Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 9 March 1939

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  • 19 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ’STAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY v Vol. XCVII. IHLKSDAY, MARCH 9. 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 1530 1 No Limitation Of Liability STRIKING lIMPROVEMENTS IN EMPIRE DEFENCE loiiii M ih-mcnl envisaging the despatch of an exp.Jiiiuiia force in the event of war upon the Continent v s m ii the Commons last night by the Secretary for ar --j; e are involved
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  • 689 1 Porticii>atioii In Currency Slabilisalion Fund Reuter. London. Wfduesdav. I he Chancellor of the Exchequer announcttl in fhr CommopN that the Government had agreed to give a £5.000.000 g uarantee which would enable the Hongkong ami Shanghai Bank and the Chartered Bank to
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  • 26 1 —Reuter. Haifa, Wednesday. British troops today captured twentyfive terrorists, one of whom was shot dead during searches of villages south of I Haifa.—Reuter. k
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  • 100 1 Reuter. An Imperial Conference London, Wednesday. It is believed that preparations for an Imperial Pacific Conference have been in progress for some time, according to Reuter’s Parliamentary correspondent. They are now practically complete and an announcement will not be long delayed The United Kingdom, Australia and New
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  • 47 1 In connection with the “At Home.” by the Commander aid Officers of the British Destroyer Flotilla to the. members of the Penang Club, Sports Club. Swimming Club and Ex-Sei vices Association today, the launches will depart from Victoria Jetty fiom 6.30 p.m. onwards.
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  • 65 1 —Reuter. Mr. R. S. Hudson was non-committal when questioned in the commons on steps he is taking to ensure success of negotiation* between ufr J 'aese Government and Lancashire traders for a large amount of cotton cloth. Mr. Hudson said he understand tentative inquiries had been made
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    • 11 1 fgO CH HONG 00« Manufacturers Penang. |OO LOON CO Brewster Road.
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    • 126 1 AP/OL STEEL I SurcandcerrainforillFemale I complaints.Everv lady should keep t box in the house. 9 n»c cT'ni’rjF TOWN DISPENSARY B iVi-54. Resell Street. Penn ng. B y vl- JUUf, r fIH for consistent quality choose Q Warm sunshine and freeh W w green pasturelands give S. C. S. Creamery Butter,
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  • 521 2 Communist Uprising Ended FATE OF “VALIANT DEFENDERS OF MADRID’’ Paris, Wednesday. All Paris newspapers see in present developments* i.n Spain an end to the civil war. They are most pleased and urge clemency for the valiant defenders of Madrid. One paper believes
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  • 51 2 Reuter. Mr. Richberg Sees President Mexico C iy, Wednesday. Th a first conversation between President Cardenas and Air. Richberg took place at the National Falacc at neon. A statement issued after the conversation declared that both parties made •'consider, real progress” and will meet again tomorrow at noon.
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  • 104 2 Reuter. London, Wednesday. IT is unofficially reported, says the Times Prague correspondent, that the Czechoslovak Government has had to accept the German demand tor delivery to the Reichsbank of an amount of gold from the Czech National Bank proportionate to the number of inhabitants
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  • 118 2 Berlin, Tuesday. Colonel von Schell. Goering’s motor-car 1 dictator, declared at the annual meeting 'of the German Automobile Industry in i Berlin today that most of the 270 types of vehicle exhibited at the Berlin show will have disappeared by the end of the year in
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  • 95 2 Surrounded By 1 Bodyguard —Reuter. London, Wednesday. Accompanied by the strongest and largest bodyguard he has had for years Mr. de Valera, accompanied by Mrs. de Valera, arrived in London this morning en route to Rome to attend xhe Coronation of the Pope When the Irish
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  • 72 2 Their Majesties The Quins Reuter. Mr. Dionne Raises An j)Obj ection Callander, Ontario, Wednesday. Mr. Oliva Dionne, the father of the quintuplets, said today that he did not favour their going to Toronto to be. presented to the King and Queen when they visit Canada in May. “We are anxious
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  • 42 2 —Reuter. Lake Afaggiore, Wednesday. THE Italian, Agostino Alorandi, has, established a world’s speed record for motor-boats of the 400 kilogrammes class, averaging 121.664 kilometres an hour here yesterday. The pevious of 116.550 kilometres was also held by Morandi.
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  • 39 2 Reuter. London, Wednesday. The Government has now received a full report regarding- the treatment of Japanese in Singapore. A reply to the Japanese communication on the matter will be sent to Tokio in a few days.—•
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  • 53 2 111 V’ —Reuter. Oran, Wednesday. Senora Dolores Ibarruri (La Passionaria), famous .woman Communist deputy in the Spanish Cortes, who arrived here yesterday by air, left for Marseilles aboard a French liner conveying 140 militiamen from Spain, who also sought refuge here, to be placed in concentration
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  • 108 2 C t he tell what is going to happen now?” Asked Mr. Radcliffe of a Chinese fortune-teller, Kwang Chung, v.hen produced in the Ipoh First Magistrate’s court on a charge of telling fortunes in the streets. The fortune-teller admitted possession of a fortune-telling book, but said he had
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  • 299 2 j Definite Proposals By Britain London, Wednesday. It is authoritatively announced that Br.tain is considering definite proposals cn the Palestine question which will be submitted to the Arab and Jewish delegations early next week. Mr. G. Mander asked iT Mr. MacDt nald would give an assurance that the
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  • 66 2 Berlin, Feb. 27. The German Minisibr of Transport, Dr. Dorpmulkr, speaking in Berlin last right, hinted that Germany intended to build new iiners to compete for che Atlantic speed recerd. The new ships will take the place of the Bremen and Europa. I< seems unlikely that construction
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  • 41 2 —Reuter. Washington, Wednesday. The Army and Navy have announced that they will conduct joint war games in the middle of April with the object oi repelling a European “invasion” of the New England coast. —Reuter.
