Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 3 May 1938

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    22 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE EAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY No. 101. Vol. XCVI TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1938. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    ROME – BERLIN
    157 1 ROME BERLIN Reuter. Hitler Io Bribe Duee On Spanish Issue? I’srjs May hitler's visit being watched with intense interest here chore it is believed that peace or ultimate *ar m Europe muf‘, largely depend upon <i»-( isions reached and the tone adonted. It is n alised that Hitler is a
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    ESTATE RIOT
    80 1 Reuter. Police Fire On Strikers In Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica, May 3.Four were .filed and seven injured when armed police attempted to arrest the ringleaders of a strike movement which had assumed the proportions of a riot on at Sugar estate at Frome. Westmoreland. The police were forced to
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    Customs: China DISPUTE PATCHED UP
    458 1 Measures to be taken by the Japanese inment for regulation of Customs matareas occupied by Japanese forces a during the period of hostilities are with in the following communique ued in London and Tokyo. iiotlicial conversations have been place since February last between u-h Ambassador
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    MALAYA AT THE EXHIBITION
    44 1 Reuter. A preopeniny view of the Empire Exhibition showed the Malayan Pavilion in yoed trim comprising large sized representations, a fifteenfoot model of Singapore and the dock in addition to representations of the ptneappie and rubber industries and Singapore Airport.
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    BERLIN EN FETE
    148 1 Reuter. Demonstrative GoodBye To Hitler Berlin, May 2.- City woikers were given, halfdays and holidays on the occasion oi Hitler s Rome visit. They lined tne streets and cneered the Fuehrer as he and his suite drove to the station where he entrained for Rome. Two special
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    SEAPLANE SINKS
    31 1 Reuter. Hong Kong, May 3.Lieutenant Brown and Aircraftman Page from H.M.S, Birmingham were lescued unhurt after their seapl .ne crashed when landing in the harbour. The machine sunk. Reuter.
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      91 1 FOO CHEONG CO Furniture Manufacturers 89, Bishop Street. Penang. Phone: 636. I pah Aift nt sFOO LOON CO., 101, Brewster Road. i Phone: «75. v M u XVhat is it that is unequalled Kt Jr in J K r Z x w* Til I u matchless in I tenderness?*’ V
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    OPPOSITION M.P's FLAIL PREMIER
    1895 1 Year Of Unparalleled Humiliation MR. CHAMBERLAIN BELIEVES IN ITALIAN GOOD FAITH The nation’s shame at the Mediterranean betrayal was eloquently expressed in the House of Commons last night bv Mr. C. R. Attlee, Mr. Lloyd George. Mr H S VT,.-..; ami Sir Archibald Sinclair. S Morrison
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    ADULTERATED GHEE ON SALE IN PENANG MARKET
    251 2 Japanese Consignment Of Pig Extract MOHAMEDANS INDIGNANT: STEPS. TAKEN A recent consignment of pig sensation in the ano importer ol this comnioditx has can. town, particularly among the an j st ill are. the Mohamedan Indians have been lor e main importers ol
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    MANAGEMENT OF LOTTERY
    123 2 Chinese Fined §2O A fine of $2O, in default ten days’ rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck, the Third Magistrate on a Chinese, Lim Kim Chuan. who was convicted on a charge of assisting in the management of a lottery, namely Chap Jee Kee.
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    PIRATE EPIC AT QUEEN’S
    647 2 The Buccaneer” Is Spectacular Film (By Philmann) A Cecil B. DeMille picture is always an outstanding event, and "The Buccaneer, which opens at the Queen’s tonight, bears the mark of the spectacular for which De Mille is celebrated. I made the acquaintance of swashbuckling Jean Lafitte
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      289 2 Getting Up Hights Caused By Germs Are you worried and annoyed by constant "Getting Up Nights”? If bo, you should know that the true cause is trrltat<lue germs which are attacking the 9 PlU* «ton tiny tubes or filters within your kldneys. You can’t be well till germs are killed
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    ANGLO – JAPANESE TENSION IN SHANGHAI RELAXED
    277 3 ANGLO JAPANESE TENSION IN SHANGHAI RELAXED Soldiers Withdraw From Nanking Road Area MILITARY AUTHORITIES REACH AGREEMENT Shanghai. May 2: A tense situation with international aspects developed as a result of the Nanking Road incident in which Japanese gendarmes, with bayonets fixed, virtually took possession of a stretch of the road
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    20 KILLED IN COLLISION
    32 3 Reuter. 1 Lisbon. May killed and a number injured when a motorbus en rnntA from Oporto collided with a train on a bridge and fell into the river.
