Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 May 1939

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  • 25 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. IM HJBLiSO DAILY c 101 Vol. Xl' 11. TLI I' SI JAY. MA V 2, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 944 1 Britain Losing No Time On Conscription RED ARMY READY FOR BIG WAR’ Roosevelt Asks Congress For Further Vote Of $185,000,000 London, May 1. No time will be lost in putting the Military 1 raining and Reserve Auxiliary Forces Bills through Parliament. The secc -d reading of
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  • 128 1 Japan Registers A Protest Tokyo, May 2. v< rut,' that the Ja P an ese GoMr h s ver y concerned over b bprl statement that Aini. to thc Far East has bn ii iri °-operation would s hlv,LL' n <O or<l Halifax by Mr.
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  • 91 1 Reuter. Far Eastern Questions Not Involved London. May 1 No attempt is made on either side to link up the Anelo-Soviet talks with the Far East, Reuter’s diplomatic correspondent understands. The objectives throughout have been purely European. The British policy, it is expected, is to strengthen generally the
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  • 28 1 —Reuter. Carson City, Nevada. May 2. After twenty minutes’ hearing, Mrs Baery has been granted a divorce from her husband, the film star, Wallace Beery.—Reuter.
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  • 64 1 DR. SEYSS-INQUAKT, Nazi Governor of Austria has been made a Cabinet Minister by Herr Hitler, says a Reuter message frem Berlin. He will be informed regarding his special duties at a later date. The ost cf <h»vernor of Austria has been abolished. t Governorship has been
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  • 124 1 -Reuter. More Difficulties For Japanese The difficulties experienced by the Federal Bank in uphold ng the value of its currency in North Ch'na have ncreased rather than decreased. The National currency premium today *s 33 per cent, and it generally ex- j pected to go much higher.
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  • 185 1 Reuter. National Front With British Advisers Cairo. May 1 i It is understood that the British Cab- met this morning studied definite propo- sals for the settlement of the Palestine problem drawn up at the final meeting last night by the Palestinian Arabs and the representatives
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  • 119 1 IF nr Department Creates l\eiv First I/me Strength Reuter. Washington, May 1. The War Department has created a new firstline defence for the Panama Canal by establishing a military department in the Carribean Sea. Mr. Woodring stated that the headquarters of the Department would be at San
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  • 109 1 —Reuter. Not Regarded As Reply To Roosevelt Washington, May 1. Mr Cordell Hull indicated that the mere handing of a copy of Herr Hitler’s Reichstag speech to the United States Embassy in Berlin would not be considered as constituting a reply to President Roosevelt's
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  • 106 1 Reuter. Sir John Simon Hopeful Ixvndon, May 2. Sit John Simon, w nding up the Budget debate tonight in the Commons, said: “I am not persuaded that we are on the edge of asy serious hangen for the worst. I believe the general method we are
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  • 54 1 —Reuter. Denis Long Overdue In Calcutta Calcutta, May 1 Some anxietv is felt for the safety of Denis who took off -from Paris on April 2J in an attempt to lower the France to Indo-China record. Denis took off from Karachi at 4.50 am. and is now several
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  • 267 2 —Reuter. HITLER ADDRESSES GERMAN YOUTH Must Be Ready To Fight FUEHRER REITERATES Tll AT lIE IS A MAN OF PEACE Berlin, May 1 Herr Hitler addressed two May Day audiences this morning. To 132,000 boys and girls of the Hitler Youth'Movement gathered at the
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  • 115 2 8.0. W. Territorial Army Recruiting Rugby, May 1. Recruiting for the Territorial Army continues briskly. As was announced by the Secretary for War during the debate on compulsory military training, the number enlisted up to then since April 1 had averaged 2,000 daily. Since the introduction
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  • 99 2 i <ll iu ouint 1.—8.0. W. Their Majesties Leaving London On Saturday Rugby, May 1. The Killy and Queen returned to Buckingham Palce last night after spending the week-end at Royal Lodge, Windsor, with the Princesses. According to the present arrangements, (be King and Queen will leave
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  • 61 2 —Reuter. London, May 1 The Imperial Airways flying-boat, Challenger, flying to Durban from Dar-es-Salaam, crashed on landing at Mozambique at 7.10 a.m. B.S.T. A cable received by Imperial Airways, London, states that the flight clerk, Knight, was killed, the radio officer, Well, was missing, and the
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  • 161 2 —Reuter. Yangtse To Be Re-opened London, May 1 There is speculation in Far Eastert circles in London regarding the outcomi of the establishment of the new bank o the Japanese sponsored Nanking Govern ment. It is generally believed that it is preliminary to the reopening of
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  • 136 2 —Reuter. Asked To Do National Service Jerusalem, April 22 English women living here have been asked whether they are willing t o offer their help for any national service in an emergency. A circular letter to this effect has been signed by Lady Trusted, wife of
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  • 165 2 To Continue In War Time London, April 22 State pensions and health insurance benefits will continue to be awarded anb paid in the event of war. Mr. E. Hack forth, controller of the In surance Department of the Ministry oJ Health, stated this at the annual lud cheon
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  • 38 2 German Manoeuvres Today Kaunas, May 1 It Is learned that important German naval artillery manoeuvres will begin along the Memel coast tomorrow following the completion of the first line of fortifications intended to defend the new
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  • 51 2 4,000,000 Built Since Armistice Rugby. May 1. On May 8, the four millionth house to be erected in England and Wales since the Armistice will be ready for occupation. The figure is rendered more remarkable when it is recalled that the total number of houses in 1918 was eight
