared before Mr Lim Cheng Ean in the Penang Middle Court
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  • 298 2 Unusual Case At Butterworth (From Our Own Correspondent.) Butterworth, Aug. 20. ‘T admit signing the promissory note bu I deny the claim.” said a Tamil. Punapuri. before the Assistant District Judge, Mr. S. T. Stewart, here today when he appeared as a defiendant in
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  • 101 2 Ricksha-Pullers Fined On Plea Eight ricksha-pullers appeared in the Penang Middle Court before Mr. Lim Cheng Ean. yesterday, charged with gaming in public with chiki cards on Aug. 19 at Penang. All the accused pleaded guilt’- to the charge, but the eighth accused claimed trial. He said
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  • 206 2 Chinese Allowed $l,OOO Bail HINT OF FURTHER CHARGES Ooi Thean Cheng, an English-speaking Chinese, who was charged with having dishonestly induced three Malays, V.M. Sheriff, Hashim bin Sulaiman and another, to deliver to him various sums of money on the pretext of giving them employment, again appeared
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  • 434 2 Magistrate Takes Lenient iew Of Case He is a young man and this is probably his first offence. I take a lenient view of the cese. I shall fine him $lO only or ten days’ simple imprisonment. This was the judgment given by Mr.
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  • 92 2 A Tamil, Michael appeared yesterdav before Mr. T. D. Hughes in the’ Penang Police Court, charged with having voluntarily caused hurt to another Tamil. Santiago. at Kajang Road. Michael in pleading guilty stated that he and the complainant had a quarrel. He pushed Santiago down
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    • 446 2 Couldn't sleep for STOMACH t PAINS “Suffered for weeks at a stretch" Here is a letter in which every stomach sufferer will find encouragement and the 7 assurance of quick relief. Mr. H. F. H. says 1 After being a great sufferer from gastric ulcers and in pain for weeks
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  • 1140 3 PREPARED TO CONTINUE STRUGGLE AGAINST JAPAN FOR YEARS The conviction that hostilities in Shanghai will soon be over with a smashing victory for the Chinese was expressed by Gen. Chang Chi-chung, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese army, in an interview with Reuter today. He declared
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  • 230 3 —Reuter. MAKING VOLCANO OCT OF A MOLEHILL The tone of The Times leader towards Japan is one of the strongest which has appeared in The Times in recent years. Referring to the spark which immediately caused the conflagration, namely, the killing of a Japanese officer and
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  • 157 3 —Reuter. Underwriters"' Notice London, Aug. 20—Messrs. Lloyd’s, underwriters, and marine assurance companies, are giving notice that they have decided not to insure goods on shore either before loading or after discharge at Shanghai and other Chinese ports including Hong Kong, Dairen and Manchukuo ports.
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  • 91 3 —Reuter. London Aug. 20—It is considered probaNe that China will appeal to Ihe League of Nations under Article XVII of the Covenant, according to Chinese circles in pointed out that China has hither J° refrained from taking this step on the grounds that Western
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  • 50 3 liner of canadO.-British Wireless. British Aid For Other Nationals London. Aug. 20 -British further parties of British womenmdctaM ren down Whangpoo Blver an( i the Liverpool steamers, seeding to Maron, in which they are proceeding “‘"other British subjects, as desire to leave Shanghai and people of other
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  • 111 3 CONSULATE FORCIBLY ENTERED Moscow’, Aug. 19—Japanese reports that signals were flashed to the Chinese from the Soviet Consulate-General at Shanghai are emphatically denied here. It is stated that three days ago, Japanese troops attempted to enter the consulate forcibly, removing two Chinese- employees who refused them
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  • 721 4 Organisation Appealing For World Support The Friends of Spain,” a society of ■JRritish men and women, “united by an «eager sympathy with the Spanish people and by a profound conviction that unless ‘liberty and law be saved, civilisation will not survive,” are appealing for support (throughout
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  • 110 4 The benefits of trade treaties are to be dound in the steadily increasing trade beftween Canada and the United States. Exijm rts of Canadian commodities to the United States market during the first five months g>f 1937 were valued at >185,089,661 as compared with >140,373,858 in
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  • 291 4 Murder Allegation Against Bishop Vienna. The war of illegal leaflets by means of which, in the absence of free Press discussion, the campaign against the Yugoslav Government’s agreement with the Vatican is being pursued, was carried a stage, farther last week with the appearance of a new leaflet
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  • 131 4 I From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. Prior to his transfer to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Ipoh, Mr. E. S. Muthu was entertained to a farewell dinner by his colleagues and friends at the Coronation Cafe, Taiping, on Wednesday. Dinner over. Mr. V. Veerasingham, Chief
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  • 538 4 Syed Mohamed has joined the staff of the State Council Office, Alor Star. Miss Mercer has been appointed Acting Matron of the General Hospital, Teluk Anson. Mr. David Graham, of Teluk Anson, who has been ill for some time, is making good progress towards recovery. Mrs. J.
