Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 April 1938

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  • 20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833. PUBLISHED DAILY. No 96. Vol. XCVL SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1938. PRICE 10 CENI'S.
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  • 349 1 Signature Next Monday OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS BELIEVED SETTLED Agreement has been reached between the United kingdom and the Irish Free State. It will be signed in London on Monday and the text published on Tuesday. This surprising development was announced after midnight in London. It is believed that
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  • 132 1 Reuter. Crew Spend Night On Ice-Floe 11 »t <• Nova Scotia. April 22.The 1 < r rescue of 52 ship-wrecked men 111 an all-night vigil on an icefloe is in wireless messages picked up here f n: >:.ji, isle W j re i ess station off the Kast
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  • 79 1 Ranchi Unable To Sail 1 and O. Ranchi, due to leave for una yesterday afternoon from King Docks, is held up owing to an detect which was discovered only time before sailing. bl s been arranged that passengers r > will travel by the Viceroy of
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  • 167 1 Appeal For Funds For New Memorial On the eve of Shakespeare’s birthday. 500 guests, including the American Ambassador. were present at a ceremony yesterday afternoon on the site of the Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre at South Kensington when deeds of the site were handed by Sir Robert Vansittart
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  • 109 1 .—Reuter. Conciliation Sought With Germans Prague, April 23.As a measure of con ciliation to the Sud-Eten the Govemmen’ has definitely decided to hold the postponed elections at specified dates according to districts this summer. In many communities the elections are several years overdue. They should have been held in
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  • 50 1 Reuter. Washington, April 22.The Secretary for Labour revealed that industrial unemployed in the United States last month w’ere 2,450,000 more than in March 1937. Unemployed increased by 50,000 between Feb. 15. 1938 and March 15. Total unemployed in February were 10,478,000 compared with 8.116,000 in February 1937.
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  • 261 1 War Minister Blames Shortage Of Troops For Defeats If the second Shantung campaign fails, serious dissention is expected among the Japanese leaders. The War Minister, Gene ral Sugiyama, yesterday flew from Peiping to Tokio and conferred with the Premier. Prince Konoye. Sugiyama is believed to
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  • 94 1 Reuter. It Is Like Being In London” The Secretary for War. Mr. Hore Belisha. flew from Malta to Rome yesterday afternoon. He is staying with the Earl of Perth at the British Embassy while in the Italian capital, and this morning he will have an interview with
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  • 99 1 'Reuter. Seeking Dissolution Of Marriage London, April 22.The defended petitions in the Easter Term Divorce Court include one in which Sir Frank Swettenham asks for dissolution of his marriage to Lady Swettenham, who is represented by her guardian. This is one of six cases brought under the
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  • 37 1 The total amount applied for in tenders for £45.000.000 Treasury Bills was £BB,470.000. The average rate /per cent, for bills at three months was 10s. 2.95 J. against 10s. 2.82 d. a week ago.
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  • 43 1 The King has approved the appointment of Sir Nevile Bland, a counsellor in the Foreign Office, to be His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague to succeed Sir Hubert Montgomery who is retiring in the autumn.
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  • 82 1 Reuter. Taken Prisoner By The Rebels Saragossa, April 22.A Nationalist erriser accompanied by other warships intercepted and sank several fishing-boat* laden with Government troops trying reach Valencia. All the men were drowneti. Burgos, April 22.N0 fewer than 38 different nationalities are tabulated among a batch of
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  • 30 1 land by 12 hours 53 minutes.Reuter. Broadbent landed at Lympne at 10.52 p.m. 8.5. T., beating Jean Battens record from Australia to England by hours 53 minutes.Reuter.