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  • 570 2 German Threat To Poland Over Danzig Question Paris, May 1 Warnings that a new German th reat to Poland may shortly arise over the Danzig question are given in several newspapers which urge that Poland and Rumania should widen the scope of their alliance. The
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  • 173 2 .—Reuter. Enlargement To Hold Ten People London, April 22 Directions for enlarging steel air raid shelters so as to hold a maximum of 10 people, instead of the usual six. are given in a leaflet issued by the A.R.P. Department of the Home Office This is done by
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  • 70 2 Terms Humiliating And Disastrous To Rumania The terms of the Bucharest Treaty were humiliating and disastrous to Rumania. Not only was territory taken from her, but the whole of her economic resources were to be at the disposal of the conquerors who were to have the right of
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  • 77 2 vl II —Reuter. Overseas Propaganda Subcommittee London, May I The Federation of British Industrie' announces the appointment of a subcommittee to consider the best mean of advancing news of British industrial cn terprise and achievement overseas. I'h&lt; sub-committee will also consider what part the Federation may take in
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  • 83 2 .—Reuter. Notable Survivor Of Kruger Regime Mentone, May 1 A notable survivor of the Kruger i gime, the Transvaal Hollander, Dr. W Ledys, was the recipient of scores of congratulatory messages from many n cf the world on the occasion of the talnment of his eightieth birthday
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  • 191 2 Statement By Premier London, May 1 Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain said that conversations were proceeding with the Soviet Government but he regretted he was unable to say more for the time being. Answering Mr. Attlee. Mr. Chamberlain
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    • 197 2 i —A w i L x —"x STOP THEStPAINI/ Panw c/ve to HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM, COLDS and FEYfRS ore promptly relieved by Anacin because Anacin is like a doctors prescription— Read what Dr. F. E. D. thinks of Anacint sevcial valuable ingredients combined in a "I had the pleasure of
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  • 916 3 I unii ibnii'.iii To Cavendish Scholarship Fund 4 ..pralive society to contribute to the Cavendish Jar h I nir.l organised by the Penang Urban Union vcnrHcn* Medical Department Co-operative Thrift and j, &gt; J Th&lt; frtb ‘V 15 11 11 of the Society was held at
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  • 98 3 Boycott Of Japanese Goods Pledged o (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, May J "i\ot to buy or sell Japanese floods and to subscribe to the China Relief Fund.” The above three pledges were taken by thousands of Chinese who attended a mammoth meeting held Ibis
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  • 100 3 Case Postponed For Seventh Time (From Our Own Correspondent' Ipoh, May 1 Charged on two counts of having in possession a quantit’ of counterfeit coins, instruments and material for the manufacture of current coins, two Chinese, Ah Lam and Gen Ho. were produced for the sixth time before
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  • 146 3 (From Our Own Correspondent' Tpoh, May 1 A Chinese Lim Ah Kow was sentenced by Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe, the Ipoh First Magistrate, this mcmihg to 14 days’ Imprisonment to be followed by -six months’ police supervision when produced by Mr. N. B. Thomas.
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  • 80 3 Indian Granted Bail In S5OO Bail In the sum of $509 was granted to an Indian Mohamedan, M. Shaik Dawood. who was arraigned before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Middle Court j esterday on a charge of temporarily using his premises. 191, Date Kamal Pead, as
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  • 49 3 Today on the Esplanade from 3 p.m. to 7.30 pju. March Calligau Call Again Hume Overture A Midsummer Night's Dream Thomas Selection Afgar CDvillier Waltz Lysistrata Linclce Intermezzo Pendant Le Bai Gillet Selection Joy Bells Ciiappelle Fox Trot I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Berlin
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  • 465 3 Varying the sentence of three months’ r.I. and $25, in default another month, the Hon. Mr. Justice Howes in the Penang Supreme Court yesterday imposed foui* months’ r.i. on Krishnasamv, vho was convicted by the District Judge, Penang. for driving his motor lorry m a negligent manner
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  • 296 3 Cup Of Plain Coffee Costs Forty Cents [1 rom Olr Own Correspondent] Taiping, April 29 I he experience of a Japanese air raid in South China by a Malayan was expressed in a letter written by Dara Singh, a local-born Sikh who went together with
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  • 48 3 Singapore harder (From Our Own Correspondent I Singapore. May Charles Running, a European warder of Changi Prison, this morning was found dead with a pistol beside him. He had a gunshot wound in his hi ad. The funeral took place this CLcning al Bidadari Cemetery.
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  • 99 3 (From our Own Correspondent? Singapore, May 1 A Teoehew. said to be the s-ipper of a Chinese junk. v. as J esterday evening lured to Circular Road, where lie was set up by five other Teochews and both his ears were chopped off. Ji would appear th?.’
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  • 142 3 (Fiom Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, May 1 Mr. and Mrs. Toh Eng Swee were involved in a slight motor car accident yesterday afternoon when the car Till in. which they were travelling home suddenly skidded before entering the cate to their home in Swettenham Road. The
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  • 117 3 Traffic was held up fo»* some lime al Dato Kramat Road, in front of the Magazine Police Station at about 12.30 yesterday afternoon. when the overhead ticlley buo wires along the Ayer ItamA’teld Quay bus route came off tiom their hingto and fell to the ground.
