Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 29 November 1937

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    22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE UST EDITION ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. x„. 281. Vol. XCV. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1937. PRICE 10 CENT’S.
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    JAPANESE CURIOUS REGARDING SIAN AIR ARMADA
    332 1 Bombers’ Fruitless Visit to Shensi INVADERS ENTER ANHWEI PROVINCE I.ijmihm’ curiosity regarding the presence of an air armada a 1 Sian is indicated by news of a raid on the Shensi capital In 12 enemy planes. I In* long journey over hostile and mountainous
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    BRANDED IN A "HOLY WAR"
    120 1 Six Chinese were burned to death and 4« others were horribly mutilated following the dropping of an incendiary bomb from a Japanese plane withhi the American Manne defence area tn Shanghai, at the corner of Myburyh and Sinza Roads. Japanese naval headquarters reported that the
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    WHY CAPITAL WAS MOVED
    267 1 Heavy Price For Enemy Advance From Madame Chiang Kai-shek China’s determination to fight to the bitter end has been stressed bv the removal of the capital. This evacuation was prearranged and not a flight in fright as according to reports issued to the World from Japan.
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER OF EGYPTIAN PREMIER
    172 1 Reuter. Would-Be Assassin Captured Cairo, Nov. 28.--An attempt was made at 11.30 p.m. tonight to assassinate the Premier, Nahas Pasha. The assailant fired four shots at Nahas’s car which was driving from the Premier’s home at Hel opolis to attend a reception at Shubra. The
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    P.G. DICTIONARIES
    40 1 The limited number of Pinang Gazette special diet onaries available to readers is rapidly being reserved, and those who arc desirous of securing a copy and have not yet made their reservation are advised to do so immediately.
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    STOP PRESS NICHI NICHI'S LATEST
    69 1 Tokio, Nov. 29.- The Nichi Nichi splashes a highly sensational telephonic interview with Mr. Kido, a statesman in Paris declaring that after the Brussels Conference Dr. Wellington Koo had been secretly carrying on negotiations with the British, American, French. Belgian and Soviet Conference delegates requesting
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    THE ONLY WAY
    153 1 —Reuter. Soviet Not Fearful Of Aggressors Leningrad, Nov. 29. —Although faithful to the ideals of the League and collective security, the Soviet relies on her own forces and is ready to defeat any enemy, declared M. Litvinoff to an election audience here where he is nominee for
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    Anglo-French Statesmen Will Discuss
    563 1 Halifax Talks Ex-Enemy Colonies Shanghai Crisis Hong Kong Annum Much s attached in authon- London to the conversa■OftH Which i h today and will be con- tween the British Prime ign Secretary and the p O 1 M Chautemps, and the M. Delbos. A Mde i
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    ATTEMPT TO WEAKEN NANKING DEFENCE LINE
    550 3 140 Bombs Rained On Chinkiang MANY KILLED: BRITISH PROPERTY DAMAGED Nanking. Nov. 28: About 140 bombs were rained on Chinkiang, an important treaty port between Shanghai and Nanking, by Japanese planes whose main objective appears to have been to halt attempts to strengthen the
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    SARAWAK’S FIRST RAJAH BROOKE
    481 3 Xrw Statue For Imperial Institute H Our Own Correspondent») Nov 20 tatue of the first Rajah Brooke ak is the latest addition to the >1 Empire statuary at the Imi, :t itc, South Kensington The ulptured by Mr Herbert Cawood, .kin; appearance and powerfully i man
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    MR. MACDONALD BURIED
    122 3 Donald, was buried in 1911. —British Wireless. Fishermen Send Wreaths London. Nov. 27. The remains of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald were interred three miles from Lossie mouth after a simple service attended by relatives and local boyhood friends of the former premier. Hundreds of wreaths ncluded tributes from
    Donald, was buried in 1911.—British Wireless.  -  122 words
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    ANGLO-FRENCH TALKS
    132 3 Reuter. Colonies Question To Be Discussed Paris, Nov. 28: A firm stand with regard to Central Europe but willingness to discuss colonial proposals is believed here to be the attitude to be adopted by M. Chautemps and M. Delbos in London. It can be assumed that France will
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    Scene it the arrival of the Vicorey of India
    30 3 Scene it the arrival of the Vicorey of In lia to attend the. Golden Jubilee celebrations of the niler of Bikaner.
