Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 23 July 1938

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  • 22 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY n^V" 1 Y 2 (I. 1 SATURDAY. JULY 23, 1938. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 914 1 Shots Fired At [Russian Boat IIAPANESE fire across Lows OF BRITISH SHIP mne serious n tne dykes ot the Yungting River burst or are tampered with. Sir Chew Jit Poh. ,|„l, 22—A fresh L;. rla*h in Y*hi<*li Iwo LlmkHoan soldiers Hire Lio! i* reported I rom
    mne serious n tne dykes ot the Yungting River burst or are tampered with. Sir Chew Jit Poh.  -  914 words
  • 62 1 Reuter. I lostilr Demonstration In Dubli 11 Dublin, July 22 Bands of young men shouting "Remember Abyssinia!” attacked sailors from two Italian naval training ships visiting Dublin. Some sailors were severely manhandled and were followed by jeering crowds as they tied. Eventually police took control and took
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  • 65 1 Forty years ayo Mr. Gcorye Tickner icent to O.rtord us a hall 1 porter. Nou', at 69. «>• l:nc-u n all over the not Id as a field But althouyh ht lectures to University professors at night, he is still a porter in tin daytime. He likes
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  • 211 1 IIU.--1-JS 1 |U Reuter. Fighting Cholera Menace Geneva. July 22 The China Health Administration has applied to the Deague Secretary General under the scheme for the League’s collaboration in control of epidemics in China for assistance in obtaining as soon as possible six million doses <>f cholera
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  • 84 1 IlclllJ div Reuter. Red Army Paper Denounces Priests Moscow. July 22 The Red Army newspaper "Red Star" demands intensification of anti-religious propaganda. It declares that 30,000 religious organisations still exist and charges clergy of all denominations ami creeds with conducting espionage, specifically mentioning Catholic priests who it
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  • 44 1 going on Reuter. Paris. July 22—Mr. Morgenthau will arrive in Paris tomorrow and staj r until Tuesday. He will see M. Leßrun, M. Bonnet and the Ministers of Finance and National Economy before going on holiday in the South of France. —Reuter.
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  • 29 1 The total amount appleid for in tenders for £45,000,000 Treasury' Bills was £BB,260,000. The average rate per cent for bills at three months was 10s. 5.03 d.
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  • 1203 1 Unveiling Of Australian ar Memorial At Amiens .—Reuter. London. July 22. 1 h<* King and Queen arrived at Calais from illers Bretonneux xvhere in the presence of the French President and belore 5.000 people His Majesty tinvieled the Australian ar Memorial. Australian ex-servicemen formed
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  • 84 1 To Be Maintained By British Museum London. July 22- The Commons today passed a bill enabling the trustees of the British Museum to accept and maintain at an annual cost of about £5,000 the zoological museum and collections which were left to the British Museum as a bequest
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    • 32 1 L« sweß M I DEALERS i < up-. ■p’ \v/"> stll IU medals. J*; 7 ;nc E‘- ’JL bi»*’ F’ lat I and d“'>- Gifta birth’ll- I fir I l,lt |-r<.u>|>t M rvi'C-
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    • 80 1 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PROVIDES TROUBLE FREE TRAVEL OUR w?de travel ano banking facilities combine to ELIMINATE ALL TRAVEL difficulties No Booking Fee 1 Collyer Qu«y iSinga p o r e No matter what the conditions, ICEBERG BUTTER is protected at all times from deterioration or contamination. This pure creamery
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  • 106 2 INCREASE OF 49 LAMPS IN USE LAST YEAR The number of electric lamps in the Municipal Area, Penang, on December 31, 1937 was 1,740, an increase of 49 lamps during the year. The cost of the Town Lighting is com pared to that of 1936: 1937 1936 Increase
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  • 90 2 A Chinese youth Ng Fook Onn was Charged in the Middle Court, yesterday, before Mr. J. D. Lambert, the third magistrate, with having committed theft of a bicycle at Waterfall Road on June 17. The accused pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment. A fine
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  • 1365 2 Carried Out To Full Extent Of Metal Supplies TWT'W and reconstruction works in Penang last year were carried out to the full extent of the available metal supplies. The output of the new contractor at Waterfall Quarry showed a considerable increase over the previous
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  • 351 2 NOTE TO JUDGE IN DOCTOR’S CLAIM London, July 16.—A note which the foreman of the jury said had been sent to the Judge with the object of shortening the interminable length of the case” was mentioned when the hearing was continued in the King’s Bench
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  • 236 2 Successful Plea It was contended by Mr. M V. Mackey, a solicitor, at Chatham yesterday, that the Highw’ay Code was not law, and that it was not illegal to drive on the wreng side of a white line. He was defending Joseph Alexander Cole, 42, of
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  • 470 2 In the District Co nrt Gibson, the District Boon Toh was information to the PoI ICP 7 After the evidences of I had been heard the till today. rhe accused claimed to b.. C 0U H rt Ins P e <*>r ing Offl 1 20,
