Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 1 January 1938
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle
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Title Section20 1938-01-01 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No. 1. Vol. XCVL SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1938. PRICE 10 CENTS.20 words
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Article180 1938-01-01 1 Joint Meeting In London Next Week DOCKERS ALREADY TAKING UNOFFICIAL ACTION It is understood that a joint meeting of the T. U. C. General Council, the National Executive of the Labour Party and the Executive of the Parliamentary Labour Party will he held in LondonReuter. - 180 words
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Article, Illustration733 1938-01-01 1 RECOGNITION FOR DIPLOMATS Home Honours List It the head of the New Year's Honours the Viscounty conferred on Lord Nuf.fld for public aid philanthropic services. In the recent past Lord Nuffield has ms de a series of benefactions of unpre-ce-idented munificence for the benefit 01 i.'tressed733 words
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Article32 1938-01-01 1 77.57 to 64.64 cents an ounce.Reuter. Washington. Dee. 31.- President Roosevelt has slashed that price of silver mined in the United States from 77.57 to 64.64 cents an ounce.Reu-77.57 to 64.64 cents an ounce.Reuter. - 32 words
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Article82 1938-01-01 1 Reuter. M. Chautemps To Mediate Paris, Dec. 31.—The Senate by 224 votes to 73 adopted the conclusions of the Senate Finance Commission rejecting the proposal for reopening the Paris Exhibition next year. The proposal had already been adopted by the Chamber by a considerable majority. M. Bonnet announcedReuter. - 82 words
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Article134 1938-01-01 1 Reuter. Smuts Ou Large And Formidable Army** Geneva, Dec. 31. A vibrant plea for thv League as a living reality in the present and a real hope for the future was made by General Smuts in a speech recorded ,n South Africa and broadcast to the WorldReuter. - 134 words
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Article90 1938-01-01 1 A four-year-old Chinese boy is lying in the Penang General Hospital in a critical condition, as a lesyut of a motor accident which occurred at Light Street, in front of Stanley and Co., last evening. It is understood that at about 6 p.m., the boy90 words
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Article, Illustration53 1938-01-01 1 |>OET as well as politician, Wang w Cbing-weiwho may succeed Chiang Kai-sheklooks boyishly young, despite his 51 years. In 1935 had two narrow escapes "rom assassination in one month: Was at one time leader of the Left Wing of the Kuomintang Nationalist Party) and a bitter political opponent53 words
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Article250 1938-01-01 1 Position At End Of Nine Months Exchequer returns for the first threequarteis of the financial year show a nrt increase cf total ord nary revenue compared with a year ago of £25,787.544. In eluding self balancing items, total revenue is up £29.087.544 to £534,112.358. the estimate for the whole250 words
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Article132 1938-01-01 1 Charges In Tinies Of Transmissions It is officially announced that the closing of the gap between Transmissions 2 and 3 in the 8.8. C. Empire Service from Daventry is the chief of several important changes that will come into force this year. On and after tomorrow, the132 words
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Article369 1938-01-01 1 Creation Of New Senior Post At Foreign Office The following statement is issued from the Foreign Office. The Secretary tor Foreign Affairs in consultation with the Prime Minister has recently had under review conditions which for some time past have placed an increasing strain upon the369 words
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Advertisement12 1938-01-01 1 H. TOKISATSU ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHERS No. 6S-70, Otsbop Street, PENANG. Telephone No, 77112 words
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Advertisement55 1938-01-01 1 B. S. 03 (48 L-eacai Sit eel, Penaag) Phone No. 947 Experts in serving to the Government Depts., throughout in Malaya. Branches:Penang Malacca Head Office Singapore DIFFEREN£[: in AMBS ...BUT THE LAMBS WE SELL ARE THE FINEST PROCURABLE. LEGE PHONE PENANG—ISOO k 1501 BUTTERWORTH—33 Adtt. of Singapore Cold Storage Co.,55 words
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Article133 1938-01-01 2 Accused ants To Be Examined Lu Chun bat. a 58-year-old Chinese, who was charged with having had in his possession explosives, namely a bomb, without a licence from the licensing officer, on December 28—at Penang Road, made his second appearance before Mr. Lam Cheng Ean the133 words
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Article264 1938-01-01 2 To Spare Mother From Seeing It AWARDED SCOUT V.C.” For over two years Leonard Frederick Crispin, a member of the 6th Epping Forest (Ist Wanstead) Group of Boy Scouts, suffered intense pain through cancer. Occasionally during that time he was allowed to go home264 words
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Article65 1938-01-01 2 Renter. Moscow, Dec. 31: The Soviet Government has decided to establish a sepantc Commissariat for Naval Affairs and tr; *sfer to it the naval forces of the Red Army which will thus be detached from the control of the Commissariat of Defence M. Smirnoff, atRenter. - 65 words
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694 1938-01-01 2 NO. 1 WANTS MORE MONEY No Use Complaining,” Says Magistrate Your obligation is to your legal wife and not to the othei woman. \Vhv don’t vou pay the $l5 which your legal wile claims and live in peace with the other694 words
