Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 20 June 1938

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  • 23 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE I 4ST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY X„. 115. Vol. XCVI. MONDAY, JUNE 20. 1938. PRICE 10 CENPS.
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  • 562 1 “UNNECESSARY DISASTER” Appeal To China To Acknowledge Defeat PEIPING, .11 NE 19.—A PEACE FEELEU WHICH. IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED. HAS JAPANESE INFLIENCE BEHIND IT. HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT HERE, IN THE FORM OF A STATEMENT ON THE HORRORS OF W AR.
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  • 76 1 Reuter l~ hi Hospital nine 19. Forty-seven were inAdmitted to hospital, when a un crashed over a bridge. One was completely submerged, p is almost submerged. had no warning that thfc shattered, as his view was obr.. j.y i curve in the line. —Reuter. ‘I BODIES RECOVERED
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  • 62 1 _'o The incidence of malaua the moment is extensive, in- >cal medical practitioners hit th y have treated malarial -i iing m Kampong Java, KamKampong Bengalee. Togoi Brewster road. i >f people yesterday spent the their compounds searching tor ling places for mosquitoes lly clearing odd
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  • 28 1 Ruter. a- 19. Important party I. uine are revealed. Nine ifficials who were active Soviet purge, are now dePravda” as being enemies ot Reuter.
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  • 586 1 The International Tin Committee meets in London todav to consider details of the Buffer Stocks scheme which have been approved by the sub-committee appointed at the meeting of the I.T.C. in Paris on June 2. There is considerable speculation regarding the probabe pio portion of the 45
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  • 417 1 .—Reuter. Ciano Moves For Early Operation A surprise meeting took place in Rome last night when Count Ciano called upon Lord Perth and. with great secrecy, discussed aspects of the Anglo-Italian agreement for three-quarters of an hour. It is understood from Reuter that one o’? the subjects discussed
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  • 585 1 Petition To Be Made To H.E. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 19. A unanimous protest against the Business Registration Bill which has been drafted for the Federal Council meeting on June 30 was voiced by Chinese business interests at the public meeting convened by the Perak
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  • 308 2 Report Of Eden’s Return London: Rumours current that the Prime Minister contemplated another Cabinet reshuffle are unfounded. They probably arose from the activity of a group of Conservatives who favour the early return to the Cabinet of Lord Swinton, ex-Air Minister, Lord Harlech, ex-Colonial Secretary, and Mr.
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  • 238 2 German ex-Minister nRITAIN is assured of economic supremacy in the world for a long time to come, according to Baron Richard von Kuhlmann, former Foreign Minister of Germany. Tn “Heritage of Yesterday” (Hodge, 7s. 6d.i, he writes: “Of all the great industrial States so heavily
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  • 303 2 British Legionnaire’s Life Sentence Cut Marseilles: Ex-member of the French Foreign Legion, Reginald Percy Thurston, a Briton born in Huntingdon twenty-five years ago, has arrived in Marseilles a free man, after serving one year of a life sentence for attempted murder. Convicted in June, 1937, at
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  • 339 2 Political Crises May Have Origin In Babyhood Experiences Southport. —All politicians should be psycho-analysed to straighten out the repressions of their babyhood and enable them to conduct matters of State free from early influences. That is the view of the Rev. G. Needham,
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  • 185 2 Rawalpindi, Punjab. How he saw a British police officer beating an Indian prisoner on the face was cold at an inquiry here by Sergeant Alexander Stewart, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was giving evidence in the sensational "Kiroo torture case.” Kiroo himself told how
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  • 144 2 A joint committee of the Ministry of Health and the Board of Education is to be set up by the Government to consider the serious position w’hich is being caused by the fall in the birth-rate. It is now only half what it was at the
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  • 181 2 London.—Two lightning attacks on London by large forces of fast R.A.F. bombers are to be made this summer —without much warning. The first is planned to come in the daytime when hundreds of thousands of people are working and thronging the streets; the second will
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  • 78 2 Minister Of Triumph’ When Mr. Malcolm Macdonald became Colonial Secretary, the first letter he received was addressed: “To Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, British Minister of Triumph, Dublin and London.” It arrived by air mail, insufficiently stamped, and he had to pay postage. ‘‘Sir,’ said the letter ‘‘please send me 500 rupees
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  • 83 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 18. The Singapore Coroner will hold an inquiry on June 20 into the death of a young married Chinese couple, Chan Wai Kim and Ng Hong Eng, who died in hospital from poisoning. They were found unconscious in their home
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    118 2 Famous dealers who are in London for the annual bourse. Left to right M. Beauzment, M j Caplan. m,- Humbert. Before Thomas Cliffe dies he will have bought 20,000,000 stamps from collectors to sell to collectors. That is his estimate, based on his present rate of dealing. Mr.
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  • 96 2 Fear of going fio hospital landed a Surrey girl in hospital. She is 20-year-old Miss Eva Stevens, of Surbiton. One night her doctor told her that she ought to go into a hospital at Croydon. She had such a horror of going to hospital
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  • 211 2 Millions From Munitions The undeclared war raging in China is reaping heavy profits for thousands of Japanese shipping magnates and munition manufacturers, according to Sir George Campbell, member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, in an interview with the Pinang Gazette shipping reporter. Sir George arrived in Penang
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  • 151 2 The Hu Yew Seah premises in Madras Lane was brilliantly illuminated and neatly decorated on Saturday night on the occasion of a dance held by the President, Mr. Soon Eng Kong, the Vice-Presidents Messrs. Chee Tiang Seng and Cheah Inn Kiong, and the committee.