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  • 120 3 Consisting of over 30 persons, the “Tong Long Pye Pung Pot'” class is oeing held on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sundays from 8 p.m to 9p m. sharp. This is an extra branch of the National Ari specially taught to the Penang Chin Woo. for the first time,
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  • 56 3 It was stated in error that, at the meeting of the Penang Choral and Dramatic Society on Thursday last. Mr. T. E Conaghan asked that a record be made of the assistance rendered to the Society by Miss Rosemary Syer and Miss Evelyn Chong. The latter name
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  • 147 3 Al the conclusion of a general meeting of the Persatuan Melayu. Province Wellesley South, branch, held recently at the Malay School. Nibong Tebal, the members entertained Enche Hussein bin Abdul Halim, the new Asst. Dist. Officer, Nibong Tebal, to a welcome tea party. Mr. Hussein
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  • 472 4 f AST week, the British Resident of Selangor opened the new Methodist Boys' School at Senttd, and we are told that it is the intention of the Mission, in due course, to afford facilities in that school tor vocational training. There are few more pressing needs
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  • 643 4 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mr. W. A. Cooper, Accountant, Posts and Telegraphs, Penang, is shortly to be transferred to Kuala Lumpur. Miss K. Howard, Health Sister, has been transferred from Singapore to Taiping where she will be stationed for the next four months. Mr. L. M. Smart, General Manager of the F.M.S.
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  • 555 4 Back In Penang Road 'T'HE past fortnight, from the journalistic viewpoint, has been quite hectic. And I, for one, am glad to be back in Penang Road. From my window, one sees so much that is interesting—a typical street scene, alive with people and vehicles, providing enough
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  • 454 4 Tuesday, May 2. f morning’s news is symbolic of the times. In Britain, no time is being lost in putting both Conscription Bills through Parliament. According to the text which has just been released for publication, the Bills will have a lifetime of
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  • 182 5 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NOTIFICATION Sequel To High Commissioner’s Council Statement 4 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE notification published yesterday states that the High Commissioner prohibits absolutely from that date the exportation of padi from the Federated Malay States. This step by the Government is evi dently in connection with
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  • 135 5 IS BOUND OVER Childhood Passion,” Says Legal Adviser il irw Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 1 \lleged to have kidnapped a girl named Pakiriamma from the lawful guardianship of her rather. Tannimalay, a young Tamil was produced before the Hon. Mr. Justice Murray-Ayns-ley. at the Perak Assizes
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  • 120 5 We are advised by the Hon. Secretary, Penang Centre, that the examination in First Aid of the St. John Ambulance Class will be held at St. Mark’s School, Butterworth at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 8. All candidates are requested to be present. STRETCHER DRILL DEMONSTRATIONS
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  • 162 5 A big gathering of both sexes of the various sections of the Muslim community assembled at the Kampong Java Malay School ground last night to listen to the lecture of the well-known Muslim theologian, Al Fazil Al Syed Salim bin Ahmat bin chandan bin Sheik Abubakar
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  • 632 5 Accident At Street Junction Recalled ’’Nobody Seriously Injured,’ Points Out Judge J i is the reckless nature of this case which should be punished and the proper punishment is imprisonment. At the same time, I think that the sentence was too much, having regard to
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  • 97 5 Chiang Cables Ipoh Chinese (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, April 30 A cablegram from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has been received by Mr. Leong Sin Nam, 0.8. E. President of the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce stating that the tax on foreign rice coming into China through Swatow
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  • 171 5 WARM CLOTHING NEEDED (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 1 A letter ha* been received by the Chair man of the Perak Overseas Chinese it aid of the China Distress Relief Func from the Perak mechanic corps who volunteered for services in China as mo chanics
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  • 136 5 Well-Known Taiping Soccer Player (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, April 3U Mr. L. Arul, well-known in Perak sport ing circles, was given a tea party by’ the Indian Association yesterday to bid him farewell on his imminent transfer tc Ipoh. A well-attended, function and the
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  • 84 5 i From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, April 30 As a sequel to an unsuccessful attempt to steal 50 gantangs of padi from a house in Jelutong, Changkat Jerring, on the evening of April 24, Che Mann bin Awang was convicted of housebreaking yesterday
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  • 430 5 CHINESE ON H TRIAL Hearing was opened in the District Court yesterday before Mr. J. L. McFall, in which Looi Bean Lai a motor .orry driver, is charged on two counts 01 negligently driving motor lorrv P 1643 on March 15. at 7.30 a.m. at Sungej uyu
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  • 128 5 Gunong Cheroh Caves Raided (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, April 30. As a sequel to a smart raid conducted by Customs officers, two Chinese named Lau Kiau and Wong Yue were yesterday produced in the Ipoh First Magistrate’s Court before Mr. P. F. Y. Radcliffe for
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  • 136 5 (From Our Own Correspondent Balik Pulau, May 1. The case in which an elderly Malay woman. who was victimised by a regular visitor to her house, said to be a boy, at about noon on the 27th ultimo, had its sequel this morning, when an educated