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Article213 1938-01-01 2 Goldsmith’s Breach Of Trust Sentence was deferred on Tham See Kee, who pleaded guilty before Mr. Lim Cheng Ean. the Penang additional magis- < rate, yesterday to a charge of having committed criminal breach of trust in respect of gold worth $86.90 on December 30.213 words
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Article240 1938-01-01 2 Seeds They Bought During The War For Russia Judgment in the action for £lBO,OOO by the Russian and English Bank against Baring Brothers and Co.. Ltd., as London bankers of the former Russian Government. was given by Mr. Justice Bennett in the Chancery Division. During240 words
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Article169 1938-01-01 2 Mistaken Identity, Says Accused T have never been in Seremban. It might be a case of mistaken identity. I ask that my finger inpressions be taken again and referred to the Registrar of Criminals” said a Chinese, Teh Kim Hooi, when Inspector Linsell accused him of having169 words
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Article71 1938-01-01 2 Cart-Puller’s Mishap Yesterday afternoon a Tamil coolie pulling a cartload of firewood tripped and fell at the junction of Acheen Street and Beach Street. The contents of the cart piled on top of him. At that moment a trolley bus came on the scene and71 words
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Article303 1938-01-01 2 Affairs Of Lady (Muriel) Bowden’s Daughter The first meeting of creditors of Mrs. Charles Clarke, of Norfolk-street. Parklane. W.. and lately .staying at the Hotel Splendide, was held at Bankruptcy Buildings. Carey-street. Mr. C.T. Newman, the assistant Official Receiver, said that Mrs. Clarke had not303 words
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357 1938-01-01 2 Will the Dionne Quins be the star turn rn Scotland’s £10,000.000 Empire exhibition when it opens its doors at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, in May next year That is the question the organisers of the exhibition are asking each other. They have sent357 words
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Advertisement587 1938-01-01 2 Mead office 12, Bishop Street, Penang Phone 1477 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: Gazette Penang. Bia ga pore Oflice Ceeil Street, Singapore. Phone 5471. Tel Times Singapore. EaMa Lumpur Office: 25, Java Street. Phone 368.4. ipob Office Brewster Road. Phone 268. London Office 40, 43, Fleet Street, London EkC. 4 Phone587 words
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Advertisement658 1938-01-01 2 W.P.S. 37 Notices M/V RADNORSHIRE VOYAGE 5 (OUTWARD) ARRIVED ON 27-12-37 Consignees of cargo per the above vessel from Europe are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at the Penang Harbour Board's godown No. 4 at 2.30 p.m. on658 words
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Article1089 1938-01-01 3 Good Fields For Card Of Eight Events Below will be found the full programme for the second day of the 1 enang lui I Club Xmas~Xew i ear Meeting to be run at Penang today: RACE 1 HORSESCIass 4,Division 3,5 Furlongs. 20 0 SALMON PAR1,089 words
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473 1938-01-01 3 Family Urges Budge To Earn £20,000 As Pro London, Dec. 23. Talking of Christmas boxes....lt seems that the Budge family would appreciate it as a seasonable gesture if Donald, the red-headed son of the family, Wimbledon and United States lawn tennis champion would stop saying "No. thank yon.” to all473 words
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Article974 1938-01-01 3 London’s Third Round Cup Luck Seven Out Of Nine Drawn At Home Arsenal’s Reason For Sale Of Players (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 23. WITH fog, frost, and snow robbing us of a considerable portion of our week-end sports programme, and upsetting form in the games974 words
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Advertisement123 1938-01-01 3 G race and Charm Fx WSk that spring from U v l Radiant U Health ,/j/- 'X V.\ f x 'HI I AB Wwr r s z A sracefnl Rgurr* the chirm bright eyes Y clear visible signs of yadiant X St hra’th. V. -X f 1 Frery waaxan «MB123 words
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431 1938-01-01 4 Complainant Was Frightened For Life (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Dec. 31.. 'I must ask your worship to take a serious view of this case as the complainant has definitely been frightened out of his life by the accused Court Inspector TE. Wray, said ths431 words
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Article129 1938-01-01 4 Opportunity For Cinematographers Amateur cinematographers thruugihoul the Empire will have an opportunity of rlutwing their films to a wider audience icxt May at the British Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland. A Film Festival, open to all residents in the Empire, has been organised by the British Film129 words
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Article110 1938-01-01 4 (From. Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Dec. 31. Mohammed Salleh bin Ahmad, a prominent land owner in Bombay, appeared in the nurd Singapore Court yesterday on three -charges of falsifying accounts of Ismail Mansoor and Co. on three different dates i total of $461.25 cents. The charges110 words
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Article, Illustration12 1938-01-01 412 words
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Article, Illustration25 1938-01-01 4 EVEN THE GROWN-UPS are interested in this miniature railway which was seen at the toyland department of a Sintja pore town store.25 words