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  • 218 2 Vevey (Switzerland). The Civil Tribunal at Vevey have found the Swiss painter M. Baer guilty of misconduct with Mrs. Cornelia Vanderbilt Baer, daughter of the late George W. Vanderbilt, of U.S.A., and divorced wife of the Hon. John Francis Amherst Cecil, former
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    • 203 2 REMEMBER THE DATE! THURSDAY 23rd: JUNE, AT THE RESIDENCY (By Kind Permission of the Acting Resident Councillor Mrs. de Moubray) 4.45 p, in. 7 p. m. ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR COCOANIT SHIES, SHOOTS, DARTS. FILMS, HOOPLA, REFRESHMENTS. LUCKY BIT PONY RIDES, PALMISTRY. NATIONAL DANCES etc. MUNICIPAL BAND WILL
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  • 201 3 Chinese Claim: One Other Seriously Damaged HANKOW, JUNE 19. AT LEAST FOUR JAPANESE WARSHIPS \RE CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY CHINEE BOMBERS THIS AFTERNOON NEAR ANKING. ON THE YANGTSE. ON OTHER BATTLESHIP IS CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. —Reuter. GO VEGETARIAN” ORDER Hankow,
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  • 330 3 .—British Wireless. Home Office Issues Memorandum London, June 19—Arrangements made for warning in the event of air raids are detailed in an air raid precautions memorandum issued by the Home Office yesterday. Advice on the choice of public warning signals is contained in the book. For the
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  • 179 3 Reuter. Supercargo Held For Ransom Shanghai, June 19—A Portugese coastal steamer, Don Pedro, of the Chinese Steamship Foreign Corporation is believed to have been boarded by pirates on Wednesday just before leaving Wenchow for Ningpo, between Foochow and Shanghai. The company’s officials state that they have
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  • 94 3 Reuter. Berlin. June 19—A fresh anti-Jewish move took place this evening when the police ordered all Jewish shopkeepers to have their names painted on windows in letters 18 inches high and six broad in white paint. As the lettering must be placed in the middle
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  • 86 3 Reuter. Al. Leßnm’s Appeal To AH Frenchmen Paris. June 18— M. Leßrun in speech today declared that the goal of increased production in France will not be attained unless working hours were increased in all branches of the industry. All Frenchmen realised the gravity of the hour
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  • 304 3 Progress Of Irish Elections: Failure Of Cosgraveites Dublin. June 18 The election results in eight constituencies where the first counts are available, show that Mr. de Valera’s Fianna Fail has a slightly strengthened position in every constituency. Up to the present,
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  • 81 3 Reuter. Bridge Sections Washed Away By Cloudburst Chicago, June 19 Between 15 to 20 passengers and four members of the crew killed when the Olympian Express plunged into a creek near Saugusmont 25 miles east of the city. The Montana Railway officials stated that the engine, a
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  • 22 3 Dublin, June 19.—The state of parties at 8.30 p.m. G.M.T. was:— de Valera 64 Cosgrave 3.5 Independent 7 Labour 5
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  • 58 4 K IX 1 O —Although Inna May Wong, the Chinese film actress, wore the silken dress ot her race at ceretnoio in san f r incisco. she also wore a fur cape She and other prominent f hinese attended the dediea tion ceremonx ot the site oi
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  • 303 4 Girl Expelled From Convent London: -Because she applied to take the part of Lady Godiva in Teddington town fete next month, 13-years-old Mirabelie Muller, of I ..st Molesey. Surrey, has been expelled from her ccnvent school. Many local girls have applied for the part, and whoever is
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  • 120 4 Twenty-five million dollars worth of gold-—just £5 millions —reached Ottawa from France “earmarked" in Paris for Britain’s Exchange Equalisation Fund. The Bank of Canada at Ottawa now holds more tr.an £2O millions of gold in safekeeping The view taken in the Dominion is that
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  • 147 4 “Poison Pen" letters have been received by m iny members of Wimbledon Borough Council. Police efforts to trace their source have failed. Mr. F. S. Mallett, a local magistrate said: “Everybody who takes part in public life here becomes a victim to these letters. They
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  • 83 4 Since 191'/ the number of clergy working in England has dropped from 21.000 to 17,000. These figures were given by Archd<- >n J. G. Gordon, Bishop of Jarrow. at an ordination service in Durham Cathedral. Hr- expressed the fear that the parochial system of the Church was
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  • 427 4 '"Never Knew My Parents" A man of fifty, who said he had never known any father or mother, and had been taught as a child to call every one "uncle" or “aunt." fought for a name at Chester County Court and lost. Mr. Sidney Smith,
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  • 207 4 Man's onder Factory w London: A young Yorkshireman has established a wonder factory at Yeadon, near Leeds, where silver paper is being used for the manufacturt of armament metal. His name is John E. Moore, a scientist and inventor. Thirteen years ago Mr. Moore, who
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  • 337 4 Moral: Mind Your Short Putts W.D How Sir John Simon, in the spring ot 1927, received and accepted the invitation io preside over the Royal Commission to India during a game of golf with the late Lord Birkenhead, the Secretary for India,
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  • 216 4 Amazing Experiment In the most amazing expert incut ever carried out, 600 tanii lies and engaged couples are acting as "guinea-pigs’ tor a team of scientists —and liking itHow they mix together in the bar, at names of darts or badminton in the swimming bath,
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  • 86 4 Sheffield: —Sixty boys and girls, some of them under five, are living a Red Indian kind of life in camp with their parents on Dore Moor, near Sheffield. The parents are members of a woodcraft movement. Opposite thei tents stand totem poles. Tribal names are