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  • 173 2 Paris. July *5 guards al Nice »“>* JI rCivieria were engag ll J lwo gunmen 3 butcher kno*n a s Cannes. u J Tne crime is belie J murd er ;u a gan iu 1934. iw iront ol then cd* py the
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    • 388 2 SHE HAD BLINDING HEADACHES Kruschen Got at the Cause This woman's headaches were of the black, blind ng kind that reduce the sufferer to something like helplessness. She tried tablets. She tried pills. But the cause lay too deep for such treatment. Where they failed. Kruschen succeeded. “I used to
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  • 1463 3 Financial Position Strengthened By Surplus Of $919,029 BOYS TAUGHT VARIOUS KINDS OF OCCUPATION (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, July 23. ''■’’HE year A.H. 1356 (14th March, 1937 to 2nd March, 1938) was a pros- perous year for the State of Kedah in that she was able
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  • 61 3 —Reuter. Moving To Chungking Hankow, July 22—Reuter is reliably informed that the Chinese Foreign Office is moving to Chungking at) the end of this month. It is understood various Embassies will follow’. The American and Italian Embassies are opening at Chungking soon. The Soviet have already been
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  • 98 3 —Reuter Thornton Found Guilty On AM Counts London. July 22 —Thornton w r as found guilty on all four counts concerning the alleged plot to kidnap Lord Nuffield. He was sentenced to seven years’ penal servitude on the charge of possessing pistols and ammunition with intent to endanger
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    • 335 3 „n W /1W tIC I J.... e” ph. -f j/tta 1 TeM Singapore. I’hone Cec'i Street. KliaU i .umpur e 5683. <P° b It Street London F Ofx* 4j Flee' Jf Le<* alayd ‘e.nra'l W' Ft>°‘ ,e i i ES 4BSCKII’" 0 AIES JV Penang u Outa.de Without Within Malata
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    • 78 3 f I investment! B tiever [Join tha H state! building society 3 <lnr-nr >orcited undtr ht H iildtn.,; S-x-.tfHV, A-ft. I*ll and 1594). B I h't Soci-r» offer» Ah*o!<ne Security >oi F'iciiitv of Withdrawal at any time, ana Ihn Sooiaty Which Incraaaad WE It- Aaaats asln lts7. Eg Wrin for
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    • 600 3 Give A Face Powder Party at your home EDEE 100.000 FREE SPECIAL BOXES TOKALON MOUSSE OF CREAM FACE POWDER to be distributed free for F What IS Your T Number?! GREA r HOLLYWOOD O WWSSIR cinema stars have voted “thumbs down on t face powder that shows—that gives you a
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  • 306 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. R Bull, dock manager of the Singaport Harbour Beard, has proceeded on leave. The funeral of the late Mr. Lee Kean Kok. took place today from his residence, 31. Togo Street, Ipoh. Mrs. Granville O’Hara, of Alor Star, wife of the well-known big-game hunter, gave birth to
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  • 170 4 Contributions received up to July 20 to wards the China Bistress Relief Fund are as follows: Previously acknowledged Straits $551,253.79. Workmen oi Penang Furnishing Co. (Chinese $25-) $8.50; Tong Aik Co. staff $34.00; Messrs. Po Cheong $3.50; Mr. Lee Boon Kum $1.00; Mr. Tan Moh Hye
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  • 100 4 The following are the results obtained by Miss Rayner’s pupils in the recent Trinity College Examinations:— Violin (Senior Division): Lim Keng Jin (honours), Gladys Lim (Merit). Pianoforte (Advanced Preparatory): Keshub Raghavan (pass). (Pre paratory): Myna Raghavan (merit). At the Academy of Music:— Violin (Junior Division): Cyril Cuthbert Conn
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  • 410 4 Insistence Of Conduct Is Part Of English Life (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, July 21. Great Britain, a young Empire, was building up perhaps the greatest civil service the world had ever known, said Mr. Peh Der Chen, at the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday. Known
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  • 808 4  -  By Joseph Martin It is not generally known that the density of the sheep population of Great Britain is greater than that of any other country in the world, with one exception. We are so accustomed to thinking of Great Britain as an industrial country that we overlook
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  • 212 4 Striking Testimony Of Goodwill (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. July 18. Addressing the French Colony at the Legation on French National Day, M. Paul Lepissier, the Minister, said that France 1 had made an important contribution to the work undertaken by the Siamese Government in
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  • 123 4 isir, I should like t g®stions oi H, ii ft Burial Cl und N (a) T ’I soon as poss (b) The fruit tree, mangosu eg, coconut 13 1. CUt down to nak' burials; besujes 1 1 the fmiK 1 these trees e, (l *4, unwholesome <ct
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  • 117 4 kiinost Dail\ Orrumi hi Singapore From Our Own Correspad Singapore, I “Death by caustic soda wiso most a daily occurrence and »atl have to be done about it socceri said the Singapore Coroner, it during an inquiry yesterday mb! of a young married Chines- 'its Poh Choo.