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  • 66 2 NO GAS BOMBS IN NEXT WAR —Reuter. London, Wednesday. Sir John Anderson, in a speech in London last night, declared that protection against gas bombs had been developed to a point which perhaps made it rather unlikely -that gas would ever be used. We had now turned our attention, he
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  • 186 2 Alleged to have written threatening letters to a. Chinese towkay demanding $2OO, two young Chinese were arrested by the Perak Detective Branch. It would appear that a Chinese towkay named Tam Fak, residing in Yau Tet Shin-street, Ipoh, was harassed by letters demanding money and the authorities
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  • 165 2 Reuter. Questions In 'fl* Commons I lhe < I has invited to mak< Butl I ing the purp< e and I section of the Coui t.Gablished undet <• I Mr. Butler h. details of what was lcta »l I to the functions of but he was assure derstanding
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  • 82 2 —Reuter. Question )f I raffic Restoration London, Wednesday. When pressed at question time in the House of Commons regarding the prospects of a resumption oi a railway and steamer services between Hong Kong and Canton, Mr. R. A. Butler, For :gn Under-Secretary referred to a previous answer. He
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  • 94 2 Reuter. An Unprecedented Situation Tripuri, Wednesday. Mr. Chandra Bos* may be carried in a stretcher to meetings of the Congress annual sessions opening h re on Friday. Mr. Bose is now travelling from Calcutta, whert he has been recovering pneumonia Meanwhile, Congress leaders are considering the next step
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  • 58 2 -Reuter. U.S. After N. Europe Tour London Wednesday Mr. R. S Hudson has arranged c < to America after his toui northern European capitals He present at the opening L d wl n Fair in New York or. April 30 probably make a ">■ i:i r ness tour,
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    • 47 2 Comin? to En.’h.id 7 STAY IN THE HEART OF L- Midst theatres and sh >ps. licensed restaurar 1 midnight. Special r«l« Overseas visitors. MAPLETON HOtBL Coventry Street, 111// 'Bras so METAL POLISH for all mf als HA RPE l R Tn y' CILFILLAN 4 CO, ////< J I
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  • 437 3 AN ULTIMATUM SOON? JAPANESE MOVE TO SHUT OFF SHIPPING Tientsin, Wednesday. is strongly rumoured, though not confirmed, that the Japanese preparations which have rendered the British and French Concessions virtually concentration camps are in connection with the enforcement of exchange measures and that all persons
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  • 150 3 Hearty Response By Perak Chinese PERAK Chinese are responding splendidly to the appeal by the Chinese National Government to overseas Chinese to send voluntary cadets to serve in the China Transportation Corps and mechanised units. More than 150 Chinese in Perak have offered their services voluntarily to
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  • 42 3 3 -Reuter. Rome, Wednesday. order to meet ing in the past Mussolini’s order to of Corporations to consider the Mimrtnr or f the salaries o f the P S es ffi a?l industries and also the servants.— Reuter.
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  • 128 3 Ottawa, Wednesday. IN a speech to the House of Commons today the Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, reveale that six weeks auo news he received from Europe was so seriou ■> that he called in the Conservative leader, Dr. .Manion, in order to acquaint
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  • 42 3 Tokio, Tuesday. Mr. Kikuo Kobayashi, secretary of the Trade Bureau of the Foreign Office, will be appointed Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy in Belgium in succession to Mr. Ryuki Sakamoto today, following the approval of the Cabinet Council.
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  • 425 3 Palestine Parleys British Wireless. -1' London, Tuesday. INQUIRIES in Palestine conference 1 circles suggest that tempers are beginning to get. frayed. It is believed that at today's talk between the British and Arab delegations there were vigorous exchanges following a suggestion that the Palestine Arab delegation’s attitude
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  • 22 3 E NGLAND ALL OUT FOR 316 In j, Durban, Wednesday. today, England were Ua. (T' ”*''>• Ames scoring 84; —Rcuseores see page 15)
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  • 637 3 Donors And Helpers Thanked The Chinese Ladies Association, Penang, beg to thank the following in connection with the Charity Fair held recently. Bro. Director of the St. Xavier’s Institution for loan of ground, Boy Scouts of the St. Xavier's Institution, Girls of the Convent Girls’ School, Mr.
