Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 15 June 1939

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY y,_ 139. Vol. XCVII. THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 1028 1 OOD SUPPLIES RUNNING SHORT “Peaceful Invasion” On S aturday BRITAIN CONSIDERING WHAT STEPS TO TAKE Tientsin, June 14. With all usually crowded streets deserted and in darkness, the British Concession presented a strange spectacle tonight close of the first day of the blockade. Only
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  • 71 1 Just as the film star, MARLENE DIEJ'RICH, was about to sail from New York for Europe with her husband. Customs officials boarded the liner and seized Marlene’s luggage alleging that she did not pay her income tax (says Reuter). Marlene strenuously denied that she owed
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  • 228 1 —Reuter. Denial By United States Washington, June 14. The State Department has flatly denied a report that the United States offered to mediate in the Tientsin question. Mr. Cordell Hull replying to an enquiry, said he had no knowledge of any approach to the Ur,ited States cn the
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  • 222 1 To Reply To Speeches Of British Mi n isters Berlin, June 15. It is understood that Herr Hitler is likely to interrupt his holiday at Berchtesgaden to launch Germany’s latest 10,000-ton cruiser “Bremen’’ on July 1. It is suggested that any speech he will make
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  • 97 1 Reuter. Amoy, June 15. Kulangsu’s overcrowded population of 50,000 faces a precarious shv/uion in onnec' or. i ‘‘th food shortage as a result of the blockade by three Japanese warships stopping supplies from, the mainland. The Japanese press announces prohibition of firewood, charcoal and vegetables to
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  • 319 1 —Reuter. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 14. The hope that Their Majesties may be able to pay a visit to Canada with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose was expressed by the King in reply to the address of welcome from Prince Edward Island
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  • 83 1 —Reuter. Convicts Refused To Carry On Work Lmsin?, Kansas, June 14 Annoyed because the warden had refused them the right to wear sil z underwear and have bed time macks in cells, 250 convicts in the Kansas penitentiary coal mine refused to carry on their work. Twenty-two later
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  • 276 2 Britain And France Will Not Submit The British and French Governments are maintaining the closest contact regard ing the situation at Tientsin which is being carefully studied. Otnc.al circles are reticent, however, regarding what decisions an being taken According to Le Figaro a concerted pla
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  • 40 2 Reuter. Major Portion Of Mails Recovered London, June 14 Lloyd’s agent at Calcutta reports that the flying-boat. Centurion, was broken in two. The tail, one engine and the major portion of the mails were recovered.
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  • 800 2 Tientsin Blockade Is First Step DEMAND FOR CHINESE ONLY A PRETEXT London, June 14. Press reports from Tientsin state that the Japanese blockade of the British Concession began this morning. The British efforts yesteiday were directed to resolve the deadlock by setting up of
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  • 84 2 .—Reuter. Decision Of I.T.C. London, June 14. The International Tin Committee has fixed the quota for the third quarter at 45 per cent, an increase of 5 per cent over the second quarter. It is understood that no change whatever was made in the
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  • 140 2 —Reuter. Sequel To Sale Of Plans London, June 14 rhe British Government has requested the German Government to arrange for the withdiawal of the German Consul at Liverpool, Herr Reinherdt,” announced Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons. This is a sequel to the case
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  • 73 2 Renter. Compensation For WidoM Of British Consul i Baghdad, June 14 The Government announced the decision to pay a lump sum to compensate the widow of the British Consul, Mr. MonckMason. who was murdered on April 4. The amount is not given but it is stated that the
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  • 512 2 THEIR MAJESTIES IN BETTER HEALTH Rugby, June 14. The King and Queen, who arrived by rail at Cape Tormentine last night, are leaving this morning by destroyer for Prince Edward Island. After a reception and luncheon at Charlottetown, the destroyer will take them to Picton, Nova
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  • 429 2 Expected To Interview M. Molotov Shortly Moscow, June 14 Mr. Strang arrived by train from Warsaw and was met by M Rosh, Chief of the Third Western Department of the Foreign Office, M. Pontikov, Deputy Chief of the Protocol and the Counsellor and Second Secretary
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  • 153 2 —Reuter. Another Ministerial Crisis Damascus, June 13. Syria is facing another Ministerial crisis —the third in four months—and there are increasingly persistent rumours that the uncertain political situation may finally lead to the resignation of the President and then involve a charge in the regime. For some time there
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  • 144 2 ise would .—Reuter. 800 Admitted In Special Circumstances Ixjndon, June 13. In the House of Commons, Mr. Tom Williams asked the Hom“ Secretary whether his attention had been drawn to the plight of 800 German refugees on board the ‘‘St. Louis” which had now returned to European waters.
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  • 132 2 WO I K —8.0. W. A Polish financial delegation headed by Colonel Adam Koc, former Finance Mini ter and President of the Ban; of Poland, will shortly visit London to negotiate with the British Government for a sterling export credit. No
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  • 39 2 —Reuter. Calcutta, June 13Divers and dock officials are exper ll difficulty in raising the flying-bo.i turion,” the tail of which was alx^ e yesterday and submerged when t 1 boat was shifted about two hunt r<
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  • 18 2 .—Reuter Rome. General Franco Is visiting R enfi of September, according from Burges,. —Reuter
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  • 144 3 Mr. R. Carter Miss Dorothy Grenier Singapore. .■pHE well-known Selangor and Malayan tenn's player, Miss Dorothy i,, v Gren>r, present holder of the v .van women’s doubles championhij, with Mrs. Hipkin, runner-up to Vl Dorothy Sansoni, of Ceylon, in singles title, was married in Singa- > Mr. Regmaid
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  • 171 3 CHARGE OF MISCHIEF Singapore. W. A. Gunn, aged 21, a private in the 2nd Batt. Gordon Highlanders. Selerang Bn rracks, Changi, who pleaded guilty last Monday in the Second Police Court before Mr. Conrad Oldham to a charge of theft of a taxi, valued at $9OO,
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  • 124 3 Maximum Fine On Motorist The grave view the court takes with regard to the sounding of electric horns unnecessarily was seen in a summons case, when a Chinese, Teh Beng Kooi, who was produced before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Middle Court on Tuesday, was
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  • 68 3 An Indian, Sultan, was arraigned before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Middle Court on Tuesday on a charge of cheating one Siva by dishonestly inducing the said Siva to deliver to him $2O, by promising to obtain employment for him in November 1938. The accused claimed trial.