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  • 74 4 .Strict (.ontrd* hl Hl l Io Miiiact* (From Our Own Malacca Precautions against the in Malacca mH I» la meeting of th.' Municipal < Mr. Tan Soo Chong cases of typhoid mention ;e report of the Health 0 The president. Mr the spread of disease
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  • 66 4 I The folio»™ been announced- t A “SiI Supreme Court. Itrator and as»s Johore. officiate as M'b n- Hajl be a Magistrate and for the State 01J inche Ottman Claa< "C" tl s peclorC«* 1 inch» Oinarl»" p*» l ;,ji s ,n»‘ iffW promoted Pahat o f the Board
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    • 201 4 England now 5\ days across the air all the way by Empire Flying-Boat The big 4-engined Empire flying-boats now leave Penang for E«Sland twice a week. They are the last word in a.r-gtnng luxury have a smoking room on board, a promenade deck, hot and cold meals served while you
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  • 519 5 I, T o \<‘M Ib-hiHe I<> Deal PKOIII.I:" Owere not Ht to funet.on in-Jn-lv They were put on terms of th )t Government Johns<.n’s famous N R.A. lL .ystem broke down in practice Lor/.t was ruled out as uneonstiL and then President and Congress Lt i-<, back
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  • 6 5 PHANTOMS of industry
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  • 973 5  -  NY Andrew Remarkable figures relating to the continuous decline in tuberculosis in England and Wales were given by Mr. Walter Elliot, Minister of Health. at the 24th Annual Conference of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, held in London recently. at which more than 400
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  • 74 5 P. O. Passengers For The Far East The P- O- steamship “ChitraT (Commander W. E. L. S. Pocock > leff London on July 15 for lhe Far East, and the advance passenger list shows that the following have booked in her: For Singa.pore: Dr. D. A. Bfattic. Dr. J. C.
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  • 92 5 H.M.S. Kent (Captain L. H. Ashmore K.N.) sailed from Plymouth on July 19for Malta and the Far East. She is ex pected to arrive at Singapore towards th end of August and then to relieve H.M.S. Cumberland on the China Station as flagship of the
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  • 600 5 No Affinity Whatsoever With The Jews'’ Rome. The liisl approach to an ollicial pronouncement b\ the l asctst regtrne on the theories of race propagated in Germain is published by the (>iornale d’ltalia. It is stated to be the production of a group of
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  • 244 5 Teaches Them Baseball By Ear London: In London now is Mrs. Arthur McLagen, slim, elegant American whose job is looking after 7,000 blind people. She teaches them to play baseball, run beauty parlours, sell insurance. Mrs. McLagen works in California, where her official title is
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  • 60 5 This evening at the "Esplanade" from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.:1. March Heroes Of The Flag. Bid good. 2. Overture Lard Of The Mountain And The Flood. —Me Cann. 3. Selection Cavalcade.—Coward. 4. Waltz Thoughts. Alford. 5. Phantasia -The Phantom Brigade. Myddleton. 6. Selection Ballad Memories. No. 1.
