Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 28 January 1939

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  • 19 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY 23. Vol. XCVII. SATURDAY. JANUARY 28, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 90 1 avour ef 1938. British A ireless. NOW AND 1914 Bank Chairman’s (.omparison London. Friday. Lord V- ardington. Chairman of Lloyds Bank, devoted a large part of his address, at the annual meeting today to a comparison between the situation at the outbreak ol the
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  • 118 1 —Reuter. "Great Surprise” Promised London, Friday. Ir is understood that the Prime Minis!, has finally decided on the changes t,. made in the Cabinet. It is learned that Sir Thomas Inskip will become Dominions Secretary and V. 1 -jucceeded as Minister for Co-or-.ll of Defence by Lord
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  • 148 1 FUtiter. Negotiations Now Concluded London, Friday. It i- rated in an official communique that the negotiations between the Czech. French \nd British Governments with regard to financial assistance to Czechoslovakia have n 'W been concluded. Th-- lir/.sh Government will, suoject V- Parhan -it. try approval, treat as a
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  • 76 1 Reuter. Seven Killed And Many Injured •1 ip-.r, India, Friday:—Seven Moslems were kilh l and thirty-five police were injur» i in a riot which broke out after Frid.ty prayers in a jewellery bazaar. B(\t-ral Moslems were wounded while one of the police is expected to die. It is
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  • 85 1 Reuter. In Hitler’s Speech On Monday Berlin, Friday:—Herr Hitler’s speech to the Reichstag on Monday will throw more light on the international situation, says the Lokal Anzeiger, The Fuehrer's declaration on Monday will be much clearer than the speeches by MM. Bonnet and Daladier and Signor Mussolini, continues
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  • 92 1 —Reuter Nobility At Birthday Doorn, Friday. With his children axid grandchildren around him. the ex-Kaiser celebrated his eightieth birthday today. A delegation of Dutch nobility, headed by Jonkheer Dr. Bosch. Governor of Utrecht, and a deputation of villagers of Doorn, headed by the burgomaster, were among those who
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  • 135 1 London. Friday. many smaller craft now being built, ships for the British Navy will come along this year at a rate more than at any time,” declares Earl Stanhope, writing m Home and Empire.” Earl Stanhope adds that in many respects our naval x Pa«S| on
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  • 15 1 It loolCB uh• at thi Y- ecent cold av.
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  • 540 1 hanced by our experience.”—British Wireleas. Appeal Ry British Intellectuals London. Friday. An eloquent appeal for peace and cooperation among nations over the signa- i ures of nearly a score of public men minent in diverse fields of activity literature, education, law. science, finance, medicine, administration, art and music—has
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  • 274 1 British Wireless. Eastern Countries I'looded London. Friday’—Flooding is very seere in many parts of England as a reult of heavy .pain and snow. At Ipswich police, firemen anj A.R P olunteers throughout the night were escuing families by boat from the loodc-d hi uses. Many people
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  • 128 1 —Reuter» Roosevelt Wants 565 Moi •e Planes Washington. Friday. President Roosevelt has asked Congress for immediate approval of $50,000,000 to be spent largely on aenrdar es in connection with the Administra tion’s national defence programme. Mr. Roosevelt asked that the money should be made available for expenditur during
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  • 503 1 Bombing Intensified; Neutral Zone Denied ,—Reuter. Paris, Friday. Franco has declared himself opposed to the idea of creating a neutral zone in Spanish territory for the reception of refugees fleeing before the Nationalists, according to the Havas correspondent at Burgos. Perpignan. Friday. Scenes of
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  • 45 1 Reuter* Ex-Warlord Takes Puppet Job Shanghai, Friday:-A confirmed Japanese report from Nanking claims that Marshal Wu Pei-fu, the famed has accepted the position of president of the Pacification Commission to be established at Kaifeng, the capital of Honan, which is under Japanese occupation—
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  • 74 1 Xl> It’ cttl Vf F 171(0 tUC ment for the Spanish nation.”—Reuter. Berlin, Friday. Hitler has sent a telegraph to France as follows: “Hearty congratulations on the glorious success the Nationalist Spanish army won under your leadership w>ith the liberation of Barcelona.’' “I confidently hope that rapid
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  • 448 2 Fatal Blunders In Enemy’s Tactics GENERALISSIMO’S INSPIRING DECLARATION Chungking, Friday. “TAPAN must fail in her adventure in China because her J military tactics, political activities and foreign policy have all been wrong, declared Generalissimo Chiang Ka»shek yesterday in the course of
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  • 38 2 Reuter. Paris, Friday. Admiral Darlan left today on a cruiser for his North African tour. Genera Gamelin. Chief of General Staff, has cancelled his voyage in view of the international situation. —Reuter.
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  • 34 2 YELLOW BADGES were sold in the streets of Jerusalem recently in aid of funds for the Jewish refugees from Germany. A Jerusalem girl sells a yellow badge to a policeman.
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  • 469 2 Intensive Bombing Of Towns Burgos, Friday. their advance, the Nationalists have now occupied Tarrawa, sixteen miles north-west, of Barcelona, and have completed thcencirclement of Sabadella. The Nationalist fleet entered the port of Barcelona this evening. According to a later message fron Burgos the Nationalist forces have cap
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  • 90 2 p U I V 1 V —Reuter. Rome, Friday. rpHC British Embassy at Rome has inquired into the meaning of the calling up of sixty thousand men of the 1901 class, according to the i ’n: diplomatic correspondent. .o says i; at in London
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  • 402 2 Wd» cl —Reuter. Wollin. n. Thursday: An importers nference held here today condemn? irr ort regulations as ’’impractica unnecessary and unjust.” T: ni. Thursday The Prime Miniate;, r. it -.1 in Parliament that the AlnaRovnl family expects a happy event in April. The announcement was heartily applauded.—Reuter.
