Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 14 December 1937

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  • 24 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. ft o 291. Vol. XCV. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1937. PRICE 10 GEM S.
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  • 673 1 U.S. Government Demands Compensation, Apologies And Guarantees Evidence Of Deliberate Acts Of Hostility TOK 10 OFFERS PROFUSE APOLOGIES TO U. S. AND BRITAIN W ASHINGTON, DEC. 13 PRESIDENT ROOSEV ELT HAS CONVEYED TO Tilt: EMPEROR OF JAPAN AN EXPRESSION OF HIS DEEP CONCERN AT THE
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  • 122 1 Powers Sought By Bills Before Council Tomorrow (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Dec. 13. The text of four Bills to be introdu' ad into the Legislative Council at a special meeting on Wednesday are published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary issued tonight. The Bills propose
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  • 31 1 was heavily fired on neai Nazareth Reuter. Haifa. Dec. 13. I ight persons were injured. four seriously, when a Jewish bus was heavily fired on neai Nazareth Reu-
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  • 107 1 And Successes In The North In the region of th<j Tai-hu, the Chinese (are steadily pressing on to Wu-hsing where the nuinbei of Japanese troops guarding the line of communication is estimated to be only 10.000. according to a cable received by the Chinese Consulate. Penang.
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  • 186 1 Government’s Policy Unaltered Shanghai. Dec. 14. Japanese occupation ol Nanking, which is almost complet- i <! > at points where small bodies oi Cl u«se troops are ottering resistance, occured on the nrst day of the tilth month of the Shanghai war. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek in a statement
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  • 241 1 Probable Explanation Of Japan’s Acts The London press speaks this morning with a singularly united voice demanding >n one form or another stronger action in the Far East. The Daily Telegraph says that British opinion will not be satisfied with any less satisfaction than Mr. Roosevelt has demanded
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  • 110 1 Reuter. Snow In North Worst For A Decade The worst storms for many years arc raging in the British Isles. Scotland’s snowstorms are the decade’s worst. The liner Normandie lost an anchor while battling with the gale off the Isle of Wight. The troopship Dunera. with troops
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    • 29 1 B s. mohideen co. Beach Street, Penang) 'Phone No. 947 I xpt-rls in serving to the Government Depts., throughout in Malaya. Bran< he»:— Penang A Malacca HfMMI Office Singapore
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    • 122 1 SPECIAL AIR MAIL PHOTOS ARRIVING Twice A Week Now On View At Our SHOW WINDOWS 10 cts. per copy. C.S. 64A CHRISTMAS FARE W i J < J This year’s W i j selection even surpasses that i I l ast vear A splendid choice of Fine Plump Birds 11
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  • 722 2 The New Siam No. 2 Danger of Completing Such A Project Fully Realised (Ih A Special Correspondent) Behind the stability of the Siamese Government today, and the intense developmental pro gramme which is being carried out bv the Government, is a story of many
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  • 113 2 Falling Coconut Kills Boy (From Our Own Correspondent.; Sungei Patani. Dec. 13. A crowd of people watching a mat i iage photograph being taken in front of the Phoey Chye School in Singkir on Saturday at 2.30 p. in. saw a coconut suddenly fall down
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  • 86 2 Educated Chinese Charged Chia Teck Soon, an educated Chinese, was charged before Mr. Lim Cheng Ean the Penang Additional Magistrate yesterday, with having pretended to be an agent or representative of the Posts and Telegraphs Department. Penang, deceived Ahmed Hussain and thereby induced him to permit you
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  • 67 2 Some old clothing and buttons forme! the subject of a charge against Yeoh Hock Lye, who was produced before the Penair' Additional Magistrate yesterday. He was accused of having stolen some clothing and buttons totalling $3.50 belonging to Khor Chew Lai on December 12 at Bridge Street.
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  • 257 2 (LETTER TO THE EDITOR! Sir, I admit this question affects only a very few students in this country but it is no justification why such a stiff and faulty paper should be left honourably without a legitimate comment. This December paper is definitely more stiff than
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  • 96 2 (LETTER TO THE EDITOR) Sii, With reference to your report in your ssue of the 9th instant regarding a meeting held on the Bth instant at the prem.ses of the Old Xaverians’ Association, Penang, have to point out firstly, the meeting was of former students of the four
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  • 110 2 Far having had in his possession 10 lottery tickets of the Li Tek Seah while a non-member of the Seah, Choo Leong w’as fined $25 in default one month’s rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. Lim Cheng Ean the Penang Additional magistrate yesterday. Choo Leong was charged with
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  • 73 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Sungei Patani, Dec. 13. Patani had a black-out” last i< nt for ten minutes at 7.27 p.m. It is 'eamt that one of the three engines at the power station was damaged and had to >€ stopped. At the same time all
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  • 139 2 Orderly Convicted On Two Counts (From Our Own Correspondent) Sungei Patani. Dec. 13. Cheik bin Lebai Mat. orderly to the Licensing Officer. Sungei Patani. was charged by Inspector Syed Akil before H.H. Tunku Abdul Rahman at the High Court. Division 11, yesterday with criminal
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  • 168 2 Convict Smashes Windows Newport, 1.0. W., Dec. 2. Details of an exciting scene yesterday, when a convict from Parkhurst Prison smashed windows of the Governor’s house, became known today. The man broke away from a working party as it was marching out of the prison after
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  • 126 2 Rotten Row Incident London, Dec. 3. A charge of being drunk while riding a horse on Rotten-row, Hyde Park, was made against Mrs. Bertha Verrail, 40, of St Ermin’s-Court. Caxt on-street, Westminster, at Marlborough-street yesterday. She pleaded not guilty and was remanded on bail. P.c.
