Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 July 1938

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. IB PUBLISHED DAILY No. v ol XCVL SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1938. PRICE 10 CENTS,
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  • 717 1 Miiihmd Bank foresees Expansion Of Buying But No Early Stimulus From Capital RUBBER PROFIT-TAKING EASILY ABSORBED London. July 1 In vit*M of the recent spectacular rise in Wall Street arousing hopes that the corner may he turned the Midland Bank Monthh Review’s searching investigation into the
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  • 364 1 250,000 Guerillas And 28 Chinese Divisions .hi Far North I’eiping, July 2.—With the approach of the first anniversary of the China war, Japanese forces find themselves battling near points where the opening shots were fired on July 7, 1937. Guerillas are active within
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  • 27 1 R.euter. Barcelona. July 1. A communique admits that the Nationalists have captured Bechi, ten miles south-west of Castellon and guarding the highway to Valencia.—
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  • 113 1 Hum' Contracts Placed Bv U.S. Washington, July 1. —The War las awarded contract ng $14,000,000 in value for 9n aeroplanes and extensive air corps equipment. The contract' are believed to form sst order lor aircraft in the historv of the United States Arm}. ulc thirteen
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  • 97 1 Naial Forces l<> Make "Surprise Landing" War Office and Air -mbined operations Tied out in the Chan ■> an i 10 with the object k a irprise landing in “hostile territory. attacking side will •me Fleet and Port- command of the n ;ing the 2nd Cruiser
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  • 44 1 Reuter, ii'ibcrt Hodgson Sees i. o Secretary gson, British Agent in > London on Thurs- 7 F ’reign Secretary at esterday. Holland has informed »he is only prepared to U' >, 'm mission to investiSpanish towns provided p f 1 “ived from both parties
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  • 37 1 1 -cussed the work of the -ion yesterday. Captain House in moving a vote of had now 215 forest units 1 million acres of which ow under woods. he said, was building lof immense value.
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  • 34 1 Th< Sinpapoi t p ier of rubber opened at 24’’ cents this mornin i. a run. of a full cent. Snmt inquir: sfor shares arc repotted but set! -s are reserved.
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  • 59 1 ocners vom —Reuter. Sent To Concentration Camp Vienna. July I.—Twelve officials whom the Nazi Party appointed to administrate certain private businesses have been arrested on charges of corruption and sent to Dachau concentration camp, Bavaria, by order of the High Commissioner, Buerckel, who is instituting an inquiry into
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  • 92 1 Rent- Mussolini Watches Ordeal By Eire Rome. July 1 Fascist Federal Secretaries from every province todaj' took a flying jump through a blazing hcop to prove qualification for attending the Fascist Party conference in Rome. The jump as one of a series of seven physical tests
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  • 148 1 Change in limes Of School Examinations A further conference on holidays with pay by a representative of the Board of Education, local education authorities and the teaching profession was held yesterday at which the question of examination dates was discussed. The opinion of the conference was that
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  • 124 1 Entire Labour Force On Strike (From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur, Today. The entire labour force on Hong Fatt Mine, the biggest force on any single tin mine in Malaya, numbering over 4,000 -went on strike yesterday following tne announcement of a wage reduction from 60 cents, to
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  • 34 1 5 uetvveeii Reuter. Berlin, July 1. —lt is officially announced tnat a German-Polish economic treaty has been signed which it is hoped will increase trade between the two countries considerably —Reuter.
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    • 82 1 MALAYA SILVER CO, No. 458, Chulia Street, Penang, S.B. MANUFACTURERS DEALERS silver photos, shields, cups, etc. and silver badges and medals, ..ass and zinc blocks, lantern slides, brass plates. Prizes for schools and clubs. Gift* for weddings, birthdays, etc. Scientific Workmanship. Moderate charges Prompt service j S.C.S. Sausages are made
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  • 1361 2 FIRST THROUGH SERVICE FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA Cordelia Stops At Penang Several distinguished journalists are passengers aboard the Imperial Airways flying-boat Cordelia, which arrived in Penang yesterday afternoon in the course of the first through service flight from Southampton to Australia. “It has been a
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  • 859 2 ALLEGED THEFT AT E. O. HOTEL European’s Loss Hearing was resumed yesterday afternoon, before Mr. L.B. Gibson, the Penang District Judge, in the case in which three Chinese, Ang Ah Hunt, Lim Chin Guan ■and Chin Beng stand charged on double .counts of theft of $l2l, worth of property belonging
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  • 480 2 Money Worries, No Food “He had often spoken to me about suicide as he could not get food and had considerable financial difficulties.” So said a witness when giving evidence at the inquest which was held before Mr. Lim Koon Teck, the Penang Coroner, on a Chinese tailor,
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  • 122 2 Old Man Gets Two Years’ Gaol Colombo:—A 70-year-old man named Peter, who. it was alleged by defending counsel at the preliminary inquiry, was the 40th husband of a woman, was sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment and two years Police supervision by Mr. W. Olegasegaram,
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    • 363 2 England now S 2 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-gAng luxury. You have a smoking room on board, a promenade deck, hot and cold meals served
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  • 211 3 City Under Fire for 90 Minutes TERRIBLE TOLL OF CIVILIAN LIFE Swatow, July 1: The city was thrown into intense confusion and terror by terrific aerial bombardment which was first heralded by the appearance at 4.30 p. m. of six large Japanese bombers which roared to