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1307 1938-01-01 4 Eurasian Assn. Announcement ONLY POOR TO BENEFIT (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Dec. 31. The establishment next year of two scholarships, for a Eurasian boy and girl of jHior parents, was announced by Mr. IL R. S. Zehnder at the annual meeting of the Singapore Eurasian1,307 words
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Article40 1938-01-01 4 Mr. F. A. More O’Ferrall, managing director of the Anglo-Irish Agency, Ltd., the well known dealers in race horses, of 27 Old Bond Street. London, leit England by air on Dec. 20 for India and Malaya.40 words
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Article411 1938-01-01 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. E. C. Martin, of Sime Darby and Co., has returned from Europe aboard the Rotterdam Lloyd liner Indrapoera. Mr N L Alexander, Acting Assistant Protector of Chinese, Perak, who went to Hong Kong on casual leave, has retumc to Ipoh. Mr S. M. Middlebrook, Protector of Chinese,411 words
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Article62 1938-01-01 4 Fight Between Malays And Chinese (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Dec. 30. Because of alleged interference by Malays with a married Chinese woman a fight occurred at Kulai Besar Estate between Malays and Chinese yesterday one Malay being killed, one Chinese seriously injured by62 words
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67 1938-01-01 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. Dec. 31. Alleged to have fraudulently diverted Municipal electric current for their owr use. two Chinese were convicted on charges before Mr. Reeves, in the Third Singapore Court yesterday. Tan Y’eow’ Choon was fined $75 or two months imprisonment, and67 words
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Advertisement299 1938-01-01 4 recovered from ULCERATED STOMACH Mrs. Norman is a happy woman these davs She might well be, after all she ha« S’ through 8 I feel I must wnte tc you says Mrs. Norman, about the way I have recovered from ulcerated stomach and gastric trouble. For years I have suffered,299 words
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121 1938-01-01 5 GERMAN ENVOY TO MAKE PRESENTATION Shanghai. Dec. 31: It is learned reliably, states Reuter, that the German Ambassador in Tokio, Herr von Dirksen. has received the following six peace terms from the Japanese Government for presentation to the Chinese Government through the German Ambassador121 words
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Article67 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. China's Soviet Imports Shanghai. Dec. 31: A fleet of small S v t submarines, sent overland from K' -s:a in parts and assembled in China, a oeanxl in the Yangtse to the west of At <ing, the capital of Anhwei, according t ".confirmed reports inReuter. - 67 words
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Article92 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. Looting In Japanese Shopping District T'.r.4tao. Dee. 31: Events are moving v u unatie rapidity. Chinese troops ar marines have withdrawn. Chinese it deserting and looting has begun m. th Japanese shopping district. The Mayor. Admiral Shen Hung-lien. w? wls awatded the D.S.O. after servo in the BritishReuter. - 92 words
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Article311 1938-01-01 5 Old Friend Of Stalin Among Victims Moscow A communique issued here tonight announces that eight men were -ttnceu to death for high treason and have now been shot. It is presumed that the sentences were passed by the Military Collegium, but ev n that detail311 words
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Article256 1938-01-01 5 Coins Nursed As Novelties’’ London: The reasons why the new 12sided threepenny bit has almost vanished from circulation although over 3.000,000 have been minted are discussed by the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint. Sir Robert Arthur Johnson, in his reports for 1935 and256 words
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Article54 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. Box-office Draw New York, Dec. 31: Record crowds are now packing New York’s cinemas to see films of the Panay incident, prints of which are being distributed throughout the country. Seven thousand formed a queue to await the opening of one cinema alone. LongReuter. - 54 words
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Article, Illustration96 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. Cairo, Dec. 31: The capital, Alexandria, and the provinces are calm following the change of Government. Organised blueshirted followers of Nahas Pasha, the deposed Premier, stole away from their camps under cover of darkness. The police found their camps deserted. The Blueshirts also silently evacuatedReuter. - 96 words
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Article42 1938-01-01 5 Shanyhai, Dec. 31: Despite the official Japanese announcement of the reopen in a of the western subunits to Chinese and fort iyners. people icho tried to enter found the.r way barred by Japanese sentries. They turned back42 words
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Article84 1938-01-01 5 -Reuter. Brand New British Cruiser London. Dec. 31: The battleship Warspite reconstructed at a cost of £2,250,000 goes to the Mediterranean on January 4. Then there will be three battleships and two battle cruisers in the Mediterranean. The brand new cruiser Birmingham is now being fitted-Reuter. - 84 words
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Article61 1938-01-01 5 From Our Own Correspondent, i Bangkok. Dec. 31. Four hundred folk danced in the New Year at the Sports Club in the presence of the Chairman of the Council of Regency and Mr. L. Wenner-Gren. the Swedish multi-millionaire. and party from the luxury yacht. Southern61 words
