Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 21 July 1938

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY Ku 'UI ko. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1938. PRICE 11» CENTS.
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  • 125 1 Reuter. Lvutkhst Liu m.Ei) L Take ears I To Settle I V, York. Jhlv 20—The L.rronnot ha- fiW a L, again-' all major Liiou pirlnre producer* askL (or segregation of theatre Unship ami also seeking Lrmanrnt injunction* to retrain all <li*criniiiiatory praeLr* again*! independent pro-Miictr-anil exhibitors. I
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  • 50 1 Reuter. Wore Cheerful Li," Exchange was more cheerful' P°’- 3 a German message of British Government and the r gth of Wall Street. BusiGernians Hom< Rails 1 further batch of poor traf 1,. 1 f°Bar was easier owing to nercial <1 mand Most other 1 ally in Reuter.
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  • 35 1 r 5 'liniittee on the Official Se'r four and-a half hours pending, it is un itlon by the chairman of a a ll in al! Probability deal I 1 of tb.e Committee’s ‘“rence.
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  • 351 1 Reuter. Statement In The (.ominous According to a statement in the Commons by the Prime Minister, independent information in possession of the Brit'sh Government contradicts the suggestion that troop movements were in progress in Czechoslovakia at the end of last week. In a Commons answer on Monday.
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  • 48 1 The Air Ministry announces that Group Captain J. M. Robb has been selected to visit Canada to discuss with the Canadian defence authorities the possibility of provision for facilities in Canada for training pilots for the R.A.F. Group Capt. Robb will sail on Saturday.
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  • 20 1 Reuter. Calcutta. July 20. Floods of the Brahmaputra River have caused great distress throughout Assam. Thousands are homeless —Reuter.
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  • 25 1 between the at j ala -V States which is to 0 31 and m. on Satori' members mvenienUy 1 ->0 p.m. train.
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  • 49 1 The t A k Will r I the Penang E uhon cm, ainst the Sepoy E K at r ir s evenin K on the 9 j. o. G Cwiev v Shc 2 ton T Wark W ™W: j. j 1 M. Clark. H. Goodrich.
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  • 147 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 21. The suggestion made in Singapore following opening of the new 8.M.8.C. short-wave transmitter that the whole of Malaya should contribute a share of the wireless'licence fees towards maintenance of the 8.M.8.C. station is meeting with strong opposition
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    22 1 Shahpur .Mohamed Riza. Crown Prince of Iran, has become engaged to Princess Fauzia, 17-year-old sister of King Farouk of Egypt.
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  • 223 1 KING QUEEN AT PARIS OPERA Dinner At British Embassy Paris, July 20. —The King and Queen concluded a crowded day by attending a gala performance at the Paris Opera House where 1,500 people gave their Majesties a tremendous ovation. Previously their Majesties enterta* *u President and Madame Le Brun io
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  • 98 1 R( Tokio. July 21— With banner heads and pictures of Their Majesties, the Japanese newspapers are giving considerable prominence to the visit to France of King George and Queen Elizabeth to whom they are applying deeply honorific terms usually reserved for the Empress of
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  • 65 1 —Reuter No Opposition From Labour The Parliamentary Labour Party has decided not to oppose the Defence Estimates when voted in the Commons next week. It is stated that the party has already voted for reductions in certain estimates in addition to criticising administration and the expansion programme. Consequently
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  • 214 1 Mercury Off On J First Crossing Ixjndon, July 20. “There is every rea son to anticipate that a regular British trans-Atlantic service will be put in operation in 1939 when the new’ boats will be completed.” said Captain Balfour, Under Secretary for Air, in the Commons today,
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  • 170 1 —Reuter. Co-ordiuated Fiscal Policy A memorandum of conclusions in discus sion between the British and Australian Governments issued last night states that United Kingdom ministers recognise that in the interests of both countries and the British Empire as a whole it is desirable that Australia achieve
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  • 63 1 .—Reuter. ’’’Complete Agreement.” Declares Rome Rome, July 20. —The Italian-Hungarian conversations terminated in complete agreement, according to a communique stating that despite the disappearance of Austria as an independent state the Rome Protocols continue to serve a useful purpose. The two countries would operate them in harmony
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  • 122 1 Reuter. German Report A German report states that 250 bombers and chaser planes have been ordered to Khabarovsk from the Central I rais while 700.000 troop* are massing on the SovietManchurian frontier. Stalin summoned a conference of high military authorities yesterday.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Moscow,
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  • 376 1 Japanese Troops Mutiny Hankow, .July 20—Heavy gunfire was heard in Hungjoa Road on Tuesday night. A number of Japanese ordered to Hangchow objected to proceeding thither and came into conflict with obedient troops in consequence. Fighting in the far North is developing around Kalgan. A noted Japanese
