Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 8 April 1939

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY ..I Vol.- xcvn. \o. <>'•. SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    ITALY-LAUNCHES INVASION OF ALBANIA
    1109 1 :i'v()l)0 Troops Land At Three Points: Bitter Fighting Ensues DEFENDERS PU T UP STRONG RESISTANCE Yugoslavia Refuses Request For Aid London, Saturday. Europe was startled from its Easter calm yesterday morning by the news that Italy had begun military and naval action against Albania. A dramatic
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    Britain Not Taken By Surprise
    390 1 London, Friday. rTHF r.ev. »f‘the Hal in armed invasion \lt t did not take British 01u enti! ly. by surprise, states t Fo they arr nd the French ana Bi? i Uert *re« close consultation A Rome m ssage states that Loru Perth calle., on
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    MALAYAN EASTER SPORT
    89 1 I ,ti ZA f u ii r Malaya the States < 'lames, and in been treated flenerouslu. Jnn 'kt Match with f 'l' made, the Malayan ■‘•'dnnnto) C’;»i inships a" the Free mid th( ll nunn pf>lo Tourna merit Road. “'it side Pei. any—- "nesevtre playing tennis
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    BRITISH GIFT TO FRANCO
    87 1 x Lond" Frday The Er ti'h > c ied to send c' u ndf a' free-gilt td the Nationalist Government for distribution among needv in the civ. The first consignment of five hundred tons will be landed in Spain cn April 20, along with twenty-five lorries
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    Germany Warns Democracies
    85 1 —Reuter. Berlin, Friday. OFFICIAL circles state: “Germany would not uralerstand or te able to apprerve if the democratic Western Powers, wh'rh have no interests in the Albanian sphere, should want to intervene in the action of our Axis partrofn\ f> A conference, presumably over the Italian action
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    Australian Premier Dies
    217 1 -Reuter. Sydney, Friday. Mr. J. A. Lyons, the Australian Premier, who had been suffering from a serious heart attack, died at 4 a.m. today. Sir Earl Page, Minister of Commerce, h?s been appointed new Prime Minister. He has formed a Cabinet a little chang-. ed from the
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    American Industry Mobilised On War Basis
    298 2 Self-Sufficiency The Aim SIX MONTHS’ SUPPLIES TO BE MAINTAINED New York, Thursday. TNDUSTRY is now “substantially mobilised*’ to meet demands in the event of Mar, said Mr. Louis Johnson, Acting Secretary of War, in an interview. Mr. Johnson added that the War Department planned
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    CHINA MAY JOIN DEFENSIVE PACT
    113 2 —Reuter. Mr. Chamberlain will be asked by Mr. Arthur Henderson in the Commons on April 19 whether the Government will bear in mind the desirability of including China and other Far Eastern countries in any combination of Governments for the purpose of resisting aggression. On
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    MALAYS, ONE MAN SHORT EXTEND POLICE
    536 2 Second Division Soccer At Dato Kramat Ground V 7 ET another First Djvisicn team was a k le to fizld cdy t en I msn for League match, for. ’yesterday the Malay Re. ;rea DiT Club founcTthai: only nine of their players nad tui.
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    BRITAIN MAY RETALIATE
    481 2 N. China Trade At Standstill London. Wednesday. In the House of Commons Mr. Robert Morgan, in view of the action of the Japanese Government in restricting exports for North China to those f. anced through Japanese-controlled banks, suggested the prohibition of entry into British of Crown Colony
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    HOME SOCCER RESULTS
    248 2 Yesterday’s Home football matches suited as follows: ENGLISH IJSAGUE DIV I Blackpool 1, Arsenal 0. Brentford 3, Preston N.E. 1. Charlton Athletic, 2, Chelsea 0. Grimsby T. 3, Huddersfield T. 3. Liverpool 4, Birmingham ’Manchester U. 0, Leeds United 0. Portsmouth 1, Derby Coi.rty 3 Sunderland 1.
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    BRITAIN & FRANCE
    98 2 BRITAIN FRANCE on to bom British WiH' Plans For Concerted Action London, Wednesday. The Chancellor of the Duchy ot Lancaster was asked in the Commons if an} plans for concerted action between French and British naval, military air authorities concerning such plans recently taken place or were confersplated. Mr. W.