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    • 252 4 Oval ti ne—and note the Difference PKANG GAZETTE TIMES OF MALAY A MAIL G4R SENG SENG CO, OJVG BOON IIOE ORIENTAL Phone 20 pjQ Jaian Dewa—Sungei Patam. Phone 4i3 Butterworth. No. 43. Hale Street. Ipob Icoti Contract of “Pinang Gazette”, “Sunday Gazette”, and “Tinies of Malaya” Delivery Service. EPOH TO
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  • 435 5 Leader In Wai’ On Tsetse Fly: Save (1 Thousands Of Lives Dai I-.-Salaam The bodies of Mr. C. E M. Swynnerton, one world’s foremost authorities on the deadly tset.se flv and companions, have been found in the wreckage of a ’plane in ral
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  • 201 5 omen At Work Din: The number of unemployed in any (excluding Austria) fall during. > by 84.000 to a total of 338,000. of ’.om only 33.000 were completely capable of work. number of employed rose by 450,1 o a total of 19,850.000, the increase i' accounted
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  • 279 5 Patients Poisoned For Their Money Brussels:—Great Interest has been aroused throughout the country in the trial, at Liege of a 60-year-old Belgian widow, named Becker, who is accused of poisoning 11 persons whom she had nursed and attempting to poison four others. All the crimes
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  • 360 5 Reserve Likely Io Ik Reorganised FULL CONTROL BY AIR MINISTRY London: The position of the R.A.F. x-Officers’ Emergency Reserve is being reviewed by the Air Ministry, and a drastic '•-organisation may be expected in th A near future. It is- probable that the
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  • 118 5 BETTY KIRBY-GREEN, heroine of last year's record Cape flight, plans to be the first woman to fly round the world. She has just succeeded in raising enough money to finance it. In her London club, she told the press. “I was disappointed that the flight
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  • 407 5 Balloon Barrage May Not Be Enough London: Modern living technique includes attack by bomb and machine-gun at short range and it is possible that if and when London is attacked again machines will roar only 200tt. or 300 ft. trom the tops ot
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  • 217 5 No One Hurt! London: Three hundred holiday-makers had narrow escapes when the 2.40 p m Euston to Liverpool express collided with three light engines outside Lime Street Station. Liverpool. The engine and two coaches were derailed by the impact. The express was rushing through the mile-long
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  • 220 5 Aid For German Climbers A perilous flight to convey food to a German expedition in the Himalayas was made by a. British Air Fo-ce ofli er The expedit’on. headed by Herr Pau) Bauer, is attempting to scale Nanga Par--sat, unconquered 26.620
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  • 96 5 1 1 rom Our Seremban Corespondent i Mr. S. Ponnampalam, chairman of the Negri Sembilan Government Servants Cooperat ve Society entertained a large gathering of friends to tea on the occasion ol the marriage of his niece. Miss A. Annamah. with Mr. M. Arunasalam, As sistant Master, Batu
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  • 187 5 New ilality For Tired Men The daily round of work takes a terrific toll of bodily energy in this trying climate. If you are not to break down under this strain you must replace regularly the energy drained from your system by the heat and
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  • 165 5 London: —A 16-year-old boy was charged at South Western police court with being concerned with Frank Blades (24), a, machine-hand, in breaking into a jeweller’s shop in High Street. Wandsworth, and stealing’ 202 gold rings. 31 gold watches and other valuables, worth 1400. A
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  • 319 7 Mussolini Said “No,” But King Approved New \Ol k: Russian born 1 atiana Conus, now working as a New York shopgirl selling perfumes, has married Prince Guido Colonna, member of one of Italy’s most aristocratic families and now Italian vice-consul at Toronto. 1 heir marriage
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  • 215 7 Aryan Ancestry Must Be Proved Vienna:--The official decree of May 24 concerning the certificates required for marriage in Austria in future has been explained in the evening newspaper “Weltblatt This newspaper is still semi-officiar, even though the Patriotic Front, with its 2,000,000 members, with which it
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  • 175 7 Airman) Did Not Know Before he died in a ’plane crash in the South Rhodesian jungle, Paddy Peters, of Slough, Bucks, 29-year-old trainer of the team of R.A.F. boxer who perished with him, wrote his own obituary notice. A short time before he set
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  • 197 7 Part of Mussolini's dream of a new Roman Empire, it seems, is a vision of Italy one day leading the world as the great football playing nation. The Greek authorities recently asked the English Football Association to send one of its coaches, to teach the Athenians
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  • 142 7 Firm’s Partner Cited Brussels:—The Emperor Haile Selassie has cited before the Tribunal of Commerce □f Brussels a company named Coniptoir Europeen which had been created tor exercising trade in Abyssinia. It is a Belgian limited joint stock company, whose sleeping partner is M. Lalou, a
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  • 490 7 It is now certain that a disastrous wheat crop failure threatens the Mediterranean countries in general, and Italy in particular. The Italian Government has already banned exports of flour, and a series of deals for the importation of wheat during the
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  • 465 7 Famous Austrian Mind Doctor London Dr. Sigmund I reud, eighty-two-year-old doctor of the mind, has found a new home a baywindowed house in Elsworthy-road, Hampstead—where he can think and. write and not be punished for it. lie arrived at Victoria with books, manuscripts and a few
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  • 155 7 Vital Documents German officials searching the archives of the Austrian Government have drawn up a complete list of vital documents which have disappeared since Hitler’s troops crossed the frontier. They are the State papers which were smuggled out of Austria by Herr Zernatto, a