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  • 146 2 Woman’s Alleged Act In Temple Arrested on a warrant in Singapore, a Sikh woman, Gangoo alias Narainkur. appealed before Mr. Lim Cheng Ean, the Penang Additional Magistrate, yesterday charged with having committed theft oi jewellery, clothing and cash to the total value of $5OO belonging to Mangal
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  • 273 2 State Aid Promised An attempt is to be made to improve the prospects of the tortoise shell industry at Galle, Ceylon. A deputation from the All-Ceylon Torto se Shell Workers’ Association last week met Mr. G. C. S. Corea. Minister of Labour. Industry and Commerce. The
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  • 201 2 To Be Discontinued From Next Month The concessions at present in force in the Federated Malay States in respect of rent on lands planted with coconuts 2nd oil-palms will be discontinued with effect from Jan. 1. From then the full rent reserved in the documents of title,
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  • 81 2 Driver Arrested (From Ou r Own Correspondent.) Sunges Patani, Dee. 13. Following a quarrel, a Chinese bu:> driver is alleged to have stabbed a compatriot working as an inspector in the same bus company yesterday at the newhired car stand just behind the Hongkong» Shanghai Bank
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  • 723 3 Floating American Embassy THREE MERCHANT SHIPS ALSO BOMBED Following incidents on Sunday morning when British gunboats and merchant vessels at anchor in the Yangtse were fired at and hit by Japanese artillery, the United States, gunboat, Panay, together with three Socony ships, were bombed and
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  • 187 3 Reuter. Capital Ships Suggestion j 1» c 13: In Commons Lieut. i: Fletcher asked when the uny by representatives of the «•rvices into the question of >1 Hongkong was, and if the atisfied that British forces ufficimt for the defence ot having regard to the existing
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  • 239 3 R< uter. Mr. Hull Sleeps On Incident ,;ton, Dec. 13: Mr. Cordell Hull, retary of State, has prepared representations to be presented > 1 ?in regarding the sinking of the Mi Hull held a conference with i. i.f Far Eastern advisers before ntting the protest. is no indication
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  • 59 3 Reuter \essel May Be A Total l.oss 13: After spending two &lt;1 m makeshift shelters on t Hoishoto and Hayake ind i rew of the President ing taken off today by the M Kinlay. It is assumed that a being maintained aboard Hoover but it is feared the
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  • 76 3 Reuter. «Hup it li France I 1 .M Stoyadinovitch, the mirr, in the course of conM D. ibos, the French confirmed his governn not to sign the antiaccording to the Havas h is reported to have &gt;urney to Rome was to no visit to Belgrade and courtesy
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  • 345 3 Reuter. Full Reparation Offered Shanghai, Dec. 13: It is understood that Admiral Hasegawa has offered Admiral Yarnell full reparation in connection with the Panay disaster. A Japanese naval communique says that appropriate steps to enable Admiral Hasegawa to assume full responsibility for the bombing and sinking of the Panay.