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    CIVIL AVIATION INQUIRY
    126 3 British Wireless. ’‘Personnel Too Official” London. Nov. 28: On Thursday at Commons question time, several members, including the Opposition leader. Mr. C. R. Attlee, expressed dissatisfaction with the composition of the committee appointed by the Air Secretary as a result of the charges of inefficiency against the
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    GERMAN FOUR-YEAR PLAN
    114 3 Reuter. Industrialists Bear The Burden Berlin. Nov. 28: The stability of the Germany currency will not be affected by the change in the Cabinet, according to competent quarters. Geneial Geering's position. however, will be much strengthened The Ministry of Economics has been sub sidiary to the requirements
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    PRESS ATTACK ON FRANCE
    70 3 Reuter. A Protest To Italy Paris. Nov. 28: The Sec ret ary-General at the Foreign Office has protested strongly to the Italian charge d’affaires against the Italian press attack on France In connection with the alleged speech of M. Campinchi The Secretary-General said that the French
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    TRADITIONS OF LIBERTY
    104 3 sibilities as freedom’s trustees British Wireless. London, Nov. 28: The tradition of liberty was the subject of a speech by the Dean of St. Paul’s at the annual dinner of the Guild of Freemen. They should regard with pride, he declared, institutions which though they went back
    sibilities as freedom’s trustees British Wireless.  -  104 words
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    FRANCE AND U.S. JOIN BRITAIN
    81 3 Stand (her China Customs Situation Paris. Nov. 28. It is understood that the French Ambassador in Tokio has received instructions to inform the Japanese government that the French government claim to be consulted on any arrangement made about Chinese customs, a similar claim having been
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    TRADE WITH LOYALIST PORTS PROHIBITED
    61 3 Reuter. Paris. Nov. 28. The Spanish Nationalist naval staff in a communique broadcast last night announce an order to prohibit trading with ports of Government-controlled Spa n and Minorca and that it will be necessary for neutral zones established in Valencia and Barcelona to be
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    French Air Exercises Over Maginot Line
    41 3 Reuter. Metz, Nov. 28: Large-scale aaiti-air-craft exercises, the first to Im held on the Franco-Gerniun border, are occurring tonight and tomorrow at the Maginot Line from Forback. to Strasbourg. The whole area is being “blacked-oul”.
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    GIRL’S DEATH FROM HEART FAILURE
    377 3 Following Operation For Tonsils Death from heart failure following anaesthesia and lymphaticus status, was the verdict returned by the Penang Corner, Mr. T. D. Hughes, at an inquest on Saturday. on a 14-year-old Chinese school girl who died at the General Hospital following an operation
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    BRITISH SCIENTISTS FOR INDIA
    38 3 British Wirelese. London Nov. 28: The British Association delegation to the twenty-fifth «jiniversary celebrations of the Indian Science Association to be held at the beginning of January at Calcutta have left England for India.—
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    PENANG SCOTSMEN CELEBRATE
    1899 4 ST. ANDREW’S DAY Brilliant Function At Runnymede Hotel HUNDREDS of people poured into Penang for the brilliant social function of the year—the annual dinner and bail organised by the St. Andrew Society, Penang, at the Runnvmede Hotel on Saturday. Ihe Acting Chieftain, Air. T G Husband, attired
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    FISHED A DEAD BODY
    116 4 Amateur Gets A Shock Fishing in the sea off the Cenotaph, Penang, one moonlight night lost week, an amateur found his line? extraordinarily heavy. He hurriedly dragged it ashore and. to his surprise and horror, found it was a human body. Leaving his line, he went
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    SPLENDID BANQUET IN SELANGOR
    233 4 < From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 27. Scotsmen had another reason beside doing honour to their Patron Saint for holding the public platform in Kuala Lumpur tonight. It is the 25th anniversary of the Selangor, St. Andrew Society and a splendid banquet in the
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    HOUSING SCHEME
    114 4 Treasury Assistance To Be Increased The Air Minister of Health has made public some particulars of new housing legislation shortly to be introduced in Parliament. He indicated that Treasury financial assistance for slum clearance and abatement of overcrowding at present differing sub stantially in amount would be equated
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    RUBBER STOCKS
    75 4 Mr. J. G. Hays Public Misgivings (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Nov. 26- In view of his membership in the 1.R.R.C., the market attaches great significance to Mr. J. G. Hay's statement at today's Sungei Buaya meeting that world rubber stocks at present were in excess of needs.
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    FIRE DANGER
    115 4 Alleged Risks In Singapore Cinemas (From Our’Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Nov. 27. The inadequate arrangements in certain theatres and cinemas in Singapore for evacuating audiences in the event of fire were criticised by Mr. E. Gregory Jones at the Municipal Commissioners meeting yesterday. He asserted it was the Commissioners’
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    MT. OPHIR TRAGEDY
    69 4 Both Victims Died Intestate (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 27 Mm. Francois J. Gain and Jean M. L. MaCarez, the two French members of the staff of Socfin Limited who crashed in a Kuala Lumpur Flying Club plane on Mount Ophir, Johore, on September 30,
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    PRINCE "BIRA' ENGAGED
    36 4 .—Reuter. The engagement is announced by permission of the King of Siam through the Council of Regency between Prince Birabongse and Miss Ceril Heycock, only daughter of Lieut-Colonel and Mrs. P. R. Heycock.
