Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 November 1937

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE is7' /;/)/77ON ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. >o. 257. Vol- xcv. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1937. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 240 1 Crew Allowed To Take To Boats PIRATE BELIEVED TO BE ITALIAN WORKING FOR SPANISH REBELS The Jean Weems, a British steamer, was sunk off Calella by a seaplane, believed by the crew to be Italian and operating on behalf of the Spanish rebels. Barcelona, Oct.
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  • 112 1 Sudden Death Of Popular Priest Canon Hugh Sheppard, one of Britain’s popular clergymen, affectionately xr .,«n all over the country es Dick Sb-ppard. th' radio parson, on account of jp,. robust mons he broadcast for many pulpit at St. M. Startinin.the Fields who was well on Saturday,
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  • 89 1 Japanese (Jccupy British Property 1 With war removed f■: f; ni'i’,.. rn and eastern districts, Briti i. houses are becoming inent tor the opening of Wayside and Yangtsepoo n remain a close preserve f' 1 .mt's military authorities. r ntations by the British, b i n< li
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  • 85 1 I lomi-i irculatrs Ealse Report rokio, o c t 3o A Domei report from at Lt is reliably reported 111 i,, ivi>ke<i by General Han Fu-chu’s v > the Chinese General, Pei Chung-Hsi made a coup d’etat at Tsinanfu hoi a Han Fu-chu, Governor ner after a
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  • 30 1 M/iCaa kt 31 M. Litvinoff and Mr. have left for Brussel to repred the Par Eastern Conference. I,un Soviet Ambassador to Bel- a number of the deputation. -Reuter
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  • 30 1 1 31 Mr. Chiang Wei-go, son 1 hian Kai-shek, won the Competition for Chinese Zehlendorf near Berlin with a points. The second man 177 Reuter.
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  • 52 1 'ontingent of men from H.M.S. ‘•thing four deep, “sang their a» theii shin’at one o’clock on iuay morning. the route were awakened, rtainment was Of a quality that no one minded being 1( ,en had sung at the E. and i. hi-tore a crowd of 200
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  • 128 1 Japanese Commander Thanks Italy And Germany Berlin, Oct. 31 —Within a short time the situation at the front will be such as to render a Far Eastern conference absolutely unnecessary, according to a prediction by General Matsui in an interview with Herr Huldermann, Shanghai correspondent of the Allgemeine
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  • 91 1 The Straits Trading Company, one of the largest and most up-to date tin-smeiting companies in the world, celebrates its 50th anniversary next week. A special meeting of the company will be held next Monday, November 8, when Sir John Bagnall, the chairman, will review the
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  • 152 1 Fought Gamely To The Last Shanghai. Nov. 1—The unwounded survivors of the Doomed Battalion are spending the first unharassed night since the fall of Chapei in an internment camp in the western district under guard by British troops. Two were killed and 24 wounded in last night’s
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  • 211 1 Excellent Show By Miss B. Davidson’s Pupils Excellent entertainment rewarded those who went to the Town Hall last Thursday night for the Dancing Display by Miss Barbara Davidson's pupi’s held in aid of St. Nicholas’ Home. The twenty-three items on the programme reflected great credit to the children
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  • 28 1 Import Of Animals Prohibited Anthrax has broken out in Siam and the importation of cattle, sheep, goats and swine from Siam to Penang is prohibited.
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  • 55 1 Many Dead; 50.000 Homeless Damascus. Oct. 31.—It is estifiiated that 50.000 are homeless through floods. Along the Damascus Aleppo road no houses remain; at the village of Deirastiye alone 500 people ore missing and the village of Mouddamiy-e is completely wiped out with the loss of 200 lives.
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  • 291 1 N< a Syndicate Promoted By Mr. Ong K.*ng Huat Three well-known amusement and theatrical concerns in Penang will be run under new management, commencing *-o day. They are the Fun Frolic Amusement Park, the Wembley Amusement Park and Cabaret Ha’l, and the Queen’s Theatre. The
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  • 59 1 H.M.S. “Stork” arrived in Penang yesterday evening from Colombo to carry on survey work in Malayan waters. She will be paying periodical visits to Penang in the course of her survey duty. The other cruiser which is in the harbour is the H. 1. M.S.
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  • 26 1 Th* French cruiser “Premauguet” is expected to arrive in Penang on Monday next and will be in port until November 12.
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  • 25 1 Von Blomberg and Gen. Chang Po-li who is arriving on Sunday night.—Reuter.