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  • 163 1 Reuter. Bishops Asked To Aid Recruiting An appeal is made to bishops to assist in recruiting for air raid precaution work by Sir Samuel Hcare in a letter written with the approval of the Archbishop of Canterbury.” Sir Samuel Hoare’s letter says that there are people who
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  • 95 1 .Reuter. Austrian Estates Confiscated Vienna. April 22.The Austrian estates of Baron Alfons Rothschild, head of the banking family, have been confiscated, according to an official announcement. As the whereabouts of Baron Rothschild are unknown, an administrator has been appointed. The estates of Fritz Mandi, the biggest Austrian munitions
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  • 62 1 Reuter. But Debts May Be Nationalised Rio de Janeiro. April 22.—An early resumption o 7 all payments on foreign d?bt account is forecast in President Vargas’ statement relating to readjustment of Brazil’s economy. He said Brazil could in any case nationalise debts by converting bonds into Brazilian
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  • 39 1 British Wireless. Local Authorities To See Sir Samuel Hoare London, April 22.Representatives of local authorities will meet Sir Samuel Hoare, Home Secretary, regarding facili .ties and precautions against air raids and air attacks and exchange suggestions.—
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  • 64 1 electric organ and a swimming-pool.Reu ter. Cannes, April 22. The Duke of Windsor has definitely taken over Chateau Lacroe, Cap d’Antibes, from Sir Pomeroy Burton for a period of three years. The rental is reported at 500.000 francs yearly. The Duke will take possession on May 1.
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  • 34 1 Reuter. London, April 22.—The three occupants of an Air Force bomber, Pilot Officer H.D Green, a corporal and an aircraftman wen killed in a crash at Crowland in Lincoln-shire.-Reuter.
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  • 51 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 22. Mr. A. H.Ellis, a European, 49 years of age, was found dead in his room at a board-ing-house at Oxley Rise this morning. The deceased, who was a white ant specialist, had been in poor health for some
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  • 47 1 The King sent a message to a luncheon of the Institute of Journalists at which the Australian cricketers were guests yesterday welcoming them and hoping their r Britain since his acces&*3dt' Yv be very enjoyable A fe» t, is also read from Lord Baldwin.
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  • 63 1 An International Red Cross conference tc be held in London from June 20 to 21 will be attended by delegates of GY-er sixty nations. The Duke of Gloucester witpreside at the opening session at SI James’s Palace. There will be a thanksgiving service in St. Paul’s Cathedral al
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  • 51 1 Reuter. Luxembourg, April 22.A declaraticu» that Germany does not intend to encroach on the independence of Luxembourg was made by Von Radowitz, German Minister to the Grand Duchy, in speech at an industrial exhibition. He indicated that an official statement to tbe «ame effect would be issued
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  • 3255 2 .Appeal For Church Workers By Rev. H. J. Paine SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES EXTENDED TO MAINLAND The annual Vestry meeting of the St. George’s Church congre- Ration was held at St. George’s Parsonage last night, the Rev. H. j. Paine presiding. There was a large
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    • 118 2 QUICK NEW STRENGTH AFTER ILLNESS After a severe illness yorc feei so weak, you often despair oi ever getTtin S yonr strength, back. Especially alter aperatiocm. or wasting and other affect your digestion, thought ©f food is distasteful Tex ytrci must rebmTd your body-you «must have highly nourishing food everywhere
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  • 169 3 Forthcoming Discussions In London DEFENCE CO-ORDINATION TO BE STRESSED D in*. April 22: Although official circles are reluctant tin subject of Anglo-French talks on military, air ;uval matters, there is a growing conviction here of not Jill’'* o th ir necessity, but that they arO on