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  • 205 2 SIR ARNOLD ROBINSON ELECTED PRESIDENT /From Our London Staff» London, July 15. Sir Arnold Robinson was elected presirent of the Association of British Mauaya *t the annual meeting held at the Council Chamber of the Rubber Growers’ Association, Ix>ndon today. In moving the adoption of the
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  • 88 2 hr the Middle Court yesterday before Mr. Ljie the Third Magistrate, a Chinese L*m Yew was charged with having in his punsessiem few use of trade an unjust Caching. Accused pleaded guiltyCTiief Inspector Farquharson. prosecu- ig. stated that accused was a pork sei :< r. His daebiug was
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  • 3086 2 IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT BY MUNICIPAL ENGINEER’S DEPT. IMPROVEMENTS carried out by the Municipal Engineer’s Health Department in town lighting, streets and carriageways, public gardens and roadside trees, etc., are referred to by Mr. M. J. Thorpe, Municipal Engineer, in his annual report, just issued. Extracts
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  • 66 2 Case Again I»„ M In Lhe Penan:, B afternoon. Mr. 'I' >• I Counsel, agah I two well-knov 'J r .B a serious off H har consulted w.tl 1>.D. Hogan, ano a,ft** 1 I postponed a WB Honed that he std] I and was eons,.. putting
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  • 1213 3 CLAIMS TO HAVE SUNK JAPANESE WARCRAFT CONFIRMED May Cause Still Greater Havoc To Invaders’ Navy (From Our Own Correspondent) Hong Kong, July 17. y'HE most outstanding news from China this week has been the tremendous success which has met the operations of the newly
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  • 129 3 3.—Reuter. AUSTRALIAN MINISTER’S STATEMENT Melbourne. July 20 —Mr. Thorby, he Minister of Defence, announced today ,<at the inquiry he entered into regarding the circumstances surrounding the delay in clearing of the flying-boat Challenger which sustained a damaged float while being refuelled at Port Darwin on
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  • 60 3 i.— Reuter. Raids On Valencia And Madrid Madrid, July 20 —In the course of a two-hour bombardment, four shells, two of which failed to explode hit the American Embassy which is at present unoccupied. The air raid on coastal towns and villages continue. Port Valencia being heavily
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  • 77 3 —Reuter. I Jin precedented Athens, July 20—An earthquake of unprecedented severity was felt throughout Greece this morning. Many houses were destroyed and 17 were killed and 18 injured Among the villages affected are Palatia, Scala and Oropos where the main wall of the prison is seriously damaged.
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  • 169 3 Lays Wreath On Unknown Soldier’s Tomb The King, in a Field Marshal’s uniform, accompanied by the British Ambassador, Sir Eric Phipps, placed a wreath on the tomb of France’s Unknown ,Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe this morning. He was received by the Minister of pensions
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  • 54 3 i.—Reuter. Outrage On Embassy Tokio, July 20 —It is learned that the Soviet Embassy has protested to the Foleign Offiec with regard to the demonstration yesterday in which an organisation threw into the Embassy offices handbills urging punishment of Red Russia and contends the police could
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  • 151 3 Reuter. All Accounts ‘‘Entirely •r Unauthorised’ London. July 20 —The description entirely unauthorised” is attached in British circles to all accounts of the conversation t between Lord Halifax and Herr Wiedemann, Hitler’s personal aide-de-camp, but i there is every reason to believe, says Reuter’s diplomatic correspondent. that 1
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  • 1166 3 Accused To Stand Trial At Next Assizes As a sequel to a raid by Assistant Superintendant of Polcie, Mr. R. Wiltshire, Detective Inspector Mclennen and two detectives at a house in Sungei Dua, on June 18, two Chinese Lim Sean Yew and Loo Yan were charged
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  • 386 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. L. D. Whitfield, the popular headmaster or the Anderson School, Ipoh. Will, il is understood, be going on home leave shortly. If: Mrs. Henaman and Miss Mercy Le<ot the Government Hospital. Segamat, have been transferred to Batu Rabat on promotion. Mr. Justice Cussen. who was admitted to
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  • 56 4 This evening at the “Esplanade” from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. 1 March Stop Lightly. Anderson. 2. Overture Le Songs D’Une Muit d’Ete. Thomas. 3. Selection 50 Years Of Song. Brown. 4. Waltz Lyaistrata Linakc. 5. Cornet Solo Home “Star Of Love” Fence. 6. Selection No. No. Nanette
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  • 744 4 Hume Pipe Company’s Reply Transfer Of Factory lo Hong Kong Threatened (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 20. If the Hume Pipe (Far East) Ltd., which spends over $1,000,000 annually in Singapore, is forced to vacate the premises leased to it in Bukit Timah Road, as
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  • 97 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, July 20. While engaged on repairs at Government House on July 13 a Chinese carpenter. Kwan Mun Hup, employed by the P.W.D., fell from a height, receiving multiple injuries which caused his death. At a Coroner’s inquest yesterday it was stated that
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  • 479 4 ‘•Back To Nursery’’ Treatment Science has found a cure for the mental disease of tne “split mind.” which keeps 110,000 men and women in British asylums each year. Cures that are being made of “incurable insanity" may vitally affect the new divorce laws under A.