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  • 225 7 Complaint Made To Minister Berlin:—Dissatisfaction at th? treatment accorded to both the Polish minority ■n Germanv and to the German minority In Poland is beginning to find its way to the surface. In an issue of the “Diennik Berlinski,’’ organ of th' 1 Polish minority in
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  • 68 7 Rome:—Exports of flour from Italy are forbidden by a decree of the Finance Minister which has just come into force. The ban also applies to dried peas beans and other plants which are now mixed with wheat flour for bread because of the shortage
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  • 185 7 Duce And Hitler Paris:—The climax of the Socialist Congress at Royan was marked by a speech by M. Blum, in which he explained the policy of non-intervention in Spain and warned his party against any premature attempt to form a new Government. “As we could
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    • 627 7 Office: 12, Bishop Street Penang. Phone 1477 and 1478 with extensions. Telegrams: "Gazette” Penang. re Office: Cecil Street, Singapore. Phone Tel: "Tunes" Singapore Kuala Lumpur: «ice: 25, Java Street Phone: 5683. Ipoh i>k» Brewster Road. Phone: 368. London fr 40 43, Fleet Street, London E.C. 4. \.,.t Central 360R-3U» Tel:
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    • 359 7 OPERATES) OA EOK GASTRIC ULCERS But No Beal Belief I util this New Drugless Remedy Came Let this fellow-sufferer give practical advice to all who suffer from any form of indigestion. He has found in Chardox a new, refined, super-activated, tasteless charcoal, 50 times more powerful than the ordinary kind.
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  • 604 8 ATTENTION has been focussed upon a very serious defect in the machinery of the law in Negri Senibilan by the comments <>t Mr. Justice I‘edlow on the long in terval between the arrest ot a I amil accused of highway robber) and as.'.iult am! his presentation before
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  • 672 8 Aid For Stricken Areas In China The Penang Chinese Ladies' Chin Woo Athletic Association will stage a Canto- i <st and English show in aid of the ori hans in the war-stricken areas of China shortly at the Majestic theatre. The following are the
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  • 9 8 No. 7. Dr. Ong Huck Chye.
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  • 469 8 Visit Of Miss McCrea I Miss McCrea's visit to the Penang Y.W.C. A. irom June 11 to 16 concluded her tour ot all the centres in Malaya. It was a real pleasure to all who met ner, and invaluable help to committee and members alike to have the
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  • 190 8 Ceremony In Lambeth Parish Church > From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 8. The Ven. Francis Septimus Hollis. Ar- < hdeacon of Sarawak, was consecrated as Lishop of Labuan and Sarawak yesterday in Lambeth Parish Church. The Archbishop oi Canterbury met the Assistant
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  • 462 8 This Tobacco Habit IT surprised me, a few to discover that th, still variations in among both clergx and i. t x the ethics ot smokine b\ > Twenty or thirty wars approval used to be mite expressed. ho would thought in those x ertisements xvhich now
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  • 61 8 I.—British Wireless. London, June 18- When the 1 China tea clipper, “"Cutty Sark. Nore today after her last voyw Thames from Falmouth, Adnme Edward Evans, Commander-in-C hiet Nore boarded her and took conorum big crowd watched the proctedingthe vessel’s fame anil story <>-' hi from Shanghai
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    • 138 8 Anew cookc Jpoßw WIl 'A A Al £hl -W, IX The cook has not changed, nor has the recipe except that Maggi’s Seasoning is now used in the'kitchen. A few drops work wonders it added, just before serving. to an insipid dish, weak soup, stew, gravy or sauce. w Maggi
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  • 631 9 a* Xm’ound Off Hong Kong \|\in ACCOUNT BY p \SSF.NGEKS > bows against a rock and (ll f an si and 30 miles from W hc re she had to be in dry j, t weeks for repairs—-that expi-rienct of the 6,372-ton i .nd Castle, which
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  • 212 9 P atchouly Traders’ Warehouse Gutted JAG A SLEPT AS FIRE RAGED Damage to the extent of 512.000 was caused by a lire early this morning at Victoria Street, Penang, when the middle section of a warehouse was completely gutted together with the
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  • 178 9 Tamils Convicted i From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star. June 20. A knife which Tamils use for cutting grass and a piece of firewood were exhibits at court on Saturday, when two Tamils, Thanimalai and Nagappen, appeared before Che Azmi, chief magistrate, Alor Star, charged with
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  • 217 9 From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, June 19. A Variety Concert held at the Town Hall on Saturday night by a party of Taiping Amateurs in aid of the North Perak Church Funds was a great success. The programme of 16 items was carried out without a
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  • 61 9 The wedding in reformed style took place yesterday at No. 108 Tek Soon Street of Mr. Koay Teik Chey, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Koay Eng Theam. and Miss Yeoh Chiew Keat, only daughter of the late Mr. Yeoh Thean Soo and Mrs. Yeoh. The bridegroom
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  • 66 9 The following will represent the Old Frees’ aga nst the Police S. C. in a football match tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. at the Da’.o Kramat Ground. Ooi Ewe Choo. Abdul Rahman. Lee Eng Huat Lee Ee Sin, Lim Cheng Poe, Cheah Kok Huat, Thye Thoon Tuck, Tye Thoor Choy
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  • 237 9 Adventurous Swedish W onian A young Swedish woman with a spirit of adventure, braved the rigours and hardships of sailing in a small boat for 60 days trom India, and arrived in Penang today, worn out, and with her face blistered through prolonged exposure.