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  • 81 3 .Reuter. Official List Of Champions Rome. April 22: The newly appointed World Boxing Commission has listed the following as champions: Flyweight: Benny Lynch. Bantamweight: Sixto Escobar. Featherweight Henry Armstrong. Lightweight: Lou Ambers. Welterweight: Barney’ Ross Middleweight: Freddie Steele. Light-heavyweight: John Henry Lewis. Heavyweight Joe Louis. All are
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  • 48 3 Reuter Barnes May Have To Miss First Two Tests London. April 22: X-ray reveals that Barnes has sustained a fractured bone in his left wrist. He will be out of cricket lor six to eight weeks, thus missing the first and possibly second Test.Reuter
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  • 80 3 .Reuter. Broadbent, in his attempt to beat the Australian-England flight record, passed over Athens at 8.20 B.S.T. enroute to Rome, his time being 4 days 14 hours 50 mins, compared Miss Jean Batten's 4 days 11 hours 50 mins. Miss Batten, however. halted at Athens. Broadbent arrived
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  • 403 3 Life Not Worth Living” After Daughter Died II onian’s Suicide: Seen W ading Into Sea Off North Beach how a mother grieving over daughter, found life not was related in the Coroner’s when an inquiry was held >’ »f a woman. Khor Sye Kim. frr drowned at the beach in
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  • 1199 4 Alphabets Instead Of Monosyllabic Characters THE Latinisation of the Chinese language, a question which has been dormant for many years on account of political icasons. has again come to the forefront. Since the start ot the hostilities, a need has been felt for a quick
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  • 404 4 Singapore Managing Director’s Comment Japanese methods in the Malayan piece .goods market are described by Mr. A. R. Holden, managing director of Messrs. A. R. Holden and Co., Ltd., of fjingapore, in a letter published in a Lancashire newspaper. Mr. Holden says that the representative
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  • 315 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. F. J. Bryant was a homeward bound passenger this week by the s.s. Hakusan Maru. Che Kulop, senior toll-gate keeper at the Barit Blanja Bridge, has gone on transfer to Iskandar Bridge and Che Sawab, from there has succeeded him. The Rev. Siri Pandita. of Sentul. has
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    • 401 4 GASTRITIS Th« Truth You cannot hope to get really' better from yoar stomach trouble until you kno-tr th* euct oau»e of it. Then only can you treat it eciantifically and feel your paia g lor good. If you are troubled with datulence, if you fuel unpleasantly full after ordinary' meals,
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  • 1477 5 fohce never known in HISTORY OF ISLAM Proposed Mohammedan Bill Criticised <lea of constraining and compelling Muslims by means of political law to observe their religious duties cannot create in t the devotion and sincerety with which they would otherwise 1 n to
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  • 24 5 IS I AFT ED UP 1,1 1 Hith f o.s- ~f t the "“d from Sairbttro I it nua
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  • Article, Illustration
    41 5 ANTIQUITIES dut/ up in City soil (ire to be nt a-s a yift irom London to Sydney. The Corporation Library Committee, which controls the Guildhall Museum, has decided to make this yift. The objects chosen art mostly Roman and mediaeval.
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  • 484 5 tl>J( DICATIOy ORDERS REFISED (From Our Own Correspondent.» Singapore. April 22. On the principle that a man cannot commit an act of bankruptcy by a particular act of his agent which he has- not author ised and of which act he has had no cognisance.
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  • 540 5 SOHO 801 SE OWNED BY OXFORD COLLEGE Allegations of drunkenness and disorder at premises in Gerrard-street. Soho, owned by the authorities of New College, Oxford, were made in the Chancery Division. Mr. Justice Farwell granted the Warden and Scholars of the college an interim injunction against Mrs. Rose
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 382 6 FUNNY MEN! FUNNY GIRLS! FUNNY SONGS! FUNNY STORY GIVE DELIGHTFLL Today’s Gayest Biggest Attraction in Town Opens At The 2.45 p. m. Mathace Y fl 3 nlv Also Matinee Tomorrow at 2.45 I I elaborately selected pictures Matinee Prices Downstairs 20,40,60 cts. y B H X are n Upstairs SI/-,