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  • 157 4 Deaf And Dumb ife Accuses Husband (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, July 19. A deaf and dumb woman appeared as the complainant in a maintenance case which she brought against Lam Kim Seng heard before Mr. G. E. Turner in Malacca police court today. Ang Kwai Neo, the
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  • 295 4 Richest Of Three ‘’Panto. Kings’ The will of Frederick Melville, proved, shows that the least spectacular of the three pantomime “kings” was richer than either of his brothers. Frederick, who died in his Shoreham (Sussex) bungalow last April, aged sixtytwo, left £314.000. LORD OF MELODRAMA
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  • 428 4 "Mental Gymnastics” Needed By Jury The view that “mental agility and gymnastics" are required by a jury to assess damages for loss of expectation of life was expressed by the Lord Chief Justice. Lord Hewart, directing a jury in the King’s Bench Division. i
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  • 115 4 '‘•■p’ I lul:l "ill j Buihl o MII 5..],,,; 1 Malays of Per Malay Stati children ed i to build thi for the servi This Is reveal 1 the British A report just publis fh M So keen 1 in places whi ment school, th- n
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  • 65 4 That a commi drafting th,. sta sary legislation onendmtnt f Children Ordinal, to -ive effect Mui Tsai Commission’s recoinmenum is revealed in th- annual report f Secretary for Chines. Affairs, Mr a Jordan. The new legislation will provide notification of the transfer of girls
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  • 165 4 Rising ProqHrih Hit Indiif-ct ('hum* (From Our Own Correspondent! Singapore. July a Malaya’s rapidly using pro.-penty <1 indirectly responsible for a nun;>’ 1 labour strikes in 1937. This statement i> matte by Mr B Jordon, secretary for Chines, affair? 1 his annual report i-sned yesteriay Mr.
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  • 114 4 “Tin-Can Pitman South Sea The ‘Tin-Can islands— -Stuart Ran unusual jo Television camei (|J p London. very tew Poly, X-'l'*’! island to v Zealand twenty Tongan group -o' in copra At tin isola’. Fo’ou. no months in th< y combers that s“ nth A steamer calls a
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  • 2395 5 TOLL /V VAIN MOST n \T MOKE SUNDAY FUN ,>hii\L l\ LONDON SICASCOLF COURSE 1 n :D. i\ ALTERNATIVE u.kdh t for murder Ro iL FAMILY TO l/ l I F YACHTING holiday But I ,i 1c Cit'- n :1 I
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  • 43 5 The Premier fishiny duriny his holiday as yuest of Sir Francis Lindley at Alresford, Hants. This was the time when bombiny of British- .ships uas yiven wide publicity under tht headiny of Premier fishes while ships bu/n.' 1
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  • 120 5 European Motorists Fined (J-rom Our Own Correspondent > Singapore, July 20. On a charge of negligent driving, a European motorist. C. F. Hill, was fined 830 by the Singapore Fourth Magistrate (Mr. R. A. Ward I yesterday. The hearing was a sequel to a collision between defendant’s car
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 973 6 i_ LEADING PLACES _OF__AMVSEMENT IN_ _NORTH M A JESTI C I kikees» tts r One big hit after another! Right on the h-.! I he i roducers of “Roberta, Swing lime. e nee s ofik ii/- u x- successful “Lau Man Chai” comes another lop Hat and other Great Successes
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  • 110 7 'l<Nl, C iv i| iail >*"<llings photographs, g Japanese /’’"th. Inten c m Piled and by (11 I’eace Campaign to show that <1 attacks foreign w f the t,v lhe Canton on League. Among the film with se bomber* dealh an i Committee at ion form
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  • 105 7 Hankow, July 16. Information from Tientsin and Peiping indicates increasing activities by guerillas causing gave concern to the Japanese authorities. At Peiping, exchange of gunfire has been clearly audible nightly for the past week Due to restricted means of communication, daily necessities are scarce in Peiping