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  • 117 3 Reuter. Enthitsiasni Of Soviet Electors Moscow. Dec. 13: The Soviet general election was marked by unprecedented enthusiasm, according to the official Tass Agency. Over 100.000 polling stations were open from 6 p.m. to midnight, but so keen were the voters to vote early that in a
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  • 130 3 Reuter. Dr. A. Hinslev Vatican City. Dec. 13: Dr. Arthur Hinsiey. Archbishop of Westrr.inst» r has been created a cardinal at a secret consistory. He is the first British car- iral since Cardinal Bourne died in 1935 Most cardinals are resi»lent in Rome. At the present cons
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  • 113 3 Reuter. Commons Question London, Dec. 13. Japanese imports of petroleum formed the subject of a question in Commons by Col. Burton In a written reply to it Capt. Euan Wallace slated that accord.ng to Japanese official trade statistics Japanese imports of crude and refined petroleum for 12
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  • 140 3 Reuter. Japanese Shipping Ban Hankow, Dec. 13: Colonel Hashimoto, commanding officer of the Japanese troops in Wuhu area, informed the British authorities that for the next three clays shipping must not move anywhere in the Yangtse. If they disobey they will be fired on. Hashimoto admitted that he was
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  • 168 3 Reuter. Rumours Of New Parity London. Dec. 13: Possiblly. in anticipation ol Mussolini’s speech, possibly owing to increasing nervousness concerning Italy's conomic position. there has been fairly heavy selling of the lira in the last fewdays Italian authorities did not prevent the rate depreciating on Saturday and did
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  • 760 3 Daughter Cross-Examined: Case For Prosecution Closed (From Our Own Correspondent) T HE High Court of the first diviMon Alor star, was again vXX* Xn h«*nng was resumed on the trial ef B .kar bin Haji Ismail, who vva.s with the murder
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  • 1955 4 ENTHUSIASM WITH JUDGMENT URGED Warning Lesson Of Hong Kong Krom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 13. r |'IIE desirability of a university tor Singapore to raise the status of the Medical College and Raffles College was stressed at the re-union dinner oi King Edward
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  • 394 4 INVENTS PORTABLE X-RAY APPLIANCE i From Our Own Correspondent) London. Dec. 6. A retired Malayan rubber planter receives many tributes in the London press th s morning. He is Mr. J. C. Wilson, inventor of a portable X-ray appliance which car. be carried by motor-car to
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  • 255 4 &lt; From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Dec. 8. The new treaty between France and Siam, initialled by both parties on Nov. 5 was signed here on Tuesday by the French Charge d’Affaires and the Siamese Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Treaty was signed by the two
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  • 189 4 No One ould Give It A Home From Our London Staff. London. Dec. 6. The statue of Sir Stamford Raffles which stood in the old Malayan Court at the Imperial Institute. South Kensington, has been destroyed. The authorities were unable to find anyone who would accept it
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  • 320 4 Following are contributions received up-to-date towards the China Distress Relief Fund: Previously acknowledged Straits 5396.024.80; Workmen of The Municipal Tramways Workshop 70.80; Oversea-Chinese of Sam Seok, Kopah 20.20; Miss Low Geok Mooi .95; Messrs. Po Wah Company 5.56; Messrs. Asia Insurance Co. Ltd.. staff 29.80; Messrs.
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  • 529 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL The death took place in England on Oct. 7 of Mrs. Bean, the wife of Mr. J. S. W. Bean. Mr. Runme Shaw of Ipoh has left for Bangkok on business and is expected to be there for a fortnight. Mrs. L. de Piro, wife of Mr. J.
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  • 209 4 This evening at the Esplanadt :rc.j G.OO p.m. to 7.30 p.m.: March: The Great Little Army Alicr.j Overture: Bronze Horst. Auber Selection: A Runaway Girl: Moncktor. Waltz- Donau Wellen: Ivanovici. Comet Solo: Star Of Love: Ponce. Selection: The Beauty Of Bath: Hair Fox Trot: Rip Tide: Pecorir.: TOMORROW
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  • 961 5 HIT 19-TON LORRY Sjjeed Of 98m.p.h. Denied d&lt;-ni.d that he vv.im travelling at 5 m.p.h. prior to a crash was made Mt. William D.t.vi&lt;l Ormsby-Gore, 19-t Har-old 4on of the Colonial r»*tar&gt; (Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore) v court Ski Watlington, Oxfordshire, last week.
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  • 42 5 (Left) FEUDAL DUES for the KING, v hen )u visited his Duchy of Cornu all estates, these two silver yreyhoiends say yoodbye to Kenneth Hodge whose father received a white rod from His Majesty in exchange.