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    • 309 5 How Doctors Treat Stomach Trouble Ry Dr. F. H. Scott. M.D.. Paris» Although are human, you rarely End them suffering from indigestion. The iea on is tha'. they know exact 1 v what cau e.s it and how to treat it. Personally, I know nothing to equal ‘Bisurated’ Maenesia as
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    • 1175 6 LEADING PLACES OF AMUSEMENT IN NORTH MALAYA MORNING MATINEES Today Tomorrow at 11.30 a.m. LAS I .5 Sl|()\\ s Today Tomorrow at 11.30 a.m. JESSIE MATTHEWS 2.30. !n “LAST BAYS OF POMPEII” “FIRST A GIRL” o ne big hit after another! Right on the heel PRICES: 15 &so CENTS downstairs.
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  • 620 7 Student ho Loved V\ ar VX idow London: WHen Margaret Eleanora Salvin Rogers. 43, and Hugh Rogers. 27. a salesman, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to making a false statement for a marriage register, it was stated that: The man looked on the woman as
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  • 841 7 Romance Of Ihe Great Trunk Routes One of the romances of the world's airlines is to be found in those chains of refuelling air-halts which are now dotted at intervals across the long-distance routes. Some of these air-halts are situated on lonely, barren coast-lines; others on
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    • 16 7 n. Ir v 11inr is more in 'OVALTINF—*d Health giving Nourishment, I Quality more in Value
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    • 178 7 the remedy bearing the signature Thousands of stomach H sufferers the world over have H cause to bless that signature. It appears on Maclean Brand Stomach Powder made by Macleans Limited, London, M which quickly ends Indi- S gestion. Wind, Flatulence, Heartburn, and even such serious ills as Gastric and
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    • 327 7 r „in S i 215 p-- QUEEN’S p I niversal’s greatest Jungle serial —Join Firn Tyler in his adventures across the Darkest n SCarC^l th** a^u^ous Elephant Burial grounds. «“TIM TYLER’S LUCK” v yHH nith fr ANKIE THOMAS, FRANCES ROBINSON, WILLIAM DESMOND, JACK MULHALL and big cast J Bigger, Greater
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    • 236 7 WEMBLEY PARK TONIGHT SATI RDAY 23rd. JULY 1938 MOLEK STAR OPERA: A STORY WHICH REALLY HAPPENED IN BANDONG IN 1921 SPECIAL SELECTED ACTORS AND ACTRESSES WILL TAKE FART TONIGHT. WATCH FOR “JUDI” A GRAND MORAL STORY IN 2 PARTS PRODUCED DIRECTED BY M. SUKI. KEONG HOE SHANGHAI OPERA: fc,, Poh
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  • 684 8 MUSIC is the sound which one s own children make as they lomp through the house. Noise is the sound other people’s children make in the same circumstances. Minor poet. If this i" true, then I’cnang is as >ure<lh generously populate*! by other people's children -children of an age;
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  • 332 8 Large Gathering: Many Wreaths The funeral took place yesterday evening of the late Mrs. Felicia Daniels, mother of Mr. J. H. Phipps. J.P.. whose death took place in the early hours of yesterday morning at the residence of her son at Anson Road. The deceased,
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  • 57 8 A Harvard Degree The Crown Prince of Sweden, who has recovered from his recent illness, has spent last week-end at Boston. He has received an enthusiastic welcome from large crowds whenever he has appeared in public. After receiving an honorary degree at Harvard the Crown Prince
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  • 56 8 Prince Mario Colonna, Duke of Rignano, was killed in Rome when a tourist 'plane in which he was flying crashed into the River Tiber from a height of 300 feet. Signor Viero Menghi, the pilot, who has trained several thousand young Italian pilots, was on board the
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  • 8 8 Chief Inspector J. J. Higyins
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  • 407 8 Indian Hawker’s Appeal Fails i From Our Own Correspondent i Ipoh, July 23. "This is an exceedingly bad case of driving as the evidence disclosed. The appellant was driving in an unrestrained manner from one side of the road to th? other. He knocked down
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  • 115 8 nan ounce ana on< British Wireless. Extension Of Postal Arrangements London. July 22 —In extension of postal arrangements already in» force for Empire destinations on the England-South Africa and Englanu-India-Burma Malaya air routes, and tor Egypt, all first class mail fcr Austra’ia, New Zealand and other parts of
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    470 8  -  DIOCLES. everything in splendid con dition. It was true that a little deprv ciation was due on the buc k e l dredge but that xvas a trivial matter in view oi the fact that lhex xv e r e Meeting THE annual niecti.p. nang Mct.illur&gt;'h i
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    • 298 8 FLY TO AUSTRALIA BY I DITCH AIR LINES FASTEST CONNECTION I r MALAYA SYDNEY j \X 21 DAYS WEDNESDAYS I Twice Weekly: SATURDAYS I WpJ j W J \w Penang Port Darwin 1 38.-.- X/ \\yK \v 'W' C,oncur, y Longreach j 'vXvHSw\ Brisbane —Sy&lt;t ,i *y 88. io. I
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    • 49 8 ALREADY FAMOUS -»r t s W| &gt; a BLACK WHITE SMOKING MIXTURE is worthy to stand unashamed on the same shelf as Black White Cigarettes which have long been known as England’s highest class cigarettes. 1 oz, 2 oz 4 oz tins On sale everywhere Importers HENRY WAUGH CO. LTD.