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  • 103 3 LASTEST DANCE X b.-iin.-i DAN'( E IS I. CsiA.ll., k..». h is to be expected, the umbrella pl iys a big part. The dance is the French version of the English “Excuse Me” llrnce. When the orchestra strikes up (I) A young man looks around the floor with the umbrella
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  • 707 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. A. HUNTER, a 25-year-old European working in a Kuala j Lumpur commercial firm, was sentenced to ore month’s rigorous impriscnmenU by Mr. A. J. Grattan-Bellew, First Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday, for having driven his car while under the
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    • 87 3 What A Lovelv “Sea-Breeze” Smell |jri can Smell, 4~ an d how it H fizzes'® ®IW, iwyjfy- fitß. r» 1 L i 1.. .<< SIMPSON lODINE BATH CUBES Like a bathe in the sea on a Summer day. And see how the bath fizzes seaweed when you drop the cube
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  • 382 4 ''jpilE peace of the World, of the Pacific particularly, depends in ever growing degree on the unity of Great Britain and the United States. There has never been disunity be tween the two great democracies since they fought side by side in the Allied cause, but aggressor nations
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  • 1270 4  -  Cosmopolite Gossip BY ROSE PATTERSON JT is surprising to discover how many heroes have had their valour rewarded by imprinted metal discs hung upon pieces of coloured ribbon, for in opening the exhibition of the medals of the last hundred years at la Monnaie.
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    • 319 4 \|ou can get good pictures Zoi from the start... V /V Photography with the \x ZL. Popular “Brownie” is pic\jte-»-' ture-making in its easiest d IW. form. AU you do is press 11/ f\ Ww a lever—and you’ve taken V/ a clear lifelike snapshot of I Vy I AR/ whatever
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    • 40 4 f I I i I bY. e\ 3 |//< W J I L- I/ a nr e 172 -j d —wX J 7 -4’ "Y’C.. U'-V VlOßWtMww--*- o gßgaWy iWMRh, L 7 k gis£ ;SEsS I Wk rr I ,-lf'A PEEP-BO!
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  • 376 5 B Y THE WAY Hoffa <eason '.as' ii has again star- as before the to see the conI’.orea parties iscment parks, the which will present as irs, cups to the best prizes are split np H e°ries, for the best best borea parties. i< ;<‘s enacted and to v i,ht
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  • 1877 5 E.S.A.M. MEETING: NO CHANGE I TO BE MADE TO CENOTAPH SERVICE T HI: T S e p A essed b > A,r R A. Gleen, chairman of the Exannual zXXI ss,, < a ,,,n f ~f. Malaya. Penang Branch, at the l«th ahead would hl 8 th
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  • 27 5 />■ Lib' CJoree Leong, who uo.s electf ('luiL nuin of the Straits 1 I’ ititfh Assofi-ation a! the annua! meeting ije.stcrday, Se> Pag 9 >
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  • 186 5 •>0 1 ons < H Refuse Burned Daily F ifteer. hundred ton? of rubbish are burnt every month, or 50 tons dailv, in the Ipoh incineratoi. v. hich is situated in Sungei Pari-road. The incinerator has at present six cells, but in order to cope with
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  • 252 5 Vsize (j urt Trial ('ontinued The trial cont nm c the whole of yesterday befor* AL. Ju.-t re Howes and a common jurv of tv o Chinese, Tan Looi and Tan Sim Hint, v. ho a charged w ith gang robbery at house 95, Seang Tek Road
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  • 172 5 I Man’s Suicide I After Assault I Alleged to have assaulted his e.mI ployer and then taken a dose of poison. I a goldsmith’s assistant, Lam Ah Yoon I died in an ambulance when being takep I to the General Hospital. Penang, yesterday. Bis victim,
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  • 95 5 A Chinese named Chong Sang’ made a strange request in the Ipoh First Magistrate’s court when he asked that a jar of samsu, produced as an exhibit should be given to his wife. Fie was charged with being in possession of utensils for the manufacture of
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  • 116 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. I After 13 years in Malaya during which time he had been connected with dredging Mr. Thomas Edwaro Breen, of the Batang Berjuntai Tin Dredging Ltd.. died yesterday at Batang Berjuntai 'He leaves his wife and two
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    • 69 6 UNDOUBTEDLY THE BRIGHTEST MERRIEST SPOT IN PENANG! ELYSEE CABARET THE MOST MODERN LUXURIOUS DANCE HALL IN NORTHERN MAIAYA TONIGHT GALA NON-STOP DANCING FROM 9 P.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT TWO BANDS IN ATTENDANCE LOUIS LIM’S SWING ORCHESTRA THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN SEKENADERS Two of the best in Town CHARMING, TALENTED ENTERTAINING HOSTESSES DANCE
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    • 353 6 MAJESTIC OUT OF HEART-WARMING DRAMA SMILES AND THE TEARS BEHIND THEM A GREAT LOVE AND LAUGH HIT IS BORN! 0 distinctly DIFFERENT GEORGE CUKOR £9Af Who Gave You “David Copperfield”, “Camille mu and “Romeo Juliet”, Directs It For Columbia, f Maker of Smash Comedies L KATHARINE HEPBURN A b “«,T
