Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 17 February 1939

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  • 21 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LSTAB. <833 PUBLISHED DAILY XCVII. 1 KID AY, FEBKI ARY 17, 1939. PRICE 5 GEM S.
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  • 342 1 “Increasing Feeling Of Security "-Sir John Simon Reuter. INFLUENCING THE CITY Encouragement To Traders London, Thursday. 1 here is an increasing ieeling throughout the rotintry that the prospects of peace are becoming more secure. “You can feel this growing confidence in the atmosphere. It is influenc ing the city and
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  • 145 1 Reuter Ki wojiiition |h Britain i ondon, Thursday. nc.es that the Bri- the League in future under- <&■' wartime by the i w itie settlement of inL up in Geneva >ut will continue 111 peacetime. urred with rej, ,wj. of Nations and the jj: ;>.b r. in
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  • 198 1 1 tenter. Labour unes ote 0; n>ure London. Thursday. The I. i unemployment «sure in the House motion was Gnenwoud, deputy );•position, express'C n il failure of the 1 definite plans for and wages undei dtiate a policy problem can Ab dication of so j ’e i:,:; AVe are
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  • 21 1 TROUBLE Kim ston, Thursday. dt i lared that there ni' at of the Jamaica A d orders for the gebeen unconditionally
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  • 102 1 Reuter. The Government Resigns Rangoon, Thursday. The Government has tendered its resignation. The Government is proceeding immediately with the formation of another Government. The Government’s resignation is tn aftermath of the long and continued riots and disturbances. In the House of Representatives, the Opposition accused the Government o
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  • 29 1 Reuter. Berlin, Thursday. The Young Men’s Christian Associatlons at Leipzig. ChemeUz i P aU d e kau and Burfatalet have been dlsso.ved. Their property will be liquidated.-
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  • 213 1 Reuter. French Mission I bid Bomber Secrets V\ ashington, Thursday. The controversy over the alleged action" of the President overriding Llie Army's objections to permitting the French air mission to inspect the latest type of American bombers is agam boiling up foliowing he assertion by an unnamed
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  • 102 1 ng of Article two of the Mandate. —Reuter. An Independent State London, Thursday. A i .aim for the establishment of an independent Arab State was formally submitted when the Arab delegation met the British this afternoon. Mi. MacDonald opened the d scussion by enunciating the general suggestions
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  • 162 1 colm MacDonald was present. —Reuter nd British Wireless. Immigration A Thorny Subject London. Thursday. The Palestine talks between the British Government and the Jewish delegation which continued to a late hour last night have rot reached specific detail. Three more speeches were made on general principles, two by
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  • 125 1 H.F. Cox who retires in March. —British Wireless. London, Thursday. The King has approved the following appointments consequent on expiry on December 6 next of Sir Harry Haig’s term as Governor of the United Povinces —Si Maurice Hallett, at present Governor of Bihar, to be Governor
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  • 68 1 .—Reuter Mexico City, Thursday. The foreign oil companies here hav< mintly fiiled an application for an injunction against the effectiveness of any action which may be taken under the partial valuation of their properties b" the National Economy Department. It is claimed that pending a Suprem Court
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  • 35 1 —Reuter. London, Thursday. The Lyceum Theatre, London, where Henry Irving and EUen Terry played for 25 years, has been sold and will be demolished to make way for offices and flats. —Reuter.
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  • 199 1 Support For Colonial Claims Reuter. Berlin, Thursday, i What is considered semi-official com-1 rnent on the British rearmament White Paper appear tonight in ihe Diplomatische Korrespondenz which says that the main point is whether this new strength will influence Great Britain to feel that she
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  • 54 1 Reuter. London, i'hursd v. A flat rate of 60 -shillings u week fur men and 40 shillings fop women for al A.R.P. volunteers and auxiliary firemen will be paid for wholetime service in wartime. This is the payment, announced Sir John Anderson in the House of Commons, which
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  • 114 1 .—Reuter. Value Outweighed By Fire Risk London, Thursday. In the House of Commons, Mr. S. F Markham drew attention to the methods ised in China against high explosive bombs, particularly those involving light idditional roofs to be built above the existing roofs, and asked whether Sir T ohn
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  • 44 1 .—Reuter. Jerusalem, Thursday. Four Arabs captured in South Bethelehem a week ago by detachments of the Worcestershire Regiment have been sen tenced to death by the Jerusalem mili tary court. This makes seven death sentences passed by this court in two days.—Reuter.
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  • 49 1 —Reuter. Brussels, Wednesday. The death has occurred of Mr. Henri Jaspar, former Prime Minister, following an operation for stomach trouble. Mr. Jaspar four days ago was invited by the King to form a Cabinet following resignation of M. Spaak. M. Jaspar failed to obtain sufficient support.
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  • 156 1 Reuter. Hainan Occupation (Causes Ner\ ousness The Ha ue, T u sd\. The importance of Hainan Is.and as a possible base for a Japan se att ck o the East Indies was raised in the Second Chamber of Dutch Indies. The Communist lead r, M. E nl.
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  • 58 1 ,—Reuter. Dubli'.., Thursd"v Mr. IV Valera speaking in tire 7)?.i’ on the increased defence «stimate .said th.it it would be impossible for Eire to remain neutral if Great Britain were at war however much they desired to, as any nation warring with England would try to bomb
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  • 109 2 —Reuter Capable Of 362 Miles An Hour London, Wednesday. Secrets cf the performance of the World’s fastest warplane, the JPipermarine Spitfire eight-gun single-seater fighter were revealed today L' v permission of the Air Ministry. The Spitfire’s speed is 362 miles on hour and fully loaded it. can
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  • 34 2 -—Reuter. Jerusalem, Thursday. A 24-hour curfew has been imposed as from midday today on Arab sections of the Old City of Jerusalem following the murder of an Arab constable there last night.—Reuter.