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    CHINA CUSTOMS AND LOANS
    52 3 FZJter British Japan Arrangements Miv 2: The British AmbassaJapanese Vice-Minister for ...js have concluded unofficial its respecting Chinese cus- of Chinese foreign loans and alters during the period of the t s in China. of the arrangements are avail- the issue of the communique and Tokio.
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    PASCH HOT DERBY FAVOURITE
    48 3 Reuter. i May 2: The Derby callover is: 5 2 Pi-ch offered 114 taken i>>. S ottish Union offered 9 1 ortmarnock taken anil offered ion Khan Bahadur offered 1 >•; i. un( j Foolish taken and offered "’■olden Sovereign offered 18 1 taker. Reuter.
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    HITLER LEAVES
    48 3 Reuter. B< I lir. May 2: Hitler's departure for p iy will be broadcast by German j 7 < -ions Eighty German journaL i specially designed uniforms h•. t r dy left for Rome and will stay u't. M.-;. 1" A very elaborate pro- i,.«-n planned.- Reuter.
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    PACT WITH ITALY
    475 3 >.Reuter. Premier Makes Statement Asking the House of Commons to approve the Anglo-Italian agreement yesterday. Mr. Neville Chamberlain said that v hen he became Premier the situation between Britain and Italy was as bad as it ever had been. W ithout some effort it was in danger
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    EMPIRE EXHIBITION OPENS TODAY
    231 3 British Wireless. Their Majesties r lo Make 5} Hours 1 our Glasgow, May 2: The opening of th-. Empire Exhibition tomorrow will be the biggest within memory Ihe Central Bu reau for Accommodation covering 45 radius is busily finding homes for mmti tudes of visitors. The
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    Protecting The Dictators
    121 3 .Reuter. Rome, May 2: Precautions unparallelled in history have been taken to protect the two dictators and hundreds of possible suspect*, have l>een temporarily arrested, including a number of German Jews. The Rome prisons are reported to be so full that a concentration camp has been opened
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      17 3 Wanted news boys to sell Times of Malaya and Pinang Gazette. Liberal commission. Apply. Manager. Pinang Gazette.
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      265 3 RELIABLE pJBj. TRAVEL GOODS VALUES IK"S rnT' STEAMER TRUNK VULCANITE FIBRE BUILT ON PLY- f WOOD FOUNDATION. OUTSIDE FITTINGS OF BRASSED STEEL WITH SPRING LOCK LINED PLAIN DRILL W A RDPHIH' TI?IlXIV INTERIOR FITTED WITH TRAY AND W AKUKVBL IKLNK TYING TAPES. OUTSIDE REINFORCED GENUINE HARD VULWITH METAL PROTECTOR BANDS
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    THE CASE FOR ROMANISED CHINESE
    1708 4  -  By Rev. T. C. Gibson ,HF SUBJECT raised in your article 1 Should the Chinese Language be Latinised?”, published in the Free Press last week is one of first-class importance. 3nd should interest all who are concerned with the problem of illiteracy amongst the Chinese
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    CHINA DISTRESS RELIEF FUND
    335 4 Following are contributions received up to April 30 towards the above fund: Previously acknowledged Straits 5500,248.12. Chinese staff of the Chartered Bank ot I. A. C.. Penang $28.00; Lun Kim Seng Wine shop $3.54; and $3.54; Guan Sm $4.04; Thean Seng Hoe start $6.57; Kwong Keng
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    332 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Miss C. H. MacDonald has returned to her station after spending a few days at Cameron Highlands. Mr. C. J. House, of Bangkok. Siam, is spending a few days at Cameron Highlands Hotel. Cameron Highlands. New members from British Malaya elected at a recent meeting of the Council
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      814 4 PEHAH6 TRADERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS SUN SOON THYE TENGKU BAGINDA i The Fashion Shoe Shop) at 78T8 IN- liivlV 01LV1V/ 144. CAMPBELL STREET. Personal Diseases and DAY NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY. PENANG. the Treatment Of Rheumatism. Diabetes. 49, Leith street. I Plles etc PFNANG. The essentials of a good footwear:- 1 I j ELEGANCE,
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      17 4 Wanted news boys to sell Times of Malaya and Pinang Gazette. Liberal commission Apply, Manager. Pinang Gazette.
