Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 26 April 1939

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    19 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED IHIIY No. Vol. XCVIL WEDNESDAY. APRIL 26, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    CONSCRIPTION NOW REGARDED CERTAIN
    342 1 Bill Shortly To Be Introduced AGE GROUP BETWEEN 18 AND 20 Cabinet Considering What Form Measures Should Take London. April 25. < The measure of conscription is now regarded certain. Renter understands that the < ahinet agreed to it on principle last night and the two
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    DEMOCRACIES NOT WEAK
    177 1 is an at- —Reuter. Blessings Must Be Ensured Washngton. April 25 Pr .i.'lent Roosevelt submitted to Con,rv a proposal to regroup sixteen Governrnent offices under three new agencies r.ich would be given control over all G< verojnent lending, relief work and social welfare The new agencies would
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    OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT
    115 1 -Reuter. Select I ’-Mee’s Report Issued London. April 25 Th*’ Select Committee which inquired a.to the annlicabilitv of the Official Secrets •kt to Members of Parliament in the discharge of their Parliamentary duties have issued a report. They think it intdv: able to attempt precisely to define
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    HITLER RETALIATES
    66 1 —Reuter. V-ws Broadcast To South Africa Berlin. April 25 U' rr Hitler's threat to take counterr 1 against British broadcasts was if rn a step further with the annotrncehl'’l' of a shortwave news broadcast desfor South Africa in Afrikaans to be isHied 'rom today A service in Arabic
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    SHIPPING SUBSIDY
    56 1 cent 8.0 W More Than 100 Vessels Contracted Fov Rugby, April 25 the Government announcement intention to grant a long-term sub- shipping and shipbuilding indvs ll more than 100 merchant vessels 'hir.<' over half a million tons gross -in contracted for. and accordi» 1 formation from shipbuild "mires,
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    BRITISH GUARANTEE TO RUMANIA
    199 1 11. Gafencu Reports On Talks With Herr Hitler —Reuter. London, April 25. m c °nversat.ions were held between -afencu and Lord Halifax in the Office this afternoon. No offich’ f I r ,h e course or scope of the that Pri Pivpn bnt ft s expected
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    KING SEES PREMIER
    89 1 —Reuter. Arrangements For Canadian Visit London, April 25. T!ii- Kng received Mr. Chamberlain •it Bi. ■:.:>-ha.n Palace tonight, the au- i e lasting an hour A’ Chamberlain is expected to anrcuncc in the Commons on Thursday in reply to a ovesten that alternative arrangements are being made
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    U.S. ARMY AND DEFENCES
    47 1 IGF —Reuer. Fit ter 5508.030.000 Appropriated Washington. April 25 The Senate has approved $508.000.000 appropriation for the Army and defence activities during the fiscal year beginning July This includes a provision for about 606 piodern The Bill now goes fear President. Ttooseveil's signature—Reuer
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    FOREIGN PROPAGANDA
    38 1 Rf uter. Paris. April 25 Penalties up to fiv e years’ imprisonment and a fine £6O were provided in the decree for suppressing foreign propaganda. Persons receiving funds from abroad ard earning out propaganda are liable.
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    SIMON BUDGET WELL RECEIVED
    684 1 Avoidanee Of Higher Income Tax Approved LONDON, APRIL 26. THE COMMONS AGREED TO THE BUDGET, TOBACCO, FILMS, Si GAR AND OTHER RESOLUTIONS. GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS GENERALLY APPROVE OF SIP JOHN SIMON’S POLICY OF AVOIDING AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN IN THE INCOME TAX, SA YYS REUTER’S LOBBY CORRESPONDENT. —Router.
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    DENMARK ALSO CALLING UP MEN
    85 1 Reuter. Trained Troops To Be Increased Copenhagen. April 26. The War Minister announces that between 7.000 and 8,000 men are being recalled for Army service. They belong to the 1938 class. A further thousand men belonging to various classes are being called for Naval service.
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    CONFERENCE OF ZIONISTS
    82 1 —Reuter. Palestine Policy To Be Considered London, April 25 The conference of Zionists and nonZionists from West European countries opened at the headquarters of the Zionist Organisation in London to consider the attitude towards the Government’s policy for Palestine in the light of the present situation. M.
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    ALL MUST LISTEN TO HITLER!
    43 1 ers to nsi L- —Reuter. Berlin. April 25 Herr Hitler’s speech on Friday will be broadcast. All factories and shops will be closed for ninety minutes from noon to enable workers to listen. Children must also listen. —Reuter.
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    BELGIAN POLICY OF INDEPENDENCE
    42 1 .—Reuter. Brussels. April 25 M. Pierlot announced that the Government would remain faithful to the policv of independence. The menacing world situation demanded measures to ensure tne defence of the country anj colonies and these would be taken.—Reuter.
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      15 1 CCW .1 V TE ♦>r North Malaya Pwio DISPF > ARY I.'- O Penang anH Ipoh.
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      28 1 “SMILER” fed on COW GATE I Lx. .4<;.-..'.r for North Mala"ti A Petonff- o a :\pv Lib., T’enane an<i Ipoh. Sir John Simon's Rudget Speech On Page 2.
