Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 31 August 1939

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  • 21 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE LAST EDITION ESTAB. 1833 PUBLISHED DAILY *****. Vol XCVn. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1939. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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  • 594 1 DOOR STILL OPEN FOR NEGOTIATION But Emergency Measures Being Continued London, August 31. The British reply to Hitler was dispatched yesterday afternoon and. it is understood, it leaves the door open for further negotiation. The reply was handed to Herr von
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  • 34 1 iter. rlin, August 31. Forster, Danzig uder, is understood in Berlin at present re is no confirmathe report that an nt has been signed n him and Herr Hit- leuter.
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  • 105 1 Reuter. Reactions Of Army Peiping, August .30. ation of the reaction of the \rmy in North China to d events is given by the oiled press which reiterates mmunist objectives while its anti-British attitude. ■rs recall that Japan first nti-Comintern banner and p v rr
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  • 60 1 —Reuter. Military Guards Placed On All Ships Balbao, August 30 i.nounced that Canal zone miii- itds will be placed in all ships luiru the Panama Canal. <t-General Ridley, Governor < v. ti Zone, said the measure was an extraordinary precaution 1 i that there was no apparent
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  • 48 1 Reuter f urlluT Restrictions Announced [jondon, August 29. y traffic in Germany is to be i J her restricted according to a k| ".nb ast from all German stathe Minister for Traffic Dr. Ooipmueller. Wednesday, railways will not 0 <arry any private passengers Reuter
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  • 40 1 b 'uiter. vu'inj» From Shanghai Postponed Shanghai, August 30. leparture for Italy of the liner Cesare" which was to leave ;ij today has been “indefinitely P" n.-d.” according to an announce■r by the agents of TJoyd Triestino.
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  • 35 1 Reuter Sc r o Japanese Interests Approved New York, August 30. of the Oriental Consol lli Co hare approved of its sale to inese interests. The transaction, will ousuirunatcd tomorrow —Reuter
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  • 155 1 —Reuter. PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS Washington. Augu.-rt 31. Presenting his credentials to President. Roosevelt, Lord Lothian new British ..assador, said the British Government’ intended to “do everything in Its power to maintain peace” and make whatever political and economic adjustments are necessary to achieve that end.
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  • 97 1 Will Be Closed In Event Of War i.—Reuter. The Stock Exchange has announced that when in the event of war, Government starts evacuation from London, it will be physically impossible for members and staffs to get to offices. In these circumstances the House will remain closed for the
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  • 94 1 —Reuter. London, August 31. Referring to Herr Hitler’s message to which the Cabinet answered yesterday, the “Daily Telegraph” diplomatic correspondent says it showed no change from the conflicting “djbuble standpoint” noticeable in the earlier communications from Hern Hitler namely his expressed desire for friendship with Britain and
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  • 564 1 Hitler Appoints Council Of Ministers Berlin, August 30. Important conferences have been taking place in the Chancellery throughout the day and crowds again began to collect in the evening to watch diplomatic comings and goings. A rumour is circulating that an important Government communication is imminent.
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  • 183 1 —Reuter. Berlin. August 39. It is officially revealed Liat Germany and the U.S.S.R. are in consultation over the German-Polish dispute. An announcement has been made in the “Diplomatische Korrespondenz” in response to foreign press suggestions that there is a hitch between Berlin and Moscow. The
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  • 920 2 NO CHANGE IN SITUATION Another Note From Fuehrer Expected CLOSE TOUCH WITH FRANCE, AMERICA. AND POLAND London, August 30. It is learned in authoritative circles that it is anticipated that the British reply to the latest note from Herr Hitler will be despatched to
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  • 128 2 .—Reuter. BRITAIN URGED TO MEDIATE Sydney, August 30. Stating that Japan is one Oi Australia’s best customers, the Telegraph urges Mr. Menzies to use his influence with Britain to secure peace in the Pacific with a just peace in China. It adds that in view
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  • 66 2 Reuter. Departure From New York Postponed New York, August 30. Acting in accordance with cabled instructions from Paris, the departure of the French liner, Normandie, which should have sailed at 3 pm. with 250 passengers, has been indefinitely’ postponed. No reason is given for the order. The Normandie,
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  • 61 2 —Reuter. Evacuation To Orleans And Other Towns Paris, August 30 Eight thousand sehoolchildren. each carrying two days’ requirements, a good blanket and a small suitcase, were evacuated today to the children’s coionies established at Orleans and other towns southwest of the capital. To mitigate the pain of
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  • 38 2 .—Reuter. London, August 30 His Majesty drove from Buckingham Palace to the War Office and the Air Ministry this afternoon accompanied by the Duke of Gloucester. His Majesty inspected various arrangements and dispositions.—Reuter.
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  • 41 2 oy vne viceroy. —uceuter. H To Register Within A Fortnight Simla, August 28. Male European British subjects between the ages of sixteen and fifty are required .to register within a fortnight under an Ordinance issued by the Viceroy.—Reu-
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  • 346 2 Germany Claims To Have Taken Initiative Berlin, Al: iq q An inspired statement says that political circles i the mediation offer of the Belgian and Netherland “with the greatest sympathy.” It adds: —“German efforts are being exerted in fne diref tion as those of the two
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  • 71 2 .—Reuter. Two Further Lifts Made London. August 29 Two further lifts of the "Thetis' have been made following yesterday’s successful tow. The submarine is now n water 56 feet shallower than that of the original position. The work proceeds satisfactorily.—Reuter TWO FURTHER LIFTS London August 30 Two further
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  • 40 2 —Reuter. Further Messages From Princes Simla. August 30. A further loyal message has been received by the Viceroy from Indian rulers offering their services to the King-Emperor, including the rulers of Jodhpur, Kolhapur, Bahawalpur, Sitamau and Lunvada. —Reuter.