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  • 144 4 There will be a moonlight band performance cn the Esplanade today from 8.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. March: "Marching Through Georgia": Miller Overture: “Giralda": Adam Selection: “The Allies In Camp" Engleman. Introduction: War Threatening: British Grenad ers, Russia. Scotland. Warwicks. Fiance. Japan. Belgium. Hornpipe, Wales. Ireland, Italy. Battle
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  • 262 4 Silver Fox Type Favoured Ottawa. Milady’s tastes in furs continue to favour the silver fox. judging from the reports of the fur trade in Canada for the pelting season of 1935-1936. The value of raw furs produced in Canada during that season amounted to ?14.O4'».OOO which was
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  • 553 4 Gunner Fined $lO (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. James Kilpatrick, a gunner of the Royal Artillery, Blakan Mati, was fined $lO by Mr. H.A. Forrer in the Criminal District Court on Wednesday on a charge of having dishonestly taken away a motor-car belonging to Mr.
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  • 181 4 Lost His Nerve After 12 Months’ Agony Suffering from acute rheumatism in i oti; his knee joints- treated in hospital t. << without result —so unnerved that he wa. afraid to cross a street how readily ever\ rheumatic sufferer will sympathise \,itl this
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  • 353 4 DISCOVERY THAT MAY SAVE THOUSANDS London A full report of the progress in tht wai against cancer in Britain, to be issued in November, may mean salvation to thousands of cancer patients, and to million.' of potential victims. Dr. A.E. Dunstan, of the Institution of Petroleum
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 131 4 Don’t despair! j New VITALITY is within your grasp 111 HALL’S WINE brings the promise of new health and strength to those in despair. Already thousands have benefited from its J wonderful tonic action. If you are lacking in vitality, run-down, jg: 'ssss? B nervy, Hall’s Wine brings new life
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  • 688 5 HOLDS HUNDREDS AT BAY WITH SMOKING GUN I r Glasgow. in one ot the most amazing shooting dramas ever enacted in Hi itain. a 25-years-oJd husband in 60 seconds shot dead four people here on Aug. 11, and wounded his wife. These were
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  • 211 5 Extensive damage was caused when a vast mass of ice, estimated to weigh 1,000,000 tons, fell into the Femmel Lake, among the Long Mountains of Central Norway. The ice formed part of the great Rembesdal Glacier. As it plunged into the lake below
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  • 146 5 Canada's Trade Ottawa, Canada—The Canadian lobster is regarded the world over as one of the epicurean delicacies supplied by the Dominion. That this delicacy will be available in larger quantities this year is indicated by the greatly increased catch reported by fishermen from the Canadian Atlant.c coast.
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  • 210 5 Gibraltar. The Duchess of Penaranda, one of the wealthiest and most beautiful women of Spain’s aristocracy, has escaped from Madrid and reached Gibraltar in the British cruiser Arethusa with jewels and family heirlooms worth £37,500. At Valencia Customs officials insisted that she and her
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  • 59 5 Ottawa, Canada—Canadians are fond of canned pineapple and during the month of April last a market was found in the Dominion for imports of 1,311,831 pounds of canned pineapple in addition to the large quantities of the domestic products. The principal source of
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  • 551 5 United Nation The Aim (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Aug. 19. “The New Life Movement,” Gen Chiang Kai Shek’s clarion call to the Chinese people for cleaner and better living, is sweeping like wild fire through the entire Chinese nation, gripping
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  • 1817 6 COMMON FAULTS IN BRAKES, STEERING AND TYRES I SPOKE last month on the matter of “Everyday Maintenance of the Car' and rather allowed myself to be sidetracked into moralising about the effect of neglect in minor ways on safety on the
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  • 236 6 Alor Star. (From Our Own Correspondent) A lor Star, Aug. 20. Che Mohamed Yussuf of the Money Order Branch of the General Post Office has been transferred to the Telegraph Branch of the same Office. Captain James Taylor, the well known Kedah lawyer is expected to
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  • 258 6 Large Gathering Hear Talk “On Islam” (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, August 20. Nai Inche Ibrahim Ahamad WilliamHwatt of Bangkok, who is touring Malaya, ’ndia. E gypt, Persia, Arabia and Europe, is here on a visit after giving several speeches in Trengganu and Kelantan.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 156 6 NEW ’AIR-FLOATED' FACEPOWDER Mt B Gives I NATURAL BEAUTY MfH I for both blonde and brunette u A mazing Discovery of Paris Beauty Chemist Face powder ten times finer and lighter than ever before» thought possible Oniv powder that floats on air is collected tor use. This is the amazing