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  • 1469 7 PENANG ASSIZES TRIAL CONCLUDES Did Not Know He Stabbed Her, Says Accused Alter a three-day trial at the Penang Assize Court, before Air. Justice Howes and a Special Jury, A cap Teik Kee, a Chinese, was yesterdav unanimously found guilty of the
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  • 374 7 P. T. THRIFT SOCIETY Decision To Join Urban Union The latest co-operative society which will shortly join the Penang Urban CoOperative Union is the Penang Posts Telegraphs Co-Operative Thrift Loan Society. This was the decision arrived yesterday evening at the ninth annual general meeting of the Society. Mr. G.J.Ford. president,
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  • 320 7 Piece Of Rope Tied Round Neck An infant found wrapped up in cloth in the incinerator of the Municipality on March 25 formed the subject of an inquest at the Penang Coroner’s Court yesterday. Karapan said that he was a coolie em ployed by the
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    • 255 7 ROBINSON COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Notice is hereby given that the Eighteenth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of the above-named Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Derrick Co., Hongkong Bank Chambers. Collyer Quay, Singapore on Saturday the 30th
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    • 195 7 slee z> at ACID stomach, night indigestion k. that’s what causes those sleeplesnights, nights when you toss and turn and just can’t rest. The food you’v< taken during the day is turning acid during the night, and this acidity so irritates the stomach nerves that your whok nervous system is
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  • 979 8 A T long length heavy artillery is being moved into place bv the contending parties in the buffer war.” It would be an exaggeration to say that His Excellency the High Commissioner is being deluged with partisan cables but he h;is been the recipient of three fairly
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  • 180 8 .Reuter. > Wide Approval Dublin, April 22: The selection of Dr Douglas Hyde, historian, poet and dramatist and lifelong worker in the cause of the revival of the spirit of old Gaelic Ire land as the first President of Eire is hailed with satisfaction on all
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  • 154 8 AMAZING GOLF IN l,000 TOURNEY Reuter. Aged Player’s 30 For 9 Holes Moor Park, April 22.—Charles Whitcombe, the British Ryder Cup captain, won the Silver King £l,OOO Golf Tournament with rounds of 71 69 68 68. His aggregate was 276 for 72 holes. The Tournament was notable for the astonishingly
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  • 114 8 Reuter. Difficult To Operate” Washington, April 22. The United States have been as neutral as possible under the existing neutrality law. declared President Roosevelt at press conference, but the law is unsatisfactory in the absolute sense and difficult to operate. Asked whether it would be possible
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  • 80 8 .-Reuter. Appointed Lord Chamberlain London, April 23.—The King has appointed Lord Clarendon to be Lord Chamberlain from May 1 upon retirement of Lord Cromer on that date. Lord Clarendon thus succeeds to the most important post in the King’s household. He will be responsible for Courts, all
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  • 36 8 Reuter. Short-Term Bills To Be Redeemed Washington. April 22: The Treasury has announced that it is redeeming $50,000.000 worth of short-term bills weekly with the destfrilised gold during the next eight weeks. Reuter.
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  • Article, Illustration
    413 8 Announcement (Confidential until April 23j HITHERTO— I mean forth (it is ven e Hv confused; rhe late L.r,l once said he did not care < Hit f jittle and hastily corre. k 'iiiiiselto say he meant one jii >,,, henceforth, I mean to ,ft,. r tirely unbiassed
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 291 8 TONIGHT IS BOXING NIGHT AT F. F. WEMBLEY PARK TONIGHT Saturday 23rd: April 1938. Silver Moon Revue Of Shanghai With 60 Charming Captivating Artistes SEE The Pick of Shanghai's Most Beautiful Gals in Sensational Dance Numbers. 2 Shows Nightly 89.45 p m. 10—11.45 p.m Seats 20, 30, 40 &60 cents
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  • 594 9 Tourists Lose 6 Wickets For 55 Ceylon Cricket team began their last of their tour on the Espla,t 1145 this morning against a I ne d Penang and Kedah Eleven. Owing in the early hours of this morning w cket was soft at the start