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  • 136 2 —Reuter. ADVANCE IN PRICE OF GOLD LONDON, AUG. 30. EVIDENCE OF THE GROWING CONFIDENCE IN «HE CITY WAS AFFORDED THIS MORNING AT THE FIXING OF THE LONDON GOLD PRICE, WHICH ADVANCED EIGHTEEN PENCE TO 158 SHILLINGS SIXPENCE WHEN CONTRARY TO THE RECENT TENDENCY BUYERS dF
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  • 133 2 .—Reuter. RESERVES I I’ to AGE OF 10 London, a jp Reports from Warsaw state that a almost of general a !X!lf4 this afternoon when .placard, j.-dt appearance all over the ,itv The decree affects all tra-r.ea n erw* up to the age of forty and th>e
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  • 60 2 Reuter. Mr. Eden’s Broadcast To America London, August “No solution of the situation is acceptable unless it strength ns the peacefront and manifests tL.it attempt to extract concessions by force have failed,” declared Mr. Eden broadcast ing to America. Those thunderstruck by the Soviet ’tJerinan Pact were not
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  • 45 2 .—Reuter. Cancelled By Marine Underwriters In I S. New York, August 2S. Marine underwriters have (■.incelled all war risk insurance on Gi rman and Italian vessels and also <m shipments to, from or through Italian and Geiman ports.—Reuter.
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  • 44 2 RECRUIT ING fG w Difficulty In Coping With Rush Rugby. Au- ist Recruiting authorities in r parts of the country are finding difficulty in coping with the rush of Three hundred and fifty :< for anti-aircraft batteries were > ,n one hour at Liverpool today I'
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  • 23 2 —Reuter. Leaves For Ankara Berlin Instruction Istanbul, A‘i-’• Herr Von Papen left unexp< Ankara, it is stated, upon from Berlin.—Reuter
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  • 20 2 Reuter. Paris, Ai Broadcasting stations have over by the military under sued today in the Offlcia
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  • 19 2 .—Reuter Budapest Americans in Budapest I vised by’ the United States leave immediately. —Reute:
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  • 15 2 REQUISITIONING FRENCH RA ILWAYS Reul’ Paris Au;’ A decree is being publish' requisitioning the railways
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  • 17 2 s.—Reuter Vatican City. Auru Gas masks have been Papal Guards. —Reuter,
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  • 468 3 Fraphic Story Of 12-year-old Girl In Witness Box Kuala Lumpur. oNG evidence was given by Salai, a 12-year-old Indian girl n Tuesday at the resumed hearing of the trial of John and j m (f) a Tamil and his sister charged withv the murder of
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  • 343 3 Wednesday, 23rd August. Ex ellency presided at a meeting of V i utive Council held at Government Hi this morning. Friday, 25th August. The Governor General of IndoC 1 i and Mme. Brevie, Mon. M. Rinkenbi at.d Capitaine de Brebisson arrived i at Government House. Friday, 25th
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  • 133 3 Drowned While Mother Was In Temple Malacca. An inquiry into the death of Shanmugan. a 14-vear-oid student of the High School, was conducted by Inspector C. H Giam of the Central Police Station, before Mr. J. G. Rappoport, the Malacca Coroner in the Coroner s Court, on
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  • 152 3 Member Off Anti-Enemy Backing-up Society Johore Bahru Convicted on a charge of being a member of an unlawful society, namely, the Anti-Enemy Backing-Up Society of South Johore, Boh Ah Heng, a 30-year-o!d Hainanese, was sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. M. Ismail in the Second Mag
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  • 721 3 Serious Discrepancies Over Amounts Mentioned In Charge Seremban A number of appeals against decisions by Negri Sembilan magistrates were heard in the Supreme Court before Justice Raja Musa, with Mr. N A. Marjoribanks, D P P as respondent. Mr. F A Briggs (with whom was
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  • 30 3 Members .of the English Folk Dande and Song Society rehearsing at their Regent's Park headquarters for their appearance at the recent International Folk Dance Festival at Stockholm.