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 322 6 VAWAWMVA Royal <K3O TONIGHT 9.30 Ts, Kuan Film Co Superb Production An Outstanding Cantonese Talkie! “WEST LAKE GIRL” or “SAI WU NOQI” *ith Ch or Yee. Van, Wu Mee Loon, Wong Kicw Lean, Lia Mong Kok and many others Beautiful Scene! The Gayest Musical Comedy Hits! NEXT CHANGE Tai Khai
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    • 118 6 BOSCO MATINEE TOMORROW at 11.30 a.m. •CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD” 3 SHOWS TODAY AT 2.45 6.15 9.30 Fhe greatest adventure picture ever filmed and Adventure Can Never Die As Long as This Story Lives! The Prince and the Pauper ERROL FLYNN CLAUDE RAINS HENRY STEPHENSON BARTON MacLANE THE MAUCH TWINS frit
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  • 497 7 Neither Able To Break Through 7,750 Mile Front MADRID TRAINING NEW OFFICERS THE present military position in Spain indicates that the war will continue for a leng time. There is certainly no danger of Madrid cracking under the strain. The Government is slowly
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  • 367 7 Discoveries After French Arrests REPORT OF VAST ORGANISATION Marseilles. Five arrests have now been made in sequence of the discovery that there had been a leakage of telegrams from Algeria addressed to the Spanish Government at Valencia. It is alleged that copies were sold to a
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  • 31 7 GERMAN ART STI DENTS ‘urried this effigy through the streets oi Munich during a parade to celebrate the opening bv Hitler of the new House of Germ.in Art.
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  • 264 7 Names Of Alleged Agents Published MASQUERADING AS MONEYLENDERS Berlin. Under the heading “Spies at Work!” an urgent warning against foreign agents, who are «aid to be attempting to induce German subjects to betray secret information. has been issued by the official German news agency. Foreign agents,
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  • 98 7 THREE hundred thousand people including Mussolini, followed in procession the body of Senator Marconi as it was borne through the streets of Rome from the Italian Academy to the Basilica of St. Mary of outside the church the procession halted for the Fascist Rite.” A bugle
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  • 250 7 STALIN’S ‘KILL OR BE KILLED’ POLICY ‘SHAKY EDIFICE OF TERROR" Helsingfors. Thirty-eight young naval officers attached to the Soviet Baltic fleet have been arrested at Kronstadt on the usual charge of being implicated in a Trotskyist plot. Their trial is being held in the
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  • 123 7 Alone In Hospital Paris. A correspondent of the "Intransigeant” makes an appeal on behalf of Prince Andrei Bariatinsky, a grandson of the morganatic marriage of Tsar Alexander 11. of Russia, whom he found by chance at the Hospital of La Pitie in Paris in an
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  • 108 7 Indian Opposition Nairobi. An important motion introduced by the European elected members of the Kenya Legislature, adopted by the Government and passed after debate without a division, asks the Government to appoint a commit tee to prepare a scheme to attract increased white settlement on
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  • 154 7 A “Gazette” Mistake An announcement made in the "London Gazette” 16 years ago was corrected in last w’eek’s issue, which stated: "The notification in the 'Gazette’ of Feb. 18. 1921. regarding Lt. S. Waller. West Riding Regt., should read. ‘Retires on account of ill-health, receiving
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  • 255 7 “Heart’s Desire” Richard Tauber had a magnificent reputation as a tenor and his concerts all ever the country were packed and his recording discs sold by the thousands. Yet when he appeared in "Blossom Time,” his first English film, he was acclaimed overnight as one of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 442 7 Head Office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams “Gazette” Penang. Singapore Office Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel Times Singapore. Koala Lumpur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 3683. Ipoh Office 4 Ml* Brewster Road. Phone 268. London Office 40, 43, Fleet Street, London E.C. 4 Phone
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    • 116 7 H’.P.S. 40 1/Ajnws M" PILLS I APIOL STEEL I Sure and certain for ill Female I complaints. Every lady should I keep a box in the house. I The GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY I 52-54 Beach Street, Penang. A morning bath with Wright’s tones and freshens the skin in a manner
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  • 642 8 THE Powers are faced with a critical situation, demanding the swiftest measures unless disaster on a scale almost unimagin able is to befall the Far East. A large portion of Shanghai is being reduced to ashes; thousands are be ing killed and millions are endangered. The extent