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  • 290 9 Slogging Contest At Fun Frolic (By "Spectator”) Gunlxiat Smith, the Penang Indian -cuthpaw welter, slashed his way to victory over Ah Kow. Singapore Chinese, over ten rounds at the Fun and Frolic Stadium last night. It was a slogging (ontest, and Ah Kow made the mistake of
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  • 145 9 Yeoh —Teoh (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, June 19. Mr. Y’eoh Teng Khoo. the well-known Perak sportsman, has announced his en gagement to Miss L. Teoh Beng Guat, the eldest daughter of Mr. Teoh Kim Swee of Batu Gajah. Yeoh Teng Khoo is best known in rugger
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  • 63 9 Reuter. Barcelona. June 19- The city was thrice air raided early this morning. The outlying suburbs were attacked first and it is said 15 were killed and 13 injured. Most of bombs dropped in the second raid fell on the beach and coast but the southern
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  • 112 9 Reuter. Enyland’s team for the second Test, which bey ins at Lord's on Friday, June 2U iciff be selected from the followiny W. R. HAMMOND (capt.) K. F ARNES H VERITY L. HUTTON L. F. G. AMES D. WRIGHT C. J. BARNETT E. PAYNTER D.
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  • 342 9 Motor Crash Victim The funeral of the late Mr. C. Smith, whose death occurred at the Kulim District Hospital on Saturday at 1 p.m. following serious injuries in a midnight mc!i r crash on Thursday at Kulim. took place yesterday morning at the Western Road
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  • 60 9 (From Our Own Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur, June 20. The agent of the Government of India informs us that, out of the six candidates selected by the Malayan Committee, the Annamalai University authorities have awarded two scholarships. The winners are S. Therumany, of the Ipoh Anglo Chinese
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  • 29 9 Reuter London, June I©.—Five children were drowned, and a sixth death is feared, as a result of a boat capsizing on the River Mersey, at Widenes. Reuter
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  • 120 9 18 Players To Eravel To K.L. (From Our Own Correspondent Ipoh, June 20. Eighteen players have been selected to make the trip to Kuala Lumpur in connection with Perak’s Malaya Cup soccer match against Selangor next Saturday. The chosen players are requested to meet at the
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  • 80 9 Reuter Italy Beat Hungary In Final Paris, June 19. Fifty thousand spectators. including President Lebrun, watched Italy beat Hungary by 4 goals to 2 in the final of the World Football Cup Tournament at the Colombes Stadium. Italy’s dash and direct methods overcame Hungary's clever combination At
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  • 1566 10 London Observers Foresee Difficult Task “Restriction Cannot Recreate World Trade” (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 13. LONDON observers are now satisfied that the final draft scheme for the Tin buffer pool will be considered, and approved by, ihe International Tin Committee
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  • 378 10 Liquidation A/c.s Adopted The adjourned General Meeting of the Shareholders of Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. (In Liquidation) was held at the Office of the Liquidator, Chartered Bank Chambers, Penang, on Saturday, 18th June, 1938, at 11.00 a.m. PRESENT Mr. V. C. Nolan, (Liquidator) in the Chair.
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  • 72 10 -Reuter. British Import Duties Max Be Increased London, June 18—Government action against import of German motorcars is foreshadowed in a notice of a motion which Sir John Simon is to move in Commons on Monday transferring customs duties, presently levied under the Finance act on motorcars, to the
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  • 267 10 June, 20 1938 MEAT Beef Steak Xati 38 Stew or Curry do 28 Pork lean do 48 Pork lean and fat Ist quality do 36 Mutton (Goat) N. Indies local per lb 50 Do Australian do 40 Fowl K»« 26 Capons locally reared do 5b Hen do
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  • 70 10 London, June 19—The past week witnessed better inquiry for credit especially on Wednesday when the large demand for application of money for new defence loan caused heavy withdrawals from the market Supplies, however, were fully sufficient and the tact that there still was a plethora of money seeking
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  • 41 10 .—Reuter. New York. June 18 —Wall Street remains in the doldrums with operators adopting such waiting attitude that the turnover of more than 100,000 shares was the smallest for a Saturday since Aug. 17. 1918. —Reuter.
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  • 250 10 89 Qualify (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, June 18 Eighty-nine instructors in air raids precaution have qualified in Singapore through the classes organised by the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Three groups have already been trained and four more are at present undergoing (instruction. Those being instructed include
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  • 492 11 Britain Approaches Three Pom ers BID TO PREVENT EUROPEAN RACE There have been numerous diplonatic discussions recently on the subject of the future size of battleships. Agreement has been reached between Ireat Britain and the United States on this subject, under which the United States is likely
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  • 233 11 Yachtsman Saved By R. A. F. Boat A Plymouth yachtsman, Jeffrey N. Blundell, 22, clung for nearly two hours to the Horseshoe Buoy near the mouth cf the Tay when his yacht capsized. He was rescued by an R. A. F. speed-boat from Tayport.