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  • 459 2 Combatting Foreign Propaganda teuter. London, Thursday. lAhe extensive development of foreign worldwide broadcasting of news figured le~gely in the House of Commons this evening when the House adopted a motion by Mr. Grant-Ferris that in the light of considerable propaganda activity of various foreign Governments
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  • 98 2 Reuter. French Mission's Visit To England London, Thursday. A French air mission accompanied by wo aeronautical experts, arrived in London today on a short visit. The members will inspect British aircraft factories and production. The visit is regarded as nothcr i:.stance of the close relations xistirig between Anglo-French
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  • 34 2 .—Reuter. Budapest, Thursday:—lt is understood that Count Teleki has completed the task of forming a Cabinet and, with the exception of the premiership, ft is the same is the outgoing one.—Reuter.
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    27 2 KING r'AHOUK OF EGYPT, being greeted by Sheik Moustapha el Marazhi on his arrival at the Religious Institute at AssiovA, which he visited recently.
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  • 142 2 Reuter React On Defence Loan Bill London, Thursday. 1 The proposal to increase the Govern merit’s borrowing powers for defence wa received with mixed feelings in Stock Ex change circles. The immediate reactioi was a marking down of gilt-edged secur: ties Though it is believed probable tha the
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  • 44 2 Reuter. Government Retains Holderness London, Thursday:—The Government retained its seat at the Holderness byelection, which resulted as follows: Mr. J. G. Braithwaite (Conservative) 17.74. votes; Miss Aline Mackinnon (Liberal) 11,590; J. L. Schultz (Labour) 9,629: and Colonel Chichester Constable (Independent Conservative) 6,lo3.—Reuter.
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  • 62 2 Reuter. London, Thursday;—ln the House of Commons today the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, an nounced that in order to safeguard the stability of markets imports of frozen mutton and lamb from Australia and fNTew Zealand will be three per cent, below the previous
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  • 137 2 —Reuter. Empire Building At High Speed London Thursday. In a two-column interpretation o Japan’s motive in China, Tf.e Times Tokl orrespondent says that a bigger ta aas never deliberately been undertaken jy any nation. It is an attempt to tea cope into a few’ years’ work larger
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  • 265 2 Split Between Rebels And Italians Madrid, Thursday The city was steadily bombarded by Nationalist batteries at the rate of one high calibre shell every half an hour exactly. Ine bombardment began last night and has continued ever since. The methodi cal nature of the attack is nerve-wrack
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  • 235 2 Reuter. Japanese Threat To Soviet Tokio, Thursday. The Japanese Ambassador in Mmcw has been instruct' 1 by the Foreign Office o nress the Soviet Government for immediate settlement of the long-stand’n? Chery dispute between the two countries according to the Asahi Shimbun. ""he Japanese Ambassador is
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  • 23 2 —Reuter. Rangoon, Thursday:—The House of Repivscniaiives couay passtu a vote or m, confidence in the Government by seventy votes to thirty-seven.—Reuter.
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  • 34 2 Reuter. London, Thursday: Owing to the ill ness of one of the defendants, all the defendants in the explosions conspiracy case at Bow Street were further remanded today without new evidence. Reuter.
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    • 57 2 CHILDREN WHO WON’T EAT -m? DI There’s nothing so v < ll n mother as a child wnil eat ‘nervyUsually such a child >• it»- n‘ck a at w dghly-strung type I* rtood, looks pale and 1c? JB .’cmnng won’t improv H' Ticks for these n d appetites reason tha*
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  • 159 3 London, Thursday, unport of the White Paper I tl < increase in the torre vi iced in the Press thl Britain The Daily Telegraph ,11. s and until others come to a th us- regarding armaments w t. oiir.se but to push forward
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  • 89 3 —Reuter Berlin, Thursday. Field-Mu 1 .1 Goering has issued a decree I'tyin down that any foregner residing in Gei :..my and every German may be called upon i f the ex cu n c importance are rtage of workers. The decree de < s not apply to
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  • 69 3 —Reuter. Berlin, Thursday. The doubling < the British defence man newspapt rs- The Voelkischer Beobachter. com the "astronomical figures' die Wii. te Paper and after Viaraiw: P.i British taxpayer that he wii bitterly: Ithe burden, says tha.t fo. year H Hitler has made practica proposals
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  • 426 3 PRINCE* TEH LOSES j FOLLOWING 50,000 Troops Trained To Assist Chinese GUERILLA FORCES: NEAR HANKOW Chungking’, Thursday. “TVTONGOLIA will always be an integral part of China and !vl the Mongolian people will obey absolutely the orders of the Chinese Central Government and support Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
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  • 113 3 Suggestion From Paris —Reuter. London, Thursday. The Daily Telegraph diplomatic correspondent learns that the French Goevrnment has suggested to the British Government that it might be desirable to inaugurate constructive talks between their service staffs on matters of special importance to the two Empires. In view
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  • 264 3 Organisation Plans London, Wednesday. Plans for the- organisation of medic? ■ervicCs in time of war were the sub ject of an address by the Minister o lealth to a meeting of representatives o the profession in London today. Mr. Walter Elliot emphasised that ar rangements
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  • 148 3 .—British Wireless. London, 'Wednesday. A further meeting between the Aral and United Kingdom Government delega tions was held at St. James’ Palace thi evening and at the end of the discussioi it was agreed that a committee of the conference should be set up to consider
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  • 243 3 London, Thursday. Mr. H. A. L. Fisher, former M.P. for the English Universities, was host at a luncheon party in London to bring prominently before the public the work of the International Student Service to help restoration of China’s universities and colleges destroyed in the war. The