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  • 318 1 Preventing The Enemy Crossing Soochmv Creek Shanghai, Nov. 1.—A battle which enlangered the lives of British troops raged on the western fronj all day well into the night as the Japanese hammered the Chinese positions along the Soochow Creek from land and air in
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  • 35 1 Amsterdam. Oct. 31- The eleventh gamt in the World chess championship wadrawn after thirty moves. The preset:’, score is Dr. Alekhine seven points; Euw> four. Reuter. Ralph Connor, the novetuO. has dir5 < 'Winnipeg.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 72 1 SHU-SHINE white cleaner is unquestionably the most effective white cleaner on the market. It cleansdoes not cover up. It wil] not rub off. It restores the newness without producing that ‘"painty” look. Ideal for home use or travelling. “Made famous by Curses 1 Your food always looks so fresh and
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  • 2688 2 Lengthy Addresses By Counsel The Kampong Malabar gambling case which had a protracted Rwaring lasting several days, concluded before Mr. T. D. Hughes, the Penang police magistrate on Saturday with the final addresses of the Crown Counsel and counsel for the defence, Mr
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  • 377 2 Head, Foot Parang Of A Siamese Found (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Oct. 30. The head, a foot and a parang were all that the villagers of Bukit Ran could find when they went m search of their villagemate, a Siamese. From
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  • 180 2 FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD SHIP A fatal accident occurred on board the Glen liner, “Glenfinlas,” on Saturday evening when one of the stevedore coolies was killed instantaneously by a barrel of cement, which fell from the crane sling right on top of him. It appears that
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  • 54 2 The first prize in the fox-trot competition held at the Wembley Cabaret on Saturday night was won by Mr. Foley and Miss Annie Snelling. The second prize went to Mr. Goh Cheng Hooi and Miss Betty Chung while the third was awarded to Mr. Oh Cheng Ean
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  • 350 2 SWINDLERS VI WORK The Penang police authorities ar6 making an investigation into the active of a gang of coolies who are believed to working against the interests o f the Penang Telephone Department and at th same time swindling the public by simple but effective ruse. There
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  • 47 2 London, Oct. 30. —The Chinese ladies bazaar at the Chinese Embassy made a nett profit of £2,500. The bazaar where exquisite Chinese treasures were on view; was organised by Chinese ladies to raise funds for medical aid to Chinese war victims Reuter.
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    • 213 2 I B WI JANUARY 26 to APRIL 25. 1938 PLEASURE CITY OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Ji 111 W LL BE THE CENTRE OF THE SPECIAL CARNIVAL PROGRAMME AND ROUND OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS WHICH AUSTRALIA IS PLANNING TO CELEBRATE THE ATTAINMENT OF THE FIFTH CONTINENT’S FIRST 150 YEARS OF SETTLEMENT!
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  • 510 3 Ran Gauntlet Of Machine-Gun Fire For 20 Yards Alcazar” In Hands Of Japanese Shanghai, Oct. 31, Delayed hy censor: A telephone message from Mr. J. C. Chancellor, Renter’s General Manager in the bar East, states that he saw all the men of the Doomed
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  • 70 3 Tripartite Pact Impending I0KIO REPORT l taring that complete !r v been reached between Germany, the Asahi t >;,t it understands that •tie idea of a bila- nl n <i will participate with an unti-Cominterri ...ill be brought up of the Privy, Council. may be expected >
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  • 92 3 -Border iolation** By Manchiikuoans M,. Oct. 11 The Soviet version IxTween Soviet and Oct. 28 is given states that it reported from Khabarovsk that a dehment of Manchukuoan troops crossed t District and n the S vi, t border patrol who reirn< fin and 1 n<
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  • 45 3 hah Io Send Expert On i ar East \flairs tpected that Count otti will represent Naif r wei Conference. It was 11 t Count Ciano would M■ t >t 11. who is a Foreign islised in Far Eastern Haban rep resenative at Manchukuo.
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  • 38 3 Italian Ambassador, 1 < n recalled. The action absence of tb from Rome from where 1: I last year and has as a new appointv*' i cognition of the King tor of Abyssinia. Reuter.
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  • 46 3 Valencia, Oct. 31: Senor Azana has signed a decree moving the seat of the Spanish Government from Valencia to Barcelona. The Premier Senor Negrin, flew to Barcelona in the morning, apparently signalising the change over of the seat of government.—Reuter.
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  • 304 3 Britain’s Decision Applauded London, Oct. 31: A warm welcome was accorded in Commons on Saturday to th' announcement of the Postmaster-General. Mejor Tryon, of the decision to broadcast in foreign languages'and it is well received in the Press. A full statement on the subject will h made
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  • 136 3 Meeting To Examine Problem Tomorrow London. Oct. 31: It is hoped in London that at the meeting of the full Non-inter-vention Committee of 27 states which has been summoned for Wednesday, authority will be secured for submitting the British draft plan including arrangements for the withdrawal of
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  • 135 3 Plane Drops 16 Bombs FASCISTS ACCUSED Paris, Oct. 31: A Spanish Ministry for Defence communique states that the British steamer Jean Weems was sunk by an Insurgent plane 16 miles from the shore. Twenty-six survivors reached Calella near Gerona in lifeboats. The Jean Weems carried two control
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  • 161 3 Hit By Stray Shells Shanghai. Oct. 31: Three Royal Ulster men were wounded by stray shells in the western defence sector near the scene of Friday's casualties. The men were Lance-corporal Thomas Dowey from Lurgan, Rifleman Hugh Leckey from Belfast and Rifleman Thomas Sanderson from Portadown. All
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  • 39 3 London: Five anonymous donors made a gift oi 143.000 to Guy’s Hospital in London for a psychiatric clinic which will deal with minor mental illnesses and man i- mental illnesses which are not certifiable.- British Wireless.