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    • 387 6 SPECIAL DOUBLE ATTRACTION TWO MIGHTY HINDUSTANI TALKIES IN ONE pr OQRAMMd "HIS HIGHNESS" With “TIGER” (the Rin-Tin-Tin of ia anJ “BAHADUR” the Wonder Horse Performing Marvellous Feats STUNTS! ACTION! MUSIC DAZZLING DANCES! Strongly Supported By A Film Record of the INDIAN NATIONAL HARIPURA CONGRESS OF 1938 The Two Pictures that
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  • 101 7 u 'Out Own Correspondent) K I. impur, Wednesday. Ip to n<.w, every qualified i"(< i who notified the Health if-'r of case of malaria uom the Sanitary t ;iti ii;n At a meeting of rial Committee r’i the Chairman of Hoard expressed "pinioi that the fee should
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  • 90 7 A CTING GOVERNOR OF BENGAL s r Robert Reid (‘pointed New Delhi, Feb. 23. munique was issued (Sbn,7\ ro -V' s House at 9.30 a.m. thia morning. Ex vl serious illness of His yemor of Bengal and for the moment of his ities of his office, His nperor has approved
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  • 277 7 Mrs. J.P. Ayadurai of Connolly-road, Ipoh, has been admitted co the Ipoh District Hospital. Mr. L. A. McGowan has been appointed to act as Expenditure Accountant F.M.S.R. Miss M. Robinson, nursing sister of the District Hospital, Ipoh, was admit- ted o the Batu Gajah Hospital. A son
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  • 640 7 4S briefly commenced yes *rday, the appeal by the Deputy Lep’.al Adviser tli n acquittal and discharge by Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsl r .amalingam, a sanitary inspector of I'el'ik Ai.s a ch:"‘oe of marrying a second time during the lifetime of his first wife, was withdrawn
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  • 106 7 The trial commenced at the Perak Assizes yesterday before Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley of Choy V7eng, on a charge of harbouring one Loo Yow Kee who was alleged to have murdered his wife at Tanjong Tualang oh July 5 last year. According’ to Mr. T. V. A.
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  • 79 7 Malay Y outh Bound Over (From Our Oxen Correspondent) Taiping, Wednesday. I Pleading guilty to the theft of a bunch of bananas, a Malay youth named Ghik bin Itam was today bound over by the Te.iping magistrate in the sum of S3O to be of good behaviour
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  • 292 7 I w: welcor :< d at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club at Ipoh yesterday by the secretary on his return to Ipoh after having represented Rotary International at Colombo and Manila. The meeting was presidtd. over by Rn. Rae, the president. The secretary announced
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  • 180 7 His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Legislative Council held at the Council Chamber, Government Offices this morning. Hon. Mr. G. W. Bryant, Hon. Mr. Justice W. K. Horne Mrs. Horne. Hon. Mr. G. Wiseman, Hon. Mr. H. E. Nixon and Colonel W. H. Franklin had
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  • 184 7 Thursday, March 2. In the afternoon H.H. The Sultan of Perak called on His Excellency at King’s Pavilion and afterwards His Excellency returned the call at Istana Iskandariah. Friday, March 3. Hon. Chief Justice K. E. Poyser arrived to stay at King’s Pavilion. Saturday, March 4.
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    • 58 7 E. 0. Dance Hall j NIGHTLY 9.30 till midnight I ADMISSION FREE j Coupons 4 for $1 9 for $2 I' s' I U II sTirwKse j NEW SPRLNG iIDE HOTEL PHONE NO. 60. TZNJONG BUNGAH. PENANG. For your ploMii?® we have erected a diving stage complete with spring bearL
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    • 109 7 U N FROLIC PARK 5,. lo\ Cantonese Opera: SV.: 1' KO AY SENG SENG WONG”. Seats: 50, 30, 20 and 10 cents. rs Thum I eng Yong, Cheah Seng Loong and Loon Yeow Wai.. Fong Sen Van Cantonese Opera:— \NG IT’.K YOON” Part 2. Seats: 40, 30, 20 and 10
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    • 178 7 LAST 3 SCREENINGS Today At 2.30. 6.15 9.30 QUEEN'S CHINA’S GREATEST MOTION PICTURE BASED ON AN INCIDENT IN THE "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS” OR ‘‘SAM KOK” “SABLE CICADA’’ WITH SUPER IMPOSED ENGLISH SUB-TITLES STARRING KOI LUNG ON and KENG SAN. IT’S THE FILM OF THE DECADE 25. 40. 60.
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  • 2033 8 Understanding j And Interest I i Wanted NECESSITY FOR WISE LAWS AN appeal thai the complex problem of wild life conservation shall not be allowed to fall into the hands of “a miscellaneous collection of officials” having little interest and probably no understanding of
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    30 8 This picture from the Franco' Italian boundary in the Alps, shows frontier guards, between whom there evidently does not exist the misunderstanding that exist between their respective countries.