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    THIEF FINDS NOTHING
    78 4 Taiping Sanitary Board Offices Entered (From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Nov. 27. A daring burglary occurred last mgrt when the Taiping Sanitary Board were visited by a cat burglar who prisma open all drawers and tables but failed to capture anything valuable although several thousand dollars reposed
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    CORNER STONE OF NEW CHINESE SCHOOL LAID
    1244 5 CEREMONY PERFORMED BY MR. CHEAH CHEANG LIM S\T.| was a red letter day t c pupils of the I'nion In .nd Kindergarten, Penang. Jr. Chenh Cheang Lim laid the stone of the new building .it h Road, j he building, in fact, i
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    BUSH GIRL LEADS KILLER TRIBE
    517 5 NAMED CLARA AND 'PEAKS ENGLISH 1 ■al Thomson, brilliant young ■,i pologist and explorer, has i .zzle ‘hat for 13 years has ini'. Id he has found a mystery i ing woman whom legend de- i ier of a nomad killer-aboti- in thu Australian bush.
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    AUSTRALIA'S LOSS OF 250,000 POPULATION SINCE THE GREAT WAR
    661 5 IF the birthrate of 1920 and 1921 had been maintained there would now have been 250,000 more people in Australia, according to Professor Harvey Sutton (Sydney) in an address at the Adelaide medical congress, reported by the Medical Journal of Australia.
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    ALOR STAR TENNIS
    133 5 (From Our Own Correspondent» Alor Star. Nov. 26. In a keenly contested match of tennis between the Kedah Indian Association, Alor Star and the Sultan Abdul Hamid College Tennis Club, the Recreationists beat the Club by three games to two. Rain interrupted the match towards the closing
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    TIGER SHARK LANDED AT KIRRA
    332 5 EOL ND TO CONTAIN Hl MAN REMAINS Kirra Eeach. Nov. 18. Following the intensive efforts of the surf life savers and professional fishermen to catch the shark or sharks which were responsible for the deaths of two men off the Kiria beach yesterday, a deep
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    CHINA FIND
    54 5 Penang Total Now 8750,000 A further sum of Ch. $50,000 t which at exchange of 50G is equivalent to Straits $25,250» making a total of Chinese $750,000 so far sent, has been remitted through the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited here to be paid to the Executive Yuan of
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    PENANG "BLACKOUT"
    56 5 There was a “blackout” in Penang early yesterday morning shortly after one o’clock when a breaker at the Chowrasta electric sub-station went out of order. The trcuble was located and repairs were completed in about 15 minutes. On Saturday the same trouble occurred at about 12 20 p.m.
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    Waltzing Mouse At London Zoo
    109 6 —British Wireless. London, Nov. 28: The latest addition to the London Zoo'is a icaltzytt} mouse. The strain is rare in Britain as they h/tve to be selectively bred and are delicate. The v altziny mica have a habit of interrupting whatever they are doiny several
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    GOLF
    200 6 St. Andrew s Beat I’he Rest The St. Andrew's Society defeated The Rest in their annual golf match yesterday by one match. Full results are: 1 Anderson Maltby’ v. Gordon Smith Isherwood 0 0 Graig F. Fletcher v. Noon Charlton 1 1 Dcnaldson Sym v. Carlins Redfearn 0 1
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    McGregor REPORT
    357 6 LETTER TO THE EDI FOR Sir. Some time back you published a message from Singapore under the heading "Optimism in Government Circles”. This might have given the clerks greater hopes of getting the allowances. If, instead of you striking an optimistic note, you had something pessimistic, later on.