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Article108 1938-01-01 5 20 Per Cent. Rise Demanded Warsaw. The inhabitants of Puck, a little town in Polish Pomerania, not fax- from Danzig, have startled everybody by petitioning the Treasury to increase their taxes. We want them to be increased by 20 per cent.,” runs the petition to108 words
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Article104 1938-01-01 5 The King’s Approval Notification of the appointment by the King of Viscount Gort, V.C., the new Chief of the Imperial General Staff, as a member of the Army Council, has been given in the London Gazette” This is the first of the official announcements required to confirm104 words
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Article28 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. London. Dec. 31: Official quarters here categorically deny rumours that British troops were being moved from Palestine to Egypt during the political crisis.Reuter. - 28 words
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Article, Illustration95 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. HITLER NEW YEAR PEACE” MESSAGE Berlin. Dec. 31 The determination to fun her strengthen (Germany’s lighting forces in 1938 was expressed by Hitler in a New Year message to (Germany. "We believe that in these troublous aanjnj ui ip.w ojejs Suojjs e ajuo sauiii). Reuter. - 95 words
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Article83 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. Huge Deficit Paris, Dec. 31: The Chamber passed a sleepless night lasting until dawn before they read the Budget a second time by 527 votes to 65. The final figures were estimated at expenditure. 54 milliard 957 million francs against revenue 54 milliard 537,000. TheReuter. - 83 words
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145 1938-01-01 5 British Wireless. London, Dec. 31 The Ministry or Health’s return of housing and slum clear ance progress at September 30 shows that 3,484.132 new houses have keen built in England and Wales since the Aim stive. While there was a slight decrease– British Wireless. - 145 words
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89 1938-01-01 5 -Reuter. New York. Dec. 31: In a statement giving details of the handicap under which the oil industry in Mexico would have to operate following the Mexican Labour Board’s latest awards to workers. Mr. W. S. Farish, President of Standard Oil, New Jersey, said-Reuter. - 89 words
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Article96 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. People To Read Only Official Paper Bucharest. Dec. 31: The Rumanian Government’s official paper has announced that other newspapers are to be closed. Government has taken over the distribution and sale of all tobacco.Reuter. RELATIONS WITH SOVIET There are indications that the reportReuter. - 96 words
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Article258 1938-01-01 5 Reuter. Times On Ladybird Reply London. Dec. 31: Britain has despatched the reply to the Japanese Note regarding the attacks on British vessels in the Yangtse on December 12. There is nothing unexpected about the Japanese reply, says The Times. Immediately the Note was handed to theReuter. - 258 words
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Advertisement68 1938-01-01 5 1 S KF iEy IV I) g Rfl f p s f o r sensitive 11 p s VKhar a difference an lvory’ tip makes to your enjoyment of a cigarette! So smooth, so comX lortable so pure and wholesome You will find I (he Itory tip only on the68 words
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Article654 1938-01-01 6 THOUGH the turning point is purely arbitrary, it is impossible not to heave a sigh of relief at the exit of A.D. 193/ which has been the worst year of tragedy since th? close of the Great War. For psvehological reasons which cannot be defined, everyone will654 words
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151 1938-01-01 6 English School Teacher Marries Pianist Mr. David Sabapathy Ramanathan, of the tutorial staff of the Anglo Chinese School, Parit Buntar was wedded to Miss Ruth Samathanam Vanniasingham. yesterday at the Tamil Methodist Church. Kubor Nyor Road. Penang. The bride who is the eldest daughter of151 words
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Article119 1938-01-01 6 Appointed A Governor Of The 8.8. C. The King has approved the appointment of Miss Margery Fry to be a Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation for the next five years, succeeding Mrs. Mary Hamilton whose term has expired. During the war Miss Fry went to France119 words
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Article36 1938-01-01 6 The total amount applied for in tenders for £50,000,000 Treasury Bills was £80.485,000. The average rate per cent, for bills at three months was 10s. 11.39 d. against 12s. 0.64 d. a week ago.36 words
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Article581 1938-01-01 6 A Contribution to Greek Cream of the World Rake's Progress MANY years ago, Malaya was an importer of tin, the inhabitants of this country knowing nothing of the wealth which lay l>eneath their feet. Its discovery led to Kedah introducing an Arabic vxord into modern Greek. It581 words
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Article150 1938-01-01 6 Free Supply Of Current By K.E.D. Co. I From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Dec. 31. A generous gesture on the part of th Kinta Electrical Distribution Co., Ltd. to supply free current has made it possible for lights to be installed at the new150 words
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Article136 1938-01-01 6 < b rom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec .31? Pleading guilty to a charge of theft of two bags of clean tin ore weighing 109 katties and valued at $6O, two Cninese, Yap-Yin and Lew You, were today sentenced to four months’ rigorous imprisonment each136 words