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  • 103 8 Special Broadcast By Mr. Hubback A feature of tonight’s programme from the Penang Broadcasting Station ZHJ will be an address at 9.30 p.m. bj’ Mr. T. R. Hubback on “Malaya’s National Park/ Mr. Hubback’s addres will be followed by a special boradcast at 9.55 on “The Cheltenham
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  • 959 8 INSTALLATION FESTIVITY CEREMONIES ENDED Investiture Of High Dignitaries (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Knagsar, Wedne d Proceedings today, the last day of the ceremonies nection with the installation of His Highness Sir 4>>i r! K.C.M.G., K.B.E. as Ruler of th- State of Perak bein m the investiture of seven Rajahs
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  • 72 8 53,000 Collection For Relief Fund Some $3,000 (Straits currency) were collected for the China Relief Fund in Ipoli yesterday as the result of an extensive flower-sellir.g campaign by more than 320 women and girls. The occasion was the annual Chinese Women’s Day. At the end of
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  • 154 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Wednesday. Under instructions from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Perak, -the charge of murder against a Chinese rubber tapper, Lai Weng, was altered to one of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, in the Taiping police court today. Lai W’er.j smiled on hearing that
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  • 85 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taipir.j, Wednesday. A two-months’-old Chinese child met with a terrible death in Sungei Rotan on March 3. Her mother, after cooking, left her baby in the kitchen and went out to fetch some articles. On her return she found house burning. She
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  • 148 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Wednesday. Stating thr the offence was or, the increase, Che Omar, Malay Customs Officer, Taiping, pressed the case against a Tamil, Muttu, in the Triping police court today, when he pleaded guilty to possession of a pot c.f toddy in his house.
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    • 438 8 The Mystery of the woman who NEVER GROWS OLD J I Ml' 1 W i P ■■llli VOT a line or wrinkle at 45: The -L smooth, clear unblemished skin of voung girl It seems like a miracle but there's ;i s- ientitic reason. These are the i Bioct 1
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  • 964 9 SEQUEL TO INCIDENT AT PRE-NUPTIAL DINNER Magistrate’s Remarks On 4 n provoked Attacks” oT 7NPROX OKED attacks on unsuspecting individuals, must he I sternly discouraged, in this case it is quite clear that the accused committed a savage attack on the complainant, apparently without cause or
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  • 865 9 S. C. B. A. (Penang Branch) Meeting A. strong appeal for the withdrawal of the colour tar from the 1 Malayan Civil Service and points regt ding the Cover/ went 3 refusal to gi int the Straits Born Chinese Associations in Singapore, Penang and Malacca), the
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  • 358 9 Activities During February The flying hours are slightly down on last month’s figures < h efly due to a lack of pupils and so fewer hours of dual instruction. However, there is a improvement on the last few months of last year, says the Penang Flying
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  • 654 9 Defence Not Called: Detectives Rebuked That the two detectives, the only witnesses for the prosecution, had told extraordinary and contradictory stories and that these stories were so fantastic as to be almost grotesque was the view expressed by Mr. A. W. Bellamy, the Second Magistrate Penang,
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  • 32 9 Amateur boxers of Perak and renane Will Clash tomorrow ca use. Jubilee Park, d at ed to the funds o ?St Pr «X tor Blind Otßdren.
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  • 587 10 Little Business Being Done In Rubbers FLUCTUATIONS in the price of tin have been negligible. The latest London cabled quotations are Spot £214. 15. 0. and 3 months £214. 10. 0. Locally business was recorded today up to $109.00 per pikul. state Messrs. Lean
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  • 106 10 Canada Ottawa, February 26. Clifford, Ontario, in northern Wellington County, has set a unique record during the past four years by .not spending one cent for direct relief. The whole population is entirely selfsupporting. Unemployment has been unknown for the past four years. Local rates are
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  • 129 10 New Zealand Auckland, February 26. Goods ordered from abroad without licences undedr the 1 import control scheme are accumulating at the Customs sheds, pending appeals. The restricted importation of cycles is embarrassing distributors. The quota has been reduced by sfi per cent. Bitish firms
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  • 704 10 Its Modern Developmenis h 4 Its Varied Uses I (By Joseph Martin) A LTHOUGH the plastics industry as we knon ii today a comparatively modern development, it Was j’ r upon foundations laid long ago. Over a century ago it was shown that natural
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  • 233 10 r pHE following tin outputs for the month of February 1 have been announced:Hitam Tin Ltd., 55.52 piculs; Rahman Hydraulic 600 piculs; Kampong Kamunting 183 piculs, (80.000 c.yds. 496 hrs.) Net value $11,529; Asam Kumbang (voluntary liquidation) 285.27 piculs, <BB,OOO c.yds. 272 hrs.)
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  • 148 10 being slightly less in total area British Wireless Trade Conti lines To Improve London, Tuesday. Despite the present difficulties there are indications, in the latest figures of shipments of oranges and grapefruit, that the trade of Palestine in certain directions continues to improve, giving rise to the hope
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  • 97 10 Imp. Airways Participation Chungking, February 26. The China National Aviatiori Corporation’s air liner takes off for the inaugural flight to Rangoon of the Chung-king-London air service on Tuesday. On March 2, a British air liner will take off from Rangoon for the inaugural, flight to Kunming. It
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  • 69 10 —British Wirelesss London, Tuesday. The report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the last financial year reveals that the number of people liable to surtax rose from 91,392 to 95,750 during (he year. Those who could be classed as millionaires, that is, with incomes above
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  • 75 10 Foreign imports of tin ore during the month of February, 1939 were as follows: Burmah 285 tons, Netherlands Indies three tons, French Indo-China 82 tons, Siam 1,487 tons, Tangayika one ton. Union of South Africa 29 tons, and China 88 tons.—Total 1,975 tons. The cumulative total the
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  • 71 10 South Africa Cape Town, February 26. Increases in wages for shop assistants of from 20 to 25 per cent., a 46-hour working keek, sick leave, limitation of overtime, and other improvements in working condition are provided tor in the draft Wage Board award which has been
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  • 34 10 Raub Australian Gold Min: ng 1 report the following outputs foi weeks ended February 2.>, 1 Crushing No. 543 Batt toms of ore returning 1.421 oun< lion equivalant to 683 oun< < gold.