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      516 2 Wie became «sojs beautiful •I A WEEK JSfefoi -$r Sk fefi f,~ W- sff*. 72 wO KM. -*».-<»■. jfa 4, ss®£«| 'T n rt^rT 4L— —&ias»3| I 8 DAYS ACO I %> TW I ft 1 nW zzw»>*' wl I *j. fc .Ha B&.p e *3MKB!MI w I 'W&& I
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      64 2 3 SHOWS TT"T TKZ* IWT <SL 3 p.m. 6.15 and 9.30 M K M ATINEE AT 3 p.m. REDUCED PRICES 15, 30 50 cts. The famous stars of “TEST PILOT’’ re-united again in M. G. M.’s Mighty Hit “TOO MOT TO HANDLE with CLARK GABLE MYRNA LOY FREE LIST STRICTLY
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    IS CONSCRIPTION TO BE COMPULSORY?
    2529 3 Defence Committee Favourable eIRLUIftENrS CHANGE OF TEMPEH p„ r H P.JJ.V London Letter London, March 29. tion or compul--1 W,H th v e fa J* their stroke only m /lavs before the boat race jeopardise ir ch's ace;- of winning? Did the one KiMar made
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    CROWDS SEE AMBASSADOR’S VISIT TO NO. 10
    30 3 MR NEVILE HENDERSON (ALLS AT FOREIGN OFFICE.—Sir Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador to Germany, passing crowds in Downing Street after visiting the Foreign Office.
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      258 3 THE MALAYAN ENGINEERING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) Registered Office, Winchester House, Singapore. Nominal Capital $1,000,000.00 Subscribed Capital 100,000.001 DIVIDED INTO 100,000 Ordinary Shares of $lO/- each. FOR FUTJ. PARTICULARS AND PROSPECTUS, PLEASE APPLY TO. THE COMPANY’S HEAD OFFICE. IQ/12, WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE OR FROM THE FOLLOWING AGENTS. MESSRS. OVERSEAS-CHINESE
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      342 3 12 Months of severe STOMACH PAIN Sufferer’s letter hed by request “I write this letter,” 3&y: Mr. J. S. “so that others will benefit and not suffer as I have done for months with terrible pains in the pit c. the atomach ;nd sides. “I am a chauffeur, bu. could
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    A MASTER FORCE
    270 4 introducing the Navy Estimates in Parliament a few 'lays ago. the Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, Mr. Shakespeare, in a speech of the greatest interest and significance, made certain points with regard to Britain’s naval defence which are perhaps not generally realised outside the realm of experts.
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    Four Powers’ Pledge To Resist Aggression
    784 4  -  By “PER TIN AX” 'FHE DIPLOMATIC negotiations now in progress appear to The British Government, has proposed that France, Soviet Russia and Poland should sign a joint declaration whereby they and Britain would pledge themselves to lend each other mutual assistance if one of
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    Air Raid Shelters For All In Britain
    571 4  -  By H. L. PERCY but surely Sir John AnderCj son. Britain’s unofficial Minister for Civil Defence, is putting his plans for the defence of Britain in the next war. into effect. His latent, and so far biggest, is free a r-raid shelters for
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      37 4 VaVeVeVeVeWW (fusO) PSiSsin!!! mwEWp "BULLFINCH BUTTER f Australia's Best and the favourite of Malaya THE BRAND OF PURITY Obtainable at all High Class Provision Dealers So/e Ai/eMlr? Henry Waugh Co., Lfd. PENANG, fl**, Sing-apone and Kuala Lumpur.
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    BY THE WAY
    503 5 Why J’ rter? i Allowing handbill was ,;rbuicd in a London .i jH I u.ia: HX WRONG” 11 ..<• There is scarcely v. 1 11 but ruin and destl early IBoo’s ry, the future believed ti a to conchy Wellington, on the eve ranked from seeing ruin
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    PENANG MERCANTILE EMPLOYEES CO-OP SOCIETY’S GOOD YEAR
    1367 5 MORE MEMBERS, BIGGER PROFIT MORE SAVINGS 4 N increase in membership, more money saved and a bigger profit y ears working, are features of the eleventh annual report o fthe I enang Mercantile Employees’ Co-operative Thrift and Society, Ltd. which will be presented
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    PERAK FLYING CLUB REPORT
    153 5 Activities During March «7 Tbt ve ab_init!o p,,pils 7Z y. This is very satisfactory but it is bers X do liCeMea toe Infraction in t J llll tlus nex t month. insractiOn m Instrament and Ni e ht Flymgr m now being given, and Mr solo'
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    CHARITY SOCCER
    150 5 [LETTER TO THE EDITOR] Sir, Kindly allow’ me a little space in your paper to thank the various ladies and gentlemen w’ho had helped in the organisation of the Charity Soccer Match in aid of the China Relief Fund at the C R.C-r* ground on April 1, between
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    TIFFIN DANCE TODAY
    35 5 At Elysee Cabaret On account of the holidays the management of the Elysee Dance Cabaret have arranged for a special Tiffin Dance w’hich will be held today from 2 to 5.30 p.m.