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  • 377 4 W/’HETHER in benignant mood, curtly refusing a request or threatening action of a highly unpleasant nature, official diction permits itself no lattitude in correspondence, either inter-departmental or to outsiders. The Civil Servant is given the smallest possible scope for originality in composition. So
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  • 707 4  -  bv LINCOLN ELLSWORTH Leader, Fourth Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition On Board M.V. Wyatt Earp in Antarctic Waters EIGHTY THOUSAND miles of country never seen before by human eyes have been added today to the world’s surface. Following the precedent set by earlier explorers I
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  • 556 4  - University Industry By Joseph Martin TO talk of England’s oldest university town as an industrial area would shock most people who have visited this time-honoured seat of learning and admired its lovely old colleges and halls. Yet, during the last 25 years, industrial development has taken place in Oxford and
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 520 5 of the existing i, (l nr of attendance \j; iava is under dispeople feel strong 9 sc hoo]s should finish before r while homework is br a t least with parents, nsiderations for the •> ,r servants— they are the concerned- are '■of the childuneheons is convenient
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  • 316 5 RICKSHA -P ULLERS IN CONFERENCE LIMITING NUMBERS AT PIERS AND QUAY 4 CONFERENCE took place at 11 o’clock yesterday morning, between 1? hinese Pr «tector, Dr. V. W. W. Purcell/ the (’.P.0., Mr. O onnell, and ten representativesuf the Penang ricksha pullers at the \J n se Protectorate. Messrs. Lim
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  • 165 5 $1,205 For Earl Haig’s Fund The Poppy Day Dance (Rag Ball) organised by the committee of the ExServicemen’s Association of Malaya, Penang Bnr ch, held at the E. and O Hotel, Penang, on November 5, last, resulted in a profit ot $1,205.01. The money has
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  • 56 5 An Indian, Irulapam, was brought up in the Penang Middle Court before Mr. Lim Koon Teck yesterday on a charge of falsely representing to one Kalimuttu that he would obtain employment for him in the “Straits Echo’’ and thereby dishonestly induced Kalimuttu to deliver to him $l6. The
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  • 703 5 Programme For Sunday This year’s annual rally and flying display of the Penang Flying Club, to be held at the Bayan Lepas Aerodrome, on Sunday, promises to be even more interesting than last y-ear’s. Of considerable interest will be'the fact that during the programme, No. 100
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  • 38 5 Messrs. Chin Chin Company, general store-keepers, 18 Beach Street, will be open to business from 8.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17 and 18, for the convenience of New' Year shoppers.
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  • 853 5 Penang Kedah Branch Report The annual general meeting of th< Penang and Kedah Branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya will be held at No. 9 Beach Street, Penang, on Friday February 24, at 7 p.m. The report, just issued, reveals that membership has increased last year
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  • 147 5 Agenda For Meeting On February 28 A meeting of the Penang Rural Board will be held in the Land Office, Penang, on Tuesday, February 28, at 1 1 a.m. Following is the agenda: 1. To confirm the minutes of meeting held on January 12th, 1939. 2. To
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  • 141 5 There was a very large and representative gathering at the funeral, w'hich took place yesterday according to Sikli rites, of Madam Nihal Kaur, mother- of Mr Gurchuran Singh, the Penang lawyer. The remains were conveyed to th. Caunter Hall cemetery' for cremation. The deceased, who
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  • 216 5 Fkler S?<dit Of One Eye How as a rc s. t ?y b- veen two brothers at the r. v race >urse, Scotland Rod, tin < r of the tw i lost tin < right eye was related by (V>>irt In < ■< tor Cowie, to Mr.
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  • 80 5 Mr. Chan Kw.e Ti C' interpreter attached will bi pro.. ?ed. the nd of next wi-- er. It stood 1 be trai ferred from Sing p< i take his place. Mr. Kwai Thin wid a> Mr Cheah Ewe Yeow as in'.er r- in Malacca. Mr. Ewe Yec>v.-
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    • 210 5 al a 1 -A fe -J Ik x. a !|ii WHICH Is\ 7 H k BE' FT s s C iIG 4 u? F -J A ■>' A quarter of an hopr to go before dinner; w; c fc v. > are ,-Jwiys A’ late, sipping a Martini\ looking dver,/'.»ui7
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 1223 6 TREMENDOUS SUCCESS T> XZ A LASI I Opening Performances Greeted By Packed Houses! fl 6.15 TONIGH'I <).; io I mt* i "reduced prices: upstairs $l.OO downstairs 15, 30 I JMrMTwn «ST-jL J fT J™ INlghtly WARNER’S Never-to-be-Forgotten Musicul Uii I M I Ari *rll II L jfcre 6.15 930 brought
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  • 217 7 Camera Record Of Progress Entitled “Progress” a beautifully llustrated book has been issued by United Engineers Limited with the intention. to quote the foreword, of piacing •graphically before prospective clients Lhe various aspects of the activities of United Engineers, Limited, in Malaya.” The brochure contains views
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  • 67 7 The Hu Yew Seah has received a letter from the Saint John Ambulance Association requesting the seah to form a class for instruction on first aid for ladies and gentlemen members. It is understood that the seah Is considering its formation. Those who
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  • 121 7 —Central News. rwnu Chungking, Feb. 12. r Nu far away Slkon s Province on wester n land frontier came a letter from Sogetu containing sixteen Chinese dollars from students of the primary school at Lihu county expressing their heartfelt gratitude and greatest admiration for
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  • 89 7 the Government and people.—Central News. Chungking, Feb. 12. IN industrialising China’s hinterland, attention should not be centred upon the promotion of the handicraft industry alone, but an attempt should be made to develop modern giant industries, says Dr. Weng Wen-Hao, Minister of Economics. He
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  • 46 7 .—Central News. Chungking, Feb. 12. fVNCE again extending the air arm of destruction to distant northwest China, eleven Japanese plane.' •attacked Pingliang in east Kansu Province, yesterday morning, dropping many bombs. Simultaneously nine Japanese bombers raided Kuyuan, 43 miles northwest of Pingliang.—Central News.
