Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 March 1939

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY o 75. Vol. XCVII. FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 1068 1 Cabinet Meeting Early litis Morning For Final Decision Guarantees To Poland HARDENING OF BRITISH OPINION LONDON. TODAY. THE CABINET WILL MEET EARLY THIS MORNING TO APPROVE THE I INAL FORM OF I HE STATEMENT THE PRIME MINISTER IS EXPECTED TO MAKE WHEN THE COMMONS MEETS AT
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  • 139 1 Reuter. Xew Service In England I>ondon, Thursday. ii> d in the Commons regarding relay services. Major Tryon t*~ire was scope for the prov es both by iclay companies .uid :hce service. H. 1 lies* licences would be ext> nde a >c. 31. 1949, subject to ceric i.
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  • 64 1 .—Reuter. Level Of Industrial Output Helsingfor, Thursday. Jh< advantages of small nations trading ii Britain was emphasised by Mr. R. il 1. on when be addressed the Finnish i f Commerce today. Mr. Hudhaving conversations here iolvi ts to Warsaw and Moscow. t,e year’s unemployment, Bri- i sent
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  • 69 1 -—Reuter. Demarcation Buuapest, Thursday. h difficulties arose at today’s meeti Slovak and Hungarian delegates .mg demarcation of the SlovakHot nan frontier. The Slovaks put fo>r- <i counter-claim for a strip of Hun.ar territory in return for the area in akia claimed by Hungary. '1 ns
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  • 41 1 A European’s house in Cantonment R> d was broken into yesterday between H<m and 3 p.m„ and silver to the value <> $5O was stolen, including some silver -I. A report was made to the Police, ;o are investigating.
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  • 52 1 m unusual type of theft was reporte to the Police yesterday. A Tamil Moha dan hawker left his cart outside his use, 2008, Transfer Road, on Wednesy night, and yesterday morning fount d missing. Eventually it was traced o Rangoon Road, but without three of its The loss
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  • 237 1 Hint That Britain Has Surprises In Store —Reuter. London, J hur sdav. “What a tragic mistake to imagine that Great Britain like .Jericho whose walls fail if only a trum- pet is blown loud enough,” exclaimed Oliver Stanley addressing a Chamber of Shipping dinner
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  • 60 1 Reu- Algins, Thursday. General Miaja arrived here today in tears. Shiploads of refugees continue to arrive from Cartagena but it is doubtful whether they will be allowed to land Reuter. The last letter signed by Pope Pius Eleventh, it is stated in Burgos, was a special blessing for
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  • 71 1 trality Act next week.—Reuter. WashitiKton, Thursday. It is understood that diplomatic and other information *<.ll up', the Government suggests that tension in Europe is likely to be maintained in the near fu ure. The totalitarian states ire credited with the intention of forcing upon the Democracies “Another
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  • 67 1 .-—Reuter. Paris, Thursday. I It is learned that a united all-party ef- fort is to be made to persuade M. Lebrun I to accept office as President for a further I term. M. Lebrun is expected to reply tomorrow. Since M eh’ n has not given a
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  • 41 1 '-a Reuter. Mad id, Thursday. A decree has been issued ordering public employees in Madrid Province, soldiers who served with the Republic and persons having knowledge of crimes committed during the Republican regime to report to the authorities. Reuter.
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  • 43 1 —Reuter. Valencia, Thursday. The Nationalists marched in Valencia through gaily decorated streets lined, by cheering crowds. Occupation was carried out by the Galician Division at the head of which marched General Aranda, ■:ero of the long siege of Oviedo. —Reuter.
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  • 40 1 Reuter. Metz, Thursday. Viscount Gort was shown over the stronger sections of the Maginot Lines and Interior fortifications at Metz this rooming. Viscount Gort closely inspected the ventilation systems and measures taken for protection against gas attack.—
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  • 274 2 NO MODIFICATION OF PRESENT STATUS Berlin Threat Of Military Pressure Warsaw, Friday. V. 11 U.K political quarters deny the existence of concrete proposals by Germany to modify the status of Danzig and special transit across the Polish corridor, it is believed that proposals of
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  • 92 2 .—-Reuter. Bratislava, Thursday. r f'Hl? greatest secrecy is being Observed 1 reg u- <.g i eprted Hungarian demands to Slovakia, which the Cabinet considered at a whole day session yesterday. It is reported that Slovakia is prepared to concede to Hungary a strip of terril tory
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    16 2 CLARK GABLE, who, reports Reuter, was married to Carole Lombard at Kingman. Arizona, yesterday.