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  • 117 5 Report Of Taiping Ceylon Association (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, April 30 The steady mounting of arrears which stood at $579.09 on December 31, 1939 a fact which was being viewed with alarm by’ the Committee, Is mentioned among other item* in the Committee s report to be
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  • 107 5 OCCUPANTS WIRED A NASTY motor crash oc- curred at the New CoasJ Hoad, last night, when a car crashed into the pavement. The car, which was proceeding towards town, had two occupants, both Chinese. While negotiating the bend, the car went out of control and headed
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  • 133 5 On the application of Mr. B. E. Ross, hi the Penang Supreme Court yesterday, the case was heard in camera in which Thomas Lawson is petitioning for a divorce from Edith Jessica Mary Lawson, otherwise Yates. The petitioner was represented by Mr Ross, who stated
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  • 216 5 Services Of Building Expert Sought (From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Kangsar, April 30 The Royal Town will have its Coronation Clock Tower in a few months' time if the efforts of the Town Fathers to procure the services of a building expert prove successful, it
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  • 130 5 Discovery In Tinsmith’s Shop (From Our Own Corresponuent) Ipoh, April 30 A middle-aged Chinese was found hanging from the staircase in a tinsmith’s shep at Leech Street, Ipoh, in the early hours of Friday morning The man was a former tinsmith and returned to Ipoh recently
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  • 187 5 CHINESE SENT TO G Al &gt;L Sentence of four weeks’ rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Middle Court, this morning, on a Chinese named Looi Fong who pleaded guilty to a charge of having in possession house-breaking implements, to wit, a
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  • 105 5 t bYom Our Own Correspondent) Parit Buntar. April 30 A Punjabi named Pajat Singh was charged m the District Court, Bandar Bliaru. yesterdav with neglecting to pull down his house at Bandar Bharu after the Sanitary Board had given him instruction to do so. The Sanitary Inspector,
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  • 543 7 Strong Line Of Chinese Defences Chungking. I do not think the Japanese eithei intend or are able to cross the Yellow River in an advance on Sian in the near future,” General Chiang Ting-wen. Chairman of the Shensi Provincial Government and
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  • 655 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Alor Star, Mav 1. The Third Chinese Chnrity Fair, organised bv the Kedah Chinese China Distress A Relief Fund, in aid of the destitutes in China, which was declared open on Friday night bv Mr. Tan Eng Soo, the President of
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  • 57 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, April 30 The Penny social of the Taiping Union Epworth League held last evening at the Lady Treacher Girls’ School turned out to be a great success. There was much conviviality throughout, the programme being very well received. The Penny Social
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  • 727 7 Their Methods Of Attack (From Reuter's Special Correspondent) With the Chinese Forces Somewhere in Shansi. A typical guerilla band, which had just returned from an incursion into Japanese-occupied territory, was one of the most interesting sights I have so far come across in my tour of
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  • 177 7 Hankow The issue of permits for the sale of narcotics is one of the consequences of the action of the Japanese authorities in depriving the administration of the former British Concession in Hankow of its policing rights, This charge was made by the chairman, Mr.
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  • 129 7 Peiping. In order to supply the motive power tor mines to be opened in Rte Great Wall region, Chinese, Japanese and Manchoukuo mining interests are planning the opening of large power plants near the Wall. The interested parties have drawn up entatlve plans, which will
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 202 7 WEMBLEY PARK TO-NIGHT: TUESDAY, 2nd MAY, 1939 si N SEE. TOY CANTONESE OPERA. “Loo Chip Cheng Koy” Part 4 GRAND NOOIIAN OPERA: ‘‘Jodoh’ CAPITAL TALKIES: Two shows nightly at 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Rice Burroughs’ Newest and Greatest larza.ii with Herman Brix the World’s Most Perfect Athlete "ntE NEW ADVENTURES
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  • 685 8 HITLER OUGHT TO REMEMBER THAT— ADOLF HITLER, founder of the Third German Empire, is 50 years old. In his five years of power he has added more territory to the German Reich than his two yrea» predecessors, Frederick the Great and Chancellor,
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  • 184 8 MISS EILEEN FRANCES MARY O’CONOR, aged 22, only child of the O’Conor Don, descendent of Ireland’s ancient kings, married at Chelsea Register Office, against her father’s wish, to Mr. Denys Herbert George Tollemache, 24 year-old flying instructor. The bridegroom is a relative of
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  • 470 8 Press Campaign Continues MOKE HUMOUR FROM GCEBBELS Berlin. The anti-Bntish virulence of the German Press shows no sign of abating. The latest hysteria is directed mainly at British lying propaganda about Holland” and “Britain's blood guilt in Palestine.’’ Particular indignation is devoted to a London
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  • 164 8 BRITON ASKED TOi PAY £5OO A DAY fto vHE British steamer Stanbrook, famous for its Spanish blockaderunning exploits, is being held by the French authorities until its owners the Stanhope Steamship Co., of which Mr. Jack Billmeir, millionaire shipowner, is head, agree to pay £5OO a day to
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  • 403 8 London. Comfortable sub-stratosphere travel at heights above the capri cieus atmosphere is near realisation. Faireys have begun construction of the first supercharged fuselage, four-engined. 19-ton monoplanes, 14 of which have bcm ordered for use ever European and Empire routes. Designed to cruise at from 220
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  • 692 8 A REFUGEES ACCOUNT OF THE INVASION nr HE tight grip of Germany on the frontiers of Czecho-Slovakia is beginning to relax a little now. and a few Czechs who can give sufficient reasons are being allowed to leave the country. One such, a Czech lady, has