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  • 984 5 His Baillie-Stewart Secret London, Dec. 3. Bl’JxbJ’ 1 oi his diamond-studded wrist watch and his platinum culi-links, an ex-Mayiair playboy who thought nothing oi losing £?.0(X) in a night’s game oi baccarat, went home last night from the London Bankruptcy Court and dined oft
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  • 508 5 Sold Back For Sum Of £2O,&lt;MM&gt; London, Dec. 2. When the affairs of Lady (Munel) Bowden were mentioned in the Court oi Appeal yesterday counsel stated that she sold a settlement of £5,000 a year which her husoand, Sir Harold Bowden, made in her favour,
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  • 227 6 SENTENCED TO DAY’S GAOL AND $3O FINE (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Dec. 13. A 20-year-old dwarf named Alang Abdui Rani bin Ngah Osman and another Malay. Anjang Pendawa bin Ngah Adan, appeared this morning before Raja Hitam, First Magistrate. Kuala Kangsar on a
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  • 119 6 **!Xot Going To Be Executioners (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 13. We are not going to be executioners of our own people.” declared Chinese ironore workers who arrived in Singapore yesterday after quitting work on the Japan ese-owned Ishihara Sangyo Koshi mine at Sembrong in
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  • 87 6 Prosecutor Robbed During Trial Dr Jeno Vasvary. public prosecutor, conducted a case at Budapest against Jozsef Varga, who was accused of stealing four coats. The man was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment. After the case Dr. Vasvary went to the cloakroom for his expensive fur coat, and found
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  • 751 7 fortifications to be EXTENDED M. Daladier Says, We Must Be Ready” Paris, Dec. 3. 1938 estimates for the Ministry of War approximately £36,000.000 were passed in the C hamber today bv the unanimous vote of the 603 Deputies present in penson or by proxy. Last
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  • 201 7 Gold Syndicate Story London. Dec. 3 An elderly retired business man, whose name was not disclosed, stated at the Mansion House yesterday that he had lost his life’s savings in a West African gold syndicate He was giving evidence against three men accused of conspiring to
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  • 97 7 Partnership To Go On New York. The 14-year bridge” romance between Mr. Ely Culbertson, the American bridge expert, and his wife Josephine has ended, according to Mr. Culbertson. In a statement issued by his attorneys Mr. Culbertson says that his wife intends to seek a
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  • 102 7 Denounces Purge Paris, Dec. 4 A dramatic letter denouncing the Stalin purge” in Russia is reported m the Pans Press tonjght to have been received in Paris by the League for the Rights of Man from a former Russian diplomat. The writer is stated to
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  • 74 7 Mr. Winston Churchill’s solicitors. Nicholl Manisty and Co have issued a writ for alleged libel against Messrs Heinemann, the publ shers, and Mr. Geoffrey Denn s, the author. The matter arises from a passage in Mr Dennis’s book. Coronation Commentary Recently a libel action brought by the
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  • 245 7 Salesmen Called Back: W ork Held Up BIC, BUSINESS in America has begun a fresh and relentless campaign tn bring down President Roosevelt. This is the newest phase of the war it hais been waging against the President—a war which brought slump
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  • 478 7 Air. Lloyd George On Menace To World LEAGUE -STRICKEN WITH PALSY” A warning that liberty, democracy and nternational rights throughout the world were menaced by the alliance of Germany Italy and Japan was given by Mr. Lloyd George recently. Addressing a meeting of the Council of Action
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  • 306 7 £8.000,000 Grant To Parents’ Union MARRIAGE LOANS AND TAX REMISSIONS Rome. Signor Mussolini has tabled in the Chamber of Deputies a bill which embodies recent decrees calculated to encourage a higher birth-rate. The bill is the outcome of a resolution passed by the Fascist Grand Council
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  • 156 7 Closer Than Ever Cape Town, Dec 3 Gen Smuts. Minister of Justice, yesterday addressed 500 delegates to the Congress of the United party at Bloemfontein He referred at length to the Government’s achievements, and said he had complete confidence in next year s General
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    • 556 7 Office 12. Bishop Street, Penang Phene 1477 1478 with extensions. Tel egr i: Gazette Penang. Unaapore Ittce Cecil Street, Singapaae. Phoae 8471. Tel Tinea Singapo.e. «..h Lampur Office 25, Java Street. Phone 36L». office Brewster Read. Phone 268. bsedae Office 48, 43, Fleet Street, London E.C. 4 Phone Centra) 3688
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    • 271 7 MONEY INVESTED IN IA LIFE POLIEY I CANNOT DEPRECIATE THE I GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CQ„ LTD. I HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE m Rirter I i J| Help Kidneys Clean Out Poisonous'At ids Your Kidneys have nine million tiny tubes or filters which are endangered by cheap, irritating drugs or neglect. Unknown
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  • 719 8 WE have become so inured to indolence and pillage that the news of the Yangtse attack on U.S. and British gunboats and merchantmen is robbed of some of its startling qualities. The usual protests and apology farce will doubtless be gone through, and we shall sit
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  • 281 8 Lorry Overttired On Way To Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Dec. 18. Huddled dot»e together land shiver, ing from dampness which went through their thin cotton clothes, 19 men of the Royal Engineers, Pulau Brani, waited several hours on Saturday night on the road