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  • 55 3 —Reuter. Hankow, July 1: The flood situation in East Honan is worsening owing to continued downpour. The population is moving about by junks, although ±,OOO Chinese soldiers are working day and night to repair the dykebreak. It is learned that present efforts can only prevent further widening', closure
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  • 247 3 Another whole day, the fifth day, was taken up yesterday in the Supreme Court in connection with the six land acquisition cases on Penang Road in which the Penang Municipality have acquired property for purposes of a new market. The hearing is before Mr. Justice Howes, who
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  • 63 3 Reuter. Third Five-Year Plan Moscow. July 1: The Council of the People's Commissars have decided to issue a Twenty-Year State Loan of five million roubles at four per cent, interest. The aim of the loan is “to attract growing savings of the population for economic and cultural construction
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  • 211 3 —British Wireless. “Great And Growing Anxiety In Britain” London, July 1: Air defence was among the subjects discussed at the Central Council Meeting of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations in London yesterday. Mr. Godfrey Nicholson, M.P. moved a resolution begging Government
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  • 199 3 Liic moi itpuns ui me uvvviinnuiiL mittee on National Parks. —British Wireless. Statement Of Policy London, July 1: The campaign for establishment of national parks in Great Britain was initiated yesterday at a meeting in Temple by Mr. Norman Birkett. King’s Counsel. The general objective of
    Liic moi itpuns ui me uvvviinnuiiL mittee on National Parks.—British Wireless.  -  199 words
  • 483 3 Lowest Level For A Year Berlin: Germany’s foreign trade figures for May, again showed a considerable import surplus. During the first five months of 1938, the unfavourable trade balance for Germany, including Austria, amounted to £12,650,000, at the official rate of exchange, compared
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  • 185 3 -Reuter. Loans Settlement Reached London, July 1: In Commons, Sir John Simon expressed pleasure in stating that Anglo-German delegations had negotiated settlement for revision of Anglo-German payments, the agreement to take into account incorporation of Austria in the Reich. The basis of settlement is that without question
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  • 120 3 —Reuter Establishment In Chungking Hankow. July h: It is definitely established that the Chinese Government is planning to remove offices to Chungking in the event of evacuation from Hankow of all Embassies and also arranging for housing transportation tb Chungking. The Ministry of Communications is
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  • 142 3 —Reuter. Abortion Charge Against Doctor London. July 1: An important medical test case against Dr. Aleck William Bourne, a distinguished Wimpole Street obstetrician, was heard in the Marylebone Police Court this morning. Bourne was committed for trial on a summons alleging that he unlawfully procured miscarriage of
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  • 130 3 Obtained Warrant For Arrest London, July 1 Count Haugwitz-Reventlow, husband of Barbara Hutton, who is known as the Woolworth heiress, appeared in Bow Street today, charged with using threats against his wife which put her in bodily fear. u LUJiipu-m v. —Reuter. The
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  • 80 3 his widow, a son and a daughter.--Britisi Wireless. London, July 1: The death is announced of Mr. Daniel Gerald Somerville, aged 58. Conservative Member of Parliament for Willesden East, since 1929. At the last election the figures were Somerville (Conservative) 25,613; Labour 15,523 and Liberal 3,217. Mr. Somerville
    his widow, a son and a daughter.--Britisi Wireless.  -  80 words
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    • 394 3 < Cfreet nflk* 2 Bi and 1478 w>th «tens.ons. a 00** rhone 1477 »J» Penang Telesra^ 8 rt<R Cecd St«e*. Sing K a IJJ£: rt !K rt T :T !,e9 sSt aP °P h J 6B3 'don ec T Teh y ates Penang v Outside Without Within M a a
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    • 412 3 WOMAN BOUND IN COITON WOOL Helpless For Weeks With Rheumatism She was bound from head to foot in cotton wool. She could not sleep without thes use of sleeping draughts. Yet, writhin twe» weeks of starting to take Kruschen Salts she was on the road to recovery. I am a
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  • 575 4 Relief Fund Receives Good Support Mr. John Hands, M.C.H.. the honorary secretary ami treasurer tor the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Committee reports as follows foi the month of June 1938. The total amount of money received to date is 868,282.69 of which tne sun of $1,244.90 has
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  • 69 4 Eight-year-old Charles Jaynes jun., the worlds youngest ordained minister, recentlj' performed his first marriage ceremony. In the Four Square Gospel Church. Cleveland, he married twenty-one-year-old Florence Brinkman and twenty-three-year-old Clifton Hoffman. The “little minister." who is only three feet tall, wore a black velvet suit
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  • 421 4 Bill Through House GOVERNMENT MAJORITY OE FIVE Canberra. After five weeks’ debate, involving probably the most critical situation in th> Government's history, the House of Representatives passed the National Insurance Bill by 33 votes to 28. five members or the Country Party voting with Labour against the
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  • 74 4 Speaking from the Singapore Station studio yesterday a passenger on the Imperial Airways flying-boat which is making the first through flight from England to Australia of the new service, was heard by English listeners. The speaker was Miss Howlett, of the B. B C London
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  • 574 4 Lord Mayor’s Fund As ’•‘The Sheet Anchor” Dr. Robert B. McClure, who has spent six months in the war zone of Northern China as Field-Director on behalf of the International Red Cross at Hankow, visit ed the headquarters of the Lord Mayor’s Fund tor the
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  • 42 4 The extra-ordinary general body meeting of the Penang Hindu Sabah will be held on Thursday, July 8, at 7 p.m., at the sabah premises to consider the appointment of the new trustees for the estates belonging to the sabah.