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  • 244 10 Satisfactory Banking Figures (By Robert Mackay) jn AN increase of £1,400,000 in bank advances to c’“- 1 Januarv of this year is the outstanding ieatuie o latest statistics relating to the financial position un operations of the London clearing banks. These figures are the more significant.
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    • 921 10 B AMKS 3HE chartered rank OVERSEA-CHINESE Or TNDIA. AUBTBALIA AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION (Incrrrprrrated in England fry t IltHTm Royal Charter J 853) .Li till 1 LLJ. V' id-up Capital £3,fKW,OOO in the S.S.) VKt rve Fund £3,000,«» THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK t»,- ve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,006 LIMITED Head
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  • 209 11 ircient portion of the Perak installation cere Kar.gsar on Saturday was the whispering in th, id \ziz by the principal court herald, Tol > di-Raja, of the State Secret This is the rea i! e demi-god who descended in Sumatra cen ne the ancestor and
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  • 325 12 La.-; year’s broadcasting programmes cost the B.E.C. £1,892,081 out of its income of £.3,800,051. The twelfth annual report of the 8.8. C. issued as a White Paper, records that expenditure increased by £329,016, compared with the previous year and this was largely due to
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  • 338 12 Readjustment Of Old Standards Delhi, February 28. REFERENCES to reforms in the Indian States were made by “the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, at a banquet rt Jaipur tonight after the Maharaja of Jagpur had outlined his proposals for more closely associating this subjects with his administration. The Maharaja
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  • 67 12 Calcutta, February 27. A 30-mile barbed-wire Customs barrier is to be erected along the Pondicherry and Karikal frontiers to prevent smuggling from French territory into British India. Smuggling has become a serious problem in the area. The total annual loss of revenue to the Indian
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  • 278 12 Madagascar’s Dock It is still new enough to be something of a wonder. Completed about three or four years ago. Madagascar’s first dock was a notable achievement. The island was made a French colony after War of Occupation in 1895. In spite of a great deal of interior
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  • 1175 12 Revenue Reduction Made Permanent Baroda, Feb. 20. jJIS Highness the Maharaja Pratapsingh Gaekwar has sent a message to his subjects thanking them fortheir sympathy at the death of his grand-father, the late Gaekwar ,and announcing relief to the ryots in the State. The following
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  • 47 12 Today at the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. March: Stars Stripes Forever: Sousa. Overture: Le Domino Noir: Aube. Waltz: The Missouri Waltz. Logan. Habr.nerti.: Cliayme d’Es|>agne: Mez-' zacapo. I I $11 Selection: A Day at West Point: Bendix. Fox Trot: Good-night Angel: Rainger.
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  • 78 12 Rangoon, February 27. It was officially announced today that Mr. U. Saw, the leader of the Myochit, Patriotic, party, and Mr. U. Tun had been appointed Ministers of Agriculture and Commerce respectively. This followed the resignation today of Mr. H. C. Khoo, Minister of Forests in
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1396 12 wsasaas radi? PENANG SINGAPORE ZHJ 6 08 mcls (49.3 m.) ZHL 1,333 kc/s (225 m.) ZHP 9.69 mc/s (30.96 m.) TODAY P.M. TODAY 5 55 India music. 7.00 Classical Con- P.M. cert—1) Concerto in E Flat Major (es 5.00 Chinese musicf 6.10 Children’s Dur) K 365 Two Pianos and Orchestra
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    • 483 12 B.B.C. Service Schedule 1 For Far East London, March 4: Following is the probable BBC Service Schedule for the Far East in Malayan standard time for week beginning March 6: TRANSMISSION 2 6.02 p.m. to 9.15 p.m. GSJ, GSG GSV and GSF. TRANSMISSION 3 9.20 p.m. to 12.20 a.m. GSF.
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  • 186 13 L. limes At Kuala ur, Ipoh And Penang W A PI) trnop, rnE WEST Air Mail): For Aij.r aria Point), India, Ta., ;i 'Sudan, Kenya, ir Zanzibar, Northern Vri Vyasaland, South 11 and, Canada and Pm Oam.; Ipoh 12.45 p.m. Tuesdays, 'ge rates): For Cfji "igo, Nigeria, Gold
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  • 980 13 ARRIVALS Today: CORFU ex London via ports. Tomorrow: MATUMOTO MARU ex Japan via. Singapore. PHILOCTETES ex Liverpool. KEDAH ex Singapore. HOSANG ex Calcutta. Saturday, March 11: RANPURA ex Japan, China and Singapore. NINGPO ex Singapore. Monday, March 13: GLENEARN ex Far East via Singapore.