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    BRITISH TAXPAYERS ASKED TO FIND £942,000,000
    1559 2 Budget Proposals Of Sir John Simon INCOME TAX NOT INCREASED Sum Of £380,000,000 To Be Raised From Borrowing London, April 26 In his speech on the Budget, Sir John Simon stated that the gross total of defence expenditure for last year was £400.000,000 compared
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    JAPANESE FORCES IN RETREAT AT KIANGSI
    242 2 —Reuter. Shanghai, April 25. Chinese drive in North Kiangsi resulted in further successes, according to the latest Chinese despatch». Fighting have 1 een taking place in the area through which the Japanese intended to advance from the North-East to Changsha. capital of Hunan, which
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    ANOTHER SHIP ON FIRE
    93 2 —Reuter. 44 Angiers* Being Dismantled Paris, April 25 A fir? broke out on board the liner, Angers, while in the process of being dismantled at the naval demolition dockyard here late yesterday evening. The fire was under control at 1 a.m. Fanlned by the wind, the
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    POLITICAL TRUCE
    133 2 —Reuter Wireless. During The King’s Visit To Canada Ottawa, April 24. “A truce from political strife” during the visit of Their Majesties has been agreed to by the Liberal Prime Minister. Mr. Mackenz e King and the National Conservative Leaelr. Mr. Manion. Mr. Mackenzie King explained in the
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    PEACEFUL FUTURE
    81 2 —Reuter. Assurance By Greek Premier Athens, April 25 The Premier, M. Metaxas, speaking at a dinner last night, declared “I cannot assure you that the world is definitely moving towards peace for no one can give a real assurance on such a matter, but I can assure you
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE IN BORDER INCIDEM
    132 2 Detained Two Hours For Having Taken Piet ti res he was —Reuter. London, April 25 It is learned that the Sultan of Johore has sent a private message saying that he was detained (not arrested) on April 23 by the French authorities while crossing
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS REFLY TO CHARGES OF DEFECTS
    227 2 trie jiutou Li v/viu —Reuter Wireless London, April 24 Replying to questions in the House s Commons on charges made a ion, L ago against the management of Airways Sir Kingsley Wood said that John Reith on the appointment to chairmanship undertook examination
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    REICHSTAG TO OPEN ON FRIDAY
    36 2 niiici vv.’i :.—Resuter. Berlin, April 25 It is officially announced that the Relchstagfi opens at 11 a.m. G. M. T. on April 28. Herr Hitler wjl speak soon after the opening.—Resuter.
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    PENANG A.R.P. FIRE PROTECTION SCHEME
    1211 3 Municipal Vote Of $85,000 For Additional Equipment COMMISSIONERS' MEETING YESTERDAY A I DECISION reached in oommi tte to spend up to £85,000 on further necessary fire-fighting equipment for use in case of enemj attack on Penang, the Government to bear half the cost in the
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    DROWNING TRAGEDY AT IPOH
    546 3 (From Our Own Correspondent' Ipoh, April 25 The death of an Indian lubber- tapper, Kaitayan, who was found drowned m estate pond in Sjmpang Pulai on Marc 24 was inquired Into by Coe Ininail bin Hat Sah sittin-j as Coroner m the Ip< b Second Magistrate’s
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    SAMSU DISTILLING HIS LIVELIHOOD
    90 3 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. April 25. Caught red-handed distilling samsu by Customs Officers yesterday morning at Ipoh Tin. Pengkalen, Lahat. a Chinese named Sam Puhjt was this morning produced in the Ipc.h First Magistrate’s Court before Mr. P.F.Y. Radcliffe by Mr. K H. Cantrell, Assistant
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    HAINANESE REFUGEES TO BE ADMITTED
    279 3 Compatriots Stand .Security [From Our Own Correspondent[ Ipoh, April 25 AS a result of protracted negotiations between the Protector of Chinese, Perak, Mr. C. H. Dakers, and the Immigration Officer, Singapore, certificates of admission have been granted to the 39 Hainanese refugees who landed at
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    HOUSING SHORTAGE IN TAIPING
    612 3 Consideration Urged In Cases Of Condemned Buildiiiws in-' J*ROM Oir Own Correspondent] a z Taiping, April 25 A finn° r fT e con? Oration for houses condemned for demolilion at the present time when there was an acute shortage accommodation in Taiping, taking into account the
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    ENGINEER SUED FOR $5,600
    184 3 Supreme Court Makes No Order (From Our own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 25. William Roy Reynaulds, engineer, Kota Baru Tin Limited, appeared before the Hon. Mr. .Justice Murray-Aynsley, in the Perak St )>reme Oourt yesterday on a judgment debtor summons for the sum of $5,600. Mr. J.
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    LEGAL SERVICE CHANCES
    126 3 Perak Registrar For Kuala Lumpur (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh .April 25. Several important changes in the legal service, affecting Selangor and Perak will come into force early next month. Mr. L. C. Rec'man, Registrar of the Perak. Supreme Court, goes on transfer to Kuala Lumpur as
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    FIVE YEARS FOR CAUSING HURT
    156 3 Indian Who Drank Toddy And Forgot Everything (From our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. April 25. “The assessors have taken a merciful view, but you have committed a very serious offence and the least punishment I can impose on you is that you undergo five years’ rigorous
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      332 3 ASHAMED OF TIER FIGI RE HusbcwA.d I't-r laded Her to iuL ..'suhun By following n’: td.'ice, this woman took off 3? IL of r excess fat. Telling of her exo. i e.i u rites: ”A year ago I w Lied with rheumatism. nervousness and other complaints. And I got so
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    "PEACE WITHOUT HATRED"
    651 4 Since the last war strategic concepts have been changed completely. The perfection of the aeroplane has made a profound difference to British ideas; for it has deprived Great Britain of her surest safeguard against invasion —namely, her geographical position as an island. When the crisis came last
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    343 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Miss Lulu De Souza, of the Singapore General Hospital, is at present spending her vacation in Penang. She is staying with her aunt Mrs. J. H. Phipps. Mr. R. J. Draycott has returned to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore. Capt. G. Ambler has entered the General Hospital, Singapore, to
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    BY THE WAY
    666 4 Province Water Apropos the editorial comments on the above subject I am informed by my friends across the channel that there are degrees of the ‘unpleasantness’ of the water on the other side and the other evening at the Straits Traders Club, where there are still a
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    THE DIARY OF A FOREIGN NEWS EDITOR
    378 4 Wednesday, April 26. Budget has been introduced and such is the international tension today that Sir John Simon’s proposals which ordinarily would have been received with considerable criticism, are actually accepted with a sigh of relief. In this connection, the policy of the
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      241 4 ACPAWATTE I PURI COION TITA 0/3 irSt c^o,ce hostess who II ZZ 11 'itC3 H sure of herself and certain of II I >fl +«er guests, admir* //fl ing approval of a V® really refreshing and choice tea. 11l I Wwfed ■1 iL. I s t x 5 I H
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    3½ PER CENT. DIVIDEND DECLARED
    810 5 p. x T. Thrift Society I e and half per cent th tenth annual general h and Telegraphs Coloan Society, Ltd., nt ant’s Office, General 4 p m yesterday. The originally fixed to he m on April 15. was post- <. afternoon owing to c.