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    ARMED REVOLT IN JAIPUR
    131 5 English Visit Plan Causes Trouble Bombay, April 26. Extraordinary events have occurred in Sikar which is a small feudatory of Jaipur State. The Maharaja of Jaipur, who is the wellknown polo player, decided to take with him to England Kunwar Hardayal Singhji, the Sikar heir-apparent before
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    VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION OF CHINESE MARRIAGES ADVOCATED
    542 5 Vid To Clear Distinctions Between First Subsequent Wives si.iteinent by the Attorney-General, Mr. C.G. Howell, that Hills to amend the law in the colons regarding Chinese marris will be reads tor presentation to the next meeting of the ...live Council shows that ('."vernment is
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    IGNORE ASSIZES CALENDAR
    61 5 Our Own Correspondent) Johore, Bahru. May 1. on <>f the Assizes was begun today 'ostice Mills presiding. The calennsists of one case of murder, two '•\ous hurt cases and five against 1 d banishees. the previous hurt cases was \bdul Rahman, salesman of a bop. for allegedly
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    51 5 ning at the "Esplanade" from I 111 to 7.30 p.m.: I-ight Of Foot: La tan. i' White Queen: Metra. The Beggars Opera: Austin. i r T he Girl In The Taxi: Fetras lo Ihe First Time I Saw’ You: Jill Darling: Novello. I'.tatty s 1' rhe Teddy Bear’s
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    POSSESSION OF UNLAWFULLY SHOT DEER
    356 5 Muar Officers Convicted (From Our Own Correspondent! Muar. May 1. Judgment was delivered today by Mr L. H. N. Davie, in the case in which tour Malays. Penghulu Perang bin Gunpal. Mohamad bin Ali. a corporal in the Johore police force. Bakdin bin Tengah and
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    WEEKLY LONDON LETTER
    837 5  -  BY BY ANDREW BLACKMORE J* A RECENT survey of foreign affairs the Foreign Secretary. Lord Halifax, stated that the main objective of the policy of the British Government must be Honourable peace. With that policy no member of the British public will quarrel. Opinions may differ about
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      116 5 .*ii George EAMWS L v KJMBE J® FIVE long while now since Mr Ene first compounded his Fruit Salt’. Z\ K T Great event* have come and sone. Five monarchs have reigned at Buckingham t 'A?p </ V- j I x Palace But still today Eno’s Fruit Salt* remains the
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      263 6 BIG PICTURES CAN BE SEEN EVERYWHERE BUT OUTSTANDING PICTURES ONLY CAN BE SEEN AT THIS THEATRE! au EE N 6-15 TONIGHT 9-30 All The Thrills Of "Captain Blood” All The Adventures Of Mutiny On The Bounty” Combined To Make One Of The Finest Screen Triumphs Of This Era! CECIL B.
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    £2,000,000 FILM COMPANY CHIEF SACKS WHOLE STAFF
    366 7 He Says It’s Only Common Sense” London, April 24. ALL remaining employees of Capitol Films, spectacular £2,000,000 company formed by Czecho-Slovakian Max Schach in the boom times for British pictures, will leave its London offices tonight. At one time the organisation had a
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    RIVER THREAT TO QUEEN’S COLLEGE
    373 7 Building May Be Demolished Cambridge, April 24. Drastic emergency measures to prevent the collapse of part of Queens’ College have been found necessary, following the discovery that the foundations of Fellows’ Building, which overlooks the Cam, have been deeply eroded by the action of the
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    "VILEST OF CULTURE”
    146 7 West’s Import To The East Never I think of the East at the present time without the profoundest sense shame and humiliation that we in the West have managed to import into the East on the largest scale the vilest of our culture.” So said Mr. lan
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    TWINS BORN IN A BLACKOUT
    115 7 When St. Helens (Lancs) electricity supply gave out one night recently twins were being bom in the maternity ward of the local hospital, and. in the operating theatre, a specialist was stopped in the middle of a serious operation. It was 11 p.m. before power
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    STATE CONTROL OF MARRIAGE
    266 7 Sir F. Blizzard’s Forecast London, April 24. Sir Farquhar Buzzard, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University. fi eaking at the Ideal Home Exhibition yesterday, forecast the State control of all marriages within the next 25 years as a necessary measure to preserve the quality of
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    THREE YEARS FOR CONFIDENCE MAN
    366 7 Member Of Verv Clever Gang” London, April 24. The law exists for the protection of tae stupid as well as for the protection of the wise,” declared the Recorder. Mr. J. D. Cassels. K.C., at Brighton Quaiter Sessions yesterady. He was summing up in the
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    CHINESE WHO KEPT RAILWAYS OPEN
    121 7 .Union Times. Hankow, May 1. Mr. Sah Fu Chun, engineer in charge of the Lunghai and Canton-Hankow railways, in an interview with foreign pressmen yesterday, said thSt China’s railway workmen had worked just as heroically as the soldiers at the fighting fronts. The Lunghai line
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    GENERAL’S WIFE FOR EUROPE
    38 7 Madam Chang Chun, wife of General Chang Chun, former Foreign Minister for China, passed through Singapore on Saturday. She is travelling with her son 2nd daughter to Europe w’here they will continue their studies.
