Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 25 April 1939

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  • 19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE EST4B. IB PIKHSIItI) D4ILV \o 95. <*!• XCVIL TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 902 1 oar Measures Will Be Taken Unless Hitler Changes Policy SIR. NEVILE HENDERSON SEES FUEHRER Wisdom Of Accepting Roosevelt’; “Peace Plan” London, April 25. A plain warning to Herr Hitler is being conveyed In Sir Nevile Henderson, according to diplomatic correspondents in this morning's papers. Sir
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  • 39 1 —Reuter. I>o idon, April 24 Th? Kin.f has approved the appointment of the Marquess of Ix>thlan ?s Ambassador to Washington in sueession to Sir Ro. Laid wha is retiring in the course of the «srmmer.—Reuter.
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  • 112 1 Reuter Britain Making Representations Berlin. April 24. The British authorities are reported to be makmi representations on behalf of thru well-known British business men Vli p -.hreatened with expulsion, it is believed a reprisals for the expulsion of three Germans from Britain recei/Uy. One of the
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  • 64 1 .—Reuter. All Obligations To Be Fulfilled Referring to Britain’s promises co support E. .pt with military, naval and air forces, the Premier. Mahmood Pasha told the Chamber: “Egypt is carefully watching the situation and constantly consultu.: with Britain Egypt will completely full:: her tier obligations” and
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  • 81 1 —Benter. I'he Times Berlin correspondent Sa s th 't no infor i«atio iis av’liable hi ofiicia) circles regarding negotiations In-tween Germny an<* J »pan u t>' no the conversion of the :u.ti-( otn.ier,, Pact into a military aliMnce. There would no doubt be considerable success for Herr
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  • 64 1 Reuter. f"'o Completed For N.Z.Australia Route Washington, April 25 Cordell Hull announced that Mr. E> nned\ has started negotiations with the ri’ish Government for the exchange of Anv-rican cotton and wheat for strategic raw materials. added that the negotiations might ,xtt ’he form of a treaty but
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  • 188 1 Portrait Of King Presented To New York Regiment —Reuter New York. April 24. A nortrait of the King by Mr. Frank •«rd will b e formally presented to UOth Infantry, Seventh Regiment. York National Guard, on Friday fol- ‘Ug a full dress review of the
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  • 40 1 .—Reuter. Rome. Aoril 24 Lord Perth, the retiring Ambassador, has departed for London. He was seex. off by Count Ciano. the French and German Ambassadors, the South African and Eire Ministers and other members of the diplomatic corps.—Reuter.
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  • 244 1 Growing Peeling fn Favour Of Idea London. April 25. It is ui tier stood that the f aboiet tonight generally gre.d on the principle with regard to Ov» desirability of c inscription but th 1 question of expediency has still to be settled A final decision
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  • 18 1 COUNT CTANO will visit Madrid in the ’middle of May. according to the Havas Rome correspondent.—
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  • 473 2 JAPANESE NOW WAR WEARY New Resistance Attitude Of Europe London, April 24. Mr. Quo Tai-chi, speaking at the Manchester Chinese Relief Committee meeting, thought that in another year’s time, whether there was an in international war or not, we would see signs
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  • 114 2 8.0. W. Premier’s Statement In Commons Rugby, April 24. Sir Nevile Henderson, British Ambassador in Berlin, who was recalled to London to report immedaitely after the German annexation of Bohemia and Moravia, arrived in Berlin this morning to resume his duties. Although no date
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  • 63 2 —Reuter. Non-Aggression Measures Welcomed Cairo. April 24. According to the newspaper Alahram, Egypt has received an inquiry from Germany as to her sentiments on the question of aggression. Egypt has replied that she was not informed of President Roosevelt s message beforehand, and added that, while
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  • 22 2 .—Reuter. Berlin, April 24. It is learned that the German Ambassador, Dr. Ven Dirksen, is returning to London shortly.—Reuter.
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  • 124 2 —Reuter. ‘Hour Has Come’ Says France Paris. April 24. The question of the introduction of conscription in Britain. M. Gafencu’s visit to London and the Anglo-Soviet conversations occupy the attention of the press. The "hour to introduce conscription in Britain has come.” declares Pertinax in L’Ordre while
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  • 173 2 .—Reuter. Grim Reminder To Y a go s Isa via Berlin. April 3i The second dose “axis persuasion is in store for M. Markovitch when he arrives cn April 26. Official circles are evidently pinning great hopes on the visit. Little secret is made of
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  • 105 2 —Reuter Beginning Of Talks In London London, April 24 M. Gafencu began his talks this morning when he called at the Foreign Office to see Lord Halifax. He will see Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons this afternoon. M. Gafencu brought two secretaries, but no commercial experts.