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    EDWARD O. ROBINSON
    72 5 EDWARD (i. ROBINSON is smiling and n« wonder. After his amazing success as “The ani.'zing Dr. Clitterhouse” which was shown in Penang recently, he has been awarded a big role in a political story, ohi<b his studio plans to make one of t*i? o its nnding pi<«tuik*s
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    Swiss Cafe Proprietor Weds
    164 5 CEREMONY THIS MORNING A pretty’ wedding was solemnised this m r n at 10.30 at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, the contracting parties bein?r Mr. Walter StaJder. Proprietor of Swiss Cafe, Penang, and Miss Margret Kellerhals. The bridegroom is the only’ son of Mr. n n<i
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    DARING JEWEL THEFT
    75 5 Second European Victim Another residence of a European was burgled in the early hours of yesterday morning, when jewellery to the value of nearly $3OO was stolen. This is the second audacious burglary committed in the European residential area The house burgled was one occupied by Mr.
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    TONGKANG MAN FALLS INTO SEA
    308 5 Coroner s Inquiry How a tongkang coolie, Majid bin Mo named Rawther, fell into the sea when to climb the pier at Prai, luom a tongkang which was alongside i* ..nd disappeared, was related to the Penang Coroner, Mr. A. W. Bellamy, at a a
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    IRRIGATION IN MALAYA
    229 5 An interesting paper was read by Mr. A. R. Murray o f the Drainage and Irrigation Department., to the members of the Technical Association of Perak, last Thursday at 7 pm. in the Association room, Ipoh. Mr. C. G R. Phillips, Vice-President of the Association in introducing
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    51 5 Today at the Waterfall Gardens from 5.15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. March Stars Stripes For Ever Sousa Selection The Messenger Boy Norton Waltz Horatio Nicholl’s Ist Vaises Nicholls Overture Overture to "Montrose” Bishop Intermezzo In The Shadows Finck A Musical Switch Alford Fox Trot Here Comes The Sandman
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    PENANG’S FIRE LOSSES IN 1938 TOTAL $39,242
    833 5 “TONGKING” BLAZE COSTS $1,500,000 Annual Report Of Rrigade r JHE loss on assessed property within Municipal limits caused by fires last year was estimated at $38,242, according to the annual report of the Penang Municipal Fire Brigade just issued. The loss sustained by
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      1036 6 I -W-W m -w- MATINEES EMPI ij e /VI A I F S T IC talkies .LLwhF TOMGHT- LAST NIGHT TONIGHT! ROYAL LiAo 1 IN It FII I 101 lion THE SHOW THAT GAVE PARIS A NEW SENSATION, TimiLLED 6.45 P.M. 9.30 p M 615 9.30 LONDON, AND CAPTURED NEW
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    LESSONS IN COOKING FISH
    109 7 For German Housewives Munich. A. free course on how to cook fisa is being offered to Munich women. This is to help General Goering’s “eat more fish campaign. The course has been arranged by the District Convention of the Nazi Party which is now meeting here,
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      276 7 WEMBLEY PARK tonight: Wednesday 26th. April. 1939 Sin ec I°y Cantonese Opeea: "IXJOI CHIP CHENG KOY" Part 2 Grand Xooraii Opera PATONG CHENDANA’ with INCHE YEM MISS AMINAH IN THE LEADING HOLES Capita! I alkies Two shows nightly at 7 30 9.30 p.m. Red-blooded drama loves triumphs and tragedies... .life’s
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      348 7 OPENING TOMORROW! QUEEN’S I THRILL TO M-G-M’S 5 STAR T ’[’RIUMPH! 00’4 ACCI AIMED MAGNIFICENT BY o-1... .f THE PRESS! I//!-»., f V A MARVELLOUS FILM SUNDAY CHRONICLE A di AV IT IS A TREAT TO SEE IT DAILY EXPRESS a IS b A V THIS Is A brilliant production
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  • Latest News From India
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      STARTLING INCREASE IN COUNTERFEIT RUPEES
      138 8 Bombay And Madras Lead List Of Provinces Calcutta. A STARTLING increase in the number of counterfeit rupee coins received at the treasuries, at railway stations and in law courts is revealed in the official figures for 1937-1938. In 1936-37 the all-India total was 158,433 but
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      NEW DEFINITION OF "INDIAN STATE"
      242 8 Government of India Act Amendment New Delhi. A NOTH ER important addition to the provincial List of the Bill to amend the Government of India Act, is “Universities,” except the Benares Hindu University ano Al-garh Muslim University (which are Federal subjects). Entry number 17 in
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      BOOM DEFENCE FOR COLOMBO HARBOUR
      175 8 Curiosity has been aroused by the presence in Colombo Harbour of a strange vessel. Inquiries revealed that the ship was none other than the nrnc-sweeper, Barnet of His Majesty's Navy. She is to be used primarily in connection with boom defence work in the harbour,
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      Former Madras Judge To Be Appointed Nizam's Agent?
      72 8 Sir M. Venkatasubba Rao. former Judge of the Madras High Court, is likely to be appointed as the Nizam’s Agent at Nagpur to watch the interests of Berar o', behalf of the Hyderabad Government, according to a report published in the “Hitavada.”
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      NEW MACE FOR COUNCIL OF STATE
      152 8 New Delhi. With full ceremony the Council of State accepted from the Maharajadhiraja cf Darbhanga, the golden mace which will from now on lie in the centre of the Chamber Preceded by the President, who wore a long ceremonial robe of black and gold
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      BRIDEGROOM 64, BRIDE 13
      191 8 Madura Marriage Stopped Madura. Protests by local Congress leaders, headed by Mr. and Mrs. A. Vaidyanatha Ayyar, resulted in the stopping of the marriage arranged between a 64-year-old member of the Tinneveliy Bar, whose first wife is living, and a 13-year-old girl of Srivilliputtur at the
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      LITERACY CAMPAIGN IN BOMBAY
      204 8 Hundred Per Cent Aim Bombay. The urgent necessity for eradicating illiteracy was stressed by the Governor of Bombay, Sir Roger Lumley, inaugurating the literacy campaign, at a public meeting. “The democratic system of government in this province is on trial and it is hardly a matter
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      NEW MAYOR OF BOMBAY
      15 8 Mr. B. N. Karanjia (Congress) has been elected Mayor of Bombay.