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  • 179 3 Bicvcle Found To Be Stolen Kuala Lumpur. /’AUGHT in the act of stealing a par of sun glasses and a packet of cigarettes from a car parked in Cecil Street, Wong Yuen Choon, a Chinese, pointed out to a bicycle which, he said, was his
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  • 61 3 European Arrested In Singapore Singapore. Alleged to have cheated M. K Muthvellu at Kuala Lumpur in February. 1938, and dishonestly induced him to deliver $l,BOO cash. Harry Goldenberg, an elderly Briton, appeared in the Singapore Third Police Court, on Tuesday. The charge was explained to Goldenberg and it
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  • 175 3 Provision Against Street Prostitution r T'HE Life Assurance Companies (Amendment) 81l and the Fire Insurance Companies (Amendment) Bill were withdrawn in the Legislative Council on Monday. “Insurance companies in England have represented that this proposed legislation would be retrograde,” said the Attorney-General. Mr. C.G. Howell. Introduc ng
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  • 544 3 Organisation Which Had Eleven Places In Selangor 1 Kuala Lumpur. “I know that after we found the documents the accused was a jolly sight safer in our hands than with his father,” said Mr. R. O. Davies, of the Criminal Investigation Branch of the
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  • 116 3 Woman Loses Cash And Jewellery' Kuala Lumpur. The house of a Chinese bus company manager at the 3’/2 mile on the Pahang Road was broken into sometime during Monday night, and cash and jewellery valued at about $45 stolen. The burglary was only discovered on Tuesday morning
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  • DAILY INDIA PAGE
    • 162 4 Early Legislation Urged Calcutta, Aug. 15. REGRET at the absence of any mention of the Dings Control Bill in the list of official Bills which are to be introduced in the coming Simla session of the Central Legislative Assembly as reported has been expressed by the Indian
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    • 492 4 “Evil Not Peculiar To India” Mayavaram, Aug. 13. I NDER the auspices of the local Harijan Sevak Sangh, a public meetir g was held in the Municipal High School hall of this town when Mr. A. S. Panchapakesa Aiyar, 1.C.5., District Judge of Negapatam, gave a
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    • 166 4 “Medicinal Use” Bombay. Well-known prohibitionist and temperance worker, Mr. Rallia Ram. General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. at Lahore, was among the first victims of the Bombay prohibition regulations. Arrested for importing an unopened half pint bottle of brandy and half a pint of “rectified” spirit,
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    • 22 4 This refugee girl reaches safety again clasping her two favourite dolls that had accompanied her in her prolonged exile.
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    • 1113 4 Election Held To Be Invalid Wardha, August 17. J)R- RAJENDRA PRASAD, the President of the Iridian National Congress, has declared null and void the meeting of the Bengal Provincial Congress Committee held at Calcutta on July 26, 1939, for the purpose of electing a new Executive Council.
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    • 242 4 New System For India Simla, Aug. 15. correspondents, 1 travelling agents for business concerns and others who use public call office telephones for the purpose of making trunk calls to their head offices should benefit by the facility of revised charge calls, which it has been decided to
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    • 274 4 Municipal Council’s Complaint Tuticorin, Aug 11. The Tuticorin Municipal << 1 met this evening under the pre 1 y of Mr. Chelliah David. Vive (’1 rman, when the question of w tersupply came up for dicsussion Mr. M. D. Missier Leader of Municipal Congress Party, about the
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 100 4 MAJESTIC lakt s shows today at 3.00 6.15 and 9.30 pan. 3 00 P.M. MATINEE AT REDUCED PRICES 15, 30 and 50 cts. (Downstairs) Jane's Moving In On The Movies... And Boy, How She Makes Em Move JANE WITHHRS “MISS FIX-IT” with Henry Wilcoxon Gloria Stuart Helen Westley Jed Prouty
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    • 113 4 MATINEE TODAY AT 3 “Bride Of Frank, with Boris Karloff Popular Prices Downstairg 15 QUEEN'S 6.15 TONIGIH Universal’s Grand Musk: 1 Swing It! Sing It! ~’*7 “SWING, SISTER, SWING” with Ken Murr? A New Universal i<SEE The Baltimore Bub’ new Dance Graze it’ s Rqy Cutting in the Grom e
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  • DAILY CHINA PAGE
    • 711 5 I elision Gripping British Colony AUTHORITIES TAKING STRICTEST PRECAUTIONS VIRTUAL state of ‘eig.hteningj tension is gripping the colony. Forty J oinese warships armed with trawlers suddenly app er on the border of the Sino-Hongkong territorial ers m the afternoon of August 24, prompting
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    • 445 5 Tn lie year 1167 A.D., the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa marched on Rome at the head of his powerful army, surrounded by a number of distinguished princes and noblemen of Germany. He intended to take possession of the Eternal City, depose the Pope, ind have himself crowned emperor
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    • 39 5 —Central News. Donate Quinine To China Chungking, August 26. It is learned locally that the French Association, “Friends of the Chinese People”, has donated 37% kilogrammes of pure quinine to China, meanwhile launching a aid-China campaign.—Central News.