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  • 77 2 Reuter. Bucharest. April 24 Herr Wohl tat has already seen M. Bojoiu, Minister of National Economy and pressed for the adopting of two schemes regarding the cultivation of hemp flax and the production of a substitute form of cotton and wool. The Minister replied that the
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  • 181 2 —Reuter. Future Rests On Youth Melbourne, April 24. The exclusion from the Cabinet of the Country Party led by Sir Earle Page follows the grave split cn April 20. Mr. Menzies stated that the new Department ci Supplv Development was to assist in the organisation of defence
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  • 75 2 .—Reuter. Appeal To Live In Peace Johannesburg, April 24 An apper' l to the German community South-West Africa to obey the lav. and live on friendly terms with their South African neighbours was made by the new German Consul-General, Hen- Lierau, at a meeting at
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  • 90 2 B. —Reuter. Teheran. April 24. The celebrations in connection with the wedding of the Crown Prince, which began on Saturday, continued today when the heads of the special missions. Cabinet Ministers, senior army officers and other notabilities attended a reception given by President Majless in the Majless
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  • 87 2 —Reuter. London, April 24. Replying to Mr. Attlee, Mr. Chamberlain declared that there was no special significance in Sir Nevile Henderson’s return to Berlin. The Ambassador was called back to report and after he had made his report he was given a short period cf leave. After the
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  • 83 2 Reuter. London, April 24. Rumania has replied to Herr Hitler’s query by note, Reuter learns. The note states that as Rumania has not a common boundary with the Reich, it is d’fflcult to say whether she feels threatened by Germany. It is of the opinion that the question
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  • 29 2 —Reuter. Havre, April 24. Cesar Franck, auxiliary fireman on the liner “Paris” was committed to prison, charged with wilful incendiarism as the outcome of the recent fire.—Reuter.
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  • 212 2 No Significance In Their Movements .—Reuter. London. April 24. According to the Government’s information, the recent movements of Spanish troops near Gibraltar had been a natural consequence of measures of demobilisation taken by the Spanish Government, declared Mr. Butler in the House of Commons. Asked why
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  • 54 2 Reuter. To Be Inaugurated In Britain London, April 24. Referring to his recent visits to European countries, Mr. Hudson stated that trade negotiations with the U.S.SJt. would be inaugurated in Britain fairly shortly. His negotiations with Poland were successful in clearing up difficulties and no further
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  • 151 2 .—Reuter. London, April 24 A hint in respect of compulsory national service was given by Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at the Mansion Hoiks today, when he revealed that all Territorial units had reached war strength and good progress was being made in the formation of a
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  • 331 2 Wife Seriously Injured: An Incident In Hospital .—Reuter. Shanghai, April 24 Dr. Bertram Lillie, B.Sc. (London), President of the Lester Institution of the Technical Education, Shanghai, was killed and his wife seriously injured in an a- cident in Shanghai today. The accident occurred
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  • 239 2 —8.0. W. Rugby, April 2i In accordance with practice the ch ceUor cf the Exchequer summoned t Cabinet meeting this evening to mfj his colleagues or the Budget which he will submit to the Hoi; Commons tomorrow. The debate on th' Budget resolutions will be continued I
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  • 72 2 —Reuter. Premature Statements LTidesirable London, April 24. The Premier stated In the House of Commons that the Government was maintaining close touch with other Governments, including Turkey and Russia, but he was not yet in a position to add anything to his previous statements. Pressed to
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  • 83 2 B O W. Mr. Morgan Jones Rugby, April 24. The death occurred yesterday of MrMorgan Jones, Socialist M.P for the Caerphilly division of Glamorgan since 192 Mr. Jones was taken ill while in t West Indies as a member of the Ro.Commission to Investigate condition*. the
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  • 57 2 ’—Reuter. Force Of 50,000 Required Wellington. April 24 Mr. Savage, in an interview. tLat a force of 50,000 ma. b ‘Mr for the New Zealand tiefences. Scvage declared: “The first thing lves to do to help Britain is to h- ip °u The Government is deterrri. 10 part
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  • 35 2 Chinese Protest Against Interference ChunkingThe Foreign Office has prt rfe renee the French Embassy agains ft tona flags with the display of Chinese shangh *i. in the French Concession
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  • 1264 3 Eloquent Plea By Hon. Mr. E. N. Woolerton need for powerful short WAVE TRANSMITTING STATION (l-'r >m Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, April 24. a N eloquent plea for the inauguration of a national A broadcasting system in Malaya, involving th? establishment of a powerful
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  • 210 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Balik Palau, April 19. The accused pleaded guilty at the last hearing. As a result of a quarrel which later led to a knife attack on his compatriot, a Tamil named Susay Yagappan appeared before Mr. S. T. Stewart at the
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  • 33 3 His Excellency said that he had looked forward to Major Zehnder’s reappointment and it was a great disappointment to him that Major Zehnder was unable to serve.