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    WRONG MAN CONVICTED FOR UNMUZZLED DOG
    458 6 Judge Quashes Sentence (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Nov. 28 That the wrong man had been convicted by the Criminal District Judge of keeping an unmuzzled dog and had been fined $lO was revealed in the High Court, yesterday before Mr. Justice a’Beckett Terrell,
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    MR. BRUCE TO VISIT AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR
    105 6 Term Of Office 1 In London Extended Although his term does not expire until next November, 1938. Mr. S.M. Bruce will be re-appointed Australian High Commissioner in London by the Commonwealth Government for a further five years. He has been granted leave of
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    THE YARD TO BE MORE PROMPT
    69 6 tion room at police headquarters. Brit sh Wireless. London. Nov. 28: A new system enabling Scotland Yard to deal directly with emergency telephone calls to the police in the city of London and the Metropolitan police d strict will be introduced on Monday. Calls
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    OPERATION FOR DEMPSEY
    49 6 Acute Appen,|i itix Toronto, Nov. 28 F Or weight boxing champior' 1 H 1 v. speeding in a train to n,.'. y > rTI P* is expected to under for acute appendicitis. Manesse Mauler ha refereeing wrestling bouts for a v v early today of pains in
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    SIAMESE PREMIER
    32 6 I From Our Own Con The Premier’s desin* l V burden of his office is t ment in the Siamese m.. s Cf Which the Premier i< iHe an ordinary
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    CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
    50 6 British Wireless. Amsterdam. Nov ‘’s second game in the wot ▼fionship was i It win probal 1 Not even the city of Lond<ĕ tradition, can resist the ufp-■ of modern traffi that the corporation propose it Bishops gate at a point ne Church. The < stim ited British
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    PACIFIC AIR ROUTES
    724 8 SOME weeks ago we published in this column an article, “Air Riddle of the Pacific,” in which the point wa<s made that Great Britain’s friends and rivals, the Ameri cans, looked as if they were scheming to make the Pacific a reserve for their own commercial air
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    SEIZURE OF THE CUSTOMS
    308 8 Reuter. Japanese Give Assurances Shanghai Nov. 28. —The Japanese authorities today assumed control of the Chinese Telegraph and Wire’ess administrations at Shanghai, took over all branches and instituted their own cen sorsbip. Most of the Chinese employees walked out with the result that both telegraphic and
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    CYCLIST’S FATAL FALL
    64 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Gajah. Nov. 28. A Chinese cyclist of Tacnoh, aged 35 years, was involved in a fata! accident at 11 a.m. yesterday at Tronch when he fell into a drain and fractured the base of his skull. He was immediately removed to the
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    BY THE WAY
    516 8 China’s Priceless Treasures in Woman eats for a living yz (J revolution, or less work I AR in China is the cause >f many exquisite jade carvings, tapestries and thousand-year-old vases suddenly finding their way into English markets. These previous objets d’arts have hitherto been jealously guarded
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    SHANGHAI
    182 8 the international issues at Shanghai. Reuter. “Powers Will Not Tolerate.. The Times says that the attitude of Japanese military leaders at Shanghai towards foreign rights in the Internationa] Settlement has been for some time past a cause of anxiety to the Powers concerned. The reported utterances of General Matsui
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    FUNERAL OF MADAM CHAN SOR KOOI
    91 8 The funeral took place yesterday of the late Madam Chan Sor Kooi, who passed away a few days ago. The cortege was conveyed in a long procession from deceased’s residence in Madras Lane to the burial ground in Pulau Tikus Cemetery. Deceased leaves behind
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    EXECUTION BY AXE
    44 8 Reuter. Berlin, Nov. 27. Hubert. Sprengel. 27. was executed by axe this morning, having been sentenced by the People’s Court for high treason. It is alleged that Sprengel worked for a year for a foreign intelligence service as spy in Germany.
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    PENANG MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS
    148 8 Agenda For r<>niorrows Meeting Following is the agenda for tomorrow* meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners 1. To confirm minutes of last nrdm*n meeting held on Nov. 16, 19 ’7. 2. Any special business I‘reskto' may bring forward. 3. Questions by Mr C Grurrn’t 4. To confirm
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    DERAILMENT AT LAHAT
    50 8 Trains Delayer I’ivr lloni'* (From Our Own < ore H Batu Gajah. Owing to a mistake pointsman at Lahat dui a.m. yesterday, two v from IpdC to Kuala ed. Due to this no Lahat station between we re and all trains from K detained for a consid*'
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    CHINES
    33 8 tl the Tire wedding took p’ <* Li Tek Seah of Mi teacher of the Li lek S Miss Khor I’oey ('hen u Mr. Ki*M Se l held at the same place a
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    PENANG'S GREATLY IMPROVED HEALTH
    1443 9 Death Rate Lowest For Some Weeks MILD EPIDEMIC OF COLD AND INFLUENZA Penang’s greatly improved health is shown in the latest vital statistics issued by the Municipal Health Office. In comparison with last week» there were fewer deaths from the chief causes of mortality, and a