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      Gandhi Pleads Guilty To Being Hasty And Over-Confident
      638 8 In Launching Civil Disobedience Campaign “A CLEAR understanding of the suspension of civil disobedience in the States is necessary if the people are to reap the full benefit of it,” writes Mr, Gandhi in the “Harijan.” “One resutl —not unexpected—seems to have
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      INTERVIEWS WITH BENGAL MINISTERS
      238 8 Congress Ban: Statement I!\ Mr. Bose JHARIA MR. SLBHAS CHANDRA BOSE, Congress President, h as issued a statement stressing that the ban on Congress-men participating in official social functions also applies to inter ieu. with Ministers, so far as Bengal Congress-men are concerned. Mr. Bose says:
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      CEMENT INDUSTRY
      119 8 Indian Company To Start Factory It is learned that an Indian Company will shortly set up business in Ceylon and start a factory for the production of cement. Experiments carried out by Mr D. H. Balfour. Assistant Director of Industries, have revealed that the Puttalam district has all
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      Dowries May Not Exceed Rs. 500 In Sind
      87 8 Karachi. JAoicrit’S to brides in uSviid should be limited to a majciimuni of Rs. 500 which should cover presents of all kinds," is the unanimous reco minuend at ion of the Select Committee on Dr, Hedmandas? Anti Dowry BiU which has concluded
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      MEMORIAL TO KING GEORGE V
      182 8 Bengal Governor Unveils Statue Calcutta. Sir Rebort Reid, Governor of Bengal unveiled recently a memorial statute of King George V, near Eden’s Gardens. The memorial was raised by public subscription. In unveiling the statue His Excellency said:— “Those of us here today, who recall the
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      HAILSTONES AS LARGE AS APPLES
      68 8 Daltanganj. According to a message from Surguja, several persons were killed and many injured as the result of a severe hailstorm, the hailstones being as large as apples. A large number of cattle stags, deer and birds were also killed, while standing crops and tiled
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      Uses of New Science of Electro-Culture
      446 8 SAID TO IMPROVE CROPS AND CERE AILMENTS T>RESIDING over the Madras Electro- Culture Conference held at "Kamalalaya,” Mylapore. under the auspices f the Madras Electro-Culture Asso< iatou the Hon. Mr. Bulusu Sambamurthi Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly referred to the marvellous remits clamed
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      D.M.O. KILLED ON HUNTING EXPEDITION
      156 8 Dambulla Jungle Tragedy Matale. The death occurred under cumstances last week of Dr v of Bartholomeusz, District Medica Matale. M 0 A party, consisting of the Mr. C. Robinson, the Headmas ei: Thomas’ School, Matale, Mr and Mr. T. Tennant, ~.,y in the evening at
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      VICEROY’S SON TO WED
      46 8 N""•n I A marriage has been o f Ttu>ir the Earl of Hopetoun, <‘L udv p.. Excellencies the Viceioy nV on-^ lal lithgow, and Miss Ken y.>n-SD‘ '> daughter of Capt. R !t ry 0 Grenadier Guards, an dour, 3ays a Press eonm-t--
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    RAILWAY COOPERATIVE STORE TO BE ESTABLISHED
    808 9 Mr, G, Hawkins’ Suggestion Adopted Kuala Lumpur. Apii» 24. imparted by Mr. G. Hawkins. aeHng °f Co-Operation, when he addressed thp members of the Railway Co-Operative Thrift and Loan Society, at their loii* meeting held to-day. Mr. Hauldns urged the es>is ent of a
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    Chinese Gaoled For Loitering In Public
    224 9 Kuala Lumpur. April 25. C nnctcc i loitering in public, a Chi- t ained Chee Ah Seng was sentenced cu Saturday by Mr. A. J. Grattan Bellew. •-1 fie Kuala I umpur Police Court, to eV n rigorous imprisonment. ated that the accused was
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    PATRIOTIS OF K.L. CHINESE
    85 9 National Spiritual Mo\riiirnt Formed Ixuala Lumpur, April 25. “A Chinese National Spiritual Movement.” its objects, in the voids of the Chinese Consul. Kinin Lumpur. In ing to “foster friendship and unity amongst the Chinese Overseas,” was established here last night. T 1 ose joining the movement
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    ALLEGED ATTACK
    153 9 Reason Complicated, Says Otiicer Kuala Lumpui April 35. tin. \ii. an Indian, claimed trial jiarged in the Kuala Lumpur Court cn Saturday before Mr. A. C’ Bellew. the First Magistrate. r, i ’'ing hurt to another Indian. o. s. Palmer, who prosecuted, said i it Me complainant went
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    GARDEN FAIR
    52 9 Jl forthcoming ar.nual general ‘"’i. ;of fn e Jaffnese Co-operative Lciety. Ltd. fixed to be held at the It’n Hall, uala Lump.ur on April 30. I’M*, ill instead at the Society Office (25. .Java Street) at the appointed ime at:<i dae, as the Town Hail not "cmlabic on
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    MR. L.H. HART O.S.P.C., Taiping, Taken III
    43 9 MR. L. H. HART O.S.P.C., Taiping, Taken III from our Own Correspondent) Taiping, April 25. Mr 1 11 Hart, the O.S.P.C. Taiping, suddenly taken ill this morning and 'imilvd to the Taiping Hospital. lr J R. cole O.C.P.D. is acting for Mi’. Hart.