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  • 284 8 POSTAL TIMES Sir.—ln view of the speeding up of mails by sea. land and air in many countries, Penang should, I feel, do something about this matter. We are more particularly concerned with postal deliveries by land and the latest times of posting. The first deliveries
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  • 132 8 (From Our Own Correspondent! Ipoh, Aug. 21. A triple tragedy occurred at Bikam on Wednesday last, when the three children of a Tamil named Karupperi died, it is believed, from the effects of eating phosphorus ratpoison, which had apparently been left lying about, during the absence of their
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  • 607 8 A request for later posting timesStaid London adopts Americanisms Brutal case of child 44 correction A correspondent today raises two A interesting points for the V postal authorities to consider. One is the speeding up of the ordinary mail, and the other an alteration to the latest
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  • 303 8 Woman's Plea For Release Of Seizure CHETTY SAYS IT’S HIS DEBTOR’S (From Our Own Correspondent) Butterworth, Aug. 20. “I did not borrow any money from him. The house seized by the bailiff belongs to me.” With these words, a middle-aged Tamil woman, Thyayanagee, pleaded before
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  • 156 8 Spanish Newspaper Editor In Penang The ex-edator of one of the largest newspapers in Barcelona is in Penang todav He is Mr. E. Macragh who arrived by th Blue Funnel liner “Mentor” on his way to the Philippine Islands, where ne is taking up
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  • 78 8 The funeral of Mr. Lim Boon Suan. manager of Messrs. Kim Keng Leong Co., Penang took place today. A profuof wreaths, scrolls, banners and a D’ attendence was seen. A long process’ started from No. 2 Ah Quee Street, an< the remains were interred
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  • 40 8 The archdeacon of Singapore will duct the service of Institution of Reverend H. J. Paine to the chaplaincv St. George the Martyr. Penang, on Bartholomew’s Day, Tuesday, Aug. 6.30 p.m. in St. George’s Church
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    • 133 8 >4 new cook?'W fflk'v XIM The cook has not changed, nor has the recipe except that Maggi’s Seasoning is now used in the kitchen. A few drops work wonders it added, just before serving. to an insipid dish, weak soup, stew, gravy or sauce.. Maggi’s Seasoning is’utteny different from spicy
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 249 8 £5 b M t usatifliiiaaißiiiiaii WEMBLEY PA RK GATE ADMISSION: 10 CENTS ONLY TONIGHT Saturday 21st August 1937 LOW TAN HONG SEAH TAN HONG SEAH AMOY OPERAS: Jointly present “Gaik Chai Kee’’ Part 2 Seats 30cts 20cts lOcts DEAN'S STAR OPERA in conjunction with Opera ODEON ORIENTAL will stage “Jula
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  • 206 9 State Trial On September 4 I esang s rugby fixtures for the coming season have now been settled. The dotes of all the matches will be found below. The first State trial will take place on the Esplanade on Saturday, September 4 In addition to the usual
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  • 246 9 U.S. CHAMPION AGAIN EXTENDED BY MARY HARDWICK Kay Stammers Goes Down Fighting Forest Hills, Aug. 21 On the first day of the Wightman Cup. America are leading Great Britain by 3 —o. having won two of the live singles, and one of
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  • 73 9 TAIPING TO START CHINESE FUND (From Our Own Cor respondent) Taiping. Aug. 20. Following the example of Chinese residing in other towns. Taiping Chinese are calling a meeting tomorrow’ at the Hokkien Hoey Kuan, Kota Road. Taiping, at 2 p.m. to consider means to collect funds for the
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  • 185 9 On Their Way Home Four Indian and Burman delegates to the League of Nations Health Conferencat Batavia passed through Penang today by the B. I. liner “Karoa” on their way home. They are Dr. S. Rahman, representing the Behar Government, Dr. D. N. Roy of the
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  • 81 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. The following are the results of the boxing at the Bukit Bintang Park here tonight: Young Aman (7.11) lost to Sam McVee (8.0) on points, Kid' Lemon (7.10) beat Buddy Dason (7.10), Young Joe (7.4) was
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  • 51 9 Mr. Tahir Abdoolcader. eldest son of the Hon. Mr. Abdoolcader. who is a undergraduate of the College of Medicin» Singapore, returned to Penang this morning by the B. I. liner “Karoa” for his holidays. Mr. I. W. Holland arrived in Penang this morning from Singapore by th?
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  • 218 9 London And New Dull (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Aug. 20. In their weekly rubber report Lewis and Peat state: “The outbreak of further hostilities in China and the crisis that has developed around Shanghai should not have very much direct effect on rubber, but,
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  • 23 9 The Hon. Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader has been i eappointed a member of the Legislative ouncil for a fourth term.