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  • 825 2 —British Wireless. London, Thursday. ALL the newspapers give great prominence to Mr. Chamberlain’s announcement doubling the strength of tile Territorials. An exception is the Daily Mail, which regrets that the Government is clinging to the voluntary system, and urges conscription. The limes declares that the reception
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  • 230 2 —Reuter. Comment On The Balance Sheet London, Thursday. Events n Caina and also in India compelled Mr. Danyers Willis, chairman of the Chartered Bank at the annual meeting today, to adopt a somewhat restrained note, says the Financial Times today. There are, nevertheless, qualifications. His explanation counters the
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  • 121 2 P. O. Canton In Collision Reuter. Hong Kong. Thursday. I The P. and O. liner Canton collided with the French vessel Marechai Joffre northward of Hong Kong in dense fog this morning at nine o’clock. The Mare- chai radioed that she is returning to Honu Kong. Tiic new French AmbasfeadOu
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  • 55 2 —Reuter. [VTR. CHAMBERLAIN’S 1 announcement doubling the strength of the Territorial Army is splashed with banner headlines in the Pre.-< hire, which seeks to txph’i;! the development as a middle course in order to appease France’s desire for conscription in Britain without arousing the well-known British
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  • 179 2 76,000 More Men Needed London, Thursday. ONDON A.R.P. services need j 76,000 more men and women to complete their authorised establishment. If reserves are taken into account, they need a total cf 139,000 more. The total at present enrolled is 123,000 fewer than half the number (with
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  • 54 2 Reuter. Paris, Thursday. rpHE Minister for Colonies, M. Mandel, announced that the strength of the Colonial army was doubled last year and henceforth would be able to protect France’s distant possessions from a surprise attack. Defence of the Empire would continue to improve for the Government intended
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  • 159 2 to save 500 tony of weieht. Bri' Wireless. Feature Of HAj S Ark Roxal S r Stanley Goodall 1 Construction at th,. Xdi ing the institute of N a v last night, dt ci as <he first aircraft designed as such. On her water line lem t she
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  • 152 2 Mosl Difficiih Siner Japanese (Iceupation Since Japanese occupation of Hau:..n Canton and other areas, remitt am Singapore Chinese to relatives living those districts have steadily been dwindling. it is understood. Postal agencies in China have reli. 1 to undertake the lorwarding of let. > Japanese-occupied territories:
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  • 53 2 .—Reuter- Tokio, Thursday. A message from Keelun the third mate, fourth mate a taine( j of the Nailsea Moor who were q on a charge of taking p o 8 afte fortified zone, were releas confisthe payment of nominal 11 cation of the cameras. The Nailsea
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  • 169 2 Reuter. Paris, Thursday. rriHE texts of the Italian note to France 1 of December 17, 1938, and the French reply of December 25. 1938, are published. The Italian note declares that ratificacation of the Italo-French agreement of January 7. 1935, never took place.
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  • 107 2 Reutei. Shanghai, Thursday. HT-he anti-British campaign waged by the Chinese language newspaper* working under the auspices of the Japan urges its readers to “rise against Great ese in the occupied arears continues unabated. Today's issue of the leading Shanghai puppet newspaper, the Sin Shun Pao
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  • 78 2 j The following message has been sent ito Sri. Swami Mohan of Seremban, who has commenced “fast unto death” a s a protest against the Indian merchants' atj titude of weekly half-holiday on Sun- days, by the president, Alhaj. S. Mohamed Madarsahib, on behalf of
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  • 27 2 —Reuter. The cx-Premier, Dr. Karolyi, unprecedentedly resigned from membership of the L'pj>er House today because his suggested amendments to the anti-Jewish Bill were rejected. —Reuter.
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  • 425 3 Young Singer Will Fly To Fiance GLAMOROUS MEXICAN (From Our Own Correspondent) r Singapore. Thursday. SUNORTJ’A Sofia Alvarez, beautiful young Mexican singer of the Marcus Show revue company, which has just ended a seas >n M Singapore, i« <o marry an Ir 4 'an
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  • 352 3 Singapore Rotarian’s Plea <b om Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday rid is sick. Trere is sometninp 1 ;n world,’ Ba i a >■ s ch Oliver speaking on “World Un Singapoie Rotary Club i. is wrong is that men hav vm id standards overboard
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  • 415 3 MONDAY, MARCH 20 aptain C. B. Barry, R. N. left Gov- uun ml House. In tie evening His Excellency and Lady 0 umas gave a dance at Government House. HESDAY, MARCH 21 Hon. Mr. A. E. Coope bad luncheon at v?rnment House. Earl and Countess of Strafford
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  • 185 3 Farewell Functions Arranged «From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Kangsar, Friday. Kuala Kangsar’s young Medical Officer, Dr. G. M. Graham, M.D.. Toronto, Canada. will shortly be going on eight months’ leave. During his three years stay here, as Medical Officer of the district, the
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  • 71 3 Annual Speech Day Arrangements The annual Speech Day function of King Edward VII School. Taiping, will be held in the School Hall at 11 a.m. on Tuesday April 4. While the Principal regrets that, for reasons of space, it is impossible to invite all parents and
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  • 204 3 Two Malay Youths Charged How two young Malays alleged waylaid an Indian Monammedan b eadseller at Batu Kurau, Taiping, on the evening of December 29, beat h'm severely and robbed him of $5.01 was ra rated to Mr. Justice Murray-Ayns) y H the t’eiak Assize.- yesterday. The
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  • 155 3 THE Assistant Legal Adviser, Perak > was the appellant in a case before Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley against a Japanese hotel-keeper, Ohiana, of Batu Gajah, whom the Batu Gajah Magistrate had bound over on a charge of permitting a prostitute to remain in the hotel. Mr. T.