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  • 433 4 Well-known Selangor And' Penang Families United A Chinese wedding took place at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, June 29 between Mr Yeoh Cheang Chuan. eldest son of Mi’, and Mrs. Yeoh Cheow Chong, partners of Messrs. Kean Leong Co., of 44 Batu Road.
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  • 51 4 This evening at the "Esplanade” from 6 »30 p.m. t« 7 30 p.m.: March Iron Duke: Stanley. Selection: Glamorous Night: Novello. Waltz: Les Patineurs: Waldteufel. Overture: The 3rd Division: Blemant. Ballad Fox Trot: The Heart Of The Sunset: Nicholls. Selection: The Golden Moth: Novello. Fox Trot: Sweet Leilani:
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  • 374 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Messrs. J. W. Whitley, H. T. Hedley, N. A. Kearney, and George Redfearn are among recent visitors to Ipoh. Mr. W. Maul. Kuala Lumpur agent for the N.V. Straits Java Trading Co., Singapore, has removed his office to the Mercantile Bank Buildings. Kuala Lumpur. Mr. G. V. Panicker,
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    • 13 4 xeetuVotM /V g £o«es3ett! O J( HEINZ WH TOMATO I KETCHUP APB 52M
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    • 520 4 Seems like a Miracle IWBipSP there's a scientific wF: reason I®' lII— 'OBB* W MMs W Mg. Actual Photographs Showing SH What This Amazing BMjr Ik New Discovery BT Can Do For YOU »11«.,, JIB TN one short week Thousands of Vienna. His extract of living skin cells '’’delighted women
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  • 1287 5 Striking Figures For The First Quarter Of 1938 r ijRES which have just become available, covering the first 6 arter of this year, show that during this period over 200 Iter-mail were air-borne to and from Southampton in the lonS ]fl ing-boats of Imperial Airways.
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  • 21 5 Ruildintifi in Canton brnniiui after Japanese had let loose, bombs during a recent raid on tin Citp.
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  • 300 5 London: An important rearrangement of Indian internal air routes is being planned, according to an announcement. Indian Transcontinental Airways will no longer operate between Karachi and Singapore, when the new scheme comes into force. Instead they will operate half the Enland-Calcutta services in conjunction with Imperial
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  • 267 5 Inter-State Commission Enlarged Canberra. Mr. Lyons, the Prime Minister, introduced in the House of Representatives the Bill reconstituting the Inter-State Commission which has already been passed by the Senate. The Bill provides for the appointment of five members, including a chairman who is to be paid
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  • 330 5 Van der Heyden, physician to the Government of the Dutch East Indies, stated in one of his reports that “the coolie suffering from malaria appears to be lazy, whereas he is really ill. “This fact forms the basis of one of the gravest problems that governments
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  • 250 5 Footprints Disco vereil In Bengal Apparently human footprints of an abnormally' large being have been discovered in Jalpaiguri District, Bengal, writes “The Statesman.” A paper impression of the footprints, shows that the foot is two feet in length and 11 inches in width, adds the paper. Mr. Shamsuddin
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  • 462 5 American Editor’s Praise Recently the Editor of ’American Aviation’ Mr Wayne W. Parrish, made an air journey from New York to Bermuda and back, flying one way in the ‘Bermuda Clipper’ of Pan-American Airways and returning by the Imperial Airways ’Cavalier.’ In a recent issue of ‘American
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 1186 6 ALL RECORDS SMASHED I SHOWING TO PACKED HOUSES! MAJESTIC NEXT CHANGE EVERY SHOW PACKED TO OVERFLOWING M-G-M’S MOST SPECTACULAR MUSICAL ENGLAND’S GREATEST FILM J MAJESTIC PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR! ient WIHIFRED HOLTBY S Equipped with MIRROPHONIC sound system. 3 SHOWS DAILY 2.45 6.15 9.30 p.m. I WaWTBTIIIW 4* BiipiySlS stmlnHW