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  • 140 9 Penang v. Selangor Tomorrow At Ipoh Penang will meet Selangor tomorrow at the Ipoh Town Hall in the final of the Foong Seong Cup badminton competition. The match consists of four singles, and one doubles, and will be played in two sessions, the morning one beginning
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  • 66 9 Director Of Rubber Companies (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Aug. 20 The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Methold Sidney Parry, J P., chairman and director of several rubber producing companies. The late Mr. Parry came to Malaya about 1900 and was employed in planting
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  • 87 9 F.M.S. Order Cancelled From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20 Royalty on rubber wood removed from alienated land will not be charged anymore in the Federal States. A Gazette notification today states that the order of June 14, which imposed royalty at the rates
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  • 237 9 Two Double Centuries London, Aug. 20. In spite of a big first innings total of 434. Gloucestershire were defeated by Kent byeight wickets. Gloucestershire hit up 434 (Parker 210) and 182. Hammond' made 52 and completed his 3.000 runs for the season. Kent compiled 399 (Woolley 100)
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  • 133 9 League Health Doctor For Hong Kong (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Aug. 19. The League of Nations Eastern Bureau issues the following: “After consultation with Dr. W.F. Theunissen, President of the Advisory Council and Director of the Health Section, Dr. C. L. Park, Director of
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  • 48 9 Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake, C. B. E., has been appo nte<l a member of the Board of the Rubber Research Institute for a period of Mix months, with effect from July 30, during the absence on leave of JWr. A. P. Cranna.
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  • 108 9 Production Of Rubber (From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2'JL Inventors have been busy again on rubber in both its production and manufacturing stages. Certificates of registration in respect of an invention entitled “Improvements in and relating to the concentration of latex’ have been granted in
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 349 9 THE JERAM KUANTAN RUBBER ESTATE, LIMITED X Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) Notice is hereby given that a First Interim Dividend of 10% in respect of the financial year ending 31st. December, 1937, has been declared by the Directors of the Company payable to Shareholders on the Register on Wednesday,
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    • 262 9 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 Building). You are cordially invited to pay us a
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  • 697 10 Holiday Check To Steel Production BUT JULY FIGURE STILL OVER 1,000.000 TONS pig-iron production in July set up a seventeen-year record. At the same time, only the incidence of the holidays prevented another advance in steel output, which was maintained at well over 1,000.000 tons
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  • 197 10 Sheet In Keen Demand Boustead Co.. Ltd., in their report dated Penang August 18 state: The market at the end of last week was extremely dull with values almost stationary at 30 cents per lb The U S.A. questionaire figures which were published on Monday. and which showed
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  • 765 10 Sir Wm. Firth’s Forecast Strong opposition to the view that a slump is imminent was expressed by Sir William Firth, chairman and managing director of Richard Thomas and Co., Ltd., and chairman or director of many other companies, when he delivered 1 his presidential address to the
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  • 564 10 For Commercial Development If Siam wishes to industrialise itself cr to develop itself commercially it will need foreign capital, states a report by the British Consul-General at Bangkok t Stationery Office. Is. net.» The local businessman, who is rarely Siamese, does not see clearly the place
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  • 314 10 Favoured By Sir Godfrey Fell Sir Godfrey Fell, a member of the Tin Producers’, Association, speaking at the annual meeting of the Association, said that he thought that the Association should express itself in favour of the creation of a reserve stock, provided that this stock is
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  • 230 10 DIPLOMATIC BREACH BETWEEN PORTUGAL CZECHOSLOVAKIA Great Concern, In Britain British Wireless. London. Aug. 20. FpHE breach in diplomatic accord which ■I has occurred between Portugal and Czechoslovakia is viewed here with great concern and newspapers express hope that it may be speedily repaired. The Daily Telegraph says. “There is no
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  • 125 10 of the evergrowing metropolis.—British Wireless. First Steps In £2.500.000 Scheme London, Aug. 20. The Great Western Railway yesterday completed contracts for construction of a double electric track from North Acton to Greenford. Middlesex, a distance of more than three miles and of a large car depot
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  • 122 10 Increase<l Tonnage: Big Balance Of Revenue London, Aug. 20. Tonnage using the Port of London last year was the highest ever recorded and the balance of revenue on year’s working was £1.533,726 compared with £1.585.925 last year. The annual report of the Port of London Authority for
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  • 439 10 House Of Lords Upsets Rulino The House of Lords allowed an against a decision of the Admiralty confirmed by the Court of Appeal, old rule of law, “No man can profit his own wrong doing,” applied to the giving of an award for salvage serv iCP to
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  • 295 11 INDIAN RAILWAY DISASTER Mora Than 100 Were Killed In This Crash Surveying the Wreckage of shattered coaches of the P uniab-HoWrah evpress. which teas derailed and crashed tier an embankment near Patna. I here were more than 100 deaths, while over 200 were injur ed.