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  • 1429 9 rlammond’s Fighting Innings Of 76 GRE4T BOWLING BY 4LSTR4LI4NS England 223, Australia 32 For 1 ••Some hoodoo appears to reign over the game, was jX s B. I rs described England’s poor display in the l ourth l est at Leeds yesterday.
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  • 123 9 Lal Hi'"'!"''' 1 i rvirresDOndent) L, nnr O’» torr F .&gt;•&gt; r ipoh. July -&gt;• I onl-mouthrd hooligans ’by f Adviser Perak, two P r‘- roh Alin and Sim Ban r -erday against the deli? Tinning Magistrate on &lt; I causing hurt tu one r u m bin
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  • 111 9 HH Ipoh July 23. -hopkeeper living in Chemor. s n me purchases in Hugh Low- .is I'.rS J II hats. of matches, a firth light, one h:i(( s* n plates and 24 All these he packer! in a basket K io the cycle. the cycle and
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  • 39 9 r "ii, p.,:,d i ia&lt; by the vagrants '.&gt;""'7 ,i( tentKn who are re Municipal As th,y their f' y Slkh ,hp V bang B' v.»e K. V rattlin K ’he pails an&lt; 1 branded double
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  • 19 9 K K T:i! 'i"r. pT"‘ th, ninth a i.,., Jesterdav. 1 number K crashed "&gt; road. ’h&lt;- driver
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  • 255 9 Villagers Resort To River Water Supply (I'rom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala I.unipur. July 22. The dry spell in central Malaya is affecting- the water supply in the outlying districts, particularly south-western Pahang and Selangor. Raub, a town of 3.500 inhabitants in Pahang, is experiencing a shortage of
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  • 315 9 Conviction Quashed (From Our Own Correspondent’; Ipoh, July 23. Kishen Singh, a milk contractor to the Taiping Hospital, successfully appealed at the Ipoh Supreme Court yesterday against the conviction and sentence of one month’s rigorous imprisonment and a fine of $5OO in default another month's imprisonment, imposed
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  • 379 9 More Members &lt; Wanted 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala. Lumpur. July 22. The Association of Non-Goveinment Employees, inaugurated at a general meeting held in the Town Hall on March 20, is now three months old and has a membership of 256. At the outset more than
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  • 4072 10 Review Of Company s Various Interests CAPT. OLIVER LYTTELTON ON TIN CONTROL AND BUFFER STOCK SCHEME The twelfth ordinary general meeting of the London Tin Corporation, Ltd.. was held in London on July 11. Captain Oliver Lyttelton. D 5.0., M.C.. chairman of the company, presided.