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  • 56 3 Ruth Walker, known on the stage as Ruth Pattison, one of Mr. C.B. Cochran’s show girls, died in hospital recently from injuries she received when she fell 70 feet from the parapet of White House, a block of flats in Albany-street, N.W. She appeared recently in
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  • 530 3 Singapore School Principal Summoned Singapore. THE summons against Mr. P.E. Perera, principal of the Mercantile Institute, Que en Street, on a complaint for an alleged breach of the regulations under the Registration of Schools Ordinance, came up be fore Mr. L.C. Goh in the Singapore Fifth
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  • 334 3 Kuala Lumpur. < THE omnibus companies of s Selangor and Pahang, en- i tertained Mr. S.W. Nelson, Chairman of the Transport Board, F.M.S., and Mrs. Nelson to a farewell dinner at the Chinese Assembly Hall on Monday The function also served as a w
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  • 137 3 Kuala Lion pur. persons were injured, one seriously, when the lorry in which they zvere travelling along the Ipoh Road, Kuala Lumpur, early on Tuesday morning, ran off the road and into a drain. The Tamil driver, two Punjabis and two Chinese zvere taken
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  • 70 3 A Malay, Mohammed bin Md. Hashim, was jiroduced before Mr. Lim Koon Teck in the Middle Court on Tuesday on a charge of theft of an iron bar, valued $2.73, belonging to the United Engineers Ltd. between 6p.m. and 6 a..m. on March 211. The accused
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  • 261 3 rpHE All-Malayan ballroom dancing competiVon, the first of its kind organised in Malaya, was brought to a very successful conclusion at the Bukit Bintang Dance Hall on Saturday when the finals in the tango contest were held. Added interest to the competition was the presence of Mis.
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  • 117 3 The civil suit in which two brothers, S. S. Raja Mohd. Lebbei and S. S. S. Allapitchai Lebbei, were suing each other and which was down for hearing in the Penang Supreme Court on Tues day was withdrawn, the part ies having come to a settlement.
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  • 577 3 REGISTRAR RESPONSIBLE TO GOVERNMENT ONLY, SAYS JUDGE Malacca. TTOIJUNG that the duty owed by the Registrar was a duty owed to the Government and the (government only, Mr. lustice Manning dismissed the claim brought by the Malacca Mercantile Thrift and Loan Society for the recovery
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  • 94 3 A pretty Chinese wedding took place at the Penang Buddh st Association, Anson Road at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, the contracting parties being Mr. Tan Choon Eng and Miss Chan Kcng Heok. Mr. Lim Tong Lin officiated at the ceremony. Mr. Teoh Kong Wah was the
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  • 504 4 New American Idea Of “Human Hibernation” Vancouver. T IKE wildfire, a new medical idea of “human hibernation’ is spreading among thousands of doctors who are meeting in St. Louis, U.S.A., for the annual conference of the American Medical Association. AU
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  • 107 4 —Reuter. Naval Mutiny Recalled The Hague. The order banning Socialist newspapers in Dutch military establishments which was made following a naval mutiny in 1933 has been rescinded by the Minister of Defence. The mutiny occurred aboard the Dutch warship De Zeven Provincien in Dutch
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  • 96 4 The Alyer Khan, son of the Aga Khan, and Mr. Peter Eeatty, who won, the Derby last year with Bois Roussel, were each been fined £5O by the stewards of the Jockey Club recently. The Racing Calendai, official publication of the Jockey Club, stated: “Prince Aly Khan
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  • 44 4 “What is the abomination of desolation?” asked a Waverley teacher of his flock during' scripture lesson. I And from a diminutive pupil quavered the' an- swer:— > ‘‘To die entirely alone!” This “howler” comes from St. Catherine’s Church of England I. School, Waverley.
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  • 251 4 VVZHEN 22-year-oU Irene Carter m r.iL’ies Cyril Smith, who is 17, at Acton register office, reit.ier of the p'rent Carters will be there Mr. Carter will not have Cyril in his house, so the couple do their courting over the garden gate. Mrs. Carter
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  • 288 4 BANK clerk who defied the marriage ban of his bank five years ago, is said by officials of the Scottish Bankers' Association to have been dismissed because his employers were told of his secret wedding. At the time he w’as earning £l4O a year. His wife
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  • 136 4 Tricksters Trap Von ng Bridegroom Washington I »G‘ While waiting at the railway station with his bride for a train to take t!i' >’■ home to New Hampshire alter tneii honeymoon here, 22-year-okl Charles Germas was defrauded of all his valuables by two ccrfiuence tricksters. A
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  • 370 4 —Reuter. Official Inquiry To Be Held Johannesburg. A resolution protesting against the alleged use of bad language and swearing by officers of the Union Defence Forces against their subordinates at Roberts Heights was passed by the Dutch Reformed Church Synod during its session at
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  • 215 4 —Reutei. Charged With Car Offences Washington, D.C. The Washington courts, which were recently troubled by the question of whether an Italian diplomat’s dogshould enjoy the same diplomatic i nmunity as his master, now have before them, a case in which a chauffeur claims diplomatic immunity. He
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    • 174 4 WEMBLEY PARK Tonight Thursday, 15th June, 1939. Sun See Toy Cantonese Opera "SUN PEE LOOT THEEN KAY” Starring Miss Lee Fee Yin. Seats 15, 25 &40 cents. Nooran Opera of Malacca Presents "CHENDRA MALA”. Starring Miss Fatimah Jasman, A. Nispu and Mahani. Aman Ballon and Bondan will drive your blues
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    • 85 4 B n B i TONIGHT at QUEEN'S ACTION THRILI S ROBERT TAYLOR Co-starred wit.i allacp BEEin IN “STAND u> AND FlGHTwith Florence Rice Charles Bickford You’ll stand up ami cheer at u Mightiest Adventure sinr e "MUTINY ON THE I:oE\tw SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION, .M-G-M’S amazing Nov ity F ature m