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  • 241 3 Latest contributions to the China Distress Relief t'und are as follows: Previously acknowledged Straits $341,541.93 Mr. Toh Kim Kneng 5.00 Mr. Chan Teik Cheain 2.00 Mr. Ch’ng Hock Seong 2.00 Mr. Lara Boon Weng 1.00 Mr. Y. J. S 1.00 Mr. Choong Et Goh 1.00 Mr. Liew
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  • 819 3 Account By Eye-Witness Shanghai, Oct. 31. Mr. J. C. Chancellor. General Manager of Reuters in the Far East, who was on eye-witness of the escape of tha “Doomed Battalion.” here gives an account of what he saw: “Tense moments were experienced at midnight at the forward
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  • 1572 4 BY FLYINGBOAT FROM ENGLAND TO INDIA FIRST THROUGH SERVICE BETWEEN SOUTHAMPTON AND KARACHI FURTHER STAGES SCHEDULED IN GREAT MARINE AIR SCHEME ANOTHER milestone in air communication between England and India was reached iecently, when regular services by Empire flying-boat came into operation on the England-India route, the
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  • 156 4 Oxford, Oct. 22. Handsome debonair Geoffrey Cranstone, ex-public schoolboy, former Cambridge undergraduate, has been married four times —twice legally, twice bigamously. Cranstone, who is only 35, was sentenced at the Assizes here today to 18 months’ imprisonment for embezzling £206. He studied at Cambridge for a year,
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  • 40 4 At Attlesborough, Norfolk, there was a sale of nearly 9,000 turkeys recently, inelmlin 500 of the Norfolk Black kind, old original English breed now coming back into favour. A general view during th' auctioning of the turkeys.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • 452 5 tree State Bans Girl For Ever London, Oct. 22 Holiday girl Julia Clarke, of Springfield-road, Park-head aS gow, kissed a boy-friend at Blackrock, Co. Louth. On church property. The local Vigilance Committee was shocked. And the Dundalk District Court justices were so scandalised that—they sentenced Julia
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  • 128 5 1 Cannot Get Jury 1 called at Shelbyville, week for jury service at ying” trial of three bro,n turn to h> excused on the y wer piejudiced. J 1 said that he had ahead. 1 '’pinion on the guilt or innocence brothers i uors names were on
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  • 259 5 brontier Dispute Crisis MEDIATION MOVE BY I NITED STATES Washington, Oct. 22. Behind a Hgidly imposed Government censorship, armed troops of the Republics of Honduras and Nicaragua have, during the past week, been moving on their joint —and disputed—frontier. Alarm has been created throughout Central America.
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  • 174 5 I npopular Generally The new blue serge walking-out dress, issued free to soldiers on duty at the Coronation. is so unpopular in the Army that it is highly probable that the Army Council will soon withdraw it. All ranks have complained that the uniform is
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  • 64 5 Divorce Application Caho, Oct. 22. Emperor Haile Selassie’s eldest son Asfaou Wossen, and his wife are applying to the authorities of the Coptic Church at Cairo for a divorce. Asfaou Wossen’s wife, Weizoro Manen, is a daughter of Rais Seyum, the Abyssinian chiefta’n who submitted to
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  • 24 5 -—Mr. O. D. Collai/her, a London War Correspondent, scans war-torn Shanghai through his binoculars on the roof of his hotel.
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  • 270 5 Officials of two English horse societies have declined to deal with a representative of the Japanese Government who wished to buy their stock. They are Major Fairfax Blakeborough. vice president of the Cleveland Bay Horse Society, and Miss Calmady Hamlyn, secretary of the Dartmoo Pcny Society.
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  • 147 5 No Americans The King s first Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on November 15 will be the first in recent years to have no American acts in the programme. It will be nearly all-British. Only two items will make up the 3
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  • 108 5 London County Council announced last week that construction of the new Waterloo Bridge is about to start. The contractors have already placed or ders for a large amount of material, and work is to begin immediately in erecting a crane gantry acroas the river. The contract time
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  • 73 5 The I arl of Harewcod, it was announced in last week’s “London Gazette,” has been appointed Hon. Air Commodore of No 609 (West Riding» (Bomber» Squadron of the Auxiliary Air Force. Lord Harewood, who is a Personal Aide-de-Camp to the King, is Hon. Colonel of
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  • 200 5 SHAKEN CONFIDENCE’ OF ARMY Instructions issued by. the Army Council relating to officers’ chargers has. it is stated. shaken the confidence of the Army as a whole and particularly the mounted regiments primarily concerned. The reduction of charge:s in the Royal Artillery to one horse for two
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  • 308 5 Glasgow. Oct. 22. What do Oxford and Cambridge say to this? Of all undergraduates, those of Glasgow must be the laziest. University authorities and men and girl students themselves confessed candidly to a Daily Mail reporter tonight that Sir Iain Colquhoun, the retiring Lord
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  • 103 5 NAZI HALL OF HONOUR Berlin. Oct. 22. Another “hallowed place” dedicated to the growing N<_zi cult of Herr Hitler was inaugurated today in Pasewalk, Pomerania, by Herr Hess, Herr Hitler’s deputy, and Herr Rosenberg, the party’s cultural leader. In Pasewalk there was in November,
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 343 6 TONIGHT TONIGHT Art UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT I’HE OVERSEA AMUSEMENT COMPANY Extends A Right Hearty Welcome To ()NE X ALL .jiwi.u.- jim i■■ i I»—it TEOCHEW OPERA. Lau Sai 1ho j WFMREFY Chong Sai Tho. I 1 riAiJ aMOY OPERA.—-Tan Hong Seah. Tfr a r> I/' CINEMA.—Talkie Picture. I I ztLIaIK.