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    • 739 10 BAN K S !&gt;,„■ THE MERCANTILE BANK 1 I» u w„„ v OF INDIA, LTD. 7 o Save, But Hou (Lncorpomtwl Bagianot Have Found A II ay To Au J&gt;orlsed m e Capital Subscribed £1,800,00 Put Ky 1 heir Spare Reserve Fund and Rest £1,247,80 Capital Paid *Up £1,060,00 Dollars
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    • 185 10 KIDmJ AM),., 'I “LI? I’nil 1 ’nil Remanent p K‘? I 1 and thoro igh’y clean 8 flitration and eli m nn ng I absorption &lt; f fur'her™ f «SS To make and keen h kS&lt; ns 1 and healthy the mina I bright ax I simply fast, a glass
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  • 408 11 S.S. ‘ANSHUN’ arrived on Thursday from Amoy, Swatow and Singapore, sails today for same ports. S.S. ‘ELEPHANTA’ arrived last night from Singapore, sails today for Rangoon and Calcutta. S.S. ‘SHIRALA’ arrives today at noon from Calcutta, sails same day for Singapore, Hong Kong, Amoy and
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    • 384 11 I.! lIEr funnel line ■DL V .&lt;&gt;«*»• NOKTB CONTINENT U.«. Renan, !&gt;„, Lend™ P .FK»lt« TO tntwerp Middlesborough July 29 Aug. 26 I s e.li. s 4 Glasgow Aug. 5 Se pl /&lt;t Is Huh and Gdynia Aug. 11 Sept. 8 I TO &gt;IVF.RPOOI. VIA HAVRE. B C A&lt; Lrx
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    • 896 11 PJ2. an d vx BRITISH INDIA (Incorporated In England PORT SWETTENHAM. AiALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. “K ARAGOLA” SAILING SUNDAY, 24th JULY inannu6AS 1S e S xS„i Bß^,’ re a POT '“P 00 Teluk Anson, Port 3wettentuua, Joptrn ‘•o'N -kt* W lobjiuou Malacca and Singapore Service. OutwardPfrn™ ptre aßinsuiaa d wards from
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  • 471 12 Latest Tinies Of Posting air MALLS: A mail for Australia, New Zealand, Java and Timor Dilly via Singapore and thence by Qantas Airways will close at 7 30 p.m. on Monday. July 25. Registration at 6 p.m. same day. 1 Correspondence prepaid at existing surcharge
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  • 956 12 DIAMOND Toy Diamonds are big news again the eyes of financiers all over the world are on Kimberley. This follows the announcement that a big diamond concern has decided to defer dividend payment on Preference shares due this month. This, because of the depression in many countries, has
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  • 478 12 St. George The Martyr 6TH SUNDAY .AFTER TRINITY’ 7.1' a. 111. Holy Communion. 8.00 a.m. Mattins Litany. Psafms 31, 32. Hymn 7. 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion. 9.30 a.m. Mattin-. (Tamil). 10.3») a.m. Mattins Holy Communion (Chi-nese). 4.15 p.m. Sunday Sclinol. Parsonage '.OO p.m. Kindergarten. 6.00 p.m. Evensong Sermon.
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    • 1998 12 WORLD RADIO PROGRAMMES F 8.8. C. SERVICE Highlights Of Today’s V) ireless SCHEDI LE GSF (BBC) Following is the BBC Empire broad- 6.50 p.m., 7.40 p.m., &lt;8.35 p.m., 10.50 p.m., 11.?0 p.m. and 12.45 casting service schedule (Malayan Stand- a.m.; The Fourth lest Match, ard Time) for this week, beginning
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  • 243 13 MODERN HOUSING FOR SINGAPORE WORKERS. |‘,i •&lt;’.s &lt;»1 workers’ flats to be built by the I i.- i ir&gt; Tiers Poh Koad Tion-j Bahru. ’'iiikitu ii-Hterii lw»es oi the new flats which have just been completed at Tiong Bahru. -PROGRAMME—FOR 1939. ’’J’O alleviate Singapore's housing
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  • 1309 14 Several Upsets On First Day Of Skye Meeting KEEN RACING CLOSE FINISHES (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, July 22. Ideal weather favoured the opening day of the Taiping Turf Club Skye Meeting today. A fair crowd, including His Highness the Sultan of
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  • 317 14 Card Of Ei»ht cy Events Following are the weights for today’s laces at Taip ng, the concluding day al the Taiping Turf Club Skye Meeting: RACE 1 I kandar Polo Club Polo Ponies, Catchweights—About two furlongs 2.30 p.m. PANGKOR WHY WORRY II GREY LAD LUMUT REO RACE
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  • 55 14 British Wireless. London. July 22...F0ur Royal Air Force aerop anes, which recently flew non-stop the Persian Gulf and back to Ismailia. let*Ismailia early yesterday for the return flight to England They landed at upper Heyford. Oxfordshire, at 8.25 p m having flown non-s*x&gt;p at an average
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  • 135 14 T&lt; I THKEE CHAXd I TXEKX TI J (From Our Own I Star j I The following have I present Kedah in th,, i® I CUP Match Kuala Lumpur: U 6 r NOOKIiIN I SEE NAM I S.iiAM I KASSid I NA IT I MISTAPHA I HENG
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  • 54 14 The following have been cho.se present Penang a.ainst Perak Malaya Cup match which will br j at Ipoh today: M. Y. SOEKIE.MAX LEI (Hr MAX LX NG AH KOOi CHE DLX NG KA.Vi iE')X(, OOJ SIANG HL’.Hi LEE EE I EIK BOEY Gt AN B lh
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  • 107 14 —'2 icton Over H' ,f l Eleven I The Magazine Police defeated the eleven by six goals to two in friendly which was played on the Road ground yesterday illl- superior and monopod J during the first halt, fhev j goals through Sudin, while (-i'
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  • 146 14 Soek’nnan U l l I Form I &lt;trollE v/'l Fielding a verj /,hp «I fmunced nr ,I’l ing Diamonds t .s-m' 6 J Club in a friendly 1 v( gter da.' J Dato Kramat grounc not n by five goals to uH chanc' 6 “.J augury
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    • 36 14 WEMBLEY CABARET TONIGHT NON-STOP DANCE 9p.m.TOla. m. —2 BANDS IN ATTENDANCE (Marcial's Titter Raggers) BALLOON DANCES COMING AVGUST ATT RACTIONS “MALAYAN NIGHT’* “LIDO NIGHT” “TOMBOY NIGHT” “AGFA NIGHT” TOMORROW TIFFIN DANCE 2 TO 5 p. m.