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  • 149 7 I—Central 1 —Central News. Chungking, Feb. 11. EXPRESSING sympathy for the demise of Pope Pius XI, the Chinese Union of the League of Nations yesterday sent a message of condolence to Vatican City. The message, signed by Dr. Chu Chia-hua, president of the Union, reads
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  • 102 7 Three Killings Follow > Death Threats Shanghai, Feb. 11. i A SECRET Chinese anti-Japanese organisation is terrorising officials of the pro-Japanese city administration, having killed three officials and kidnapped a fourth during the past few days because they refused to heed warnings to resign from the city
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  • 43 7 .—Reuter. Paris, Thursday. Senor del Vayo, the Republican Foreign Minister, visited President Azana yesterday and stayed a couple of hours. He is returning to Madrid today. It is learned that President Azana is not returning to Madrid. —Reuter.
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  • 96 7 .—Reuter. According to the present estimates, the national expenditure in the coming Budget is likely to be about £1,000,000,000, of which defence is expected to cost about £500,000,000. The question of raising the latter sum has been under consideration for some time because obviously it is impossible
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  • 102 7 .—Reuter, Prague, Thursday. Many arrests have been made by the Czechoslovak police since Sunday. A vast conspiracy was discovered when several groups of young men were arrested during I military exercises at night time near i Brno. Subsequent searches of the men's homes led to the
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 535 7 ri)\lGin LADIES’ GUEST NIGHT AT ROTH PARKS. WEMBLEY PARK Tonight, Friday 17 th, February, 1939. Sun Ser Toy Cantonese Opera: <-FOO YAN SAM” Seats: 10, 20 and 30 cents. SIAMESE JEEKAY: interesting story. Capital Talkies 1 u.j -nOvvS NIGHTLY AT 7.15 9.15 P.M. Thrilling Cantonese Talkie. “GIM SIEW HOE SAN”
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  • 308 8 BIG 'BLACK OUT’ PLAN FOR SINGAPORE Combined Services Exercises PUBLIC'CO-OPERATION ,1 ASKED (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. CIVILIANS in Singapore will participate in the combined Service exercises on March 16, in so far that the whole population of the island wilt be required to observe a complete “black-out” of
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  • 88 8 Penang is shortly to be aligned with Singapore in air raid precautions. Police Inspector IT. Hall, of the Kandang Kerbau station, Singapore, has been seconded as Regional Inspector of the Air Raid and Bombardment Precautions Department and will soon leave to assume his new duties in
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  • 63 8 If plans materialise the Wuhan Songsters, who have a successful season in Singapore, may visit Ipoh shortly. The Singapore committee of the Reief Fund have approached the local committee of tne Relief BUnd on the matter and it it understood that the local body agreed
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  • 93 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Batu Gajah, Wednesday. For carrying fowls in a small basket so as to cause unnecessary inconvenience to the birds, a Chinese named Chean Teik was fined $3 by the Batu Gajah Magistrate, Datoh Muda Razalli, yesterday morning. The accused pleaded guilty and stated
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  • 144 8 Photos That Did Not Materialise A Chinese photographer, Leong Woh. was yesterday sentenced to a fine of $2O, in default three weeks’ r.i., by the Ipoh magistrate on his pleading guilty to a cnarge of dishonestly inducing a Punjabi to deliver to him a sum
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  • 111 8 (From Our Own Correspondent. > Kuala Kangsar, Thursday. At a meeting of the Chinese community -held in the Chinese Recreation Club Kuala Kangsar, with Mr. Khoo Kay Hood, in the chair, it was decided to contribute $2,000 towards the building fund of the Chung- YVah
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  • 150 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday'. To dec' With wartime emergencies, the rire-fighting equipment of the Singapore Fire Brigade is to be trebled. Ten Europeans and 290 Asiatics will be enrolled as auxiliary firefighters. The immediate formation of the corps jf auxiliaries has just been sanctioned
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  • 141 8 Terminal Meeting An interesting programme has been mapped out for the terminal meet:ng to be held in March at e, date ye’ to be fixed, of the Teachers’ Association ?f Perak at a committee, meeting of that jody held at the Anglo-Chinese School. Ipoh, on Tuesday evening.
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  • 94 8 Trade In Delicacies Affected By War On Sunday the Chinese of Ipoh will "elebrate the quietest Chinese New Year yet. Although Chinese businesses have been doing a roaring trade during the past week the volume of business is actually less than half that of last
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  • 64 8 Japanese Fined At Ipoh For the first time an Ipoh Japanese was charged before the magistrate for failing to notify his change of address, he being an alien. Mr. Livingstone, who prosecuted, said accused lived in Ipoh two years ago and since then nothing had
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  • 182 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. “EVERYBODY in the British Empire feels .we have got a wonderful asset in the Singapore Naval Base, and after inspecting the base, 1 think ve should feel optimistic.” So commented Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, Director of Ship
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  • 787 8 Nova Scotia Estate Murder Tri (l 1 Continued One man got hold of his head and Krishnan t k| ,j while the first accused out through Arokiasaiuv’s nee stroke of the knife. The blood spurted out and in the bucket and emptied it into a
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  • 64 8 Programme Of Chinese Celebration According to the final official programme issued by the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce there will be no lantern at the forthcoming coronation of the Sultan of Perak, the celebration being confined to the lines previously announced; the erection of a triumphal arch, an
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  • 193 8 That a special number of The Hu, the organ of thf Ipoh Kotn-y c>. is to be issued a casion of the coronation uf the s Perak was revealed at t fin meeting of the Club held at th. (h Hotel, with Mr. C.H president,
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  • 79 8 Attack With lapping Knife Alleged Alleged to have ano s amil woman with a r-.pp.ng-knife on a rubber estate at the thirt mile. Gopeng-road, Ipoh, on Wednesda a young Tamil woman named Amaragam was yesterday produced before Ipoh magistrate on a charge ef tarily causing
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  • 61 8 Balu Gajah Ceremony (From Our Own Corn spoud Batu Gajah, ThurauA. Requiem High Mass y'i! i p Saturday at 7 a. m. for the i Saint Joseph’s Church, Bat soul of the late Pope Pius XI. que. Father L. A. 1 Mass will be
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  • 64 8 (From Our Own Correspon Batu Gajah, WednU't 1 Tan Tek, an aged Chun before Datoh M,uda Raaalh, Gajah Magtatrete charges:—possess! on oi aPi manufacturing of intuxicalm- possession of samsu not been paid. The accused pleaded gui tj that he manufactured th- own consumption from a sickness which
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  • 43 8 —Reuter. Shanghai, h I yr Twc more assassinations, ‘ctal number oi i Ti" Shanghai since .la.--- more than fifty, The victims were 1 r Ddge, and Kao Hung tective. both empl< postered < They were sepa.aui. French Concession, caped. —Reuter
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  • 438 9 Land For Aerodrome Acquired At Slim WHY RIVERS IN PERNS. HAVE FEW FISH L (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Thursday. A regular meeting of the Perak State Council was held thu z morning in the Council Chamber. Kuala Kangsar, His High less the Sultan presiding.