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  • 537 3 Monthly Business Meeting THE monthly business meeting of the Ipoh Rotary Club was held at the Eastern Hotel. Brewster-road, on Wednesday with Rn. C. H. Dakers. one of the vice-presidents, in the chair in the absence of Rn. Col. Cecil Rae. the president, who was away
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  • 121 3 Reuter. For stealing a bunch of orchids valued at S 3 the property of the Westlands Primary School in Argyle Road in the eailj hours of March 27, a Chinese, Khoo Poh Kee, was sentenced by Mr. Lim Koon Teck, in ti e
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  • 856 3 name of “Ipoh Public Library” was an TJbrary at the annual general meeting of wi. ’> ■> at the ipoh Town Hail on Wednesday evening \-’th r H. Dakers. (I.? president, in the chair. By this chang eTer reductions and discounts on new books ordered
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  • 430 4 A SI LAKER at the Singa- pore Rotary Club surveying what he described as the sickness ot the World, said he ideai ed t i e had T mCre Vict <>™n ideals today. In saying that he must have known that he risked inviting ridicule. Today Victorianism
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  • 852 4  -  ('HINA’S increasing determination to resist the Japanese invaders and her plans to build up the Western provinces are described here by the wife of Generalissimo Chia’nv Kaishek, who has just completed an extended tour over the battle fronts. By Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Chungking (By
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  • 426 4 Paris, Mar. 21. AT last the new theatre of the Trocadero has been opened, a couple of years late for the 1937 Exhibition, it is true, but far better late than never, since it is so fine a building. The Theatre du Palais de Chaillot, as
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  • 623 5 heap Perfumery A CORDING to the advertisers, if l woman isn’t beautiful it’s her ~.n fault. there is such a wide range of beauty aids on the market pri cd to suit almost every pocket. Tb re are the highly-priced items on th< market which are in
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  • 931 5 Convicted Indian To Appeal Notice of appeal was given by Mr. Lim Huck Aik, counsel for an Indian, Irulapan, who was convicted by Mr. A. VV. Bellamy, in the Penang Police Court yesterday, for cheating Kalimuttu of a sum of $l6, which the latter paid to the iccused
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    21 5 WHAT IS IT/—Here is an intriguing picture of things which are commonly encountered. photographed a\t an unusual angle.
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  • 309 5 in I own Last Night— (By PHILMANN) In town last night were two fin a fi ms, which opened their seasons in Penang. Cinemagoers will have some difficulty in choosing which film to see, either “The Citadel” or “Wings of the Navy.” 1 compromise
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  • 154 5 SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER RULES The following decision was arrived at by the Penang Municipal Commissioners at a special committee meeting; last Tuesday:— A special committee is appointed to consider:— (a) Labourers' wages; <b> Gratuities payable under the Superannuation Fund Rules with particular reference to the
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  • 88 5 Major-General W. G. S. Dobbie, C.B. C.M.G., D.SO., General Officer Commanding, Malaya, accompanied by his Lieut. O. C. S. Dobbie, RiA., and Major L. B. Green, arrived from Singapore this morning by the s.s. Kedah. He is on a visit to Penang, visiting the defence works and also
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  • 495 5 Interesting Point Raised x In K.L. Case (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday. An interesting point as to whether the Government Radiologist is attached to the Institute of Medical Research or not, cropped up today at the Selangor Assizes. Mr. E. J. Davies,
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  • 57 5 Mr. Lim Cheng Law, of Penan fe left for Kuala Lumpur by train last night to attend the annual meeting of the Malayan Collieries to Ire held at Kuala Lumpur today. Mr. Lim Cheng Law, it is understood, will speak in support of the proposal of
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  • 264 7 Marine’s “I Can’t Live Without Her” alkir.g into the room of a Russian ret dancer while she was at work in bl nghai, William Ernest Clementsor, 20, a 'Uitish marine attached to H.M.S. 1 >rsetshire, »te a note saying, “I can’t live wtho her.”