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    • 366 6 The one Theatre whose policy is to provide excellent programmes and give our esteemed patrons their money s worth in super t t J screen entertainment I UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF, KENG HUAT FILM CQ.) GALA OPENING 6.15 TONIGHT 9.30 M.G.M.’s GRAND ALL STAR. ALL FUN CAST BROUGHT TO THE
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  • 169 7 Quarantine Aerodrome Likely Canberra It is probable that In the near future the Commonwealth Government will be asked to declare quarantine aerodromes at which incoming airliners from any foreign country will be compelled to make their initial landing on Australian soil where they will be thoroughly
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  • 196 7 Australia’s Hottest Place Perth, Western Australia: Hottest place n Australia— Marble Bar —where the annual average temperature is 96 degrees in the shade, has had a “beer strike for three months. “Warmer” weather is now approaching, however, and the majority in favour of continuance of
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  • 86 7 Japanese woolbuying firms in Sydney are still awa ting orders from the big Japanese mills. Tn Adelaide, Japanese buyers concen trated upon filling small Government orders. Wool suitable for the manufacture of uniforms was bought. Apparently, according to Sydney representatives of Japanese firms, some delay
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  • 216 7 Will Urge Another Search For Plane Sydney. The belief that Sir Charles Kingsrord Smith’s ill-fated plane had hit a low cliff on Aye Island near Ye is expressed in a cable from Mr, J. D. Hodder, an Australian resident at Kanbauk, Lower Burma. Mr. Hodder stated the
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  • 217 7 Sydney’s Plans Sydney—The State Government will call tenders, here and in Britain, before the end of the year for a traffic bridge over the Hawkesbury River at H.angaroo Poin‘ This bridge, which will cost about £500,000, will provide a vital link in the communication
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  • 133 7 Mrs. Eda K. Eggers Marcelle consulted a hypnotist about her insomnia, and the next thing she remembered was awakening from a trance ten days later end finding herself the bride of the hypnotist. It happened in New York nearly four years ago, she told
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  • 124 7 Melbourne Museum Acquisition Stone coins weighing about 100 lb. an worth about £50 each have been transferred from a Japanese cargo ship to the National Museum Melbourne, says Austral News. They are two specimens of the strange primitive “sei” or stone money of the Island of Yap,
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  • 136 7 May Decide Future Of Queensland Industry Canberra. Tests on the efficiency of power alcohol for internal combustion engines are short ly to be carried out et Canberra. Alcohol, which has been produced in Queensland si gar growing areas will be tested in tractor engines, and, if it
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  • 153 7 12.000 Miles To Meet Mother Sydney, New South Wales: —Two little Ir.sh girls from Londonderry have arrived here after a 12,000 miles voyage to rejoin their mother whom they have not seen for IT years. They are Marion Agatha Murray, aged 15, and her sister, Monica Bridget
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  • 100 7 Sydney:— The worst plague of grass hoppers ever to sweep New South Wales is destroying vegetation on a front extending from Moree to Singleton, more than 300 miles Isolated groups of hoppers have been discovered in the Riverina and swarms have appeared at Leeton. The
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  • 151 7 Mostly Middle-Aged Visitors Sydney—Australia was being -discovered by about 23,000 overseas people each year, the Director of the Australian National Travel Association, Mr. C. D. Holmes, says. Mr. Holmes said that an analysis mad by his association showed that 28 per cent of English
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  • 101 7 AUSTRALIA INVITES CHINA JAPAN Japan and China are among the nations invited to send warships to the 150th anniversary celebrations in Australia next year. Others are France, U.S.A, Russia, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, The dates suggested are between Apr. 2 and 25, says Austral News. Success is now assured
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • 701 8 THE epic of the Doomed Battalion millions of hearts Uill rejoice that the majority of its members were prevented from carrying, out their intentions through the intervention of their national commander contaims two lessons, or it might be better to say emphasises two lessons which many observers
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  • 91 8 Saved Briton's Life At Yp res (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Oct. 30. In the presence of o big gathering of German. British, American, and Siamese comrades of the Great War, a German. Dr. Otto Schwend, was last night admitt ed to honorary membership
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  • 92 8 London, Oct. 31.—Television pictures from Alexandra Palace in London were received yesterday on board the Cunaid White Star motorship Britannic in the English Channel. The television set had been installed in one of the ship’s state rooms and both morning and afternoon transmissions were received. The afternoon
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  • 53 8 Boycott Of Japanese Goods Urged Melbourne, Oct. 30.—The Australian Council of Trade Unions has recommended state branches to boycott Japanese goods, and urged prohibition of exports of scrap iron to Japan and withdrawal of the Yampi Sound ore concession. The recommendation does not mention loading or unloading of
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  • 650 8 Royal Broadcasts at Christmas A prized institution “Romeo and Juliet” in the wilds IT is reported that the King will not broadcast at Christmas, and that there will be no Round-the-Empire broadcast, and an official is quoted as having isaid that little novelty value is left in
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  • 171 8 Desertion Sentence (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Oct. 31. After jumping overboard from the motor vessel Kangaroo and then stowing away on a Dutch vessel, G. O’Reilly, a 16-year-old Irish seaman, was sentenced to one day’s simple imprisonment in the Singapore Marine Court, yesterday for
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  • 43 8 Brussels. Oct. 31: M. Deman has abandoned his attempt to form a Cabinet after he Liberal Party refused to co-operate with him.—Reuter. M. Subert Pierlot, ex-Minister of Agriculture, has been entrusted with the task of forming a Belgian Cabinet.- Reuter.