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      696 6 MAMMOTH EASTER HOLIDAY ATTRACTION I Still Drawing Crowded Houses MAJESTIC Royal OPENING TOMORROW! Nightlv MATINEE TOMORROW AT REDI CED PRICES 15, 30 &50 C.TS. (DOWNSTAIRS) s cs P .m. ».so p.m r LAST 2 DAYS CTOR’S OB I THE BEST TAMIL PICTURE EVER -.■til Of BROUGHT TO MALAYA! SO ’?UH.
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      177 6 Follow The Crowds To The One Big Holiday 9 Show In Town /H u 7di I d [dii LAST 3 SHOWS TODAY at 3.00 6.15 and 9.30 L Matinee Prices: /.>, 30 50 cents Downst>iirs WARNER BROS FIRST BIG MUSICAL HIT OF THE YEAR uDON’T.SPARE Wp THE HORSE-LAFFS! re I
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    Seven Danger Spots Today
    600 7  -  By J.A. Morris A DOLF Hitler’s drive to the in th” pa ;a ».i h has added 35 C<)o square miles and more than 10,000.000 people to Greater Germany and brought repercussions from points as far away as the United States and Australia. The question the
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    THE PALESTINE CONFERENCE
    254 7 IVHEN the British Government called a Conference in London of Jews and Arabs early in February, their object was to bring about an agreed settlement. Everyone was anxious that a mutually satisfactory understanding should be arrived at. in order that the two parties to the dispute should
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    WELSH TINPLATE TRADE BUSY
    194 7 Output Nearly At Permitted Peak Swansea, March 29. Business on the Swansea Metal Exchange in Welsh tir.nlate continues satisfactory. particularly in the home section. That the industry is far better placed f han at this time last year is shown by the production returns. Output now
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    Diminishing Scope For The Pig-breeder
    173 7 SINGAPORE NOT SUITABLE (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Wednesday. every sympathy’ is felt for pig owners, who, as stated in a letter publish ?d in the press yesterday, are being severely restricted t new regulations, it is felt officially that as Singapore I land fc
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    NEWS IN BRIEF
    306 7 Mr. C.H. Dakers, Protector of Chinese, Perak, will spend his Easter Holidays at Cameron Highlands. Mr R.G.K. Thompson, of the Perak Chinese Protectorate, has left Ipoh for Penang, where he will sail for Macao. Mr. W. S. Whitehead is amongst the Malayan passengers in the Blue Funnel
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      316 7 AFTER FEVER CARE During fever, the whole Including the digestive organs 13 undermined and weakened. cence will be hastened if tissue can be quickly rebuilt and strength restored by building up reserves. The patient must be encouraged to take as much nourishing food as the capacity of the weakened digestive
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      305 7 W EJI 11 I.E Y PARK 'l'tyduhl* Saturday, Kth April, 1939. fen Cantonese Opera: Su” le v* “KAR FOO VAN CHUN LCONG” S l(A HOW TOH GAN HOH” Last Nigh' T.-might RKI SHOWS. Announcement extraordinary to those w'ho MA 1 slw an«l to those wis h to see again. Comprising
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    NEW BRITISH AIRLINERS WILL CRUISE AT 15,000 FEET
    2110 8 Supercharged Cabins In I O ...Jh 19-Ton Monoplanes INTRICATE DESIGN PROBLEMS OVERCOME London, March 28. t 'O.nrORTABLE travel at heigh'.s above the < ipricious ar-4 weather-shaken lower strata of the atmosphere nears realization as skilled workers at the Fairey factory begin construction
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    Ingenuity Of Malayan Padi Planters
    282 8 THE Malayan Agricultural Journal 1 publishes an account ot the customary method oi planting padi in different parts oi Malaya. “One cannot be impressed" says the Journal, “by the i.igenuit, ot the planters in evolving implement- r methods of cultiv'»* < lO tne «/editions i„
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    CONTROL OF AVIATION
    68 8 Single-engined aeroplanes, and aircraft towing advertising banners, will not be allowed to fly over British towns if the Government accepts the recommendations of an officially appointed Committee presided over by Lord GorelL Flying over London’s Zoo will be forbidden. No amateur pilot will be allowed to take
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    AUSTRALIAN AVIATION GROWS
    33 8 Commonwealth airliners carried 132,917 passengers in the year ended June 30, 1938. Air transport companies which were supported by state subsidy flew 4,686,000 miles: unsubsidized companies flew 5,455,- 500 miles.