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  • 260 2 —Reuter. Havoc Of Chilian Earthquake Santiago, Chile. Friday ('GRAPHIC accounts of the appalJT ling havoc caused by Wednesday's earthquake were given by eyewitnesses who returned today from a visit to the affected zones. They said that the. stricken areas resembled an inferno. Chilian represented scenes of horror
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  • 46 2 Reuter. Mrinila, Friday:—Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble. Commander-in-Chief of the China station, and Lady Noble arrived lure from Saigon at 8.40 p.m. yesterday aboard the flagship Kent on a courtesy visit. They will be officially welcomed by a gun salute tomorrow morning.—
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  • 46 2 -Reuter. Warsaw, Friday:—The Prime Minister today received the Italian afid Japanese Ambassadors and the Hungarian Minister—diplomats of Anti-Comintern Powers. It was declared here today that the trade negotiations for an increase in Poland’s exports to Germany will take place shortly.— Reuter.
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  • 554 2 Reuter. Humble Attiiii(| e Unnecessary A DISTINCTLY tonic ri. imparted to the h-aw Deadlines this mornin- o’ Spa r M. BAnct-n ana s speeches yesterday. The Daily Telegraph, in i, ~1 that M Bonnet’s words about L’ disposal of the French and Brik f Jd nt are
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  • 54 2 on me —Reuter. London, Friday. The East Norfolk by-election has resulted as follows: Mr. F. Medlin J 1 beral National Simonite) 18.25 i \o.-s and Mr. Tillett (Labour) 10,785. The by-eiection was due to A, n Elniley (Liberal National) to the Peerage on the death <>■
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  • 487 3 Service In Cities Predicted SAFETY AND INDEPENDENCE Philadelphia. .Jan. Vk AERIAL commuter service between the suburbs and tie centres of large cities, inclusion of ’’windmill principle in the design of commercial passenger planes, and a vas increase in the number of private fliers
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  • 276 3 Petitions A .P. HERBERT BILL IN FORCE THERE was 100 per cent, increase .etitions for divorce last ared with 1937. This due to Mr. A. P. Herb(‘.o b.H which came into force or tan 1. 1338. v' ided grounds for divorce 11 was on the.sf rou
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  • 122 3 F on a charge of theft in a 1. elderly Junjabi cattle owner. G l S.ngh, living at Anipang Pulai t i '3O, in default, one month I w mprisonment, by Mr. fie in the First Magistrate mi. Ipeh, yesterday. Mr. N B T. ms led
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  • 303 3 C hicago, Jan. 15. A "MARRIAGE SCHOOL” to aid the v, -ino-bell minded from preambulator in ftv** tesson been opened at the Drexel Park Presbyterian Church, tor of the church. Dr plump, bald, happilynd the father of twi nd he opened the schoo• to
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  • 23 3 Beautiful Lili Palmer, who will be seen in “A Girl Must Live” now in production at the Gainsborough Studio, London.
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  • 133 3 London, Jan. 15. A £5OO pearl necklace reported stolen with other jewellery on Christmas Day from The Chantry Abbot’s Leigh heme of S r John and Lady Inskip was found on a road near the house today by a laundryman when he stop ped
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  • 184 3 London. Jan. 15. WOULD you call Eton College, or Harrow School, or Oxford or Cambridge University, a “char». 5 That Is what the Income lax Acts call them. It enables them to dodge taxes, and when they are buying land they can always bid
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  • 212 3 London. Jan. 13. DOCTORS and nurses at a Cupar, Fife, hospital restored consciousness yesterday to the “girl who slept through the crisis.” Jenny Aitken, a 28-year-old bus conductress, opened her eyes for the first time in 110 days. Her parents, who had visited her almost
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  • 105 3 Auckland, January 20. The claim that he has invented a machine of an elusive death-ray type, which kills insects at a distance of one yard, is made by a South Island radio electrican. He says that by concentrating this ray on the insect, he can
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  • 880 3 Adventurous Voyages In 200-Ton Ships London, Jan. 15. THIS is the story of one of the most remarkable Atlantic Ocean crossings ever made. It tells of the incredible hardships experienced by the crews of two 200-ton “mud hoppers,” 130 ft. long, on an epic
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  • 374 4 IE first maj< defeat—of 1939 in the war which is being relentlessly waged between Fascism and Democracy s the fall of Barcelona. For over a >ear, the Loyalists have striven valiantly against overwhelming odds. Although faced by foreign invasion under the guise of "volunteer” assistance lor
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  • 25 4 GYMNASTIC display at Itic Munalini Forum in Rome in honour of Mr. Chamberlain :uid Lord Halu i\.—j lh photograph from the Dalian Consulate-General.