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  • 781 7 Sap From Ipoh Tree Which Can Kill How the Sakai and other aboriginal tribes in Malaya secure poison for the poison-tipped darts used with their blow-pipes is described by Mr. J.X. Milsitm, of the Department of Agriculture, in an article in the
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  • 383 7 Cases “Almost Insoluble” Love, loyalty, pity and other human factors entered so strongly into nine trials for bigamy at the Old Bailey that Mr. Gerald Dodson, the Recorder, publicly admitted his perplexity. "These cases present almost insoluble problems,” he said, “and the greatest of all is to
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  • 442 7 Contributions received up to July 18 towards the China Distress Relief Fund are as follows: Previously acknowledged Straits $548,790.43. Priests of Kek Lok Sze, Ayer Itam Temple. Penang J 17.50; Mr. Ong Chin Hong $2.00; Chin Aik Co. Mr. Lim Poh Hor $20.50; Voilet Cafe $4.00;
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    • 213 7 most delicious (Refresher. .is OVALTINE’ COLD CHIN CHIN COY., (Opt. Dept), MANUFACTURING OPTICIANS. 13-20, Beach Street. Phone 1029 Penang S 3 JUST RECEIVED aL a Quality Frames in Latest Designs and Assorted Colours. Special Rates to Schoo] Children. ETE ’TESTING FREE SATLSFA CT lON G UARA NTEED. 7ZZ~ Px J
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 121 7 K Ni:i{ BKOS. THENO. 1. COMPANY OF THE MO RON PICTURE INDUSTRY, AGAIN CRASH THROK H WITH ANOTHER STUPENDOUS ATTRACTION I HKUUGH WII H aUE E NS 6.15 OPENING TONIGHT 9.30 THE CREAWST ACTOESS OF 'HE ROMANCE OF THE SOCHI HERE SHE S IHE GREAT, ALLURING, BEWILDERING J BETTEDAVIS AT
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  • 655 8 IN 1919 John Alcock and J. W. Brown tkw the Atlantic from Newfoundland t<» Ireland anti in recognition of this achicwntvnt both aviators received knighthoods. In the same year, aviation history was made when the R 34 crossed the Atlantic from west to cast and Ross Smith
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  • 83 8 Reuter. Strengthened By Addition Of 110 Men Hankow. July 20 -One hundred and ten British bluejackets are expected to arrive by’ train from Kowloon at about 10 p.m. to supplement sailors already here. In the event of extreme emergency they will operate with foreign authorities to
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  • 81 8 Reuter. 77 Killed 247 Wounded In A Fortnight London, July 20—During the fortnight ended yesterday. 77 persons were killed and 24 1 were wounded in the Palestine outrages. Bombs were thrown and other terrorist acts were committed in 32 cases and. in addition to 52 cases of sniping,
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  • 176 8 Two More Applications In S.S. High Court i From Our Own Correspondent i Singapore. July 20 Two further applications for writs of Habeas Corpus were made in the High Court this morning by Mr. D. K. Walters, counsel for the two Chinese at present in prison
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  • 7 8 Mr. Tan Hock Aun
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  • 370 8 Legal Point Elucidated SUPREME COURT ALLOWS APPEAL In the Penang Supreme Court this morning Mr. Justice Howes was called upon to decide an interesting legal point, namely, whether a Promissory Note could be assigned to another without consideration and whether that person was entitled to sue.
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  • 135 8 The following arrived today from Belawan by the steamship Krian: —Mr. D. Baldock. Miss Aun Gubbins, Master Kenneth Meyer, Mr. A. P. Cranna. Mr. W. L. Basslinger, and Mr. Yeoh Kin Fong. The steamship Matang arrived in Penang today from Phuket with the following pas Scngers:—Mr. A.