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    ALLEGED MONEYS DUE ON BUSINESS AGREEMENT
    796 9 Supreme Court Suit I AIM DISMISSED WITH COSTS In the Supreme Court this morning li Justice Gordon Smith dismissed claim of Lye Yew Song, against Uor Lok for certain moneys hi< h were dm* or would become due m di ti-ixlant to tiie Estate
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    FUNERAL OF MR. GOH BOON KHOE
    78 9 The funeral of Mr. Goh Boon Khoe, who vas.sed away at his residence, No. 64 MacAli. er Road on Monday last, took place vesti day for interment at the Batu Gantong Cemetery. 1- ised leaves behind four sons, Messrs. 3o' Kim Leong, Goh Kim
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    CAR STRIKES LAMP POST
    45 9 A motor car struck a lamp post while 'icgotiating the bend at the junction of Northani Road and Transfer Road. The car was coming from the direction of Kelawei Road. It was badly damaged. A report was made to the police
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    360 TIMES ROUND THE WORLD
    326 9 K.L.M. Plane On Last Lap Of Flight It was seven years ago that the Royal Dutch Airlines (K.L.M.) established a regularly fortnightly service from Amsterdam to Batavia, at the same time giving British Malaya its first air link with Europe. The service became a weekly
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    LONDON MARKETS GROW STEADILY WEAKER
    949 10 No Sign Of Returning Confidence BUT BRITISH TRADE IS STILL IMPROVING London, Nov. 22. It would be a welcome change to report this week that conditions on the London Stock Exchange were improving, or indeed that there were some tangible sign ci returning confidence. Unhapp
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    COPRA MARKET SETBACK
    300 10 Groundnuts Estimates Brine Out Sellers (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Nov. 22. Copra prices continue to slide slowly on the London market, although the intrinsic position of the produce is generally consiIcred to be thoroughly sound. The present weakness is almost certainly 3. quickly passing phase, induced
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    PENANG LOCAL MARKETS
    258 10 MEAT Cts. Beef Steak Kati 34 Stew or Curry 34 Pork leAn do Pork lean and fat Ist quality do Mutton (Goat) N. Indies local per lb. 50 Do Australian do 40 Fowl Kati 26 Capons locally reared do 55 Hen do do 32 Duck each 60
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      687 10 TOOT AL MATERIALS) AND TIES in various Shades and Colours. EASTERN BAZAAR 8, BISHOP STREET. MUNICIPAL NOTICE An Ordinary and a Special Meeting of rhe Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday, the 30th November, 1937. BUSINESS FOR SPECIAL MEETING 1 To consider
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      181 10 NOTICE This is to notify the public that Mr. Foo Seat Kheng is no more under my employ md that he is not authorised to have any lealings on my behalf. ALAN LORE. 1359—15 17 19 22 24 26 29-11 P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received at the office
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      159 10 rail all declare „BEAR BRAND" to be the safest and best a Milk for Babies and Adults alike RBRAND BE 10 ALUMINIUM LATEX PADDLES AND BUCKETS SIME, DARBY 8 CO., LIMITED. ZZZ"""" Mll STEELS REAMERS Rjjß DRILLS SAWS I* I I hies hacksaws ETC.. ETC. Manufactured by THOS.FIRTH &JOHN BROWN
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    PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE
    271 11 > I TY ARRIVES IN ROME FOR FASCIST NEW YEAR CEREXS \t the celebrations of the 15th anniversary of the March on usnstic official welcome was given to Heir Hess, Hitler’s deputy. >1 Ins special mission when they arrived by train from Berlin, i sp.x'ted
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    NIEUW AMSTERDAM
    280 12 New Liner Has Aluminium Lifeboats The maiden sailing from New York of the new Holland-America liner Nieuw Amsterdam (30.000 tons), building at the Rotterdam Dry Dock Co.’s yard, is scheduled for May 21. 1938. The vessel will leave Rotterdam on May 11. calling at Boulogne and Southampton the
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    THE FUTURE ATLANTIC LINER
    882 12 Changes Ever Ou A FEASIBLE PROPOSITION POSSIBILITIES of the future in the |.<.vv,rin«„ liners were mentioned by Dr. G. S. Baker superintendent of the William Froudc I.aboraton’ elusion of the sixth Andrew Laing Lecture which h at a general meeting of the Xorth-East Cons! h Engineers
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    BY AIR AND SEA
    302 12 Latest l inns 0| Posting I AIK M AILS; I A mail tor Kuala Lumpur and Sir.a.l pore by Malayan Internal Seiv.r, I close at 2 p.m. tomorrow I A mail for Java and Southern via Singapore and thence by K N.I.Lil Service will close at
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      1816 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES B. B. C. CALCUTTA MELBOURNE t vr< 6.10 Mi x (49.1 in VK 2ME 9.59 Mc s (31.2 in.) fuse on the following wavelength»: TOD AT TODAY p.ni. p.m. TRANSMISSION 2 Time s jgnal. For tne Rural Areas. 4.20 Opening announcement. 5.20 With asiH 91 Z 7
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      312 12 PENANG—ZH J ZHJ 6.08 Mcjs (49.3 m.) TODAY p.m. 7.00 Signal and announcements. 7.05 Music of the Nations. No. 9. “Austria.” Vocal, instrumental orchestral music. 8.00 Microphone interview no. 5. Mr. R. J. Curtis. 8.20 Old Favourites (Recorded). 8.50 What’s on in Penang. 8.55 Straits Echo news bulletin. 9.00 Close
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      12 12 TH»: I O’.l I HIGH tolmi r 10.21 pm. TOMORROW 10.40 a.m.