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  • 88 8 His Excellency he Governor, £sir Shenton Thom is, and Lady Thomas who came to Penang cn Friday, following a three-day stay at Alor Star, returned to Singapore iast evening by the s.s. Kedah. They were accompanied by their personal staff, Mr. H. D. Humphrey. Priva'e Secretary, and
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  • 551 8 Fear of thunderstorms A Doctor gives advice On how to overcome it DURING the last few weeks I have met four people, residents of Malaya, who declare, with every appearance of terror, that they dread the thunderstorms which break over us from time to time, and that,
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  • 233 8 Sum Of $5,645 Collected For China Relief Fund According to the statement of receipts for the China Red Cross Charity Night organised by the Penang Chinese Ladies on December 4. 85,645 were collected In all. 83,780 worth of tickets were sold, and auction of g'cods realised
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  • 152 8 MUNICIPAL HEALTH REPORT The health statement issued by the Penang Municipal Health Officer for the month of November shows an increase in the birth and death rates but a decrease in infant mortality. The birth rate was 14 per thousand, compared with 37.49 in the previous
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  • 151 8 Motion Of Censure Dropped In the Commons Mr. C. R Attlee made a personal statement regarding the. v of censure. He said on the basis ot imuc* l rate newspaper reports a motion had placed on the Order Paper attacking honour and charging him with be
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  • 4 8 MOTOR RALLY
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  • 1596 9 P anay Sinking: Genuine Apology Needed This Time i. Reuter. Washington, Dec. 13.—President Roosevelt's message and the Government's demands were transmitted to the Japanese Ambassador by Mr. Cordell Hull who told turn that the President "was deeply shocked and concerned by the news
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  • 191 9 COMMITTEE TO GO INTO MATTER? At today's meeting of the Penang Municipal Commissioners Mr. Corrie Grumitt, having given due notice, will move the following resolution: That a Committee of five Commissioners. consisting of the President and 4 others, be appointed for the purpose of investigating the
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  • 357 9 .Reuter. Outrage, Apology, Outrage The Times draws a distinction between the firing on the; British gunboats and the sinking of the Panay, though both were wanton outrages As regards the former, The Times thinks it might be pleaded that Col. Hashimoto lost touch with headquarters in the rapid
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  • 281 9 Entries Closing On Thursday LIKELY TO EXCEED 200 (By Tic-Tac) THE Skye meeting on Friday and Saturday at Taiping (the entries for which will be found elsewhere) will bring the 1937 racing season to a close but barely 10 days later the 1938 season will be ushered in
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  • 69 9 Mr R. Nutt arrived this morning from Telok Anson by the s.s. Krian.’ The motorship Alsia” is expected to arrive here this afternoon at four o’clock from Bangkok, Singapore and Port Swettenham, homeward bound with the following Straits passengers: Mrs E. G-ible Mrs. G Gingrich, Miss M.
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    • 211 9 NAHAR CO. AL WAYS AT SPORTS SERVICE SPORTS ®&gt;" GOODS X OF ALL VARIETIES NAHAR COMPANY (OPPOSITE ESPLANADE) Branches kuala Lumpur Light Street Telephone PENANG 1505 r E. O. HOTEL, PENANG TOMORROW, 15th DECEMBER DINNER DANCE XMAS NEW YEAR PROGRAMME. j}XMAS EVE SPECIAL DINNER Friday, 240» December DANCE DINNER W
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  • 1412 10 Sentence Fully Warranted, Declares Court (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 11. The appeal of Charles Arthur Ross, a ?enang European mercantile assistant, from i sentence imposed on hirn at the Singapore Assizes of six months simple imprisonment and three years’ disqualification from holding a driving
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  • 98 10 During the week ending Dec. 4. 1937. exports from Malaya ports amounted tu 45.683 cases, of which: 38.076 (83 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom. 1,70. (4 per cent) cases to the Continent ot Eulope, 2,827 &lt;6 per cent) cases to Canada and 3.075
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  • 41 10 Rubber returns for the month of November. lbs. Alor Gajah 16,800 Australasia 23.800 Ayer Panas 78,000 Bukit Kubu 13.500 Glenealy 52.400 Jalan Kebun 14,700 Kluang 38.174 Pajam 163.000 Port Swettenham 10,900 Tambalak 17,500 Teluk Anson 59,363 Ulu Bcnut 32,600
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  • 40 10 As from Wednesday, Dec. 15. resurfacing of Western Road between Gottlieb Road and Macalister Road will be in progress. Motorists visiting the Waterfall Gardens are advised by the Municipal Engineer to use Ayer Rajah Road to avoid inconvenience.
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  • 204 10 One of the first occasions on which wireless was used to bring help to a ship in distress was in 1913, when, thanks to SOS calls, 521 of the passengers and crew were rescued from the British steamer Volturno. which was destroyed by fire in mid-Atlantic. Listeners
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    • 283 10 E POPPY DAY BOXING (CHARITY) CONTEST TO BE HELD AT THE GRAND AMUSEMENT PARK ALOR STAR KEDAH 9 P.M. SHARP ON THE NIGHT OF Sunday, 19th December 1937 IN AID OF THE KEDAH POPPY-DAY FUND UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF THE HON’BLE Mr. J. D. HALL, m.c.s., (THE BRITISH ADVISER
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  • 264 11 THE ROYAL COMMAND PERFORMANCE OPENING SCENE The scene at the Palladium, photographed by ordinary’ stag-e lighting as Berkely Square" from the Palladium show appeared on the stage before the K’ng and Queen at the Variety charity performance in aid of the sick, old and needy.