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  • 90 8 Fate Of Two Malay Boys At Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Oct. •>()• Attacked by a swarm of horne.s hil gathering wild flowers from a tree in village off the East Coast Road Si .gupor on Oct. 17, two Malay boys, Yusef Said, aged 10 and
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  • 114 8 Tea Dance In Aid Of China Distress Relief l tin<l 1 There will be a Tea Dance on H U November 5, from 6.3(h 8.30 P‘ Elysee Cabaret in aid of the < i itress Relief Fund. or There will be no sale of badges. w
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • 379 9 THEFT OF BICYCLES “4 DISEASE” CHINESE CONVICTED AT PENANG ASSIZES •nt cnee on a Chinese at the F c art this morning, on charges rig a stolen bicycle )tly using as genuine a tnd p which he knew to be false, Ji: Smith asked the Crown yclfe registration in <
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  • 182 9 Agenda For Wednesday’* Meeting Following is the agenda for the Penang Municipal Commissioners’ ordinary meeting to be held on Wednesday:— 1. To confirm minutes of last Ordinary and Special Meetings held on the 26th October, 1937. 2. Any special business the President may bring forward. 3. Questions.
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  • 228 9 MING CREATES GOOD IMPRESSION I From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Nov. 1. Charges from the stables of Fox, Lindsay Vears, Marland, Silly and Sleigh were given healthy exercise at Bukit Tinggi Valley this morning. Aerial Post, (Woods) went in good style and is in fine fettle;
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  • 287 9 Singapore Boxing FOUR TEN-ROUNDERS IN ONE PROGRAMME (From Our Own Correspondent). Singapore, Oct. 31. Four ten three-minute round contests were put on at the New World arena tonight, the results being: Young Frisco (7?1.4%) beat Mohamed Farag (11.4) the Egyptian middleweight, on a t.k.o. in
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  • 164 9 Large Gathering At Funeral The funeral of the late Mr. Ng Pak Hoey, well-known Penang resident and estate owner, took, place yesterday from the deceased’s residence at 204 Burmah Road. Deceased, who was 61 years old, collapsed after having climbed the Cheng Jee Chan
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  • 333 9 EDUCATED CHINESE SENTENCED The District Court bar table was unusually crowded this morning by civilian Europeans including three ladies, Mrs. Purcell, Mrs. Baring-Gould and Mrs. Thorpe all of whom were complainants in the housebreaking and theft case in which an educated Chinese, Tan Boon Aun, formerly a
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  • 182 9 Facilities For Receiving Contributions Arrangements have been made with the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd., to receive contributions to the All-Malaya Indian Ambu’ance Fund for China, organised by the Central Indian Association of Malaya, at all their Malayan branches, viz., Singapore, Batu Pahat, Muar, Malac ca, Seremban,
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  • 83 9 Children’s Corner Dedicated The dedication ceremony of the children's corner at the Wesley Church School. Penang, was held yesterday when Rev. M Dodsworth D.D. led the dedication prayer. The following presented gifts for dedication: Mr. and Mrs. Bhasa Bhiraj, Mr. and Mrs. Isaacs, Dr. and Mrs. Lee,
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  • 95 9 Penang Medical Practitioners’ List Already acknowledged $2,170.75 1. Mr. and Mrs. Soon Eng Kong 100.00 2. Madam Khoo Hoo 100.00 3. Messrs. Chen and Company 5.00 $2,375.75 Invitations have been issued for th maniage of Mr. Mah Hoong Fong of the Post Office, Intan. and fourth
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 142 9 E. O. HOTEL j PENANG 1' wing to a Huge Success and by Popular Demand KEX STORY’S Z HOLLYWOOD REVUE Have extended their, Penang Season for Another Week AND WILL. APPEAR AT OUR DINNER DANCES ON Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Next SATURDAY 6th NOVEMBER EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. V <
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    • 145 9 jpy° u teem f« ss tired nowadays i tbetSafii-CTS... l ii;ii' »> <J| ®§S>T <% dr f^ r T Jv 1 s The rejuvenating and strengthening eSect of Sanatogen can soon be observed. Your fatigue will disappear, you will look younger and feel better. With Sanatogen you will soon enjoy