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    GROWTH OF ORCHESTRAS LED BY BROADCASTS
    351 13 GROW TH OF ORCHESTRAS LED BY BROADCASTS l.i'hiiti. |>| av With < hvhrslra writing to Ernest nducts the Home I.iy afternoons for tsting Company, ini; in on program violin right along \<i I could, ever s 1 >ld which is 10 n you started the i have decided I 1
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    PASSENGERS LIST
    91 13 The following passengers arrived in Singapore last week by the eastbound m s. Yasukuni Maru: Miss I I Backhouse, Major A. C. Bey- non Mr. J. P. Campbell. Mr. Mrs. A.» Chettle, Master R- Chet tie, Miss A. Chet tie Mr X- Mrs. M. Clydesdale. Miss D. I.
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    SHIPPING IN PENANG HARBOUR TODAY
    491 13 S.S. ‘LISBON MARL’ from Japan via Singapore sails today for Suez, Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus and Liverpool. S.S. J INOMBO’ arrives from Belawan-Deli, sailing todav 4.00 p.m. for Singapore. S.S. ‘GEN. VAN DER HEYDEN’ arrives from Lho-Seumawe, Sigli, Sabang, and Lho-Seumawe. M.S. ‘BA’J AK’
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    MERCHANT DEFENCE
    259 13 Popularity Of Supplementary Course Reference to matters affecting Royal Naval Reserve officers was made by ViceAdmiral Sir Henry J. S. Brownrigg, Admiral Commanding Reserves, when he spoke at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Royal Naval Reserve Officers, Club Hong Kong, recently. Admiral Brownrigg and the Lord Mayor
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    BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS
    100 13 Among the most keenly contested motor sporting events of the yean are the Brighton and Hove M.C. Speed Trials in which many famous drivers usually participate. In this year’s trials the Seven, as usual, put up a first-class performance, securing first place in the 850 cc. 1
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      489 13 BLUE funnel line LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leaves Due (in conjunction with Glen Shire ’Line) Penang London i f L’don, R’dam, H’burg, Antwerp and Middlesborough. D ec. 3 Jan >X Mars., L’don, R’dam, H’burg Glasgow Dec 10 Jan 5 L’don. R’dam, H’burg, Hull Swansea Dec' 16 Tan’ n LIVERPOOL SERVICE
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      118 13 EINERIp 5) TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. LEAY’E Arrive Arrive PENANG Marseilles New York S.S. PRES. HARRISON Dec. 2 Dec. 29 Jan. 11 S.S. PRES. POLK Dec. 17 Jan. 12 Jan. 25 S.S. PRES. PIERCE Dec. 30 Jan. 26 Feb. 8 A wonderful opportunity to visit Cairo en route. PACIFIC SERVICE.
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      861 13 PJp and Ot W BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated In England.)' PORT SWETTENK A M SINGAPORE, CHINA JAPAN S.S. -RAWALPINDI” SAILING THURSDAY. 2nd DECEMBER O SU f ar Oriental S. N. Co., under Penang. Teluk Anson, Port Swetter ham, Ma J e sty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service. i-ondon and Far East
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    BAD DAY FOR FIRST DIVISION LEADERS
    1154 14 Rangers And Bees Lose At Home SATURDAY’S RESULTS LATEST POSITIONS Brentford and Glasgow Rangers, leaders in the first divisions of the English and Scottish leagues respectively, both lost at home on Saturday, according to Reuter. 1 heir 0-2 reverse at the hands of the
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    STEVE DONOGHUE SAYS GOODBYE
    200 14 Taylor, were Northerners.—British Wireless. The world-famous cry. “Come on. Steve,” will no longer be heard on the English turf, for with the closing of the 1937 racing season, Steve Donoghue, Britain's wizard of the turf, said goodbye as a jockey. He is becoming a trainer. Donoghue,
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    PREPARING FOR A "TAKE"
    47 14 s?^aD<H° K r TAK h E Worker s on the Paramount Malayan *****0 film unit, recently on location at the Lap, Singapore, are seen here preparing for a film “shot” The adjustable “arm” which carries the microphone can be seen on the left.