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  • 40 8 Mr. Martinez Chan. Senior Chinese Interpreter. Supreme Court. Penang, and the well-known amateur magician is an inmate of the General Hospital, Penang Mr. Chan was suddenly taken ill about a week ago. He is now progressing favourably
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  • 420 8 Pronouncing Les son With one accord I hev 11 ip- li< r l% From («are du I<> Quai d'( s And when the\ Champs F.lystw The viands rit!i and spicv toiglo Fr< phase Sincere the civ anglaise Cit<>vens of f ‘>elle i' Will cheer the Kinif h/
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  • 30 8 (From Our Own < 11 S i|ly jO Imposing ception into ai'iv built lour I one light cruiser vv r nation and anointed the Council of Re-ciu'
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  • 507 9 Poor Entries From Class 1 Horses By Tic- Lac Immediately after the closing of entries yesterday the Committee of the Penang Turf Club met and after the meeting Mr. J. G. Brown, the most senior member of the Committee, told me that the Committee was very
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  • 46 9 Messrs. Boustead and Co.. Ltd.. Penang, have received advice from the Secretary ir. Sydney that Mr. Robert S. Norris has been appointed on June 30. 1938. to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors caused by the resignation of Mr J. Tomlinson.
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  • 60 9 The British Bojtin/i BfMrrt of Control fined Benny Lynch £2OO for failing to weigh in at 8 stone tor his fight against Jackie Jurich. the Ainerwan. on June 29. The Board also declared Lynch had forfeited the British and European flyweight titles which are now regarded
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  • 111 9 Critnd At Pitt Street Temple A Cantonese, Tang Toh, who came from China about two months ago. was sentenced to one month's rigorous imprisonment by Mr. J. n. Lambert in the Penang Middle Court this morning on a charge>of snatchin? a gold chain and locket from a 10-year-old
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  • 144 9 Tindal Fined Madar Thamby. a tindal, was fined $lO in the Penang Middle Court this morning for allowing the tongkang in his charge to cross the bow or otherwise impede the movements of the s.s. Rajula in the Pen ang Harbour on June 23. Accused said
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  • 722 9 If SCHEME WITH T (;IwERHMENT s„<•<■<« (S Singapore Station O ur Ou ii Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. oid th<* L°'’■* ninent has in its possession a I r nr tin- development of regional broadjuli'' j, said io have been submitted by a Mi"*
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  • 43 9 I r wn I Kuala 1 uinmn- i > ■hthfr -r> '••"Opm July 20. ■Kainalan Ivnl ret n g Kin..,i i' '-"Id Indian 1 H .me I n a w..’ 111 I’oad, ■v 'cing I I B-' hen I
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  • 143 9 New Blocks Of Flats Planned From Our Own Correspondent» Singapore, July 20. Having completed a block of 150 flats at Tiong Bahru, the Singapore Improve merit Trust plans for next year another i leck of the same type, two other- large blocks on the same estate, a
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  • 160 9 German General In Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, July 20. The man who has done more than anyone exc< pt Generalissimo Chiang Kai -shek to destroy the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese war machine and to prolong Chinese resistance in the present
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  • 609 9 Fighting Finish Very Fit By Tic-Tac Iwo new horses appeared on the track this morning one I recognised as Fighting Finish and the other. I think, was Captain Ball, both from Sherida’s stable. Fighting Finish is in very excellent trim and is worth noting for
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    • 114 9 GENERAL UTILITIES COMPANY Just Received At Competitive Prices Aluminum Wares From BURMA. INSPECTION CORDIALLY WELCOME ’Phone:- Address 86. Ic. Hutton Larff\ Penang. GAIT/EStrong, sturdy limbs, sound bones, the happiness of 'oMHW abounding health —these are some of the gifts bestowed by Sliw f amous English Food. Something a little better,
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  • 1275 10 May Be Prelude To Further Advance BUT BRITISH BUSINESS INDICATORS ARE DISCOURAGING (From Our London Staff) London. July 15. A popular misquotation on the Stock Exchange in the past few days has been the phrase. “When Wall Street turns, we all turn.’’ for. with
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  • 251 10 Trusts Moderate To Heavy Buyers The following is a cabled synopsis from the "Trader’s” Column of Barrons, supplied by Messrs S. E Levy Co. It is quite natural that the market should encounter resistance at present levels though it is possible that the adverse significance of large volume
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  • 141 10 Long-Term Credits For Large Quantities Simla, June 26.—Japan is reported to be anxious to secure large quantities of Indian cotton provided she can secure longterm credits. It is learned here that the initiative for forthcoming talks between Japanese and Indian cotton interests has been taken by
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  • 106 10 In conjunction with the Malayan AgriHorticultural Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur on July 30 and 31 and Aug 1. 1938, the Rubber Research Institute will be open to the Public from 11 a_m to 1 p.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. on these days. Demonstrations of
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  • 422 10 Real Test In The Winter (From Our London Staff) London, July 14. London’s first rubber road, laid in Lorn bard Street, home of big banks, big insurance companies and big business, is proving satisfactory. Cpened to traffic a few weeks ago, the frontagers have paid particular
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  • 219 10 Some Evidence Of Profit-Taking Markets during the past week have r’ndergone little alteration, and quieter conditions have prevailed both locally and at home, say Messrs. Fraser and Co., in their weekly report. Reports from New York have indicated steady conditions with turnover increasing daily, and the Dow Jones
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  • 28 10 Opeiating Results for Quarter ended Jure 30. 1938. Output of Concentrates Tons 81. Mine Cost £5,200; Estimated Mine Piofit on 57 tons sold during quarter £2,000.