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  • 375 12 SIK A. SUTHERLAND’S ADVICE TO BROKERS Sir Arthur M. Sutherland, Bart., K B. E.. D.C.L. D.L., K. St. J., J.P., re-elected president at the annual meeting of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, said he knew of no class of men who worked harder for their money
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  • 500 12 Comparative Times For Passages The arrival of the Penang at Falmouth on July 11, 139 days out of Port Germein, may be said to mark the end of this year’s South Australian grain “race,” for the Winterhude is sailing so long after the others that her
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  • 439 12 LATEST TIMES 01 fl POSTIM; II AIR MAIL I A mail for Java and Southern u I via Singapore and thence by K l I vice will close at 7.30 p.m today I A mail for Siam, Burmi. I Egypt, Sudan, Belgian Congo, Great I tain
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  • 388 12 St. George The Martyr 13th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 7.1 S a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Matins and LitanyPsalm 71 Hymn 263. 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion. 11. OW a.m. Holy Communion (Chinese). 6.00 p.m. Evensong. Psalm 72 Chant 169 Hvmns 38, 164, 224, 166. MONDAY TO FRIDAY 7.00 a.m.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1649 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. BERLIN NIROM DJB 15.20 Mc/s 19.7 m. ydC 15 ,i 5 Mc g m.) Tuae on the following wavelength»’. IMN 9.54 Mc/s 51.45 m. PMN 10.26 Mc/s (29.3 m.) DJE 17.76 Mc/g m. TRANSMISSION t DJQ 15.28 Mc/s 19.69 m. TODAY GBH 31.1,7 Mo/8 (13.97
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    • 238 12 ROME 2 BO 11.81 Mc/« (25.4 m.> TODAY 9.20 p.m. Opening announcement. The week in review. News in Hindustani. Giuseppe di Ponio (Guitarist) and Pina Tassi (soprano). Music by request. News in Italian. 10.50 Closedown. SINGAPORE ZHL (WAVELENGTH—22S m.) TODAY 12.45 p.m. Light orchestral concert, played by Roller's Famous Hungarian
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  • 440 13 s.s. Soudan In Port Today M.S. ‘RHEINLAND’ from Bremen, Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Port Said, Colombo, for Port Swettenham, S’pore. Manila, China Japan. S.S. ‘BULAN’ from Singapore via ports. Sails today for Teluk Anson, Bagan Datoh, Port Swettenham. Malacca Singapore. M.S. ‘PANAMA’ from Singapore sails today for Aden, Suez, Port
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  • 672 13 Canada 1 s Part In Developing Merchant Marine The Right Hon. Vincent Massey. High Commissioner for Canada, was the guest of honour at the opening of Merchant Nevy Week at Southampton. Previously, he had presided at a luncheon given by the Cana dian Government on
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  • 115 13 The s.s. Fushimi Maru from London is expected to arrive tomorrow at Singapore and the following passengers disembarking there are:— Mr. G. Blair, Mr. E. A. M. Blijham, Master C. Colenbrander. Mr. P. G. K. Hansen, Mrs. M. A. Koster-Binsbergen, Mr. J. S. Menary, Mr. E. B. Owen.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 713 13 [blue funnel line B veH»el». LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leaves Due |T (in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang London PIOMED L’don, R’dam, H’burg, Hull Swansea Aug. 26 Sept. 22 T PATROCLUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam Glasgow Sept. 3 Sept. 29 A GLENBEG Ixrndon, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp Sept. 10 Oct. 11
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    • 898 13 d and r Ot V BRITISH INDIA t Incorporated in England.) PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. “KARAGOLA” SAILING SUNDAY, 22nd AUGUST Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under Penang, Teluk Anson, Port Swettenham, contract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca ard Singapore Service London and Far East Mail Service. s/S "BULAN"
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  • 456 14 M.R.C. EQUALISE FIVE X MINUTES BEFORE END Dull First Division Football Match ANOTHER first division league match ended in an unexpected draw yesterday when the Penang Chinese Recreation Club after leading by two goals to ncthingfor nearly three quarters of
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  • 112 14 London. The best shot of all ranks in the Aidershot Command as decided in individual matches fired at Aidershot is Captain R. E. L. Tuckey, adjutant of the Ist. Battalion. The Worcestershire Regiment. 'rhe winner in the officers’ class were the 2nd Battalion, the Cameronians. with the
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  • 122 14 Pool betting has spread to golf. The pools are on the same lines as those familiar to millions who take part in the weekly football pools. Tn the British open championships competitors were required to forecast the firs*, five players in their order of finishing.