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      346 7 LOST LOST One small black and w’hite fox terrier ***** licence No. Penang 1. Reward offered if returned to 10, Ayer Rajah Road. NOTICES M.V. GLENBEG” VOYAGE 37 (OUTWARD) Arrived on 30.4.38 Consignees of cargo per the above vessel from. Europe are hereby notified that a General Survey of all
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    FOR TIN NEWS—READ US
    306 8 [N publishing a cable dated London. May 2, but from an otherwise undisclosed source, a contemporary does us the compliment belatedk Ho attach credence to categorical statements which have already appeared in these columns to the effect that a referendum is likelv to be held regarding
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    JAPAN SLOWS UP
    716 8 A SUDDEN lethargy seems to have descended upon the Japanese forces in China. Spectacular air rai Is by their planes have ceased and warship after warship has returned to he Formosan base for refit and additional munitions. The Japanese armies’ advances in the north have been stop-
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    BABY PRINCESS
    33 8 Reuter. Hague, May 2. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, is one of the godparents of Princess Beatrix. daughter of Princess Juliana, whose christening will take place on May 12. at Grootkerk.Reuter.
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    7 PASSENGERS SAFE
    217 8 ..Reuter. Thurland Castle Mishap Hong Kong, May 2: H.M.S. Defender has arrived with seven passengers of the Thurland Castle, which w’ent ashore at Tungkan Island, 20 .miles south of Hong Kong, and w-as badly holed. The seven are: Miss Martha Kershaw and Mr. George Adams (New York),
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    ENEMY TROOP TRAIN BLOWN UP
    69 8 Reuter. Guerilla Activity Peiping. May 2: The Japanese aircrafi attack yesterday successfully dispersed Chinese guerillas who retired to the hills and after strenuous repair work traffic tc Kinhan w-as resumed after over 50 hours stoppage. It is learned from a reliable source that the guerillas
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    ZHJ SPECIAL BROADCASTS
    56 8 The Penang Wireless Society is giving two special broadcasts this week. Tht first is today at 5.05 p.m. a rebroadcast of the BBC of the official opening of th Empire Exhibition by H.M. King Georg* VI. and the second tomorrow’, at 9.30 p.m. a rebroadcast of the
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    HU YEW SEAH LITERARY DEPT.
    67 8 Brahmachari Mr. Devapriya Valisinha the general secretary of the Mahabodhi Society Ltd.. Calcutta, will give a lecture 01. Buddhism in India” and it will be illustrated by lantern slides in the Hu Yew Seah's Hall on Wednesday, May 4. 1938. at 8 p.m. Mr. Koh
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    EURASIAN ON VAGRANCY CHARGE
    66 8 A young Eurasian, Joseph Abrams, appeared before Mr. Lim Koon Teck, the Third Magistrate, yesterday and was charged with being a vagrant. Accused pleaded guilty, and in his statement to the magistrate said that he had been unemployed for about three months and had no one
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    CAUSING HURT WITH AN AXE
    60 8 Ahmad bin Awang Kechil and Mat Noor bin Awang Kechil, both Malays, were arrested on April 29 for alleged assault of 7hemot bin Abas ct 7.30 a.m. on the same day with an axe at Kulim Road,, Bukit Mertajam. They will be charged before the
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    BY THE WAY
    655 8 My Ghost Story A GH °ST.tor y in P /A unconvincing So r be style of Edgar Allan Ppr<)v H made receptive to the gestion. su gEvery word must be wrin the object of destrovmJ h Uifh sceptical reader’s moral/J tug his power of resist s is
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    FULL PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROWS RACES AT SINGAPORE
    903 9 Second Day Of Summer Meeting Below will be found the full programme for the second day of the Singapore Turf Club (Governor’s Cup) Meeting to be run at Singapore tomorrow: RACE ISingapore Turf Club Griffins, Div. B, 5| Furs. 0 NEW W ORLD
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    SINGAPORE RACES
    204 9 Today's Work On The Track A fair number of interesting gallops ,rf gone through on the second track his morning. The going was heavy. Spear Of Sarawak (White) and ReginJnt (Haie) did half pace work. Both are in line fettle. (janderdown (Tankard) figured in a .using gallop, while
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    STEADY INFLUX OF CHINESE EVACUEES
    94 9 Tilawa Brings 250 From Hong Kong Today 1 > ir.nc the past week there has been a t want stream of Chinese from South k w o arrived in Penang by various .s n their long journey to Malaya. The 7, of them nad to
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    FORTHCOMING WEDDING
    80 9 )lr. H. Bracegirdle And Miss G. M. Lewis The wedding will take place on Thursday. June 2, at 4.45 p.m. at St. George’s Church, Penang, of Mr. Harold Bracegirdle. of Messrs. Henry Waugh Co.. Ltd Penang, and Miss Gwendoline Margaret (Peg) Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
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    H.M.S. CAPETOWN IN PENANG
    47 9 Staying In Harbour Till Thursday British warship, H.M.S. Capetown, Tas been serving in China waters, '!.:veii in Penang tnis morning at 7.15 '.ill be staying in the harbour. anoff the Man-of-war anchorage till i.y when she will proceed on her way to England.