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  • 1150 9 Tamil On Trial \l Assizes firewood billet thrown at reader, Kandasamy, employ inicipality was icspon&o. i‘. v< ah d at the Assiz when, another Tamil, Mo t ,'i; charged wi.h euipa’o. ..mounting to murder b> ..nth on September 11 1938 a j No. 15 Pattani Roao
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  • 319 9 Thief Seen In Act Of Stealing Hearing was continued before Mi-. Lim Coon Teck in the Penang Middle Couit, yesterday oi the case in which a Malay, Jae Amat b. Osman, was charged wit:. ;he theft of a sarong belonging to Ibralim, at a house in
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  • 472 9 Chinese On Grievous Hurt Charge (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. Liew Sin, a 30-year-old Chinese, one o. a syndicate who had hired some duriai. trees in a little village near Kajang, wat enraged when he discovered that someone was stealing durians. Armed with
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  • 193 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Thursday. An amazing attempt to kidnap two Eurasian children aged three and four sons of Mrs. T.W. de Souza, of Kee Soon-road, Siglap, and take them away in sacks puzzled Singapore police yesterday. The attempt was made yesterday after noon, shortly
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  • 99 9 Fine Response From Taiping (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Thursday. A splendid response to the appea an behalf of the St. Nichole: Home for Blind Children, organised by Mrs. Webb, has been made by Taiping and district. The grand total is expectei o be somewhere about
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  • 184 9 Female Escorts Must Be Provided (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. The necessity for sending a female escort for female prisoners was emphasised today by Mr. A.J Grattan-Bellew, the First Magistrate, when he was asked to make an order transferring to Singapore a woman prisoner.
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  • 1670 10 Vital Agreement Clause In Danger Of Abrogation IF BUFFER POOL IS FORCED TO BORROW CASH (From Our Own Correspondent) London, February 7. T ONDON tin interests were shocked to learn this w eek that visible supplies increased during January by 3,394 tons to
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  • 990 10 Increase Of Productivity Per Acre Very Essential (From Our Own Correspondent) London, February 8. YY AITH the next meeting of the International Rubber Regulation Committee, at which an important quota decision is to be made, less than a week away, business in both rubber and
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  • 488 10 Strong Financial Position London, February 8. THE twelfth annual general meeting of Kuala Kangsar Plantations. Ltd., was held yesterday at 116-126. Cannonstreet, E.C. Mr. Clarance F. Leighton (the chairman) said that after the report and accounts which they had been able to submit a year ago it
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  • 291 11 /*iccaninnies Celebrate HERE are some of the big sisters and little brothers who went to London’s Piccaninnies Party Terry Robinson (above) seemed lost in admiration for Baby Frith, but his fellow guest, at the left, allowed nothing to interfere with It is concentration on the menu.
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  • 59 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kampar, Thursday. A middle-aged Sikh named Harban Singh appeared today in the Kampar Police Court before inche Pawan Teh on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous» hurt to a compatriot named Malagar Singh, with a parang. As the complainant is still
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  • 132 12 —Central News. Shanghai, Feb. 12. HpHE China Press, an English daily in 1 Shanghai, reports that 30,000 Chinese» guerrillas at the eastern front south-east China crossed the Chlentang River last week and have recaptured Haining, a town north of Hangchow, the ex-capital of Chekiang Province and
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  • 264 12 SCOTLAND YARD TELEVISION Actual Pictures Of Wanted Persons rpHE police messages familiar to 1 broadcast listeners may take a visual form if the investigations now being undertaken by Scotland Yaid give useful results. There is a possibility that the 8.8. C may be asked, very soon, to collaborate In some
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  • 97 12 —Central News. Chungking, Feb. 11. THE fact that since the war started the Chinese in Siam have beer» steadily buying in Chinese national currency to the extent of several million Chinese dollars reflects overseas confidence in China’s ultimate victory, declared Mr. Chen Shou-ming, one of
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  • 36 12 —Central News. Hong Kong, Feb. 11. ’T’HE Japanese in their efforts rigidly to control China’s trade, will organise a fisheries company to monopolise the north and central China fisheries trade.—Central News.
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  • 47 12 ,—Centre. News. Chungking, Feb. 12. MRS. CHAO, known as “mother of the Chinese guerillas,” arrived here from Kunming yesterday afternoon by |alr after touring French Indo-China and the South Sea Islands, where she lectured on guerilla activities North China and Manchuria,— Ceatik News.