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  • 60 8 London, Saturday According to the "Daily Telegraph's" .Berlin correspondent, the Ministry for Labour announces that half a million positions are vacant in Germany, not including the territory recently annexed. This is attributed to the spring trade revival and activity in building and .agriculture. The 330,000 seeking
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  • 208 8 WARFARE “Real” Target London. A new system of training will make the modern soldier not merely a pumper of lead, but a stalking marksman, capable of acting on his own initiative. This system has been introduced by the British Small-arms School at Hythe, which is responsible
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  • 270 8 Peake Pasha Home From The Desert London. Peake Pasha, whom the desert Bedouin know as “the man with" fear.” has returned to England good. He has res’gncd h«s job as commander of the Arab Legion and DiT of Public Security for Transjordan because he wants to enjoy
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  • 385 9 Unqualified Success HiJi Standard Of Exhibits iPrjin our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 1. Central Malayan Dog Show g i got Turt Club yesterday, q laliticd success, none can deny C -n'g from the record number of en- \V. Hunt of Ottersnaw, who
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  • 71 9 ’•i Gum Our Own Correspondent.) v Kampar, April 30. H middle-aged Chinese, who aded c'Uilty on Wednesday last to of having in possession a not hUd |np and smoking chandu, 4 s 1 'Watered smoker, was sen- Gi morning in the Kampar 2 1t 3” ir
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  • 643 9 Aspects of unetroloj ment iu Selangor are dealt with by Mr. Jo‘m Hands in his report a.s Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the Selangor Asiatic Unemplu- meat 'or the month of April. The report reads; Hie total amount of money received to date,
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  • 187 9 Singapore Motor-Car Salesman Fined Singapore, April *29. A fine of $3O and costs was imposed on Sole Bekhor, a Singapore Jewish motor-1 car salesman, who pleaded guilty in the Singapore Third Police Court, yeoterday. when he appeared on a Municipal summons charging him with erecting a
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  • 154 9 (From Oui' Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. May 1. During this week t’ o re v Chinese guilds in Ipoh win be officially opened. C i Mav 7 the Ching Yuen V’ooi Koon at Clare Street will be officially opened by Mr. Leong sin Nam. 0.8. E.,
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  • 125 9 Holiday Excursion (From Our Own Correapondance.) Sungei Patani. May, 1. To spend their holidays away, more than eighty pupds of the See Teong Chinese School. Penang, including eight students, visited Sungei Patani, under the charge of Mr. Kuang Kok Siang. Headmaster of the School, and
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  • 501 9 Construction Of Will Singapore, April 30. I* 11 the oiirt o 1 1 rr&lt; J uire u stranger case than the present to justify ‘'’•'•ng Ihe vr err^n K the intention of the settlor and thus the S( q ti tenants more and the
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  • 424 9 Sikh Watch man Gaoled (Hum Our Own Correspondent.) Kuiini. April 30. hi the Kulim Court, a Punjabi &lt;sikn named Archa Singh, watch- man of Victoria Estate, Padang was charged before Hon. Mr. Che Hanafi, Malay Judge uith voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Marsa Singh with a
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 208 9 f Z# I &gt; (My 1 Uf z/ C... 11 wr* q v' 11 im b I The perfect X mas present A gift of distinction Not only streamlined but heat controlled Delivery arranged in the Brit. Isles gg Prevents scorching and can be used with greater I ease and
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  • 113 10 The following information has been received from the Rubber Growers’ through the Malayan Information Agency, London. NET EXPORTS Feb. 1939 March 1939 Tons Tons Ceylon 5,323 3,641 Malaya (S.S., F.M.S., U.M.S, fand Brunei) 29,278 29,298 The Netherlands Indies 24,996 Other countries (partly estimated) 17,911 15,185 Total World
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  • 145 10 GUTHRIE CO.s RUBBER REPORT Singapore, April 27. Rubber has been a quietly firm market throughout the period under review. During the last few days there has been fair trade interest. Ir the local market holders of physical rubber are reserved, and nearby supplies are still difficult to obtain. Latest quotations
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  • 100 10 During the week ending April 22, 1939, exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 83,646 cases, of which: 69.170 (83 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,170 (1 per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe, 6,225 (7 per cent) cases to
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  • 1031 10 S. E. LEVY CO.’s WEEKLY REVIEW Singapore, April 29. Z all that has be&lt;n said and written on the present European cris’s, noth ng has impressed us more than Mr. Winston Churchill’s conclusion that too much attention is paid to speeches of the Dictators and
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  • 954 10 Second Annual General Meeting PROFIT OF $7,514 FOR YEAR The second annual general meeting of shareholders of Tanjong Pau Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held at the office of Harrisons, Barker Co. Ltd., Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur, or. Wednesday, April 26, 1939, at 12 noon. Mr. C. D.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 18 10 SPRINGTIDE HOTEL jB, TANJONG BUNGAH. PENANG. Mtat B **&lt;* eemptote with spring board. I —-ZZT* JL Bn -g mr
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    • 687 10 BANKS THE CHARTERED BAN* NEDERLANSCRE Roval Charter 1853) M y Reaerve LiabUUy^ Proprietors £3.000,000 .(NETHERLANDS TRADING No. 38 Rishopgate, London, E.C. 2 SOCIETY) LONDON BRANCHES (117/122, Leadenhall Street, E.C. 3 (Lnuorporaved in the (14/16, Cockspur Street S.W. 1. With limited IlabUiH &gt; t uh. Al or HEAD OFFICE: AM,,r EPj)AM
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  • 279 11 GREYHOUND TRIALS-NoblePorthos (4, Mb» Chief Atlfwitoh over the first fertile M Wembley SJuHfei. Steve Bedford (right) a Kingston-on-Thames chauffeur, was the means of helping Mr. and Mrs 01 Chippenham (Wilts), to visit their crippled son, Raymond, at Westminster Hospital, for birthday. Raymond has spent nearly
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  • 233 12 London, April 19. Niall Macdermot, 22, an Oxford undergraduate, ol Ridgmount-gardens, Illoomsburv, was charged at ClerkenWfcll yesterday with unlawfully killing Christopher Joseph Howard Mayne at another flat in Ridgmount-gardens on April 15. it was stated that Mr. Mayne, who was recently called to the Bar,