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  • 105 9 i’g’it-llearted Comedy At Koya! heart 'i at Royal, is a light- !y m which the love affairs people get tangled and sorted out to make a happy «moot! l'i'hantly handled, with cate ,Jlal ogue glossing over delispien<> llive P er f° rman ce is bed by that of
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  • 390 9 Aged, Mother' 1 Plea Fails: Judge’s Advice To Accused (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, April 22. I am sure your mother will be happier if you try to lead an honest life,” said Mr. Justice Cussen to Chen Kiam Cheung w en he
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  • 681 9 Yesterday’s Finals Bright weather favoured the annual Chinese Inter-School Sports which started on the Victoria Green, Penang, yesterday afternoon. Eighteen schools in Penang and Province Wellesley are competing in the sports which will be concluded today. Owing to the great number of events, the programme for yesterday
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  • 209 9 Alikoom In Great Form (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 23. There were a handful of spectators at Bukit Timah this morning for the training of the Governor’s Cup Meeting. More horses were out for work, including Trainer Logue’s. Kalili, ridden by Garrard, came out half a
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  • 116 9 BOXING AT FUN FROLIC TONIGHT Penang Versus Perak (By Our Boxing Correspondent) After a lapse of about a fortnight, there will be a boxing promotion tonight at the Fun and Frolic Stadium, featuring Young Corbett and Tara Singh, the Ipoh Sikh, in the main event. The programme is in the
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  • 398 9 Times Of Malaya Enterprise On Monday, the Times of Malaya, North Malaya’s newsy MORNING daily, will be sold at five cents instead of ten cents per copy. Thus, in future, this newspaper will be within the reach of all. Giving an unequalled news service, reliable, carefully
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  • 71 9 There will be a short business meeting of the Y.W.C.A. at 12 Logan Road at 5 p.m on Monday, May 2. to pass the accounts for 1937. This will be followed immediately by the monthly meeting of the Committee. The accounts will be open to inspection at 12
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  • 173 9 Indian To Stand Trial At Assizes (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, April 22. The preliminary inquiry into a charge of kidnapping preferred against a Tamil, Kumarasamy, who was alleged to have taken away a Tamil girl named Papayee, under the age of 16 years, from the lawful
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  • 61 9 To Be Celebrated As Public Holiday (From Our Own Correspondent) F Kuala LAimpur, April 22’. It has been officially decided to celebrate the birthday of Sultan Hisamuddin Alam. Shah on May 13 as a public holiday inc Selangor in place of September 12, which was the
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    • 33 9 AT 1.20 CEYLONESE: 55 FOR 6 JAY’AWICKKEME OUT 3. Full report in Sunday Gazette) Wanted hinese or Siamese prefer51,1,1 Write !l larn Essential read Salary Ticals 150 plus Apply Box No. 242 c;o
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    • 93 9 THE TRUE TONIC POOD O6to«Mble all Chamtm and lIH 111 a THE MARCH OF THE CHILDREN n Let your Baby, too, join this joyous company and march to Health and Happiness on COW GATE From all over the world they comea growing army saved from sickness and disease sometimes saved
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    • 129 9 England now days across the air all the way by Empire Flying-Boat The big 4-engined Empire flying-boats now leave Penang for England twice a week. They are the last word in air-g /ing luxury. Yon have a smoking room on board, a promenade deck, hot and cold meals served whfle
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  • 972 10 China's gieat economic resources in areas not affected by the war, and steps which lhe Government has taken or is taking for Their development to improve the well-being of her teeming masses and increase their strength for a prolonged resistance against Japan, were told