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  • 177 12 Chungking, Feb. 1». gEHIND the protective barrier incidentally created by the war, China’s industries in the hinterland are thriving and at the same time learning how to become self-sufficient Many raw materials formerly imported are now unavailable and Chinese production, which suffered severely
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  • 221 12 'A Long, Long Trail From the startling achievements of inventors and scientists let us turn aside to see what hikers and ramblers can do. This may sound very tame by comparison, but notice the wonderful thing which they have given American —the Appalachian trail from Mount Katahdin amid
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  • 274 12 Movement In The Ranks Has Spread To Officers GROWING FAST, SAY CHINESE Hong Kong, Feb. L. ANTI-WAR sentiment among the Japanese trooj' China and among the Japanese people in -Lq ..u tinues to mount, according to reports received It is said that a colossal anti-war
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  • 91 12 [.—Central News. Hong Kong, Feb. ikJAPANESE agents in Peiping conti- nue to arrest Chinese student® on charges of engaging in antl-Japanese activity, according to an educator arriving here from North China. The informant revealed that one student of the American endowed missionary Yenching University was arrested
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  • 41 12 The s.s Conte Biancamano Is due at 10 a.m. tomorrow from Genoa. Naples, Port Said, Bombay and Colom-j bo. She will berth at the S.H.B. wharf and is expected to sail agalfi atl «.30 p.m. for so&gtoosf gjaa
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  • 131 12 Central News. ACTION DEMANDED lit.! THE American ccmniu'n'., President Roosevelt. Secretary oi Stat Pittman, Chairman of th A can Senate Foi mittce, and Chairman of the Ho Affairs Committee cern over Japan’ ing of defenceless ci.’, elicits wannest from the Chines» hopes that Ainei’c men
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  • 49 12 c Hong Kvir. ’ITAVING anti- Japfive Chinese carry and hand-grenades pankatoo, in western 8 day morning, disinout' nese handbills and shot. botE? Great way Mun.cry ment, the Chinese &ed pet police and thrt.“-> tote the premises, d and doors. The t away fidiie attempting chin&se
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 630 12 radio radxa radio. ''.-ididlSi.Jj®!»: radio radio radio radiq PENANG ZHJ 6.08 Mc|s (49.03 m.) TODAY l‘.M. 5.55 Chinese music. 7.00 For the children. 7.30 Interlude. Terance Casey at the Organ, a.) I’m in Seventh Heaven, b) Little Pal. 7.35 Dance music by Lou Preager His Band. (8.8. C. rebroadcast). 8.20
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    • 551 12 SINGAPORE ZHL 1,333 kc/« (225 m.) ZHP 9.69 mc/s (30.96 m.) TODAY P.M5.00 Recitation of the Koran, from the studio. 5.20 Arabic songa.! 5.40 Malay Folk Songs 6.00 Teochew and dramas, f 7.00 Children’s programme, (English). 7.30 Time, weather, news announcements. 7.45 ‘From the Studio Armchair.” 8.00 The Request programme.!
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    • 425 12 8.8. C. Service Schedule for Far East TRANSMISSION 2 6.02 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. GSJ, GrfG GSV and GSF. GSB 9.51 Mc/s (31.55 m.) GSF 15.14 Mc/s (19.82 m.) ,GSG 17.79 Mc/s (19.86 m.) GSP 15.31 Mc/s (19.60 m.) GSO 15.18 Mc/s (19.76 m.) GSD 11.75 Mc/s (25.53 m.) GSI
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  • 439 13 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh And Penang MR MAILS OUTWARD RIT.OPi IND THE WEST IMPERIAL (Empire Air Mail): Foi Burma (except Victoria Point). Indis tine, Egypt, Sudan, Kenya anda, Zanzibar, Northen ■inodesia, Nyasaland, Soutl r ’ritain, Ireland, Canada ana Newfoundland. pur 7.30 a.m.; Ipoh 12.4 f
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  • 945 13 ARRIVALS Today. KEDAH ex Singapore, j SARPEDON ex Singapore. HELENUS ex Singapore. SILVERMAPLE ex San Francisco, Los Angeles via Manila and Singapore. ANTENOR ex Liverpool KATORI MARU ex Japan via Singapore Tomorrow: BEHAR ex Kobe via Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. BENGLOE ex London.
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  • 82 13 Mails for BANGKOK will leave Penang at 9.40 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays, and incoming mails will arrive in Penang at 6.30 p.m. on Sundays and Thursdays. Mails for F.M.S., SINGAPORE, etc. will leave Penang at 8.30 a.m. and 9 p.m.; Ipoh 1.36 p.m. and 2.10 a.m.; ■nd
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    • 440 13 5 f y E FUNNEL LINE m KI V SFRVirF TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT I ,n^'~A Calls Marseilles Glasgow h aa r? u T r^ d tUS Calls Hull Gdynia Feb 23 Mar 22 u:i<Y Calls Antwerp Middlesboro Feb £7 ?7 ten DAY SERVICE LO EIVEKTOOL VIA HAVRE Omits Havre,
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    • 112 13 AMERICAN PRESIDENT IJNES, LTD. TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ. Leave Arrive Arrive Penang Marseilles New York Pres. POLK Mar. 2 Mar. 29 Apr. 11 Pres. GARFItLU Mar. 30 Apr. 26 May 9 ♦Pres. MONROE Apr. 7 May 10 May 23 Pres. ADAMS Apr. 27 May 24 June 6 Carry no Passengers.