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  • 307 7 ORDER FOR REMOVAL FROiM CHURCH London, June 24.—Describing the action of the Rev. Charles Roffe-Silvester, vicar of St. Hilary, near Marazion, Cornwall, as being like that of “an absolute anarchist as regards the laws and regulations of the Church,” Sir William Graham-Harrison, Chancellor of Truro Diocese,
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  • 186 7 Dunning Method Revived Moscow.—A system of rural tax gather ing agents is being instituted by decree of the Soviet Government to end tax arrears among the peasants. The decree provides for creating a trained corps of 50,000 agents, each of whom will be stationed permanently
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  • 289 7 Sentenced To 15 Years’ Penal Servitude A YEAR after his discharge from Broadmoor, where he had been imprisoned as a convicted murderer since 1921, Thomas Harold Thorn, a 44-year-old tobacconist, nearly killed a woman shopkeeper. He was sentenced at Chester Assizes last week
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  • 246 7 A Line Io Cause Of Epidemics? Atlantic City. (New Jersey):—An obscure germ —microcucous teoragenus—that constantly changes its colour and other attributes may offer scientists a clue to the cause of epidemics, according to Dr. Herbert A. Reimann of Philadelphia, who described the germ before the Association
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  • 108 7 Nullity Decree For ‘■‘'Wife” Who Did Not Know A decree nisi of nullity on the grounc? that the parties were “withm tJir- yrnshibited degrees'” when they married, was' granted by Sir Boyd Merriman, President, of the Divorce Court. The petitioner, Mrs. Rose Elizabeth Carlier of Malpas-road, Brockley,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 9 7 Quality always tells—insist on OVALTINE' The Worlds Best Night-cap
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    • 78 7 DR. G. F. HENNING’S EKZEMYL Excellent for the treatment of Eczema, (Dry or Weeping) Psoriasis, Dhobi’s Itch, Prickly heat, Pimples, Boils, Abscesses. Singapore Foot and all other skin diseases. Antiseptic, allays irritation and opposes inflamma'ion. Convenient and easy to apply. Only to spray the solution over the affected part from
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 301 7 AT LAST! You Need Not Have To Wait Any Longer OPENING WEDNESDAY 6th JULY aUEE N Q OUTSTANDING EVENT DOROTHY LAMOUR ilk PARAM °U™ T9S ALL-COLOUR MALAYAN JUNGLE ADVENTURE ‘HER JUNGLE LOVE’ ■*L' ’Wy with P°P ular RAY MILLAND of “JUNGLE PRINCESS” HEAR DOROTHY SING AND TALK REAL MALAY THROUGHOUT
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    • 196 7 It Is A Saturday Aighl Brilliant Week-end Entertainment Awaits You WEM BLE Y PARK TONIGHT SATURDAY 2nd. JULY 1938 MOLEK STAR OPERA: “C’hnata Memcawa Mauf’ Strongly supported by numerous of ex‘eras and hot music SIN SEE TAI CANTONESE OPERA: “Mah Chew Chiew Chin” CAPITAL TALKIES: Two Shows Nightly at 7.30
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  • 840 8 WIJKN Lord Harlech was Und-cr-Secretary of State for the Colonieb he visited Malaya and while in Penang expressed lively apprehension at a suggestion that there should be more cohesion between the seven governmental units as represented bv the Lolonv, the Federation and the five Unted-erated States Since that dale
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  • 81 8 I o Be Stagetl By Punjabi Soldiers From Our Own Correspondent I Taiping. July 2. Taiping residents will have the opportunity to witness a physical drill Tattoo at the Esplanade on the night of July 7 when the British officers of the 1 2 Punjab Regiment give
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  • 45 8 The Y.W.C.A. intends to hold a jumble sal every soon, and would be very grateful to receive articles such as clothing, shoes, furniture, books, records, hats, crockery, pictures, plants, etc., which may be sent to the Y. C.A. Rest Room, Downing Street.