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  • 31 10 Information has been received by telegraph that six state-aided labourers will arrive today by s.s. “Rajula.” It is expected that these will proceed to Port Swcttcnhsm for quarantine there.
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  • 299 11 Sailors Hold O. X. A. To A Draw In one of the finest games of soccer played on the Renong ground. the Old Xaverians Association were held to a draw yesterday by an eleven from H. M.S. Terror, two goals being shared. Watched by an unusually
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  • 259 11 Chinese Consider Draft Petition (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 21. On Monday next at 2 p.m. at the Perak* Chinese Chamber of Commerce representatives of all Chinese bodies in the State will assemble for an extraordinary general meeting convened by the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce
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  • 490 11 S.S. ‘ALTOLYCUS’ from the Par East via Singapore, sails for Casablanca, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Antwerjx S.S. ‘MEERKERK’from Shanghai Manila and Singapore, for Colombo, Port Said, Genoa, Antwerp, Rotterdam, and Hamburg. S.S. ‘MATA HARP from Singapore via ports. S.S. ‘RAJULA’ arrives in the morning from
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  • 216 11 Revision On Herbert Act Lines (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. July 20. Revised divorce legislation for the Straits Settlements on the lines of Mr. A. P. Herbert’s famous Act is planned. Draft legislation on these lines will be submitted tc the Secretary of State for the
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  • 245 11 Comrade Killed By Shark (From Our Owm Correspondent) Singapore, July 20. That the Malays in Pulau Brani have stopped diving for coins since Minggu bin Silat was bitten to death by a shark near '.he Tanjong Pagar wharves on July 15 was a statement made by a witness
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  • 305 11 NINE ARRESTED IN RAIDS BY KEDAH POLICE (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, July 21. In a series of raids conducted by the Police on the night of July 19, nine persons. one of them a Chinese woman, were arrested and charged with gambling before Che Azmi, chief
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  • 26 11 Reuter. London. July 20 The Court goes into mourning two weeks beginning from July 23 for Queen Marie of Roumania. —Reuter.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 309 11 uE FUNNEL line TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT Leave* Penang Due London tl v SER V1CE raJN Marseilles Glasgow July 22 Aug. 18 xntwerp Middlesborough July 29 Aug. 26 C- 10 is Marseilles Glasgow Aug. 5 Sept. 1 V Al TO KRPOOL VIA HAVRK liUo. A S -W 24 Aug. 26
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    • 871 11 P O BRITISH* INDIA (Incorporated In England.) PORT “SWETTENHAM SINGAPORE S.S. “RAJULA” SAILING THURSDAY, 21st JULY l on’l raz-'t*' S N under Penang. Teluk Anson, Port SwottennaaM London «nd Fa^&rtl£ui y S e^X enUnent Singapore Service. Outwards from London for China Japan S/S “MATA HARI’’ July 22 d/« due Penang
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  • 723 12 Latest 'l imes Of Posting AIR MAILS: A mail for Australia, New’ Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly via Singapore and thence by Qantas Airways will close at 7.30 p.m. today. Registration at 6 p.m. same day. *(Correspondence prepaid at existing surcharge air mail rates only).
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  • 1019 12 How Sultan Idris S< )00 i Keeping Them \|j Ve 'That Malavan arts and crafts max di, i i '‘l’peai sent generation unless tnev are caretulh Mr. M.C. ff. Sheppard. M. C. S.. in an Journal just published. “Malaya may cla’m to have a
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  • 816 12 Greatest l{(‘gular Ko Mileage AJR MML UJIIEVEW i Civil aviation is in future to bea ject of two reports one for j reader and the other supplying tc data required by x; ils an. >er. 'dents of aviation. Th" first and-x' port of the new ties,
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    • 2037 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES —z -7 B.I5.C. service Highlights Of Today’s Wireless SCHEDULE GSF (BBC) 6.05 p.m. "'flic I’ageant of Radio.” Following is the BBC Empire broad- 7 -Victorian Melodies’ casting service schedule (Malayan Stand- v 1 ard Time) for this week, beginning July 10.20 p.m. Aberdeen Aignts. 17:- ZHJ (PENANG)
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    • 17 12 TIDE TABLE High Low TODAY u. 27 p.m. 11.50 p.m. TOMORROW 7.20 a.m. 7.40 p.m. 12.15 p.m.