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  • 639 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 23 Kuala Lumpur schoolchildren will have no fault to find with the new swimming pool which has been constructed for them at the Victoria Institution at a cost of about $30,000 and which has satisfied a
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    12 15 MRS. LACE, with trophy and bouquet, after winning the championship.
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  • 520 15 2 Years To Do 4 Years’ Work Finland has accepted the invitation of the International Olympic Committee to stage the 1940 Olympics following Japan’s withdrawal, but it is doubted in Europe whether she can do the job. Tokyo's clinging on to the Games when it
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  • 171 15 Cricket- Soccer, Hockey Local Clubs I H i„ treat for the Penang sporting public There »i" „hen I 1 t'-ains from Singapore engage local in Penang at cricket and soccer. R creation Club's cricket, soccer and hocr|lf Singap or&lt; n II
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  • 178 15 London: What has happened, or is happening, to the National Fitness Campaign Is it prospering, or has it flopped We hear so little about it that the query is justified. There have been statements about rowing, swimming, and cycling but what about the great mass to
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  • 36 15 Schmeling shakine/ hands with Louis at the weigh-in for the uor Id tit I fight in New York. The German weighed list. less than the champion, who subsequently wen on a technical knock-out.
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  • 403 15 Always An Vtist Tr ...lanky London 1,11 tns 19th birthday, Kent payed m l» s f)ld Tra ff or d. hi. I rs but with hi tion is playing in jauntily graceful the 1Mt of X tTe payers into action' honour of against the Gentlemen
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  • 253 15 Penang’s Team Entry At the forthcoming Reliability Tria? to be held at Ijiob. on August 1, by the Perak Branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya, a record entry is expected and keen competition,, both amongst individual entries and team entries. Team entries have been received
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  • 130 15 Few Test Policies London. One insurance company has issued a number of policies to holders of tickets for the Test matches. For a premium of 5s a day they were insured against the abandonment of play owing to rain at the rate of £2 a day. A
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  • 291 15 London: In spite of a week of turbulent weather, the Leicestershire tournamen. was brought to a successful conclusion. Out of a good singles entry, which included the Indian Davis Cup team, the New Zealand champion, and the Argentine pair, Russell and Ekhart, the survivors were W.