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  • 68 13 T’ Workers March io Secretariat Bombay, Fob. 23. About three hundred workers of a local mill, who have been on a strike for the last few days marched in a procession to the Secretariat to present their grievances. The procession was stopped by the police when
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  • 85 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.;
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    • 447 13 BLUE FUNNEL line If E ro LONDON A NORTH CONTINENT \nr •nill.-.c A j-,,., O T- r e T, -nann Due fyondon 11 Antwerp Middlesboro Mar. 13 Apr 6 Marseijles Glasgow Mar. 17 Apr. 12 Mar. 23 Apr. 19 ,H¥ SERVICE If) LIVERPOOL VIA HAVRE Liverpool Mar. 18 Apr. 16
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    • 942 13 P&O BRITISH INDIA (Incorpourted in England X SINGAPORE, CHINA JAPAN. S.S. “CORFU” SAILING THURSDAY, 9th MARCH, 1939. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co, under For Teluk Anson. Bagan Datoh, Port contract with His Majesty’s Government Swettenham, Malacca and Singapore. London and Far East Mail Service. o (T>TTT A XT T
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  • 2018 14 Jack Druce To Win Main Event LIBERTY PATIENCE TWO SAFE BETS By Tic-Tac T HE Selanttor Turf Club Spring Meeting opening on Saturday at Kuala Lumpur is invested with more than the ordinary interest because the hib is offering a Gold Cup to
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  • 143 14 Sports Clul,\ Tk(( r ix hi res qNHE Penang Sport I two cricket matches th, n? week-end. On Saturday they the Butterworth Recreation cim pm. at Butterworth Th n i 130 •hey will play the Authentics n 0,6 match 4 Sport, Club teams for he M
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  • 203 14 i From Our Own Correspondent, Kuala Lumpur, March 7 INHE soccer season in Selangor will be in full swing this month. On Thun, day the Selangor Malays Association, who have entered a team in the first division of the League, though it was originally believed they were
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  • 133 14 London, Feb. Irish golfers-and Irish golfing are. beginning to wonder why championship shouldn't be held land. It never has been and become another "injustice. Golfers and officials feel pu t !y about it. Paddy Mahon. Irish profit'n pion, has given the matter hb 11
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    • 378 14 4 FRANK OPINION DRESSES MADE AT EASTERN BAZAAR Are Perfect in Every Respect is the opinion of our Customers and You. too Will Admire if you have vour DRESSES Made by our Expert TA IL OR 8, Bishop Street, Penang. TWO KIHDS, sSC WASHABLE •*> and X* */’l •< V-
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    • 30 14 S"! 3TE E L i VINDOW I FRENCH p etc. et<*» I Equal to the imporid paSTER* FG CO, 1 River R o l, i I penauK0 'PHONE I<B4. ml
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  • 883 15 England 316 In Ist g Innings VAN DER BYL MISSES TEST RECORD z Durban, Wednesday. today, England were all out for 316, 214 behind the Africans in the first innings of the final Test. Ames ar ngH only two runs to his
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  • 451 15 Anton Rogue Impresses (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. Fast gallops were done this morning on the outer tracks by candidates in training for the Selangor Turf Club’s Gold Cup I meeting. Lawler exercised Poor Bill atTialfpace and this animal looks in fine
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  • 433 15 (,i, itird Gases Chance London, Feb. 28. i the conditions tor I announced by the I scarcely give rise I i lion. Nut so I :.a championship I no: t negligible— I it does not reI e re to induce I if minds when I non demands.
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  • 60 15 I Y 1 rk, Feb. 27. I New York an I at the Strai-r I irion Rice Har I a New Zealand I ki tch, Vanora I elf I of Massachu I Agy, is the only I. W'Tist'd the vesI I'd from Cowes h. 1936
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  • 176 15 Reuter. Wins For Wolves And Everton London, Wednesday. WOLVES and Everton both scored smashing home wins in the League yesterday and as a result are well ahead in the table of their closest rivals. Wolves beat Middlesbrough 6—l while Everton beat Leicester 4—o. In. contrast to the
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  • 141 15 J. H. LEWIS TO FIGHT LEN HARVEY London, Feb. 28. It is likely that John Henry Lewis, another negro who has as good a claim as any to be regarded as Lhe light-heavy-weight champion of the world but who took a Terrible toss when he faced Joe Louis, will be
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  • 223 15 3 Goals By Abdul 'B'HE Muslim Recreation Club trounced a Navy XI by six goals to one in a soccer friendly played on the Renong ground yesterday. The sailors gave a disappointing display, being dispirited in their attack, while their defence found it very
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  • 74 15 —Reutoi. Margot Lumh Routs American Ace London, Wednesday. A T the Queen’s Club, in the intcr--I*. national squash xackets contest for the Wolfe-Noe! Cup. Gre. t Britain todav beat the United States by five matches to nil This is Britain’s fourth win since the in
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  • 183 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, VX’ednesday. IN their return encounter played here yesterday, the Malay College, Kuala Kt.ngsai», again proved their superiority over the King Edward VII School at soccer, winning by 3 0. In the first match played at Kuala Kangsar some weeks
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  • 68 15 —Reutei. Irish I earn To Play Wales Chosen London, Wednesday. IMJE Irish team to play Wales in the international football match at Wrexh im on March 15 was chosen tonight as follows Breen (Manchester U.); x'ook Everton) and Butler (Blackpool); Brolly (Miilwr-.ll), McMillen (Chesterfield) and Weii (Clyde); Cochrane
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  • 68 16 MIDBAY QUOTATIONS TIN LATEST Penang 5108.87% Business 2 r ’ov Singapore $108.87% COPR A Sundried $3. .'3 Black Pepper $9.00 RUBBER Penar* (Spot) 28%c Singapore (Spot) 29% c TAPIOCA Fair Seed $3.05 Medium $3.35 RT< T. Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $6.00 No. 2 $5.85 White No. 1
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  • 114 16 Prev. Today Paiis 176 59 64 176 57(64 New York 4.69& 4.69 Montreal 4.70% 4.70% Brussels 27.88% 27.88% Geneva 20.63 20.61% A msterda m 8.83 8.82 Milan 89 A B{> fk Berlin U. 68% 11-69 Stockholm 19.42 19.42 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna unquoted unquoted Helsingfors
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  • 119 16 LONDON, March 7. Buyers Sell°r~ RUBBER: Firmer. Ixir.ion B%d Bf.;d March B%d B%d July/Sept. BAid 3ftd Oct. /Dec. B%d B%d NEW YORK: i.openng) 16.80 cts. London 17,988 tons Liverpool 26 189 ten? COPRA: Straits S. D. Rotterdam. March £11.12.6d. PEPPER: White Muntok: in bond. 3%d Jan./Mar.