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    • 250 5 Perth. AN amazing decision by the Immigration Department is forcing tack to China a youth of 20 years who has lived in Australia for 18 years. Neither the youth, Peter W. Wong, nor those who know h'.m, can understand the decision, but so
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    • 255 5 Restricted Because Of I nnatiiral Conditions Sydney. Although birth control is practised ■d Kii.-iht park, West Pennant Hills, 10 habits were born this year bringing thttotal of bears to 80. rhe Director of the Park (Mr. Noel B urnet) said that he had to restrict births
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    • 989 5 modifying social observances DOUBTS in Australia about the precise status the Duke of Kent will assume when he succeeds Lord Gcwrie as Governor-General are not shared by those close to His Royal Highness. There is nc suggestion in Loi don that the Duke
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    • 90 5 Auckland. “This parish is the least generous I have been connected with 25 years.” said the Rev. J. F. Foron, v'car of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Ashburton. “It would be a good thing if congregations were narrowed down so that we would have fewer Christians, but
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    • 283 5 The case of Annie Payne, reported as “marrying twice and posing as a man, will take some beating,” writes an Ex-Inspector of Police in a letter to the “Sydney Sun,” A similar case within my knowledge which took place in New Zealand about 30
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    • 126 5 Cooktow .1. Mick Gibson, a 34-year-old h lf ctste stockman of Rokeby Static»!, Cape York Peninsula, and his 19-year-o!d half c ste frrk'e, ore spending their honeymoon at Cooktewn police station, with the cell as bridal chamber. There, Mick keens up a serenade on concertina—his present
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    • 268 5 Melbourne. “A/TANY hundreds of girls are employed in ironworks,” said the Deputy Leader of the State Parliamentary Labour Party, Mr. Cremean. in commenting on charges of sweating child labour. “1 have seen them streaming out cf these factories in industrial areas wit'a caucused hands,” ne
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  • 1061 6  -  The New Transatlantic Air Way For Passengers And Mails Regular Flying Boat Service RY MAJOR C. C. TURNER T\JOT least of the events for which 11 this year will be memorable is the beginning of regular a’r services between Great Britain and Nort.
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  • 63 6 M is Elizabeth Newton. J.B-year-old head girl of Harrogate College, Yorkshire. will captain her own college team, who will represent the north of England in the tour ot Canada which about 50 English cricket-playing public school girls begin on August 5. Most ot the
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  • 1037 6  -  K. B. m WOMAN living in Greenland, hundreds of miles away from vhe nearest doctor, recently sent a request to Bergen, Norway, for advice on the birth of a baby. The necessary instructions were broadcast and both mother and child are now doing well. Lot long ago, twins
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  • 179 6 AfRGIRL AT 14— NURSE AT 11 Here is news of t K 14 and I J, headlines by “doing ih Pir bit.” T HE eonMence of isn’t £.7”’ as her 14-year-old sister, went up from the aerodrome at bourne, Hertfordshire, for her fi flying lesson.
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  • 101 6 Eleven ycar-cld Peggy Hillman, of Salisbury-road, West Ealing, w, cla’ms to be the youngest National Service worker. She passed the St. John Ambulance Brigade examinations and was awarded her first aid certificate several months ago, but had to wait unil her eleventh bithday before she could join
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  • 180 6 In a broadcast talk on "The Black Magic of Ceylon" Mr. R. L. Brohier described at length certain fan taste beliefs and practices common in Ceylon. One of the commonest and simplest aspects of black magic, applied in a broad sense was practised in Ceylon by
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  • 379 7 CLAIM FOR $4,549 OVER SUPPLIES ItARING was begun in the Penang Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Aitkin in the civil in w hieh lan Teong Sin, trading' under the style of Chop Leong Bee and Soo Bee, is suing Ong Oh Teng, a building contractor
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  • 344 7 Tea-party Held f.nd of membership CAMPAIGN rpC) mark the successful ending of the I membership campaign, the Penang Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association held a tea-party, on Monday night, at R o’clock at the Association .premises, No. 64 Larut Road. There was a large gathering. The Vice-President,
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  • 117 7 PROGRAMME FOR SUNDAY A splendid programme of music has teen arranged for the Concert at the Runnymede Hotel on Sunday. The programme is as follows: Overture. “Zampa” F. Herold Andante from symphony No. 1 in C ma Beethoven Vocal Quartettes. a) “Foresters, sound the cheerful horn”—Bishop. b)
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  • 79 7 Tomorrow’s Services The annual solemnity of the feast of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Patron of the Church of Machang Buboh) w» 1 be solemnised with great pomp tomorrovz when hundreds of pilgrims from all parts of Province Wellesley and Penang are expected to assemble
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  • 131 7 At a crowded meeting of the Penang Rotary Club yesterday at the E. O. Hotel, including more than twenty ladies and thirty other guests, “Toto” gave a marvellous and weird performance. He at? and swallowed broken glass as if it was sweet biscuit, and put
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  • 68 7 An eleven-year-old Chinese boy was knocked down by a motor-car at Chulia Street at about 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Fortunately, no serious consequences attended the accident, the boy being slightly injured on the leg. The boy was removed to the Geneial Hospital in the same car.
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  • 35 7 An interesting lecture in Tamil entitled “Social Service” was delivered by Mr. L. Rajamanikam, BA. under the Chairmanship of Mr. S. Draviyam, B.A. at the Penang Hindu sabah premises last night.