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  • 133 16 TIN PREVIOUSLY S A^ K 8 LONDON—(Spot) £193.15. 0 t 194. LONDON—(3 month») £194.15 0 SINGAPORE $97.37% 598 BUSINESS DONE PENANG $97.37% BUSINESS DONE Buyers no sellers Buyers no selleis COPRA—(Sundrted) $3.92% $3.92*2 BLACK PEPPER $8.75 $8.75 RUBBER 7?,-.d 7y2d LONDON 15%c(G) 15%C(G&gt; NEW YORK 25% c 26c SINGAPORE—(Spot)
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  • 332 16 Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Ye&lt; t erday Rise or Fall Ye.°*erdav PJ.se or FaJ 'esteraay uni 114’ Burmah Oil 90 0 Con. Loan o p.c. 44-b4 114,- s- u ii.,d cn nn lias Eaale Com. 4 pesos. 54% 1 u Funding 4 p.c. 60-90 114
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  • 119 16 London. July 22. RUBBER: Steady.— London 7% buyers 7% sellers Oct./Dec. 7;) buyers 7% sellers Jan./Mar. 7% buyers 71;; sellers Apl./Jun- 7’i! buyers 7% sellers NEW YORK 15.55 cts. United Kingdom Stock* London 61,420 tens Liverpool 32,839 tons COPRA Straits S.D. Rotterdam. July £11.12. 6 PEPPER. White
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  • PENANG SHARE QUOTES
    • 115 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Eatu Selangor 1.37 L 1-40 Hong Fatt .99 Jelebu -70 .75 Klang River 1.80 1.85 Kuchai 1.30 1.32 bi Petaling 8.00 8.50 Puteh 107% 1.12% Rahman Hyd. 1.24 1.27% Kaub Gold 5.30 5.40 Rantau 1.37% 1.40 Taiping Cons. 1.60 1.65 Bangrins 22'0 22 6
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    • 168 16 KENNEDY CO. TIN Buyers Sellers Batu Lintang 1.15 1.20 Benta 1.12%. 1.15 Eroga -SO 8&gt; Haytor .95 1.10 Indragiri 1.32% 1.-10 Malaka Pindas 1.40 1.47%. S. Tukang 1.10 1.15 Ulu Benut .32%. .36 MINING Ampat 4 3 4 7% Batu Selangor 1.39 1.42% Hong Fatt -95 .98 Jelebu .70 .75
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    • 271 16 New York, July 22—Underlying firmness was noticeable, especially metals and oils. However the feature of market action in the final hour was the aggressive strength of gold shares. As noted in our cable of July 19. the rise in golds is strongly suggestive of the market anticipating more
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    • 20 16 TIN Singapore $98.00 per pkl. Penang $97.75 per pkl. RUBBER Singapore—Spot 26c. per lb. J’enang—Spot 26c. per lb.
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    • 80 16 L.N.E.R. Dividend Postponed London. July 22 —The Stock Exchange was quiet pending the week-end, but the undertone further improved. Home rails were weak following reduction of the Southern Preferred Ordinary and postponement of the L.N.E.R. payments until the year’s accounts are available. Gilt-edged were quiet. Foreign bonds were
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  • 45 16 Our list of meetings for insertion in your paper this week is as follows: Sunday, 9.30 a.m. —Holiness Meeting. 4.00 p.m.—Sunday School. 8.00 p.m. Salvation Meeting. Thursday, 8 p.m.—Devotional Meeting. All are welcome. To be conducted by Adjutant and Mrs. Fredk. W. Harvey.
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  • 105 16 Paris 178 13 64 178 13,64 New York 4.91% 4.91? Montreal 4.93 4.93% Brussels 29.08% 29.10% Geneva 21.48% 21.49% Amsterdam 8.95 ,V 8.95 Milan 93/,. 93% Berlin 12.24% 12.25 Stockholm 19.39% 19.39% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 &gt;slo 19 90 19.90 Vienna 26% nominal Helsingfors 226% 226% Prague 142% 142%
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  • 72 16 Selections By Tic-Tac The following are selections for today’s races at Taiping, the second day of the Skye Meeting. The weights will be found on page 14. RACE 1: WHY WORRY 11. LUMUT. RACE 2: PHOON TOK. LEONIE. RACE 3: LOVERS IDOL. M. G. M. RACE 4:
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  • 213 16 American Tournament In order to encourage members to play more week-day golf the P.S.C. Committee has decided to hold an American Tournament of 9 hole matches on handicap. The points to be scored will be 5 for a win, 2 for a draw and point for
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  • 69 16 Reutei Orange (New’ Jersey), July 23. —Tony Galento, the heavyweight beer-trained publican, ranked second in America after Joe Louis, is laid up in hospital suffering from pneumonia. His condition is stated as serious. Tony is scheduled to feature in a nontitle fight against John Henry Lewis, w’orld
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  • 1254 16 Leong Joo Misses (From Our Owm Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 22. Cheers from a crowd of several thou- sands burst out as five new Malayan re- ■&gt; cords were set up on the opening day of the 1938 championships of the Amateur Athletic
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  • 157 16 First Bomber Takl I’he Air I London, July 22. Sir Kir&gt;;&gt;i Air Minister, today visited fl works at Birmingham to Fairey battle bombing plane prviJMj der the Government’s shade» ‘1 scheme in flight. I He addressed employees at 2- J saying that th? launching o. fl marked an
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  • 52 16 ’x-ndon. duly tions between Wrd and the visi. oi Dr r 5 &gt;- Chamberlain today arisum. German)'" A idea that Germany 11- pr tain might discuss Czec hoolo Germany grantee tegrity for fi' is settled. u jested Other rumounyugg of Germany to tion of air a r q
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