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    LANTERN LECTURE AT P.B.A. LAST NIGHT
    90 9 was a good gathering at the Buddhist Association last night, in the rain, when Mr. Devapriya i delivered a lantern lecture on Buddhism in India.” pictures shown last nignt w r ere places m 1 ihist worship in India such as Lord birthplace, Place
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    FORTHCOMING DIVORCE SLIT
    37 9 n >ng the matter fixed for hearing day In the Supreme Court, Penang, is >rce action, the petitioner being Philip r (in forma pauperis) v Kanita i Gautier, respondent and Che Mat Abdullah, co-respondent.
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    YOUNG PEOPLE’S SOCIETY
    40 9 votional meeting of the Young i s Society, Penang, will be held 1 y at 8 p.m. at the Chinese Methodist 1 h Madras Lane, Penang. Speaker will be Mr. Geh Hun Kheng friends are cordially invited.
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    MERCANTILE CO-OPERATORS
    173 9 Annual Meeting Next Week The tenth annual general meeting of the Penang Merctantile Employees’ Co-opera-tive Thrift and Loan Society, Ltd., will be held at the Railway Restaurant, F.M.S.R.. buildings on Tuesday, May 10, at 5.15 p.m. rhe meeting will be preceded by a tea party given by the
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    FLEETWOOD SMITH TAKES 8 FOR 99
    85 9 .—Reuter. Australians’ Opening Match London, May 2. Continuing their first innings against Worcestershire, the Australians who had 258 for 6, raised their total to 541. Worcestershire replied with 268, Cooper and Lyttleton top scoring with 61 and 50 respectively. Fleetwood Smith took 8 wickets
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    FLYING BOATS SQUADRON LEAVE FOR RANGOON
    59 9 The five flying boats of No. 204 Squadron for General Reconniassance Work, which arrived in Penang yesterday from Aus tralia, left this morning at seven o’clock for Rangoon, resuming the last lap of their 30.000 mile flight from England-Aus-tralia and back. They are expected
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    ALLENBY RUBBER COMPANY
    400 10 892,348 Profit: Directors’ Report The Allenby Rubber report for the year ended Feb. 28, 1938, to be presented at the eighteenth annual general 'meeting at Kuala Lumpur on Friday states: Having charged depreciation of $7,248.33 upon the assets of the Company, the profit .and loss account shows
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    BRITISH FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    883 10 Enormous Volume Of Business Daily In London BY ROBERT MACKAY HANKING MOVEMENT I’’ HE enormous volume of business handled daily in the London financial market is indicated in the monthly statement issued by the London Bankers’ Clearing House. This statement deals with the activities of the
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    SELANGOR RIVER RUBBER
    575 10 Substantial Forward Sale London. April 23. The sixth ordinary general meeting of Selanaor River Rubber Estates, Ltd., was hekT'yesterday at Adelaide House. King William-street, London, E.C. Mr Chas Wreford Brown, who presided, said that the year’s working had resulted in a profit of £21.406, an increase of
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    SATIPULO
    19 10 Operations for the month of April 1938. Output 657 Piculs; Yardage 120.000 Cubic Yards; Hours Run 640 Hours.
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    RAHMAN HYDRAULIC
    12 10 Output for the month of April 1938. was 900 piculs.
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    TONGKAH HARBOUR TIN
    88 10 Sales and other receipts to September 30. £235.066 (£159.927). Costs, fees. Debenture interest. &c., £140.072 (£114,332) leaving profit £94.994 (£45,595), plus £44,607 brought in. Dividends, depreciation on dredges. &c.. taxation and contingencies absorb £127.218, leaving £12,383. Since close of year dividend 6d. per share paid, which, with
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    REMBAU JELEI DIVIDEND
    47 10 The directors of the Rembau Jelei Rubber Co. Ltd. recommend the payment of a dividend of 8 per cent, in respect of the year ended Dec. 31 last. A sum of £5,000 is to be carried to Reserve leaving £21.165 to be carried forward.
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    NEW KOPAH TIN
    21 10 Operations for the month of April 1938. Output 94 Piculs; Yardage 68.000 Cubic Yards; Hours Run 333 Hours.