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  • 169 7 Complete Darkness On I uesday Night 4 S a result of a serious break- v down of the electric system Balik Pulau and the surrounding villages of Gintang and Sungei Pinang experienced complete darkness for the whole of Tuesday night. Electricity failed early in
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  • 375 7 IN AID OF CHINA FUND Sungei Patani. AT the general committee meeting of ■A the Sungei Patani China Distress Relief Fund Charity Fair held at the Sin Min Chinese School, Sungei Patani, and presided over by Mr. Cheam Teik Hee, it was decided to
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  • 154 7 Womans Skull Fractured Ipoh. TTOLDING that the accused was insane at the time he committed El the offence, the Hon. Mr. Justice Raja Musa at the Perak As- yesterday ordered that the accused be detained at the Central Mental Hospital, Tanjong Rambutan, and that the
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  • 675 7 Legal Adviser Intervenes O. S. P. C. ACQUITTED WITHOUT TRIAL Alor Star. was an abrupt ending to the “Tuan Jackson Case, yesterday when Mr. P.H.D. Jackson, Officer Superintending the Police Circle, North Kedah, who was alleged to have driven his car, K. 2444, in
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  • 117 7 Charity Performance Ipoh. Tuesday night’s presentation of the Cantonese drama, “Man Chook Nooi Ying Hoong,” at the Town Hail was brilliant and support that was forthcoming was splendid. It saw the debut of the Celestial Dance Hall Hostesses' Dramatic Troupe—who glso call themselves the “Mee Mee
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  • 543 7 Story Told At Preliminary Inquiry THE deatils of an alleged plot to rob the jaga of No. 24, Logan Road, who was believed to have some thousands of dollars in a wooden box in his room, were given by J. V. Johnson, a Persian in the
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  • 87 7 The ambulance was called out to Beach street, near the junction of Market Street, at about 7.30 last night to attend to an Indian Mohamedan who had collapsed on the road in a swoon. Tho man, it would appear, had just recovered from an illness and
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  • 435 8 uN vhe earlier part oi this year, quite an outcry was raised in the press against the proposed destruction of trees in Peel Avenue. We aic glad the public protested. It shows that there is no lack oi appreciation of beauty in Penang. The tentacles ol development
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  • 650 8 Mrs. R. W. C. Kelly, wife of Dr. Kelly, of the Singapore General Hospital, returned from England hv the Blue Flunnel vessel Patroclus oi Monday. The death occurred at the Singapore General Hospital, early on. Monday morning of Mrs. Joan Madge, wife of Mr. J. Madge, works
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  • 543 8 No Undue Haste rpHE Municipal President was hard put to it on Tuesday, answering the questions raised by Dr. Lee Tiang Keng. I do not profess to know everything about the Case of the Dismissed Conservancy Inspector but from what I gather here and there, the public
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  • 508 8 Thursday, June 15. VYJHAT is behind Japan’s new move? Two chief reasons are suggested by the British and French press. It is becoming apparent, Reuter says, that the question of the four alleged Chinese terrorists is only a pretext for aggressive measures against
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  • 1056 9 Annual Report Of Municipal Veterinary Department outbreak of rabies was reported in the Island or Settlement although it was.known to exist in neighbouring states, and for this reason the widely known preventive measures were not relaxed, states the annual report of the
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  • 356 9 TO BE SHOWN AT QUEEN’S TODAY Another He-man Role For Robert Taylor HANDSOME Robert Taylor has yet another he-man role in the M.G.M. film “Stand Up and Fight,” which will have its local premiere at the Queen’s this evening. Those w’ho have been wont to refer
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  • 67 9 The lit. Rev. B. C. Roberts, the Bishop of Singapore, who, with Mrs. Roberts, is visiting Penang next week. The Chaplain, Churchwardens and members of the Committee of the Church of St. George the Martyr, Penang, have issued invitations to a reception at the Parsonage,
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  • 316 9 Cyclist Charged STREET JINCTION INCIDENT An English-speaking Chinese, Ar.g Ean San, had to appear before Mr. Lim Koo Teck in the Middle Court this morning to answer to a charge of disobeying the lawful order of a police constable by cutting straight across when thh signal
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  • 71 9 Their Majesties Broadcast TO BE RELAYED RY STATION ZHJ The P'enang Wireless Society ha. c received information from the 8.8. C that Their Majesties the King and Queen will give a special broadcas' from Canada, whiich will be re-broad cast from the Empire Station between 12.35 a.m. and 1.20 a.m.
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  • 93 9 Office-Bearers For 1939 As a result of the annual general meeting of the Sepoy Lines Recreation Club held on June 10. 1939, the following have been elected to serve as officers of the club: President: Dr. V. K. Thambipillay. Hon. Secretary. Mr. Goh Teik Hock (re-elected.)
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  • 45 9 Dinner And Variety Entertainment The Penang Municipal Re reation Club will celebrate its twenty tnird anniversary on Saturday. There will be a dinner at the Clubhouse, in Dato Kramat Gardens, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, the dinner a variety entertainment will be staged.
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  • 328 9 Judgment Reserved Accused Savs Charge Was A Fraine-l p TUDGMENT was reserved this morning by the Middle Court Magistrate, Mr. Dim Koon Teck, at the conclusion of the case in which detective, Thean Foh Pow, was charged with receiving an illegal gratification of $2. Mr T.
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  • 71 9 INQUEST OPENS AT SINGAPORE (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore, Today. The inquest into the deaths of Pilot Officer Barnes, Leading Aircraftsman Cook, and Aircraftsmen Mills and Leighton, who lost their lives when an R.A.F. Short Sunderland flying boat crashed in the Straits of Johore on rune
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  • 119 9 Draft Budget For 1940 Passed r |'HE draft budget for 1940, with an estimated revenue of $114,480, as against $107,190 for 1939, was adopted by members cf the Rural Board at their meeting held at the Land Office, Penang, this morning with Mr. J. A. Harvey Ln
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  • 40 9 The fifth annual athletic sports meeting of the Westlands School, Penang, will be held on the School ground on Friday, June 23, at 4.15 p.m. Mrs. Cheah Inn Kiong has kindly consented to give away the prizes.