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  • 1887 10 Great Concentration Of Japanese Naval Power Around Mouth Of Pearl River (From Our Own Correspondent) Hong Kong, Oct. 29. EXCEPT for a great conce ntration of Japanese nava! power around the mouth of the Pearl River (over 75 ships are now estimated to be
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  • 145 10 Measures For Effective Boycott In Canton (From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, Oct. 28. Effective means to eliminate the sale of Japanese goods in Canton came into effect today, as merchants here have agreed never to deal in such goods from now and will sell only merchandise that was
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  • 71 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 30. English-speaking Malayans interested in the China war situation can tune in to an official Chinese broadcast from Nanking every night at 10.15: The Chinese Consul. Kuala Lumpur was informed by telegram from the Foreign Ministry at Nanking today that the
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  • 421 10 Peace Preservation Corps In Kwangtung (From Our Own Correspondent) Canton, Oct. 27. The Paoantui (Peace Preservation Corps) of the whole of Kwangtung is to be mobilised in Canton for front-line service. By November 10 the detachments from the counties will all be in camp in Canton, and
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 121 10 In 7 Minutes Your skin has nearly 50 million tiny seams or pores where tiny germs or parasites can hide and cause your skin to Itch, Crack, Peel, Burn, also Eczema, Dhoby Itch, Ringworm, Pimples, Acne, Crotch-Itch, and Singapore Foot. Don't waste time with ordinary methods. You must have a
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    • 79 10 THE WORLD OPTICAL cT~l MANUFACTURING OPTICIANS. *1 24, Leith Street, Penang, S.S. .-«S» Qi r W GLASSES AND FRAMES TO FAVOUR YOUR COMPLEXION EYE TESTING FREE. Ji) A* Hr A rwyroRDs BATHS W.C. TOILETS LAVATORIES SINKS MIRRORS SHELVES TOWEL RAILS Stocks always available. Pure white or coloured. Prices and descriptive
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  • 562 12 TO MEET REQUIREMENTS m LARGE VESSELS In order to make the deep-water approach a foot deeper, the Southampton Harbour Board has decided to expend an additional £76,000 on dredging. Sir Sidney Kimber, chairman of the Works and Harbour Committee, stated that it had been intimated that considerable
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  • 209 12 ALDERMAN JOHN GRANTHAM, Lord Mayor of Newcastle, is to protest to the B.B.C. against the "disgusting treatment” of the lady mayoress and himself at the opening of Stagshaw, the B.B.C.’s new northern regional transmitter. He said: "In all the 850 engagements I
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  • 75 12 Passengers due to arrive in Penang by the Alsia on Nov. 16 include H.H. and Madame Tungku Ozair Mr. J. F. Arthur, Mn K. G. Jung, Lt.-Col. D. D. Haskard, Mr. Basil Gudgeon, Mrs. J. G. Campbell, Mr. N. Christensen, Mr. D. McFarlane, Mr. and Mrs. E.
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  • 531 12 Latest Times of Posting AIR MAIL A mail for Kuala Lumpur and s ln «> a by Malayan Internal Air Service win a at 2 p.m. tomorrow. A mail for Java and Southern Sumatn via Singapore and thence by KNl] Service will close at 7.30 p.m.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1943 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES B.B.t. BERLIN MELBOURNE PARIS 1>JB i5.‘>o Me/* 19.7 m. VK3LR 9.58 Mc|s (31.3m) TPA-2. 1 ».24 me s (19.68 m. on the following S 954 Mc TODXY TODAY DJE 17 76 Mc/s 16.33 m. ivuai TRANSMISSION l DIQ 15.28 Mc/s 19.63 m. J™ Opening announcement. 6.20 Gramophone
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  • 403 13 THEY HAVE NO USE FOR MARRYAT ii' becoming voracious Auers' Education Serlibrary of «4.000 books now supplies seagoing it Is of more than forlnK companies. '0 j are now cariying in the perilous wanna coast, many others *c< an. sailing the South tin Rio Grande.
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  • 732 13 S.S. KEl)A 11’ arrives morning from Belawan, sails evening five o’clock for Singapore. Mansfield). S.S. ‘1 I LAW A’ arrived from Calcutta last night, sailing today for Singapore, and bar East. (Islay Kerr). S.S. ‘EUMAEUS’ arrives morning from Singapore, alongside W harf, sailing' for Europe.