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    Philippines Offer A Home To The Jews
    279 8 ‘AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS’ taltb,” Bocobo advised Jews.—British United Press. Manila. |N offering a permanent home to 10.000 Jew's cast out of the Philippine» seta an example far other democratic nations to follow, according to Jorge Bocobo, president of the University of the
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    PIPE LINE FROM CAIRO TO SUEZ
    121 8 —Units» Press. <• Cairo, Apr. 2. IT i s understood that the Egyptian Government has decided to proceed with a scheme for the building of a pipe line from Suez to Cairo across the desert. The line will follow the present road, but will
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    A CHINESE CLAIMS TRIAL
    177 8 £HARGED with being conceu.’ I the importation of o\ worth of chandu into the Mar. 16, a Chinese, Low I; claimed trial to the offenct Singapore Criminal Distric' 1 yesterday, had further h-u; the charge postponed to A; j The alleged offence wa v have taken
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      174 8 Bi I/ i HEINZ TOMATO JUICE Just one sip and you II know that here is the finest tomato juice J you ever tasted rich, full-bodied, delicious. IN J bottles WS AND t,ns Wi® xr» 2APB 61 Al. (pisCM&it 2 CORRECT kw x ”> Well groomed men and women stand
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      236 8 Indigestion By Ur. I Al. Scolt, U.P., I Of all the aches and > ;i tienls come and tell me a <> pains are probably the n get such stabbing, gripir meals,” they say, or “m; such a horrible full-up Well, it doesn’t take I n patients right. Their tr.
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    ADDRESS PRESENTED TO RAJA MUDA OF PERAK
    1345 9 ADDRESS re Y.T.M. RAJA YUSUF IBMJSULTAN ABDUL JALIL. ALMAKHUM RATHE ALLAH, RAJA MUDA OF PERAK, 0.8. E. Your Highness, IVE. the representatives of the Chinese community of Perak, desire to express our sincere appreciation on your elevation as HeirApparent to the throne of
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    POSTGRADUATE COURSE, RAFFLES COLLEGE
    88 9 THE following students have satisfied the Examiners in the Theory and Practice of Education: Miss M. I. Boswell. Miss E. P- da Silva, Miss H. A. de Sotfza. Colin R. Deans, Miss Emma Ferroa, Lee Teow’ Seng, Peter Lim, Monie Sundram, Tan Puay Choo, Miss N.
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    The Railways and the Bus Companies
    123 9 (Fio.?t Our Own Corresponder.» Taiping, Thursday. A T tlic public enquby' of the Transport zjL Boar dheld at Ipoh during the week. he Chairman of the Board was heard eO mention the proposed protective measures to be given to the Railways. Bus companies, it
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    A DOUBLE APPEAL
    176 9 One Dismissed, One Allowed O Chinese, Yong Feng and Yong -1 Pan appealed in the Perak Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justics Murray- Aynsley against the sentences under the Customs Enactment, imposed on them by the First Magistrate, Ipoh. Mr. P.F.Y. Radcliffe. Appellants, who the vegetable gardeners
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    GLASS DIAMONDS
    149 9 Attempt At Pawning Leads To Gaol 4 CHINESE named Lee Mun Hin who attempted to pledge ‘fake’ diamonds at a pawnshop in Memglembu last week was yesterday sentenced by Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe to nine months’ imprisonment on his pleading yuilty to a charge of attempting to
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    CARKIERS LICENCE REQUIRED
    175 9 Alleged Mistake Of Transport Board (From Our Ovn Correspondent) Taiping, Wednesday, PRODUCED on the charge of failing to stop when ordered to by a police officer, a Penang Chinese lorry-driver named Yap Kon Kian stated he did not see the police constable in Station-road yesterday. On a
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    Coolie’s Fatal Fall From Lorry
    282 9 (From (Air Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Wednesday. A CIDEN'I AL death with .no blame attfkihed io anyone’’ was tne verdict returned by C’he Ahmad bin Mahmud. the Kuala Kangsar magistrate, who as Coroner held an inquiry into the death of a Tamil coolie, Wallen, who
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    IPOH SOLICITOR’S BANKRUPTCY
    217 9 Public Examination ■JW/TR- K. M. COOMAR AS AMY, the Ipoh solicitor, against whom a receiving and adjudication order was made In September last, underwent his public examination in the Perak Supreme Court yesterday before the Registrar. Raja Omar, Assistant Official Assignee, was in charge of the examination.