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    • 46 5 Mrs. Elsy (“Portia”) Borders talking to the Rev. Gilbert Shaw (left), chairman of the Poplar Tenants’ defence organisation, and Father John Groser, president of the Stepney Tenants* i Defence League, who once denounced the Means Test from the pulpit of St. Paul’s CMh-arira*
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    • 203 5 European Tension Alters Japanese Plan Hongkong, August 26. THE European tension has directly averted the threatening action planned to be taken by the Japanese in western Shanghai, according to a Shanghai rc port. riots continued to occur. —Central News. It is understood m Shanghai that aboard
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    • 90 5 —Central News. “State Lottery” Urged Hongkong, August 26. Financially hard up due to the China hostilities, according to a Tientsin report, the Japanese Government has decided tto instruct the “China Development Board” to issue “state lottery” in the “occupied areas.” Expecting to reap $200,000,000 from the lottery,
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    • 143 5 Tingan Raided Repeatedly Kwangtung. While major fighting has ceased on Hainan Island, the harrassing and hampering activities of the Ch nese guerillas are effectively preventing the Japanese forces from pushing inland from the coast. Sporadic fighting continued in the vicinity of Tirrgan and Kachek, two of the
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    • 336 5 City Facing Food And Coal Shortage Chungking, August 26. npilE flood situation in Tientsin has steadily worsened since the occurrences of dyke breaches and parts of the Japanese Concession are ten feet under water, according to a Tientsin message. Due to the suddenness of the
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    • 38 5 AH in a Day’s Work Ry Rick Elmos OL I Oi PLACE VI OH, ii. V 7 OFF N-&- USED TC I ’VE BEE II PUR I i i l_ t_ >oI I QiQIKIG 'P'LL.'OM CjN A J
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  • WEEKLY FILM PAGE
    • 306 6 Says Florence Rice All men are old-fashioned at heart. Which is a very bold accusation to come from such a modern young woman as Florence Rice. But she insists she means it. She bases it upon her own observations of men, having met and worked with
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    • 1021 6 Champion Of Hollywood’s Under-dogs 'T\JO rm not off my usual political beat by writing about Robert 1N Montgomery, the gay, rather frivolous moving-picture actor, even though he is a very good one at that (writes Emrys Jones in the “Daily Mail”). For 1 know him as the serious,
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    • 202 6 SUCCESS IN FILMS r<THE husband-wife combination in the making of motion pictures is a success in England as well as in America. A survey of the successful married teams on both sides of the Atlantic recently revealed that Great Britain is runr.mg Hollywood a close second, with Elisabeth
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    • 611 6  -  By Leroy March MAY ROBSON, the grand old trouper who has been in show business for 56 years—dertaialy a record of some sort —is so sold on her own footlight profession that she personally will train her great-grand-daughter, now age four, for a career in the
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    • 785 6  -  Postponed May Materialise By JOHN K. NFWNHAM LXIRECASTING film trends is always 1 a risky business. Some new “cycles” arrive without warning. Others can ,be seen a long way ahead. Quite a number which appear to be certain fail to materialise, after all. “I’ve forgotten
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  • 2912 7 Mr. Saravanamuttu’s Tribute To Leaders SINGHALESE AND TAMIL RIVALRY "i XT apart from certain differences, largely political, the Singhalese and Tamils in Ceylon live toscther f n f^ S vT rVat n madC by Mr M Saravanamuttu, Editor e Straits Echo and Pinang Gazette, in
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  • 419 7 Social Personal Mr. C. W. A. Sondermann, a wellknown German resident of Kuala Lumpur, left on Tuesday for Medan. News has been received that Mr. Vivian Galistan, of Singapore. hSjS passed the Intermediate Examination of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, London. Mr. C. H. Whitton. Colonial Legal Service, has been
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  • 56 7 Singapore. HP HE agents of the Rotter dam Lloyd liner, Baloeran, banned visitors to the vessel when she arrived yesterday from Europe. She sailed last night for Java carrying more members of the local German community. With yesterday’s departures the number of Germans at present in Singapore
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  • 398 7 Seen Together By Father Taiping. 'T’HAT a girl had asked him to buy some kerosene oil for her, and that when he later went into the house of the girl after handing the oil over to her, her father arrived and caught hold of him,
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  • 92 7 First Aid Classes New classes for instraction in first aid will Ve formed in the very near future in Butterwortn and Prai. All those who are desirous of’ joining; should, if they have not already done so, send in their names to Mr. C. S. Dong at
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  • 43 7 Teluk Anson. About 150,000 bags of padi have been brought down to Teluk Anson by rail from Singapore They are being conveyed by lorries to the store houses of the Teluk Anson Rice Mill at Sungei Nibong Road
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    • 76 7 w fits ABOUT TRAVELLING ON THE Empire Air Biotites Passenger accommodation on the Empire air routes Westbound to England is not yet fully booked up lor the coining months, and there are still seats available Practically all the available accommodation on the routes outward bound from England has been sold
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  • 537 8 A CCOPvDING to Air. Chamber-. lain’s statement in the House of Commons, Herr Hitler in his reply to the British Government has raised the question of putting Anglo-German relations on a wider and more lasting basis. Whether this is possible or not remains to be seen but if
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  • 96 8 MAJESTIC CINEMA “Miss Fix-it” 3.00, 6.15 9.30 p.m. WINDSOR CINEMA "The Coflin Spirit” (Cantonese talkie) 6.30 and 9.30 .p.m ROYAL (’INEMA “Four’s a Crowd” 3.00, 6u15 and 9.30 p.m. QUEEN’S CINEMA “Swing Sister Cwing" 6.15 and 9.30 p.m CAPITAL TALKIES "The Bride of Frankenstein” 7.30 and 9.30
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  • 521 8 Whf re To Go OIX months holiday; no financial cares; unlimited resources, where would I go? What a question I What a hope, incidentally. But never mind about that. At once I am tempted to say that I should buy a small boat and follow the example
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  • 525 8 fhursday, August 31. rpHE exchange of notes between London and Berlin gives rise to the hope that negotiations for peace may perhaps succeed after all. The British reply to Hitler was despatched yesterday afternoon and according to Reuter, the text leaves the door open
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  • 1356 9 UNJUSTIFIABLE increase IN PRICES OF VARIOUS GRADES Licences Of Profiteers Will Be Cancelled mu I? 11 Singapore. I HE Hon. Mr. N. R. Jarrett, Food Controller, Malaya, yesterday afternoon issued the followint? commuimque:— It has come to the notice of the Food Control Department that
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  • 118 9 Only Fountain Pen Missing Penang’s cat burglars, after operating successfully in town during the past week, changed the venue for their activities to the rural district They broke into the residence of Mr. H C Henny, “Ronang House,” near the Penang Swimming Club Tanjong Bung*ib in the
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  • 153 9 Accused In Chandu Case Absconds Bail of $25 was estreated from a Chinese named Cheng Kee. the bailor of Chan Sum, who .was due to appear in the Penang Middle Court yesterday before Mr. Um Koon Teck, to lace two charges under the Chandu Ordinance, namely:
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  • 152 9 Days For Enrolling Members The St John Ambulance Brigade Overseas (Penang Centre) will be open for enrolment in both the Brigade and Cadet Divisions from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 ■p.m. from Mondays to Saturdays at its headquarters 115 Macalister Road. DIVISION D There will be a meeting
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  • 43 9 Today on the Esplanade from 6 p.m. to 7 30 p.m March Secunderabad McKenna Selection Bitter Sweet Coward Waltz Sirens Paul Overture Pique Damt Suppe Intermezzo Softly Unawares Lincke Selection The Song Of The Drum Godfrey Fox Trot Ebb Tide Rainger
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  • 229 9 Power Given To Requisition Engineering Stores (From Our Own Correspondent) Singapore. 4 N order issued last night by His Excellency the Governor under the Defence Regulations prohibits entry to dry docks and shipyards of the Singapore Harbour Board by any other than members of His Majesty’s
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  • 99 9 CASE AGAINST 1 CHETTIAR SETTLED The case in which a well-known member of the local Chettiar community, S.N.R.M. Arunasalam Chettiar, was summoned at the instance of a Tamil woman, Sinr.anial, alleging failure to maintain his illegitimate child has been struck off the list, the parties having come
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  • 20 9 The American Consulate at Penang will be closed on Monday, September 4, 1939, in observance of "Labour Day.”