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  • 384 12 The conditions created in China by the present conflict have been responsible for the departure from Swatow of an American family’ who had become, as a resident puts it, almost an institution in that port, says the South China Morning Post. Captain G. St. M. Stocker,
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  • 1421 12 Tests Under Shipboard Conditions A full account of the fire tests carried out on board the U.S. steamer Nantasket was given by Mr. G. G. Sharp in a paper Fire Control for Passenger Vessels.” which he read at the meeting of the
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  • 217 12 Latest Time» Of Posting AIR MAIL A mail for Kuala Lumpur and Sing ux by Malayan Internal Air Service will XX at 2 p.m. tomorrow. A mail for Amsterdam' and K.L.M. Service will close at 7 am tomorrow. *Correspondence fully pr r for transmission by K.L.M.
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  • 162 12 By arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, Christaae and New Year Foreign Greeting. o Telegrams to all places (except Russia' witt which the Daily Letter Telegram Servic* is in operation, will be accepted at any Telegraph Office in the Straits Setthm and Federated Malay States durinsr
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    • 1752 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. BERLIN i MELBOURNE IHK 15.20 Me/» 19-1 a- VK 2ME 9.59 Mrs (31.2 m.) 9.54 Me/. 11« TOD AY f»*,. on the following wavclnngtln: DAE. 17-76 Mr s 16-89 pin DJQ 15.28 Me 4.20 Opening announcement. 5.20 With TRANSMISSION s D-IA 9.56 Me/® 31.18 m.
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    • 292 12 PENANG—ZHJ ZHJ 6.08 Mes (49.3 m.) TODAY P* 111 ut 7.00 Signal and programme. 7.05 Light music. 7.35 Share report. 7.40 Weekly sports talk by Mr. M. Saravanamuttu. £.OO Forum Theatre Orchestra. (B. B. C. iebroadcast). 8.15 Birthday of H. M. King George VI. Salute of Guns at the Tower
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  • 940 13 M.V. *SI LVERGUAVA’ arrives today from Pacific coast via Singapore, sailing same day for Rangoon and Calcutta. M.S. ALSIA’ arrives this morning 8.00 a.m. from Bangkok via Singapore and Port Swettenham. sailing today for Colombo, Aden, Suez. Port Said, La Goulette, Sfax, Genoa, Marseilles. London.
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  • 65 13 A new shipping company called the Compania Cubana de Servicios Maritimes, has been founded in Havana with Cuban and United States capital of 500,000 pesos to carry on a regular service between Havana and Key West. The ships of the company will be chiefly concerned in carrying
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  • 145 13 Qantas Empire Airways’ Offer The Imperial Airways Ltd., Singapore inform us that in order to meet the more extensive needs of passengers making air journeys of several days’ duration, it has been decided to increase the free allowance of baggage to 45 lbs. for passengers travelling
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 587 13 blue funnel line LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT Leave» Doe lln conjunction with Glen Shire Line) Penang London HAS Ldon, R’dam, H’burg, Hull Swansea Dec. 16 Jan. 12 E xj (.DON Mars., Ldon, R’dam, Glasgow. Dec. 24 Jan 19 U \OGLE L don. R’dam, H’burg, Antwerp and Dec. 31 Jan. 31
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    • 582 13 P A O BRITISH d |NDIA ilncorporated in England.) SINGAPORE, CHINA JAPAN S.S. CORFtr SAILING THURSDAY, 16th DECEMBER Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under Penang, Teluk Anson, Port R wet tert am, contract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service. London and Far East Mail Service. S/S "MATA
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    • 264 13 i Incorporated in Denmark.) PASSENGER and FREIGHT SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON (Passengers only) ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, AARHUS COPENHAGEN. Leaving Penang m.s. ALSIA” x Tuesday D^ g 14 m.s. "BORINGIA” xx Friday Jan. 7 m.s. "FIONIA” xx Friday Jan. ms. LALANDIA” Friday Feb. 18 m s JUTLANDIA” Friday Mar. 11 m.s. MEONIA”
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  • 680 14 Much Activity At Racecourse (From Gui Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Dec. 13. .Vhen the curtain rises on Friday, December 17, on tne Tatping lurf C.ubs long looked lor two-nay oxye meeting it could be confidently expected that the Committee’s policy in changing- the date to one midway between
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  • 838 14 Week-End Matches Against Selangor Singapore E. B. DAVID' REPLACES PESTANA The Penang State hockey team will be travelling down to Kuala Lumpur this week-end to play Selangor and Singapore on Saturday and Sunday. Alter a trial on the Esplanade yesterday the team was selected.