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  • 482 12 1 A.M. INCIDENT AFTER HOTEL PARTY London, April 12. Miss Betty Nuthall, the lawr. tennis player, was y led in the King s Bench Division yesterday before Mr. Justice tVrottesley ajnd a jury, by a concert artist wiio claimed damages, alleging that she negligently slammed
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  • 292 12 TOTAL OF INJURED ALSO DROPS London, April 19. The number of road deaths in Great Britain in March was the lowest recorded, except for that last May, since the monthly returns were instituted by the Ministry u: Transport in January. 1937. The total of 457,
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  • 270 12 The Eel Tank “What is an eel?”' This is the question a schoolmaster asked his boys one sunny afternoon when they were far too warm to think. One boy. however, had an answer ready. “Please, sir,” he said, “an eel is an outsize worm.” We have heard of
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  • 245 12 BENCH DIVIDED ON CRUELTY ISSUE OXFORD, April 19. On the question whether an anglei who used a live roach as bait was guilty of cruelty to the roach, the Wooustcck Bench was dividea today. It was stated that the case, the first of its kind
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  • 345 12 POOR PERSONS CASES GRIEVANUE London, April 19. A threat by VVeisn solicitors to refuse to take poor persons cases, Because of certain grievances, nas oecn considered by the taw bociety. Announcing its decision yesterday the society states that it has “Passed a resolution deprecating in the
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  • 324 12 NEGOTIATIONS WITH CORRIGAN London. April 19. Armament deals were mentioned at the public examination of Mr. James Oil Herbert Willing, of Dorset House. Gloucester-place. Baker-street. W., metal merchant at Lor. don Bankruptcy Court yesterday, before Mr. Registrai Parton. His statement of affairs shoved liabilities £9,720
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  • 247 12 MAN’S RIGHT TO USE FATHER’S NAME Plymouth, April 18. Events which happened in were recalled by a witness at 1 mouth County Court today, ana the facts he was able to reme a naval pensioner received perimsto use the name by which he been wrongfully
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 1592 12 I DAIY 800 Sp °tu Talk by Mr M Saravana 8.20 Noel Coward te Gertrude, Law- rence. Recorded Selections. 1) scene from “Family Album” Bl? 1' (Coward). 2&gt; Gertrude .Lawrence: L). V. a. Experiment, b. The Physician. 3) Noel Coward, a. Let’s Say TRANSMISSION —ONL Goodbye, b Mad Dogsand EnglisnG6I
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    • 728 12 iand Announcements. 1.00 Variety 1.35 Close down. 5.20 Bcetnoven—filymphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 —Symphony Orchestra under Alber Coates. 6.03 LonI con—Sermons In Stone' —Salisbury caI uiedrat. 6.50 London—At The 'filacx I Dog’ aii- WilKes at home in his own bar- parlour. 7.20 Local Time Signal, ther
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  • 752 13 Arrfriii TO-MORROW MAY 3. sjs. “Bulan” from Singapore via poita aa. “Taama Maru* xr«n Japan n* Singapore. 8.8. “City of Lincoln" from Singapore via Port SwettQOham. ba “siiveriarcn*' from Java Porte via Singapore and Belawan. THURSDAY, MAI 4. m.s. "Aliia” from Singapore. s.s. “Tantalus” from Singapore. s.s.
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  • 174 13 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh And Penang AIR MAILS OUTWARD fiUROFE AND THE WEST t 4 &gt; w.* IMPERIAL (Empire Air Mail): Fof Surma (except Victoria Point), India, Aden, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, ranganyika, Uganda, Zanzibar, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland. South Africa. Great Britain, Ireland,
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  • 226 13 Chance Reveals New Spy Ruse Paris. Innocent-looking gramophone records. bearing the titles of famous songs or dance tunes and the names oi Well-known makers, are now being used by enemy agents in France to get their reports across the frontier. It was by the merest chance that
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 658 13 .IUE FUNNEL LINE y t SERVICE TO LONDON A NORTH CONTINENT 4.1. Leave» *-n aaF Ch,- Lnndt», &gt;IC Calls Antwerp Middlesboro May 5 June 2 Ca ii s Marseilles Glasgow May 12 June 8 H h Jamils Hull May 18 June 15 i ntv SERVICE TO LIVERPOOL VIA HAVRE rA
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    • 588 13 P&O britishlndia XDtcorpaKMed ia Ifeglaßd); SINGAPORE, CHINA JAPAN S.S. “RANCHI” SAILING II I THURSDAY, 4th May, 1939. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., under For Teluk Anson. Bagan Datoh, Foil contract with His Majesty’» Government Swettenham. Malacca and Singapore London and Far East Mail Service. S/S "BULAN’ May 5 Outwards
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    • 256 13 NIPPON YLSEN KAIS YA LONDON SERVICE For Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Sala, Naples, Marseilles. Gibraltar. London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Steamers Sailing datM SUWA MARU May 13 TERUKUNI MARU May 25 HAKUSAN MARU June 9 HARUNA MARU June 23 KATORI MARU July 7 YASUKUNI MARU July 20 "“for' j AT
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  • 873 14 Next Victim For Joe Louis “HAM-AND-EGGER tN DE R THE SKIN” .&lt;» 1 THERE is not. a boxer in sight who could possibly be given a chance with Jce Louis, and anybody entering the ring against him can be likened to a man emerging
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  • 349 14 C.R.C. SHINE W ee Chong Chet Scores 102 Tne cricket match between the Chiaet Recreation Club “A” and the Bukit Mtajam High School played at the sctr ground in Buklt Mertajam on Suture: ended in a draw, time having intervene &gt; The School batted first and were
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  • 213 14 &lt;From Our Own Correspondent) Taiping, May 1. The final stages in all events of the North Perak Lawn Tennis Championships t ere reached today. The Ladies Doubles *as completed yesterday, resulting in a win for Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Hartley. Two matches in the
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  • 93 14 The following are the League fixtures for the week:— Today: E.S.C. v. Malay R.c. at Renong ground (Referee: Mr. Kothayam; *‘C” Coy. V. P.C.F.A. “B” at D. Kramat (Ref. Mr. Paul). Tomorrow I.R.C. v. O.X.A. at S.X.I. (Ref Sgt. Franklin); C.R.C. v. Muslim R.C. at C.R.C. (Ref.