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  • 1121 4  -  THIS is the third of a series of ten articles, disclos- ini» inside facts about conditions in Soviet Russia, written on the basis of information supplied by an American technical expert, a native of Rhode island, who was employed for
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  • 136 4 nicu t--_Reuter. Mystery ()f Ribbentrop s i>it Warsaw, Friday. Herr von Ribbentrop has I' rt r r Berlin. Little light i- 1 th”’ conclusion of the visit bv ”’<• communique which say- that national situation generally was ‘h s sed anj that the conversatiens r “pursued with
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  • 450 5  -  DIOCLES. Social Systems \<’|oN was made by BngaM ,rd. in the course of his Penang Rotarians, on to the difference uropean and Chinese ems. “The European n, said Brigadier Lord, cognise the necessity of i J maintaining his far- ,i r latives.” On the other Chinese will
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  • 591 5 Picturesque Ceremony At Astana Mahkota SELANGOR MALAYS KE-ENACT HISTORIC EVENT (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Jan. 27. Watchers at the Astana Mahkota this afternoon saw a yacht with yellow sails gaily fluttering in the breeze wend its way up the hid from
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  • 173 5 Farewell Dinner By Chinese Traders Chinese traders from Penang, Province Wellesley. Taiping and Kedah jointly showed their appreciation of Mr. T. C. Martine, manager of Borneo Company, Penang, when they met last night at a dinner at the Violet Cafe at which Mr. Martine was the guest
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  • 140 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Friday. By the consent of both parties, two suits brought by Philip Hoalim, a Singapore lawyer, against S. E. Levy and Co., a firm of sharebrokers, were dismissed by Mr. Justice Pedlow, in the Singapore High Court yesterday. A settlement had
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  • 245 5 Bench Ou Seizure Of Hawkers* Goods (From Our Own Correspondent!. Singapore. Friday. Criticism of Singapore police methods was levelled by Mr. C. H. Koh. Singapore Sixth Police Magistrate and District Judge, in remarks passed yesterday concerning the seizure of licensed hawkers’ property by the police. “In offences
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  • 176 5 The marriage-of Mr. Foo Chew Keat, son of the late Mr. Foo Wan. with Miss Lee Seok Lan, daughter of the late Mr. Lee Kim Fook and sister of Mr. Lee Hooi Theam, will take place at the Sin Pin Jit Poh Press, Leith Street, Penang, at 1
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  • 825 5 ’‘Guilty But Insane"’ Verdict iFiom Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. U 1 y but insane, was the six to one o.ijoiHA xerdict returned by a special jury, atcer 70 minutes’ deliberation, at G t conclusion of the hearing, of a murder haxge against a 30-year-old Chinese
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  • 826 5 ’’Money Wasted On Trifling Dispute,” Says Judge (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Friday. “gNOUGH money has been wasted in the way of costs on a trifling dispute like this,” said Mr. Justice Pedlow. in the Singapore High Court yesterday, when he refused to grant
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  • 54 5 —Reuter. Diplomatic Relations Resinned Brussels. Friday. The Belgian and Spanish Republican Governments, who recently broke off diplomatic relations, have composed their differences. As the result the Counsellor of the Republican Embassy, Senor Trevajano, resumes as Charge d’Affaires, and Belgium has ordered her own Charge d’Affaires to resume
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  • 88 5 A lI’A VJOIT r GSG, GSI, GSD and GSA.—British Wireless. 8.8. C. To Broadcast London. Friday: 8.8. C. transmissions from Daventry on the speech by the Prime Minister from Biriningham will be broadcast on Jan. 28 at 9.3(1 p.m. GM T on GSO. GSD. GSC. GSB and GSA.
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    • 1014 6 Again, The Happiest Show in Town! If OPENING TONIGHT.' KwJ jL xjL If one show nightly at a p.M g| SENSATIONAL PRESENTATION OF THE ENTIRE SERIAL OI is “DICK TRACY” W MATINEE PRICES: 15. 30 W CENTS DOWNSTAIRS. Cfa? ptCFS B A- JL -BL. A. J»- A HAPPY HIT r
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  • 324 7 Discovery Of New Native Tribes Bv Explorers Sydney, January 20. 4 successful patrol through one of the last unexplored areas j i in the world, during which tribes of natives hitherto unknown with customs entirely different from those of other New Guinea natives, were found, has
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  • 155 7 Sydney, January 20. A wave of patriotism is sweeping over the backs and chests of many men here but it is only skin deep, according to Mr. Fred Harris, who claims to be the last of Svdney’s professional tatooists. “Australia for ever,” and “Australia, My Country,”
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  • 1941 7 Coimnonwealth’s Backdoor Not Unlovely fXANTAS is the name of the Australasian branch of Imperial x Airways which is now responsible for the SingaporeSydne section of the tri-weekly air mail service—each way—between Great Britain and the Common wealth of Australia. —From United Em. ire.
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  • 303 7 Charles Edwards, a 23-year-old resident of Manly, who has already dived for pearls in the North of Australia in a diving suit he devised and made himself, intends to dive for gold in deep pools of New Zealand mountain rivers. Accounts in the
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  • 57 7 Sydney, January 20. Unusual measures were taken to save the lives o' five babies who collapsed during a heat wave at Griffith, .N.S.W. On the advice of doctors they (were placed in the Griffith Producers’ cool stores, where a moderate temperatur*' was specially mainta.ned. Their parents
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    • 400 7 WEMBLEY PARK Tonight, Saturday, 2llth January, 1939. Molek Silver Opera:Will fltage TERSUMPAHAN di KRAMAT AYER ITAM” Strongly supported by the latest vaudeville and extra turns Tomorrow CHELOR’ONG HELORONG”, A comical story with an all star cast and numerous Malayan memories. sun See Toy Cantonese Opera:— Tn conjunction with the ever
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    • 147 7 SUN CINEMA IPOH Phone 537 TONIGHT LAST NIGHT! 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. One of this year’s greatest unequalled piquant, saucy comedy brings a keen sense of humour LAURENCE OLIVIER MERLE OBERON in “THE DIVORCE OF LADY X” (In Technicolor) OPENING TOMORROW “HIGH FLYERS’ Starring: BERT WHEELER ROBERT WOOLSEY Hold your
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  • 761 8 Claim For ln Ipoh Court A claim for money due amounting to 5i,563.77 came before die Hon. Mr Justice Murray-Aynsley in the Perak Supreme Court yesterday, the parties being Chettiar money-lendmt. firms. The plaintiff was one S. V. E. Vaiu .m Chettiar while the defendants were
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  • 124 8 A former mayor of Amoy, Mr. Lee Sze Lum. who is on a special mission in Malaya, has arrived in Ipoh, sent by the Governor of Fukien Province, China, to gain the support of overseas Hokkiens for the industrial developments of the Province.