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Article184 1938-01-01 6 Reuter. Sikhs Again Arrested And Charged (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Jan. 1 Three Sikhs who were involved in a charge of theft of copper wire at Lahat were ordered by the Supreme Court to be arrested and charged again. Two of then: were producedReuter. - 184 words
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Advertisement517 1938-01-01 6 (j.( What precautions are best against Coughs I I of the Elderly?” r Angier’s jj is the gMyir answer Ki»BLaL Those who have the care of the Angier’s is unequalled for bronaged and feeble can confidently rely chitis, and for coughs and chronic on Angier’s Emulsion to afford catarrhal affections517 words
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Advertisement59 1938-01-01 6 WWWWWbIWb SPERRY PURE ROLLED OATS -rr icht i it rSP3SIBr Specially packed to protect your health, as well as to preserve the shape of the Flakes and wholeness of the grain. SPECIALLY PACKED FOR THE TROPICS In Airtight Vacuum Tin» Obtainable at all the Leading Provisions Dealers Sole Agents Henry59 words
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1134 1938-01-01 7 MALAYAN NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST Majority Bestowed On The Police T he w Year’s Honours List lor 1938, which we publish below is chiefly remarkable for the fact that the majority of the awards go to members of the Police Force of the Straits1,134 words
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Article189 1938-01-01 7 Jaga Kreta Boy Who Needed Watching (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 31. Jaffar’s joy ride cost him $25 when he. pieaded guilty to a charge of theft of half a gallon of petrol and was fined $25 this morning in the First Magistrate’s court by189 words
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Article, Illustration124 1938-01-01 7 Taking up flying less than two months ago, Mohamed bin Hamzah. 25-year-old Malay working as groundsman at the Penang Flying Club, passed his tests for an A" Licence on Christmas Eve and becomes the first Malay in Penang to possess this licence. The son of a planter124 words
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Article338 1938-01-01 7 Ex-Priest-Soldier Fined §5O (From Our Own Correspondent) ipoh, Jan. 1. Mehar Singh, watchman at a Lahat foundry, who described himself as a Sikh temple pnĕst lor nearly 12 years and a retiied member of the Indian Army, was yestetday fined $5O for being in possession338 words
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Article107 1938-01-01 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Jan. 1. A Chinese boy of eight years was yesterday produced before Mr. SimpsonGray in the Juvenile Court on a charge of having stolen $lOO, the property of his mother. He pleaded guilty and. in view of his extreme youth, the107 words
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Article26 1938-01-01 7 Reuter London, Dec. 31. In the Scottish soccer league. Clyde drew with Ayr. no goals being scored, and Mor on defeated St. Johnstone 32.ReuterReuter - 26 words
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Article347 1938-01-01 7 Weeding Coolie Drowned (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Dec. 31. An inquiry into the death of a Chinese adult. Low Seng, who died as a result of drowning in the Perak River near Manong on December 2 last, was concluded before Raja Hitam,347 words
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Article65 1938-01-01 7 Coronation Youngsters To Meet Asiatic Y oungsters The following will represent the Coronation Youngsters against the Asiatic Youngsters in a friendly game of soccer tomorrow at Dato Kramat ground at 5.15 p. m. O. Basri; Jais Noordin. Yusoff: O Hussain. S. Yusoff and 11. B. Hamid; R Ahmed. Ahmed65 words
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Article579 1938-01-01 7 Only 80 Acceptances: First Race At 2.30 Compared with the number of runners on the first day, 94, the acceptances for today’s races, the second day of the Penang Turf Club Xmas-New Year Meeting, are smaller, totalling only 80, which means an average of 10579 words
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Advertisement113 1938-01-01 7 WMAMMWMMWWWVUMM E. o. HOTEL, PENANG TONIGHT EXTENSION TO 1 AM. RACE DINNER DANCE DINNER $2.50 TOMORROW ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 9 15 P.M. TO 11 P.M. WHIN VISITING SINGAPORE STAY AT RAFFLES HOTEL. RING of JY II WskM I 11 P Children fed on Cow Gate are Happy because they are Healthy.113 words
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380 1938-01-01 8 School” Discipline Too Cramping In future there is to be a certain amount of relaxation of the regulations at Cranwell. This decision has been made by the Royal Air Force authorities because of the desirability of increasing the development of individuality and self reliance. The380 words
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Advertisement343 1938-01-01 8 l/ARriN 8 M" PILLS I APIOL it STEEL I Sureandcertainfor*ll Female complainta.Every lady should I keep box in the house. I T* l GEORGE TOWN DISPENSARY 1 52-54 Beach Street, Penang. ONG BOON HOE 1, J ALAN DEWA-SUNGEI PATAN I, Kedah Mail Bus Service Bus No. K 1356 Contract of343 words
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Miscellaneous352 1938-01-01 8 .V.V.WAVJW. ROYAL canmai 1— gJ 545 TONIGHT 9.00 6.30 FONTGHI 9.30 matinee today at 2.15 p.m. Sun Yet Film Co., Production Sneciallv Brought Back By Request! The Mose Thrilling Cantonese Talkie e Th a Record-Breaking Tamil Talkie BORDER TOWN’ r7i 4 VOTINI v 9 r ftN FQNQ HUET LOOT DALAIWIii*352 words