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  • 61 14 Parit Buntar. April 30 In a soccer friendly played on the Riverside Padang yesterday, the F. M. S. Customs Sporting Club beat the Krian Club by four goals to two. Zian obtained all the Customs' goals while Montgomery and Collett replied for the Europeans. At half-time the
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  • 143 14 Ace B.P. beat Cherrv B. P. The Ace B.P. beat the Cherry B.P. 4 games to 3 in a return match on Saturday and Sunday at the former’s courts. Results (Ace B.P. mentioned first): O H. Leong lost to B. M. Noor 11—15. 8— 15, B. L. Teik beat
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  • 41 14 Monthly Medal Stroke Competition Tile Penang Sports Club Monthly Medal (Stroke) competition will be plaj’ed on Saturday, 6th instant, and Sunday, 7th instant. Ball sweeps will be run for the best Ist nine holes and best 2nd nine holes.
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  • 200 14 OPENtM; p| Ay Results Are V Expected Play in the Penang L awn r ms Championstops opened terday on the Penang Club courts thJ matches in the Men’s Championship were complex Despite the torrential rain earh yesterday the courts were i excellent condition. There were no surprises
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 223 14 v Ml as h s h R &lt;&•* ADEQUATE INSURANCE I usea to nt anxious about the future. Two questions were always troubling me; what should I have to live on if I retired at, say age 55. and what would happen to my wife and children if I died
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    • 231 14 FEEL UPSET? Late irregular heura and everindulgence cal fer Alka-Seltzer i Why endure a headache, acM indige»- baaed a* proved tl don, “morning after" misery, or tear Get Alka-Seltzer today stomach? These common ailments are hand always, at home and at wo* often associated with an exceas acid Alka-Seltzer when
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  • 985 15 ACCEPTANCES ORDER OF RUNNING Pfogriniine For Tomorrow’* Races RACE I 2.30 P.M. Class 3—Division 4—6 Furlongs \k' 10y 904 Mr. W. Lewis S H Ui-.VOUU 4y 903 Mr. Alan Loke SY 9 -Holland Kongsl" "t*’*” 0 nv'l-iu »y »•&lt;* "Mr. Twin" M la nd Uy 9.02 Mr. Lee Nam IN'”'
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  • 277 15 USHEEN’S FINE EFFORT 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Singapore, Tuesday. Several good gallops came under notice [Uns morning. None of Mr. M van Breukelen's charges came out today. Lisheen (Allen) impressed tremendously an a fast three-furlong gallop Wlth Pat Buike (Lawler), who also looked quite Anion Rogue showed
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  • 1402 15 ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF UPSETS? &gt; I bmorrow’s Racing At Bukit Timah w "OK three days already punters have had a lean time at Bukit Timah. Tomorrow, the fourth day of the meeting, their chances of recouping their losses are by no means rosy. With
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  • 58 15 Lun Seang Kwee Wins Title Taiping. Today. The following! are the results of two finals in the North Perak Tennis Tournament completed this morning:— MEN’S SINCtLES Final—Lim Seang Kwee beat Ahmad Hazain 6|l. 6|3. MIXED DOUBLES Final—Mrs. Hampton and E. N. W. Oliver beat Mrs. Purcell and
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 148 15 mX ,T ,S NOT nece SSARY TO HAVE IjdL I teeth to eat butter, but to Y °UR TEETH BUTTER IS NECESSARY. &lt; Australian Butter, which is vitamins give lime and phosproduced under the most ideal phates to our organism. If child* I climatic conditions, contains ren rom their earliest
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  • 74 16 MIDDAY QUOTATIONS TIN -LATEST Penang 1115.624 Business 25 tons Singapore 8115.624 RUBBER: ,&lt; Penang (Spot; 27 l/4c Singapore (Spot) 27 l/2c COPRA: Sundries $3.70 Black Pepper $9.00 TAPIOCA: Medium $3.30 Fair Seed 33.05 RICE: Rangoon Parboiled No. 1 $6.30 No. 2 $6.20 Rangoon White No. 1 $6.35
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  • 124 16 Prev. Latest 176 57'64 176 47/64 4.68 5'32 4.68 1/8 Montreal 4.70 I*B 4.70 1/16 Brussels 27.56 27.50 Geneva 20.82 1/4 20.85 1/2 Amsterdam 875 1/2 8.77 3 4 Milan 88 15/16 89 Berlin 11.66 3'4 11.66 3/4 Stockholm 19.42 19.41 Copenhagen 22.40 22.40 Oslo IHO 19.90 Vienna
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  • 257 16 SOON THEAM CO's NOON QUOTATIONS Buyers Seilers TINS. Arnpats 3/ 3&gt;4i A. H|tams 13/6 It'fiex A. Wengs &lt;8 68 Bangrins 18/? 19/3 B. Selangor* IJO 1-28 fierjuntais i/ Chenderiangs 11/ 11/9 Hong Fatts 60 62 Kamras I'3 16 Kamun tings 7/9 8/6 K. Lanjuts 14/3 14/9 Kramats 9/ 9 6ex
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  • 97 16 —Reuter. Prices Of Most Groups Drift Lower London, May 1 On the Stock Exchange, the prevailing international nervousness was responsible for the dull start with the prices of most groups drifting lower though at the close a steadier tendency was occasionally noted. Gilt-edged were easier and kaffirs were
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  • 206 16 New York, Monday. The new market was generally featureless. The small drop of steel operations was about as expected. DOW JONES AVERAGES. Prev. Latest High Low 30 mdus 128.45 127.83 128.55 127.53 20 rails 25.86 25.67 25.78 25.60 20 utilities 22.06 22.09 22.20 22.02 40 bonds 88.00