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  • 206 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. April 24. Before the commencement of business. His Excellency the Governor and the Colonial Secretary paid gloving tributes to Sir John Bagnall, termer senior Unofficial Member, who is away on leave. His Excellency said that it was given to few
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  • 336 3 Au indication ot how ths Colony’s L‘1,000.000 gift to Imperial dee. used was given by the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, m winding up Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council. Routing certain statements made in the press, His Excedency announced that the G.O.C. intended to
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  • 201 3 The Children Bill •< c read a second time The final reading was postponed until other Mak-an administrations have had an opportunity io consider the Bill as it was felt 'hat the Bill, to be effective, should be nade general throughout Malaya. The Hon. Dr Lun
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  • 380 4 IS Britain (and for that matter, why not Malaya) really safe from air attack? There seems to be a great deal of preparation nowadays to ensure that when we are bombed, we will not be blown to smithereens. \V hen Herr Hitler threatened at Munich
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  • 662 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. J. W. Jefferson, former Superintendent of Physical Education, S.S. and F.M.S., has been appointed Inspector of Schools, Perlis. The wedding took place at St. Andrew s Cathedral on Saturday morning of Mr. George Strother, Assistant Naval Store Officer, and Miss Beryl Gwynne ones, of the General Hospital,
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  • 593 4 JVo Need For Rice. T have just read a scientist’s prediction that as man becomes more human, he will lose his “beastly adornments”. First the hair, next the eyesight and sense of smell, and, finally, he will become entirely toothless! I consider the last bit very good
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  • 474 4 to the latest information supplied by Reuter on the question of conscription, the British Cabinet appears to have agreed in principle as to the desirability of it especially in view of the present grave situation and of strong representations by France which believes
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  • 409 5 Qn Road Edge At Mt. Erskine 4 Feet From Tip To Tail BROWN BLACK MARKINGS: PANTHER OR TIGER CAI ff/ T HAT has hitherto been described as the “Penang Hi! Tiger” was seen yesterday evening at Mount Erskine b v Mr. R. J.
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  • 199 5 Gambling Alleged A raid conducted by the police or house No. 38. Tye Sin Street, resulted in the arrest of t°n Chinese nonyas, who appeared before Mr. T.im Koon Trek in the Penang Middle r ’ourt, this morning, on a charge of playing in a common
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  • 286 5 Summons Bv Former Wife (From Our Own Correspondent) Balik Pitlau. April 19. Ma lav and Chinese residents in the district of Ba van Lepas flocked to the Court House. Bayan Lepas, this morning when the case in which a Chinese named Chua Hock Seng, alias Twa Taw
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  • 367 5 CROWN STORY OF ESTATE QUARREL [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh. Anril 24 Alleged to have murdered i compatriot named Kuppusamy. a young Indian labourer, -'Uanpan, stood his trial before the Hon. Mr. Justice Murray-A at the Perak Assizes this morning. Mr. M. S. Mahendra was assigned
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  • 826 5 REUNION DINNER AND MEETING Passed Age Of Discretion With Flying Colours The Young Muslim Union wns an fete on Sunday, it being the Union’s 28th Anniversary. A re-union dinner was held at the ITnion premises followed by the annual general meeting, b oth of
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  • 258 5 The London Chamber of Commerce Spring Examination for the present year commenced yesterday, when Higher Certificate (Senior) candidates sat for Commercial Arithmetic and Certificate (Junior) students for Arithmetic. All the subjects are being taken at Mortimer Hall, Penang, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Higher
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  • 203 5 Singapore, April 22. Holding that the deceased did not die directly from the injuries sustained in a motor accident, the Chief dust ice. S. S. (Sir Percy McElwaine) dismissed the claim of $B,OOO brought by Leong Luen Kiewand Pang I hong Tee administratrix and ad ministrator ot
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  • 513 5 Negligent Driving Tt is your duty to see that the road was clear before coming out of the sideroad. There is no excuse for you. when you should have stopped, instead of pro- ceding. Moreover. I do not believe a word of what v< u have said,
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  • 316 5 1« H I E MARCH TA 11 IT PARTY (From Our Own Corrosnondent) Sansei Patani. April 22. A larve crowd thronged Jalan Ibrahim yesterday evening when about three hundred members of the Kedah Volunte >r Force had route march training. The volunteers under the command of Lieut-Col.