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    • 136 9 STRAIGHT FROM THE LUSH PASTURES OF THE 'ffJ J i BERNESE ALPS, IT’S Zffl I STERILIZED AND SAFE! C f BB 26 SUPREME In the Sunday Despatch r l Bonny Baby Competition e MB- 1934, open to all comers I JF, 10 babies out of the final W 12 were
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  • DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
    • 173 10 KENNEDY CO's SHARE LIST Buyers Sellers RUBBER Sungei Tukang 97 l.O2£ex MINING Ampat 3/9 4/l£ A. Amalgamated 4/9 5/l£ Ayer Weng 70 75 Bangrin 20/3 20/9 Batu Selangor 1J25 1.27| Berjuntai 9/6 10/ Hong Fatt 67 70 Jelebu 55 60 K. Kamunting 6/l£ 6/6 Kampong Lanjut 14/10£ 15/6 Kamra l/7£
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    • 162 10 A.A. ANTHONY COMPANY Buyers Sellers TIN Ampat 3/10£ 4/l£ Ayer Weng 70 75 Batu Selangors 1.25 1.27£ Berjuntai 9/6 10/ Hitain 29 31 Hong Fatt 67 69 Kampong Lanjut 14/9 15/ Klang River 1.80 1.85 Kuchai 1.24 1.27 Pattani 3/ 3/3 Petalings 6.90 7.00 Rahman Hyd. 1.07 1.10 Rantau 1.32
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    • 186 10 Buyers Sellers RUBBER. Ayer Panas 1.17£ 1.25 Bassetts 52£ 57£ Batu Lintangs 1.05 1.10 Bentas 1.05 1.10 Brogas 62 65c Indragiris 1.20 1.25 Kuala Sidims 2.35 2.50 Lunas L6O 1.70 Malaka Pindas 1.22£ 1.27£ Mentakabs 40 42 Pa jams 1.75 1.82£ Sungei Tukangs 1.02£ 1.07£c Tapahs
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    • 242 10 SOON THEAM CO's NOON QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers TINAmpats 3/10£ 4/l£ A. Hitams 21/9 22/9 A. Weng 70 Bangrins 19 9 20,6 c B. Selangors 1-24 1-27 Berjuntaia Chenderlangs Hong Fatt 67 69 Kamras l/7£ 1/10 Kamunting» K. Lanjut» 14/9 15/3 Kramats 10 Kuchais 1 -23 1-26 Kundang» Laruts Pahang Consols
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    • 344 10 Weekly Rubber Report London, May 30. PLANTATION.—In spite of the break for the Whitsuntide Holidays we have had a more active market and values have improved 3/16d. per lb. since our last report. There is a more hopeful feeling in Commodity and Stock markets and there
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    • 164 10 LEAN CO's QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers MINING Ampats 4/ 4/4£ A. Wengs 70 75 Hong Fatts 67£ 70 Johans 23 26 K. Kampars 10/ 10/9 K. Lanjuts 14/10£ 15/3 Kramats 9/6 10/ Kundangs 7/3 7/7£ Kuchais 1.22£ 1.27| Laruts 4/l£ 4/4£ Lukuts 47£ 52£ P. Rivers 6/4£ 6/9 Pattanis 2/10£ 3/l£
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    • 217 10 Rapid 3 Years Increase London, May 31. A large and steadily increasing demand for fruits and vegetables, quickly frozen by a new process, was reported yesterday by a member of one of the chief canning firms in the country who took up the method two years
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    • 588 10 MESSRS. LEAN COMPANY Weekly Share Market Report Tin has been an easier market due no doubt to the prevailing opinion that the International Tin Committee at their meeting on Wednesday will decide on a further release of at least five per cent. The latest London quotations are Spot £224 ss.
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  • 217 10 New York, Wednesday London weakness again inspired a lower early session but a firm tone was increasingly evident at the close. Recent industrial news plus the gooq technical action were increasingly sug gestive, in the absence of adverse foreign news, that volume, when it developes will be
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  • 52 10 .—Reuter. Tin Price Uneffected By Quota Increase London, June 14. Gilt-edged were fractionally easier and foreign bonds weak. COMMODITIES. —The decision to raise the third quarter tin quota 5 per cent, to 45 per cent, was in accordance with expectations and did not aJTect the price. Wall Street
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  • 122 10 THURSDAY, JUNE 15. Prev. Latest Paris 176 49/64 176 47/64 New York 4.68 17/32 4.68 11/32 Montreal 4.69 5/16 4.69 1/4 Brussels 27.58 27.52 1/2 Geneva 20.77 20.77 1/4 Amsterdam 8.81 1/2 8.81 3 4 Milan 89 1/16 89 1/16 Berlin 11.68 11.67 Stockholm 19.41 19.42 Copenhagen 22.40
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    • 807 10 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. in England, The OverSCHS s «S d Bank Ltd Reserved Fund and Rest £1,247,830 (Incorporated in British India) Capital Pawl Up £1,050,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sir Charles Alexander Innes, K.C.5.1., C.1.E., Chairman CAT/17 Sir Thomas Smith Kt., Dy. Chairman 0/1 k Right Hon.
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  • 568 11 Significance Of Regulation Schemes (The following is extracted from “The Colonial Empire/’ presented by the Secretary of State for the Colonics in Parliamerct by command of His Majesty. H. M. Stationery Officer, price l/6d net.) A N interesting feature of the year x was the contrast
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  • 345 11 New Basis Of Cargo Valuation London. FITVHE modified system of fixing J. values for the insurance of cargo and specie under the new “Pool” for war risks as announced recently abolishes an arbitrary ruling laid down when the “Pool” conditions were first framed and substitutes,
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  • 22 11 Outputs for the month of May, 1939: Perak River Valley Rubber Company Limited 22,895 lbs. Juru Estates Limited 22,000 lbs.
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  • 610 11 r FH.E attitude of British trade circles to the proposed “barter” deal of tin and rubber against American cotton (and perhaps wheat) is changing from tepidity to frigidity. Upon reflection, the scheme's alleged advantages, from the English viewpoint, appear increasingly illusory and its disadvantages disconcertingly real.