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  • 1000 11 S.S. ‘DUISBURG’ arrived yesterday from Hamburg, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Genoa, Port Said and Colombo, sails today for Port Swettenham and Singapore. S.S. ‘MENTOR’ arrived yesterday from Otaru, Yokohama and Japan ports, Singapore and Port Swettenham, sails today for Liverpool and Bromborough via Suez. S.S. ‘MENESTHEUS’ arrived
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  • 205 11 WAR READINESS PLAN Particulars of the Italian Government scheme for promoting merchant ship-build-ing shew it to be partly a measure of war preparedness. All shipbuilding materials imported from abroad are to be duty free. When domestic materials are used, compensation equal to half, the amount
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  • 285 11 Cutty Sark’s Last Voyage Her New Role: Anchorage In The Thames Most famous of racing tea clippers, the Cutty Sark, came to what will presumably be her last anchorage, in the Thames, and it is certain that she will have a worthy welcome from all
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    • 458 11 BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT Lea re. Penang Due London MEMNON Also calls Marseilles Glasgow June 24 July 21 RADNORSHIRE Also calls Antwerp Middlesborough July 1 July 29 S ANTENOR Also calls Marseilles Glasgow July 8 Aug 4 TEN DAY SERVICE TO LIVERPOOL VIA HAVRE. Liverpool
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    • 728 11 an cs CM W BRITISH INDIA. (incorporated in England.) J PO R T W ĔTTĔ NE A M SINGAPORE S.S. “RAJULA” SAILING THURSDAY, 23rd JUNE Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., nnderr Penang, Teluk Anson. Port Swettenham.' contract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service London and Far East
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous

  • 69 12 .Vr. Freddie Griseioood,, 8.8. C. anruninoer and connnientator, reported to the police that while he was dririnp near Seven Sisters-road, Holloicay N., on his way to Broadcastiny House, some one fired a bullet through the windscreen of his car. It made a hole in
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  • 720 12 Latest Times Of Posting air MAILS A mail for Burma (except Victoria pomt), India, Aden, Palestine, Egypt, Su >an Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar’ Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, Great Britain, neland, Canada and Newfoundland by Imperial Airways (Empire Air Mail) wli close at
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  • 353 12 l.ina I’.igliughi, probably the greatest living coloratura soprano, whose performances in "l\igoletto” with Gigli at Covent Garden have tilled the famous Opera House, confided the troubles <>f a prima donna given to stoutness. “Listen,” she said, "you cannot have a great coloratura voice without
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  • 207 12 A native of Pitcairn Isldi f its connection with th. !Ct Bounty in 1(89, talked by with amateurs ope rat station in a field near St< t f r I Qi, kin’ghamshire. The transmitter on I also a portable apparatt.-, the rugged hillside ot
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  • 497 12 g.savs As early as 1912, a theory to explain the propagation of radio waves in electrically conducting gases was advanced by Eccles. In 1924. Larmor made essential auditions to this theory. This resulted in the Eccles-Larmor theory which today is accepted as the fundamental theory
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  • 150 12 AUTHOR 'S £23,000 FROM PLAY “French ithout I rar*' The luckiest young playv, light ’in England is Mr. Terence Ratt;_.-.r. author of "French Without Tears.' w ;c'r. has mUt more than £50.000 already r A Howard Wyndham and has secured for Mr. F.m: £23 000, The play, which 0.-ened 3
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  • 109 12 Zoo Couple Parted A promising Zoo romanct ed. For some months a imne.-s named Doris and Amur, the Sib have been next-door neiS’bboun time they were deadly en< r to fight through the grilh separating their cages. beBoth of them then were cause they had
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 716 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES 8.8. C. SERVICE SCHEDULE Following is the BBC Empire broadcasting service schedule (Malayan Standard Time) for this week, beginning June It: TRANSMISSIONS 2 3 02 p.m. to 12.20 a.m. GSH, GSG, GSF and GSJ. GSG for the Far East from 6.02 p.m. to 11.20 p.m. TRANSMISSION 4
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    • 594 12 Highlights Of Today’s Wireless GSF (BBC) 6.20 p.m. "Empire Composers Jhe BBC. Scottish Orchestra 7.20 p.m. Pianoforte Recital by Maria Donska. 9.20 p.m. “In Town Tonight.” 10.20 p.m. Sonata Recital. ZHJ(PENANG) 7.05 p.m. and 7.20 p.m. BBC rebroadcasts. 8.15 p.m. Mood Music. —No. 8. YDC (NIROM) 4.54 p.m. The "Casino
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    • 490 12 CA LCITTA TODAY VUC 6.10 Me s (49.1 m. j p.m. G. 56 Time signal. For the countryside. 7.26 Indian music and songs. 8.31 Modern Indian songs by Suprova Ghose. 8.41 Sarode solo by Chiam Ganguly. 9.01 Bengali Thumri. Binapani Mukherjee 1. 9.16 Sansi Concert— Chayanat by Ali Hossain and
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  • 284 13 GUARDS IN WEST INDIAN BATTLE SCENE AT TATTOO 1 wenty-two German military bands have been visiting Rome to attend a cotwrreas of military bands there. Here is a mounted drummer, on gaily caparisoned horse, at the tomb of Italy’s Unknown Warrior. IT’S THE ENTHUSIASM THAT
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  • 1301 14 Eurasian Volunteers Do Well ANNUAL PENANG BISLEY {J hooting was resumed on the second day of the Penang Bisley yesterday morning in ideal weather. The competition was even keener than on Saturday and a very high standard of shooting was witnessed, in all events.