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  • 100 5 Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Aloos r PHE death took place yesterday afternoon at his residence at Patani Road of Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Aloos, until recently Shroff of the Penang Police Courts, following a brief illness. The late Mr. Abdul Rahman was 28 years of age at
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  • 132 5 Berak Response To Appeal (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, April 24. A. fresh appeal for more mechanics from overseas has been received by the Perak China Distress Relief Fund Comn*ittee yesterday from Mr Soong Chee- an Officer-in-charge of Mechanic Corps, China. It is understood that a
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  • 1545 7 HON. MR. S. B. PALMER ON ITS BENEFITS (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. April 24. An assurance that he would continue his labours, both in Malaya and London, to obtain a Central Provident Fund, to replace individual schemes of this nature, for
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  • AUSTRALIAN NEWS PAGE
    • 233 8 MOST POWERFUL IN EMPIRE The installation of £lOO,OOO worth of equipment for Australia’s new naval transmitiing radio station has begun at Canberra, When completed, it will be the most powerful radio station of its kind in the xjritish Empire. Belconnen is the name given to
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    • 110 8 Canberra. Unless matters change, there are 60.000 men who, according to viewpoint, are doomed or let off with a life of celibacy, in Australia Sixty thousand is, according to the latest figures, the excess of males over females. Incidentally, the Commonwealth’s population has recently made a spurt.
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    • 87 8 .—Austral News. Sydney To Teach Honolulu Sydney. Sydney, the home of surf-riding, is to teach Honolulu, also the home of surfriding, how to save the lives of inexperienced swimmers in difficulties. A team of Australian stalwarts, experienced in the surf life-saving methods and drill evolved in Australia, has just
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    • 91 8 Auckland. Shipping companies have been advised that persons leaving the Dominion after April 15 must obtain certificates from the Commissioner of Taxes intimating that the bearer is not liable to pay the social security contribution, that the contribution has been paid, or that arrangements have been
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    • 112 8 Bridesmaid And Guest Drowned Auckland. On their way home from a wedding reception at Takapuna, an Auckland suburb, a bridesmaid and a wedding guest were trapped in a car which plunged into the harbour, and were drowned. The victims were Miss B°th Swanston. aged 21. and Miss Margaret
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    • 256 8 Brisbane. ESCAPING with his family and sufficient money from Nazi restrictions in Austria, a Jewish refugee saw Darwin as a symbol to him of safety, and a few hours later died and was buried at sea within sight of the Australian coastline. There
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    • 179 8 Sydney. (COMPULSORY periodical testing of motor drivers for physical efficiency is being cons dered by the State Government. The Minister for Transport, Mr. Bruxner. has appointed a special committee consisting of doctors, optometrists, automot’ve engineers and departmental officials to examine this question. The report
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    • 36 8 A resolution pledging support for the Government in any steps it might take for the efficient defence of New Zealand was adopted at a session of the New Zealand Socialist party’s conference.
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    • 398 8 TPWENTY-FIVE thousand pounds will le spent on alterations to Yarralumla, the Duke of Kent’s new home in Canberra. The Australian Government were willing to spend much more, but the Duke gave special orders that the cost was to be kept as low
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    • 59 8 Melbourne. Metal registration discs of different colours for each year, to be attached to dogs as to cars is a suggestion now adopted by the municipal Association here. The system, it is claimed, would enable inspectors to detect unregistered dogs. A move to amend the state dog
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    • 68 8 Sydney. A grey-haired lady, tall and dignified, called the other day at the offiice cf the emergency services organisation in the Rural Bank. “I want to drive a waggon in the next war,” she said, “What sort of waggon?” she was asked. “An ammunition waggon” was the unhesitating
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    • 194 8 —Austral News. £6.000,000 A Year On Unemployment Relief Canberra. It has always been assured that Australia led, at any rate the Empire, in expenditure on social services. Professor Copland, of Melbourne University and a well-known economist, has however exploded the theory. In an exhaustive analysis of figures he
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    • 61 8 Auckland and provincial fruit-growers have been informed by the Government that the subsidy for locally-marketed apples has been withdrawn, and that no export guaranteed price will be paid next season. There is at present a move on the part of a large number of fruitgrowers to have
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    • 57 8 Sydney. Sir Earle Page, Prime Minister for the time being, announced that the Cabinet, with the approval of Mr. Curtin, Leader of the Opposition, had decided to provide a pension for Dame Enid Lyons, widow of the late Prime Minister. It is believed that
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    • 290 8 State Emergency Services The Minister in charge of State Emergency Services. Mr. Bruxner. is appealing for 4,000 women motor drivers to form an auxiliary transport serv'ce. He wants courageous women, capable cf driving heavy ambulances and lorries at night without lights over unlit roads, possibly
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    • 47 8 French wool buyers in New Zealand are reported to have sent an ultimatum to the F nance Minister, Mr. Nash, stating that, unless the import control regulations are adjusted to allow France a greater share in New Zealand imports, they will boycott the wool sales.