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  • 1046 7 The following Orders have been issued by Lieutenant-Colonel R. G. Moir, D. 5.0., M.C., Commandant F.M.S.V.F., under date Kuala Lumpur, March 27. Promotions His Excellency the High Commissioner has been pleased to approve the promotion in the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force of the
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  • 285 7 Mr R. V. Meyer, the optician, will be in Ipoh tomorrow on his usual monthly visits. The annual general meeting of the Batu Gajah District Badminton League will be held on Sunday, April 2, at tho Brewster Club at 7 p rr —Corr. A pre-release matinee at
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    • 441 7 6.15 TONIGHT 9.30 QUEEN’S LGI a.? Tomorrow at 3 p. tn. Reduced Prices. Metvo-Goldwyn-Mayer s Masterpiece ROBERT DONAT ROSALIND RUSSELL —in Bfjjjßtj H JJKMf A IS&AIk MRM fe| Adapted from the SYNOFSIS: Andhete Martan (Robert Donat) t went/i-four. year-old W"- 1 fy Bf Hr H jMa Jfgxß IE take» up
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  • 72 8 Choy Kok Wah Passes Elimination Round UIOY KOK WAH defeated A. M. IbraVu him 15 10. 15 -4 in the elimination. round of the Malayan Badminton Championships played at the Anderson School Hall on Wednesday night. Kok Wah played a sounder all-round gam? effecting several “kills.” Perak
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  • 86 8 News has reached London writes our Correspondent, of the death in Cape I own ot two former residents in Malava Mrs. Gertrude Marian Willes-Duglas P m° W V' n ir Cbief Commissioner of Police in the F.M.S., and Pc. Horatuis Bonar Dodds, a ormer
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  • 224 8 “Puppet’* State Official’s Attack Shanghai. March 22. A spokesman of toe Japanese-con i trolled Nanking Government today attacked Britain for the £10,600,000 loan i for alleged assistance to China by way to assist Chinese currer,?y, and Fra ice of munitions and war material sent through
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  • 294 8 International News Agency. Opium Resort Aimed At By Troops Wuchow, March 24. I "FORCING through into Tailiang in three directions, Chinese Self-De-fence Corps under the command of the redoubtable Colonel Yuan Ha-kow have recaptured Pan Lin Chih, Si Shan and Kang Shang and that the entire county
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  • 390 8 Chi nese Fined On Tht •ee Charges ’’People must be made to realise that they cannot drive cars without a licence: not only do they endanger lives, but the poor people who are knocked down are not entitled to compensation from the insurance company, if the
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  • 1509 8  -  By B. C. Butler Canadian Trade CommisShmer In Singapore (In A Talk) I HAVE received many inquiries from residents in Malaya with regard to retirement in Canada. For most peool? who have oe~n many years in the iropies. the climate
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  • 129 8 CONTRIBUTIONS to peace propaganda were seen at a recent dress show, especially the evening dress in cyclamen pink; silk jersey, dignified and beautifully draped, which had as the only omamenu a white dove bearing the olive branch. The dove, little less than life-size, and
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  • 373 8 ’—Erhisii united JMfODERN society “is composed half of people who have a right to be there and half of people who are trying to get there,” Elsa Maxwell famed party-giver and social adviser, said in America. The 56-year-old native San Franciscan
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  • 145 8 ‘Old Berlin’ and ‘Old Madrid’ in Paris Today JOURISTS here that it is becoming incl difficult to find a typically Pq> restaurant There are Austrian P lai German restaurants and Russian within a stone’s throw ot !> and they have become li e numerous within the li The citv today,
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  • 196 8 ’T’HE first, important dress disnkiv 1 of the season took place in the We.st End early this month, and the “rag girls.” as those whose jobs it is to collect fashion notes are disrespectfully called, turned un in force It was a very important show given
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  • 200 8 SOME lovely gowns for the Courts were shown, in London recently, chiefly in white, ofi-white and the pastel tints. Many admired an ivory satin dress, very simple and gracious, with which the mannequin carried, the latest idea in hand-bags to gc to Buckingham Palace. It looked like
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    • 411 8 THE BEST REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM It has always been the custom, and always will be, when one rheumatic sufferer meets another, to pass on any recommendation that will lead to the disappearance of the awful pain that of Rheumatism alone can understand For months now the recommendation that has passed
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  • 248 9 Allegations Against European COMPLAINTS OF BEING “MOLESTED” OVER 1,000 Chinese coolies, mostly women, employed on relief work, staged a demonstration yesterday afternoon in front of the Chamber of Commerce, Hale-street, Ipoh. Thsy alleged that a certain supervising officer had molested some of the women and
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  • 470 9 (p,, < r Own Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. ••pvt n it at last!” exclaimed Sir p. when he landed at y-,- from a Qantas flying-boat He was referring to a “certiing the “Line*’ given to jiirn 4 w half an hour before they r. ii h. his
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  • 894 9 Annual General Meeting THE annual general meeting of the Young Men's Christian 1 Association was held on Tuesday evening at the Association’s premises with the Hon. Lt.-Col. Cecil Rae, C.B.E. presiding. Splendid progress and a satisfactory financial state, of affairs during the past year were
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  • 173 9 Remarking that he was rightly convicted, the Hou. Mr. Just’ce MurrayAynsley dismissed the appeal of Yam Ah Kee, a young Chinese, who appealed against a sentence of two months’ rigorous imprisonment inflicted on him by the First Magistrate, Ipoh, on a charge of endangering the personal safety
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  • 132 9 Appeal Dismissed THE Hon. Mr. Justice Murray-Ayns-ley in the Perak Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal of one Sinnathamby who appealed against the conviction and sentence of two weeks’ rigorous imprisonment inflicted on him by the Tanjong Malim magistrate for causing hurt to a
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  • 43 9 In the appeal before Mr. Justice Murray-Aynsley of one Indut bin Ishak who appealed against an order of binding of the Selama Magistrate as being a person having no ostensible means of subsistence, His Lordship ordered a retrial before another Magistrate.