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  • 88 14 Tourists Need 81 Runs To Win With 6 Kkts. In Hand Bombay. Dec. 13. All-India were dismissed today for 208 .n their second innings. Mankad, the 22-year-old newcomer, scored 88. Gover ook Ive wickets for 88 runs, and Wellard Jour for 61. At the close of
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  • 65 14 r.Reuter. Amr Bey Wins For Third Time London, Dec. 13. At the Bath Club, London, F. D. Amr Bey, of Egypt, won the Amateur Squash Racquets Championship for the third time, consecutively, by defeating, in the final, Dr. J. F. Stokes &—3, 94, 92. Amr Bey had a
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  • 27 14 .Reuter. New York. Dec. 14.- Schmeling beat Harry Thomas at Chicago by a technica knock out in the eighth round of a ten rounds contest.Reuter.
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  • 232 14 PERAK’S TEAM TO MEET PENANG (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Dec. 14. Perak s team io meet Penang in the northern section of the Malaya Cup rugger competition at ipoh on Saturday has been chosen as follows: Murray; Slade, Fyte. Hart, McQuitty: Dean, Mansell-Edwards; Lewis. Barnes, Baker.
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  • 93 14 Mr. J. M. Auld Injured Mr. J. M. Auld, the Perak rugger player. whilst travelling to Kuala Lumpur writh Mr. J. B. Reid in a M. G. sports car. met with an accident near Tanjong Malim. As a result Mr. Auld has been admitted
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  • 308 14 ATHLETICS Should in Several Empire Titles The team for the Fourth Empire Games at Sydney (Feb. 5 to 12) have left in the s.s. Ormonde. The English team numbers 75, including seven officials. There are 15 men athletes (under the captaincy of K S. Duncan) and nine
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  • 80 14 A Penang women’s hockey team will be visiting Ipoh on Saturday to play the Ipoh Y.W.C.A. The team, which will have a practice against "The Rest” tomorrow at the Francis Light School ground, is as follows; Mrs. C. P. Purcell; Mrs. C. O. Lim.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 169 14 How to Cure PILES Simple Application Stops Pain and Bleeding. Piles Heal Completely. I ntjl Dr. Van Vleck’e startling discovery of his Absorptive Pile Plasma, the surgeon h knife was the only cure for bad piles. But the amazing healing effect of Dr. Van Vleck s Absorptive Pile Plasma, ni
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    • 599 14 BEACH STREET AUCTION ROOMS NOTICE OF SALE OF IMPORTANT TOWN PROPERTIES BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE The undersigned will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION On 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd December. 1937. No. 228, Beach Street, Penang, the following properties ON MONDAY, 20th DECEMBER, at 11.30 a. m 1. All those two
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  • 1916 15 HEARTENING DAY FOR SELECTORS AT COSFORTH Gosforth, Dec. 4. ONCE more we had really writehed conditio»»» for the first of the English Rugby trial matches, and once more the players have triumphed over these conditions to provide us with a capital game. All
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  • 138 15 No Road Temperament Charles J. W. Smirke, the jockey, of Westhall-avenue, Epsom, surrendered his motor driving licence for life at Acton last week because according to his counsel, he realised he had not the temperament for a driver.” Smirke was fined £lO, ordered to pay
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  • 423 15 Sunderland’s Poor Display REVIEW OF SATURDAY’S HOME SOCCER (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 12. Two goals by Beattie enabled Portsmouth to score their first away victory of the season. Sunderland gave a very poor display. The spectators cheered the Southerners. There was no score
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 281 15 See the name on the nameplate before you buy j I L. PROOF No. 1 GREATER PROTECT-ABILITYFrigidaire keeps food safer, fresher, longer I Safety-Zone Cold in every part of food compartment at all timesproved by Food-Safety Indicator with which each DRS model is equipped. Adjustable Safety-Zone temperatures for any protection
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • 118 16 TIN:- PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDON—(Spot) No market £195.15. 0 LONDON—(3 months) No market £195- &lt;&gt;• 0 SINGAPORE $98.25 $95.00 BUSINESS DONE FENANG $98.25 $94.00 BUSINESS DONE Buyers no seller» Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundried) 5.00 4-W BLACK PEPPER 9.00 00 RUBBER:LONDON 7 d 7 d NEW YORK 15,' n c(G) 15£c(G)
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  • 354 16 Share of zi aenemlnatron umen otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or al] Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 4 Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 112 Com Union Aasce. (Units) w Prudential Assce. A” 34 Royal A«ce. share 10s pd.) 8 J Great Western Rly Ordy Canadian Pacific (£25) 8 &lt;