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    • 267 8 RESENT JAY-WALKING I EXEMPTION WOMEN’S organ-sation in s sent wnat they terrn tl I sing, sentimental attitude ev-dp^ l spired by the early Victorian ‘I ir I of chivalry,” adopted I Minister for Transport Mr fi I who declines io have wo n G- J
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    • 123 8 >T»ORTY-ONE grandchildren, 59 great- grandchildren, and six great, great grandchildren, descendants of the late Henry Austin. one of Australia's pioneers, were represented at a family reunion held in the city recently. The late Mr. Austin will be remembered as the originator of the parcel delivery system
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    • 97 8 stronger claim by undergrounu for more generous treatment News. “Cannot Be Done’ Says Judge Sydney. “The time may come when may be able to get along on a 30-no week, but one isolated country cannot w it,” declared Judge Drake-Brockman y the Australian federal arbitration cou during the
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    • 105 8 —Austral News Demand By Labour Minister Hobart Compulsory national service lS urged by the Labour Premia .j, nia (Mr y Ogilvie). “Therecan tics here,” he declares. My p has fought the Federal ove^’ r ';'?s, but quently enough on public que- on this issue there can be no
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    • 63 8 Sir Walter Camcross, s P^, akt will Legislative Council of New place retire on July 10, lLntl w> as an ordinary member. for Sir Walter has been po iiticid years, and his associat on un brokeu life in New Zealand has tx’e B<?n tar 49
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  • 1449 9 No Proof Of Negligent Driving 1 ECHO of dato kramat ROAD FATALITY \s the sequel to a fatal accident which occurred at the junction of Malacca Street and Dato Kramat Road at about 12.30 p in. on January 16, 1939, Um Eng
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  • 122 9 Chinese Sentenced (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. April 24. Arrested in possession of four tins and three bottles of illicit samsu in a suitcase attached to a bicycle a Chinese named Lau Ming was this morning [produced in the Ipoh First Magistrate’s Courtbefore Mr. P.
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  • 267 9 Function At Sungei Patani (From Our Own Correspondent) Sungei Patani, April 22 Quite a large gathering was present T the Sungei Patani Chinese Rubber Dealers’ Association at Jalan Earn;. Sungei Patani, yesterday afternoon, when the Association ce ebrated its opening ceremony. Among those present were seen Mr.
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  • 163 9 Malay Youth Forges Certificates (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. April 24 Unable to get a job on account of his youth, a Malay. Abdul Matakib, is alleged to have forged his leaving school and birth certificates by altering the year 1923 to 1921 and forwarded
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  • 758 9  -  Mr. J. R. Crawford Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, April 24 link with the old pioneering days of mining industry in Perak was severcd by the death of Mr. J. R. Crawford, ,)n of the oldest and most respected nibers of th e European communty
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  • 1598 10 PRICES MARKED DOWN BUT LITTLE SELLING Encouraging Company Results Still Forthcoming (From Our Ov.n Correspondent) London, April 14. T ONDON STOCK, share and commodity markets have been I faced this week by an imposing array of adverse factois including the rapid deterioration of the
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  • 784 10 Dividend of 2 1 /2% ESTATE’S ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT A divider.! of 2’i per cent, was declared at the twenty-third annual general meeting of the Parit Perak Rubber Company, Limited, held at the registered office of the Company, No. 33, Beach Street, Penang, on Saturday at 12 noon.
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  • 888 10 Levy’s Weekly Review GOOD DEMAND FOR TIN Singapore, April 22. «RESIDENT ROOSEVELT’S message 4 to the Dictators, as striking in logic as in the simplify of its has created a profound impress» n throughout the world. time The Fuhrer has chosen to play and has summoned the
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    • 774 10 i i. BANKS HONG KONG AND ||E g| SHANGHAI BANKING HANDEL-MAATSCHapd I CORPORATION. y ’n (Incorporated In the Colony or Hongkong I The liability of members is limited to th /wrTl r n I extent and Ln manner prescribed b (Nt IriLRLANOs TRaah I Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of
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  • 224 11 President Hacha Returns Home PRESIDENT HACHA (left) leaving Berlin r after receiving the ultimatum from Hiller. I'lie Fuehrer his ear and hodvguard to the Malion with Dr. Ilarha. Belor<* the train left, a h o n <| ii e t o f lluwer* Irom Hiller
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  • 317 12 London. THE McEvoys, Australian “flying family” —father, mother daughter and two sons—landed in their own plane at Croydon Airport, after flying 13,000 miles from their home town, Sydney. When a customs officer met them to examine luggage, father Harry McEvoy opened the cabin door, and said shyly,
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  • 84 12 Auckland. The Minister of Social Security, Mr. W. Nash, referring to the medical, hospital and other treatment benefits, said that after the introduction of benefits for mental hospital care, maternity benefits were next in order for introduction It was hoped to invite the doctors to enter
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  • 41 12 Today on the Esplande 6-00 p.m. to 7-30 p.m.: March: The Handicap: Rosey. Selection: Schuman’s Songs: Hartmann. Waltz: The French Maid: Kiefert. Overture: Mirella: Gounod. Intermezzo: Red Poppies: Hume. Selection: Robbie Burns: Elliot. Fox Trot: Sing Before Breakfast: Peeorinni.