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  • 493 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batu Gajah, Thursday. The circumstances lead ng to the death of a male Chinese named Phop Sit, about 40 years old, who was found dead in his bed-room at Siputeh on or about December 6. whilst the door o- the room was
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  • 76 9 A middle-aged Chinese woman was found drowned in a small stream near Tambun on Wednesday morning. The deceased failed to return home after going out early on Tuesday morning. Fearing some mishap a neighbour made a report to the Tambun police and early on Wednesday
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  • 37 9 The new motorship Kina, the longest as well as the fastest of the East Asiatic Company’s fleet, which is now on her maiden voyage to the I’ur East and reached Singapore on Monday.
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  • 1630 10 European Crisis Reverses Upward Rubber I rend IMMEDIATE OUTLOOK FOR INDUSTRY POOR (From Our London Staff.) London, March 22. several weeks past these notes, as readers will doubtless remember, have been cheerfully able to record that the rubber barometer, if not “set
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  • 361 10 i Stocks Higher: Quota O v Cut Likely Amsterdam, March 18. DUTCH tin circles are awaiting with keen interest the outcome of the meeting of the International Tin Committee on March 22 in London. The increase in stocks to over 33,000 tons is an indication
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  • 197 10 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. F.M.S., Penang, during the period 20th to 25th March. 1939, inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Government Building. Penang. Application may be made bv members of the public resident
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  • 51 10 London, March 21. Gula-Kalumpong Rubber Estates is paying a dividend of 5 per cent., less tax in respect of 1938. This compares with 8 per cent., less tax, for 1937. The report and accounts will be issued shortly. Issued capital is £665,000, and the £1 shares finished lower at
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  • 29 10 Labu (F. M. S.) Rubber Co., Ltd.— The Board recommend (final) dividend in respect of last financial year of 10% payable on 27th April 1939.
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  • 22 10 Cheviot Rubber Limited—The Board recommend (final) dividend in respect of last financial year of 10% payable on 27th April, 1939
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  • 546 10 £16,000,000 Increase Recorded HpHE report and accounts for th 1 1938 were presented at th.. an a general meeting of the, companx held London on March 9 1939 i t assets of the Company amount^**’ 1 hltge figure of over £346,000.000 presenting an increase of n ;trh 000,000
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    • 815 10 BANKS I I HONG KONG AND I NEDERLANSCHE SHANGHAI BANK I liG HANDEL-MAAT SCHAPPIJ CORPORATION. N. V. Incorporated In the Colony of Hongkor. i (NETHERLANDS TRADING Cr dix.. jce No. F> of 19'4» of the SOCIETY.) ’<* ♦jrnce; JONG KG NG «Incorporated In the Netherland» AntL. rised 150VH0.V With limited
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  • 258 11 —And Nothing Was Broken I Remarkable pictures of a backward somersault by Cyres after falling at the first flight »n the Hotspur Selling Handicap at Hurst Purl; 4bore: the jockey (H. Hannon) is thrown as the horse falls on its had; ana .(right) completes the
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  • 138 12 Inaugurated ten months ago by Mr. Peng Cheow Yan, the Yuk Choy School Old Boys’ Association, Ipoh, now has a total membership of over 200 former students of the school. At a general meeting of members held at the Association’s premises at Ander-son-road recently the
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  • 358 12 Kwangtnng Points Bombed Macao, March 24. THAT Chinese warplanes bombed and destroyed Japanese positions in various points in the East, North and West Rivers as confirmed by people who arrived here from Sheklung and Samshui last night. Along the East River, Chinese planes were seen in
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  • 272 12 The Rotterdam Tunnel It has been said that there are more ways than one of killing a pig, and apparertly there are more ways than one of making a tunnel. Surely, you would say, a tunnel must of necessity be bored through soil or rock. But this is
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  • 530 12 “Israel” Or “Sarah” Being Added On Passports EFFECT OF LAST YEAR’S ANTISEMITIC REICH DECREES (From Our’ Own Correspondent) Singapore, Thursday. THE names “Israel” and “Sarah” are being added to th# 1 passports of German and Austrian Jews living in Singapore. When a passport gets
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  • 575 12 Chungking, Wednesday HTHE Japanese at present are doubling their efforts toward x Japanisation of Inner Mongolia, Marquis Chi Pei-cheng, a member of the Inner Mongolian nobility, told the British United Press in an interview last night. by Outer Mongolians.—British United Press. Marquis Chi Pei-cheng
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  • 130 12 The three-day art exhibition by Mr. Foo Chin Seong, the well-known Chinese artist, held at the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce was officially opened by Mr. Leong Sin Nam, 0.8. E., at a tea party yesterday. Beautiful ancient Chinese art drawings which were displayed won
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1270 12 .radio Electrical recording. records. P E N A N G SINGAPORE ZHJ 6.08 mcls (49.30 m.) ZHL 1,333 kc s (225 m.) P.M. ZHP 9.69 mcls (30.96 m.) 5.55 Chinese music. 7.00 For the children. 7.30 Military Band Vocal TODAY Concert—Charles Kullman, tenor. 1) p.M. Be Pere I.a Victorie (Ganne).