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  • 182 10 Monday. April 11. Air Vice-Marshal and Mrs. A. W. Tedder, Hon. Mr. A. S. Small. Hon. Mr. C. G. Howell and Mrs. Howell and Miss Howell. Mr. W. Daniels, Brigadier and Mrs. M. A. Studd. Miss Lendrum and Major H. W. M. Stewart dined at Government House. Tuesday,
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  • 468 10 Inland Trade For Tugs Lighters rich harvest is being reaped by operator of and V t e he 3U lower Yangtse River ports. Everyainnp- the Bund pontoons are brig* uS e eSu. compradores ant. steamship agents who joyfully assure you they xz :^ie un w
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  • 175 10 Sir Richard Winstedt Rebuts Criticism Sir Richard Winstedt, who was General Adviser in Johore, when the Sultan of Johore made his £500,000 gift to the Imperial Government to expedite work on the Singapore Naval Base, replies to criticisms of the gift in a review’
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  • 132 10 Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader’s Questions Questions regarding Ceylon Hindus’ position as civil servants in the Straits Settlements will be asked at the next meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Monday. Mr. H. H. Abdoolcader, of Penang, will ask: Whether Ceylon Hindus in
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    • 137 10 BANKS A NEW SAFE DEPOSIT SERVICE SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES for the safe keeping of valuables, 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
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  • 280 11 <EVEMH PAY ADVENTIST CHAPEL 140, Burmah Road M tf Hendershot, M.A. M a Z to D a n'el tiem 1(1 > TODAY APRIL 23. th SO gUsh). Sue Tune As This.” h invited to all services. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK '1 A Programme. I’ ->e Service. r? Choir
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  • 110 11 The Pope is to have another broadcasting station, four times more powerful than the present Vatican transmitter. This new radio unit, set up in the Vatican Statewhich has 500 inhabitants will be able to reach all countries of the Catholic faith. A German firm has
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  • 413 11 M. SINGInE!” from Java ports via Singapore sails same <lav for Boston, Neu York, Philadelphia and Baltimore via Cape of Good Hope. S.S. MAL.'S \N(',’ from Hongkong via Singapore sails isame day for Calcutta direct. S.S. ROHNA’ arrives in the morning from Singapore, sails for
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  • 915 11 Latest Times Of Posting AIR NLALLS: A mail for Amsterdam and London by K.L.M. Service will close at 6.30 a.m. tomorrow (registration at 6 p.m. today). (Correspondence for Europe generally, fulv prepaid tor transmission by the K.L.M. Service and specially superscribed "K.L. M.” only). '*A mail
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  • 1256 12  -  /*EORGE BLACK, now EngkKl’sgreatest sho\vnia])j 1;!s the problem of television They are perfecting transmission.” he said. 'How get entertainment? You can’t for ever send out a pictu n telling you it you should plant peas in June, or wlpiir should be put in upside down. So how
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1892 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. BERLIN PENANG DJB 15.20 Mc/e 19. 7 m. TODAY B. B. C. Empire Broadcasting Service DJN 9.54 Mc/s 31.45 m. schedule for this week: DJE 17.75 Mc/s 16.89 m. ZHJ 6.08 Mcs (49.3 m.) TRANSMISSION 2 DJA 906 Mc/s 31.88 m. 7.00 Signal and programime.
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    • 529 12 NIROM TODAY’ YDC '15.15 Mcs (19.8 m.) P 12.20 Alfredo Rodo and his 16 Zizeuners. 12 45 Studio Orchestra under Boris Marieff 1.10 News bulletin. 1.22 Studio Orchestra. 150 Potpourris 2.10 News bulletin. 220 Close down. 4.00 Announcement. 4.54 Debroy Somers' popular arrangements. 5.25 Mouth-organ 550 Classics. 6.50 News bulletiin.
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  • 188 13 Violets Of Remembrance Many churches celebrated Mothering Sunday Here are children who attended a special service at St. Johns. Wat er 100 load. S.E.. receiving bunches of violets to take home to their mothers Many people still observe the ancient custom of taking home Simnel
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  • 214 14 A^ q u ir y was heid yesterday before nt« t ß:acker the Penang Coroner, mto the death of a male Chinese Mov Ah Moot who died at the General Hospital at-er having taken poison at a lodging house in China Street on March 13.