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  • 208 14 Trained Team Plays Regularly Sydney Sydney can go one better than Paris, where an Alsatian held up the international tennis match between Australia and France by playing his own game with th 1 ball. At Alexandria, near Sydney. Constables Denholm and Brooks have trained a dog’s cricket
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  • 153 14 Portrush. July 29. Bert Gadd, of West Cheshire, won the Irish Open Golf championship with rounds of 72. 72. 71 and 69 for a total card «t 284. Gadd. who won the French open 1933. equalled Sid. Easterbrooks 1934 record for the Irish
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  • 37 14 GIVING HIM A PUP.—Lionel van Praag, world speedway champion who recently lost his pet terrier, receives a “substitute” from the Wembley supporters, Mrs. Jaques, of Hillington, won the ballot to make the presentation.
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  • 393 14 Harold Windsor Decisively Outboxed (By Our Boxing Correspondent) Making his first appearance in a Malayan ring after an absence of seven years, Terry O'Campo, the Filipino featherweight, who claims the feather and lightweight championships of Saigon, convincingly outpointed Harold Windsor, the plucky Singapore Eurasian lightweight, over
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  • 272 14 Financial Worries Of P. G. A. London. This year may see the last of the Ryder Cup matches. Although the Ryder Cup match is of sufficient importance to attract the attention of the entire world, the P.G.A. are unable to pay their men. when they
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  • 502 14 Malay Regiment Win Hose Cup GIFT GOAL DURING EXTRA TIME MALAYS DRAW FIRST BLOOD The Malays were the first to score through Suleiman but splendid goal-keep-ing by Sheikh Mustapha, the State goalkeeper. prevented the Regiment from obtaining the equaliser. Soon the Malays led again.
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  • 127 14 Annual Meeting On Aug. 25 The half-yearly general meeting of the Selangor Turf Club will be held in the card room of the Selangor Club on Wednesday Aug. 25 at 6.30 p.m. The meeting account for the half year shows a nett profit of
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  • 66 14 —Reuter. Middlesex’s Challenge By Yorkshire London, Aug. 20 The terrific struggle for County championship between Middlesex and Yorkshire has resulted in a very interestingchallenge from Robins, the Middlesex captain, which has accepted by Briansellers, the Yorkshire skipper. They have arranged to play a four days’
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 57 14 A HOTEL IN BANGKOK? WHY NOT RAJDHANI Managed by the Royal State Railways at the Bangkok Terminus. Every room has a bath room attached, hot and cold running water. Single room Baht 6.00 per day. Double room Baht 11.00 per day. For reservation or further particulars, please apply to RAILWAYS
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    • 773 14 Quick Help For RUNDOW N THIN. NERVOUS, WEAK Women! W How Amazing Sea Plant from Pacific Ocean Feeds MINERAL and FOOD Kk.il i lODINE STARVED GLANDS Quickly, RENEWS ENERGY, builds Glorious NEW HF STRENGTH, Rejuvenates the Body and ADDS AT LEAST S LBS. IH TEN DAYS J —without the use
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  • 1776 15 I,OGLE HAS LARGEST STRING The following horses and ponies with the names of owners amcrs included, are in training for the Singapore Turf Club ;„|d up) Meeting to be he'd on Aug. 28, Sept. 1,4, 8 and 11 I lie largest string comes
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  • 745 15 League Champions ]\o Castle-Building Ping-Pong Titles Swimmer Lives With’ Broken Neck Among the busiest managers is Arsen al’s George Allison, Football's troubadour. who is singing the song, not of sixpence but of £12.000. under the walls of Molineux Castle to Major Buckley, the “keeper” of a
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 43 15 1, r "i «g*> v-; I f You can “Bank” on GRANTS Scotch Whisky the High I j Standard of Quality never varies. The popularity of GRANT S is I in the AscendantIA (GRANT’S 11/Will SKY FROM BANFFSHIRE IN THE OP SCOTLAND ftllHllll|lWMl|lhhll|i||||im
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  • 114 16 (TIN PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDON—(Spot £265.10.0 £264 5 0 LONDON—(3 months) £263.15.0 £262.15.0 SINGAPORE $131.25 $130.50 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $131.00 $129,875 BUSINESS DONE Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundried) $5.90 $5.75 BLACK PEPPER $10.50 $10.50 RUBBER:LONDON B|}d NEW YORK 18}c(G) 18Jc(G) SINGAPORE—Spot 295 c 29^ c Oct./Dec 30£c Jan./Mar