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    TIGER BAGGED AT BATU KURAU
    119 9 More Depredations At Kamunting (From Oui Own Correspondent) Taiping. Wednesday. rptHE carcase of a full-grown tiger I measuring over eight feet was brought from Batu Kurau yesterday by a Malay. In conversation with the hunter, it was learnt that the brute had been terrorising the
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    FALSE INFORMATION TO POLICE
    152 9 FOR giving false information to tlie Chemor police a Chinese named Leong Kow was yesterday sum/moned by the Ipoh Police at the Ipoh Second Magistrate’s Court before Che Ismail. Accused pleaded guilty. Mr. N. Stewart, of the Ipoh Central Police Station, who prosecuted, said accused lost
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    INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED ANNUAL MEETING
    2426 10 Considerable Increase In lotal Deposits Shown THE second annual genera’ meeting of the Indian Over--2 seas Bank Ltd., was held on Friday, March 3, 1939 at the Head Office of the Ba ik, the Hon’ble Mv. M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chcttyar, Chairman, presiding. 23
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
    62 10 —Reuter. London, Thursday. International political fears caused a little end-account selling at the outset but later a steadier tone developed. Giltedged was easier. Cable and Wireless Ordinary met with a profittaking price, reacting from 46 4 to 44% elsewhere. Industrials occasionally lost ground. Kaffirs met with local support
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    HITAM TIN, LIMITED.
    14 10 The output for the month of Marc»' 1939. was 63.78 piculs.
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      277 10 THS ORIGINAL. >r Wm COMPITIQNiI» j ,<x (SlfiSc*? Do what other do* owners hawe been doln* for the past hondred years. An occasional dose (say onee or twice n week) is all your da*s require to keep them fit. Insist an BEN BOWS and a»o»d harmful imitations. A gen to:
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      933 10 BANKS HONG KONG AND NeDERLANSUHE SHANGHAI BANKING HANDEL-MAATSCHappij CORPORA! lON. B.v. v Incorporated tn the Colony of Hongkom e The liability of members ts limited to t /k ,rTurDi akjf%c extent and in manner prescribed t (NETHERLANDS TRADING Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Color. SOCIETY,) fiend Office:— HONG
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    PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE
    223 11 Miss Phoebe Frances Hewson, daughter of Mr. V’ Ect The Cricketers. Newington Butts, S.E., with hr br Tyrell, after their wedding at St. Man 'r-l b'.o satisfied with ordinary A.R.P. methods. Mr. E. Freed, of L'inmouth-roi d, Stamford Hill. A’.. designed a gas-proof pram ’o'
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    The Mails
    495 12 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh And Penang SEA MAILS OUTWARD Siam Mails for Siamese Western States and Victoria Point close 11 a.m. today by s.s. Mata ng. Sumatra Mails for North, North Eastern and North Western Sumatra close Penang nt noon today by D.’van Twist. India
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    CHURCH NOTICES
    165 12 BL KM AH ROAD HALL (Corner of Chow Thye Road) 164, Burnish Road. EASTER SUNDAY English Services 8.30 a.m. The Lord’s Supper. 4.30 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes. Special Easter Service 5.45 p.m. Organ recital of Easter music by Miss Irene Sabapathy. 6.00 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Preacher:
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    TRIAL BY ORDEAL
    1794 12 Rev, T, Runyans Address To Ipoh Rotary Club “I think that we should all be thankful that in the more enlightened countries of the world judgment by ordeal has beome, or is fast becoming, a thing of the past, it should help is to sleep more peacefully
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    MR. NEVILLE
    22 12 leaving No. 10 Downim s L the evening of Mar. If) f ol th Li Palace, where he met th