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    TWO BICYCLE THEFTS
    119 9 Machines Recovered By Police After an appreciable decrease in number recently, bicycle thefts again come into the news. Yesterday two cases of thefts of bicycles were reported to the police at the Central Station. The police were out on investigating following the report, and a few hours
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    SINGHALESE FATAL FALL
    196 9 Sustains Fracture Of Skull The circumstances attending the death of a Singhalese named Pedris. who died in the General Hospital from a fracture of the skull believed to have been sustained when he fell down a flight of stairs in the dark, were related to the Penang
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    JAPANESE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
    41 9 A garden fair will be held in aid of fluids for the Ist. Penang Brownie l ack ard the Ist. Penang Ranger Company on Saturday, April 29. at 5 p.m. At the Girl Guide Head-Quarters in Burmah Read.
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    INTER-EMPIRE PLAIN LANGUAGE SOCIAL TELEGRAM SERVICE
    238 9 WITH effect from May 1, 1939, inclusive, an inter-Empire plain language social telegram service will be introduced, between :dl Parts of the British Empire, except India, Burmah, Canada, /Hhian and Transjordan. M 1 i-’il telegrams must be accepted at ■"vfitph offices subject to the
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    K.L. Division Of War Nurses For China
    176 9 Kuala Lumpur. April 25. Anutiier batch of six women have been from Kuala Lumpur to form a division of war nurses fcr china. Under the patronage cf the Wai Chow Wool Koon. Kuala Lumpur, these women, whose ages range from 17 to 27.
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE REDUCED
    111 9 Teacher’s Condition Improving Balik Pulau, April 25. I lie Puiau Betong stabbing incident v. inch took place on the night of the 3rd instant, when a Chinese school teacher vas seriously wounded in the abdomen was again recalled th s morning at the Police Court. Balik
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    CHARGE OF THEFT
    114 9 Complainant Alleges He Was Waylaid Kuala Lumpur, April 25. Cash amounting to $12.20 was the subject of a theft charge against a Tamil named Manikam. who was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Police Court on Saturday before Mr. A. J. Grattan Bellew, the First Magistrate. The accused
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    DISPOSAL OF BURGLAR’S BOOTY
    145 9 (From our Own Correspondent» Kuala Lumpur, April 25. Janies Henry Nelson, who was recently sentenced to five years for burglar}' and house breaking, created a mild stir in the First Magistrate's Court when he made a brief appearance on Saturday morning and denied ownership of the
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    MOTORIST CENSURED BY TRAFFIC JUDGE
    461 9 Fined $lOO For NegVgent Driving Singapore, April 22. /V strong censure oil the accused was passed by Mr. C. H. Whitton. Traffic Judge, in the case in which Sundrain Davy Richards, an Assistant Foreman in the Municipal Electric DepartI meut. was to-day convicted 1 by
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    NORMAL CLASS PASSES
    60 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, April 25. the following wer successful in the first year examination of the Normal Class. Anglo-Chinese School, Ipoh: Mrs. Focng Di Jin. Miss A. Caleb, Miss Ding Ee Sing (Anglo-Chinese Girls’ School», Miss D. Appaduray, Miss Ng Eoi Chan Miss Ng Poh
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    MENTAKAB RUBBER
    419 10 Dividend of 4 Per Cent Proposed 'T’HE twentieth ordinary general meeting of the Mentakab Rubber Company Ltd., will be held at the registered office of the Company, Amber Building, 5, Ma. lacca Street, Singapore, on Monday. May, 1, 1939, at 12 noon, for th* following purposes:— To receive
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    OUTLOOK FOR RUBBER PRODUCING INDUSTRY
    1493 10 Substantial Rise In Consumption: Falling Stocks rubber industry has passed through difficult times- in recent years. Too much material and too ut'Je d’tnand have called for regulation of output o two occasions since 1920. From 1922 to 1928 the Stevenson scheme was in force. The
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    N.E.I. RUBBER EXPORTS IN MARCH
    114 10 Active Exports Up 3,172 Tons Batav’a, April B.—The preliminary figures for the export of estate rubber irom the Netherlands Indies during March are returned at 13,465 metric tons, which is a decrease of 455 metric tons compared with those of February Native exports in March
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
    99 10 During the week ending April 15, 1039, exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 48,091 cases, of which: 31,305 (65 per cent» cases were to the United Kingdom, 5.080 (11 per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe, 500 (1 per cent) cases to
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    JAPANESE RAYON EXPORT DRIVE
    59 10 Barter Suggestion Tokyo, April 8. A barter system between Japan and Latin America for facilitating the export of rayon from Japan was recommended at a conference here between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’ and rayon manufacturers and exporters. It was suggested that Latin American countries
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    REPORTS AND DIVIDENDS
    45 10 Suugei Batu (Malaya) Rubber Annual accounts will be issued on May 12 showing a profit of £7 643. and recom;ending the payment of a dividend of The sum of £9,780 has been carried fuiward to next accounts and £3,350 placed to reserve.
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    STATISTICS OFFICE
    158 10 I‘he following publications were issued or received by* the Department of Statists, S. S. F. M. S.. Penang, during the period 17th to 22nd April, 1939. inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library’, Government Building, Penang. Application may be made by members of the
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    ADMIRALTY ORDERS NEW WARSHIPS
    142 10 Ten Escort Vessels The Admiralty’ has, writes the Nava! Correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph”, placed orders for 10 escort vessels, pro» vided for under the 1939 Navy’ Estimates, with the following firms, each of which will build a pair of ships: Yarrow and Co., Scotsloun, Glasgow:
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    PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE
    163 11 HI I. PH II RESQLE ceremony of the changing of the guard took place at Edinburgh Castle. Ihe relieving guard, the 2nd Batt, of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, made a ceremonial march through the city on the way to the Castle. Picture shows the battalion
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    DEATH OF MAHARAJAH OF BENARES
    115 12 Benares. The Maharajah of Benares. Sir Aditya Narayan Singh, died at Ramnagar Fort, Benares State, after a prolonged illness lasting several months. He was 65 years eld. The funeral took place at Manikarnika Ghat, Benares. Capt. His Highness Maharajah Sir Aditya Narayan Singh Bahadur. K.C.5.1.,
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    Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber
    40 12 Annual accounts will be issued on May 12 showing a profit of £1,075 and recommending the payment of a dividend of The sum of £4,601 has been carried forward to next accounts and £750 placed to reserve.