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    NIGHT SHOOTING AT BUKIT TIMAH
    32 14 NIGHT SHOOTING AT BUKIT TIM AH :—Left to right, Carl Berger, chief cameraman (seated), Herbert de Souza, script girl (Mrs. T. Huggins) and associate director John Burch.
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    Army Beat Negri-Malacca In Malaya Cup Rugby
    703 14 SPIRITED RALLY BY LOSERS IN CLOSING STAGES (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Nov. 28. Marred by too much kicking to touch and notable for the deadly tackling by both sides, the Malaya Cup Rugby tie game in ■which the Army beat Negri-Malacca by
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    JOE BRAZIL EABYS DRAW
    269 14 Game Display Mor< Powerful Opponent IBy SPECTATOR I Joe Brazil, the Filipino flyweight his debut in a Penang ring at th< Fun Frolic Stadiumn on Saturday night v traded punches with Nai Sai Tor.g tl.• '<-' 1 ese bantam, in the mam attra ti'>n <>v -n
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    F.A. Cup First Round
    170 14 Gateshead Lose By Four Goals To Walsall Following are the first round results for the F.A. Cup: Darlington 0, Scarborough 2. Wrexham 2, Oldham 1. Burton Town 1. Rotherham 1. New Brighton 5, Workington 0. Walsall 4, Gateshead 0. Tranmere 2, Carlisle 2. Walker Celtic 1,
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    FAVOURITES OBLIGE ON LAST DAY OF SELANGOR RAGES
    921 15 Jonathan Pays Highest Dividend (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 27. -ond and last day of the Selangor Turf Club Skye Meeting con((■rday in brilliant sunshine and notwithstanding the fine going, s poor crowd. Dividends contsequently were on the small side,
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    PENANG DEFEATED AT IPOH
    239 15 Inter-State Hockey: Last Minute Goal Decides Issue (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Nov. 27. A last minute goal gave Perak victory over Penang by two goals to one in the inter-Stete hockey match played here this afternoon. A large crowd saw the match, including the British
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    SCOTLAND WIN RUGBY MATCH
    369 15 THE REST BEATEN 6-3 By a try and a penalty goal to a try Scotland (Colours) defeated the Rest (Whites) on Saturday on the Esplanade in the annual St Andrews’s rugby match. Scotland had the better of the game. The Rest also attacked frequently but their
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    HOME RUGBY
    121 15 —Reuter. London. Nov. 27. Following are the results of Rugby Union matches played today: Lancashire 26. Cumberland 3. Northumberland 0, Durham 8. Yorkshire 13, Cheshire 8. Bedford 0. London Scottish 3. Blackheath 3, Harlequins 11. Exeter 9, Bath 0. Gloucester 10, Oxford University 8. Leicester 3, Bristol 3.
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    CORINTHIANS
    59 15 Due In Penang On January 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Nov. 27. The Islington Corinthians, composed o prominent amateurs, are due to arrive in Penang on Jan. 9. They are to play two matches in Penang, me at Alor Star, one at Ifoh, two in Kuala Lumpur, one
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      116 15 FT Woman and home, home and f children, there is unconscious I f harmony in these words. No home can be happy unless H mother is carefree and baby I contented. The wise mother II realises this early and weans baby on “Lactogen". “Lactoi sen” is whole milk containing 4
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      37 15 J Op —Smashing Through Hy MILLAK WAIT A HOPELESS < A.S! 1' I MARY ANNE I Cl [~l SHE. i-iANDi_ES CHIUA ~IL.(KE JAPAN.' r—| f“ ''il I I UM L./ > fjify uIhF-a nn' R v 1 I~*N-... .7,
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    PRODUCE
    118 16 TlN previously latest LONDON—(Spot) £lB4. 5. 0 No market LONDON—(3 months) £lB4. 5. 0 No market SINGAPORE $90.75 $92.62$ BUSINESS DONE FENANG $905 s92g BUSINESS DONE Buyers no eellere Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundried) 4.75 4.80 BLACK PEPPER 9.00 9.00 RUBBER LONDON NEW YORK 7ftd 7ftd SINGAPORE-Spot 14ftc(G) 14$c(G) Nov
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    DEARER MONEY
    84 16 But Bills In Good Supply On the Money Market credit occasionally proved quite useful, but the chief feature has been another sharp upward movement in the average rate of discount from Ils. Id to 15s. at which the Treasury B.lls were allotted. Moreover brokers received a good supply
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    MOTOR-CYCLIST CHARGED
    92 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 29. Mohamed A riff, a forest ranger, was on Saturday produced before the Ipoh magistrate on a charge of causing hurt to a woman on the Chemor-road by riding his motor-cycle in a negligent manner. He claimed trial and sa d that
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    LEAN & CO.