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  • 58 11 Some of the latest pattern heavy tanks went into advance action at Aldershot, followed by men of the Coldstream Guards, Royal Regiment, and the Cameramans. They were taking part in tactical exercises, and officers are seen watching one of the tanks as it negotiated rough ground
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  • 1227 11 ROMANCE OF THE INDUSTRY HUHERE ought to be an empty chair marked “The Lady of Si-ling’’ at the dinner of the Rayon and Silk Association in London. It would be a nice gesture to one who, for three thousand years, has been the patroness of the
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  • 38 11 Statistics for the month of Maj’, 1939: PATANI TIN Output 636 piculs Yardage 177,000 cubic yards Hours Run 611 Hydraulicing 96 piculs KAMRA TIN Output 738.17 piculs Yardage 126,000 cubic yards Hours Run 557
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  • 248 11 Latest Publications The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. F.M.S., Penang, during the period June 5 to 10, 1939, inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Government Building, Penang. Application may te made by members of the
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  • 33 11 Export of dry rubber, uncorrected figures from Malaya, Brunei and Labuan for the month of May, 1939: Mainland 26,387 Straits Settlements Island 195 Brunei 81 Labuan 10 Total 26,673
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    • 107 11 u»oful MotHdno for all Climotoo n r J.Collis Browiffig Substitute. Acts like a charm in Check* and arrest* DIARRHEA and FEVER, CROUP, AGUE. CTAMAPU I C Th* reliable Family remedy for STOMACH UHILLb INFLUENZA, COUGHS, COLDS BpeC,f,C ,n CATARRH, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS. CHOLERA and A tru p .n tßtlve m DYSENTERY
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  • 593 12 Concentration Camp If Money Not Paid An alleged attempt to blackmail a young woman of German-Jewish extraction in which references were made to Nazi spies, and the possibility of a concentration camp if she failed to pay was described at Marylebone recently. oo Walter Leonard
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  • 152 12 Mirg, the baby Giant Panda, will be the principal attraction in a film on which work is proceeding at the Zoo all this week, writes the Film Correspondent of the “Daily Express” on May 30. She is allowed to work only two hours a
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  • 45 12 Today on the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. March When I Get Back Again Hume Overture The Eclipse Williams Selection The Vagabond King Frlml Waltz Saucy Swayne Selection Seeing Stars Broones Intei-mezzo Little Gadabout Colin ox Trot Love Is Everywhere Davies
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  • 187 12 Elastic Yarns Numbered among recent discoveries made by industrial scientists is the invention of an unshrinkable material. We have all laughed with musical comedy actors who poke fun at grandpa’s baggy trousers and uncle’s necktie which stretches every time he puts it on, but the day for that
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  • 433 12 Case Described As “Incredible” A woman who said she was now almost penniless gave evidence at York when James Paton Binnie, 52, of St. Michael’s-road, Aidershot, was ac cused of obtaining £1,520 from her by representing that he was taking action on her behalf against the
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  • 325 12 Girl Witness Of Tragedy Kjenneth R. 24-year-old Civil Servant, of Coulsdon-road, Coulsdon Surrey, fell 400 ft. from a pinnacle of Sgurr Nan Gillean in the Coolins, on the Isle of Skye, and was killed. Lloyd was climbing with Harold Horton, another Civil Servant, of Beech wood,
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  • 333 12 Brilliant Acting In Flimsy Play To see a much-admired film star on the stage has sometimes been a disillusioning experience, writes W. A. Darlington in the “Daily Telegraph”. But Luise Rainer was a brilliant stage actress before she went to Hollywood, and her appearance at the Shaftesbury
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  • 198 12 Dr. Eric Finch Peck left Wormwood Scrubs Prison to appear before the General Medical Council. He is serving an 18-months sentence for unlawfully killing a woman whom he knocked down while driving. He heard his counsel successfully plead with the council for his name to remain on
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    • 2715 12 RXk b NIROM AiW V yda 604 mc/s (49 6 m > W m B V B W YDB 11.86 mc/s (25.3 m.) IB B PMN 10.26 mc/s (29.2 m.) H B M W YDB 9.65 mc/s (31.20 m.) b B a ydc 1516 mc/s (1980 m) W 6.20 a.m.