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  • 351 16 Share of £i aenemlnatron unless London. Aug. 21. otherwise stated Yesterday. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 113 Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 110| War Loan. 3} p.c 1002 Com. Union Assce. (Units) 105 1 Prudential Assce "A” 33 Royal Assce. share 10s. pd.) Great Western
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  • 110 16 London on Previously Latest .Paras 132 ***** 132* iNew York 4.99;' ft 4.98}5 Montreal 4.99}. 4.98? JKrussels 29.62 29.61 Aleneva 21.73 21.72 Amsterdam 9.04} 9 03 Milan *****3 JBerlin 12.40 12.40} 19.39} 19.39} Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26} 26} Prague 143)’«. 143| Helsingfors 226 A
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  • 117 16 London, Aug. 20. RUBBER Steady.— Spot v 8U buyers B}’ sellers. Oct./Dec buyers B}§ sellers. Jan./Mar B]g buyers 9 1 sellers. April/June 9,’« buyers 9} sellers. NEW YORK 18.09 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 23,411 tons Liverpool 19,438 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. August £16.15.0 PEPPER White
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  • OPENING QUOTATIONS
    • 74 16 KENNEDY CO. RUBBER Buyers Sellers Bassett 89 Borelli 1.85 2.00 Kedah 2.75 2.90 c N. Serendah 1.40 1.60 c Ulu Benut -47 .50 TIN:— Bangrin 26 6 27,3 Hongkong Tins 37)6 3816 K. Kamunting 12)6 1313 ex Katu 27)9 28)9 Kuchai 1.82 1.85 London 5)3 5 9 Lukut 1.03 1.05
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    • 125 16 LEAN CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Ampats 6)3 6]7J B. Selangor 2.15 2.20 B. Malays 32 6 33 3 Hong Fatts 1.32 J 1.37 J. Jelebus 1.025 1.07 J K. Lan juts 2713 27!9 Kuchais 1.80 1.85 Laruts 14J4J 14|7J Lukuts 1.02 J 1.071 Pungahs 25*3 25 9 Rahmans 1.65 1.70
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    • 198 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Bassetts .775 -82} B. Lintangs 1.375 1.425 Bedfords 1.275 1.325 Bentas 1.375 1.425 Brogas 1.025 1.075 M. Pindas 1.60 1.70 Mentakabs .475 -50 Nyalas 1.15 1.20 Pa jams 2.20 2.30 S. Tukangs 1.375 1.425 Ulu Benuts .475 -50 TIN Ampats 6 3 6 9 A.
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    • 135 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO. TIN: Bayers Sellers A. Weng 1.35 1.40 B. Selangor 2.15 2.20 Hong Fatt 1.325 1.37} Jelebu 102} 1.05 Klang River 1.95 2.00 Kuchai 1.825 1.85 Lukut 1.025 1 05 Mambau 1.02} 1.07} Paroi -70 .75 Rahman Hyd. 1.65 1.70 Rantau Ordy. 1.87} 1.92} Rantau Pref. 1.87}
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    • 228 16 TIN Buyers Sellers Ampats 64} 67} Ayer Hitams 35 3 36 3 Bangrins 26 i 3 26 9 B. Selangors 2.17} 2.22} Burma Malays 33 0 33 9 Hong Fatts 1.35 1.37 Jelapangs 47 6 48 6 Jelebus 1.03 1.05 Kamras 2)4} 2 7} K. Kamuntings 12 6
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    • 25 16 TIN Singapore $130.50 Per pkl. Penang $129.87% Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot 29 58c Per lb. Penang Spot 29 5 8c Per lb.
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  • 133 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Aug. 20. The funeral took place in Ipoh on last Wednesday of Mrs. Loke Man Choke, a well-known Chinese resident of Perak. The deceased lady, who was 55 years of age, died at her residence in Clare Street on
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  • 56 16 Twenty-five students of the Almashoor Islamic School. Penang, started on a cultural and geographical tour of Malaya yesterday. They are under the charge of Mr. Sk. Hussain Raffee. assistant headmaster of the School. On their tour they will also visit all the Arabic Schools. They left
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  • 49 16 Mr. Charles de Alwis, the Ceylon boxing promoter, who has been resident in Singapore for a number of years, passed through Penang this morning by the s. s. “Kashima Maru” on his way back to Colombo. He is contemplating staging boxing promotions in that city.
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  • 21 16 A derrick has been erected and an other is being installed for boring for oil at Edale, Derbyshire.
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  • 34 16 The total amount applied for in tenders for £45,000,000 Treasury Bills was £83,505,000. The average rate for bills at three months was 10s. 5.39 d). against 10s. 5.64 d a week ago.
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