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  • 583 12 —Reuter. ENLISTMENTS TO BEGIN SOON London. Ex.'istments for the Royal Armoured Corps, whose formation was announced in the House of Commons by Mr. HoreBelisha, Secretary for War, will begin as soon as possible and those enlisting will be liable to serve in any Regular unit of the
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  • 38 12 Lewis and Peat (produce brokers) an--1938, etaoinETAOINfFSHRDLLSHRDLU nounces profit of £5,025 (£18,515) for 1938, less Preference dividend for halfyear ended June 30, 1938, leaving a credit balance of £7,440 (£8,395). Meeting, Winchester House, April 19.
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  • 99 12 Meeting, 16 Pliilpot-lane, April 19. Report for 1938 shows crop harvested 800,439 lb. (1,000,413 lb.); 616,555 lb. (967,018 pounds) exported under export other than by use of company’s own exports rights. Average gross price lOd. per pound (8.93d). and “all-in” cost 6.30d. per pound (5d.). Profit,
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  • 234 12 An Amazing Railway While the nations of the west have been arguing and bullying each other ’the people of the Near East nave been getting on with a big piece 01 work —the construction of one of the most remarkable railway lines in the world. It stretches from
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  • 461 12 East Africa’s Campaign Against Locusts 7 Nairobi, Kenya. The end of the 10-year war against the invasion of locusts ir. East Africa and other vast areas of the Continent is in sight, declared Mr. H. Wilkinson, Senior E’’ L omblogist, Kenya, in an address
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  • 35 12 ESTATES AND AGENCY Interim on shares of Ils P er (same), payable May 12. KRAMAT TIN DREDGING Dividend of 5 per cent. (same). in respect of year ended March 31, payable April 26.
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  • 394 12 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh And Penang AIR MAILS OUTWARD 6UROFE AND THE WEST IMPERIAL (Empire Air Mail): For Surma (except Victoria Point), India, Aden, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, South Africa, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and Newfoundland. Kuala
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 695 12 MBH PENANG ZHJ 6.08 mc/s (49.30 mJ TODAY P.M. 5.55 Indian Music. 7.00 Orchestra vocal concert (recorded). Vocalist: Dusolina Giannini, Soprano 1) Daughter of the Regiment—Overture (Donizetti). 2) Les Sylphides—Ballet Music (Chopin, arr. Douglas) 3) Liebstraum —“Dream of Love" (Liszt, arr. Sear). 4) Nocturne in E Flat (Chopin, arr. Sear).
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    • 403 12 SINGAPORE ZHL 1,333 kc|s (225 m.) TODAY P.M. 5.00 Malay Sengs by S. Abdullah.f 5.20 Malay Tangos.t 5.40 Kronchngs.t 6.00 Tcochew Guakang Music, t 7.00 Childrens’ Programme. (English). 7.15 Time, Weather. News and Announcements 7.30 Health Talk—ls—Smallpox. 7.45 ‘Diary for 1934’: Outstanding events of the Frederick Grisewood.* 8.35 The News.
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    • 447 12 8.8. C. Service Schedule For Far East London, April 22: Following is the probable BBC Service Schedule lor the Far East in Malayan standard time for week beginning April 23. 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. GSR9.20
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  • 956 13 DEPARTURES Today: SELANDIA for Port Swettenham Malcca, Singapore, Bangkok and Saigon BENDORAN for Straits, Manila, Hong Kong and Japan. Tomorrow: YUENSANG for Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. BENDORAN for Saraits Manila Hong Kong and Japan. Thursday, April 27: PRESIDENT ADAMS for Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria,
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  • 261 13 Empire Day Message .From Canada A message to the empire by his Majesty the King on Empire Day (Maj’ 24) win be the outstanding event in the series of broadcasts on the Royal tour of Canada that are being planned for inclusion in the programmes from
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  • 99 13 Report for j’ear ended December 31 shews net profit amounted to £10,577 (£27,363); final dividend 3 per cent., making 6 per cent. (15 per cent.); write off estates acocunt f 625 (£1,417); to special expenditure reserve (replanting) £l.OOO (£2.500); to reserve £2,500 (£5,000); forward £4,757 (£6,130). Quantity
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  • 19 13 CHULSA (SELANGOR) RUBBER Dividend 3 per cent. (7 per cent.) on Ordinary shares for 1938, payable May
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    • 690 13 BLUE funnel line v V.TTKLY SERVICE TO LONDON A NORTH CONTINENT Leaves HuFNBEG Calls Antwerp Middlesboro Apr. 28 May 24 x Calls Marseilles Glasgow Apr. 28 May 24 S i’F xRIC Calls Antwerp Middlesboro May 5 June 2 TE N DAY SERVICE TO LIVERPOOL VIA HAVRE j rf yBATES Omits
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    • 826 13 P&O britisThndia (iDcorpotrted la England i PORT SWETTENHAM SINGAPORE S. S- ETHIOPIA” SAILING THURSDAY, 27th APRIL, 1939. Outwards from London f Or China Japan 2 f due Penang wiay a s/s “BHUTAN” Mav 4 Sailing Of Steamers Of The British s/s “ranchi” May 7 4 India S. N. Co., Ltd.