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  • 130 13 Om ners Acceptance London. A large and representative meeting of owners held at the Chamber of Shipping, recently, gave an enthusiastic reception to the tramp shipping scheme. It was adopted without a dissentient voice. It provides for voluntary co-op>eration on freight rates, charter conditions and the
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 473 13 blue funnel line LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leaves Due '<**•*' in conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang London London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp .VI ddlesboro. Nov. 10 Dec. 11 s Mars., L’don, R’dam, H burg Glasgow. Nov. 12 Dec. 8 Ldon. R’dam, H’burg, Hull Swansea Nov. 18 Dec 15 LIVERPOOL SERVICE
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    • 119 13 K TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. LEAVE Arrive Arrive PENANG Marseilles New York S.S. PRES. MONROE Nov. 4 Dec. 1 Dec. 14 S.S. PRES. ADAMS Nov. 18 Dec. 15 Dec. 28 S.S. PRES. HARRISON Dec. 2 Dec. 29 Jan. 11 A wonderful opportunity to visit Cairo en route. PACIFIC SERVICE. Have
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    • 636 13 PA O and v* V BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE, CHINA JAPAN S.S. ~R.-UPUT.ANA” SAILING THURSDAY, 4th NOVEMBER Peninsular and Orientni c Z7" —Z contract with Hi s Matestv’? Unde f Penan Teluk Anson, Port Swetter.tam, London and Far East’'Mail <=^°^ rnrnent Malacca and Singapore Service. Outwards from Lo
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    • 268 13 (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) U)M)ON SERVICE For Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples, Marseilles, Gibraltar, Loncon, Antwerp and Rotterdam Steamers. Sailing dates* TERUKUNI MARU (calls H’burg) Nov. 11 HAKUSAN MARU Nov. 20 HARUN A MARU Dec. 10 x KATORI MARU Dec. 24 x KASHIMA MARU Jan. 7 YASUKUNI MARU (Calls Hamburg)
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  • 687 14 BEAT CHINESE BY ONLY GOAL SCORED Aimless Kicking Feature Of Game The charity soccer match in aid of the China Distress Relief Fund played on the Victoria Green vesterday between the Chinese Recreation Club and the Indo-Malays resulted in a victory for the latter
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  • 1306 14 PROGRAMME FOR FIRST DAY 'The following is the full programme lor the first day of the Singajxtn Turf Chib Winter Meeting to be rim t Singapore on Saturday, Nov. 6. The order of running will be announced alter the scratchings, which doo* at noon on I
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  • 385 14 Home Football Home Football Results London, Oct. 30. Following are the results of matches in the English and Scottish football leagues plaved today: ENGLISH LEAGUE—DIV. 1 Arsenal 1 Middlesbrough 2 Blackpool 0 Stoke C. 1 Bolton VV. 5 Chelsea 5 Brentfora 2 Portsmouth 0 Derby C.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 108 14 W __k 1_J I ■I* 1 3T1 ml li I up Ml ¥1 v To Banish Travel Fatigue vou may always depend on "47/1’ Genuine Eau de Cologne. A few drops inhaled from the handkerchief or dabbed on temples or forehead will alleviate headache and migraine, will soothe jaded nerves
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  • 1005 15 ulh Deserved Win By 18 Points To Five j he \j Blues Cup rugby competition played on the Victoria •rday Penang defeated Selangor by 18 points (three k and one penalty goal) to 5 points (one goal). oa i tory was fully
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  • 137 15 Perak Outplayed (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 30. The Perak State XV were expected to put up a good game against Selangor in their inter-State rugby match this evening on the Ipoh padang, but were outplayed in all departments and were well beaten to the tune of
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  • 45 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Oct. 30. After a keen struggle, the Chinese first team managed to win the Singapore Football Cup, beating the Chinese second team by three goals to one in the replay at the Anson Road stadium today.
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  • 600 15 Board Of Control’s Annual Meeting Donations of $100 each to the Poppy Day Fund, China Red Cross Fund, through the Penang Medical Practitioners’ Society, and the St. Nicholas’ Home, and $250 to the Penang Boxers’ Benevolent Fund were decided upon at the fourth annual general
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  • 71 15 Clear Victory By 29 Points To Nil In a friendly game of rugby played on the Esplanade ground on Saturday, the Penang Sports Club (Whites) defeated the Rest (Colours) by the wide margin of 29 points (four goals and three tries) to nil,
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  • 149 15 PENANG BEATEN IN FINAL (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Saturday. Penang met Selangor in the first final of the All-Malayan Indo-Ceylonese soccer competition this evening on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground for the Rajaratnam Challenge Shield, and were beaten by the odd goal in three. Selangor fully
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  • 126 15 The following circular has been received by Mr. Khoo Soo Teat, hon. secretary of the Penang Badminton Association, in connection with the Malayan badminton championships: Entries are invited for the following events in the first Malayan badminton championship tournament to be held in Singapore on Dec. 4.