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  • 393 8 Malays Convicted (From Our Own Correspondent). Teluk Anson, Thursday. Two Malays, Huji Abas bi i J a and Mat Du i bin Sago. v.er. charged before Che Osman bin Ta’at u the Teluk Anson magistrate’s court wit dishonestly retain ng stolen property namely parts of a
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  • 273 8 Thomas Wccdroffe. 4 USTRAIIA won't kept uui oi the n< ws Yist because there are Test natch < in South Africa. Their coming wicketkeeper. Don Tallon. ci Queensland, equalled the world’s record —which hadn’t been beaten or equaled since IS6B—when ho dismissed 12 batomen in
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  • 96 8 Crik Road Accident (From Cur Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Friday. A motor lorry conveying timber from Grik to Taiping, while taking a bend at the 39th mile on the IpohGrik road last night, crashed into a bank by the side of the road. The driver,
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  • 282 8 Four Chinese Bound (her (From Our'Own Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. An ultra 5 between rival cla s on Boat Quat was described before Mr. K. A. Blacker, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court yesterday, when live Chinese, Ong Kai Seng. Lim Bak Yam, Ong Ah Tec,
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  • 134 8 Charge Considered Too Serious (From Our Own Correspon lent i Taiping, Friday. When the case was called in which v Malay youths named Hussein and Mat Nor were charged with robbery. Court Inspector Mohd. Yusof said he had received instructions from the Deputy Legal Adviser
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  • 166 8 Need for Rc\ ising Programme Kottayam, January 16. Mr. J. S. Aiman, National General Secretary of India. Burma and Ceylon Y.M.C.A., arrived here yesterday from Calicut. He spoke last evening at the Y.M.C.A. Hall on the need for remedelling the programme and policy of the Indian
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  • 70 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Gajah, Thursday. Loke, a Cantonese, who pleaded guilty before Datoh Muda Raza Hi in the Batu Gajah Court yesterday to being found in possession of a bottle of samsu on which duty had not been paid, stated that the bottle
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  • 23 8 The Royal Scot, which will be exhibited in the forthcominy Ncio York World Fair, having a final before leaving Southampton.
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  • 199 8 Preparations are under way in Ipoh for the celebration of the Taipusam festival by the members of the Devasthana Paripalana Sabha, Ipoh. at their temple in Andt rson-road, adjoining the Gunong Chiroh limestone cliff. The festival falls on Friday next. Th;idol of Shree Subramaniar will be
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  • 119 8 Child Knocked Down, Badly Hurl (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Friday. Charged with exerc sing no efficient control over his bicycle and thereby knocking down t Malay boy, a Chinese named Low Kan was produced before the Taiping Magistrate today. Low Kan admitted his brakes were
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  • 81 8 <From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Friday. Taiping Traffic P< lice during the last few days have been busy checking all car drivers’ licences and certificates of insurance. As a result several motorists have been fined for not renewing their licences or for not having Certificates
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  • 411 8 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. J. R. Vethavanam, J.l’., L.S.M.. has been appointed a member of the Selangor State Council for ’liei year, Mr. C. R. Davidge, of tlv. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., Singapore has been on a business visit to Sitiawan. Mr. K. R. R. CHOUD.ARY, of Pinji Estate,
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  • 477 9 qi I'CES PARTNER ABSCONDED WITH $20,000 PROFITS uniprietor of Teik Brothers. Penang, aid partner il her business, in which the oth?r partner was allegc. absconded with the large profits, Oiir Teik Chin, a I’crang hinese, was yesterday examined in the ourt, before Mr. Justice
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  • 46 9 l ine On First < Offender ne 1 Chong Kim Choo on remand before Mr. !i hffe in the First MagisIpoh, to receive his senwho pleaded guilty to a dishonestly retaining Ing, was fined $l5. in 11 days’ rigorous impri had a clean record.
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  • 79 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Friday. Pleading guilty to theft of nipah leases belonging to a Malay at Pasir Itam, two Malay fishermen named Din and Shariff were fined $lO each by the Taiping Magistrate today. Court Inspector Mohd. Yusof stated that complainant, Saidin, saw the
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  • 147 9 Mr. John Mitchell, Late Of Penang Telegraphic news has been received here of the death in England on Thursday of Mr. John Mitchell, formerly manager of Messrs. Harrisons, Barker and Company's Penang branch. The late Mr. John Mitchell was one of the most popular and
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  • 171 9 Ne m Office-} >r are rs Elected The annual general meeting of the Royal Society of St. G<-or. was held last night at the Fenang Sports Club with Mr. T. Roger-, me President, in the chair. There were 18 members present, including the members of
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  • 40 9 —Reuter Paris, Friday:- The crew of four and two passengers of an Air France lin r fom Paris to Berlin were killed when the plane struck a factory chin ley six miles from Cologue.—Reuter
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  • 498 9 A MALAY, Chembee bin Hussain was charged before Mr. A. W. Bellamy, Second Magistrate, Penang, yesterday with loitering at the race course for the purpose of book making on January 7. Detective Inspector McLennan conducted the case for the Crown and Mr. Lim Kheng" Kooi defended
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  • 166 9 ‘’About To Sell Some Property’’ A judgment u.m-oi- summons cas against Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Noordin, well-known m racing circles, was postponed to February 22, when it came up today before Mr. McFall, th-* Penang District Judge and First Magistrate. At the
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  • 33 9 London, Thursday The Prime Minister had conversations today on the subject of refugees from Germany with Lord Winterton, Chancellor of the Duchy oi Lancaster, who is chairman of the InterGovernmental Committee.