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    • 473 12 8.8. C. Service Schedule For Far East London, March 26: Following is the probable BBC Service Schedule for the Far East in Malayan standard time for week beginning March 27. 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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  • 501 13 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh And Penang AIR MAILS OUTWARD U( ROPE AND THE WEST Mr’ERTAL (Empire Air Mail): For I’ r ma (except Victoria Point), India, Z :> n, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Kenya. lan nyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Northern 6' <1 Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Vrica,
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  • 104 13 Lowest Point For Year London, March 21. U. K. stocks of crude rubber fell by 3£2 tons, to 73,118 tons, last week. This reduction brings the total down to the lowest point for a year; the figure a year ago was 74.423 tons. Stocks have
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  • 1043 13 ARRIVALS Today: BENREOCH ex London. SONNAVIND ex Philippines, Java ports via Singapore ar.-j Belawan. MEM NON ex Singapore. KEDAH ex Singapore ARABIA ex Italy. Tomorrow: GLENAPP ex United Kingdom via Suez. Sunday, April 2: HAKONE MARU ex Japan. KEDAH ex Belawan-Deli. KOTA AGOENG ex
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  • 43 13 Crushing No. 544 Battery treated 5405 tons of ore returning 1542 ounces of bullion equivalent to 1454 ounces of fine gold. Retreatment Plant treated 7411 tons of tailings returning 805 ounces of bullion equivalent to 647 ounces of fine gold.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 409 13 BLUE FUNNEL LINE U I KLY SERVICE TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT ;>• r Calls Hull Tz n L: Calls Marseilles Glasgow Mar’ 31 Apr 26 'NOGLI- calls Antwerp Middlesboro Aor 7 Mav JLN DAY HEKVICL TO LIVERPOOL VIA HAVRE, Omii:9 Havre Apr. 4 n u it Apr. 18 May 15
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    • 884 13 P&O britjslh India (IncorporMed in England) PORI SWETTENHAM, MALACCA SINGAPORE S.S. “KARAGOLA” SAILING SUNDAY, 2nd APRIL. 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. 55/s “MATA HART’’ Mar. 31
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  • 40 14 The following were elected o.T-ial referees for the Sitiawan-Dindings Football League, 1939:—Che Mustapha Albakri, M.C.S. (Assistant District Officer,* Sitiawan) Che Ahmad Tazalli, Che M. A. Piah, Che Mohd. Noor and Mr. M. V. N&thap. Deputy Harbour Master. Lumut.
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  • 585 14 Why Must They Meddle With The Game?” j London, March 22. It is ,estimated that 1.000,03. people in this land play golf. Thai includes those who go out in 54 am then begin to lose their form. Bui whether they can play, or merely take
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  • 316 14 A New Movement In League Football London. Star pay for star players. This is the new movement in League football And it has the sympathy of the public which has always found it hard to understand why a player \like Alec James, who so obviously
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  • 216 14 Back-To-Tlie-Leag ue Campaign London. Gillingluim want badly to get out of the Southern League to which they descended, at the end of last season, and letters have gone out to the Football League clubs calling on their support for the Gillingham application for re-election. The letters point
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  • 83 14 Unusual but salutary action was taken by the referee, Flight Lieut. Lawson in the Pviigby match between London Scottish and Blackheath at Richmond. A noisy spectator in the seats reserved for members kept up a continual wordy barrage of criticisms to the referee Suddenly Mr. Lawson blew- his whistle.
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  • 63 14 Halliday Wins The March Golf Competition was played over Malakoff Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26, and was won by George Halliday, who playing from scratch returned a card of 69, the runners up being Mrs. B.M. Walls and Mrs. George Halliday who
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    21 14 RED BURMAN will Jtyu-t pair m on April 13. The contest i s expected to draw a, big crowd.
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  • 200 14 International Meeting London, Marcn Jx. B3EARS that lawn tennis would los its public appeal if amateur player did not observe more strictly the pr.n ciples of amateurism, were expressed in the report of the International Federation meeting published in Paris yesterday. Young players were warned that
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  • 121 14 Perak Chinese Recreation Clrn J. Tennis Tournament will oe held in April. Entries are now invited for the following events: Open singles championships, open doubles championships, handicap singles, handicap doubles. The entrance fees are $1.50 per person per singles event and $1 per person per doubles event.