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  • 180 16 Buyers Sellers RUBBERS. Ayer Panas 1-0° 110 Bassette 45 50 Batu Lintang* 95 1.00 Bentas ®24 974 Rmpw 57f 624 Indragiris 1.07| 1.15 Kuala Sidlms 1-00 2.00 ex Lunas i- 40 150 Maiaka Pindas 1.10 1-15 Mentakabs 35 374 Pajama 1-50 1 -60 Sungei Tukangs 924
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  • 162 16 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS Buyers Seiler.MINING Ampats 8/ 3 4t A. Amalgamated 4 6 4/10j 9 U 99 Hong Fatts 60 64cd Jelebus 52j 67j Johans 23 2 K. Kampars 9 '6 10 X. Lanjuts 14/6 «5 Kuchais 1.074 1.124 Kundang* 6'44 6/104 Laruts 4/ 4/3xd Lukuts 45 50 Pungahs 15/6
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  • 156 16 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST Buyers Sellers TIN. Ampat 3/ 3/6 A Amalgamated 4 9 s''c Ayer Weng 65 70 Batu Selangor 1.174 1.224 Berjuntai 9 3 9/9 Hong Fatt 60 624 c Hongkong Tin 16/9 17/9ex Kramat 9/ 9/6 Kuchai Ord. 1.05 1.10 Larut 3/9 4 'ljex London Tin 3/
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  • 155 16 ANTHONY CO. TIN Bujers Sellers Ampat 3/ 3'6 Bangrui 18/6 19 Batu Selangur 1.18 1.22 Hong Fatt 60 65c Kam pong Lan jut 14/6 15 Kamra 1/8 1 6 Kuchai Tin 1.074 1.121 Kundang 6/ 6 6 Laruts 3 9 4 ex Pahang Cons. 11/ 11/6 Pattani 2/3 2/9 Petalings
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  • 105 16 Regarded As "Long And Very Friendly” London. May 1 The Halifax-Maisky talk, following the latter’s return from Moscow, as described by authoritative quarters as “long and very friendly." though conjectures regarding the date whereby negotiations with the U.S.S.R. will be complete are said to be pure guesswork. It
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  • 56 16 Reuter. Lord Craigavon Going To London For Discussions London, May 1 It is officially announced that Lord Craigavon, Premier of Northern Ireland, is travelling to London tonight at the invitation of Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Samuel Hoare to discuss certain aspects of the Military Training Bill, in so
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  • 35 16 Reuter. All Mail And Baggage Rescued From Crash London, May 1 All mail and baggage have been rescued from the “Challenger” which crashed on landing at Mozambique, according to information received in London.
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  • 36 16 Reuter. Appointed U.S. Minister To Canada Washington, May 1 President Roosevelt has appointed Mr. Daniel Roper, former Secretary of Commerce, as Minister to Canada. The post has been vacant since early last year.—
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  • 132 16 —Reuter. Terrorism To Cease If Proposals Accepted London, May 1 It is understood that the new suggestions from Cairo were considered by the British Cabinet this morning but the decision of the Cabinet is unlikely to be announced before the publication of a White Paper embodying
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  • 152 16 .—Reuter. Wife Refused Pass To Join Husband In Hankow London, May 1 In the House of Commons Mr. Moreing asked regarding the result of the enquiries into the complaint that Mrs. Sherwin was repeatedly refused permission by the Japanese to rejoin her husband in Hankow. Mr. Butler replied
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  • 88 16 —Reuter. Britain Standing By Guarantee To Poland It is stated that the question of the application of the British guarantee to Poland was not discussed when the British Ambassador saw Colonel Bec&gt; during the week-end and exchanged impressions on Herr Hitler’s speech, particularly passages affecting Poland and the
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  • 73 16 —Reuter. Agreement Reached With Canada London. May 1 Sir Kuigsley Wood announced in the House of Commons that an agreement had been reached with the Government of Canada on the scheme under which R.A.F. pilots would be sent to Canada for intermediate and advanced flying training. The
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  • 71 16 London, May 1 The National Council of Labour has appointed a sub-committee to draw up recommendations and a reasoned statement showing the Labour Party’s opposition to conscription at the present time. These will be discussed on May 4 by the joint meeting of the General
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  • 68 16 —Reuter. Government Awaiting Full Investigation London, May 1. In the House of Commons, Mr Butler described the death of Dr. Lillie in a motoring accident in Shanghai. He said that the facts were obscure and the question of whether action by His Majesty’s Government was appropriate must
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  • 63 16 May Now Be Shipped To Belligerents Washington, May 1 With the passing of the “go an'’ carry” section of the Neutrality Ac* today, nited States goods may henceforth be shipped to belligerents in American ships with the exception rf arnm and munitions which are under embargo —Reuter.
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