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  • 342 9 Over-Speculation In Paper Rubber Blamed For Failure public examination of Koo Soo Thye, former manager of the Bata Shoe Company, Penang, who started a rubL ■Risiness with a capital of $5,000 and xvas subseciuently alb wed a Hank overdraft up to $340,000, and
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  • 118 9 So He Had To Plead Guilty (From Our Own Correspondent Taiping, Thursday. ‘My friend has gone to Chine, and '"‘nee I cannot produce him. I plead guilty,’’ said a Chinese, Soo Kim Teik. when he was charged with possession of a bicycle reasonably suspected to
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  • 106 9 vvnile dir. Justice klowes was sitting in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday he was thrice disturbed by a Chinese woman who approached o.i her bended knees, and poured oat a torrent of words, in tears. The peons removed her and when His Lordship left the Bench
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  • 166 9 Two Indians. Hxuasa and Mohamed A i, appeared beiore Mi. Li i b.< oi. i wix, the Penang Third .Mag. .rate, i_. th<_ Middle Court yesterday on a charge ot ■possessing a stolen bicycle, belonging to a Chinese boy, Fuah Ah Hock Inspector Ballard, prosecuting, said chat
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  • 49 9 Ar Indian, Karapiah, and a Chinese, Xng Ban Chuan, were cha.-ged before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Middi Court yesterday with disorderly condui t by fighting at the F.M.S.R. Pier on Thursday. Both pleaded guilty and were fined $1 each, in default one day’s rigorous imprisonment.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 99 9 Another British Triumph 1 fa I si r\ //€A k\ f pi ere s fo e comes, with her rich gift 'CSE /***N.« h -x* from the green pastures of England 'a; z —Factory packed with its fresh whole- 1 some nutrition intact —Cow Gate Mdk Food “the Best from
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  • 1140 10 Interest In A Siamese Mine London, January 18. pAPTAIN Oliver Lyttelton, D. 5.0., M.C., (chairman and managing director), presided at the annual general meeting of British Tin Investment Corp. Ltd. which was held in London yesterday and in the course of his speech, said: The company
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  • 221 10 Weekly Rubber Report AT the fnd of last week the price rallied to 27 s]iB but since then lit has fallen away 3’4 cent and pluses 'at 26 17 8 centa per lb. for Standard Sheet in cases, state Messrs. Boustead Co., Penang. During the week
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  • 77 10 Amsterdam, January 17. According to the “Deli Courant,” the Netherlands Indies Government has abandoned its plan for an extension of the native rubber area in the districts Deli. Langkat and Serdang, in Sumatra, by 500 hectares, apart from the extension provided under the new
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  • 771 10 Mr. Varkey’s Speech At Teachers’ Guild Party Madras, January 19. lion. Air. C. J. Varkey, Minister for Education, was entertained at a tea party last evening by the Council of the Madras Teachers’ Guild at the Kellett High School f l riplicane. After tea. Mr.
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  • 247 10 BUT REDUCTION IN STOCKS DISCLOSED T London, January u IE American rubber figures for December are a little appointing. They show that consJ tion of crude rubber during the amounted to 45,300 tons, compared™ 1 46,048 tons in the previous month p? mates of
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  • 482 10 SEDENAK London, January 18. Stockholders in sedenak ruk ber (Estates iweve received a blow in thia announcement that a dividend of only 4 per cent, is being distributed for the year to tbe end of Us: October, compared with 12 per cent for the previous year. The company’s
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    • 906 10 BANKS THE CHARTERED BANK £E=EEEEE=EHE==E. OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (incorporated in England by The Illdiclß OvCFSCaS Royal Charter 1853) Paid-up Capital £3,000.(MM Rail K, Ltd,, Reserve Fund £3.000,WM Reacrve £3.009,00 ln Brittob Ind,») No. 38 Blshopsgate, London. E.Q Manchester Office No. 71 Mosley Streel Agencies <4 Branches: j»7 rAlor
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  • 135 11 M the children's party in aid of the Minshine Homes for Blind Babies— I'.id Tennant and Pauline Tennant. idren of Hermione Baddelcy. the >res< and wife of the Hon David Tennant. Gordon Richards, the champion jockey, on a ski cycle, steers ror Jack Sirett and
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  • 112 12 For First Time On Record Sydney, January 20. For the first time in history the Archibald Prize. recognised as the guerdon of Australian art, has been won by a woman. She is Miss Nora Heysen. daughter of Hans Heysen, one of Australia’s greatest landscape painters. The
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  • 50 12 This evening at the “Esplanade” from 6.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.: 1. March Gill Bridge Hume. 2. Selection The Orchid Moncxton. 3. Waltz Mello Cello Moret. 4. Overture The Eclipse Williams. 5. Schottische Petite Tcnkinoise Scotto. 6. Selection Tails Up Braham. 7. Fox Trot—Every Night At Eight —Gray.