    138 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Ampats 4 3 4 6 B. Selangors 1.50 1.55 Hong Fatts 1.075 1.10 Klang Rivers 1.375 1.45 Kramats 116 12 0 Kuala Kampars 14 3 14 9 Kuchais 1.50 1.55 Laruts 10*9 11 1$ Putehs 1.185 1.22$ Rantau Prefs. 1.45 1.50 Raubs 4.00 4.25 Rahmans
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    115 16 on Previously Barest Pans 147$ 147 7 64 New York 4.99 ft 4.99$ Montreal 4.99 ft 4.99 Brussels 29.36 29.361 Geneva 21. 21.591 Amsterdam 8.98 i 8.982 Milan 945 94 Berlin 12.38 12.375 Stockholm 19.40 19.40 Copenhagen i 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna .7 26$ 26$ Helsingfors
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    COMMODITIES AND METALS
    124 16 London, Nov. 27. RUBBER r Steady.— London 7ft buyers 7£ sellers Jan./Mar. 7| buyers 71 sellers April/June 7} buyers 7ft sellers July/Sept. 7ft buyers 7’ sellers NEW YORK Unquoted 'tinted Kingdom Stocks: London 32.594 tons Liverpool 20.817 tons OPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. (Nov.) 13.15. 0 PEPPER White
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      KENNEDY & CO.
      106 16 KENNEDY CO. RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Bukit Katil -75 -85 Mentakab «40 -45 Pa jam 1.77 J 1.85 Tapah 1.72$ «k J TIN 4 Ampat 9 Bangrin Batu Selangors 1.55 1 -60 c Hong Fatts 1.06 1 09ex Hongkong 266 2i 9c Jelebu >7O .75ex K. Kamunting 10|3 HO Klang Rivers
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      A.A. ANTHONY & CO.
      135 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.52$ 1.57$ Hong Fatt 1.07 1.09 Klang River 1.40 1 45 Kuchai 1.50 1.55 Puteh 1.15 1.20 Rahman Hyd. 1.32$ 1.37$ Rantau Ordy. 1.45 1.50 Rantau Pref. 1.45 1.50 Sungei Way 2.40 2.50 Taiping Cons. 1.55 1.6«» Talam 1.42$ 1.475 Bangrin 216
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      WALL STREET
      204 16 Strong Opening Expected New York. Nov. 27 —Friday’s rally was sustained by the expectation of further favourable Washington news plus technical reasons. The ability to hold gains suggests the expectation of a strong opening on Monday. The main consideration is still tire extent to which confidence has been
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      SOON THEAM & CO.
      176 16 SOON THEAM CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Ampats 4 3 4 6 Bangrins 213 22 0 Batu Selangors 1.52 1.55 Hong Fatts 1.06 1.08 Jelapangs 32 0 33 0 K. Kamuntings 10 3 10 f Kamuntings 10 6 110 K. Lanjuts 210 216 Katus 21 6 22 6c Kramats 11(6 12
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      TODAY’S PRICES
      26 16 TIN Singapore $92.62%, per pkl. Penang $92-% per pkl. r RUBBER Singapore Spot 23 38c Per lb. Penang Spot 23 3 8c Per lb.
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      22 16 ®PINANG GAZETTE '■‘CORONATION DICTIONARY” COUPON Name J Address.... 3•n I I v II 3 *****37 T lease see I’age 7 for conditions
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      466 16 NOTICE TO IMPORTERS OF PIECE-GOODS The attention of persons wishing to import regulated textiles into the Colony during the quota period Ist January to 31st December, 1938, is invited to Gazette Extraordinary No. 102 dated 27th November. 1937. Notification Nos. 3452, 3453 and 3454. All applications should be in one
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      196 16 BEACH STREET AUCTION ROOMS Important Property Sale By Order of the PUBLIC TRUSTEE. F.M.S. as Executor of the will of CHUNG THYE PHIN, DECEASED. The undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION at 228, Beach Street. Penang, on FRIDAY, 17th DECEMBER, 1937. PARTICULARS OF PROPERTIES AT 11.30 A M.—All that piece
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      764 16 IW BANKS I INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK, 08 Ha KTERED \vv I LTD. {lncf^ m I X r > Royfll IS? I (Incorporated Brttwh India) Paid-up Capital H Reserve Fund R«erve UaUHty or P ropnetM «.«o'? Head Office No. 38 Bishonseate K Head Office 11/12, Fire! Line Beach, U-M»,. s c
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