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  • 1752 14 PROGRAMME OF EIGHT EVENTS BELOW is the programme for the first day of the Singapore Extra Professional Meeting on May 10: HORSES—CIass 4—Division I—7 Furlongs 1 1 0 LORI) GRAY 3y 9.04 Capt. H. F. Bloxham Logue 2 SPEARTOWN 3y 9.01 "Holland Kongsi"
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  • 933 15 Acceptances And Order 01 Running RACE 1—2.30 P.M. aoi{s| > Class 2 Division 3 5| Furlogs. ,ii caMI'ALONG 6y 9-04 Mr. Alan Coke Major Fox MEKKY WIDOW 6y 9.01 Messrs. C. Y. Choy C. Y. Chong Hobbs \i<TIGHT 7y 9.00 “Wearne Kongsi” Billett o 4 u
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  • 49 15 RACE I—ST. MARCEL Starlight Battalion RACE 2—LISHEEN Comma Omah Boy RACE 3—GEISHA GIRL Duchess II Creme de Menthe RACE 4—LIBERTY Blossom Time Sunbeam RACE S—SLIEVE ANIERIN Sang Ayah Newzy RACE 6—HEROIC STAR Grofmo Gay Tad RACE 7—DRATOR Night Empress Easter Parade RACE B—LUCKY STAR Debella Monaveen
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  • 254 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore. Today. Kuala Prince impressed immensely in a four-furlong gallop with Gay Tad, both looking very’ fit, at Bukit Timah this morning. Batti also caught the eye, finishing with a strong spurt in the straight in the company of
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  • 259 15 Full League Points For Young Muslims (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, April i 4. Two missed penalties caused the IndoCeylonese to concede full points to the Yeung Muslims in a League soccer fixture o i the Esplanade today. The Young Muslims won by 2 —o. Regarded
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  • 990 15 Races Very Open, Close Finishes Likely (By “‘Trespasser^) Without any immediate form as a guide, punters will once again find winners difficult to pick for tomorrow's racing at Bukit Timah Favourites generally failed on Saturday, and the same might happen tomorrow. Practically all the races
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  • 54 15 —Reuter Yesterday’s League Results < London, April 25. Results of yesterday’s soccer matches in the English League: SECOND DIVISION Coventry 0, West Ham 0. Chesterfield 0, Fulham 1. THIRD DIVISION (Southern) Queen’s Park Rangers 1, Clapton Orient 1. Walsall 5, Swindon 0. THIRD DIVISION (Northern) Halifax 3, Gateshead
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  • 25 15 —Reuter. London, April 25. Yesterday’s Rugby League matches resulted as follows: Salford 2, Broughton 2. Huddersfield 23, Keighley 6St. Helen’s 4, Halifax 25.—Reuter.
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  • 110 15 Router. LATEST BETTING London, April 25. THE latest call-over for the Twq Thousand Guineas is: 9/2 Blue Peter ottered, 5/1 taken, 11/2 Fox Cub taken and offered. 100/15 Dhoti taken and offered. 8/1 Rogerstone Castle offered. 100/12 Fairstone taken and offered. 100/9 Romeo II offered, 12/1 taken.
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  • 51 15 of July or early in August.—Reuter Wireless. London Fight With Farr London, April 25. A London promoter is offering Joe Louis £30,000, free of tax, to defend his world heavyweight championship against Tommy Farr in London either at the end of July or early in August.—Reuter
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  • 65 15 The annual general meeting of the Province Wellesley football Association will be held at the Butterworth Recreation Club, on Friday, April 28, at 6.30 p.m. Agenda: 1. To confirm the minutes of the previous annual general meeting; 2. To pass the annual report and statements of
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  • 20 15 .—Reuter. Paris, April 24. M. Coulondre, Ambassador to Germany, is returning to Berlin to-merrow or Wednesday.—Reuter.