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  • 155 13 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh And Penang SEA MAILS Outward For Ceylon, Southern and Western India, Aden, Egypt and Canada, Europe and the United States of America "will close by the Ranchi at 6 p.m. on June 17. air mails OUTWARD EUROPE AND THE WEST '"IMPERIAL
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  • 84 13 Mails for BANGKOK will leave Pe 'tang at 9.40 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays, and incoming mails will arrive in Penang at 6.30 p.m. on Sun '■rys and Thursdays. ••ails for F.M.S., SINGAPORE, etc. •'•ill leave Penang at 8.30 a.m. and 9 Ipoh l.uv p.m. and 2.10 a.m.;
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  • 1297 13 Arrivals TODAY, JUNE 15. m.v. “Penrith Castle” from Singapore. m.s. "Tamara” from Singapore. s.s. “Chitral” from London via ports. m.s. "Boringia” from Singapore. s.s. “Diomed” from Singapore sjs. “Palehleh” from Singapore. Chertbon, Semarang and Soerabaia. TOMORROW, JUNE 16. s.s. “Kaisyo Maru” from Singapore. s.s. “Van Heutsz” from
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    • 390 13 BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT DIOMED Calls Hull Leave® p enanr Due Londe-» G aSnOX July 22 TEN OAT tteoOL VIA AF PYRRHUS <wer~w4 LAOMEDON Omits Havre Calls Glasgow 1 L BELLEROPHON Glasgow June 25 July 24 NEW YORK SERVICE (Via Cap. ol Good AUS M
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    • 643 13 P O BRITISH* 1 INDIA (Incorpozwted tn England), SINGAPORE, CHINA JAPAN S.S. “CHITRAL” SAILING THURSDAY, 15th JUNE, 1939. PenlnsuUr and Oriental S. N. Co., under For Teluk Anson, Bagan Datoh, Port contrset with His Majesty’s Government Swettenham. Malacca and Singapore London and Far East Mail Service. s/S ‘BULAN” June 16
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    • 246 13 NIPPON YUSEN KAISYA LONIWN SERVICE For Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Sala Naples, Marseilles. Gibraltar, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg Steamers Sa»'»n* HARUNA MARU June 24 YASUKUNI MARU July 13 KASIMA MARU Aug 4 HAKONE MARU Aug 18 HUSIMI MARU Sept. 1 HAKOZAKI MARU Sept. 15 FOR JAPAN FROM BINGAIURIC For
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  • 680 14 MOST MODERN IN CITY Sydney. A RACE track oit which the greatest > horses in Australia can gallop with safety, on which every horse in every race will have a chance, on which racing will be possible on the wettest days and on which the
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  • 143 14 The longest distance a golf ball will carry, according to the United States Golf Association, is 245 to 250 yards, though the ball may roll or bounce along perhaps another 100 yards or more, if the ground is hard and dry. The Association recently conducted a research
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  • 418 14 ADVICE ABOUT THE GAME HAVE been reading- “Budge on Tennis” (Jarrolds, 65.), and have had my eyes opened, writes Clifford Webb. The genuine tribute which both the author, Don Budge, and his biographer, Allison Danzig, pay to Fred Perry for his valuable assistance in helping Budge
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  • 517 14 A.J.C. Stewards Watching All Horses Sydney, May 21 qpHE menace of doping on Syd ney racecourses has extended so alarmingly in recent months that the A .If. has been forced into action. Because of the serious nature of dope rumours, A. J. C. officialshave made
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  • 134 14 American Knocks Out S. African Champion The American heavyweight Buck Everett, has challenged Tommy Farr and Len Harvey from Johannesburg. He will be in England shortly to press home his cla’ms. Everett passed through London some time back on his way to South Africa.
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  • 22 14 sighing out McLouyhiin at Northolt dark. This is the 25,000 th. time Lieut. Clarke has iceighed out a jockey.
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  • 183 14 pRICKET POSER, No. 5.-. A Here’s a real poser. The striker drives the hall back towards the bowler, who touches it in attempting to make a catch. The ball goes on to the wicket at the bowler's end. breaking the wicket with the batsman out of his
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  • 355 14 Empire Cup Polo At Hurlinghani Ireland beat England by 9 —5 in the annual match for the Empire Cup at Hurlingham. A large crowd saw polo at its best. The game was played at something like racing pace from start to finish, the combination on both sides
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    • 277 14 I I YOU CAN’T CHOOSE I BETTER THAN I I f I ’*S^ B -!Asj£. J I 5 I BORWICK S BAKING I POWDER I ABSOLUTELY PURE BEST IN THE J WORLD MADE IN ENGLAND BORWICK’S CUSTARD P O W D E R I BORWICK’S LEMON BARLEY POWDER I SOLE
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  • 487 15 FINE BURST OF SPEED Preparations For K. L. Races (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Today. |/INAL gallops in preparation for Saturday’s races at Kuala Lumpur were put in this morning. There was |a gdod gathering ’present to see work done on the main
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  • 1768 15 Garrison Eleven Beaten By Chinese R.C. TN a thrilling game, the Chinese Recreation Club defeated the Penang Garrison Lootball Association 3—l in the First Division of the P.F.A. Teague yesterday at Glugor. The teams set up a terrific pace, especially in the first half. The Chinese
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  • 148 15 ion, ey oi —Reuter. QUARTER-FINALS YESTERDAY Port Rush, June 14. IN the British Women's Golf Championship on the Royal Port Rush Course, the quaterfinals resulted as follows: Mrs. H. V. Newton, of Birkdale, beat Miss Elisie Corlett, the English chamt pion, by one hole. Miss Clarrie Tiernan,
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  • 108 15 —Reuter. Fifth And Sixth Series London. June 14. The £l,OOO Penfo.d golf toumamen' -as continued today. The fifth series '«o’lted as follows. Cotton beat Padgham 4 i«*ad 3. Perry beat Alliss two up. Cbarles Whitcombe beat Rees 2 and L G d d be’t Reginald Whitcombe 3
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  • 135 15 Penang v. Selangor BADMINTON MATCH ON SUNDAY THE semi-final of the Foong Seong Cup competition between Penang and Selangor will be played at the Penang Free School Hall on Sunday, June 18. The following are the teams: PENANG Singles: Tan Kin Hong. Chee Choon Keng. Doubles: Tung
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  • 139 15 The following are the results of the P.S.C. Ladies golf competition, annual foursomes and Consolation Cup:— Annual Foursomes: In the final a walkover was awarded to Miss Samuel and Mrs. W. W. Shand. Ladies Championship: Mrs. G. Halliday (winner) and Mrs. J W. Clark (run-ner-up). Consolation Cup:
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  • 31 15 and comments by “Trespasser" for the first day’s races of the Selangor Summer Meeting at Kuala Eumpur on Saturday will appear in tomorrozßs issue of the “Pinang Gazette."
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  • 104 16 -—Reuter. Appeal To Pope TO CALL A CONFERENCE Budapest, June 14. A proposal that the Pope should take the initiative in convening a Conference of great powers for a settlement of Europe’s problems was put forward by the Regent, Admiral Horthy, in a speech in
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  • 82 16 At Inquest —Reuter. Shanghai, June 14. At the Tinkler inquest, a British colleague of Tinkler testified that in the course of a struggle with two Japanese marines, Tinkler turned and fired a revolver to the ground, pointing away from the Japanese and Chinese. He reaffirmed
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  • 43 16 —Reuter. London, June 14. The probable starters and jockeys for the Ascot Gold Cu.p today are: SENOR Burns. FOXGLOVE II Gordon Richards OWENSTOWN Nevett. RIVER PRINCE Beasley. FLY ON E. Smith. SCOTTISH UNION Carslake. FRAWN No Jockey MARANTA Beary.