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  • 56 14 INDIANS LUMET ROVERS DRAW Four goals were shared in a friendly soccer match played on the Sitiawan Recreation Club padang on Monday evening between Sitiawan Indians and Lumut Rovers captained by C. L. Carrier. Carrier and Ahmad bin Salam netted for the Lumut Rovers while David and Thamby scored for
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  • 338 14 Records Will Be Broken PREPARATIONS for the illegal cockfighting season, which opens just before Easter, are in full swing in the north of England, and breeders, feeders and trainers are busy again in anticipation of a record season. Ttie birds are put through the most intensive
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  • 219 14 London, March the many rumours about 'r return to competitive tennis Little- better known as Dorothy P* has announced her intention't/ '-T 1 in the first outdoors tourname; the season, organised by the Heriui cHarrow, which starts on March 27 ‘T had thought that my work i
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  • 122 14 Penang Visitors Win Thrilling Gaines THRILLING basketball was .seen on the Chin Woo court, Ipoh, when the Nam Seng Basketball T-.iam from Penang engaged local representative sides m a series of charity match in aid of the China Distress Relief Fund. Playing the first match of their
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  • 93 14 Track Noles From Taiping (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Thursday. RAIN has been falling consistently for the last few days and the going J ikely to be on the soft side. Queen Beon impressed at the train this morning and was given last P a
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  • 92 14 Charity Mah'hes Arranged n rident) (From Our Own Corl Kuala Lump” 1 several (N EM POACHING, hob!' jr English tennis troohif n the Selangor Chi' se j Monday, in aid of th Arrangements proviso r y ;nst she will play a ong-s< in Miss
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  • 76 14 THE £2, 000 GOLF TOURNAMENT 1 -Reuter. bond< n, Thtr In the Daily Mail 1-, tn 1 H RGolf Tcurnam n A. J- ’-f, Manton each w A nt >° 1 p r ?n d Last year’s w nne A t> e nbt the Open Champion. Kegm tree 9 each
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 615 14 SAFE SPEEDY WAY TO FLUSH KIDNEYS OF HARMFUL ACIDS < AND POISONS AND PURIFY BLOOD Keep Biadder Free From Irritation and Stop Getting Up Nights Look, Act and Feel Younger—Physically Attractive Enjoy Life 60 cts. PROVES IT. I ins in’itab’a and out of sorts Bacuache, tor instance, and dizzy spells,
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  • 781 15 Opening Day O] Extra Skye Meeting DICAPS for today, first day of the Taiping Extra i i Skye Race Meeting, are as follows: I—Ponies, Class 3, Division 2, About 5 Furlongs 3 nm ■Af ONUA a 10.12 Mrs. F.L. Hardir.g Capt. Harding* ~ASSA alO 11 Major
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  • 32 15 O.F.A. Team To Meet B. R. C. The O.F.A. will meet the Butterworth Recreation Club at cricket, tomorrow, on the B.R.C. ground. Players will meet at the Pier at 1.30 p.m.
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  • 41 15 The Penang Chin. Woo table tennis team will meet the Mm .Sin Scah team today at the Chin Woo premises at 8 p.m. in a match consisting of five singles and two doubles The public is cordially invited.
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  • 118 15 ALTER HAGEN, four times winvv ner of the British Open championship, has again been selected to captain the United States team in the matches with Great Britain for the Ryder Cup. “I have selected Hagen,” said Mr. George Jacobus, president of the U.S. Professional Golfers’
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  • 284 15 Little To Choose Between I The Crews London, Thursday, j With only a couple of days left to n actice the Oxford and Cambridge crews i re concluding their strenuous preparations on the tideway. They have been nterrupted by the consistently rough conditions and
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  • 54 15 Epworth Leaguers I o Meet A.C.S. I nion The following players will represent the Penang Union Epworth League in a game of soccer against the Anglo-Chinese School on the Suffolk ground today at 5.15 p.m. sharp:— Gunaretnam; Peng Koon. Choong Keng; Veerasingam, Sankaran. Victor; John Trow Lim, VY’an Tee,
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  • 117 15 Chiiiig ScNugor XI To Meet Singapore i F’roiD Oi'i C ji il Kuala b nru.ir, Wednjsaay. Selangor’s crlck.i egamst Siufpore will be seriously w r c kt”<• oy th' inability of Denison-Smith to pk y. there was on'.- person tp uesci v h p» in the side on
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  • 103 15 Reuter. Coilon Leading London. Thr..;uav. At Bou.-nenioi. h H -nry ..;ttc with an aggregate; ot 111 r 3G hoi-..; led the field at the end cl th 1 ruur. i for th? Daily Mail Piofessioii Golf Toi Cotton had ound c: tod y end is three