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    ELEPHANTS PERTURB PLANTERS
    242 12 Complaint I o Johore Government “|T was decided to inforu x, J Government that the considered that greater d should be exercised by the den's department in frighted.. phants away from estates c minutes of the last meeting hole Planters’ Association Four estates complained o; < <
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    World Achievement
    204 12 Niagara There is a story of a practical and ur.imotional Yorkshireman who, being shown the wonders of Niagara by a boastful American, made a remark which has become historic. “You are looking upon the finest spectacle ir. the world,” declared the American. “Here are millions of gallons of
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      1078 12 SbTVLCC I s '“<: ww» 10 ai ror htr East Electrical recording. tGramcrphone records. T r ixmoun, Aurtl 2: .Following is the X A x QTATf A l>/AT»r probable EBC Service Schedule for the I r. ,N A A oLMiAI U'vE Far East in Malayan standard time for ZHJ 6.08
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    HITLER’S GESTURE
    40 13 -Reuter. Kaunsas, Wednesday. It is reliably reported that General Rashtikis, Commandtr-m-Chief of the Lithuanian Army, and miltary and civilian representatives of Latvia and Estonia have been invited to take part in Herr Hitler’s birthday celebrations on April 20.—Reuter.
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    MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS IN PENANG HARBOUR
    784 13 ARRIVALS Tomorrow: CHITRAL ex Yokohama Today CHITRAL ex Yokohama ANALOCK ex Singapore. TWEEDBANK ex China ria Singapore. GLENROY ex Far East via Singapore. Sunday, April 9: BENCRUACHAN ex London. YUENSANG ex China and Japan.. Monday, April 10: TABINTA ex Java ports via Singapore. KEDAH
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    BELGIAN MINISTRY
    26 13 —Reuter. Brusse.s, Wednesday. King Leopold of the Belgians has invited the Premier, M. Pierlot, to inquire into the possibility of formng a three-party .“government.”—Reuter.
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    ALICANTE REFUGEES
    30 13 —Reuter. Paris. Wednesday. The Government is asking battleships to enter Alicante harbour in order to take aboard refugees. Britain has been asked to associate herself with the request.—Reuter.
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    DUCE WANTS MEIXCAN OIL
    37 13 —Reuter. Mexico City, Wednesday. The Government has been asxed by Signor Mussolini to supply Italy w"h two and a half million barrels of fuel oil in exchange for a thousand tons of rayon.
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    Perak Should Give Penang A Good Fight
    573 14 Easter Cricket Match CORINTHIANS TOP LEAGUE TABLE r PHE Perak-Penang inter-siate cricket match to be played on the Penang Esplanade start ng from tomorrow and lasting three days w’.ll provide an exciting struggle. The sides are wellbalance hut the Settlement have the advantage
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    FESTIVAL OF SPORT AT IPOH
    190 14 Ten important Events f'POH have a big share in sporting activities during th eEaster Holidays. There are no fewer than 10 important sporting fixtures arranged to take p’sce this week-end. The Perak Turk Club will hold a two-day Skye Meeting on Satui day and Monday;
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    CLIFFORD SCHOOL BADMINTON
    429 14 High Standard Of Play In Finals (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar. Wednesday. THE finals in the Clifford School badminton knockout championships, doubles and singles matches, were played off at the school courts thi morning. A high standard of play was maintained throurhout the championshibs and the
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    Samuel Wins French Title
    36 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, April 4. A. S. Samuel, Malayan badminton player, won the French title at Lyons yesterday and partnered by the English player. C.C. Rickett, won the doubles title.