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  • 151 14 .--Reuter. Badcock reached his 1,000 runs for th:' season when he scored 96 in the Australia vs. Lancashire match at Manchester yesterday. At close of play the Australian tourists had 262 runs for 5 wickets, Hassett 118 not out and Bradman 12. Scores of
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  • 243 14 Gratifying Results (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 18. Results of tests carried out during the past few weeks with the new 8.M.8.C. short-wave plant indicate that when the station opens in the near future the Singapore programme will be clearly heard in all parts of Malaya.
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  • 76 14 —Reuter. Nearly Carried Away Bv Avalanche Kailimpong. June 19.—Tilman Leader and three other members of the Mount everest expedition and four porters were nearly carried away by an avalanche when negotiating dangerous slopes of the North Col which is laden with freshly fallen snow, according to a
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  • 39 14 I.—Reuter. Stella Walsh Lowers Women’s World Record Cleveland, (Ohio), June 19—Stella Walsh ran 100 yards in 10.4 secs, breaking Helen Stephen’s world record of 10.5 sec. A slight breeze renders ratification doubtful. —Reu ter.
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  • 477 14 CRICKET GOOD BOWLING BY BOH EYE On the Esplanade yesterday, in a one innings affair, the Combined Schools beat the Penang Sports Club by 40 runs. The Schools, batting first, ran up the excellent total of 230. Boon Choo and Cheng Poh, who opened, took
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  • 300 14 A breezy knock of 120 by WesterhoUu was the feature of the match between tne Butterworth Recreation Club and the Penang Sports Club on the Esplanade on Saturaay. Westerhout hit 120, before he retired, and of this total 88 came from boundaries. The 8.R.C., batting first,
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    • 217 14 LADIES’ GUEST NIGHT AT BOTH P ARKS WEMBLEY PARK TONIGHT MONDAY, 20th JUNE 1938. LADIES FREE ADMISSION SIM KONG REVUE OF SHANGHAI SEE THE DARING ACROBATIC ACTS, HAIR RAISING CYCLE TRICKS, WIRE WALKING, MAGIC, BALANCING ACTS. AND NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS OF ENTERTAINMENT. SEE THE LOVELY AND CHARMING DAMSELS WHO HAVE
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    • 672 14 NOW IN FULL SWING CUR ONCE-A-YEAR OPPORTUNITY SALE Fn 'Drastic Jled actions 17 co ujhout I I EASTERN BAZAAR (THE BLUE SHOP) 'Phone 8. Bishop Street, P-0. 8 ,,x A 1396. PENANG. 316. Asthma Germs Killed in 3 Minutes If you suffer from choking, wheezing, ronto, Ontario, Canada, recently suM
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 165 14 QUEEN’S OPENING TOMORROW I NEXT WEEK 6.15 9.30 She’s Now Mad About Music— WHO? It’s Lovely, Delicious r- A r. I DEANNA DLRBIX The first 6 chapters of 3 smart giri s” “100 MEN AND A <;IRJ of Universal’s spinetingling serial nll j, I A 12 ROUND FIGHT WITH DISASTER
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  • 985 15 Concluding Day Of Selangor Skye Races HIGH COMMISSIONER PRESENT (brom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 18. HIS Excellency the High Commissioner Sir Shenton Thomas, and His Highness the Sultan of Selangor and party were among those present at the second day
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  • 77 15 Negri To Meet Johore (From Our Seremban Correspondent) It is understood that Negri Sembilan will meet Johore early in July in an away match in the Foong Seong Cup badminton competition. The new committee of the Negri Sembilan Badminton Association has not met as yet but it
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  • 160 15 Singapore Beats Negri 3—2. (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, June 18.—In Singapore’s first Malaya Cup game of the season, the Sin gapore team defeated Negri Sembilan by 3 goals to 2, but failed to impress. They will have to show much more improvement if they hope to
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  • 325 15 Although playing two men short the Darul Aihsan Football Club managed to beat St. Xavier’s Institution by 14 runs in a low scoring match on Saturday on the school ground. I Hashim bowled well and captured five of the School wickets for 11 runs.
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  • 126 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 18. Leong Hoe Yeng and Hoe Chup Yoon entered the final of the men’s doubles in the Selangor tennis championships on the Selangor Club courts this evening after vigorous play against J. Bong and C. Madhavan, whom they beat 6—3,
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  • 593 15 The sensational Penang schoolboy jumper, Siow Leong Joo, broke another high jump record when he cleared 6ft. 1 1 Bins. at the annual sports of the Penang Free School on Saturday evening. Leong Joo. who also broke the long jump record, was returned the champion
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  • 788 15 Hamilton House was second in the house championship, while Pinhorn was a close third. Mr. H. A. R. Cheeseman, Chief Inspector of Schools, S. S. and F. M. S., who arrived in Penang on inspection duty, was an interested judge as well as spectator at the
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  • 41 15 L —Reuter. Austin Beats Kho Sin-kie The Queen’s Club London championships were concluded yesterday. In the women's singles final Mlle Jedrzejewska best Mis. Sperling 6— 3, 6—o. Austin won the singles final, beating Kho Sin-kie 6—2, 6—o. —Reuter.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 28 15 FOR PAINTING DRINKING WATER TANKS USE I Norusto Tank Black WHICH, BEING SPECIALLY MADE FOR THE PURPOSE DOES NOT AFFECT THE WATER SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd. SOLE AGENTS.