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Miscellaneous193 1938-01-01 8 L-, ".12!!!=== "> OPENING TOMORROW 6.15 9.30 Paramount's Gay. Rollicking Comedy' Hit A mwiw-co-rouiio The pretty star of Mr. Deeds Goes To Town” now goes to town herself in a MV riotous companion picture to My Man ot^re y v 11 s Paran,o,,nt s Made-for-langhV PLANS NOH OPEN AT QUEEN’S193 words
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371 1938-01-01 9 A MORE DYNAMIC ECONOMIC POLICY Berlin, Dec. 24. Dr. Schacht, the President of the Rci( hsbank, writing in the Deutsche Volkswirt,” the leading German economic < ('kly, today, calls for a more realistic end dynamic” economic policy by the possessor States.” He writes: I371 words
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Article98 1938-01-01 9 Paris. Dec. 23. The Bayonne Civil Court has made fibsolute the divorce between Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch of Russia and Princess Ilyinskaya, formerly Miss Audrey Emery, of New York. The divorce was pronounced against Grand Duke Dmitri, but by agreement of the two parties he has98 words
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Article, Illustration22 1938-01-01 9 DOLLS WERE IN GREAT DEMA ND thio Yuletide and heron a V lrl holding tight to hers.22 words
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Article, Illustration28 1938-01-01 9 ONE OF THE LAST-MINUTE purchases for the Yuletide teas flowers. Here's a Christmas Eve shopper buying flowers from a stall in Orchard Road, Singapore.28 words
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312 1938-01-01 9 Air Raid Bill Is Now Law London, Dec. 23. Royal Assent has been given to the Air Raid Piecautions Act It is now a statutory duty of local author.ties to make prov'sion for the protection of persons and property in their areas from injury312 words
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Article202 1938-01-01 9 Col. De La Rocque Fined £250 Paris, Dec. 23. The Lower Criminal Court, sitting without a jury, today pronounced Col. de la Rocque's French Social party an illegal continuation of the forbidden Croix de Feu. Col. de la Rocque was fined £250 and five members of202 words
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Article142 1938-01-01 9 Lumber Sent Abroad Was Too Good Moscow, Dec. 23. The President and seven other imported officials of the Dvina Timber Trust" in Archangel have been sentenced to death as "wreckers and agents of a certain foreign Power. The Dvina Trust. which sends much lumber to142 words
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Article300 1938-01-01 9 New Italian Press Attack On Mr. Eden Rome, Dec. 23 Comparisons are made in the I tai .an Press today between Mr. Eden’s statement in the House of Commons on Monday on Italy’s anti-British propaganda in Palestine and Mr. Chamberlain’s references in yesterday’s debate on300 words
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Article180 1938-01-01 9 No batsman came within yards ot hitting a six in a recent cricket match played in Adelaide. Which isn’t so surprising when we know that to have scored six the ball would have had to clear a boundary rail” more than 40ft. high! The match180 words
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Article171 1938-01-01 9 GANG ASK MONEY OR WE TELL’ Hollywood, Dec. 24. All Hollywood's detectives were mobilised tov.ay in a great drive to round up a ring of racketeers who have been attempting to victimise Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford and Olivia de Havilland. The racketeers sent171 words
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Article185 1938-01-01 9 Electoral Test In Quebec Ottawa, Dec. 23. Mr. J. N. Francoeur. Liberal, and Mr Paul Bouchard, Independent Nationalist, have been nominated as candidates in the Federal by-election in Lotbiniere County, Quebec. The election, which will be held on Monday, is exciting much interest as providing a test of185 words
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Article130 1938-01-01 9 W ill Rise To 11,000,000 By February New York. Dec. 23. The report submitted to-day by the Works Progress Administration to Mr. Harry Hopkins, Administrator of that agency, states that 2,000,000 workers had lost their employment since September, and estimates that between 1,000,000 and 2.000.000 more will have130 words
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Article381 1938-01-01 9 50,000 MEN AND 500 PLANES London, Dec. 23. An outline programme of the forthcoming United States naval manoeuvres in the Pacific, received from Wash ngton yesterday, shows them to be on a much larger scale than has ever before been attempted, writes Hector C. Bywater,381 words
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Advertisement186 1938-01-01 9 LOST WEIGHT WON VITALITY! Once LanguidNow Full Of Pep” In two weeks, she lost 5 lbs. Three weeks later, another 5 lbs had gone. When she was burdened with her unwanted fat she was always languid—now she is full of activity. The method she followed is quite pleasant, yet very186 words
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Article149 1938-01-01 10 A detailed scheme for a broadcasting service in Burma submitted to the Government by the Posts and Telegraphs Department provides not only for the permanent service but also for the preliminary stage of training and experiment. The wireless staff of the Posts and Telegraphs Department, it149 words
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Article271 1938-01-01 10 Broadcast From The Guildhall THE King will probably speak on' physical fitness at a Giiil<ll l meeting in February. Hhe does so his speech «ill be bro ;1 CaSt This was revealed recently at a special meeting of the C,„„ mon Council, when it271 words