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  • 7 8 Mr. J. P. SOUTER
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  • 471 8 jLEI TER TO IHE EDITOR] Sir, ilay I through the medium of your paper convey to the management of the Penang Harbour Board Service that they cannot be causing inconvenience to passengers when sucn people pay according to the regula tions of the Penang Harbour Board. I
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  • 83 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. July 1. Miss Lydia Cecil Hill, the beautiful young London dancei who has been visiting Johore Bahru and Singapore, left for ’Southampton this morning in the Rotterdam Lloyd liner Indrapoera. She was ac companied by her mother. Among the
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  • 612 8 Semi-Annual “Do A LL was bustle and con Jk in the premises of the l>Banking and Jnvestmt poration yesterday when <h j and staff assembled for the ritual of striking the half I balance. Work was carried out will ish energy until late in tin and Erinyntrude,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 281 8 f3E> _IJ *J’ a 4 .uOltlwOii. s:<Sfe£s£o /1/7 j// ••<-:~#-xs3S 8 f y(r > /l!^rl£/t j esca pes Tek toothbrushing ;5; A normal mouth houses 32 teeth —how impossible to judge their cleanliness from the look of the front ones in the mirror! Behind, out of sight to left and
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    • 63 8 SPERRY PURE ROLLED OATS 1 *S' vtICMTILB cZt j WrO'' i I ItuOjEM -•*u.g»aC»cMC Specially packed to protect your health, as well as t<> preserve the shape of the Flakes and wholeness of the grain. SPECIALLY PACKED FOR THE TROPICS In Airtight Vacuum Tina Obtainable al ail the Leading Provisions
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  • 594 9 k L. Plane Joins in Manhunt (MNG NOW BELIEVED TO BF IN HIDING 'From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 1. The clue which Mr. Christopher O’Flynn, 0.C.P.D., Rauh. J his twenty police are now following in search of the murderof
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  • 105 9 Malays Balter A<*ed (Chinese ')wn Correspondent I Ipah. July 2. On Thin<>Lv three Malays are ald the house of an aged ipayang, Ipoh, and, d'i man a beating, to money and a box of The men pood their escape. 1 man who is living -hi year-old son
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  • 537 9 POSITION AS BRITISH SI BJECTS (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, July 1. The legal position of the nationality of children of British subjects born in the Federated Malay or Unfederated Malay States has been defined in statements issued by the Government cornerned. These statements clear
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  • 56 9 Some of tht passengers of the Imp.rial Airways flying boat Cordelia. snapped on arri’-ai a t th- Gluaor Base yesterday afternoon. Left to right:- Mr. Keith F Bean, Mr. Ronald Walker. Mr. E. C Shepherd (u ith toppee) and Miss Muriel G.
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  • 544 9 Interesting Story At Taiping Court i From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. July 1. Interesting evidence was heard bt fore Che Samsudin. acting Taiping Magistrate today, when hearing was resumed in the case against two well-known Kedah Malays. Raja Ismail and Mohd. Sa'at, who were charged
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  • 209 9 To Raise SISOJMM) Loan (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. July 2. An extraordinary meeting of the joint committee and representatives of outstation branches of the Perak Chinese Association was held yesterday afternoon at the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce with Mr. Leong Sin Nam. 0.8. E., the
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  • 573 10 Dividend Of 65 Per Cent. The thirty first ordinary general meeting <jf’ the Siamese Tin Syndicate, Ltd., was held in London on June 21. Mr. Kenneth, O. Hunter (chairman of the company) presided. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said there had
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  • 927 10 64 Malaya Bearing Grossly Unfair Share Of Burden” THE UNNECESSARY POOL The thirty-sixth annual general meeting of Tronoh Mines, Limited, was held in London recently. Mr. C. V. Thomas (chairman of the company)) in the course of his speech, said: The profit for the year
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  • 246 10 Purchase Of New Dredge The Renong Tin Dredging Company is issuing at 27s 6d each 40,733 £1 Ordinary shares in the proportion of three shares for every ten held on June 22. The old shares are quoted at 355, which makes the rights worth about Is
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  • 669 10  -  By Joseph Martin There have been two profound changes in housing conditions in Great Britain during the past twenty years. In the first place a large number of people have become house-owners instead of tenants paying rent to landlords; in the second place an enormous number of
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  • 19 10 The output from the Nawng Pet properties for the month of June 1938 was Piculs 355.
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  • 95 10 Istanbul—Ragged, bare-footed and unshaven news-vendors are disappearing from Istanbul streets, following an order from the Ministry of the Interior, which is being strictly enforced. “Newsvendors, who are constantly in contact with the public must look respectable and belong to an honourable corporation,” states the order. They
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  • 12 10 Alor Pongsu ***** lb Bedong ***** lb. Temerloh ***** lb.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 170 10 DO YOU DRINK ENOUGH? Doctors are generally agreed that nine people ou? of ten do not drink enough water. They insist that everyone should drink at least one glass of water before breakfast each morning in order to help flush the system and wash away the body’s impurities If, however,
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    • 173 10 BANKS Experience Teaches One To Save, But How Many Have Found A Way To Put By Their Spare Dollars? OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED. offer you facilities of their SAVINGS DEPARTMENT For Systematic Saving. BEGIN YOUR SAVINGS NOW For Rules and Regulations Apply:— MANAGER. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Ltd., Nos. 28 30.