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  • 675 12 ST. GEORGE THE M ARTYR Fourth Sunday Al'er Epiphir y. 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.00 “.m. Mattins and Litany Psalm 60. 03. Hymn 172. 8.45 a.ri. Holy Communion. 9.30 a..ai. Mattins (Tamil). 10.30 an... Mattins ami Holy Communion (Chinese). 6.00 p.m. Evensong and Sermon Psalm 71. Magnificat.. Nunc
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  • 279 12 Will They Be Wanted It seems cnly yesterday that were all interested in a greit s. heme for floatin.!; island in the Atlintk. Our ideas were not as amt Hous •_b n as now. and though the Atlantic had been flown more than once, it was still a
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  • 452 12 Amendments To Proposed Legislation t Irged Masulipatam, Jani!.! if,. THE Executive Committee of the Andhradesa h.Samskarana Mahasabha (Reform of Dev ,d ference), met yesterday, in the Brahmo Mandir in j;, L pet, with Mr. B. Gapalakrishna-murti in the chai;’, sentatives from the various districts
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  • 166 12 BREAD AND GHEE INSTEAD OF CURRY eX KICE Colombo, Jaiiii d”’ b SCHOOL children in will hereafter be served wit brown bread and gid rice and curry. Orders to this effect have been by the Chief Medical Oflner p and chHdren in all n Colombo
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1284 12 radio radio radio radio' radio radio radio E* E C llO i ra<|R KilUAlliPdVJßk fVlcfKl i o adio radio radio radio radio radio radio PENANG SINGAPORE ZHJ 6.08 Meis (49.03 m.) ZHP J. 69 mc/s (30.96 m.) TODAY I'M. TODAY 6.00 Chinese Music. 7.00 Indian Music. 8.00 Malay Music. 8.05
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    • 467 12 8.8. C. Service Service for far East London, Jr i. 20, Following is the pro bable BBC Service Schedule for thc Fa East in Malayan standard time for w.e seginn.ng Jan. 22: TRANSMISSION 2 6.62 r.m. to 9.15 p.m. G-‘J, GSG GSV and GSF. TRANSMISSION 3 9.20 p.m. to 12.20
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  • 587 13 [Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoli And Penang SEA MAILS OUTWARD British North Borneo I? 1 f Inr ’h 12.45 p.m. Friday; ■Ma Lumpur 7 p.m. Friday. Northern Sumatra I ‘C 4 p.m. today by 5; bvan Tv ist, [Singapore Penang 4 p.m. Monday.p s.s. Kedah. rßurma
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  • 1095 13 ARRIVALS Todr.y: CARTHAGE ex China ind Japan. KRIAN ex Bagan Dutoh and Teluk Amon. Tomorrow: CREMER ex Bclawan-Deli GLENSHIEL ex Far East via Singapore Monday, January 30: LIMA MARI ex Japan via Singapore. PASIR ex Singapore and Soerabaia. BATAK ex Belawan-Deli and Asahan. GEN.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 303 13 pi. PUMMEL LINE J '11) > ONIMA’ A I’TH CONTINENT rl ills Antwerp Middlesboro Jan. 29 Feb 27 calls Marseilles Glasgow Feb. 3 Feb 28 i Call 1 Antwerp Middlesboro Feb. 10 Mar 12 tjX M.KVHb 1» EiWUHrji. VIA HAXKt »«rpo».| Feb. 4 Mar. 9 Omits Havre, Feb. 16 Mar
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    • 862 13 D JB. an< r Qt W BRITISH INDIA (IncorporSited tn England) PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. KARAPARA” SAILING SUNDAY, 29th JANUARY, 1939. I P o'S7« a At' a ,Ln? d u <,rl ntal S N Co undc For Te!uk Anson, Bagan Datoh. Port f nn.lon L- I ‘4 s Covemmen’
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  • 1401 14 First Day Of Perak T. C. Meeting BELOW is the programme for the first day’s races of the Perak Turf Club’s January-February Professional Meeting today. DATV 1 2 Di v 2, 5 Furs. Str., 2.45 p.m. RACE 8 Q O4 Mr. A. van Tooref
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  • 126 14  -  By Tic-Tac RACE 1: MISS ROD. Danse Du Ventre. Harfleur. RACE. 2: KERRENA Maid of Cashel. Spear of Satawak. RACE 3: U DICON. Poor Bill. All Gold. RICE 4: EAGLE S EYE. Phariol Explode. K YCE 5: STAR LOCK. Benedict. New Zealand RACE 6: QUEEN’S STAR Oorugan. Regiment.
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  • 389 14 Britain Begins Where U.S. Ueaves Off London. Jan. 17. In 1937 the Lawn Tennis Association spent £2,893 in having promising young players taught the correct strokes. This was such a“wow” that in 1938 they put aside £3,087 for this purpose. What’s the result? £5,980 has gone
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  • 305 14 RACE 1: Mountain Belle. T nkarc! Pinafore, McLachlan; Pat Burke, Lawl r Bali Girl, White; Beverant, E. Donnelly Empennage. Martin; Danse du Ventre Gerrard; Miss Rod. Whalan; Kit. Do’d: Veracity 11. J. Donnelly; D’amond Ki Bagby; Harfleur. Spencer; Soho, Woods RACE 2: Bilsdean. E. Don-e ly: L Touquet.