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  • 301 15 Keen Struggle With Scots In International Soccer Cardiff, Oct. 30. In showery weather and before a crowd of 45,000, Wales defeated Scotland in the international soccer match today by two goals to one. The Welsh players were more rugged in their methods but they had the
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  • 126 15 Rugby Results London, Oct. 30. Following are the results of Rugby Union matches played today:— Cheshire 16 Durham 11 Northumberland 31 Cumberland 8 Bedford 6 St. Mary’s Hosp. 15 Blackheath 0 Swansea 19 Cardiff 15 Bristol 12 Coventry 18 Aidershot S. 5 Gloucester 3 Richmond
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  • 109 15 The outstanding performance of Mustapha, Negri Sembilan’s centre-forward, who scored five goals, was a featuie of Saturday’s inter-State hockey between the Negri, and Selangor at Kuala Lumpur. The game ended in a draw of five-all. It was a thrilling match, and the proverbial fighting sp
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 84 15 IN AID OF POPPY DAY FUNDS BUTTERWORTH ENTERTAINMENTS AT THE STRAITS TRADING CLUB WEDNESDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER, Commencing 8-30 p.m WHIST DRIVE (5 Prizes) AUCTION BRAN TUB (3 “Dips” Per Dollar) DANCE Admission $1/- Per Head, (including refreshments). TUESDAY, 9th NOVEMBER, Commencing At 10 a.m. BRIDGE MAHJONG MORNING Admission «1/- Per
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 63 15 Ky J- MILLAR WAIT POP—A Playful Trick F" isn’t it a bother to be ’hi* YES. WARNED UP AT ONE A.M. °c BY A WRONG TAi KING f ry\i WANT 3 v NUMBER v I L. I I v J VrwS. I i[A L g i j 1-^^- ILUf HbP~
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  • 122 16 ■TT\._ PREVIOUSLY LATEST 1 .ON DON—1 Spot) £210.15.0 No market LONDON —<3 months) £210.15. 0 on SINGAPORE »'M 50 $1M BUSINESS DONE FENANG $104.12i $104.00 BUSINESS DONE Bu y ers n “J. 1 COPRA—(Sun dried) 5 40 n BLACK PEPPER $10.00 $10.00 RUBBER:- 7 7 d LONDON ISfJcIG) NEW
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  • 138 16 LEAN CO. TIN’: Buyers Sellers A. Wengs -95 .99 flong Fatts 1-14 1 -J 8 Johans -35 -38 Kamuntings 10 9 113xd K Lanjuts 22 6 23 3 Katus 22'6 23|3 Kuala Kampars 14 9 15 3 Kundangs ~0 83 r :ku ts .92 i l.OOcd Laruta H:9 12|3xd ’ungahs
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  • 137 16 Dr. Mehta Deputy Port Health Officer, who went to Rangoon on leave with his wife and daughter, Phyllis, returned this morning by the motorship "Hai Hing.” -k Mr. F. A. Siamw'alla and Mr. E. R. Shelley arrived in Penang today from Calcutta by the "Tilawa.” Arrivals
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  • OPENING QUOTATIONS
    • 86 16 KENNEDY CO. RUBBER Buyers Sellers Bedford 105 1 Broga 82 Indragiri 1.30 1 Sungei Tukang 1-17 1 -22c Tambalak s Temerloh 60 United Malacca 1.82?. 1.90 TIN Bangrin 24'6 25 0 B. Selangors 1.75 1.80 Hong Fatts 115 1,19 Telebu -87 90 Kampong Lanjut 22 6 23 i 6ex Kuala
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    • 168 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.75 1.80 Hong Fatt 1.16 1.18 Klang River 1.55 1.65 Kvchai 1.70 1.75 Lukut .87?. .92 4c Puteh 1.20 1.25 Rahman Hyd. 1.424 1.474 Rantau Ordy. 1.624 1.674 Rantau Pref. 1.624 1.674 Sungei Luas 1.90 2.00 Taiping Cons. 1.774. 1.824 Talam
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    • 118 16 andon on Previously Latest Paris 147 1471 New York 4.96g 4.96?.-. Montreal 49 on Brussels 29 3 29 Geneva 21.49 Amsterdam 8.98i 8 -98 Milan 94 Rrf Berlin 12.36 12.35} Stockholm 19.39J 19 Copenhagen 22.40 22. 40 Oslo I 9 90 I 099 Vienna 2 ?J Prague 141
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    • 124 16 London, October 30. RUBBER: Dull. London 7g buyers 7H sellers November 7U buyers 73 sellers Jan./Mar. 73 buyers 7}g sellers April/June 7}i? buyers 7J sellers NEW YORK Closed United Kingdom Stocks London 29,985 tons Liverpool 21,339 tons COPRA: Straits S.D Rotterdam. (Oct.) 15. 0 0 PEPPER White
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    • 22 16 TIN Singapore $104.00 Per pkl. Penang $104.00 Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot 25|4 C I’tr Penang Spot 25|4c Per lb.
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    • 217 16 SOON THEAM CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Ampats 4 6 5 0 Ayer Hitams 3010 31 0 Ayer Wengs .95 .98 3angrins 24 0 24 9 3atu Selangors 1.75 1.78 3urma Malays 28 9 29 9 long Fatts 1.15 1.171 Teiapangs 37)3 38 3 ielebus .86 .89 'chans .36 .38ex <aniuntings
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    • 265 16 Monday, Nov. 1. MEAT Beef Steak Kati 34 Stew or Curry do 24 Pork lean do 46 Pork lean and fat 1st quality do 36 Mutton (Goat) N. Indies local per lb. 45 Sheep Australian do 40 Fowl Siam Kati 28 Capons locally reared do 55 Hen
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 343 16 POSITION VACANT KATU TIN DREDGING. LIMITED EUROPEAN WINCHMAN required by the abovenamed Company. The Property is situated at Bhuket, W. Siam, and is equipped with a British Diesel Electric Dredge with Jigs. Applications together with references should be sent to Messrs. Evatt Co, Oriental Building, Kuala Lumpur. WANTED Furnished bungalow
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    • 129 16 NOTICE Amalgamated Amusements, Limited NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the business heretotore carried on by the Company at the Fun Frolic Amusement Park, i Wembley Trade Fair Amusement Park and Wembley Cabaret will, as from the 1st j day of November, 1937, until further notice be carried on by the
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    • 729 16 BANKS INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK. CHARTERED .U> F ,N ,A A,,ST 'tU.l A as, (Incorporated in British India) Pa id-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors S’**** Head Qffi ce M Head Office 11/12, First L1^ a(J^ ch No 38 Bisno pf .g ate UndQn Manchester Office I Branches Karaikudi
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