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  • 145 9 Five Shop-houses Destroyed Five shop-houses were gutted in one of the worst outbreaks of fire in recent years at Simpang Ampat, Sitiawan, on Monday night. The damage was estimated at thousands of dollars. It is gathered that the fire started jn one of these
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  • 211 9 Arrested With Booty r Low Chan Weng, who pleaded guilty on August 21, at the commencement of the Perak Assizes to a charge of housebreaking and theft at Ulu Bernam on June 13, was sentenced to twelve months’ r.i by the Hon. Mr. Justice C. M, Mur-ray-Ayhsley. Mr.
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  • 518 10 SUPPLIED BY MESSRS. ANTHONY <& CO New York, August 30. The following quotations were those ruling when the Stock Exchange closed to-day. j DOW-JONES AVERAGES Yesterday's To-day's 30 Industrials 137.39 136.18 20 riails 26.76 26.48 15 Utilities 25.10 25 04 New York Stock Exchange, business done total
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  • 93 10 Penang, August 29, 1939. (By Courtesy o) the Chartered Bank). On London Bank Demand 2/4 1/16 On London Bank 4 months 2/4 3/32 Private O. D. 2/4 5/16 Private 3 m/s Documentary 2/4 5/8 On New York Demand 50 3/4 Canadian 51 3/4 On France Demand 2030 Lire
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  • 81 10 Sur.gei Patani. A fine of $5 was imposed on a European, R. J. Baron, by Tuan Syed Hussain Janwllulail, the First Magistrate, in the District Court for keeping a wireless set without a licence from the Government, under Section 36 (1) of Enactment 120 (Telegraphs). Chief Inspector
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    • 179 10 RUBBER Buyers Seller! Ayer Panas 100 Bassetts 1 Batu Lintangs Bentas Brogas 47 52 Indfagiris 1 15 Kuala Sidims 2.00 2.10 Lunas 135 145 Malaka Pindas 105 1.15 Mentakabs 37 39 Pajams I- 60 Sungei Tukanga 90 ‘95 Tapahs 149 150 Telok Ansons 110 1 20
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    • 178 10 LEAN CO’s QUOTATIONS In view of prevailing conditions the following Quotations must be taken a# nominal. MINING Buyers Sellers Ampats 3/6 3/10$ A. Amalgamated 3/6 3/9cd Bangrins 17/ 17/6 Gopengs 6 9 7/3 Hong Fatts 56 59 Johans 24 27 Jelebus 47$ 52$ K. Kamuntmgs 6' 6/6 Katus 20/ 20/9
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    • 193 10 A.A. ANTHONY CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampat 3/6 3/9 A. Amalgamated 3/9 4/ Ayer Hitam 17/6 18/6 Batu Selangor 1.10 1.15 Hong Fatt 55 60 Hongkong Tin 16/ 17/ Kampong- Lanjut 13/ 13/6 Klang River 1.70 1.75 Kramat Tin 9/ 9/6 Kuchai 1.07$ 1.12$ Laruts 3/9 4/ London Tin
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    • 235 10 KENNEDY CO’s SHARE LIST RUBBERS Buyers Sellers B. Lintang 95 1.00 Benta 97$ 1.02$ Broga 47$ 52$ Kempas 1.65 1.75 Mentakab 37$ 40 Sungei Tukang 92$ 97$ Ulu Benut 25 27$ MINING. Ampat 3/6 3/9 Ayer Weng 70 75 Ayer Hitam 18/6 19/6 Batu Selangor 1.12$ 1.15 ex Berjuntad 7/6
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    • 263 10 SOON THEAM CO’s QUOTATIONS TIN Buyers Sellers Ampats 3/6 3/9 A. Hitams 17/6 18/6 A. Weng 70 75 Bangrins 17/ 17/9 B Selangors 1.12$ I.l7sex Berjuntais 8/ 8/6 Chenderiangs 11/ 11/9 Hong Fatt 59 61$ Kamras 1/3 1/6 Kamuntings 8/ 8/6 K. Lanjuts 13/3 13/9 Kramats 9/3 9/9 Kundangs 6/6
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  • 392 10 MESSRS. LEAN COMPANY Weekly Share Market Report During the past week Tin has ke remarkably steady but to-day a firm tendency has developed. The latest Lo: don cabled quotations for the Meta) a Spot £229.17.6 and 3 months £226.5 6 The local price to-day is $1152, a jump jf $ll
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  • 131 10 AVIATION London, Wednesday. After a cheerful day all groups show substantial final gains apart from Kaffirs which reacted sharply on the announcement of the South' African Government’s decision to appropriate all proceeds from gold dealings above 150|- per fine ounce. The Bullion Market interprets the decision as the
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    • 775 10 BANKS HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION The Indian Overseas .Incorporated In the Colony of HongKong' Rftyik, I .I'd Che liability of members is limited to the extent and in manner prescribed by (Incorporated in British India) Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony Head Office: HONG KONO. Authorised
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    • 103 10 -J The Blood is the Stream of Life. 9 IMPURE BLOOD is the root cause of Skin Diseases, Boils, Eczema, Rashes, Ulcers, Sores, Painful Joints, Rheumatic complaints. Unless the blood is cleansed of impurities and poisons, the arteries and internal organs are damaged, causing premature old age. The direct way
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  • 1512 11 B orld s Fastest Trainer In Production r p.-lIKI thousand more officersand men to 7' SC i' he of n 4’ ll:lr Royal Air Force personnel (exclusive of auxiliary services) to 150,000 are H vnled lor in a new Supplementary Estimate. Increased intake ot personnel
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  • 320 11 MARKED DECLINE RECORDED L'KOM the August issue of the Statistic-! Bulletin. just published by the Hague Office of the International Tin Research and Development Council, we derive the tollowing information TIN PRODI TION World tin poroduction in the first half of 1939 amounted to