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    2 NEW CLASS I HORSES
    106 14 Classification List Latest Straits Racing Association clas--fication of horses and ponies is as follows: HORSES Transfers: Class 3 to Class 4: Th&deus. New classifications: Class 1: Carloca, Sultana (i a t e Guinea). Class 2: Freedom (late John McNabi Grana Prix (late Bien Cult G.),
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    TAIPING LEAGUE SOCCER
    308 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, Wednesday. fN a fast game of soccer at the Esplanade yesterday, "the Young Muslims' Union defated the Chinese Recreation Club in a league fixture bv 6—l. The game was not as one-sided as the score suggests, and the Muslims won because they
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    FINE DISPLAY ID SELANGOR CHINESE
    260 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday PLAYING one of their finest games th s season, the Selangor Chines- defeated the Tamilians Physical Cu'ture Association by three goals to nil in a First Division soccer fixture. The 1 v.ese were without three of their stal"
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    SOCCER MARRED BY BAD WEATHER
    556 14 Latest League Positions BAD weather and poor visibility maired League soccer matches this week. Consequently a rather poor standard of the game was seen in all the matches. It is interesting to note that, the Ipoh Chinese Corinthians and the Cheng Wah A.A., two strong
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    K. KANGSAR SOCCER
    173 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Wednesday. THE Malays defeated a scratch team in an interesting soccer match played on the town padang yesterday by two goals to nil. Both the goals were scored inthe second half. Play was scrappy throughout, the slippery pitch rendered ball control
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    FULL PROGRAMME FOR TODAY’S RACES
    820 15 o I s the order of running for the Perak Turf Club Easte Skve Mteti. g tc n I—Ponies1 Ponies Class 3, Div. 2, 4 Furs. Str. a 10.12 Mr. H.S. Kirwan Logue \CONIjA a lO 05 Mrs. F.L. Harding Capt. a 10.05 Major Lindsay
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    PENANG PAIR BEAT SINGAPORE CHAMPIONS
    1227 15 Malayan Badminton Tournament (By iCur Badminton Correspondent) BADMINTON enthusiasts from all over the country gathered Vt the Penang Free School Hall yesterday to see the open* ing play in the third All-Malaya Badminton Championships. The large crowd present at both the sessions were treated to
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    RUGBY LEAGUE
    82 15 London, April 7. Rugby League matches played on Good Friday resulted as follows: Barrow 8. Liverpool S. 2. Bradford N. 49. Keighley 9. Broughton R. 15, Dewsbury 10. Fetherstone R. 16, Bramley 21. Hull Kingston R. 14, Hull 4. Leeds 8, Castleford 0. Rochdale H. 4. Leigh 10.
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    HONOLULU CLIPPER
    29 16 —Reuter. San Francisco. Wednesday. Th? Honolulu Clipper landed here from Hong Kong an hour ahead of schedule. The fourteen passengers included Doris Duke antf Karl Cromwell. —Reuter.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    111 16 Prev. Thursday Paris 176 57 G 4 176 47 64 New York 4.68’ 3 Montreal 4.69% 4.697. Brussels 27.83 27.83 Geneva 20.87 Vi 20.87 2 Amsterdam 8.81 7 8.81 h Milan Berlin 11.66’2 H 66’2 Stockholm 19.40 19.40 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19-90 19.90 Vienna unquoted unquoted Helsingfors
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    NO MORE ITALIANS FOB SPAIN?
    51 16 Reuter. Burgos, Friday. The Government has emphatically denied rumours of the arrival of fresa Italian troops at Cadiz. It is stated that the departure of the present present Italian forces is expected to take p’ac? very soon after the official entry of Frar.co into Madrid.
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    Wall Street Cable
    270 16 New’ York, Thursday. A r'Sv of Barron’s index to 73.4 from 72.5 was the only possible stimulating item in th? domestic news. This w r as obviously insufficient to supply buying anu urge to offset liquidation on the eve of a long holiday with war fears increased.
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    CHOON OUTCLASSED
    208 16 (By “Spectator”) Showing a glimpse of his old form, lanacio Fernandez, veteran Filipino lightweight. made a return to the Penang ring on Thursday night at the Lunar Hall, AVenibl-ey Park, when he scored a very easv win over A oung" Choon, the Penang Chinese featherweight. Giving away hall
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    POLO TOURNAMENT STARTS
    544 16 Penang Out Of Spooner Cup A POLO Tournament under the auspices if the Malayan Polo Association was commenced on Thursday on the Polo ground and will be continued today and concluded on Tuesday next. Six teams are. compet'ng for two two trophies— the Sultan of Perak Cup—a
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    INTER-COLONY BOWLS
    305 16 ROLLING the first wood, Mrs. Douglas, wife of Mr. T. W. Douglas declared open the new Bowls green of the Penang Sports Club at Westren-road yesterday. The event signalised another stpe towards the finl aremoval, w’hich will take place by the end o fthis year ,of the Penang
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