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  • 123 15 Visit* jo Srhouh l?t 17’!’ ang Dr» W. Linehan. Directoi of Education. Malaya, has been Ln Penan in th<- course of h s first official vi it sin his appointment. He visited* Bukit NH rt.ajam High School yesterday in company with Mr. J. Bain, Inspector
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  • 78 15 Arrivals by the -.s. Kedah this morning from Singapore were. Mr. F. D. Bisscher, Mr. Lim !<• c. L- ong. Lt. L< 1 W. K. Kingsberry, Mrs. Kir.gsberry, Mr. E. G. Brown, Mr. Waelti, Mr. L. J. Parr, Miss Chin Sze Joon, Mr. A. Brown. Mrs. Cameron and
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  • 577 15 First Match Against Belgium Al Brussels Madras. > I Ml i-J following team has been chosen by J. the S lection Committee of the AllIndia Lawn Tennis Association io represent India in the 1939 Davis Cup competiGhaus Mahomed (United Provinces, India’s No. 1). Y.R. Savor
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  • 35 15 In a trienctly game of soccer played on the ipoh Club padang yesterday, the Police ”B” beat the Club by 3 0 Maarof (2) and Abdul Rahman were- the scorers. Mat Jah refereed.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 107 15 > KE UP YOUR LIVER BILE•hoot Calomel And Yw’U Jnap Ota of Eed Full of Via and Vifonr. P’ llv -.r should pour out two pinta of J e into your bowels daily. If this bOo wins ireely.yourfooddoosn’tdisart. in the bowels. Gas bloats up <mach. You set constipated. Your i
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    • 140 15 “It’s a good thing” she said "you're Hot niy I brother. He never makes Jriends with people. HE SAID M should suv it depends <»i the people. 7. Falc us VC P ki,Ml 'W A I fy- 111. when I noli. 4 O,: X7 looking fora cigarette.*’ SHE i( And
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  • 65 16 MIDDAY QUOTATIONS 11> LATEST Penang $110.50 Business 25 tOLVs Singapore $110.50 RUBBER: Penang (Spot) 27'4 c Singapore (Spoti 27%c COPRA: Sundried *~.50 Black Pepper $9.00 TAPIOCA: Fair Seed $2.80 Medium > $3.30 RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 “6.0' No. 2 s{?. 85 White No. 1 $6.60 Local
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  • 106 16 Prev. latest Paris 176 49 64 176 49 64 New York 4.68 A 4.68.,h Montreal 4.70 A 4.70*.; Brussels 27.82% 27.83 Geneva 20.83 20.88% Amsterdam 8.82 8.82 Milan 89 hr 89 Berlin 11.67 11.67 Stockholm 19.42 19.40 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna unquoted unquoted Helsingfors 226%
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  • 219 16 New York, Thursday. Early inactivity featuring a strength in aircrafts was followed by a sharp d cline on increasing activity attributab'e to reports of Increased tension in Europe. Industrial averages closed slight y above the year’s lows. DOW JONES AVERAGES Prev. Latest High Low 30 indus. 139.75
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  • 34 16 The marriage, arranged between John F. Keay of Blairgowrie and Ethel G. Ewen of Castle Douglas, will take place at Liberton Kirk. Edinburgh, on April 6.
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  • 184 16 KENNEDY CO. TI;: Buyers Sellers Ampat 3 3 3i7% Aust. Amalgamated 4,9 5i3 Ayer Weng .65 .70ex Batu Selangor 1.22% 1.271 c Berjuntai 9 6 10)0 Hong Fatt .60 .62% Jelebu .60 .65 Karnpong Kamunting 6i3 5 t 9 Kpg. Lanjut 15.0 15J6 Kamra 1)6 2;0 Kent I]9 2j6 Klang
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  • 161 16 ANTHONY CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Batu Selangor 1.20 1.25 Hong Fatt .60 .62% Klang River 1.70 1.75 Kuchai 1.15 1.20 Mambau .47% .52% Petalings 6.25 6.50> Rahman Hyd. 1.02% 1.07% Raub Gold 4.40 4.50 Rantau 1.25 1.30 ex Taiping Cons. 1.40 1.45 Talam 1.15 1.20 Ampat 3)0 3|6 Austral Amalgamated
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  • 33 16 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mr i*r.d Mrs. Gordon Reeve-Tuckei tal/e this opportunity of thanking their fiends for the sympathy and kind letters ctf condolence which they have received, ar.j which are too numerous to answer personally.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 170 16 >■ '..'~~:..gg777 |W I |w|jiG¥ALOUT©|--FF- <■»■▼■ AIR LIMES and K.N.I.L.M. Air I/nes POSTAL RATES LOWERED! As from April. Ist., the following rates per half-ounce will apply:— Gt. Britain Ireland. Holland, Iran. Netherlands Indies Letters, 55 cts. 55 cts. 30 cts. 15 cts. Postcards, 30 cts. 30 cts. 15 cts. 8
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    • 257 16 F.M.S. RAILWAYS EASTER HOLIDAYS, 1939. Return Concession Tickets at Tariff Book Single Fare for double journey Examples of Return Fares: First Second Class Class Cts. Cts. Kuala Lumpur—Penang 15.41 7.44 Kuala Lumpur —Singapore 15.72 7.65 Kuala Lumpur —Ipoh 8.13 3.99 Penang—Tapah Road (for Cameron Highlands) 9.29 4.50 Penang—Kuala Kubu Road
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    • 908 16 O/Or. o ,2. •0P..'7 r- ’PHONE 1477 U7F WITH tv-r, TELEGRAMS “G kZ iTTE.” PENANG. hXTr v S)os 'ftnuap-orr Oft* e Cecil Street, Singapore. Pbore 5471. Tel: "Times.” S<ntar u Office: 25. Java Street. ’Phon- 36K3. (poh Office/: Brewster Road ’Pho 8 Office: 40. 43. < street. L?:.lon, EC. 4.
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