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  • 118 16 LondcMi on Previously Today TPahs 117 564 147 9|64 Nev York 4.991 4.99 ***** Montreal 4.99 a 4.99 1164 Brussels 29.40? 29.38£ «Geneva 21.60? 21.60 J Auud e rdan 8.98?,; 8.98 Milan 95 c sellers 95 Berlin 12.40 12.39 Stockholm 19.40 19.40 «Cnpenhageo 22.40 22.40 19.90 19.90 26£
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  • OPENING QUOTATIONS
    • 67 16 KENNEDY CO. &lt;ITN Buyers Sellers Ampit s i° 56 Ayer Hitam 26 9 27 i 9 Batu Selangor 1.55 I.62£ex Hong Fatt 1.121 1.15 Kampong Lan jut 23 6 24 3 Larut 11 1 9 12 1 3 Rantau Pref. 1.471 1.55 Rantau Ordy. 1.471 1.55 Raub Gold 3.521 3.57£ex
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    • 126 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.60 1.65 Hong Fatt 1.121 1.171 Kuchai 1.55 1.60 Pu teh 1 30 1.35 Rahman Hyd. 1.35 1.40 Rantau Pref. 1.50 1.55 Kantau Pref. 1.50 1.55 Taiping Gons. 1.70 1.77 J Talam 1-45 1.50 Bangrin 23 6 24 6 Burma Malay 25
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    • 191 16 UNEXPLAINED WEAKNESS New York, Dec. 13The weakness of the market cannot logically be ascribed to any one cause, but the fact is that the technical strength of recent days is not in evidence. We suggest watching tomorrow’s action for a better clue to the next near-term move before
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    • 24 16 TIN Singapore $95.00 Per pkl. Penang $94.00 Per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot 24 s(Bc Per lb. Penang Spot 24 58c Per lb.
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    • 194 16 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Allenbys 1.45 1.52 J Ayer Panas 1.42£ 1.50 Bassetts .57£ .62 J Batu Lintang 1.57£ 1.12£ Eedfords 1.10 1.15 Bentas 1.15 1.20 Brogas .85 .87£c Mentakabs -45 .47£ Malaka Pindas 1.35 1.42£c Nyalas -97£ 1.02£ Pa jams 1.97£ 2.07JC Sungei Tukangs 1.12£ 1.17£ Ulu Benats
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    • 141 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Ampats 5 0 5 6 B. Selangors 1.60 1.65 Heng Fatts 1.14 1.16 Jelebus .70 .73 K. Lanjuts 23 9 24|3 Kraniats 12 4£ 12 10£ K. Kampars 14 6 15*0 Kuchais 1.57£ 1.62 A Laruts 11 6 11'9 Pungahs 22 0 22 6 Putehs
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    • 127 16 London. Dec. 13. RUBBER Easy. London 7A buyers 7, 7 rf sellers Jan./Mar. 72 buyers 7£ sellers April/June 7£ buyers 7£ sellers July/Sept. 7?« buyers 7U sellers NEW YORK 15.33 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 34.326 tons Liverpool 20.91 S tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam (Dec.) £14.10.
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  • 68 16 (From Our Own Correspondent! Batu Gajah. Monday. The much-decomposed body of a fullydressed male Chinese, who has not been identified,, was found floating in a mine pool at Tronoh yesterday, and was sent for the usual post mortem examination to the Batu Gajah district hospital.
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  • 67 16 Reuter. A Precautionary Marking Down The latest Far Eastern developments led to a pi ecautionary lowering of values in some sections, but actual busness vzas confined to a little Continental support of various inter-Bourse favourites, notably Royal Dutch a few Kaffirs and diamonds Otherwise markets were quiet. Base
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  • 55 16 Mr. Eden was asked if he had information as to the German Ambassador in China offering his services as mediator between the Chinese and Japanese Governments. He replied: "No. Sir. I understand from the German and Japanese* Governments that the German Ambassador has not been charged with a
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  • 26 16 Pattani Tin Final dividend of s&lt;; less tax on account oT the year ended June 30 1937, payable to shareholders registered on December 21.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 12 16 I II PINANG gazette O/ DICTIONARY” COUPON Kame Address :T., 14] 12)37
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    • 148 16 BANKS A NEW SAFE DEPOSIT SERVICE SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES for the safe keeping of valuabiea, Important documents, records, etc., etc., are available at OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED. Nos. 28 30, BEACH STREET, PENANG. The following are the important features of this service: SECURITY—PRIVACY ACCESSIBILITY—SECRECY MODERATE FEES. Complete details obtainable upon
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    • 530 16 THE MERCANTILE BaNw OF INDIA, LTD K (Incorporated in Capital Authorised Capital Subscribed Reserve Fund and Rest Capital Paid Up £l -247 au P board of oiEEcroß» Right Hon. Lord etto oT^ aIU Sir Charles Alexander Innes, K Sir Thomas Smith, Kt., 1 K P. R. Chalmers, Eaq.’ Sir C.
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