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Article218 1938-01-01 10 Estimates Degree Of Moistures Two Federal research officers in Melbourne have applied radio to timber testing and have perfected a new meter for recording moisture contents. Timber experts here believe the inven tion will enable timber moistures to be scientifically estimated much more quickly than by218 words
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Article414 1938-01-01 10 Latest Times Of Posting AIR MAILS: A mail for Australia, New Zealand. Java and Timor D.lly via Singapore and thence by Singapore-Australia Air Mail Service will close at 7.30 p.m. today. A mail for Kenya, Tanganyika, Ugan ft Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodesia. Nyasaland, South Afr414 words
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Article370 1938-01-01 10 St. George The Martyr 2nd SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Matins. Psalm UM. Hymn 331. 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (Tamil) 10.30 a.m. Matins Holy Communion (Chinese). 6.00 p.m. Evensong. Psalm UM. Cham Magnificat Nuif Tlimi‘»is. Hymns 74. MONDAY, 7.0 n370 words
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Miscellaneous1024 1938-01-01 10 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES B. B. C. BERLIN DJB 15.20 Mc/s (19 7 m.) Tune in on the following wavelengths: TODAY p.m. TRANSMISSION 2 12.25 German folk song. 12.30 Weekend concert. 1.20 News in German. 1.35 GBH 21.1,1 Me/S (13 97 mJ Week-end concert (contd.) 2.10 Greetings. GSG 17.19 Mc/S (161,024 words
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Miscellaneous458 1938-01-01 10 HONG KONG ZBW 9.52 Mc/s (31.4 m.) TODAY p.m. 6.3010.20 European programme. 6.50 Stock quotations and Exchange Market report. 7.20 Time signal, weather report and announcements. 10.20 Close down. TOMORROW ZBW’ 9.52 Mcjs. ,p.m. 6.3010.20 European programme. 7.20 Time signal, weather report and announcements. 10.20 Close down. HOLLAND PHI. 17.77458 words
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Miscellaneous456 1938-01-01 10 NIROM YDC 15.15 Mc/s (19.8 m.) TODAY 12.20 Luncheon music by Marek Webei and orchestra. 1.10 News bulletin. 1.20 Continuation of luncheon music by Adalbert Lutter and band. 2.10 News bulletn 2.20 Close down. 4.50 Time signal. Opening announcement. 4.54 Charateristic potpourris. 6.35 Omroep Orchestra. 7.35 News bulletin. 7.50 What456 words
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Article561 1938-01-01 11 Younger Officers Ordered To Choose Their Careers THI Jvl'. is to bv more specialisation officers of the Royal Wavy. Orders have been issued by the Admiralty directing ti.it all naval ofheers ot lieutenant s ami sub-licutenant s rank are’to indicate the specialist branches which they561 words
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Article738 1938-01-01 11 S.S. SCIIARNIIORST’ arrived this morning at ten o'clock from Far Eastern ports and Singapore, sailing this afternoon for Europe ports via Colombo. S.S. HONG PENG’ arrived this morning at seven o’clock from Amoy, Swatow, Hong Kong and Singapore, sailing for Rangoon and Calcutta same day.738 words
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Article439 1938-01-01 11 British Finn To Give Advice Warsaw. Poland has concluded an agreement with the shipbuilding firm of Samuel White and Co., Ltd., of Cowes, for specialist advice in carrying out schemes for the strengthening of her fleet and of her Baltic port of Gdynia. Although Poland has439 words
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Advertisement512 1938-01-01 11 blue funnel line [•’B=r ==s,' Fi PHILOCTETES Also calls Hull Glasgow Jan. 7 Feb. 2 lEX DAY SERVIC E TO LIV ERPOOL VIA HAVrS”’ 13 9 ii.ILEROPHON ,A HAVRE. Liverpool VKYPYLUS Omits Havre Jan 6 Feb. 10 WTTLOCHUS Omits Havre Jan 17 Feb 15 NEW YORK SERV IC E (via512 words
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Advertisement841 1938-01-01 11 Px and QL V BRITISH INDIA Incorporated fn England.) PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. -KAROA*’ SAILING SUNDAY, 2nd JANUARY Peninsular and Oriental t-» contract with His Majesty’s Government an'dT'' P rt London and Far East Mail Service ee- A, and sn ff»pore Service Outwards from London for China Japan. s841 words
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Article369 1938-01-01 12 dhare of tl denomination untess otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or Fall Conversion Loan, 5 p.c., 1944-64 114 g -j- A Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 112 j? 4- War Loan, 3i p.c 101 J -j- 1 Com. Union Assce. (Units) 10 Prudential Assce. A” 34 Royal A awe369 words
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Article121 1938-01-01 12 bought John L. Sullivan For 75 Rounds One of the last of the old-time prizefighters- Jake Kilrain- -died last week in America at the age of 78. He was contemporary with those other giants of the ringJohn L. Sullivan, Charlie Mitchell, Frank Slavin, and Jem121 words
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Article30 1938-01-01 12 New Capital issues in December amount ed to £17,825.000 against £20.211,000 in December 1936, making- a total for the year of £170.906,191 against £217,221,225 in 1936.30 words
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Article141 1938-01-01 12 New York, Dec. 31. Dow Jones’ avA Prev. Today 30 Indus 121.56 120.85 20 rails 29.38 29.46 20 utilities 20.35 20.35 40 bonds 92.91 93.00 Businees done; 000’s 910 780 Am. Tobacco B 62 632 Anaconda Cpr 292 292 Beth. Steel 582 582 Douglas Air 382 38«141 words
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Article114 1938-01-01 12 London on Previously Latest Paris 147 3 2 147 19 64 New York 4.992 4.992 Montreal 5.001 5.00 J Brussels 29.47 29.462 Geneva 21.612 21.612 Amsterdam 8.982 8.97)2 Milan 95 95 Berlin 12.41 12.412 Stockholm 19.40 19.40 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26) 26) Helsingfors 226114 words