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  • 120 16 —Reuter. Due To Building Up Of Military Forces Berlin, June 14. Frequent complaints from trade and industry about the heaviness of taxation were answered by the Finance Secretary. Herr Reinhardt, who told a meeting of businessmen that if the building up ol Germany’s military’ forces had
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  • 125 16 Reuter. Invitation To Germany And Italy Washington, June 14. Mr. Cordell Hull in a formal statement in effect invited Germany and Italy to join his trade agreements programme. “Our hope and standing invitation is that in the coming years the programme may be joined by all,”
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  • 97 16 AT O. F. A. The following are the results of the ties in the O.F.A. Handicap Tennis tournament played on Tuesday and Wednesday: TUESDAY’S RESULTS Tan Thean Seang and Cheah Gynn Seong beat Tan Boon Piew and Cheah Teong Lip 4—6, 7—5, B—6. WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Singles Semi-final: Lim
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  • 91 16 —Reuter. Lightweight Tourist Trophy Douglas, Isle of Man, June 14. The Englishman, Edward Mellors, riding an Italian Benelli machine, won the Lightweight Motor-Cycle Tourist Trophy. He covered the 264 miles in 3 hours 33 minutes 26 seconds at an average speed of 74.25 miles an hour. Kluge (Germany) riding
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  • 46 16 —Reuter. London, June 14. Colonel George Chrystie, one of the two survivors of the Indian Mutiny, has died at Farnham, Surrey, aged 98. Mr. C. J. Palmer, who lives in British Columbia, is now the only survivor of the Indian Mutiny.—Reuter.
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  • 146 16 —8.0. W. Princes’ Refusal To Join Federation Rugby, June 14. The nronouncement of the informal conference of Princes and Ministers of the Indian States at Bombaj- on Monday that the terms offered to the States for joining the proposed Federation were unacceptable has disappointed some expectations. The Times
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  • 79 16 .—Reuter. Premier To Make Full Statement London, June 14. In the House of Commons, asked whether he was contemplating the creation of a Ministry of Propaganda to counter the propaganda of the axis powers, Mr. Chamberlain said that he hoped to be able to make a full
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  • 62 16 .—Reuter. Reply To Representations Awaited London, June 14. A reply to the representations made to the Japanese Government on June 6 is awaited regarding the action of the Nanking Government in endeavouring to insist on certificates from the Japanese authorities before clearance to inland ports is
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  • 51 16 —Reuter. London, June 14. In the House of Commons, arising* out of a question on the loss of the Thetis, Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare said what arrangements were beffig made for a naval vessel to accompany submarines when carrying out builders’ Hiving trials and to ensure communication at reasonable
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  • 31 16 Reuter. Prague, June 14, A Czech woman was arrested on suspicion of being an accomplice and knowing the identity of the murderer of the German policeman at Kladno.—
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  • 40 16 DlHHlg LU —Reuter. Prague, June, 14. In the French lawn tennis championships Men’s Quarter Finals, McNeill (America) beat Puncec (Yugoslavia) 6;4, I|6, 6j3, 6|l; and Cooke (America) beat Billington (Great Britain) 6;4, v. 4, 6 I.—Reuter.
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  • 38 16 —Reuter. London, June 14. Approximately 236,000 persons jo ned the regular and auxiliary forces of the Crown during the last three months, according to a statement by Mr. W. S. Morrison in the House of Commons.
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  • 117 16 If War Come 3 Reuter. London, June 14. Mr. Arthur Henderson asked Mr. Chamberlain whether it was the policy of the Government to consent to the appointment of a French General as supreme commander of the British and French armed forces in the event of
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  • 684 16 Sir Abe Bailey, who is attending his last Ascot before finally returning to South Africa saw his four-year-old, Caerloptic, gain a ready victory in the Royal Hunt Cup the premier handicap of the meeting, repeating his owner’s previous win thirty years ago with Dark Ronald. Caerloptic is only
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  • 184 16 JUL IO uie Reuter. Cause Of Strikes In Shanghai London, June 14. In the House of Commons, Mr. Butler, replying to Mr. Moreing, said that as a result of anti-British agitation, a number of strikes recently occurred at British-owned factories situated in the neighbourhood of Shanghai but outside
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  • 41 16 —Reuter. Tokio, June 14. The blockade of Tientsin is only a “minor matter” says the “Asahi Shimbun,” adding “So long as Britain’s attitude towards the the Japanese undergoes no fundamental change, friction of all kinds will exist.”—Reuter.
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  • 105 16 —Reuter. Question Being Reviewed London, June 14. In the House of Commons, Mr. Kirkwood asked the Admiralty if it was aware that there were no means of fixing ropes or hawsers on a submarine and if it would consider the advisability of fixing shackle plates to a
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  • 51 16 —Reuter. Text Taking Definite Shape Paris, June 14 The text of the Franco-Turkish agreement is now taking definite shape, ac cording to well-informed quarters. Agreement is understood to be in two parts one relating to Alexandretta ana the other involving a declaration of mutual assistance to Eastern Mediterranean.
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  • 31 16 .—Reuter. London, June 13. The death has occurred of Mr. A.H.B.G. “Harry” Symington, partner of Symington and Wilson, the well-known firm of rubber brokers, —Reuter.
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  • 32 16 Cl bUHt —8.0. W. Rugby, June 14. About £45,000 has already been contributed to the London Mansion House Fund for the relief of sufferers by the loss of the Thetis.—B.O.W.
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  • 69 16 THURSDAY. JUNE 15. MIDDAY QUOTATIOxXS. Penang Tin $114.50 Business 50 tons Singapore Tin $114.50 RUBBER: Penang (Spot) 28 1 4c Singapore (Spot) 28 14c COPRA: Sundried Black Pepper TAPIOCA: Medium $315 Fair Seed J BICE: Rangoon parboiled No. 1 No. 2 $6-50 Rangoon White No. 1 05 No.
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