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  • 420 14 Match With S. A. H. Col Ip (rp (From Our Own Correspondent Alor Star. April >•> In a one-sided game of soccer the knit Abdul Hamid College. Alor Sta. uac the Government Commercial Dav sS Penang by 11 goats to one on the Con? green
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 146 14 Here’s MYRNA LOY in Her First Picture Triumph Since She Wa* Crowned Queen of the Screen ROYAL PENANG’S LEADING THEATRE SCREENING ONLY THE PICK OF THE WORLD’S BEST PICTURES 6.13 NIGHTLY 9.30 MATINEES: Today Tomorroic til '2.45 p. m. 4 GRAND STARS IN A NEW DARING M—G M COMEDY HIT
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    • 141 14 I HERE'S THE BIG WEEK-END SHOW THAT THE WHOLE TOW N IS FLOCKING TO SEE MAJESTIC I IIATiyEES TODAY X- TOMORROW AT 2.45 P M PRICES sl 60. 40 20 cents. TONIGHT L.AST NIGHT! RKO RADIOS GRANDEST MUSICAL SHOW OF THEM ALL IMAGINE THIS BrAfawiTrffH combination A* *i° to town
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    • 81 14 MUNICIPAL NOTICE An Ordinary Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held at the Municipal Office at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 26th instant. (Bv Order) J* E. A CLARK. Ag. Secretary to the Municipal Commissioners:. WlNf>^R2^- T tK“.* Matinee Also Tomorrow at 2.45 p. m. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER’S TITAN of THRILLING
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 157 14 In Keeping W ith Our Policy To Provide First Class Entertainments For The Enjoyment Of Our Patrons Regardless Of Expense He Take Great Pleasure In Presenting ANOTHER SMASHING 4 ST AR T 1 N G DOUBLE l' tomorrow?HT PENANG’S POPULAR B Hj r Iffy PICTURE-HOUSE WHERE J > EVERYBODY GOES
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  • 2162 15 Governor’s Cup And Extra Meetings jHo ing is the complete training .pore (Governor’s Cup) I l6 V’ri 'r< sessional Meetings opening on Saturday, April 30: U. REDFEARN 1 Excuse Me br a g Mr. O. Shaik Mohamed. C. W. TURLEY 2 Easter Parade ch
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 226 15 I TIGER BEER by pure, jresh YEAST J f l -J I 4 boo«!ik< X? 1 I w'I J I Ijl The importation of pure fresh Yeast O n the right is I requires the maximum of care and a microscopic B > attention to ensure and maintain the reproduction
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • 125 16 TIN PREVIOUSLY LATEST LONDON—(Spot) £169. 5. 0 £l6B. 5. 0 CONDON—(3 months) £169.15. 0 £169. 0. 0 SINGAPORE $85.00 $85.25 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $84.75 $85.12% BUSINESS DONE Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundried) s3.B2*i 53. BLACK PEPPER $9.00 $9.00 RUBBER LONDON 6Vsd 6ft d NEW YORK 12ftc(G) 12Hc(G)
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  • 312 16 Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or Fal’ Yesterday Rise or fall Conv. 5 p.c. 44-64 113% Ampat Tin 4s. 4 0 Funding 4’s 112% *U.S. Rubber 26% War Loan 3%’s 103 L co _i_s/ Com. Un. Assce. units 9% Am. o Prudential A 33%
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  • 140 16 KENNEDY GO. RI'BBER Buyers .Seilers C. Serdang 95 l.OOex U-. Malacca 1.55 1.65 Bangrin 20|0 21 t 0 E. Selangor 1.32% 1.37-lex Hitam 37 Vi .42% Hong Fatt 102 1 05 Hongkong Tin 18|9 19.9 J chan 2 9 .32ex Jelebu 72 .77Jex Kpg. Kamunting 9'o 9 6 Kpg. Lanjut
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  • 158 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers B. Selangor 1.30 1.35 ex Hong Fatt 1.02 1.04 Jelebu 72% ,75ex Klang River 1.72% 1.77% Kuchai 1.20 1.25 Rahman Hyd 1.15 1.20 Raub Gold 4.40 4.50 Rantau Ordy 1.17% 1.22*2 Rantau Pref 1.17% 1.22% Sungei Luas 1.37% 1.42% Taiping Cons 1.50 1.55
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  • 22 16 TIN Penang $85.1254 Per pkl, Singapore $85.25 Per pkl. RUBBER Penang Spot 21 Per lb. Singapore Spot 21 Per lb.