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    • 551 10 HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK INC CORPORATION (Incorporated in Hong Kong) The Liability of members la limited to extent and in mannei prescribed h.j Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of Colony. Head Office HONG KG Ng Authorised Capital 150 000 Issued and Fully paid up J Hongkong Currency M Reserve
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  • 860 11 170 UR Siamese submarines under Commander Sui Nopalum arrived in Manila last week for a three day visit. They were the flagship Machuno, the Siramuth mder Lieutenant Commander Samong Thanakon, the Plaichumpal under Lieutenant Commander Sakara and the Virum under Lieutenant Commander Phora Dejdaxnong. Shortly
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  • 1046 11 S.S. ‘VAN HEUTSZ’ arrives today from Singapore, sails same day for Belawan. M.V. ‘RADNORSHIRE’ arrives from Far East via Singapore, sails for Colombo, Port Said, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Antwerp. S.S. ‘BENLAWERS’ from London sails for Port Swettenham, Malacca, Singapore, Seletar and Hong Kong. S.S.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 362 11 blue funnel line nT v ß l,f SERVICE TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT U.n.Pounj Due London RADNORSHIRE Calls July 2 July 29 ANTENOR Calls MajrseHles Glasgow July 8 Aug. 4 mfiWD Calls Hull and Gdynia Jul v 14 a up- 11 TEN DAY SERVICE TO LIVERPOOL VIA HAVRE. t Jtup— l
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    • 825 11 PO and V BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated in England.) PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA! SINGAPORE S.S. “KARAPARA” SAILING SUNDAY, 3rd JULY Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under Penang, Teluk Anson, Port SwettenhasH contract with His Majesty’s Government Malacca and Singapore Service, London and Far East Mail Service. Outwards from London for China
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  • 307 12 Considerable Developments In Service Since the BBC’s programmes in Arabic were inaugurated on January 3. 1938, con s derable developments have been made in extending their appeal to all Arabic speaking peoples. The main feature of the transmission is, of course, the news bulletin, read daily
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  • 764 12 Latest Times Of Posting AIR MAILS: A mail for Ipoh. Kuala. Lumpui and Sin* gapore by Malayan Internal Air Service wiil close at 2 p.m. (registration 1.30 p.m.) on Monday, July 4 A mail for Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly via Singapore and
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  • 386 12 .'L\xia\, the imbl’edon Lawn 'Tennis Championships will he in fvill sw mg/ l an<l aml>ri<lge w ill he lighting out the ‘Varsitv match at Lord’s and some of the Empire’s leading airmen will be racing for the King's Cup. The 8.8.C.’s oversea listeners
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  • 208 12 Stoppage Of Broadca-u Causes Dissatisfaction Protest was made to the Straw this week against the action of r B.C. in stopping the weekly Indian A-gd.' casts. An Indian resident of Singapore -sert»d that this step had caused a go of dissatisfaction. The complaint was answered b\ B.C.
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  • 358 12 St. Andi •ew’s Presbyterian Church Northam Road. SUNDAY p ln Ser 'k-e of Wordlip. I readier: Rev. R. M. Al i nt()i M t sf M Methodist Episcopal Church Penang Rev. M. Dodsworth, 'M. A.. WESLEY CHURCH (Fitzgerald Memorial) (Larut Burmah Rds.) DR. M. DODSWORTH, PASTOR. Holy Communion.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 757 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 16:— TR WSMISSIOXS 2 3 6.02 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
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    • 593 12 Highlights Of Todays Wireless GSF(BBC) 6.25 p.m. ’’Take your Choice." 8.20 p.m. The BBC Theatre Organ. 9.20 p.m. Afternoon of Sport. 11.-15 p.m. The King's Cup Air Race. ZHJ(PENANG) 7.05 p.m. Indian Music. 8.00 p.m. Malay Music. YDC (NIROM) 4.54 p.m. Variety tea concert. 5.50 p.m. Classics. 7.10 p.m. What
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    • 315 12 NIROM TODAY YDC 15.15 Me s (19.8 m.) p.m. 12.50 Het goode oude “Pierement”. 1.10 News and weather bulletin 1.22 Foormar's Band. 1.50 Marine marches 2.10 News bulletin (repetition). 2.20 Close down. 4.50 Time signal. Announcement. 4.54 Variety ttea concert. 5.50 Classics. 6.47 Programme review. 6.50 News bulletin. 7.10 What
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    • 47 12 PENANG DAILY WEATHER REPORT PENANG (FORT CORNWALUS Yesterday’s Temperature 6 a.m. Noon 5 r m 83 E 8 5 s RAINFALL June 30 July 1 7 mm. TIDE TABLE HIGH TODAY 3.26 p.m. 10.19 pm TOMORROW 4.20 a.m. 1O 3 o a m. 4.03 p.m. 10.55 p.m
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  • 451 13  -  By lOIIX MOIU.AA SALISBI K\ Mondax. CHEEP -hearing has begun on the ill-hire Dow ns. I he mam flocks are being rounded up bv shepherd and dog neighbour helpneighbour. As the strength of the -un increases. sheep feel the weight of their fleece- and are glad to
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  • 1057 14 Programme Of Nine Events On First Day 1 The following is the full programme for the first day of the Perak Turf Club July Meeting to be run at Ipoh today:—Race 1. Horse*, Class 3, Div. 6, 6 Furlongs. «03 IN-VER FOGG 900 A