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Article117 1938-01-01 12 London, Dec. 31. RUBBER Easy.— Lcndon 6Jj buyers 7 sellers Jan./Mar 7 buyers 7ft sellers April/June 72 buyers 7ft sellers July/Sept 7ft buyers 72 sellers NEW YORK 14.24 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 34,929 tons Liverpool 21,086 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. (Dec.) £l4. 0. 0 PEPPER:117 words
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Article75 1938-01-01 12 .Reuter. Third Inofficial Test At Calcutta Calcutta, Dec. 31. In the Tihrd Unofficial Test Match. AllIndia, batting all day, totalled 313 runs for (be loss of 5 wickets against Lord Tennyson’s XL Mushtaq Ali made 101 in 3 12 hours, hitting- 6 fours while Amar Nath scored.Reuter. - 75 words
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1213 1938-01-01 12 KENNEDY CO., SHARE LIST. YESTERDAY’S PRICES NAMLS. i.l i I 1 I fia t > RUBBER (DolUi>. Allenby Rubber Co. 1 i 1 Alor Gajah Rubber Estate 115 1 I~> I ex. Amalgamated Aiaiay E&tatcs 160 1/0 1 Ayer Ilium Planting Syndicate 115 I 1 <l5 ex. Ayer Molek Rubber1,213 words
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169 1938-01-01 12 Almost Extinct Type The death of Fay. one of the oldest and rarest inhabitants of the Lion House at the Zoo. occurred last week. She was presented by the Janisahib of Nawanagar in 1922. Fay was one of the race of Asiatic lions which169 words
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Article49 1938-01-01 12 This evening at the Esplanade” from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. 1 MarchBond Of Friendship Macken-zie-Rogan 2 Overture The Wanderer’s Goal Suppe. 3 SelectionChristmas Memories Finck. 4 WaltzVoices Of Spring -Strauss. 5 TheBarcarolle— Offenbach. 6 Fox Trot On A Little Bamboo Bridge— Owens. 7 FantasiaBonnie Scotland- Hare.49 words
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Advertisement109 1938-01-01 12 POSITION VACANT WANTED Clerk for Insurance Office in Penang. .None but those with expeiience in the insurance business need apply. Reply Box No. 192 c o Pinang Gazette. RUNNYMEDE HOTEL Phcfae 543 Penang. TONIGHT DINNER RACE BALL EXTENSION 1 A.M. TICKETS $3. j) s When a WOMAN \V s y°109 words
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Advertisement701 1938-01-01 12 banks < t One CHARTERED BANK Experience 1 eacnes unv ojr lxi)lA AU Btbaija and i»uh (Incorporated in Sngland by To Save, But How Many Roya i charts ibmj 1 A IF/ Paid-up Capital f3.OOD.Wi Have Found A tr ay 1 o Reserve Fund £3,000,00®! o Reserve Liability of Proprietors701 words
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1107 1938-01-01 1 DIVISION A” OF CLASS 3 MOST OPEN RACE Scribble Is Best Bet VA/INANLOSE, if in anything like form, should score an easy win. It is a real outsider when considered against the form horses in the race Horses, Class 4, Division 31,107 words
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340 1938-01-01 1 The following are the riding and training statistics lor the first day of the Penang Turf Club Xmas-New Year Meeting run on Monday, December 27: JOCKEYS TABLE—IST. DAY Mounts 1 2 3 4 Unp. E. Donnelly 7 2* 0 0 0 5 J. Donnelly 7340 words
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497 1938-01-01 1 POOR traffic arrangements and organisation led to an inevitable result when, at the conclusion of Monday’s racing, heavy rain fell. Of the hundreds of cars parked outside the course only a few were able to get away in anything like"reasonable time. The majority were497 words
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9395 1938-01-01 3 2-30 p.m HORSES LASS IV, DIV. 111.-5 FURS. SALMON PAR 9-1 I.UJL tI,V Sultan of Perak’?* ch.e.m. by Salmon Trout— I’ama (I*. Logue). 2nd, I 1 2 lens. (8 strs.) 7 9 (Davies 7). -Ith past grandstand, 6th round first bend, 3rd in back9,395 words
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Article851 1938-01-01 7 COLOSSAL PROFITS EARNED AT EACH MEETING Singapore Turf Club Makes Million Every Three Years EIM A Mf'EC* *T’ C Tac,” one of the racing writers of the rIINAIVvEo. Straits Times Group, reveals just ho/v prosperous racing in Malaya really is. Within the past 15 years, he851 words
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Article, Illustration272 1938-01-01 9 Race I. Horses, Class 3, Div. 5,6 f. Solar Time (E. Donnelly) is seen winning from Budapest (Lawler), who. was the general fancy among the tlpstersr Mim was just able to beat Bright Ansvy§ J oyt pf third piw, f Race 2. Horses, Class 3,272 words
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Advertisement168 1938-01-01 7 Wishing Our Patrons A Happy And /I Prosperous New Year HEAD OFI ICE: ANTWERP ll MAJESTIC DIAMOND F 4CTOI{IFS AN IV. WINCHES; HONG KONG. SHANGHAI. Penang’s Premier Picture Palace Kobe, DAIREN semarang, Bangkok OPENING FRIDAY, 31st DECEMBER Smashing New Year Attraction A P,CTURE WORTHY M of THE author whose i168 words
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Advertisement67 1938-01-01 13 FOONG HUP SENG FOUNDRY, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, ENGINE REPAIRERS AND GRAVEL-PUMP MANUFACTURERS, Etc. IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS. IPOH, F. M. S. Sole Agents for: GULDNER DIESEL ENGINES. ifl rl£l >-**l fl I Kr*t'snsllliBßl lIHI IB!i< I siwf |t vjM| ri. j I ABSOLUTE RELIABILITY LOW COST OF MAINTENANCE,67 words
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Advertisement160 1938-01-01 15 RUBBER PLANTERS! After the Races spend your evening HERE’S THE OPPORTUNITY AT TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM CROPS AT MINIMUM LABOUR. C. GANGARAM NEW SHOP MOULDY ROT Corner of PENANG and MAXWELL ROAD Quality, Value and Service. V| For All Your Requirements in FRENCH ENGLISH MATERIALS pANACEA EOR v T RUBBER PLANTATIONS160 words
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