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  • 76 16 MIDDAY QUOTATIONS TIN LATEST r 1’ $113.87% 25 tons r orc $113.87% RUBBER: I CW) 26%c f re (Spot) 27c COPRA: ’dried $3.65 Black Pepper $9.00 TAPF'CA: Medium $3.30 Fair Seed $2.95 RICE: 'I .igc >n Parboiled No. 1 SG.2O No. 2 6.10 P n-oon W. ite
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  • 104 16 Prev. Latest P: riF 176 3 4 176 45 64 New York 4.68 4.683 s Montreal 4.70% Brussels 27.85% 27.79 Geneva 2C.86% 20.86?« Amsterdam 8.81% 8.81% Milan 89 88} J Berlin 11.67% 11.66% Stockholm 19.41 19.42 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna unquoted unquoted Helsingfors 227% 226%
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  • 190 16 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Ayer Pai as 1.00 1.10 Bassetts 45 .50 Batu Lintang 95 1.00 Bentas 92% .97% Brogag .57% .62% Indragiris 1.05 1.12% Kuala Sidims 1.90 2.00e> Lunas 1.40 1.50 Malaka Pindas 1.05 1.15 Mentakabs .36 .38c Pajams 1.50 1.60 Sungei Tukangs .92% .97% Tapahs 1.45
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  • 154 16 LEAN CO. TINS: Buyers Sellers Ampats 3)0 3j4% Aust. Amalgamated 4’6 510 Burma Malays 20'3 2110 Hong Fatts .64 .66 Jelebus .52% .57% Johans .23 .25 Kramats 8.9 9)3 K. Lanjuts 14'6 1510 Kuchais 1.10 1.15 Kundangs 6'4% 6’10% Laruts 4|1% 4|6cd Lukuts .47% .52% Pungahs 16 0 16|6 Peta
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  • 228 16 New York, Monday. The decline >5 steel operations to 48.6 about was as expected. The weakness of coppers was logically due to the absence of volume sales despite the latest price cuts. The market was persistently weak hroughout the day’ after higher opening DOW JONES AVERAGES Prev.
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  • 284 16 SOON THEAM CO. TINS: Buyers Sellers Ampats 3 0 3:4% A. Hitams 18 6 19 6 Ayer Wengs .65 .68 Bangrirs 18 6 19 3 B. Selangors 1.20 1.23 Berjuntais 9 3 9 9 Chenderiangs II 0 119 Hong Fatts .64 .66 Kamras 13 16 Kamuntings 7'9 8 6 Lanjuts
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  • 1177 16 KENNEDY CO. SHARE LIST. I I 4 h. NAMES. I 3 iX I CO I 1/3 I KUBHEK (Dollar). I n i Allenby Rubber <-•_ 1 20 i 130 Alor Gajab Rubber Estate 90 Amalgamated Malay Estates 140 j 150 Ayer Hitatn Flan ting Syndicate 90 100 Ayer Moiek Rubber
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  • 269 16 Draw For Men’s Events At a meeting of the Committee ci thf Penang Lawn Tennis Association held f’ the Penang Sports C ub the draw for thf Men's Singles and Doubles took .place last evening. Owing tn very poor entries re eived lithe Ladies Singles. Mixed
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  • 41 16 —Reuter. New Record For Women’s 220 Yards Free Style Copenhagen. April 24 Ragnhild Hveger. Danish girl swimmer. established a 220 yards free style world record in 2 minutes 22.6 seconds beating her own previous record of 2 mins. 25.9 seconds.—Reuter.
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  • 20 16 The Penang Sports Club Monthly Mixed Foursomes competition will be played as usual cn Wednesday afternoon. April 26
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  • 42 16 Today on the Esplanade from 6 p.m to 7.50 p.m. March The Handicap Rosey Selection Schuman’s Songs Hartmann Waltz The French Maid Kiefert Overture Mirella Gounod Intermezzo Red Poppies Hume Selection Rcbbie Burns Elliot Fox Trot Sing Before Breakfast Pecorinni
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  • 106 16 .—Reuter Easier Trend Owing To Imminence Of Budget London. April 214 On the Stock Exchange, Western Holdings provided the matn feature of today’s trading, advancing sharply following the publication of a good development report though they finally reacted. Elsewhere the trend was generally easier owing to the imminence
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  • 173 16 ANTHONY CO. TTN: Buyers Sellers Ampat 3io 3!6 Austral Amalgamated 49 .53 Batu Selangor 1.20- 1.22% Hong Fatt .63 *66 Johan 22 .24 Kampong Lan jut 14 6 150 Klang River i, 6 5 1 70 Kuchai 1 10 1 15 Lurats 0 <J|3 Petalings 3 30 6 5() Rahman
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  • 128 16 St. George’s Society And Rest Draw The annual ladies’ golf match between the Royal Society of St. George and the Rest played yesterday resulted in a draw of 3 games each. The following are the results (St George’s players mentioned first-: Mrs. Oke and Mrs. J. W. Clark
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  • 207 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sungei Patani. April 22 Playing a friendly match of tennis cn the Kuala Muda Chinese Recreation Club tennis court and the Sungei Patani Chi? court yesterday, the Kuala Muda Chine e Recreation Club defeated Dr. Low' Ch n Siang’s tennis team from Kulim
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  • 174 16 KENNEDY CO. T Buyers Sellers Ampat 30 36 Austral Amalgamated 4 9 53 Ayer Weng .65 .79 Bangrin i B 3 19 3 Hitam .25 .30 Hong Fatt .64 .67 Hongkor Tin 15 o 17 Opx Jeiebu .55 g, Kpg. Lanjut 14J9 15'3 Kamra I’4U> I'7 Kent 119 2,3 Kramat
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