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  • 443 14 The following are the acceptances and probable riders for tdday’s races at Ipoh. RACE 1 Horses—Class 3—Div. 6—6 Furlongs. Tn-Ver-Fogg 9.00 Farthing Pay Out 8.13 Dawson Fifty-Three 8.13 Martin Tea Sonnet 8.11 Arlis Kabinda 8.10 Ardagh Kate Kelly B.o9McPherson Sang Ayah 8.09 Mayo Constant Light 8.08 W oods
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  • 160 14 Beat Marine S. C. By 6—l The Sporting Diamonds scored a runaway victory on the Dato Kramat ground yesterday evening, when they defeated the Marine Department Sports Club in a friendly by six goals to one. The Diamonds were definitely superior in all departments and scored
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  • 95 14 By Tic-Tac By Capt. Dash 1 RACE 1 KACIi 1 CONSTANT LIGHT PAY OUT KATE KELLY rapf 2 RACE 2« MAJORS FOUR O’CLOCK HARAP HARAP RACES kace 3 "curzola happy new year kace 4 onte video RACE 4 QUEEN OF HEARTS GEE C UP K C G GEE U
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  • 460 14 Triangular Tourney Starts On Sunday (By Our Badminton Correspondent) The Province Wellesley triangular tournament between the Butterworth, Bukit Mertajam and Nebong Tebal Recreation Clubs, will start on Sunday on the Straits Trading court, Butterworth, when three doubles will be played off. The tournament will be concluded on
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 324 14 CHILD’S 4 YEARS OF STOMACH ’TROUBLE What can be more distressing than th* sight of a child in the toils of stomach trouble? If your little boy or girl suffers from indigestion or loss of appetite, take i tip from Mrs. Surguy. This is what she writes: "My little daughter,
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  • 1718 15 “Present Series Will Be Decided On Last Match” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 13. rf HE &lt; n&lt;J Test match has be B l f n Most followers of the game I j^ ve already made up their minds that unless the weather lavs pranks
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  • 54 15 GREYHOUND RACING at night is very popular in England today. It is believed that these temperamental dogs are prone to become hysterical if affected by too much heat. Recently a race meeting had to be abandoned owing to mass hysteria among the dogs. Picture shows a race in
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  • 225 15 James Bruen, Irelands 18-year-old Walker Cup star and one of the favourites for the British Open, again played devastating golf in winning his third and fourth round matches in the Irish native amateur championship at the Castle, Dublin, last week. In the morning the
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 151 15 l/ApriNs Mr* pills. I APIOL STEEL I Sureandeertain for all Female complaints. Every lady should I I keep a box in the house. I The I a GEORGE TOWN PIBPENBAFA 52-6« Street, Penang K HUTTENBACH CONTINUOUS SHELTERS MADE IN ENGLAND T- rr t I I -—l i |i JUNIOR (Type
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous

  • 146 16 jf X pp 'i -wj v LATEST LONDON (Spot' £lB9. 5. 0 £lB9. 5. 0 LONDON (3 months) £l9O. 0. 0 £l9O. 5. 0 SING APORFC $96.00 $97.25 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $95.24 $96.75 BUSINESS DONE Buyers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundrled* $3.70 $3.70 BLACK PEPPER $8.50 $8.75 RUBBER
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  • 319 16 Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or Fall Yesterday Rise or Fall y Con. Loan 5 p.c. 44-64 114 Burnish Oil 85’i%- 2* Eagle 4 pesos al’s 1 Funding 4 p.c. 60-90 113% Cable 5 1 p.c. 96 1 War Loan 3% p.c. 102% U.S.
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  • 125 16 London. July 1. RUBBER: Firmer.— August 7 buyers 7 t sellers Oct./Dec. 7/, buyers 7& sellers London 7 buyers 7 sellers Jan./Mar. 7% buyers 7% seller? NEW YORK 13.63 cts. United Kingdom Stocks Landon 59,778 tons. Liverpool 31.307 tor COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam May £ll. 0. 0
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  • 96 16 Paris 177 177 59 64 New York 4.95?J Montreal 5.99% 5.99 Brussels 29.23% 29 23% Geneva 21.61% 21.60% Amsterdam. 8.95% 8.95% Milan 94.3 Berlin 12.30 12.30% Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 0810 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% nominal Helsingfors 226% 226% Prague 142% Madr\; 55.00 nominal Li s
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  • 127 16 3rd Sunday after Trinity 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Matins and Litany Psalm 20. 21 Hymn 3 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion &lt;Tamil). 10.30 a.m Matins Holy Communion i Chinese). 4.15 p.m. Sunday School Parsonage 5.00 p.m. Kindergarten 6.00 p.m. Evensong and
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  • 95 16 Reuter. Scores Century Against Hampshire London. July 1. At Manchester Lancashire won bv ten wickets. Lancashire 295 (Paynter 122) and 22 for no wickets; Hampshire 129 (Pollard 7 for 55», followed on 186. YORKSHIRE WIN BY INNINGS At V 5 orcester Yorkshire won by an innings and
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  • 15 16 Rahman Hydraulic Tin, output for the month oi June 1938, was 1,050 piculs.
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  • 15 16 Ihg output of Rambun Mines, Tanjong Rambutan, for June 1938 was 353 piculs.