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  • 127 16 rKflVi 'USI,I HDST lx £179. 5. 0 No market £lBO. 0. 0 NO market LONDON months’ $9O 62' $90.75 B<_,SlNE>“' I'ONE ggo 62’- $90.75 Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers BUSINESS DONE 50 3 .55 COPRA—(Sundr.-Mi SS 50 88.50 RUBBER w NEW D YORK 7. 11 7. 12 c
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  • 101 16 Pans 178 23 64 I>B 2.» 64 New York 4-96? 4.97.;Montreal 5.01?' 5.01/;, Brussel» 29.26 29.23% Geneva 21.65% 21.64% Amsterdam $.96 8.96 Milan 94 J. 91A. Berlin 12.30% 12.30’3 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39'2 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19 90 19.90 Vienna 26% nominal Helsingfors 226% 226% Prague 142]' 142%
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  • 213 16 Light Sentence On First Offender Alcr Star, June 20. Remarking that in giving him such a light punishment, he was taking into consideration that he had been in custody for a month, that he had made good the sum of money he had misappropriated and that he
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  • 108 16 London. June 18. RUBBER. London Closet! August do Oct./Dec do Jan./Mar do NEW YORK 'Jnited Kingdom Stocks London 58,005 tons Liverpool 29.921 tons 7OPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. May £10.12. 6 PEPPER; White Muntok: in bond 3%d Aug. ,'Oct 3%d Lor.ipong black; in bond 2y,.d Aug.. Oct 2%d
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  • 193 16 Consular Officials On ay To New Y ork On board the Dollar liner "President Polk" which arrived in Penang this morning from Singapore is Dr. W. Footo, American Consul at Batavia, who is proceeding to New York on leave, accompanied by his wife. Of the 37
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  • 41 16 Kuala Lumpur, June 18. —As there has been an outbreak of cholera in Hong Kong, the High Commissioner, under Section 3 of the Quarantine Enactment, has Declared the port of Hong Kong to be an infected area.
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  • PENANG SHARE QUOTES
    • 198 16 KENNEDY CO. TIX Buyers Sellers Ampat 3 7% 4 0 Bar grin !9 0 19 9ex Ayer Hi tarn 21 6 22 6ex Burma Malay 21 0 22 0c Chenderiang 15 6 16-0 Hong Fatt 1.04 1.07 Johan -27% 30 Jtlebu -67’2 .72*2 Kpg. Kamunting 91% 9 6 Kpg. Lanjut
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    • 241 16 New York, June 18. Among the more favourable business news items are the small rises scheduled in steel operations K cent rise), and MidContinent Gasoline. On Saturday, the absence of volume again deprives price changes of significance. Rubber primary shipments are beginning to confirm the effectiveness of lower
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    • 21 16 TIN Singapore $90.75 per pkl Penang $90.75 per pkl RUBBER Singapore Spot 19*4 <• per lbPenang ..Spot e. per lb.
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    • 138 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.27’v 1.30 Hong Fatt 1.04 1.06 Kuchai 1.32’2 1.35 Petaling 7.30 7.50 Rahman Hyd. 1.20 1.25 Rantau Ordy. 1.27'2 1.30 Rantau Pref. 1.27’2 1.30 Taiping Cons. 1.55 1 60 Ampat 3 6 4 0 Kramats 10 3 10 0 Kamunting 10
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    • 159 16 LEAN CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Am pats 3 9 4 0 B. Selangors 1.25 1.30 Hong Fatts 1.04 1.06 Hongkong Tins 20 6 21 0 Katus 23 0 23 9 K. Lanjuts 18 6 19 3 Kuchais 1.32’ 2 1.37*2 Kramats 10,3 10 9 Kundangs 5 9 6 6 Laruts
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  • 69 16 There was a large attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Goh Say Khuan, nee Khoo Chye Ghee, which took place yesterday from her residence, 3, Arratoon Road, for interment at the Batu Gantong Cemetery. The Municipal Band was in attendance. Mrs. Goh, mother of
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  • 1490 16 But Prices Mav Relapse Mean while “QUOTA CUTS CANNOT Ol lsi 4 DECLINING DEMAND' (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 8. VK7HILE no responsible 9 uota cu t could possibly stimulate a subY’ stantial improvement in rubber prices whilst American demand for the commodity runs at
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  • 26 16 Reuter Haifa, June 19. Fr. Ar women, were mur lered t in Palestine. The Jewish narrowly' escaped assassin unknown person tired s.-w. r
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    • 60 16 TO GET MODERN FURNITURE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION visit TONG AH FURNISHING CO. 3H. Penang Road. Few Yards From E O Hotel) where v.e have the widest range of selection without any difficulty at prices to suit you. PRIVATE SALE FOR PRIVATE SALE. Standard 9 (Tourer). Just overhauled and repainted. Perfect
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