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  • 839 11 Stylish Model W ith Sparkling Performance The sensation caused but a few weeks ago by the announcement of an Austin Eight of novel design, is likely to find recurrence in the release of a sensational new Ten by this famous company. This new car. without any
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  • 1026 11 Pensioners Form Own Union 808. when I met him, announced that he was “going round to see my Un ion.” His “union” is the Old Age Pensioners’ Association, formed to fight for a revision of the pension rates and secure the decency and selfrespect
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  • 187 11 Latest Publications THE following publications werr issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. F.M.S., Penang, during the period 21st to 26th August, 1939 inclusive, and are available for .public use in the Reference Library, Government Building. Penang. Application may be made by members of the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 45 11 |l| fl oJfl IL //flk MTTWK O I 'IM ONE OF LIFE’S j PLEASURES I "PRICES NOW REDUCED" I Quarts $6.50 per dozen including duty i Pints $4.00 per dozen including duty. BOLB AGHNTB: HENRY WAUGH CO.. LTD.. 1 Penang. Singapore, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 662 12 Oswald’s Victory And I Death In Battle Royal saints are so few that it is very strange that vve in England remember so little the name of >~t. Oswald, whose title to that honour is incontestable, writes the veiy Rev, C A Alington, D. D., Dean
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  • 121 12 Charity Cricket Match A cricket match between authors and actresses was again played in aid of the St. Pancras House Improvement Society at West Wing, Outer Circle, Regent’s Park, N.W., last month. The authors’ team included Mr. J. B. Priestley, capt., Mr. Peter Fleming, Mr. A.
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  • 411 12 Latest Posting Times At Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh And Penang SEA MAILS Outward For Victoria Point, Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmein will close by Juna at 7 a.m. on September 1. For Burma, Northern India, Aden, Egypt Canada Europe i U.S.A. will close by Karoa at 10.30 a.m. on September
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  • 86 12 Mails for BANGKOK will leave Penang at 9.40 a.m. on Mondays and Fridays, and incoming mails will arrive in Penang at 6. 30 p.m. on Sundays and Thursdays. Mails for F.M.S.. SINGAPORE, etc. will leave Penang at 8.30 a.m. and 9 p.m.; Ipoh 1.36 p.m. and 2.10 a.m;
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  • 105 12 ’National Cavalry Fete At Water Exhibition Busseis. A detachment of horse guards and a troop of spahis from the Compiegne Garrison are taking part in an International Cavalry Fete at Liege this week-end. The occasion is a retrospect of the Belgian cavalry which is now mecha-j
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  • 155 12 Toronto. Mr. Chamberlain finds solace from his political worries in music, said Sir Adrian Boult, musical director of the 8.8. C., in an interview here when he came to conduct a symphony concert Sir Adrian said that he sat behind
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 2534 12 Meeting of Germans abroad in Graz. 3.05 wall A 5j N( .'.s mH X M Suarorucffeii. 720 Nev.> 35 German Trade HH^i^ the Far ’’Richard Strauss Sonata for cello and piano 9.20 News AV7 MI ROM and Stocks in English and Dutch 9.35 /XX I IN IIWL 1 Greetings to
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  • 199 13 International Life-Saving Congress Zurich, Sunday, demonstrations of life-saving and ‘■rst aid in the mountains near St. Montz will form part of the proimme of the fifth international llfeaving and first aid congress which »?ened here Some 20 British delegates are at-f-nding the congress, and all the
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  • 194 13 Madrid Bull-Ring Claims First Victim Madrid. Madrid bull-fighting fans have witnessed the first fatal gorirg of a matador since the end of the war. Felix Almagro, 32-year-old bullfighter, was killed in the bull-ring while fighting his second bull of the afternoon. He was finishing a pass
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  • 1234 13 Arrivals .TODAY, AUGUST 31. a.o. xaeuvannucn nom London. s.s. •pmlocteies’’ ircin Hamourg. TOMCRKOW, SEPTEMBER 1. s.a. "Yudnt>ang” irom caiuuita. s.s. "PhiJocteus” irom Hamburg. t>.a. “NordmarK" irom Hamburg via Colombo. m.v. •Rosenlle” from U. S. A. Pacific Cuast ports via Singapore. ss. "Hamburg Maru” ire m Singapore, via
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  • 118 13 “Climax Of Career In September” New York. Herr Hitler maintains an advisory staff of five astrologers. to read the stars and tell him what the future holds, according to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, the President of Columbia University and of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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  • 94 13 New York. Dr. Eduard Bbnes, former President of Czechoslovakia, has accepted a permanent appointment as a professor on the staff of Chicago University, it is announced here. Dr. Benes, it is stated, will spend at least two quarters in i-esidence at the University every other year, beginning