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  • 185 13 n piiuts display at Romiord last week were members of a club tn 1 udon business house* who do their flying at week-ends. 1 >VED Ignoring the stares of bystanders, these ahead when making their way to the upper caches of the Thames. This baby
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  • 3634 14 INTERESTING LECTURE TO PENANG ROTARIANS ’'Medical progress in our times,” formed the subject of an interesting lecture delivered l>y Dr. V. K. 1 amby Pillai l>efore a gathering of the Penang Rotarians at the weekly tiffin meeting held yesterday afternoon at the E .and O.
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  • 591 14 Selections By Tic-T;,,. Below will be found the weights for the first day of the Taiping Turf Club Skye Meeting to be run at Taiping tomorrow, together with selections by Tic-Tac. The first race will be run at 2.45 p.m. and the others will follow at
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    • 114 14 COMMON SENSE a TREATMENT nW JjJl You mutt Remove the causo of: 1 RHEUMATISM, PAINFUL JOINTS, s -IWMH LUMBAGO, SKIN COMPLAINTS, ULCERS and SORES BY PURIFYING THE BLOOPClarke’s Blood Mixture Is the sura I wa y to health 11 It remove* t CAUSE of the complaint from tn blood and
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  • 828 15 Substitute Match At Old Trafford Proposed (from <>•"’ n Correspondent) London, July 13. niovuni' Ht afoot to arrange a substitute Test flier a Lou Traff"" 1 A S K 6 8 b crickel au I n”l a ,l,i,i l ,al ,l,: a,,v official
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  • 210 15 London, July 16—A completely missed shot, which there was no need to attempt had he read the local rules, cost H. E. Tanner (Addington) his chance in the Croydon Alliance assistants’ golf championship at Malden yesterday. This unlucky Tanner tied with
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  • 326 15 Beats Own Total By Two Shots LACEY RUNNER-UP 13 STROKES BEHIND Brussels: Henry Cotton, former British open champion, won the Belgian open here with a record aggregate of 277, beating the previous best of 279 made by himself in 1934. A_ J. Lacey (Berkshire), the
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  • 44 15 Jim Londos, the Greek, the former wrestling world champion, is travelling to Rome to wrestle Primo Camera in August. You did not know Camera could wrestle? It was his original occupation before the fight managers introduced him to boxing gloves.
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  • 143 15 At the instigation of Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, the president, the M.C.C. ore inviting Walter Hammond, captain of the England cricket team, to be a member of the club. This ia Hammond’s first season as an amateur. Membership of the premier cricket club m not
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  • 153 15 Belgrade: The American Davis Cup players, D. Budge and G. Mako, had a surprise here when they were beaten in an exhibition match by- the Jugoslav 6^2 eF 5—7 Puncec and J. Kukuljevic. C. Boussus, B. Destremau, J Lesueur and Y. Petra, wuth J. Brugnon as
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  • 617 15 "PAPER CONTESTS” WHICH MEAN LITTLE OR NOTHING London: With the announcement that the Board of Control have given promoters and the managers of Larry Gains (Canada) and Maurice Strickland (New Zealand) uptil Aug. 10 to arrange the final eliminating contest for the Empire championship, the
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    • 131 15 HUTTENBACH CONTINUOUS SHELTERS MADE IN ENGLAND I I JUNIOR (Type H.M.8.) 500—800 lbs. sheet per hour. Each Junior Sheet» Is fitted with five pairs of robs, No. 1 pair being hair lined to receive the freshly coagulated rubber and No. 5 being grooved to give the final marking to the
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    • 31 15 B-!’” I CIIAVCE By J. MILLAR WATT Hl h 7 < cos always AM£R ICAN FLAO TAK& nigJt AT Ljf I -<>■ —5? -J Jl. 1 Ifbl 1»3« »7 TM B«‘l »7<i«l'»»«. l»< >
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  • 138 16 H 5 LONDON—(Spot) £193. 5. 0 fl»*- 0 0 LONDON —(3 months» £194. 5. 0 £195. 5 0 SINGAPORE $98.00 $98.50 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $97.50 $97.50 BUSINESS DONE Buvers no sellers Buyers no sellers COPRA—(Sundrled) R 2! $3.90 BLACK PEPPER 7 5 J $8.75 RUBBER:— 7 d 7 %d
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  • 339 16 Blare of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Yesterday Rise or Fal> Yesterday Rise or Fall Con. Loan 5 p.c. 44-64 114% 4-% Burmah Oil 90 0 Funding 4 p.c. 60-90 114 Eagle Com. 4 pesos. 5 6 -6d Cable 5’2 p.c. 98% War Loan 3% pc. 10<> U.S.