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      132 10 25 HUTTENBACH CONTINUOUS SHEETERS MADE IN ENGLAND JUNIOR’ (Type S.&LB.) I 500—800 lbs. sheet per hour. I Each Junior Sheeter is fitted with five pairs of rolls, No. 1 pair being hair lined to receive the freshly I coagulated rubber and No. 5 being grooved to give the final marking
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      157 10 BANKS NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-M A ATSCH APPIJ N.V. (Incorporated in the Netherlands) (With limited liability.) (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) Established in Amsterdam 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM With 43 Agencies, apart from correspondents, in Holland. HEAD OFFICE FOR THE EAST BATAVIA Branches throughout the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlements. India,
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    BY AIR AND SEA
    555 11 Latest lime Of Posting MR MAILS A mail for Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by Malayan Internal Air Service will close at 2 p.m. tomorrow. A MAIL FOR IPOH BY MALAYAN INTERNAL AIR SERVICE WILL CLOSE AT 2 PM. REGISTRATION AT 1.30 P M l TOMORROW. A
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    SHIPPING IN PENANG HARBOUR TODAY
    433 11 S.S. BLIJSKHS’ arrives t<xla} from Bclawan. S.S. KR I arrives today from Belawan, «ails in the evening for Bagan Datoh and Telok \nson. AI.W WEI.fEX REDEX’ from java ports via Singapore, sails same day for Halifax, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore via Cape of
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    Shipping Notes
    521 11 Attempt To Cross The Pacific In Chinese Jnnk Doctor Anil Wife **ln Search Of Adventure Revision Of Salary Scale—Demands Turned Down. An attempt to cross the Pacific in a Chinese junk is now being made by s German-American doctor and his wife. Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Petersen,
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      704 11 blue funnel line rxWBLT SERUCE TO LONDON A NORTH CONTINENT Leaves Penang Due London GLENFINLAS Also calls Antwerp 4 Middlesborough May 7 June 4 A SARPEDON Also calls Marseilles Glasgow May 13 June 9 CALCHAS Also calls Hull and Gdynia Max’ 19 June 19 TEN DAT SERVICE TO LIVERPOOL VIA
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      17 11 Wanted news boys to sell Times of Malaya and Pinang Gazette. Liberal commission. Apply, Manager, Pinang Gazette.
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      230 11 EMPIRE EXHIBITION IN B. B. C. PROGRAMMES «Continue from page 12) BBC Symphony Orchestra of 119 players, under its conductor. Sir Adrian Boult, to give a concert at the Exhibition, and four programmes will be given in the Concert Hall by the augmented BBC Scottish Orchestra. All the concerts will,
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    EMPIRE EXHIBITION IN B.B.C. PROGRAMMES
    357 12 Broadcast Of Openin» By H.M. The Kin/ The voice of H.M. the King will be heard agab missions from Daventry today, when the opening h h ns of the Empire Exhibition (Scotland) at Bellah<»r -:.,> be broadcast from Ibrox Stadium, dasgow. ,\.t.' High Commissioners for
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      118 12 interest, music, and laughter, the Palace 01 (Continue*.. rrX/ Don't suffer from TOOTHACHE-FEVER OR RHEUMATISM Do what thousands of ingredients in convexothers are doing to get ient tablet form, that ac e immediate relief from instantly to relieve pain pain and sufferingTake and reduce fever. It d' f e> ANACINthe
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      2694 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES B. B. C. BERLIN I PENANG LYNDHURST 4 TODAY TODAY DJB 15.20 Me, 6 19. 7 m. Empire Broadcasting Service sche- DJN 9.54 Me s 3145 id ZHJ METRES. VK3LR 9.58 me.» (31.8 m.) dule for this week: DJE 17.76 Mc/s 16.89 m. p.m. p.m. DJQ 15.28
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    PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE
    148 13 Holiday Weatiier Comes To Britain. With w'.rmer weather in Britain, the donkeys on the sands at Ramsgate are Leins kept btisv. Pr I t-ss Vice. Countess of Athlon e. and the Earl Athlone. who have been tourinc Arabia and Egypt, on their return t« fvmmith
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    Penang Tennis Fixtures
    172 14 The Penang Lawn Tennis Association Open Championships. Ties for Thursday. MEN'S SINGLES Court 1. Lim Keng Hock vs. E. C Valberg. Umpire G. Kok Lem. Court 2. Dr. R.L. Samy vs. Chen Hua Yeow. Umpire Khaw Bian Cheng. LADIES SINGLES Court 3. Mrs. C. G. E. Baughan
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    Malyv Schools Soccer Competition
    46 14 The final of the Malay Schools inter group soccer competition between Perak Road School, the Penang champions, ano Fermatang Bertam School, the Province Wellesley champions, will be played at the F rancis Light School Ground on Saturday May 7 at 5 p.m.