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  • 598 14 [Membership Campaign Launched (BY ACHILLES) Ipoh. Friday. The cricket and soccer season will soon be upon us. The Perak Cncket Association has already held its annual meet ing and preparations are in hand for a start to be made with the regular fixtures. At their meeting this
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  • 288 14 Ej I( (By “Trojan”) T HE ho^y n soon draw .> f .i thoughts are n lw upon soccer and crick.?’ ready soccer has J appearance in this several practice have been held. The King Eduard Vlj s starting their inter u i.,,.,;' f 01 next month
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  • 205 14 P. S. C TENNIS TOURNAMENT Perrin BeM? Deiuta fn Singles In a chamnions’ in c>nele« thn Penang Sports Ch>b hwn tournament on Tbnrsd>v V Ps bent K. P. Detehton 6 1. 6 1 Other results were; Men’s singles bcd'cap: 1J Goodrich beat 15 1 L. J Ton 6- 4 9
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 352 14 >08 after day V W» After struggling along in agony for years, Mr. W. had the joy of losing all his suffering through his wife reading an advertisement like this. Mrs. W. s letter will interest every stomach sufferer. My husband has for seven years been a terrible sufferer from
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  • 453 15 Three Changes In rhe Teams j,,, ns have been necessary in the teams for today’s North I ;I th rusher match at Singapore. ith side, K. A. G. Hague, of Penang, is unavailable on the wing is being taken bj J. H. Abbott, who although
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  • 60 15 ■bunbinpfl I ransvaal h h)r() \gainst M.C.C. I Joh nnesburg. Friday. I B Mitch.'il, the South African s< >,. f ol combined the M.C.C. when their 8,. "■•'l.* begun here today. I isted 20S miI n, h< i Test plaver made I nine He hit six
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  • 16 15 Vivian Jenkins, famous Welsh international full-baek, has announced his retirement from rugger.
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  • 179 15 Following their brilliant victory over the Ij oh Chinese Corinthians, the AngloChinese School Old Box’s’ Association surprisingly went down to the Pernk Chinese R' creation Club by two clear goals in a disappointing hockey match on the P.C.R.C. ground yesterday. The loser were not at full strength
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    35 15 THAWINC, OCT. —Braziers are in use on the Stoke City ground, in an effort to get the frost "under.”’ And inter national winger Stanlev Matthews takes advantage of (hem to ’.arm his hands.
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  • 415 15 Stars Of This Game Are All Beautiful London. Tan- 15: One hundred thousand girls have found a short cut to Glamour. In 6.000 clubs all oxer the country they are practising a sport which has made remarkable progress recent a —table tennis.
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  • 107 15 Theie will be a friendly game of soccei between tne Government Con mercial Day School and the Padang Party on the DateKramat ground on Monday at 5.15 p.m. The folloxving are the players for the School: —J.E. Vaz; Ong Eng Chye, Doey Ghee Chiang; Thangiah, Mohd. Ismail,
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  • 21 15 Melbourne, Friday. In the men’s singles semi-finals of the Australian lawn tennis championships today Bromxvich beat McGrath 6—o, 6—o.
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  • 637 15 London. Jan. 15. The most interesting feature of an entertaining week’s racing was the victory of Macaulay at Sandcv ii in the Prince’s Handicap Chase of 3 miles 5 furlongs carrying 12 st. 7 Ib. It was by far the most impressive performance put
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  • 45 15 Notices have been issued to the various clubs and associations in the District by the honorary secretary of the Ipoh and District Association Football League calling for registration of teams who are participating in the League. Entries close on February 4, 1939.
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  • 87 15 Penang v. Selangor At Hutchings Penang xvill play her last inter-state hockey match for this season when she meets Selangor on the Hutchings School ground today at 5.15 p.m. The following are the probable teams: Penang: Abdul Kareem; Ismail Hashim and J.D. Lambert; Rashid Ghows, Chee Phui San
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  • 81 15 Novices’ Tournament To Be Held Entries for the- novices’ tournament to be held by the Kinta District Badminton Association close on February 10 at 5 p.m. There will be two events, singles and doubles. The entrance fee is $5 for the singles and $2 for the double. Kinta
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 39 15 STEEL I I WINDOW, FRAMES FRENCH DOORS B etc* etcI Equal ta tKe Best imported makes* f la j If A NUFACTTUJWD BTj I I EASTERN NFS. CO. E J I' I, River Road, Penang* 0 f ’PHONE I<B<.
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    • 158 15 GOLF in aid of St. Nicholas Home WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON February Bth, at 4.30 p.m. MIXED FOURS Nine Holes Stroke Play (each team must have at least one ladv) Each Member of the team to carry full set of Clubs, hut shots to be played in strict rotation. HANDICAP: Combined Handicap
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  • 65 16 MORNING QUOTATIONS TIN LATEST Penang $106.25 Business 50 tons Singapore $106.25 COPRA Sundried $3.40 Black Pepper $8.50 RUBBER Penang (Spot) 25% c Singapore (Spot) 25 %c ’.’\PIOCA Fair Seed S3.CT> Medium $3.40 RICE Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $5.90 No. 2 $5.70 White No. 1 $6.00 White No.