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    • 647 13 P O BRITISH INDIA (Incorpoikted In England) PORT SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. “ROHNA” SAILING SUNDAY, 19th FEBRUARY, 1939. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under For Teluk Anson Eagan Datoh, Port contract with His Majesty’s Government Swettenham, Malacca and Singapore. London and Far East Mail Service. S/S “BULAN’’ Feb. 24
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    • 253 13 LONDON SERVICE For Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Naples. Marseilles Gibraltar Txmdon, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Steamers Sailing -late# KATORI MARU Feb. 17 YASUKUNI MARU Mar. 2 KASIMA MARU Mar. 17 HAKONE MARU Mar. 31 HUSIML MARU Apr. 14 lIAKOZAKI MARU Apr. 28 FOR JAPAN IRO.U SINGAPORE For Hongkong, Shanghai,
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  • 171 14 P. F. A. Class Starts Today, I AST year there was such an acute dearth of good football referees in Fenang that two men, Mr. F. A. Ketuens and Mr. xeoh Uneng Hoe, had io shoulder tne mam burden 01 ieiereemg throughout the
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  • 245 14 Hearts v. Celtic Tomorrow qpHE third round of the Scottish Cup will be played tomorrow, and th*’ winners will enter the semi-finals. Big match of the day is between Heart of Midlothian and Glasgow Celtic. Rangers, the favourites, are at home to Clyde. Full draw as
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  • 67 14 A SIGNIFICANT announcement is that the Australian Lawn Ttnnis Association will, in March, propose an amendment of rules which will permit of open championships. This probably marks the end of Wimbledon as we now know it. It is possible that in 1940 amateurs and professionals will
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  • 91 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Wednesday. The Taiping Chinese Recreation Club are making every effort to join in the football and cri<\ket leagues this searson. A circular is now being passed round to all its members, appealing to them to keep up the prestige of the Club
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  • 87 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Wednesday. At a meeting held yesterday, it was decided to form the Old Edwardians’ Cricket Club this season. The office-bearers elected are as follows: Patrons: Mr. Toh Eng Hoe K.P., M. C.H., Mr. Lim Huan Lye J.P., Raja Kamaralzaman, Major Neilson,
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  • 408 14 ‘Bees’ Effort To Avoid Relegation London, Feb. 5. have done it at last. After trying since October to bang 1 all the money they got from the sale of their internationals, McCulloch and Eastham, they bought Cheetham (Queen’s Park Rangers) and Leslie Boulter t Charlton) within
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  • 102 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 15. Tlie Selangor Turf Club made a profit of $42,638 47 last year—after allowing $7,326.29 for depreciation on buildings, vehicles, equipment, machinery, furnitture etc., and the expenditure of $22,- i 139.39 on the upkeep of the course and* buildings.
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  • 231 14 One Entry From Penang Members of g o if c i U bs ovp North Malaya will compete In the iNortnern Malayan Amateur ckf pionships at the Ipoh Golf lub ftj' during the Chinese New Year There are only two ent! ants f lom th» other
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  • 190 14 Budge, Perry And V ines Madras, Feb. 6. NEGOTIATIONS are at present in progress for the visit to Ind a of Donald Budge, Fred Perry, Ellsworth Vines and a couple of other leading professionals of the world. The initiative has been taken by the Yuvaraja
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  • 85 14 IN memory of his father, the late Mr. Lam Looking, Mr. Lam Weng Yoon, the well-known Ipoh Chinese, has kindly consented to donate a handsome silver shield to the Perak Chinese Recreation Club for competition among members in the annual tennis championships for the open singles. The
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  • 136 14 ALTHOUGH no move has yet been made towards selecting Great Britain’s professional team for next year’s Ryder Cup biennial golt match, transatlantic passages have been booked for the men who will travel to the united States in the autumn with the object of regaining the trophy. Commander
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  • 48 14 Sydney. S. G. Barnes, the young Test cricketer, who had made a request to the Australian Cricket Board of Control for permission to go to England to play in League cricket, will now stay in Australia. He has now been found suitable employment.
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  • 498 14 New York, Feb. 1 VOUNG Lou Nova, of Alameda, California, is recognised as the world’s No. 1 heavyweight challenger in “The Ring’s” annual ranking of boxers. Nova’s impressive victories over Gunner Barhind and roniniv a gained him this rating, editor Nat Fleischer explains in
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  • 938 15 full Programme For Tomorrow ■nELOW i* ,e programme for the first day of the Singapore J) Tm! club’* Spring meeting tomorrow. Eight events an provided.. Horses, Class 1, Division 1, 7 Furlongs JACK DRUCE 6 9.04 “Mr. Cheah” van Breukelen 3 TONROD 5 9.03 “Univ. Kongsi” Orchard
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  • 288 15 Many Impressive Gallops (From Our Own Correspondent) Sinagopre, Thursday. Jack Druce, Royal Worlington, Aerial Post, Herbe Folle Rostrum, Old Cow nd Jeremiah did the most impressive allops at Bukit Timah this morning. Work started almost in the dark. Bur ineer was first out and moved well
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  • 189 15 Dumbleton Makes A Hit “Down Under” FRESH from the smell of resin, and roar of the Australian boxing crowd, _eslie Dumbleton, undefeated Singapore im.ateur boxing fly-weight chainpion reurned to Singapore on Wednesday by the Oharon. Dumbleton, who went to Australia last ear to recuperate from
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  • 46 15 LEN HARVEY is the latest to go on the music-halls. Sport is proving f splendid top-liner, but the man who draws iown most money is Henry Cotton. His remuneration for appearing at Glasgow vill not be far short of £490.
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  • 73 15 The Penang Sports Club will play .gainst H. M. Navy in a hockey match on Thursday, February 23, at 5.15 on tin iutchings School ground. Following wall represent the Club: W. G. Colebeck; F. V. Duckworth and f. D. Lambert; A. G. Close, F. Buchatan and S. V.