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      310 14 Majestic Penang’s Popular Home of Amusement Wher Everybody Goes OPENING TONIGHT 6.15 9.30 THE CONCLUDING CHAPTERS OF THE GREATEST WILD ANIMAL SERIAL EVER PRODUCED BL CK Kill*» of the Jungle Ul—. Jun qle ,UNGLE COLUMBIA FICTUM I ....MENACE” I SASHA I ISI EMEL TERRIFYING ADVENTURES Imr F’ TORN FROM THE
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      311 14 ROYAL TOMORROW! LUPE VELEZ MA JOI I 1O MAMAHT lUMONT JACK CASSON tKO IAOIO F!CTU»e The Stratospheric Love Life of Two Great Aeronuts You’ll get music with your Squeals when Lovely Lupe Sings and Swings BOOKING AT STORCH BROS. WEMB L E Y PARK TOMCHT Tuesday 3rd: .lay 1938. ENTIRE
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      64 14 ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW AT THE ROYAL THE HOUSE OF SUPER ATTRACTIONS. 6.15 TONIGHT 9.30 LAST NIGHT! Thrill to tho most bofflio* clue hunt of tho yoor lough when tho nit-wit night nurse turns mystery into hysteria I 7 THE /GREAT HOSPITAL MYSTERY JANE DARWELL SIG RUMANN SALLY BLANE THOMAS
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      50 14 6.15-TONIGHT. 9 M.G.M S BIG MV 3ICaI Uugh if 4 ,:ar m i 1 iS® I Xsaow! I ROACH i arLxT’TuTi J. J Reduced Prices: 15. 30, 50 and 70 Cts TOMORROW An Outstanding New Tamil Talkie SRI CHAMUNDESWARP with Miss K .T. Rukmani. Misa Rampian and a great cast.
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    HOME FOOTBALL: THE BATTLE FOR LEAGUE HONOURS
    1814 15 Halves Drop A Vital Point 4RSENAL CONSOLIDATE THEIR POSITION TJIE Wolves dropped a vital point on Saturday when they were held to a one-all draw at home by Chelsea. Arsenal, who .cut Liverpool by a solitary goal, thus tightened their hold on the
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    Eu Cheow Teik,
    18 15 Eu Cheow Teik, the Penang Chinese cricketer, quick as a cat and as slash ing.”
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    MOVE TO REVIVE OLD OFF-SIDE RULE
    443 15 Soccer London, April 24. Since the off-side rule in football was altered the change has been blamed for almost everything which is said to be vi tong with the game. Now there is a serious attempt to revert to the old order of things.
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    Spotlight on Cricket
    538 15 by AUDAX” SJTETTENHAM TROPHY has happened to the Swettenham cricket trophy given by Sir Frank Swettenham in 1903 Perhaps some cricket enthusiast might be able to enlighten readers on the whereabouts of the trophy. It was, I believe, presented for competition by representatives of the Clubs at
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      210 15 min ir-- I How to make a I; II II- I Single Whisky go round I I ill When you are enjoying a glass of Johnnie Walker,” said Johnnie Walker, and you take a look at the famous square I hit I bottle, you are reminded how true is the
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      17 15 Wanted news boys to sell Times of Malaya and Pinang Gazette. Liberal cmnmission. Apply, Manager, Pinang Gazette.
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    PRODUCE
    115 16 UA.I-BJBT LONDON—(Spot) No market £154. 0. 0 LONDON—(3 month») No market SINGAPORE $79.00 $76.00 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $78.87*2 $75.8.' DONE Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA— (Sundried) $4 10 $4 10 BLACK PEPPER $9.00 $9.00 RUBBER LONDON s d NEW YORK H .»c(G> 11%C(G) SINGAPORE—(Spot) 17%sC J® 4
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    333 16 «hare of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Yesterday Rice or Fall Yesterday Rise or FaD xx ka noiz. Burmah Oil ***** j Conv. 5 p.c. 44-64 112% Eagle 4 pesos. 4 b t-ou Funding 4 p.c. 60-90 112% Cables 5% P c 106% War Ixtan 3% p.c. 101%
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    P.F.A. LEAGUES
    236 16 First And Second Division Fixtures The following are the fixtures for the ffirst and second division leagues of the 3'enang Football Association, for May. Today, Excise A. F. Club vs. P.H.B. Junior Service Club, Dato Kramat Ground. Wednesday 4, Malaya Cup Trial, Victoria Green. Thursday 5, L.T.S. vs.