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  • 226 16 A.A. ANTHONY CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Ayer Weng .65 .70c Batu Selangor 1.30 1.35 Hong Fatt -67% .70 Jelebu .60 .65 Klang River 1.75 1.80 Kuchai 1.20 1.25 Petalings 6.75 7.00 Rahman Hyd. 1.02% 1.07% Ranta.u 1.30 1.35 Sungei Luas 1.40 1.45 Taiping Cons. 1.40 1.45 Talam 1.20 1.25 Ampat
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  • 283 16 New York. Wednesday. In the absence of news, today's strength of the market is attributable to the cumulative effect of the recent buying, which apparently has been successfully through the supply of stocks at these levels. Notable features were the high grade leadership and volume. Best acting
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  • 243 16 KENNEDY CO. RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Sungei Bagan 1.30 1.40 c TIN: Ampat 3 6 3'9 Ayer Weng .62% .67iex Batu Selangor 1.30 1.35 Burma Malay 21 6 22 6 Hong Fatt .68 .71 Jelebu -60 .65 Kampong Lanjvt 16 0 16 6 Katu 22 6 23 60 Klang River 1.77%
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  • 114 16 Tour *Off 7 j (From Our Own Correspondent) Kualc.u Lumpur, Wednesday. The proposed of Malaya by he combined college cricketers of Ceylon is definitely off. Dr. C. H. Gunasekera, captain of the last Ceylon team to Malaya in 1938, is unable to book passages for the schoolboys as
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  • 60 16 The Marine Department Sports Club will be playing the Chinese Recreation Club at soccer on the Victoria Green tomorrow. The following will play for the M.D.S C.: Ahmad bin Che Teh: Hussain bl~ Kechik, Kassim; Shariff, Manaf. Dollah: A rope, Ramansah. Che Ani, Che Din and A
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  • 184 16 RUBBER: Buyers Sellers Ayer Paras 1.30 1.35 Batu Lintangs 1.12% 1.17% Bassetts .52% .57% Bentas 1.07% 1.12% Kuala Sidim 2.20 2.30 Indragiris 1.27% 1.32% Lunas 1.60 1.70 Mentakabs .42% .45 Mala.ka Pindas 1.30 1.35 Pajams 1.75 1.85 Sungei Tukangs 107% 1.12% Tapahs 1.70 1.80 Telok Arsons 1.27% 1.35
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  • 171 16 LEAN CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Ampats 3 6 3|9 B. Selangors 1.30 1.37'2 Burma Malays 206 21 3 Her.* Fatts .67% .70 Jelebus .62% .67% Johans .26 .28 Katus 22 0 22 9cd K. Lanjuts 160 166 Kuchais 1.20 1.25 K unda ngs 6 9 7(3 Laruts 4 6 4i9
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  • 684 16 When we examine a map of Rome and its suburbs and look at the region situated to the south of the Eternal City, we notice that the famous Appian Way. leading to Terracina, runs for most of its length through low-lying lands, the Pontine Marshes. There,
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  • 93 16 —Reuter Citv Pleased At News Of China Loan On the Stock Exchange the undertone continued good, though the general volume was smaller. Textiles exceptionally encountered good demand, while among foreigners Chinese bonds strengthened late in the afternoon following the announcement of the forthcoming ten million sterling Stabilisation Loan
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  • 42 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday. Mr. T. Beesley, a visitor from Shang hai who is holidaying at Fraser’s Hill, holed the fifth at the Fraser’s Hill golf course today in one. The distance is 165 yards.
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  • 159 16 London, March 1. The Black Country is getting on i f s betting boots tor Aldine for the Lincoln. The last time a hurdler won the Lincoln was in 1920, when Furious won. That doesn’t worry old Tom Coulthwaite, the t.rainerMhe’s 79, and knows a
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  • 81 16 1 v th? haSf j-xohtunkn U ball Star play alm< and the m i tendanci New York V:nk „„0 p F pions, play.’.i UH'; last year 1 betw r 2 average salarie.and £3.9 '9 T? a,;E f:ri j all used highe Gehrig the Ya X U
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