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  • 108 16 < Prev. Today Paris 176/j 176 63'64 Ne’” Yo-.t 4.67% 4.67% Montreal 4.71% 4.71% Brussels 27. 65 27.65 Geneva 20.71% 20.71% Amsterdam 8.66% 8.70 M i 1 an 88 88 Berlin 11.68% 11.65 Stockholm 19.42% 19.41% Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 18 90 19.90 Vienna unquoted unquoted Helsingfors 226%
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  • 129 16 LONDON, January 27. Buyers Sellers RUBBER: Finn London 7}, l d. 7%d. February 7Hd. 7}?d. July/Sept. 7%d. 7%d. Oct./Dec. 71? d. 7i§d. New York: (opening) 15.31 cts. United Kingdom Stocks:— London 52,283 tons Liverpool 29,183 tons COPRA: Straits S. D. Rotterdam. January £10.12.6 PEPPER: White Muntok:
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  • 131 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN i Buyers Batu Selangor 1.22% 1.27% Hong Fatt .60 .62% Jelebu .55 .60 Kuchai 1.17% 1.22% Mambau .45 .47% Petalings 5.80 6.00 Rahman Hyd. 1.00 1.05 Rant.au 1.17% 1.22% Sungei Luas 1.37% 1.42% Taiping Cons. 1.47% 1.52% Talam 1.25 1.30 Berjuntai 9 9 10 6 Kampong
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  • 323 16 New York, Friday: A better opening followed a higher post-Settlement London. Subsequently for the first time in recent sessions activity tended to increase on the upside. Better grade industrials and utilities were amongst the leaders and also aircrafts which latter in addition to others were aided by
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  • 191 16 TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 AND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Post Office Hours At Penang -4-G.P.O. Registration. Parcels, Telegrams. Sale of stamps etc. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (except parcels). Savings Bank and Money Order Branches closed. XSub. P.O.’s Registration, Parcels
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  • 105 16 The Ipoh Post Office will open for business as under: Window Delivery and Poste Restante 8.00 a.m.—10.00 a.m. Parcel 8.00 a.m.—10.00 a.m. ♦Registration 8.00 a.m.—10.00 a.m. 4.00 p.m.—5.00 p.m. Savings Bank and Money Orders Closed. ♦Sale of Stamps 8.00 a.m. —10.00 а. 4.00 p.m.—5.00 p.m. t*Telegrams
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  • 169 16 KENNEDY CO. TIN t Buyers Sellers Am P»t 313 3|9 Batu Selangor 1.25 1.30 Hong Fatt .60 .63 Kampong Lanjut 1519 16 6 Kramat 90 95 London Tin 3 0 4 0 Lukut .50 .60 Pahang Consol i0!0 110 Petaling 6.00 6.30 ex Rahman 1.02% 1.10 Rantau 1.20 1.25 Raub
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  • 167 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Bayers Sellers Ampats 3j1% 314% Bangrins 1919 20 6 Burma Malays 20 0 20|9 Hong Fa.tts .59 .62 Jelebus .57 .60 Johans .25 .27 Kamuntings 7:6 8 0 Kuchais 1.20 1.25 K. Lan juts 16 0 16 6 London Tins 2 9 311% N. Pets .25 .27
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  • 167 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Ayer Panas 1.17% 1.25 Batu Lintangs .95 1.02% Bassetts .40 .45 Bentas .92% 1.00 Brogas .60 .65 Kuala Sidims 1.90 2.10 Indrairis 1.07% 1.15 Lunas 1.40 1.50 Mentakabs 35 .40 Malaka Pindas 1.20 1.25 Pajams 1.55 1.65 Sungei Tukangs .87% .95 Tapahs 1.55 1.65 Telok
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  • 291 16 —Reuter Counsel’s Advice To Jury London, Friday. Fred Willing, describing himself as a Dutch subject of British descent, gave evidence at the resumed hearing ot the trial in which he, together with his son, James Willing, and Dennis Corrigan, are charged with attempting to cheat a Paris arn
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  • 126 16 —Reuter. Annexation By Japan Improbable London. Friday. Reports that the Japanese Government is planning to annex the Paracel Islands and that the decision to do so was ratified by the Emperor on December 28, are not confirmed in London and are regarded in diplomatic circles as improbable. According
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  • 91 16 —Reuter. Revived “Immediate Class’’ London, Friday. It is announced that the “immediate class” of Royal Fleet Reserve originally formed in 1912 but allowed to lapse after the war is to be revived. The purpose of the class is to enable certain categories and ratings, including signalmen and telegraphists,
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  • 30 16 —Reuter. Washington, Friday. Mr. Roosevelt announced that United States aircraft manufacturers, with the Government’s concurrance, have agreed to supply France with an undisclosed number of aeroplanes.—Reuter.
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  • 29 16 —Reuter. Naples, Friday. Two thousand Jews, most from Germany, have sailed aboard the Conte Biancamano to Shanghai. They will make their new home in China.—Reuter.
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  • 58 16 Mr. Lim Cheng Law has issued invitations to a dinner at “Cleardew” Logan Road, Penang, on Monday, Jan. 30, on the occasion of the marriage of his second daughter, Miss Lim Phaik Saik to Mr. Ho Hong Seng, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Ho Oon Tat. “Cleardew”
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  • 31 16 Dr. and Mrs. C. Ross, who were involved in a serious accident, about one and a half months ago in Province Wellesley, are leaving tonight for England.
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  • 351 16 Harvey-Gains Match For Empire Crown London, Jan. 15. The fight at Harringay on March 16 between Len Harvey and Larry Gains is to be officially dubbed as for the heavyweight championship of the British Empire. Len Harvey says he is very pleased because it gives
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  • 223 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Friday. Enclosed by a galvanised iron fence, a little shed situated in some tin tailings at Simpah, a short distance behind the Selangor Golt Club, was the scene ot a fatal shooting this morning. Living in this kongsi house is
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