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  • 82 15 THE Emperor of Annum is a 27-year old athlete who broke his leg in twe places playing football in Hue the capita of his country. He was recuperating when he entertain ed the Governor and High Commissioner. Sir Shenton Thomas, during his tour of
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  • 216 15 He Stood Still While His Opponents Rushed About (From Our London Staff) rpHAT A. S. Samuel kept his opponents rushing ail over A the court while Ee remained more or less at a standstill was a comment made by the Leicester Evening Mail on
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  • 60 15 The Marine Department Sports Clu’ “A” will play soccer against the Sportinr Diamonds tomorrow at 5.15 p.m. on the Renong Ground. The following will represent the Mar ines: Ahamad bin Chf.kteh; Hussein bin Kechik and Mohamed bin Hashim; Dollah, C. Danker and Kassim; Arob, Ramansah, Che Ani, Che
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  • 209 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. Penang, Ferak, Selangor, Negri Semilan, andgapore Colts will be participa•ng in the annual meet hi re from February 19 to February 21. The programme of games will be as follows: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19: B—98 —9 a.in. Perak vs.
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  • 24 15 London, Wednesday. Following are results of matches played today: Berkshire 13 points, Surrey 16 points. Kent 17 points, Wiltshire 3 points.
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  • 73 15 —Reuter. Birmingham Beaten In Cup Replay London, Wednesday. The F. A. Cup fifth round replay between Everton and Birmingham resulted in a 2—l victory for Everton. Following are resutls of matches played today in the English League: DIVISION 1 Aston Villa 4. Huddersfield 0. Preston Stoke
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  • 42 15 London. JEAN NICOLL, the most promising girl tennis player in the world, has started a sports business. It is a remarkable fact that her immediate predecessors in the job she now holds were Eileen Bennett, Kay Stammers and Helen Jacobs.
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  • 69 16 SI OR X ING QUOTATIONS TIN LATEST Penang $106.75 Business 25 tons Singapore $106. 75 COPRA Sundried $3.50 Black Pepper $8.75 RUBBEB Penang (Spot) 27 %c Singapore (Spot) 27’iC TAPIOCA Fair Seed $3.00 Medium $3.37% RICE Raji goon Parboiled No. 1 $5.80 No. 2 $5.70 White No.
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  • 106 16 Prev. Today Paris 176 63 64 176 ***** New York 4.68 ft 4.68% Mont real 4.70% 4.70 Brussels 27.78% 27.7 < Geneva 20.63 20.63 Amsterdam 8.72% 8.73 U. Milan 8» A 89?. Berlin 11.68 11.67% Stockholm 19.42 19.42 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19-90 19.90 Vienna unquoted unquoted Helsingfors
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  • 118 16 LONDON. February 15. Buyers Sellers RUBBER.: Firmer. London 8d Bftd February Bftd B%d July/Sept. B%d Bft d Oct./Dec. Bft d B%d NEW YORK (opening» 16.06 cts. London 50,756 tons Liverpool 27,962 tons COPRA: Straits S. D Rotterdam. February f11.0.0d. PEPPER: White Muntok: in bond. 3%d. Jan./Mar.
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  • 232 16 New York, Thursday. Aircrafts were the most active group on the upside with volume and the general market well ahead of recent sessions. Steels, motors and buildings reflect the latest favourable reports. Market action generally is indicative of a good chance that a broader advance is imminent
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  • 153 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Buyer® Sellers Ampats 313 37% Bangrins 19)9 206 Fatts .65 .68 Jelebus -55 .59 Johans -25 .27 Kamuntings 8)3 8)9 K. Lanjuts 16j0 16)6 Kundangs 66 6,9 Laruts 3 10J 4)1% Lukuts 52 57 Mambaus 48 .52 Nawng Pets .27 29 Pangnga Rivers 5)9 6)3 Pungahs 16
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  • 216 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. ’’LLN t Bnyere Seller* Ayer Weng 55 ,5 7 i£ Batu Selangor 1.20 1.25 Hitam .25 ’3O Hong Fatt ,67 V. 70 Jelebu 55 gg Johan .25 27 Kuchai 1.20 1.25 Mambau .47% <52V> Nawng Pet .27% .30 Paroi .35 ’4O Petalings 6.59 6 60 Rahman Hyr.
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  • 171 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Ayer Panas 1.17% 1.25 Batu Lintangs 1.00 1.07% Bassetts .45 .50 Bentas .97% 1.05 Brogas .62% .67% Kuala Sidims 2.00 2.20 Indragiris 1.10 1.17 Lunas 1.45 1.55 Mentakabs .37% -42% Malaka Pindas 1.22% 1.30 Pa jams 1.65 1.75 Sungei Tukangs .92 1.00 Tapahs 1.62% 1.72%
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  • 188 16 KENNEDY CO. I TIN: Buyers Sellers Ampat 316 4io Bangrin 19|6 20)0 Batu Selangor 122% 1.2'7% I Berjuntai 9;6 10)3 Hitam -25 .30 Hong Fatt -67% .70 Johan -25 .28 Jelebu .55 .60 Kpg. Lanjut 16 3 16 9 Kramat 90 96 Kuchai Ordy. 1.20 1.25 Larut 3)101 4,1% Lukut
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  • 220 16 Mr. Chan Eng Liam Vi eds Miss Chor Pliaik Gnuli Two well-known Penang Chinese families were united yesterday by the marriage of Mr. Chan Eng Liam, fifth son of the late Mr. Chan Ee Boh and Mrs. Chan Ee Boh and Miss Chor Phaik Gnoh. eldest
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  • 57 16 —Reuter. London, Feb. 16. In the English F.A. Cup fifth round, Blackbiun again drew with Sunderland, there being no score, even after extra time. In the second division, Swansea best Westham in a home match by three goals to two. Gloucester trounced the Oxford Greyhounds at rugby
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  • 54 16 —Reuter. Rangoon, Thursday. Effigies of the Prime Minister, Ba Maw, were burned during popular antiGovernment demonstrations today. Black flags were flown from houses, motorcars and placards “down with the coalition Government” were exhibited. The people are being invited to sign a petition supporting the no confidence motion
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