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    • 450 13 BLUE FUNNEL LINE WEEKLY SERVICE TO LONDON NORTH CONTINENT THESEUS Calls Glasgow Leaves Penang Due London MENELAUS Calls Hull Jeddah c Pt 3 Sept 27 GLENBEG Calls Antwerp Midd’eboro 4 TEN DAY SERVICE. TO VIA lEUCER Liverpool MENTOR Calls Glasgow Sept 4 Oct 10 .ANT ALUS Omits Havre Calls Jeddah
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    • 598 13 P 0 BRITISH*INDIA (Incorpotkted 1b England) PORT SWETTENHAM SINGAPORE S.S. “TILAWA” SAILING THURSDAY, 31st AUGUST, 1939. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co., unde» p or Malacca Ac Sinirannrp contract with His Majesty’s Government o in K y apore. London and Far East Mail Service. b/a BULAN SafCi 1; Outwards from
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    27 14 Nine thousand pounds was paid by Tottenham Hotspurs to Derby for him. He is expected to play a great part in the ’.Spurs promotion bid.
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  • 115 14 Scottish Union, St. Leger winner of last year, may not race again. Mr. J. V. Rank, his owner, is considering the, advisability of retiring him to the stud. Scottish Union was kept in training this season primarily to run in the Ascot Gold Cup, in which
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  • 73 14 LOOKS TO BOXING New York. Aug. 20. Kid Berg, London welter-weight boxer, has had a plastic operation to remove scars near his eyes and may never fight again.. His New York manager, Bobby North, said: "Berg prefers being good-looking to being scarred. "But he had a similar
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  • 688 14 Teams Of Great Traditions In The Running On Games And Players By “AJAX” THE promotion fight in the Second Division of the English League is expected to be extremely keen this year. Although the change in status of Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United has
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  • 567 14 CHINESE REFUSE TO MEET THAI TEAM A correspondent in Hongkong wrote to the Bangkok Times on Aug. 17: It is difficult to say how the Thai team might have fared against the Tsui brothers had the Chinese not allowed politics to pervade sport. Local opinion is
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  • 935 14 Some Comparisons: A Wonderful Finn London During the past few weeks there have been a number of >u standing athletic performances both at home and abroad C.A.J. Emery has set up British records for both tw< a three miles; R. Harbig (Germany) has accomplished a world's record
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  • 421 14 German Amateur Golf Title Bad Ems. Aug 18 Harry Bentley (.Hesketh' won the German amateur open golf championship for the third year in succession when he beat G.B Ward, a New Zealander, by the overwhelming margin of 9 and 8 in the final over 36 holes
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  • 196 14 Proposed Fight With Farr Len Harvey is demanding the biggguarantee of his championship caree for the proposed fight with 7 >mni} Farr for the British and EmpT' heavyweight titles now in H»' possession. For his last championship against Jock McAvoy, the Corms.' was said to have collected £3,50h
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    • 50 14 CHIN CHIN COMPANY Manufacturing Opticians 18, BEACH STREET PHONE 1029 PENANG. Eye UgjiShE*'" It jj F Satisfaction Testing f > < J Guaranteed Free < J NEW DESIGN IN OPTICAL QUALITY FRAMES AND SUNGLASSES AVAILABLE PRICE MODERATE a /7 V s f *b>- Iv jMri fl Sole Agents J HENRY
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  • 2071 15 Red Dot Pay s $142: Hivi-Hivi $B3 LOGUE SCORES TREBLE A Singapore. Several upsets marked the second day of the Singapore Turf Club Gold Cup Meeting at Bukit Timah yesterday. Mr. A. van I’ooren’s Red Dot staged a surprising come-back in the
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  • 380 15 O.X.A. Beaten 2-0 In First Division Soccer Avenging their defeat earlier in the season, the Penang Garrisen Football Association heat the Old Xaverians’ Association 2—o in a return First Division soccer match at Glugor yesterday. The Garrison had the better of the play throughout and
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  • 418 15 UN SOCCER MATCH Indians And Muslims Share Honours Another untoward incident occurred in a First Division soccer match between the Muslim Recreation Club and the Indian Recreation Club on the Victoria Green yesterday when a large portion of the spectators invaded the field following a clash between
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  • 89 15 Epworth Leaguers Beat A.C.S.U. Juniors The Penang Chinese Epworth League deli-ated the Anglo-Chinese School Union Juniors at ping-pong by 5 games to nil. lhe match was played at the League’s premises yesterday at 4.30 p.m. The results are as’ follows (Epworth Leaguers mentioned first): Ch’ng Chiam Eng beat
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  • 33 15 The Penang Chinese Football Association received a walk-over from the Customs Athletic Club in their first division league soccer match fixed to be played on the S.X.I. ground yesterday evening.