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    MEELATHE SHAREFF
    245 16 Muslims To Celeberaie Prophet’s Birthday A mass meeting of Malays, Indians, Arabs, etc., all Muslims, was held on Sunday. at 5 p.m. at the Penang Muslim Merchants Society, Transfer Road, Penang, to discuss steps for celebrating the birthday of the Holy Prophet Munammad. Dr. K. Mohamed Ariff. J.P.,
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    PENANG GOLF CLUB
    26 16 (Ladies Section) The Mat Monthly Medal will be played on Wednesday Thursday, 4th sth May I holes stroke over the second nine holes.
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      A. A. ANTHONY & CO.
      165 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO. Buyers Sellers B. Selangor 1 1,39 Hong Fatt 96 Jelcbu *5 Klang River 175 1 80 Kuchai 1 15 1.20 Pttaling 6 <5 7 25 Rahman Hyd 1.12% 1.15 ex Rantau Ordy 1.12% 117% Rantau Pref 1.12% 1.17% Taiping Cons. 1.47% 1.52% Talam 125 1.30 Ampat
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      WALL STREET
      152 16 New York.. May 2,—We suggest operators continue to limit purchases to sharp recessions. Dow Jones avs. Prev. Today 30 indus. 111.28 110.09 20 rails 21.26 20.95 20 utilities 17.90 17.80 40 bonds 86.23 86.26 Bus ness done; 000’s 350 Anaconda Cpr. 26% 26 Am. Tobacco B 68b 68
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      TODAY’S PRICES
      22 16 nN Singapore $76.00 per pkl. Penang $75.87% per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot IS'jC. per lb. Penang Spot 18%c. per lb.
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      KENNEDY & CO
      119 16 KENNEDY CO TIN Buyers Sellers Bangrin 19 9 20 6 B. Selangor 1.25 1.32% Hong Fatt 95 .97% lelebu 65 .70 Kuchai Ordy 1.17% 1.22% Pattani i;9 2 3 Rantau Pref 1.15 1.20 Rantau Ordy. 1.15 1.20 Kaub Gold 5.10 5.30 Siamese Tin 19 9 210 Sungei Luas 1.35 1.40
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      LEAN & CO.
      137 16 LEAN CO. TIN Biivers Sellers Ampats 3 3 39 Bangrins 19 0 20 0 B. Selangors 1.17% 1.25 Hong Fatts 96 .98 Kampongs 86 93 K. Lanjnts 17 9 18 6 Kramats 10 0 10 9 Kuchais 1.10 1.17% Kundangs 60 70 Laruts 9 0 9 9 Rantau Pref. 1.12%
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      COMMODITIES AND METALS
      119 16 London, May 2. RUBBER Dull. London 5 buyers 5% sellers Ma Y 5% buyers 5% sellers July/Sept 5% buyers 5}J sellers 9ct./Dec buyers 5% sellers NEW YORK 11.05 cts. nit*»d Kingdom Stocks London 54,292 tons Liverpool 28,352 tons OPR A Straits S.D Rotterdam April £12.10. 0 PEPPER:
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      HOME MARKETS
      165 16 .Reuter. Tin Fails On Stocks Situation London. May 2.The Stock Exchange was dull in sympathy witn Wall Street and uncertainties of European politics but giltedged were firm. Chinese were higher on eports of Anglo-Japanese Customs agreenent (see Page 3>. Cocoa encountered considerable liquidation and closed above the lowest.
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    ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    93 16 The following left Penang for Singapore by the steamship Kedah yesterday even ing:Mr. M. Lymbery. Mr. G. M. MacAdam. Mr. G. A. Potts. Mr. H. W. H. Stevens. Mrs. McCall. Mr. H. L. Yong, Mr. J. Folletti, Mr. B. de Burgh-Thomas. Mrs. A. Markin and Mr. M.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    102 16 Prev. Latest Paris 162?? 162}? New York 4.98% 4.98 H Mont real 5.01% 5.01% Brussels 29.62 29.60 Geneva 21.67% 21.68% Amsterdam 8.96 8.96 Milan 94} J 91% Berlin 12.40 12.40% Stockholm 19.40% 19.40% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 >slo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% nominal -Telsingfors 226% 226% Prague 143 143%
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    Friendly Old Man Robbed
    246 16 Chinese \ouths (> n Serious Charge (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur Mond Clamouring at the door ot a ionely h m Setepak, owned by a feeble old un. for shelter from torrential rain tw< ese youths, Toh Boon Ting’ and Tin, were admitted into the
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    WEARNE'S PLANE CALLS AT IPOH
    463 16 First Commercial .Aircraft To NEW CHAFFER IN PERAK’S HISTORY (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 2. A representative gathering, which included the Hon. Mr. Justice Aitkin, Capt Dane, Mrs. J. L. Woods, Major Elton, Mr. John Pestell. Mr. D. Milson, Mr. H. Ridley, the Rev.
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