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    THE 'ELIXIR' AND ITS STORY
    211 12 THE 'ELIXIR AND ITS STORY THE CONVERSION INTO GOLD of one and a half ounces of lead was one of the feats of the year 1666. if the account of Jean-Frederic Schweitzer (or Helvetius), who claimed to have performed it, is to be believed. Ho said that his achievement had
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    GERMANY TO GO ON EXPANDING
    189 12 Hint That Plans Are Unlimited Berlin. Unlimited plans for German expansion seem to be adnrtted recently Ln an article in the official “Voelkischer Beobachter." “For the young Germany,” it states, “there are no formulas into which we can compress our national claim to existence. For
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    THE R.A.F. COMES OF AGE
    389 12 Already noteworthy in the history’- of Britain’s Royal Air Force as a yeax* of unprecedented growth. 1939 is in any event of special significance as the year in which, the R.A.F. comes of age, and the occasion will be marked in Daventry’s programmes by a
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    JOHN GIELGUD IN 'HAMLET'
    141 12 ‘Hamlet,’ considered by many to be the greatest of all Shakespeare's dramatic works, will be the second in the series of ‘Scenes from the Tragedies of Shakespeare’ that is now being produced by John Riclmrond in the programmes from Daventry. The name-part will be played by
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    TALK ON 'WORLD’S FAIR'
    100 12 JOHN GLOAG. student of architecture. ex-Serviceman. well-known novelist, and listeners to Daventry about the New York World’s Fair and his experience of exhibitions gained in various parts of the world, and his technical appreciation of architecture, will enable Gloag to capture from New York—reflections of the
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    World Achievement
    268 12 Have You Any Flowers it may well be that you will say these few lines about the Flower Givers’ League have nothing to do with world achievements of past or present. I am not sure. Perhaps you are right—and then again, perhaps you are wrong; for whenever a
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    America’s Highest-paid Man is Not a Film Star
    150 12 AMERICA’S highest-paid man is NOT a film star. But at the same time his name appears ir. many films the world sees. He’s Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and he earns round about £260.000 a year. He heads the pounds, shillings,
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    Chaplin Film Sensation
    223 12 IN the e've of work on h>s new film, ‘*The Dictator.” prod?jcer Charlie Chaplin has found himself up ashinst jMxwerfiul Wall-street and Nazi interest who wish to stop him from making this) antt-Fa®cist picture, But Chaplin, who is now 50, has made up his mind to “carry
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    SIAM’S POPULATION
    107 12 Shows An Increase The Department of Public Health gives the estimated mid-yeaf (B. E. 2482) population of Siam as 15,353,000. The estimated figure for the middle of B. E. 2481 was 14.976,000. The increase ix the population of the kingdom of Siam in the middle of B. E.
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    ESPIONAGE IN THE ARGENTINE
    371 12 Alleged Plot To Seize 1 Patagonia I New York. April 11 I The recent arrest in Buenos Aires of I Herr Adolf Mueller, acting head of the I Nazi organisation in Argentina, has I drawn attention to the investigation of the I Gertnan espionage system which
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    NERVES "SHOT TO PIECES"
    250 12 15 Hour.® A Day I Munitions I “My nerves are shot to pieces by terrific pressure of working 1- hours a day for the past year. < Thomas Dyke Turner, 29. said to a key position in a when, charged at Brentf unde r the I
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    49 12 Today at the Waterfall’s—5-15 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.: March: Stars Stripes For Ever: Sousa. Selection: The Messenger Boy: Norton. Waltz: Horatio Nicholls’s 1st Vaises: Nicholls. Overture: Overture to “Montrose”: Bishop. Intermezzo: In The Shadows: Finck. A Musical Switch: Alford. Fox I rot: Here Comes The Sandman: V.’arrem
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      675 12 PROGRAMMES PEN A N G ZHJ 6.08 mc/s (49.30 in.) TODAY P.M. 5.55 Chinese Music. 7-00 ‘Royal Hawaiian Serenaders.’ 7-30 Light Music. 8-55 Straits Echo News Bulletin. 900 Cluse down. TOMORROW P.M. 5 55 Indian Music. 7.00 Classical concert. 1) “Carmen” —(a) Soldiers Changing the Guard, (b) March of the
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      526 12 SINGAPORE ZHL 1,333 kejs (225 m.) TODAY P.M. 1.00 Miscellaneous Programme of Nt-.v Gramophone Records.! 1-30 Mid-day Rubber and Tin Prices. 1-32 Miscellaneous programme continued. 2-00 Interval. 4 50 Running Commentary on the Sixth Race of the Singapore Races, by John Dumeresque and E. S. Adler. 5-15 Hokkien Amoy Music.!
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      447 12 8.8. C. Service Schedule I or Far East London, April 22: Following is the probable BBC Service Schedule ror 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.
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    The Mails
    443 13 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh And Penang AIR MAILS OUTWARD KoPK AND THE west IMPERIAL (Empire Air Mail): Fo? Ad™ 13 Victoria Point), India, lalestine, Egypt, Sudan, Kenya Vganda, Zanzibar, Northern f Ilhodesia, Nyasaland, South Britain, Ireland, Canada Newfoundland. 1 -I Lumpur 7.30 a.m.; Ipoh 12.15
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    DEPARTURES
    670 13 Today: BENDORAN for Straits, Manila, i Hong Kong and Japan. YUENSANG for Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Tomorrow: PRSIEEDNT ADAMS for Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York, Boston, Asterdam and Hamburg. MAGDEBURG for Colombo, Port Said, Amsterdam and Hamburg. Friday, April 28: MATA HARI
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    ARRIVALS
    421 13 Today: SITOEBONEO ex Java ports vua Singapore. YUENSANG ex Calcutta. PRESIDENT ADAMS ex San Francisco. Tomorrow: AGAMENON ex Liverpool. MATA HARI ex Europe via Ports. MAGDEBURG ex Java Ports via Singapore. Friday, April 28: AJAJ£ ex Singapore. GLENBEG ex Far East via Singapore. Saturday, April 29: KOTA NOPAN ex
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    PENANG LEAGUE SOCCER
    848 14 Three Europeans Injured In an nteresting First Division soccer match on the Esplanade yesterday, the Penang Sports Club shared two goals with the Penang Municipal Re creation Club. Three European players were injured in the course of the game and. in one instance, the services of Dr.