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  • 396 16 Inventory Likely To Repeat First Day’s Win Singapore. BEFORE a handful of visitors, some horses taking part in Saturday’s races had some fast work. The going is still very heavy, <<lue to the overnight rain. Empire Flower, with Whalan up, was the first to
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  • 109 16 Boys’ League Matches Postponed At the Council Meeting of the Moll.*xnedan FOottull Association which was held at the Penang Malay Association, <m Monday. August 28. one of the chief items on the agenda was the discussion of the forthcoming visit of the MF. A. Penang to
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  • 169 16 .—Reuter. Mr. Shigemitsu May Take Charge London, August 30 The Japanese Embassy has still no information relative to the Tokyo press report that General Abe is only holding the Foreign Affairs portfolio till Mr. ShigemitS'.i can return, though the Japanese community believe that Mr. Shigemitsu will become
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  • 90 16 Hongkong <K Chartered Banka tn London London, August 30 Apart from sandbagging, to Die street level windows ol the basements, the Hongkong Bank, the Chartered Bank, the Yokohama Specie Bank and the Bank of China have no intention of removing their managements to the country plans
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  • 99 16 Shelter For Tientsin Flood Refugees Tokyo, August 30. The British authorities in the Tientsin Concession have commandeered the Yokohama Specile Bank in order to shelter flood refugees, according to the Domei Agency. The Japanese Consul-General has protested. ’The Japanese evacuated the building at the start of the
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  • 217 16 —Reuter. Gunners Overcome Blackburn London, Aug. 30. The following are the results of the English League fixtures played today:— FIRST DIVISION Arsenal 1 Blackburn R. 0 Chelsea 1 Manchester TJ. 1 Derby C. 2 Portsmouth 0 Leeds U. 0 Charlton A. 1 Liverpool 4 Middlesbrough 1 Preston
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  • 316 16 Next Month’s Fixtures The following were fixtures for the A.C.S.U. Badminton tournament Sept. 1, Frida-.. 530 p.m—Singles Handicap Ong Kee Seo. v- H. P. Boey. Referee Mr. I Montano. 6.00 pan.—Mixed Double- Handicap. Miss Cecilia Chan and Beh Ewe Kok vs Miss Poh Eok Sin and Khoo
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  • 97 16 Ipoh. The funeral .took place yesterday of Mr. Khong Cheong Tak, eider brother of Dr. K. T. Khong, from his residence in Hugh Low .Street for interment at the Cantonese Cemetery. There was a large gathering of friends and relatives present and many wreaths were
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  • 222 16 GERMAN REACTION TO NEWS OF POLISH MOBILISATION BERLIN, AUGUST 31. THE REPORT THAT POLAND HAS ORDERED GENERAL MOBILISATION ATTRACTED GREAT ATTENTION HERE. POLITICAL CIRCLES DECLARE THAT IT CREATES AN “EXTREMELY SERIOUS SITUATION.” Reuter. A political spokesman told Reuter This most singular reply to Sir Nevile Henderson’s endeavours
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  • 192 16 New Kule To Be Added Tae Straits Chinese British Association. Penang will be holding a special general meeting at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Penagig Street, on Wednesday the 6th September, 1939, at 3.30 p.m. for the purpose of passing the following new rule: Trustees 6A. (a) The
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  • 58 16 —Keuter. London, August 31. The Chinese Embassy is sending another note to the Foreign Office immediately regarding the four Chinese The London solicitors who acted in the recent proceedings on behalf of the prisoners at Tientsin stated that a new application has been lodged in Shanghai
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  • 143 16 F. M. S. Push Forward Their Plans Kuala Lumpur. Inquiries show that there has been no relaxation of the various emergency defence measures put into effect last week. Indeed, if anything, these new arrangements have come to stay, for the time being. All vital points are
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  • 70 16 THURSDAY, AUGUST 31. MIDDAY QUOTATIONS Penang Tin $116.00 Business done 25 tons Singapore Tin $116.00 RUBBER: Penang (Spot) 29 l/4c Singapore (Spot) 29 l/4c COPBA: Sundried $3,40 Black Pepprr $9 5t TAPIOCA; Medium $3.25 Fair Seed $2.80 B1CB: Rangoon Partooiled No. 1 88.80 No. 2 $8.70 Rangoon White
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  • 56 16 P. S. C. Season To Op« p On Saturday The Penang Sports Club rugby s 1 will open on Saturday at their new gi 1 at Western Road (old two Club sides will take the fiek Members, who are interested m are requested to turn up with both
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    • 30 16 NE’- SPRINGTIDE HOTEL PHONE < >. TAN J ONG F'UNGAH, PENANG. For v<r.ir pleas < u e erected a diving stage complete with aprtrar board R»>es Moderat The best place for your hoUdaya.]
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    • 535 16 (Head Office) 216 Penang Road p,.. Phone 1477 1478 Wh extra Telegrams: “Gazette" PenL Rates of Subscription for Pinang Gazeu. and Sunday Gazette PINANG GAZETTE Local s.S. Delivery FM s p n Monthly $1.25 $175 Quarterly 3.75 525 Haly-Yearly 7.50 1050 Yearly 15.00 2LOO SUNDAY GAZETTE Local S.S. is Delivery
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