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  • 114 16 Receiving Order Adjourned (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. April 22. Application for the appointment of an interim receiver and a petition for a receiving order against Kohyi and Co., whose alleged failure had a disconcerting effect on the rubber market at home, was mentioned in the bankruptcy
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  • 125 16 London, April 22. RUBBER: Firmer. London 6% buyers 6% sellers July Sept 6’4 buyers 6ft sellers Get. Dec 6ft buyers 6ft sellers Jan. Mar 6% buyers 6% sellers NEW’ YORK 12.57 cts. United Kingdom Stocks London 51,999 tons Liverpool 26,746 tons GPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. April £12.10
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  • 103 16 Prev. Latest Paris 159% 162)5 New York 4.98% 4.98 H Montreal 5.01 ft 5.01% Brussels 29.58 29.55 Geneva 21.69% 21.69 Amsterdam 8.96% 8.96 Milan 95 ft 94 ft Berlin 12.40 12.39% Stockholm 19.40 19.40% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 sio 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% nominal Helsingfors 226 226% Prague 143
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  • 71 16 .Reuter. London, April 22.The Stock Exchange was mostly preoccupied with end of account details, but changes generally favoured holders while gold mining shares were strongly requested on an idea that the United States inflationary proposals must favour gold equities. Some buying for the next account was noted. Commodities
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  • 21 16 British Wireless. London, April 22.The P. &O. liner Kaiser-I-Hind arrived in Plymouth yesterday on her last voyage to be scrapped.
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  • 17 16 Kombok (F.M.S.) Rubber Co.. Ltd. final dividend financial year 2% per cent, payable May 16.
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  • 121 16 Ist Sunday after Easter. 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 800 a.m. Mattins and Litany. Psalm3, 57 Hymnl 33 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.30 a.m. Mattins (Tamil). 10.30 a.m. Mattins and Holy Communion (Chinese). 6.00 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Psalm 103 Chant 211 Magnificat 96 Nunc Dwnittis 93
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  • 181 16 New York, April 22Action reveals that current prices are still sensitive tc any favourable news There is likelihood of a further extension of the rally. Dow Jones avs. Prev, Today 30 indus 115.40 118.52 20 rails 21.33 22.23 20 utilities 18.03 18.73 40 bonds 84.96 86.10
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  • 324 16 Teams For Men’s Ladies’ Matches The following are the teams and times of starting for the golf match between the Royal Society of St. George and the Rest to be played tomorrow’: FIRST TEE a.m. 8.45 Halliday and Anderson v. Isherw’ood and Carline. 8.50 Maltby and
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  • 191 16 The following are the ties fixed for the Penang Lawn Tennis Association Cham pionships meeting for the opening three days: APRIL 27 MEN’S SINGLES Court No. 1: Tan Boon Piew v. Tan Lye Guan (Umpire: Tan Thean Seang): No. 2: Cheah Wat Sun v.
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  • 66 16 Old Frees To Meet D.A.F.C. Tomorrow The following will represent the Old Frees at cricket against the D.A.F.C. on Sunday, at 10.30 a.m. at the Dato Kramat ground: Hooi Yip Hoong, Ng Beng Heng, Cheah Kok Huat, Lim Cheng Poe, Lim Cheng Hoe, Tye Thoon Tuck, Lee Eng Huat,
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  • 39 16 I From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 22. The death is announced from Europe of Mr. V. V. Lemberger, former managing director of United Engineers, Singapore, and well known among local businessmen for 20 years.
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  • 62 16 An attendance of well over 300 is expected at tonight’s annual dinner and ball of the Royal Society of St. George Pe nang Branch) at the Runnymede Hotel. Mr. J. Appaduray, M.C.H., of Ipoh. will preach at the divine service of the Methodist Church, Kubun Nyor Road,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 32 16 TIMES OF MALAYA J NOW ON SALE AT CENTS EACH MORNING The bes>t Morning Paper in Northern Malaya. Order now from your newsagents or from Pinang Gazette Press(l936) Ltd., Bishop Street, Penang
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    • 217 16 SHE HAD BLlNi)iv r headaches Kruschen Got al the t. '-■«u.sc join’s headaches were black, blinding kind that redt ,7 7 the ferer to something like helm/ he suftried tablets. She tried T! cause lay too deep for such' tl > the Where they failed. Kruschen “I used to get
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