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  • PENANG SHARE QUOTES
    • 171 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.34 1.38 Hong Fatt 1.04 1.06 Jelebu -70 .75 Kuchai 1.35 1.37% Petaling 8.25 8.50 Rahman Hyd. 1.23 1.26 Rantau Ordy. 1.40 1.42% Rantau Pref. 1.40 1.42% Sungei Luas 1.55 1.60 Sungei Ways 2.25 2.3 E Taiping Cons. 1.57% 1. 62 1
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    • 152 16 (Comments on Page 1» Dow Jones avs. Prev. Today High Low 30 indus. 133.88 136.53 137.1 a 133.53 20 rails 26.02 26.69 26.83 25.81 20 utilities 21.06 22.05 22.35 20.98 40 bonds 87.11 87.55 Business done; 2.580.000 2.220.000 Anaconda Cpr. 31 Am. Tobacco B 77% 78 Beth Steel
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    • 22 16 TIN Singapore $97.25 per pkl. Penang $96.75 per pkl. RUBBER Singapore Spot 24J'8C. per Penang Spot 24’/ &gt;c per U»
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    • 203 16 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Batu Lintang 1. 10 120 Broga .77 *2 .82% Kuala Sidim 2.55 2.65 Mentakab .45 .47% Pa jam 1.85 1. 95 ex Teiuk Anson 1.42%. 1.52%. Uhi Benut .35 .40 TIN Bangrin 20 9 21 6 Batu Selangor 1.36 1.40 Hong Fatt 1.03 1.06 Hongkong
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  • 274 16 Sharp Passage In Dominions Parliament Ottawa, July I.—Canada’s attitdue to wards Britain’s defence policy was the subject of a sharp verbal passage at arms between the Premier, Mr. MacKenzie King, and the Opposition leader, Mr. R. B. Bennett, in the Dominions House of Com mons. Mr. Bennett
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  • 317 16 Shopkeeper Charged Thirteen tins of “Alpine” milk figured as exhibits in the District Court yesterday morning, in the case in which a Chinese, shopkeeper was charged before Mr. L. B. Gibson, the District Judge with having in his possession thirteen tins of milk bearing false trade
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  • 273 16 Reuter Oxford Out Of Grand Cup London, July 1. At the Henley Regatta today, under ideal conditions. London R.C., beat Jesus Col lege (Cambridge) in the semi-finals of the Grand Challenge Cup in 6 mins. 52 secs.,, the fastest time in the Regatta this year, and will meet
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  • 589 16 Reuter. Austin Beaten In Three Straight Sets J. D. Budge, displaying scientific and scintillating form, retained his singles title at Wimbledon yesterday, when he swept Bunny Austin off the court under one hour, with ins brilliant service, fierce cross-court and deep driving which forced Austin to
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  • 49 16 Penang v. Kedah Stores t 12.30 p.m. In the inter st.'%* ivatch between Penang 1. nd Kedah which started at 11 a.m. today are:— A. «I. Willi'Uis run out 16 Tan Ah Ee b Salleh 23 Lim Cheng Poh not out 36 Total (for 2 wickets) 75
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  • 162 16 Advance Sale Of Tickets Begins Today (BY’ PHILMANN) Mr. Ong Eng Chye, the popular manager of the Queen’s, informed me last night that anticipating the rush for s-eats during the showing of “Her Jungle Love,” which is expected to break all box-office records in town, first class
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  • 326 16 Action By Slewank The following reports ci enqu ri&lt;■. taken from the latest supplement to th' Straits Racing Association Calendar FIRST DAY’ 4TH JUNE Race No. 4—The first Griffin Race An objection was lodged by Farthing (Bonnie Lassie) against Minto (t u Over) for interference in the
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  • 45 16 Boon Mall Outpointed In Singapore Results of last night’s boxing in Singapore are&lt; J. Rosenberg (7.131 drew with Little Bernal (8.0), Joe Eagle (9 Ohoutpointed Boon Mali (9.7%), Baby Mendiola (8.8%) outpointed Boy Quee (8 9%, and M. Das drew with Little Robert? (7.9%).
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  • 63 16 At Kuala Lumpur last night, Kid Arena» (7.13%) bt. Little Palace (7.12’ 2 and Bg Guillermo (9.3) bt. Granite Isaac (8.8; over 15 rds. Boy Hamid &lt;7 13 ana Granite Joe (7.13%) drew, Bg Heng (9.8‘ bt Young Eagle (9 10) over six
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  • 33 16 The boxing arranged for last night a the Fun and Frolic Stadium was postponed to July 5, owing to the indisposit'on o: one of the main eventers, Young Corbet 1
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  • 178 16 '1 he following publications w r ere issued or leceived by the Department of Statistics S.S. F.M.S., Penang, during the period June 21 to June 25, inclusive, and are avail able for public use in the Reference Library, Government Building, Penang Application may be made by
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  • 35 16 The total amount applied for in tentterfor £45,000,000 Treasury Bills was £84,850 000, The average rate per cent, for Bi*’ at three months was 10s. 5.33 d again10s. 9.18 d. a week ago.
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  • 53 16 43+1 A f 1 txk) The ninth annua! sports of th&lt;? Chinese School. Nebong Tebal. will held on Caledonia Padang. Nebong T»’ by kind permission of the Manage! D. Almond, on Saturday, July 9 a Mrs. Almond has consented to giv 1 the
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