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    MAX BAER,
    18 14 ih IX CAL’A*. ex-itu. !d heavyweight u o v .0. fight Luu Nuva cn June 1.
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    Two Thousand Guineas.
    217 14 —Reuter. PROBABLES FOR TODAY’S RACE London. April 25. Die following are the probable starters for the Two Thousand Gu ncas Stakes, the first classic race of the season. to be run at Newmarket on Wednesday. April 26. over 1 mile:— FULHAM 9.0 (Lord Astor) Jones HIGH PERU
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    One Thousand Guineas
    210 14 —Reuter. The following ?-e the probable starters for the On? Thousand Guin ao s Stakes to be run at Newmarket on Friday, April 28 over a mile: ’VAVEIENGTH 3y. 9.0 'HM. The King» Crouch LIGHT VELOCITY 3y. 9.0 'Lord Astor' G. Richards STREAK AWAY 3y. 9.0 'Sir
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    Muslims v. Customs
    51 14 Today at 5.15 p.m. on the Dato Kramat ground:— Muslim R.C.: K. H. Shariff, I. Rashid. M. K. Shaikh Daud, N. Shariff, S. Gani, S. K. Eusoff, S. L. Natcar, Ahamad Omar M. Meerasah, F. M. Ismail, H. P. Hameed M- H. Abdul Kader and G H.
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    PROGRAMME FOR TODAY’S RACES
    1060 14 Bj}LO\V is the [jrogramme tor the second day’s races >i t, (P g-apore Summer (Gover or’s Cup) Meeting at Bukit I 1 this afterncon. Six horses are rot accepting. They are RedT' 1 Dainty Silvios, Sindanglaja, Pen-hurst, Numero Treize and The scratching oi Balti is a
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    SELECTIONS AT A GLANCE
    240 15 The R»d in Bv Tres P isser R y “Man-On-The- [By “Epsom Jeep” I [By “The Major” [Bv “Eureka.” Kuala B? Penan*) Penang] Spot’ Ipoh] Ipoh] Singapore] Lumpur] RACE RACE *ACE RACE RACE 8 V n a ttalion 1: st- Marre 1: Starlight 1: Maid of
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    Last-Minute Hints From The Course
    273 15 HEROIC STAR MAY UPSET Impressive Gallops This Morning (From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Today. Today’s mid-week racing in Singapore holds out promise of some *4ood sport, even though there is no race for Class one hursts. The main race of the day is class two
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    BADMINTON MATCH
    91 15 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. April. 24. ‘he Railway Institute played a friendly badminton match with the Khan Pau Badminton Party yesterday on the formers court, but owing to inclement weather, only three games were played, resulting in a win for the Railways Results (Railways mentioned first): Abdul
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    ILLEGAL JEWISH IMMIGRANTS
    191 15 -Reuter. Assurance By Mr. M. Macdonald z London, April 26. r(v r 1.200 illegal Jewish imp al( Prevented from landing in i Hilary 15 and April ol'n MacDonald told quesi; i onunons. Two hundred s were aboard the steamer 4< was ordered to return to th< Jewish
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    KRIAN CRICKET
    175 15 Club “A” Team Beat Asiatics (From Our Own Correspondent.) Parit Buntar, April 24. The Krian Club "A” met the Krian Asiatics in a friendly cricket fixture on the Padang yesterday and defeated them by 29 runs The Krian Asiatics, taking first lease of the wickets, put up a
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    SOVIET COUNTERPROPOSALS
    66 15 Reuter. Far East Not Covered Paris, April 26. While details of Russia’s counterproposals are kept a secret, it is definitely known here, that they do not touch the Far East but they are more far-reacting than the original AngloFrench proposals which dealt only with Turkey Rumania and Poland.
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    NOTTS COUNTY BEATEN BY SOUTHEND
    25 15 uay owuvs* —Reuter. London, April 26In the Third Division (Southern) of the English Football League yesterdaySouthend beat Notts County one-nil.—Reuter.
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    PENANG TENNIS TOURNEY
    197 15 Opening Ties The Penarj Lawn Tennis Association 1939 Championships will open on Monday. May 1 and will be continued during the week on the Penang Sports Club courts. The following matches have beet arranged:— MEN’S SINGLES Monday. May 1: Cheah Wat Hun v. Cheah Wat Swee; lUmpire,
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    TAIPING RAILWAY INSTITUTE
    299 15 Storch Challenge Cup For Billiards (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping. April 25. The Taiping Railway Institute will run an English Game Billiards Handicap Tournament- (250 points) for the Stcrc.i Challenge Cup. Prizes will also be given to the runner-up and for the highest break. The tourney commenced
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    BOXING
    49 15 —Reuter. Mike Jacobs’ Title Fight Plans New Ywk, April 25 Promoter Mike Jacobs plans to match the winner of the Joe Louis-Tony Galento world heavyweight title fight on June 28 with the winner of the Lou Nova-Max Baer fight on June 1 for a title fight in ptember.—Reuter.
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    FIRST SOCCER TRIAL
    182 15 Teams Chosen GAME FIXED FOR SATURDAY At a meeting of the Penang Football Association Selection Committee held yesterday evening at the p.F.A. Office, the following were selected to participate in the First State Trial this year at 5.15 p.m. on the Dato Kramat Ground on Saturday in
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    PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY
    320 15 Annual Meeting On May 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 25. The eighteenth annual general meeting of the Perak Chinese Philanthropic Society will be held at the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Sunday May 7 at 10 a.m. Immediately after the meeting an extraordinary general meeting
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    Two Withdrawals From Penang Football League
    181 15 Two withdrawals from the Penang Football League are announced, the teams being those of the Danil Aishan Fcotball Club (Div. 1) and tae Old Frees’ Association. (Div. 2). Remaining fixtures for this week and those for Tuesday are as follows: Today: O.X.A. vs P.C.F.A.