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  • 122 16 London. July 20. RUBBER: Dull.— London 7% buyers 7% sellers Oct./Dec. 7% buyers 7% sellers Jar../Mar. 7H buyers 7% sellers Apl./June 7% buyers 7jg sellers NEW YORK 15.66 cts. Unftei Kingdom Stocks London 61.420 tens Liverpool 32.839 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. July £11.12. 6 PEPPER: White
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  • 110 16 Paris 178 11,64 178 13 64 New York 4.91]; 4.92% Montreal 4.94 4.94 Brussels 29.09 29.10 Geneva 21.49 21.50 Amst erd am. 8.941 8.95 Milan 93% 93% Berlin 12.25 12.25 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna 26% nominal Helsingfors 226% 226% Prague 142% 142%.
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  • 198 16 RUBBER: Ayer Panas 1.40 1.47% Batu Lir.tangs 1.12% 1.17% Bassetts .57% .62% Bentas 1.10 1.15 Brogas 77 82 Kedah Rubbers 1.80 1.95 Kuala Sidims 2.50 2.70 Indragiris 1.32% 1.37%. Lunas 1.80 1.90 ex Mentakabs .45 .47% Malaka Pindas 137% 1.45 New Scudais 1.17% 1.25 Pa jams 1.85 1.95
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  • PENANG SHARE QUOTES
    • 126 16 A. A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Eatu Selangor 1.37% 1.40 Hong Fatt -97 .99 Jelebu .70 .75 Klang River 1 80 1.85 Kuchai 1.30 1.32%> Petaling 8.25 8.59 I’uteh 1.07% 1.12% Rahman Hyd. 1.24 1.27% Rantau 1.37% 1.40 Taiping Cons. 1.60 1.65 Bangrins 219 22 6 Kpg. Kamunting 9
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    • 199 16 KENNEDY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 4 3 4 9 Austral Malay 42 0 47 0c Bangrin 22 0 23 0 Batu Selangor 1.39 1.42%. Hong Fatt .97% 1.00 Idris 7 9 8 9 Jelebu .70 .75 Kpg. Kamunting 9 9 10 3c Kpg. Lanjut 19 3 19 9c Katr
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    • 306 16 New York, July 20.—A break in movie shares on the announcement of the Government trust and precipitated a volume of selling which was well absorbed. Later strength was imported by the rise in utilities which because they were behind the market were especially sensitive to the announcement of
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    • 20 16 TIN Singapore $98.50 per pkl. Penang $07.50 per pkl. RUBBER SingajMire—Sp<»t 25c. per 11». l‘enang*—Spot 25c. per lb.
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    • 184 16 LEAN CO. TIN Buyers Seders Ampats 41% 4 4% B. Selangors 1.37% 1.42% Berjuntais 9,6 10 0 :Hong Fatts .98 .99 Jelebus .70 .73 Jelapangs 3110 31|6 K. Kamuntings 9 9 10 0 K. Lan juts 19 0 19 6cd Kuchais 1.27% 1.32 led Katus 26 0 26 9 Kramats
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  • 355 16 First Annual Meeting The first annual meeting of the executive committee of the Penang China Distress Relief Fund was held yesterday afternoon at the Philomatic Union. presided over by Mr. Low Geok Swee. According to the report of accounts, submitted b>’ the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Boey
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  • 725 16 “’Official’* Trainino St 5a!,,,-.!;,; 1 As already stated “official'’ training for the Penang Turf Club Autumn Meeting starts on Saturday when number cloths must be worn by all horses going out. Furthermore training will not be permitted before 6.10 a. m. The following is the
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  • 233 16 Old Scout.»’ W At an inaugural meeting 0 scouts and ex-i overs held la» 1 Hutton Lane, a decision waa formation of a Third Penan? to stimulate further inter*" Movement in the Set’J''" l 11 I Present were many scoutsa»l Mates, including two member? tralian
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