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    IPOH JAFFNESE CO-OPERATORS
    193 15 Annual General Meeting (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, April 25 A satisfactory financial state of affairs was revealed at the annual general meeting of the Jaffnese Co-operative Society Limited. leoh and outlying Districts, held at the Ceylon Association of Perak, Ipoh, on Saturday. Mr. T. Nallathamby presided
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    TONIGHT’S LOCAL BROADCAST
    95 15 The Royal Hawaiian who play in conjunction with Louis Lim’s Swing Orchestra at the Elysee Hotel will broadcast from Station Z H J. tonight and the programme is as follows: Signature Tune. 1. Moonlight in Waikiki. (By Jimmy.) 2. Moonlight, Hawaii and you. (Ey Jimmy.) 3. The
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    BOXING IN PERAK
    192 15 Amateur Night BOUTS ARRANGED FOR TOMORROW, (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. April 25 Below is the draw for the Fourth Open Amateur Boxing Championships of Perak to be held at the Ipoh Jubilee Park on Thursday: Mosquitoweight:—A. V. Vincent vs. Arumugain; winner vs. Louise. Junior Flyweight:—S. John
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    ENGLISH AMATEUR GOLF
    56 15 —Reuter Wireless. No Surprises In First Round Southport. April 24. About 250 players are participating in the Englir/i Amateur Golf Championship on Birkdale links. The first round was played today. There were no really surprising results though E. B. Tipping, a former runner-up, was beaten by R.
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    LATE MARKET PRICES
    71 16 MIDDAY QUOTATIONS TIN LATEST Penang $114.09 Business 25 tons P’nrrapore $114.00 ftLBBEB: Penang (Spot) 27 %c Singapore (Spot) 27 %c COPRA: Sundried $3.65 Black Pepper $9.00 TAPIOCA: Medium $3.27% Fair Seed $2.95 RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $6.25 No. 2 $6.15 Rangoon White No. 1 $6.30 Rangoon
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    101 16 Prev. Latest Paris 176 45 64 176 ***** New York 4.683** 4.68. ft Montreal 4.70% 4.70% Brussels 27.79 27.81 Geneva 20.86% 20.84 Amsterdam 8.81% 8.80% Milan 8811 89 Berlin 11.66% 11.41 Stockholm 19.41 19.42 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo 19.90 19.90 Vienna unquoted unquoted Helsingfors 227% 226% Madrid nominal
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    SAAR MINERS
    57 16 Reuter. Pensioners Recalled To Work On Fortifications France, April 25 It Is reported here that ail Saar miners <ir to the age c* 65 who have been nenuoneC. have oeen recalled to work in order to take part in the irontier fortificotlon order Their work begins dailv at
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    Wall Street Cable
    227 16 New York, Tuesday Higher opening featured a few thousand share lots among leaders. Thereafter saw a sharp contraction, of activity with small oft'erings, cancelling gains in the absence of buyers. RUBBER., —The TjTe Inventory Report is favourable and replacement prospects promise well. A quota change appears illogical
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    LEAN & CO.
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    ANTHONY & CO.
    153 16 ANTHONY CO. TIN: Buyers Sellers Ampat 3 0 3|6 Batu Selangor 1.20 $.22% Hong Fatts .63 .66 Johan .22 .24 Knmpong Lanjut 14'6 15 0 Kuchai 1.10 1.15 Lanits 4 0 4 3 Pattani 2;3 2 9 Fetaliiigs 6.30 6.50 Ranta.u 22% 1.25 Rawang Tiniields 9 5j3 Rawang Concessions 19;6
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    UNITED TRADERS. LTD.
    190 16 RUBBER Buyers Sellers Ayer Paras 1.00 1,10 Bassetts 45 .50 Batu Lintang 95 1.00 Bentas 92% .97% Brogas .57% .62% Indragiris 1.05 1.12% Kuala Sidims 1.90 2.00 ex Lunas 1.40 1.50 Malaka Pindas 1.07% 1.15 Mentakabs .35 .37 Jex Pajams 1.50 1.60 Sungei Tukangs .92% .97% Tapahs
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    KENNEDY & CO.
    183 16 KENNEDY CO. RUBBERS: Buyers Sellers-Me’-.akab -36 40c TEN: Ampat 3 0 3,6 Austral Amalgamated 4'9 5|3 Ayer Hitam 17J6 18|6ex Bangrin 18 3 1913 Berjuntai 9 6 10'0 Hitam -25 .30 Hong Fatt -64 .66 Jelebu -55 ■6o’ Kampong Lanjut 14'6 1510 Kamra 114% 1'7% Katu 19'9 20|6 Kramat 9
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    SOON THEAM & CO.
    250 16 SOON THEAM CO. TINS: Buyers Sellers Ampats 3 0 3|4% A. Hitams 18'6 19'6ex Ayer Wengs .65 .68 Bangrins 18 6 19 3 B. Selangors 1.20 1.23 Berjuntais 93 99 Chenderiar.gs II 0 11|9 Hong Fatts .64 .66 Kamras 13 116 Kamuntings 7'9 8!6 K. Lanjuts 14 9 15)3 Kramats
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    Seremban Rubber Estates
    56 16 Report for 1938 shows crop harvested amounted to 724,700 lb. (834,800 lb). After providing for London administration expenses and for depreciation of buildings and machinery, net profit is £4,106 (£lO, 170); dividend 2 per cent. (3 per cent.); to amortisation fund, £500; forward, £1 516 (£1,910). Meeting,
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    Selangor Rubber
    38 16 Profit for 1938, £5,787 (£14,106); to reserve for replanting, £5,700 (£2,500); forward, £14,779 (£15,106. Board regret that they are unable to recommend payment of dividend (against 8 per cent.). Meeting, Glasgow, April 12, at 11 a.m.
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    KENNEDY & CO., SHARE LIST.
    1122 16 KENNEDY CO., SHARE LIST. I t t t ha N.VIES. 5 j i i 1 t RUBBER (Dollar) I .Mienb» KuDuer C» 1 20 1 i Mor Gajab Rubber Esia’e 97/» \malgauiaied Maiay Lstaiea 140 1 I Ver Molea Rubber co. f Ayer I’auas KubUci i. »<««*■• 100 I I
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